Gramatik's new video for "Brave Men" is funkin' dramatic! The bruising opener from Denis Jasarevic's album, The Age of Reason, gets the royal treatment from director Joe Zohar.
Contrary to its name, "Brave Men" demonstrates the courage of a young woman fighting back against her overweight, abusive husband looking like a member of the Sons of Anarchy. The video has some sick arial shots of 'Nawlins and comingles gorgeous shots of the bayou with the rough-and-tumble flashes of Nina Varano's character's turmoil.
As is his desire, the entire album, The Age of Reason, is available as a free BitTorrent bundle (no client needed to download), and the Gramatik summer schedule continues to overflow with a bevy of European dates, with the only US summer festival gig remaining Lollapalooza.


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Miroljubowo () ist ein Dorf in der Gemeinde und gleichnamigen Provinz/Oblast Burgas im Südosten Bulgariens. Das Dorf wurde 1923 von bulgarischen Flüchtlingen aus Ostthrakien gegründet. Es trug bis 1951 den Namen Domusorman (bulg. Домусорман).

Miroljubowo liegt im Balkangebirge rund 10 km nördlich vom Gemeindezentrum Burgas. Nachbarorte sind die Gemeindedörfer Isworischte (ca. 7 km nordwestlich), Balgarowo (ca. 7 km südlich) und Banewo (ca. 6 km südlich). Der Verkehrsbetrieb der Stadt Burgas, Burgasbus unterhält regelmäßige Verbindungen nach Miroljubowo.

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Geographie (Burgas)
Ort in der Oblast Burgas

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Deaf Atheist (and Former Pastor) Explains in Sign Language Why God is a Myth March 14, 2015 Hemant Mehta
Deaf Atheist (and Former Pastor) Explains in Sign Language Why God is a Myth
You may recall Pastor Justin Vollmar, who released YouTube videos in which he explained biblical concepts and answered theological questions — all in sign language — as part of his "Virtual Deaf Church."
A year ago, he came out as an atheist.
In his latest video, Vollmar explains why the Christian concept of God isn't worth believing in, partly because He's just a rehashed version of all the gods that came before Him.
You're Supposed to Be Smarter Than Us, Canada
March 14, 2015 A New Study, Like So Many Before It, Debunks Homeopathy

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I am trying to work with TCGAbiolinks, but am having problem with GDCprepare. It fails to connect to BioMart web service.
Request to BioMart web service failed. Verify if you are still connected to the internet.  Alternatively the BioMart web service is temporarily down.
As you used legacy = TRUE, TCGAbiolinks will access Ensembl75 (hg19/GRCh37) . One of this servers might have been temporarily down.
These sources are used in TCGAbiolinks for Ensembl75 (hg19/GRCh37).
Is this a problem with accessing the API or is there any problem with my query structure?
Could you send me the sessionInfo() from R ?
Also, it this the last version of the package?
Of the 2 files for download 2 already exist.
I am still having this problem of GDCprepare not being able to connecto Biomart server, while other programs can. anybody else is facing this problem? Is there any work around?
Does the code below works?
Sorry this code also does not work.


If you want to reach customers on a personal level, go to the place where virtually everyone has an online persona.
No, this isn't a sappy Cheers-esque pitch to tell you that everyone on Facebook will instantly know your name (and be glad you came). But it is a public service announcement for all online business owners who are not yet marketing on Facebook. Now is the time to get to know this versatile marketing platform and figure out whether it can be profitable for your business.
What is Facebook marketing for eCommerce?
Why is Facebook marketing important for online retailers?
What do you need to succeed in Facebook marketing?
How to Get Started with Facebook Marketing for your online store?
After reading through this post, you will have a thorough understanding of the platform and how Facebook marketing may work for your online store. From there, your mission is to create a strategy of your very own. But let's not get ahead of ourselves. We have a lot to cover.
There are actually two sides to Facebook marketing. One major part falls under the umbrella of traditional social media marketing (SMM) and the other is akin to a highly-targeted ad campaign. Depending on your specific business model, one or both sides to Facebook marketing may suit your needs. If you're like most successful online store owners, your overall marketing strategy will include a combination of social media marketing and targeted ads on Facebook.
A note about neigh-sayers: Facebook marketing has changed quite a bit in the past few years. So much so that some misguided marketers may even tell you that it has become irrelevant and that you shouldn't waste your time. Unfortunately, that is some very bad advice. Why do people feel this way? Probably because they have tried marketing on Facebook and failed. Don't let their failure predict your outcome. It has nothing to do with you. There is no one-size-fits-all approach. You must be willing to roll up your sleeves to do the market research, create a strategy a put it to work for you.
Does your grandma have a Facebook account? How about your teenage niece?
These days, it is highly unusual to encounter someone who does not have one. What does that mean for online retailers? Well, in plan English: YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE ON FACEBOOK. And not only are they there, but they are also likely to spend a great deal of time there. Imagine you were able to walk into a lounge at any time of day and find hundreds or thousands of people who might be interested in what you have to offer. This is the world of Facebook, and you have the power to tap into all of its potential.
With so many active users, Facebook marketing has what seems to be unlimited potential, but there are some things you should know before you get started.
Knowledge – Facebook is a social platform, which makes it stand out from other ad platforms. This means that you have to take care to avoid overly pitchy text and behavior. Knowing how to talk to your customers when they are on social media is one of the most valuable tools you can have in your arsenal.
Staff – As an entrepreneur, you probably wear many hats. This can work to your advantage or be your biggest downfall. In the case of Facebook marketing, it can go either way. You or someone with a great deal of knowledge about your brand should be in charge of the content that you produce, including any and all comments and replies. This will ensure that your marketing efforts truly reflect your brand. Someone else can handle the other stuff that needs to be done. For example, you may hire someone to monitor Facebook groups and hashtags that are relevant to your business or evaluate and report on ad performance.
Money – A monetary investment may be made on Facebook ads, which can be highly-targeted to your desired demographic, but the investment is small compared to the quality of consumer you will reach. Because you can target an audience by things like geographic location, marital status and interests, you are likely to reach more of your potential customers with every ad.
Time – The social element of Facebook marketing is a labor of love, but it is one that can only bring you closer to your customers, resulting in a better understanding of who they are and how to reach them. It is time intensive. And we all know that time is money. Especially when we're talking about your time.
Software – There are many tools designed to help increase your engagement and overall understanding of your Facebook audience and marketing. Some of my favorite tools also include post scheduling. If you're interested in advanced planning and analytics (as you should be), check out Buffer and Hootsuite, And don't forget about Facebook's own tools: Insight, e timPages to Watch and its Pages app. If you want to run contests, tools like ShortStack can very valuable.
Creativity – About 300 million photos are uploaded to Facebook every day. It isn't Instagram (link to Instagram post) or Pinterest (link to Pinterest post), but it is very visual nonetheless. Your posts should be somewhat varied between text, links and images, but don't be afraid to go heavy on the image posts. Images are also crucial in Facebook advertising. They should represent your brand and grab a user's attention within seconds (no small task).
Massive reach – About 890 million users login to Facebook every day.
Sense of community – If you put in the time and effort, you will be rewarded with a Facebook page that acts as a community of brand advocates. It doesn't get better than this.
Advertising is easy – Instead of targeting keywords, you can target people. This works best when you know your target demographic well. And Facebook makes it easy to turn existing posts and content into ads, so you don't need to do double work.
Connect with influencers – By sharing content and tagging other brands and industry influencers, you can make connections here as easily (if not easier) than you can on Twitter.
Captive audience – Although users are there to interact with friends and family and not to purchase a product or service, you do have at least some of their attention. The average Facebook user spends about 20 minutes a day on this social networking site.
Algorithm changes – Facebook is a social network built on a strong foundation of display advertising. Translation: They make A LOT of money on ads. It is no secret that this is the company's main focus. And in recent years, Facebook has taken some focus away from brand pages that do not pay to advertise. They aren't singling anyone out, of course, but their algorithm changes always seem to favor paid content. This is why a mix of paid advertising and standard social media marketing works best.
Users aren't "primed to buy" – When you run a Google Adwords campaign, you are paying to reach users when they are most likely to be ready to buy. On Facebook, people are ready to interact and be social. This just means you have to work harder to get their attention.
About 83 million fake profiles exist – Nothing is perfect, right? It is still true that 1.39 billion people use Facebook monthly, but there are also a lot of fake accounts. Some may be inactive and others may be used for less-than-ethical purposes. Don't let this dissuade you. Your audience is still out there (Facebook is working hard at eliminating those fake profiles).
Before you jump on the Facebook marketing for ecommerce bandwagon, spend some time reviewing the network itself and the communities that are most like your brand. Then, you may start to build your strategy. Once you have your strategy ironed out, you may begin posting, but not a moment sooner!
Many online retailers have trouble tracking ROI on their social campaigns because they do not set proper goals. Before you even create your first post, you should know what success looks like. Only then can you create the strategy that will make it happen.
Goals – In a broad sense, what are you looking to accomplish on Facebook? Are you looking to capture email addresses? Promote brand awareness? Increase sales? Your answer may be a combination of these things, and that's okay. Just be sure to put them in order, so you can clearly define objectives in the next step.
Objectives – Now that you have your goals in order of importance, it is time to drill down to the nitty gritty. If you are looking to capture email addresses, do you have a plan for making it happen? What does success look like? Is it five emails or five thousand? How much time and effort do you expect to spend to get these emails? Be optimistic yet reasonable with your objectives.
Define Audience – Take advantage of Facebook's advanced targeting tools to clearly define your audience before you place an ad. And much like with any other advertising platform, testing is always recommended. Create an ad that goes to your core audience, your tried and true, but it's okay to test different markets and interests too. You may be pleasantly surprised.
Type of Content – To get the most out of your efforts, use all of the tools at your disposal. People like variety and they like to be entertained. Images, videos, status updates and giveaways can all help you achieve your objectives. By the way, contests are a great way to collect email addresses. Just be sure your prize is something relevant to your brand, or you may end up with email addresses that are useless to you.
If you are truly invested in Facebook marketing, your strategy will probably include Facebook ads. Ads can be used to increase likes on your Facebook page and boost visibility on your Facebook posts. But ads can also be used to drive traffic directly to your website. The ad you design should help you achieve your objectives.
How often to post on Facebook is a very common question, and it is one that can vary based on the brand. I often recommend starting with one post each day and slowly introducing an additional post during peak times, such as on the weekends. Facebook's algorithm seems to favor brands that are consistent, but posting too much can dilute your message and annoy your community. This is why one post daily works well for most brands. If you happen to have something amazing or time-sensitive to say after a post has been sent, though, don't hold back.
As you begin posting, keep an eye on post performance. This will tell you whether you are posting at the right times and what type of content is performing best for you. I've already mentioned Buffer and Hootsuite above, but some other tools that can help with post creation, especially on the creative end, are Pagemodo, Canva and Picmonkey.
Don't get too hung up on what your competitors are doing, but you should definitely keep an eye on their pages. Use Facebook's Pages to Follow feature to help. Also, follow them and any active followers that you can. And for even more creative ideas, choose your favorite Facebook accounts from the top 500 retailers and follow them too.
If anyone has ever tried to talk you out of Facebook marketing, that should give you some indication that it is not easy for every brand. This does not mean that it is not worthwhile. With the right tools and know how, you can turn your Facebook page into a source of revenue for your brand. Just don't think you can set it and forget it!
Thirsty for more Facebook marketing knowledge? Signup for one of our Facebook webinars where we will explore things like ad creation and post timing in much greater detail.


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Ms-51 December 2012 Operations Research
Ms-51 : Operations Research
1. (a) Experts believe that OR is a technique which help in resolving conflicts between Production, Finance, Marketing and Personnel functions of a manufacturing unit. Do you agree ? Justify your answer with the help of suitable examples.
(b) A company produces product A and B and has a total production capacity of 9 tons per day. A and B require the same production capacity. The company has a permanent contract to supply at - least 2 tons of A and at least 3 tons of B per day to another company. Each ton of A requires 20 machine hours production time and each ton of B requires 50 machine hours production time. The daily maximum possible number of machine hours is 360. All the firm's out put can be sold and the profit made is Rs. 80 per tons of A and Rs. 120 per tons of B. Determine the production schedule for maximum profit and also calculate the profit.
2. (a) What functions does inventory perform ? State the two basic inventory decision management must make as they attempt to accomplish the function of inventory described by you.
(b) A drug manufacturing company uses batch production process and uses material X for its famous brand of drug. Material X is being produced by the company in 10 batches of 1500 units each. All the material is being used in the production of the drug. The plant operates for 2800 hours in a year. The set up costs of the machine are Rs. 100/-and is independent of the batch size. The cost of the material is Rs. 200 per unit and holding cost is 20%. Is the existing production strategy adopted by the management economical ? Justify your answer.
4. (a) What is a queue ? Give an example and explain the basic concept of queue. Also
discuss the queue parameters.
(b) A repair man is to be hired to repair machines which break down at an average rate of 3 per hour. The break down follows Poisson distribution. Non - productive time of a machine is considered to cost Rs. 10 per hour. Two repairmen have been interviewed - one is slow but cheap, while the other is fast but expensive. The slow repairman charges Rs. 5 per hour and he services break down machines at the rate 4 per hour. The fast repairman demand Rs. 7 per hour, and he services at an average rate of 6 per hour. Which repairman should be hired ?
5. (a) Explain in brief Gomory's method for solving an integer linear programming problem.
(b) Four different jobs can be done on four different machines. The set up and take -down time are assumed to be prohibitively high for changeovers. The matrix below gives the cost in rupees of producing job i on machine j.
Assign the Jobs to the various machines so that the total cost gets minimized.
(a) ABC Analysis
(b) Travelling Salesman Problem
(c) Dual of an LPP
(d) Bellman's Principle of Optimality
(e) Dynamic Programming
Ms-51 June, 2011 Operations Research


Music producer Mark Ronson opted for a pink candy-striped suit to marry French model Josephine De La Baume this weekend.
The couple, who have been dating since 2009, tied the knot in the French picturesque town of Aix-en-Provence, near to where former Agent Provocateur model Josephine was born.
And obviously not one for tradition, hip musician Ronson nearly stole the show in a striped suit, complete with Rayban sunglasses. Luckily, his bride looked unforgettable in a custom-made Zac Posen gown complete with cropped veil.
And while rumoured guests, such as Lily Allen and Kate Moss, partied away at the undoubtedly stylish two-day reception- details of the proposal emerged.
Ronson surprised his girlfriend while the two were out walking along a New York beach, one chilly day earlier this year. 'It was freezing, our noses were dripping and we had tons of clothes on, I was wearing gloves,' Josephine, who has her first acting part in new film One Day, said.
'It was completely unexpected, a beautiful moment.' Bless!


Japan is considering introducing a law making it compulsory for workers to take vacations. An extreme work ethic is blamed for a variety of problems, such as a low birth rate, while also causing mental and physical health problems.
The government wants to see Japanese workers take at least five days paid leave off from work every year. A survey by the country's Labor Ministry in 2013 found that on average, workers only took nine of the 18.5 days off that they were entitled to, AFP reports.
A separate poll said that one in six did not take any paid holidays in 2013. The government is looking to ensure that workers take at least 70 percent of their allotted time off and wants to submit legislation in the current parliament session, which began on January 26, according to Jiji Press.
If the legislation is passed, it will become the responsibility of the employer to make sure that workers are taking paid leave.
Part of the reason for the Japanese reluctance to take that leave is the stigma attached. Many workers feel resentment from colleagues if they are absent from the workplace, as this increases the amount of labor the coworkers have to carry out. Younger employees also feel that they should not leave the workplace before their bosses do.
Japan is eyeing a compulsory 5 day paid holiday per year? Yes! Your salarymen need some rest time.
Yuu Wakebe, the Health and Labor Ministry official who is overseeing the implementation of this legislation, is adamant things need to change. He regularly works over 100 hours overtime per month and only took five days off in 2014 - one of those was because he was sick. Workers in Japan must use their vacation days if they are sick.
"It is actually a worker's right to take paid vacations," he said. "But working in Japan involves quite a lot of a volunteer spirit," which was reported by AP.
The problem of overwork in Japan has become so acute that the term 'karoshi', which literally means 'death by overwork' was coined a few years ago. The government estimates that 200 people die from karoshi every year because of heart attacks or cerebral hemorrhaging due to long hours spent at the work place.
However, karoshi does not include deaths from mental depression or suicides. If this was the case, the number of work related deaths would dramatically increase.
Over in Japan, # of workers suffering from mental illness increased by 50%. Gov set to fine org's where employees forego taking holiday.
The new law also wants to make sure that parents spend more time with the children and encourage more flexible working hours, especially in the summer months, when kids are on holiday. An aging population and low birth rate is currently seen as a big problem for the Japanese economy, the third largest in the world.
Many potential parents are put off having children because they simply do not have time due to work commitments, or they are unable to find a partner because their lives are devoted to their place of employment.
Although Japan is well-known for being an extremely hard-working nation, productivity is not always that great. Workers often feel the need to sit with their colleagues even if they are not doing anything, in order to be seen as 'boosting team spirit'. However, this can often affect performance and productivity levels.
Data compiled by the Japanese government shows that 22 percent of the public work more than 49 hours a week, compared to 11 percent of French and Germans. However, a staggering 35 percent of South Koreans are at work for more than 49 hours a week, according to AP.


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Q: How to add a separator in qweb report? I want to add separator ',' in qweb report , to get the following result: session1,session2,session3 instead of : session1session2session3
Here is my code :

      <t t-esc="session.name" />

I tried to use
<t t-esc="', '.join(sessions).mapped('session.name')"/>

but I got an error,
odoo.addons.base.models.qweb.QWebException: sequence item 0: expected str instance, pos.config found
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/odoo/addons/base/models/qweb.py", line 331, in _compiled_fn
    return compiled(self, append, new, options, log)
  File "<template>", line 1, in template_point_of_sale_report_saledetails_123
  File "<template>", line 3, in body_call_content_121
  File "<template>", line 4, in body_call_content_119
  File "<template>", line 9, in foreach_98
TypeError: sequence item 0: expected str instance, pos.config found

Error to render compiling AST
TypeError: sequence item 0: expected str instance, pos.config found
Template: point_of_sale.report_saledetails
Path: /t/t[2]/t/div/div/tr/td[2]/t
Node: <t t-esc="', '.join(sessions).mapped('session.name')"/>

Any help please?
Thanks.

A: Try:
<t t-esc="', '.join(sessions.mapped('name'))"/>

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M27 is a major road in Johannesburg, South Africa. A large part of the route is named Jan Smuts Avenue which is roughly 12 km long. It begins in the southern suburb of Booysens and heads northwards through the Johannesburg CBD and the northern suburbs of Randburg.

Route
The M27 begins at the M1 Booysens Street Interchange as a number of off-ramps and heads northwards as Booysens Street through Booysens, Ophirton and into Selby. In Selby, the M27 crosses under the M2 motorway at the Village Road/Selby Interchange into the Johannesburg CBD. Here the route becomes one-way as Pixley Seme Street heading north through the city with Newtown to the west. The M27 as a southbound one-way road through the CBD is called Simmonds Street, starting at the Queen Elizabeth Bridge and runs through under the M2 where it joins Booysens Street. Leaving the CBD the road resumes being dual carriageway as it crosses the railway lines via the Queen Elizabeth Bridge as Queen Elizabeth Drive and into Braamfontein. Turning right, its joined by traffic crossing the Nelson Mandela Bridge and its heads north through to the top of Braamfontein ridge as Bertha Street.

The M27, now called Jan Smuts Avenue begins on Braamfontein's ridge as an extension northwards of Bertha Street at the intersection with Stiemens Street. It passes the East campus of the University of Witwatersrand on its left and Helpmekaar Kollege on the right before descending into the leafy suburb of Parktown where it crosses over a major intersection, the M71 Empire Road. After crossing Empire Road, passes over the M1 De Villiers Graaff motorway again with several entrances and exits at this intersection. Leaving Parktown, the road begins to drop as it descends Parktown Ridge through the hilly and leafy suburbs of Westcliff and Forest Town. As it enters Parkview, it passes through the Herman Eckstein Park, with the Johannesburg Zoo to the right and the left Zoo Lake.

Narrowing to single lanes in Saxonwold, Jan Smuts Avenue splits northwards at the Cotswold Drive (R25) winding its way out of Saxonwold and into Parkwood. It resumes as a dual carriageway as it climbs into the retail suburb of Rosebank and leafy Parktown North before dropping down into Dunkeld West as a single carriageway. A short while later it resumes as a dual carriageway and passes through Hyde Park where at a major intersection close to the Hyde Park Corner shopping centre, the road splits north-west when it intersects the start of the M81 William Nicol Drive. It passes through Craighall and Craighall Park crossing the Braamfontein Spruit. It then enters the old Randburg suburbs of Blairgowrie and Bordeaux intersecting Bram Fischer Drive, Ferndale and where the M27 Jan Smuts Avenue ends.

References

Streets and roads of Johannesburg
Metropolitan routes in Johannesburg


Your customers can now attend your Live Online 1-to-1 Sessions, Group Classes, and Webinars without downloading an app. Your customers can attend your sessions directly from their iPhone, iPad and Android mobile devices. The Yondo system will automatically guide your customers to your live sessions directly in their mobile Safari or Chrome browser.
Important Note: The Yondo system never needed an Android app and with this new release Yondo has discontinued the use of the Yondo iPhone app, as it no longer needed.
Apple has rolled out iOS 11 and macOS 10.13, and with this release, our team has been hard at work preparing for this day. Part of this work has been focused on identifying and testing devices and browsers that can interoperate successfully with Safari 11.
With support for Safari, we're able to further the benefits of the Yondo platform, focused on scale, reliability, and quality, empowering you to provide more live online 1-to-1 sessions, group classes, and webinars to your customers.


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using System.Collections.Generic;
using Expressive.Expressions;
using Expressive.Expressions.Binary.Conditional;
using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
using Moq;

namespace Expressive.Tests.Expressions.Binary.Conditional
{
    [TestClass]
    public class NullCoalescingExpressionTests
    {
        [TestMethod]
        public void TestNotNullEvaluate()
        {
            var expression = new NullCoalescingExpression(
                Mock.Of<IExpression>(e => e.Evaluate(It.IsAny<IDictionary<string, object>>()) == (object)"Non null"),
                Mock.Of<IExpression>(e => e.Evaluate(It.IsAny<IDictionary<string, object>>()) == (object)"Never used"),
                new Context(ExpressiveOptions.None));

            Assert.AreEqual("Non null", expression.Evaluate(null));
        }

        [TestMethod]
        public void TestNullEvaluate()
        {
            var expression = new NullCoalescingExpression(
                Mock.Of<IExpression>(e => e.Evaluate(It.IsAny<IDictionary<string, object>>()) == (object)null),
                Mock.Of<IExpression>(e => e.Evaluate(It.IsAny<IDictionary<string, object>>()) == (object)"Now used"),
                new Context(ExpressiveOptions.None));

            Assert.AreEqual("Now used", expression.Evaluate(null));
        }
    }
}

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Ok , ok, I know what you guys are gonna say, I'm behind yet again! All the hype over the newly released face Masks by The Body Shop but I must admit I just never thought to go in there or check out these ranges for myself! Especially since everyone was obsessed with the Himalayan Charcoal Mask but I kind of have a love hate relationship with clay masks so I opted for the British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask.
I think I am coming to the realisation that I really love floral scented things and this mask is like being smacked in the face with a bunch of roses (without the thorns, obvs) Like this face mask has a very strong scent so if flowers aren't your thang you need to stay well away from this.
As you can see it's a very gel like consistency and actually has little shreds of rose petals actually in it which I honestly adore, I like products that go that extra mile and lookswise this totally does. Now, the thing about gel like face masks is that you never see a difference right away like you do with clay masks. This Plumping face mask has aloe vera, rosehip oil as well as omega 3 and 6 so it has a lot of deeply nourishing properties but it's something that improves skin over time.
This mask doesn't dry which I actually really like because it means that when I wash it off, it comes off with ease and I don't end up having a bright red face that feels all weird. The British Rose Fresh Plumping Mask is one for the people out there who maybe have sensitive skin that wants something super gentle, who wants to inject a bit of moisture into their skin. I only use it once a week after I have cleansed and used my Pure Resurfacing Liquid Peel and I really like it! The mask is £16 which I actually thing is really expensive for a face mask but it's something that does exactly what I want, so I don't mind too much but after I run out I'm still a little undecided as to whether I will repurchase.
What are you favourite face masks?
loving the idea of a gel mask, I usually use clay masks or peel off masks and they can make my skin feel dry, never tried body shop masks before!


Over the next month I fitted all the electric cabling, engine electrics, wired up the navigation.
My father came up from Weston and wired the main switch panel and all the 220 volt electrics.
I also wired up and built the cockpit engine and navigation panel. Then I ran the cables for the navigation lights.
The windlass came next. My good friend Franc had got hold of some armoured cable which was perfect for the windlass.


Images of is two networks of subreddits. They automatically collect image posts of time periods and places.
Post and comment freely. Be nice.
Remove posts by writing only the word remove in a comment.
NSFW posts by writing NSFW in a comment.
Report false positives as false positive.
We have subreddits for places and time periods all around the world.
Your move Austin Police Dept!
Grabbed my first, 1954 Smith-Corona Silent-Super.
Knowlton Church and Earthworks. Dorset.
This toilet in Deptford, London.
This tree eating a 'No Cycling' sign.
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HomeTagsPosts tagged with "Titanic"
'Best night of my life': Adele had a Titanic themed party for her 30th
Adele celebrated her 30th birthday over the weekend and the Hello singer certainly went all out to mark the next chapter of her life.
Taking to Instagram, the Grammy winner shared photos from her lavish party inspired by the 1997 film Titanic.
Adele dressed up as Kate Winslet's character Rose for the event and her costume was simply incredible.
A post shared by Adele (@adele) on May 6, 2018 at 4:41pm PDT
In one snap, the Rolling In The Deep singer posed on top of a staircase which is identical to the one in the movie.
She even donned a life-jacket, just like the ones in the film, as she danced with her friends.
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Adele was joined by her nearest and dearest, as well as a host of celebrity friends including Aaron Paul, Zane Lowe, Mark Ronson, Alan Carr and Sam Taylor-Johnson.
She opened up about the milestone on Instagram, "Dirty 30! I'm not sure what I'm going to do for the next 30 years as I've been blessed beyond words in my life so far."
A post shared by Mark Ronson (@iammarkronson) on May 6, 2018 at 12:34am PDT
'Thank you to everyone for coming along for the ride the last 11 years with me.'
'My family and friends for entertaining my super fandom of the Titanic movie," she continued.
The Water Under The Bridge singer gushed about her party, "Last night was the best night of my life. Here's a couple pics. I'm absolutely f**ked, not sure I'll make it out the house again!," she joked.
She also praised Childish Gambino, who dropped the video for his song This Is America yesterday, "Ps Childish Gambino how the hell do you have time to offer us so much greatness on so many platforms. I adore you x."
Happy birthday Adele!
Titanic is being shown at these five Irish cinemas later this month
Tissues at the ready guys – Titanic is returning to Irish cinemas.
The Oscar winning film will celebrate its 20th anniversary later this month and in honour of this milestone, Odeon cinemas are bringing the classic love story back for one night only.
James Cameron's blockbuster starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio broke every record in the book when it was released in 1997, and while it remains a Christmas Day tradition in households across the country, many of us have never had the chance to watch the dramatic scenes play out on the big screen.
Odeon's branches in Blanchardstown, Charlestown, Coolock, Stillorgan and The Point will host the throw back to trump all throw backs on Thursday August 17, and according to the cinema's official Twitter account, you and a friend can get tickets for FREE.
It's not clear yet whether tickets will go on general sale, but make sure to keep an eye on social media for any updates.
Can it be? It's true guys, you can bring a friend for FREE to see #Titanic in ODEON cinemas on 17th August. pic.twitter.com/n294lBcNhx
— ODEON Ireland (@ODEONcinemasIRE) July 30, 2017
Meanwhile, James Cameron has revealed that he is teaming up with National Geographic to create a new documentary titles, Titanic: 20th Anniversary.
The documentary will reportedly focus on the director's life while he was creating the film and will discuss the critical decisions he had to make while working on it.
There was a mini Titanic reunion and the Internet can't handle it
Can you believe it's been 20 years since Titanic hit our screens?
It was the love story that no one could forget about, and now two decades later, there was a mini cast reunion, and we have to say, we're still swooning.
Billy Zane, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio all came together again for Leo's charity fundraiser gala in St. Tropez in France.
At the gala, Leo and Kate auctioned themselves off to have a dinner with one lucky person… but we're just wondering how much someone would pay to have all three of them in the room together.
Gangs back together. Now we're saving icebergs. Go figure.. @katewinsletofficial @leonardodicaprio @leonardodicapriofdn
A post shared by Billy Zane (@billyzane) on Jul 26, 2017 at 1:12pm PDT
Billy shared a photo of the three amigos on Instagram with the caption, "Gang's back together. Now we're saving icebergs. Go Figure."
We're loving Billy's caption to the snap, but it seems the Internet just loves seeing everyone back together again:
kate and leo: hang out
everyone: pic.twitter.com/Yz2jvBLzJ8
— hannah (@lesIiewyatts) July 26, 2017
Billy Zane, Kate Winslet e Leonardo DiCaprio ed è subito Titanic reunion pic.twitter.com/zV1IRZK6f5
— Elisa (@ElisaM_95) July 27, 2017
3 lucky fans who will have private dinners with Leo and Kate can also bring their family and friends to dinner! pic.twitter.com/rJIQpzgeLj
— Leonardo DiCaprio (@LeoDiCaprioFans) July 27, 2017
i just want kate and leo to have their own family and get married raise their own kids and grow old together and spoil fans everyday i just
— arizzle (@lordvato) July 27, 2017
Did Billy Zane buy the dinner with Kate and Leo?
— Carrie (@EvilVagenda) July 27, 2017
Jack, Rose and Cal — I mean Leo, Kate and Billy… together again… 20 years later, for a good caushttps://t.co/2YnZeiKOKV
— Shannon Mayo (@sgraceworld) July 27, 2017
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So, this guy is claiming that Titanic's Jack Dawson is based him
So, it's been 20 years since James Camerons' Titanic told the ultimate romantic tragedy of fictional couple Jack and Rose – or at least that's what we thought.
It has now emerged that the couple's fleeting romance may actually be based on true life events after a man claimed that his story was 'stolen' for the film's lead character, Jack Dawson.
According to reports, Florida native, Stephen Cummings, has claimed he is the inspiration behind one of Leonardo DiCaprio's most famous roles.
Documents suggest that the director heard about Stephen's story through word of mouth about events that took place in Brevard County in 1988 and 1989.
What's more is that he claims the famous sinking scenes were not based on history, but rather the stories he told about two relatives who dies on board the ship – the wife survived and the husband did not.
Hmmm… we can't imagine this one detail is enough for Stephen to make his case, especially seeing as he's looking $300 million and 1 per cent of royalties.
What a chancer.
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'I'll never let go' Dublin is getting an extra special screening of Titanic
It's been 20 years since Titanic was released amid a flurry of global publicity, and in honour of the Hollywood classic's anniversary, Retro Drive-in Movies will be bringing the Di Caprio classic to the silver screen again.
Over the course of St Patrick's weekend, the world's biggest outdoor LED screen will take up residence in Dublin's Cherrywood, and for one night only, you and the squad can revisit Jack and Rose's tragic story… and argue over whether there really was any room for Jack on that board.
And it doesn't stop there.
With a nod to the real people behind the box office smash, every ticket issued for the Titanic Drive-in will be connected to a real passenger aboard the ill fated ship, complete with the passengers name, nationality and type of ticket.
Wait, we're not done.
If Titanic isn't your thing, Retro Drive-in Movies will also be playing host to a number of other classics including Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, and Top Gun to name just three.
Tickets cost €28 (plus booking fee) per car, so if you want in on the action, pick them up here!
Retro Drive In
'Read page 147' Titanic director explains why Jack just HAD to die
When Jack Dawson slipped beneath the icy waters of the Atlantic in Titanic, more than a few of us questioned whether his death could have been avoided.
And general consensus suggests that if Rose DeWitt Bukater had moved over a few damn inches on her board, the pair of them may have led a long and happy life together.
Unfortunately, James Cameron, the director of the box-office smash isn't with us on that one. But if you think Mr Cameron's opinion on Jack's fate is based on the logistics of the scene, you'd be wrong.
Jack died because, well, that's what the script demanded – simple as.
Speaking to the Daily Beast recently, the renowned director addressed the query into Jack's demise, and it sounds like he's officially done with that particular line of questioning.
"We're gonna go there? Look, it's very, very simple: you read page 147 of the script and it says, 'Jack gets off the board and gives his place to her so that she can survive,' It's that simple," he insisted.
And while James stands by the scene's direction, he does provide fans with an alternate ending.
"His best choice was to keep his upper body out of the water and hope to get pulled out by a boat or something before he died," James reasoned.
But he didn't, and he died.
And it's time to move on with our lives, ladies.
'It's bleedin' freezing' If Titanic starred a bundle of narky Dubliners
When it comes to the love story that was Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater in Titanic, more than a few questions have been raised over the years.
Why did Rose not move over? Why did Jack not demand Rose move over? And how would the romance have played out had it been set in Dublin?
While Enya Martin, the woman who brought us Mean Girls – Dublin style, can't offer definitive answers for the first two, she's done an amazing job tackling the third.
In an upload which has been shared more than 11,000 times from the Giz a Laugh account, the Facebook and YouTube comedian parodies the love story which hit the silver screen almost twenty years ago, and absolutely nails it.
Brace yourselves for this one, ladies.
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'Hello, Jack?' Have you SEEN Kate Winslet's screen test for Titanic?
It's been online for almost four years now, but Kate Winslet's screen test for Titanic has started doing the rounds again in recent days, and we can't stop re-watching it.
We don't know whether it's Kate's unmistakable talent or the fact she's actually playing opposite Elton from Clueless, but this YouTube video manages to be both surreal and compelling in equal measure.
Watching Kate channel her inner Rose DeWitt Bukater to anyone other than Leonardo Di Caprio is absolutely bizarre while seeing Jeremy Sisto talk about anything other than his missing Cranberries CD is a little hard to take.
Add in the squeaking couch and the all too obvious lack of Leo, and this 20-year-old audition has us in a full tailspin.
Ladies, check this out!
It's been re-made! Would YOU sail willingly on a replica of the Titanic?
An exact replica of the Titanic ship is being made and is due to make it's maiden voyage in 2018.
The ship, which is currently being built in China, has copied the exact interiors and layout of the infamous early 1900's ship.
We don't know about you but we are not sure we would be jumping on-board for a spin.
Blue Star Lines is creating the replica ship which will make it's first journey from China to Dubai in two years time.
The shipping company has said that it has already been inundated with ticket requests and the ship is said to have first, second and third class tickets just like the original cruiser.
While the ship is almost identical to the original, it was forced to be slightly larger to meet current regulations and also has more lifeboats.
Because, obviously.
Photos from inside the ship are eerily similar to the replicated sets seen in the film Titanic.
Kate and Leo had a Titanic reunion last night and the internet melted
It's been a huge 19 years since the world first saw Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio on screen in Titanic, and we're still not over how cute they are.
In fact, the two stars reunited at last night's Golden Globes, and even seeing them hug was enough to send Twitter into overdrive.
A clip from the show's live broadcast shows Kate and Leo chatting animatedly – no doubt about their respective Best Supporting Actress and Best Actor wins – before sharing a hug:
Jack and Rose, is that you?
Kate was one of the first to pay her congratulations to her former co-star after he accepted his award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture (Drama) for his role in The Revenant.
As for the English actress, she took home a gong for her role as Joanna Hoffman in Steve Jobs alongside Michael Fassbender.
While the pair both won last night, it remains to be seen if they'll get the same dose of good luck at the Oscars, with Leo's 22-year fight for a win still continuing.
For now though, we're just happy to see them back together – and so is everyone else, it seems:
KATE AND LEO WON. WE ALL WON. NEAR, FAR, WHEREVER YOU ARE. #GoldenGlobes
— Alex Goldschmidt (@alexandergold) January 11, 2016
Does anyone else see Leo and Kate together now and feel relief from the emotional trauma of Titanic?
— Sara (@TNCoverGirl) January 11, 2016
LEO WAS TALKING TO KATE THANK YOU
— city skywalker (@leodicapratt) January 11, 2016
Jack & Rose 4 EVA.
The little girl from Titanic has stories that are too cute
Friday is a day for flashback moments and this one is guaranteed to be your favourite so far. Coming along to absolute destroy everyone with feelings this week is Alexandrea Owens-Sarno.
You may also remember her as Jack Dawson's "best girl" and his second-best dance partner. Now in her 20s, Alexandrea was the child actor who stole hearts and a smile from Hollywood actor Leonardo Dicaprio when she bagged a role in block buster Titanic.
Buzzfeed caught up with the actress, who lives and works in L.A to ask her some very important questions, her answers did not disappoint.
Most notably, she also believes that both Jack and Rose could fit on the door frame.
She has also admitted in an interview with Cosmopolitan that her friends were big fans of doing the obligatory 'then and now' comparison any time Titanic was on TV.
"My friends asked me to stand next to the television while we were watching it so that they could compare how I look now as opposed to then."
Another important fact we needed to know; can she still do that fabulous Irish jig?
"I think if I watched and really just dedicated time to relearning it, maybe I could do it. But you also can't do it by yourself. When you're getting, like, twirled around by Leonardo DiCaprio, you just go with the moment."
Well, we think if Leo asked any of us to dance our moves would certainly become a little bit more inspired in the spirit of the moment.
Speaking of which, Alexandrea let everyone know that Leo was just as much of a heart throb as we wanted him to be:
"There was so much of Jack in Leo, definitely. He was very sweet; he was very goofy, absolutely adorable. He always had a smile on his face, it was great."
She said that while she wasn't really aware of how much of a hit Leo was with the ladies back then, she still considered him one of her BFFs. She even invited him to go trick-or-treating with her.
Unfortunately it never came to pass, but Alexandrea is still waiting for the moment he shows up on her doorstep:
"He'll be like, "You've been waiting for this for almost 20 years!"
alexandrea owens-sarno
Tributes pour in for Titanic composer who died in plane crash
James Horner, the composer who wrote the Oscar-winning score for Titanic, has died in a plane crash.
The 61-year-old was a trained pilot and is thought to have been alone on a small plane when it crashed north of Santa Barbara on Monday morning.
One of Hollywood's most legendary composers, Mr Horner worked on the films A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Troy, Apollo 13, as well as three James Cameron films.
He won two Oscars for Titanic which included the Best Original song award and the Best Dramatic Score award. He was nominated for another eight Oscars. The late composer boasts 158 credits for various TV and film projects.
In a 2009 interview with the Los Angeles Times, Mr Horner explained the importance of the nature of his work. "My job is to make sure at every turn of the film it's something the audience can feel with their heart."
"When we lose a character, when somebody wins, when somebody loses, when someone disappears – at all times I'm keeping track, constantly, of what the heart is supposed to be feeling. That is my primary role."
Since the composer's tragic death, tributes from Hollywood's most revered have been pouring in.
Celine Dion, the singer of My Heart Will Go On has released a statement saying she is "deeply saddened" by the talented composer's "tragic death."
My sincere condolences to the family, loved ones and friends of James Horner. #abeautifulmind
— Russell Crowe (@russellcrowe) June 23, 2015
There is nothing that shaped my movie-going experience more than the musical genius of James Horner. He will live on through the ages.
— Rob Lowe (@RobLowe) June 23, 2015
I still listen to 'The land before time' soundtrack on set when I need a good cry. Big part of my childhood. #RIPJamesHorner
— #EvanRachelWould (@evanrachelwood) June 23, 2015
Incredibly saddened to hear about the loss of James Horner. I grew up loving his work. He leaves behind a spectacular musical legacy.
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) June 23, 2015
Brilliant Composer James Horner, friend & collaborator on 7 movies has tragically died in a plane crash. My heart aches for his loved ones.
— Ron Howard (@RealRonHoward) June 23, 2015
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Presenting the Gospel to UK Asians | 325 | Report 1 & 2
The Evangelical Alliance has launched a new outreach programme specifically targeted at the UK's growing Asian population. 'Discovering Jesus through Asian eyes' is aimed at presenting the Gospel in a way that addresses many of the issues and questions that Asian people may have about Christianity. It was trialled in churches last year before being officially launched recently in London.
Sanjay Rajo of Naujavan, a Christian organisation dedicated to serving 16-30 year-old Asians, said that until now there has been a real gap in the market for outreach designed for young British Asians. "In the last forty years Asians came to the UK from overseas but now we are seeing more young people, who are born here, confused about their identity and hunger for something spiritual," he explained.
"This course will attract a younger generation… such as university students and young professionals in their 20s and 30s, who are interested in going on a course a bit like Alpha or Christianity Explored, but with an Asian edge. It ticks that box and allows us to engage in a unique Asian British way, there is nothing else out there like it. (The course) has come at absolutely the right time and is the missing piece of the puzzle which helps to mobilise a generation to reach out to their Asian friends."
The eight-week course is based on the Evangelical Alliance's booklet of the same name, and has been received positively so far. Greenford Baptist Church in south-east London piloted the course last year, and Rev Warren McNeil says the response was phenomenal. "We had non-Asians, a Sikh and a Muslim come to know Jesus. They were baptised this year," he says. "It made us think differently about how to reach Asians. Even our style of worship is done differently, in a more Asian style so we can reach the predominantly Asian population in our area."
Described as "the first of its kind exploring key questions that people from the South Asian and East Asian diaspora have about Jesus Christ and the Christian faith", the course hopes to help propel outreach in a "culturally appropriate way", and will be initially available to churches and Christian organisations in the UK, US, Canada and Australia. The South Asian Forum (SAF) of the Evangelical Alliance is also offering training so as to "get the most out of these new resources and to develop relationships with the Asian community", says national co-ordinator Manoi Raithatha. For more information, go to www.discovering-jesus.com
Source: Christian Today; Evangelical Alliance
BIBLE STUDY: John 12:20-23
Day 1 – PRAISE: God that this new course has begun to be used successfully among London Asians.
Day 2 – PRAY: For those who received Christ through the course. Pray for Asians that you know and seek to reach them for Christ.


Loved the location. Beautifully decorated. Appreciated the welcome pack!
Great location and lovely little house. Very comfortable and felt homely.
Lovely location, charming cottage - Conwy beautiful, will definitely return.
Fantastic location, comfy beds. We really enjoyed our stay.
Trevligt och bekvämt hus med alla faciliteter ett korttidsboende kan behöva.
Lock in a great price for SeaHaven Cottage – rated 8.9 by recent guests!
Located in Conwy, 3.5 miles from Bodnant Garden and 1,200 feet from Conwy Castle, SeaHaven Cottage offers free WiFi. The vacation home is 1.3 miles from Deganwy Castle.
The nearest airport is Liverpool John Lennon Airport, 40 miles from the property.
When would you like to stay at SeaHaven Cottage?
House Rules SeaHaven Cottage takes special requests – add in the next step!
Debit card SeaHaven Cottage accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
SeaHaven Cottage accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Parking difficult outside property so had to park 5 mins away. Cooking facilities limited. Lock broke on front door and not easy to contact agent.
It was very expensive we paid £500 for two nights!! That's the only thing that would stop us from stopping again.


I enjoy drawing, making mangas, snowboarding, cosplaying, and playin video games. I love anime and mangas obviously :P , kitties, pocky, adventure time, homestuck, SWORDS!! Especially swords! X3 and many other things.
im funny and hyper, im a major Uke and love cosplay! i always go to AnimeNext and i dont like long distance relationships. my favorite anime is Madoka Magika (its so sad!), my first anime was Inuyasha.
While I really do love anime and going to conventions, I'm sort of just here to look around. Please don't message me if you refer to yourself as an otaku, that is not a good thing to be. Aside from animes and mangos I alsi like video games, poetry, thrift store shopping, and going to cafes.


Come out and celebrate Halloween at our Haunted Obstacle Trail Course!
We have a "spooktacular" event planned with fun and scary obstacles for all ages/skills/breeds! Come in costume and you could win $100! Compete in in-hand, novice and open divisions with prizes to 6th place.


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2.5 hours of intense small group training for licensed riders ($160).
So… you've been riding for a while, but haven't had any formal training since your licensing course. You know that you ride just fine in traffic, on the open road or any situation that doesn't require slow speed control of your motorcycle. Maybe you're a new rider that took a basic course. You haven't bought your motorcycle yet. You probably need to drill and practice before you begin to lose the skills you gained?
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After I finished my Basic riding course and got my license I bought myself a r1200r BMW the next day and it was then when I realized there was no way I could ride her home and that I needed more practice. But after taking seat time and following the instructions of my riding coach Jeff, who had answers to all the questions I wasn't asking, my first ride was 200 miles and had a blast. Thank you and keep up the good work.
This class was everything that I hoped it would be! I had no 'seat time' other than my course, but taking this class allowed me to practice in a safe comfortable environment. I feel much more confident with my skills and look forward to riding! Jeff was a great instructor. The class had a great casual flow to it. He gave us practical tips, evaluated our progress and allowed us to concentrate on what we needed most. I highly recommend this class for anyone looking to feel more confident before getting out on the road! Thank you to everyone at MRC for a great afternoon.


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In 2021, Dr. Hutchings was named Columbia, TN's Business Person of the Year for his contributions to the community and healthcare during the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Hutchings also serves as a faculty member at John Patrick University in the department of Dementia/Alzheimer's Medical program as well as co-chair for the university's Cognitive and Memory Disorders Clinic.
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Most people associated with the field of occupational safety and health already know that states and territories of the United States of America have the option to implement their own "State Plan" OSHA program to regulate workplace safety within their boundaries. Approximately half the states and territories have opted to do just that. So affected employers in those states follow the state OSHA rules, display the state OSHA posters, report certain injuries and illnesses to state OSHA offices, and are subject to inspections by state OSHA personnel. However, you must make certain that you are aware that employers in certain workplaces located within the boundaries of state-plan OSHA states still fall under the jurisdiction of Federal OSHA, or in some cases, another quasi-OSHA organization.
The easiest way to determine which employers are covered by a certain state's OSHA program and which remain under Federal OSHA (or other) coverage is to refer to the map at this link and click somewhere on the state in question. You will be directed to a page on the website that contains information about OSHA coverage within that specific state; including specific details about who is covered by what agency (refer to the paragraph on the page titled "Jurisdiction").
What you'll find, in general, is that Federal OSHA still retains jurisdiction over employers at workplaces such as the U.S. Post Offices and other federal installations in states operating a state-plan OSHA program, which seems logical. But I also learned (the hard way) a few years ago that in most state-plan states, Federal OSHA also retained jurisdiction over most Maritime operations, including workplaces such as but not limited to, ship and barge builders and repair facilities, long-shoring operations, and other privately-owned maritime operations situated on or along the navigable waters of the United States.
"The Iowa State Plan applies to all public and private sector places of employment in the State with the exception of private sector maritime activities; marine terminals; longshoring; federal government-owned, contractor-operated military/munitions facilities; bridge construction projects spanning the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers between Iowa and other states; federal government employers and employees; and the United States Postal Service; which are subject to Federal OSHA jurisdiction. The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment Standards Administration exercises jurisdiction with respect to field sanitation and temporary labor camps."
So as you can see, jurudictional issues are not as simple as you may think, and can change from area to area within the state. (For further explaination, refer to the comment submitted (below) to this post by a retired OSHA Area Director).
Another area that caught my eye while doing research for this blog post is the Native American reservations. Many enterprises within these areas are usually not covered by state or federal OSHA. However, I was surprised to learn of an agency called Navajo Nation OSHA (NNOSHA), formed in 2000, that regulates employee safety at workplaces on their Tribe's land; I am not sure if other Tribes have their own organization to regulate work safety, but I did find this very interesting.
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Maritime jurisdiction is correct for everything on the water. In California Cal/OSHA have the dock operations. Ship repair Federal OSHA on the water, floating docks and dry docks. Cal/OSHA on the land for ship repair activities. In Hawaii for example, Federal OSHA has jurisdiction over maritime activities on land and the water. See the operational agreements in 29 CFR 1952.
You stated neither Federal nor State OSHA programs has jurisdiction on Native American Land. That is not exactly true. Bureau of Indian Affairs publishes a list of Native American Trust lands each year in a federal register. Federal OSHA has jurisdiction on Native American Trust Lands with the exception intramural tribal activities. Intramural activities involve operations conducted by the tribe that would be similar in nature to those of a city or county. For example: Operation of schools, water districts, sewer districts, etc. Enterprises owned by the tribe, for example casinos, saw mills, etc. would be regulated by Federal OSHA. Contractor activities on tribal trust lands are regulated by Federal OSHA as well. There are a couple of 9th Circuit decisions that support this position and Federal OSHA conducts inspections on tribal trust lands on a routine basis. It also gets confusing where tribal lands are. At times the tribe may trade land for a partial of land in the middle of town so they can build a casino where gambling would not be authorized by the State. Federal OSHA also has jurisdiction over Federal employees working on tribal land.
You mentioned military installations. Federal OSHA has jurisdiction over all Federal employees. The operations agreement (29 CFR 1952) for each State will specify jurisdiction as well. Jurisdiction over contractors on military bases usually depends on the type of ownership the Federal Government has. Exclusive jurisdiction and partial jurisdiction is regulated by Federal OSHA. If ownership of the land by the Federal Government is proprietary or concurrent the contractors would be regulated by the State OSHA program. You can contact the Federal OSHA area office or regional office for detailed information on where Federal OSHA has jurisdiction. For example, some bases may have part of the base covered by the State OSHA program and part by Federal OSHA. There are situations where a large building may be located on two jurisdictions. A State OSHA program can give up their jurisdiction over contractors on Federal lands. In Hawaii none of the military bases are located on exclusive or partial jurisdiction. The State Hawaii OSHA program had jurisdiction, they recently transferred this jurisdiction over to Federal OSHA. Another point is the National Guard. Some installations fall under Federal OSHA's jurisdiction, for example: Camp Roberts is a National Guard Base. The property for everything located west of US 101 is regulated by Federal OSHA since the property is exclusive jurisdiction to the Federal Government. The property located east of US 101 is Cal/OSHA since that area is proprietary jurisdiction. Speaking of the National Guard, a fair amount of their full time workforce are military technicians under the control of the National Guard Bureau and they are exempted federal employees and fall under Federal OSHA's jurisdiction.
Congress has two types of jurisdiction under which it can pass laws. The first is subject matter jurisdiction and the second is geographic. We know that nowhere in the US Constitution is Congress granted subject matter jurisdiction over workplace safety and health. Carrying out workplace safety and health functions is also not a power related to any of Congress' other delegated powers under the necessary and proper clause.
When we turn to the text of the OSH Act we see clearly that the plain text of the Act limits the Act to areas over which Congress has exclusive legislative jurisdiction. The OSH Act is clearly written to be constitutional as its text is consistent with it being limited to Congressional geographic jurisdiction.
From the 1970 Act: SEC. 3. Definitions For the purposes of this Act (7) The term "State" includes a State of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
Using rules of statutory construction we see that all of the areas listed for a category (under the broad legal term includes) of areas over which Congress exercise exclusive legislative jurisdiction. The Act no where mentions the 50 states. There is no authority granted in the Act for OSHA to operate within the 50 states on land that belongs to the 50 states. There is no authority in the Act for the 50 states to operate a state plan as the 50 states are not included in the Act's definition of the term State.
5 USC § 7103(18) "United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any territory or possession of the United States.
States" means the 50 States of the United States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
26 USC § 4612(4) United States (A) In general The term "United States" means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any possession of the United States, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.
49 USC § 13102(21) State.— The term "State" means the 50 States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
In each case the 50 States are specifically called out. We may colloquially refer to the states of the Union as 'states of the United States' but in law they are not as they do not belong to the United States since they created the United States and are superior to it. A created entity cannot be greater than the creator.
We also know from the Supreme Court that Congress has no police powers (general safety and health powers) like the states of the Union do, but only limited and well defined delegated powers from the states.
The bottom line is that the OSHA Act is a federal territorial law which has been mal-applied to the 50 states in an unconstitutional manner. The governors of the 50 states are not authorized by the Act to apply for and run a state plan or receive funds to do so. These are all crimes which have been colluded upon by the states and federal government.
I have a situation which I am confused about. We will be building 3 structures on federal land in CA but the current buildings are owned & operated by a private company in CA doing aerospace design & research. Cal OSHA states that this project falls under their jurisdiction & the structures have to meet Cal OSHA requirements i.. fall protection on roofs over 47', obtaining project permits, etc. The CM on the project states that this is fed property & Fed OSHA regulations apply. Is there something in writing that I can use to present to this CM?
Debbie. The California State Plan (Cal-OSHA) applies to all public and private sector places of employment in CA, with the EXCEPTION of Federal employees, the United States Postal Service (USPS), private sector employers on Native American lands, maritime activities on the navigable waterways of the United States, private contractors working on land designated as exclusive Federal jurisdiction, and employers that require Federal security clearances. You will need to review this list and compare to your exact situation at that site.


A little while ago I learnt the term "drabble", meaning fiction which is precisely 100 words in length.
You can read my attempt here, at Luna Station Quarterly. It's called "Monster".
Good twist. I was trying to work it out while reading, but couldn't—as it should be.


Thirty-five premium luxury townhomes are coming to the newest address in Warren Township, Parkview Drive.
1) functional, open floor plans with three bedrooms and two and one-half baths.
2) chef-quality kitchens with natural stone countertops and high-end appliance packages.
3) two-car garages with carriage house style doors.
4) enhanced trim and molding packages.
3) finished basements with a wet bar and additional full bathroom.
In 2013, Warren was voted the #1 best place to live in Central New Jersey. Warren is cradled between route 78 and route 287, providing easy access to major roads leading to destinations like Manhattan (45 minutes) and the renowned Jersey Shore. Warren Crossing is directly across from East County Reserve Park with direct access to the walking trails and recreational facilities offered there. Parkview Drive is mere minutes from downtown shops and restaurants.


3) a type of financial help provided by the government for members of a particular group.
The No. 1 definition would appear to be a theme for situations like those who have worked and paid into the Social Security system are entitled to demand the federal government keep its promise and pay that money back to the Americans who funded the program. Much like paying your mortgage and appurtenant bills entitles you to live in your own home; you earned that. The No. 3 definition is exampled later.
It's a pretty safe bet that the vast majority of the demanders have never once read the U.S. Constitution, let alone studied it. If they had, they'd be able to show where in the Constitution such rights are expressly granted. Cnsnews.com reported in August 2014 that out of a U.S. population (at the time) of 309,467,000 people, 109,631,000, or 35.4 percent, were collecting "means-tested programs" welfare benefits. If the "non-tested" recipients (Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid unemployment benefits, Medicaid) were included, the number would be 153,323,000, or about 49.5 percent.
Medicaid is "free" to the recipients. That number has risen significantly with Obamacare opening the floodgates since the 2014 report.
A huge reason this erroneous culture exists is that self-serving, otherwise impotent politicians tell the masses they deserve and have a right to an education (now it's a "free" education), food, healthcare, an abortion – fill in the blank.
It is a wretched shame that politicians garner votes to hold high offices, with all of the perks and benefits that the people they encumber cannot have. Nearly every "everyday Joe" could make the same promises with someone else's money.
Factually, too many elected politicians share that same ill-gotten belief of entitlement.
The cry is a false one.
It is estimated from 2015 data by the TPC that 45.3 percent of American households, about 77.5 million, will pay no federal individual income tax (MarketWatch.com, April 8, 2016).
In addition, there are the massive payouts of earned income tax credit (EITC). The households in this category not only pay zero federal income tax but also get free money back. This can amount to thousands of dollars per household. EITC is the aforementioned No. 3 definition.
EITC began as temporary in 1975, but like every other government give-away program, it shortly became permanent in 1978.
Single people and those with no children can collect EITC. There are variances upward with number of children. It is worthy of note that there are flagrant instances of illegal aliens claiming a false numbers of household members; the program is not properly scrutinized by the feds. But that's another commentary.
In 1975, 6,215,000 households received $1.25 billion in EITC money. As of 2012, the recipients reached 28,186,000 with the money amounting to $65.4 billion.
"Free college" and "high student debt" are entitlement hot topics.
The returns for the trillions of dollars the taxpayers have spent on "education" are worse than dismal.
In January 2016, the San Diego Tribune reported that the Cal State universities had a 19 percent 4-year graduation rate. Earlier this week, the L.A. Times said it's 17 percent.
Newspaper sources cite that student debt is high due to students attending up to six years.
Gov. Brown and watch groups want higher 4-year graduation rates, suggesting such resolutions as reducing pre-requisites and remedial classes.
College remedial classes? Now we're talking the depressing high school learning statistics.
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Resolutie 1713 van de Veiligheidsraad van de Verenigde Naties werd op 29 september 2006 met unanimiteit door de VN-Veiligheidsraad aangenomen.
De resolutie verlengde het panel van experts dat toezag op de uitvoering van maatregelen die waren getroffen tegen eenieder die vrede in Darfur in de weg stond met een jaar.

Achtergrond

Al in de jaren 1950 was het zwarte zuiden van Soedan in opstand gekomen tegen het overheersende Arabische noorden. De vondst van aardolie in het zuiden maakte het conflict er enkel maar moeilijker op. In 2002 kwam er een staakt-het-vuren en werden afspraken gemaakt over de verdeling van de olie-inkomsten. Verschillende rebellengroepen waren hiermee niet tevreden en in 2003 ontstond het conflict in Darfur tussen deze rebellen en de door de regering gesteunde Janjaweed-milities. Laatstgenoemden gingen over tot etnische zuiveringen. In de daaropvolgende jaren werden er in Darfur grove mensenrechtenschendingen gepleegd, waardoor miljoenen mensen op de vlucht sloegen.

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Waarnemingen
Het geweld en de straffeloosheid in Darfur gingen nog steeds door waardoor de humanitaire situatie er bleef verslechteren. Men was ook bezorgd om de veiligheid van de bevolking, hulpverleners en de
toegang tot humanitaire hulp.

Middels resolutie 1591 had de Veiligheidsraad een panel van experts opgericht om toe te zien op sancties die met diezelfde resolutie waren opgelegd.

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Het mandaat van dat panel werd voor de 3de keer verlengd, tot 29 september 2007. Ook werd de secretaris-generaal gevraagd een 5de expert
aan te stellen zodat het panel zijn missie beter zou kunnen uitvoeren.

Het panel zelf werd gevraagd  tegen 29 maart 2007 een samenvatting te geven over het werk dat het had verricht, binnen een termijn van 90 dagen een tussenrapport in te dienen en tot 30 dagen voor het einde van het mandaat een eindrapport met zijn bevindingen en aanbevelingen te bezorgen. Ten slotte werd bij alle landen en organisaties aangedrongen op hun medewerking.

Verwante resoluties
 Resolutie 1706 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties
 Resolutie 1709 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties
 Resolutie 1714 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties
 Resolutie 1755 Veiligheidsraad Verenigde Naties (2007)

 1713
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The San Manuel Band of Mission Indians Appoints New CFO
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Feb 29 2016 February 29, 2016 February 29, 2016 4Comments	by ben
Are awards a good thing?
I'm writing this after watching the Oscars.
Why do we have awards? I think there are two main answers: the first is that kind of self-congratulatory pat on the back for the winners and the whole organisation in general. Advertising awards seem to make advertising more respectable and prestigious; movie awards sometimes make us forget that some rich people further up the chain were trying to make a boatload of cash; and valve salesman awards help the valve sellers think that their lives have a purpose, making them 12% less likely to commit suicide.
The second reason is that the awards supposedly act as some kind of inspirational carrot. You see the great work and are instantly shamed into upping your own game. In addition, you see your friends get to walk up to the stage, and the next day collect a raise and you think you'd like some of that for yourself.
Mmmm… stages… cash… prestige…
Far be it from me to piss on the pure goodness of the above, but I have a couple of cons to place on the other side of the see-saw: awards are a 'bad' thing because they separate us by exalting the few. Forgive me for getting a little hippyish here, but there's a lot of wise people that say we're all equal. Yes, it doesn't always end up that way, but that's the ideal most of us aspire to. So what is the good of spending a lot of money making it very clear that some of us are better than others? I'll guess some winners had an easier run than some losers, so their endeavour may not have been as impressive. But we're going to say the winners are better because they won. Hooray.
And sure, some can run faster and throw further; those are unequivocal facts. But when it comes to providing a definitive measure of who is better or worse in subjective fields then it's really fucking pointless. So Leo gave a 'better' performance than Bryan Cranston? Did he? Or did he just spend more time freezing his arse off? Was Cranston's portrayal of Trumbo uncannily realistic and more nuanced than Leo climbing inside a prop horse and snotting all over his beard? Who really knows? Well, hundreds of millions of us; one was worth the Oscar, and therefore 'better' than the other.
I used to take awards very seriously, mainly because they were the clearest route to progress in creative advertising (a Cannes Gold will always trump a 12% uptick in sales when it comes to bonus/promotion time), but for years they've felt increasingly meaningless. I get that the respect of one's peers is usually a pleasant sensation, and a chance to get your work out to all the people paying attention to the awards must help something in some way, but maybe we shouldn't make them into such a big deal. After all, if the work is good we hardly need a few shiny trinkets to confirm that.
Or perhaps some people do…
4 Responses to Are awards a good thing?
"A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of coloured ribbon"
Napoleon.
And that extends to MBEs and Knighthoods and all that guff. Jimmy Savile had a bloody knighthood. What do they really mean?
Stimpy Golightly says:
I lost my respect for awards when I did an ad that universally failed to win any awards. Then three years later some twonk did exactly the same ad and won a silver Campaign Poster award. If it's worth a Campaign silver, it's worth a Campaign silver irrespective of what arseing year it's entered. Wankers.
That's when I realised it was all subjective.
eg. A gold pencil when David Abbott is on the jury is worth more than when Joe Bellend Chief Ideator at Funky Giraffe is on the jusry.
Sell! Sell! says:
For me the biggest 'con' of advertising awards is the work that is awarded these days.
Every 'Lifepaint' that wins an award is another nail in the coffin for the relevance and status of creative awards.
It's hard to see the cycle downward being broken because the makers of the dross become next year's jury.
A feedback loop of shit that ends only in the deafening squeal of mediocrity.
(Have a nice day though)
(Actually I'm just taking a little break from working on something rather nice at the moment)
(It will never be entered for any awards though, I can guarantee you that)


Part 1: What is a sports archive, and why should you care about yours?
Regardless of what sport you help to run, you're all trying to achieve the same thing – Develop your sport. Developing your sport, and the participation thereof, hinges on your ability to do one thing. Get your sport or club in front of an audience and engage them.


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(-) National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (13)
(-) Wyoming
People with Substance Use or Mental Health Issues (7)
Populations of Interest (7)
Racial and Ethnic Groups (6)
2017 National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Facilities
Behavioral Health Workforce: Quality Assurance Practices in Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities
Report Type: Short Report
This report focuses on quality assurance practices related to the behavioral health workforce that are used in substance abuse treatment facilities in the United States and facility characteristics.
Wyoming 2016 Potential Areas for Addressing Service Gaps for Opioid Treatment
NSDUH | National Survey on Drug Use and Health, N-MHSS | National Mental Health Services Survey, N-SSATS | National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Collected Date: 2012, 2016
The purpose of the medication-assisted treatment (MAT) facility maps is to identify areas on a state-by-state basis that may be potentially underserved by existing treatment facilities. The maps are created with a methodology that seeks to include the highest potential need areas from individual counties so that county-level stakeholders are...
Part of the Medication-Assisted Treatment Facility Maps (MAT) Collection
2012 State Profile — Wyoming
This is a National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) annual report showing the state profile for Wyoming in 2012. N-SSATS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia...
Part of the 2012 NSSATS State Profiles Collection
Behavioral Health Barometer: Wyoming, 2014
NSDUH | National Survey on Drug Use and Health, N-SSATS | National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
This is a behavioral health report for the state of Wyoming. It uses the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) and the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (NSSATS) to address the topics of youth substance use , youth mental health and treatment, adult mental health and...
Part of the Behavioral Health Barometer: State Barometers, 2014 Collection
This is a National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) data table showing state profile for Wyoming in 2011. N-SSATS is designed to collect data on the location, characteristics, and use of alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities and services throughout the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and...
Report Type: State Report
This state profile includes data from facilities in Wyoming that reported to N-SSATS for the survey reference date March 31, 2010. Data were collected on the location, characteristics, services offered, and number of clients in treatment at alcohol and drug abuse treatment facilities (both public and private) in Wyoming. In...
Mental Health United States 2010
N-MHSS | National Mental Health Services Survey, Non-SAMHSA Data Set, Other SAMHSA Data Set, NSDUH | National Survey on Drug Use and Health, N-SSATS | National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Report Type: Data Review or Analytical Report
This publication provides behavioral health statistics at the national and state levels from multiple data sources, including the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the National Health Interview Survey, the Medical Expenditures Panel Survey, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles.


PLAINFIELD, IND. - Once again, Duke Energy has delivered on its promise to boost local and regional economic development efforts in five Hoosier communities as part of the company''s Site Readiness Program.
A 300-acre parcel at the Vermillion Rise Mega Park in Vermillion County located near Hillsdale along State Road 63.
Each location was evaluated by nationally recognized site consulting firms, which identified each site''s viability for development and recommendations for improvement. Results were presented to local government and economic development organizations, after which Duke Energy presented a $10,000 check to the respective economic development groups to help implement the consultants'' recommendations.
Also, as part of the 2014 Site Readiness Program, Duke Energy awarded a $10,000 matching grant to the Johnson County Development Corporation and the town of Whiteland to help implement consultant recommendations for a 150-acre parcel located near Exit 95 off of Interstate 65.
""We are proud to join with our economic development partners throughout our Indiana service territory to help bring economic growth and vitality to these areas,"" said Melody Birmingham-Byrd, Duke Energy state president—Indiana.
The Site Readiness Program is a key element of Duke Energy''s economic development model. It identifies, evaluates and improves industrial sites in the company's service territory to help communities served by the utility compete for new companies and jobs.
For more information about Duke Energy Indiana''s economic development programs, visit www.locationindiana.com.