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by admin · March 1, 2016
by Sriyani Tidball
Burkholder Project
Selected as the Best Gallery in Nebraska by American Art Awards several years ago, this wonderful gallery showcases great artists' work and their studios all under one roof. One of the city's first Haymarket galleries, the Burkholder Project is owned and directed by Anne Burkholder. She shares her gallery studios with local artists whose artwork includes paintings, photography, sculpture, mixed media, dolls and jewelry.
Anne Burkeholder displays her own work in her studio—-mostly amazing Nebraska landscapes. If you take a walk into the gallery during working hours, you will likely bump into this talented artist, who always has time for visitors. The gallery draws people in on First Fridays, a popular monthly event that showcases art exhibits in Lincoln.
Recently a beautiful, whimsical wall art project has sprouted all down the alley adjoining the gallery—as though the art has escaped the building and is on display for anyone strolling by.
The gallery, which features a new show monthly, is at 710 P Street in the Haymarket District. For details, visit the website at www.BurkholderProject.com
Sheldon Museum of Art
Located on the downtown UNL campus, Sheldon houses a major collection of American art in a breath-taking building designed by American architect Philip Johnson. It is the largest gallery in the state. Their collection includes works by artists such as John Singer Sargent, Edward Hopper, Georgia O'Keeffe, Jackson Pollock and Andy Warhol.
In addition, visitors to the UNL campus can now experience a new public art corridor. Superstructure on 4 by David Smith, has been moved from the west side of the museum to the east side where it marks the first part of the corridor.
The corridor begins at 12th and Q Streets, where Torn Notebook, by Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, sits on the east side of the street. The Sheldon has commissioned a tall sculpture from Richard Hunt, an internationally known sculptor, to be installed at the Lied Center for Performing Arts, across from the Torn Notebook.
The corridor runs north onto the UNL campus, with Smith's piece corresponding with Jacques Lipchitz's Bather (Baigneuse) that sits immediately in front of Sheldon. Other new pieces will join the sculptures already on campus to complete the art corridor.
Great Plains Art Gallery
A sculpture of prairie pioneers greets visitors as they enter the Great Plains Art Gallery located at the corner of 12th and Q Streets edging the UNL campus, close to the Sheldon Art Gallery. The Museum houses the Christlieb Collection of western art that, among others, includes works by Albert Bierstadt, Frederic Remington and Charles M. Russell. It also hosts exhibits of art, video, and photography as well as First Friday events.
Exhibits cover a wide range of topics relating to the Great Plains. For a complete list of exhibits or gallery hours call 402-472-6220 or visit www.unl.edu/plains/.
Gallery 9 Professional Artists Affiliation
Gallery 9 celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014 by inviting past members to show artwork and attend a First Friday opening. Known as a contemporary art and fine crafts gallery, the gallery showcases paintings, ceramics, metal sculpture, glass and jewelry.
During the holiday season, shoppers can choose from a variety of gifts on display at the gallery. In July, the gallery features a group invitational show.
Gallery 9 is located in the historic Mission Arts Building at 124 South 9th Street.
For details, call 402-477-2822 or visit the website at http://gallerynine.wordpress.com/.
Keichel Fine Art Expands Its Gallery Space
Keichel Fine Art at 1208 O Street in downtown Lincoln has recently completed a $1.344 million renovation. Colored LED lights dramatically accent the four-story building and a projector in the awning can project images of paintings or special events on the sidewalk in front of the gallery.
Gallery owner Buck Keichel has made this space very welcoming. And once visitors enter, the changes in the gallery are evident. The renovation includes the third and fourth floors for more gallery space plus a rooftop art and sculpture garden. The private garden will be open periodically to the public. The first floor features modern art and the second floor features mid-century artists active in Middle America. Works on paper will be displayed on the third floor.
Keichel said the lighting tastefully illuminates the building. It's all part of the plan to improve his world-class gallery, he said. "And having more space means we can have several shows that offer a taste of everything."
Darger HQ Gallery
Darger HQ is a new contemporary art gallery in the Parrish Studios on the second floor at 14th and O Streets. Gallery owner Launa Bacon moved back to Nebraska from Los Angeles where she managed Darger HG as an online gallery. "I saw what was going on here and I wanted to bring true, contemporary international and U.S. art to Lincoln," Bacon said. "I also wanted to provide an incubator space for emerging local artists."
Darger HQ distinguishes itself from other galleries by exhibiting true contemporary art, instead of more traditional art. An artist herself, Bacon shows her collages and oil paintings in the gallery. She also creates videos, installations and sculpture.
The gallery draws people in on First Fridays as well as on Wednesday evening for lectures, as well as workshops and classes. Classes offer instruction in a variety of media such as photography, drawing, oil painting, street art or installation work.
More information about exhibits, lectures, classes and workshops can be found at dargerhq.com.
Parrish Studios
Parrish Studios feature studio spaces for small galleries and businesses. The studios' intent is to foster the creative community. It is home to several art galleries, art studios, photographers, and apparel shops.
A popular destination on First Fridays, Parrish Studios host 600-800 people the first Friday of every month. The Parrish Studios are on the second floor at 14th and O Street.
The Eisentrager Howard Gallery.
The Eisentrager Howard Gallery features the art of faculty and students in the Department of Art and Art History at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
It is located in Richards Hall on Stadium Drive and T Street. For more information call 502-472-3550.
The Kruger Collection
The Kruger Collection of Miniature Furnishings and Decorative Arts is located in the College of Architecture at UNL and features four centuries of miniatures in one space. The collection is made up of 20,000 art miniatures. Admission is free to see this collection that is entertaining for all ages. Call 402-472-3560 for more information.
Rotunda Gallery
This small gallery is in the Nebraska Union at 12th and R Streets and holds exhibitions throughout the year. Call 402-472-9749 for more information.
Robert Hillestad Textile Gallery
This gallery is devoted to textiles from art and apparel, from East to West. Their collection spans many centuries and features the work of a variety of famous and emerging designers. Call 402-472-2911 for details on exhibitions.
Lux Center for the Arts
Exhibits at the Lux Center feature artwork of local, regional, and national artists. You can explore your creativity by taking classes in pottery, printmaking, jewelry, glass or fiber. Classes are held for children and adults. The gallery participates in the First Friday Artwalk and is located in the Historic University Place at 2601 North 48th Street. For more information, visit http://luxcenter.org.
Noyes Art Gallery
A mainstay in the art community, Noyes represents up to 50 artists who show a variety of original painting, photos, pottery, clothing and jewelry.
Noyes Gallery has a new show each month, and a reception on the first Friday evening of every month. It is located at 119 South 9th Street. Call 402-475-1061 for more information.
Live Yes Studio and Gallery
Live Yes is an alternative arts-based day program for adults with developmental disabilities at 330 S. 13th Street. The gallery is open for First Fridays offering music, food, art and good company. Call 402-904-4218 for more information.
The International Quilt Study Center
The International Quilt Study Center & Museum located on UNL's east Campus at 33rd and Holdrege streets has a mission to inspire an understanding of the cultural and artistic significance of quilts by collecting, preserving, studying, exhibiting and promoting discovery of quilts and quilt-making traditions from many cultures, countries and times. The collection is comprehensive. Visitors and quilters can enjoy the collection of quilts, related textiles and documents that they have access to.
It was the generosity of the Robert and Ardis James Foundation that made this gallery a possibility.
The additional space recently opened that helps the Quilt House accomplish its mission as an international museum by allowing more international collecting and research.
Iron Tail Gallery
Iron Tail Gallery features a new artist each month with openings on First Fridays. Iron Tail also does custom framing, commissioned artwork, hand-painted signs and in-home curating. Located at 2120 Winthrop Road, next to Henrys on South, the gallery participates in First Fridays with live music, food and drink.
For more details, call 402-580-0333 or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/irontailgallery.
The Metro Gallery
The Metro Gallery offers an amazing collection of diverse art in a relatively small space in downtown Lincoln. Each piece is personally selected by owner and lifelong art lover, Dean Settle. He represents local, national and international artists—both professionals and amateurs that include a heady selection of outsider art. This is a gallery of accessible and often affordable fine art.
Visit the Metro at 1316 N St.; www.metrogallerynebraska.com or call (402) 202-7549
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Evening shuttle picks up with more snow
After the night bus ran emptier than hoped last winter, more snow and more exposure have made Truckee's evening shuttle service a bigger success this season.
Truckee introduced the free evening route last winter to transport visitors from their hotels into town for shopping and dining, but the lackluster weather resulted in lower use than expected.
The Truckee Town Council decided to give the service another shot, paying a little over $37,000 from state funding to run the bus this year.
"More people are aware of it this winter, and we have a lot more snow," said Leslie Montoya, program manager for Truckee North Tahoe Transportation Management Association.
About 14,000 people have ridden the Truckee and Tahoe evening shuttles so far this winter, compared to a total of around 16,000 last year, she said.
More snow doesn't just mean more tourists, Montoya said. Numbers indicate that seasonal employees may be making up a large part of the ridership.
"Looking at the numbers, there are probably a lot more people working at the resorts," she said.
For Truckee alone, in December and January the evening shuttle has had 960 riders, compared to 589 last year, said Assistant to the Truckee Town Manager Alex Terrazas.
"It's pretty darn good so far," he said.
Aztec Transportation, which contracts with the town to provide shuttle services, was bought by El Camino Trailways of south San Francisco earlier this month, according to BTI Group Mergers and Acquisitions, who brokered the deal.
"In terms of the change in ownership, there should be no affect in the short term on our services, but in the long term, it's too early to tell," said Town Manager Tony Lashbrook. "We have a good relationship with Aztec, and we hope to retain that."
Terrazas said moving the contract from Aztec to El Camino Trailways will go before the town council, and doesn't expect the change to affect service.


Will open hardware face the same dilemma as the Arts and Crafts Movement?
An unexpected benefit of crowdfunding is that it is encourages the development of open hardware. A couple of years ago, when I counted the Kickstarter campaigns that mentioned free and open source software, there were more than ten times the number that were developing hardware than software, and my impression is that the ratio has not changed much today. Yet while I appreciate seeing open hardware starting to establish itself, I worry that open hardware might go the way of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and defeat its larger aims because of what is needed for success.
The Arts and Crafts Movement was a reaction to mass production in architecture, manufacturing, and art. Flourishing between 1880 and 1920, it favored simple, well-made -- preferably hand-made -- architecture, furniture, and furnishings, often inspired by medieval design. Members of the movement such as William Morris revolutionized the general taste of their times, and many of their designs are still popular today.
Yet in one sense, the Movement failed in the middle of its success: Its members hoped to make their designs cheaply enough to be bought by workers, improving their lives by introducing beauty into everyday things. However, manufacture by hand is generally more expensive than mass production, and that meant that the only market for Arts and Craft products were the well-to-do.
A similar contradiction, it occurs to me, could be at the heart of open hardware. Not only do many open hardware producers aim for aesthetic designs, but, more importantly, they have their own idealistic goals of making the software that runs their products freely available. In some cases, they also want to make their hardware as customizable as possible. By necessity, they rely on hand production, partly because they produce too few units for any established firms to take orders from them. The result is often a price tag so high that, while it sometimes allows the producers to make a living, it also interferes with their more idealistic purposes.
A potential example of this contradiction is Purism. Under the slogans "Beautiful Freedom," and "a laptop that respects your rights, Purism is developing two high-end laptops, one with a thirteen inch screen, and one with a fifteen inch screen. Both have a pleasing minimalist design, with software that is free-licensed from the CPU on up, and both are temptations to anyone who wants a laptop and cares about software and hardware feature. In fact, if you do not hunch over and drool at the prospect of a Purism laptop, then tech is probably the wrong industry for you.
And yet -- and yet -- the fifteen inch model starts at $1850, the approximate price of a high-end Macbook Pro at my local mall, and at least four times the price of a low-end laptop. Order the best of everything, and the price jumps to $3513. The price alone is enough to make even the most devoted software freedom pause, but when I consider the difficulties that a small hardware manufacturer can have with consistent supply (http://lwn.net/Articles/606100/), I also start to worry about whether, with the best faith in the world, Purism can deliver all it promises.
Another example is Keyboardio, which is developing programmable ergonomic keyboards with individual mechanical switches for each sculpted key. The keyboards promise to be an open hardware supporter's delight, with both keys and the lights behind them full programmable. Mounted on two solid pieces of maple, the keyboards display an elegant simplicity that is reminiscent of Arts and Crafts designs.
To me, Keyboardio's features are irresistible. Most days, I spend a minimum of eight hours in front of a keyboard, so why shouldn't I work my own way, and with a piece of practical art? In fact, after writing about the fledgling company, I ordered one for myself.
Yet, at the same time, I couldn't help but notice that, now that Keyboardio's crowdfunding campaign is over, the price will likely be at least $325. That's sixteen times the price of the keyboards I used to buy once or twice a year, throwing them out as they broke down.
In both these cases, the goals and the construction promise to be everything a free software advocate could desire. Yet if the promotion of free hardware in general is a goal, the prices posted by both Purism and Keyboardio are a serious barrier to the success of their ideals. Like the products of the Arts and Crafts Movement, Purism's laptops and Keyboardio's keyboards might allow their manufacturers to make a living for years to come, but at a cost of keeping the results of open hardware out of the hands of the general public.
These observations are no reflection on Purism, Keyboardio, or any other open hardware developers. Small hardware developers have no control over the cost of parts, even when they are making their parts themselves, and I would never begrudge them the right to a fair return for their labor. Such developers are in no way exploiting customers, or doing anything for which they should be ashamed. If anything, they should be praised for their efforts to make the ideal of open hardware a reality.
Still, the potential contradiction remains. Tech is a well-paying industry, and, as the success of Purism's and Keyboardio's crowdfunding campaigns show, there is at least some market for their products. Moreover, in Keyboardio's case, you could argue that their products should last for years, and be cheaper in the long run than a succession of throw-away keyboards.
Right now, however, open hardware products are still in the proof of concept stage. Success may increase the market for them, but whether the increase can be enough to lower the prices and make them mainstream is another question altogether. The organization of hardware manufacturing around the world might even make mainstream success impossible.
Unless open hardware can find a way around this dilemma, it may be condemned by its nature to be a noble failure. Like the Arts and Crafts Movement, without a solution, at best it will become a boutique success, selling to those who can afford its ideals, and missing the buyers who need and would appreciate those ideals the most.
I can only hope that I am wrong.


Those who are aspiring to have a career in the computer industry, or anyone who desires to have more in-depth knowledge about them for their personal use, needs to look in the direction of computer education. But you will need to identify the area you want to focus on before you enter the fray. Stuffs called software are the vehicles behind all the wonderful things performed by computers, and some computer education courses are designed solely for teaching people how to use these software. Thus computer education that deals with software will teach you how to use applications like Microsoft Word, PageMaker, Excel, and other programs. As you would have noticed, almost all of the courses have a bias for office work, but you will also be able to learn software that are employed for business purposes, as well as the hugely popular shorthand typing. Another form of computer education is one that will teach you how the computer itself functions, and if you are interested, about computer programming. Make no mistake about this, this is one of the toughest classes around, but if your desire is to build a career in a lucrative sector, this might be what can propel you to the top. Have you ever asked yourself how the fanciful pages you see on the internet came to be? They were created by people who had computer education in web design. This type of course will teach you the fundamentals of building websites, but if you are smart, it can be a launch pad for learning solid marketing techniques which can be a career you can later pursue. You can build a successful career by designing websites for commercial purposes, albeit if you have a high creative ability. Most colleges in the U.S offer courses in computer education, while some others have made it an integral part of their curriculum. The prudent choice is to search for a college that have bias for business studies, but also offer computer education. There are also many schools that offer computer education on the internet, which gives you the opportunity of taking your classes at your leisure and at home too. This is the ideal way for anyone that wants to acquire a second degree but doesn't want to go through the stress of going through college again. It is important to research for classes or degree programs you intend to study before you start searching for schools that offer computer education online. The truth is, among those parading themselves as models are shady and mushroom establishments, so it is important to carry out background checks on the schools as well. This will prevent you from spending valuable time and resources on a degree that is not worth even the paper it is printed on, not to talk of securing you a job. One thing you should also watch and try to control is expense when you are searching for computer education, and you can do this by looking for classes or plans that have already covered your requirements. Those who prefer taking computer education in the comfort of their home must have a decent computer, and adequate resources to purchase the required software.


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How Is Prize Money Distributed In Golf?
The PGA Tour allocates 18 percent of a standard tournament's purse to the winner. The remainder of the top 10 finishers receives, in order, the following percentages of the purse: 10.8, 6.8, 4.8, 4, 3.6, 3.35, 3.1, 2.9 and 2.7. Players who don't make the 36-hole cut receive no prize money.
How is the prize money split in golf?
If golfers are tied, they split the earnings awarded to all finishing positions from their finisihing position plus the number of golfers golfers with whom they are tied. For example, two golfers tie for second, they split the money paid out to 2nd place and 3rd place. Amateurs do not receive earnings.
How do pro golfers get paid after a tournament?
Professional golfers are paid a percentage of the purse for each tournament they play in and finish in the money. For example, the U.S. Open pays down to the 60th place finisher. Rory McIlroy won $1.4 million wining the US Open in 2011. The player in 60th place received a little over $17,000.
Do pro golfers get paid if they don't make the cut?
Golfers who don't make the cut do not get paid. When you see those players who are right on the edge of making the cut struggling to make that one last putt, it has everything to do with the fact that they want a chance to make it to the weekend.
How do you calculate prize money?
1. To determine the percentage of each place in the prize list, divide each prize amount by the original total prize fund. 2. Multiply each prize percentage found in step one by new prize total to calculate the new prize amounts for each place.
See also: How To Buy Golf Irons?
Where does PGA prize money come from?
Most of the purse money comes from the various television networks that broadcast PGA Tour events. As of 2012, television rights money provides 60 percent of each tournament's purse, according to an article in Forbes.
Do pro golfers pay an entry fee?
A PGA Tour player who's exempt from qualifying doesn't have to pay entry fees for tour events. Most professionals competing in a pre-tournament qualifying event pay entry fees of $400 apiece, except for Champions and Nationwide Tour players ($100 each) and non-exempt PGA Tour members (no entry fee).
How much does Tiger Woods caddy make?
Former PGA Tour caddie Alfred "Rabbit" Dyer says that caddies may earn salaries of $2,000 per week, while "Forbes" magazine reports that PGA Tour caddies typically receive about $1,000 each week. The magazine said in a 2007 article that Steve Williams, then caddying for Tiger Woods, earned $1.27 million in 2006.
How much do golfers pay their caddies?
On average, PGA Tour caddies make a base salary of $1,500-$3,000 per tournament, plus a percentage of winnings (if the golfer makes the cut)–10% for a win, 7% for a top-ten finish, and 5% for everything else. While this is typical, caddie's salaries are often negotiated with the golfer.
Do caddies get paid if player misses cut?
« Every caddie gets a weekly paycheck, no matter where his player finishes, » Collins said in a cheekily animated video for his show. « If the player misses the cut, the caddie still has to get a paycheck because the caddie pays for all of his own expenses — airfare, hotel, car, food, all of it. »
See also: How To Choose A Hybrid Golf Club?
Do PGA players pay for hotels?
The more well-known golfers travel by plane and stay in luxury hotels or rented homes, while the typical player on a minor tour drives to the next tournament and stays in a motel.
How is prize money distribution calculated?
To calculate the prize money split, divide the prize pool amount by the total amount of people that are splitting the prize.
What is the tax on prize money?
Cash prizes generally have 24% withheld for federal income taxes, although winners may owe more at tax time, depending on their other income. For noncash prizes, winners must pay taxes based on the value of the goods received.
Are prizes taxable income?
The Internal Revenue Code states that under certain circumstances the value of prizes and awards/gifts to individuals is considered taxable income. The fair market value of that gift would be included in the employee's gross income as well and reported on their W2 form.


Along with my intention this year to write, I have a parallel aim to read.
Back when I was an English student, I had the luxury of being able to spend whole days reading. I could easily devour a novel in a single sitting, curled up on a sofa in the afternoon whilst drinking endless cups of tea. Needless to say, now that I have three young children, I never drink a whole cup of hot tea and I very rarely get the chance to curl up on the sofa, let alone with a book. Other than cookery books and those featuring photography or craft, I have read woefully few books since the baby arrived, and I should very much like to change that.
My aim, for this year, is to read (at least!) a book a month. My plan, for the sake of accountability, is to record them here. I am beginning with a Persephone book: Heat Lightning by Helen Hull. I was given it as a gift last summer, and have yet to settle down to reading it. A Persephone novel is perfect for January, with its soothing, elegant dove-grey dust jacket. Those that I have read in the past have been characterised by a quiet brilliance, and this looks to be no exception.
I should perhaps say that no, I'm not one of those remarkable people who can knit and read simultaneously, how I wish I was. Still, what a perfect match with my knitting.
A year in books begins here. I have already ordered the appropriately named Girl Reading for next month, but I shall need another ten choices, and I am open to suggestions. Can you recommend a good book?
Oh yes I would love to join in – I really do want to read more and since my book group folded I have lost the discipline to read. Terrible in an English teacher! I am currently reading the new Jonathan Coe book – Expo 58 – that I was given for Christmas. Better get cracking!
I bought myself Harvest by Jim Crace for a Christmas read – still untouched though so would love to join in.
My recommended read would be James Holland's The Burning Blue, a moving account of a young man who becomes a spitfire pilot and the effect the war has on his closest relationships. Beautifully written.
What a fab idea! Having also studied English, far more years than I like to admit, I too miss reading a book in an afternoon. Studying again now means my time is limited but I think a book a month is doable. So i would love to join you for a year in books. I'm starting with Jennifer Saunders autobiography. As for book suggestions I highly recommend anything by Cecilia Ahern.
I love Persephone books, Mariana is my favourite. If you've not read it before, I recommend.
I'm definitely trying to read more this year. I've got into a terrible habit of switching my computer off just before I go to sleep and I really want to try and fit in half an hours reading time before bed.
Oooh, thanks for the recommendation! Always happy to read a new Persephone. I am the same with my computer. Terrible habit, needs to be broken!
I'm just thinking about squeezing in an hour with my book before I have to collect the boys (I have been very good and done 3 loads of laundry, been to the supermarket and attempted to rein in the domestic chaos – I think I've earned it). I saw that Big Brother by Lionel Shriver is out in paperback – I borrowed it from the library in hardback last year and it was possibly my read of the year – have a look and see if it's your kind of thing (I know she's not everyone's cup of tea, but I love her writing).
Thanks, Ali. I haven't read any Lionel Shriver, I will have to look Big Brother out. A quiet hour with a book is definitely well deserved at the end of a busy day … with a cuppa, I hope!
Hello lovely. I was fortunate enough to get nine novels for Xmas, and I'm already on the third (I have been mainly ignoring the children). I can heartily recommend The Upright Piano Player by David Abbott. David was a high flyer in the world of advertising, founding a major UK ad agency (think Roger Sterling from Mad Men, a real stylish silver fox). He wrote this, his first novel, following his retirement and it is just stunning. I presume from a career where every word counts so much, his prose is simplistic, yet beautifully elegant. The story is intriguing and it mentions places like Holkham, Wells & Salthouse, which you surely must have visited back in the olden days….
Such a good idea. I was an English lit student too and spent years working in bookselling; I used to read voraciously and adventurously, a book a week was my usual rate. But since the kids….well, you know how it is. I'm always tired and have no attention span these days. I make room for crime fiction – always a favourite of mine – but could not recommend anything "grown up" or challenging. Persephone's books are wonderful and I love their attention to detail with end papers and matching bookmarks. Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day is fab, as is Cheerful Weather For The Wedding, by Julia Strachey.
I love Goodreads, and seeing what my friends are reading and recommending! I had to get a book stand for elderly people to be able to read and knit at the same time, although my kindle makes it easier still! Great plan on your year of the book, I may well be keen to join in, my goal is 90 this year!
What a beautiful looking book, I too have never heard of Persephone books but I love the concept having had a peak at their website. I am about to read a book by Anna Gavalda an author I love and have recently finished The Taliban Cricket Club by Timeri N Murari which was a fascinating read.
Hello Laura. I've just discovered your blog via L is for Love, and I think the year in books is a wonderful idea. My vague New Year Resolution is to live a little more in the real world and not cyberspace. Having an actual book in my hand and a reading 'project' seems the perfect way to engage with both the real and imaginary world.
I'm a great believer in Serendipity, and being led to your blog has happened at exactly the right time!
For the past year I've been drawn to bringing many books home that end up in piles by my bed and on the stairs, but I've not been getting through them like I used to. I just can't remember the last book I completely finished which seems terrible to me as I've always got lost in books. There are so many other temptations these days for relaxing with I guess. Anyways I saw your links through Penny's blog L is for Love and coffee kisses on IG (where I seem to be spending reading time) and I thought this is a great idea and one that could get me kicked up the bum to get on reading again. Like a lot of the other lapsed readers I did an Literature degree and became an English teacher. We seem the most lapsed. Please count me in to your lovely idea.
Just read Dotty Cookie's blog post linking to yours (would love to join a book club if I had a blog) and would like to say that the book I've read and loved most recently is Bitter Greens, by Kate Forsyth – a kind-of-retelling of Rapunzel. And Miss Pettigrew is one of my 2 favourite Persephone's – the other being Miss Buncle's Book, which I also heartily recommend.


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A day out deep sea fishing on a charter boat might only be an occasional or once in a lifetime event for some people. If you've never been charter boat fishing offshore before, then in this post we'll be offering some tips to make sure your day is memorable for all the right reasons.
Nothing is more of a buzz kill than feeling deathly ill while out on the open ocean. What's meant to be an exhilarating day of fun ocean fishing can turn into a torturous nightmare if you don't take precautions. Pay a visit to the chemist before the big day and pick up some travel sickness tablets such as Travacalm. Another more natural alternative is ginger; either in the form of tablets or ginger beer.
While the ultimate aim of fishing charters is to hopefully hook the big one, there is never a guarantee that you will find the fish. Your skipper will do his best to put you on top of the fish, but treat catching fish as a bonus and not the be all and end all of the outing. Seek the adventure first and simply enjoy the ocean fishing experience.
This tip in two fold in nature. Going on a deep sea fishing adventure is more fun with your friends or family than hitting the open sea all alone. It also allows everyone to share in the charter fishing expenses, making the experience more affordable and even more enjoyable. On top of this it's a great chance for everyone to bond while taking part in something new and learning brand new skills together.
The crew on board fishing charters are experts at what they do. They are there to help you in any way they can, but they are also responsible for your safety and safety of everyone else on board. Follow their advice and you'll have a fantastic and trouble-free day out on the water, and you may just make some new friends along the way.
Jump on the internet before your high seas adventure and study up on the various types of fish you are likely to encounter on your fishing trip. This will give you a heads up on what you might catch, how to handle the fight and the best way to reel the big one in successfully.
Ultimately your day out on the water is only going to be as good as the fishing charter you hire, so make a wise choice and go with Sea Probe Charters. We're based right on the Broadwater in Southport on the Gold Coast. Call us for a friendly chat and make a booking for your big day out.


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Lyazzat Sagyndykova Kudaibergenkyzy has been appointed to the position of the director of the «Association of the museums of Almaty» in July 2022.
Lyazzat Sagyndykova was born on May 31, 1986.
Marital status: Married, mother of three children.
Education: Master degree in social sciences. Graduate of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Sciences of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University with a degree in «Cultural Studies».
Lyazzat Sagyndykova began her career in 2007 as a leading specialist of the Department of Economics and Budget Planning of the city of Almaty, continued working as a chief specialist of the Department for the protection of monuments of the Department of culture of Almaty, then, was appointed head of the Department of historical and cultural heritage. Total work experience in the field of culture is 15 years.
For her contribution to the socio-economic and cultural development of the city of Almaty, active participation in public life, she was awarded the following awards:
Memorial sign «20 years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan» (2011);
Honorary diploma of the akim of Almaty (2012);
Letter of thanks from the Akim of Almaty (2015);
Award «Madeniyet salasynyn uzdigi» (2022).
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The Early Years Foundation stage provides the statutory framework for young children's learning and development from birth.
We consistently achieve the high standard of food safety by the environmental health.
We have a varied programme of regular events for you and your child.
We encourage parents to help out when we go on visits or theatre trips.
Parents evening, you receive a detailed report on your child and you are able to discuss your child's progress, also to look around the nursery at leisure and view activities each room has to offer.
Visits to the local fire station, police and ambulance when possible.
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From the minarets and markets of Istanbul to the surreal rock formations of Cappadocia and the glittering waters of the Aegean coast, Turkey is a country that rewards exploration. Navigating it by car is one of the best ways to experience the sheer diversity of its history, culture and geography.
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Fast facts about hiring a car in Turkey
Arranging car rental in Turkey is easy, with plenty of choice at main airports like Istanbul Ataturk Airport (IST), Antalya Airport (AYT) and Dalaman Airport (DLM). From Dalaman – the gateway to the resorts of the eastern Turquoise Coast – you can drive to Fethiye in around 45 minutes, and Ölüdeniz in just over an hour.
The major car rental companies, including Avis, Budget, Hertz and Europcar, are present in most of Turkey's large cities, as well as in popular coastal resorts – Budget has an office in Ölüdeniz, for example, and Avis and Europcar are both in Fethiye.
You'll also encounter a wide range of independent firms, particularly in resorts – they often have cheap deals, but don't always operate to the same standard as international brands. Compare prices and do your research in advance, so you know you're getting the best deal and are protected in case of any accidents.
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Driving a hire car in Turkey demands a reasonable level of confidence. Locals drive on the right hand side, and Turkey's roads are generally in good condition, although they can become choked with traffic around the densely populated cities – our tips on driving in central Istanbul are: don't.
Turkish drivers aren't renowned for obeying road rules, so you'll need your wits about you, and you can expect to hear a lot of horns as you head through the cities. Once you're out on the open road, traffic becomes much less congested and the wide highways are a pleasure to drive on.
Street signs in Turkey are extensive, but take care at night when driving through rural areas, as street lighting can be patchy. Toll roads are fairly widespread, so make sure your hire car comes with an HGS sticker, which records fees automatically.
Recommended road trips in Turkey
These natural thermal pools in the west of Turkey are both one of the most remarkable landscapes you'll ever see, and a really nice place to relax. The name translates to 'the cotton castle', and it fits: clamber around a series of white stepped terraces and petrified waterfalls, dipping into pools fed by hot springs. It is utterly surreal and completely wonderful. The Roman spa city of Hierapolis, with its well-preserved ruins, is a short drive away.
Turkey isn't short of jaw-dropping landscapes, but few rival the 'fairy chimneys' of Cappadocia. This central region has a terrain of soft stone that has been worked into spectacular shapes over the centuries, both by nature and human intervention. There are amazing sights below ground too, from simple cave dwellings to ethereal underground cities like Derinkuyu. For obvious reasons, balloon flights are hugely popular here – look for operators in gateway towns like Göreme, Avanos, Urgup and Nevsehir.
The western Turquoise Coast
Head south from the city of Antalya for an hour or so and you'll find one of the very best resorts in the region: Cirali, a largely undeveloped beach town with a seasonal population of loggerhead turtles. Just a stone's throw away is Olympos, a rather different proposition – it's a lively backpacker resort in a deep valley scattered with the ruins of an ancient Lycian city. Continue round the coast to reach Kekova, a spectacular rocky island in the clearest water you can imagine.
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Car rental in Turkey is fairly cheap, but toll roads, which can quickly push up your daily costs, are common. To avoid paying penalties, you'll need to have an HGS sticker fitted to the windscreen of your car to automatically pay the tolls throughout your trip.
Police checkpoints are common, so don't be worried or put out if you see one. Just remember to have a valid passport and driving licence handy. The chances are they'll just wave you through.
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Adult Swim cuts ties with Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland over domestic violence charges
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Rick and Morty has dropped the voice of both Rick and Morty.
Adult Swim is severing ties with Justin Roiland, co-creator of the wildly popular animated series Rick and Morty, as he faces domestic violence charges. Roiland also voiced both of the show's titular characters.
The news was confirmed Tuesday on Rick and Morty's official Twitter account, which said the network has "ended its association" with Roiland but that the show will continue. "The talented and dedicated crew are hard at work on Season 7," the statement added. The two lead characters are set to be recast, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
This comes after NBC News reported that Roiland was charged with felony domestic violence in California in connection with a 2020 incident with a woman he was dating. According to the report, Roiland faces charges of domestic battery and false imprisonment. He has pleaded not guilty.
Roiland has not commented publicly on the situation, but his attorney said in a statement it "is hard to overstate how inaccurate the recent media coverage of this situation has been," adding that "not only is Justin innocent but we also have every expectation that this matter is on course to be dismissed once the district attorney's office has completed its methodical review of the evidence."
Roiland created Rick and Morty with Dan Harmon and voices a variety of characters in addition to the two leads. In 2018, Adult Swim renewed the show for 70 additional episodes. Roiland is also the co-creator of the Hulu animated series Solar Opposites.
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It's a natural tendency for women to gain weight as they go through menopause and the body lays down fat cells to provide the oestrogen that is lacking from the natural cycle. We know that the highest risk group are women over 50, they comprise around 80 percent of cases, but there are now two new studies that show that a woman's risk is increased if she is seriously overweight – whatever her age.
** these women were a staggering 180% more likely to have later stage breast cancer than women of normal weight.
Not only does obesity clearly increase breast cancer risk, but other research has shown it shortens the time between return of the disease and lowers overall survival rates. In 2007, Italian researchers went presented evidence that a hormone found in fat cells called leptin significantly influences breast cancer development. Leptin is a hormone derived from fat cells that sends messages to the body that it is time to stop eating. Obese people often do not have a clear signal from the leptin receptor and it is this failure that has previously been shown to be involved in the development of breast cancer. Leptin has been found in 86.4% of primary breast tumours. This is because it increases the amount of oestradiol in breast tissue and we know that excess oestrogen is associated with breast cancer.
Normalising leptin function is therefore critical in cancer risk individuals as it is the single most important hormone for controlling our body weight control. Because leptin regulates our thyroid, insulin, growth, and adrenal hormones it is vital for regulating all our metabolic processes.
Anyone with a pattern on consistently overeating will become leptin resistant, which means that leptin is unable to deliver its message to the brain to stop eating. To regulate and redress this you need to first drastically cut out any consumption of processed carbohydrates and focus on a diet of natural whole foods. A good night's sleep is also important and light interrupts leptin function so make sure your bedroom is really dark and don't put on lights to go the bathroom but put in a low plug light to show you the way. Exercise in a moderate will help, and so will reducing any stress in your life. My own stress book is now available as an ebook for immediate download at www.sortingstressout.com but if you prefer a real paperback I have some copes available, just email me.
If sugar is an addiction for you, then speak to a herbalist and look at some of the herbs like Gymnema sylvestre, and Inula racemosa to help reduce the desire for sweet tasting foods and help bring the taste system back to natural balance.


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Whether the Chinese tested a weapon or just a reusable space vehicle is impossible to know without seeing the test data, said an industry expert… Read more about this article in the link below… https://spacenews.com/chinas-hypersonic-vehicle-test-a-significant-demonstration-of-space-technology/
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Q: Angular Material 2 Datatable headers not aligned right I have set the styles for header cell and cell to be aligned right but headers are not aligned only the cell text
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A: text-align: right  doesn't work with display:flex element, and here you're trying to applying text-align property on mat-header-cell' elements mat-sort-header-container class. You could use below to fix your issue.
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    justify-content: flex-end;
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A: This worked for me.  I added the following to the css:
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Missing Malaysian Plane 'Ended' in Indian Ocean, Malaysia's PM Says
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New satellite data analysis has confirmed that missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crashed into the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's prime minister told a news conference on Monday.
Najib Razak said flight data suggested that the Boeing 777's "last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean west of Perth, [Australia]."
He added: "This is a remote location, far from any possible landing site. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that according to this data the flight ended in the southern Indian Ocean.
After more than two weeks of mystery and speculation, Najib's announcement was the first official confirmation of the fate of the Boeing 777 that vanished on March 8.
The prime minister said that his announcement was based on data analyzed by the U.K. Air Accidents Investigation Branch and satellite firm Inmarsat.
He said the British agency and Inmarsat had been "performing further calculations on the data, using a type of analysis, never before used in an investigation of this sort.
"Malaysia Airlines have already spoken to the families of the passengers and crew to inform them of this development," the prime minister added. "For them the past few weeks have been heartbreaking. I know this news must be harder still."
Earlier, the families of Flight 370's passengers were sent text messages by the airline telling them that the plane had been "lost and that none of those aboard have survived.
Flight 370 disappeared from civilian radar screens less than an hour after taking off from Kuala Lumpur for Beijing with 239 people on board.
Attention and resources in the search for the Boeing 777 have shifted from an initial focus north of the equator to an increasingly narrowed stretch of rough sea, thousands of miles from the plane's original flight path.
A spokeswoman for Britain's Department for Transport refused to comment on the AAIB's involvement, saying it is a "live investigation" being led by the Malaysian authorities.
Source: NBC NEWS
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Garage Society, the leading co-working space operation in Hong Kong is looking for an Assistant Community Manager to cope with its rapid expansion. If you are a bright candidate with a can-do attitude who wants to enjoy the thrill of working in the exciting tech and startup ecosystem, you are ideal for this position!
As the Assistant Community Manager at Garage Society, you will be responsible for making sure that the service provided at Garage Society exceeds the expectation of all members of Garage Society.


On behalf of O'Brien Hatfield, P.A. posted in Federal Crimes on Tuesday, October 16, 2018.
Identity theft can impact any person at any time. For instance, an individual in Florida could pretend to be someone in another state or country using information gathered online or through other sources. Examples include physically grabbing someone's wallet or sending a phony email. Between 2010 and 2015, the number of identity theft complaints doubled, and it is believed that there are more victims who are not included in official numbers.


Police didn't need fancy equipment to bust this grow. A little birdy told them about it.
As a grower, lots of factors come into play in how you keep your personal hobby concealed from neighbors and police. But for one unlucky grower in the UK, despite every reasonable precaution, the stool pigeons gave him away.
In Newton-le-Willows, just yards from a police station, one man had the stealthiest of grow setups. With 12 plants worth an estimated yearly yield of £48,000, he controlled every aspect of his harvest, except one. Police had no clue of his activities until cold winter weather caused an interesting, and very distinct phenomenon.
Birds don't like the cold. In inclement weather, they congregate on warm power lines, above factories spilling out heat, and near chimneys. What a site it must have been for hundreds of pigeons to pick one roof out of the neighborhood to call perfect for keeping warm.
Police didn't need helicopters or drones with thermal imaging technology to see something was amiss. The house was leaking heat, and the birds tipped off the police. Heat from the grow lamps made the roof a perfect roost… and a dead giveaway.
Police say that a 43-year-old man came voluntarily to the St Helens police station for questioning in December of 2015.
The Carrier pigeon was used by the military to deliver messages to soldiers as recently as WWII, and can fly at up to 80mph at reach altitudes of over 6,000 ft. People have used messenger birds who can track and recognize specific people for over a thousand years.
How do you outwit nature?
The one mistake that proved a showstopper for this grower was the lack of thermal insulation. Sure, you need to vent out hot air, but every home does. The difference lies in the overall temperature of the roof from the lamps.
To prevent thermal detection, especially in larger grows, you need to use layers of protection. Start with putting an extra barrier between the top of your grow and the roof of the room.
Make no mistake, well-budgeted police forces can and do perform regular sweeps of residential areas to watch for unusually strong heat signatures. So much for privacy. If a shed or isolated area of a home registers far higher than the rest of the structure, it can be a dead giveaway, and warrant further investigation.
With that probable cause, they can access utilities to see how the house compares in electrical usage to its neighbors, or if it is stealing energy. Units might perform drive-bys to check for suspicious activity, visible equipment, and smells. Of course, who owns the house and their records, public social media profiles, and other relevant data are all easily accessible.
These steps can lead to an investigation that ultimately brings down even a careful grower, so take heed. You don't want the heat. Literally. Keep those lamps cool.
Have you seen helicopters flying low over the neighborhood frequently? Does your local law enforcement use thermal imaging? How do minimize your risk? Share your tips with us on social media or in the comments below.


Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton vetoed a slate of GOP budget bills Friday, including the E-12 bill. In his letter on the E-12 veto, he argues that the GOP proposal for 1.5&1.5 is insufficient for our schools and likely will lead schools to make cuts and layoffs with this level of funding.
His letter also cites the lack of progress on special education funding as one of his reasons for vetoing the bill. The repeal of his signature on the Voluntary Pre-K program (VPK) program is another primary reason for the veto. Read his veto message.
Once again all of the state budget business has piled up to the last week of session. With a surplus of $1.5 billion, $930 million of which is ongoing for the next biennium, there's enough funding to satisfy both sides of the aisle and their respective appetites for tax cuts and new spending.
However, both sides need to realize their appetites are too big at this point. The Governor simply isn't going to sign a $1 billion tax cut that the GOP is craving. It's a budget buster. Likewise, the GOP simply isn't going to spend $700 million on E-12 programs.
How this shakes out in terms of global budget negotiations is hard to see. The Governor has publicly committed to vetoing the local government wage and sick leave preemption bill that's a major policy initiative of the business community. Some thought this bill could be part of a trade for spending on VPK (or some other DFL initiative like a major bonding bill).


HLB International, one of the leading global accountancy networks with presence in 140 countries, continues its growth with the recent signing of a new member firm in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic – Audit Consult Plus.
Audit Consult Plus is based in Douala, the economic capital city of Cameroon. Established in 2012, the firm provides Audit and Accounting Services, General Consulting including Advisory, Corporate Governance, Fiduciary and Payroll, as well as Tax and Legal Services in Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic.
Audit Consult Plus will work closely with other HLB members and makes a great addition to our coverage across Africa.


Upcycling is a great way to reuse materials in new and exciting ways–including for jewelry. For instance, paper can be folded, cut, glued, molded, layered and more. Here's how to pick the right paper and adhesives for your paper jewelry projects.
Green is more than just a color–it's a way of life. See how Fire Mountain Gems has embraced this concept and strives to embrace an eco-friendly approach to business.
Make your own world for Earth day jewelry-making. (Earth Day is April 22nd this year.) See how to make an Earth for use in a heart frame by following along with full instructions. Don't forget to customize!
Blooming Desert is a stunning necklace and earring set by jewelry designer Svetlana Dubinsky who was inspired by the desert in early spring, "When even the desert is blooming and amazes by the sparkling colors and remarkable scents." She achieved this spectacle by using Swarovski faceted pure leaf pendants in a hue reminiscent of trending Balladamongst seed-beaded flowers in Cathedral and Syncopation tones. To design with this same palette, click on each swatch and you can shop a smattering of color-matched jewelry products.
Few color combinations can compete with black and white in terms of popularity, but turquoise and coral are holding their own. The poppy pairing of turquoise and coral has been trending for years and doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon. See for yourself how Swarovski's crystal pearl gemcolors emulate the appearance of natural gemstones in this stunning color combo and learn more about Southwestern-inspired jewelry for fast-selling style in this week's FREE project guide.
I thought, "is it possible to make something as lovely as Mother Nature creates? Probably not, but sometimes copies can be worth that of the original." That is when I fell in love with beads and wire.
Have you considered going green with your beading business? From conserving energy to reusing resources, and so much more, going green can be good for your business and the Earth.


Add this animal cruely report form template to your website with 123FormBuilder. Edit the template with simple drag & drop, no coding skills needed.
Let people speak up when they witness animal abuse by providing them with an online animal cruelty report form. No need to be especially tech-savvy. Only dragging and dropping elements from the left sidebar of our editor will do the job. Then upload the logo of your organization and set up multiple email recipients to reach everyone involved with taking action in the case of animal cruelty.
Once your animal cruelty reports is ready, you can have it permanently on a web page, with simple embedding options that require only a copy-paste. Alternatively, post the form link in an email or post it on a Facebook page or group. In any case, the animal cruelty report form has a responsive layout, so people will be able to send complaints even from their small devices.
Keep records of animal abuse reports in a secure database that comes with our online form. Here in the 123FormBuilder dashboard, you can see, manage, download or print all the submissions you've received. Furthermore, with more than 30 third-party integrations to choose from, it's easy to store all your data in one place and manage it more efficiently.
It's easier for those concerned about the welfare of an animal to fill out an online form than pick up the phone or fill out paper forms. Use this animal cruelty report form on the website of your organization - it's a painless process to customize and share it with everyone. Plus, you'll be able to receive instant email or SMS alerts each time someone submits a complaint regarding neglect or violence towards an animal.


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Q: Create many to many from single table performance issue I'm working with a rather large database (500+ millions entries), and am trying to optimize the search engine.
My main table is the following:
items
(id, mixed, value)
mixed contains the keywords related to this item (ex: "Jason Bourne is cool"). What I am trying to do, is to populate two new tables:
item_terms
(id, term)
item_term_results
(id, item_terms_id, items_id)
from the main table items. I have written a MySQL procedure looping through all the results from this main table, following this algorithm:

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*Split items.mixed

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*Loop through the values we get:

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*Insert the value in item_terms

*Insert a new result in item_term_results putting items.id into item_term_results.items_id and last_inserted_id() in item_term_results

The problem is, the procedure takes way too much time to process. With that much data, the procedure would need 150 days to complete, which is way too much even if we're on a very powerful server.
Any idea of how to do this? We're basically doing this to make searches a lot faster than a simple like, as the values in item_terms.item will be unique.
Thank you

A: Presumably you have done the research to determine that your number of distinct terms (e.g. "Jason", "Bourne", "cool" is reasonably limited in size, even though you have a large items table.
Presumably you have also determined that MySQL's FULLTEXT search capability is not suitable for your application. If you have not investigated FULLTEXT search, I strongly suggest you do so. It may be the perfect thing.
Your item_term_results table does not need, and should not have, a separate id column. Make the primary key a composite of the two other columns, and put them into the key in the order (item_terms_id, itemid)
I suggest you figure out how to handle your bulk indexing offline, that is, disconnected from the data base. Here's my suggestion:

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*dump a simple, but big, text file where each line contains id then a tab then mixed

*write a program that does the following.

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*read each line of the table.

*split the line into individual items

*insert each item into an in-memory hash map, deduplicating it and giving it a unique item_terms_id, in memory, not in the database.

*for each item, write out a line to a text file item_id then tab then item_terms_id.

*When you have processed all the lines in the input file, write out, to another text file, each term, in the form item_terms_id then tab then the text of the term.

*Finally, use LOAD DATA INFILE to bulk-import these two files into MySQL.

This should take away the crippling overhead of doing row-by-row insertions. For half a gigarecord it will use a lot of RAM for the in-memory item_terms hash, and it may run for many hours, but not many days.
Again, though, before you bite this big bullet investigate FULLTEXT.  It's built to do what you seem to be doing.


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get 'mail_trackers', :to => 'mail_trackers#index'
get 'mail_trackers/summary', :to => 'mail_trackers#summary'
get 'mail_trackers/bounce', :to => 'mail_trackers#bounce'
get 'mail_trackers/reject', :to => 'mail_trackers#reject'
get 'mail_trackers/delay', :to => 'mail_trackers#delay'


This is one of my later paintings, and like practically all work I did at San Jose State, was created without a photograph. In fact, this one didn't even have the benefit of a sketch beforehand, just two different glances across the bay on different days... The first is the view from Paseo Padre across southern Fremont in the morning, which looks roughly like the mountains and the bay in the picture, and a view of the clouds some two weeks later. Of course, in the real scene, there are houses on the mountains and factories by the bay... The tree in a way symbolizes the loneliness of modern existence, how we all keep to ourselves, afraid to let others in.


On behalf of the Pediatric Trauma Society, the Executive Board wishes to express our deepest sympathy to the families affected by the senseless violence in Parkland, Florida, which saw 17 innocent children and adults slaughtered in the latest example of gun violence in our nation. As a professional organization for all healthcare providers who work with injured children, and with our firm commitment to serve as the voice for the injured child, we are concerned about the increasingly more frequent pain, suffering and death of all, especially innocent children, from the indiscriminate use of firearms.
Traumatic injury remains the leading cause of death for children and adolescents 18 years and under, with firearms accounting for nearly 10,000 injuries and over 2000 deaths annually in the United States. This statistic is unacceptable, and we believe that all professional organizations must stand together in having a louder and stronger voice in making these senseless tragedies stop. We stand by our sister trauma organizations in unifying to address the issue of firearm injury and safety in all populations. Regardless of one's political beliefs or stance on the firearm safety issue, it is time for everyone to come together and stand on common ground to create a safer America for our children. We implore all branches of the government and professional organizations involved to work together to develop effective and acceptable solutions that will reduce injury and mortality from this horrific problem. We must seek common ground and move forward with concrete steps, not just words, and hold our legislative leaders and our executive branch accountable to take steps to keep our children safe. This involves limits on access to assault weapons, universal and thorough background checks for all firearm transactions, limiting access by children to all firearms, including gunlocks and safe storage techniques, and formal legislation limiting children's access to firearms and ensuring that background checks are mandatory, deliberate and thorough.
Gun violence is a national health problem, and as many recent tragic events have demonstrated, can be tied to mental health problems as well. Schools must take the lead in helping to identify students with mental health issues, and in taking steps to intervene, offer counseling, and raise awareness of those who may be potential threats to the safety of their students and school personnel. This needs to be done in a compassionate way, but compassion is not demonstrated by ignoring the problem – compassion involves taking action. Warning signs cannot and must not be ignored. We also believe that everyone, including parents, students, neighbors and friends, has a responsibility for taking what is seen on social media more seriously. Suggestions of potential violence cannot be ignored or dismissed, and must be addressed, by our citizens, our politicians and our law enforcement services.
Commit to asking your patient families about gun access and safety, and in taking steps to educate them.
Encourage your patient families to be aware of their children's environments, their friends' environments, and their own activities. Taking steps and making early interventions could have prevented past horrific events, and can certainly prevent future ones. Silence is not kindness.
This is not a time for silence. It is a time for action, for affirmative steps, and for unity in moving forward to reduce gun violence and protect the lives of all, including our precious children. The Pediatric Trauma Society speaks for the injured child, and at this time our voice must be loud and strong.


Some friends shared a post on Facebook about a commencement speech by Naval Admiral William H. McRaven at University of Texas (Austin 2014). I just watched the video on Youtube and it's inspirational and humbling. The video is a little over 19 minutes, but worth taking the time to watch. Great speech, hope you enjoy.
My favorite lessons are #6, #7, #10. Which ones did you like?


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* added; started using semantic versioning
* added; logo
* updated; replaced coveralls with codeclimate
* updated; dependency to `sinon@1.14.1`
* updated; dependency to `mocha@2.2.5`
* updated; dependency to `istanbul@0.3.14`
* updated; dependency to `chai@2.3.0`
* updated; dependency to `request@2.55.0`
* updated; dependency to `moment-timezone@0.3.1`
* udpated; replaced `underscore@1.8.2` with `lodash@3.9.3`
* updated; replaced `jscs` & `jshint` with `eslint`
* removed; gulp tasks in favor of npm scripts

## v0.1.3-v0.1.7 / 2015-03-05

* updated; renamed project `agentia-semaphore`
* added; dependency `querystring@0.2.0`
* fixed; github urls
* fixed; lint errors
* added; whitelist travis-ci branches

## v0.1.2 / 2015-03-05

* added; coverage status badge to README.md
* added; code climate badge to README.md
* added; test for lib/account.js
* added; test for lib/api.js
* added; test for lib/messages.js
* added; test for lib/network.js
* added; test for lib/period.js
* added; test for lib/sms.js
* achieved 100% coverage
* updated; refactored lib/requestOptions
* added; development dependency `sinon@1.12.2`
* added; development dependency `sinon-chai@2.7.0`
* added; development dependency `coveralls@2.11.2`
* added; development dependency `istanbul@0.3.7`
* added; development dependency `jscs@1.11.3`
* added; development dependency `gulp-jscs@1.4.0`
* updated; dependency to `moment-timezone@0.3.0`
* updated; dependency to `request@2.53.0`
* updated; dependency to `underscore@1.8.2`
* updated; development dependency to `chai@2.1.0`
* updated; development dependency to `gulp@3.8.11`
* updated; development dependency to `gulp-coverage@0.3.34`
* updated; development dependency to `gulp-jshint@1.9.2`
* updated; development dependency to `gulp-mocha@2.0.0`
* updated; development dependency to `jshint@2.6.3`
* updated; development dependency to `mocha@2.1.0`

## v0.1.1 / 2014-08-02

* fixed; Travis-CI badge

## v0.1.0 / 2014-08-01

* added; ability to send SMS messages via the [Semaphore](http://www.semaphore.co/) SMS gateway
* added; ability to retrieve all sent messages via Semaphore
* added; ability to retrieve sent messages via Semaphore for a specified time period
* added; ability to retrieve sent messages via Semaphore to a specific mobile telco provider
* added; ability to retrieve Semaphore account status
* added; unit tests for SemaphoreJS core functionality
* added; examples for each of api function
* added; initial api documenation

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Pune BRT: Recreating a Vision
Pune, cultural capital of Maharashtra, has begun to develop a new, robust public transport system in the form of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). The Pune metropolitan region is comprised of two municipal corporations—Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad—with a population of over five million. The twin cities face a daunting challenge: how to preserve sustainable and equitable mobility when hundreds of new cars and motorcycles are being registered in the city daily. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) Environment Status Report 2009–2010, the city now has 473 private vehicles for every 1000 people, but only one bus for every 6,250 people!
Citizens and the administrations of the two municipal corporations have voiced concerns over the future mobility needs of the region and BRT systems are increasingly being recognized as a key solution. It is also essential to ensure safety for pedestrians and to provide dedicated lanes for cyclists, who compete for road space with a rapidly growing number of motor vehicles.
ITDP is advising and assisting the Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) in BRT planning and design. ITDP is also working with the Pune Mahanagar Parivahan Mahamandal Limited (PMPML), the municipal public transport agency, on the planning and structuring of public transport operations with an emphasis on BRT.
PCMC's four BRT corridors, funded in part by the central government's Jawarharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, measure a total of 50 km and will be built with median stations and high quality pedestrian and cycling infrastructure. Nearly 500 new buses with unique specifications are being procured for Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad.
Today, PMPML has a fleet of 1,200 buses on a 1,900 km network, that carries over one million trips per day. The regular buses are subject to traffic delays, leading to irregular and infrequent schedules. There is a unique opportunity to restructure PMPML's 331 existing bus routes to increase service frequencies on the busiest corridors while making the route network more legible for new customers.
Once completed, the BRT system may just revolutionize the way public transport is viewed in Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad. The citizens of Pune await a dream to be realized – the dream of an accessible, equitable Pune. ITDP is prepared to help make this dream a reality.
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In the beginning, some saw it as an unlikely pairing.
"It was a struggle at first, I have to say," said Yvonne Nelson, a social worker with an organization called REACH.
She had mixed feelings about working alongside police officers to tackle the city's homeless crisis.
"We asked them to stand back while we talked to people," she said, worried that the presence of uniformed officers would prevent people from being honest about things like drug abuse.
The concept of pairing officers with social workers to do homeless outreach has spread across Western Washington. Such programs have already found success in Snohomish County, and the city of Marysville recently started a team of its own.
In Seattle, the approach is called the Navigation Team. Since its inception at the start of 2017, the team has contacted 1,829 people living on the streets and in encampments. Of those, 675 accepted offers to move to safer shelter.
Gerald Brooks, an Air Force veteran, is one of the team's success stories.


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