For one of our clients in the real estate industry, a 200 percent increase in year-over-year organic search traffic was not just an indicator that the content was doing its job to generate traffic. In addition to building the company's footprint in search results AND directing visitors back to its website, the web content was also increasing consumer awareness about the brand.
Comparing data from 2013 to 2014, we could see the website was getting 239 percent more visits from new users as people became familiar with the brand. These were clicks from people who had not previously interacted with the company and were clicking through to its content for the first time.
The website was getting 239% more visits from new users as people became familiar with the brand.
This is how content marketing is supposed to work. When you create high-quality articles that are closely related to your business, you rank better in search results because you're providing valuable information to searchers. Along with a better ranking, you get more clicks (aka traffic) and people come across your brand name more often. Consumers recognize that your company is on the leaderboard and are more likely to click through to find out what you offer and how you can help them.
New visits are great, but you have to make sure that casting a wider net is going to pull in the right kinds of prospects.
It's normal to see a dip in engagement metrics when you get an influx of traffic. Any time you're getting significantly more visitors, there's a chance that a portion of those new people won't be your ideal customers – there will be leads who need some nurturing and others that are looking for different solutions.
However, a strong content strategy makes the most of the opportunity to get in front of web users. By giving readers a clear sense of the information they'll find on your page, you are more likely to get qualified visitors and less likely to see those new users bounce off the page.
This client did see some of those tell-tale signs of a growing audience, but the goal completion rate also increased 142 percent. That means the number of on-site conversions doubled throughout the year as the site brought in new users.
SEO is an important goal, but it's not the only marketing objective your custom content can achieve. Build a strategy with stamina that fuels your entire sales funnel. Provide valuable information to prospects at different stages in the buying process – whether they're just learning about your business or aggressively comparing competitors before making a major purchase.


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import java.io.IOException;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Counters;
import org.apache.hadoop.mapreduce.Job;
import org.apache.hadoop.util.Tool;
import org.locationtech.geowave.analytic.PropertyManagement;

public interface MapReduceIntegration {
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  public Counters waitForCompletion(Job job) throws InterruptedException, Exception;

  public Job getJob(Tool tool) throws IOException;

  public Configuration getConfiguration(final PropertyManagement runTimeProperties)
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Home Archived What Your Dreams Are Trying To Tell You, with Guest Michael Lennox on Life Changes With Filippo #67 S2:E28 (2010)
What Your Dreams Are Trying To Tell You, with Guest Michael Lennox on Life Changes With Filippo #67 S2:E28 (2010)
Dr. Michael Lennox is one of America's most recognized and respected dream interpreters, having spent the last twenty years interpreting thousands of dreams in workshops, in the media and for corporate and private clientele. Lennox, who holds a Doctorate in Psychology, has been deeply influenced by Carl Jung's theories on dreams.
His interest in nighttime phenomenon began when, at the age of three, he started having vivid and memorable dreams. As an adolescent, his curiosity began to grow when he borrowed his mother's copy of Freud's book, "The Interpretation of Dreams." Though it was heady stuff for the young teen, it nonetheless proved to be a defining moment in his life.
After moving from New York City to Los Angeles in 1987, Lennox began studying at the Jung Institute located in West Los Angeles. Further investigation followed which led, eventually, to formal graduate studies that include an MA and PsyD in Psychology from The California Graduate Institute.
A highly sought-after media expert, Dr. Lennox has been seen internationally by millions of viewers on many television shows, beginning with the Sci Fi Network's The Dream Team with Annabelle and Michael, which premiered in January, 2003. Since then, he has also been featured on the Emmy Award winning reality show Starting Over, Soap Network's Soap Talk, MTV's Myths and Urban Legends, National Lampoons Editorial Desk, The Wayne Brady Show as well as local news broadcasts in Los Angeles and Denver and frequent radio appearances nationally and in Canada.
Also a prolific writer, Dr. Lennox's works have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, including Today's Woman, 360: an on-line e-zine dedicated to the wheelchair bound, E-Harlequin Magazine, and a special edition of TV Guide dedicated to interpreting the dreams of Soprano's character Tony Soprano. His doctoral dissertation, Astrology and Personality, was published by Lambert Academic Publishing in Spring 2009.
Dr. Lennox has worked with corporate clients such as Century 21, Carry-On Communications, Los Angeles Masons and others. He has taught for The Learning Annex and conducts workshops in various cities around the country and has a Los Angeles based private practice.
For more information visit www.MichaelLennox.com or www.DreamingInterpretation.com
Achieving Your Own Personal Breakthroughs, with Guest Alfonso De Rose on Life Changes With Filippo #66 S2:E27 (2010)
Manifesting Your Dreams, with Guest Laura De Leon on Life Changes With Filippo #68 S2:E29 (2010)
Unplugging The Patriarchy, with Guest Lucia Rene on Life Changes With Filippo #77 S2:E38 (2010)
Cosmic Mythology, with Guest Laura Eisenhower on Life Changes With Filippo – Radio Show #192
Become Your Own Fitness Advocate with Guest Julia Wagenbauer and Musical Guests Michael Kaufman, Benjamin Lash, and Peter Myers on LIFE CHANGES – Show #474 Pg2

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Se denomina juez o tribunal de menores, en Derecho procesal penal, a un órgano judicial de carácter especial cuya función es conocer de todos aquellos casos penales en los que el acusado sea una persona menor de edad según la legislación penal.

En aquellos ordenamientos jurídicos en los que está prevista la figura, el tribunal de menores debe aplicar las normas penales específicas que se establecen para los menores en atención a su inferior capacidad de obrar y a su mayor probabilidad de reinserción en la sociedad.

Antecedentes históricos en España
La primera institución que se conoce equiparable a los Tribunales de Menores en España es la figura del Fuge et Pare d'Orfens (Curador y Padre de los Huérfanos), creado en Valencia, en 1337, por el rey Pedro IV el Ceremonioso. Esta institución se encargaba de recoger a los menores vagabundos, huérfanos o desvalidos que circulaban por las calles, y acogerlos para recibir la formación necesaria para aprender un oficio. También hacía la labores de tribunal de los menores acusados de hechos delictivos.

El sentido de disciplina social que se quería asignar a este tipo de instituciones era claro, y se alejaba de los pretendidos deseos de rehabilitar al vago. En sus primeros años no tenía autonomía jurídica, dependiendo directamente de la Justicia civil. Posteriormente, en 1407, el rey Martín I el Humano le dotó de plena potestad en materia delictiva de menores, quedando establecido el Juzgado o Tribunal de los Huérfanos.

La institución del Pare d'Orfens funcionó en Aragón, Valencia y Navarra hasta 1794, año en que fue eliminada por Carlos IV.

Antes de su supresión, desde finales del siglo XVII y especialmente desde comienzos del siglo XVIII,
se generalizó la creación de hospicios y casas de misericordia, con los mismos fines que tenía la
institución valenciana.

Referencias

 En España, véase la Ley Orgánica 5/2000, de 12 de enero, reguladora de la responsabilidad penal de los menores.

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Tired of being flushed out of their studios and homes, this time, artists have decided to fight for their stake in Bushwick.
Artists William Powhida and Jules de Balincourt—both all-too-familiar with Brooklyn developers—have been stoking the flames over Facebook and Twitter this week, to a whirlwind of response. They're proposing the collective purchase of a studio building, a project similar to that of Chicago based artist Theaster Gates. Gates has been gathering multi-source funding to buy and repurpose buildings by using a combination of non-profit funding and private investment. Given the trends in SoHo, Chelsea, the Lower East Side, and Williamsburg, artists need feasible plans like Gates' to maintain and build enclaves in New York.
…wants to start an organization bringing bushwick artist together to form a collective of sorts in which artist buy buildings together in order to prevent what happened in Williamsburg….the tearing down of old buildings to be replaced by Miami look alike condos for suit and tie types who have nothing invested in the local creative community. Any suggestions? I wanna do something about this. Sick of seeing my friends get pushed out of the Wick!
So far, the Facebook comment has over 250 likes and 50 plus comments. de Balincourt promises a meeting within the next week or so, and people have started posting links to resources. Laurie Waxman's article on FOOD, a Soho based artist run restaurant launched by Gordan Matta Clark and Carol Goodden in the 1970s and the website for the NYC Loft Law, a provision designed to protect loft residents being two notable examples.
It would be run with cooperative principles and pooled resources. The basic principle is stewardship: the founding artists would eventually walk away or end their term with retirement or death. The main benefit for artists is stable rent and control of the property as a group.
I tried to do this with neighbors in the 90's when I was living in Bushwick during the loft eviction scare. My advice is to start fresh with empty buildings. You will run in to a lot of problems with converting an existing building that will be no different than residential coop building problems under a non eviction plan. The tenants with the biggest spaces will probably be the people who moved in earliest pre-gentrification and won't have money to buy them if the prices are based on square footage. Even if you did rig the prices to give them a break condo maintenance and taxes are based on square footage. And if the point is anti-gentrification you don't want to be evicting people. You are also likely to run in to the low owner occupancy which is the bane of most condos and coops and it will make it harder for people to get mortgages and for the building to run its finances. The renters will want to stay on and while they will leave rent stabilization if that applies they will be covered by the Martin Act which will protect them from high rent increases and make them a drain on everyone else. If I am not mistaken the Martin act applies to all conversions even tenants who were not previously rent stabilized? I'm not sure. And if you had problems with the Buildings Dept. for illegal living the owners would now be the landlord of those renters and would have to deal with a possible lawsuit. Now in a rational world the people in loft buildings would get together and switch the spaces around based on who can pay for the best spaces so they don't all get pushed out in the end. But the poorer person who built out a huge loft space in 1993 is not going to trade homes with the richer person has has a cut-up, tiny space they found in 2005. So you really are better off with a new building, hopefully one with favorable zoning because commercial mortgages are impossible for most self employed people. You could look in to affordable housing and artist housing tax breaks and other programs. LIC has some mixed use program with a tax abatement. Unfortunately Bushwick does not have as much mixed use zoning as LIC.
New York artists will have a lot to discuss as a plan of action is developed. We'll be reporting, and adding to this conversation as it develops.
And that's what they did. And everyone else was fucked.
I wish them the best, I'd love to see it work. Having fancy art names in the lead will help keep the rich folks from stepping in and ruining it, the potential for public shaming is just oo great.
This cycle of change and development is and has always been part of life in the city, and it is only getting worse. If you don't like it, move away–there are plenty of amazing communities being built elsewhere in the state and in the country, and it's certainly no longer necessary to be in NYC to be an artist.


To instigate, conduct and facilitate investigation of fisheries crime by relevant law enforcement agencies within appropriate national jurisdictions along the entire fisheries supply and value chains.
To use the broader range of laws in which investigations of fisheries crime throughout supply and value chains can, in addition to fisheries legislation, utilize criminal codes and penal provisions in tax legislation, labour laws, organized crime laws and the law criminalizing document fraud, money laundering and corruption. States are also encouraged to fully utilize the FAO Port State Measures Agreement, RFMOs rules and regulations, the United Nations Convention on Transnational Organized Crime and its protocols and United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and relevant ILO conventions. States should be encouraged to criminalize appropriate offences committed along the entire fisheries supply and value chains.
To facilitate cooperation between relevant domestic authorities. Inter-agency and multidisciplinary cooperation is useful when conducting investigations along the whole fisheries supply and value chains. Such cooperation should be organized in multiagency teams which include relevant agencies, such as police, fisheries authorities, tax authorities, customs, anti-corruption agencies, labour inspection authorities, coast guard, coastal administration and immigration authorities.
To cooperate across borders between governments and law enforcement agencies, as well as broader inter-agency cooperation at national and international level, is key to conducting successful international criminal investigations that can trigger prosecutions and secure convictions and deterring penalties.
To conduct capacity building which can support countries to significantly improve national law enforcement responses toward all forms of fisheries crimes. It is highlighted that there is a need to recognize the inter-continental flow of illegal fish products, finance and human trafficking victims in transnational organized fisheries crime cases.
To stimulate cross-disciplinary research on transnational organised fisheries crime and to encourage academia and governmental institutions to do so in order to assist governments develop effective strategies and legal frameworks nationally and internationally.


President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon will be interviewed next week by a US House of Representatives committee investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 US election, Reuters reports, citing a person familiar with the matter.
Bannon's appearance comes as many Democrats worry that Trump's fellow Republicans are seeking to stall or shut down congressional probes of Russia and the 2016 election. It gives investigators a chance to talk to someone who spent months as one of Trump's closest advisers, the news agency said.
Although Bannon was fired from his White House position by Trump in August, he had been a close Trump associate since he joined the Trump campaign and helped the political novice defeat Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election.
The two men had a public falling out this month after Bannon was quoted in author Michael Wolff's controversial book on the Trump White House, Fire and Fury, as calling a meeting with a Russian lawyer during the campaign by the president's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., "treasonous" and "unpatriotic".
Bannon's comments in the book helped fuel calls for him to testify in Congress about the June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower that included a Russian lawyer and Trump associates, which has been a focus for investigators looking into Russia and the election.
Separately, Representative Adam Schiff, the panel's top Democrat, told reporters on Thursday he would like "dozens" more witnesses, including Bannon, to appear before the committee, making clear he does not view the panel's investigation of Russia and the election as near its end.
Some Republicans in Congress have been saying they expect the House Intelligence probe and other congressional investigations to wrap up quickly.
Democrats have been disputing this, saying there is much work remaining to determine whether Russia attempted to influence the election on Trump's behalf or whether Trump colluded.
"There are still dozens of witnesses that we could bring in," Schiff told reporters. "At a minimum we should set out all the facts for the public, and we can't do that if we're leaving a lot of investigative pathways uninvestigated," he added.
Besides Bannon, Schiff said those witnesses would include Trump's daughter Ivanka. He also said he would like Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, to appear again before the committee.
Schiff noted that the choice of witnesses is determined by panel Republicans – who control the committee – some of whom he accused of trying to stall, or possibly shut down, the investigation, possibly to distract from the investigation of Trump. Republicans deny this.


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Impact investing is an increasingly popular model of philanthropy that emphasizes mutual learning and growth for both nonprofit leaders and the partners who support them. In this model, a gift to a nonprofit is viewed as analogous to an investment in a for-profit business: a specific "return on investment" in the form of measurable, positive outcomes is expected in exchange for the commitment of funds. These outcomes are quantified in the form of metrics—statistical or financial data, generally based on pre-determined targets, that track the nonprofit's progress towards its goals. As more philanthropists, foundations, and other donors request such metrics, nonprofits are having to devote time and energy to defining, collecting, and reporting them.
The nonprofit world can certainly learn a lot about smart management from the for-profit world, and it makes sense for nonprofit leaders to want to track their results, learn from their mistakes, and improve their practices over time through the use of hard data, just as effective leaders in business do. The existence of well-designed metrics that are tracked over time provides nonprofit leaders with useful tools that can help them gauge their own performance and find ways to enhance it. And the existence of metrics creates an opportunity for philanthropists—many of them successful business leaders in their own right—to analyze the performance of the nonprofits they support, identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement, and offer valuable insights, ideas, and advice. It's a great example of letting powerful resources flow naturally to where they are needed—with the resources, in this case, being information and expertise.
Metrics can also play an important supportive role in your efforts to communicate and work with partners. Donors and would-be donors find it reassuring to receive numerical data about the impact of their gifts—after all, no one wants to think that the money they are giving to an important cause is being wasted. Figures that chart the tangible good being done by a nonprofit—lives saved, needless economic losses reduced, families lifted above the poverty line, students' test scores elevated, and so on—can form a compelling part of the story you share with partners and potential partners.
Metrics are a way of speaking a familiar language to potential donors. But they should also help nonprofit leaders learn more about how to run their organizations more effectively. That requires metrics that are carefully designed and wisely used. Here are some recommendations that can help you ensure that the process of tracking your own metrics will be a useful, rewarding one rather than a rote or superficial exercise.
Design your metrics thoughtfully. The performance numbers you choose to track and share with the public will inevitably be used as shorthand indicators of success or failure. Therefore, you need to design them wisely so that they accurately define the heart of your mission. Make sure the metrics you choose reflect what you are really trying to accomplish; that the numbers are reasonably easy to collect; that they are objective rather than subjective; and that their relevance to your mission is immediately obvious to anyone who considers them.
Measure outcomes, not inputs. The most meaningful metrics track results that affect the lives of human beings rather than merely the effort expended by the nonprofit or the resources deployed. Example: Counting the dollars spent on building wells in sub-Saharan Africa is an input metric; the number of wells built and the number of villagers who now have easy access to potable drinking water are outcome metrics. The latter are more meaningful as gauges of success.
Enlist the help of partners in designing your metrics. Some of your organization's leading partners can provide valuable expertise in designing useful metrics. Foundations, corporations, professional service firms, and other NGOS may all employ experts who have studied organizations similar to yours and can offer unique insights into the kinds of metrics that work and the management or IT systems needed to implement them. When donors participate in designing your metrics, the results you obtain will be doubly meaningful to them.
Live with the numbers and learn from them. If your metrics are well designed, you should find them valuable tools for managing your organization. Many nonprofit leaders assemble "dashboards" of three to five key metrics that they study on the weekly, monthly, or quarterly basis, searching for clues as to which programs and initiatives are proving to be effective and which ones need to be modified.
Use your metrics honestly. Don't fall into the trap of thinking about your metrics purely as selling tools—"red meat" to attract donors and satisfy their demands. This attitude creates several temptations: to fudge the numbers; to alter your processes or procedures in order to "hype" your metrics (without producing any real-world benefits); and to continually redefine the metrics in order to make them look better (and to disguise the fact that your program may be foundering). Play fair! If your metrics look bad for a season, be transparent about the problems and about your plans for improvement. In the long run, your partners will respect you more for being honest with them—and with yourself.


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GeminiJets Incorporated è una casa costruttrice di aeromodelli statici in metallo con sede in Paradise, Nevada, Stati Uniti, che è stata fondata nel 1998.

Anche se il nome del prodotto è GeminiJets, ADI (Airliners Distributing Inc.) attualmente progetta, produce e commercializza tutte le riproduzioni in diverse scale di velivoli commerciali e militari.

GeminiJets, per riprodurre modelli di aerei particolarmente accurati, utilizza schemi e grafici a colori pantone delle principali case costruttrici di aeromobili, inoltre tutti i modelli sono prodotti ad edizione limitata e una volta esauriti non sono più replicati.

GeminiJets costruisce anche riproduzioni in scala di aeroporti.

Prodotti
GeminiJets ha diverse linee di prodotto:
 GeminiJets 1:400 - Edizione limitata di aeroplani commerciali
 GeminiMACS 1:400 - Edizione limitata di aeroplani militari
 Gemini Select 1:400 - Edizione limitata a soli 500 pezzi per ogni tipo di aeroplano
 Gemini 250 - Edizione limitata di aeroplani commerciali in scala 1:250
 Gemini 200 - Edizione limitata a soli 750 pezzi di aeroplani commerciali in scala 1:200 in alluminio
 GeminiACES 1:72 - Edizione limitata di warbird della Seconda Guerra Mondiale e jet militari più recenti
 GeminiRC - Modelli radiocomandati

Voci correlate
 Modellismo
 Aeromodellismo

Collegamenti esterni

Aziende statunitensi di modellismo


Street art can be described as a visual conversation between many voices. It's an open-air exhibition space that is constantly changing through the work of many people acting alone and yet together. It can be colourful, raw, controversial or witty.
Melbourne has long been renowned for its dynamic street art scene that covers everything from stencils, paste-ups and yarn bombing to sprayed, rolled and brushed paintings that appear overnight on city streets. And because of its transient nature, street art is best recorded through photographs. This book is a witness and a celebration of street art photographed around Melbourne over the last eight years.


The premium Scotch whisky produced by Chivas Brothers hosts 'The Olfactory Studio' every year, an exclusive tasting event that explores the intricate process of blending and tasting their Scotch.
The brand's challenge was to bring these exclusive events to life online, capturing the attention of a wider, affluent international audience in order to communicate the attention to detail that is crafted in every bottle of Royal Salute.
As an initial phase, eight&four developed a digital strategy leveraging 'The Olfactory Studio' experience as an unforgettable moment, fronted by Royal Salute's creative advisor and legendary nose, Barnabé Fillion. The event was held in India at the Umaid Bhawan Palace, offering a stunning backdrop to capture content, with Barnabé taking guests on a journey of craft – blending flavours, creating unique aromas and whisky taste sensations.
All of the event photography and videography was transformed into a digital campaign with storytelling underpinned by three key chapters; The Senses, The Exploration and The Complexity of Time. This helped communicate the unique elements used to craft the product, directly appealing to a luxury audience interested in quality and craftmanship.
This content was seeded to relevant audiences across five key markets as part of a robust paid media campaign.
eight&four amplified the campaign through a UK-based event, partnering with like-minded influencers, each selected for their highly relevant audiences, to experience 'The Olfactory Studio' for themselves against the impressive backdrop of the Tower of London.


NEWPORT NEWS, Va., Nov. 8, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) announced today that Newport News Shipbuilding's name has returned to its perch 233 feet above the shipyard. After more than 10 years, 250 gallons of primer and 260 gallons of paint, the Newport News Shipbuilding name once again sprawls across the downtown Newport News skyline on the girder of the shipyard's 1,050-metric ton gantry crane.
"This is a proud moment, not only for the 20,000 shipbuilders at Newport News Shipbuilding, but for the community we've been a part of for the last 125 years," said Matt Mulherin, corporate vice president and NNS president. "Returning to the Newport News Shipbuilding name and logo under Huntington Ingalls Industries reinforces our heritage and our continued commitment to quality, customer focus and building the world's best military ships."
Shipbuilders from the shipyard's Facilities and Waterfront Support organization and painting contractors contributed hundreds of man-hours to the 33,000 square foot paint job. Shipbuilders provided all the planning and support activities, including installing the paint scaffolding hundreds of feet in the air. Snap Contracting of Hampton painted the crane girder in the traditional "Northyard Crane Blue" paint color. Sign Media of Hampton painted the logos and lettering, which included 96 paper templates to lay out the artwork. At 360 feet long, "Newport News Shipbuilding" is painted "Blueblood" blue. NNS's spear and gear and the HII logos are 28 feet tall in the colors "Blueblood" and "Honeycomb."


This product is an exclusive bonus to Platinum Club members who purchase the Genesis Evolution: Morph Bundle before August 3rd, (23:59:59 MDT) introductory period.
This product is an exclusive Platinum Club offer and includes the following products.
This product must be installed to the same Library as the Genesis figure.
Morphs are automatically included when a new Genesis figure is loaded and can be found in the Parameters, Shaping, and Posing tabs.
For video instruction on using the Shaping and Posing tabs, please see HERE and HERE.
Genesis Expressions add spice and life to your Genesis Characters. Add a smile, a frown, some glum, some surprise or any combination of 22 different expressions to any of your Genesis characters. Whether happy, sad, contemptuous or flirty, these expression pose presets will make bringing your Genesis characters to life quick and easy. Remember, like any Genesis pose or morph, you can use these expressions with all your Genesis characters.


Energy Master Air and Heat is Central Florida's #1 HVAC provider and maintenance company. We can handle any home environment problem, from fixing a simple leak to installing a WiFi-enabled "smart" units.
Our owner is a member of the National Eagle Scout Association, proving our commitment to the community.
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Fall in Love with She Loves Me at the Barn
On the heels of last year's Broadway revival, which was the first Broadway production to be live streamed in theaters around the country, The Barn Players have mounted their own production of She Loves Me which opened Friday. This musical is based on a 1937 Hungarian play Parfumerie. That play and this musical also were the inspiration for the Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan movie You've Got Mail. In fact, before the musical the play had been adapted into 2 different movies. The Shop Around the Corner in 1940 with James Stewart and In the Good Old Summertime with Judy Garland. So why so many adaptations? Because the play, and this musical, is a lot of fun and has some great characters.
The action takes place in 1930's Budapest around Maraczek's Parfumerie, an upscale store that caters to female clientele who are looking for ways to look younger and more beautiful. The employees provide impeccable service, welcome each customer and sing a catchy tune every time a customer exits the store. The clerks are distinctly different, from the comedic Ladislav Sipos (Mark Murphy) who doesn't want to make waves, to the suave and dapper Steven Kodaly (Steven Ansel). Georg Nowack (Brian Shortess) is the shy and diligent assistant manager who is looking for love with his pen pal (thus the AOL connection from the movie) with his "Dear Friend" whom he has never met but is smitten with.
Enter Amalia Balash (Krista Eyler), a recently laid off clerk of a closing competitor's store who is looking for a job. Immediately there is conflict between Georg and Amalia as she goes over his head and gets hired by Mr. Maraczek (Craig Aikman). This sets them up for a tumultuous relationship. She, too, has a "Dear Friend" who as is turns out, is none other than Georg. This sets the comedic stage as the audience is let in on this before the actors as the plot, and comedy, thickens.
To spice things up, the sassy Ilona Ritter (Jessica Alcorn) is sneaking around, although not very successfully, with Kodaly. Even Arpad (Christoph Nevins) the delivery boy knows whats going on, but that just adds to the fun.
There are a number of nice plot twists that propel both the comedy and the heart of this show. It is very well written with some memorable songs. All the actors do a great job, but I felt that Aikman's Maraczek fell short on the more dramatic parts. I would have liked to have seen a greater depth as he carries the dramatic parts on which the show hinges. The comedy is abundant. Eyler's Amalia plays the confident in business yet insecure in love perfectly. For the most part, she and Shortness do a great job with love/hate relationship, but fell a bit shy of the sexual tension that should have been there.
Alcorn's Ilona has great bubbly energy and her snubbing of Kodaly is priceless. She and Ansel play well off each other and created some very funny moments as he tries to woo her back in the song "Ilona". Joell Ramsdell plays the Waiter with excellent comic timing. It's a crucial role as Nowac discovers his "Dear Friend" is Amalia. Murphy's Sipos has a number of stand out moments and his comedic timing was spot on. Lastly, Nevin's Arpad was enjoyable, but fell a bit short in his song "Try Me" as he tries to convince Maraczek he is ready to be a clerk. There wasn't quite the urgency that would have pushed it to the next level.
It also makes a big difference when the ensemble is committed to their characters. Here they successfully created a variety of different characters that added to the comedy and the sweetness in this intimate setting. I loved how they also brought some personality to the scene changes with the ensemble interacting with each other in mini vignettes as they moved pieces on and off.
Director Kipp Simmons chose to do this show in the round and it works extremely well. There is no need for lavish sets and it creates a more intimate experience for the audience. He makes use of the five entrances and exits extremely well and even places the actors in the aisles at time. He also inspired the actors to find the comedy throughout.
While often there is some significant dancing in this show, it's not a prerequisite and this production doesn't focus on the dance as much. Choreographer Valerie Martin plays to the casts strengths and limitations. She creates some enjoyable dance numbers that fold nicely into the theater in the round setting and does a wonderful job with the dining room scene for "A Romantic Atmosphere".
Paul Secor Morel's music direction was strong. The cast all sounded great. The show uses a live orchestra, which is always a perk for a musical. It can really add to the experience. However, the off stage orchestra was brought in through the sound system and tended to overpower the voices in the audio mix. This made it difficult to hear all the lyrics and to enjoy the voices and nuances of the performers. As much of the lyrics move the story, it also detracts from following the plot. I also felt the tempo's were somewhat slow overall. They were more indicative of the original 1963 Broadway than the 90's revival.
This is a fun show, with a great cast. If you are a fan of the show or just want a fun night out, go fall in love with She Loves Me. It plays through Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 and Sundays at 2 through May 7th. Click here for tickets and more details.
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Tesla outlines plan to become safest car factory in the world
By Simon Alvarez
Tesla VP for Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Laurie Shelby outlined in a blog post how the California-based electric car maker and energy company plans to attain its goal of having the safest car factory in the world. Tesla's safety plan covers several aspects of its factories' operations, from the training of new employees to the compensation injured workers receive after incurring work-related injuries.
Shelby, a 25-year veteran in the EHS field, noted that Tesla has been on the right track even before she joined the company back in October 2017. In her blog post, Shelby noted that safety in an automotive production line usually goes down to common sense, a culture that values safety, the rollout of proactive preventive measures, and a management that listens to its employees. The EHD veteran stated that much of these attributes are present in Tesla's Fremont factory.
One thing that Shelby particularly focused on is Tesla's proactive stance when it comes to workplace safety. By adopting a proactive stance, the California-based electric car maker and energy firm can address possible safety issues even before an incident happens. In the Model 3 production line alone, a comment from one of the factory's employees ultimately resulted in the implementation of new safety measures for workers in the assembly line. This, together with Tesla's habit of observing how employees work even when no issues are occurring, positively impacts the company's safety.
A key factor in Tesla's improvement in terms of workplace safety comes from its willingness to change its policies over time as well. According to Shelby, a particularly good example of this is the change in Tesla's Return to Work program. In the past, Tesla followed the conventional approach in the auto industry, reassigning injured workers to a less demanding post until they are fully recovered. The problem with this system was that employees are paid according to their temporary post, which results in lower pay, despite disability payments or the collection of workers' compensation.
In Tesla's new Return to Work program, injured workers still get reassigned to less demanding posts. Unlike the previous system, however, recovering employees will not see any adjustments in their compensation. In the event that Tesla cannot accommodate the recovering worker in the factory, the employee will be temporarily asked to render hours in nonprofits like the YMCA, libraries, or even food pantries, where they will be paid their regular salary.
According to the EHS veteran, the Elon Musk-led firm is implementing an even more intensive training program for new employees, covering the basics of manufacturing, ergonomics, and workplace safety. Tesla is also hiring a new medical director that will oversee a 24/7 in-house medical center. Furthermore, athletic trainers are being hired to work proactively with employees, especially those who are feeling aches and pains from their work in the factory.
Overall, Shelby stated that Tesla had already managed to take significant strides in workplace safety over the years. In 2017 alone, Tesla's Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR), the workplace safety metric, averaged 6.2, which is well within the industry average. In comparison, the Fremont facility, when it was being managed by NUMMI, averaged 12.6 between 2003-2009.
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Thank you very much for providing me with the opportunity to try the tuna salad kits. I have bought the flavoured tuna cans before but have never tried the kits. It seems like a good idea because people are busy and would like the convenience of the kit. It's also nice to have more healthy snack options on the market. I didn't really like the flavour of the tuna might be a bit too lemony for me. I like some of the other flavours that are available much better. I really like the easy peel lid and the packaging is really nice. I think that these kits are good for people who are busy and need a quick and healthy snack. I don't think that I would buy the kits because they are too expensive and I don't like flavoured tuna enough to spend the money on it but I can see how the kits would appeal to others.
Thanks for the opportunity to try chia seeds. I used them on my oatmeal in the morning. They are a bit smaller than I had thought and I didn't notice much taste although they added a bit of a crunch, which I liked. It seems like you could add them to many different foods without altering the taste of food but adding nutrition. I would definitely try them again and they are a great alternative to sesame or poppy seeds. I will probably try to bake with them next time.


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Art direction and design of 1:1 exhibition poster for USC Roski School Photography Area. Poster was screen printed with silver metallic ink on archival Kromekote ultra high-gloss black 272 gsm cover stock. Commissioned by Shannon Ebner, who sought to make the exhibition of student and faculty work more egalitarian.
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Download Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee 1.3.10 – endless black hole game for Android!
Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee v1.3.10 – "Endless Shadow Hole" strategy and pixel game for Android
The purchased version of the game is priced at $7.99
Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee is the name of another pixel and retro style game from the French Playdigious studio, which has been released and sold in the form of a premium title with a relatively high price of $7.99 on Google Play. Usroid has purchased this game in its entirety and provided the latest version for free download. Playdigious Studio is one of the game companies active in the field of making pixel games and has released various and very popular games such as White Night , Teslagrad , Evoland and the very popular Dead Cells game for the Android operating system. This studio is one of the few game companies that offers almost all of its projects and works in the form of paid games and offers relatively high prices for them. But because of the attractiveness of these games and their good build, Playdigious games always have a lot of fans. Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee is one of those games, which is actually a remake of a game of the same name from the famous company SEGA, which is now a remake developed by Playdigious and priced at $7.99 on Google Play for Android devices. In the following, we will take a general look at the salient features of this game, so if you are a fan of this style of games, stay tuned to Usroid.
Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee is released in Rogue-Like Dungeon-Defense style, according to the creators of the game, and is a very interesting combination of Rougelike and Dungeon Crawler style games. Although we have seen the features of this game in other similar titles, but there are also exclusive features and characteristics that distinguish Dungeon of the Endless: Apogee. Although this game has a simple appearance and designs of the old generation, but it has a very interesting story that has changed its nature into an adventure game. In short, the game's story takes place in the future. The story is about a group of criminals and criminals who are sent to another planet by the government to be punished so that they can return to society after a period of exile. They are taken by a spaceship to a planet called Auriga, which, contrary to popular belief, where normal life is possible, has much different conditions. Soon this group of criminals realizes that they have been taken to this region for hard work and even various experiments, but the planet has inhabitants who are not happy with aliens. Therefore, as soon as the spacecraft reaches near the planet, they are attacked and many parts of the spacecraft are destroyed. Now you have to try to survive in the role of characters from this group who are stuck on this planet and have no way back. The game's graphics are made with pixel and retro-like designs and are completely reminiscent of the nostalgic games of the 80s and 90s. The game has a strategic and tactical nature and your choices and decisions can lead to your defeat or victory. So do not judge the classic and simple appearance of the game in any way. To download this game, you can apply through Usroid direct links and get this beautiful title for free and in the form purchased.
– Download the data file and decompress it. Copy the com.playdigious.dungeonoftheendless folder to the Android/obb path of the device's internal storage.
Version changes 1.3.10
No changes available!
Download the game's paid installation file with a direct link - 35 MB
Download the full data file of the game with a direct link - 221 MB
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Q: printing all the values of a variable from a repeat loop in netlogo I am really sorry if this is a silly question, but I am very new to netlogo and suggestions I find elsewhere do not seem applicable to my case; the question is:
how do I store and print all values of a variable from a repeat loop in netlogo?
let x  1
  let y  1

let i n - 2

  repeat i [let z  (x + y) set x y set y z ]

  let list1 (list x y)

print list1`

this code is now making and printing a list that contains only the last two values of x and y - how can I make it save and print all values that x and y had within the loop?
I am really sorry again

A: to test-fib [#n]
  let x  1
  let y  1
  let xs (list x)
  let ys (list y)
  let i (#n - 2)
  repeat i [
    let z  (x + y)
    set x y
    set y z
    set xs lput x xs
    set ys lput y ys
  ]
  print xs
  print ys
end

But it would be preferable to use a reporter.  Assuming you want at least two items:
to-report better-fib [#n]
  let x_2 0
  let x_1 1
  let fibs (list x_2 x_1)
  repeat (#n - 2) [
    let x (x_2 + x_1)
    set fibs (lput x fibs)
    set x_2 x_1
    set x_1 x
  ]
  report fibs
end

And it might be fun to use a little recursion:
to-report fun-fib [#n]
  if (#n = 0) [report []]
  if (#n = 1) [report [0]]
  if (#n = 2) [report [0 1]]
  let f1 (fun-fib (#n - 1))
  let x_1 last f1
  let x_2 last butlast f1
  report lput (x_2 + x_1) f1
end

You can always drop the initial items if you don't want them.

A: If you just want to calculate the fib sequence and get the numbers in a list, you may want to consider this. I'd like to note that your list of xs and list of ys are subsets of the fib sequence.It's an alternative to the recursive case mentioned by Alan and it's a bit more cleaner than the repeat statement:
to-report fib [n]
  if n < 2 [ report n-values (n + 1) [?]] ;; consider base case
  report reduce [sentence ?1 ((last ?1) + (last (but-last ?1))) ]  (fput (list 0 1)  (n-values (n - 1) [?]))
end

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Q: @Resource Injection in jar in 'lib' of an ear; why doesn't that work? I have simple ear  (GF 4.0, JDK 7; sticking with EE6 for now)
The ear contains:
EJBJar
WAR
lib/Shared.jar
Shared has an @Qualifier  (@UserDS) in it (it also has META-INF/beans.xml).
I have an @Producer like this:
package fhw.producers;
import fhw.qaulifiers.ListingDS;
import fhw.qaulifiers.UserDS;
import javax.annotation.Resource;
import javax.sql.DataSource;
import javax.enterprise.inject.Default;
import javax.enterprise.inject.Produces;

@Default
public class DataSourceProducer
{
    @Resource(lookup = "Member")
    private DataSource userDS;

    public DataSourceProducer()
    {
        System.err.println("DataSourceProducer.DataSourceProducer -- CONSTRUCTION");
    }

    @Produces
    @UserDS
    public DataSource getUserDataSource()
    {
        System.err.println("******DataSourceProducer.getUserDataSource; am I null?  " + (null == userDS) ) ;
        return userDS;
    }
}

I have a simple EJB  (it has a beans.xml) that uses it via:
    @Inject
    @UserDS
    private DataSource userDS;

QUESTION:   When I put DataSourceProducer in the EJBJAR and deploy; my print statements come out and my @Resource resolves and everything is fine.    When I put DataSourceProducer in the Shared.jar; the print statements still come out but the @Resource didn't work and the EJB NPE's on the null DS returned by producer method etc.    In both tests the qualifier stayed in the Shared.jar.   I have no DDs anyway where (well a web.xml for the war -- all else is implicit)
Part of me thinks this makes a bit of sense; @Resource is sort of EE oriented (or no?); and should mostly make sense within a EE deployable.
OTOH, why can't have I have hand-full of qualifiers and some producers in a Shared JAR in lib dir of an EAR that all EJBJars and WARs (in the EAR) can use?
Is there a way to make this work?
If you really want -- you can see an entire example here:   https://github.com/fwelland/ResJect

A: I got the same issue on GF3, but the solution seems the same.
Remove the dependency from the lib directory and add it to the root of the ear.
Then add the following to the application.xml
<module><ejb>Shared.jar</ejb></module>

Tip: using maven-ear-plugin you can automatically add dependencies as modules to your ear
<plugin>
    <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
    <artifactId>maven-ear-plugin</artifactId>
    <configuration>
        <displayName>...</displayName>
        <application-name>...</application-name>
        <defaultJavaBundleDir>lib</defaultJavaBundleDir>
        <!-- not generate application.xml! we include it ourselves -->
        <generateApplicationXml>false</generateApplicationXml>
        <modules>
            <ejbModule>
                <groupId>...</groupId>
                <artifactId>Shared</artifactId>
                <bundleFileName>Shared.jar</bundleFileName>
            </ejbModule>
            </modules>
        </configuration>
</plugin>

A: Note that if you're using GlassFish 4, you're using Java EE 7, not Java EE 6.  In order for your situation to work, you need to register your shared jar as a module in the application.xml, so that it knows to scan it.


John 2:12-25 The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem.14 And He found in the temple those who were selling oxen and sheep and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. 15 And He made a scourge of cords, and drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and the oxen; and He poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables; 16 and to those who were selling the doves He said, "Take these things away; stop making My Father's house aplace of business." 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for Your house will consume me." 18 The Jews then said to Him, "What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?" 19 Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." 20 The Jews then said, "It took forty-six years to build this temple, and will You raise it up in three days?" 21 But He was speaking of the temple of His body. 22 So when He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He said this; and they believed the Scripture and the word which Jesus had spoken. 23 Now when He was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name, observing His signs which He was doing.24 But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, for He knew all men, 25 and because He did not need anyone to testify concerning man, for He Himself knew what was in man.
Today's post features Jesus' cleansing of the temple at the beginning of his earthly ministry. Why is this episode included in John's Gospel? When we look at the wider context, this action follows on the heels of Jesus' miracle of turning water into wine at Cana (John 2:1-12). In that miracle, Jesus reveals Himself as the Mediator of the New Covenant. By Jesus' actions and words, the indicator was that the New Covenant age had dawned through His Person and work. The cleansing of the temple adds onto this emphasis by underscoring how Jesus had come to be the "New Temple". By His incarnation, Jesus was and is God in human flesh. He had come to bring cleansing, which the Old Covenant system could not do with respect to the conscience and the human heart (see Hebrews 9:11-15).
Today's post presents an outline of the key points we find in Jesus casting out of the money changers in John 2:13-25. This blogger takes the historic route of interpretation that suggests that Jesus' had cleansed the temple at the beginning of his ministry and then at the end. Such bookends details for us how Jesus saw His relationship to His people and the system which He came to replace and thus fulfill.
a. Jesus' first cleansing of the temple gave time for repentance. Both in this cleansing and the second one recorded in the other three Gospels, we find the timing to be "near the Passover". As the Lamb of God, Jesus' actions was intentional in both instances, since He came to fulfill every festival and prophecy made about His first coming.
b. Jesus second cleansing of temple indicated time was up (Mt 21:1-17; Mk 11:15-17; Lk 19:45-47). Jesus had presented Himself as King of Israel, only to be rejected. His indictment on the temple and the cursing of the fig tree signaled that, at least for the time being, Israel would be temporarily set aside. Other scriptures indicate that the day will come when Jesus returns to restore Israel. The Old Covenant and its way of doing things was coming to a close. The New Covenant age through Jesus Christ was getting under way. These are among the rich meanings behind Jesus' actions, as well as getting us ready for what would be His pending crucifixion.
c. The alphabetic barriers that get between us and God: Apathy, Busyness, Carelessness, Distraction. Sadly, not only were these four things present in the temple precincts of Jesus' day, but all too often we find such in our churches and individual Christian lives. Jesus is the believers holiness, righteousness and sanctification (1 Corinthians 1:30).
a. Jesus begins and ends His earthly ministry by pointing to His mission: the cross/resurrection.
b. As we noted earlier, the two times we see Jesus cleansing the temple in the four Gospels function as bookends for highlighting how He saw Himself in relationship to the temple. In this first cleansing of John's Gospel, Jesus comes as the Servant of the Lord, the Lamb of God, cleaning out His Father's house. In the latter cleansing of the other three Gospels, Jesus comes as King to clean out His house.
a. Jesus knew hearts & could cleanse hearts, as only God could (1 Sam 16:7; Isaiah 1:18; Lk 16:15).
b. Jesus' words, actions and miracles combine together to provide a full profile of Him as the Son of God, God in human flesh.
1. Jesus' cleansing away of barriers and sin makes way for a clean heart to know Him better.
2. Notice how many times Jesus predicted His death/resurrection (Mt 12:39-40; 16:21; 17:9; 20:17-19; 26:61; 27:40; Mk 8:31; 10:32-34; Lk 9:22; John 2:18-22). Take each day this week to think about what Jesus did for you on the cross.


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Home Transfers Hugo Lloris almost left Spurs for Roma – report
Hugo Lloris almost left Spurs for Roma – report
Hugo Lloris considered joining Roma in the summer but now looks set to sign a new contract with Tottenham, according to The Athletic.
The club captain is out of contract at the end of the season, leading to speculation about his future.
In January, Lloris will be able to speak to foreign clubs about a free transfer next summer – the winter transfer window will be Spurs' last opportunity to sell him for a fee.
However, The Athletic believes talks have now been opened over a new deal for the Frenchman, who apparently could have left before this season began.
The report says Lloris considered an exit and possibly had the opportunity to re-unite with Jose Mourinho at Roma, but he opted to stay put.
It is believed the 34-year-old wants to play for his hometown club Nice before he retires, though for now it seems he wants to continue being a Tottenham player.
All of which is good news for Spurs, who would struggle to find an affordable replacement for Lloris in the near future.
Bulwark December 6, 2021 at 1:40 pm
Affordable replacement? It might take 10 or 20 years to find another keeper as good as hugo. Hes been an incredible servant to the club, an absolutely elite keeper, in the top 5 or 10 in world football consistently for the last nearly 10 years.
Goalkeepers are often remembered for their mistakes, but hugo makes very few and keeps us in so many games where we would be thumped with a lesser keeper.
There are few keepers, professionals or even people in football in the mould of hugo these days and we wont find another like him for a long time.
I just hope Conte and Paratici can deliver the players spurs need to give us a chance of silverware in the coming years.
Its over 3 years since we lost dembele to injury before being sold (not replaced), its nearly 3 years since we lost eriksen (not replaced) and its over 2 years since mourinho froze super jan out (not replaced). Even looking past the reality that we missed out on silverware in our best era because we had no squad depth, we simply dont have a top starting 11 until we address major squad deficiencies.
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His Majesty's Dragon by Naomi Novik
Series: Temeraire #1
on 2006
Genres: Epic, Fantasy, Historical
Amazon, Kobo, iBooks, Barnes&Noble
In this delightful first novel, the opening salvo of a trilogy, Novik seamlessly blends fantasy into the history of the Napoleonic wars. Here be dragons, beasts that can speak and reason, bred for strength and speed and used for aerial support in battle. Each nation has its own breeds, but none are so jealously guarded as the mysterious dragons of China. Veteran Capt. Will Laurence of the British Navy is therefore taken aback after his crew captures an egg from a French ship and it hatches a Chinese dragon, which Laurence names Temeraire. When Temeraire bonds with the captain, the two leave the navy to sign on with His Majesty's sadly understaffed Aerial Corps, which takes on the French in sprawling, detailed battles that Novik renders with admirable attention to 19th-century military tactics. Though the dragons they encounter are often more fully fleshed-out than the stereotypical human characters, the author's palpable love for her subject and a story rich with international, interpersonal and internal struggles more than compensate.
Anyone who loves stories with dragons should read this!
The storyline is basically about a naval commander who comes into ownership of a dragon egg and, when it hatches, the dragon chooses him as his rider. They join the aviator army.
What I loved most about this was the relationship of Laurence and his dragon, Temeraire. It developed fast, sometimes feeling a bit too quick, but it brought the story along at a nice pace. Temeraire is a character in and of himself. Though the story follows Laurence's PoV solely—which I must say was a great choice by Novik—the dragon still shined in its own way. However, I was caught up most in Laurence's story.
The world is set in the Napoleonic Wars but with dragons. Brilliantly done. I'm not a history buff, but I never felt bored or bogged down by military tactics or lines upon lines of history. Instead, it just moved along and I felt as comfortable as if the setting were entirely imaginary. This makes me believe that both those interested in this particular part of history and those not will enjoy it equally.
With that said, Laurence is a man born of station and thus under ridicule for his choices by the society he kept. His proper manners and how he carries himself in his new station—which was way less formal—were handled incredibly well. I felt for him and his struggles, and Novik, in my mind, did a brilliant job conveying it all.
The action scenes were great, the pacing wonderful. The plot isn't complicated but is far from boring. I will say it took me a bit to adjust to Novik's writing style. It felt a bit choppy with an excessive use of colons and semicolons. Not that I felt they were used improperly, but I've never read a book that favored them so. Also, for those visual folks like me, take a look in the back of the book before you start. Novak has a few diagrams that help show us rigging and compares some dragon sizes. I wish I would have seen it at the beginning.
Overall, this is a great fantasy and an incredible book for those who love dragons. I highly recommend it.
About Naomi Novik
Naomi Novik was born in New York in 1973, a first-generation American, and raised on Polish fairy tales, Baba Yaga, and Tolkien. She studied English Literature at Brown University and did graduate work in Computer Science at Columbia University before leaving to participate in the design and development of the computer game Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide.
She is one of the founding board members of the Organization for Transformative Works, a nonprofit dedicated to protecting the fair-use rights of fan creators, and is herself a fanfic writer and fan vidder.
Naomi lives in New York City with her husband and eight computers. (They multiply.)
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NGC 1640 is een balkspiraalstelsel in het sterrenbeeld Eridanus. Het hemelobject werd in 1886 ontdekt door de Amerikaanse astronoom Ormond Stone.

Synoniemen
 PGC 15850
 ESO 551-27
 MCG -3-12-18
 IRAS 04400-2031

Zie ook
Lijst van NGC-objecten

Externe links
  NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database
  SIMBAD Astronomical Database
  SEDS

NGC-object in Eridanus
Sterrenstelsel in Eridanus


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Q: Show intervals in Progress bar of Audio- HTML5 I would like to show 10 seconds Mark / 30 Seconds mark on 5 min audio file.
The mark can be a small dark line. How can I do it.
Will this work properly?
//getting the audio ID
var audio = document.getElementById("myaudio");
// setting the duration to 10 seconds
audio.duration = 10;
//setting the duration to a class name
audio.duration.classList.add("otherclass");


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At Agape, Mary was able to recover from her past hurts and complete an individualized plan towards rehabilitation and home. Agape sought for alternative family and was able to find Mary's father and stepmother who were very happy to welcome her into their home. They put her back into school, and she has been stable there and at home, ever since. She goes to church with them regularly and is getting good grades in school.
With your support, children like Mary now have a second chance at family and at life. Your donations help rescue children like Mary from the life-threatening danger of street life, giving them a safe place where they can find redemption, love, shelter, and essential medical care. Thank you!
Mary was rescued from a dumpsite at just nine years of age. Both of her parents were separated and both were remarried. Mary was staying with her mother, but was neglected there due to her mom's involvement in prostitution. Having to fend for herself, Mary was forced to look for scraps at the dump to survive.
With your support, children like Mary now have a second chance at family and at life. Your donations help rescue kids like Mary from the life-threatening danger of street life, giving them a safe place where they can find redemption, love, shelter and essential medical care. Thank you!
For as little as $1 a day, help reunite a family and join a community passionate about a world where every family is reunited and children find love and belonging.
As a Reunite A Family partner, you'll receive monthly success stories about the families you've helped bring together, as well as regular ministry updates to help keep them in prayer.
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Are my contributions tax deductible?
Agape Children's Ministry is a faith-based organization. We rely solely upon the Lord to move in the hearts of individuals, groups, churches, and other organizations to contribute the funds necessary to carry out our ministry. We receive no funds or financial support from the U.S. government. Agape periodically receives financial assistance from the Kenyan government's Street Families Rehabilitation Trust Fund.
Contributions to Agape are tax deductible in accordance with our IRS status as a 501(c)3 charitable, non-profit organization. Agape Children's Ministry Tax ID number is 20-4191319.
How is agape committed to financial integrity?
We are an accredited member of the Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability (ECFA) which has strict standards for financial stewardship. Annually we also engage a certified public accounting firm to perform a compilation of all of the Agape Finances. Copies of our annual financial statements can be found here.
How is Agape funded?
Agape is primarily funded through the regular, faithful giving of individuals and churches. Additional support comes through grants and through the sale of items from our online store.
Where is my financial support most needed?
Your giving to the General Fund and our Reunite a Family program does the most good. It allows Agape to put your giving to work in areas that need it most.
How are missionaries supported?
Agape Children's Ministry uses what is referred to as a "deputized" support-raising approach for its missionaries. Each missionary is responsible for raising gifts to provide sufficient funds to pay for his/her own ministry work. Donors are able to make contributions to ACM with a preference to support the work carried out by a particular missionary but not specifically earmarked for that missionary. No ACM General Fund money is used to pay missionary salaries or benefits.
What does the General Fund pay for?
The General Fund provides for the majority of ministry and program expenses in Kenya as well as our modest operating costs in the US office. Approximately 83¢ of each $1.00 donated to the general fund is sent to directly to Kenya for programs and services.
Can I Designate Funds?
Aside from supporting individual missionary families, you can also direct your giving via Designated Funding.
Designated Fund Accounts are approved by the Board of Directors and reside within the General Fund. They are used toward specific ministry needs as designated by the donor. When the specific need is fulfilled, the balance of the funds are moved to the General Fund where they can continue to positively impact other pressing ministry needs as the Board of Directors determines.
Use our contact form below to inquire about Designated Funding.
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Yes! You can call our office at 209-543-9255 to donate using a credit card or automatic bank withdrawal.
We can also send you pre-addressed envelopes if you'd like to regularly donate using checks. Checks can be mailed to P.O. Box 5062 Modesto, CA 95362. Donation slips to include with your check can be printed off here.
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Absolutely! If you're interested in special gifts such as the transfer of Stock and Mutual Funds, Personal Property, Real Estate, Life Insurance, Gift Annuities and/or Wills, please speak to our bookkeeper at 209-543-9255, or get in touch with us using the contact form below.
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Erica Terry
Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later. Joan Rivers has been caked on the red carpet.
What does "caked" mean, you ask? It's a word I just invented that means "having cake thrown or smushed in ones face in a way that is endlessly hilarious to others." Thank you, universe. We needed this.
The 80-year-old comedian (who recently returned to "The Tonight Show" for the first time after being banned 25 years ago) was attending the QVC Red Carpet Style bash at the Four Seasons for a pre-Oscars party. Rivers, who regularly spews hateful vitrol about hemlines and hairdos on "Fashion Police," got her comeuppance on the red carpet when she was caked in the face. But who was the culprit? Who hates Joan Rivers so much that they would publicly humiliate her?
The culprit: Miss Piggy.
Yes, the "Muppets" star is launching "her own" line for QVC and the cake-tossing incident was nothing more than a promotional gag. The two were filmed getting into a verbal détente that ended with Piggy shoving Rivers into a cake. Then, to add insult to injury, she tweeted, "If @Joan_Rivers can do a line on @QVC, I can do it better! How do you like them apples, Joannie!?" Talk about rubbing your face in it!
This isn't the first time Joan Rivers has been caked. For her birthday last year, she took a cake to the face when Fergie stopped by "Fashion Police" and started a food fight.
J-Connection: Joan Rivers is Jewish.
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The Student News Site of Holy Family
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Cheer's Back at It
Even With COVID-19, Cheer and Football are Coming Back.
Mia Paulson
COVID-19 has brought chaos into all of our worlds, including sports. With new restrictions comes new responsibilities, and CHSAA has been given the job to decide whether or not fall sports will play in the fall, or at all.
Cheerleaders at summer workouts 2020
After summer workouts for all sports were well on their way, the plan for COVID-19 changes outlined the seasons as A, B, C, and D, ending the workouts and bringing a new schedule. The outline had season A happening in the fall, and only including limited contact sports. Slowly the rest of the sports would start to play play throughout seasons B, C, and D.
However, now the tides are changing, bringing even more sports into the fall season. This includes cheer. And everyone is excited to start the season. "I am very excited. I feel that this gives kids an opportunity to get back with their coaches and their team members earlier than expected, and not just see them at school… and just get really excited about cheering for their team and getting out there again," head cheer coach Lucy Nash commented.
With the season starting now, restrictions are heavy. Everyone must wear a mask, and keep six feet of distance apart. The cheerleaders have to stay 25 feet away from the players themselves. The most disappointing restrictions are no fans, and no stunting.
Cheerleading, admittedly, is a sport that is very hard to be socially distant in when it comes to stunts. Stunting requires close quarters, and throwing and catching the flyer requires contact. Two bases, one backspot, one flyer, are all components of one full stunt group. Pyramids bring in even more issues, where multiple stunt groups collaborate together.
To limit "unneeded" contact between players during the start of the cheer and football season, stunting has been postponed to the third week in October. I would personally argue that stunting is a necessity to the sport of cheerleading, especially to get ready for our own competitions. However, the start of the season can then geared towards other aspects of routines. When asked about the wait to stunt, Lucy Nash said, "I'm okay with that. I think that because we've been away from each other for so long, we do need to start with the basics first and really get our sideline going… and just get everyone excited."
The HF cheerleaders after winning Grand Champions in the 2019 league championships
Cheer routines take months to polish. There are multiple aspects of the routine, and each need to be flawless to get the maximum score and be able to advance in competitions. Holy Family Cheer started competing in the new Game Day division last year, and plans to do the same this year.
And after taking the league title, the pressure is on. We are hoping there is a competition season – and if there is, we're ready to win. "As of right now competitions are still scheduled for season B and C. They're thinking that league competitions will happen between mid and end of January, and state is scheduled for February," Nash said.
There are four parts of a Game Day routine: the band dance, a defense/offense cheer, the team cheer, and the fight song. Stunting is an important part of each aspect of a cheer routine, and to further advance stunts for higher scores requires months of practice. The sooner we can start stunting, the better our overall routine will be. October is a little late to start, but at least stunting is in our near future and we have something to look forward to.
Fans coming to the games is still a no, and there is no set time for when, or if, that will change. Having no fans will greatly affect the football boys' performance, so the cheerleaders have a lot of cheering to do. It won't be the same as having fans at the games, but I hope we can give our team enough support to play hard and make big wins.
Even in all the chaos, we have a job to do. As cheerleaders, we will do our best to cheer on the football boys and boost the overall school spirit of Holy Family.
Mia Paulson, Staff Writer/Editor
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Call for performances
Participating schools and universities
Call for IB Alumni testimonials
Share your creativity and inspire our community of educators from all over the world at the International Baccalaureate (IB) Global University Admissions Conference 2023!
We invite IB World School students and alumni to showcase their performances at the IB Global University Admissions Conference 2023, held from 28 February–2 March 2023. These include, but are not limited to, dance, music, film, animations and poetry.
A limited number of performance videos will be chosen to be broadcasted before some of the conference sessions. This can be a recording of students performing remotely via video call or a recorded performance that took place at the school.
All applications must be submitted by an IB World School.
Each school can submit up to two applications.
Complete the application form by Thursday 26 January 2023, 11.59pm (Eastern Daylight Time (EDT))
Selected IB World Schools will be notified by no later than Monday 30 January 2023, 11.59pm (EDT).
If an IB World School's performance is selected to feature before a conference session, they will have to submit the final performance video by Friday 3 February 2023, 11.59pm (EDT). The IB reserves the right to make final comments on the final video and may suggest edits.
Each person who appears in the performance video must submit the IB Copyright License Request and Image Notice Consent Form. All applicable forms must be submitted by no later than Friday 17 February 2023, 11.59pm (EDT).
Key deadlines
Deadline to submit an artistic project
Selected IB World Schools are notified by the IB
Selected IB World Schools to submit final recording of their performance
Selected IB World Schools to submit all applicable consent forms
Please contact globalconferences@ibo.org if you have any questions.


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TON Testnet goes live: Telegram Open Network is coming to life
September | 2019
UPDATE: TON's Gram Token Available on Sep 19th. Learn more
The most anticipated project in the world of blockchain and cryptocurrencies has just arrived: Telegram finally released the testnet of its Telegram Open Network, TON, on Friday 6th September. "Finally" is significant here, since it has had several delays, including stating that the testnet would be up by 1st September.
This follows one of the most notorious pre-ICO offers of the blockchain era by Telegram, with its libertarian founder Pavel Durov raising $1.7 billion in two largely secret offerings, worth $850 million each. Gram [GRM], Telegram's token, has stormed the markets, creating huge interest among institutional investors and perhaps havoc among others wishing to take part. Wider participation was restricted through the careful orchestration of the offering process by the "puppet master" himself.
Durov, though a revolutionary spirit, clearly understands the risks associated with the regulatory environment created around crypto, especially when dealing with the strictest US regulator. Therefore, the offers were carefully structured to meet the strict requirements set for ICOs by the US regulator. In particular, the issuer banned investors from a large number of countries, in particular, those under US sanctions.
Since the start of the crypto wave, Telegram, offering end-to-end encryption to enable strict privacy protection, has been able to win the position as the main communication platform for the global crypto community and entities seeking a secure haven. Through Telegram's stringent privacy and security measures, users have freedom of expression and interaction without fear and away from modern surveillance states, international watchdogs and special services of any kind.
Backed with over 200 million of the global community, Telegram is now attempting to create the full environment for its peer-to-peer internal "economy". While others hesitate, Telegram is attempting to employ the most revolutionary digital invention, crypto, to fuel the huge market it attempts to create, rivalling the competition like WeChat in China, which has been offering more traditional transactions and micropayment services in fiat to its vast community for a while.
The launch of the TON testnet means that we will soon be welcoming Gram live. Although the name itself suggests just about anything other than digital, it could be the cryptocurrency to hit the mainstream and even steal the big headlines from Bitcoin.
There are so many promises out there, but we are yet to experience a real-life global blockchain-powered ecosystem. So Telegram's claim is highly lucrative, at least for investors who made a bet on it. Perhaps they are seeking the opportunity of being part of a launching rocket on its way to a most promising planet of profit, following the experience of early investors in Apple, Facebook, Google and many others. They certainly do not want to miss this one.
The list of initial investors is impressive. During the first offering of TON's native token, Gram, Durov secured the participation of mostly first-tier Silicon Valley VCs like Sequoia Capital and Lightspeed Ventures, gaining support not only with funding but also their vast expertise and networks that add to promising to deliver with exceptional returns.
The second offering of Gram seems to have attracted the money of some "whales" from Durov's home country, Russia. Namely, three notable investors: oil mogul and billionaire Roman Abramovich, one of the leaders in Russian money transfer and payment services Sergey Solonin (CEO of Russian payment system Qiwi) and David Yakobashvili, co-founder of dairy product company Wimm-Bill-Dann. Combined, they contributed handsomely towards the final $850 million raised.
Telegram posed considerable restrictions on Grams promised during the first offering, suggesting a considerable lockup period and prolonged delivery of the Grams after the release of TON mainnet. This was supposed to go live in March 2019, however, they failed to deliver, extending the launch until the end of October 2019, which looks likely now with the launch of the testnet. The second offering, which came with a much higher price, attracted investors with promising the immediate tradability of Grams offered after the release of TON.
High expectations for the success of Telegram Open Network and Gram was further proven during the very speculative OTC secondary offering conducted by an Asian exchange, Liquid, where some of the first investors already received huge returns.
Whether Telegram will deliver its promise for the launch this coming October is looking more likely. For the time being, users and investors are able to already work on the testnet that was released a few days after the promised deadline of 1st September. The fact that TON is "live" now makes it highly possible that Telegram will also deliver the mainnet.
Launch aside, what are the real prospects for TON and Gram?
Many reputable experts from world-leading institutions and organizations like MIT have provided their analysis of the likelihood of Telegram delivering on its promises. The TON white paper published by the Telegram team, full of complicated jargon, algorithms, formulas and comparisons with other existing environments, has undergone scrutiny and become subject to criticism from the expert community, which has voiced concerns for the deliverables and ability of the Telegram development team to handle the environment it proposes to create.
For now, it is clear that Telegram is trying to use the best available knowledge and expertise in building TON. In trying to find the answers for its own miracle network, they are tapping into well-established environments and technologies, such as Polkadot, developed by former CTO of Ethereum, Gavin Wood.
One thing is clear in all of this. TON is an ambitious endeavour, trying to establish a virtual "country" of its own with all the supporting systems and networks to facilitate a secure, reliable, scalable and super-fast business and transaction environment for its "citizens".
It is one thing to build a messenger, based on relatively simple and known technologies and protocols. It is another thing to create a functional, virtual, global ecosystem like TON. You have to think up and execute your own digital currency, regulations, working architecture with distributed consensus building and a business environment to meet the high demands of today's users for service speed and quality. All this has to be secure and risk-free to win the trust of a global community of users.
Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, and his large team and community are struggling with the same promise and deliverables. They are still far from making it over and beyond fintech and upto the speed of Visa and Mastercard in the last four to five years, despite the support from Ethereum's huge community and vast resources of its partners.
Regardless of how big a user base Telegram messenger has, TON has to build one of its own, with substantially different stakeholders and service providers. There are nodes, storage providers, an open protocol developers community and stakeholders, among others.
So does TON have a future? Can Durov deliver what he promised to his valuable investors? It looks more like yes than no, but a positive outcome rests on several factors.
The global community is already getting used to the integration of payment capabilities into their communication applications for convenience, and will only be demanding more in the future. WeChat has paved the way for others to follow suit by capturing over half of China's microtransactions market, no matter if it uses traditional fiat money for internal transactions.
The use of crypto wallets, services of numerous global and local exchanges for crypto-to-crypto and fiat-to-crypto transactions, along with a much better understanding of crypto and blockchain, has hit the mainstream.
There are several very promising initiatives working to create advanced blockchain technologies and networks addressing either similar or particular aspects of what TON is trying to build. Durov is clever not only to quote but also to use the best practices when building TON.
Finally, the resources that TON has accumulated during the pre-ICO process provide TON with incredible means for its research and development efforts.
Thus, it seems inevitable that TON will sooner or later come to life, which is reinforced with the launch of its testnet. The main question remains on how close it will be to the promised wonders of functionality. However, does it really matter? Perhaps not. No matter the outcome, it is clear that any delivery of the aims will further support the interest and demand for Gram, and allow it to continue. Like all great products, TON will start somewhere and certainly, with the support it has already secured, the chances that it will become another notable blockchain-powered environment are very high.
Durov, nonetheless, has proved to be an excellent strategist, able to handle very complex challenges. What's more, so far he enjoys the trust of all his investors.
If not these words or others on TON, we can always listen to the Free Market, which clearly indicates a big demand and predicts bright prospects for both TON and its Gram token. How fitting that the Free Market is also a form of decentralized network that puts trust in itself, not anyone or more individuals within it. Just like TON.


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Brooding on a cosy branch fork, Ape Ralf gets up to mischief. This place on top seems an ideal view point to watch all the other inhabitants puttering around the big forest and its meadows on this lazy afternoon – so why not add a little speed? The turmoil really starts when Gunter the Bear shows up, and one after another, the whole funny animal crowd gets involved. Amusing and easy rhyme couplets complement this dynamic picture story, really ideal to listen to or to learn how to read!


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Invest for Property London, Buy Residential property UK > Latest News > Average property price in Scotland rose 4.4% in year to October 2018
Average property price in Scotland rose 4.4% in year to October 2018
Henry ThomasJanuary 9, 2019
Official data shows average price of a property in Scotland increased by 4.4% in year to October 2018
The average price of a property in Scotland increased by 4.4% in the 12 months to October 2018 to £151,508, the latest official figures to be published shows.
Sales were also strong, up 9.3% year on year on the 12 months to August 2018, according to the data published by the Registers of Scotland.
Registers of Scotland business development and information director, Kenny Crawford said that average prices have been increasing each month since March 2016, when compared with the same month of the previous year.
A breakdown of the figures shows that the biggest price increases were in Glasgow, East Dunbartonshire and North Lanarkshire where average prices increased by 9.3% to £135,238, 8% to £218,795 and 7.8% to £109,102 respectively.
The largest decreases were recorded in Aberdeen and East Ayrshire, where average prices fell by 6% to £156,774 and 3.3% to £94,681 respectively.
The biggest increase in sales was in East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Falkirk, where volumes increased by 29.3%, 25.8% and 25.5% respectively. The biggest decreases were in Edinburgh and Perth and Kinross, where volumes fell by 10.2% and 9.8% respectively.
Across Scotland, all property types showed an increase in average price year on year. Detached properties showed the biggest increase, rising by 5.4% to £263,300 while flats recorded the smallest rise at 3.9% to £109,019.
The average price in October 2018 for a property purchased by a first time buyer was £122,346, an increase of 4.1% year on year and the average price for a property purchased by a former owner occupier was £181,812, an increase of 4.8%.
The average price for a cash sale was £139,812, an increase of 4.3% while the average price for property purchased with a mortgage was £156,934, an increase of 4.5% year on year.
Henry Thomas January 9, 2019
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Amor Cronico follows the flamboyant Grammy nominated Cuban-born and New York based singer CuCu Diamantes on her tour around Cuba. The film interweaves footage of live musical performances with a fictional love story narrative. The result is an energetic display of CuCu Diamantes' glamorous performance style with a fresh Latin soundtrack and comical twist. It is a unique road movie and portrait of a Cuban artist traveling back to her roots.
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