There's a new moon in Gemini today, which will affect all signs of the Zodiac. Expect to see the start of this new month bring plenty of interesting things your way.
Today's the day to reach out to someone you haven't been in contact with for a while. Pick up the phone, send an email, or make an in-home visit. The nighttime will bring you a lively discussion.
You've spent too much in the last few days, but with the New Moon in Gemini, it's a good time to review your finances and get back on your feet. Pay attention to things you truly value today and you're realize it's not all about money.
It's all about you today. Don't be afraid to ask for what you want and don't let others dictate your own needs. You deserve a day to relax and unwind, and today could be just that. Remember that you are the master of your own destiny.
You've needed to recharge spiritually for a while, and today is the perfect day to do so. Take some time to review events of the last month and make some new plans for the future.
You need a little leisure time, but don't spend it alone. Hang out with your mate or give your best friend a call. Today's a great day for warm relationships.
You'll feel quite driven today, but don't forget that there's only so much you can do in a single day. Be realistic about what you want to accomplish and you'll get it done.
Libra you'll have the itch today - the itch to see new horizons. It's a new Moon today, which will leave you hungrier than ever for knowledge and more contact with the world. Break out of habits today and try something new.
The spotlight today is on your relationship with someone close to you. If you're single, you may fall in love today, those who are in a relationship will see a positive change. The next 2 weeks are a good time to get some financial strategies implemented.
Your relationships are going to be affected by the Solar Eclipse for the next few weeks. It's the perfect time to start a new venture with someone. Rest assured, it is likely to be a smashing success.
You need to get in shape, and today's a great day to start working towards it. This will require you to let go of old habits, but if you're willing to do so you can completely recreate your future. Work will become less stressful soon.
No matter if you're single or partnered, you're going to be feeling the love today. You'll get some exciting news today, so get ready for a great day.
There will be some changes to your domestic partnerships over the next few weeks. It might just be moving some furniture, or it might mean a change in who you're spending time with.


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Seemingly content to live in the shadow of others for most of his career, British bluesman Snowy White has quietly gone about his business for nearly half a century, during which time he's been in Thin Lizzy and toured with blues legend Peter Green and as a touring member of both Pink Floyd and the Roger Waters Band. In 2019 he's back with another of his languid, easy-on-the-ear solo records, The Situation.
Despite largely shunning the limelight (he had a hit single in the mid eighties, the mournful Bird of Paradise, before scurrying back into the umbre), White still puts these records out under his own name every now and then, and lovers of woozy blues rock with the odd Iberian intonation still buy them. Tracks like Why Do I Still Have the Blues highlight why, with White's gorgeous phrasing pushed to the fore over a generally sparse backing. He's like Gary Moore stripped of the bombast, or an even more slowhanded Eric Clapton, his careworn voice rarely rising above a murmur, content to let the six strings do most of the talking.
In his more spritely moments (LA Skip, the title track), Snowy ads a bit of Latin flair to proceedings, leading to obvious Santana comparisons, but for the most part, within the reasonably rigid bluesman parameters he's set himself, White remains very much his own man – and time and again on this record proves why he's been in such demand as a sideman over the years.
The shuffling You Can't Take It With You shows White's trad side, making sure all the bases are neatly covered for his fans, and it's that versatility that makes The Situation such an enjoyable record to listen to. An old pro, surrounded by similarly accomplished chums of the calibre of Max Middleton (keys) and Kuma Harada (bass), doing what he loves and doing it bloody well – that's not a bad situation to be in, right? Highly recommended!
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Here's What Blackwater's Notorious Founder Has Been Up To
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Blackwater founder Erik Prince in July 2008.
Blackwater Worldwide founder Eric D. Prince once made handsome profits as a private security contractor to the U.S. government.
He no longer sees a future in that industry, though, and has shifted gears to the economic development business, mostly in Africa.
It was an abrupt change of direction for Prince, a former Navy SEAL who became the poster boy for private security excesses at the height of the Iraq war.
He sold Blackwater — now called Academi — in 2010 to private investors following years of lawsuits, congressional investigations and criminal complaints against the company.
Prince is currently managing director of Frontier Resource Group, a small private equity fund, and also chairman of Frontier Services Group, a Hong Kong-based public company that specializes in construction, road building, trucking, barging and air transport services mostly to companies that want to operate in Africa.
The shift from war contractor to peacetime developer was a straightforward business decision, Prince told National Defense in a recent interview.
There are huge opportunities in Africa for investors who are willing to take a risk, he said. "I started investing in Africa and I saw the amount of opportunities there were to build roads, mines, infrastructure, oil fields ... and the large amounts of money that would be needed to do that."
Asian investors, especially the Chinese, are fueling much of the growth and have poured billions of dollars into Africa. They see the continent both as a fountain of natural resources and as an increasingly important trade partner.
"Asian investors have the appetite to take on that level of risk," Prince said. But others, too, see a future in Africa. "Whether it's a Western mining company or a European oil company or a Chinese firm, they all have similar needs and requirements to operate there."
While everyone recognizes Africa's potential, the operating environment is challenging, with a weak and undependable infrastructure.
Travel and transportation in many areas are difficult and expensive, and many countries in Africa create legal and regulatory risks for businesses.
Prince's company, he said, is all about making it easier for corporations to do business in Africa. "We have built strong relationships with trusted local partners across the continent."
In a blog post on his company's website, Prince champions the idea that economic development is the key to peace, stability and security.
"Fragile countries in Africa have been historically trapped in a vicious cycle of instability and poverty," he said.
Development over time can help end the continent's brutal wars. "Even the most basic forms of infrastructure delivered in a quality and reliable manner greatly improve people's lives. And people who see a path forward for economic development and a future for their families are less likely to fight."
Investors are bullish on Africa despite the tough environment, said Prince. "Africa comes with a higher risk, they expect quicker returns in the projects they invest in ... Investors are in it to make money. There is not enough charity in the world to develop Africa."
While Prince spends most of this time overseas, he was recently in the United States promoting his book, " Civilian Warriors: The Inside Story of Blackwater and the Unsung Heroes of the War on Terror." Prince said he wrote the inside story of his former company to "dispel myths" and push back on relentless political attacks on the private security industry.
Blackwater employees in Iraq.
Prince still believes that four Blackwater guards who were convicted in September of killing 17 Iraqi civilians eventually will be exonerated. The guards in 2007 opened fire on a crowd of unarmed people.
He continues to insist that private security employees working for the US government in warzones should be tried under the Uniform Code of Military Justice, instead of the civilian criminal justice system.
"It's quite different for a jury that is 7,000 miles away from the warzone, looking at a split-second decision made seven years earlier in a warzone, minutes after a large car bomb goes off." Prince said he hopes the guards' convictions can be successfully appealed. "The last chapter is not written yet."
Although he quit the business, Prince still sees a future for the private security industry. "The world is a much more dangerous place, there is more radicalism, more countries that are melting down or approaching that state." At the same time, the Pentagon is under growing pressure to cut spending and the cost of the all-volunteer force keeps rising, Prince said.
"The US military has mastered the most expensive way to wage war, with a heavy expensive footprint." Over the long run, the military might have to rely more on contractors, as it will become tougher to recruit service members.
Prince cited recent statistics that 70 percent of the eligible population of prospective troops is unsuitable to serve in the military for various reasons such as obesity, lack of a high school education, drug use, criminal records or even excessive tattoos. In some cases, Prince said, it might make more sense to hire contractors.
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Shawon Paul '18 agrees with the premise of Sandy Hook Promise's video.
We see it in the news more and more frequently – in big letters, SCHOOL SHOOTING. Since the Sandy Hook school shooting on December 14th, 2012, a gun has been fired on school property 186 times, and 555 children have died across the country due to gun violence. Because school shootings are becoming more frequent, the organization Sandy Hook Promise has recently created a video on how easy it is to miss the signs of a school shooter, and how to be aware of someone planning a school shooting.
Entitled Evan, the video begins with a student sitting in a library, carving "I'm bored" into the table in front of him. As the video progresses, another student replies to the boy's message, and they begin to talk through the messages carved into the table. On the last day of school, the girl recognizes the boy's handwriting from the table, right as the door to their gym is thrown open, seemingly randomly, by a third student holding an automatic rifle.
The video then highlights what the viewer missed: the third student preparing for a school shooting in the background of the story. "I had to watch it again just to see exactly what was going on in the background. It just goes to show how some people like to pay attention to the main character and protagonist, while ignoring everything else that they don't believe will affect them," said Jessica Wang '18.
Given the recent spike in gun violence in schools in the past few years, this remains a major issue of concern for students, parents, and faculty across the country.
The third student could be seen watching videos of people on gun ranges, posing with guns, and shutting out other students. After the initial events, the video is slowed down and puts a spotlight on the third student and his actions. Finishing with the sentence, "Gun violence is preventable when you know the signs," the video shows that events happening in the background might be the most important, and that students should always look out for one another.
One mission of the organization Sandy Hook Promise is to make sure students and adults have the tools to spot potentially violent individuals. In this video, it's clear that their perspective is that though school shooters might try to hide their motives at first, there are a few signs that might give away their intentions. Most shooters had a history of being bullied or experiencing violence, and are usually excessively introverted, lacking strong social attachments, pessimistic about their future, with low self-esteem. Shooters usually try to hide their actions at first but will more than likely alert at least one person of their intentions, possibly for recognition or because they can't keep it to themselves any longer.
As seen in the video, potential shooters might have an increased interest in firearms, and might begin to distance themselves from other students. When asked if he feels like he would be able to spot a potential shooter, Shawon Paul '18 said, "Probably not. Maybe if they were being bullied, or if someone was bothering them. I don't think it's too obvious."
Given the recent spike in gun violence in schools in the past few years, this remains a major issue of concern for students, parents, and faculty across the country, and enters into other prickly issues such as gun control. With this video, organizations like Sandy Hook Promise try to offer different solutions, but the problem remains without a clear resolution.
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There are certain rules and conditions involved in marriage that are required to make that marriage righteous. That is, a marriage pleasing and acceptable before God. A righteous marriage is one that is sanctioned by Him, fulfilling His design and will for a man and a woman in His creation.
The first and most important condition required for a marriage to be righteous is understanding what really constitutes a legitimate marriage in the eyes of the Lord and whether you qualify to be married without actually making it unrighteous by it being deemed an act of fornication instead.
DUE BENEVOLENCE: The Apostle Paul speaks concerning this important rule in 1Corinthians 7:1-5. This "due benevolence" deals with a husband and wife's understanding that marriage is designed by God to fit within the command to pro-create. Because of this sexual aspect involved and the importance of its natural need to be satisfied, Paul makes it very clear that this satisfaction must come from the spouse, to whom they are one with, and by no other. Therefore, to withhold one's self from the other, without consenting for a time to holy actions, will cause harm to the marriage and risk making it unrighteous. Your body is not yours, but your spouses. Exercise that good will and respect to the other.
ABIDING IN YOUR RIGHTFUL ROLE: The Scriptures give us insight as to the position and role between a husband and a wife. The Apostle Paul illustrates the correlation of the marriage union between a husband and a wife with the believer's marriage union with Jesus Christ. In Ephesians 5:22-33, he advocates particularly that the wife is to submit herself to her husband and the husband is to love (serve) his wife similar to their role as Christians being united to Christ. The wife typifies the body and the husband typifies the head.
For the man to step out of the husband's role as the head and the woman to leave her role, usurping her husband's, can and will make that marriage unrighteous. It would be the same as them stepping out of their roles and usurping the role of Christ as their spiritual head. How unrighteous that would be and is.
Think of it this way. When has your physical body ever decided to do its own thing in contradiction to your physical head? If it did, your body would not function properly and be retarded. Also, if the head demands the body to function out of its design, expecting it to do what the head is designed to do, once again, the body will be retarded and out of sorts. This causes incapacitation, frustration, anger, resentment, and confusion, which will undermine a righteous union of the two. This is not what God designed or approves.
CONDUCT TOWARD EACH OTHER: The Apostle Peter, in 1Peter 3:1-7, sets an order to the marriage regarding the conduct of the husband to the wife and the wife to the husband. Again, the wife is to be in subjection to her husband. Peter uses Sarah, Abraham's wife, as an example. He describes the righteous conduct of Sarah as not focusing upon her outward adorning of the body as much as the inward adorning of meekness, quietness, and trusting God, who made her husband her head, guiding him on her behalf. The husband is to deal with his wife "as the weaker vessel" (physical structure and make-up), as well as honor her as a member of the body of Christ. This righteous conduct of the husband is critical for his prayers to not be adversely affected.
These things make for a righteous marriage.


Yet you raid them and destroy their spawn.
i though when u have no bell payd it would destroy ur town slowly?
Dont think Pclaims decay if upkeep isnt paid, but there are consequences, so it does balance out.
Tulgarath wrote: Dont think Pclaims decay if upkeep isnt paid, but there are consequences, so it does balance out.
pclaims should decay and vclaims should decax both if not payd else theres no reason to pay.
As a new player for a couple of days since I hermited a year ago, I lost my initial character before I realized how dire and quickly you need to focus on purely clothes. It's pretty rough unless you know exactly what your doing, and how quickly you need to do it.
JC said he does not want that for reasons, and I agree.
There still are enough reasons to pay both, though not both at the same time if you have them and are active.
Bearform wrote: As a new player for a couple of days since I hermited a year ago, I lost my initial character before I realized how dire and quickly you need to focus on purely clothes. It's pretty rough unless you know exactly what your doing, and how quickly you need to do it.
John intends to add a help screen in the next update explaining to newbies how to weave reeds and the need for making a few jute clothes from them.
Add how to get the required skills without wasting all the useful stuff and their inspiration in the newbie area!
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Stephen Gilbert's 'Thank you' Party was a huge success as members and supporters came to Roche on Saturday.
The event was organised to thank the hundreds of people from throughout Cornwall who helped during the General Election Campaign.
It was also an opportunity to welcome those who have joined the party since polling day. Since May 7th, the Liberal Democrats nationally have seen more than 16,000 people join, while locally membership has gone up by more than 35%.
Stephen Gilbert said, "After a long election campaign it was wonderful to see everyone who was involved coming together and enjoying themselves. I am also hugely encouraged by the number of new people who have joined the party since polling day.
"I am sure that together we can take the fight to the Conservatives over the next five years and stand up for local people."


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Pork Awards 2017
Farmers, butchers, retailers and industry leaders gathered in Christchurch last night to celebrate the best flavours, styles and cooking innovations at the tenth annual New Zealand Pork, Bacon and Ham Awards, announced last night at a gala dinner at Christchurch's Sudima Hotel.
The competition provided over 50 pork retailers from across the country with the platform to present the very best of their New Zealand born and raised pork products.
This year's awards hosted a record 223 entries, showcasing outstanding products from nine categories, divided among five bacon, two ham and two pork classes.
The winners announced last night included the presentation of this year's supreme winners: Cameron Harrison Butchery (Bacon), Aussie Butcher New Lynn (Ham) and Grey Lynn Butchers (Pork).
New Zealand Pork General Manager Sonya Matthews says over the past ten years the competition has grown into a nationally recognised event.
"We are extremely pleased with the record number of entrants this year – especially because it is the competition's tenth consecutive year.
"The number of entrants has progressively grown year-after-year, and we could not be happier with the quality of produce that is submitted." she says.
Head judge and chef at Wellington's Brentwood Hotel, Glenn Curphey, says this year's standard was outstanding.
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Earlier this month, New Zealand Pork introduced the new Born and Raised in New Zealand pork labels for local retailers. Products carrying this label provide the assurance for Kiwi consumers that they are sourced from pigs that were born and raised with care by New Zealand farmers.
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The Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) has played an important role in UK politics, by providing horizon scanning research summaries to parliamentarians on emerging issues. Here, Sarah Foxen and Chris Tyler discuss the challenges and opportunities faced in setting up services that put leading edge research in front of busy politicians and reflect on their work to help set up similar offices internationally.
The world is flooded with information, and politicians are drowning in it. "Bombarded", "overloaded" and "inundated" are some of the words that UK politicians used when asked how they managed incoming information. Their position of power and ability to shape public policy make them a particularly appealing target, for those with information wishing to bring about a change. Politicians, many of whom don't feel confident appraising research evidence, now more than ever need help sifting the evidence that fills their inboxes daily.
Modern parliaments have two types of service that can help. The most common is a research service that on the one hand answers politicians' questions – such as "how many school children are in my local constituency?" or "how has the law on abortion changed over the years?" – and on the other provides briefs with background information and policy analysis for legislation, policy areas and topical issues. In the UK, this service is provided by the House of Commons and House of Lords Library research services.
The second kind is a proactive science advisory service that scans the political and technological horizon and provides summaries of rigorous research evidence. In the UK, this service is provided by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), the bridge between UK Parliament and the research community, which in recent months has briefed British politicians on wind power, fisheries, violent crime, 5G mobile networks, cancer treatments, food packaging waste and how to improve witness testimony in courts.
Globally, most parliaments have some form of research service, providing answers to questions that politicians ask. Bodies like POST, however, which provide answers to questions that politicians need to know, but didn't think to ask, are the exception. The official network of legislative science advice mechanisms comprises just 22 members; the majority of legislatures therefore do not have access to this critical service.
Nevertheless, there is growing international interest from legislatures and academics to bring legislative science advice, including in the social sciences, to their own nations. Doing this is not an easy task, as practitioners themselves report and over the past 18 months, POST and UCL's department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP) have been collaborating with partners in Spain, Mexico and Argentina to develop their own legislative science advice mechanisms, with support from the Economic and Social Research Council.
Through working with partners and participating in these projects, we have identified some key considerations for those wanting to create a legislative science advice mechanism. Here we share three key challenges and reflect on ways of overcoming them.
Parliaments are unstable
No surprises here! Parliaments are not stable institutions and this instability can disrupt attempts to set up science advice offices. In the 18 months we have been collaborating with the citizen initiative #CienciaenelParlamento (Science in Parliament), which aims to make the case for a legislative science advice office in the Spanish Parliament, there has been a change in government two general elections. Committee structures and membership have changed, as have ministers in the executive. This has resulted in #CienciaenelParlamento, on more than one occasion, having to start from scratch.
The key to counteracting this instability has been to garner support from stakeholders in two domains. Firstly, in the political sphere, not just with one political wing, but across political divisions. By having a broad base of political support such swings can be mitigated. A double benefit is also that vibrancy in the political setting, can lead to vibrancy in the demand and supply of advice. The second domain is in civil society, researchers and the media. These spheres are less changeable than politics. #CienciaenelParlamento have been building networks and support among academics, the civil service and science funders, and have gained significant media coverage to raise awareness and support. This makes their proposition to politicians – that they can do their job better with proactive science advice – more potent.
Science advice is a specialist skill
Another challenge is that science advice requires a specific blend of expertise and experience. Science advisers need; to know how to find research and information and also how to evaluate it, to be able to synthesise information, and communicate it in a concise, accessible and impartial format. These are essential and rare skills. Advisers must also have knowledge of the policy world; of the way research and expertise feeds into both the policy-making process in the executive and policy shaping through scrutiny and legislation in the legislature.
Where can such people be found? Most of those working in legislative science advisory bodies around the world have some experience in academia and in policy; a rare find. In the face of this scarcity, capacity has to be built. But how do you do that? Our partners in Spain have been consulting with other legislative science advice offices (POST included). We have drawn on over 30 years of science advice experience in POST to work with them to build capacity in academic researchers, who already have some of the right skills, such as the ability to search academic databases, review literature and appraise research. POST has also been collaborating with the Argentine Congress, which has taken the approach to build capacity in legislative staff, who already have the relevant expertise; for example, knowledge of legislative and policy processes, and are familiar with engaging with policy documents. For the time being it is still a question of building capacity in those who already have many of the attributes, and learning from those with experience.
Administrations are trying to cut costs
By no means unique to the UK is the desire in national administrations to cut the costs of administration. This brings about a paradox: how do you increase services while cutting costs in the legislature, or at least keeping them stable? There are various ways to do this; in some nations, such as Switzerland and Austria, science advice is provided by a national academy. Services are therefore funded differently and the cost is not felt by the administration. To finance the service in Spain, our partners are taking the same approach that POST took before it was funded by UK Parliament, and are seeking additional external funding from various stakeholders – principally from the research sector. In Argentina, Congress is taking a different approach and exploring the possibility of diversifying and honing skills in legislative staff and evolving current work streams, such that they are able to deliver science advice using existing structures.
These are just some of the challenges faced by countries wishing to establish science advisory systems for their legislatures. Others include the problem of how to balance political oversight and whether or not to make policy recommendations. However, simply being able to provide such information is an important first step. Democracy and its parliaments are too important to be left to guesswork. The world is changing fast and scientific and technical information is becoming more important. Science advisory mechanisms are needed to bring the most up to date knowledge to bear on parliamentary scrutiny and decision-making.
Dr Sarah Foxen is a Knowledge Exchange Manager in the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, and is seconded there full time from UCL's Department of Science Technology Engineering and Public Policy. Her role includes training and supporting to engage with Parliament, and working with parliamentary colleagues to increase uptake of research. Sarah leads Parliament's input into the development of Research England's 2021 Research Excellence Framework and Knowledge Exchange Framework. She has been involved in a number of international legislative science advice capacity-building projects in Europe and Latin America.
Dr Chris Tyler is Director of Research and Policy in University College London's Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (UCL STEaPP), where he leads STEaPP's research and policy programming and explores how policy makers use scientific evidence, particularly within legislatures. Prior to joining STEaPP, Chris spent five years as Director of the UK's Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST) and before that was the first Executive Director of the Centre for Science and Policy (CSaP) at the University of Cambridge.
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How do you appreciate achievements?
HERE ARE THREE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE RIGHT NOW!
Write down all your achievements that you can remember. Try to think back as far as you can.
Create a blog about your achievements. First, it will get you to write about them and how you got to where you are.
Align your daily to-do lists with your overall goals.
How do you reply to acknowledge receipt?
They just want you to acknowledge that you have received the mail . Anything along the lines of "I have received the mail " or " I confirm that the e-mail has been received and read " or "I have received the email . I will correspond/be in touch with you shortly , thank you "will do fine .
How do you reply to achievement?
Thank you. Thanks so much for thinking of me. It was so nice to hear from you. I'm highly thankful to you for your kind and affectionate letter congratulating me on promotion (wedding, having a baby).
How do you write a letter of gratitude?
What to Include in a Thank You Letter
Address the person appropriately. At the start of the letter, address the person with a proper salutation, such as "Dear Mr.
Say thank you.
Give (some) specifics.
Say thank you again.
Sign off.
Send it as soon as possible.
Be positive but sincere.
Personalize each letter.
How can you express your appreciation and gratitude as a scholar?
I am writing to express my sincere gratitude to you for making the [Name of Scholarship] possible. I was thrilled to learn of my selection for this honor, and I am deeply appreciative of your support. Second paragraph: Share a little about yourself and indicate why the scholarship is important.
How do you acknowledge an achievement?
It's important to occasionally recognize and appreciate all that you've accomplished, too. Take periodic breaks from the busyness of work to think about what you've checked off your task list. You may want to keep a "done" list alongside your to-dos, so you don't lose sight of how much progress you've made.
How do you start an Acknowledgement paragraph?
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Remember: people will read this. People will read the Acknowledgments section and it will impact them—especially the people who are in them.
Start with a list of who will go in (by full name)
Be specific for the important people.
Be sincere in your thanks.
Don't worry about length.
How do I reply to an acknowledge message?
Acknowledge promptly that you received a message. If no particular response is required, just say "thanks." If you own an "action item" but can't get to it for a while, let the sender know you saw the message and estimate when you expect to reply.
How do you write a thank you Acknowledgement?
I'm extremely grateful to (Something—my success, the completion of my dissertation) would not have been possible without the support and nurturing of (person). I cannot begin to express my thanks to …., who …. Less strong, but very appreciative: I would like to extend my sincere thanks to …/ I must also thank …
How do you thank someone for a generous gift?
"Thank you for the generous gift. You didn't have to, but you're the kind of person who does, and I really appreciate it." "Many thanks and gratitude for your gift. I'm very lucky to know you and feel incredibly blessed."
How do you write a meaningful thank you letter?
Simple Thanks
"I'm humbled and grateful."
"You knocked me off my feet!"
"My heart is still smiling."
"Your thoughtfulness is a gift I will always treasure."
"Sometimes the simplest things mean the most."
"The banana bread was fabulous. You made my day."
"I'm touched beyond words."
What can I say instead of proud of you?
Alternatives to saying "I'm proud of you".
"Wow!! I'm so impressed!"
"I love who you are!"
"You must be so proud!"
"I value you!"
"I'm proud for you"
"I'm so pleased for you"
"You look really pleased with your effort"
What are you proud of in your life?
12 Things We Should Always Be Proud Of
A job that you love. "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work another day in your life." So what if it pays lousy?
Your sense of style.
Your friends.
Your family.
Your ability to forgive.
Your past.
Your demand for some alone time.
We should be proud of our traditions and values.
What is your greatest achievement question?
"What is your greatest accomplishment?" is a behavioral interview question. Some variations include: "What are you most proud of?", "What were the biggest wins in your most recent role?," "Tell me about a time when you went above and beyond the call of duty."
Is I am proud of you correct?
Hi, Is it correct grammer to say "I am proud of you"? Yes, it's correct grammar. When you are proud of someone else, it suggests you have some kind of relationship with them that causes their accomplishment to make you feel increased self-esteem.
What are my achievements?
List of achievements
Re-organized something to make it work better.
Identified a problem and solved it.
Come up with a new idea that improved things.
Developed or implemented new procedures or systems.
Worked on special projects.
Received awards.
Been complimented by your supervisor or co-workers.
What is the difference between pride and proud?
Pride refers to the satisfaction that an individual gains from something. Proud, on the other hand, refers to the feeling of pride. The difference between the two words is that while pride can be used as a noun or a verb, proud can only be used as an adjective.
How can I be proud of myself when no one else is?
How to Encourage Yourself When No One Else Will
Positive Self Talk.
Practice Self Care.
Play Music.
Write Down Accomplishments.
Place "Encouragements" Around Your Home.
Think Outside of You.
Keep a Photo Album.
Is most proud correct?
Both prouder and more proud are correct, but they are not interchangeable. For details, see this answer regarding fair (fairer or more fair), which—like proud—falls under the rules for one-syllable, regular, gradable adjectives.
Is it OK to be proud of yourself?
Being proud of yourself does not mean you're devaluing anyone else, and it does not mean you are valued any less if you do not feel pride for something you have or haven't done.
How do you express being proud of someone?
I know how hard you've worked for this. Congratulations on a very fine achievement; or.
You've earned every bit of this. How wonderful for you; or.
I'm so proud of what you've accomplished and very impressed. Well done.
What is another word for great achievement?
Synonyms for Great achievement:
n. •tour de force (noun) attainment, feat, accomplishment, triumph, magnum opus, master stroke, conquest, achievement, chef-d'oeuvre, masterpiece, victory, masterwork, deed, exploit, success, piece de resistance,
Other synonyms: • n. tour de force, chef d'oeuvre, stroke of genius, feat of strength, grand achievement.
What is the meaning of I am proud of you?
1 adj If you feel proud, you feel pleased about something good that you possess or have done, or about something good that a person close to you has done. 3 adj Someone who is proud has respect for themselves and does not want to lose the respect that other people have for them.
Is being proud a sin?
Pride is often considered a negative force in human existence—the opposite of humility and a source of social friction. It's even been called the "deadliest sin." Pride makes us feel good, and it's an indication to ourselves that we are behaving in a way congruent with the values of our society, says Tracy.
How do you know if someone is proud of you?
11 Signs He's Proud To Be With You
Pictures of you two are all over his Instagram.
You're Facebook official.
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You've met his closest friends.
You meet someone in his life and they say "I've heard so much about you."
He talks positively about you when you aren't around.
What's another word for being proud of someone?
Some common synonyms of proud are arrogant, disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, and supercilious.
What is the difference between greatful and grateful?
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19 October 2018 - by Kevin Kibble, CEO of nurtureuk
This month, a new report by the Education Policy Institute found that referrals to children's mental health services in England had increased by 26% over the last five years, but nearly one in four were rejected. Referrals were most often rejected when the condition was not deemed serious enough for specialist treatment, though many of these children were dealing with severe trauma or complex needs. It is increasingly impossible to ignore that children's mental health services are at a crisis point.
In December 2017, the government published its long-awaited green paper on transforming children and young people's mental health (CAMHS) provision, followed by a three-month consultation. The green paper puts forward proposals to increase leadership on CAMHS in schools by appointing a designated mental health lead in every school and increasing provision of 'mental health support teams' linked to groups of schools and colleges. It states an ambition to decrease waiting times for children's mental health services, and to set up a 'national partnership' to improve mental health services for 16-25 year olds.
Since its publication, the CAMHS Green Paper has been critiqued across the education and health sectors for not going far enough and missing opportunities to truly transform the system. A report by the House of Commons Health and Education Committees reviewing the green paper's proposals found that school leaders and experts were concerned at the lack of action in a number of areas, including the transition to adult mental health services, the impact of social media, and on addressing demographic and geographic inequalities in CAMHS needs.
Many have also pointed out that new funding and training won't reach the vast majority of areas for more than five years, leaving hundreds of thousands of young people unable to benefit from the proposals. The government will trial elements of the proposals in 'trailblazer' areas in 2019, but a long-term roll-out plan has not yet been agreed. In its response to the green paper consultation, the government stated it would like the proposals to be operational in 'a fifth to a quarter' of the country by the end of 2022/23.
The government has promised it will announce the first 'trailblazer' areas next month, and has sought to reassure the sector that significant resources are being invested into designing training for the new mental health support teams. Officials have also emphasised that lessons learned from trailblazer areas will be fully integrated into the national roll-out.
To begin addressing the crisis in children's mental health, the government will need to recognise the fragmentation within the mental health workforce, ensuring that newly proposed roles will function well as part of a whole-systems approach. It also needs to devote increased attention and support to the most vulnerable young people, including those in alternative provision or at risk of being excluded.
Nurtureuk will continue to engage with key stakeholders across the sector on the green paper's proposals and fight for better outcomes for children and young people.


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The car of choice was a Deux chevaux! It's the reason you'll see a red one just like it parked out the front of Stumpy Gully from time to time.
It's a reminder of where things begin in life and how you never quite know where it will lead to.
For Frank and Wendy it was the beginning of an eventual journey that would lead them all the way to the Mornington Peninsula to plant the first vines around 30 years ago. Those same vines (plus many more since) produce some of the regions finest wines that we all get to enjoy to this day.
So, speaking of jumping into a car with your loved one to take a journey; perhaps this Valentines Day you can do the same and let your path lead to Stumpy Gully too.
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Q: Java.lang.AssertionError in a SortedArrayList So I'm making an Contact Manager App in Android. My professor send us a JUnit test so we can know if our code is working correctly. Now every method has passed the test except the iterator test which fails the test. It appears to be a java.lang.AssertionError and I cant seem to figure out a way of fixing it. If you could see the error and point it out to me would be awesome.
Thanks in advance

A: You haven't implemented your iterator(int) method
@Override
public Iterator<E> iterator(int index)
{
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    return new ListIterator<E>();
}

to do anything about the index. So in your test
@Test
public void testIteratorInt() {
    Iterator<String> iter = this.list.iterator(0);
    assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
    assertTrue(iter.next().equals("Amy"));

    iter = this.list.iterator(2);
    assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
    assertTrue(iter.next().equals("Bob"));
}

the ListIterator returned still starts off pointing to the first element, instead of the third, which is Bob.
You could simply move the iterator forward twice and then test
iter.next();
iter.next();
assertTrue(iter.next().equals("Bob"));

Or actually implement the iterator(int) method as you see fit.

A: The error is coming off the second assert in testIteratorInt:
@Test
public void testIteratorInt() {
    Iterator<String> iter = this.list.iterator(0);
    assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
    assertTrue(iter.next().equals("Amy"));

    iter = this.list.iterator(2);
    assertTrue(iter.hasNext());
    assertTrue(iter.next().equals("Bob"));//ASSERT ERROR THROWN HERE

}

The iterator(int index) method needs to be implemented such that it sets the current position when it's passed in like the above unit test. Something like this should work:
@Override
public Iterator<E> iterator(int index) {
    ListIterator<E> iter = new ListIterator<E>();
    iter.currentPosition = index;
    return iter;
}

Tested and working on my machine.

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Akron Garden Boutique Selling Trollbeads Online
One of the rare online retailers authorized to sell Trollbeads in the United States using the words "Trollbeads" in its domain name...
Coveted Denmark charms shine on new and improved website
One of the rare online retailers authorized to sell Trollbeads in the United States using the words "Trollbeads" in its domain name, The Gardner of Bath Shop owners Justin and Heather Girves launched a wholly upgraded online store, http://www.trollbeadsakron.com, this month. The Big Commerce website features the original customizable jewelry brand created in Denmark in 1976, now celebrating its 40th anniversary.
"We're growing into one of the biggest Trollbeads Dealers in the country," said Trollbeads Akron owner Justin Girves. The garden shop that carries stylish and unusual garden ornaments, had opened in 2006 just as the economy started to lag nationwide. Then Girves attended the Atlanta Gift Show, one of the leading gift shows nationwide, where he overheard show attendees talking about Trollbeads as the next hot thing.
"I didn't get it at all," Girves admitted. That said, he decided their garden shop could use a popular-selling item like Trollbeads to save the store as well as to extend the selling season beyond the summer months. Quickly, according to Girves, "Trollbeads became our life line."
It was 1976 when Silversmith Soren Nielsen designed the first Trollbead and sold it in his father's jewelry shop in central Copenhagen. Nielsen's creation featured six troll-like faces carved in all surfaces of a small silver bead. Breaking from tradition, Soren designed the bead with a hole in the middle to string it on a strand of leather vs. hanging from an eyelet on a chain. Young Soren's sister Lise began to collect more and more of her brother's bead designs wearing them on a strand as a bracelet.
The popular concept of Trollbeads was born. Buyers, mostly women over 40, began collecting the beads, wearing multiple on a strand. Unlike a strand of pearls that is uniform, Trollbeads are intended to be paired with other original colors, textures, stones and designs.
It's the charm bracelet of the new millennium and it's smart to boot. Girves explains that Trollbeads are the ideal gift because men can feel comfortable they're giving the gift their woman wants. Gifting Trollbeads is a time-honored tradition in some families and between friends. "The beads have collector's appeal. The distinguishing point lies in creating a story with images, ideas, texture and color," he said.
The story of the impact on the Girves' garden boutique revenues can't be understated. That's a result of selling online, according to Girves, who credits the Danes with dominating smart assembly and aesthetic appeal above jewelry brands manufactured in other parts of the world. That level of jewelry doesn't come cheap, Girves added. The beads range from $31 upwards to pure solid 18K gold. Trollbeads is unusual in that it guarantees beads for a lifetime, replacing any bead that breaks.
The website redesign is by Unleaded Software Inc. headquartered in Denver and recognized as one of the topmost ecommerce web development companies in the industry and across the Rocky Mountain West, launched in June 2016.
Visit http://www.trollbeadsakron.com to see what's trending, collections, favorite beads and new styles in bracelets, spacers, necklaces and earrings.
Contact: Justin Girves The Gardner of Bath/Trollbeads Akron 2368 N. Cleveland-Massillon Rd. Akron, OH 44333 330-659-3055 support@trollbeadsakron.com


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Home News & Media Economy Economic Statistics For The 2030 Agenda: Where Does The Pacific Stand
Economic Statistics For The 2030 Agenda: Where Does The Pacific Stand
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SPC – 02 September 2020
This blog was originally published on https://www.unescap.org/blog/economic-statistics-2030-agenda-where-does-pacific-stand
The success of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is measured using 231 globally agreed indicators, 46 of them require the calculation of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a complex indicator calling for a long list of statistics. Measuring success in achieving the 2030 Agenda therefore depends on a considerable amount of work by all national statistical offices of the world. This requires financial and human resources, something often in short supply in small, developing nations such as many Pacific island States.
So how are Pacific island States doing when it comes to generating the multiple statistics needed to calculate GDP to monitor 46 of the indicators for the 2030 Agenda? Let's first have a look at the situation in the broader Asia-Pacific region:
Asia and the Pacific does well on economic statistics for the 2030 Agenda
A 2019 ESCAP analysis concluded the Asia-Pacific region as a whole does well on economic statistics for the 2030 Agenda. Most countries produce most priority economic statistics and indicators.
The analysis also found that in general, small countries produce less indicators than large countries. It concluded this is due to "economies of scale": The larger a country's population, the smaller the share of population needs to be surveyed for a representative sample. Therefore, costs of surveys decrease with higher populations. Also, a small population means a small statistical office and smaller offices may need to limit the scope of their economic statistics production to a few high-priority items to ensure quality.
The Pacific Community (SPC) has delved into the 2019 results for the Pacific island States. So, how are the Pacific island States doing? Do the conclusions about Asia and the Pacific as a whole hold for them?
A closer look at the Pacific island States tells a different story
The SPC study reveals a typical Pacific island State produces around 40% as many priority economic indicators as a typical Asia-Pacific country.
Among the priority indicators, only GDP (by production approach) is produced by all countries. The second-most produced indicator is the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the headline measure of inflation.
Inability to produce other core economic indicators means less information available to make informed policy decisions. For example, a government will lack a tool for labour dispute resolution if information on labour supply, demand, costs and wages is incomplete. Wage/earnings data is only produced by eight of the Pacific island States, labour supply and demand by four of the Pacific island States covered in the study and none (!) produce labour cost and wage indices.
Producing an indicator once is not enough. Regular updates are needed to monitor trends. And here, the Pacific island States struggle even more. Of all priority indicators, only the CPI is produced with the recommended frequency.
Why are Pacific island States struggling?
The Asia-Pacific analysis concluded that population size to a large extent explains the number of indicators produced. SPC's analysis surprises on this point: Once we zoom in on the smallest countries, population size may be one part of an explanation but may not be the most important one.
For example, Papua New Guinea is the largest Pacific island Stateaccounting for 81% of the population of the countries included in the study. Yet the Marshall Islands, accounting for 0.54% of the population produces as many indicators. Also, the Cook Islands produces more indicators than Guam even though its population is less than a tenth.
The SPC analysis points to weaknesses in statistical institutions as the main reason for the state of economic statistics production: inadequate human resources and skills, insufficient funds, outdated IT systems and lack of institutional coordination hinder production of timely, frequent and accurate economic indicators.
The SPC analysis stresses the challenges are not specific to economic statistics. More investment in statistics per se is required for the 2030 Agenda.
This resonates fully with the vision and priority actions agreed by the Asia-Pacific statistical community to meet the demand for statistics for the 2030 Agenda. Last year, Governments from the region backed this vision and committed to the Declaration to Navigate Policy with Data to Leave No One Behind which calls for investments in national statistical systems.
These commitments are good news for the Pacific! They show better resourced countries and development partners stand ready to support small island developing States. At ESCAP, we stand committed to leverage our unique regional platform for accelerated action to advance statistics for the 2030 Agenda.
This blog builds on work by the Regional Programme on Economic Statistics (RPES). If you want to learn more, look up the RPES website or contact us at stat.unescap@un.org.
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The group was capitalized by each physician to cover organizational, legal, and accounting services to establish the group and the Management Services Organization ("MSO"), and to create a physician owned laboratory which opened 1/15/15.
AHG physicians manage a total of approximately 65,000 – 68,000 lives.
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Pilot Pen Tennis 2008 var en tennisturnering, som blev spillet i New Haven. Det var den 40ende udgave af Pilot Pen Tennis, og var en del af ATP World Tour 250 Series og ATP World Tour 2008, og Premier Series og 2008 WTA Tour. Den fandt sted på Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center i New Haven, Connecticut, USA, fra 15 August til 23 August, 2008.

Finaler

Herresingle

 Marin Čilić –  Mardy Fish, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
 Det var Marin Čilić's første titel i karriereren.

Damesingle

 Caroline Wozniacki –  Anna Chakvetadze, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1
 Det var Caroline Wozniacki's anden titel i 2008 og samlet i hendes karrierer.

Herredouble

 Marcelo Melo /  André Sá –  Mahesh Bhupathi /  Mark Knowles, 7–5, 6–2

Damedouble

 Květa Peschke /  Lisa Raymond def.  Sorana Cîrstea /  Monica Niculescu, 4–6, 7–5, 10–7

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By Deanne Katz, Esq. on December 17, 2012 | Last updated on March 21, 2019
When Richard Catalano was accused of violating Florida's loud music law, he responded by saying that the law itself wasn't constitutional. Sometimes it pays to be a lawyer.
In 2007, Catalano was accused of playing his music loud enough to violate a Florida law prohibiting drivers from playing music that was "plainly audible" from 25 feet away. But the Justin Timberlake fan is also an attorney.
So instead of giving in and paying the fine, Catalano argued that the law was unconstitutionally vague. The court didn't agree, but Catalano still won.
The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the law was unconstitutional because it infringed on free speech, not because it was too subjective, reports Reuters.
Noncommercial speech is also entitled to protection, the court ruled, and without a compelling interest in keeping drivers from feeling the thumping bass vibrations of vehicles, the law could not stand.
Catalano isn't the first person to challenge the law against playing loud music. Earlier this year Mark Cannon also successfully argued that the law should not be enforced.
That decision was limited to the city of Sarasota, since Cannon settled with the city. But Catalano's case means other drivers will be free to blast their tunes as well.
Not only will he get to listen to his music on the way to work, Catalano's effort is a good advertisement for his skills as an attorney. If he can win on this issue, just think of what he could do with something that's a serious rights violation.
We're not saying being a plaintiff is the best way to get business; there are better ways to learn more about marketing. Still, the publicity surrounding his court victory probably hasn't hurt Catalano's reputation.
For most drivers, five years of litigation is not worth a $73 fine for playing music too loud. But for Richard Catalano, it was apparently worth the time and effort to be able to hear Justin Timberlake's beats while driving to the courthouse.
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OpenStack could be "de facto" cloud of choice says AT&T SVP
Speaking at the OpenStack Summit 2016 in Austin, Texas, Sorabh Saxena of AT&T declared OpenStack ready for mass enterprise adoption, but also that it can be the "de facto standard" for private cloud.
The SVP of software development and engineering from the telco giant said that from 2007, AT&T's data traffic grew a massive 150,000 percent – and on an average day, 114 petabytes pass through the firm's network.
So to match this growth, AT&T has been rolling out its own cloud globally, both for enterprise and carrier workloads, AT&T Integrated Cloud (AIC).
"The economic gravity of this reality says that we must transform our approach to building networks," Saxena said. AT&T's answer is transitioning from purpose-built network appliances to open white-box commodity hardware, virtualised and controlled by AIC.
And network functions from those appliances are being transformed into standalone software components.
By taking this approach with Openstack, AT&T is avoiding vendor lock-in – a recurring theme from the Summit's first day – while also maintaining an open and flexible architecture. Saxena said this allows for quick scaling at a lower cost, along with increased speed for feature delivery, and greater agility.
"Our goal is to virtualise and cloud-enable 75 percent of our target network architecture using a software-centric approach by 2020," he said.
AIC is currently leveraging 10 Openstack projects this year, and there will be three more by the end of the year. For AIC itself, the business hopes to establish 1,000 "AIC zones" around the world.
Automation has enabled quicker deployments, too, having managed to deploy 54 zones in less than two months.
"Before automating deployments it took nearly ten months to deploy 20 Openstack zones," Saxena explained. "With automation we could deploy 54 AIC zones in less than two months."
However, the scale at which AT&T operates could have been an "operational nightmare" without a centralised framework, so the company took it upon itself to develop Openstack Resource Manager. Think of it as a region discovery service "like a hotel reservation system," Saxena said – with all the intricate details hidden away, masking "the complexity of all the zones from behind a pane of glass."
AT&T's success with developing and deploying Openstack leads Saxena to believe that the platform is ready for the ecosystem the firm operates in – and that it can become the "de facto standard for private clouds of any size."
Since OpenStack's inception, there has been continued talk over whether or not it truly is an alternative to the biggest cloud providers in the market.
Saxena ended the keynote with a "call to action" to match the company's boast of its commitment to the community. He urged increased collaboration within Openstack specifically to meet the needs of large-scale operators and service providers.
This, he continued, will be key to helping the community and the businesses involved with "achieving our common goal of making Openstack the standard for private clouds."
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Practise – play your instruments regularly, improve technique, sing while playing (if possible).
Improvise – play music to suit your mood, or think of a subject and make up music to fit that.
Sight-read – find a sheet of any kind of music and play it straight away.
Piano/Guitar – Get confident on both these instruments (at least the basics, so you can play some chords).
Play by ear – jam along to the radio, CD player or online music.
Play in a band – join a group of musicians and meet regularly, learn how to play tightly together.
Sing in a choir – blend your voice with others, learn to sing harmony lines, enjoy the sound.
Learn – pick up a new instrument, how about percussion or a single-line instrument?
Teach – share your musical knowledge with someone else, one-to-one, find out how they learn.
Care facility – volunteer, visit, get to know people who live and work there.
School/nursery – volunteer to help with fun music sessions for classes.
Community group – get involved in an existing music group, or start a new one!
Dementia – find out more about this locally, get involved as a volunteer.
Autism – learn about this, find out what is available to help people with autism near you.
Write a diary – keep a regular note of how you feel about what happens.
Schedule – plan time slots for activities, and stick to them.
Record audio – get familiar with techniques and equipment to record sound.
Record video – borrow gear and learn how to record movies of music.
Process footage – transfer, edit and export music and video files.
This list will grow, suggestions welcome.
Also, here's a great list of tips for music therapy students from Rachel at Listen & Learn Music.


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Turbine Trees Could Generate Power for Parks, Shopping Centers
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A tree made of little turbines could be the answer to generating pockets of off-the-grid energy for urban parks and shopping centers.
The Wind Tree (Image Credit: New Wind)
French firm New Wind has designed and built the "Wind Tree" as an unobtrusive and aesthetically pleasing way to introduce wind power into the city environment. The biomimetic design consists of a smooth trunk and several branches of whirling turbines. The individual turbines, painted green and dubbed "aeroleafs," are vertical microgenerators that spin when blown on from any direction. According to New Wind, the aeroleaf produces no noise and no wind shear.
The trunk of the tree is smooth and houses all of the electronics and, reportedly, requires no permit to build, making it easy to integrate into city settings. Jérôme Michaud-Larivière has said that he sees the Wind Tree project as both public art and the civic infrastructure of the future.
Web Urbanist reports that a prototype has been installed in Paris and quotes New Wind as saying, "With 72 artificial leaves serving as micro-turbines spinning on a vertical axis, the Wind Tree is designed to harness more gentle winds. The developers say this can extend to breezes blowing as slowly as two meters per second, making the turbine useful across more than 280 days of the year. Its power output is calculated at 3.1 kilowatts."
At just 3.1 kW, the Wind Tree isn't going to revolutionize the wind industry (offshore wind farms already achieved that last year), but they could be used to power public spaces such as gardens, parks, shopping centers and maybe one day charging stations for electronic vehicles. With enough interest from investors, New Wind has said that it could boost the Wind Tree's electricity output by installing solar panels on its trunk and branches.
The company states that a single Wind Tree costs about $35,000 (American), is projected to last 25 years and can withstand storms of up to Class 3 levels.
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I always seem to go on vacation with big plans. And then I spend my free time watching TV or reading. I am proud of myself on this trip, however, because I did a small part of my goal to do some painting!
A couple of years ago I made a journal in a class at the Watercolor Society of Oregon convention.
While I brought more supplies than this, I am very proud to announce that I filled the journal on this trip! Yeah!
That is just wonderful! I have so many journals with just an image or two in them from the trip on which I started them. The rest of the journal gets filled after I get home.


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L'Orange :: Koala EP
Steve 'Flash' Juon January 3, 2017
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L'Orange's brand new "Koala" EP is "dedicated to Keely & Joe Latterner." Without crystal clear evidence to either confirm or deny it I would suspect he's referring to this Keely Latterner, because she was married to a Joseph (Joe) Latterner, and she apparently died very suddenly and unexpectedly in November. The best evidence I have to support this hypothesis is that you may know Joe better as KON Sci from MindsOne, and I have every reason to think that since L'Orange is also from North Carolina that they run in the same circles of the hip-hop music scene and know each other well. There's no press kit or press release to explain any of this though, so I'm connecting the dots as best I can, and if I'm right then I'd like to offer KON Sci my condolences on his wife's passing as well.
One thing's for certain here – L'Orange released this EP as a meditation on how music can heal, and even though he may have had a smaller audience in mind when he crafted it, he's gone on to share it with a larger one via this free release. (If you do want to pay for it you could always donate to Joe to help pay Keely's funeral expenses.) It's much more personal and poignant than the typical "beat tape" that I come across and review on a weekly and monthly basis. You don't have to read between the lines to understand where "Heaven Sent" is coming from – it's not subtle. This is L'Orange telling Joe that Keely was a beautiful person, and even without knowing her I can feel that too.
Koala EP by L'Orange
I can't call "Counting Breaths" a veiled statement either. Life is short and precious, the amount of time we have here is always uncertain, and you can feel L'Orange taking the time to appreciate each and ever moment on this slow moving and softly soothing melody. Even when it changes up to wind instruments 49 seconds in it doesn't get that much faster – it still keeps a relaxed feel. The singer that L'Orange chopped up for the track is also soft spoken, and though you could rearrange her phonetic sounds into any words you wanted, it sounds to me like "things that I will hold" at times – but of course you can't hold onto your breaths. You can count them but you have to let them go. And that's what this album is about – letting go.
Even on a carefully considered and deeply personal release like the "Koala" EP, there's still enough hip-hop attitude to it that I could still hear someone rapping over the beats to "Rest Like Pollen" or "Gin & Nitrogen," though it would have to be the right emcee who could match the emotions of the track. It's like pairing Freddie Gibbs and Madlib – they've got to be on the same page even if they're completely different in style and personalities. It could be done, but I don't know if it SHOULD – that would be up to L'Orange and Joe.
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An Egyptian historian. He was born in Cairo and received his early education in a primitive Coptic school, where he learned Italian and English while perfecting his knowledge of Coptic. He was appointed teacher at the Coptic School of Harit al-Saqqayin, from which many celebrated personalities graduated prior to the foundation of the COPTIC COLLEGE. Later he left the field of education and became a proofreader for the Bulaq Government Press. This experience proved to be invaluable for him in the establishment of the Coptic printing presses of the daily newspaper Al-Watan and the Tawfiq Society.
He occupied several government posts. Later, he moved to the Fayyum Province, where he was appointed secretary of the Fayyum Railways Company and founded welfare societies and two schools, one for boys and one for girls.
Throughout his educational and administrative career, he retained his literary interests and wrote numerous books on the teaching of Arabic to English-speakers and on the teaching of English to his native countrymen. But his masterpiece was a Coptic history in Arabic entitled Tarikh al-Ummah al-Qibtiyyah (History of the Coptic Nation, Cairo, 1899).
Notwithstanding his official duties and his literary productivity, Rufaylah found time to participate in community affairs and in the reform movements of his age. He was the founder of numerous religious societies and clubs for the edification of the Coptic youth. Moreover, he was an active member of the Coptic COMMUNITY COUNCIL. He was undoubtedly one of the most effective members of the Coptic community in the nineteenth century.
Ramzi Tadrus. Al-Aqbat fi al-Qarn al-'Ishrn, 5 vols. Cairo, 1911-1919.
Tawfiq Iskarus. Nawabigh al-Aqbat wa'Mashahiruhum fi al-Qarn al-Tasi 'Ashar, 2 vols. Cairo, 1910-1913.
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