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Q: Type mismatch; found : Int(1) required: B I'm trying to extend the List class to give it some more streamlined way to compare the sizes, however I run into the error in the title...
Here's my code:
implicit class RichList[A, B](input: List[A]) {
  def >(that: List[B]): Boolean = input.size > that.size
  def <(that: List[B]): Boolean = input.size < that.size
}

The idea was that since all it does it compare the sizes of the lists, their types could be different and it wouldn't matter, however when I try to do this:
val test = List(1,2,3,4) < List(1,2,3,4,5)

I get the beforementioned error. If I remove B and set that to be of type List[A] it works fine, but then I wouldn't be able to use lists containing 2 different types...
Why is it that both A and B can't be the same type? Or am I missing something?
Edit: Ok I've found a solution to the error, which is rather simple:
implicit class RichList[A](input: List[A]) {
  def >[B](that: List[B]): Boolean = input.size > that.size
  def <[B](that: List[B]): Boolean = input.size < that.size
}

However my question still stands; why can't I do it the other way?

A: In your helper class you define the type B in the class initialization. But that type is unknown until the method > or < usage.
My solution would be this.
implicit class RichList[A](input: List[A]) {
  def >[B](that: List[B]): Boolean = input.size > that.size
  def <[B](that: List[B]): Boolean = input.size < that.size
}

Edit
Since you asked, why its not possible in other way, consider following example.
List(1,2,3) > List("1", "2")

We hope this will implicitly expand to (This wont happen)
new RichList[Int, B](List[Int](1,2,3)).>(List[String]("1", "2"))

But, type B is not resolved to String. Therefore, compiler neglects this implicit conversion, and gives a compilation error.


Practically heckled out of the ring at their boxing match, best friends Bobby and Ricky (Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn) are hardly your titans of the fights. In fact, they aren't much in the way of titans of anything. They're almost losers. Whenever Bobby gets ahead, Ricky's antics pull him back down -- never on purpose, he just doesn't know how to behave any better.
When Bobby gets kicked off his L.A. construction job, he pleads with minor crime boss Max (Peter Falk) to give him something better to do than smooth concrete and fistfight his buddies. And so the hijinks begin... as Bobby and Ricky head for New York in an unspecified role as heavies for some deal of Max's.


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Nick Masset Retires
By Steve Adams | July 11, 2016 at 3:16pm CDT
Veteran reliever Nick Masset, who has been pitching with the Nationals' Triple-A affiliate this season, has retired from baseball according to the International League transactions page. (MLBTR has confirmed that he is indeed retiring.)
Masset, 34, is a veteran of eight big league seasons, having spent time with the Reds, White Sox, Rangers, Rockies, Braves and Marlins at the Major League level. He retires with the distinction of having been traded for Ken Griffey Jr. (from the White Sox to the Reds). Masset was a reliable bullpen piece in Cincinnati from 2008-11 following that trade, pitching to a 3.07 ERA in a hitter-friendly setting and averaging 8.5 strikeouts and 3.5 walks per nine innings.
However, shoulder surgery in 2012 derailed his career, and he didn't get back on a big league mound again until 2014 as a member of the Rockies. Masset's final season in the Majors was split between the Marlins and Braves, when he posted a combined 4.68 ERA in 25 innings of work. A combination of age and the shoulder surgery had taken some toll on Masset's arm, as his fastball, which once averaged nearly 95 mph, instead averaged 92 mph in 2015. He recorded a 4.71 ERA in 28 2/3 innings at Triple-A this season, though the vast majority of the damage done against him has come in his past four appearances.
All told, Masset will retire with a 20-16 record, a 4.06 ERA, four saves and per-nine-inning averages of 7.6 strikeouts and 3.9 walks over the life of 403 innings as a Major Leaguer. Baseball Reference lists his career earnings at $9.455MM. MLBTR wishes Masset the best in his post-playing days.
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Before The Hunger Games, the Divergent Series, and The Maze Runner, there was the Parable of the Sower. Unlike today's dystopian novels, where there is a contest to be won or a large looming government that manipulates its people for sport, Parable of the Sower is a story of survival. Written in 1993 and set in 2024, the novel lacks the technological devices (literary and otherwise) that we see in dystopian stories today, which is a feature I appreciate and prefer. There are no gadgets to get one out of a tight spot.
Lauren Olamina is the daughter of a preacher, but what she comes to believe about God, creation, and human nature is unique to her. The world she lives in isn't compatible with her father's faith, a world broken down by erratic climate and global economic upheaval. The dwindling family survives by banding together with others to stay alive outside the city of Los Angeles.
When a fire ravages their compound, Lauren is forced to pack up and head north. She has a feeling about it – which is important since she is a sharer, or one who lives with hyper-empathy, and follows her gut instinct at every move. Believing she has the answer that will rebuild society, a vision for Earthseed, she and a group of travelers walk to northern California to take a chance on a new life. The journey is not without loss.
Normally I'm not interested in dystopian stories. There is enough pain and frustration in our current time. Why borrow troubles from tomorrow?
Yet, among the noise of stories like The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner is a dystopian story that makes you pause. Even Station Eleven, which I loved, has an air of indulgence to it. It's fiction, all the way, like the Handmaid's Tale, which was written not long after Octavia Butler started the Earthseed series. So far-fetched it will never be.
Parable of the Sower is deeper than all of these stories. It's raw and feels so real that I think, yes, we could do terrible things to each other in a state of panic.


Below is a partial feature list for NcFTPd. You can also jump to a specific section by selecting a category below.
If you've ever setup an FTP server before you'll be flabbergasted how easy NcFTPd is to setup. You can have the server up and running in less than ten minutes.
The anonymous FTP directory tree is simple to setup. Often, you don't need to do anything but make sure the directory exists because NcFTPd doesn't rely upon any files in the hierarchy.
The server can be configured to accept only anonymous users, only non-anonymous users, or allow both. This can be configured differently for each virtual domain, if you so choose.
If you don't want to offer shell access, you may find the Virtual Users feature helpful. This lets you have FTP-only accounts without having to worry about shell logins, mail, etc. It is also easy to require these users to be restricted to their home directory. These users do not require any special setup in their home directory -- no copies of system files, /bin/ls, etc. -- and no special hacks in your /etc/passwd file.
Users can retrieve whole directory trees using a TAR download feature, with optional Compress or GZIP compression. This is a convenience feature for users who don't want to download each file separately.
You can have NcFTPd enforce disk quotas for virtual users.
You can establish download (and upload) bandwidth limits, per-domain or per-virtual user.
You can create custom message files to present to a remote user when they change to a particular directory by simply creating a .message file in that directory.
Included with the package is the ncftpd_spy program which allows a site administrator to tell which users are currently logged on, and watch what they're doing.
The server implements the complete modern FTP command set, including support for passive data connections (PASV), remote file size (SIZE), and remote file time (MDTM), primitives, as well as support for file mode change (SITE CHMOD) and umask setting (SITE UMASK).
You can set the default umask for non-anonymous users. This is nice for use on an internal corporate network.
It's a piece of cake to fire up the server on a different port number.
Non-anonymous users can be restricted to their home directory. This prevents access to other users' files, as well as access to system files on the FTP server machine, such as /etc/passwd.
You can have Virtual Users in separate password database files, which can login for FTP only (and not be able to telnet, rlogin, or receive mail). By default, they are also restricted to their home directory.
You can turn off write permission for anonymous users in the server itself, instead of relying upon UNIX file-access permissions being set correctly. This prevents unwelcome use of your server as a drop off point for pirated software, pornographic material, etc.
You can prevent access to users whose remote port number is classified by UNIX as a restricted port number.
You can deny proxy users, whose data connections are to a different host than the host that the control connection originated upon.
Pathname filtering can be done so that files whose pathname contains non-printing characters cannot be created. Similarly, you can prevent .dotfiles from being created.
The built-in /bin/ls can be configured not to display real user or group names in listings. That way the FTP server doesn't give away any clues to which user names really exist on a system.
You can use TCP Wrappers to restrict which remote hosts have access to the server.
Safe coding methods were employed; It was written with the attitude that anything can happen. There should never be an instance where a buffer was overrun, an error ignored, etc. Security is not taken lightly -- the program is frequently regression tested and deliberately attempted to be made to break.
NcFTPd supports virtual-hosting, which is a catch-all phrase for other terms including multi-homing, multi-hosting, and virtual domains. It simply means you can run the server on one machine, but have it offer FTP service for more than one IP address or hostname.
It's super-easy to setup, yet very powerful.
Each virtual host can have its own welcome message, anonymous FTP directory tree, password authentication scheme, logins, user limit, log files, etc.
The server often doesn't need to spawn a child process for each new connection. Creating a new child process is a very expensive operation in terms of performance and overall system load.
It doesn't run from /etc/inetd which is a bottleneck for heavily-used systems.
The server caches directory contents for rapid re-use.
The server uses it's own built-in /bin/ls replacement. It does not need to spawn a child process to do a directory listing.
The server can use memory-mapped I/O for faster data transfers, or sendfile() optimization where available.
Does not do needless DNS lookups, which can slow down access to your server and overburden your nameserver.
Internet Service Providers have found that NcFTPd is a pleasure to use. Most of them don't need the performance, but in fact choose NcFTPd for its configurability and security.
In particular, the easy virtual-hosting, restricted virtual users, and extra security options are often reason enough to buy it.


It is not enough to dream you wish you could change things all around you and change the world. As believers in Christ, we have been given the most powerful resource any human can ever dream of having. Human Exceptionalism can only be understood and found by comprehending that we are created beings in the image and likeness of God and we not masters of all we are and what we do. We have a divine mission to make a difference in this world.
At the time of this broadcast, we are greatly saddened with heavy consternation to learn of the nine senseless deaths in a historic black church in Charleston, SC caused by a young shooter filled with hatred. The pastor of the church was among the victims. This incident is becoming all too common in America. Most people think it is about race or the growing sentiment of white supremacy, but it is far from that. Deep below the surface is the growing spiritual bankruptcy that America is facing from having chased God out of our lives choosing only to go through the motions of religion.
Whether people understand it or not they make gods of other people, and they pay dearly to keep them in a position of power. The area where this is the most obvious, and on a larger scale, is in civil government. How does God see this and what does He do about it?
When the Christian does not transform his or her life on a daily basis it can only go backwards and the results can never be good. There are many reasons as to the "why" a Christian does not go through the new life transformational process and never reaps the benefits of the new creation in Christ. When it comes down to the main reason I find it has to do with the individual reaction to the Word of God as the parable of the Sower, in three of the four Gospels, clearly explains.
The reason people never find fulfillment in their lives, including Christians, has to do with not fully being inwardly complete. For the one who has not reconciled with God through Jesus Christ in the born-again experience, the enormous inward emptiness grows with time reaching a level of deep hopelessness. Nothing can fully satisfy, and life becomes more and more shallow.


There is something so enjoyable – so soothing – about watching a wild-bird frolic in your backyard. That pleasure increases somewhat when the bird in question is a peach-faced lovebird. These delightful little birds are not only a pleasure to look at, but their curious antics make for enjoyable bird watching.
The peach-faced lovebird is an attractive little bird with its peach-colored facial plumage, green body feathers and bright blue tail feathers. The small bill, grey around the eye and diminutive size – a body length of roughly 17 or 18cms – round up the picture and give it a very cute appearance. This is the creature that has gotten many bird lovers in Arizona out into their gardens where they can enjoy watching them at their leisure. Why is that unusual? Because the peach-faced lovebird hails all the way from south-west Africa where it thrives in natural arid habitats such as the Namib Desert. How then, did these non-migratory birds get all the way from Africa to Arizona in the US where they are now commonly spotted splashing around in backyard garden fountains or snacking at bird feeders? Well, it seems they had a little help.
According to Greg Clark, the creator of the peach-faced lovebird spotting website and a coordinator for the nonprofit group called Wild at Heart, the wild bird populations of this species probably originate from large aviaries that existed in the area a few years back. The birds bred well in captivity and before long, large flocks of them were flourishing. The aviary owners decided to turn the birds loose, creating a strong and large enough population for them to continue to reproduce well in the wild. However the true key to success of these birds is the fact that they were released in an environment which suited them down to the bone. The hot, dry and dusty arid conditions found in Arizona were similar to the conditions they enjoyed back home and so the peach-faced lovebirds thrived where other birds, such as parakeets and cockatiels, have failed. The planting of a number of exotic plants in the area and the absence of natural predators has further contributed to their success. Normally the existence of such a species would be problematic, but it seems that the peach-faced lovebird isn't causing too many problems in its new habitat. In fact, its beautiful plumage and delightful behavior is catching the attention of non-bird watchers, drawing even more people to the wonders of nature. So, while authorities are keeping a strict eye on the little bird, it seems that for now, they are content to let them stay in their new home.


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2018/2019 English Premier League
Liverpool Liverpool LIV
Huddersfield Town Huddersfield Town HUD
Naby Keita (1')
Sadio Mané (23', 66')
Mohamed Salah (45'+1', 83')
Mane, Salah doubles see Liverpool past Huddersfield back into first in Premier League
Liverpool thrash Huddersfield to regain top spot (1:48)
Liverpool cantered past a feeble Huddersfield winning 5-0 at Anfield to return to the top of the Premier League. (1:48)
Liverpool returned to the top of the Premier League with a 5-0 demolition of relegated Huddersfield Town at Anfield on Friday night that left them on 91 points for the season.
Liverpool came into the match looking to reclaim top spot after Manchester City moved into first following a win over Manchester United on Wednesday, and they were in front seconds after the opening whistle when Naby Keita beat Jonas Lossl from a bad giveaway by the Huddersfield defence.
Keita's goal, which came in the 15th second of the match, set a new record for the fastest ever scored by Liverpool in the Premier League.
The hosts doubled their lead just past the 20-minute mark when Sadio Mane headed an Andrew Robertson cross in from the top of the six-yard box to make it 2-0.
Mohamed Salah made it 3-0 right before half-time, lofting a delicate volley over the keeper from a Trent Alexander-Arnold long ball for his league-leading 20th goal of the season.
The strike also made Salah the first African-born player to score 20 goals in consecutive seasons in the English top flight as Jurgen Klopp's team had the result done and dusted by the break.
"We are happy with the points we have and now we are focused on the next game. We have a mindset that works and we try to create problems for each opponent by working hard," Klopp said.
"It's obviously an outstanding group of players, who did well against a Huddersfield side who are much better than the result shows. They had proper counter-attacks so we needed to be patient and we scored wonderful goals."
Daniel Sturridge, in for the injured Roberto Firmino, looked to have made it 4-0 shortly after the restart when he turned home an Alexander-Arnold cross on a counter-attack, but the referee had the flag up for offside on the play.
Liverpool's fourth, and Mane's second, came shortly after though when the Senegal international backtracked to catch up to a Jordan Henderson ball into the box and head it past Lossl to extend the lead.
Klopp made two changes after the goal, giving Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain his first senior minutes since suffering a devastating knee injury against Roma in the Champions League one year ago and also bringing on Xherdan Shaqiri for the final 20 minutes.
Oxlade-Chamberlain nearly had a dream start to his return when Salah sprang him in the penalty area only for Lossl to stuff his close-range shot on the line and preserve the 4-0 scoreline, before Mane's effort at a third headed goal came crashing back off the post.
Salah made it five as full-time approached, weaving through the Huddersfield defence to be first to a Robertson square ball in front of goal and tap home to edge in front of teammate Mane in the race for the Golden Boot with 21 and 20 goals, respectively.
Robertson now has 11 assists on the season to become the first Premier League defender with double-digit assists in a season since Antonio Valencia did it for Man United in 2011-12.
The three points puts Liverpool on 91 for the season with two games to play, but they'll need Manchester City to drop points in one of their remaining three matches to have a chance at winning the Premier League for the first time since the 1989-90 season.
Burley: Stones is done at Man City
Craig Burley says John Stones needs a fresh start after a disastrous season at Manchester City.
Lampard 'will come under pressure' if Chelsea falter
Craig Burley says Frank Lampard should worry if Chelsea give Spurs or Man United a chance at fourth place.
Newcastle dent Chelsea's top four hopes
Isaac Hayden's stoppage time winner gives Newcastle a 1-0 win over Frank Lampard's Chelsea.
Wolves rally in second half against Southampton
Raul Jimenez's two second-half goals propel Wolves past Southampton 3-2.
Grealish earns Villa a priceless point vs. Brighton
Jack Grealish's late strike vs. Brighton sees Aston Villa rebound after their defeat to Man City.
Man City's defensive woes on display vs. Palace
Man City fall further behind Liverpool in the Premier League title race after their late draw with Palace.


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Our first guest on the show today is Erick Schenkel, author and executive director of The JESUS Film Project. He tells us about his new book, Everyone, Everywhere: Glimpses of God's Global Work Through People Like You. Kerby's next guest is Daniel Crane. Professor Crane will bring us information on his new book, "7 Books That Rocked the Church." And in the final hour Kerby will welcome Leslie Montgomery. She is the co-author of the biography, "The Faith of Mike Pence."
Host, Point of View Radio Talk Show
Kerby Anderson is the President of Probe Ministries and host of Point of View Radio Talk Show. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (government). He also serves as a visiting professor at Dallas Theological Seminary and has spoken on dozens of university campuses including University of Michigan, Vanderbilt University, Princeton University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Colorado…
Erick Schenkel
Author | Executive Director	- The JESUS Film Project
Erick Schenkel has served as executive director of Jesus Film Project® since 2012, bringing to this role a varied history of Christian service. After his graduation from Harvard College, Erick led a church-planting team that established a church and an elementary school in Arlington, Massachusetts. While leading this church, Erick earned two master's degrees and a Ph.D. from Harvard in the Study of Religion; his dissertation was published by Harvard University Press as The Rich Man and the Kingdom: John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the Protestant Establishment. While in graduate school, Erick and his wife, Elizabeth, developed a desire to live and work in the Muslim world. The Schenkels moved to Muslim Central Asia in 1996, where Erick worked in the fields of education and economic development for 11 years. While in Central Asia, they also worked as church planters alongside "JESUS" film teams, starting a Bible school and directing a movement of nationally led churches. Erick then served for five years as strategy director for North Africa, Middle East and Central Asia for Campus Crusade for Christ®.
Everyone, Everywhere: Glimpses of God's Global Work Through People Like You
God is at work around the globe. You'll find stories in these pages from every walk of life, and every corner, that bears this out. Amazing stories of the miraculous, and stories of the unassuming yet life-altering hand of God through His people.
In some respects, it is not a surprise that God is at work. What is a surprise is that God is at work through us, when He could choose to work alone. He invites you, and everyone, to partner with him, not just to do the work but to experience the success and joy that comes with taking a leap of faith.
As you read through this book, you will be both challenged and inspired by these stories. The hope is that you will see the world around you differently because God is at work in you. That is the exciting promise He offers—that you can participate in the most life-changing adventure you could ever experience, the story of His incredible love for Everyone, Everywhere.
Daniel Crane
Fredrick Paul Fruth Sr. Professor of Law	- University of Michigan Law School
Daniel A. Crane (BA, Wheaton College; JD, University of Chicago) is the Fredrick Paul Fruth Sr. Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School and a frequent contributor on legal issues in national news media. Besides multiple scholarly articles and books, he is also the author of Girl with the Egg Basket.
7 Books That Rocked the Church
7 Books That Rocked the Church, by Daniel Crane, explores controversial books throughout history that the Christian church has famously disavowed--and asks the question why?
Engagingly written and thoughtfully researched, this book explores what the "fuss" was all about with books ranging in date from the second century after Christ to more contemporary authors. Books by Karl Marx, Charles Darwin, Galileo Galilei, and many others profoundly upset the church by calling into question foundational Christian doctrines or beliefs. Most of the books discussed here were banned at some time by Christian authorities.
The author's aim is to challenge Christians to respond critically but open-mindedly to books that oppose a Christian worldview.
Leslie Montgomery
Author | Ghost Writer | Founder	- Yeshu'a Ministries
Leslie Montgomery is the author and ghostwriter of over a dozen books. She is best known for writing the spiritual biography, The Faith of Condoleezza Rice, when Rice was serving our nation as Secretary of State in the George W. Bush administration. Leslie has been a writer for Focus on the Family for over twenty years and is the former Director of Publications for the American Association of Christian Counselors.
Leslie is also the founder of Yeshu'a Ministries, with the goal of helping people gain a better and closer relationship with the Lord through her writing, speaking, and teaching ministry. She has traveled to churches and conferences around the world through her evangelical ministry, sharing the Word of God.
Leslie has four children and six grandchildren. She resides in Boise, Idaho.
The Faith of Mike Pence
The Faith of Mike Pence is a powerful account of one of the most conservative vice presidents in American history, with exclusive interviews and insightful commentary from friends, family, and colleagues. It is a serious and moving reflection about one of America's most admired and respected politicians.
What's Next on Impeachment?
By: Scott Wong - thehill.com - January 13, 2020 Senate GOP leaders say opening arguments in the impeachment trial for President Trump will likely kick off early next week. But several procedural steps need to happen before …


I'm finally back in action after being away on holiday and being sick. I wanted to give a quick review to a new product I've been using for the past twelve days, while I was away. A lot of bloggers lately have been chatting about Lancome's new Energie De Vie range, so I figured I'd give it a go! I purchased the Smoothing & Glow Boosting Liquid Care. I'm liking it so much that I am putting in an order for the Overnight Recovery Sleeping Mask as well!
I was a bit skeptical at first, because I always had an idea in my head that Lancome products were for the "moms" out there. Sorry, hope that is okay to post 😉 I never felt like I wanted to invest in 'wrinkle serums' and 'anti-aging products,' but I'm so glad I did. I'll keep you posted on the Overnight Recovery Mask once it arrives!


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West Brom Basketball Club looking forward to season following summer of change
By Luke Hatfield | Grassroots | Published: Sep 11, 2018
West Brom Basketball Club have been handed the league opening fixture for the upcoming West Midlands Premier Division - as they travel to MLC on September 23.
West Brom Basketball Club got their first win of pre-season against Spartans (Photo: Tyrone Lewis)
The Black Country side will take on their first opponents of the new season after a summer of change at the club, seeing a host of new faces sign up for the campaign.
Those new arrivals will help balance against the loss of forward Michal Banczer, who has departed the club ahead of their pre-season preparations.
Meanwhile, a new head coach has been placed in charge of the men's team, as they look to build on their first campaign in the top flight, which eventually saw them exit the play-offs to eventual champions Birmingham Mets.
Following the league opener, West Brom will host their first game at their new home at West Brom Leisure Centre against old foes Lordswood, before games against the Mets and promoted side Broadway Casino take precedent.
Director of Basketball Liam Sheridan admitted it's a tough opening schedule, but believes his new-look side can perform and improve on their showings last season.
"The Premier division this season looks incredibly tough, we'll have to bring our A-game for every fixture." he said.
"We have a tough start with the likes of Birmingham Mets and Lordswood in two of our first three games, but we've had a great pre-season so far and should be prepared to compete with the best of the best this year.
"I think we'll get a feel for our goals once we have a couple of games under our belt, but with the strength and depth we have we should do well."
The departure of Banczer would be considered quite a blow for the side, but the arrival of new Men's head coach Tim Rudge, along with numerous summer signings, has got the team excited about their prospects.
The side have also retained the services of a number of key players from the previous campaign too, with a majority of the side's stars all signing up for another season.
Sheridan believes that their mixture of experience along with the talented new acquisitions should make for an exciting prospect.
"Despite losing one of our best players in Michal, I think we've really strengthened well ahead of what we hope will be a strong campaign." he said.
"We have really added some key players, and I'm obviously extremely pleased to see plenty of the other guys from last season returning too."
"I'm delighted to have Tim involved. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience having played and coached at a professional level.
"I'm eager to learn new things from working alongside him from a coaching standpoint and I can't wait to see the players show his teachings on-court."
West Brom will take on two pre-season opponents this week, first facing Rugeley Raptors on Thursday September 13, before hosting Frankley Falcons a day later.
The Black Country side secured their first pre-season win last Sunday, in which they bettered Spartans by just three points 68-65 in a frenetic finish.
By Luke Hatfield
@LHatfield_Star
Digital Sports Journalist with the Express & Star and Shropshire Star.
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HOT temperatures and low humidity will drive very high fire danger ratings across the Darling Downs and Granite Belt districts this weekend.
After days of intense bush fires which closed major highways and lit up river banks, firefighter authorities are urging all landholders and residents to be vigilant during the heightened fire danger conditions.
Fire crews battled to contain a vegetation fire which broke out on the banks of the Balonne River at St George late Thursday night.
In the Lockyer Valley, multiple fire crews monitored a large bushfire at Grantham which tore through several hectares and forced the Warrego Highway to close to all traffic on Thursday.
The fire, which was contained to one property but did jump the highway, is believed to have been started by a stray welder spark on the property.
Rural Fire Service South West acting regional manager Tim Chittenden said extra caution was needed if any hot work such as welding or grinding was being done this weekend.
"With the general state of the grass and fuels, everything is dry," he said.
"Saturday in the Darling Downs and Granite Belt will have very high fire dangers, particularly Saturday afternoon.
"It will be very high again on Sunday as the temperatures are up in the high 20s and we've got very low humidity."
While a fire ban has not been enforced, Mr Chittenden said extra precautions were needed when working on properties to prevent fires, or measures on hand to act quickly should one start.


A new website for Centre for Stories is in the works here at Super Minimal.. such an inspiring and interesting project to be working on.
The Centre is a place where stories are told, shared, and kept. They also run workshops and events where people from all walks of life can learn the craft of storytelling.
Who doesn't have a story to share?


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Ayurveda – Traditional Eastern Medicine Rising In The West
by admin February 21, 2018
Ayurveda, a Sanskrit word that actually signifies, "The exploration of life," has been the noticeable type of restorative practice in India for more than 5,000 years. In the previous two decades, Ayurveda has been rapidly picking up in prominence and practice in the United States, maybe because of its establishments in all encompassing wellbeing and its point of view on every person as an extraordinary element. How about we investigate a portion of the principles of Ayurveda and comprehend why this old restorative practice is picking up conspicuousness in the West.
The act of Ayurvedic medication has its roots in the Vedic writings of old India. These 5.000 year-old writings concentrate on three essential regions of wellbeing that even today make Ayurveda remarkable:
1) mending diseases,
2) averting maladies, and
3) advancing restoration and life span.
The establishment of Ayurveda is that through comprehension ourselves, our general surroundings and how these interrelate, we can avert sickness in any organ framework, and carry on with a long sound life in equalization with nature. In contrast with Allopathic Medicine which prevails in the United States, Allopathy is principally in light of treatment of a current sickness by recognizing indications, arranging them, and afterward giving what is the most generally utilized treatment, frequently pharmaceutical solutions. One can as of now guess that Ayurveda is finding a home in western society because of an accentuation on avoidance and treating the individual and their side effects on a more all encompassing level.
Moreover, Ayurveda can be conceptualized as a type of Integrative Medicine, one that trusts the psyche and the body impact one another in significant courses in every person. Ayurveda further declares that the brain and body not just influence one another, they are really one element acting in show, paralleling the idea that particular occasions in nature influence the whole environment, and in the end the living beings living inside of it. Along these lines, in Ayurveda if there is a lopsidedness in the brain or body, 'dis-straightforwardness' is communicated through specific side effects and organ frameworks.
Extending this to treatment, Ayurveda should consequently concentrate on adjusting the whole individual, their brain, body and soul, keeping in mind the end goal to overcome malady. Way of life intercessions and normal treatments are at the center of Ayurveda for ailment counteractive action and treatment of existing infection states. Techniques, for example, reflection, yoga, and representation help with reinforcing the psyche, while eating regimen and way of life decisions are analyzed nearly. As opposed to the pharmaceutical center that prevails Allopathic Medicine, home grown arrangements have been utilized for a large number of years as a part of Ayurvedic Medicine.
Because of Ayurveda's long history, different research facility and clinical studies exist on its pharmacopeia of plant treatments. Gainful impacts have been concentrated on for counteracting and treating certain growths, treating irresistible infection, diabetes, advancing wellbeing, and treating maturing. Components fundamental these impacts might incorporate free-radical rummaging impacts, insusceptible framework tweak, cerebrum neurotransmitter balance, and hormonal impacts. The Western exploration writing base is developing concerning the physiological impacts of thoughtful systems and yoga stances. Distributed studies have reported diminishments in danger elements for cardiovascular illness, including cholesterol, hypertension, and response to push, in people who hone Ayurvedic strategies.
In addition, another Ayurvedic reason arrives can be no security of emotional wellness without the same in physical wellbeing, and the other way around. Inside of Ayurveda, manifestations and sicknesses that could be sorted as mental considerations or clutters are pretty much as critical as those of the physical body. Both are conceptualized as because of awkward nature inside of a man, and both are dealt with by restoring the normal adjust rationally and physically. In Ayurveda, your whole life and way of life must be acting in show before you can appreciate genuine prosperity. The emphasis on way of life decisions is one that is accepting less consideration in Allopathic Medicine, likely another reason Ayurveda is picking up fame in the West.
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Jimmy Carter has Been Admitted to a Hospital
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A few weeks ago I received an e-Mail from a German server hosting company. They told me about their completely renewed product range which now has the best cost-benefit ratio in the world. I remember that I got in contact with them years ago but then decided to rent my server from another provider.
OK, the e-Mail sounded extremely marketing oriented and so does their website.
But since the offerings looked quite reasonable I decided to give them a chance and replied with a list of technical questions.
One of them was about the size of the IPv6 subnet they are going to assign me. I was a bit confused that I couldn't find anything about IPv6 at all on their website.
Indeed we do not YET offer IPv6 but it is already on our road map. This means it will be realized for you in the very near future.
It's obvious what that means.
I didn't answer back and haven't heard from them, either. No, not quite. In fact I received another generated mail informing me that my very special and not transferable offer will only last until end of October. It seems the only thing they really renewed was their marketing department.
I wonder what's going to happen in the next months and years. I suspect this is not the only provider ignoring IPv6.
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Q: how to access the content of the "Comments" column from the fiddler script? It is possible to comment a session by associating it a text in fiddler. The comment is shown in the "Comments" column. Is there a way to get access to this text from the fiddler script?

A: The comments column can be accessed via the session flag named ui-comments.
Adding this in OnBeforeResponse method of the script would append the Time To Last Byte to any other comments:
oSession["ui-comments"] = oSession["ui-comments"] + oSession.oResponse.iTTLB;
Note that you could also add a completely new column using BindUIColumn by placing the following method in the script file.
public static BindUIColumn("Response Time", 100)
    function ResponseTime(os: Session)
    {
        return os.oResponse.iTTLB + "ms";
    }

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Posts Tagged With: Keo Keang
Posted on November 4, 2013 by Betty Londergan
The first time I was in Cambodia, in 2005, I disliked it intensely. It was the end of the dry season and the land was parched and brown, as if nothing had ever lived there. My friend Martha and I stayed in a fancy tourist hotel and went outside the resort only to visit the famous temples of Angkor Wat. The heat was so intense, and the beggars & cripples in the streets so aggressive, it sapped my interest in seeing the countryside or meeting the people. Despite the wonders of the temples, it was an unpleasant experience overall, and I never wanted to go back.
Pretty much my tourista view of Cambodia, the first time.
However, when I went to Cambodia with Heifer last year, it was an entirely different experience. (And this is why you should never hold on to prejudices about countries you've only visited briefly — or in an utterly touristy fashion.)
For starters, I met the people I really wanted to get to know. And then there was the fact that everything – and I mean EVERY single living thing– in the countryside was bathed in green. And water. Cambodia is geographically shaped like a bowl, so in the rainy season, water collects in the center and seeps out everywhere. The rice paddies were swollen with their watery harvest…
…and children everywhere along the road were splashing happily and joyfully in the ubiquitous ponds. I got to really talk to the people I met in the villages, and understand some of their tragic history on a deeply personal level.
Pream Sui, survivor of a forced marriage to a Khmer Rouge soldier – and beautiful grandmother.
I saw the work Heifer was doing to mend communities, bring people together to work alongside each other, and heal ancient rivalries with the amazing gift of animals .
A flock of guinea fowl.
And I came to adore Heifer's country director, Keo Keang, who traveled with me every day to the villages and towns where Heifer works – and had her own horrific tale of tragedy from the Khmer Rouge days, when her father and sister were murdered.
Despite the severe difficulties this country faces in overcoming its genocidal past, poverty-ridden present, and dubious future, I met so many people filled with a gorgeous spirit of optimism and hope.
Kuhl Samon, mother of 11, and wife of Chin Chhil, an amputee in the Khmer Rouge civil war.
And believe me when I tell you, nothing can make you love a country more than that. For a look back at my Cambodia posts (and they're really GOOD!) ..
https://heifer12x12.com/2012/10/16/haunting-cambodia/
https://heifer12x12.com/2012/10/22/a-song-of-reconciliation/
https://heifer12x12.com/2012/10/25/under-water-but-not-overcome/
https://heifer12x12.com/2012/10/29/i-was-married-to-the-khmer-rouge/
Categories: Agriculture, Animals, Cambodia, Heifer International, Photography, Travel	| Tags: Angkor Wat, Cambodia, Cambodia today, Cambodian genocide, Cambodian People's Party, Heifer International, Keo Keang, Khmer Rouge	| 10 Comments
A song of reconciliation.
Posted on October 22, 2012 by Betty Londergan
It's difficult for an outsider to fathom the profound repercussions of the genocide in Cambodia, or how pervasively it has affected that country.
Even Keo Keang, Heifer Cambodia's adorable country director, was not spared; her father was murdered by the Khmer Rouge in 1977, and her 15-year old sister taken from their house and killed in 1978 – for the crime of being educated.
Heifer Cambodia's Country Director, Keo Keang, in now happier days.
After those murders, KK was separated from her mother at the age of 8 and placed in a children's camp, working 20 hours a day digging irrigation canals, with the clothes on her back and not a blanket or piece of soap to her name. That lasted 2 years. As she told me about the grief and deprivation of that time, her sweet face contorted into a mask of agony … in this land that is 90% Buddhist, she saw people slaughtered in the pagoda temples and monks being shot. KK's personal stories are not unique; almost everyone in Cambodia over the age of 30 shares those same terrible memories of beloved family murdered, unbearable violence, and unrelenting terror.
Some scars you can see, like this one from a landmine; other scars are hidden.
But beyond the fear is the way of life Cambodian people learned over years of oppression: to trust no one and talk to no one, to care only about yourself, and to put your head down and simply endure. Which is why Heifer's projects in Cambodia can be so transformative; one of the cornerstones of all Heifer programs is Sharing & Caring for others, something people in Cambodia have to relearn in the face of so much betrayal.
Chin Chhil & Seng Som.
We traveled to Pursat Province – over a river that was choked with bodies during the genocide- to meet two former soldiers who'd lost limbs in the conflict (which lasted here in the nearby mountains until the bitter end in 1998). Chin Chhil, a former government soldier and devoted father of 11, lost his leg above the knee in 1987 and can't wear a prosthesis, greatly impairing his ability to provide for himself and his family. Seng Som, former Khmer Rouge, is father of 5 and lost his leg below the knee. In 2010, Chhil received a water buffalo from Som in a passing on the gift ceremony (an asset worth about $1000) and now the two are close as brothers.
Both men went to war in their teens. Chhil's father and two brothers had been murdered by the Khmer Rouge and he wanted revenge, so at 18, he joined the government forces. Som joined the Khmer Rouge in 1979 at the age of 17 when Vietnam invaded Cambodia, fearing his family would be slaughtered by the government in retaliation. Som fled to the mountainous borders with the Khmer Rouge, dug in, and fought for 19 long years before amnesty was finally declared in this area. When Som returned home, he learned that all six of his brothers and sisters had been killed –whether at the hands of the government or the Khmer Rouge, he never knew.
Both men are farmers and fathers now – and eager to leave the past behind. Heifer's project, in conjunction with a local Disability Development Service Program, is helping them do just that. Working in Pteah Rong, one of the poorest communities in Pursat, the program includes almost all 200 families in the village, and already over 100 water buffalo and cattle have been given to farmers organized in Self Help Groups, and passed on to other disabled members.
49 year-old Kuhl Samon, mother of 11 (!!) and her husband Chhil.
With 11 children to feed (only 7 still live at home), Chhil and his wife Samon work the fields with the help of their sons and their Heifer water buffalo (Chhil is not strong enough to farm alone). They raise rice and peanuts, have a flock of 100 chickens, and use income from their animals to send their beautiful children to school.
The next generations – free of war! (Chhil's youngest daughter and grandson)
Som's children are mostly grown but he farms and raises animals, still plays volleyball, and as Chhil was quick to tell me, is "very strong" and came in third in the town races.
If the only way to deal with a traumatic past is to create a hopeful future, these two men who may well have looked across a battlefield at each other now have a different vision. They break bread with each other, their children play together, and they work side by side to care for the animals that sustain them.
A beautiful lunch we shared.
"The advantage of working together is that we can forget the past," Som says. "If you have a problem, I will help you. If you have a need, I will share with you. We've learned a new way to live."
Categories: Agriculture, Cambodia, Photography, Poverty, Travel	| Tags: Aftermath of genocide, Chin Chhil, Disability's Development Service Program, Keo Keang, Khmer Rouge, Khul Samon, Landmines, Pteah Rong, Pursat Province, Self-Help Groups, Seng Som, Water buffalo	| 21 Comments
Ducking the big issues.
On my first day in Cambodia, we traveled to Battambang Province (loved saying that word) in the northwest region of the country. Except for the low bottom land that was almost entirely under water, everything in Battambang was high: poverty, illiteracy, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, child malnutrition – as well as somehow, miraculously, the spirits of the women in Roka Village.
Heifer started a project here in October, 2009 with 9 self-help groups for women, and these ladies got right down to business. In a mere two years, they received 175 pigs, 1503 poultry, 5100 fingerling fish and 710 trees. They formed a project management committee and began saving funds ($5,641 to date.) And they inspired 8 more Self Help Groups to form in the community, passed on two generations of animals to other women, and increased women's average income from 7000 R/day (less than $2) to 12,000 (that's a whopping 70% bump).
2 chubby Roka pigs, waiting to be Passed On to another needy family.
Along the way, Heifer's Roka project gave women like Chou Sarom a whole new lease on life – and that's not mere quackery. In the neat house she shares with another family, in the shadow of a pagoda, Chou and her husband and four children (ages 24, 22, 21 and 10) have become duck raisers extraordinaire. Two years ago, Chou joined the group and received 12 ducks from a Self Help Group in another village. She'd never raised ducks (it's more of a Vietnamese custom) but was determined to learn.
"I wanted to develop myself and become more independent," Chou says, "so I went to all the trainings with our Community Animal Health Worker – and brought my whole family with me. "(Heifer trains four CAHW, one from each village to teach animal husbandry to the participants.)
Chou and her children quickly learned the tricks of the duck trade: how to bring males and females quickly together–then separate them for optimal egg-laying. How to make a nice clean nest with rice husks. What ducks love to eat.. banana skins and rice bran. And how to keep the ducks nice, fat and clean, as Chou put it.
"I'm so happy that my ducks are really healthy, I sometimes just stand there and admire them," Chou laughs. "My young son doesn't even want to sell our ducks, they're so cute – and if somebody buys them and doesn't take care of them, he'll go to their houses and tell them how to take better care of them."
From her original gift of 12 ducks, Chou has passed on 12, sold thousands of eggs, and raised hundreds of ducks, chickens and guinea fowl – which she's delighted to report lay 40 eggs after mating. The ducklings can be raised as fattening ducks (a 4-kilo male will bring $2.50) or the eggs can be sold for about 12 cents each, and Chou sells almost 200 eggs a month. ("I make income almost every day!" she says proudly.) Her husband, who also helps raise the ducks, wants to expand the business so right now they are building a bigger home for their duck brood.
Chou and her brood.
To say Chou is happy and proud of her capabilities is a serious understatement. She's taken all the trainings to heart, and loves to talk about her achievements, tugging us into her home garden to admire her organic produce and fruit trees (she's done a market analysis and is planting the most desirable mango), telling us that her son has followed her saving example and learned to save from the small allowance she's given him – but he saves twice as much as she suggested so his nest egg has really grown. And most importantly, how hopeful she is for the future.
"I used to worry that there was no future here – but now I have one child who has finished university, I know I can make money, and I see all the neighbors working together."
I saw that, too.
It looks small but it feels huge!
As we were leaving Roka, we stopped at the new women's cooperative that the Self-Help Groups have built with their own savings. Here, members can buy seeds and fertilizer at far lower prices, aggregate their buying/selling power, and practice solidarity with other women farmers. The women were building the whole structure themselves but still had to raise $100 to finish the concrete floor. KK, Heifer's country director, and I donated $50 – and their joy was so great, you would have thought we'd given a million.
The beautiful face of determination: lovely Son Sinath of the Roka Agricultural Women's Cooperative.*
If you could have seen the enthusiasm, hope and triumph on their faces as we drove away, it was almost as if we had.
* You can read more about Son Sinath's inspiring story by clicking here.
Categories: Animals, Cambodia, Farming, Food, Heifer International, Inspiration, Photography, Poverty, Travel, Women	| Tags: Battambang Province, Chou Sarom, Co-operatives in Cambodia, Guinea fowl, Home gardens, Keo Keang, Mangos, Northwest Cambodia, Raising ducks, Roka Village, Self-Help Groups, Women farmers	| 29 Comments


CARVALHO, J. C.; EKSTRAND, K. R.; THYLSTRUP, A.
The occlusal surfaces of partly and fully erupted first right permanent molars were examined with respect to the occurrence and distribution of plaque and dental caries in a group of 57 six- to eight-year-old children. The children were classified into four groups ranging from one tooth partially erupted to full occlusion. Occlusal plaque was recorded at two levels of examination: (1) visible plaque and (2) detailed mapping by means of a plaque detector system. Dental caries was recorded after professional cleaning. The recording of plaque was repeated after 48 hr without oral hygiene. The findings showed a significant reduction in the easily detectable plaque in fully erupted teeth, compared with the three groups representing partly erupted teeth. The detailed mapping of plaque showed a clear pattern of preferential locations related to the macromorphology of the occlusal surfaces, and revealed reduction in the frequency of thick plaque accumulation in the fully erupted teeth. The proportion of active lesions was reduced in fully erupted teeth, and arrested lesions were mainly observed in the same group. This indicated that erupting teeth are more likely to develop dental caries, due to favorable conditions for plaque accumulation. Functional usage of teeth in addition to improved access for toothbrushing promoted arrestment of lesions initiated during eruption.


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Emperor Ganishka (ガニシュカ大帝) was the supreme monarch of the Kushan Empire, based both visually and spiritually on the Indian kingdoms of old. He was one of two brothers, sons of the past king, and as a child he witnessed his mother poisoning his brother, as she favored him over the other. His father was assassinated soon after, and he became ruthless and paranoid as a mean to survive the constant backstabbings, allegiance shifts and treachery of the courts of his kingdom. After becoming king, he waged wars continuously, establishing himself as a ruthless warlord and a powerful leader. Nevertheless, he took a woman from another country as a wife, who bore him a son which, ironically, tried to have him assassinated. It was in his desperate grasp for life that Ganishka became an Apostle, thanks to a Behelit donated to him by a fakir who later became one of his confidants and sorcerers.
An imposing and intimidating man with a large black beard which concealed an innaturally large and menacing grin, he was the one who managed to make the Kushans rise again into a powerful empire after years of struggles. However, while other monarchs, like the king of the Midlands, ruled their kingdoms through politics and were lauded by their people, Ganishka enforced a domain of terror. He was an uncommonly brutal man who, while praised for giving prosperity to the Kushans, was also loathed and especially feared, even by the ruthless Bākiraka, exiled assassins led by Silat, due to his exceptional cruelty.
In his apostle form, Ganishka transforms into a towering humanoid shaped cloud; thus making him immune to physical attack and allowing him to hurl lightning at his enemies. However, Schierke figured out his weak spot was right between the eyes, the location of the astral core body that is vulnerable to weapons with strong spiritual presence, such as Guts' Dragonslayer. Griffith later exploited another weakness he had in his mist-like form, that of how his body can simply be scattered by the wind. An uncommonly powerful sorcerer, he was said to be invincible and set himself aside from the other Apostles in that he didn't seek Griffith, instead making him his most hated enemy, declaring himself to be Emperor of all. He had his sorcerers, notably Daiba, the same fakir which gave him the Behelith long before, build a massive monstrosity from Apostles' bodies sewn together, so as to create his own army of monsters and beasts through the abomination, and his sorcery allowed him to create a gigantic avatar of himself made of lightning.
Having conquered Midland following the King's death, Ganishka sees himself as the rightful ruler of the world and thus rejects Griffith's claim as leader of the inhumans. After turning Wyndham, the capital of the Midlands, into his demonic base, he covered the city with dead bodies, heads, piles of skin, and viscera, turning it into a city of horrors filled with monstrous beasts and perpetually covered by mist. Ganishka next turned his attention to the Holy See's stronghold of Vritanis; but his forces were driven off and thus Ganishka struck a deal with Griffith for a final battle in Wyndham. He then returned to his capital to perform a ritual described as "An Artificial Behelit" involving the absorption of the strength and lives of everyone nearby in order to "Transcend the Apostles" and reincarnate as a being far superior to what it formerly was.
However, he grossly overestimated himself: not only was his avatar defeated numerous times, namely by Guts and Zodd (whose combined strength managed to actually wound the Emperor through his apparition) and then by Griffith, who dissolved it with little to no effort, but in the mere presence of the Hawk, Ganishka was completely overwhelmed and humiliated. Driven by anger and fear, now aware of Griffith's power, he entered the monstrous organic factory of monsters he had Daiba build, and emerged a withering, horrifying creature as massive as a mountain, so large that its head is well above the clouds, and a single footstep can crush hundreds of soldiers. Dozens of writhing tentacles extend from his shoulders, and he is able to rain down explosive fire from above. However, having absorbed so many souls and having attained such power, he no longer seemed capable of clear, rational thought, daring the Hawk to challenge him now that he too had, as he believed, the power of a god.
Sonia called him the "King of the Crows".


JD: The Palestinians are clashing with the police up on the Temple Mount and it's a situation there at the Golden Gate, the Eastern Gate it's been closed; tell me what's going on.
DD: Well yes the new Palestinian walk, that's the group that controls the Temple Mount has been expanded recently to 18 members and several new members are from the Palestinian Authority for the first time, the ruling government Mahmoud Abbas's government. They are now demanding that that Eastern Gate be reopened as an exclusive Muslim prayer center. I don't know if you've been in there Jimmy. I imagine you've been outside of it. I haven't been inside but I've but I've seen pictures, it's quite a large chamber inside. The Israeli's heard these statements they've been making for the past couple of weeks and they put up some new metal fences around it. Well the Palestinians this week rode up there and tore down the fences, ripped them apart with crowbars, the police came up and as you said there was clashes.
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I suppose it goes without saying that of all buildings we find ourselves in, we would want the indoor air quality in a hospital to be top notch. Do you agree? Hospitals are even trickier when we think of clean indoor air because there are even more variables to consider. The sensitive populations that are present, the fact that many people in a hospital are already sick, the challenges with maintaining indoor air quality in buildings that are 24/7, etc.
From our perspective at Dapper Ducts, Inc. the last thing we would want happening is A) for a sick person to get sicker due to the sub-standard air quality during their hospital visit and B) for a healthy person to get sick at a hospital due to the air quality.
Ironically, hospitals often suffer from sick building syndrome (SBS). SBS is when people who work in a building or spend a significant chunk of time in the building report symptoms such as headaches, dizziness, eye, nose, throat irritation, dry cough, itchy skin, nausea etc. Recently, researchers learned that SBS is not linked to the type of ventilation or air conditioning system used. Sick building syndrome has more to do with how well system are installed, managed and operated. As a result of this finding, it is critical that proper operation and maintenance of the HVAC systems, in hospitals in particular, be carefully maintained. Of course, SBS may very well be an issue in your regular office building as well.
Having Dapper Ducts or another NADCA (National Air Duct Cleaners Association) certified company perform regular air duct cleaning for your hospital or office, so that all component parts of your HVAC are free from debris and dust, as well as your ducts and vents is a big step toward maintaining proper indoor air quality.
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Q. Do Technal's systems meet the enhanced thermal requirements in Part L of the Building Regulations?
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A. Mill finish material in bar lengths is held in stock at our warehouse in Wakefield. Delivery for stock items is 7 - 10 days. Materials are also available for collection - just let us know in advance.
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Aunt Pam's Downsizing & P&J Sales Has Joined Forces for even better service!!
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Architecture Professors Win Ragdale Ring Competition with 'Rounds' Design
Monday, June 6, 2016, By Elaine Wackerow
"Rounds," the design by SPORTS principals Greg Corso and Molly Hunker that won the 2016 Ragdale Ring competition.
Syracuse Architecture assistant professors and architects Greg Corso and Molly Hunker, principals of the design collaborative SPORTS, recently won the fourth annual Ragdale Ring competition for their ribbon-like "Rounds" design, as well as a three-week residency at the creative community in Lake Forest, Ill.
Ragdale, a nonprofit artist retreat located on architect Howard Van Doren Shaw's country estate in Lake Forest, is one of the largest interdisciplinary artist residencies in the country, hosting over 150 writers and artists each year.
In 2013, Ragdale launched an international competition to reinterpret Shaw's Ring as a temporary, experimental environment. The annual competition provides artists, architects and designers with the unique opportunity to devise and construct a performance venue and gathering place on the historic Ragdale campus. Shaw designed the original Ragdale Ring in 1912 as an open-air theater for the work of his playwright wife, Frances.
This year, a jury of architects and artists selected "Rounds," designed by Corso and Hunker, as the winner for this performance season. "Rounds" is a tribute to Shaw's 1912 Ragdale Ring that re-envisions it as a whimsical and inhabitable performance space. It has a ribbon-like surface that undulates along the landscape at several heights to form the architectural theater venue, offering performers and audiences a variety of ways to engage with one another in an atmosphere of fun and enjoyment.
Greg Corso and Molly Hunker
"We are absolutely thrilled to be given the opportunity to build our project at Ragdale, and share the experience with some of our students," say Corso and Hunker. "This is an exciting moment in our careers, and we couldn't imagine a better environment in which to work, or community to collaborate with. We're looking forward to seeing it in action!"
Corso and Hunker were awarded the Adrian Smith Prize for the 2016 Ragdale Ring, which includes a $15,000 production grant and a 10-person, design-build residency for up to three weeks at Ragdale. Construction on the temporary structure began May 23, with the public unveiling scheduled for June 9, featuring a garden party and open-air performance with musicians and actors in the Ring. An open studio to meet the architects and see the Ring as it rose took place on June 5.
Corso and Hunker founded SPORTS in 2010 to explore the border between the everyday experience and the extraordinary and unexpected. Their primary consideration is how ideas of material, craft and cultural tradition can both complement and provoke contemporary notions of aesthetics and atmosphere that deeply engage users.
The Adrian Smith Prize for the 2016 Ragdale Ring is sponsored by Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture, a world-renowned firm headquartered in Chicago that is dedicated to the design of high-performance, energy-efficient and sustainable architecture on an international scale.
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Did You Know That A Third Tower Collapsed On 9/11?
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Virtually everybody in the world knows WTC 1 and WTC 2 were each hit by airliners and collapsed on the morning of September 11, 2001.
But it's estimated that only 5% of America knows that another building, WTC 7 was also destroyed on that fateful day. That statistic leaves me in an inexorable emotional paradox; simultaneously baffled but not surprised given that the media propaganda machine controls the narrative. 'Never forget'? 95% of us don't even know all there is to remember.
WTC 7 was a 47 story steel building that had no jet airliner crash into it, yet it disintegrated along with the other two towers on September 11th.
To give perspective on the building's size, it would be the tallest building in 33 of the United States.
I write this blog because in the years since that disaster I've come to realize that most of the people I talk to don't know a third building was lost that day, and by extension those same people are unaware of the official story that fires destroyed it.
The problem with that is no steel constructed building in history has EVER collapsed because of fire.
Below is the Windsor Tower in Madrid, Spain. This 32 floor steel structure burned for 24 hours in 2005 and only partially collapsed. It didn't have a sprinkler system because they were being retrofitted and were not in operation.
Below is the Beijing Cultural Television Center. This uncompleted 522 ft. skyscraper burned for almost 6 hours because of highly explosive fireworks set off for the Chinese New Year. Six hundred firefighters were on hand to combat it, one of whom lost his life in the process. It did not collapse, though it looks like it should have.
Click on this link to 9 – 11 Research, a website that shows examples of other skyscrapers that have burned but did not collapse.
Below is World Trade Center 7
It's been noted that this angle of WTC 7's collapse does not show the more intense fires that were burning on the north face of the building. I feel this fact actually raises even more questions because a fire that would have been necessary to burn with such intensity as to collapse a structure of this strength and size should have completely burned through the whole building and roasted it like a marshmallow for several days. Even then it still wouldn't have collapsed the tower.
Another case to be made on that point: if the fire was only partially burning the building, is it not logical that the building should have collapsed unevenly? Instead of almost straight down into its footprint like in the GIF above? Again, that is entertaining the assumption that fire was capable of bringing down the building at all.
Also, keep in mind that this building DID have a fire sprinkler system, and should've been able to extinguish fires in the structure such as in this photo. The official explanation is that they malfunctioned because of damage done to the city's water lines in the collapse of the other two towers.
Read the official explanation of the WTC 7 collapse from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), a federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce and draw your own conclusions.
These buildings are engineered to maintain structural integrity through intense fires, as has been proven numerous times over the decades. WTC 1 and WTC 2 were even designed to take multiple impacts from jet airliners.
For more perspective watch this short but popular youtube video that has 1.7 million views.
The body of evidence for conspiracies from countless angles on the subject of 9/11 is vastly abundant on the internet. Again, my intention with this post is to simply announce that there was a third tower that fell on 9/11 and to question the official explanation. The 9/11 Commission Report barely touches the subject of WTC 7. What are they trying to hide?
I'm not going to draw any conclusions as to why in this post, but I encourage everyone to research it for yourselves. There are mountains of information on that subject alone.
In conclusion I'll leave you with the most compelling researcher on this subject, who engages in empirical evidence for her book Where Did The Towers Go?: Evidence Of Directed Free-Energy Technology On 9/11. And of course her book is a must for your library. Dr. Judy Wood, B.S., M.S., Ph.D., deserves a post of her own.
To quote her words, "Empirical evidence is the truth that theory must mimic." I encourage everyone to share this knowledge and help humanity learn the Truth for their collective self.


The record-breaking, suspense-filled American Gangster is back!
See an in-depth look into the life and times of the 20th century's most notorious African American crime figures. In a forensic survey of the rise and fall of these plagues to the community, American Gangster speaks to a generation who isn't sure if crime pays. After viewing this hard-hitting show, there will be no doubt that the wages of sin are death.


In September, The Gemaco Group welcomed Koen Heyvaert as the new Managing Director for its Belgium division. Heyvaert, who previously served as the General Director of the Loyalty Unit at Boost, will join the current Management Team in fostering more business opportunities in the Belgian sector.
Heyvaert also acknowledges Gemaco's success is due to our ability to offer a different approach when working with our clientele. "Something that differentiates us from our competitors is that we offer more than just production. We're involved in the process. We think with our customer, brainstorm creative ideas, offer our input and give them the freedom to decide."
Matching quality services while focusing on the customer are components that are essential to our mission. But Heyvaert also views another significant factor at the center of our work: passion. "I believe in the vision and strategy of Gemaco Belgium. I also like the work atmosphere at Gemaco; all the people working here are driven by a certain passion. They come to work and truly give their best each day and have the strong ambition to develop their professional skills."
As we continue to seal our status as a market leader in promotional merchandising, Gemaco is proud to have Heyvaert as the latest addition to our Management Team.


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How to use the stack of boxes to find Freddy in the Raceway side hall
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Fans trying to get to the Raceway side lobby for the Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach's Lost and Found mission can find help here.
After exiting Lost and Found in Five nights in Freddy: Security breach, the player will need to take the elevator to get to the Atrium. Upon arrival at the location, fans will be instructed to use the stack of boxes to find Freddy in the Raceway side lobby, although the exact locations of these boxes are not directly indicated in the game. For players who are having a hard time getting to the Raceway side hall in Five nights in Freddy: Security breach, this guide is here to help.
FNAF security breach: Using stack of boxes to find Freddy in Raceway side hall
As soon as the player exits the elevator they took to the Atrium, they should turn left and follow the aisle. This road will lead Five nights at Freddy's fan past a save station, on the wall to the left and some patrol bots. Finally, players who continue along this path will see a large red scrolling door with blue stars to the left and with an animated Sodaroni sign above it.
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Approaching this reel door will cause it to rise slightly, and the player should conveniently crouch and duck underneath it. After reaching the other side of the door, survival horror video game Fans should follow the path ahead until they come across a large crate and a yellow forklift. The player will then turn 90 degrees to the right and they will see boxes referenced by this mission objective just a few steps ahead of them.
All that's left to do is jump to the top of these boxes, turn 90 degrees right and fall into the gap behind the wall. Then the fan must turn to the left 90 degrees and go down the stairs to enter a large open room. Freddy is lying on the ground in this room, and approaching him will trigger a short dialogue that marks the conclusion of this. mission in Five nights in Freddy: Security breach.
However, this is definitely not the last mission in the game and the players want to achieve end of FNAF: Security breach There's quite a bit of work left to do. As these fans continue on their journey, they may encounter a number of other goals that prove to be a bit confusing. Indeed, the lack of waypoints in this title can make some missions quite challenging, and players may find themselves needing extra assistance as they go on.
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Twitch Streamer and YouTuber Kika has passed away at the age of 21
Popular Serbian Twitch streamer and Youtuber Kristina 'Kika' Dukic, known for her high-level CSGO play, has died aged 21.
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William Parks is an editor at Game Rant with a background in the visual arts. After graduating from the University of Southern California's School of Motion Picture Arts, William entered the field of art management, assisting curators, artists, and fine art professionals with contemporary art exhibitions. All the while, William's passion for the game remained. William's first console was the NES, but when he was eight, it was The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening on the Game Boy that completely cemented his interest in the format. This interest culminated with MMORPGs such as Ashron's Call 2, Star Wars Galaxies, and World of Warcraft, on which William spent considerable time until college. Now, William enjoys playing Super Mario Maker 2 on Switch with his daughter and finds time to hit the latest From Software game when he can. So, the love for Magic: The Gathering has existed since William was young, and he regularly gets to watch Magic streams on Twitch and read through the latest reveal sets.
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How do we connect with other people? Why do we often push away those we need and stay with those we don't? Why do we hold on to relationships long after they have stopped working? Is a physical relationship with no intellectual or emotional component somehow more valuable than one that can never be person-to-person but engages on a deeper level? And how do the ways we deal with love and loss impact the way we look at the rest of the world? And why aren't more movies as good as "Her"?
Not unlike the man who wrote this deeply-personal piece, Theodore (Joaquin Phoenix) makes a living crafting emotion for other people. In the near-future, he works at a company that writes letters for you. Can't figure out how to say what you really feel to your wife on your 50th anniversary or your son on the day he graduates? Theodore will write the letter for you. And he's damn good at what he does, making it clear that he's an emotional fellow, the kind of guy who uses words and communication not purely functionally but on a deeper level.
Read Brian Tallerico's full review of "Her" in our reviews section.
Theodore is also sad and lonely. He's still holding on to a relationship (with Rooney Mara, who plays a creative artist who could be read as a fictional version of Sofia Coppola, to whom Jonze was married) that long ago lost its passion and having serious trouble meeting people. A good friend of his (played beautifully by Amy Adams) sets him up on a date with a gorgeous woman (Olivia Wilde) but Theodore doesn't seem physically ready for the intimacy and it ends awkwardly.
Then he meets Samantha (Scarlett Johannson). Well, he "hears" Samantha, the voice of his new "Intuitive Operating System," a Siri-esque technology in the future that doesn't just tell you how to get to Chipotle. It grows, changes, and adapts to your needs and interests, while also containing more of an independent degree of personality than any actual iOS. Samantha becomes Theodore's closest friend, someone who listens to him, challenges him, and actually grows with him. In a series of remarkably written exchanges that feel more truthful and emotional than most romantic dramas between two actual people, Theodore and Samantha fall in love.
Continue reading for Brian Tallerico's full "Her" review.
"Her" stars Joaquin Phoenix, Scarlett Johannson, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, and Olivia Wilde. It was written and directed by Spike Jonze. It is now playing in some markets and opens in Chicago on Christmas Day. It is rated R.


Welcome to Levin Piano Lab and thank you for taking the time to learn about my piano studio! Learning piano has many proven benefits. Playing music both assists in children's development and enriches the lives of adults. Please feel free to contact me should you have any questions. If you are interested in learning more about Levin Piano Lab, call today to schedule a free introductory lesson.
Levin Piano Lab is dedicated providing a welcoming, fun and challenging environment designed to foster creativity while helping each student achieve personal excellence. The fundamental goals of Levin Piano Lab are to acquire a longlasting love, respect and understanding of music as well as to retain music as a lifelong companion.
Supportive and encouraging, I offer private piano lessons for students of all ages and levels, from beginners to professionals, from kids to adults. Classical piano lessons tailored to individual needs, goals and style. Students are exposed to a wide range of a piano repertoire that covers a broad range of musical styles and have a positive, self-affirming experience throughout the music learning process.
As a music teacher, my goal is to create a supportive, encouraging and caring environment where I can help students understand music, learn how to practice efficiently, develop solid foundation in piano technique and help them to advance at their own pace. I would like students to develop their own personal ideas of a musical work and be able to perform it convincingly and passionately. Students experience their musicianship as a natural self-expression and develop the ability to progress independently.
Playing music both assists in children's development and enriches the lives of adults. Playing the piano provides a source of enjoyment and recreation that students can have for the rest of their lives. To acquire a long-lasting love, respect and understanding of music, as well as to retain music as a lifelong companion are the fundamental goals of Levin Piano Lab.
At Levin Piano Lab, I am dedicated to keeping piano lessons fun and engaging. Both supportive and encouraging, I offer private lessons to students of all ages and levels, from beginners to very advanced and enjoy working with youngsters as well as adults. I believe in offering the highest quality, comprehensive approach to musical studies, including exposing students to the theoretical and historical aspects of music, as well as the joys of performing.
What is the best age to start piano classes? Basically, whenever your child is showing interest. Children as young as four years old can benefit from and have fun in lessons. When teaching kids, I incorporate singing, movement and rhythm games to keep the classes enjoyable and to take advantage of their natural tendency to learn through play. I encourage parental involvement in the lessons and especially during the practice times of young children to help them follow through on the goals we have established for that week.
As students master the basics, they are encouraged to learn ever more challenging and intriguing music from a wide range of repertoire, including Baroque, Classical, Romantic and Contemporary music as well as popular and jazz-inspired styles. In addition, students will explore musical structure, composition and music history as well as the joys of performing.
Piano lessons for intermediate and advanced students will focus on expanding and cultivating piano technique, repertoire, theory and musical refinement.
An important part of learning to play the piano is practicing. We spend time in the lessons talking about how to practice effectively and efficiently. The students leave each week with specific goals to accomplish and strategies for how to accomplish them so that practice time is focused and productive. This leads to less frustration, more rapid advancement and a greater sense of pride in themselves.
Another important aspect of playing the piano is performing for others. Students are given the opportunity to participate in informal recitals and are encouraged to share their music with family and friends on a regular basis. For those students who wish to pursue a more rigorous program, I will be happy to help them prepare for competitions and auditions.
I believe that my role as a music teacher is to treat each student as an individual and tailor lessons to his or her specific needs and interests as well as learning style. I want my students to develop their own personal ideas of musical works and to be able to perform them convincingly and passionately. To do this, I try to create a positive learning environment where students feel supported and secure and, at the same time, urged to move forward in greater mastery of technique, understanding of music, and personal and professional growth.
It is never too late to learn to play the piano or return to lessons that you took as a child. All you need is a piano or keyboard and some free time, plus some patience with yourself. Piano lessons are tailored to the individual needs, goals and learning styles of adult students. Although classical music is emphasized, repertoire from Broadway, popular music, jazz and hymns can easily be incorporated into the lessons. Personalized lessons in Reading Music, Music Theory, Harmony and Music History are shaped around the interests and needs of each adult student. At Levin Piano Lab, I believe in providing the highest quality, comprehensive approach to musical studies, including exposing students to the theoretical and historical aspects of music, as well as the joys of performing.