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Billionaire Patrick Drahi agrees to buy Sotheby's in $5 billion deal
Violet Powell
Billionaire entrepreneur and art collector Patrick Drahi is taking auction house Sotheby's private in a deal valued at $3.7 billion.
Since he established the company in the Netherlands in 2001, Drahi has built it into a multinational, broadband, telecommunications, media, digital, and advertising company.
"This acquisition will provide Sotheby's with the opportunity to accelerate the successful programme of growth initiatives of the past several years in a more flexible private environment", he added.
By having been public, in many ways, Sotheby's operated at a competitive disadvantage to its main US rival, Christie's, which was already private, experts said.
The deal, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter of this year pending shareholder approval, would return Sotheby's to the private market after 31 years as a public company.
BidFair USA, an entity wholly owned by Drahi, will pay $57 per share for Sotheby's, which is a 61% premium to the company's closing stock price on Friday.
In 2012, it sold Edvard Munch's The Scream.
Track Sotheby's stock price here in real time.
A report published by Swiss bank UBS and Art Basel in March said that the global art market had enjoyed another uptick in 2018. The proposed deal provides a massive premium to recent prices, but is considerably more modest when compared with the levels Sotheby's traded at this time previous year.
The following year he made his dramatic entry into the USA market, snapping up cable company Suddenlink in a $9 billion deal in 2015, then Cablevision for $17.7 billion in 2016 and in April, the U.S. financial video news start-up Cheddar.
"Sotheby's is one of the most elegant and aspirational brands in the world". Drahi has also been selling non-core assets in recent years to ease concerns over the debt levels of his businesses.
The Israeli-French media tycoon is the founder, board president, and controlling shareholder of Altice Europe.
About five years ago Sotheby's ended a long-running fight with activist investor Daniel Loeb's hedge fund Third Point, by asking Loeb and two associates to join Sotheby's board, and Loeb was instrumental in hiring Smith as CEO. French online art sales database ArtPrice lists him as the 252nd biggest art collector worldwide.
The price "affirms the value we saw when we first invested in Sotheby's, and rewards long-term investors like Third Point who believed in its potential", Loeb told Reuters.
The boutique advisory firm LionTree is serving as financial advisor to Sotheby's on the deal, while BNP Paribas and Morgan Stanley are acting as financial advisors to BidFair USA.
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Facebook's cryptocurrency gets $10m each from Uber, Paypal, Mastercard and Visa
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Woman arrested after she pushed her dog in lake, watched it drown
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Bangladesh win toss, opt to field first against West Indies
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US releases new photos it says incriminate Iran in tanker attacks
The attacks occurred around the time Abe was meeting with Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran. The Pentagon released the photos to bolster its claim that Iran was responsible for the attacks.
O.J. Simpson denies sleeping with Kris Jenner
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Elon Musk Doesn't Learn, Posts Uncredited Artwork, Deletes Tweet
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Tony Parker announces retirement from basketball
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Re-Covering a Modern Classic
How do you remarket a series of books that are already some of the bestselling volumes in history? If you're Bloomsbury releasing a new "adult" edition of the "Harry Potter" series, you combine an ancient printing style with a modern book jacket design.
Illustrator Andrew Davidson hand-engraved each cover illustration on 9" x 7" English boxwood blocks, and then used them to print onto Japanese paper, he told Creative Review. "I wanted them to look as if they had come straight from the pages of a book taken from the library at Hogwarts [the boarding school for wizards where the books are set]."
Each cover illustration was then printed in two slightly contrasting colors, muting the intensity of the effect. Author J.K. Rowling's name is now the most prominent text on the covers.
Says Webb&Webb cover designer James Webb, "We wanted to steer clear of using photographs of the characters, or the black and white imagery used on a lot of teen fiction." The overall effect is modern… with just a hint of the Madison-Avenue Muggle about it.
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Q: CodeIgniter extending controller using composer not working I am trying extending CodeIgniter controller in my application using composer but it's not working.
This give me
Fatal error: Class 'CI_Controller' not found in D:\xampp\htdocs\ci-dev\application\core\MY_Controller.php on line 11

i knew that if i add spl_autoload_register in my config.php then it is work but i want to use composer.
here is my all set up.
i create MY_Controller in my application/core/MY_Controller.php
class MY_Controller extends CI_Controller
{
    public $data = array();

    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
}

after this i add admin controller in application/libraries/Admin_Controller.php
class Admin_Controller extends MY_Controller
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
}

and front-end controller in application/libraries/Frontend_Controller.php
class Frontend_Controller extends MY_Controller
{
    public function __construct()
    {
        parent::__construct();
    }
}

This is my default controller index call
class Welcome extends Frontend_Controller {

    public function index()
    {
        $this->load->view('welcome_message');
    }
}

i set up my composer like this in config.php
$config['composer_autoload'] = FCPATH.'../vendor/autoload.php';

and composer.json file like this
"autoload": {
      "files" : [
        "application/core/MY_Controller.php",
        "application/libraries/Admin_Controller.php",
        "application/libraries/Frontend_Controller.php"
      ]
    },

A: CodeIgniter loads CI_Controller after your vendor/autoload.php file, and since you're listing them under the "files" option in your composer.json, they're included immediately as opposed to right when you need them.
That's not only what causes the error, but also beats the entire purpose of using an autoloader - if you'd be explicitly listing the includes, you might as well just require_once them.
What's common in CI, is to require or even directly declare your multiple base controller classes from inside MY_Controller.php - then you know they'll be available exactly when you need them.
But if you insist on loading them through Composer, there's a work-around - list system/core/Controller.php under the autoloaded files as well.

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TMM PODCAST EPISODE 064: Transformational Mindset Shifting with Lindsay Durant
Imagine if you can make big changes in your life just by thinking about it. The mind is more powerful than what most people think. By harnessing the power of the mind and moving in the same frequency as that thought, you can get exactly what you want. All it takes is to make a shift in your mindset.
This week's podcast episode is the fourth and final "The Best of The Menopause Movement Podcast" series. Today we re-release our 22nd episode featuring Lindsay Durant, an expert in transformation mindset shifts. She shares with us her thoughts on the law of attraction and vibration, how you can use lucid dreaming to help solve your problems, and what techniques you can use to make positive changes in your behavior.
By the end of the episode, we'll also have the privilege of learning how to create visualizations through her visualization exercise so stay tuned.
Get the results that you want through the power of thought by tuning in to this episod
• Connect with me on Instagram @drmichellegordon
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• Join her at Move Into Results: https://www.facebook.com/moveintoresults/
Books mentioned in this episode:
• The Untethered Soul by Michael Singer (https://amzn.to/3acANfD)
[3:45] How Lindsay got into the personal development space
[5:04] Painless births
[6:47] The law of attraction and the law of vibrations
[7:34] How physics proves that everything consists of vibrations
[12:19] The material and mystical worlds
[13:23] How vibrations are selective
[14:39] Tuning to the frequency of our desires
[15:17] Focusing on the higher frequency emotions of joy and gratitude
[16:13] How emotions affect your DNA
[18:02] Lindsay talks about how visualizations allowed her to escape to her dream destination
[22:39] The law of attraction functions regardless of your beliefs
[27:12] Getting in touch with your emotions
[28:14] Lucid dreaming for problem-solving
[34:14] The importance of recognizing the beliefs handed down to us
[37:53] Ingrained thoughts make it hard to change behaviors
[41:50] We are responsible for our reactions to other people's behaviors
[42:56] The difficulty of leaving abusive relationships
[45:49] Techniques to change behavior
[46:16] Constant spaced repetition
[48:03] Hitting the deepest parts of the brain when changing habits
[54:06] Fighting self-defeating thoughts
[55:27] Visualization exercise
[1:01:06] Keeping a gratitude journal
Lindsay Durant is a success and mindset coach specializing in the law of attraction, helping other coaches, entrepreneurs and companies achieve their goals by assisting them in making quantum leaps in performance. She is mentored by Bob Proctor, a world-class teacher in human potential.


Our tea recipes demand quality ingredients, precision brewing technique, and passion. At Serenitea, it's our responsibility to make every cup meet its full potential for every customer.
We steep premium loose-leaf teas sourced from all around the world. The owner, Michael, mastered the art of brewing tea in China.
We've crafted the perfect all natural brown sugar based sweetener for all of our milk teas.
We serve our drinks with your choice of organic, non-dairy, almond, or coconut milk.
We are very picky about what we serve, that's why we cook fresh tapioca boba balls every four hours. We don't use that artificial stuff that other boba places use.
Consistency can make or break boba, that's why we put so much focus and care to ensure ours is just right.


Youth movement in the pre- Independent India was massive specially in Bengal, Maharashtra and Punjab where the aggression was terrific. I don't know how the younger generation would react to those incidents happened in the past [ during Independence movement] , there were initiative, energy and hot blooded patriotism throughout. Later on to control and to channelize the movement on to success Gandhiji started slow steady and poised steps so that the youth energy could be preserved or else India could have set in fire if it was not controlled in time. He gave the movement a different dimension……he proved …….peace and silence could be mightier than aggression. Like many, still I could not accept the death penalty of Mangal Pandey, Khudiram Bose, Bhagat Singh. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had the potential to lead India, his extraordinary bravery took him to the International Forum………………a big visionary leader who single handed way started the movement parallel to what Gandhiji has started in India. Chandra Sekhar Azad is another big name of aggressive Indian Freedom Fighting movement. There are many big leaders who upraised at that time. Overall whether violent or non violent it is a hard earned Independence which the new India is enjoying, the dream of our visionary leaders to see India as one of the biggest names in the World is still in progress. Let us march towards a better, brighter India.


In about three more weeks I might be able to start working again. I can't wait for it but at the same time I really feels lazy to open back all my manuals and start studying. There are a lot to cover and now it seem like I have little time to do it.
I always am a lazy person. Who said I like to study? I know also that who ever read this blog hate studying too. I wish I have the power of memorising things in just one look/read and it will be stored in the brain forever. I do have high imagination where I imagine that I have a super power by just touching any books and know everything inside it. How cool that will be?
I do have to wake up to the real world eventually. Probably I am going to start next week (lazy bum). I know I am delaying it but seriously I have no mood on reading anything. My brain is still in idle mode. So basically no matter how I read also there not going to be a single information stored in this brain.
Yup. My brain is like computer. So now it need to reboot and that going to take me awhile since it has been on idle for a long time. Perhaps cleanup and defrag need to be done too.


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Tony Gilroy To Direct The Fourth Bourne Film
By Eric Eisenberg published 4 October 10
The unsung hero of the Jason Bourne franchise has always been Tony Gilroy. While Matt Damon has always garnered applause for his performances and Paul Greengrass and Doug Liman gathered praise for the look of the films, Gilroy's scripts have always been under-appreciated, despite being whip-smart and full of action. With Greengrass and Damon not returning to the franchise, however, and Universal continuing with the series, there's an incredible opportunity for Gilroy, and apparently he's taking it.
Deadline is reporting that, in addition to writing the script, Gilroy will be the the director of Bourne 4, tentatively titled The Bourne Legacy. Based on the first book in the series not written by Robert Ludlum, the project would be Gilroy's third directorial outing, the first being the George Clooney thriller Michael Clayton (for which he earned an Oscar nomination) and the second being the Clive Owen-Julia Roberts spy comedy Duplicity. While early timetables suggested that the film would come out in 2012, that date is currently up in the air.
While I would have a hard time seeing a Bourne movie with Matt Damon, Gilroy truly is the natural choice to take over the director's chair. Nobody else is as closely related to the material and he has proven that he has some skills behind the camera. And who knows? He's not Greengrass, but he may be the right name to bring Damon back.
NJ native who calls LA home; lives in a Dreamatorium. A decade-plus CinemaBlend veteran; endlessly enthusiastic about the career he's dreamt of since seventh grade.
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As a web developer I have found it to be difficult to keep up with all of the Internet Explorer issues, mostly from Internet Explorer 6. In the web industry, there have been many advancing technologies that address the issues that IE can cause. For instance one of the newer developments is the Google Chrome Frame. This is a plugin so to say that you can be install on Internet Explorer. What happens is that IE takes most of the advancements of the Chrome browser and uses them on top of the Explorer browser. Another way to counter act some of the issues with IE is to use jQuery. With jQuery you are able to create a lot of the CSS3 and CSS2 abilities that Internet Explorer is lacking. Well Internet Explorer has taken a ton of crap about these issues over the past few years and they are finally going to try and do something about it. Internet Explorer is going to be releasing Internet Explorer 9 to address these issues in 2011.
With the release of Internet Explorer 9 there will be a lot of advancements to the IE browser. Now as a web developer does this mean that finally we will be doing away with IE6 and all its problems. While we are at it, it would be nice to see IE7 gone also. If Internet Explorer 9 is everything that Microsoft is making it out to be then as developers and web engineers we should finally be let loose from the IE constraints.
Now what exactly is Microsoft promising IE9 to have. Well, it is said that it will finally be able to handle all the CSS2 and most of the CSS3 functionality. Another thing that they are working on is to make IE9 HTML 5 complaint. There are many more changes that they are looking to make to IE9, if you would like to know more about IE9 you can find some good information on Wikipedia. I have been talking a lot about how Microsoft has made Internet Explorer 9 better for Web Developers and Designers. If you would like to see what IE9 can do you can go to Microsoft's Test Drive site to download the Internet Explorer Platform Demo. You can also go there to see how well IE9 will measure up to the current browsers like Firefox, Chrome, Apera, and Safari.
If by chance you are in need of any web design, web development, search engine optimization, or marketing done to one of your sites you can get in contact with me, or, you can contact Chosen. Chosen is a Lansing based Web Development, Web Design, Web Hosting, and Web Marketing firm. We are a small business but are gaining popularity in the Lansing Area for our Web Design and Development skills. We have done work for individual/private clients and companies. We prefer client work but we also take contract work. We have worked with most of the biggest web companies in the Lansing Area and all the way out to California. We would love to hear from you.


Theme for July 2014 – LouFest The Friday Vine June prize is…2 One-Day passes to the LouFest Music Festival in Forest Park. What day the passes are for will be announced at a later date. Some of the bands scheduled to play at the two day festival are Arctic Monkeys, Matt & Kim, Old Salt Union, Pretty Little Empire and Outkast.
We'll give you some clues and you enter the name of the 2014 LouFest musical act you think we are talking about. It's that simple. We'll pick the winner on July 25th.
Here's how to win… 1. Select Fridays of each month we will post #thefridayvine video on our homepage. (You can also follow us on Facebook or Twitter to get the clues). 2. To enter, you will need to watch the Vine video and put together the clues. 3. Enter to Win by completing the form below (only visible during contest times). 4. For each answer you get correct, you will be given an entry into the contest. 5. The winner will be randomly selected from all entries and announced on the 4th Friday of each month. You can only enter once per Vine video. However, you can get an extra entry by sharing a tweet, presented to you after you complete the entry form. Don't forget to like us on Facebook to find out about next month's #TheFridayVine giveaway, plus other great STL events and giveaways happening each month. Good Luck! Get it in your inbox here. Follow us on Facebook to stay connected.


VFD technology is not new to the HVAC industry. Variable frequency drives have been used extensively for air handling unit fans, cooling tower fans and water pumps for a long time. With state-of-the-art compressor technology and microprocessor based control systems, manufacturers now offer variable frequency drives specially designed for centrifugal chillers.
Application of variable frequency drives to centrifugal chillers requires a control strategy that understands centrifugal chiller and VFD operations. With advanced microprocessor control technology, the integration of variable frequency drives in the special efficient offerings is but a natural step. Typical ARI conditions are 44/54°F chilled water and 85/ 95°F condenser water temperatures. ARI also specifies Integrated Part Load Values (IPLV) which take into consideration the part load capacity operation of the centrifugal chillers with varying entering condenser water temperatures. One such standard used for centrifugal chillers is ARI Standard 550/590-98. Although, this standard provides a commonly used formula to calculate the operating costs for the centrifugal chiller during its life span, the operating characteristics may not be realistic for every application particularly for South East Asian countries (this standard allows 65°F minimum entering condenser water temperature).
How does variable frequency drive save energy? Controlling two mechanics saves energy - impeller tip speed and inlet guide vanes.
A centrifugal compressor performance relies on the impeller design tip speed, which is the tangential velocity of the refrigerant at the edge of the impeller wheel when it leaves the impeller (Figure 1), to increase the refrigerant pressure between evaporator and condenser. This pressure difference created between the evaporator and condenser is called 'lift' or the 'head' (Figure 2) that the compressor must create to move the refrigerant through its cycle. The head depends on many parameters such as chilled water and condenser water temperatures and also the fouling factors. Impeller speed is directly proportional to the head created. Obviously, greater the head, higher the energy input and hence higher impeller speeds. However, the head conditions may change with a change in load pattern and outside ambient conditions (reduced condenser water temperature). Constant speed VFD in this case will over-accelerate the refrigerant as it leaves the impeller, resulting in a waste of input energy. Variable frequency drives reduce the compressor speed as the head drops and move the compressor into a higher efficiency region in the compressor map, often allowing the compressor to operate more efficiently than at the full load condition.
In a fixed speed centrifugal chiller, inlet guide vanes are used to throttle refrigerant at the inlet of the compressor to vary the compressor capacity. When the guide vanes move from fully open to slightly closed, compressor efficiency can actually improve because the guide vanes 'preswirl' the refrigerant entering the impeller. As the vanes continue to close, however, the vane action quickly becomes a restriction, losing the pre-rotation effect and reducing the compressor capacity and efficiency. Variable frequency drive slows the compressor to match the head conditions, without closing the guide vanes.
Keeping the inlet guide vanes open improves the compressor operating efficiency. The classic way to explain variable frequency drive is to relate fan laws to the centrifugal compressor.
Therefore, every single unit drop in RPM will reduce the HP of the motor by the cube root. Hence, the compressor input HP drops to 73% at 90% and 42% at 75% loads respectively.
Having both inlet guide vanes and speed control allows more flexibility to the centrifugal chiller operation and gives the ability to keep the compressor within the best operating range on the compressor map (Figure 3).
Open type compressors have an added advantage with variable frequency drive as lower ECWT (Entering Condenser Water Temperature) operation is possible as compared to semi hermetic designs. Multistage compressors have the added complexity of maintaining the appropriate inter-stage pressure, usually through operation of one or more sets of inlet guide vanes. The individual impellers are matched, based on the design operating speed of the impeller. Varying the speed will upset this balance and this will penalise the performance of the compressor.
How does variable frequency drive work?
The variable frequency drive needs a lot of information to work. Variable frequency drive has to continuously monitor several operating conditions such as chilled water temperature, chilled water setpoint, refrigerant pressures, prerotation vane position and the actual motor speed (figure 4). This information is then fed to a microprocessor that determines the most efficient way to operate. It optimises both motor speed and the pre-rotation vane position and changes the frequency of the power input to the motor, in order to consume the least amount of energy.
To calculate the operating cost of a centrifugal chiller during the full year, all the operating conditions such as condenser water temperatures as well as cooling load should be considered. One can simulate a computer model to compare the operating costs. A 5 Star hotel was considered in China for a 450TR centrifugal chiller with and without the variable frequency drive. Realistic centrifugal chiller running conditions based on China weather data was considered for the comparison. Since this centrifugal chiller was one of the two in the plant room, we chose this centrifugal chiller to modulate to take care of the part loads. Also the cooling tower water temperature was allowed to drop according to the weather data as well as heat rejection from the centrifugal chillers. The capacity and the number of hours of operation were considered at 10% capacity intervals with varying entering condenser water temperatures (Table 1).
Alt1 is for the centrifugal chiller with constant speed and Alt2 is for the variable frequency drive centrifugal chiller. Comparing the costs over the year gives a saving of 187,875 kWh units with the variable frequency drive. Taking electricity tariff as $5 per kWh, this equates to annual savings of $0.94 Million. The total savings will be even higher if demand tariff costs are considered.
With a variable frequency drive, power is initially applied for start-up at a very low frequency, which when gradually increased, allows little motor slip. The result is a high torque per amp of current minimising the extra amps required to start the motor. Therefore, the inrush amps for variable frequency drive never exceeds the 100% FLA of the motor. Other soft starters such as Star Delta or Solid State starters have 200-400% FLA as the inrush amps at the start-up (Figure 5). This makes variable frequency drive an ideal starter particularly for applications with limited inrush capabilities such as emergency generator systems. Also the generators and cabling can be down sized, as they do not have to incorporate extra capacity required for the start-up.
Addition of variable frequency drive enhances the unloading capability of a centrifugal chiller by varying the speed prior to closing the guide vanes. This allows better tracking of low load conditions. This also eliminates unnecessary cycling of the centrifugal chiller resulting in reduced maintenance and better control of the chilled water loop. Smooth starts enhance the motor and compressor life.
Most of the noise generated by the centrifugal compressor is due to the refrigerant discharged at high velocity into the condenser. Slowing down the compressor reduces the discharge velocity at low heads and hence reduces noise.
Variable frequency drive gives automatic power factor correction to at least 95% at all operating conditions. A normal centrifugal chiller or screw chiller has a power factor of 0.85 at 100% load which further reduces at part load and can go down to as low as 0.60.Many utilities require correction, or impose financial penalties when operating with lower power factors.
Most centrifugal chillers with variable frequency drive option will have factory installed variable frequency drive, saving in-field installation costs (figure 6).A field retrofit variable frequency drive can either be installed on the centrifugal chiller or near the unit in place of the starter.
In the real world, energy performance at real world conditions has little to do with bottom line energy costs - what happens at off design conditions is much more important. Even with a relatively warm temperature in China, VFD energy savings of $0.94 Million were possible when compared to a fixed speed drive or even for that matter any positive displacement compressor like a screw chiller. This makes an excellent opportunity to attain quick payback and return on the VFD investment, particularly for facilities operating continuously such as hotels, hospitals, call centers, software centers and factories.
VFD on centrifugal chillers is being used by most of the major centrifugal suppliers as new equipment offering or retrofit option. Considering the ever increasing cost of electricity ,it's a wiser choice to opt for energy saving options like VFD on centrifugal chillers.
Can we add VFD to any existing chiller?


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package org.kodejava.example.network;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.ObjectInputStream;
import java.io.ObjectOutputStream;
import java.lang.ClassNotFoundException;
import java.net.InetAddress;
import java.net.Socket;

public class ClientSocketExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        try {
            // Create a connection to the server socket on the server application
            InetAddress host = InetAddress.getLocalHost();
            Socket socket = new Socket(host.getHostName(), 7777);

            // Send a message to the client application
            ObjectOutputStream oos = new ObjectOutputStream(socket.getOutputStream());
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Palestinian schoolchildren terrorized by settler vigilantes, soldiers
Students at Jalud's elementary school witnessed Israeli settlers set the perimeters of the campus ablaze. (DCIP/Dylan Collins)
Editor's note: This article is part two of a three-part series by Patrick O. Strickland* based on a DCI-Palestine report, which investigates the devastating impact on Palestinian children of growing up near Israeli settlements. Read part 1: "Price-tag" attacks: High cost for Palestinian children living near settlers. Read part 3: Despite UN calls, no justice for children living near Israeli settlements. Read the DCI-Palestine report: Growing up between Israeli settlements and soldiers.
Ramallah, June 27, 2014—Perched on a hill in Israeli-controlled Hebron, across from the Beit Hadassah settlement, Qurtaba School is where 157 Palestinian boys and girls, ages 7 to 16, study. Its windows are covered with metal netting to protect students from attacks by settlers, who in the past have thrown rocks, glass bottles and Molotov cocktails through the windows into the classrooms.
At any given time, visitors will find graffiti written by settlers. "Gas the Arabs!" has been scrawled on a wall near the school – and death threats against the students and curse words in both Hebrew and Arabic are also common.
Because Israel's military restricts Palestinian movement in H2, some students have to cross through a military checkpoint and metal detectors on their way to school. A November 2013 OCHA report noted: "There are over 120 physical obstacles, deployed by the Israeli military, which segregate the restricted areas from the rest of the city, including 18 permanently staffed checkpoints."
"Coming to and from school is our biggest problem. Our students often get held for long periods of time at the checkpoint," said Noura Nasser, the principal at Qurtaba School. "Settlers also throw eggs and trash at the kids as they walk here."
Students who come through the main checkpoint must walk up Shuhada Street. Though quicker than making a detour of several kilometers around the Old City and entering the school from the other side, settlers frequently try to hit the children or run them over in vehicles.
"I've seen it with my own eyes," said Nasser. "The settlers drive upwards of 80 kilometers per hour (55 miles per hour) with the intention of hitting kids."
She says the school has changed its hours to start and finish earlier, which has lessened the problem.
Shatha Ramadan, 11, is one of the best students in the 6th grade, but she often struggles to maintain focus due to emotional trauma caused by frequent settler attacks.
"They come to our home every Saturday after they finish their holiday," Shatha told DCI-Palestine, referring to Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest. "Several times they have kicked through the door to our house and attacked us in our home."
Shatha lives next to one of the main checkpoints on Shuhada Street with her parents and six brothers and sisters, all of whom are under 18. Each morning on the way to school, Shatha has to walk past the settlers who attack her and her family.
During the worst incident, Shatha recalls opening her front door after hearing someone rustling around next to the window. When she stepped outside, a group of settlers struck her on the head several times.
"When I tried to turn and go back into the house, they hit me on the leg with a wooden pole," Shatha said. "There were adults and kids. Afterwards, my dad had to take me to the hospital."
Shatha had to have x-rays and was left with severe bruising.
Each day Muawiah Abu Heikal, 11, walks back and forth between the school and his home in the Tel Rumeida neighborhood of Hebron. One Sunday in April 2013, he and his brother were arrested by Israeli soldiers after a confrontation with a group of local settlers.
"We were walking home the same way as them," Muawiah told DCI-Palestine. "One of the settlers started to bother my friend Ahmad. We tried to help him get away, but the settler called over a soldier and said we hit him with stones."
Muawiah and his brother were handcuffed and taken to a police station in Kiryat Arba, a nearby Israeli settlement.
"My brother was left handcuffed in the military jeep while they took me inside for interrogation," he said, adding that he was frightened to go in by himself.
After being questioned by soldiers for several hours, Muawiah was taken to a hospital.
"I had bruises on my arms because they hit me … and my stomach hurt badly. Before they released us, they took our pictures and threatened to fine our parents if they catch us again," he said.
Israeli military forces detain or arrest Palestinian children in Hebron on a regular basis. Israeli soldiers rounded up 27 backpack-wearing children on their way to school in March 2013 in an incident documented by DCI-Palestine and news sources.
DCI-Palestine estimates that the Israeli military has detained over 8,000 children since 2000. Since 2008, there have been at least 170 Palestinian children in Israeli detention at any given time.
Israeli military documents leaked to Haaretz in 2011 noted that "99.74 percent… of cases (against Palestinians) heard by the military courts in the occupied territories end in a conviction."
Across the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Palestinian children are frequently detained, arrested and imprisoned. Yet no such equivalent exists on the Israeli side, meaning settlers and soldiers operate largely without legal consequences.
Outpost vigilantes: Burning a school
Jalud, a village about 30 kilometers (19 miles) south of Nablus, is in close proximity to four illegal Israeli outposts whose residents regularly attack Palestinian villagers and vandalize their property.
Generally smaller than a settlement, an outpost is a West Bank settlement built without official Israeli government authorization, but which often receives support and assistance from government ministries, according to B'Tselem. The human rights group estimates that approximately 100 outposts exist throughout the West Bank.
Among the four outposts near Jalud is Esh Kodesh, an outpost community established in 2000, partially on land privately-owned by Palestinians. It has been protected by the Israeli military since 2011, despite being illegal under both international and Israeli law.
Some residents of Esh Kodesh are known for their extreme nationalist politics and religious beliefs, much like their neighbors in the Ahiya outpost less than two kilometers (about 1 mile) away.
On Oct. 9, 2013, a group of settlers from nearby outposts attacked Jalud's elementary school. Around noon, they broke into the school and threw rocks at the classrooms. Haaretz later reported that the attack was carried out as part of the "price-tag" campaign in reprisal for the Israeli military's dismantling of another outpost.
Omar Abdullah, 12, told DCI-Palestine that he and other students recognized the settlers from previous attacks in their neighborhoods.
"We were all very scared," Omar said. "The next day none of us came to school, even though we were supposed to take a big test."
He remembers thinking the attackers were Israeli soldiers at first: "I saw them enter the front gate of the school and start smashing the windows of our teachers' cars. They were using stones."
Later, he said, they poured a flammable liquid around the periphery of the school and lit a blazing ring of fire that encircled half of the school's perimeter.
"Even our teachers were scared after that," Omar recounted nervously. "It was hard for us to come to school and think about our studies."
For some students, this is not their first experience of settler violence.
Five-year-old Farah Abbad had been assaulted a few months earlier during an hour-long settler attack on his family's home near the Ahiya outpost.
Farah's grandmother, Wardeh, and his father, Naseem, were with him when he was attacked.
"The settlers came in disguise. They were dressed in Arabic clothing," Wardeh told DCI-Palestine. "They were right in front of me by the time I realized they were settlers. One of them hit Farah in the head with a rock."
Farah, then 4, was "screaming and crying really hard because he was in pain and terrified," remembers Naseem. He received several stitches to the right side of his forehead.
He is now too scared to walk to school alone because the pathway is close to the Ahiya outpost.
"Sometimes (the settlers) harass the kids on the way home from school. Farah and the other kids often come home crying and frightened," Wardeh said.
Naseem also explained that during the same hour-long attack his 16-year-old brother, Saleh, sustained a foot injury from a stone hurled by a settler. "My whole family was terrified," he added.
Recent OCHA statistics estimate that more than 2,100 settler attacks occurred since 2006, 399 of which took place in 2013 alone.
DCI-Palestine recorded 129 instances of settler violence against Palestinian children between 2008 and 2012.
While Israeli settlers, including children, often attack Palestinians with stones and other objects, they are rarely held accountable as the Israeli army lacks the authority to arrest Israeli settlers in the West Bank. As a result, only Palestinians, often children, are detained or arrested in connection with stone-throwing exchanges, according to affidavits collected by DCI-Palestine
Across the West Bank, attacks regularly begin with settlers and are finished off by the Israeli military.
*Patrick O. Strickland is a freelance contributor to Defense for Children International Palestine.
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How do I currently act in response to these needs?
To what extent is that way I currently act getting me what I actually need in these areas?
What work do I need to do on myself to reclaim my real needs, not my false needs?
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Yoo Ah In, Kim Hyun Joo, Park Jung Min, Won Jin Ah, And More Face Hell As Society Collapses In "Hellbound" Poster
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Upcoming drama "Hellbound" released a thrilling new poster!. Helmed by "Train to Busan" director Yeon Sang Ho, "Hellbound" is a Netflix series set in a world where humans face a frightening supernatural phenomenon: emissaries from hell who appear on Earth without warning and condemn people to hell. Amidst the chaos caused...
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Kim Yo Han, Cho Yi Hyun, Chu Young Woo, And Hwang Bo Reum Byul Brainstorm Ideas To Overcome A Crisis In "School 2021"
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JTBC's upcoming drama "39" (literal title) has released new character posters of Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun. "39" is about three friends who met in their second year of high school and are now on the verge of turning 40. The drama will tell the beautiful and emotional everyday stories of three 39-year-old women who encounter unforeseen circumstances in their lives.
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The latest character teaser for MBC upcoming drama "Tracer" gives a closer look at its main characters!. "Tracer" is a new drama taking place at the National Tax Service. Im Siwan stars as Hwang Dong Joo, a new team manager of the Seoul Regional Office's Investigation Bureau, while Go Ah Sung is Seo Hye Young, a fellow team member at the Seoul Regional Office who is unafraid to face the cowardly world head-on. Son Hyun Joo plays In Tae Joon, the commissioner of the Seoul Regional Office who dreams of becoming something bigger. Park Yong Woo takes on the role of Oh Young, who was once the ace of the National Tax Service but is now the section chief who doesn't believe in doing any work. The drama is written by scriptwriter Kim Hyun Jung and helmed by director Lee Seung Young of "Voice 2" and "The Missing."
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Nam Joo Hyuk And Kim Tae Ri Take Fate Into Their Own Hands In Poster For Upcoming Drama
TvN's upcoming drama "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" (literal translation) released a creative poster featuring Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri!. "Twenty-Five Twenty-One" is set in 1998 and tells the stories of youth who find new direction and growth after having their dreams taken away. Nam Joo Hyuk and Kim Tae Ri star as Baek Yi Jin and Na Hee Do, who first meet when they are 22 and 18 years old and fall in love years later when they turn 25 and 21.
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Kim Tae Ri x Nam Joo Hyuk's new drama 'Twenty Five, Twenty One' releases individual character posters
On January 11 KST, tvN's new drama 'Twenty Five, Twenty One' unveiled individual character posters of lead actress Kim Tae Ri and lead actor Nam Joo Hyuk. The two different posters show the unique charms of Na Hee Do (played by Kim Tae Ri) and Baek Yi Jin (played by Nam Joo Hyuk), as they jump high above each of their bed.
Song Yoon Ah Renews Wedding Vows With Lee Sung Jae To Provoke Jun So Min In "Show Window: The Queen's House"
Even as their marriage falls apart, Song Yoon Ah and Lee Sung Jae will be renewing their wedding vows on the next episode of "Show Window: The Queen's House"!. "Show Window: The Queen's House" is a drama starring Song Yoon Ah as Han Sun Joo, the queen of her seemingly picture-perfect family, and Lee Sung Jae as Shin Myung Seob, her secretly two-faced husband. Jun So Min stars in the drama as Yoon Mi Ra, who befriends Han Sun Joo while secretly carrying on an affair with her husband behind her back, and 2PM's Chansung plays Han Jung Won, Han Sun Joo's devoted brother.
Song Yoon Ah Thanks Son Ye Jin For Sending Support To Set Of "Show Window: The Queen's House"
Song Yoon Ah thanked her close friend Son Ye Jin for sending thoughtful gifts to the set of her current drama "Show Window: The Queen's House"!. On January 6, Song Yoon Ah uploaded on her Instagram photos of the coffee truck and lunch boxes Son Ye Jin gifted her. She wrote in the caption, "Why… are you doing this to me…? So many delicious things… Everyone went wild. I can't even say thank you…" She also expressed her affection for Son Ye Jin and shared her appreciation for the generous presents. She remarked, "Ye Jin, be healthy and enjoy filming, and let's meet up."
The highly-anticipated sequel to the hit film "The Pirates" has shared a fun glimpse behind the scenes of filming!. "The Pirates: Goblin Flag," the long-awaited sequel to the 2014 movie "The Pirates," is a period action-adventure comedy about a group of fortune-seekers who take to the high seas searching for lost treasure.
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Kim Nam Gil and Jin Sun Kyu will make history in the upcoming SBS drama "Through the Darkness" as they create the first criminal profilers in Korea!. Set in the late 1990s, "Through the Darkness" is based on the story of the first criminal profiler in South Korea who looked into the hearts of serial killers at a time when random, motiveless murders were on the rise and the word "profiling" did not yet exist.
Watch: Jung Hae In, BLACKPINK's Jisoo, Kim Min Kyu, And More Show Dedication To Their Roles On Set Of "Snowdrop"
JTBC has shared a new behind-the-scenes clip from "Snowdrop"!. Directed and written by the "SKY Castle" team, "Snowdrop" is set in Seoul in 1987. It is about the love story between Su Ho (Jung Hae In), a student at a prestigious university who rushes into a women's university covered in blood one day, and Young Ro (BLACKPINK's Jisoo), a student at the women's university who hides and take care of him despite facing danger and close surveillance.
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Han Hyo Joo Talks About Filling Son Ye Jin's Shoes In "The Pirates" Sequel, Working With Kang Ha Neul, And More
Han Hyo Joo recently did an interview with News1 about her upcoming film "The Pirates: Goblin Flag"!. A follow-up to the 2014 film "The Pirates," "The Pirates: Goblin Flag" is a period action-adventure comedy about a group of fortune-seekers who take to the high seas searching for lost treasure. The movie stars Kang Ha Neul, Han Hyo Joo, Lee Kwang Soo, EXO's Sehun, Chae Soo Bin, and Kwon Sang Woo.
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The main cast of "Through the Darkness" spoke about the drama at their press conference!. SBS's "Through the Darkness" is set in the late 1990s and is based on the story of the first criminal profiler in South Korea, who looked into the hearts of serial killers at a time when random, motiveless murders were on the rise and the word "profiling" did not yet exist.
HYBE Shares Details On Webtoons And Web Novels Starring BTS, TXT, And ENHYPEN
HYBE released more information on Original Stories made in collaboration with BTS, TXT, and ENHYPEN!. Earlier in November, HYBE unveiled their plans to initiate business utilizing their own Original Stories, which will be a new form of intellectual property (IP) owned by the company. HYBE's Original Stories will showcase various content such as webtoons and web novels based on the unique story IPs developed by HYBE.
Kim Nam Gil's "Through The Darkness" Premieres To Promising Ratings As "Tracer" Soars To New All-Time High
SBS's new drama "Through the Darkness" has joined the weekend ratings fray!. Based on a book co-written by South Korea's real-life first criminal profiler, "Through the Darkness" is set in the late 1990s and stars Kim Nam Gil as a pioneering profiler who struggles to read the minds of serial killers.
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JTBC has shared a new sneak peek of its upcoming drama "39" (literal title)!. "39" is about three friends who met in their second year of high school and are now on the verge of turning 40. The drama will tell the beautiful and emotional everyday stories of three 39-year-old women who encounter unforeseen circumstances in their lives.
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Teaser Preview for jTBC Drama Thirty Nine Showcases the Strong Friendship Between Son Ye Jin, Jeon Mi Do, and Kim Ji Hyun
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Lee Jin Wook And Kwon Nara Run Into A Roadblock As They Search For Kim Woo Seok In "Bulgasal"
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Hosting courses developed using e-learning authoring tools on a Learning Management System (LMS) is the most preferred option, because you can: Track learning progress. In some tools, tracking mobile player content is possible when the LMS has xAPI or Tin Can API specifications.
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One of the biggest advantages to having an online-based business is the ability to track your efforts. Website Visitor Tracking. Nearly every website hosting company offers visitor tracking tools along with their hosting package. Phone Call Tracking.
This week I'm hosting a webinar on how to use our free Adobe cloud (i.e. Acrobat.com) with Adobe Captivate 5 as a lightweight Learning Management System (LMS) for publishing and tracking Learners' Quiz Results. UPDATE. In case you missed this eSeminar, the recording is now available here: [link]. The functionality is included in Captivate 5 out-of-the-box and the cloud service doesn't cost anything to you, or the Learners.
Are you creating courses using Adobe Captivate and don't yet have a learning management system (LMS) for tracking results? To use these scripts, you must install PHP on the web server where the course will be hosted.
But one decision often takes associations by surprise: Should you host your eLearning catalog and eCommerce on your LMS or on your association management system (AMS)? First, we'll explain why integration is advisable and then we'll explore some issues you need to consider before deciding where to host your eLearning catalog and eCommerce. The big decision: where to host your eLearning catalog and eCommerce. eLearning catalog and eCommerce hosting considerations.
Director — who keeps track of time, insures presenters are ready, moderates the main stage. The next daily round of Corporate Learning Trends & Innovations will take place April 21. As is our tradition, it will be online and free.
The event was hosted by Jeevan Joshi and presented by myself, Andrew Mazurkiewicz and Cheryle Walker. Kit, the Learning Consultant insisted the videos should be loaded on the LMS so that the time spent and results could be tracked.
From this they are able to get stats on time spent elearning, who has completed what and a whole host of stats that, at the end of it tell them nothing at all about how the behaviour of the learner has changed as a result of the training. Something that I often struggle with when I'm dealing with clients is "what is it you want to record about this learning event?"
What if the social learning platform can track, measure, and even predict a learner's behavior? The cloud-hosted solution comes with a secure and customized environment that is simple and easy to use.
Almost every association hosts conferences for their members and for many associations these events comprise the majority of their training. How much time will you need to spend checking and updating spreadsheets to manually track the logistics?
CourseMill LMS - Hosted. Also known as the next generation of SCORM, Tin Can tracks and records learning experiences anywhere and from multiple devices. The Tin Can API is a whole new way to track learner experiences that "records activities and delivers data that is quantifiable, sharable and trackable," according to Tin Can. The Tin Can API can easily recognize and track a wide range of learning activities including: Mobile learning. CourseMill LMS - Hosted.
CourseMill LMS - Hosted. In this session, attendees will learn techniques to track user progress and increase learner engagement, while still allowing users to create their own path through the material. CourseMill LMS - Hosted. Forum. Logins. Lectora Online - USA.
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Mindflash.com bills itself as a training management system, with the ability to create and upload courses, invitee end users (learners) and track results. What I found was a solution that is a rapid e-learning authoring tool that offers easy to use functions as uploading learners and basic tracking results. Track Results & Report. If you do not mind the only tracking feature I mentioned above and are seeking something very simple, then it may be the choice for you.
Training has a great track record of successfully teaching learners during formal events, but our programs often don't address informal learning. Jennifer Hofmann, graciously hosted by Training Magazing Network, shared an answer with fellow practitioners recently.


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GT86 and LEXUS LFA line up for Nurburgring 24 Hours
Four GT86 and one LFA to compete in the Nurburgring 24 Hours this weekend (17 – 20 May)Gazoo Racing to field the race-engineered LFA and two GT86Two further production GT86 entered by Toyota Swiss Racing Team, race prepared by Toyota Motorsport
The Nürburgring has played an important role in the development of Toyota's latest generation of high-performance cars and this weekend the daunting German circuit will see the Lexus LFA and GT86 demonstrating their race pace in the 40th running of the ADAC 24 Hours race.
Gazoo Racing will be back at the famous Nordschleife to field the LFA (in the SP8 class) and two new race-prepared GT86 (SP3 class). The team personnel, including technicians and drivers, will include Toyota employees from Japan, taking part to hone their skills and craftsmanship, gaining experience that will feed back directly into the work developing future vehicles.
Gazoo Racing has already kicked off its 2012 season with two shorter-distance races at the Nürburgring, in which the LFA was twice a winner in its class and the GT86 showed promising progress.
Speaking after the most recent race, Gazoo Racing driver Akira Iida said: "The momentum of our team is very good. Our target for the 24 Hours Nürburgring race is to maintain a steady pace, in line with the way we have chosen to set up the vehicles. Nevertheless, we have run at good speed and confident we will be full ready before the 24-hour event."
The Toyota Swiss Racing Team will also be taking part, fielding two GT86 race-prepared by Toyota Motorsport. Both will take part in the competition class (V3) for production models. Their participation is part of Toyota Switzerland's grassroots motorsport programme with GT86 to encourage a new generation of car enthusiasts.


Hailstorm is an Ability of Montana in Battleborn.
Loads a specialized ammunition that slows enemies hit and uses less heat per shot. Also adds armor that reduces damage taken.
Increases Minigun accuracy while Hailstorm is active. +30% Accuracy.
Minigun heat decreases with each shot fired while Hailstorm is active.
Your bullets burn enemies, adding bonus damage over time. Increases Minigun heat accumulation per shot fired when Hailstorm is active. +24 Damage Per Second.
Lumberjack Dash deals extra damage to enemies while Hailstorm is active. +25% Damage.
Increases Hailstorm's skill duration. +2 Seconds Duration.
Increases weapon damage while Hailstorm is active. +14% Damage.
Intensifies Hailstorm's slowing effect, further reducing enemy movement speed. If Firestorm augment is active, its damage over time effects are lengthened.


Marineking Prime, returns to Starcraft 2.
MKP has become 4th progamer returned from LOL following SC, Puzzle, and Coca.
Prime coach, Gerard said, " we are so glad that Marineking has returned to SC2 at the worst period for us. Probably our bad result from round 1 made him enthusiastic. He is more enthusiastic than anyone, and with Byun, we will once again show the power of Prime terrans."
For those of us who can't read Korean, what did it say about Byun?
There's only one sentence for byun, and that is just for that he's playing.
IM+ST together and now MKP back. SPL, Round 2 will be amazing!
The king lives! :D Im going to love watching him in proleague.
I tried google translating the article when it came out and it kept telling me to call MKP "Frank".
Not a good time in the meta game/balance state to be a Bio focused player O_O but glgl.
But the real questions is, WILL WE GET MIND MIND MIND BACK?


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Do you trust your Data? No, no, I'm not talking about the sentient android from Star Trek, The Next Generation. And no I'm not talking about a family wireless plan either. I'm talking about the end product you get from a research study. I'm talking about the data that you plan your marketing campaign around or a study to see where your product development should be.
Add a clicker trap. Make sure your respondents are engaged and paying attention by adding a simple "clicker" question. In the question text, request that the respondent select a particular option from the answer choices, e.g., select the 2nd option below. If they choose a response other than the one that you specified, disqualify that respondent or flag this behavior in the system.
Set a timer for the survey. A good practice would be to either flag or disqualify anyone who completes a survey in less than half the time of the expected duration of the interview. You could even take this further by flagging anyone who completes the study in less than half the time of the mean of the soft launch completion (a smaller controlled number of interviews done before targeting your complete audience).
Check for straight-lining of grid or matrix questions. These question formats can cause many respondents to "straight line" each row (e.g., answer the second option for every question) just to get through the survey. Implementing code to check for this type of behavior and flagging or even terminating those respondents can help you sort out the ones that are more engaged.
Flag or disqualify respondents coming from the same IP address. Unless you're surveying an audience that's likely to be participating from the same building or network, such as professionals in the same geographical locations with specific occupations like doctors or educators, the majority of respondents will come from a unique IP address. Flagging or disqualifying these would prevent the same respondent from participating in the study multiple times.
Ask for feedback on the experience. Follow up the end of the study with a couple of simple questions asking them to judge the length of the survey and describe (in an open end) how they felt about the study. A person who says the survey was short in a study that you know runs long (or the opposite) can be flagged. You can set coding in the survey to automatically flag these individuals. Finally, asking about their experience taking the survey can give you insight regarding what was frustrating, and some may even share what they liked about the experience.
Require a higher level of engagement. Whether it's an online interview or focus group or even more advanced like a video/facial tracking interface, the ability to probe and communicate instantly removes most doubt that your respondent is just clicking away with no thought to the substance of the study. While this requires certain logistics and extra technology to be added to the survey, it's well worth it if it can be done.
Leverage engaging content. When appropriate, use media in the survey. Whether you're simply asking their reaction to a video or conducting a "dial test" (which allows respondents continuously slide a dial on a scale of favorable to unfavorable based on their reactions towards what's being shown during the course of a video), people are more eager to respond to something they just saw.
Ask them to upload a photo where applicable. This is not only a fun way to interact with respondents and bring them to life, but also allows you another checkpoint to see if the upload matched what was requested. While it certainly depends on what's being asked, you'd be surprised what respondents are willing to share in pictures – their cabinets, cars, office spaces, etc. I have seen some consumer behavior studies achieve great success with the level of engagement in these types of studies.
There is no silver bullet that ensures complete accuracy all of the time. But implementing some or all of these practices would go a long way in being confident in the accuracy of the data that you collect and deliver. And we can all sleep better when data is trustworthy!


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Marisa's Wish
I met with my wish family tonight for dinner. This was the first face-to-face meeting after multiple electronic communications. I assure you there were some nerves on both sides of the table.
This wish is for a 21 year old college junior whose life was interrupted by leukemia. After four non-diagnosis visits finally the news came that she had leukemia. Less than a hour after a doctor visit the phone call came instructing her to go to the hospital immediately. Within hours she was being treated with chemo and subsequently was informed that had she gone undiagnosed and untreated she would have had a maximum of 2 weeks to live. Two weeks.
As she was telling me her story I fought back tears. I listened intently. I admired her strength. I empathized with her mother. Beyond the story of this young woman's battle with leukemia, was her underlying story - her will to live.
There was never a moment that she uttered disgust with her illness going undiagnosed. Never a word about how disappointing it was to lose over a year of her college career. No focus on the 2 years of ongoing treatment that she endured. Rather, she told me how blessed she was. She had the support of her family, her medical team, her friends and her school. She spent the majority of the time talking to me about all of the fantastic people who she met along this journey. How they have inspired her. How she became stronger as a result of it all. She shared information about survivor retreats that she found to be encouraging and how that may benefit future wish recipients that I work with. She talked about the triathlon she is participating in and raising money for to send another cancer survivor to a survivor retreat. Her focus was not on her illness. She as clearly fueled with the passion of helping others who have and are going through the same thing.
Throughout this conversation her mom would pop in and join for a few moments. She had to work and was waiting our table so she could be a part of this trip unveiling. As I revealed the details of the trip, the tears were welling in Marisa's mother's eyes. You see, Marisa just had her port removed last week after 2 years of chemo. This along with a trip to the Florida Keys signified a new beginning. New memories. A bright future. Mom kept telling me that this was "too much." "It's too much. That is so much money. It's too much. You have no idea what it means to us." By this point the tears had erupted from everyone at the table. It's not too much. In fact, it's not enough. Nothing can erase the time that this illness took away from this family. The damage it did to Marisa's body. The emotional wreckage that was incurred. It's simply a way to celebrate her life and create new memories.
Marisa walked away with a relaxing family vacation this evening. I walked away in awe and admiration.


Zu Erkennen wer ich bin, ist das identisch mit Erwachen?
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Madhukar is a modern master of Advaita (Sanskrit, literally: "not-two"). The essential knowledge of Advaita he spreads through public meetings called Satsang. During a Satsang, Madhukar answers questions of the visitors. Phases of silence, short explanations and cool music that inspire some people to dance are also characteristic. Satsang with Madhukar focuses on direct awakening. They are a radical and loving transmission of truth, often characterized by humor. Main subjects are questions of the conception of our "I", the existence of personal freedom of action and free will as well as the relationship between body and mind and the ability to experience cosmical consciousness. The meetings shall serve self-awareness and inner peace.


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What is the area code for Malaysia handphone?
How do I call a mobile in Malaysia?
How do I write my Malaysia phone number with country code?
How do I write my phone number with area code?
What is KL area code?
How do I call a mobile in Malaysia from Australia?
How do I call Malaysia handphone from Singapore?
Are all mobile numbers 10 digits?
How do I enter my mobile number in Malaysia international format?
What is the 2 letter country code for Malaysia?
How do I add Malaysia number to Whatsapp?
First dial 011, the U.S. exit code. Next dial 60, the country code for Malaysia. Then dial the 1- to 2-digit area code (see sample calling code list below) and then the 6- to 8-digit phone number.
So if the number that you are calling in Malaysia is 03 12345678, then you could either dial 00 60 3 12345678 (this is assuming that Australia's international dial out code is 00) or +60 3 12345678. 60 is the country code for Malaysia,like 61 is Australia country code.
Write Australian telephone numbers in the national or international format
Landlines – 2 digits for the area code followed by 8 digits for the rest of the telephone number.
Mobiles – 10 digits (there is no area code).
e.g. When calling a number 2xxx xxxx in Kuala Lumpur (03) from a landline: Within Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya: 2xxx xxxx. Outside Selangor, Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya, Within Malaysia: 03-2xxx xxxx. Outside Malaysia: +60-3-2xxx xxxx (the initial 0 of the area code is omitted)
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Dialling codes
For calls to Malaysia from Australia dial: 0011 + 60 + area code + telephone number.
To call Malaysia from Singapore, dial: XX – 60 – Area Code – Land phone number XX – 60 – 9 or 10 Digit Mobile phone number.
There is no scope of making mobile numbers less than 10 digits. It is always assumed that each and every citizen will possess a mobile phone. Therefore, India settled for 10 digit numbers under the Government's National Numbering Plan (NNP). By keeping 10 digit numbers, we get a combination of 1,000 crore numbers.
If you're trying to dial into Malaysia, the international country code is: +60.
To call that embassy from the US, you would dial:
011 – the exit code used when calling abroad from the US.
60 – the Malaysian country code.
3 – Kuala Lumpur's city code.
2168-5000 – the local US Embassy phone number.
Country Code MY Country code according to ISO-3166 Alpha-2
MY is the two-letter country abbreviation for Malaysia.
Open your phone's address book.
When adding the contact's phone number, start by entering a plus sign (+).
Enter the country code, followed by the full phone number.


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We never know how God will use our small acts of love for His great purposes.
His intent was that now, through the Church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, according to His eternal purpose that He accomplished in Christ Jesus our Lord. In Him and through faith in Him we may approach God with freedom and confidence. — Ephesians 3:10—12
"I was praying in the room. I was naked in the night. Alone. I was going to leave town. I was planning to commit suicide by taking poison." Lying on the floor of her mud-brick home in Ethiopia, the rain pouring through her thatch roof, Wosene was hopeless.
"We had nothing to eat and no clothes," she told me.
Wosene had nothing to give her three children, each of whom — instead of attending school— tended cows and was paid in food rather than money. In desperation she cried out to God. "I knelt down and prayed to the Lord, 'Please deliver me'," Wosene told me. And God did.
When she and I spoke, Wosene's life had been transformed. She had a gentle spirit and a joyful, welcoming smile. And she was very pleased that her family now lived in a solid, cement home, her children were in school, and she now had a job that enabled her to support her family.
Yes, God had worked in His mysterious way. Through a grandmother living in a small Nevada town, God answered Wosene's prayers far beyond her imagining. Her life had completely changed when a total stranger named Donna made a commitment to sponsor Wosene's daughter, Sanyat, at a Women of Faith conference. That was the beginning of a big transformation in the lives of both women.
Through World Vision, Donna would eventually sponsor Wosene's other children, enable Wosene to move into a sturdier house, and help provide electricity to their home so the children could study at night.
As we sat in Wosene's new home, I asked if her sponsor had written her any letters. Wosene smiled, stood up, walked to a small locked cupboard, and took a key from around her neck. She unlocked the door, carefully lifted out a large plastic bag filled with hundreds of cards and letters, and spread them all out on the table. "These have all come from my sponsor."
Here were hundreds of handwritten cards and letters, each one encouraging this young mother, offering her support and affirmation, and telling her that God loved her dearly. Through those letters Donna had poured her love into this young mother's life. As I saw how Wosene treasured her letters, it was clear that Wosene loved this woman she had never met. I jotted down her name — Donna Galli — and made a note to find her back in the States.
In her desperation, Wosene had come "boldly and confidently into God's presence," pleading for deliverance from her spirit-breaking circumstances. God's answer had come through a grandmother in Nevada who felt God's simple call to sponsor a child.
Wosene's story is not only of a woman who cried out to God. It is also the story of God's mysterious ways: He worked through one of His people half a world away to answer Wosene's prayers and show her and her little family His great love.
We never know how God will use our small acts of love for His great purpose.
Imagine Wosene's circumstances in Ethiopia — naked, hungry, with several mouths to feed… I had the privilege of attending a Women of Faith event several years ago and Donna Galli was introduced to an arena-full of women up on their feet in applause celebrating this story of two mothers a world apart, bonded together by our amazing God.
How will you step out in faith and allow God to use your small acts of love? Come join the conversation on our blog! We would love to hear from you! ~ Devotionals Daily
Richard Stearns
Richard Stearns brought nearly 25 years of corporate experience to World Vision when he became its president in June 1998. Stearns holds a bachelor's degree form Cornell University and an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. His professional career began in marketing with the Gillette Company. From 1977 to 1985, he held various roles with Parker Brothers Games, culminating in his appointment as president in 1984. In 1985, he became a vice president at The Franklin Mint, then joined Lenox in 1987 as president of Lenox Collections. In 1995, Stearns was named president and chief executive officer of Lenox Inc. As president of World Vision Inc., Stearns is responsible for U.S. operations, which include fund raising, advocacy, and program development. Stearns and his wife, Renee, have been World Vision supporters since 1984. The couple has five children and live in Bellevue, Washington.
Renee Stearns
Reneé Stearns is a former attorney, mother of five, and grandmother of one. She is active in church ministries, leading Bible studies, and speaking at conferences and retreats. Reneé is passionate about helping others broaden their worldview to include the great needs she sees in her travels with World Vision.
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The Fogelberg Trail
Four years ago, while on a cross-country trip, I stopped at Riverfront Park in Peoria, Illinois, to see the Dan Fogelberg Memorial. This collection of inscribed boulders and a thoughtfully-placed bench with a plaque honors the multi-faceted singer-songwriters whose career lasted more than 30 years before prostate cancer took his life at the young age of 56. Casual fans are familiar with the several hits of his 1981 album The Innocent Age ("Leader of the Band," "Run For the Roses," "Same Old Lang Syne," and "Hard to Say"), other ballads ("Longer"), or recordings that may qualify as folk-rock ("Part of the Plan"). But fans know he dabbled with anything from rock, classical, jazz, bluegrass, and even Baroque-inspired Christmas music. He wrote songs for guitar and piano, and played other instruments as well.
Sometime after that trip, I came across a YouTube video featuring an audio tour by Hugh Higgins of the Fogelberg Foundation of Peoria for a commemorative trolley ride, highlighting sites around the city relevant to Dan's music. Maps and pictures in the video help one find all the sites. I knew I had to go back someday, and a vacation to the region provided that means.
The tour starts across from Woodruff High, his high school. At the corner of N. Monroe and Abington Parkway, Abington has been re-named Fogelberg Parkway. He began his career while a student at Woodruff, with a group called the Coachmen. The second stop is the Glen Oak Amphitheatre and Lagoon and Glen Oak Park. He played here in August 1975 to a hometown crowd, then afterwards received the American Music Association New Artist of the Year award.
Now the amphitheater is a ghostly shell of its former self. The area is fenced off and padlocked. From all indications, the site was hosting events as recently as the summer of 2019. The logical conclusion is that it is a victim of COVID, though there's no reference on the web. Regardless, I just try to imagine a young Fogelberg on stage on a summer's evening, delighting locals with songs from his first two albums, including the popular Souvenirs, as well as from the soon-to-be-released Captured Angel.
The next stop is the Short Stop Food Mart on East Frye. On Christmas Eve 1975, Dan came here to buy whip cream to top Irish coffees for the family. He bumped into a high school sweetheart; the pair shared a six-pack in the parking lot and went to their respective homes. This chance encounter turned into one of Fogelberg's biggest hits: "Same Old Lang Syne." At the time the store was a Convenient Food Mart, and also considering it was 45 years ago certainly things have changed; but it still is a thrill to visit, and re-imagine that iconic scene he so wonderfully depicts in the song.
Luthy Botanical Gardens and Springdale Cemetery, both just up the road, figure in the song "The Last Nail" with the line "We walked together through the gardens and graves, I watched you grow to be a woman." As Higgins notes, it's not documented that the line refers to these two sites, but it's easy to see how it would. (The song refers to a longtime relationship that started in high school – a different girl than the one that "Same Old Lang Syne" is about).
Then it's up a hill on Grandview Drive to a spot between two pine trees overlooking the Illinois River. Fogelberg spent many hours in this "sacred spot" reflecting and writing. In 2010 a Dan Fogelberg Memorial Commemorative Committee member had a bench placed so that others could enjoy the view as well.
The last site is the actual Memorial, which includes lines from songs "Icarus Ascending" (a tune devoted to artists who never achieve fame), "Ever On," "River of Souls," and "Part of the Plan" all etched onto either one of three large boulders that overlook the river, or on one of several smaller rocks paced along the bike trail. A bench features a plaque which includes his photo and a quote I remember from my previous visit:
"I never got into music to be the latest, greatest thing. I'm a musician because that is what I am. I will create music the way I want to whether a million people are listening or no one is listening. That's not the point of creating music. The point is following your own creative instincts."
After leaving Peoria and the river which was such a part of his youth, Fogelberg made a name for himself at the University of Illinois, attracted the attention of producer Irv Azoff, went west to pursue his dreams. His early records contain several songs about his Illinois roots and though he eventually settled on both a ranch in Colorado and in a seaside town in Maine, it is exhilarating to experience the Fogelberg Trail.
The audio tour may be found here.
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Jenny Fryer says:
Thank you I really enjoyed it I have only discovered Dan Fogleberg recently. I live in Melbourne State of Victoria, Australia and love his music I am unable to buy his records here. As he never traveled to Australia like the eagles and other band . I know that some of the Eagles Don Henley and Glen Frey did help Dan in his early music. Kind Regards Jenny Fryer.


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NBC Information slammed for post about 'Jeopardy!' winner Mattea Roach
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NBC Information is scoring on the internet backlash adhering to a now-viral piece they wrote about history-making "Jeopardy!" champ Mattea Roach.
Roach, 23, has been on a winning streak on the classic match present, rising as the victor of 17 consecutive online games with a grand prize complete of $396,182 as of Wednesday.
Mattea Roach is the most recent champ on "Jeopardy!'
NBC shared a tweet Monday promoting their report about Roach's acquire, writing: "The 23-year-previous lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a complete of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in 'Jeopardy!' heritage."
The phrasing elicited some angry responses from fans for explicitly pointing out that Roach was aspect of the LGBTQ+ group. "Is her sexual orientation genuinely relevant in this article?" one particular requested.
"This is such a weird tweet," a different explained, with a further chiming in: "Agreed… the wording is so awful."
"Try this: Congratulations to Mattea Roach, Canadian tutor, for her amassed sum of $320,081, the most gained by a Canadian contestant in 'Jeopardy!' history," just one individual chimed in.
An additional penned: "And in some way, in all the coverage of Mattea in this article in Canada, not once has her sexuality been mentioned…because it does not have everything to do with her achievement on 'Jeopardy!' "
"I will so appreciate the working day when posts highlighting someone's sexuality are a detail of the past. What the hell does it have to do with the display or her profession? Mattea is accomplishing awesome and generating her house city and place very pleased! Let's leave it at that," a person reported.
The 23-12 months-old lesbian tutor from Toronto has amassed a full of $320,081, the most by a Canadian contestant in "Jeopardy!" history. https://t.co/D8HrFU1cJT
— NBC News (@NBCNews) April 25, 2022
Just one unimpressed viewer recommended, "Do improved. Make sure you. Was Ken Jennings or James Holzhauer described as heterosexual contestants?????"
As of now, NBC News hasn't resolved the backlash tweet, which is still posted on its Twitter account as of Thursday early morning.
When the Canadian indigenous scored her 14th acquire on Friday, April 22, she created historical past in the "Jeopardy!" report books.
When the Canadian indigenous scored her 14th earn on Friday, April 22, she produced background in the "Jeopardy!" record publications by turning out to be eighth on the all-time consecutive games record, and 10th on the all-time maximum nontournament funds winnings listing.
"This has been these kinds of a nuts season of streaks, and I was thoroughly imagining Amy [Schneider] may possibly continue to be in this article," Roach stated in a statement, referencing the 43-12 months-old prior champ who produced history in January by successful her 39th sport and getting No. 2 on the all-time consecutive wins checklist.
"If it is not Amy, there's going to be some other tremendous champion which is just heading to knock me out Sport 1," she continued. "I guess what I didn't realize is maybe I could grow to be the tremendous champion I required to see in the earth."
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