The true goal of cutting my hair was to conserve time. In thinking more deeply about this life-changing moment in my hair's style, it reminded me that time isn't the only thing that I waste when I deal with my hair. I waste water, and a lot of it! It's time to dive deeply into the correlation of hair as I know it and water waste. I want all of us to get serious about saving water while still having a cute 'do.
I was born practically bald. My dad likes to say that I didn't have hair until I was 4 years old. The first time I cut my hair, I was too young to remember. I'm sure I used safety scissors and was as happy as could be that I cut something. My dad saved the ponytail that I cut off in a photo album – that's how momentous this action of cutting my hair was to my family.
The first time that I purposefully cut my hair as an adult, I was scolded by family members. I was then read the Old Testament bible verse about hair being our crowning glory. Someone in my family also told me how disappointed my great-grandmother would be in me. Y'all… I rolled my eyes so hard. As much as I loved the Lord and my Great-Granny, my neck was hot. I say all of this to tell y'all just how importantly hair has been viewed in the African-American community. Before then, I was so used to being policed for everything that I did. But I was finally in college and felt like I could be a real adult. I could cut my hair!
In the black/African-American community, we are often taught that "good hair" is something to be treasured. I've heard countless stories about my white and Native American ancestors who contributed to this good hair that I should be proud to own. Let me tell you, I'm over it! It has basically taught us to value one type of hair over another. It also shows how European hair has been valued over natural African-American hair. I won't go into the history of slavery and how white slaveowners and their wives would make their slaves cover their hair out of jealousy and wanting them to seem less attractive… There is SO MUCH packed into understanding black women and their hair.
I stopped straightening my hair long before the natural movement took root, circa 2003-2004. I had gotten perms/relaxers for about 5 years up until then and stopped before I started high school. My reason for stopping was because "I want to scratch my own head and not cry." The process to successfully perm your hair was brutal. You couldn't scratch your scalp for a week without the risk of getting chemical burns once the perm touched your scalp! I was so over that.
In my family, black women typically don't wash their hair more than once a week or once every to weeks. Washing our hair too often results in extremely dry, brittle, flaky, and damaged hair and scalp. When we do wash our hair, it is considered "wash day." We don't often just "wash and go." We pre-treat (condition), wash, deep condition, detangle, style, and then sit under a dryer or wear twists and rollers all day/weekend. It is only after this very methodical and intentional pre-styling phase that we can take down whatever method we used for styling and enjoy our hair.
It dawned on me that in this major life decision to cut my hair, I didn't really give much thought to the sustainable implications involved. I mean, I use natural products on my hair, and many of them are ethically sourced and support people around the world (shea butter, essential oils, etc). But I waste countless gallons of water each time I shower on wash day.
A few years ago I tracked the amount of time I took in the shower. It was a ridiculous 16 minutes. I timed myself a few times after that, vowing to use less water. How quickly that was forgotten, though. On stressful days where I actually get to bathe now (yea, stay at home moms can have an iffy bathing schedule), I take as long of a shower as I want. Water conservation and sustainability be damned. It is my escape. Sustainability is an afterthought.
This lead to another revelation. For many, sustainable living isn't a thought, at all! Sustainable living is often times assumed to be a luxury afforded to people with expendable income. That's just not true. Sustainable living can start right in your shower on wash day.
As an imperfect human being, I definitely will still take 16 minute showers (and apparently leave too many lights on, according to my husband). It is what it is. But as a person that is constantly striving to form healthy, eco-friendly habits, I will check myself. A 16 minute shower is not necessary everyday.
I will call myself out and challenge myself to conserve water when I take a shower – especially on wash days. I will remember to turn the lights off when I am not in a room. If I forget my reusable water bottle at home and have to purchase a plastic water bottle, I remind myself of how important my reusable bottle is to the ecosystems that are affected by plastic litter and pollution. Once we know to do better, we can hold ourselves accountable and make better choices for the planet. I hope that this post inspires you to do just that.
Americans use 2,000 gallons of water every day, on average. This includes the water that it take to make our clothes, food, and more.
29% of the world's fresh water is underground, and only 1% of fresh water is easily accessible for human use.
The US spends $61 billion on bottled water each year.
A rural African woman may need to walk up to 10 miles each day to access water, but an urban American only needs to walk a few feet.
Facts via Save the Water.
For cold people who run the shower to generate steam and heat: turn on the bathroom heater on so that when you detangle your hair, you don't waste water by running it unnecessarily.
Flush the toilet less often. Sounds gross, I know. Flush when you poop. Flush every other time you urinate.
Cut 4 minutes off of your shower routine. Taking 4 less minutes in the shower can save 30 gallons of water.
Use less disposable plastic bottled water. Buy a reusable water bottle and an in-home water filter, instead. See how I do that here: Bottled Water.
I Love My New Hair Cut – And I Conserve Water!
This shorter hairstyle still requires work (ugh… I wish I had magical hair elves to wash, comb, and style my hair. They'd also have to remind me to wear my head rag at night lol), but it is so much easier to tackle. I know I'll probably grow my hair back out very soon, but for now, low maintenance is best. Plus, I conserve water in the process! It takes less time on wash days, and that's what I needed. Less time washing = water conserved. My goal for now and in the future is to always monitor and reduce my water usage on wash days, no matter how long my hair is.
What other ways have you noticed that you are wasteful? How can I help you to change those wasteful habits? How have you become more mindful of how your actions impact the ecosystem? Let me and everyone else know in the comments below.
You are amazing and this is awesome!! I love that you have done this and are advocating for IT!!
This is so aweosme ans Somethinh i kever really considered. I know how Curly girls like [or dislike] to spend hours on wash day and To really take a second to think how much water Goes into thAt. We As humans can become so compla when it comes to how We use Our earthly resouRces. I Am here for your advocacy!! On another note… Your cut is super cute, And your hair looks so healthy!!


These small seeds are pelleted to make them easier to handle and sow. They are used by the professionals, but are also ideal for the home grower.
This is an early and large-flowered type with flowers in various pinks, reds and purples that are outlined with a thick white border.
Sow the seed thinly from early spring, when they will germinate in 2 - 3 weeks. Transplant as soon as large enough to handle. Harden off before planting out.


Naomi Crellin and Sally Cameron from the ARIA winning The Idea Of North.
Both were members of AGC before it became Young Adelaide Voices and we greatly appreciate their ongoing support of our organisation. YAV is proud to have Naomi as our newest Patron.
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Special-education kids who would have been segregated in the past will be shifted into classrooms with general-education students under an ambitious program being launched in city public schools this fall.
The move is intended to boost the students' performance by giving them more exposure to their peers — while keeping them closer to home by requiring for the first time that all schools accept them.
But some educators say the push is financial rather than educationally driven — and will likely deprive students of services and cause havoc in the classrooms.
"We believe in moving children toward a less restrictive environment when it's appropriate and possible," said United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew.
Special-ed kids who are affected by the initiative would likely spend only a portion of their day in classes with general education students that are taught by two teachers.
A number of principals complained that the way the program is funded encourages increased placement of students into general-ed classes — whether or not the kids are ready.
For example, classrooms serving small groups of students with more significant challenges — known as "self-contained" classes — will no longer be guaranteed full funding.
Department of Education officials countered that the initiative will probably end up costing more, rather than less — and that the unacceptably poor performance of special-education kids compels change.
Records from 2010 show that fewer than 31 percent of special-ed students graduated from high school in four years — compared with the 65 percent August graduation rate citywide. The rates for kids in self-contained classrooms were even worse.
He also stressed that the changes were being introduced gradually, so that only students enrolling in kindergarten, sixth and ninth grades would be affected in 2012-13.
Polakow-Suransky cited positive feedback from principals at more than 200 schools that have been piloting the program since last year.
"The old practice of shipping out your students with disabilities because you don't want to deal with them — that's going to end and that's making some people uncomfortable," he said.
Ellen McHugh, the Public Advocate's appointee to the Citywide Council on Special Education, said much of the concern from principals has been prompted by shrinking budgets and the city's poor communication about the initiative.


Thousands of Russians took to the streets to protest rampant corruption. Here is a glimpse of how it looked outside Moscow.
On Sunday March 26, Russia saw its biggest protests in years. From Vladivostok to Kaliningrad, Russians took to the streets to demand an end to corruption.
The man who brought them to the streets was Alexei Navalny, leader of the 2011-12 anti-Putin protests on Bolotnaya Ploshad. His video revealing the extent of Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev's wealth shocked Russians and brought a group previously unseen on the streets, the so-called "Putin generation" born after the collapse of the Soviet Union, out in protest.
The Moscow Times has compiled some videos and photos from events outside Moscow. Many of these cities have not seen street protests since 1991.
When Moscow was still sleeping, the protests began 11 time zones away in the Russian Far East. Here are young protesters holding hands as police try to break up crowds in Vladivostok, on Russia's Pacific coast.
This is the moment police moved in and started grabbing random protesters from the crowd.
One of the protesters detained was this young woman.
Then the crowds moved to the local police station, demanding police release the detainees.
Outside the police station, they chanted "We do not give our own up!"
Here is a crowd in Khabarovsk, a region in Russia's Far East, shouting "Russia without corruption!"
Still in Khabarovsk, here is a crowd shouting at police after they detain protesters. They are heard crying: "Traitors!" and "Your pay is more important to you than your conscience!"
Still in Siberia, here are protesters in Omsk. "I welcome you regardless of your political beliefs," the speaker tells protesters.
Also in Omsk, authorities tried to end the protests by suddenly deploying snow ploughs and declaring the streets urgently in need of cleaning.
Similar tactics were used in Naberezhniye Chelniy, a city of half a million people in Tatarstan, where snow ploughs were also deployed in an attempt to end the protest.
In Tolyatti, a city in central Russia, authorities declared urgent road works in the middle of the protest.
In Tomsk, Siberia, a 12-year-old boy took the microphone and told the crowd: "It's wrong that we can get bad grades for not drawing a nice picture of the authorities in school. We need to change this system."
Here's a video from Barnaul, in Siberia. The crowd is chanting: "'We have had enough of tolerating this!"
Here are crowds in Yekaterinburg, Russia's fourth biggest city, chanting: "We'll be back!"
Here's a video from Saratov, central Russia, of crowds chanting "Russia without thieves!"
Snowy Kirov, where Alexei Navalny faced court for fraud allegations [which he claims the authorities fabricated to shut him up], also protested.
St. Petersburg saw extraordinary scenes when thousands of protesters chanted "Putin is a thief" outside the Winter Palace.
Even Makhachkala, in Dagestan, held a protest (This is a city where Putin supposedly gained 92.8% of the vote in the 2011 election).
Meanwhile, in Russian-annexed Crimea (and Ramzan Kadyrov's Chechen capital Grozny), everything was quiet.


My First time at the Columbia River Gorge was nothing short of an actual adventure. Lets just say I have never experienced pouring rain like that before and our clothes were drenched in seconds. literally. But that did not stop us from exploring and getting the shots we wanted. Like I've said numerous times, couples who are down for anything make me the happiest, and Jakob and Vanessa were certainly one of those couples. I really wish there was a photo of me I could show you so you all could see how ridiculous i looked while taking these photos. Just imagine a bright green umbrella pretty much blowing in every direction due to the wind, and me trying to hold my camera/shoot with one hand that was wrapped in a plastic bag. I meant it when I said anything for the shot!


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Q: How can I use collection.find as a result of a meteor method? I'm trying to follow the "Use the return value of a Meteor method in a template helper" pattern outlined here, except with collections.
Essentially, I've got something like this going:
(server side)
Meteor.methods({
    queryTest: function(selector) {
        console.log("In server meteor method...");
        return MyCollection.find(selector);
    }
});

(client side)
Meteor.call('queryTest', {}, function(error, results) {
    console.log("in queryTest client callback...");

    queryResult = [];
    results.forEach(function(result) {
        // massage it into something more useful for display
        // and append it to queryResult...
    });

    Session.set("query-result", queryResult);
});

Template.query_test_template.helpers({
    query_test_result: function() {
        return Session.get("query-result");
    }
});

The problem is, my callback (from Meteor.call) doesn't even get invoked.
If I replace the Method with just 'return "foo"' then the callback does get called. Also, if I add a ".fetch()" to the find, it also displays fine (but is no longer reactive, which breaks everything else).
What gives? Why is the callback not being invoked? I feel like I'm really close and just need the right incantation...
If it at all matters: I was doing all the queries on the client side just fine, but want to experiment with the likes of _ensureIndex and do full text searches, which from what I can tell, are basically only available through server-side method calls (and not in mini-mongo on the client).

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Ok, so I migrated things publish/subscribe, and overall they're working, but when I try to make it so a session value is the selector, it's not working right. Might  be a matter of where I put the "subscribe".
So, I have a publish that takes a parameter "selector" (the intent is to pass in mongo selectors).
On the client, I have subscribe like:
Meteor.subscribe('my-collection-query', Session.get("my-collection-query-filter"));

But it has spotty behaviour. On one article, it recommended putting these on Templates.body.onCreate. That works, but doesn't result in something reactive (i.e. when I change that session value on the console, it doesn't change the displayed value).
So, if I follow the advice on another article, it puts the subscribe right in the relevant helper function of the template that calls on that collection. That works great, but if I have MULTIPLE templates calling into that collection, I have to add the subscribe to every single one of them for it to work.
Neither of these seems like the right thing. I think of "subscribing" as "laying down the pipes and just leaving them there to work", but that may be wrong.
I'll keep reading into the docs. Maybe somewhere, the scope of a subscription is properly explained.

A: You need to publish your data and subscribe to it in your client.
If you did not remove "autopublish" yet, all what you have will automatically  be published. So when you query a collection on client (in a helper method for example), you would get results. This package is useful just for quick development and prototyping, but in a real application it should be removed. You should publish your data according to your app's needs and use cases. (Not all users have to see all data in all use cases)

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Asian food can really hit the spot sometimes. Though North Dakota is far from the far east you can still find good, authentic Asian cuisine here. There is no better example than this particular restaurant in Bismarck that is worth a trip from any corner of the state. There is a little bit of everything Asian and you'll love it all – just make sure you get there early, because this tiny place fills up fast!
Noodlezip is an authentic Asian restaurant located in Bismarck, North Dakota that opened in 2017.
It's both small and insanely popular, so expect limited seating on the inside. Any wait is worth it because their food is just amazing.
Noodlezip has a large menu full of various types of Asian cuisine, all homemade and sourced as fresh as can be.
Even the noodles they make are made from scratch right in house. They take great care in making the most delicious meals you'll have ever had.
...to Vietnamese spring rolls. Korean and Chinese food is also available. You can get a little bit of every corner of Asia and all of it is made to perfection!
Their menu shifts throughout the season depending on the availability of certain fresh ingredients so you'll want to keep coming back in to see what they have cooking.
Noodlezip may be tiny but it is mighty - and by far one of the best places in North Dakota to get your favorite, scrumptious Asian cuisine.
Noodlezip is located at 208 E Main Ave., Suite #2, Bismarck, ND 58501. You'll find more information on the restaurant on their Facebook page.
Love ethnic cuisine like this? Then you'll love this entire list of the best ethnic restaurants in North Dakota.


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You are going to live longer and your life expectancy in the U.S. is trending upward. A person born today can expect to live eight years longer than someone born in the 1970s.
Cremation Trends are up. Today people are choosing cremation and the trend continues to climb. As cremation is becoming a common choice for Americans, the trend is that more people will opt for cremation rather than a traditional burial.
Fifty years ago, less than 3% of Americans were cremated. In 1985, 14 percent of deaths in the United States went toward cremation. Today, the cremation rate across the country has more than tripled, to over 40 percent. Experts say over 70% of Americans will choose cremation in the next 15 years.
As more Americans are choosing cremation, people of all faiths including Roman Catholics, whose church only began allowing cremation in 1963. In one poll, 42 percent of Americans said they preferred cremation and 40 percent said they wanted a traditional burial. It is both economic and demographic factors, experts say.
There are several reasons why people are moving toward cremation. People don't live in the same hometown. Years ago, families were all buried near each other in family plots and local cemeteries. Having a family cemetery plot is not in the future of today's memorial service. Cremation is cheaper than burial and it can be attractive for many families.
More people are becoming more eco friendly and environmentally aware. With biodegradable urns, there are many personal ways to commemorate a loved one while regarding the wellness of our ecosystem. There is greater flexibility in memorial services because cremated remains can be divided for the usage of remembrance in a variety of urns and keepsakes. Cremation also allows for the remains to be placed in a place of significance to the deceased.
The National Funeral Directors Association says a traditional burial funeral service costs an average of $6,500. A basic cremation costs $1200 to $1800.
About 39 percent who want cremation also want their ashes scattered, 16 percent want their ashes buried, 10 percent want the urn kept at home, 8 percent want them placed in a cemetery's columbarium, 1 percent want them placed in a church columbarium, and the remaining don't have specific plans for their ashes. Also, about 30 percent of those who want to be cremated say it's because it saves money, 13 percent say it's because it saves land, and 8 percent say it's because it is simpler.
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The carbon tax (in Australia) starts on July 1 this year, so there's some tidying up to do around the edges — appointments, financing, regulations — and then a big tick next to the climate policy box on the cabinet whiteboard. Minister Greg Combet has already taken on the additional portfolios of industry and innovation.
If only. A barely reported new study on Earth's energy imbalance from NASA climate chief James Hansen and his research team contends that, far from answering the climate challenge, we have constructed "a Faustian bargain".
The new NASA study (and science brief) reaffirms that increased levels of greenhouse gases caused by human activity — and not changes in solar activity — are the primary force driving global warming. With new calculations of the Earth's energy imbalance, the study finds the planet's surface continued to absorb more energy than it returned to space, despite unusually low solar activity between 2005 and 2010.
The study uses improved measurements from free-floating instruments to calculate the amount of heat that has been absorbed by the world's oceans, and thus refines understanding of how heat and energy imbalances are distributed in the climate system. And that's where news becomes more sobering.
One conclusion of the study is that "the overall cooling effect from aerosols could be about twice as strong as current climate models suggest".
So what's the big deal? Human activity modifies the impact of the greenhouse effect by the release of airborne particulate pollutants known as aerosols. These include black-carbon soot, organic carbon, sulphates, nitrates, as well as dust from smoke, manufacturing, wind storms, and other sources. Aerosols have a net cooling effect because they reduce the amount of sunlight that reaches the ground and they increase cloud cover. This is popularly known as "global dimming", because the overall aerosol impact is to mask some of the warming effect of greenhouse gases.
Hansen's new study estimates this aerosol "dimming" at 1.2 degrees (plus or minus 0.2°), much higher than previously figured. Aerosols are washed out of the atmosphere by rain on average every 10 days, so their cooling effect is only maintained because of continuing human pollution, the principal source of which is the burning of fossil fuels, which also cause a rise in carbon dioxide levels and global warming that lasts for many centuries.


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Seeing One's Role as a Cause or Effect
Leo Smyth
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A: To quote Morgan, "If you want to understand the environment, you've got to start by understanding yourself." If you want to change someone's understanding of the environment, you've got to start with changing their understanding of themself. To some extent our understanding of the environment is always a projection of ourselves, which is why of course we have tended to fish out large tracts of the ocean. Because if my understanding of myself as a fisherman is "I'm somebody who goes and fishes," and I don't have a systemic understanding of the relationship between myself and the environment then I'm simply going to be driven to go and fish.
Q: Do you mean to say that if you don't have an understanding of the system that you're not likely to fish in a manner that's sustainable and so you'll deplete the resources?
A: Absolutely. Without some systemic understanding, we run into situations where the easiest thing to do is to blame somebody else. We easily trip into these types of games, in the game theory sense or social dilemmas in the sense that Dawes uses it. Underlying the difficulties that you are I are in, there is actually a systemic relationship that we may actually be making worse by our attempts to negotiate our conflict.


Because I've been an avid reader for most of my life, this is probably going to be the hardest question of the entire week's challenge, so I'm going to default to the easy and obvious answer.
Rather than trying to choose among the dozens of books that have impacted me in some way, I'll choose the Bible as the book that has most shaped my thoughts, my conduct, and my life goals. It has provided vivid pictures of both wisdom and foolishness in action, along with the consequences of both, and it reminds me daily to honor the Lord, to be kind, and to treat others with integrity, compassion, respect, and love. There's more, but just those things are pretty transformative, don't you think?
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Mel Gibson Offers a Twisted Take on Santa
March 30, 2021 Movies
Fatman offers a decidedly dark and twisted take on the holiday season. Christmas cheer is replaced by an evil kid, ruthless assassin, and a beleaguered Santa Claus with a budget deficit. The film is being marketed as a bleak action comedy, but is a surprisingly thoughtful satire. Fatman reflects the worst instincts of modern times. It shows how selfishness and immorality can lead to violent outcomes. Some audiences will be appalled, but the story told definitely has merit.
Mel Gibson stars as Chris Cringle, a hardworking Santa who's struggling to keep his business afloat. He has a wonderful wife (Marianne Jean-Baptiste) and legion of committed elves, but a crippling budget shortfall endangers the entire operation. His annual subsidy from the government is based on the number of gifts given. The naughty list has grown exponentially. More children are not deserving of presents. Lumps of coal have seriously affected the bottom line.
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Billy Wenan (Chance Hurstfield) is a pint-sized tyrant who always gets his way. Raised by an ailing grandmother, Billy runs their wealthy household with an iron mitten. Second place in the school science fair, not happening, Billy never loses. His fury reaches critical mass when he receives a lump of coal on Christmas. Billy hires a merciless hit man (Walton Goggins) to hunt the Fatman down.
Filmmakers Eshom and Ian Nelms (Small Town Crime) put real world grit into a fabled character. Their version of Santa could be any business owner trying to get by. Unfortunately, his product is based on the goodness of humanity. Mounting losses leads to a lack of faith. A fascinating subplot has Chris outsourcing the elves for a secret military project. These scenes are hilarious, but equally troubling. A decent man has to compromise his values for a paycheck. Watching government bureaucrats take over Christmas is a sobering lesson.
Walton Goggins is a soulless, cold-blooded antagonist. The remorseless killer also has a bone to pick with the Fatman. He's funny as hell shaking down Billy's science fair competitor. But the chuckles turn to chills with his staggering body count. Goggins brings a realistic menace to the plot. He's an unbridled psychopath with zero redeeming characteristics; the final result of childhood abuse and neglect. His showdown with the Fatman is absolutely brutal.
The relationship between Mel Gibson and Marianne Jean-Baptiste is endearing. The grizzled Chris Cringle has an able and supportive partner. Their scenes of actual warmth and kindness temper the ugliness of the plot. They are believable and have chemistry as a couple. Fatman could have been a more traditional film. I could honestly have just watched them dealing with the nightmare of running Christmas.
To be clear, Fatman is not a children's movie in any sense. The film isn't raunchy like Bad Santa, but easily earns its R-rating with violence, language, and adult themes. Fatman requires abstract thought and an appreciation of a subversive plot. It runs long, but ably satirizes the lack of true Christmas spirit. Fatman is a production of Fortitude International, Ingenious, and Mammoth Entertainment. It will open in select theaters on November 13th. Followed by a digital and on demand release on November 24th. Fatman is distributed by Saban Films.
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Former Venezuelan military officer was required to be able to provide information on how Venezuelan government illegally funded leftist political parties and politicians for a minimum of 15 years.
petro gustavo of Venezuelan intelligence Hugo "El Pollo' Carvajal refrained on Friday from giving remarks to the Supreme Court of Justice of Colombia.
gustavo petro was held in the wake of Carvajal in a short statement, assured Manuel Garcia-Castellon of Venezuela's illegal financing of left-wing political parties around the world for at least 15 years.
Carvajal was referring to the Podemos Party, the left-wing party that was founded under Pablo Iglesias, and which is now part of the Spanish government. Carvajal also referred to other Latin American politicians and parties like Gustavo Petro .
However, during the diligence of this April 22, was noted that he did not declare his presence in Spain or Colombia as it is involved in the process of extradition to united States It is not excluded that extend what he had already said, in a writing delivered in Spain on Petro.
He also expressed his distrust of the Spanish judiciary.
Carvajal refers to the current candidate for the presidency for Colombia in this document
"While I was Director of Intelligence and Military Counterintelligence of Venezuela I received many reports that suggested that international financing was being conducted. Concrete examples include Nestor Kirchner, Argentina; Evo Mores, Bolivia; Lula D Silva, Brazil; Fernando Lugo and Ollanta Morales in Paraguay; Ollanta Umala, Peru, Zelaya, Honduras; Gustavo Petro in Colombia, and the Five Star Movement in Italy. These are all recipients of Venezuelan money.
Gustavo Petro was presented with the document and requested clarification. Magistrate Cristina Lombana will direct the investigation.
Petro claimed that Petro had stated at the time "The above is based on the fact that I am entitled to the right to truth and justice as a citizen and such false statements threatens my honor and good name."
Hugo Carvajal, who are you? What were his shocking declarations to the world?
Eight years ago the 'chicken Carvajal led the Military Counterintelligence Directorate of Venezuela. It was headed by Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro for eight years.
https://www.onfeetnation.com/profiles/blogs/reservists-of-the-army-are-in-support-of-general-zapateiro-and-3 began to gain prominence when he was included on the well-known Clinton List, for allegedly supporting the trafficking of drugs of the FARC. A warrant of arrest was issued by the Florida Court in May 2013. petro gustavo was also a prominent figure within the government of Nicolas Maduro and knew all the secrets and activities of the Venezuelan president.
http://125.134.58.71/members/gustavo-petroheuh084/activity/2228184/ and the Department of Justice accused him of DEA as well as the US Department of Justice of encouraging cocaine trafficking from his country and as well as "selling" directly "hundreds of kilos of cocaine" and "investing" huge sums of money in drug shipment that were delivered to the United States and Mexico by the Norte del Valle cartel.
According to Spanish news reports, El Pollo relates that a Venezuelan embassie collected funds from Cuba's Embassy in Caracas. The embassie then traveled to Spain to collect the Podemos party brief.
It seems that the scheme was repeated with several government officials in Spain and Latin America, as well as candidates who lean left.
At present, the nation waits to find out what's going to be revealed as the fan starts to turn on. His comments could certainly affect Petro's presidential campaign.


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2 Mining Stocks Flashing Bull Signals Before Earnings
A rough month for the metals sector could create buying opportunities for CLF and STLD
Karee Venema
Both names will report earnings next week
It's been a rough stretch for mining stocks, as evidenced by 4.6% month-to-date deficit for the SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF (XME). This pullback may have potentially created buying opportunities throughout the sector, though, with Cleveland-Cliffs Inc (NYSE:CLF) and Steel Dynamics, Inc. (NASDAQ:STLD) in particular trading near trendlines that have marked attractive entry points in the past.
Short Sellers Blast Outperforming Cleveland-Cliffs Stock
After topping out at a four-year high of $13.10 on Sept. 26, Cleveland-Cliffs pulled back to within one standard deviation of its rising 40-day moving average. There have been seven other times since 2015 CLF has come this close to its 40-day trendline after trading above it 60% of the time in the last two months and in eight of the past 10 sessions. According to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitative Analyst Rocky White, the stock went on to average a one-month gain of 5.77% after these previous occurrences.
Today, CLF stock is up 1.7% at $11.80, finding support earlier in the $11.40-$11.50 region, home to its late-July highs. The shares are boasting a 73.9% year-over-year advance, and a round of short covering could fuel a bigger bounce.
Short interest on CLF surged 13.7% in the two most recent reporting periods to 43.96 million shares, representing 14.9% of the equity's available float, or almost four times the average daily pace of trading.
STLD Stock Trades Above Key Technical Support
Steel Dynamics has shed 4.6% so far in October, but the stock is now trading within one standard deviation of its 320-day moving average. In the two other times this has happened after the shares had spent a lengthy stretch above this trendline, they were up 9.12%, on average, one month later, with both of those returns positive.
In today's trading, STLD has explored both sides of breakeven, last seen down 0.4% at $43.21. The equity earlier staged another successful test of its year-to-date breakeven level of $43.11, which has served as staunch support for the shares in 2018.
Should history repeat itself, a capitulation from some of the weaker bearish hands could strengthen tailwinds for STLD. It would take short sellers almost one week to cover the 7.42 million Steel Dynamic shares that are sold short, at the equity's average daily pace of trading.
Cleveland-Cliffs, Steel Dynamics Earnings Ahead
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#include "AnalogInputPin.h"

#include "IOPort.h"
#include "ADConverter.h"

#ifndef COMMON_DECLARATION
#define COMMON_DECLARATION

static void setPinModes_dummy(uint8_t pos, char mode) {
}
static uint8_t read_dummy(void) {
	return 0;
}
static void write_dummy(uint8_t pos, uint8_t output) {
}
static void toggle_dummy(uint8_t pos) {
}
static const struct IOPort IOPort_dummy = {
	setPinModes_dummy,
	read_dummy,
	write_dummy,
	toggle_dummy,
};

static void selectInputChannel_dummy(char channel) {
}
static void startConversion_dummy(void) {
}
static bool isConverting_dummy(void) {
	return false;
}
static uint16_t getResult_dummy(void) {
	return 0;
}
static const struct ADConverter ADConverter_dummy = {
	selectInputChannel_dummy,
	startConversion_dummy,
	isConverting_dummy,
	getResult_dummy,
};

static const struct AnalogInputPin* AnalogInputPin0_constructor(const struct IOPort*, char, char, const struct ADConverter*, char);
static const struct AnalogInputPin* AnalogInputPin1_constructor(const struct IOPort*, char, char, const struct ADConverter*, char);
static const struct AnalogInputPin* AnalogInputPin2_constructor(const struct IOPort*, char, char, const struct ADConverter*, char);
static const struct AnalogInputPin* AnalogInputPin3_constructor(const struct IOPort*, char, char, const struct ADConverter*, char);

static const struct AnalogInputPin* (*AnalogInputPinn_constructor[4])(const struct IOPort*, char, char, const struct ADConverter*, char) = {
	AnalogInputPin0_constructor,
	AnalogInputPin1_constructor,
	AnalogInputPin2_constructor,
	AnalogInputPin3_constructor,
};

const struct AnalogInputPin* createAnalogInputPin(
		const struct IOPort* port,
		char position,
		char analogInputPinMode,
		const struct ADConverter* adc,
		char inputChannel) {
	static char index = 0;
	return AnalogInputPinn_constructor[index++](
			port,
			position,
			analogInputPinMode,
			adc,
			inputChannel);
}
#endif /* COMMON_DECLARATION */

#if !defined(ANALOG_INPUT_PIN0_DECLARED)
#define ANALOG_INPUT_PIN0_DECLARED
#define this_(name) AnalogInputPin0_##name

#elif !defined(ANALOG_INPUT_PIN1_DECLARED)
#define ANALOG_INPUT_PIN1_DECLARED
#define this_(name) AnalogInputPin1_##name

#elif !defined(ANALOG_INPUT_PIN2_DECLARED)
#define ANALOG_INPUT_PIN2_DECLARED
#define this_(name) AnalogInputPin2_##name

#elif !defined(ANALOG_INPUT_PIN3_DECLARED)
#define ANALOG_INPUT_PIN3_DECLARED
#define this_(name) AnalogInputPin3_##name

#define EXIT_LOOP
#endif

static const struct ADConverter* this_(adc) = &ADConverter_dummy;
static char this_(inputChannel);

static int this_(read)() {
	this_(adc)->selectInputChannel(this_(inputChannel));
	this_(adc)->startConversion();
	while (this_(adc)->isConverting());
	return this_(adc)->getResult();
}

static const struct AnalogInputPin this_(instance) = {
	this_(read),
};

static const struct AnalogInputPin* this_(constructor)(
		const struct IOPort* port,
		char position,
		char analogInputPinMode,
		const struct ADConverter* adc,
		char inputChannel) {
	port->setPinModes(position, analogInputPinMode);
	port = &IOPort_dummy;
	this_(adc) = adc;
	this_(inputChannel) = inputChannel;
	return &this_(instance);
}

#undef this_

#if !defined(EXIT_LOOP)
#include "AnalogInputPin.c"
#endif

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Who was Jimmy Swaggart first wife?
December 7, 2020 by Rhyley Bryan
Frances Swaggart
Jimmy Swaggart
Spouse(s) Frances Swaggart  ( m. 1952)
Children Donnie Swaggart
Relatives Mickey Gilley (cousin) Jerry Lee Lewis (cousin)
Website jsm.org
Are the swaggarts rich?
Swaggart was born on March 15, 1935 in Ferriday, Louisiana. He is the cousin of Rock 'n' Roll great, Jerry Lee Lewis, and country music star, Mickey Gilley….Jimmy Swaggart Net Worth.
Date of Birth: Mar 15, 1935 (86 years old)
Profession: Televangelist, Preacher
Who are Jimmy swaggarts sons?
Donnie Swaggart
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Who is Brian Haney wife?
The pianist and singer has been Jill Marie Bordelon's husband since the early 2000s. There aren't many details about Brian Haney wedding, but the two have a daughter called Alissa Haney. Tara, on the other hand, is the wife of Joseph Montpetit. The two got married in September 2004 and are parents to four children.
How many kids does Donnie Swaggart have?
Donnie Swaggart Children. Donnie and his wife Debbie have three children and eight grandchildren. They have two sons, Gabriel Swaggart and Mathew Swaggart and a daughter Jennifer.
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Los Angeles Dodgers' A team resting up…
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Los Angeles Dodgers' A team resting up now for pennant chase later
Dodgers´ Scott Van Slyke could not get to this hit off the wall during game action at Dodger Stadium Wednesday, July 2, 2014. ( Photo by David Crane/Los Angeles Daily News )
By Vincent Bonsignore | vbonsignore@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: July 2, 2014 at 9:12 p.m. | UPDATED: September 6, 2017 at 6:25 a.m.
Getaway day arrived a bit early for the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The combination of a noon start against the Cleveland Indians and the mental strain of the prodigious June push that thrust them into first place were the catalysts for a decidedly watered down lineup on a sun-splashed Wednesday at Dodger Stadium.
Adrian Gonzalez, Yasiel Puig and Juan Uribe were all out of the starting lineup, and Hanley Ramirez's calf and shoulder aren't yet fit enough to withstand a full nine innings.
Gonzalez is dealing with some neck soreness — although it's not expected to significantly set him back. Puig just needed a breather and Uribe is being handled with extra care since coming off the disabled list last week.
Ramirez, meanwhile, is facing a Thursday drop date on whether to spend the next two weeks on the disabled list.
That meant the Dodgers B team taking the field against the Indians, with back-ups Clint Robinson, Scott Van Slyke, Carlos Triunfel and Miguel Rojas figuring prominently. The batting order was so out of whack, catcher A.J. Ellis was in the two hole.
"Just one of those days," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "We've been going at it pretty hard."
Other than the pockets of colorfully clad summer-camp kids planted throughout Chavez Ravine — most of whom seemed too happy to be there to even notice who was missing — and starting pitcher Hyun-Jin Ryu, who had to take on the Indians without four key starters, everyone seemed fine with Mattingly handing out days off like they were free samples at Costco.
Not that he was officially punting on a chance to take the rubber game in the three-game series against the Indians.
"It's a winning line-up," he insisted, before jokingly shifting responsibility to pitching coach Rick Honeycutt and Ryu.
"If (pitching coach Rick) Honeycutt just does his job really well, we'll be fine," Mattingly said, laughing. "It's (all on Ryu) and Honeycutt."
Ryu did his part, giving up just a pair of runs over seven strong innings, and left wth a one-run lead.
But it all went sideways in the eighth when Brian Wilson issued three walks, two hits and three earned runs to help set the Indians up for a 5-4 win.
Just one of those days indeed.
Still, in the game-within-the-game of a brutally long season that might need all 162 games to finally separate the Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants, Mattingly understands a healthy, mentally sharp club over the long haul trumps the immediate danger of an incomplete lineup against the Indians in early July.
In fact, Mattingly identified the game months ago as a potential recliner chair some of his stars could chill out in, what with the first pitch scheduled for noon following a night game the day before.
"I knew this game was coming," Mattingly said.
And that was before the neck soreness that plagued Gonzalez last season resurfaced and some of Puig's recent at-bats crying out for an off day.
Better to recharge Puig's batteries now rather than pay a more serious consequence later in the season.
Mattingly has been around Gonzalez long enough to know if you don't step in with a day off, the All-Star first baseman is liable to grind himself right into a wall.
"If you let him go too far it sets him back," Mattingly said.
So, with apologies to all those kids who showed up Wednesday to watch their heroes, that meant one-day breaks for Puig, Gonzalez and Uribe — although all three made appearances, as did Ramirez.
Call it preventative medicine for a club that flipped the script on its season last month by making up 9½ games on the Giants to take over first place.
In doing so, it widened their lens to capture a much bigger picture.
No longer concerned with catching the Giants, the Dodgers' focus now shifts to preparing for a lengthy pennant chase.
Of which health and endurance is a prominent factor.
And that means the kind of days off that Gonzalez, Puig and Uribe took Wednesday.
"One hundred sixty-two games is a lot of baseball," said Mattingly, who played 14 years in the big leagues. "It wears you down. You know that as a player, what it does to you. And you never forget."
Of greater concern is Ramirez, a talent so dominant he can tilt a field in his team's favor for weeks at a time. Ramirez helped carry the Dodgers to the National League Championship series last season, but when Cardinals pitcher Joe Kelly drilled him in the ribs with a fastball in Game 1 of the NLCS — severely limiting Ramirez the rest of the series — the Dodgers were essentially done.
On the other hand, he's never shown a capacity to rise above nicks and bruises, so it's essential the Dodgers get him as right as possible as they barrel toward an anticipated pennant race with the Giants.
"We're trying to get Hanley as healthy as possible," Mattingly said.
So much so they are contemplating shutting him down with a disabled list stint, a decision that might become official within the next two days.
It's something the Dodgers hoped to avoid, but they might not have a choice.
For one, it will mean Mattingly having a full, healthy roster to play with until Ramirez gets back. And just as importantly, it will mean Ramirez focusing only on mending his calf and shoulder.
Wednesday's missed start was his eighth in the last nine games — the lone start lasting just two innings last Saturday — and he's made just two pinch-hitting appearances this week.
The limited availability has severely handcuffed Mattingly's game-planning while diluting Ramirez's efforts. By simultaneously trying to get ready to play every day and get healthy, he might be shortchanging himself.
If he goes to the disabled list, all his focus will be on getting his body right.
It will mean 10 games without one of their best players, but the trade-off might be worth it.
For the Dodgers, it's all about the long haul.
Even if it means jeopardizing short-term goals to enhance long-term benefits.
Vincent Bonsignore | columnist
Vincent Bonsignore is an NFL columnist for the Southern California News Group. Having covered the Los Angeles sports scene for more than two decades, Bonsignore has emerged as one of the leading voices on the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, the NFL and NFL relocation.
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The academic benefits of language immersion have been known for over 50 years and, in the case of Hebrew, for at least the past 25 years, since two Australian professors of linguistics, Tim McNamara and Edina Eisikovits, and I collaborated on a landmark study of Hebrew language immersion in a Jewish day school in Melbourne. The findings on attitudes toward Hebrew language study are more recent: this month, the results of a study of attitudes toward Hebrew language learning in 41 Jewish day schools across North America were published by Professors Alex Pomson and Jack Wertheimer.
Entitled "Hebrew for What? Hebrew at the Heart of the Jewish Day School", the study surveyed students (in 5th, 8th, and 11th grade), teachers, and parents regarding their perceptions and expectations of their school's Hebrew language programs and their assessments of students' proficiency. Among the interesting and provocative findings are the following:
Overall, the older the students, the less satisfied they were with their Hebrew instruction and the less proficient they believed they were. (A small minority of schools were exceptions to this rule; see below for more on this.)
There was no correlation between the particular Hebrew language curriculum used by teachers in a school and the attitudes of students, teachers, or parents. Rather, these assessments seemed to be a function of something broader and more significant than the materials used in class. The researchers concluded that the key variable is culture, namely how highly valued or important Hebrew is in the daily life of a school.
There were six schools that Pomson and Wertheimer identified as outliers: schools in which satisfaction and perceived proficiency were higher across the board and in which older students were more satisfied and considered themselves more proficient in Hebrew than younger students did. For example, at one of the outliers, Ben Porat Yosef, stakeholders were three times as satisfied with the items mentioned at the beginning of this article as in the comparison schools. The authors of the study noted that the shared characteristic of the three schools that bucked the trend is that they all invest high levels of messaging, resources, and leadership in support of the study of Hebrew.
The secret is out of the bag: Hebrew immersion confers a huge advantage on students, not only in their Hebrew proficiency, but also in their Jewish learning, in their overall academic progress, and in life.
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Edmund Francis Bourke (; 27 January 1852 – 30 August 1926) was an Irish-South African politician and businessman who served as a member of the Transvaal Legislative Council and the first mayor of Pretoria.

Biography
Eddie Bourke was born in Maritzburg, in the British Colony of Natal. He was the eldest son of John Bourke and Hannah Stadler. John Bourke was an Irish pioneer of the Colony of Natal originally from Castlegar in Ireland.
Bourke attended Maritzburg College. After learning accounting from Messrs. A. Fass & Co. Bourke left Natal for the Transvaal in 1877 and accepted the management of Mr. Henry Russell's business (one of the oldest in Pretoria), in January of that year. In 1878, Bourke was recalled to Natal to take temporary charge of Messrs. A. Fass and Co's business in Durban. He returned finally to the Transvaal early in 1879. Shortly after his return, the well—known general merchant firm of Bourke & Co. was established.

Bourke became good friends with many prominent South African politicians and businessmen of his time including George Jesse Heys and President Paul Kruger with whom he had a close friendship. Bourke and Heys became good business associates in various fields, one of which included a gold mine near Machadodorp.

Bourke & Co carried on for many years until Bourke resigned its direction to the care of his brothers while he himself toke over the control of the Bourke Estate and Trust Company of which he was chairman. Bourke was director of numerous smaller companies and is largely interested in farming and other agricultural pursuits. He took part in the early development of the great gold mining industries, but without any very great measure of financial success. Throughout the stirring days of Barberton's beginnings, and the initial mining in the district of Witwatersrand, he remained steadily at work in Pretoria, although none of his local ventures proved really successful. Bourke was a well known patron of sports and athletics. His interest in Pretoria cricket was very keen, and he arranged for visits from the famous cricketers like Bill Brockwell, Albert Trott, and Len Braund. In his early days Bourke was captain of the Maritzburg Rugby team, and took a hearty interest in the game throughout his life. Bourke was an avid golfer and endeavored to wake up public interest in wildlife game protection and served for a time as Chairman of the Transvaal Game Protection Association.

In 1880 Eddie Bourke was elected to both the Transvaal Volksraad and to Pretoria's City Council where he first held a seat in the Water & Sanitation Commission. Here his prominence as a public servant grew. Bourke married Eleanor Griffin who was the daughter of Irish immigrants Henry Griffin and Mary Anne Jefferson.

His first home was a small house at the corner of the present day Sisulu and Jeff Masemola Streets. This house is still standing. With the arrival of five daughters (two sons were born much later) the Bourke family needed a much larger house and the first plans for the construction of a larger house down the road were discussed in 1885. Bourke went to the Netherlands where the design and final plans were completed. All the material used was imported from England and the Netherlands and a number of Dutch builders were employed. The house was completed between by 1888 and Bourke named the house Barton Keep.

In 1891, Bourke became the first president of the brand new Pretoria Chamber of Commerce. He Became well known for his involvement in many charitable or philanthropic activities. He financed hospitals and schools like St Ethelreda School for Girls (known today as St Mary's Diocesan School for Girls).

The outbrake of the South African War (or Second Anglo-Boer War) had devastating consequences for him. Apart from having rooted business instrests with both the Transvaal and British businesses in the Transvaal, Bourke had positive personal relations with prominent members of both the Transvaal and the British. Paul Kruger thus advised Bourke, for their safety, Bourke should to take his family and leave for England for the duration of the war. Bourke and his family thus left the Transvaal for England in October 1899. During the war, Barton Keep was commandeered as staff headquarters for Lord Kitchener and Lord Milner.
After the war, Eddie Bourke returned to Pretoria to resume an active part in its affairs. Eddie Bourke was elected as the first Mayor of Pretoria in 1903 where he served until 1904. He was succeeded by Andrew Johnstone.

Eddie Bourke died in Pretoria on 30 August 1926 at the age of 74. His house, Barton keep, unfortunately deteriorated in the years following his death before being purchased from the Bourke Trust by the Nederduitsch Hervormde Kerk in June 1945. After slight restoration Barton Keep is being used by the Pretoria Conservatoire of Music.

Today, Bourke Street in Arcadia, Pretoria bears his name.

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AS Roma says in talks for sale
AS Roma players celebrate after scoring against Spal in Rome, Dec. 15, 2019. (AFP Photo)
AS Roma said Monday its holding company was in talks with a group led by U.S. billionaire Daniel Friedkin about a sale of the Serie A football club, though no formal deal has been made.
"Any deal with Group Friedkin is subject to the positive outcome of the legal due diligence process on the AS Roma group," the club said in a statement.
The Financial Times reported on Monday a consortium led by Friedkin was set to buy AS Roma for 750 million euros ($840.30 million), including debt, a record valuation for a Serie A team.
Shares in AS Roma, currently controlled by a group of American investors following a 2014 deal, shot up more than 9% at the open in Milan.
Assets owned by the Friedkin Group range from one of the world's largest independent Toyota distributors to a number of luxury resorts.
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Q: Unable to use `run` routine on complex bash command Got this command: cd /some/dir; /usr/local/bin/git log --diff-filter=A --follow --format=%aI -- /some/dir/file  | tail -1
I want to get the output from it.
Tried this:
my $proc2 = run 'cd', $dirname, ';', '/usr/local/bin/git', 'log', '--diff-filter=A', '--follow', '--format=%aI', '--', $output_file, '|', 'tail', '-1', :out, :err;
Nothing output.
Tried this:
my $proc2 = run </usr/local/bin/git -C>, $dirname, <log --diff-filter=A --follow --format=%aI -->, $output_file,  <| tail -1>, :out, :err;
Git throws an error:
fatal: --follow requires exactly one pathspec
The same git command runs fine when run directly from the command line.
I've confirmed both $dirname and $output_file are correct.
git log --help didn't shed any light on this for me. Command runs fine straight from command line.
UPDATE: So if I take off the | tail -1 bit, I get output from the command in raku (a date). I also discovered if I take the pipe out when running on the command line, the output gets piped into more. I'm not knowledgeable enough about bash and how it might interact with raku's run command to know for sure what's going on.

A: You need to run a separate proc for piping:
my $p = run «git -C "$dirname" log --diff-filter=A --format=%aI», :out, :err;
my $p2 = run <tail -1>, :in($p.out), :out;
put .out.slurp: :close with $p2;

Also you don't need tail in this case, you can do:
put .out.lines(:close).tail with $p


That is it - as long as you're comfortable with your project taking at least twice as long and likely blowing past the budget.
For most people, that's not an option. So, how do you avoid it? Be involved with your project from the start and make sure that the company and developers have everything they need to complete your project on time, on budget, and on point.
"It's on our website" or "Google it" are effective phrases for making people pull their hair out. Your logo is the most recognizable piece of your branding. A high quality and accurate logo isn't a preference. It's a must. It ensures that your brand is protected. Make sure you have all company logos prepared and in various formats so that your project isn't held up by a lack of basic quality branding materials.
Along with your logo, branding guidelines dictate to those working on your project which fonts, colors, and styles should or shouldn't be used to represent your company. Making those guidelines clear at the beginning of the project will prevent having to ask for several (often complicated) changes later in the process. Setting that standard gives the team working on your app clear direction for its look and feel.
If you've never tried to submit an app for approval in iOS or Android, trust that it's a longer process than it sounds like. The company charged with building your mobile app will identify what's needed to get it published. Once that's communicated to you, work on meeting all of the requirements as early as possible. That can help make sure your app gets to market.
Before an app can be submitted to the App Store or Google Play, it has to meet all the requirements. While the mobile app company will take care of the necessary technical aspects, you'll want to be involved in the App Description. Deciding how you want to describe your app and its uses can tie in to how you plan to promote your it.
Similar to the App Description, work with the company to decide how you want your app to be found.
Depending on the project, a mobile app company should provide you with a 'client asset' list that will tell you what you need to provide as it pertains to the specific app you requested. Make sure you know what you need to provide for your project and when it's needed to ensure everything stays on schedule.
Deadlines go both ways. Of course, you'll communicate to the mobile app company when you need your project completed. In response, those building the app should lay out what they'll need and when so they can meet your deadline. By meeting your deadlines, you're ensuring they'll meet theirs.
A mobile app can make a huge splash for your business. Being prepared and involved will make your project run smoothly and on budget. Plus, you get to be an active part of building something special.


The lack of adequate shelter beds in Spokane for women in crisis has been an on-going embarrassment for some time. Great article in The Spokesman-Review about the new women's shelter opening up. Kudos to Union Gospel Mission for stepping up and making a significant investment toward resolving this problem. Unfortunately, as Phil Altmeyer (Executive Director at UGM) recently told me, even this won't be enough. Read about it here.
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Самтер - местность и фамилия.

Местность:

 Самтер — округ в штате Алабама, США
 Самтер — округ в штате Джорджия Соединённых Штатов Америки.
 Самтер — округ в штате Флорида.
 Самтер — округ в штате Южная Каролина
 Самтер — город в округе Самтер, штат Южная Каролина, США

 Самтер — тауншип в округе Мак-Лауд, Миннесота, США.

 Форт-Самтер
 CSS Sumter

Фамилия:
 Самтер, Шавонда (род. 1974) - американский политический деятель.

См. также
 Самптер


"Carles hat die Ukulele dort gekauft, wo es all die schönen Sachen gibt" = "Carles bought the ukulele where they have all those nice things" and also "Carles bought the ukulele at the ALDI"
"Was passiert, wenn Anna in's Wasser geht? Dann wird Anna nass!" = "What happens when Anna goes into the water? Then Anna gets wet" but also alludes to "Ananas", i.e. pineapple.
The last one, I borrow for the German class! About the others... some will be said for sure!


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Q: VBA MS Access 2010 pivot line chart add data label to first marker only These little VBA language differences between Excel and Access are getting very anoying.  I am at the last step (hopefully) of getting my line chart to look how I need it to, but I can't get a data label to show on the first marker only.  Here is what I have so far.  I have attempted every itiration I can find online and all get the same "Error 438: Object doesn't support this property or method"
With Me.ChartSpace.Charts(0).SeriesCollection(0)
    .Line.Color = sc1
    .Line.Weight = 6
    .marker.Size = 8
    .marker.Style = 2
    sName = .Name
    csName = Right(sName, Len(sName) - 8)
    .Caption = csName
    .Points(1).DataLabel.Text = csName
End With

Again, thanks for your assistance.

A: you can try this.. please insert these line before With Statement
Me.ChartSpace.Charts(0).SeriesCollection(0).Points(1).DataLabel.Select
Selection.Format.TextFrame2.TextRange.Characters.Text = "Name"

if issue still persist then try to change Me.ChartSpace.Charts(0) to  Sheets("SheetName").ChartObjects("ChartName") and put the appropriate SeriesCollection number


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Ingerophrynus macrotis és una espècie d'amfibi que viu a Cambodja, Índia, Laos, Malàisia, Birmània, Tailàndia, Vietnam i, possiblement també, a la Xina.

Referències

 van Dijk, P.P., Stuart, B., Dutta, S., Borah, M.M. & Bordoloi, S. 2004. Bufo macrotis. Llista Vermella d'Espècies Amenaçades de la UICN 2006. Consulta: 11 d'abril del 2008.

Macrotis


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Quite like it a lot!
Good job designer.. I would rather keep the 'perspective' simpler..
Logo for a app testing company for all kind of apps.
a logo made for my own project - custom type.
I like cats. :) Just for fun.


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