Travelling to a different part of the world usually means sampling the local cuisine, but if you're headed somewhere as uninhabited and challenging as the Antarctic, then you only get to eat what you bring with you. Just over 100 years ago, in March 1912, Captain Scott led his men to the South Pole; the story has been many times told - hunger and exhaustion meant they never returned. This month, British polar explorer Ben Saunders, intrepidly follows in his footsteps. Find out what, besides 1000 calories for breakfast, he will be eating to survive -25°, ice caps and biting wind. Read more here.
Less intrepidly, when I embarked Holland America's Nieuw Amsterdam for a Gourmet Mediterranean cruise a couple of weeks ago, it was still gloriously late summer in the Mediterranean. It wasn't just a few last-of-the-year rays I was after though, but the chance to sample, on a whistle stop tour of six destinations in a week, the culinary diversity that goes with them. I wasn't disappointed. Read more here.
World Travel Market is just around the corner, and for me, a crucial time to get together with industry friends to speculate on what food tourism trends are emerging right now and in the months to come. A trip to Ecuador earlier this year - driving from Quito through the Andes eventually arriving in the tropical warmth of Guayaquil - got me excited about what chefs and producers are doing there as they play catch up with their Peruvian neighbours. Quito Tourism has now launched the project "Quito, Culinary Destination of the Americas" where in 20 restaurants, travellers get to taste about 80 typical dishes, drinks and bakery delicacies of the city. All this traditional gastronomy is based around Pre-Hispanic, Colonial, Republican and Contemporary Cuisine. As a result of my trip and now this, my money is on Ecuador emerging as the food-lover's destination of choice in 2014. Watch this space.


USD/JPY has been reading a bearish sequence across the board and currently, a sideways range has appeared in the scene, helping to cap further advances in the pair above the resistance level of 109.76, at which lies the Fibonacci zone of 50%. That area represents an interesting area for sellers and if it holds, we can expect a decline to take place towards -23.6% at 108.03.
To the upside, the mentioned scenario could get invalidated with a breakout above 109.75, which should open the doors to test the 110.43 level. RSI indicator remains in the negative territory.


How can I delete old backups?
Why are there multiple files in the backup I downloaded?
I just installed Safe Harbor now what?
What versions of ExpressionEngine are supported?
Where is my database stored?
Does Safe Harbor automatically trigger the backup for my site?
Backups are automatically removed from the system once you hit the space quota set in the settings page of the module.
Safe Harbor currently works with a full and differential backup combination. In older versions of Safe Harbor, when you download a backup you will find two archives: one (which is usually considerable larger) will be a full backup and the second (smaller archive), corresponds to the differential for the day you downloaded the backup.
The first thing to do is hit the "Backup Now" button. After that it's not a bad idea to make sure you can download your backups from the links in the control panel.
Safe Harbor supports both ExpressionEngine 2&3 if you need it for EE 1.x please get in touch!
A Full backup is simply a backup of your ExpressionEngine database and ALL of the files in the path you specified.
A Differential backup is a backup of your ExpressionEngine database and all of the files that have been changed since your last Full backup.
By default, in a Safe Harbor backup, you will find your database in "system/expressionengine/cache/safeharbor_backups/current_backup/" folder. It should be named with a safeharbor_unixtimestamp.sql ( ex. safeharbor_1325817627.sql). Please remember if you're ever looking to download just the DB (or any other single file) you can simply hit the search button next to a backup in your control panel.
In the past Safe Harbor would trigger your site backup for you. This along with the Trigger URL is no longer in use. You now need to setup a CRON job to the CRON URL in the Safe Harbor Settings.


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Adam Sandler, Greta Gerwig and 'Gully Boy': seven of the biggest Oscar snubs
There were many pleasant surprises from the 2020 Oscars nominees announcement, but these performances and projects needed more recognition
Kang-ho Song for Best Actor in 'Parasite'.
Lupita Nyong'o for Best Actress in 'Us'.
Adam Sandler for Best Actor in 'Uncut Gems'.
Eddie Murphy for Best Actor in 'Dolemite Is My Name'.
Awkwafina for Best Actress in 'The Farewell'.
'Gully Boy' for Best International Feature Film.
Greta Gerwig for Best Director for 'Little Women'.
Complaining about who did and did not receive an Oscars nod is a long-standing tradition among film fans. Every year, people dispute the nominees and whether their place on the hopefuls' list is deserved. Here are our choices for the biggest snubs from this year's Academy Awards nominations.
Adam Sandler for Best Actor
Many people will argue against nominating a comedian whose films include classics such as Jack & Jill, The Ridiculous 6 and Pixels. But those people probably haven't seen Adam Sandler's career-defining performance in Uncut Gems. The film, about a jewel merchant and a compulsive gambler in New York, is directed by Benny and Josh Safdie, who also directed the underrated Good Time starring Robert Pattinson. Sandler, who portrays the protagonist, allowed himself to get completely absorbed by the role. And that's what makes his performance in Uncut Gems so memorable. He gives it his all. There is not one scene where he's out of character, leading many respected actors and directors to come out in praise of the film and more, specifically, of Sandler's performance. So why didn't he get nominated?
Faisal Salah, social media journalist
Song Kang-ho for Best Actor
It was a pleasant surprise to see South Korean film Parasite on this year's list - the first in the history of the Oscars - with no fewer than six nominations for various categories. While it's great that a Korean film and Korean cinema as a whole can achieve this level of recognition all at once, skipping any nominations for the actors involved is an oversight. Most of the cast deserves to be recognised for their stellar performances, but none more than screen veteran Song Kang-ho, whosereputation has skyrocketed since Parasite. There is no reason why such a popular film shouldn't have had any of its cast nominated, and it's a shame that, at the very least, Song's breakout performance was not acknowledged.
'Gully Boy' for Best International Feature Film
Apna Time Aayega is the name of a popular song from India's submission for the Best International Film category, Gully Boy. It roughly translates to, "my time will come". Sadly, at least according to the Academy, that notion proved premature . The movie tells a simple story about a Mumbai street rapper's ascent in an extraordinary way. Directed by Zoya Akhtar, the film weaves in themes of inequality, vindication, love and loss, all while incorporating brilliant music and cinematography. The story itself could have easily been banal on the big screen, but it soars and inspires. That's why it's such a triumph and should have been deserving of an Oscar nomination.
Cody Combs. Social media journalist
Awkwafina for Best Actress
Snubbing Awkwafina just further shows the Academy's conflict with diversity. In The Farewell, she plays a Chinese-American writer who learns that her grandmother is dying from terminal cancer and goes to China to say goodbye under the guise of attending a family wedding. The fact she won a Golden Globe for Best Actress, but wasn't even nominated for an Oscar seems like an injustice. Perhaps more annoyingly than her absence is that Scarlett Johansson was nominated not once but twice in two acting categories. Not that she wasn't deserving, but why not pass around the glory?
Evelyn Lau, assistant features editor
Greta Gerwig for Best Director
Greta Gerwig's adaptation of Little Women picked up an impressive six nominations, including Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Supporting Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay – yet she was noticeably absent from the Best Director category. The classic tale by Louisa May Alcott tells the story of the four March sisters – Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy – and traces their journey from childhood to adulthood. It's hard to imagine why a film that was successful in scoring so many nods received no credit for its director. If a film is nominated for Best Picture, surely that means its director played a big role?
Lupita Nyong'o for Best Actress
Maybe two Oscars aren't meant to be (yet) for Lupita Nyong'o, but she still deserved a nomination for her role in Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed horror film Us. Nyong'o stars as Adelaide and (minor spoiler alert) plays not one, but two characters. The film follows Adelaide and her family as a group of doppelgangers attacks them, and they fight for survival. Even though Us didn't receive any nominations from the Academy, Nyong'o's snub undermines her best performance to date.
Eddie Murphy for Best Actor
Eddie Murphy made his long-awaited comeback in Dolemite Is My Name. Arguably, his last great film was 2006's Dream Girls, which was nominated for eight Oscars. After a decade of rather forgettable films, we got the Murphy we know and love with Dolemite. In the film he takes on the role of pioneering comedian Rudy Ray Moore, who became a 1970s blaxploitation phenomenon with his hilarious kung fu-fighting alter ego. Murphy was as hilarious and riotous as the subject he portrayed. His being overlooked for an Academy Award is definitely a notable snub.
Razmig Bedirian, features writer
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Japan, Africa teaming up to boost food security, nutrition
NAIROBI (HAN) August 28.2016. Public Diplomacy & Regional Security News.By José Graziano da Silva. Boosting agricultural productivity and food security in Africa will require collective efforts by African countries and their partners.
Japan already plays a significant role in boosting sustainable agricultural development on the continent. The country's strong commitments, combined with the political will manifested by many African nations to eradicate hunger and malnutrition, will help to propel progress towards achieving zero hunger on the continent.
Sub-Saharan Africa represents the greatest food security challenge in the world today with the highest prevalence of undernourishment at almost 25 per cent, or almost one in every four people.
By 2050, the population in sub-Saharan Africa is expected to exceed two billion and even if food production grows as projected by about 170 per cent, this would still leave some 120 million people undernourished. Clearly, efforts to improve food security and malnutrition need to be stepped up.
Yet, climate change effects, such as higher temperatures and extreme weather events, will hamper food production in various regions. Countries acting alone cannot resolve these enormous challenges. Strong collaboration with other nations, international organisations, NGOs, civil society and the private sector will be key to find sustainable solutions.
Japan is an essential ally for the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) in promoting rural development, food security and nutrition worldwide. The country is not only one of FAO's major resource partner in Africa, it also provides skilled Japanese workers for various agricultural projects in the region.
Japan is also supporting FAO in building resilience in African countries, where threatening levels of food insecurity result not only from climatic hazards but also from ongoing internal conflicts. Civil unrest must come to an end to achieve food security and improving food security will in turn help build sustainable peace in Africa.
Japan and FAO believe that with a predominantly young and rural population and over 11 million youth expected to enter labour markets over the next decade — Africa's agricultural sector should be a catalyst for inclusive growth and improved livelihoods in the region. Therefore, major efforts should focus on making agriculture attractive and profitable for young people.
Africa's future depends very much on the development of its rural areas.
Strengthening the capacities of poor farmers by providing them access to modern technologies and best agricultural practices will enable them to increase their agricultural output and income, and contribute to rural economic growth.
In 2013, Japan committed to supporting African countries with $32 billion to boost agricultural production and productivity, especially for rice, and "empowering farmers as mainstream economic actors" including through the Coalition for African Rice Development (Card) initiative. Its aim is to double rice production in sub-Saharan Africa between 2008 and 2018, and disseminate the New Rice for Africa (Nerica) a high-yielding hybrid rice.
Another example of such co-operation is a closely related five-year $2.5 million project aimed at strengthening agricultural statistics in the Card countries.
Holding the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad VI) in Nairobi is strong proof of how determined Japan is to expand its partnership with African countries. For the first time the Ticad meeting is held in Africa.
The conference takes place at a very important moment — as 2016 marks the first year of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which recognises partnerships as a key mechanism towards international growth.
In this sense, Ticad VI provides an opportunity for Asian and African nations, as well as international stakeholders such as FAO, to work together towards Africa's sustainable development. In addition, the Initiative for Food and Nutrition Security in Africa (IFNA) will be launched during the Ticad VI. IFNA is an ambitious initiative that aims to bring African governments together to swiftly implement food and nutrition security policies and programmes.
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Unit 44 #1
By: James Ferguson
In: Comics
"Unit 44 #1" Comic Review
Written by James Ferguson
Written by Wes Locher
Illustrated by Eduardo Jimenez
Despite what the government has told us about it, Area 51 remains a haven for alien seekers around the world. We don't know what exactly happened there or if it was really just a weather balloon, but this small New Mexico town has inspired a ton of great science fiction. Unit 44 looks to join those ranks with its tongue firmly planted in its cheek. It follows Agents Gibson and Hatch as they try to clean up the mess they've made after they forget to pay for the Area 51 off-site storage unit. The contents are sold at open auction and now they have to track down all kinds of confidential items before the locals get their hands on them.
You get a feel for both characters right off the bat. Gibson is a bit of a screw-up and he's the one that's ultimately responsible for the missed payments on the storage unit. Hatch is a by-the-book tough guy and a bit of a bully. They make for an interesting team as they have to try to investigate the whereabouts of the stuff from the storage unit in a town filled with paranoid rural folk that don't trust the government. Hatch can't just muscle his way through these people to get answers. Instead it involves a bit of subterfuge.
In an effort to blend in, they don street clothes and try to chat up the locals. This works fine for Gibson, but Hatch refuses to take off his suit. Instead he puts on a pair of overalls on top of the suit. It's almost painfully awkward as Gibson tries to explain his strange friend to the townspeople.
The humor in Unit 44 borders on ridiculous but always stays fun. There's a steady stream of funny with solid jokes. It could have devolved into redneck drawls and fart gags, but it stays above that. The overall idea that Area 51 would keep an off-site storage unit filled with all kinds of weird alien junk is pretty awesome. There are corpses, advanced weaponry, and what looks like a Transformer all piled in cardboard boxes. So much for that big warehouse that you saw in X-Files.
Eduardo Jimenez's artwork is perfectly suited for Unit 44. It has a cartoonish flare while maintaining a serious tone. The characters can sometimes look rather stiff though, as if they're posing instead of moving. This is especially apparent when Hatch and Gibson are walking. They look like they're striking a pose on a runway instead of casually strolling down the street. There's also a moment towards the end of the issue where one of the auction winners clearly grabs a six-shooter and in the next panel (on the same page), he's holding a shotgun.
Jimenez has some excellent art direction throughout this issue. There are some great panel layouts and in some instances, he gets creative with the transitions between sections. For example, when Gibson first explains the situation to their boss, the break between the panels is crumbling, as if the page is feeling the bombshell he just dropped.
Unit 44 is a downright fun comic, which is something that is unfortunately a rarity in the funny book industry today. It takes a subject that has been conspiracy-laden for years and filled with all types of serious tales like the X-Files, and pokes fun at it in a way that makes total sense.
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You might like to take some time on this Christmas Eve to see a perspective on the Christmas story from the people who live in Bethlehem today.
At that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home. He travelled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, his fiancée, who was now obviously pregnant.


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Anciães, Paulo Rui (2011) Urban transport, pedestrian mobility and social justice: a GIS analysis of the case of the Lisbon Metropolitan Area. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Balthasar, Anne (2009) Geometry and equilibria in bimatrix games. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Belakova, Belakova (2018) Defamation, privacy and freedom of expression. A socio-legal study of the interplay between the Slovak personality/goodwill protection regime and journalism, 1996- 2016. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Benaissa, Amal (2011) BLOG.GOV: winning digital hearts and minds?: professionalization, personalization and ideology in foreign policy communication. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Berdou, Evangelia (2007) Managing the bazaar: commercialization and peripheral participation in mature, community-led free/open source software projects. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Bhat, Ramnath (2020) The politics of internet infrastructure: communication policy, governmentality and subjectivation in Chhattisgarh, India. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Burchardt, Tania (2005) Incomes, functionings and capabilities: the well-being of disabled people in Britain. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Cirenza, Peter (2011) Melting pot or salad bowl?: assessing Irish immigrant assimilation in late nineteenth century America. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Crilly, Teresa Elizabeth (2000) The Objectives of NHS Trusts. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
De Rouvray, Cristel Anne (2005) Economists writing history: American and French experience in the mid 20th century. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Desmond, Chris (2008) The value of other people's health: individual models and motives for helping. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Du, Hailiang (2009) Combining statistical methods with dynamical insight to improve nonlinear estimation. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Eaton, Benjamin David (2012) The dynamics of digital platform innovation: unfolding the paradox of control and generativity in Apple's iOS. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Eloit, Ilana (2018) Lesbian trouble: feminism, heterosexuality and the French nation (1970–1981). PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Faguet , Jean-Paul (2002) Decentralizing the provision of public services in Bolivia: institutions, political competition and the effectiveness of local government. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Fengjiang, Jiazhi (2019) Grassroots philanthropy in China: work, ethics, and social change. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Fernandez, Jose-Luis (2005) Utilisation and service productivities in community social care for older people: patterns and policy implications. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Fleming, Gillian B. (2011) Juana I and the struggle for power in an age of transition (1504-1521). PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Gokmenoglu, Birgan (2019) Temporality and social movements: a political ethnography of activism in contemporary Turkey (2016-2018). PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Grech, Aaron (2010) Assessing the sustainability of pension reforms in Europe. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Harlow, Carol (1979) Administrative liability: a comparative study of French and English Law. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Harris, Margaret (1994) The work and organisation of local churches and synagogues: four English congregations in the 1990s. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Helsper, Ellen (2007) Internet use by teenagers: social inclusion, self-confidence and group identity. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Hinds, Kristina (2007) The activism and inclusion of civil society organisations in CARICOM on trade negotiating matters: a look at three cases. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Jones, Lindsey (2020) Essays on resilience measurement. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Kaparoglu, Zeynep (2018) Matchmakers or tastemakers? Platformization of cultural intermediation & social media's engines for 'making up taste'. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Koopman, Siem Jan (1992) Diagnostic checking and intra-daily effects in time series models. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Kubo, Katsuyuki (2000) The determinants of executive compensation and its effect on company performance in Japan and the UK. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Kyriakidou-Zacharoudiou, Avgousta (2011) Distributed development of large-scale distributed systems: the case of the particle physics grid. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Lee, Jay Euijung (2020) Essays in gender economics. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Lesage, Frederik (2009) Networks for art work: an analysis of artistic creative engagements with new media standards. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Li, Zhongwei (2019) Cut-out: music, profanity, and subcultural politics in 1990s China. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Marcello, Sorrentino (2011) Development in the mountains of confusion: Guaribas under the Zero-Hunger Programme. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Palillo, Marco (2019) Road to manhood: masculinity and vulnerability across the central Mediterranean migration route to Europe. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Papanagnou, Vaios (2020) The digital newsroom: social media and journalistic practice in The Guardian. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Paskhalis, Tom (2020) Essays in political text: new actors, new data, new challenges. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Pedwell, Carolyn (2007) Gender, embodiment and cultural practice: towards a relational feminist approach. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Poulsen, Lauge N. Skovgaard (2011) Sacrificing sovereignty by chance: investment treaties, developing countries, and bounded rationality. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Ram, Camelia (2012) Extending the combined use of scenarios and multi-criteria decision analysis for evaluating the robustness of strategic options. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Ross, Philippe (2005) Mediation in new media production: representation and involvement of audiences/users at NESTA Futurelab. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Roussos, Joe (2020) Policymaking under scientific uncertainty. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Sammut, Gordon (2010) The point of view: towards a social psychology of relativity. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Sanchis-Guarner, Rosa (2012) Essays on urban and spatial economics. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Scharff, Christina (2009) Young women's dis-identification with feminism: negotiating heteronormativity, neoliberalism and difference. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Simpson, Cohen (2016) Networks, uncertainty reduction and strategic decision-making in social movement fields. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Slater, Gilbert (1905) Enclosure of common fields in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries. Other thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Srivastava, Divya (2011) An analysis of the determinants of access to medicines and health care in developing country settings. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Steinberg, Alexandra (2005) Emergent knowledge dynamics in innovation: exploring e-business entrepreneurship after the dotcom crash. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Strong, Paul Nicholas (1999) The economic consequences of ethno-national conflict in Cyprus: the development of two siege economies after 1963 and 1974. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Stupart, Richard (2020) Bearing witness: practices of journalistic witnessing in South Sudan. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Tacharoen, Kitjawat (2012) Essays on effects of skill mix on productivity and determinants of foreign ownership in developing countries. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
Throsby, Karen (2002) "Calling it a day": the decision to end IVF treatment. PhD thesis, The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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Q: Call php script with php variables via JavaScript I have a url that I can call with a userid, and it will update an SQL table. (e.g. domain.com/postback.php?userid=userid). That works fine manually, but not when trying to get JavaScript to call it. I've only just started learning JavaScript as of 3 days ago, so please forgive me if it's an easy one - but I can't see it.
I call the JS in question here:
<input type='button' id='countdw' value='Wait 30s'  class='btn btngo disabled'>
<script>
    var secsLeft = 30;
    setInterval(function(){
        secsLeft--;
        if(secsLeft > 0){
            $('#countdw').val('Wait ' + secsLeft + 's');
        } else if(secsLeft == 0){
            $('#countdw').removeClass('disabled');
            $('#countdw').val('Go');
            $('#countdw').attr("onclick","doSomething2()");
        }
    }, 1000);

Here is my JS. I've tried many different ways and this is just one of them.
<script type="text/javascript">
$(document).ready(function(){
    function doSomething2(){
        $.ajax
            { url: 'update.php',
                data: { userid : userid },
                type : 'GET',
                dataType: 'json',
                success : function ( jsXHR) {
                },
                failed : function(status,data){ }
               }
         );
    }

});
</script>

<?php
$subid = $_GET['userid'];
?>

Here is the update.php script (I'm aware it's not mySql - yes I need a new book.) I just can't get the JS above to call it.
$uped = 1;
$subid   = $_REQUEST['userid'];
mysql_query("UPDATE ".MYSQLTABLE." SET view=view+".$uped." WHERE userid='".$subid."'") or die(mysql_error());

 mysql_close();

 ?>

A: This seems to be working for me.

    function count() {
        window.secsLeft--;
        if (window.secsLeft > 0) {
            $('#countdw').val('Wait ' + window.secsLeft + 's');
        } else if (window.secsLeft === 0) {
            $('#countdw').removeClass('disabled');
            $('#countdw').val('Go');
            $('#countdw').attr("onclick", "doSomething2()");
        }
    }

    function doSomething2() {
            $.ajax({
                url: 'update.php',
                data: {
                    userid: <?php echo $userid; ?>
                },
                type: 'GET',
                dataType: 'json',
                success: function (data) {
                    console.log(data);
                },
                error: function (data) {
                    console.log(data);
                }
            });
        }

    (function () {
        "use strict";
        window.secsLeft = 30;

        setInterval('count()', 1000);
    }());
<input type="button" id="countdw" value='Wait 30s' class="btn btngo disabled">

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DATE/TIME: June 11, 2017 / 8:41 a.m.
On June 1, 2017, Loma Linda Deputy J. Deen investigated a burglary report at a senior living facility in Loma Linda. An unidentified subject entered the property and stole several items from the facility. There were no suspect leads in the wake of the investigation.
On June 9, 2017, Deputy B. Ortiz, responded to a call in reference to a subject attempting to cash forged checks at a business in Loma Linda. Ortiz was able locate and arrest Thomas Harrison attempting to cash the forged checks. During the investigation, Ortiz discovered Harrison previously c ashed stolen checks belonging to elderly victims from the senior living facility. The checks found in Harrison's possession belonged to additional elderly victims. Ortiz arrested Harrison and booked him into Central Detention Center for check fraud.
On June 10, 2017, Thomas Harrison was released from jail on his own recognizance. Later that day, deputies responded to the senior living facility in reference to a male subject who was found on the facility grounds. The subject entered an elderly person's room and stole credit cards and jewelry. The reporting party and witnesses described the subject and it matched Harrison's description. The deputies conducted their investigation but were unable to find the subject.
On June 11, 2017, Deputies contacted Harrison in the area of Redlands Blvd. and Taft St. Harrison was found to be in possession of credit cards, jewels and coins belonging to other people. Deputy B. Ortiz continued the investigation and found evidence that Harrsion had burglarized the elderly facility after he was released from jail. Ortiz is attempting to locate additional people who may have been victims of burglaries. During the investigation, Ortiz discovered Harrison was responsible for the burglaries at the senior living center. Harrison was arrested and transported to the Central Detention Center and booked for Burglary, Possession of Stolen Property, Elder Abuse and Committing a crime while on "OR" release.


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New Cumnock, Ayrshire born full back Tommy Hamilton started his football career with junior clubs New Cumnock Afton Lily in 1911 and Cronberry Eglinton in 1912 before joining Kilmarnock in 1913. At Kilmarnock he was a member of the team that won the 1920 Scottish Cup Final when they beat Albion Rovers 3-2 at Hampden Park. His transfer from Kilmarnock to Preston North End in February 1921 is recorded at £4,600, very close to the British record of the time. He had played for the Scottish League in a 3-0 victory over The Irish League at Ibrox only a month earlier, his only representative honour.
He made his Football League debut against Arsenal in February 1921 and the following season he played for Preston in the 1922 FA Cup Final at Stamford Bridge, unfortunately he gave away the penalty that won the Cup for Huddersfield Town. He played for Dick Kerr's XI on loan during 1924-25 before returning to Deepdale. Although they were relegated in 1925 he stayed with Preston as Club Captain, playing for them for 9 seasons, and he was an ever present in their 1927-28 campaign. In total he played 281 games for Preston without scoring before joining non league Manchester Central in 1929 aged 35. He later joined Great Harwood in 1930 and played for Leyland Motors in 1931 before his eventual retirement.
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X-Men: Apocalypse – Still A Fun Ride
by Ali Abouomar
I recall walking into a small theater in 2000 to see the first X-Men movie. It was half packed and we had no idea what to expect. We had to be the youngest of the group that streamed in, filled with middle aged men and twenty year olds with Nirvana shirts. About 2 hours later we walked out in shock, having no idea what we just witnessed. It was revolutionary. 16 years later, I walked out of an advanced screening of the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse not in shock (the genre is too diluted), but content with where we are now.
To be fair, we have had over 50 comic book movies in the past decade and a half. There actually might be more, but who can actually keep count? Being a comic book fan (in some circles entitled "geek"), I have taken the majority of these installments with a benefit of the doubt. It is hard to translate years upon years of character development into a 2 hour movie. Yet, the formula worked. When the original X-Men movie hit the pavement running in 2000, it sprouted everything from Spider-Man to the Marvel behemoths that have been breaking a billion dollars without a sweat. Some have felt the comic book genre has destroyed the film market, but that's for another time. The film at hand, X-Men: Apocalypse has been under scrutiny since the titular villain, Apocalypse, was revealed last year. The villain portrayed by celebrated actor, Oscar Isaac, was vilified as a knockoff of Power Ranger's Ivan Ooze (OK I do see the similarities), and the bar was then set very low.
Early reviews even came and went, some even stating it was the WORST movie in the X-Men franchise, which means that person never saw X3 (I'M THE JUGGERNAUT B*TCH). The issue is that we have come to a point of comparison, but for all the wrong reasons. I digress, this is a review after all. The movie starts off in ancient times, giving us a glimpse of a strange Egyptian ritual that involved En Sabah Nur (still don't understand why this was the original Arabic name that means "The good morning"), which supposedly yielded immortality. Of course he is betrayed and is locked in his tomb for what seems like forever. Fast forward to the 80's the realm of bad hair and new mutants to be found. We meet a young Cyclops as he battles bullies, and a naïve Nightcrawler as he is saved by Jennifer Lawrence's Mystique (not as endearing as she was in the first 2 installments). Origins are now seen as a passerby experience, as we also saw an angry Angel (confused by his origin story), and an apparently established Jean Grey (Sansa Stark with an American accent). As the now revived Apocalypse recruits a "can't place a finger on her accent" Storm, he gains knowledge of the horrors of the world since his entombment. We quickly move to more of his recruitments, from a grieving Magneto (an amazing scene that was lifted almost identically from the comics) to an underwhelming Psylocke (contrary to popular belief, Olivia Munn's mother is actually Vietnamese). James McAvoy's Professor X is subsequently captured in one of the best scenes of the movie (AGAIN thanks to Evan Peter's Quicksilver), which sets up Mystique leading a very young X-Men core to battle against supposedly the strongest mutant in the world a.k.a. Ivan Ooze Apocalypse.
Phew. That was a mouthful. If it seems a lot goes on in such a small block of time, you're right. But, this is where I have to disagree with the hate this film has gotten. X-Men movies have never been to me at least, universe building as their Avengers or Justice League counterparts. Heck, even the comic itself was always based on discrimination and fear of minorities that blossomed in the 60's. They built a self contained world, one where you only really care about the protagonists. Yes, this is my long winded way of saying that Apocalypse is as ridiculous as Zoom on CW's The Flash, but it's okay because our protagonists are enjoyable. A young Scott Summers reeling off a huge loss, a still learning Jean, a scene stealing Quicksliver, and a really fun Nightcrawler truly make this film bearable. Which is actually a benefit, as Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult feel muted (not really phoned in, but not the tremendous performances of First Class and Days of Future Past).
Once again seeing a villainous Magneto can feel repetitive, as it truly does dull Oscar Isaac (again, why cast him when he is going to be unrecognizable in voice and image?). And yes, the third act fell apart, but it did make some great groundwork for future installments especially with Jean Grey. But the callbacks to the first trilogy between Magneto and Professor X were pretty awesome, and we legitimately received a complete story, which is wholly appreciated. So was I happy with the results? Oh yeah.
I didn't forget about the dreaded Wolverine cameo which in fact wasn't dreadful. It fit the mood and era perfectly, and our mid credit scene absolutely set up Wolverine 3. And NO there is Taylor Swift cameo. As sad as that is this is a definite must see for movie goers and enthusiastic alike. Terrible? Absolutely not. Killing the film industry? Nah. Jaw dropping and shocking? No, not at all. But that's OK. SNIKT!
X-Men: Apocalypse opens on May 27th. Starring James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Oscar Isaac. Directed by Brian Singer. (PG-13. 144 minutes.)
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Why is Dr. Doom sharing a laugh with Bob Cratchet?
And now for the proper episode for this week. Tom Revor joins us yet again to talk about one of the earliest Marvel Productions cartoons, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends. While most of the episodes were finished at David DePatie's old animation studio here in the good ol' US of A, three very special episodes were done by Toei in Japan.
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It is horribly boring to listen to someone watching a cartoon….
You're supposed to watch the episode with us.
About your theory on Angelica Jones dressing as Spider-Woman in the Amazing Friends, don't forget that there actually was a very very short lived Spider-Woman series (mini series/short whatever) out at the same time. That could have been more of cross advertising.


It is already turning into a long winter – and I'm finding myself sick, stressed out and time poor.
I managed to get myself down to 82kg just before Queens Birthday weekend. Then the weekend happened, a few drinks, and the big push for end of semester also began. And then I got sick. Not the flu, not a head cold… but a sinus infection which has knocked the wind out of my sails. I've languished on the couch for the last 6 days and today is my first full day back at work in a week.
So in that time, I've gained. Oh I've gained. I'm back to 85kg. And I'm not too worried. I'd rather do the slow weight loss and I'm taking the good with the bad. That means my goal of being 80kg by the end of semester (two weeks away) is now a bit stupid and impossible.
Once back to health, I'm aiming for Saturday, I'm going to get back to the gym. I only have two weeks left in my membership. May as well use the two weeks. I also reached the decision today that I'm not going to continue with the gym membership. I'm trying to save for not one, but two holidays. One in Sydney and the other in Los Angeles/San Diego/Las Vegas and Vancouver. Epic savings required.
But also because I'm finding myself being time poor. I looked at how long it takes me to get in the car, get down to the gym, find a car park, get the treadmill set up etc, and thats 15 minutes gone. Boom. That is 15 minutes I could be using to pack the dishwasher, hang out laundry etc – 15 minutes earlier to bed. In two minutes, I can change into gym clothes and turn on 30DS.
Part of being sick has been because I'm tired and stressed. I need to acknowledge this is a fact of my life and I need to learn to take time mentally as well. I'm working on the meditation thing. Maybe my 15 minutes recovered could be my mental workout?
So, bye-bye gym. Hello to working out at home again. I've got my 30 Day Shred and Yoga Meltdown DVDs loaded and my yoga matt is still under the rug in the family room ready for action – where it's been since I got my 30DS DVD.
I also find that as exams get closer, I exercise more to beat the stress. Exams are happening NEXT WEEK!
I'm still logging using MyFitnessPal. I've increased my calories to 1400 a day. This is allowing me to have a few healthy snacks at the office. I'm constantly tinkering with my breakfast smoothie recipe. Right now, I'm making smoothies that are 150gm of Almond Milk, 150gm of low-fat yoghurt, 1x banana and 100gm of frozen berries. I usually follow this with an espresso shot. And now I've added in Kefir Coconut water to the breakfast routine. It is a completely liquid breakfast. With all of this, I can keep breakfast down to below 300 calories per day.
Lunches have been vegetable soups and toast. Watties Soup for One has been really fantastic and filling. For toast, I've had the Vogels with Chia seeds. And then I usually have some mandarins (about 4 a day!) for morning and afternoon tea. So lunch and snacks come to another 450 calories.
That leaves me 450-650 calories for dinner. That could be anything! Tonight, it will be burgers, with half the bun, some salad and pineapple.
In writing about this, I've just realised how much my diet has changed. Once upon a time, I was a bowl of cereal with sugar, milk for breakfast. Down to the café for a toasted Panini for lunch and dinner was usually somewhere under the cheese. Vegetables? Fruit? No! Now I'm having two servings of fruit with breakfast, two servings of fruit as snacks, two servings of vegetables in lunch & dinner.
I am, honestly, happy with that. I have maintained my weight – sure I had a loss down to 82kg, and then gained with being sick, but I proved to myself that I can maintain my weight as well. Given that my last weigh in on this blog was a wee while ago!
My mini-goal is 80kg by the start of next semester. I revised this from my original goal of being 80kg by the end of the semester, because it is end of semester, and I didn't make it. But I'm okay with that too. I've got five weeks, five kg.
What is your go-to exercise when low on time? How has your diet changed in the last 12 months and has it been for better or for worse?
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Texas Innovation Corridor future development project launches
Ryan Ament
Conservation Easements, Habitat Conservation Plans, Land Conservation and Stewardship, Land Stewardship, Low Impact & Sustainable Development, News, Planning and Development, Water Conservation, Water Planning, Water Resources
Greater San Marcos Partnership (GSMP) and Watershed Partners, a program of WVWA, jointly launched the Texas Innovation Corridor (TxIC) Future Development project Nov. 15, celebrating funding approval in October from GSMP's board matched equally by WVWA. The $43,000, five-month project will be executed by Siglo Group, led by Jonathan Ogren, to create a conservation and development decision support tool. Read more from Robin Gary with Wimberley Watershed here.
Return on Investment: How putting a dollar figure on the value of conserved lands can help save more of them
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The fall issue of the Land Trust Alliance Saving Land magazine highlights recent grants to land trusts for remote monitoring projects, transformative partnerships between land trusts and Indigenous groups and NRI's work to define the economic value of protected lands. Read more from Brittany Wegner with Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute here.
Members in the Wild: Loving the Llano
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As a professional fly fishing guide, I've spent the last decade getting to know the rivers of Texas on an intimate level. It has become my life passion to explore these waterways but also share their wonders with others through angling and paddling. Seeing the look on someone's face as they catch their first Guadalupe bass on a beautiful stretch of river is just as exciting for me as it is for them. Nothing tops wild fish in wild places,…
Scientists seek ways to help nature safeguard aquifer amid development
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On a four-wheeler at the edge of the Hill Country, geologist Mark Hamilton rolls and bumps across a 151-acre property at the Edwards Aquifer Conservancy Field Research Park. He pulls up to the end of a steep hill and points out a sunken, marshy spot along the bottom. With several recently planted trees and bushes of native plants nearby, the spot is among many that Hamilton and his team have resculpted by hand. Read more from Elena Bruess with…
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The days for much of the water-thirsty grass in the drought-stricken Las Vegas Valley are numbered. Nearly one-third of all of the grass in Southern Nevada will need to be removed by the end of 2026 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Steve Sisolak Friday, a significant conservation effort that comes as the state is facing its first federal water shortage amid declining Lake Mead levels and a two-decades-long drought that has shown no signs of ending.…
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A 10-0 vote by Austin City Council on June 3 ensured the permanent preservation nearly 4,100 acres of land home to one of the area's unique wildlife habitats and key sources of drinking water. Council via consent June 3 approved the purchase of a conservation easement on the Barton Creek Habitat Preserve, located near Hwy. 71 southeast of Bee Cave, from longtime owners and stewards The Nature Conservancy for up to $2.8 million. The Barton Creek preserve now represents one…
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In this issue's Q&A, Texas+Water Editor-in-Chief, Dr. Todd Votteler, interviews Suzanne Scott, State Director of The Nature Conservancy in Texas. As State Director for The Nature Conservancy in Texas, Scott establishes conservation strategy and public policy leadership to protect the state's cherished landscapes and support ecology, economy, public health, and equity. Working closely with a talented and diverse staff, she oversees the execution of landscape-scale conservation efforts, freshwater protection initiatives, and critical marine protection measures in the Gulf of Mexico,…


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Task force tackles future of West Seattle bridge
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Co-chairs have been named to head a new task force to help in deciding what to do about the damaged West Seattle Bridge, which has been closed since March 23.
Former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels and Duwamish River community advocate Paulina Lopez will serve as co-chairs of a 21-member task force. It includes representatives from neighborhoods, small business and the maritime industry. Seattle also has formed a seven-member technical committee of engineers that will exchange information with the citizen group.
Nickels said he expects the task force will continue until the city chooses a repair method, and then a replacement, for the 157-foot-high concrete bridge. Removal of the bridge that served 125,000 daily travelers is bound to impact retailers on both ends of the bridge for several years as commuters find new routes across the Duwamish River.
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Literary Love(r)s: Recognizing the Female Outline and its implications in Roman Verse Satire
Kaitlyn Marie Klein, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
The existence of a metaphoric female standing in for poetic style was only plainly discussed in a paper from 1987 concerned with Roman elegiac poetry. This figure is given the title of scripta puella or written woman, since her existence depends solely on the writings of an author. These females often appear to have basis in reality; however there is insufficient evidence to allow them to cross out of the realm of fantasy. The term scripta puella in poetry refers to a perfected poetic form, one the author prefers over all others, and a human form creates the illusion of a mistress. Using this form, usually described in basic terms which create an outline of a woman, a poet easily expresses his inclination towards specific poetic styles and elements. While other scholars recognize the scripta puella in elegiac poetry, little research has been done into other genres. For this thesis, the focus is on the genre called Latin verse satire. The genre contains four recognized authors: Lucilius, Horace, Persius, and Juvenal. In order to prove her existence, each collection of satires is examined in its original language and analyzed with heavy emphasis on recognizing key phrases and attributes of scriptae puellae. Her appearances can be difficult to determine, as some examples will show, yet the existence of scriptae puellae enrich modern understanding of ancient texts. In addition to the four authors, articles and books dealing with women, satire, and women in satire are consulted to aid in explanation and support. With this body of proof, scriptae puellae are shown to exist within the Latin verse satirists' texts; they act as a link between the four authors and as a link to Greek poetry, which has been considered a possible predecessor for satire. This knowledge allows for a better explanation of satire as a genre and opens up the possibilities for further study in other genres which contain women of various forms.
Humanities; Humanities, Classics, and Comparative Literature
Klein, Kaitlyn Marie, "Literary Love(r)s: Recognizing the Female Outline and its implications in Roman Verse Satire" (2011). Theses and Dissertations. 2825.
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First Families
History of Fulton County
CLEMONS, Chesterfield W.
The first Settler of Chesterfield Twp, was Chesterfield W. Clemons of Ontario Co., N.Y. he was married at the age of 23, to Miss Fannie Downing of Ontario Co., N.Y. In July 1821 the young couple soon migrated west as far as the vicinity of Painsville, Ohio and there six daughters were born to them. Animated by the true pioneer spirit Mr. Clemons and family bravely penetrated into the almost undisturbed wilderness of this section of Southern Lenawee and Northern Fulton Counties. It was on the sixth day of October 1834 that they arrived in the forest of what is now called Chesterfield. Chesterfield Township was organized in the spring of 1836 it then included part of Gorham Township and part of Dover Township. The first attempt to raise a levy, a tax for school purposes, failed at the first election, but at the
next it was levied by a majority vote of the people.
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Q: An inequality with positive real numbers and their partial sums Let be $x_1, x_2, \ldots , x_n$ strictly positive real numbers. Prove that the following inequality holds:
$$\frac1{1+x_1}+\frac1{1+x_1+x_2}+\cdots+\frac1{1+x_1+x_2+\cdots+x_n} < \sqrt{\frac1{x_{1}}+\frac1{x_2}+\cdots+\frac1{x_n}}$$
How may I tackle this inequality? I tried AM-GM, but it seems of no help.

A: Let $s_j:=\sum_{k=1}^jx_j$. We have by Cauchy-Schwarz inequality that
$$\sum_{j=1}^n\frac 1{1+s_j}\leq \sqrt{\sum_{j=1}^n\frac{x_j}{(1+s_j)^2}}\cdot \sqrt{\sum_{j=1}^n\frac 1{x_j}},$$
so it remains to show that $\sum_{j=1}^n\frac{x_j}{(1+s_j)^2}<1$. We have
$$\frac{x_j}{(1+s_j)^2}\leq \frac{x_j}{(1+s_j)(1+s_{j-1})}=\frac{(1+s_j)-(1+s_{j-1})}{(1+s_j)(1+s_{j-1})}=\frac 1{1+s_{j-1}}-\frac 1{1+s_j}$$
hence
$$\sum_{j=1}^n\frac{x_j}{(1+s_j)^2}\leq 1-\frac 1{1+s_n}<1.$$


When I talk with unbelieving skeptics, it is not uncommon to hear them object, "There is no place in your Bible where Jesus says, 'I am God!'" And if you search the Scriptures for that exact statement from the lips of our Lord — "I am God" — it's true that you won't find it. But it is also true that Jesus declared that He was God in a variety of ways, and there can be no question that His first century audience clearly understood His claim to be God. To be sure, not all of that audience accepted Jesus' claim as truth, but they had no doubts about who He was asserting that He was. This month we will look at His message; next month we will study His miracles.
Let's start with those who would understand Jesus' message far better than any modern skeptic. The Pharisees, scribes, and religious leaders of the first century listened closely to every word Jesus spoke; time and time again they condemned Jesus for speaking "blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God" (John 10:33).
I think it's safe for us to trust the testimony of the first century religious leaders more than the arguments of 21st century skeptic, don't you? When Jesus said, "I and the Father are one" (John 10:30), these students of the Old Testament Scriptures heard an unambiguous allusion to the great shema in Deuteronomy 6:4 — "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." Jesus was making it clear that He and the God of Israel — the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob — were, in fact, one God.
When Jesus said, "Before Abraham was born, I am," He was using the personal name of the God of Israel that was revealed to Moses from the burning bush. Jesus did not need to say the exact words, "I am God," to be make it clear to His audience that He was directly claiming to be God. Those who knew the most about the Word of God were absolutely certain about the claims that Jesus was making about Himself over and over again.
Jesus made another statement that fairly shouted, "I am God," although He didn't use those words. Before He healed the paralyzed man, Jesus said to him, "Son, your sins are forgiven." The Pharisees and the teachers of the law were indignant. "Why does this fellow talk like that?" they thought. "He's blaspheming! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" (Mark 2:5-6). Make no mistake, these religious leaders understood the formula for forgiveness. They were the ones who had been called by God to mediate forgiveness to the people of God, but only God Himself has the ability and the authority to actually forgive people for their sins. Once again, without saying the words, "I am God," Jesus was clearly claiming to be God, and those who would know best, the religious leaders of His day, knew exactly what Jesus was saying.
If I told you that I preached at three services this past weekend and ministered to a variety of people throughout the week, what would you think I was claiming to be? I don't need to say the exact words, "I am a pastor," in order for you to know I am claiming to be a pastor.


Are you waiting to start?
You were all excited about the plans you created for yourself and your business to kick off the year, yet you find yourself waiting to start.
When you're in the creative and brainstorming process, the possibilities can feel endless, you're ready to grab the opportunity and tackle each challenge to get a solution. Your adrenaline is pumping and you're ready to jump all in.
Then you start putting a plan together, your white board is full and you've got paper all over the walls of your office with the layout of the plan. You've gather data, talked with "experts" and before you know it you've come to a screeching halt.
The planning has sent you into overwhelm and now it seems like an insurmountable endeavor!
Over the years, I to have experienced this many a time and I've also witnessed it happening with my clients.
What I've discovered is there's a common mind trap that often occurs. Thinking the plan must be completed and perfect before you will be ready to start!
The advantage of just starting is you begin the process of learning. Each step provides new insight to help inform the next step and the next step. Imagine you have your end goal in mind, you draft out a few milestones you believe will help get you there. Then you create the first one or two small steps to begin your journey to the first milestone. What would that feel like?
For most people this approach feels much more empowering and less daunting. One of the reasons my clients belabor the planning process is the fear of failing. Failure is always a possibility; however, it also helps sharpen our skills so the next attempt will be a bit better.
Remember, perfect doesn't always equal success. You can waste a ton of energy striving for perfection. Most times one misstep in the plan doesn't mean it is a complete bust! When I take a misstep, I pause for a moment and discover what the misstep is teaching me, apply the learning and carry on.
What are you waiting to create in your life or business? If planning and perfection has you in overwhelm and stuck, what might you do differently to get you started toward your goal today?
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WDFW Director Kelly Susewind was asked about efforts to remove non-selective gillnets from our rivers during a "digital open house" event on November 28. The question and his disappointing response can be viewed HERE.
In his response, Director Susewind repeated industry claims that gillnets are selective by "time, area and place" and suggested that gillnets can be an effective tool for harvesting excess returning hatchery fish. These arguments simply don't stand up to scrutiny in mixed-stock fisheries where you have ESA-listed, wild, and hatchery fish intermingled, which is currently the norm for most Washington salmon fisheries. Claims that gillnets are selective also fly in the face of the consequences of decades of non-selective overharvest: extinctions, ESA listings, and depressed salmon runs – even in areas with suitable habitat.
The gillnet question came up during a 1 ½-hour digital open house that covered a range of topics dealing with key issues facing the agency. WDFW has also hosted a series of local open house meetings as part of its effort to build support for a $60 million budget increase though higher license fees and additional state general funds. WDFW is also requesting that the Legislature reauthorize the $8.50 Columbia River Salmon and Steelhead endorsement, which is annually purchased by over 200,000 recreational anglers who fish the Columbia River basin. It expires next year.
Director Susewind conceded that he had more to learn about the issue. You can email him directly at [email protected] if you would like to share your views and first-hand experiences with gillnets. Please keep your email constructive and courteous.
CCA Washington is in the process of following up with Director Susewind. CCA also recently joined with a coalition of sportfishing and conservation groups on a letterurging the Legislature to hold WDFW accountable to implement the Columbia River gillnet reforms.
P.S. On a related note, we just learned that the Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Act (S. 3119), legislation to protect salmon and steelhead from excessive sea lion predation in the Columbia River, has made significant progress in the Senate. For years, CCA chapters in Oregon and Washington have been a leading voice in the sportfishing community in support of federal legislation to reduce excessive sea lion predation in the Columbia River basin – rallying our members to contact their lawmakers, organizing public events, securing state funding for interim measures, and orchestrating state legislative hearings.
Who brainwashes these people in "authority"?
Or is it the residual effect of either them or their parents smokin' too much dope??
Gillnets are selective relative to fish like windshields are selective relative to bugs . . .
We should ban lobbying. From the top to the bottom. That's where these people get most of their misinformation, as they're being wined and dined. I've seen it first hand, although a different industry. Too much influence is leveraged by those with money and agendas.
True, time, area and place. You simply will not kill that many caddis as you drive in the city. So yeah, their logic is sooooo sound.
Gill nets are absolutely selective...at catching and killing selective sized fish based on mesh size.
I wonder how many people ever where gillnetters or commercial fisherperson that comment on these posts ?
I certainly don't like nets. I also wonder how many people know exactly how many fish the nets harvest.
Yup. Only the bugs that don't encounter a windshield avoid that fate. Who'd a thunk it . . .
Yeah leave the weed and crack out of this.
Because I like to see who the dope smokers are... that bite.
It's the selective fisherman in me.
me- I smoke all the weed.


We are excited to announce the opening of That Italian Place Ristorante on Tuesday, December 16.
As you enter through the doors of That Italian Place Market & Pizzeria, you will have the opportunity to peruse the many DiBruno Bros. gourmet cheese selections, Boar's Head meats, a variety of olives and pepper shooters, coffees and frozen pastas. Head to the back of the market and arrive at the Hostess stand to be seated and prepare to choose from many specialty entrees our chef has put together for you.
We will be opening for dinner beginning at 4 p.m. We do accept Call Ahead Seating. Call us at 610-935-1800.
I hope this place gets it's act together. I've had two good pizzas and one very bad one. The bad one was primarily because they apparently forgot to put the cheese on it. And the vegetables we ordered on it were a lot of vegetable stems instead of the vegetables. We brought it all the way home and ended up throwing it away because it was unedible and terribly inconvemient to take it back. It's unlikely I'll be going back.
Had a really primo Italian hoagie from there the other night. Great Amoroso type roll, high end capicola & proscuit, excellent provolone w/ gourmet olive oil.
The Italian meats are way too fatty. I feel that we're getting DiBruno leftovers, rather than the high quality Italian foods.
I still make the trek to 9th Street. The quality is better.
I'm very disappointed, because now that the cheese shop is gone, I was hoping that I wouldn't have to go to Philly for high-quality cheese and Italian foods.
I've ordered pizzas from here a lot and they are the best in the area in my opinion!
Mimmo's is the place for pizza in this town.
I do love the pizza here. I also like to get prosciutto from Volpi, http://www.volpifoods.com. They have the best tasting prosciutto and if you like to make your own pizza at home, you can buy their diced prosciutto (Volpini) to enhance the flavor!


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Women-Only Cast in Iran to Perform Bizet's 'Carmen' for Women-Only Audience
An all-female production of Carmen, the famous opera written by the French composer George Bizet (1838 – 1875), is soon to be staged for an all-women audience at Tehran's Vahdat Hall, formerly known as Roudaki Hall. It will be the first time in nearly 40 years that the opera has been performed in Iran.
Actors of 'Carmen' directed by Lotfi Mansourifar, with Mehrdad Pahlbad, Minister of Culture and Art from 1964 until 1978.
"Many Iranian and foreign productions of Carmen were staged in the years preceding the Revolution, but this will be the first public performance of the piece since 1979," the Iranian Labor News Agency (ILNA) reported, quoting the Iranian soprano Shahla Milani.
Shahla Milani. Source: Kayhan London
The Islamic Republic has traditionally banned female solo artists from performing on stage. It is, therefore, surprising that the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has issued a permit for the staging of 'Carmen,' albeit on the condition that the cast and the audience should consist solely of girls and women. It is also unclear how the directors plan to depict the opera's passionate love scenes and the sultry and tempestuous character of Carmen.
The opera is in four acts and tells the tragic story of Carmen, a free-spirited gypsy girl who works in a cigarette factory. She is arrested for attacking another woman with a knife, but manages to seduce Don Jose who helps her to escape. The pair become lovers and Don Jose ends up running away from the army to be with Carmen. However, Carmen soon starts an affair with Escamillo, a bullfighter. In a fit of jealousy, Don Jose follows Carmen to the bullring and stabs her. She dies in the arms of Escamillo.
The performance of Carmen before 1979.
"We've been able to pull this off using contralto and other female singers with a low voice to perform the male roles. Sopranos and mezzo-sopranos sing the other parts. We've managed to maintain the integrity of the piece," Ms. Milani said.
The all-female production of Carmen is directed by Hayedeh Zekavat-Kishipour, the manager of the Shiftegane Del theatre company, with Hediyeh Kishipour as the principal designer and Shahla Milani singer and music manager. The cast includes Niyousha Sajjadi (Carmen, a gypsy girl), Mehrnaz Haghjou (Don Jose, corporal of dragoons), Negar Abrishami (Escamilla, toreador) and Mina Arastou (Micaela, a village maiden.)
Italian and Iranian orchestras including the Tehran Opera regularly performed Carmen and other European masterpieces at Roudaki Hall in the 1960s and 70s. During that period, Roudaki Hall was home to the Tehran Symphony Orchestra, the Tehran Opera Orchestra, and the Iranian National Ballet Company. Iranian singers Monir Vakili, Evelyn Baghtcheban, and Pari Samar appeared as Carmen in a few productions of the opera.
Translated from Persian by Fardine Hamidi


Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in Gaithersburg, MD, have made one of the most sophisticated nanofluidics device to date. They make it using a one-step process, as opposed to by using the multilayer lithography techniques employed to fabricate integrated circuits.
Baby steps: A photomicrograph shows nanoparticles at the 100-nanometer "step" of the nanofluidic chamber. The nanoparticles are fluorescently tagged.
So far, nanofluidic devices have been mainly used to analyze DNA and proteins. Because the new device could separate particles of different sizes from a mixture, it could also be useful in the preparation of nanoparticles for gene therapy, drug delivery, and toxicity analysis.
Nanofluidics technology, which is still at a nascent stage, deals with the manipulation and control of a few molecules or minute quantities of fluids. Nanofluidic devices are made by etching tiny channels on silicon or glass wafers, typically using photolithography. These devices have relatively simple structures, with the branched channels having the same depths.
The new device, presented online in the journal Nanotechnology, is a chamber with 30 different depths. Its side profile looks like a staircase, with a depth ranging from 10 nanometers at the shallowest end to 620 nanometers at the other end.
The researchers place nanoparticles in the deep end. They use an electric field to push the particles toward the shallow end. The particles can only move to the next step if they are smaller than the depth of the step. As a result, nanoparticles of different widths get separated along different steps.
The device could be useful for sorting and measuring nanoparticles that are employed for drug delivery and gene therapy, says NIST's Samuel Stavis, a coauthor of the paper. Moreover, since the properties of nanoparticles can depend on their size, the device could be useful for testing the potential toxicity of different particles. "If you want to do experiments where you're investigating the dependence of a nanoparticle's function on its size, it would be nice to have a tool to take a mixture of nanoparticles, separate them, sort them, and deliver them," Stavis says.
Han Cao, founder and chief scientific officer of BioNanomatrix, a startup based in Philadelphia that uses nanofluidics for DNA analysis, says that the significant aspect of the new work is that the researchers have used a one-step lithography process.
In the one-step process, a mask is used that lets different levels of light fall on the photoresist (in conventional photolithography, the mask either allows light through or blocks it). Different amounts of photoresist are then washed away, etching the substrate to varying degrees.
Stavis says that the technique could be used to make much more complicated devices. The researchers should also be able to fabricate structures with smooth curves, he says. Such devices could provide new lab-on-a-chip tools for DNA analysis, biotechnology, and medicine.


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Home / News / Tommy Robinson and 40 UK Patriots Defend Victim's Family Against Child Rape Gang
Tommy Robinson and 40 UK Patriots Defend Victim's Family Against Child Rape Gang
Patriots guarding the victim's home in Telford
Tommy Robinson has debuted the trailer of his explosive doc on Muslim "grooming" (child rape) gangs. The doc will premier Jan. 29 in Telford.
Yesterday he had to appeal to British patriots to come to the aid of one of his victim's families, who were being threatened and intimidated in the town of Telford, where one of the most depraved rape gangs was located. Telford Police confirmed "three seperate incidents in Telford on Thursday 30 December. Two of these were suspected arson and one an incident of criminal damage."
Robinson released photos of the attacks on victims' cars and houses, meant to intimidate the witnesses from testifying against the rape gang.
Approx. 40 British patriots rallied to defend the victim's family's home on New Year's Eve. They have now been relocated to a secret location.
Watch the trailer release for "The Rape of Britain" here.
Award-winning screen writer and novelist Steve Attridge on "The Rape of Britain":
Tommy Robinson and 40 UK Patriots Defend Victim's Family Against Child Rape Gang Reviewed by Your Destination on January 02, 2022 Rating: 5


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Birth: November 18, 1923
Death: July 21, 1998
Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr.
Served as a Navy fighter pilot and test pilot with over 8,000 flying hours.
Selected as one of seven astronauts to participate in Project Mercury, the United States' first manned space program.
First American to make a suborbital flight in the Project Mercury program on Freedom 7, May 5th, 1961. As the spacecraft sped upward on its long arced flight and neared a maximum altitude of 116 miles, Shepard experienced weightlessness for five minutes, performed 27 major tasks, and sent 70 communications back to Earth.
Presented with NASA's Distinguished Service Medal by President Kennedy for his 1961 space flight.
Named Chief of the Astronaut Office of NASA where he was responsible for training astronauts for ten Gemini-Titan and three Apollo-Saturn missions in the next five years.
Spent more than 33 hours on the moon in 1971 as commander of Apollo 14. It was on this trip that Shepard attached a golf club head to his hand tool and whacked away at several balls. He reportedly made the first "crater-in-one."
Received New York City's Medal of Honor along with the crew of Apollo 14.


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Home Search and Rescue Coast Guard searching for 2 kayakers near Oregon Inlet, N.C.
Coast Guard searching for 2 kayakers near Oregon Inlet, N.C.
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WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is searching for two kayakers Saturday near Oregon Inlet.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina in Wilmington received a call from one of the kayakers at approximately 4:30 p.m., stating he and another male kayaker, both wearing life jackets, were in distress in Pamlico Sound in the vicinity of Oregon Inlet Buoys #7 and #8. The man reported one of their kayaks was submerged, and he and the other man were both in the water.
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew and a 24-foot Special Purpose Craft crew launched from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew launched from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City. All three crews remain on scene searching.
A vehicle belonging to one of the kayakers was discovered at the Oregon Inlet Fishing Center in Nags Head.
On scene conditions at the time of the distress call were 22 mph winds, three-foot seas, an air temperature of 77 degrees and a water temperature of 82 degrees.
Both men are approximately 26 years old
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing man near Sandbridge, Va.
Coast Guard searching for missing man near Sandbridge, Va


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Australia has this week joined the illustrious list of governments that have been able to borrow money at negative interest rates.
The Australian Office of Financial Management, which manages the government's debt programme, sold $200 million of inflation-linked bonds maturing in 2018 to 13 investors on Tuesday at a yield of -0.0763 per cent. It was the first time the government set the price of a new bond that implied a negative return for investors.
At Tuesday's auction of 2018 bonds investors bid the bond price up so that the implied rate was slightly below zero. This meant investors were paying up because they expect the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut the current cash rate of 2.25 per cent to below inflation, which is currently at 1.7 per cent.
Investors pay a price to own the bonds and in return get a rate of 1 per cent plus a rate linked to the Consumer Price Index, which they receive when the bond matures in 2018. Excluding the gains tied to the inflation rate, they would get less back than their initial investment.
The "inflation-linked bonds" are distinct from more common nominal bonds and reflect expectations of 'real', or inflation-adjusted rates available in the market. These bonds, known as 'linkers' pay a fixed rate of interest, but subsequent rates, and the final amount due to investors on maturity is adjusted periodically to reflect moves in the consumer price index measure of inflation.
Westpac's head of bond and inflation trading Andrew Barrelle said that the negative yields on inflation linked bonds are a reflection of "very low cash rates and easy monetary policy".
"It's a reflection that the market expects the cash rate will go to 2 per cent and possibly below. If you take the 2018 nominal bond yield of 1.80 per cent and an inflation expectation of 2 per cent – which is the bottom of the [Reserve Bank's target] band, you will end up with a negative real yield of -20 basis points," he said.
Tamar Hamlyn, principal of specialist inflation bond fund Ardea Investment Management said that with the market forecasting an inflation rate of 2 per cent and a Reserve Bank cash rate of around 2 per cent over five years, it summed to a 'real' rate of zero in the inflation linked bond market.
"The biggest factor that has changed has been the cash rate. When you look at the main contributor [to real rates], it's not inflation, it's just that rates across the economy have fallen," he said.
The government has about $25 billion of inflation-linked bonds on issue compared with $330 billion in nominal bonds. Australia's nominal bond rates are still in positive territory and even though they're around all-time low rates, are substantially higher than yields of other highly rated governments, particularly shorter term rates which are close to zero or negative in Europe, the US and Japan.
"Australian real yields have been very high in comparison with the US and UK over recent years, but as the RBA lowers the cash rate, the yields are converging," Mr Barrelle said.
"It's not that unusual to have negative real yields, but you have to remember when you look at comparative yields, Australia is still a relatively high yielding market," Mr Hamlyn of Ardea said.
"Australia's growth is not good but we are not in recession so we shouldn't expect to see [nominal rates] go negative. The fact we have real rates at zero is good," he said.
Negative interest rates have become a common feature in global bond markets, at a time when growth is low, inflation expectations are suppressed and safe high quality assets are in strong demand. About $US3.6 trillion ($4.6 trillion) of government bonds, 16 per cent of the total outstanding, currently trade at negative rates.
The aggressive bond buying suppress has also contributed to negative interest rates. This week Germany's 10-year bond rate fell to a further record low of 0.11 per cent this week.
While long-term bonds have traded at negative rates, Switzerland became the first government to issue new debt at a negative interest rate. Germany, Austria, Finland and Spain have issued shorter dated debt at negative rates.
"The behavioural impact of negative real yields is small if not non-existent. Germany has had negative real yields for some time and people have been indifferent. Negative outright yields, however, really gets peoples attention and changes behaviour. We've got a long way yo go before we get there," Mr Hamlyn said.
Negative interest rates in the global bond market has also become a problem for the Reserve Bank of Australia's staff that manage the bank's foreign currency reserves.
With shorter-dated European bonds paying negative yields, the RBA has been forced to engage in currency swaps to keep returns on the $15 billion equivalent euro portfolio in positive territory.
Australian nominal bonds moved further away from negative rates on Thursday after stronger than expected unemployment numbers triggered a sell-off. The 10-year bond rate increased from 2.31 per cent to 2.37 per cent while the three-year bond increased from 1.75 per cent to 1.82 per cent. Meanwhile expectations on a May cut to the cash rate was pared back from about three in four to one in two on account of the better jobs numbers.


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Das St John's College ist ein College der Universität Cambridge, England. Es wurde auf Geheiß von Lady Margaret Beaufort (1443–1509) im Jahr 1511 gegründet, zwei Jahre nach ihrem Tod. Es gehört in Cambridge zu den Colleges mit der größten Studentenschaft.

St John's ist eines der reichsten Colleges mit einem Stiftungsvolumen von 225 Millionen Pfund Sterling und einem Einkommen von 7,6 Millionen Pfund p. a. (2003). Zehn Mitglieder des Colleges erhielten insgesamt elf Nobelpreise. Das College besitzt außerdem einen weltweit bekannten Collegechor.

Jedes Jahr verleiht das College angesehene und generöse Stipendien an graduierte Studenten unter dem "Benefactors' Scholarships Scheme". Teil dieses Stipendien-Schemas sind das Craik Scholarship, das J.C. Hall Scholarship, der Luisa Aldobrandini Studentship Competition, das Paskin Scholarship und das Pelling Scholarship.
Der Konkurrenzkampf um diese Stipendien ist äußerst hart, da Studenten aller Länder, die ein beliebiges Graduate-Studium absolvieren wollen (und nicht nur Collegemitglieder), sich bewerben können.

Zahlen zu den Studierenden
Im Dezember 2022 waren 1.002 Studierende am St John's College eingeschrieben. Davon strebten 634 (63,3 %) ihren ersten Studienabschluss an, sie waren also undergraduates. 368 (36,7 %) arbeiteten auf einen weiteren Abschluss hin, sie waren postgraduates. 2020 waren es 964 Studierende gewesen, davon 309 im weiterführenden Studium, 2021 insgesamt 998.

Bekannte Mitglieder
 Brook Taylor (1685–1731) – Mathematiker (Taylorreihe)
 William Wilberforce (1759–1833) – Parlamentarier und Gegner des Sklavenhandels
 Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846) – Gegner der Sklaverei in England, Gründer der Abolitionistenbewegung
 William Wordsworth (1770–1850) – Dichter und führendes Mitglied der englischen RomantikBewegung
 William Edmund Hick (1912–1974), Pionier der Kognitionswissenschaft und der Ergonomie
 Sir Maurice Wilkes (1913–2010) – Mitbegründer der Informatik
 Eric Koch (1919 – 2018), kanadischer Journalist
 Manmohan Singh (* 1932) – Premierminister Indiens (2004–2014)
 Fra' Matthew Festing (1949–2021) – 79. Großmeister des Malteserordens
 Douglas Adams (1952–2001) – Schriftsteller ("Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis")

Nobelpreisträger
Nobelpreise erhielten:

Siehe auch
 St John's College Chapel

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