What I love about our community is the way we blend practices for beginners, with wisdom and exercises to support those who are doing more advanced spiritual work – those who have been engaged in spiritual evolution for years if not decades, who are ready for the next level skills. If you find yourself in that second category, this blog is for you. If you're a beginner, I still recommend reading further, and seeing what parts of this information resonate with you now. You'll step more into this work at some point down the road, when you're ready, and you'll know it. Spiritual work is so completely individual and intuitive. You know what you need, you know when you need it, and in perfect Divine order, the most relevant information finds you at the perfect time. I won't say this information is "right" for anyone as I've been guided to let that term fade from my vocabulary. What you think is "right" is only applicable to you, and so any practice I deem "right" for someone would only, in truth, be "right" for me. In its place, I'm moving toward words like "accurate" and "resonant" which come closer to a "true" sense of relevance and applicability – one that recognizes the deeply individual nature of each human being's conscious process of evolution and ascension.
I say ascension because it's been made clear to me that we are all ascending right now, making rapid progress toward our dharma or soul path. The entire planet is ascending and evolving and many are seeking comfort because in many cases, ascension is an uncomfortable process. It requires the dismantling and discarding of old narratives and paradigms that don't hold under the pressure of time and exploration. Imagine trying to make the case for a flat Earth today – who would honor that as wise? Who would support such a notion? But spiritually, the equivalent of such a farfetched example is in place. Many try to perpetuate what are obviously unsupported ideologies even today as a means of clinging to what is safe and familiar.
But your soul is stretching in the opposite direction and extending her long arm back out toward you whispering, "don't stay there – come with me. Come see." When you honor this call, when you heed it and simply relax into the gesture of moving quietly in the direction of your soul's authentic knowing, suddenly your deepest desires manifest with ease, and all that you seek presents itself to you as if it's a gift from the Universe itself. The voice of your soul is a hologram of you – a part of your own light, a piece of your own consciousness, that is not bound by third dimension space-time reality, and so it flies free. It's the liberated you. And it's a voice you can trust because it's so profoundly unencumbered. It's old as time, and dirt, and bedrock. and has seen many civilizations rise and fall under unimaginable circumstances; yet it retains a sense of jubilant optimism because the essence of life cannot be destroyed or subverted. It knows loss and it knows expansive possibility, and it mirrors all of those concurrent energetic streams to you, inviting you to choose. Will you choose hope?
I offer this preamble to a discussion of the holographic self to help you understand that self in context – those selves. You have many holographic personae or masks, including the one you are wearing right now. Because all beings are made of energy, and energy is light, you are a being of light refracted, and each refraction is a you in a different dimension. You, in a different iteration. I imagine it like a thousand "me" reflection, each one experiencing one reality, each one able to communicate with, learn from, and heal alongside the other. Each one is a voice of an important awareness. There's the little girl "me" who is still in that time-space, working through her childhood, coming to understand her separation from her parents as she forges one facet of her identity in this human coil. There's the crone "me" whose children are grown and off on their own now, with time for reflection and integration of life's Great Work, sitting like Penelope at her loom awaiting the return of Odysseus to help him integrate the wisdom of his completed life's journey. There's the fetus "me" still growing in my mother's womb, still keeper of the wisdom from the lifetime before, not yet forced through the cervical tunnel of amnesia where I believe each soul sheds its wisdom from the lifetimes before in order to come through and willingly work through the terms of the present life's sacred contract.
There's the "me" that doesn't know she has MS yet – hasn't gotten that diagnosis or faced that fear, and I can visit her hologram in order to recapture the essence of that innocence when the heaviness of disease feels too much to bear. She is a great teacher to me. There's the "me" that chose a different life path, because at each crossroads in your life, when you must choose between A and B, even though the "you" you know yourself to be made one choice, a holographic other "you" made the other choice and resides somewhere living out that other path. That path with a different partner perhaps, that path toward a different profession, that path to move to a different city or country. All those realities are playing out too.
All of this is happening to YOU right now, and as an empath believe me, even if you don't consciously feel the swirl of all these simultaneous realities occurring at once, your spirit is fully aware and it's important to be mindful with your attention in every moment. Are you living in those past holograms, those future holograms, or this one right here and right now? Do you play holographic hopscotch all day and then wonder why you're worn out?
Keep in mind that not all of what I'm describing is within your control. Holographic lovers, friends, colleagues can call on your energies, pulling you back or pushing you forward. When you "think" of someone and all of a sudden they call you, that's holographic contact. Somewhere in the holographic dimensions, you made contact and then enacted that contact in real time, in third dimension space. Coincidences are nothing more than mortal proof of holographic activity.
Your DNA then is a holographic code, a code that is known to all beings across space and time, and a code that is used to access your energetic stream by other conscious beings. Because there are healed versions of you in the holographic realms, you can access your healed codes and bring them into present time, 'harvesting' what is needed in order to shift any paradigms of illness or disease. It is believed that during the Lemurian times, each of us had multiple strands of DNA specifically for the purpose of harvesting and healing our own and each other's without sacrificing the integrity of the primary strand. You can activate parts of your genetic code that are dormant, to shift your emotional well being, your physical well being, and your level of spiritual awareness. Want to accelerate your learning, enhance your intuition, or come into prime physical shape? Those are codes and you can access them. Your higher self becomes the conduit to this information. At the new moon, call upon your higher self to activate 'new' codes (I say 'new' because they are new to you but not new at all – they already exist in other iterations of you in this moment). Ask to be recoded for optimal health, expanded awareness, enhanced prosperity, deeper peace.
Many believe that re-coding takes place in dreamtime or journey space. That is why meditation, relaxation before sleep, and journey work are so critical for those on a developed spiritual path. Those are the times when your guides and higher self have easier, less mitigated access to your energetic field. Because even if you seek this assistance, on the subconscious plane you might still be in a place of resistance or fear. Ask for what you seek, and then allow ample time and space for your spirit allies to work on your behalf. You won't "know" when the process is complete but you'll "feel" it. You might feel like you're shapeshifting, shedding old skin, becoming someone new. Those are the words we have in our vocabulary that feel most accurate when describing such an amorphous phenomenon. But in reality, you're not shedding anything – you're receiving, adding, and integrating levels of who you are and have always been.
That's the magic of holographic reality. It's all already happening. When you allow it into your awareness and become a conscious partner in the process – by asking for new streams or codes, for example, to align with your purpose and goals – you allow it to happen faster. And that's what the rest of us see as spiritual evolution. We witness your integration, get inspired by it, and desire it for ourselves.
May this process bless you in many ways. Our planet is ready for this fuller version of you to come into being. Thank you for bravely showing up to the work of your life right now. Amen, Aho, So it is.
This was very informative, I never would have thought or looked at myself in this way. I will definitely be doing NEW moon, and connecting with my `other' selfs. Thank you Athena!
I seek out points of view with a bit of meat on the bones like this. This is an area I think about often but never considered that codes could be accessed from part of my self that have already mastered something this part of self struggles with.
Mt spiritual journey was interrupted by a marriage that turned muggle. I felt myself dying inside and ignored it. Now I'm free and have resumed the journey. Im blessed to have you as a resource who I can relate to so well.


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Eye On Sports Media: Why Did the Clock Stop Moving at LSU?
Why Did the Clock Stop Moving at LSU?
Athens, GA (Nov 23, 2007) - 47 seven seconds left on the clock. Arkansas and Number 1 LSU tied at 28. Arkansas driving to get into field goal range. The CBS Sports "Bug" (the score, time and down/distance information that shows in the top corner of the TV screen) malfunctions. Play has started but the clock is not running. So viewers have no idea how much time is left in the game. Verne Lundquist says nothing. If you want to know a definition for "frustration" when watching such a great game, this would be it.
It is also a reason they should continue to have a camera focused on the scoreboard clock so there is some sort of back up when the computers lock up.


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The presence of air fluid levels in the mesenteric veins as an indicator of early bowel ischemia
Vinay Bajaj, MD, Anthony Dippolito, MD. Easton Hospital
Our patient is a 67 year old male with significant history of insulin dependent diabetes, end stage renal disease on hemodialysis, cerebrovascular accident, and ischemic cardiomyopathy with EF 25% who was initially admitted for worsening dyspnea on exertion. He was found to be in flash pulmonary edema secondary to cardiogenic shock, and was being treated for the same. During his recovery patient started complaining of new onset 10/10 abdominal pain after his morning dialysis session, and was sent for a CT scan of his abdomen. On examining the patient he complained of no tenderness to palpation, no rebound or guarding, but returned to fetal position as soon as the exam was completed. Lab findings revealed a type II MI, with Troponin level of 1.66 and a lactic acidosis of 2.9. CT showed massive portovenous gas (PVG) with an impressive air fluid level in the mesenteric veins as shown below. At this point the patient was rushed to the operating room for an exploratory laparotomy that showed patchy dusky jejunal loop with a palpable and dopplerable superior mesenteric artery. At this point a decision to place an abthera vac was made with plans for a second look surgery within 24-48 hours.
Discussion: The presence of PVG on radiologic testing is usually considered a sign of impending doom. Factors that can cause this sign historically include, most commonly, bowel necrosis, ulcerative colitis intra-abdominal sepsis, small bowel obstruction, gastric ulcers, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and even chronic steroid use in adults. The mortality rates vary from 56-90% based on the underlying etiology. Bowel ischemia, especially in adults, is especially morbid with rates from 75-90% cited in literature. The extent of bowel ischemia in the bowel wall is divided into three stages: Stage I: reversible ischemic enteritis limited to the mucosa; Stage II: necrosis of the mucosal and submucosal tissues, which may lead to fibrotic strictures; Stage III: the entire wall is affected by ischemia. PVG when associated with ischemia is usually related to Stage III and carries the highest mortality. Although CT scans are neither sensitive nor specific for the detection of bowel ischemia, the presence of PVG should raise concerns. Detection of air fluid levels in the pre-portal venous system as seen here could be an early indicator of the same, requiring emergent intervention to operate and concurrently to attempt to reverse the underlying etiology.
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I don't need you to manage my anxiety, but I do need you to be mindful of it.
One of the things about anxiety that's most difficult for me on a day-to-day basis is the rumination. While it's easy to explain to people how thoughts or topics get stuck in your brain, what's not easy to explain is why they get stuck there. Or how stupid you feel for not being able to let … Continue reading I don't need you to manage my anxiety, but I do need you to be mindful of it.


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Blacksad: Under The Skin is a new game based on a fantastic comic that you should definitely read
I was most surprised to find a PR email in my inbox declaring that a Blacksad game is in the works. Blacksad is a rather wonderful comic that I discovered a few years back, and I've since been telling everyone I know how wonderful it is and that they absolutely must go out and buy it. But in all that time I've never met anyone else who has even heard of Blacksad, so I've developed the idea that it's probably only known to me and about a dozen other people, part of a secret Blacksad appreciation club.
My treasured Blacksad comics.
Thus, when I read that a Blacksad game is being developed by Pendulo Studios and YS Interactive, my initial response was incredulity. First, how on earth did they find out about the club? Second, how on earth are they going to make a profit by selling the game to a dozen people? Of course, this is all just my personal fantasy – in fact, Blacksad is immensely popular, particularly in France, and the comic has been translated into more than 20 different languages. The club is vastly bigger than my brain perceived.
Here's John Blacksad in Under The Skin, in the usual amount of trouble.
Blacksad is the work of artist Juanjo Guarnido and writer Juan Díaz Canales, who both hail from Spain and have been turning out stories about the hard-boiled private investigator John Blacksad, a black panther, since the year 2000. Guarnido once worked as an animator at Disney, and the Blacksad books are distinctly Disney-esque in many ways – they depict a world of anthropomorphic animals in an approximation of 1950s society. But rather unlike Disney movies, these animals are constantly being murdered in grisly ways and having provocative, very adult encounters with slinky femme fatales. It's all very film noir indeed.
The boxing club from Blacksad: Under The Skin.
The forthcoming game, Blacksad: Under The Skin, is very much in the same vein, featuring a murder at a disreputable boxing club. Here's the blurb:
In 1950s New York, Joe Dunn, the owner of a humble boxing club is found hanged. At the same time, Robert Yale, his protégé and greatest hope, is reported missing. Although overwhelmed by these terrible events, Joe Dunn's daughter, Sonia, decides to continue working towards her father's dreams: she takes over the boxing club and calls on John Blacksad to investigate this mysterious disappearance. It's the eve of the fight of the year and the club, which is in serious financial difficulties, will not survive Robert's withdrawal. The investigation will lead John Blacksad to the very heart of a world in which corruption reigns supreme.
Sounds utterly spiffing. The game is due out in 2019 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and Mac, and the PR email promises a 'novelesque' adventure, whatever that means. Looks like it will be a 3D point and click game, but details are still scarce on the ground. Still, if it's anywhere near as good as the comics, it'll be one to look out for.
Animal interrogation.
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Henry O on 9 July 2018 at 10:08 pm
1stly, 2 things: A, that Rhino looks shifty as **** & that buffalo(?) looks pretty daft, but John Blacksad sounds aces.
A 50s set noir with anthro animals, grisly murders & slinky femme fatales!?
Hoobloominray!!! Lord C wants in!!!
(6ft3 19lb Siberian Tiger with scar thru right eye!)
But seriously, I Neeed this!!! also gonna look out the 'Blacksad' titles in Forbidden Planet when I'm in m/bro next WK!!!
Well this is unexpected: there's a remake of XIII on the way - A MOST AGREEABLE PASTIME on 19 April 2019 at 12:43 pm
[…] The remake is being handled by Playmagic and will be published by Microids – you can see the teaser trailer below. It doesn't give away much, but here's hoping they keep XIII's excellent cel-shaded style. Incidentally, Microids is also behind the upcoming Blacksad: Under the Skin, another game based on an excellent graphic novel. […]
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Las primeras formas de vida conocidas sobre el planeta Tierra son supuestos microorganismos fosilizados hallados en los precipitados de fuentes hidrotermales. La primera vez que la vida apareció en la tierra es un evento que, en su exacta situación temporal y espacial, todavía resulta desconocido. Pudo haber  aparecido vida tan pronto como hace 3,77 mil millones de años, y posiblemente tan temprano como hace 4,28 mil millones de años, apenas después de que los océanos se formaran hace 4,41 mil millones de años, y no mucho después de la formación de la Tierra hace 4,54 mil millones de años. Una forma de vida, es una entidad o ser que se considera vivo.

Resumen

La tierra  sigue siendo el único lugar conocido del universo capaz de albergar formas de vida.

Se estima que más del 90% de todas las especies y formas de vida que alguna vez han vivido en la tierra, se encuentran extintas, esto es más de 5 000 millones de especies.

Las estimaciones para el número actual de especies vivientes en la Tierra van de los 10 a los 14 millones, de las cuales, aproximadamente 1,2 millones ya han sido documentadas y más del 86% de las cuales aún no han sido descritas. En tiempos más recientes, para mayo de 2016, los científicos reportan un estimado de más de 1 000 millones de especies de seres vivos existiendo actualmente de las cuales solo la milésima parte han sido descritas. La cantidad total de pares de bases de ADN emparentado existente en la Tierra se estima en 5,0 x 1037 y pesa 50 mil millones de toneladas. Como comparación, la masa total de la biósfera se ha estimado en aproximadamente 4 Teratoneladas (millones de millones) de carbono. En julio de 2016, los científicos reportaron haber identificado un grupo de 355 genes pertenecientes al Último Ancestro Común (LUCA) de todos los organismos vivos en la Tierra.

Hay formas de vida viviendo en cada parte de la biósfera de la tierra, incluyendo suelo, aguas termales, al menos hasta  en el interior de la corteza terrestre, en el interior de las rocas y hasta al menos  en lo alto de la atmósfera. Bajo determinadas condiciones experimentales, se ha observado que ciertas formas de vida soportan el vacío del espacio. También se han encontrado formas de vida en la fosa de las Marianas, el punto de mayor profundidad del océano. Otros investigadores reportan estudios en los que se han encontrado formas de vida en el interior de las rocas a más de  por debajo del fondo del océano a  de profundidad, fuera de la costa noroccidental de los Estados Unidos, como así también hasta  por debajo del lecho marino por fuera de Japan. En agosto de 2014, un grupo de científicos confirmaron la existencia de formas de vida prosperando a  por debajo de la superficie del hielo de la Antártida. De acuerdo a un investigador: "Puedes encontrar microbios en todas partes - son extremadamente adaptables a las condiciones, y sobreviven donde sea que estén."

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La evidencia fósil de la Tierra brinda información a la mayoría de los estudios sobre el origen de la vida (o abiogénesis). La edad de la Tierra se estima en aproximadamente 4,54 mil millones de años; la primera evidencia indisputable de vida sobre la Tierra data al menos hace 3,5 mil millones de años, y posiblemente resulta tan temprana como perteneciente a la era Arqueano, apenas cuando la corteza terrestre comenzaba a solidificarse poco tiempo después del Eón Hádico.

Se han encontrado fósiles de tapetes microbianos en la piedra arenisca de Australia occidental que data de hace 3,48 mil millones de años. Otras evidencias físicas de sustancias biogénicas incluyen grafito, y posiblemente estromatolitos, descubiertos en rocas metasedimentarias de 3,7 mil millones de años pertenecientes al sudoeste de Groenlandia. Se han encontrado restos de material biótico en rocas de 4,1 mil millones de años en el oeste de Australia.

En los últimos años, ha habido un gran número de descubrimientos que sugieren que la aparición temprana de vida en la Tierra puede haber sido aún más temprana de lo que se pensaba. En 2017 se anunció el descubrimiento de microorganismos fosilizados en los precipitados de las fuentes hidrotermales pertenecientes al Cinturón de rocas verdes Nuvvuagittuq de Quebec, Canadá; que podrían ser tan antiguas como de 4,28 mil millones de años; el más antiguo registro de vida sobre la Tierra; sugiriendo una "aparición casi instantánea de la vida" luego de la aparición de agua durante el comienzo de la formación del océano hace 4,41 mil millones de años; y no mucho después de la formación de la Tierra hace 4,54 mil millones de años. De acuerdo al biólogo Stephen Blair Hedges, "Si la vida surgió relativamente rápido en la Tierra… entonces podría ser común en el universo."

Galería

Véase también

 Vida extraterrestre

 Vida

 Organismo

 Zircón

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Biota (Taxonomicon)
 Life (Systema Naturae 2000)
 Vitae (BioLib)
 Wikispecies – a free directory of life

Evolución
Biología evolutiva

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Italy's Communications Authority Fines Meta (Facebook) 750,000 Euros for Violating the Ban for Advertising on Games
January 18, 2023 | Government
ITALY (January 13, 2023) — The Communications Authority has imposed a significant fine against Meta (Facebook) for violating the rules on the prohibition of gambling advertising.
"The Board of the Authority has unanimously adopted an order injunction against the company Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (Meta) for an amount equal to 750,000.00 euros for the violation of the prohibition of gambling advertising enshrined in the so-called "Dignity decree".
This is the first provision issued by the Authority against a social media platform for allowing the dissemination of content, in violation of the aforementioned prohibition.
Among the reasons underlying the fine, it is underlined, in particular, that Meta is responsible for not having foreseen in its general conditions, intended for the Italian market and relating to the promotion of paid goods and services, any restriction in relation to the advertising of games with cash prizes. Specifically, it emerged that the company allows all its business customers who intend to address the Italian public to promote such content, including through the "targeting" of advertisements.
In addition to the administrative fine, the Authority has also ordered Meta to prevent each author of the sponsorships covered by the provision from disseminating and uploading similar infringing contents, in line with the most recent rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union"
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Running with young kids - how far is too far?
They do the Age grading by actual age though, so you can work out the ages of the other kids if you wanted to get all competitive parent about it.
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Issue 7 2020 - Freight Business Journal
23 Keeping track of freight costs
It's been a diffi cult time for freight audit and pay fi rms. Fewer freight bills means less work and many face tough times. However, the sector is resilient and many operators are reinventing themselves as logistics analysts.
Freight audit and pay faces turbulent times
Freight Audit and Pay (FAP) companies have been going through a difficult time during the Covid crisis. This is particularly true
of those that work on a transactional, 'no win no fee' basis – analysing each transaction for any service failures or other shortcomings for which the shipper customer can
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This is because the volume of transactions have been greatly reduced during the crisis and that in turn means that there is little or nothing to audit. Moreover, many FAP firms
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this may not be
currently possible, leaving a major hole in many FAP firms' finances. Even though FAP firms may
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operating in other sectors of freight and logistics, or even for those involved in banking or finance. The other means by which
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much shipping line and carrier billing leaves a lot to be desired. Some of this may also be due to offshoring, while other factors include the differing systems for ocean freight, demurrage, haulage or handling. The security of many carriers' own data systems isn't perfect; some, including Maersk and FedEx have suffered breaches in the last couple of years although the industry has moved to improve matters. It is also worth asking
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global business development Director at freight audit and pay company ControlPay until early 2020 but is now chief executive and owner of the Freightender multimodal logistics procurement platform, believes that FAP firms will have to become more agile and digitally aware if they are to prosper. Some have become rather
fossilized and can find it difficult to adapt to the changing needs of the market, he says. FAP firms' technology was once considered cutting- edge, but they are now finding it hard to digitise and offer a truly attractive service, particularly to smaller companies. Ironically, what has kept
some FAP firms in business is the inflexibility of their systems that has made it hard for customers, particularly larger multinational ones, to move away from them. "If you're an FAP firm, companies do tend to stay with you forever, because the cost of changing is enormous," Kinds told FBJ. But it is this same rigidity in processes that were designed with the needs of major multinationals in mind that is making it hard
for FAP firms to add new customers. "Instead of having a large
battery of people, FAP firms need to put technology at the centre of their operations. At the moment, it's still a very manual process." FAP firms are still geared to
offering large companies what Kinds terms a "Ferrari" service with all sorts of extras included whereas many potential customers would
be quite
satisfied with a much more basic "Vauxhall" type of offering. The danger for the FAP sector
is that freight audit software is often available – sometimes from firms offering transport management systems and the like – that includes a set of tools that allows companies to take a DIY approach to freight auditing, at least in many jurisdictions. "Yes, there are places where everything is still on pieces of paper because local regulations insist on it, but in Western Europe this isn't the case so a self-help approach is possible for many firms." The freight auditing process
could also in time be made simpler and more achievable in- house because of the activities of companies like Freightender, which aims to simplify and standardise freight and logistics tendering, which in turn will make the auditing process much more straightforward. At the moment, though,
freight invoices remain complex, little understood
outside the freight community itself and prone to errors, many of them not in the customer's favour. Actually, says Kinds, freight carriers do often sharpen up their invoicing act when dealing with companies that
use FAP companies,
knowing that errors are much more likely to be detected and queried. In general, however, standards leave a lot of room for improvement although there are some examples of good practice, such as DHL Express, he says. Freight bills have many
different components and the amount of
each component
will vary greatly according to circumstances and location and are well beyond the capability of a general company auditor. While other bills such as those for materials or utilities do get audited from time to time, freight and logistics is one area where routine scrutiny should be considered, says Kinds. Many of the FAP firms have
set their sights on Europe and Asia and this
is where their
greatest growth prospects lie, although it is fair to say that the activity is still most closely associated with North America, where it originated. European freight and logistics spending tends to be more fragmented than in North America, where national transport managers will typically be in control of much bigger budgets than their counterparts in other parts of the world.
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The price elasticity of external demand: how does Portugal compare with other euro area countries?
International Fragmentation of Production in the Portuguese Economy: What do Different Measures Tell Us?
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Disconatis accolus is only known from New Zealand where it is commensal in the tubes of marine annelids of the family Arenicolidae.

Description
Disconatis accolus is known from a single specimen with 152 segments and 76 pairs of elytra; the first pair are much larger than the following. It has smooth elytra but with minute papillae on the dorsal surface of the body, in contrast with the other species in the genus, Disconatis contubernalis which has large papillae on the elytra but a smooth body. The lateral antennae are inserted ventral to the median antenna. Notopodia are vestigial and notochaetae are absent. The neuropodia are rounded and the neurochaetae are uinidentate but have serrations on the convex side.

Biology and ecology
Disconatis accolus has a commensal relationship with the annelid Abarenicola affinis, where D. accolus lives inside the tubes it creates.

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and say to Tyre, who dwells at the entrance to the sea, merchant of the peoples to many coastlands, 'Thus says the Lord GOD, "O Tyre, you have said, 'I am perfect in beauty.' "Your borders are in the heart of the seas; Your builders have perfected your beauty.
"The sons of Arvad and your army were on your walls, all around, and the Gammadim were in your towers. They hung their shields on your walls all around; they perfected your beauty.
"How beautiful are your feet in sandals, O prince's daughter! The curves of your hips are like jewels, The work of the hands of an artist. "Your navel is like a round goblet Which never lacks mixed wine; Your belly is like a heap of wheat Fenced about with lilies.


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Bradford Cox of Deerhunter: 'Music is truly asphyxiating on its own vomit'
Written by Rachel Reynolds Nov. 06, 2015 Live Performances
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Bradford Cox is the famously outspoken frontman for Atlanta-based band Deerhunter (as well as his equally excellent solo side project, Atlas Sound). Some have dubbed him a musical genius and the band's latest release Fading Frontier is generating rave reviews from critics and fans alike.
Bradford also has a lot to say about the state of culture and music today, and he takes his art seriously. I know, because he mentioned it me numerous times over the course of our recording a session for Morning Becomes Eclectic at the Village Studios. (Watch the complete performance and interview in the video below. Warning: some profanity, NSFW.)
Immediately upon arrival, Cox proclaimed that he wouldn't be playing the album versions of songs like a promotional puppet. Instead, he suggested jamming on a single song into a 30 minute experimental exercise (which apparently he did at a live show in L.A. a few nights later)
What we ended up with was a combo of both, somewhat faithful renditions of album highlights "Breaker" and "Living My Life" alongside an incredible 10-minute version of "Desire Lines" (with an improvised ending he named "Illusion of Depth") and a longer take on "Snakeskin" that included a spoken word rant about art not being a product. (He called that bit "Escape from the Nursery")
Photo by Robert LaFond (KCRW)
I had just read an article called "A Totally Batshit Conversation With Deerhunter's Bradford Cox" before this session began, and was unsure what to expect for the interview portion. But I found myself in agreement with many of his rants on culture, and how we are all being spoon-fed "content" by most media organizations and that there is no one to challenge the mainstream. Per his declaration: "There's not really a great way of sneaking a paint bomb into the Louvre."
He sat down with DJ Travis Holcombe, who didn't even get to finish introducing the singer before Cox jumped in excitedly with thoughts to share. This interview is well worth a listen, whether you agree with his point of view or not.
Other fun notes from this verbal excursion:
Cox strongly throws his support behind Kim Gordon as opposed to Thurston Moore, as far as whose musical "mindset" he admires most.
Cox claims he's asexual cause he showed up in places like L.A. "with a head full of ideas" and all he found was a lot of superficial people playing "dress up" who don't really care about art on a deep level.
Cox says he has a hard time finding people to connect with, in part because he's viewed "as a loundmouth brat."
Cox also reveals his secret for winning poker games.
Cox: "Its difficult to grow old in a world where music is truly asphyxiating on its own vomit and everybody seems fine with it."


I want to import a drone positioning system into my country and commercialize it. As an agent rather than the original tech inventor, how could I still make a profit once my competitors (bigger companies or my clients) start to import it without me or even clone the system themselves?
2. These are rather expensive systems.
Basically for such a situation, what you have right now is a first mover advantage. That basically means you have the opportunity to gain quick traction and find early adopters for your systems.
If you act fast enough and manage to get companies to buy them from you, this gives you a huge advantage on your competitors. Why?
This is because you have the opportunity to forge close relationships with customers and get testimonials. In the future, your competitors might be able to beat you pricewise, but that is never a substitute for trust in your company and the relationships you've been able to forge.
1. Creating a holistic experience for the customer from the installation of the software to the deployment. You want to be there at every step of the way when needed. If necessary, set it up for them, do some free repairs(If it doesn't cost you much). At this point you're building the relationship between you and your customers so going the extra mile counts.
2. You also want to start getting some form of testimonial to build trust and confidence in your product. This is important because word-of-mouth is more influential than advertising when selling a product.


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Mark Breier is an author, investor, Internet veteran, and marketing expert. His recent book, The 10-Second Internet Manager: Survive, Thrive & Drive Your Company in the Information Age is a quick-read book full of practical tips on how to build businesses beyond their limits. His entertaining, highly anecdotal presentations reveal strategies for bringing the fast pace and productivity secrets of old and new economy companies into any business, large or small, to accelerate growth.
Mark Breier is managing partner of Fast Angel Ventures, an angel fund that invests and advises in technology start-ups. He publishes a popular monthly e-newsletter of "10-second tips" to help managers cope with issues such as email, meetings and branding. He is a member of the Chairman's Council of Conservation International, dedicated to preserving the world's biodiversity through science and economic cooperation. Mark Breier also serves on the boards of ecFood, a supplier to the food industry and MultiDigit, Inc., a developer of technology that streamlines data input into cell phones.
Mr. Breier served as president and CEO of Beyond.com, where, in his first year, he helped propel it to one of the top 10 e-commerce sites, with a market capitalization of more than $1 billion, and $250 million in financing. In his second year, as the investor wave moved away from consumer (B2C), Mr. Breier lead the troops in transforming Beyond into an Internet infrastructure company.
Before Beyond, Mark Breier led another Internet trailblazer, Amazon.com, as vice-president of marketing. There he was a key player in Amazon's hyper-growth to 1+ million customers and 1,000+ employees. Mr. Breier was the impetus behind the ingenious marketing campaigns that included funny radio ads - Is the Pentagon (or Rose Bowl) big enough for Amazon.com's books? Of course not. His innovative promotions included advertising themes such as "Would you like to write a book with John Updike?"
Mr. Breier's traditional business acumen was developed as vice-president of marketing at Cinnabon Corporation and as a group brand manager with Dreyer's/Edy's Grand Ice Cream. His role in market research advertising and trend analysis helped make Dreyer's the leading premium ice cream. Mr. Breier has also held brand management positions at Kraft Foods, Inc. and General Mills, Inc. Mark Breier holds a bachelor's in economics from Stanford University and a master's in business administration from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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A starving whale with 40kg of plastic trash in its stomach has died after being washed ashore in the Philippines, activists said Monday, calling it one of the worst cases of poisoning they have seen.
"It's very disgusting and heartbreaking," he said. "We've done necropsies on 61 dolphins and whales in the last 10 years and this is one of the biggest (amounts of plastic) we've seen."
The 4.7m-long whale was stranded in Mabini town on Friday where local officials and fishermen tried to release it, only for the creature to return to shallow water, said the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.
"It could not swim on its own, emaciated and weak," regional bureau director Fatma Idris said.


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Advancement and Innovations in Technology resulted in getting more compact devices. If you remember the last decade you will realize that personal computers, cell phones, laptops were much bigger in size and there were fewer features available. Users had to spend more time to perform their work as processing speed was much slow.
After the induction of micro technology, the scenario is entirely different now. People are having smaller work satiations, slim laptop with lighter weight. Professionals need to perform their daily activities onsite and offsite for which they need to carry their business related information and material with them.
Same is the case with students; they need to carry their assignments and other study related material in home and campus as well. You can have a look to the 5 Top Netbooks For Students and Top 3 Laptops for College Students. This is difficult to carry a laptop all the time just because of its size and weight. Using a Tablet is the most appropriate choice that can be used to meet your expectations in an excellent way. Industry-leading brands are trying to win the race by engineering the most advanced-featured tablets.
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Groton Police investigate robbery at Henny Penny
According to the police department, they received a report of a robbery at the 1270 Gold Star Highway location around 7 p.m.
Credit: Groton Police
The suspect was described as a dark skin Hispanic male, with short black hair and black facial hair, wearing blue jeans and a blue colored t-shirt with white writing.
Author: Ashley RK Smith
Published: 10:50 PM EST December 3, 2022
Updated: 10:50 PM EST December 3, 2022
GROTON, Conn. — Groton Police are searching for two people suspected of robbing the Henny Penny on December 3.
Chicopee man arrested in connection to multiple New England robberies
The suspect appears to ender the business, brandish a knife, and demand money. The suspect then leaves the store with an undisclosed amount of money. He fled the area in a black four door sedan before police arrived at the scene. A female was seen operating the sedan.
Man arrested, charged after using 'AR-15 type' gun during armed robbery: Police
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the Groton Town Police Department at 860-441-6712 or the Criminal Investigation Division at 860-441-6716.
Ashley RK Smith is an assignment desk editor at FOX61 News. She can be reached at asmith@fox61.com


If you are looking for straightforward and rewarding repertoire for your beginner choir, then you need look no further than Choral Basics the perfect series for singers of all ages. The Simple 3-part choral arrangements for soprano, alto and a combined part for men's voices make the series perfect for choirs with a dearth of males or whose male singers have unstable or changing voices.
The rich array of repertoire is bound to be a hit with younger singers and the technical abilities of choirs at this level have been taken into consideration. Straightforward and idiomatic piano accompaniments have been included and are designed to support the vocal lines, without putting pressure on staff with less developed keyboard skills.
Dig out your platform shoes, dust down your flares and hit the concert platform with this collection of timeless chart-toppers from ABBA.
Includes: Super-trouper * Mamma Mia * Money, Money, Money.


Guys hingi sana ako ng pabor kong sino naka gamit ng Powermax aircompressor. Alin sa dalawa ang matibay Vespa or Powermax? balak kong bumili ng 2 HP air compressor.
Not familiar with the Powermax air compressor, maybe its an import from Australia.
and are satisfied with its quality and performance, provided its the original one.
Araneta Ave. Factory price yan, plus they have their service center.
Last edited by rosy; 09-25-2017, 08:52 PM.
Same thoughts as rosy. You can't go wrong with Vespa. Powermax is new to me, too.
Thank you rosy and joey81 for your valuable inputs, the only problem I'm facing is, I'm not from Metro Manila. I have send some inquiries to Joseph Santos of Dragon Prime Ent. if they can deliver it to Pambato Cargo and I'm waiting for their response.