Livestock numbers and red meat prices have been a critical issue for the current administration of the Turkish Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock (MinFAL) as they try to address the public's concern for high red meat prices and their impact on food inflation, which has been exacerbated by the devaluation of the Turkish Lira against the Dollar and Euro. High feed prices continued to drive the costs of beef up. New import policies favor government-affiliated importers over the private sector.
The national cattle herd is calculated at 14.1 million head in 2015 (including buffalo) which is 1.5 percent lower than the previous year. Milking cow population decreased 1.5 percent and slaughtered animals increased 1.4 percent in 2015, compared to 2014. Cattle population is composed of mostly pure and cross-bred breeds. Local breed cattle population went down to 1.9 million head in 2015 because of the government subsidy policies encouraging use of pure and cross-breed animals especially dual-purpose breeds (e.g. Simmental for dairy/meat). With the new government incentives to improve calf production, calf losses are forecasted to decline in 2016 and 2017. Cattle population is expected slightly to grow in 2017 however carcass weight would be stagnate because of continuous higher feed prices.
Total cattle import in 2017 is forecasted to increase slightly after it goes up by double in 2016. Breeding cattle imports are likely to remain stable in 2016 and 2017, however, import of feeder cattle is forecasted to double in 2016 and slightly increase in 2017.
With the Council of Ministers` decision published on May 3, 2016, zero percent custom tax will be implemented to the government affiliated bodies of the General Directorate of Agricultural Establishments (TIGEM) and Meat and Milk Board (ESK) for importing of breeding and feeder cattle. It covers 150,000 head of breeding cattle, 400,000 head feeder cattle and 20,000 head of small ruminants. While red meat consumption including pork meat is around 60 kg in EU countries, red meat consumption per capita in Turkey is estimated 13.7 kg in 2015 and beef has a 90 percent share, with the rest provided by domestic breeds of sheep and goat. Since pork is not consumed in Turkey, red meat demand is met by beef and lamb.
With the incentive to calves; calf losses are forecasted to decline in 2016 and continue in 2017. Cattle population is expected to grow slightly in 2017 however carcass weight would be stagnate because of continuously higher feed prices.
Natioanl cattle herd is calculated 14.1 million head in 2015 (including buffalo) which is 1.5 percent lower than the previous year. Milking cow population decreased 1.5 percent and slaughtered animals increased 1.4 percent in 2015, compared to 2014. Calf production has been unsteady since 2008 and still there has been shortage of calf population, especially in feeder calves. Cow numbers in total decreased 14 percent in 2015, compared to 2014, because of the milk crisis – where low milk prices and high meat prices led to increased slaughter of dairy cattle. Additionally, MinFAL has reduced 'value added taxes' (VAT) for feed and fertilizer in 2016 for farmers from 18 percent to zero percent. Farmers were keen on this implementation, however despite the removal of VAT, the prices of fertilizer and feed have remained the same - there are many stakeholders within the market chain of feed and fertilizer and they haven't reduced prices for farmers. For this reason, the sector believes that the removal of VATs would not be effective to increase the cattle inventory in 2016 and 2017. Cattle population is composed of mostly pure and cross-bred breeds, as opposed to local breeds. Local breed cattle population went down to 1.9 million head in 2015 because of the government subsidies policies favoring pure and cross-bred breeds, especially dual-purpose breeds (e.g. Simmental for dairy/meat). Since 2008, MinFAL subsidies for livestock have also been supportive for producers: the subsidies for calves are increased while the subsidies for dams are removed with MinFAL`s 2016 livestock subsidies program. Recently Government of Turkey (GOT) has decided to subsidize breeding heifers in order to keep meat prices down by supplying enough feeder cattle material into domestic market. According to this additional decision, a subsidy will be granted to investors who want to build a facility with 500 or more head of animal or to farmers who want to expand their facility. Fifty percent of investment value will be separately granted for maintenance, and animal and equipment purchasing. The decision will be implemented in order to supply breeding material from domestic market to farmers instead of import channel. In order to benefit from the subsidy, farmers need to be a member of Cattle Breeders' Association of Turkey (CBAT) and to be registered Turkish Veterinary Information System (TURKVET).
Higher feed prices and shortage of feed production continue contributing to higher production costs across the production chain and elevated beef prices. The sector believes that the government should support establishing feeder cattle production centers to increase domestic supply of feeder cattle with lower feeder cattle prices. Average pure breed cattle price (avg. of beef and dairy) has increased to 4,134 TL ($1,410 USD) in 2015 which is a 22 percent increase when compared with the previous year.
Total cattle import in 2017 is forecasted to increase slightly after it increased by double in 2016. Breeding cattle imports are likely to remain stable in 2016 and 2017. However, import of feeder cattle is forecasted to double in 2016 and is expected to slightly increase in 2017. Regarding feeder cattle import, producers are keen for this to continue and support MinFAL to continue its policy. The sector believes that meat prices would be able to be kept under control with continuous feeder cattle import.
Turkey is one of the biggest live cattle importing countries. The United States, Australia and Uruguay were the main suppliers of live dairy breeding cattle to Turkey before 2010 since EU countries could not export live cattle due to BSE problems. After June 2010 though, Turkey allowed live cattle imports from all countries with negligible and controlled BSE status countries according to the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE). From then on, European Union countries and Uruguay have been the main suppliers of dairy and feeder cattle.
Holstein is the major breeding cattle variety being imported mostly from Germany, Austria and Czech Republic. However due to demand from producers, it is expected that cross-breeds of Holstein will be imported since producers are interested in improving different traits (strong feet and legs, etc) other than just milk production as they had in the past.
Since 2011, imports of breeding cattle from the U.S have been decreasing, although recently in 2016 the U.S. cattle prices have fallen. Because of high prices of the U.S. breeding stock, partnered with a strong dollar, the U.S. was not able to be competitive compared to EU and South American countries' prices in recent years.
With the Council of Ministers' decision published on May 3, 2016, zero percent custom tax will be implemented to the government-affiliated bodies of the General Directorate of Agricultural Establishments (TIGEM) and Meat and Milk Board (ESK) for importing of breeding and feeder cattle. It covers 150,000 head of breeding cattle, 400,000 head feeder cattle and 20,000 head of small ruminants. This policy will be covering the years from 2016 to 2018. Imported cattle and sheep will be sold to farmers from the farms of General Directorate of Agricultural Establishments or will be granted to young farmers within the scope of new subsidy program for young farmers in Turkey.
Within scope of abovementioned decision, ESK has recently chosen 50,000 head of feeder cattle from Uruguay with the price of $3.58 per live kilo, which they announced was more affordable when compared with Brazil`s offer. Animals will be in Turkey by October 2016 and purchasing will be continued for the coming years.
Turkey imported 154,194 head of feeder cattle in 2015. In 2016, MinFAL representatives visited and negotiated with South American countries and made initial arrangements with Chile for feeder cattle import. They had planned on visiting the United States as well, but cancelled their visit.
Zero percent custom tax is implemented for the government affiliated bodies of General Directorate of Agricultural Establishments (TIGEM) and Meat and Milk Board (ESK) imports. This is valid for breeding, feeder and slaughtering cattle imports. Slaughtering cattle imports are not allowed to private sector in order to protect domestic production. While zero percent custom tax was implemented for government import, Ministry of Economy implemented 7.8 percent custom tax for private sector. However with the new decision of Ministry of Economy, the custom tax of breeding cattle imports for private sector has now been reduced to zero percent.
Production of beef is expected to increase by 13 percent in 2016 compared to 2015. The same level increase in 2017 is expected since carcass weight has not able to be increased because of continuous higher feed prices and production costs. In 2015, beef production (including buffalo) amounted to 1.1 million tons which is 14 percent higher than 2014.
The share of beef in Turkey is 75 percent of total red meat production, with the rest provided by domestic breeds of sheep and goat. The most common breeds of cattle are Holstein, Simmental, purebred beef cattle, as well as purebred beef cross bred with domestic cattle. Beef cattle population is intensive in East Anatolia Region (Turkey's Far East) and supplies approximately 80 percent of the domestically-produced feeder cattle which are then sent to other regions for rearing and finishing.
Vast majority of red meat consumed is from cattle, though the majority of animals slaughtered are sheep.
Two important factors adversely impact beef production: high prices of feeder cattle young stock (50-60 percent share of total cost) and high feed costs (25-40 percent share of total cost). Compound feed costs have been increasing since 40-45 percent of compound feed depends on imported feed raw materials.
Imports of feed materials to Turkey are complicated by Turkey's biosafety law and the slow approval for GE-crops for feed use in Turkey, which can hold up shipments and increase costs and risks for importers. Turkey needs around 15 MMT of compound feed for dairy cow feeding while the production was around 9 MMT in 2015. For last 10 years, there has also been limited production of forage crops and oilseeds.
Rising household income has increased the demand for protein-based food in Turkey for many years. There has been meat supply deficiency in Turkey. While red meat consumption (including pork meat) is around 60 kg in EU countries, red meat consumption per capita in Turkey is estimated at 13.7 kg in 2015 – of this beef has a 90 percent share. Since pork meat is not consumed in Turkey, red meat needs are met by beef and sheep meat. Broiler meat consumption has a 60 percent share of the total consumed meat in Turkey. However, lamb consumption is quite small, and MinFAL believes that there is a need to encourage the public to consumer more lamb.
Total beef import in 2017 is forecasted to remain the same as in 2016. Turkey imported 25 thousand CWT beef (carcass and boneless) in 2015 and it is also expected to remain the same in 2016. Beef imports are considered MinFAL's additional measure to reduce beef prices in Turkey. For many years, Turkey banned meat, poultry, and slaughter and feeder cattle imports. However, since 2010, tight supplies due to drought and poor management have led to the Government occasionally and temporarily opening the market for meat as well as feeder and slaughter cattle.
With the Council of Ministers' decision published on 4/8/2016, only ESK has been granted the right to import 15,000 MT (product weight) of meat (HS code 0201) with zero percent customs tax by December 31, 2016, though this did not include any information on which countries this meat can be sourced from. In August of this year, ESK just opened another tender from EU countries and Bosnia and Herzegovina for 5,000 MT (product weight). ESK sells those imported beef (as carcass to wholesalers or as processed meat to final customers) from its franchising markets in Turkey.
Although there has not been any written restriction by the government per se for the private sector to import meat, the custom tax implemented is 100 percent, which has proved prohibitive because meat imported with this tax would not be competitive in the market.


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With typical eloquence and wisdom, in The Way of St Benedict Rowan Williams explores the appeal of St Benedict's sixth-century Rule, showing it to be a document of great relevance to present day Christians and non-believers at our particular moment in history. For over a millennium the Rule – a set of guidelines for monastic conduct – has been influential on the life of Benedictine monks, but has also served in some sense as a 'background note' to almost all areas of civic experience: artistic, intellectual and institutional. The effects of this on society have been far-reaching and Benedictine communities and houses still attract countless visitors, testifying to the appeal and continuing relevance of Benedict's principles. As the author writes, the chapters of his book, which range from a discussion of Abbot Cuthbert Butler's mysticism to 'Benedict and the Future of Europe', are 'simply an invitation to look at various current questions through the lens of the Rule and to reflect on aspects of Benedictine history that might have something to say to us'. With Williams as our guide, The Way of St Benedict speaks to the Rule's ability to help anyone live more fully in harmony with others whilst orientating themselves fully to the will of God.
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Tango is well known as a UK soft drinks company that has started to branch out and also start introducing confectionery products to its range in order to appeal to a wider target audience. Monmore Confectionery offer a wide range of Tango wholesale sweet products such as Bon Bons and chew bars that would make a great edition to your shop or if you are a consumer.
Tango have introduced a number of sweet products to go alongside its soft drinks and they include Tango Chewy Bars, King Sprays, Tango Bon Bons and Tango Nanobytes. Monmore Confectionery sell a range of these cash and carry sweets and continue to receive new products as they become available on the site.
Tango has been going since 1950 when it started out as a soft drink before more recently introducing a confectionery range to go with their brand. If you are looking for your fizzy sweet fix then why not use Monmore Confectionery as they have the tango products you are looking for.


This small piece of Avocado wood was chosen for its interesting grain structure and shape. Some of the inside of the wood was burned for further emphasis. Contrast is also noticed in the piece, with portions highly sanded an smooth, versus the rough parts of the wood on the inside.


He was still there 4 hours later and the donkey was very bored!
a thatched dome roof and which is big enough to contain a bed and table. She is writing novels for adolescents.
We were a little way up the hill when a commotion started and a man ran down telling us to get up the side of the very narrow track because some bulls were loose and running down the hill. A woman hung over her wall telling us to get up on her wall quickly. We clung on until the bulls passed but there was only one that was running free, the other 3 were being lead and behaving well. I didn't manage a photo of the wild bull as I was clinging to the wall.
We did not see any vehicles in Yelapa other than a few quad bikes. horses, donkeys and mules are the main method of transport.
2 hours to catch the last boat from the village at 4.45pm. Despite not reaching the falls it was a good walk with lots to see including 2 very big iguanas in the trees (the first time I have spotted them by myself) but the special sighting of the day was the Mexican pale-billed woodpecker. I was beginning to give up hope of seeing one as so far we have seen 3 other varieties of woodpecker numerous times on our travels but not this one. It is amazing with the bright red head which looks unreal. The picture does not do it justice but will give you an idea of what it looks like.
On the return to P V it was necessary to jump out of the boat into shallow water on the beach. I misjudged and ended up sinking to my knees and soaking my trousers. They were dripping most of the way home.
what was available (although most of it we didn't recognise) and his young business partner tried to interpret. Eventually we just went with his recommended starter (I think there was only one). It was a serving dish of soured cream surrounded by pieces of a local hard cheese, accompanied by dishes of chopped onions, peppers, tomatoes, chillies etc and served with tortillas and nachos. By adjusting the accompaniments it was possible to choose the level of ferocity of the chillies and although it probably raised our cholesterol levels over the flashing red line, it was delicious. My main course was an omelette with chorizo and Jim had chilaquiles which is often served for breakfast and is a mix of something like nachos softened in salsa with chicken and refried beans. Then we had to provide some English translations such as "melted cheese" so he would know how to describe them in future. We couldn't eat anything else for the rest of the day.
empty as so many are here). She, too, is a writer but she writes her "memoirs" of her romantic travel exploits. She said it took her a while to summon the courage to publish as she worried how her family would react, but their response to her first effort, "The Cuban Chronicles" was very positive so now she is on her next book about her love life in Mexico. She mentioned she has recently had her 50th birthday so I am not sure how many more books she hopes to write! Presently she is "researching" in P V and of course the good climate has beneficial effects so hopefully she will have many further exploits to share. More information can be obtained at www.wandasthilaire.com for anyone interested (as in Wanda St. Hilaire which I assume is a nom de plume?). P V is big on writers' workshops, which are advertised everywhere, not surprising really given the number of people who spend the winter here in "creative mode".
This dogs male owner broke his wrist and was in hospital. He didn't like the female friend looking after him and he wanted Jim to adopt him. Yoyu can see Jim was keen.
intending to spend the day on the beach but it was 3.30 pm by the time we arrived there. After a couple of hours enjoying the sun and watching the world go by, we started walking home but stopped to watch a game of volleyball which lasted until it was too dark to see the ball.
disoriented in the same way trainee wizards are ejected out of fireplaces when they first use the magic transportation system in Harry Potter stories. The drivers are very patient and helpful and so far I have never seen them be anything other than pleasant and cheerful. If they see people coming, they wait, if you stick you arm out anywhere on the road they stop and I have even seen them reverse to collect a passenger! People often climb aboard to "busk". Some are better than others. One guy climbed on with a guitar on a very bumpy road, and he managed to stand up and play and sing really well which was amazing. We had difficulty staying in our seats.
that. We thanked him and jumped off, only to find we had missed the morning bus by 10 minutes and the next one was at 2.30 pm (it was 9.30am, there are only 3 buses a day to San Sebastian).
So we changed our plan and decided to go to the seaside town of San Francisco instead, which was not very far away. This required 2 buses and on each one we didn't have a clue where we were going but each time the drivers told us when to get off and where to get the next bus. I think we must have perfected the "clueless and incompetent" look, because we are looked after very well. We were more confused than usual that day because we had not realised that San Francisco is also called San Pancho. It took some time for us to catch on and when we arrived there it was only a street leading to the sea but with a great surfing beach.
oh jim.you not going to look after that poor little doggie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score for the Marvel Studios film The Avengers composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri. It was released by Hollywood Records on May 1, 2012. A separate soundtrack and concept album, titled Avengers Assemble (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture), by various artists was also released on the same date.

The Avengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

In November 2011, Marvel announced that Alan Silvestri, who scored Captain America: The First Avenger, would write and compose the score for The Avengers (making him the first composer to score more than one movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe). Silvestri stated, "This is actually a very unique experience [for me]. I've worked on films where there have been a number of stars and certainly worked on films where there have been characters of equal weight in terms of their level of importance and profile in the film, but this one is somewhat extreme in that regard because each of these characters has their own world and it's a very different situation. It's very challenging to look for a way to give everyone the weight and consideration they need, but at the same time the film is really about the coming together of these characters, which implies that there is this entity called the Avengers, which really has to be representative of all of them together." Silvestri recorded the score with the London Symphony Orchestra at Abbey Road Studios in London, England. Avengers director Joss Whedon described the score as "old school", saying "the score is very old-fashioned, which is why [Silvestri] was letter perfect for this movie because he can give you the heightened emotion, the [Hans Zimmer] school of 'I'm just feeling a lot right now!' but he can also be extraordinarily cue and character specific, which I love." Silvestri reprises his themes from Captain America: The First Avenger, and introduced new ones - including the theme for Black Widow, which is "a lonely, plucked theme with an Eastern European flavor to define this character". The score album was released on May 1, 2012.

Track listing

Simultaneously with the digital release, the album was physically released by Hollywood Records, Marvel Music, and Intrada Records. Several tracks on this release are longer than on the digital album and there is one additional track, "Interrogation".

Avengers Assemble (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture)

In March 2012, American alternative rock band Soundgarden announced through their official Facebook page that they had written a song to be included on the film's soundtrack, entitled "Live to Rise". The song was released on April 17, 2012, as a free digital download during its first week of availability in the iTunes Store. Additionally, Indian rock band Agnee released a music video for their single "Hello Andheron", which served as the theme song for the Indian release of the film. The following day, Marvel released the album's full track listing, which was released by Hollywood Records on May 1, 2012. A cover of AC/DC's song "Shoot to Thrill", performed by Theory of a Deadman, was originally to be included on the album, but was removed for unknown reasons.

Track listing

None of these songs, with the exception of "Live to Rise," are heard in the film.

Charts

References

External links
Music video of "Live to Rise"
Music video of "Comeback"

2012 soundtrack albums
2010s film soundtrack albums
Avengers (film series)
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase One soundtracks
Rock soundtracks
Hard rock soundtracks
Intrada Records soundtracks
Alan Silvestri soundtracks
Marvel Music compilation albums
Hollywood Records compilation albums

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Spend the summer hiking and biking instead of watering and weeding with a low maintenance yard. Here are some ways to do that in 4 steps.
A beautiful yard is, well, beautiful, but it is also a lot of work. I don't mind that work, but some do. If that sounds like you, here are some ideas that will let you have the time to enjoy your gardens.
At the top of the list is to hire a gardener. I say that tongue-in-cheek, but it's obviously the best way to have a showcase yard without lifting a finger. If that's out of the question for budget or other reasons, keep reading.
Some plants need more attention than others. Roses are fussy, and cacti are not. Choose plants that are not susceptible to disease and insects. Native plants work the best, since they are acclimated to your soil and climate. They need no fertilizer and little or no supplemental water. If you want a manicured look, they will need to be pruned, but since they grow in the wild, you can let them grow naturally.
Adaptable plants are those that do well in your region, but that are not native. They need little care once established. You don't have to amend the soil and water them all the time to keep them looking nice.
Plant choices will depend on where you live, but most locales can support evergreens, bulbs, succulents (sedum and cacti), lilies, mints, and daisies. Better Homes and Gardens has a list of low maintenance perennials for each region of the US.
Native plants need little water aside from the rain you normally receive. They are my first choice in garden design. You can water them for more growth, if you choose. No matter what plants you use, a drip irrigation system is best. Put it on a timer to water, and you will be off the hook.
A drip system of tubing and small emitters will deliver water directly to the base of your plants, which, aside from freeing you from garden chores, saves water. It can be installed beneath the soil level, or tubing can lie on top of the garden soil and under the mulch. Alternatively, you can use soaker hoses that also go on the soil and under the mulch.
Good soil will retain water and provide nutrients your plants need. While it's still spring, add compost to your beds and till it in. Add a layer in fall to further improve the soil.
You can buy compost by the truckload, the bale, or the bag. This is the shortcut! You can make compost easily by piling up sticks, small branches, grass clippings and kitchen scraps (no meat, oil or dairy). Do this near the gardens where you will use it. This is a little extra work, so you have to decide how low maintenance you want your yard to be!
In spring, add natural fertilizers that are slow release, such as bone meal and feather meal. This will cut down on the time you need to spend fertilizing.
Mulch is really valuable in a low maintenance yard. When your beds are planted, water them well, and cover them with a layer of compost and at least a 3" layer of mulch. This suppresses weeds – gardeners spend a lot of time weeding!
It also helps the soil retain moisture (read: less watering), and it keeps the soil cool in the heat of summer. It eventually breaks down to add humus to the garden, just as compost does.
You can spend your summer swimming, hiking, and biking instead of weeding, watering and fertilizing. A little effort early in the season will pay off with a lot of spare time.
Always garden organically, and plant something for the pollinators!


PARENTS of children going to secondary school next year are being reminded they need to apply online by December 21.
Approximately 2,000 pupils in Carmarthenshire are transferring to secondary school next September.
Around 75% of their parents have already applied for their child's place, however applications still need to be made for about 500 children with just weeks left to the deadline.
There is no automatic transfer, applications must be made to the county council by December 21 and parents will be informed of the outcome on March 1.
Parents who have not already done so are now being urged to complete the online application form as soon as possible.
Applications can also be made on a phone or tablet, or for those without internet access they can contact their local school who will be happy to assist, or visit their local library to use the computers available there.
Education executive board member Cllr Glynog Davies said: "It is essential that applications are made before the deadline in order for the parent and child's wishes to be considered.
It would be too great a risk for communities and businesses in Neath Port Talbot to miss out on City Deal investment, so we stand ready to help Neath Port Talbot Council move their projects forward.
WORKS to repair and fully re-open the A484 at Cwmduad are scheduled for completion in June.
The road was partially re-opened in March, following extensive work to clear and make the area safe after a landslide which occurred during Storm Callum in October.
Carmarthenshire County Council's highways team has been leading a highly complex operation to clear the highway and stabilise the land following the landslide which tragically claimed the life of a young man.
Contractors are due back on site at the end of this month as work continues to rebuild a parapet wall before the road can be fully re-opened.
The programmed completion date for re-opening is June 7.
Cllr Hazel Evans, Executive Board Member for Environment, said: "We understand that this has had a major impact on the local community and road users, and we would like to thank them for their patience and co-operation whilst the recovery and repair works have been carried out.


Jury foreman Dave Fitzsimmons told the Tribune that jurors believed the shooting wasn't justified and didn't think their answer to the special interrogatory would negate the verdict.
That earlier decision was reversed in February 2018, when the Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the jury verdict.
Davis had alleged in a lawsuit that he was fired because he refused to change his findings in controversial police cases. After eight days of testimony and at least 19 witnesses, the jury awarded him $800,000 in back pay, and $2 million for emotional distress.
Cook County Circuit Court judge has blasted a decision by attorneys for the city of Chicago in their refusal to release records detailing how Chicago police officers shot and killed a 16-year-old.
3. The trial of an officer for another shooting continues.
Without the confession, the case in many instances will never get to court. Homicide victims can't testify, and other witnesses, out of fondness for or fear of the killer, tend to forget what they saw. Often killers only have to clam up to avoid prison.
But to Kato they talk. How he gets them to is the subject of fierce and frequent debate in courtrooms and jury rooms at 26th and California.
Many say that defendants who had confessed have no other choice but to accuse police of coercing them — and Kato was an easy target.
For what it's worth, Chicago has been claiming that people who are arrested make up stories of police torture for nearly a century now.
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===Lodging===
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Illustrated are three connecting modules link to buried [[Habitat|habitats]], using martian regolith for radiation protection. The total habitable surface is about 1400 m2 over 3 floors, lodging 25 to 30 people.
Illustrated are three connecting modules link to buried [[Habitat|habitats]], using martian regolith for radiation protection. The total habitable surface is about 960 m2 over 2 floors, lodging 20 to 30 people.
===Infirmary===
===Greenhouses===
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Four [[greenhouse]]<nowiki/>s produce food, but also do some [[atmospheric processing]]. With a total growing area of about 2000m2, extra artificial lighting and year long production at a rate of 3 to 6 kg/m2, the greenhouses could produce 6 to 12 tonnes of food per year, or up to half the food needed per year for the colony. The rest would come from Earth.
Four [[greenhouse]]<nowiki/>s produce food, but also do some [[atmospheric processing]]. With a total growing area of about 1400m2, extra artificial lighting and year long production at a rate of 3 to 6 kg/m2, the greenhouses could produce 4 to 8 tonnes of food per year, or up to one third of the food needed per year for the colony. The rest would come from Earth.
====Solar====
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Power is provided by [[Photovoltaics|photovoltaic]] power arrays. Each illustrated 8x8m array can produce 40 kWh of energy per day and a peak power of 11 kW. This is enough power for the settlement, but more power would be required for propellant production. To fuel two starships would require about 14 000 000 kWh of energy, the entire output of 420 tiles for two years.
Power is provided by [[Photovoltaics|photovoltaic]] power arrays. Each illustrated 8x8m array can produce 40 kWh of energy per day and a peak power of 11 kW. This is enough power for the settlement, but more power would be required for propellant production. To fuel a single starship would require about 9 000 000 kWh of energy, the entire output of 300 tiles for two years.
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Tracking solar arrays offer the same peak power but provide more energy. If the structure is manufactured on Mars, the overall cost may be reduced compared to fixed arrays. These arrays produce 64 kWh of energy per day, reducing the number of arrays required by 40% to 300.
====Nuclear====
This page shows a typical early settlement for about 25-30 people and includes links to Marspedia pages about the various settlement facilities and their characteristics. If you want to design your own Mars facility, this is a good place to start! The tiles used to build this image of a settlement measure 9m x 9m and are mostly to scale.
At the top of the colony plan you find a water storage tank, that feeds a water treatment facility. Storage is also provides for other resources, such as gases or minerals like silica sand, iron ore and calcium carbonate.
Illustrated are three connecting modules link to buried habitats, using martian regolith for radiation protection. The total habitable surface is about 960 m2 over 2 floors, lodging 20 to 30 people.
An infirmary type health facility is provided near the habitats.
Research facilities will house a large part of the settlement's early activities.
Four greenhouses produce food, but also do some atmospheric processing. With a total growing area of about 1400m2, extra artificial lighting and year long production at a rate of 3 to 6 kg/m2, the greenhouses could produce 4 to 8 tonnes of food per year, or up to one third of the food needed per year for the colony. The rest would come from Earth.
A large dome 26m in diameter serves as a public space as do all the connecting nodes between the modules.
Solar and nuclear power need to be routed through power distribution systems, that may include battery storage in the case of solar power. Transformers, power electronics and rectifiers are also expected to be included in these systems.
Power is provided by photovoltaic power arrays. Each illustrated 8x8m array can produce 40 kWh of energy per day and a peak power of 11 kW. This is enough power for the settlement, but more power would be required for propellant production. To fuel a single starship would require about 9 000 000 kWh of energy, the entire output of 300 tiles for two years.
Down to the lower right a nuclear reactor provides power during the night of if a dust storm blocks the light for the photovoltaics. The Kilopower reactor can provide 10 kW of power, or 240 kWh of electrical energy per day continuously for 10 years or more. it rejects about 30 kW of heat.
A larger, 1 MW reactor is required to power the settlement and produce propellant if solar is not used. Such a reactor could produce 17 000 000 kWh in two years.
Nuclear reactors and industrial processes require cooling. A forced convection cooling unit, about 6m x 6m, could provide about 250 kW of cooling, so 12 would be required for the 1 MWe reactor, rejecting 3 MWt.
A garage is linked to the public area. Vehicle maintenance is critical to settlement operations, low temperatures and fine martian dust will be a maintenance challenge. The facility may be pressurized or not.
Laydown areas
Two laydown areas have been leveled to provide a smooth surface to store containers, finished products and inactive spaceships. The two first automated cargo ships to Reach Mars are located here.
A Manufacturing area processes in situ materials. One module houses minerals processing facilities. Two modules serve for water electrolysis and Sabatier reactor to provide Methane and Oxygen propellants. A third module has a glass furnace and a small steel plant. A wastewater treatment plant takes in water from the settlement and the industrial processes and cleans it for re use.
A spaceport provides a prepared surface for visiting ships to land on. The surface is kept clean and free of dust to avoid blowing dust that could damage nearby installations. Vibration and dust might favor a remote location.
Roads link the various areas of the settlement together. Rovers use these to move faster than over the original terrain. The roads are made from local rock crushed to gravel and spread with automated or remote controlled bulldozers.
Water ice and minerals are mined from the martian surface. Water infrastructures provide water to the settlements various needs.
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If there is a place where customers pay special attention to the quality of the service they receive, it is in the hospitality industry. As such, not surprisingly, hotels invest a significant amount of time and money into equipping their employees with fairly sophisticated soft skills such as anticipating guests' needs, paying individual attention, service when promised or the ultimate objective of exceeding guests' expectations.
What is often overlooked in this context are the general conditions under which a service encounter takes place. In today's globalized economy, hotel chains operate all around the world while trying to maintain their philosophy and quality standards through a strong corporate culture. The industry is also known to be one of the most inclusive and diverse employment environments. At the same time, with the rise in human mobility, the hotels' clientele is becoming increasingly diverse in culture.
Trying to achieve excellent service quality while not paying attention to these factors is like serving an exquisite meal without tableware. Trying to meet or even exceed a guest's expectations requires a careful look at one's own and the guest's frame of reference, which is based on beliefs, preferences, values and other elements of culture.
While a guest from a culture with high power distance might expect hotel staff with "good manners" to act submissively and obediently, a guest from a low power distance culture could expect cordial and inquisitive behaviour.
While smiling might be considered an essential part of a service encounter in some cultures, others view it as completely inappropriate. While in Anglo-American cultures "a service with a smile" is highly valued, in Israel, smiling might be interpreted as sign of inexperience, and some Muslim cultures could view a female smiling at a male as an indication of sexual interest.
Different perceptions of time can make this attribute an obstacle. While in monochronic cultures, time is viewed as a distinct commodity, and tasks tend to be carried out one after another, in polychronic cultures, time is viewed more flexibly, and multiple tasks tend to be handled concurrently. Hence, the hotel staff needs to have an understanding of their guest's sense of time, whether exact or relative, precise or casual in order to meet expectations.
As the above examples show, culture can create multiple pitfalls to achieving excellent service quality. Increasing the employee's cultural sensitivity can help reduce the gaps. With an understanding of the spectrum of cultural preferences that may exist in a service encounter, employees have higher potential to satisfy their guest's expectations. Ultimately, culturally sensitive employees are the key to achieving high service quality standards in international hotels, which can lead to a competitive advantage over hotels in which employees are lacking these skills.
Akteos' Cultural Profiler of the Nomad' Network is a valuable tool for this endeavour. With ten dimensional categories about one's view of society, working style and relationship to others, it allows getting a better understanding of one's own cultural baggage. With this information on hand, cultural profiles by country and company can be created and contrasted with one's own profile. Customized cultural awareness trainings offered by Akteos Asia can help sensitizing for cultural cues and practicing the appropriate behaviours in intercultural service encounters.
Carolin is German national with more than 10 years of international experience. After her academic study in Austria and Indonesia, she gained professional experience in commercial and nonprofit organizations in Germany, Singapore, the United States and the Netherlands. Carolin holds a Master of Arts degree in Cross-Cultural Communication and worked as Intercultural Consultant for Akteos Netherlands before relocating back to Singapore and joining Timeo-Performance and Akteos Asia.
Two items jumped out at me in this article.
The first was comparing service without considering culture to serving a great meal without utensils. Aren't there a number of cultures where food is still eaten with the hands, or where at least some foods are eaten that way? I'd overlook the comparison in another context, but it doesn't seem to work in a multi-cultural one.
The other was the overall topic in general. On the rare occasions I travel outside the US, I don't expect the same style of service I get at home. I have different expectations here at home, depending more on the size of the facility and the surrounding area than anything else. It strikes me as one of those cases where the traveler should conform to local custom. There are too many people going different places from diverse backgrounds for individual local staff to conform to all of their accustomed behaviors. Besides, how is the staff supposed to know where a guest is from?
As for the analogy of culture and tableware, the latter could also very well be a banana leaf for a meal eaten by hand. The point is, culture is the basis for service quality expectation.
As for your second comment, hotel staff certainly can't and shouldn't possibly study each guests' individual cultural service preferences. The aim is rather to increase the staffs' overall cultural awarness and intelligence to enable them to navigate effortlessly along the spectrums of guest preferences based on the cultural cues they identified.


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Clarifying the Business Value of PCs – Microsoft Flies, Apple Flops
By Charles King, Pund-IT, Inc. November 9, 2016
Last week's launches of new and/or updated workplace endpoints by Apple and Microsoft resulted in more controversy and contentiousness than either company likely imagined. That was especially true for Apple due to radical changes the company made in its venerable MacBook Pro line.
As a result, Microsoft came off looking like a more innovative hardware vendor, as well as being better attuned to the needs of business end users. Considering how crucial corporate sales are to both companies, it's worth taking a deeper look at what Apple got wrong and Microsoft got right, along with what that means for both companies.
What makes a workplace notebook?
Before getting into that, let's consider why and how workplace notebooks differ from consumer-grade products. In general, businesses evaluating new notebooks and PCs look for solutions that can:
Fully support or improve the performance of existing business applications/processes
Enable new use cases and/or workloads
Set the stage for future workplace requirements/business scenarios
Other features and technical points come into play, of course. Those include the availability of strong security features/technologies, good quality management tools, and cost-effective deployment, maintenance and support services. Plus, esthetic issues, like contemporary design and features, can be important considerations, at least for notebooks used by senior managers and executives.
Plus, don't forget core budgetary factors and limitations. Business organizations also tend to be among the most conservative of IT buyers, and for over a decade IT has been ordered to "work smarter, not harder" and "do more with less." Which is to say, spend only as much as you need. As a result, vendors demanding high prices for their solutions face substantial scrutiny and pushback from thrifty customers.
With these points in mind, how do the new offerings from Apple and Microsoft stack up?
Apple's new MacBook Pros
Apple pursued two fundamental goals with its new MacBook Pro models: 1) significantly update a business notebook family whose long-in-the-tooth capabilities were failing to keep up with customers' requirements, and 2) surpass competitors, including Dell, HP, Lenovo and Microsoft that had all delivered business notebooks with innovative, market leading features. That's straightforward enough, but Apple erred by focusing on goal #2 and incorporating key features and design points that were out of keeping with its customers' needs.
Those included ditching traditional USB ports, HDMI output, SD card reader and the much-loved MagSafe charger for USB-C ports with support for Intel's Thunderbolt 3 high performance connectivity technology. The company also used Intel's prior generation Skylake chips rather than current Kaby Lake Core CPUs and left memory options at the same 16 GB maximum (only available on the 15" model) as past gen MacBooks. Estimated battery life improved slightly from an estimated 9 to 10 hours.
However, Apple also raised the prices of its new notebooks by about 20%. What does that mean in real terms? Shelling out $1,499 buys the basic 13" MacBook Pro with an Intel Core i5 chip, 256GB of SSD storage, two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports. Toss in an extra $300 or $500 and you get the 13 inch model with two more USB-C/ Thunderbolt 3 ports, up to 512GB of SSD storage, the much-discussed Touchbar (a touch-sensitive, contextual display strip that replaces traditional function keys) and interactive Touch ID features.
Stepping up, $2,399 or $2,799 gets you the 15-inch model with an Intel Core i7 CPU, four USB-C/ Thunderbolt 3 ports, 512GB of SSD storage and the Touchbar and Touch ID features. The 15-inch MacBook Pro also includes AMD's Radeon Pro 450 and 455 graphics cards with 2GB of memory which deliver up to 1 and 1.3 teraflops of graphics performance respectively.
What's the downside? Eliminating USB, HDMI and SD ports means that users with peripherals or devices requiring those ports pay extra for adapters and cables to connect them. Buying a full set of Apple brand adapters would have set you back around $260 on the day of the launch.
However, vocal backlash from critics, many of them deeply committed Apple fans, appears to have impressed the company. Over the weekend, Apple lowered the cost of its own USB-C adapters by as much as 50%, and dropped the prices of the third-party adapters it sells by about 25%.
That softens the financial blow new MacBook Pro owners will suffer, at least somewhat. However, they still face paying a substantial premium for MacBook Pro solutions whose business value is either unknown or appears nominal.
Microsoft's new Surface solutions
In contrast, Microsoft took a far more practical two-fold approach in updating its Surface family: 1) sizably expand the technical capabilities of the Surface Book, and 2) expand the Surface portfolio with products and features supporting new capabilities.
To the first point, Microsoft's new Surface Book mixes both new and old technologies. Like Apple did with the new MacBook Pro, Microsoft chose past gen Intel Skylake CPUs and offers 8GB or 16GB memory options. The new solutions all leverage topline Intel Core i7 processors and offer three SSD storage options: 256GB, 512GB and 1TB. All, not surprisingly, utilize the latest version of Microsoft Windows 10 with 10-point multi-touch 13.5-inch PixelSense displays.
But the new products also offer significant enhancements over past Surface Books. All three models feature NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M graphics cards with 2GB of memory, leading to 2X better graphics performance to roughly 1.9 teraflops over past gen Surface Books. Battery life is also notably improved by around 30% (by expanding battery capacity) to roughly 15 hours on a single charge.
What about expanding the line with new capabilities? Microsoft also announced a new Surface Studio desktop model with a 28-inch multi-touch PixelSense display. Like the Surface Book, users can leverage Surface Pens for drawing or other input tasks, but they'll also have access to the Surface Dial, a new peripheral that offers tools designed to enhance the performance of specific graphics applications.
Microsoft partners, including BlueBeam, Drawboard, Mental Canvas, Siemens PLM, Silicon Benders, Smith Micro and StaffPad have already optimized their software to take advantage of the Surface Dial. The new Surface Studio is available for pre-order and comes in three configurations offering Intel Core i5 or i7 CPUs, 1TB-2TB storage, 8GB, 16GB or 32GNB memory and NVIDIA GPUs with 2GB or 4GB of memory. Prices range from $2,999 to $4,199.
What should business customers conclude from these announcements? In the case of the new MacBook Pro, Apple has delivered notably improved flagship products that require business customers to make sizable commitments to and investments in new and emerging technologies.
If a company is actively contemplating a migration to Thunderbolt 3 and related peripheral devices, new MacBook Pro solutions will be attractive options, especially for the graphics professionals who are a sizable portion of Apple's professional customer base. But many or even most businesses that aren't considering such a move and have little need for the higher data throughput offered by Thunderbolt 3 are likely to find the updated solutions less than compelling.
In fact, the new MacBooks may have reached a point where premium pricing fails to deliver the levels of performance innovation Apple's customers expect it to deliver.
In stark contrast, Microsoft's new and updated Surface solutions reflect a company deeply engaged with and knowledgeable about its business customers' critical needs and future requirements. The enhancements offered by the Surface Book models touch both technical and practical sweet spots that will be appreciated by a wide variety of business organizations and end users.
The eventual impact of the new Surface Studio is impossible to state at this point. Other large-scale, touch-enabled devices have failed to excite corporate clients but Microsoft's decision to focus the new solutions on specific creative tasks and to leverage its partnerships with key business ISVs could help the company more accurately locate and crack new market opportunities.
Overall, these latest Surface solutions highlight the remarkable degree to which Microsoft has found and is exercising its insights into business innovation.
This entry was posted in Reports on November 9, 2016 by cking.
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Recitation within the 2019 Fab Academy Curriculum on Monday, Mar 11, 2019.
This talk provides some hands-on tips for tweaking your project so that it becomes easier to use, both by yourself and others. These tips are based on fundamentals of how we perceive, think about, and interact with the things around us, like gestalt laws, affordances, natural mappings, and simple golden rules of user interface design and design thinking. How can people tell what your device is currently doing, and what they can or should do next? Should you use push buttons or toggle switches for function X? What's the best way to arrange the input controls on your project? And how can you quickly debug and improve your project idea with feedback from others?
These tips will help your final project tell a more convincing story when you present it, and they will be invaluable if one of your future projects ever grows into an idea for a product or startup.
Jan (pronounced "yunn") Borchers (pronounced... never mind) is a professor of human-computer interaction in the computer science department at RWTH Aachen University in Germany. His lab is one of the country's most successful research groups at the international top conference on the topic. His department recently named him teacher of the year for his compelling lectures. He's been running Germany's first Fab Lab since 2009, and has been a Fab Academy member since 2016. More details at janborchers.com.


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A BIZARRE photo of what appears to be a time traveller in 1917 has resurfaced online after scores of disbelievers have finally found a piece of 'evidence' which made them question the laws of physics.
The photo taken more than 100 years ago in Canada, portrays a group of men, women and children sitting on the side of a hill of some sorts.
But eagle-eyed observers have noticed the photo stands out for a very particular reason – what appears to be a man straight out of the 20th century.
The photo was discovered in Lester Ray Peterson's 1974 book 'The Great Cape Scott Story' – a tale of the Canadian region's history.
What has fascinated those who came across this photo is how out of place the 'surfer man', as some have called him, appears to be.
He is wearing a very baggy t-shirt and shorts, sporting a modern windswept haircut and is clearly at odds with everyone else around him.
Looking closer at the people around, the man to his left appears to be utterly stunned by his presence.
Further to the right a woman also appears to be pointing her hand at the supposed time traveller, leading many to speculate the man was out of place and out of his time.
In fact, it almost looks as though he jumped right into the scene as the photo was taken.
CAPE SCOTT STORY
Time travel proof? Is this a genuine photo of a time traveller?
source of story >>> https://www.express.co.uk/news/weird/943069/Time-travel-photo-Cape-Scott-Story
YouTuber Jamie D. Grant found himself gobsmacked when he picked up the book and came across the mysterious photograph.
In a YouTube video titled 'Time Travel proof found. Truth or Illusion?', he says: "Notice the group, their clothes, their hats. Even how they sit poised for a photo. "Now look closer. His head uncovered, his hair, his shorts. The man on the left stares in disbelief. "Has a mysterious traveller proved the impossible and journey through time? What do you think?"
The 'surfer man' has joined the ranks of the so-called 'time travelling hipster' who appeared in a 1940s photograph with a fashion sense seemingly decades ahead of those around him.
But as some have pointed out, 'surfer man' may appear to stick out like a sore thumb from the rest of the crowd, but his clothing could have very well been in vogue.
One person commenting on the book on GoodReads.com, referenced a Post Gazette article, saying: "In the comments to the article, someone mentioned that t-shirts were around then and that they made it into the common lexicon soon after that date – it appeared in the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in the 1920s.
"This Article says they were worn by US Navy sailors as early as 1913.
The expert said: "Time travel into the past, which is what people usually mean by time travel, is a much more uncertain proposition.
"There are many solutions to Einstein's equations of General Relativity that allow a person to follow a timeline that would result in her (or him) encountering herself – or her grandmother – at an earlier time.
"The problem is deciding whether these solutions represent situations that could occur in the real universe, or whether they are mere mathematical oddities incompatible with known physics."
The professor underlined that no experiment or observation in the universe has ever indicated such time travel occurs.
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Yesterday was Jude's first day of first grade. It was also his first time doing a traditional school day, since he attended a kindergarten in which the days alternated in length between 3 and 5 hours.
This child is living proof that independence really can come through initial dependence. For the first three years or so of Jude's life, he practically wanted to crawl back into my womb to live. He was so timid and fearful. He lacked confidence. He shied away from groups. He literally trembled when I left him.
As a first time parent, I worried that his behavior was the result of my parenting. We were 'attachment parenting' for lack of a better term and other parents would comment that we needed to leave him more often or push him into independence. Little things, like our decision not to leave him in the church nursery, were examples to others of how "overprotective" we were. Still, pushing him into independence didn't feel right to us. Some nudging, perhaps, but we wanted him to blossom in his own time.
While he had a bit of trepidation when Dan finally said goodbye, by the time I picked him up he had worked through it. I asked him how he liked school and he exclaimed, "I loved it!" I then asked if this meant he doesn't want to do homeschool. He sighed and rolled his eyes, "Mom!"
I guess that's a no for now.
I share our story in case others are in the same position as we were a few years ago. If you are blessed with a child who others might label 'clingy' or 'high maintenance' know that you don't have to push the child away to make him independent. Children all develop in their own time, at their own pace. Every child's personality is different. I'm learning now more than ever that parenting is not like following a recipe. Even though we parent our kids in the similar way, all three of them have distinctly different personalities, which result in distinctly different challenges, strengths and needs.
We live in a society that values rugged individualism. So much so that these ideals are placed on children as young as babies. We have found that when you nurture the seedling, allowing for dependence, the bloom is sure to follow... in its own time.
And it's oh so beautiful to see.
Jude looks so much like Dan in those pictures!
oh my look how grown up he looks!!! Where does the time go?
I am glad his first day went so well and glad he is taking it on with gusto.
I would say we are in the same boat, while Hayden is so independent with us and confident, she for sure approaches new people, things and situations with hesitation and trepidation. I think people would say she is clingy and very HIGH MAINTAINENCE, but in the end I think we are doing what she needs and providing the security she needs. I think in the end she will be like Jude....she will go out into the world with confidence and zest!!!
Hope you are surviving this heat being pregnant...must make it even worse:( I can barely stand it myself.
OH- I'm getting choked up because Jude is going to school all day. WHAT?!?!?! :) He looks so grown up and how can one kid look so much like his dad, but also so much like his mom?
I know EXACTLY what you are talking about in this post- Sawyer was SO similar. WAIT till you see how Jude blooms this year- it will be amazing and wonderful for you to watch!


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Located in the heart of Tigard, Performance Project is more than gym, it's a way of life.
Performance Project opened in early 2018 and is located in the heart of Tigard, OR. Since then, Berley White, Owner and Performance Coach; along with his team, has been dedicating their time and talents inspiring clients to achieve their fitness goals and transform their lifestyle.
Performance Project is more than a gym, it's a way a life. You won't find personal trainers, group fitness classes or fad diets here. P2 is committed to transforming you to become the best version of YOURSELF. We pair you with your own Performance Coach who will mentor and guide you on your fitness journey. Offering 1:1 and nutrition coaching, P2 is there every step on the way.
My original goal was to be a Physical Therapist focusing on athletic training. While doing my internship with an arena football team, I realized I was more passionate about health and fitness as a whole, not just making athletes better or helping them recover from injuries. From that moment I've devoted my time educating my clients on how to stay consistent with their health/fitness and achieving goals they never thought possible.
What I specialize in: I like to consider myself a lifelong student of fitness. I spend a lot of time learning and trying out new things. It's hard for me to say I specialize in just one area. The areas I'm most passionate about are: Movement mechanics (FMS certified), sports performance/power lifts (NASM PES certified), injury prevention and recovery, Nutrition (PN1 certified), Mobility and flexibility training… I feel like I could go on and on. I enjoy learning all things health and fitness!
Things I do for fun: There is never a dull moment at The White's house! Things are always crazy and fun with my wife Grace and 2 boys, Malachi and Ezra. I enjoy my family time, I bowl weekly in a bowling league, and I play in football and basketball leagues when I get the chance. I'm also working toward being a professional golfer (not really…). Oh, and I like to participate in workout competitions!
I realized I enjoyed helping people. Not just in the gym, but also in life. There is no better feeling than knowing I am helping people achieve their goals. I have a Bachelors degree in Exercise Science of Motor Behavior and a Masters degree in Education, and I feel the two together really help in my coaching abilities. Being a coach also helps me grow through life in a positive direction. While I am helping my students, they are helping me as well.
What I specialize in: I specialize in many areas of fitness. Fat loss, strength gain, as well as speed and agility to name a few. I am also a senior fitness specialist, and Golf fitness specialist. I use a variety of tools in my programming such as free weights, barbells, bodyweight work, and my personal favorite, kettlebells!
Things I do for fun: I enjoy hanging out with my family and friends. I recently got a dog named Juils and I can't get enough of her— I think she is the best thing ever! When I'm not spending time with family and friends, I'm often watching sports or coaching high school baseball. Other hobbies include home brewing beer, poker with friends, bowling, golfing and drawing.
After graduating college, I was looking for a career that didn't involve wearing a suit or sitting in an office for 40 hours a week. A close friend mentioned that as a trainer/coach, you could wear sweatpants and athletic gear all day; I was immediately sold. I also interned with the University of Oregon's strength and conditioning program while in school and after working with their football and track and field teams, I was inspired to become a strength/performance coach. Over the past few years, I learned that coaching is much less about training and more about developing relationships and educating your clients, which is where I truly found my passion.
What I specialize in: I specialize in general strength and performance training. It's all about mastering the basics – I enjoy teaching beginners how to build a strong foundation they can build upon for years to come.
Things I do for fun: Aside from being an avid Ducks and Blazers fan, I enjoy reading, listening to podcasts, exploring nature, and eating good food in my free time.
I first entered the gym to improve my horseback riding. With a background in the medical field, I have an innate desire to help people by improving their health. Personal training was the perfect combination of fun and improving quality of life for others.
What I specialize in: I am most interested in assisting clients with weight loss and body recomposition and helping those who wish to gain and maintain mobility and improve their functional living. And for any equestrians out there, I am here to help enhance your ride by improving core strength and flexibility!
Things I do for fun: I love horseback riding, skiing, dancing, playing with my pups, and I keep busy by maintaining 12 acres!


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Title: Wrench
Series: The Club Girl Diaries #6
Author: Addison Jane
Release Date: May 3, 2017
If there were skeletons in your closet, Wrench would find them.
The skills he possessed had landed him in jail on more than one occasion. But he would continue to do whatever he had to in order to protect his family—the Brothers by Blood MC. If that meant time behind bars, so be it.
He never thought his loyalty to the club would falter.
He thought wrong.
When Sugar—the mother of his president's daughter—returned, he knew she was off limits. Her strength and beauty pulled him in though, and the closer they got the more broken pieces of her soul he discovered.
He wanted to fight for her, to put her back together.
But he needed to make a decision—loyalty or love—before he lost both.
Sugar came from money but she had never let it define her.
As she grew older she was treated like an outcast and eventually, the people who were meant to care for and support her threw her to the wolves.
She'd spent years trying to build herself back up, to fight for a life that she deserved and to prove everyone wrong. But there were things that still haunted her, secrets that she knew she couldn't hide forever.
Coming back to the club was a risk she had to take to give her daughter the family she'd never known.
When her demons rear their ugly face, Wrench is right there beside her. She felt secureand protected in his arms, he saw the truth inside her and he didn't run.
But the secrets and lies were building, and they had the power to crush the people they cared for.
With the past and the present about to collide, how far will they both go to protect their family's future?
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How vital is a professional German English translator? If you need something translated, who should you find to get the job done? Should you try and find someone you know who is bilingual and can do the translation for you for free or could you get away with one of those free German translation services you can find on the internet?
The answer, as might be expected, depends on the circumstances. What do you want translated? How complicated is it and how important is the translation to you? As a rule of thumb, the more complex the translation and the more vital it is, the more professional the translation has to be.
It's easy to see many examples of translation done badly. Everyone who has travelled on holiday has probably seen plenty of notices and signs stuck up where tourists are found in any number. Although usually you can guess what the signs are about when they are written in your own language, they are often comical, and sometimes downright difficult to understand. Cheap hotels probably can't afford to pay for good translations, and it probably doesn't matter too much if they are not that accurate, it may even add to the fun of being on holiday!
Then there are the information booklets and manuals that come with instruments, tools and appliances. This is when translation becomes important, because the wrong instructions can lead to a safety issue and / or the object not working or even being damaged if the instructions are poorly translated.
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First, in an interview with Chase Jarvis on youtube.
CJ: What are some other really key things that you look for, that you've built into your company? Just some of the ones that are maybe more important to you well yeah how do you think about it?
JF: Well a lot of it is the things we don't want. That's how we think about it primarily.
… We don't want to sit in meetings all day, so we don't have a meetings heavy culture. which means that we write a lot of things down versus say them out loud. So we write write long form and write in detailed passages, so people can absorb everything on their own time versus having a meeting to pull people off their work yeah to sit in a room together, to talk about something that has nothing to do with right now, but you're having the meeting right now. It's very inefficient actually, a very inefficient way of doing it, so to do that (work efficiently), to facilitate that we have to hire great writers.
So we don't hire people who can't write. Very, very, very, important. That's actually the probably number one hiring criteria after like, can they do the work? Are they good at the thing? But, the next thing is can they write? And if they can't write well, we will not hire them.
CJ: So do you do a test? A written communication test?
JF: They do the test for us essentially by submitting coverletters. we look at the cover letter first. We don't look at the resume, don't care about previous experience, don't care about where they went to school, don't care about any of that stuff. We look at the cover letter, and if they don't have one, resume gets tossed. Alright, they have to be able to write to us, saying like why they want this job, who they are, what's important to them why is this was it this job, and not just any job yeah or if it is any job just say that too, but like I want to be able to read it.
And you read the letter and you quickly can tell.
This person can write, this person can communicate, they can express themselves, they're clear minded, they're thoughtful, they're good at nuance, are good at the subtleties that matter, that separate them from somebody else.
They know how to persuade and persuasion is super important in any line of business because you've gotta sell, not like sell to a customer always, but selling an idea internally, to your team, whatever it is, right, so, so, so the cover letter is fundamental for us and we're very very careful about that.
So that's the writing test it's not a test, but it is.
TF: You mentioned, since we're talking about Warren Buffett, clear thinking and clear writing, which you seem to value very highly. In doing a little bit of homework for this conversation, I've read, and you can tell me if this is true or still the case, but how one of your top hiring criteria is whether the person is a great writer. Whether the person can communicate well in written form. I'd love for you to say whether that is still the case or not and why that is the case.
JF: It's definitely the case. It's sort of been the case forever for us. It's the case because first of all, most communication is written these days. First of all, let me step back. We're a remote company, so especially most communication is written. If you're going to have, if you're a local company and you're having meetings all the time, sometimes verbal is enough. But in most cases, people are writing more and more and more than they ever have before.
One of the most costly and inefficient things is having to repeat yourself, or answer questions about something that should've been clear in the first place. If you can't communicate clearly, you're communicating probably three or four times more frequently than you need to. That can be really inefficient and really frustrating, extremely frustrating. So, we've always looked at clear writing as a prerequisite for every position we have at the company because everybody is supposed to communicate with themselves, with the rest of the company, with their team. Most of it's done via the written word.
We also, for example – by the way, the first sort of gatekeeper of it is the cover letter. When people apply for a job, if they just send a résumé or whatever, they're out instantly. It's not even something we look at. I always want to see a cover letter of some sort. It can just be an email, of course, with an attachment of the résumé or whatever, but I want to see how you open the conversation. How do you describe yourself? Why are you applying for this job and not just any job? You can tell very quickly if someone can explain themselves, if someone can advocate for themselves and advocate for their ideas and their position and who they are and why they should work here.
If they're clear minded, if they're friendly, all that stuff comes through in writing. I think if you pay enough attention to the words, you can see a lot of that. Also, for example, when I hire designers, I look at their design, but I look at their writing almost a little bit more. Whenever we hire a designer, when we get down to the last five candidates that we really think could be finalists, we hire them to do a project for us. $1,500 a week and they do a project for us so we can kind of see their actual work. But even more importantly, is we ask them to write up why they did what they did because there's a lot of great designers out there. But people have to advocate for themselves. I want to see why they did what they did and I want to read their point of view and their line of thinking and how they came up with the solutions.
When I read that, it helps me understand what would it be like to work with that person for real. Are they able to explain why they did what they did? Are they glossing over little details that actually matter? What is it? How do they see their work and how do they write about it? It's a very important part of the job here at Basecamp. So, yeah, writing's important in every position. It doesn't matter what position you're in, you still have to be a great writer. We typically start by looking at the cover letter. The actual work assignments to get hired here typically involve writing, no matter what the position. I think it's always proven, in our case, to be a really good indicator of someone's success here.
Whenever we hire someone, we're like, I don't know, the writing wasn't quite right. It almost always pans out that it turns out that they're not the right fit for the company, even if their work was great. But they're just unable to really convince people and persuade people based on a missing bit of – it's not magic, but I'll call it that – in the writing. Where you read something and you go, this is great.


Bashar is a multimedia journalist and trainer whose most recent work with the Thomson Foundation has been with the OPEN Media Hub project as a multimedia video and mobile journalism trainer in the Middle East and North Africa.
Bashar has been producing digital stories since 2002 as a freelancer and has continued to use and perfect his digital skills working as a multimedia news reporter and producer for BBC Xtra Arabic. He initiated and produced the first video content for the channel's website and has also had a video package for the channel chosen as 'pick of the year' according to audience choice.
His training work has taken him to many parts of Africa and the Middle East where he has led projects which include the relaunch of flagship TV news programmes and the development of specific programmes such as political and current affairs debate shows. He has delivered nearly 145 training courses since 2003 and mobile journalism training since 2011.
Bashar is fluent in Arabic and English.


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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A rare Case Report | Abstract
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Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A rare Case Report
Daphne Angelie Sevilleja
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is known to be a multisystem autoimmune disorder. Neuropsychiatric manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are heterogenous and complex. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and its association with SLE has increasingly, been recognized. PRES as an initial manifestation of SLE is not widely reported in the literature. A case control study reported prevalence of PRES in SLE as much as 0.43%. Common presentations include headache, vomiting, altered mental function, visual symptoms, and seizures. Diagnosis is supported by classical symptoms and typical radiological feature of bilateral posterior subcortical brain edema on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). PRES is linked with accelerated hypertension, renal impairment, eclampsia, pre-eclampsia, sepsis, cytotoxic therapy, underlying autoimmune diease, and immunosuppressive therapy. Objectives: To study the clinical profile of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patient and determine the risk factors associated with it.Case presentation: A 26 year old Filipino female diagnosed with SLE. Overall, the disease was not well controlled due to patients non-compliance to therapy. She was brought to the emergency department due to sudden generalized tonic-clonic seizure episode. Cranial MRI revealed posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) and was admitted. Conclusion: PRES occurs in young lupus patients and in the early part of the disease. Focal deficits are not uncommon. It can be the presenting manifestation of lupus. Management is predominantly symptomatic. Immunosuppression is directed by other major organ manifestations. Early diagnosis and appropriate management is productive. Systemic lupus erythematosus should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who present with PRES. One should have a low threshold for magnetic resonance imaging especially when neurological symptoms occur in young women with or without an established diagnosis of SLE and especially among those with active SLE, lupus nephritis, renal failure, and/or poorly controlled hypertension. Given the good prognosis of PRES in SLE patients with early supportive treatment, prompt recognition is crucial to institute appropriate management.
Brain Stimulation Hippocampus Hypothalamus Limbic System Neural Model Neurological disorders Neurosurgery Pituitary Spinal Cord Traumatic Brain Injury
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Q: PyQt API for detecting OS I'm porting some code from C++/Qt to Python/PyQt.
What do I do  with
#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
    ...
#else

Is there a PyQt equivalent of the Qt macro Q_OS_WIN?

A: Why you ever want to do this instead of using Python sys.platform from sys module?
import sys
if sys.platform == 'win32':
    print("win")
else:
    print("winner!")

I have to mention that win32 is the same even if you run on x64 python.

A: Unlike C++, there is no preprocessor in Python. This means that you can't completely exclude blocks of code from being seen by the compiler/interpreter.
For most practical purposes, however, it is sufficient to place the relevant block of code inside a Python if statement.
Take a look at Python: What OS am I running on?

A: To test if the underlying operating system is a macintosh
import PyQt4.QtGui
MAC = hasattr(PyQt4.QtGui, "qt_mac_set_native_menubar")

To test if the underlying operating system is Linux/X11, BSD, Solaris
import PyQt4.QtGui
X11 = hasattr(PyQt4.QtGui, "qt_x11_wait_for_window_manager")

From Mark Summerfield's book
I don't know of a specific Windows test but if the two above returned None then it's likely the system is windows.

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using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;

class Product
{
    string name;
    public string Name
    {
        get { return name; }
        private set { name = value; }
    }

    decimal price;
    public decimal Price
    {
        get { return price; }
        private set { price = value; }
    }

    public Product(string name, decimal price)
    {
        Name = name;
        Price = price;
    }

    public static List<Product> GetSampleProducts()
    {
        List<Product> list = new List<Product>();
        list.Add(new Product("West Side Story", 9.99m));
        list.Add(new Product("Assassins", 14.99m));
        list.Add(new Product("Frogs", 13.99m));
        list.Add(new Product("Sweeny Todd", 10.99m));
        return list;
    }

    public override string ToString()
    {
        return string.Format("{0}: {1}", name, price);
    }
}

class Test
{
    public static void Main()
    {
        List<Product> products = Product.GetSampleProducts();

        Predicate<Product> test = delegate(Product p) { return p.Price > 10m; };
        List<Product> matches = products.FindAll(test);

        Action<Product> print = Console.WriteLine;
        matches.ForEach(print);
    }
}

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Ры́бница () — озеро в Гродненском районе Гродненской области Белоруссии. Относится к бассейну реки Пыранка.

Описание
Озеро Рыбница располагается в 20 км к востоку от города Гродно. Неподалёку находятся агрогородок Озёры и деревня Старина. Высота водного зеркала над уровнем моря — 113,1 м.

Площадь поверхности озера составляет 2,48 км². Длина — 4,78 км, наибольшая ширина — 0,9 км, длина береговой линии — 10,62 км. Наибольшая глубина — 5,8 м (по более старым данным — 7,7 м), средняя — 2,3 м. Объём воды в озере — 5,7 млн м³. Площадь водосбора — 403 км².

Котловина озера лощинного типа, вытянутая с юго-запада на северо-восток. Высота склонов варьируется от 3—5 до 17 м. Береговая линия извилистая. Западный и северо-западный берега озера сливаются со склонами котловины. Остальные берега низкие, песчаные. Мелководье песчаное, узкое, расширяющееся на юге и в заливах. Дно возле берегов песчаное, на глубине — выстланное сапропелем.

Озеро Рыбница является проточным: через него протекает река Пыранка, впадают река Стриевка, ручьи и каналы.

В озере водятся плотва, линь, щука, окунь, краснопёрка, лещ, уклейка, карась и другие виды рыб.

Вокруг озера организована зона отдыха. Промысловый лов рыбы и использование плавсредств с мотором запрещены. Для граждан организовано любительское рыболовство.

Рыбницкое месторождение сапропеля
Сапропель озера Рыбница — кремнезёмистого типа. Слой объёмом 7,46 млн м³ занимает 91 % площади озёрного дна и обладает средней мощностью 3,3 м при наибольшей 7,2 м. Естественная влажность составляет 85 %, зольность — 68 %, водородный показатель — 7,4. Содержание в сухом остатке (в процентах): извести — 7,8, азота — 1,7, калия — 0,3, фосфора — 0,5.

Примечания

Литература

Озёра Гродненской области
Водные объекты Гродненского района
Бассейн Котры