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Jamie raskin education11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() #JAMIE RASKIN EDUCATION TRIAL#2574 seeks to validate and expand the divisive regulatory agenda of the previous administration-advancing an ideological mission and enriching favored special interests like trial lawyers at the expense of students, educators, and taxpayers. This bill fails to advance equality in education, while expanding bureaucracy, encouraging burdensome litigation, and imposing costs on recipients of Federal financial assistance. Trump's Statement of Administration Policy (against): The Administration strongly opposes passage of H.R. Legislative Summary:This bill authorizes private civil causes of action for discrimination on the ground of race, color, or national origin, including anti-Semitism) in programs receiving federal financial assistance. Raskin voted YEA Equity and Inclusion Enforcement Act Voted YES on private lawsuits for school race discrimination. Source: Political Courage Test 16PVS_Q7 on Nov 8, 2016 ![]() Historically, candidates have failed to complete our test due to the advice they receive from their parties and advisors and out of fear of negative attack ads." These issue positions, from the year 2016, are provided refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests. Project Vote Smart notes, "in response to the increasing unwillingness of candidates to answer issue questions, Project Vote Smart has researched Congressional candidates' public records to determine candidates' likely responses on certain key issues. The Project Vote Smart Voter Guide inferred how candidates would respond to the question, 'Education: Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?' Raskin opposes the PVS survey question on education standards ![]() Opposes states adopting federal education standards. Let's stop saddling and hobbling our young people with mountains of debt that constrain their ability to thrive." "We need this new generation of creative, culturally aware,Īnd technologically savvy young people to confront the stubborn problems of our day after they graduate. "I am fighting for debt-free college education as a national priority," he says. Jamie is deeply committed to making higher education affordable and accessible to all young people. Stop hobbling our young people with mountains of debt Source: 2016 Maryland House campaign website Needed school construction dollars, enact Farm-to-Schools legislation & improve school nutrition, and curb the dogmas & protocols of the new testing mania which are all too often squeezing out real education and driving teachers out of the profession. Jamie is proud of the time he spent volunteering at his kids' schools and proud of the work he has done in Annapolis to fully fund public education, increase desperately Jamie is passionately committed to the educational success of all young people. Curb the dogmas and protocols of the new testing mania ![]()
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Bleeding edge documentary11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() It basically recommended FDA eliminate the process altogether. In 2011 – when Whitaker was well-ensconced at BIO International Convention, the biotech lobby group having left the Department of Health and Human Services several years earlier – the IOM released a scathing report on the 510(k). Remember the Institute of Medicine’s report on 510(k) from years ago? That not just the documentary director’s opinion. #Bleeding edge documentary movie#Now let’s get back to regulatory pathways that the movie depicts as deeply flawed - especially the 510(k) - and the reason why bad products end up on the market. But by attacking the platform on which it released, Whitaker seems to be attempting to reduce the power of the documentary. That’s what makes the documentary compelling. What it presents is an inconvenient truth about an industry that has long resisted accountability. He is correct but missing the point – the documentary presents facts about those people who have been hurt by bad products it is factual in saying that most devices are approved by the less stringent 510(k) route and it truthfully presents the revolving doors between industry and regulators. Second, Whitaker charges that The Bleeding Edge is not fact-based because it doesn’t present stories of people whose lives have been saved or sustained because of amazing medical devices. If we can make it better, we should.įirst, I think journalists have the responsibility of presenting both sides of an issue and not necessarily documentary directors who are presenting a certain point of view. If there are ways to improve the FDA process I am happy to have that conversation. It only came across as a way to savage the industry in my opinion, which has done amazing things for the global population. And I didn’t see that film as a way to solve any of the issues they believed existed. ![]() It leads one to believe that you are drawing people to view it as opposed to try to draw people to solve the problem. ![]() When you are not telling the complete story, you are driving to a specific outcome. Netflix is an entertainment thing and if a documentary is done to better educate the customer, the consumer or the population more broadly, they should tell a complete story. I guess it depends on how you view entertainment. How can Whitaker say he doesn’t discount the trauma endured by those patients and in the same breath breath dismiss the overall documentary as just entertainment? So I pushed back for clarification saying I didn’t see the movie as entertainment. But that narrative doesn’t play as well when you are trying to, like Netflix, draw viewers to watch this.ĭid I watch the husband recount how his penis got cut by a shard of his wife’s pelvic floor mesh product during intercourse and think, “Wow, now that’s entertaining?” If you are going to tell one side of the story, you need to tell the other side of the story too. Each of those issues is serious.īut what the film didn’t do is talk about all the patients whose lives have been changed for the better and that’s millions and millions and millions of patients. That is not to suggest in any way that the patients who have had some harm associated with products that have used should be in any way discounted. Unfortunately, The Bleeding Edge to me became more of an entertainment documentary than it did a fact-based documentary. I think the public perception of the industry is still very high based on everything we’ve seen. So at the press conference last week, journalists including myself asked Whitaker about the documentary and how the public perceives the industry. Whitaker takes up the very first frames of the documentary and is portrayed as someone touting the innovative qualities of the products the industry makes while glossing over any risks. ![]() Given the subject matter o f The Bleeding Edge, it made sense to ask for comment from Scott Whitaker, CEO of AdvaMed during the routine press conference held last week at the Washington-based trade association’s annual MedTech Conference in Philadelphia. The director of the documentary - Kirby Dick- draws a straight line between devastated patients, defective products and a complicit industry where a deeply broken regulatory regime leads to poorly-researched products landing on the market. ![]()
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Super mario 64 last impact crystal caves11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() You can wall jump up the cliff's edge by using the cage walls, but it's important that you use the rock wall also. Step on the switch and quickly run to the end of the walkway. Run past the sleeping piranha at the top of the ramp and hop across the teetering platforms to reach a walkway with a couple of goombas and a star switch on the floor. Once the narrow path opens up to a slightly wider platform, turn right and run up the narrow ramp on the right. ![]() Once you've got all eight coins the star will appear in the courtyard.Įnter area as Mario and slide down the ramp at the beginning and follow the narrow path to your right. ![]() Run around the courtyard, ground pounding them to knock the red coins out of them. There are eight red coins that the boos are carrying. Follow the big boo through the door in the back to enter the courtyard, which is swarming with boos. To get to the Castle Courtyard go through either of the doors that lead to the basement in the main castle foyer. Just swim around to collect them all and then grab the power star that appears in the center of the aquarium, at floor level. The other four are in the center of four rings of coins that are spread around the rest of the water. Four of the red coins can be found on the floor of the aquarium, in each of the four corners. You'll have to collect the eight coins quickly before you run out of breath, though every time you collecting a coin you'll gain some of your breath back. There are eight red coins scattered throughout this underwater level, but there's nowhere to go up for air. Backflip up into the alcove to enter this secret area. To the right you can just barely see a small alcove. Make it down the slide in under twenty-one seconds and you'll be rewarded with another star.įrom the main castle foyer, turn right and enter the doorway that leads to the Jolly Roger Bay course. However, that's not all this slide has to offer. If you simply make it down the slide successfully you can break the yellow "!" box to reveal the first star. You'll enter a room with her secret slide, and the opportunity to earn two power stars. Go to the room where you pick your character and you can jump through the painting of Princess Peach on the right. Star Two & Star Three - The Princess's Secret Slide When you've got all five collected run to the gold star (it's on your map) and collect your reward. One can be found in a small alcove at the very base of the island, and the second is found at the top of the island. There are two more silver stars on the main island. Just climb the tree and jump from the top to grab it. The last one that's on the other islands can be found at the top of one of the palm trees. Another is being carried around the outer islands by a flying buzzard-fire an egg at the buzzard to make him drop the silver star. One of them is just sitting out on one of the outer islands. The goal is to simply collect the five silver stars in the area, and their locations are marked on your map. ![]()
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Online microsoft word text cleaner11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() In WordPress we’re accustomed to using the “Add Media” button to insert graphics and other media. Style it using the buttons just as would in the WordPress visual editor. On the next line, you start typing and writing your post. If you haven’t connected it yet, it will only say “Account.” We’ll connect to your blog when we publish. Immediately below the horizontal rule is a line that identifies the blog account you have connected to Word. This corresponds exactly to the WordPress title box. Replace that text field with your title for your post. The first line has a horizontal rule below it and says “.” I’ll get to those first five buttons in a moment when we want to actually publish. You can bold, italicize, change alignment, indent/outdent, change text color, change font size, and select paragraph/headings 1-6, etc. The second menu/ribbon is labeled Blog Post and is shown in the screen shot above.Įxcept for the first five buttons on the left, the buttons available here correspond very closely to what you can do in the WordPress editor. The file menu is the standard Word file menu you can use to save a local copy, save as, print, etc. There are only three menus listed on the tool bar: File, Blog Post, and Insert. Here’s a partial screen shot of the slimmed down interface. When the template opens with you’ll see that the normal Word menus and the “ribbon” have changed.īasically the menus and buttons have been slimmed down to only what’s relevant to creating a post for your blog. If you don’t see it displayed right away, try searching for it. The first step is to create a new Word document by using the “Blog Post” template.įrom the Word File menu > New, you’ll be prompted to select either a blank document or a template. Steps to Blog From Word to WordPress Create the Document The others are similar but might appear slightly different. In my explanation here, I’ll use Word 16 as an example. In many ways, it’s easier than copy-and-pasting content. While the method has been around for a long time apparently–it’s possible in Word 10, Word 13, and Word 16. MS Word offers a way to write and post directly to a WordPress blog/site without using copy-and-paste. ![]() I used to think the same thing but I just discovered there’s an easier way to move Word into WordPress. They assume they need to write first in Word and then copy-and-paste into WordPress. I often encounter people who prefer to write in Microsoft Word rather than the default WordPress post editor. Recovery Toolbox for Word reads all versions of MS Word documents and repairs Word files corrupted by a virus or antivirus.As the project champion for my community college’s Open Learning Lab, I help literally hundreds of students, faculty, and other academics get started with their own WordPress sites. ![]() Recovery Toolbox for Word can repair Word document even if Microsoft Word unable to open (.doc) or (.docx) file. The Office Open XML file filename.docx cannot be opened because there are problems with the contents.Works cannot open the document, the file may be in use by another application, the file format may not be supported by any of the installed converters or the file may be corrupt. ![]()
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Haunted mansion stretching portraits11/11/2022 ![]() She is one of the portraits in the stretching room, holding a rose and sitting on the tombstone of her husband. In 2006, Disneyland revealed her backstory: She was married five times and murdered each of her husbands. The sound of her beating heart survived all the changes. The Bride (Constance Hatchaway): Her image has been altered several times. The organ was a prop used in “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.” The music – “Grim Grinning Ghosts” – is actually played by William Sabransky, it was composed by long time Disney composer Buddy Baker. The Organist: The Organist plays a pipe organ with skulls coming out of the pipes. The page displayed is 1313, an inside reference to Disneyland’s address on Harbor Blvd. Her voice is Eleanor Audley, an actress in the television show “Green Acres.” In 2005, Madame Leota’s “Necronomicon: Book of the Dead” was placed in the seance room at the Haunted Mansion. Her face is Leota Toombs, a Disney Imagineer. ![]() Madame Leota: Her ghostly head appears in the crystal ball, and she summons spirits to materialize. X, as he is known, also wrote the lyrics for the song heard in the attraction, “Grim Grinning Ghosts.” He also wrote the lyrics for the song heard in Pirates of the Caribbean. The voice was originally recorded by another actor, who made him sound more like a monster than a feeble, old man. Master Gracey is depicted in a changing portrait in the Haunted Mansion hallway.Ĭoffin man: Voiced by Xavier Atencio, a Disney animator until 1965, then an Imagineer until he retired in 1984, the coffin man cries for help. ![]() A Gracey tombstone was one of the original eight located at Haunted Mansion, but it was taken out in the 1970s. Master Gracey: The name of the master of the house is a tribute to Yale Gracey, a Disney Imagineer who worked on ‘Pinnochio‘ and other Disney animation projects as well as the design of many of the Haunted Mansion’s ghostly effects. ![]() In promotional material from the 1969 opening of the attraction, the Ghost Host was called the “majordomo of the Mansion’s skeleton staff.” It is believed he is the body hanging from the beam inside the stretching room of the mansion. The Ghost Host is not the owner of the mansion, but rather a high-ranking servant. Ghost Host: The basso profundo voice of Paul Frees, known as the “Man of a Thousand Voices,” guides guests through the tour of the Haunted Mansion. How well do you know your favorite haunts? There are 999 ghosts inside Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion (and always room for one more), but some of them are breakout stars. ![]()
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April weather in vienna11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() May is even warmer with temperatures between 10 ☌ and 21 ☌ (50 ☏ and 70 ☏). The weather becomes much less predictable and tends to swing wildly from warm sunny days to cold rainy ones. This makes snowfall all but a rarity with rain coming in its stead.Īpril gets even warmer and brings temperatures roughly between 6 ☌ and 16 ☌ (43 ☏ and 61 ☏). March marks the beginning of Spring and sees the first rise in temperatures that becomes significantly felt with average temperatures between 1 ☌ and 10 ☌ (34 ☏ and 50 ☏). The wind and snowfall continue from January and there’s an occasional rainfall. Vienna weather Februaryįebruary continues the Winter months with average temperatures between -2 ☌ and 5 ☌ (28 ☏ and 41 ☏). There is snowfall and cold wind tends to make it seem like it’s colder than it actually is. January the coldest month in Vienna with average temperatures moving between -3 ☌ and 3 ☌ (26 ☏ and 37 ☏). It also depends on the region as the area of Vienna Woods is far rainier than the flat dry plains to the East of the city. The rainfall is moderate throughout the year and averages at about 550 mm (or 21,7 inches) though it varies wildly, especially during the summer storms. The hottest month is July with temperature records going all the way up to 38 ☌ (100 ☏) whilst the coldest month is January with the lowest recorded temperature at about -17 ☌ (or about 0,3 ☏). Snowfall begins at about November and continues for as long as the temperatures hold around zero, but it’s overall less common than in Western and Southern parts of Austria. The autumn tends to be rainy and the Spring often changing and unpredictable. The winters are cold and dry whilst the summers are hot and wet. Vienna has an oceanic climate, which means that the weather is mostly temperate. Based on the season, the various temperature averages go from about -5 ☌ to as low as 27 ☌ (23 ☏ to 80 ☏). The average yearly temperatures are between 6 ☌ and 14 ☌ (42 ☏ and 57 ☏) but this does not mean it’s stable throughout the year. ![]() Here is a quick overview of Austria’s climate, average yearly temperatures and more. That’s why it’s a good idea to know when you should travel to Vienna based on the weather. But nothing can spoil a good vacation quite like bad weather. Caution! The reflection of snow can nearly double the intensity of the Sun's UV radiation.There are many things one needs to consider when travelling to a new country from tickets to accommodation. Tightly woven, loose-fitting clothes provide additional protection from the Sun. Sunglasses with UVA and UVB protection significantly reduce eye damage from sun exposure. A wide-brim hat offers excellent sun protection for the eyes, ears, face, and neck. The Sun's most intense and consequently most harmful UV radiation during midday hours should be decreased by minimizing exposure and seeking shade. Take precautions - Protection against sun damage is advised. Note: The average daily UV index of 4 in April transform into the following instructions: A UV Index reading of 3 to 5 represents a moderate threat to health from unprotected exposure to Sun's UV rays for average individuals. UV indexIn Vienna, the average daily maximum UV index in April is 4. SunshineIn April, the average sunshine is 9h. On the last day of the month, sunrise is at 6:11 am and sunset at 8:00 pm EDT. On the first day of April in Vienna, sunrise is at 6:53 am and sunset at 7:32 pm. DaylightIn April, the average length of the day is 13h and 15min. Throughout the year, in Vienna, there are 18 snowfall days, and 11.18" (284mm) of snow is accumulated. During 0.2 snowfall days, in April, Vienna aggregates 0.28" (7mm) of snow. April is the last month it regularly snows in Vienna, Virginia. Snowfall January through April, November and December are months with snowfall. Throughout the year, in Vienna, there are 162 rainfall days, and 31.65" (804mm) of precipitation is accumulated. Rainfall In Vienna, Virginia, during April, the rain falls for 15.6 days and regularly aggregates up to 2.8" (71mm) of precipitation. HumidityThe average relative humidity in April in Vienna, Virginia, is 72%. In April, in Vienna, the average low-temperature is 46.2☏ (7.9☌). TemperatureIn Vienna, the average high-temperature in April rises from a cool 52.7☏ (11.5☌) in March to an enjoyable 65.1☏ (18.4☌). April is a comfortable spring month in Vienna, Virginia, with an average temperature varying between 65.1☏ (18.4☌) and 46.2☏ (7.9☌). ![]()
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Mask of the rose game11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() #Mask of the rose game free#One such fan has since taken to Twitter to plead with Rockstar to save their near 6,000-hour Red Dead Redemption II save file from being lost following the shuttering. 00 FREE shipping Dead By Daylight Legion Frank Mask, Cosplay Mask, Props DimoEuSHOP (136) 36. Fans had mixed reactions some expressed wistful sentiments over the service's closure, while others felt angry at the prospect of losing their thousands of hours of progress. Some developers praised Google for its solid attempt at popularizing game streaming and diligent support of developers in the past. While Stadia's market share was relatively small compared to other gaming services, players and game developers lamented its loss online. For players of Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies, Mask of the Rose offers a chance to immerse yourselves in the city that founded this deep, dark, and marvellous universe. And for veteran players of the Fallen London browser game, it marks your first opportunity to visit the city just after it fell. RELATED: Metal Gear Solid, Death Stranding Dev Teases New Project with Mysterious Image For players of Sunless Sea and Sunless Skies, Mask of the Rose offers a chance to immerse yourselves in the city that founded this deep, dark, and marvellous universe. However, the game may still exist in some capacity, with lead actor Norman Reedus confirming Death Stranding 2 was in active development earlier this year. The service has also seen some titles scrapped during development, including a reported Stadia-exclusive Death Stranding follow-up that Google canned due to its single-player-only experience. ![]()
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Helmet heroes free account lvl 200011/11/2022 ![]() Investing in skills helps you pass dice roll skill checks all throughout the game for everything from kicking down a door to hitting on a woman at the hotel. Empathy will helpfully clue you in to the feelings of people you talk to so you can better understand them while Logic will help you poke holes in a bad alibi or understand a clue you find. Each of your skills in Disco Elysium are parts of your personality with opinions on what to say and do during your investigation. Instead, the majority of Disco Elysium takes place in conversation either with characters you need to interview about the murder or with your own mind. There is no combat, at least not in the way you'd expect of a classically-inspired RPG. As the detective, you'll attempt to solve a murder in the retro city of Revachol while also solving the mystery of your past and identity. ![]() Your predetermined protagonist is a detective who wakes up after an amnesia-inducing bender without a badge, gun, or a name. It's all about playing a role and becoming your character and embracing whatever success or failure that entails. Release date: 2019 | Developer: ZA/UM| Steam (opens in new tab), GOG (opens in new tab)ĭisco Elysium returns to the absolute fundamentals of tabletop RPGs. Just remember: if you freeze your friends and then start poisoning them, at least apologize after. The player is always in the driving seat, and with four players, collisions are inevitable. Indeed, there are plenty of reasons to work against each other. ![]() You can enjoy this game of madcap experimentation and tactical combat with up to three friends, to boot, and that's where things start to get really interesting because you're not forced to work together or even stay in the same part of the world. Almost every skill has some alternative and surprising use, sometimes more than one, whether you're in our out of combat. If you think you should be able to do something, you probably can, even it it's kidnapping a merchant by using a teleportation spell and then setting fire to him with his own blood. Outside of tabletop games, there are few RPGs that boast the liberating openness of Larian's humongous quest for godhood. ![]() Release date: 2017 | Developer: Larian Studios | Steam (opens in new tab), GOG (opens in new tab) ![]()
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Photo print walmart11/11/2022 ![]() ![]() Collage posters are ideal for capturing special moments around a theme, such as a new baby, family vacation, wedding, or anniversary. You can also turn a collage of many photos into a large poster or choose a single print in poster size to use to decorate any room. Poster sizes are as large as 20x30 inches and are great for decorating your kids' rooms, the family room, and your home office.Ĭollage prints capture three different photos onto one print, which is an economical and creative way to display your favorite shots. Medium sizes such as 4圆 inches and 5x5 inches are great for placing in albums, and larger sizes such as 8x10 or 8x8 are suitable for framing. You can also enlarge them to display in frames around your home or as posters.Ĭhoose small, wallet-size prints to keep pictures of your loved ones close by in your wallet or phone case. Having your photos in digital format keeps them handy no matter where you are, but printing them out lets you preserve special memories and your favorite moments in photo albums. The same-day option allows you to create meaningful, personalized gifts even when you're under a tight schedule. Examples include one-hour photo prints and passport photos same-day gifts such as canvas prints, posters, photo books, and calendars and same-day cards for graduation, birthdays, invitations, and other occasions. You also have the opportunity to receive some Photo Center items within an hour or on the same day as your ordering time. When you place your order, you'll receive an estimated arrival date, which usually falls between three and five days from the time you submit your order. Soft and Hard Cover Journals & Business CardsĪprons, Neckties, Grocery Totes, & Tea Towels Notepads, Sketchbooks, Address Labels, Stickers, & Premium Other Mousepads, Magnets, Metal Desk Art, Other High Gloss Ultra Thin Mousepads, 8x10 Collage High Gloss Desk Art, Desk Pillow cases, Pillow Shams, Bedding, Shower Curtains, & Placemats, Potholders, Cutting Boards & Coasters Soft Cover (Excluding 8x11), Leather Cover, Paper Cover,Ĭollage Mugs, Specialty Mugs, Travel Mugs, Barware, Plates, Prints (all sizes), Wallet Prints, & Passport Photos ![]()
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