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Q: Reset form after saving a model so that it only allows to create objects I have a sign up form that i need to fill up and reset after saving the model data. The issue is that ember will fire a PUT request after creating to every subsequent requests. How can i change this to POST only requests. Also i would like to know how to access message i get back from the server in the succeeded promise.
component.hbs
<form {{action "register" user on="submit"}}>

    Email
    {{input value=user.email
      placeholder="Email"
      id="email"
      class="form-control"}}
    {{errors.error-email}}

   Password
   {{input value=user.password
     type="password"
     placeholder="Password"
     id="password"
     class="form-control"}}
   {{errors.error-password}}

   Password Confirmation
   {{input value=user.passwordConfirmation
     type="password"
     placeholder="Password Confirmation"
     id="passwordConfirmation"
     class="form-control"}}
   {{errors.error-password_confirmation}}

 <button type="submit"
      class="btn btn-default"
      Submit
 </button>
</form>

{{#if responseMessage}}

{{responseMessage}}

{{/if}}

component.js
export default Ember.Component.extend({
  actions: {
    register(params) {
      this.sendAction('action', params);
    }
  }
});

route.js
export default Ember.Route.extend(UnauthenticatedRouteMixin, {
  model() {
    return this.store.createRecord('user');
  },

  actions: {
    saveUser(newUser) {
      newUser.save().then((resp) => {
        // RESET FORM AND GET RESP BACK
        this.controller.set('responseMessage', 'User has been created     successfully!');
      }).catch((reason) => {
        let errors = {};
        reason.errors.forEach((error) => {
          errors[`error-${error.field}`] = error.messages[0];
        });
        this.controller.set('errors', errors);
      });
    }
  }
});

sign-up.hbs
{{users.sign-up-form
  user=model
  errors=errors
  responseMessage=responseMessage
  action='saveUser'}}

A: After

   this.controller.set('responseMessage', 'User has been created     successfully!');

You'd probably want to add the line:
this.controller.set('model', this.store.createRecord('user').
This will reset the controller's model to a new record. Also, accessing the response's message is just like resp.message, if it's JSON.


Despite new record highs, a major technical indicator suggests that it's time to sell stocks, market bear Brian Kelly of Brian Kelly Capital said Thursday.
"I do think the market here is overvalued, and one of the things I look at when I'm managing money is the fact that price volatility is always so much greater than fundamental volatility," he said. "Earnings only change four times a year. So, I always look to see extreme cases."
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 78.02 points to finish at 15,548.54, climbing above its previous all-time high set on May 22. The S&P 500 also topped its previous record, gaining 8.46 points to close at 1,689.37, and the Nasdaq eked out a gain of 1.28 points to end at 3,611.28.
A 10 percent decline, a 15 percent increase, a 20 percent increase and, most recently, a 7½ percent decline on May 22.
"As of today, we're back at that level again," Kelly said. "So, one of my rules is when we get to extremes, which I define as a 2 standard-deviation move, you have to, at the very least, lighten up. I tend to sell, and I'll look for something to short."
Kelly invoked the Oracle of Omaha in making his case that stocks were now expensive.
"Warren Buffett's favorite measure, which is market cap – total market cap – to GDP," he said. "Today, it hit an all-time high. The total market cap in the U.S. hit an all-time high."
Earlier, the S&P 500 surpassed $15 trillion in value for the first time in its history.
This, Kelly argued, was a warning sign.
"Its net ratio is now at 118 percent," he said. "The last time it's gone over 100 percent was 1999 and 2007, so these are now in extreme valuation scenarios. We're in a bubble, could go on forever, but you should at least be aware that this is not a cheap market here."
Fellow bear Dan Nathan of RiskReversal.com agreed.
"There's going to be a dip very soon, people. That's not the dip to buy," he said. "In the last 13 years, we've had two peak-to-trough drawdowns in the S&P of 50 percent.
"It's coming again, people. I don't know from where. It could be from 1,750 or 1,800, but the Fed's pushing on a string. We don't even have 2 percent GDP growth."
Trader disclosure: On July 18, 2013, the following stocks and commodities mentioned or intended to be mentioned on CNBC's "Fast Money" were owned by the "Fast Money" traders: Guy Adami is long C; Guy Adami is long GS; Guy Adami is long INTC; Guy Adami is long MSFT; Guy Adami is long AGU; Guy Adami is long NUE; Guy Adami is long BTU; Guy Adami's wife, Linda Snow, works at Merck; Karen Finerman is long AAPL; Karen Finerman is long BAC; Karen Finerman is long C; Karen Finerman is long JPM; Karen Finerman is long GOOG; Karen Finerman is long M; Karen Finerman is long WLP; Karen Finerman is long MDY PUTS ; Brian Kelly is long YEN; Brian Kelly is short US DOLLAR; Brian Kelly is long SPY puts; Dan Nathan is long BBRY ; Dan Nathan is long FB July/Aug 25 call spread; Dan Nathan is long QCOM Aug 65 calls; Dan Nathan is long VIX Aug 15/20/25 call fly; Dan Nathan is long EBAY July 52.5 calls; Dan Nathan is long TLT July 110 calls.


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Q: Downloading an audio file from a website What I am trying to do is too download an audio file from a website. The audio file plays once you click the little earmuffs and it triggers a sound to play. I was wondering if it is possible to find and download the sound.
My attempt at trying to find it:
public void grabAudio()
    {
        string s = "http://pokedream.com/pokedex/pokemon/bulbasaur";

        HtmlWeb hw = new HtmlWeb();
        HtmlAgilityPack.HtmlDocument doc = hw.Load(s);

        var audio = doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//div[@class='triggers']//img#pokecry-trigger")[0];
        if (doc.DocumentNode.SelectNodes("//div[@class='triggers']//img#pokecry-trigger")[0] != null)
        {
            //I have no idea what im doing :(
        }

    }

Picture of what I am trying to get
and
Link to website
Any and all help is appreciated :)

A: First of all, if you don't have permissions from the site author to do this, you probably should not be doing it.
Now, if you do have the appropiate permission and a valid reason to do this; you can inspect the source and see that there are no apparent function attached to the image - and images do not play sound. So the functionality is likely controlled with JavaScript.
So, you start looking through the JavaScript, looking for stuff that attaches to the element of interest. You should find this code in pokedex.js:
$('#pokecry-trigger').click(function() {
    $('#pokecry').html('<embed src="/pokedex/images/cries/' + $('#identifier').text() + '.mp3" />');
  });

So when you click the image, an embedtag is added to the markup. Looking at the src tag, you can come to the conclusion that the files are in /pokedex/images/cries/<id>.mp3, where the site outputs the ID in a tag with the ID #identifier.
From there on you simply find the ID for each sound you need, and download it. This is done by downloading the HTML markup, finding the identifier DIV and inserting it into the URL template as called out above:
string id = "001"; // found in the markup
string url = String.Format("http://pokedream.com/pokedex/images/cries/{0}.mp3", id);
using(var cli = new System.Net.WebClient())
{
    var mp3Data = cli.DownloadData(url);
}

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Belvoir Cricket & Countryside Trust
Home » News » News Items » Table Cricket 2019
Table Cricket 2019
Howzat! Mansfield school wins our Table Cricket tournament
A special school in Mansfield is dreaming of playing at Lord's, 'the home of cricket', after lifting the first trophy of the season.
Fountaindale was one of nine teams from around the county and beyond to compete in our Table Cricket tournament held at Nottingham Trent University. They beat Ambergate, from Grantham, in the final.
The event was organised by the Trust in association with Lord's Taverners and Nottinghamshire County Cricket Board.
Games are played on a converted table tennis table so even youngsters in chairs can participate. Side panels and sliding fielders are placed around the table to create an arena, a small ball and ramp are used to bowl, and a bat enables players to score runs, simulating a
game of cricket.
The schools took part in a five week coaching programme led by our chief executive and head coach Darren Bicknell and his team in preparation for the tournament.
Fountaindale will now compete in the regional tournament with the chance of flying the flag for the East Midlands in the national finals at Lord's, a feat achieved by another Mansfield special needs school, Beech Academy, in 2017.
Darren said: "It's all about giving youngsters with disabilities the chance to participate in sport and play competitively.
"Each team played group and play-off matches and all 75 children had a fantastic day and were presented with a Lord Taverner's signed certificate. They did their schools proud."
The other schools which took part were Oakfield (Bilborough), Bracken Hill (Kirkby-in-Ashfield), Carlton Digby (Mapperley), Redgate and Beech Academy (both Mansfield), Woodlands (Aspley) and Sandon (Grantham).
In all the Trust has worked with around 180 children at 11 special needs schools this year.
The schools are also invited to spend a day on the Belvoir Estate in the summer to play Kwik Cricket and take part in a range of countryside education activities such as flying the birds of prey, having a go at fishing and meeting working dogs and horses.
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Lancome's hilarious PR wreck →
In today's South China Ma Post
Posted on June 7, 2016 by biglychee
When yesterday's South China Morning Post put a puff-piece for its owner's company on the front page of the Business section, I thought it vaguely amusing to Tweet it. The paper carried another such advertorial today…
It seemed worthy of another Tweet, but then I turned to the main section, and things started to get less funny. Page 3 has all the real newsworthy excitement like Tai Tam Tunnel crashes, Mainland cops beating up lawyers and how Brexit will affect Hong Kong. And a long report on His Wondrousness Jack Ma's comments to Hong Kong youth…
…complete with condescending quotes on how young Hong Kong people should 'think clearly' and how it would be So Meaningful for them to visit the Mainland so they could 'understand the real situation'. In other words, the standard intelligence-insulting platitudes pro-Beijing propagandists recite to local dissatisfied youth: your anger at bad governance and the threat of totalitarianism is a sign of your dim-wittedness. Interestingly, Ma did not mention 'Belt and Road', and the astounding opportunities that await our young people in Azerbaijan or wherever. I guess he is a little bit hip and groovy.
(Presumably, the SCMP will be boosting Alibaba regularly for the foreseeable future. Temasek Holdings has just bought a billion bucks of the company's shares. When Singapore's sovereign wealth funds buy, it is a sure sign that a stock is an appalling investment and about to plummet.)
The juxtaposition on page 3 of warnings about radical Localist splittists and Financial Secretary John Tsang's snore-inducing musings on Brexit begs for a comparison.
Similarities between the PRC and the EU abound…
Both are artificial, centralizing polities designed to embrace and subsume disparate peoples who don't much like each other. Post-war foundation on high-minded ideals but subsequently ruled by a corrupt unaccountable elite. Pseudo flags – essentially logos rather than symbols of nationhood and history. A make-believe assembly pretending to be a legislature like real democratic nation-states have. A stubborn inability to accept obvious truths ('the South China Sea is ocean, you can't own it', 'forcing such different economies to have one currency is stupid'). A fondness for mystical gibberish-slogans ('If the bicycle stops moving it will fall over', 'One Belt, One Road').
If we want to look on the bright side, we could identify some benefits they have in common. Both the PRC and EU allow for free flows of trade, investment and labour within one economic zone. Both arguably help modernize benighted regions of their empires: Tibet and Xinjiang are at least no longer medieval and feudal, and decrees from Brussels have forced dumps like Rumania to drag themselves into a state of semi-civilization. And let's not forget such contributions to human culture as the New Year Gala and the Eurovision Song Contest.
Hong Kong independence and British exit from Europe also have some similarities. The warnings against are often ludicrous scare-mongering. We are told that without the motherland Hong Kong would have no trade, no opportunities and no future; Brits are warned that outside the EU they would be forbidden from exporting any goods and services to the Continent and would need visas to cross the Channel. The warnings have menacing overtones. Hong Kong is told that China would cut off its water supply, and the UK is told jealous French and Germans would kill off London's financial centre. Apparently, such threats of spiteful malice are supposed to increase warm feelings of belonging.
Lastly, both situations have 'Not going to happen' written all over them. Hong Kong is constitutionally part of the PRC and can do nothing about it. The UK is independent and can do what it wants, but Brexit offers more emotional satisfaction than guaranteed, significant, clear and measurable practical advantages. For both, the most persuasive argument is a bored and unenthusiastic one in favour of a lackluster status quo: "It's crap, but at least we're insulated from the really nasty/stupid bits, and departure is probably more hassle than it's worth, if not unrealistic – at least until the whole mess implodes."
10 Responses to In today's South China Ma Post
Enid Lovelace says:
This is just Pacific Rimming.
Chris Maden says:
Who's to say that Tibet's and Xinjiang's moves away from feudalism aren't in spite of rather than because of pan-sino unification…
Monkey the Unborn says:
I remember when I used to believe, during the heady days of my undergrad studies at a Uni with the "finest political minds in the world" as faculty, that incompetence and bureaucratic inertia in our structuralist post-modernity were the main causes of Crap in the world…
Now that I am older and have seen a little more of the world, the only conspiracy theory that seems ridiculous is that there is no deep state conspiracy, and that our leaders and governments fundamentally have any concern with the interests of society (or humanity) as a whole* … for example, who do I vote for in the US/UK if I am against all forms of war, except for defending one's own borders?? … I was in London when Blair – a 'centre-left' politician, mind you – went to war in Iraq despite over a million people marching in protest and independent polls indicating 60% or 70% of the polis was against war …
As for Alibaba, I sympathise with Jackie-boy… once you take the CCP's money, they own you completely… I'm sure Mr. Ma is a lot 'looser' down below now than he was before his first round of venture financing in Beijing…
* disclaimer – the flat earth conspiracies, and the lizard conspiracies a la David Icke, the fake moon landing conspiracies, etc etc … yes those are ridiculous.
p.s. if you ever wondered who really shot JFK, and have 3.5 hours to spare lol … https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1Qt6a-vaNM … most compelling exposition of the deep state and JFK's assassination I have seen …
Viva la evolucion!
p.p.s. interview with Aaron Russo, producer of "Trading Places", and later on in life an independent documentary filmmaker (best known for "From freedom to fascism" on the unconstitutionality of personal income tax in the US), talking about personal overtures from Nick Rockefeller to join the CFR, 9-11 and the "War on Terror", the Euro and the EU, speaking out on film less than a year before he died of cancer…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xorR2Yo84Jo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gwcQjDhZtI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6ayb02bwp0 (Freedom to Fascism)
Or in the words of the late, great Mr. Hicks: I'll show you politics in America. Here it is, right here. "I think the puppet on the right shares my beliefs." "I think the puppet on the left is more to my liking." "Hey, wait a minute, there's one guy holding out both puppets!" "Shut up! Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control. Here's Love Connection. Watch this and get fat and stupid. By the way, keep drinking beer, you fucking morons."
Knownot says:
"You really should pay a visit to the Mainland … It would be so meaningful." – Alibaba boss Jack Ma.
Over Shenzhen Bay
A glorious day, that's where I went.
Under brand-new soaring towers
Such happy hours, in China I have spent.
What did you do there? – I got high.
How did you feel there? – Well I cried.
Why the tears there? – I'll tell you why.
It's all too meaningful …
I feel inclined to blow my mind.
I feel as rich as Alibaba.
Throw the lawyers into jail.
Throw your votes in Hong Kong Harbour.
I'll tell you what I'll do. – What will you do?
I'd like to go there now with you.
You can miss out school. – Won't that be cool,
Why go to learn the words of fools?
I feel as red as Chairman Mao.
I feel as black (or white) as any cat.
I really feel I'm Chinese now.
It's all too meaningful,
with acknowledgement to 'Itchycoo Park' recorded by The Small Faces
C.Law says:
Hemmers,
" For both, the most persuasive argument is a bored and unenthusiastic one in favour of a lackluster status quo"
So far as the UK in EU situation is concerned this is a fallacious argument, it is plain that the EU is changing rapidly, either stay or leave is equally a leap into an uncertain situation.
I would prefer a leap into a situation where the British Parliament had the final say, rather than being over-ruled by Brussels.
Declaration of interest: I voted out in 1975. So far as I can see I was right!
I regret that having lived in HK for over 15 years I have no vote this time.
(That is not to say I regret living in HK)
Chinese Netizen says:
Wanna know why the CCP never issues passports and exhorts its youth to "venture abroad to see how the rest of the world is, then come back to make China greater"?
Yes…NO ONE WOULD COME BACK.
HKcynical says:
@C.Law to set your mind at ease on Brexit I would have voted Remain but am also unable to vote due to being I'm HK over 15 years. We net out
Hermes says:
@Knownot: Great Small Faces tribute.
SCumPOST says:
I wonder what that Yonden Lhatoo moron will have to say about the "balanced" coverage of the SCMP recently. It's just an Alibaba show, almost every day.
Do the people working at the Post not see this? Haven't they got anywhere better to work?


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by Steven Doyle | May 6, 2014 · 11:01 am
Chef To Chef: Andre Natera Talks With Komali's Julio Peraza
by Andre Natera
We are starting an occasional chef-on-chef interview series. The idea was given to us by chef Andre Natera who recently moved from Dallas to Austin where he is the hotel's executive chef. We suggested he speak with long time co-worker who is the new executive chef at Komali and Salum, Julio Peraza. Peraza is a heavy weight when it comes to affairs of the kitchen, and has a certain passion and leadership ability that made him the ideal choice for the new post. He also makes for a fun interview.
Chef Julio Peraza, born in El Salvador, began his career by attending the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco. Upon graduating in 2002, Peraza launched his career as a line cook under the guidance of Chef Joel Guillon at The Argent Hotel in San Francisco, and at Gary Danko Restaurant where he developed his passion for fine dining.
After four years in San Francisco, Chef Peraza traveled extensively and held various positions prior to being promoted to the sous chef position at St. Regis Hotel in Kauai. Two years later, Chef Peraza moved to Las Vegas and worked under Chef Kerry Simon Cathouse as a sous chef. Soon after, he worked as executive sous for Chef David Myers' Comme Ca located in West Hollywood and at the Cosmopolitan Hotel Las Vegas.
Before moving to Dallas, Chef Peraza was the executive sous chef for Chef Michael Mina at American Fish, located at the Aria Hotel in Las Vegas. He has also worked in Dallas with Chef Andre Natera at both Pyramid Restaurant & Bar and Village Kitchen.
Chef Peraza explains, "The food is more up-to-date in Mexico City than most people would probably think, so it was a good starting point for me when I was researching the cuisine. When Chef Salum and I got into the kitchen together, I wanted to take that rich history of amazing food and blend my fine-dining background and modern techniques. We are taking very traditional dishes, but refining what we are putting on the plate. With this menu we wanted to showcase how simple and beautiful the cuisine is, while also taking it to the next level. I am working with the kitchen staff and teaching them that you have to put love on to the plate and into the sauté pan… real serious cooking. I am excited about the changes and look forward to working with Chef Salum and our dedicated team."
We met at Taqueria Conin located at the corner of Bryan and Carroll in East Dallas. There we all enjoyed a few rounds of tacos, cervesa, and this interesting conversation.
Natera: Julio worked in Las Vegas and has this pedigree. He has worked for the Who's Who of chefs. Kerry Simon, Michael Mina, Gary Danko, David Myers. Of all these top US chfs, who has been the best?
Peraza: I would say David Myers hands down. His approach and the way he lets chefs run the kitchen. He allows you to be creative, he is very hands on. He cooks with intensity. I had a chance to cook with him in LA.
Natera: He got his first Michelin Star at Sona?
Peraza: Right, Sona in LA. He was also at one time the chef de cuisine for Charlie Trotters. But you look at him and you see this guy who is young and hungry in the business. I learned a lot from him. The way they run their whole brigade it is just amazing.
Natera: When you came to work with me at the Pyramid we incorporated a lot of the things you were doing in Las Vegas into our restaurant which I think helped us get ahead of a lot of other restaurants. The restaurants you were working for in Vegas was structured the TK way, the Thomas Keller way. I needed to surround myself with people thinking at a different level, and this was a perfect match. When you got here you said you wanted to work with some sick food. I just said "run with it".
Peraza: It is always good when a chef tells you that. My eyes just popped out, really? But Andre, you allowed us to be creative. You know, back in the day a lot of chefs it was just their way. Realistically now, the mor you put things together as a team, the better you become.
Natera: You grew up playing sports.
Peraza: I grew up playing soccer then I played football. A lot of the sports has a lot to do with what we do in the kitchen. I tell my staff now that the way we run a kitchen is lot like soccer. And American football is a good example. If one guy gets behind, it slows everything down. If one player doesn't block right, the play is over. I think that way a lot when I am running a kitchen. I've got to motivate my guys.
Our tacos at Taqueria Conin
Natera: What are you doing now at Komali than what it was before?
Peraza: I am trying to focus now on regional cuisine. A lot of people think that tacos are Mexican cooking. But it's more sophisticated now. A good example is S. Pellegrino was announced as one of the top 50 restaurants in the world. I look at the cuisine and I see the Mayans and the Aztecs. Their approach to food is completely different. I am Salvadoran so my approach is more Mayan just because of what they use. Achiote, the banana leaves, it is kind of like the stuff I grew up with so it is easier for me to understand.
What I am trying to do different is to put real Mexican food on the plate. Not enchiladas. The way Mexican food is presented in the United States is not real Mexican food. Burritos and tacos is not what it is about. It will take some time, and nothing built really good is made over night. But I am teaching my staff to be really proud of what we are doing. We do out own masa, and make the tortillas by hand. There's a lot of things I am going to have fun with at Komali.
Natera: Julio, you came down with me to Austin for the Food and Wine festival a few weeks ago. We had a blast. We ate at Uchico and saw that there is not really any elaborate presentation and it is executed just perfect. Some sliced vegetable, a little sauce and a garnish. It's technique driven. It's not stupid. Julio, your food speaks a lot like that.
Peraza: That is one of the things I learned in Vegas. For really good food you do not need to make it crazy. For eye appeal you want to make it look pretty, but once you put it in your mouth that pretty much speaks for itself. That is pretty much what I learned in Vegas. It is better to allow something to cook a longer period of time with the right ingredients, and present it just the way it is. We've got a chochinita pibil on the menu right now that is very traditional. It has chocolate and a bitter orange, and those are the two elements that will make the cochinita. My takeon it is almost like the American Osso Bucco with a pork shank. Banana leave, bitter orange, orange juice, achiote, I put in a little Bohemian beer to balance the acidity. I braise it for four hours and it comes out perfect. I garnish with a little pickled onion to balance everything out. No micro greens!
Natera: Micro greens are great to put on a plate when you run out of things to put on a plate. Put on micro greens. Julio, you are pretty funny. You have a ritual for the new people in the kitchen.
Peraza: When I was in Vegas we did this classic thing for the people that haven't been in the industry long. In the Cosmopolitan, which has many restaurants, I told this girl to go find a bacon stretcher.She was gone over a half hour and they were sending her all over the hotel to find the stretcher. It was a chain reaction. But she came back and said "pretty funny". She made it all the way to the banquet kitchen and they laughed at her.
Natera: You have a lot of them. Like when you sent someone to the marquee bar asking for liquid ice. Here's a bucket of water…
Peraza: I keep it pretty fun, and like to break the ice.
Natera: What are some of the new things we might expect to see at Komali this summer?
Peraza: This summer is is going to be about simplicity. We are going to do a birria served in a consuela. It is a goat dish, and I am testing the recipe. I would love to do the leg. The kitchen is excited about this. I have this kid who is pretty much a charro. A charro dresses in the big hat, tight clothes, big silver buttons. He is a fancy cowboy. Sometimes he goes to the parking lot and does the whole show with ropes. But he is really excited. He is from Jalisco, and the birria is a big thing with his family. And I remember when I started as a cook and got really excited i they added something I came up with. The charro is excited and actually wrote out his family recipe. It looks amazing. We will serve it in a clay pot, and it will taste so much more different.
I am telling my guys that we want to do it the way their grandmother did it. We will refine those recipes and make it ours, but it will have heart and soul. But we are going to do more with lamb, and rabbit.
Natera: What is your favorite dish right now on the menu?
Peraza: I would say the chicken mole. I sous vide the breast and thigh. Sous vide the chicken with the aromatics and it comes out so tender. The mole is made from scratch with 16 ingredients. It is silky to the palette. This is fun for me.
We asked both chefs how you discover a great taqueria, and they laughed in unison. The key is to find a location where you are the only white guy.
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2 responses to "Chef To Chef: Andre Natera Talks With Komali's Julio Peraza"
Glad he kept the ribs on the menu
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Mailbag: More information on designing books?
Q. We've already had the ten-minute InDesign layout article… But, what I'm looking for is a little more along the lines of odds and ends in making a book come across less amateur and more professional.
Strip commentary, too much or too little… is there a proper balance? Should you include it below the associated strips?
How much extra/premium content/stuff not included on the Web already… Is a six-to-nine-strip story worth pimping that you have exclusive never before seen material as a selling point?
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Hello everybody on the list.
Subject: Re: "The Doors of Perception"
that title is a century and some later, and is by Aldous Huxley.
their systems with spam-defeating software).
may lead me to temporarily shut down the Blake List for a spell this summer.
This should work, minus confirmation, despite the blackhole.
Subject: A couple of items of possible interest.
Blake's figure of Antaeus from the illustrations to Dante's Divine Comedy.
twins of the play) and he is pleased that such is apparent to viewers.
Franca_ has a fascinating article about a dissertation on Swedenborg.
repelled by, Swedenborg), that is not really the point of the article.
illuminated poetry and prose in my own personal projects.
I'm a musician too and would love to hear what you've done with Blake.
Also interested in Scarlet Letters.


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What really happened in 1385, when the Earl of Stafford's son and heir was killed on a Yorkshire road…?
On Sunday, 16th July 1385 (maybe 18th) there was an incident at Bustardthorpe, which is south of York on the road to Bishopthorpe, where King Richard II was staying at the (arch)bishop's palace. A large portion of his army and nobles were encamped close by because the English were en route for Scotland, intending to… Continue reading What really happened in 1385, when the Earl of Stafford's son and heir was killed on a Yorkshire road…?
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Is this narrated by a computer…?
Right, for this little exercise one needs observant ears. Yes, ears. You see, whoever—or whatever—narrates this small video has a very strange way of doing it. His/its diction is oddly mechanical, to say the least and some of the words are barely comprehensible. Yet it is English, I'm sure of that! Apart from the above,… Continue reading Is this narrated by a computer…?
Categorized as anniversaries, Science Tagged Dukes of Exeter, Henry IV, John Holland, recordings, summary executions
The Champernownes of Devon
The Champernownes (above), a Norman line whose alternative spellings include Chapman and Chamberlain, are surely Devon's second family after the Courtenays of Powderham Castle, who hold the Earldom. From 1162, their (Domesday Book-cited) home was at Chambercombe Manor near Ilfracombe (middle right) but, by the early sixteenth century, this had passed to Henry Grey, Duke of… Continue reading The Champernownes of Devon
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The Radical Preacher Who May Have Influenced the Boston Marathon Bombers
By Noam Scheiber
Editor's note: The more we learn about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the more it appears religious radicalization partly explains his apparent descent into terrorism. The Wall Street Journal reported this weekend that, over the past two years, Tamerlan had become increasingly militant in his religious outlook, particularly on questions of assimilation. He would tangle with speakers at the mosque he sometimes attended, as when one suggested that Muslims should celebrate American holidays like the Fourth of July. And he once hectored the proprietor of a Middle Eastern grocery story in Cambridge for advertising Thanksgiving Turkeys ("Brother, why did you put up this sign?" he asked the man, "This is kuffar [non-Muslim]. That's not right!"). What follows is a look at one of the Muslim preachers Tamerlan admired, and who appears to have influenced his views.
Now that the search for the Tsarnaevs themselves is over, the search is on for where they picked up the grotesque idea of bombing civilians. The earliest indications are that Tamerlan, the brother who died early Friday morning, practiced a radical form of Islam that made him sympathetic to terrorism. Many of these hints come from a YouTube account that appears to have belonged to him (although this has yet to be confirmed). For example, the account includes a video touting the prophecy of the "Black Banners of Khurasan," a central Asian region from which jihadists believe they will rise up and lay waste to their enemies, as this Mother Jones post explains. Al Qaeda has long associated itself with this prophecy.
Intriguingly, the owner of the YouTube account also posted two videos of sermons by a militant Australian Muslim named Feiz Mohammad—a former boxer turned preacher who fled the country just before a counterterrorism operation snared several of his friends and associates in 2007.
Sheikh Feiz, as he is known, turns out to be a prolific producer of videos. He is perhaps most famous for a 16-DVD set known as the Death Series, in which he urges parents to offer their children "as soldiers defending Islam." "Teach them this," he says in the recording. "There is nothing more beloved to me than wanting to die as a mujahid. Put in their soft, tender hearts the zeal of jihad and a love of martyrdom." The Death Series won Feiz a kind of international notoriety after a team of British filmmakers purchased it from a group of children in the parking lot of a Birmingham mosque and featured it in their documentary, Undercover Mosque.
It's easy to see why Feiz has developed a following. He has the chiseled look of a former athlete, evident despite his baggy clerical garb and abundant beard. He speaks fluent, Australian-accented English but moves easily in and out of Arabic. He has impeccable dramatic timing—sneering one minute, joking the next—and his language is unfailingly evocative. There is a constant suggestion of physical menace.
Much of the content sounds like standard-issue Islamism: the de riguer contempt for Jews ("pigs that will be killed at the end of the world," with a snort to underscore the metaphor), the retrograde posture toward women. A rape victim has "[n]o one to blame but herself," he said in a 2005 lecture, "nothing but satanic skirts … tight jeans: all this to tease man and appeal to his carnal nature." Naturally, jihad is to be waged against non-believers ("kaffirs"). "The peak, the pinnacle … the summit of Islam is jihad," Feiz says. "Kaffir is the worst word ever written, a sign of infidelity, disbelief, filth, a sign of dirt."
When pressed, Feiz protests that journalists have misinterpreted his comments. "The jihad I speak of is not one of violence," he told the Australian in 2007. "It is one of personal struggle against things like mischievousness, temptation and personal harm. … I have never called for people to be harmed." This may or may not have been true at the time. But three years later, he held up the anti-Muslim Dutch politician Geert Wilders as a candidate for beheading.
Still, perhaps the most alarming feature of the sheikh's sermonizing isn't his penchant for verbal assaults but his malignant worldview. You don't have to venture too deeply into Feiz's video library to pick up strong whiffs of a radical takfiri philosophy—the belief that Muslims may excommunicate fellow Muslims simply because they've lapsed in their religious obligations. "If you want to be called a Muslim … you must adopt all of Islam. All of it," Feiz says at the outset of one lecture. "You do not adopt one part [and say] 'I do not like the other part, I'm going to chuck it out the window.'" "No," he continues, "Your status as a Muslim … it dies, slowly and slowly, until there is no Muslim in your life." Feiz explains that the failure to pray, fast, and abstain from alcohol outside of Ramadan are all grounds for losing one's Muslimhood.
According to Lawrence Wright's The Looming Tower, the practice of takfir dates back almost to Islam's founding, when a sect known as the Kharijites split with Ali, the nephew of the prophet Mohammad. From the beginning, takfir was usually a cover for political violence. Islam strictly forbids the killing of fellow Muslims—it is punishable by eternity in hell. But if someone has turned their back on the faith, the strict prohibition disappears. In this case, the Khajirites were upset that Ali had brokered a compromise with an enemy rather than fight a brutal war. So they declared Ali a non-Muslim and eventually assassinated him.
In modern times, Egyptian Islamists practiced takfir in the 1970s and adopted it as their justification for assassinating Anwar Sadat in 1981. (Sadat, by failing to impose sharia on Egypt, had ipso facto outed himself as a non-believer.) These militants were mentors to Ayman al-Zawahiri, who later injected takfir into Al Qaeda's DNA when he joined forces with Osama bin Laden. At first, according to Wright, takfir was too radical even for bin Laden himself, but he eventually warmed to the idea.
The upshot of an expansive deployment of takfir, of the sort the Al Qaeda eventually adopted, is simple: to enable terrorism on a grand scale. In any mass attack, after all, there is a huge risk of harming fellow believers, the worst sin a Muslim can commit. But if the terrorist can preemptively expel the victims from Islam, he has a kind of license to kill. Wright describes a conversation between an FBI investigator and one of the Al Qaeda perpetrators of the US embassy attacks in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Weren't many of the victims Muslims, the investigator asked. The bombings were on a Friday, came the response, when real Muslims should have been at the mosque.
Feiz appears to have sympathy for this logic, too. According to this British publication, he has said that "anyone who tries to play with the sacred code of Shariah is kaffir [non-believer]… the only law for him is beheadness (sic), execution." That's a fairly stark distillation of the takfiri view.
Did such musings have any influence over Tamerlan Tsarnaev? I'm in no position to say. But if I had his younger brother in custody, it would be the first question I asked.
Terrorism, Jihad, Feiz Mohammad, After Boston, Boston Marathon bombings, Tamerlan Tsarnev


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Originally made only the 32 bit version.
Now could download the alpha stage 64 bit Flowstone and with some needed modifications, ported it to 64 bit.
Some 3rd party DSP modules still haven't worked in it, so removed them.
It needed to rework my presets for the 64 bit version.
Shane Dunne was so kind that wrote a script and ported Kujashi's original patches to this 64 bit edition.
It is experimental, so not sure that works in every or any DAW.
At me the 32 bit version is more stable in SaviHost, so if not necessary the 64 bit, use that!
The zip containes both versions. Use the appropriate soundbank - they are not compatible!
The 2 Delay modules are my creations.
The tap delay is inspired by UVI Relayer - tried to recreate some interesting ideas from that.
1 incoming signal + 8 delayed signal.
Delay step times, levels (standard falling or custom levels), pan and some formant filtering.
The upper delay has a very wide range and some modulations, so can create some metallic effects.
The envelope adds time and pitch changes.
(from the Analog modelling Kit - No. 408, if remember well) and redesigned to this synth.
Removed 5...8th stages to lower the CPU load.
Tried it earlier and liked the sound and flexibility.
This unconventional FM feedback idea partly came from Robert Foulke.
I connected it from the Amp envelope, he did it from the Filter output.
You can add many interesting effects with the components in the path.
Each layer has its own multi-destination LFOs, dedicated envelopes and effects.
The oscillators has basic unison detune function.
The lower layer can be switched off and layers level or the FM level can be adjusted.
Independent pitch bend ranges and modwheel levels (LFO depth & cutoff) for the layers.
4 different knobs can be selected and saved to any preset.
The Hold button keeps the last pressed note - good for sound design.
Init button for fast sound design start.
Double click sets the knobs to default value.
Right click should mean MIDI forget/learn, but not always works - sorry, if not...!
16 presets from me and 64 from Kujashi (.fxb soundbanks).
Where is the bank by Kujashi?
looks really interesting, thanks !
Bam Wrote: Where is the bank by Kujashi?
I have several zips on my HDD in this folder and seems that uploaded a non-complete version.
Now updated the post with an other zip.
Hopefully it is correct - should contain Armin's 32 bit bank and the experimental 64 bit version, what Shane created with his script.
Dear members, please download the refreshed attachment!


Do most Florida truck accident cases go to trial?
Piccin & Glynn > Video FAQs > Do most Florida truck accident cases go to trial?
It depends on the facts. Most trucking companies and their insurance companies play hardball with you, but if you prepare to go to trial, they'll usually settle with you, shorter trial.


Visit all the popular states of Europe and Australia with the gorgeous and most beautiful singer, Taylor Swift. Whether you are going on this tour or not, I'm not going to miss it at all because I can't miss the chance of taking a selfie with my most favorite singer. It's not only about meeting this incredible singer but you'd also get the chance to see some of the most beautiful places in the world. In fact, you'd get the chances to increase your knowledge about the history of different parts of the world.


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Alleged smugglers got caught trying to hide cocaine in fake bananas
Christopher Woody
Fake bananas used to hide drugs, shown after being seized in November 2016.
Spanish Civil Guard
Spanish authorities on Sunday announced the arrest of two men as part of an investigation that seized 37.5 pounds of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas — 15 pounds of it in fake bananas.
The investigation — led by Spain's Civil Guard and customs authorities and called Operation "Esplit" — started in November after the cocaine was seized in the southern coastal city of Malaga and the Mediterranean coast city of Valencia.
At the time, police found a little over 15 pounds of cocaine hidden in fake bananas made of resin. The remainder of the cocaine was found hidden in the flaps of the cardboard boxes used to ship the bananas.
Spanish police arrested two men, 37 and 57 years old, and are investigating a third person, a 57-year-old Italian man. The two arrestees are charged with drug trafficking and are accused of belonging to a criminal organization.
The November seizure came just two months after authorities in the southern Spanish city of Sevilla seized nearly 2,000 pounds of cocaine hidden in a commercial shipment of bananas. (Several months before, Romanian authorities intercepted over 2.3 tons of cocaine hidden in banana crates.)
Spanish authorities seized over 37 pounds of cocaine in November 2016, some of hidden in fake bananas.
The November seizure, like the load caught in Sevilla two months prior, was sourced to South America, and the busts underscore how Spain remains an important transit point for cocaine and other drugs from South America headed toward consumers around Europe.
"The countries that seized the most cocaine over the period 2011-14 were Spain (accounting for about 50% of all seizures) and Belgium," followed by France, Italy, the UK, and Portugal, the European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction said in its 2016 report.
Maritime transport of illegal narcotics is a common tactic for traffickers sending drugs to Europe, and smugglers have taken to using perishable goods like bananas to conceal their wares.
The general routes drug shipments from South America travel on their way to Europe and other parts of the world.
European Monitoring Center for Drugs and Drug Addiction
"Concealing the drugs within shipments of perishable goods is a common tactic as there are procedures to allow these to pass through ports more quickly," the EMCDDA report says.
This tactic is also common among traffickers in North America, often because smells from food and other goods can mask drug odors and deter inquisitive customs officials.
While the suspects involved in this case are European, Colombian cocaine — and Colombians trafficking it — have long been present in Spain and Europe.
Two recent incidents — the bust of 5,677 pounds of cocaine and the arrest of six people in Spain in December, followed by the seizure of 5,291 pounds of cocaine and the arrest of 24 members of a Colombian drug ring this month — suggest the cocaine boom seen in Colombia over the last few years has made traffickers more active in Spain, Europe's drug gateway.
SEE ALSO: In the world's biggest cocaine producer, cultivation reportedly surged again in 2016
NOW WATCH: Why the price of cocaine in America has barely moved in decades
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of a young woman whose ventures into vices and questionable alliances form the shape of her search for her birth mother. Written with biting wit in the first-person perspective of Shepard's anti-heroine Rosie, who is surrounded by characters in shades of grey, the novel alternates between brisk dialogue, humorous musings by Rosie, and immersive passages of sense memory and introspection. Rosie Girl offers a progressive reveal of each character's secrets and, ultimately, a resonant portrayal of human longing and fallibility.
together discussions of Christian apocalyptic dogma, Dante's religious imagination, and imperialist ethos to explore the complicated character and dubious claims of Christopher Columbus. Drawing upon Columbus' and his contemporaries' various writings, Watt shows how perceptions of reality in Columbus' era were inextricably tied to prevailing religious and pre-scientific ideology, and Columbus' ambition an extension thereof. She also delves into historico-literary analysis of Dante's formative role in contemporary conceptions of heaven and hell. She concludes by examining the incorporation of the Columbus character into his own epic, written by Tommaso Stigliani to affirm Italian imperialism.
Paul Ortiz, UF history professor and director of UF's Samuel Proctor Oral History Program (see article), gives a sweeping and people-first overview of the United States from the abolitionist era to the election of Barack Obama, contextualized in the voices and activities of African American and Latinx leaders. Each page is packed with quotes from primary materials, creating a 189-page volume of dialogue that Ortiz uses not only for his driving argument that American exceptionalism is a myth, but also to demonstrate that history itself is socially constructed. In the vein of Howard Zinn, Ortiz offers a history of America's civil rights that emphasizes minority voices and provides a roadmap for further progress.
While there really is no such thing as an American diaspora, the citizenry cannot deny what this great American experiment has birthed — a nation of independents and dependents, haves and have-nots, meritocracy and democracy. In Bill Beverly's breakout novel, Dodgers, an L.A. born and bred character named East, whose day job is standing guard for a crack house, cannot look beyond the killing of an innocent girl from Jackson, Miss. So, when he's called to be part of a crew to kill a judge in Wisconsin, East goes east without question — wearing a fan jersey of the L.A Dodgers, a team that abandoned New York for L.A, 60 years ago. On one level, Beverly has constructed a compelling and gritty crime novel. But on another, Dodgers hits hard, making the reader question intentionality, destiny, and American reality — mercenary Iowa gun runners in the heartland, a fair- minded Ohio mayor who's made his money on paintball wars, and East, the 16-year-old who discovers himself in the fault line of America, between tyranny and trust, race and reason.
2017, Henry Holt and Co.
In brief vignettes of sparse and lucid prose, Rachel Khong tells the story of a family whose holiday season is marred by worsening dementia in its patriarch. Daughter Ruth, in whose voice the novel poignantly dips into relatable musings on American life while unveiling its protagonist's fierce heartbreak over the loss of her engagement, attempts to make sense of the situation. Khong's immersive and lightly humorous style does not detract from the Big Questions of identity and fate facing her characters.
Each issue of Ytori will cover creative works by faculty and alumni. Please submit suggestions to gigimarino@ufl.edu.


Ground waters are currently the main source of drinking water. Their usage is extended given that most people in the rural area use it for food and agriculture. The reason why ground water is used more frequently than surface water is that it is less polluted than the latter, and with lower costs. Unfortunately, the irrational use of chemical fertilisers also degraded ground water quality. As ground water circuit is more restricted, human activities can affect them for longer periods. This means that pollution occurred tens of years ago – be it from agriculture, industry, or other human activities – can still threaten water quality nowadays and it will keep doing it for generations and generations. The heritage of the past is obvious in the sites largely contaminated. In many countries, they appeal to ground waters, but this should be done with great caution. First, the regeneration period of these waters increases with their depth. Aquifers need to be drastically protected from pollution if we wish to avoid turning them into useless water sources. This paper aims at establishing the quality of ground waters in the Bistrita hill area (Bistrita-Nasaud County, Romania) as a source of drinking water. To do so, we sampled water from the wells used for drinking water in the following localities: Bistrița, Budacu de Jos, Josenii Bârgăului, Sângiorz-Băi, Zagra, and Caianu Mare. Water was sampled in 2012 and 2013, and analyses aimed at determining oxygen content, pH, nitrite content, nitrate content, ammonia, chlorine, hardness, turbidity, and bacterial load. Research results established the quality of the ground water in the area and water usages.


Historically, to travel from Solano County to the Bay Area meant going by water. Over time, bridges have been built spanning the marshes, rivers and waterways that cut through the terrain, creating a water barrier.
Dr. Robert Semple, who arrived in California in 1845, saw the need for a ferry and implemented the very first ferry service across the Carquinez Strait. In the 1920s, ferries began to accommodate automobiles.
Whole fleets of ferry boats plied the waters out of Vallejo and Benicia, ferrying cars back and forth to Oakland and San Francisco.
While this was all well and good for the people who had cars, the rest of the population traveled by train, which began servicing Solano County in 1868. A passenger could get on a train in Sacramento and by a very circuitous route through Stockton and Altamont Pass, arrive in Oakland many hours later. In the meantime, the Sacramento Northern electric railway constructed a line from Chico to Benicia, put their trolleys on a ferry and then went on to Oakland. It was a long trip, but shorter than the Central Pacific's.
The transcontinental Central Pacific connected with the Union Pacific in 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah, and it wanted a direct route from Sacramento to the Bay Area. The Central Pacific started to build a line over the Suisun-Benicia marsh.
What they soon discovered was that the marsh would "swallow" anything with any kind of weight. It was determined to bring in enough Sierra granite to "fill" the marsh and create a footing on which to lay track and run trains.
It took tons and tons of granite to finally establish a stable base. To this day, this section of track has to be constantly monitored, because it continues to try to sink into the marshland.
Having conquered the marsh, there was still the problem of crossing Carquinez Strait in a timely manner. The current ferry system would not accommodate a steam train. The ideal was to allow the passengers to remain on the train the entire distance.
A bridge over the Carquinez Strait would be nice, but the amount of traffic just would not justify the expense of such a project in the 1870s.
Meanwhile, at their Oakland Point shipyard, a massive ferry was being constructed. Arthur Brown, who was the superintendent for bridges and buildings for the Central Pacific, designed the "boat." He designed the hull much like a bridge, using trusses under the deck for strength.
The waters of the Carquinez are treacherous, with currents running fast to the open ocean. The ship would need a great deal of power and maneuverability to accommodate the circumstances. Power would come from two 2,000-horsepower steam "walking beam" engines, mounted on each side of the ship - in other words, side paddle wheelers.
Each engine had only one cylinder with a 5-foot bore and a stroke of 11 feet. The piston of each engine was attached to one end of the "beam," driving it up and down. The other end was attached to a paddle wheel that drove the ship through the water. With two paddle wheels, that were 30 feet in diameter, operating independently of each other, the huge ferry would be able to maneuver the waters of the Carquinez.
The dimensions of this new ferry, christened The Solano, were impressive. The A-frame that supported the walking beams were approximately 40 feet tall. The wooden hull was 420.5 feet by 65 feet by 18.3 feet.
The Solano weighed in at an impressive 3,549 tons and her deck was outfitted with four sets of railroad tracks. She was capable of carrying two complete passenger trains or one freight train at a time, including road engines and switch engines.
The Central Pacific had established a railroad at Port Costa that routed into Oakland. This new route was shorter by approximately 50 miles and one hour in time.
On Dec. 28, 1879, the city of Benicia was linked to the transcontinental railroad. In a ceremony replete with some of California's famous railroad persona, the Crockers and D. Huntington among the dignitaries, the Solano with new paint, flags flying and the gangplank pulled ashore at 9:50 a.m. in Oakland and began her maiden voyage.
But not without mishap. Once under way, the captain and crew carried out several system checks, including a test of the steering gear. In spite of her great size, the boat easily maneuvered through a series of short turns.
They sailed around Alcatraz, then headed for Benicia. Hundreds of boats of every size saluted the Solano's passing with whistles and horns. The Solano returned their salutes.
Shortly after 2 p.m. they were met at the pier in Benicia by several hundred enthusiastic people welcoming the dignitaries. A detachment of army soldiers under the command of Lt. Lyons fired a 26-gun salute. Once docked, everyone was invited aboard and taken across the Carquinez to Port Costa.
The first landing attempt at Port Costa failed. The Solano struck the slip almost broadside, splintering the wooden pier and scattering astonished passengers about the deck. After a successful second attempt, the San Francisco-bound passengers were ushered ashore to an awaiting train.
The new ferry service was so successful and so time saving, that the passenger traffic grew at a phenomenal rate. In 1885, a sister ship, the Contra Costa, was put into service. The Contra Costa exceeded the Solano by 13 feet in length. By 1927 both ferries were carrying 98,262 passenger cars and 48,130 freight cars.
The ferries' success condemned them. By 1928 the Southern Pacific, which had bought out the Central Pacific, approved $12 million for the construction of a bridge. Construction began May 1, 1929, and was completed 18 months later. The first train across the Southern Pacific Martinez-Benicia bridge took place on the morning of Oct. 15, 1930, with engine #30 given the honor.
The Contra Costa and Solano were built for a specific purpose to be used in a specific place. There was no other place for them. They were ignominiously allowed to sink into the mud and just rot away.
Special note: There has always been a great deal of interest in the railroad fan and model train groups about the Solano and Contra Costa train ferries, not just in California, but around the world. A group in Michigan has spent the last 15 years creating a working model of the Solano. They are hoping to bring their model and put it on display in Sacramento on Oct. 1. It would be wonderful if they succeed so that we might get a glimpse into a long-forgotten part of our history.


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Alibaba invests in Israeli venture capital company, terms of deal not disclosed
JERUSALEM – An executive at an Israeli venture capital firm says his company has received an investment from Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
Kobi Rozengarten, a managing partner with Jerusalem Venture Partners, made the announcement at JVP's annual meeting on Monday. Terms of the deal were not released.
JVP is one of Israel's biggest investment firms, with holdings in digital media, semiconductors and cyber security companies.
In a statement, Alibaba confirmed the deal, saying that the "JVP investment is in line with our mission of supporting innovation and startups."
Alibaba operates such popular e-commerce platforms as Taobao and Tmall in China, and its platforms account for nearly 80 per cent of Chinese online commerce.
Alibaba raised $25 billion in September in the New York Stock Exchange in the largest ever initial public offering.


0 Cody Lee Lane is a $24,900 home on a 1.32 acre lot located in Winston Salem, NC.
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Fitzgerald Peterbilt Truck Show hits Thunder Valley next weekend
A new big rig truck show event rumbles into Thunder Valley in just a week.
The Fitzgerald Peterbilt Semi Casual truck show is a laid back event that will take place at legendary Bristol Dragway on Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1. The show will feature a big rig judged truck show, two of the fastest diesel powered drag cars in the country, food, games, vendors, fireworks, a truck light show and much more. The event is free and open to the public.
"Families and truck enthusiasts will not want to miss out on this exciting and new Fitzgerald Peterbilt Semi Casual truck show next weekend," said Jerry Caldwell, executive vice president and general manager of Bristol Dragway. "When the Fitzgerald family decides to put their power behind something - they do it right - and we're thrilled they decided to bring their top-notch event to legendary Thunder Valley."
The event, which was previously held near Fitzgerald's headquarters in Crossville, Tenn., begins at 3 p.m. on Friday, June 30 with diesel drag car testing, a motorcycle stunt show and a state-of-the-art truck light show featuring numerous big rigs on display. Saturday will provide a full day of action, beginning at 10 a.m., as the big rig truck show kicks into high gear, with judging done by fellow truck show participants and the opportunity to race their big rigs down the dragstrip. Also, Ryan Milliken will power the world's fastest radial tire diesel powered drag car against Michael Dalton's 1,800 horsepower tube chassis diesel powered RAM truck, with the winner earning $5,000 that will be donated to the charity of their choice. The day will end with a motorcycle stunt show and an impressive fireworks display.
"We are excited to bring this event to Bristol for 2017, said Tommy Fitzgerald Jr. "The show has a little something for just about everyone. The trucks that will be on display are among the best looking custom trucks in the country. It's going to be an exciting weekend at Thunder Valley!"
If you are interested in showcasing your big rig, please visit www.FitzgeraldTruckShow.com, to fill out the required application. Those who bring their rigs should arrive between Thursday, June 29 from 2-9 p.m. to Friday, June 30 from 8 a.m.- 3 p.m. Registration is $60 and includes a gift bag, dinner on Friday night and breakfast on Saturday morning. Awards from the show will include Top 25, People's Choice, Best Paint, Best Interior, Best Engine and Furthest Traveled.
For more information, visit www.FitzgeraldTruckShow.com.


FULTON - New efforts are being made in Fulton to encourage potential business owners to strongly consider making an investment in the town. A group of seven Fulton business owners, bankers and educators have launched what they're calling an Entrepreneurial Initiative board under the Fulton Area Development Corporation. The board was created to help promote community involvement and to better guide potential business owners in the area.
Small towns have traditionally struggled with the constant change in spending patterns, outside competition and new merchandising techniques. The Entrepreneurial Initiative will help mentor prospective business owners about how to successfully begin developing retail and business strategies.
Board members said the Fulton area is in an ideal location for business growth with close access to the highway, two colleges and the Callaway County Courthouse. New businesses would help fill vacant storefronts and commercial buildings in the downtown "Brick District," and would bring in additional sales tax in revenue to the city of Fulton.
Fulton Area Development Corporation President Bruce Hackmann said residents often have to leave Fulton to buy resources that are not offered locally.
"We've always said our location is a blessing and a curse. It's a blessing in the fact that we have access to larger communities nearby that bring things to the table that we can take advantage of, but at the same time, we feel like we have a lot to offer in a community like Fulton," he said.
Hackmann also said providing material for the needs of local shoppers is an ongoing battle.
"That's the constant goal that we have in a community like this is to try to provide those types of services and goods that people want," he said.
He said smaller towns often struggle to compete with cities with more resources.
"This is something that a lot of communities have recognized because of the competitive nature of economic development and trying to attract a large business or a large industry to your community with a lot of jobs, it's so competitive," Hackmann said.
Fulton's was one of 39 downtowns in Missouri to be selected for the state's Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri Initiative (DREAM) program. The initiative held focus groups and community surveys to form a strategic plan about how to increase downtown traffic and help fill vacant space. A recent survey showed that potential service and retail businesses would be the most profitable way to fill vacant space downtown.
PGAV Planners, an urban planning and consulting company, partnered with the DREAM initiative to analyze how Fulton residents felt about the town's resources. Its analysis showed the most room for financial gain in grocery stores, restaurants and building material and supplier dealers. The retail market analysis found that a lack of local retail businesses and building renovations were contributing factors to the low success rate of the Fulton area shopping experience.
One new business owner said the community has become more invested in growing the town's financial potential, after the restructuring of the Brick District Association.
Well Read co-owner Brian Warren and his wife moved to mid-Missouri from California. The couple opened a bookstore in the Brick District last October because they said they saw potential in the town's atmosphere.
"The neat thing about being in a small town is that... whatever you do has a big impact," Warren said.
He also said there is a need for more retail stores.
"We definitely need more businesses. We want more retail establishment to come down here and see what we are doing and realize just like we did when we started our business a year ago, that there's a lot of opportunity here and there's a ton of upside to investing in Fulton," he said.
The analysis also showed that residents made use of their close proximity to Columbia and Jefferson City by obtaining resources that were not offered in the area.
A telephone survey administered in 2009 as a part of the DREAM Initiative identified that most residents wanted to see more dining and retail shops in the downtown area and showed discontent with the Brick District's lack of entertainment and after hours options.
The new Entrepreneurial Initiative has board members from the Callaway Bank, Westminster College, and other local businesses represented. Hackmann said the diverse group will further advance economic development programs.
"We think we are ahead of the game in terms of having some of those resources already in the community," he said.
The Callaway Bank is offering to give new downtown business owners two percent of the purchasing loan cost to new businesses for two years. The two percent initiative will be given to businesses to enhance physical improvements, upgrade equippment and stock inventory.
The initiative board plans to release more information about mentoring programs, recruiting and a possible innovation center in the new year.


Sept. 14 is an auspicious day for day for beer in Sonoma County. The Petaluma River Craft Beer Festival kicks off its first year, with a focus on new and under-the-radar breweries—and Lagunitas, of course. Attendees can drink beers by the downtown waterfront while sampling food from Cordoza's Catering, Belly Left Coast Kitchen, Tres Hombres and others. Participating breweries include Henhouse, Petaluma Hills, Lagunitas, St. Florian's, Headlands Brewing Co., 101 North, Sonoma Springs, Moylan's, Woodfour, Marin Brewing Co., Dempsey's, Bear Republic, Baeltane and Carneros. The Fossils, the Dixie Giants and more round out the entertainment on Saturday, Sept. 14, along Water Street near the Petaluma River, downtown Petaluma. 1–6pm. $30 advance; $40 door, includes souvenir glass and 10 tastings; designated driver, $15. 707.762.2785. www.petalumacraftbeerfest.org.
There may be long lines at Russian River Brewing Co. as Zwanze Day 2013 unleashes cult beer fans. Straight out of Cantillon brewery in Belgium, this year's limited batch is based on recently excavated recipes brewed hundreds of years ago by monks at the Abbey of Cureghem, at least according to Cantillon's website. But keeping in mind that "zwanze" means "joker" in Brussels dialect, anything is possible. Whether Blair Witch–style mythology or true, one thing's for sure: this beer—with its long fermentation period, lambic blend and wild yeasts—is going to be a hell of a thing to experience. No wonder they've made a day out of it. Celebrate Zwanze Day on Saturday, Sept. 14, at the Russian River Brewing Co. 725 Fourth St., Santa Rosa. 707.545.2337.


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A start-up company needs to be out in the public eye as soon as possible. A good website is one way to do this, and a strong social media presence can help too. But have you considered making a lookbook?
Designers and models have used lookbooks for years, which is a testament to their strength as an advertising medium. So much so that the lookbook is beginning to impact other sectors. But what is a lookbook?
A lookbook is a collection of powerful images to showcase the spectrum of your range of products or services in a streamlined fashion.
Need a place to start? Read on, because we're here with the expert advice of digital printing UK company, Precision Printing. Together, we'll guide you through how to make a great lookbook for your company.
First impressions are always important, so make sure you get your cover page perfect. The objective of the front cover is to grab attention, which means you need to think: attractive image, excellent use of colour, and an appealing title to compel the reader to want to know more. Cover pages typically detail the month and year and, if it's not in the title, you need to have your brand name and logo somewhere here, too.
You may not have considered this, but your lookbook's page order can change everything. You want to create a good experience for your potential customer when they're reading your lookbook, and making sure it flows without interruption is essential.
You'll want to put all your related goods and services together, to make it easier for your reader to locate the items they are curious about. If you offer both goods and services, keep these separate, and try to section off connected articles into clear categories to deliver consistency and avoid making your lookbook appear disjointed.
You'll want to focus on the quality of the images in your lookbook. Make sure the photos you put into your lookbook are professionally-taken and of the highest quality, which means considering props, lighting, colour, setting, and image resolution for each shot. If this is one of your first print marketing campaigns, you don't want any mistakes.
Be mindful that whitespace can be used as effectively as images. Not every image needs to run border to border and whitespace is a modern photography technique used to create a focus point and highlight a particular part of the page — use it sparingly.
It's best to get your first lookbook out on a powerful foot with an investment in professional photography for it. However, you can do these yourself if you prefer, but just remember to check that you have exclusive rights for everything you include if they aren't all original images.
Though lookbooks are primarily an image-based material, the copy is still important to inform the reader. Essentially, a lookbook will feature product/service descriptions and — if you're a start-up — perhaps a brief brand description so everyone knows what you're about.
Informative: tell your readers what they need to know.
Enticing: make the reader want to buy from you.
Interesting: engage with the reader.
Concise: don't overstuff it with words.
Your content is a potential connection to your customer. Use professional language to convey your reliability, but try and adopt a chatty tone to come across as approachable. Try to avoid using very long words and sentences — these sound stuffy and clumsy — and keep your product descriptions between 30 and 60 words in length to avoid taking focus from your lookbook's images.
With the design cemented, you now need to print it! Have a chat to your printing specialist about the type of paper stock and finishes that might look good and ask to see a few samples to get a better idea. The worst scenario would be to put so much time, money and effort into designing the perfect lookbook, only to have it ruined by opting for a cheap paper or poor finish.
Be sure to check your lookbook over for any errors before sending it to the printers. Proofread your copy, scan photos for anomalies and verify product names and prices. After its printed, get your lookbook out to as many potential customers as you can!
A lookbook is a strong way to advertise your company in an appealing way. Make the most of this route and create a stunning lookbook to represent your brand!


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December block - pattern by Cut to Pieces, it is called Ring of Stars. This block has a lot of little pieces and I struggled with point placement. In the end I was just happy that they were done and the right size!
January block - pattern by Thought & Found. This has to be the easiest way so far to do sawtooth stars. I really do love that about my group - great inspiration and tips to easy tutorials.
I am learning so much by being apart of the Do. Good Stitches group. Something like this pushes you to try things that you haven't or have steered away from for one reason or another.
I love these little star blocks so much!


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Power Chords Podcast
Friday Morning Quickie Reviews
by Matman
The new year is only three days old and already, the new releases are coming in hard and heavy! Here is a quick blurb about three great albums to look out for this month. Also, notice I have expanded the ratings from 5 to 10. After 15 years of stopping at '5' I feel that expanding to '10' will give more freedom and honesty in the review process. I could have made it '11', but that would be too easy.
HEAVY ROCK RADIO 2 - EXECUTING THE CLASSICS by Jorn (Frontiers s.r.l.)
Jorn Landie possesses one of the best rock/metal voices going. Always (rightfully) compared to the late Ronnie James Dio and Whitesnake's David Coverdale should give you an idea of how good he is. On this second collection of covers, Jorn keeps it close to his wheel house with great versions of Bad Attitude (Deep Purple), Mystery (Dio) and other metal anthems, but it's his choice to cover Lonely Nights (Bryan Adams), Winning (Santana) and Needles And Pins (The Searchers) that really make this more than just an album of covers. Love his voice, but really fall for the way he handles some amazing music. (7 out of 10) Release Date - 1/24/2020
ECHOES by A Life Divided (AFM Records)
This German band is near impossible to lump in with any one style or genre... and that gives it very cool listening experience. Lyrically the songs all seem to be about the darker side of the human condition; sadness, isolation, addictions, anger, loneliness... very much like The Cure and New Order, but with a modern rock feel. The production on songs like Dry Your Eyes, Rock N Roll Star and The Ordinary brings the songs to life, making A Life Divided a band to watch for this year. The highest compliment I can give this album is after one listen I need to seek out the bands entire back catalog. Brilliant stuff. (7 out of 10)
Release Date - 1/31/2019
LIGHTING STRIKES TWICE by DECARLO (Frontiers s.l.r.)
Without reading bio about the band, I was struck by how 1970's cool this debut album sounded with so many nods to Boston, a few Foreigner moments as well as America and the legendary band New England. Featuring some amazing songs like A Better Day, the title track and my favorite, There She Goes, a song that can only be described as pure magic. As I would discover (or should have known), vocalist Tommy DeCarlo has been the vocalist with Boston since 2007. But it isn't a great record because it sounds like Boston. It's a great album because of the songs and performances by DeCarlo, Tommy DeCarlo Jr. (guitars) and Dan Hitz (drums) make it great! A feel good album that is needed in times of not feeling good! (8 out of 10)
The Power Chords Podcast is a twice-monthly podcast celebrating rock and metal music of the '70s, '80s, '90s and beyond. The show is co-hosted by Matt Herring and Brian LeTendre.


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EU foreign policy, European security and defense policy
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Cornelius Adebahr has been working as an independent analyst and entrepreneur since 2000, focusing on foreign and security policy, European affairs, and citizens' engagement. Between 2011 and 2016, he lived first in Tehran and then in Washington, DC. He is the author of Europe and Iran: The Nuclear Deal and Beyond (Routledge 2017) and Inside Iran: Alte Nation, Neue Macht? (Dietz 2018).
In addition, Adebahr is a non-resident fellow at Carnegie Europe in Brussels and a fellow at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. Since 2005, he has been a lecturer, teaching at various international universities including the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy in Erfurt, Tehran University in Iran, and the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Furthermore, he has been a member of Team Europe, an experts' network of the European Commission, since 2003.
Adebahr studied political science (international relations), philosophy, public law, and international economics in Tübingen, Paris, and at the Free University Berlin, from where he graduated in 2001 and received his PhD (Dr. rer. pol.) in 2008.
Dr. Cornelius Adebahr
Associate Fellow, Alfred von Oppenheim Center for European Policy Studies
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A lot of people were ready to count winter out this year. Winter is ALWAYS in season!
Big congratulations to CJC alum, for having her debut feature documentary, "Always in Season" premiere in competition at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival next week!
After you shoot your buck and the anticipation on getting down and checking your arrow sinks in. That seemed like for ever sitting up there.


If you havent yet found out some of the reasons why you need sleep and also perhaps why you might not be getting it, then I suggest you read 'Why We Need Sleep – But Don't Get It'.
Go to bed and get up at the same time every day, (even on weekends, holidays and days off).
Being consistent reinforces your body's circadian 'sleep-wake' cycle to a more harmonious one for a healthier life overall (in innumerable ways).
To avoid confusing your body clock, try to make any substantial schedule changes gradually, and if you don't fall asleep within the first 15 minutes or so of going to bed on any given night, it is actually better that you get up and do something relaxing until you feel ready to go back to your bed when you next feel tired (to re-initiate the cycle).
Do the same sorts of things every night – to tell your body when it's time to start winding down. This might include taking a warm bath or cool shower (depending where you live), reading a book, or listening to relaxing music — preferably with the lights dimmed. Whatever helps you relax will promote a better transition to sleep from wakefulness.
Try to preserve the bed and bedroom only for sleep and intimacy, so that your mind and body's associations will work 'with you' whenever you turn in for the night.
Especially the blue colour wavelengths of light from smart phones, computer screens etc.
Therefore try to avoid the use of TV or other electronic devices in the final 2 hours of your day, or within your bedtime ritual.
Use black-out curtains (or a sleep mask) during the night to keep things dark and avoid confusing or 'diluting' your body's perception of what is day and what is night with momentary exposures to bright light (if you think about it, the sun didnt come up and down ten times an evening before the invention of artificial light only last century, so our body has no way of harmoniously understanding this).
Extra Tip: Contrary to conventional advice on this, try to leave some gaps around any black-out materials, or better still, use a timed lighting device to make sure you wake up in 'rising light' (otherwise being in pitch black when you wake up too, will also confuse your body clock).
f.lux is a nifty little piece of free computer software you can download here, that can assist you in at least minimising some of your exposure to those most problematic blue wavelengths of light when you absolutely have to be on the computer late at night, (by turning your screen a shade 'yellower' (i.e. by displaying less blue light) after sunset – it might help you to fall asleep quicker and/or deeper when you can finally get yourself off that screen and into bed).
Various lighting systems and eye goggles exist for the same purpose of filtering out blue wavelengths of light from reaching your eyes, to help your body to not be so confused why your house is full of 'miniature suns' at what it knows should be night time.
Keep your room temperature slightly on the cooler side and set up your sleeping arrangements in a way that you feel physically and psychologically comfortable with.
Invest in quality mattresses, bedding and sleeping quarters.
After all its where you spend at least a quarter of your life.
Do not underestimate the power of well chosen bedding, for luxury and comfort as well as cleanliness and immune balance. Any environmental irritants such as harsh chemicals and perfumes for the chemically sensitive, or dust, dust mites and pet dander etc. for the allergically sensitive, will interfere with quality sleep.
This is because Histamine (the chemical we commonly release in response to things the body feels it needs to wash away or defend from) is also 'neurostimulatory' (i.e. good luck getting any restful sleep, which requires a calm nervous system, when there's loads of this stimulating stuff running around your system).
Supporting various biochemical processes in the body (such as balancing methylation and oxidation), and of course minimising exposure to the source of any known allergens such as through room/bedding cleaning regimes, will help minimise Histamine levels. This is also one of the reasons why anti-histmaine medications can be so sedating, and are a common choice among those who have compromised sleep for these reasons. If you are known to be allergic to any household/environmental allergens then moisture sealed, hypoallergenic bedding, pillowcase and mattress covers can be just the kind of 'luxury' you deserve.
After all keeping oral/nasal airway passages is quite important for promoting healthy oxygenation during sleep (as in those requiring CPAP). So those with allergies may find it just as important to address these factors, most likely with the assistance of a qualified health professional trained in nutritional and environmental medicine, if they would like to wake rested, (whether they snore or not).
For the sake of your circadian sleep-wake cycle it can be better not to confuse your body by sleeping during the day and potentially interfering with your night time sleep — especially if you're struggling with insomnia or poor sleep quality.
We are all different however, and have individual needs, life stages, occupations and circumstances to contend with. So if you are someone that is going to make a habit of regularly napping during the day, try to limit yourself to about 10 to 20 minutes max at a time.
If you are a night-shift worker, you will have to keep your window coverings closed from light during the day and keep to as regular a schedule as possible to simulate your own unique sleep-wake cycle to achieve all of the above.
Don't over-eat nor under-eat before bed. Both will disturb you sleep.
Overeating can be physically uncomfortable, especially when lying down.
Overdrinking before bed will likely lead to disruptive middle-of-the-night trips to the toilet.
Contrary to popular opinion, alcohol is a stimulant and whilst it may appear to aid in 'nodding you off' as your body attempts to metabolise it, it will invariably disturb your sleep by waking you up again only a few hours later (usually the middle hours) or leaving you feeling unrefreshed on waking due to poor sleep depth/quality.
Nicotine and caffeine also act as stimulants, with effects that can take hours to wear off and can therefore also wreak havoc on any attempts for quality sleep.
Undereating, believe it or not, can act also as a 'stimulant', in the sense that when your body starts to suffer from hypoglycemia and is unable to raise sufficient blood glucose levels from your glycogen stores (a problem exacerbated for many reasons), it can only rely on your adrenal glands and the Cortisol they produce, to get the job done (i.e. mobilise some glucose to keep all your body systems humming). However in the process, Cortisol, being the primary 'stress hormone' in the body, opposes Melatonin, the primary sleep hormone in the body, and so you can kiss any ideas of a restful night's sleep goodbye.
Extra Tip: For this reason it can be a good idea to include a moderate amount of slow release (fibrous) carbohydrates in your evening meal (even if you adhere to a lower carbohydrate lifestyle the rest of the time) – contrary to common generic advice, you do not have to gain weight doing this, in fact it can actually assist you in losing weight if it occurs within a comprehensively tailored lifestyle, for those that need to do so in order to sleep properly. So consult a clinical nutritionist trained in personalised or functional medicine if you would like some assistance in achieving this for yourself.
Remember, your 'eat cycle' is connected to your 'sleep cycle'. So in the name of balanced hormones and a well tuned circadian system, it can be important not to establish chaos as the 'norm' in your body's eating schedule if you expect to also enjoy quality sleep.
Note: 'Intermittent fasting' and other occasional or therapeutic dietary regimes and practices are excluded from this, some of which simply constitute merely another form of dietary variety. It is your baseline norm on most days (how you eat 'typically'), where you should adhere to a predictable pattern for your body to follow and become 'adapted to'. Whatever that may be, will differ between individuals, circumstances and goals.
Again, see a qualified nutritional professional if you would like to discuss this area of personalisation further.
Regular physical activity can promote the build up of Adenosine (from spent energy) in your body, which can make you drowsy, helping you to fall asleep faster and to enjoy deeper sleep. Timing is important, though. If you exercise too close to bedtime, you might end up being too energized to fall asleep at a time that is preferable to your circadian rhythm. If this seems to be an issue for you, exercise earlier in the day away from the last 2-3 hours of your day.
Note: Supplemental Adenosine is most likely to assist with sleep onset for this reason (via homeostatic mechanisms and the opposition of Adrenaline), whereas Melatonin support is more likely to assist with sleep duration (via circadian mechanisms and the opposition of Cortisol).
However, supplemental Adenosine is very short acting, and prone to the development of resistance. So given this, its cost and its poor availability, it is not recommended. Just get your exercise and enjoy this, amongst many of its innumerable benefits.
We all know the sleep we get after an active day outdoors.
If you agonise over falling asleep (whether you are or you aren't), you might find it even tougher to nod off. So incorporate into your ritual a sense of acceptance about your day, and a reminder that tomorrow doesn't exist yet.
Manage stress – When you have too much to do — and too much to think about — your sleep is invariably going to suffer. To help restore your peace, consider healthy ways to manage stress. Start with the basics, such as getting organized, setting priorities and delegating tasks. Give yourself permission to take a break when you need one. Share your thoughts and experiences, or just a good laugh, with someone close to you.
Journal/Write it down – Any last minute thoughts that come to mind can be easiest to let go of once they have been captured on paper. So keep a pen and paper by your bed for any last minute thoughts that will allow you to clear your mind.
No 10. – Flexible Work Start Times?
Recent research by the Sleep Research Society has shown that many modern workers are sacrificing sleep for work hours and long commutes. Flexible work start times has therefore been proposed by the researchers as one solution to reducing chronic sleep loss.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 30 percent of (employed) adults are regular 'short sleepers' (regularly sleeping 6 hours or less per night).
Whilst the American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends that adults get about 7 to 9 hours of nightly sleep for optimal health, productivity and daytime alertness.
The highest odds of being a 'short sleeper' has been found among adults working multiple jobs, (being 61 percent more likely than others to report sleeping 6 hours or less on weekdays).
Perhaps unsurprisingly, those who are unemployed or retired have been shown to obtain significantly more sleep (and are much less likely to be short sleepers).
Which is interesting because it has also recently been found by the University of Waterloo that commuting is also linked to 'lower life satisfaction'.
i.e. the more time you spend getting to and from work, the less likely you are to be satisfied with life.
The research showed that for every hour that work (or class) started later in the morning, total sleep time increased by approximately 20 minutes.
Self-employed respondents with more flexible work times also obtained significantly more sleep than private sector employees and were 17 percent less likely to be a short sleeper.
Something to take to your boss perhaps?
Extra Tip: Know when to see a health professional for further support.
Nearly everyone has an occasional sleepless night — but if you often have trouble sleeping, it may be advisable to consult your chosen health professional. Identifying and treating any underlying causes may help you get the better quantity and quality of sleep you deserve.


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COURTESY VISIT BY THE WEST AFRICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS, FACULTY OF PSYCHIATRY
On Tuesday, 13 October, 2020 the Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Professor Olayinka Olusola Omigbodun FAS, FNAMed received a delegation of the Faculty of Psychiatry of the West African College of Physicians (WACP) led by Professor Roger Makanjuola, the Internal Assessor at the ongoing professional examination of the Faculty being held at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
The President of the Faculty, Professor Taiwo Lateef Sheikh introduced members of the delegation while he also stated the purpose of the visit. Prof. Sheikh said that the delegation decided to pay a courtesy call on the Provost to congratulate her for her recent election and appointment by the Governing Council of University of Ibadan as the 12th and first female Provost of the College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, a position she assumed on 1 August, 2020.
Professor Roger Makanjuola applauded the Provost for her exemplary style of leadership which has continually projected the image of WACP over the years, particularly in the Faculty of Psychiatry. Professor Makanjuola pointed out that Prof. Omigbodun who had previously served as Chief Examiner in the Faculty, has contributed immensely to the development of the Faculty and that she is a vibrant member of the Professional body.
In her response, the Provost expressed her unreserved delight towards the honour bestowed on her by the delegation. She particularly recognised Professor Roger Makanjuola whom she described as a distinguished member of the Faculty as well as an icon and a dependable repos log in Psychiatry and Mental Health Sciences. The Provost also recognised the presence of other members of the delegation. In her comments, she pointed out some key areas that required focus and urgent attention which include:
● More works for the Psychiatrists in order to be duly recognised for accreditation purpose.
● Issue of brain drain to be holistically addressed by the Government.
The Deputy Provost, Prof. Fatai Adeniyi in his remarks expressed delight over his physical meeting with the leader of the delegation, Prof. Roger Makanjuola for the first time. He saluted his resilience for his roles at providing strong leadership, membership and training for WACP. While praying that he would live long to make more impact.
Also present during the visit were: Prof. Peter O. Ajiboye, Prof. James Obinda, Dr. Jubril Abdulmalik, Dr. Alfred B. Makanjuola, Dr. Emeka Nwefoh, Dr. Ndukuba Appolos, Dr. Chidozie Chukwujekum and Richard Uwakwe.