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MIT spin-out Lyric Semiconductor Inc. has launched a new breed of integrated circuits that replaces the binary logic of traditional computing with probabilistic logic. The aim is to deliver a much more efficient architecture for applications based on probability computing. For these types of workloads, the company is promising orders-of-magnitude improvement in energy efficiency, performance and cost.
Essentially, what Lyric has come up with is a fifth processor architecture, following CPUs, GPUs, DSPs, and FPGAs. The technology grew out of Ben Vigoda’s Ph.D. thesis work at MIT more than 10 years ago. In 2006, Vigoda founded the company, along with IC designer David Reynolds and Analog Devices CEO Ray Stata. Vigoda became the CEO, Reynolds the VP of product development, and Stata took the post of chairman of Lyric’s board (with Stata Venture Partners listed as the lead investor). The company has filed 50 patents to protect its intellectual property and raised over $20 million to get the business off the ground. About $18 million of that funding was injected from DARPA and other government agencies to spur the research and development effort and make probability processing a viable technology.
The goal is to construct hardware circuitry and software purpose-built for probability applications. With conventional digital technology, processing has to follow a strictly linear path. This is fine for software like operating systems, spreadsheets, word processing, and database transactions, where the computing consists of straightforward calculations or data movement. “But most of the interesting things happening nowadays don’t really fit into that model,” says Reynolds. From his perspective, the goal of more and more software today is to find the best fit or most likely answer (or answers) to a problem.
Most data mining, predictive analytics, pattern recognition, and modeling/simulation codes fall into this category. That encompasses a wide range of applications including Web searching, financial modeling, genome sequence analysis, speech recognition, climate modeling, credit fraud detection, spam filtering, and financial modeling, among many others. People tend to associate these probability-based applications with human-like intelligence, and this is clearly where software, in general, is moving.
Even today, the average person uses probability computing on a fairly regular basis. For example, when you hop onto Amazon’s website, the software behind the scenes attempts to predict what product you might be interested in buying, basing its suggestions on past shopping behavior and what you’re currently clicking on. If you do make a purchase, the credit card company’s software tries to determine if the charge is fraudulent or not, again based on past buying habits. Both of these pieces of software are searching for the most likely result, rather than a specific answer. “So these applications are not a great fit for the traditional digital processor as we know it,” says Reynolds.
To process pbits, Lyric has designed a set of standard probability logic gates that can be connected to one another multi-directionally. So instead of stepping through an application in a linear sequence using Boolean gates, more complex operations, such as getting the intersection of data, can be performed on multiple variables in parallel. That, says Reynolds, is a much more natural way of implementing parallelism than CPUs provide with multicore and multi-threading architectures.
According to him, for probabilistic-type operations, what took 500 transistors with conventional digital logic can be distilled down to just a handful of probability transistors. Lyric predicts that a single probability processor will be able to increase computational capability by two or three orders of magnitude compared to today’s server chips, with commensurate savings in cost, power and space.
The company’s first commercial product will be aimed at advanced error correction for NAND flash memory. Called Lyric Error Correction (LEC), it’s designed to relieve the flash memory ECC bottleneck, which is becoming a constraint as semiconductor process geometries shrink. On the 30nm process, flash memory errors are generated at the rate of 1 in 1,000. On the next generation technology, it will be 1 in 100. That means the ECC component of the controller, which is already the largest piece of the device, may become impractical to implement.
As it turns out advanced ECC logic is based on probabilities, so it’s a nice fit for Lyric-style circuits. The company is promising a 30-fold reduction in die real estate (for 1 Gbps bandwidths) and a 12-fold improvement in power. The company has ported the device to different process nodes using TSMC as the fab partner, and is claiming yields typical for this class of application. LEC is available for licensing today, with product integration expected in 12 months.
But the real payoff for Lyric is at least a few years down the road. The company is developing the GP5, which stands for general-purpose programmable probability processing platform. The technology is aimed at the broader set of probability applications mentioned above, and, according to the company, will be up to 1,000 times more efficient at these types of tasks than current x86 CPUs. The first samples of the GP5 are slated to appear in 2013.
According to Mira Wilczek, Lyric’s director of business development, the initial commercial implementations of the GP5 are likely to be packaged inside an appliance or embedded device, such as a Web search server or a handheld speech recognition device. A more general-purpose use case could involve a GP5 used as a coprocessor in conjunction with a CPU.
For high performance computing work, the latter configuration could be a way to accelerate performance on applications such as materials modeling and whole genome analysis, in much the same way as GPGPUs are being employed today. “Just like a GPU exploits the vector nature of graphics computation, we exploit the typical structures that our algorithms take for probability computation,” explains Wilczek.
The downside to the new architecture is that conventional programming languages, like C, Fortran and Java, are not very good at expressing probability algorithms. Lyric has come up with its own language, called PSBL (Probability Synthesizes to Bayesian Logic) that can be compiled to their hardware. The language is a rule-based language, where the programmer specifies the constraints of the problems, rather than how to solve it. Other probability-type programming languages, like R and the Microsoft’s Infer.NET could also presumably be targeted to Lyric’s architecture.
PSBL 1.0 will be licensed to select partners in Q4 2010 with a second version slated for Q4 2010. In the absence of Lyric hardware, the PSBL code can be compiled to run in a simulator on a conventional computer, albeit much more slowly. When the GP5 arrives in 2013, the hope is to have the foundation of a probability computing ecosystem already in place. | 2019-04-19T00:24:48Z | https://www.hpcwire.com/2010/08/16/startup_aims_to_transform_computing_with_probability_processing/ |
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You may now have noticed that in this forum description it reads "This Forum is Moderated." As Beeurd said in another thread, the Galactic Senate is not for mindless gibberish. This is where problems with the forums, new, and announcements go. So, we're gonna try moderating this forum for a week or so and see how it goes. As always, feedback is welcome and mindless dribble will be deleted on sight.
A reasonable experiment. I don't expect there should be too much trouble. Although, the actual message reading 'This forum is moderated' is slightly off-putting. Perhaps that's just me.
I believe it will just cause trouble... psych.. Actually, I believe it won't make a difference.
He has a point, all of GB is basically moderated cause you can delete posts. This will just make it more work for Admins to read through each, and then make it more frustrating for the regs cause their posts wont go up as fast as they used to cause an admin might not be on.
Well since most of the regs are either mods or admins, it shouldn't take very long for posts to go through.
What does it matter GI? Really? it doesn't affect us at all.
Pfffft...mods arent supposed to have lifes....they're supposed to serve the regs like slaves!!!!
This is starting to turn into mindless dribble at risk of being deleted on sight.
Except now you can't argue because a mod has approved the posts before they showed up.
Okay guys... (no names) but Drake's warning does not mean to actually post mindless dribble for the mods to have to go look at.
I can argue if another mod lets those posts through. | 2019-04-20T11:13:21Z | https://www.galacticbasic.net/forums/topic/2285-an-experiment/ |
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Many people who work as Certified Nursing Assistants choose to complete additional education certifications to become registered nurses (RN) or licensed practical nurses (LPN). A career as a CNA can be an excellent entry-level position to gain real-life nursing experience.
The BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) expects above average growth for Certified Nursing Assistant positions and will correspond to growth in population over the 2008-2018 decade. Because hospitals are constantly being pressured to release patients earlier and earlier by insurance companies, patients are being discharged to nursing facilities. The staffing needs of these types of facilities will drive job growth for CNAs. | 2019-04-21T06:36:25Z | https://healthcaretravelers.com/cna-nursing-assistant-jobs |
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Bank giant HSBC paid $4.8 billion in penalties, yet its illegal and unethical acts continued.
The parent company and subsidiaries of the largest bank in Britain and Europe—the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC)—have racked up significant penalties from 35 settlements since 2000, according to data in the Good Jobs First Violation Tracker. Banking regulators and law enforcement agents in Britain’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), Federal Reserve, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and others are involved.
The largest settlement on the list relates to HSBC’s agreement in 2012 to forfeit $1.256 billion and to enter into a deferred prosecution agreement for alleged money laundering and violation of economic sanctions. A civil fine of $650 million also was assessed in the case. The activities were related to HSBC’s “global bank notes business” whereby the bank sends currency around the world on behalf of clients, allowing businesses to transmit funds to countries where they don’t have a banking presence. The practice leaves no paper trail.
(1) opening U.S. correspondent accounts for high-risk affiliates without conducting due diligence; (2) facilitating transactions that hinder U.S. efforts to stop terrorists, drug traffickers, rogue jurisdictions, and others from using the U.S. financial system; (3) providing U.S. correspondent services to banks with links to terrorism; (4) clearing bulk U.S. dollar travelers checks despite signs of suspicious activity; and (5) offering bearer-share corporate accounts that are high risk.
Some of the other settlements HSBC has reached recently include: (1) a $470 million settlement in 2016 with 49 states and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that alleged HSBC participated in “faulty mortgage origination and servicing practices,” (2) a 2017 agreement amounting to $352 million with the French government that alleged HSBC assisted clients to evade taxes, and (3) a settlement with the DOJ of $434 million for repossessing military service member cars without proper court orders.
Making sure that HSBC’s values are understood and applied consistently by all 225,000 employees who speak 144 languages is a monumental task. It appears HSBC has adopted a legalistic, compliance-oriented strategy rather than attempt vast ethics training of its diverse, widespread workforce. Perhaps the details of the deferred prosecution agreement call for this approach.
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This is a funny subject. My 87 year old grandmother told me she only bathes once a week because you only have to use some perfume to counteract the smell. Which is hilarious, and a sign of a by-gone age.
My currently-70-year old father never bathes unless he’s expecting several guests or expecting to go somewhere “fancy”. He’s been that way as long as I’ve known him. He insists that he’s “not rolling around in the mud” and that therefore all he has to do is wipe himself with a damp cloth. It’s why I don’t visit him anymore.
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Is the Maniac supposed to look like Sammy Hagar? Because…that’s the first person I thought of when I saw him. In which case he’d be handing her tequila and coal tar sealant, I suppose, so I guess I answered my own question.
Wait! Is it Doc Brown from Back to the Future? Great Scott!
Bring back the maniac goggles!
The “Lilac’s and Draino” scent is probably a perfume named ‘White Diamonds’ by Elizabeth Taylor.
Its used by old women almost exclusively. Don’t ask how I know.
Heck if you have ever had gastro you probably would know their feels… must draino/bleach the everything because you feel ‘unclean’ still *shudder*.
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A useful video for GCSE Higher students from Hegarty Maths.
This page on BBC Bitesize is useful practice.
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The country is in turmoil. With the capital city occupied, half a million refugees are on the march, looking for safety on the frontier, accompanied by Lady Flint’s soldiers. But escaping war is never easy, and soon the battle may find them, whether they are prepared or not.
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From the depths of myth an ancient enemy has returned: the Plague People, whose very presence obliterates whole villages; whose terror destroys minds. In their wake, nothing is left of the people, not their places, not their ways.
On the plains, the warriors and the wise of all tribes gather to confront the aggressor. Loud Thunder leads his great war-host south, even as Tecumet and Asman head north with the Sun River army. With Maniye Many Tracks, they plan to forge a new unity between the tribes such as the world has never seen. But will it be enough to stave off an oblivion that might devour even their gods?
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Declan must escape, to take his priceless knowledge to Baron Daylon Dumarch, ruler of Marquensas, perhaps the only man who can defeat Lodavico of Sandura, who has now allied himself with the fanatical Church of the One, which is marching across the continent, imposing its extreme form of religion upon the population and burning unbelievers as they go.
From the creator of Black Mirror comes the first book in an anthology series featuring original stories from leading fiction writers, all set in the world of the cult series.
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Welcome to Waiting on Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Breaking The Spine.
A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man’s journey to find his destiny.
But what lies beyond the prison walls is more terrifying still. Rescued by a man who hates him yet is oath-bound to protect him, pursued by inhuman forces, Aren slowly accepts that everything he knew about his world was a lie. The rules are not there to protect him, or his people, but to enslave them. A revolution is brewing, and Aren is being drawn into it, whether he likes it or not.
The key to the revolution is the Ember Blade. The sword of kings, the Excalibur of his people. Only with the Ember Blade in hand can their people be inspired to rise up . . . but it’s locked in an impenetrable vault in the most heavily guarded fortress in the land. | 2019-04-23T00:39:51Z | https://booksbyproxy.wordpress.com/category/waiting-on-wednesday/ |
Developing fully-capped delts is a matter of training all three heads.
Some young bodybuilders have access to expert help when they first learn how to weight train—an experienced training partner, for example, or a qualified personal trainer. This is a great advantage, providing the "expert" involved is genuinely knowledgeable. However, the world is full of people who claim qualifications they don't actually have, so it's always a case of "buyer beware"..
But ultimately every bodybuilder is responsible for learning how best to train and diet in order to make the most of their genetic potential. And one of the most important aspects in becoming an expert at training is developing an understanding of what the muscles do, how the body works and mastering the mechanics of each exercise.
Take shoulders, for example. The shoulder joint is the most mobile (and most vulnerable) joint in the body, being able to rotate the arm through a full 360 degrees. The movement of this joint is controlled by the deltoids, of which there are three muscles—the front (anterior), side (middle) and rear (posterior) deltoids, or delts. These muscles, working individually and in combination, have one basic function: they lift the arm.
Every progressive resistance exercise for the shoulders involves lifting the arm. But although the result is a lifting of the arm, the actual action involved is rotation of the shoulder joint. With few exceptions, all movements are the result of the rotary movements of one or more joints. When you know which joints are involved and what they're doing, you will be able to understand the mechanics of individual exercises and how to do them correctly.
1. Presses - in which the arms are lifted using a combination of the shoulder and elbow joints.
2. Raises - in which the arms are lifting out to the side using only the motion of the shoulder joint itself.
Presses are "compound" exercises, since they use more than one joint—the triceps as well as the deltoids. You can use more weight doing presses because you have a leverage advantage and more muscle is involved, so they tend to be better for building maximum mass and strength.
Raises, or "laterals", are isolation exercises, as they involve only the shoulder joint and no other muscles than the deltoids. Laterals are excellent for working and shaping the individual heads of the deltoids and can be done (more or less) to the front, side and rear to stress specific areas of the shoulder muscles.
The following are some examples of the different kinds of shoulder exercises, and suggestions as to how to do them most effectively. There are additional alternatives but these descriptions cover the basics. Just remember, no matter the particular movement, try to be conscious of what the shoulder joint is doing, concentrate on feeling the rotation involved and keep the exercises mechanically correct to avoid limiting the effectiveness of your shoulder training. It takes a certain amount of skill to isolate the deltoids as a group and even more technique to target individual deltoid heads. | 2019-04-21T18:40:50Z | https://www.muscleandfitness.com/workouts/shoulders-exercises/mechanics-shoulder-training |
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So now I know to always stick to my usual clothes for a flight – no matter what the scale is saying that week.
For short flights the selection of an outfit is less crucial from a comfort standpoint, although it is important if you are trying to maximize what you take on your trip. For example, in the winter I pretty much constantly wear my black or brown boots. They are great at my destination, if it’s a chilly one, but take up valuable real estate in my suitcase.
So to save space I wear them on the plane. A pain when going through security, true, but worth it to have more space in the suitcase.
Leggings are perfect for a plane ride. They keep me warm and have no binding. Leggings do not care if you’ve gained or lost five pounds and they have no zippers or buttons to pinch or bind. These are by HUE, $28 at Macy’s.
I have a whole posse of knit dresses from Target that are perfect for travel. They are cheap, don’t wrinkle and very comfortable. Add sandals in the summer, or boots, tights and a sweater in the winter and you’ve got a great sight-seeing outfit too. This is the faux wrap dress for $24.88.
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Anzal Tours is a privately-owned and operated Moroccan company. Anzal Tours (Anzal Tourisme Services, ATS) prides itself in customer satisfaction through its professional commitment and attention to detail at all times.
Larbi Anzal is the owner and MD of Anzal Tours. Ian K Hardie supports and assists Larbi with his company, Anzal Tours. Larbi and Ian operate together. Ian helps to plan and develop tour itineraries for Larbi. Larbi is involved in all aspects of the running of his company and implementing the company's operations and service provision to his clients.
Larbi and Ian's combined comprehensive Moroccan knowledge and understanding of the many and varied needs of all types of traveler allows Anzal Tours to offer the highest quality of trip provision.
Based in Marrakech, Anzal Tours is at the heart of unrivaled Morocco tour options. Locally, in Marrakech, on the Marrakech Plain, amongst the Jbilat Mountains, in the High Atlas, in the Sahara and on the Atlantic Coast, Anzal Tours can offer exceptional combinations of tour experiences.
The Anzal Tours website describes a selection of some of our special tour programs. Of course, amongst those, Anzal Tours offers the “must do’s” of Morocco, they cannot be missed. But Anzal Tours can also offer exceptionally different additional options to lift your tour to new heights. This is the “gap” that Anzal Tours identified a few years ago.
My mom and I did a custom 9-day tour of Morocco in December of 2018. Booking the tour, I communicated back and forth with Larbi - he was always very timely in his response and very professional.
Said, was our driver and guide for 6 days (no guide in Marrakesh) and he was wonderful! My mom and I had the best time. Said did above and beyond what he was supposed to do - even took us to some local places to eat and took me to Starbucks in Marrakech. "Thank you, Said. You are the best!"
Tour started in Casablanca (Day 1) - we did not really spend a lot of time there since our flight arrived pretty late but we were able to see the mosque the next morning.
Day 2 - Chefchaouen - we loved this place - it was charming! Great place for those eye-catching Instagram photos.
Day 3 - On the way to Fes but stopped off in Meknes - a smaller version of Fes. The shopkeepers were a little more forceful about selling so I did not enjoy this place as much. Volubilis - saw Roman ruins - nice place for photos as well. Arrived in Fes at night.
Day 4 - Fes all day with a different guide. Our guide was El Hadi - he was great too! Explained the different things we were seeing. Guided us through the medina (which was confusing). Got some awesome deals on Argan oil, some scarves and pottery. Opted out of the tanneries - I knew my nose would not be able to hack it. Went to different sights as well - old city, new city, viewpoints from old watchtowers, where you can see great views of the city.
Day 5 - En route to the Desert - stopped by Erfoud (where our guide Said - a resident of the city) - took us where we could purchase trilobites for my brother. Middle Atlas mountain - we stopped by and saw Barbary monkeys on the road - fed them peanuts and gave some stray dogs some of our leftovers from breakfast. At the end of this day - we arrived in the Sahara desert - took a camel ride for an hour (our guide was Mustafa) to our camp. Great place to watch the stars. It was really cold!!! But I would rather be cold than hot, so just be prepared if you are planning on going in the winter.
Day 6 - Breakfast in the camp. Cold morning but got up early to watch the sunrise, then another hour camel ride back to meet our guide Said. Saved some of the apples from dinner and fed it to our camels. We stopped by a local market (Rissani) then went to see Todra Gorge - were able to take nice photos here. We slept in Ouarzazate (nice sleepy town).
Day 7 - Hiked up Ait Benhaddou - great scenery. Stopped off in a few places as well while en route to Marrakech. Arrived in Marrakech late afternoon.
Day 8 and 9 - My mom and I did want we do best - SHOP. We also enjoyed watching the exciting shows in the Jemaa el Fna Square.
We met Larbi in Marrakech - "Thank you for meeting with us, Larbi!"
All in all, it was an awesome "once in a lifetime experience!" - Will we do it again? YES!!! Totally worth it.
Overall, the cities tour of Casablanca, Chefchaoen, Fes and Marrakech was very good. Our driver Said was very professional, accommodating and spoke excellent English. We felt very well cared for by Said.
Our guide in Fes (El Hadi) was very knowledgeable and courteous. Luckily, we had the services of our driver in Casablanca which made for seamless touring around the city. Our only disappointment was the fact that we had stressed twin bed accommodation to the tour company but this was not provided at some of our hotels. I would recommend KimKim and Anzal Tours to friends and family members.
Many thanks for taking the time to write your review. I am very pleased to read your comments that suggest you enjoyed your tour. My apologies regarding the twin/double bed provision. I will endeavour to repeat the needs to all accommodation places so that our travelers receive what they wish. Many thanks for your recommendation to other future potential clients. Kind regards, Larbi.
Our 13 day journey through Morocco was very memorable. Our driver, (Youseff) was very punctual and shared with us his personal knowledge and experiences along the many roads we travelled.
In the city of Fez, we were greeted by our local guide, Fatima. She had vast knowledge of the local markets and attractions within the city. Certainly one of the highlights of our trip.
Overall our trip was well organized and tailored to what we were looking for. We plan on returning to Morocco again in the future, and look to build upon the experience we had.
We booked a 10 day trip to Morocco visiting many of the cities including Casablanca, Fez, Ouarzazate and Marrakesh. I was very pleased with the accommodations : Larbi booked us an awesome trip with really nice hotels and riads. Our hotel in Casablanca was brand new (1 month in operation) and our raids in Fez and Marrakesh were right in the heart of the medinas with great trip advisor reviews. Our driver Mubarak was very sweet and patient as well as knowledgeable about the areas we were driving through. We even got to visit his mom and sister at their home! And all of our local guides were great, funny and caring (when i got sick). We are extremely happy with the level of service we received on all ends and the best part is I didn't have to lift a finger to book any of it. Thank you Larbi and the Kim Kim team for an amazing experience.
3 nights 4 days tour Chefchaouen/Fes very well organised by Larbi the local Morocco travel specialist, he was very helpful organising transport and accommodation, the Hotel and Riad was excellent, clean rooms, good meals (dinner) the staff at both places was helpful and attentive to assist our needs, information and directions .
Our driver Mubarak was not only the driver but a tour guide as well, very knowledgeable of his country's history and places of interest for the foreigner.
His driving was always defensive, courteous and safe.
Hello Henry. It is very good of you to take time to write a review of your tour. I am very pleased that you all enjoyed every aspect of your trip. It was good to work with you, adjusting things as you wished till you had your ideal tour. Creating your comprehensive, bespoke tour was a pleasure and we very much appreciate our appreciative travelers. After your little taste of Morocco perhaps you will think to visit again and to experience other areas; just let me know! Larbi Anzal.
Hello Angel. Your words are very warming indeed to read, many thanks. It is great to know that your trip to Morocco was so good and that you completely enjoyed all the provisions that we had provided for you. It was great to work with you to design your ideal tour to be exactly as you wished it to be. Your praise is fullsome; thank you very much for taking the time to write some lovely words. Larbi.
We spent 5 days and 4 nights in Morocco and it was great. One of the highlights of our trip was spending the night in the Sahara desert where we were able to watch the stars by the campfire while also enjoying some local music.
Our trip was spent mostly on the road however which at some points of the trip can feel quite boring. However it is understandable due to the size of the country and the distances we had to travel between each place. Nevertheless, the scenery during the drives were beautiful ranging from rocky mountains, desserts, and valleys. The cities we visited were also very beautiful we visited Ourzazate, Marrakech, and Boulmane Dades.
Our driver was very helpful and very informartive and we enjoyed the trip very much. The accommodation provided by Larbi was of very good quality. We opted for the 3* option and the places we stayed in were very clean and provide very good service.
- we did not get information on the time that our driver would pick us up on the first and last day. It would be more efficient for us and for the tour to provide us this info as we had to ask the hotel manager to phone Larbi a couple of times.
- when we were dropped of in Marrakech by our driver we had to walk to the riad we were staying and our driver agreed with a guy with a cart to take our baggage for 50 dirham. When we arrived I was forced to pay 150 dirham by him.
Despite some minor stuff we enjoyed our trip very much and would recommend using Larbi's services if you are going to visit Morocco.
I am delighted to read your very positive and encouraging Review; many thanks for taking the time to write it and so fully too. I am very pleased to know that you had a great trip and that you fully appreciated the magnificent sceneries and experiences of Morocco (as well as the Anzal Tours service provision!). It is a huge country - you must come back and see more! We have very good drivers and it's great to hear that you appreciated his services too; they do a demanding job and are a very important element of our tours; their input is significant to a tour's overall success. Good to get your "light negatives'' too, thanks; noted and action will be taken for the future. It is a bit tricky to control the luggage carriers, however; they are good and needed for what they do but they have tough lives so any chance to squeeze a little more dirhams can be the case sometimes, sorry about that. Many thanks for your personal recommendation too; I appreciate that very much. We genuinely strive in Anzal Tours to meet and exceed our travelers' expectations. Larbi.
Larbi planned a wonderful trip for us. It was exactly what we wanted for the time available to us. His driver was excellent, obliging and knowledgable. When we had to make some changes nothing was too much trouble for Larbi.
Thank you for putting us in touch with him.
These are every encouraging words to read Yvette, many thanks. I am delighted that you trip was so exhilarating. Anzal Tours is very pleased that you delighted in the many "extras" that we provide for our travelers, such as close and meaningful encounters with local people; these are very special events. Great too that Said was such a great driver and companion; we are very pleased with our Anzal Tours drivers and we fully know how important a part they play in a trip's overall success. I will feed back to Said and I know he will be very happy to have served you so well and to your high satisfaction. Thank you very much for young with us; Morocco is varied, Morocco is vast - great that you are keen to return; we will be happy to serve you again. Larbi.
Overall trip was great, got to see a lot of the countryside and beautiful landscapes. From a logistics point of view would probably recommend to others to not do such a tightly packed schedule and enjoy more time in some of the bigger towns. Driver was safe and efficient, good English, initially not as interactive but soon warmed up to conversation. Unfortunately the day tour guides left a bit to be desired. The fes guide whilst kind, too much taking to cooperatives and shops, would prefer more historic information and sight seeing. The Marrakech guide was lovely as well, more historic information which is nice, but once again too many cooperative stops. The mountain guide unfortunately was very odd, barely spoke to us for the entire day and did not have much information about local species of plants and animals, needed more persona. Larbi was great at listening to our needs and helping us arrange optional activities and transport so thank you for that. Accomodation was good throughout the stay, clean and comfortable. Ideally not all dinners would be included in future as we did could not finish the meal and it was a waste of food as well as money. Overall good experience, thank you Kim Kim!
Hello Keira. It is pleasing to know that you enjoyed your trip. With the number of days that you had and the places you wished to see, yes, of course, the tour had to be at a pace. In all places it wot be good to linger longer, I understand. The driver is always an important part of a tour and it is excellent that he was both safe as well as helpful; it is always good to ask questions and to encourage, as you did, and then a strong rapport can allow for much information to be gained (as you gained). Guides too play their significant role as well. It is great that your Marrakech Guide was good but I do know that sometimes there is a leaning towards shops that is not what some travelers want. I will take this point on board and certainly look into who was your Fes Guide and discuss future approaches to our travelers if he wishes to work for Anzal Tours. I know the Mountain Guide well and know him to be caring and courteous as well as safety conscious; I see him quite often. But I will meet him and discuss his duties more fully to him and train him further into what can be discussed with out travelers. Great to know that the accommodations were good. I am pleased my own on-tour service/contact/availability to you was helpful. I am very pleased that you liked the Kimkim service - they have many other country specialist around the globe, maybe you can check in again to see where next with Kimkim!
Larbi and his team took good care of us and service provided by all of them was very good and made our trip enjoyable.
I am very pleased to read that you liked the services of Anzal Tours. It was a pleasure to work with you, to learn of your needs and to then shape your bespoke, private tour to be just as you wished it to be. I hope you have many good photographs and memories of your trip that will give you further pleasure long into the future.
While we enjoyed our trip to this amazing country , I would have a some suggestions .
We were two people on a private tour .
All drivers or taxi services provide by company to have basic English ( or language requested by client ) . We struggled with this on our last three days , was tiresome .
Also I had requested meals to be omitted , to offer more flexibilty , this was not done .
So we ended up pay AUD 500 eac more , not totally sure what for .
Our initial driver could have had more engagement / charisma . Felt he wa just ‘doing a job ‘ most of the time .
One hotels and one meal below standard .
We were not informed of our drivers name or called by Larbi initially to check if all was going smoothly .
On the positive when we did contact Larbi if was very good . Our driver was flexible and adjusted our itinery so we got a full day on Fez .
Overall had some great experiences, Morocco scenery , food and interesting weather !
Hello Vini. It is good to read that many aspects of your tour were great and positive. About those items that you found less so, I hope that they did not cloud your tour too much. In a developing country language can be a challenge sometimes and I am sorry that you found this to be this way for you. Most often we only hear good things about our drivers and Guides so this is unfortunate. There was discussion in the email conversations about what level of desert tent you wished but your final Trip Plan (stating all inclusions/exclusions) did not show a deluxe tent; as all your other accommodations were requested to be at 3*, a standard tent was booked for you (And it was this standard that was costed in). I hope that your meals eaten in the accommodations were enjoyable; I note one was not so good for you and I will seek to enquire about this. Our travellers usually like eating in their accommodations after a long day, when they can freshen up, relax and reflect on the day. I am pleased that you found my service towards you helpful whilst you were on tour.
- Larbi, does not review the trip advisor ratings of places he books people into. He claims 3 stars, but the ratings are much worse and the experience is just as spotty.
- the bathrooms in the desert saffari were terrible and the “standard luxury” tent was mattresses laid on carpets. There was no “luxury”. Clearly a bait and switch operation.
- when we pointed out the poor quality about some of the places we were staying in, his reaction was pretty much take it or leave it, you are on your own. This was true especially on our last day in Casablanca.
- we would NOT recommed using Larbi. | 2019-04-26T02:47:20Z | https://www.kimkim.com/o/anzal-tours |
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Yet another person President Obama wants to place in a top government office is having tax troubles. Ron Kirk, Obama’s choice to be the U.S. trade representative, owes some ten-thousand dollars in back taxes. Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley says he’s not going to pass judgment on Kirk until he goes before the Senate Finance Committee.
Grassley says, "I think we have to look at how this could happen with a president that bragged about a vetting process that was going to be faster and better and bring about a more ethical administration than any other president." Grassley, a Republican, says the means by which Obama administration officials are screening potential nominees clearly still needs tweaking.
"I’m not talking about the good intentions of my president on that point," Grassley says, "because I think it was well-intentioned but it sure wasn’t administered the way it was intended." Kirk, a lawyer and the former mayor of Dallas, Texas, has agreed to pay the back taxes he owes. This marks the fourth high-profile candidate Obama has named to an upper-tier post who’s been found owing a significant amount of money to the I-R-S. Grassley says he hopes the administration does a better job of screening its next round of candidates.
"They ought to be very, very careful on prospects that they leave by the statements they make and if they make statements, to make sure that they perform according to those statements," Grassley says, laughing. "I do believe that they’re probably going to be very, very careful with future nominees." One of the tax-troubled earlier nominees, Tim Geithner, was confirmed as U-S Treasury Secretary, though he had to pay some $34,000 in taxes and interest.
Two other administration candidates bowed out — Nancy Killefer and former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. Grassley says the vetting process, which was much-touted by Obama, evidently needs to probe deeper. Grassley says, "Quite frankly, there’s no reason for my committee and my staff to have to point this stuff out to the administration because we’ve found things that they haven’t found." Kirk is scheduled to testify next Monday. | 2019-04-19T22:49:10Z | https://www.radioiowa.com/2009/03/03/grassley-says-obama-needs-work-on-the-vetting-process/ |
Exhibition Invitation: Flat 15 | 12, Balfron Tower, East London.
Please join me within Balfron Tower, East London to see the second and final showing of Flat 15 | 12. A large scale site specific print, 5m x 2.4m will be shown along with a photo-booth for visitor participation on Saturday & Sunday the 20th & 21st of September 2014 from 12 - 6pm. Balfron Tower is included in the 2014 Open House London's program. | 2019-04-24T03:54:51Z | https://alan-mcfetridge.com/news/2016/4/7/exhibition-flat-15-12-balfron-tower-east-london |
Every day it not only asserts and confirms our basic rights. but also sets the contours and controls of our government. Today the founding document of our republic celebrates its 230th birthday.
In recent years, the Constitution’s currency has been evidenced in its cameo role in the play Hamilton, its 2016 Pocket version ranking on “best sellers” lists for weeks, and its 2017 review by Wisconsin lawmakers deliberating a call for a national Constitutional Convention. Recently the parchment/paper version has been energized and transformed by the National Constitution Center to an interactive website version.
Quarrels abound about interpreting this quill-penned document, but its genius remains unchallenged. What is most remarkable about the U.S. Constitution’s staying power? Is it that the U.S. Constitution even got drafted and adopted by the original states? Is it the underlying tenets and principles that remain largely unchanged – though widely interpreted? Is it due to being one of the oldest surviving constitutions, used as a model by scores of other countries? Or is it that the text continues to play an integral role in the everyday lives of Americans – including right here in the Milwaukee Courts?
Drafting a new Constitution and forming a new government were not the original purposes of the “Constitutional Convention” when it met in May 1787. The delegates met to “fix” the Articles of Confederation – the governing principles of the 13 original states that were put in place at the end of the Revolutionary War. In fact, not every state sent delegates. Rhode Island boycotted the whole convention, determining that it was not in its interest, and it initially refused to ratify the Constitution.
The delegates debated throughout the summer, and were heated beyond the seasonal temperature. They struggled with the balance of power among large states and small states and a centralized federation, with proportionate representation of citizens and of states, with limitation of government generally and of centralized government specifically, with judicial appointing authority, with a controlled amendment process, and with many aspects of slavery – regulation, limitation, citizenship, and the method of “counting” slaves who then constituted about 20 percent of the combined population of the states. Through compromise and courage, the 55 delegates divined and adopted the document – but not unanimously. Three delegates refused to sign. When the necessary number of states ratified it, the U.S. Constitutional government could begin in 1789.
The new federal government in short order introduced twelve amendments to the Constitution, and passed ten of them in September 1789. These ten amendments, dubbed “The Bill of Rights,” assured greater protection of individual liberties by detailing prohibitions on governmental power. The first ten amendments were ratified by the necessary number of states by 1791.
Seven Amendments either directly or indirectly relate to voting (Amendments 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 & 26).
Five Amendments directly relate to the fair trial process. (Amendments 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8).
Ironically the last amendment, ratified in 1992, was introduce in 1789, along with the Bill of Rights. While it took over 202 years for the 27th Amendment to become law, now the Constitution actually provides that Congressional salary changes cannot take effect until after a subsequent election of representatives.
The Constitution as Part of Every Day Lives in Milwaukee.
The Constitution is more than a mechanism to outline the framework of government. It is a means of protecting individual rights. Invoking it keeps the document’s promises fit and muscular, and keeps its application personal. We can see its application locally in the Milwaukee County Courthouse.
The operations of the courthouse advance and accommodate important Constitutional protections. To hear just a criminal case requires the cooperation and coordination of the offices of the Clerk of Courts, the Sheriff, the District Court Administrator, the Chief Judge, Jury Management, facilities, the defense bar and State Public Defender, the District Attorney, the Department of Health Services, and a whole host of support staff. Lots of moving parts also exist for civil, family, probate, and juvenile law cases. The each relevant clause of the Constitution is a throttle that controls court operations.
In 2016, over 112,000 cases were filed in the Milwaukee County Clerk of Courts Office. These thousands of civil and criminal cases are publicly filed, heard by the forty-seven circuit court judges – and a host of court commissioners – and accorded Constitutional due process, as included in the 5th and 14th Amendments and case law. Excepting certain cases afforded privacy protections, all cases are electronically visible on the state court’s website, commonly referred to as CCAP.
Honoring the public trial provisions of the 6th and 7th Amendments, proceedings do not occur or continue when the building’s doors are locked at 5:00 p.m. or on weekends. In 2016, thousands of court hearings and proceedings were held. Jury trials were held in 580 cases – 498 in the Criminal Division, 54 in the Civil Division, and 28 in the Juvenile Division. Of these 580 jury trials, 439 were resolved by jury verdict. Milwaukee County’s longest impaneled jury in 2016 spent twelve days hearing a civil trial.
The jury trial statistics do not include the number of court trials or bench trials held by judges. Nor do they include the thousands of plea hearings or bail hearings held in Milwaukee County’s criminal courts. During these hearings the court confirms and determines that the rights of criminal defendants are upheld under the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th Amendments and Article III, Sec Two – rights to a fair and speedy public trial by jury, to be notified of accusations, to confront the accuser, to obtain witnesses, and the rights remain silent and prohibit self-incrimination.
Milwaukee County and Wisconsin generally have longstanding, demonstrated commitments to the 6th Amendment Right to Counsel. The 1848 Wisconsin Constitution restated the federal amendment, and the 1859 Wisconsin Supreme Court established that the payment of costs of counsel for criminally charged indigents be borne by the government. In 1957 the Milwaukee Bar Association launched “The Voluntary Defenders Program” – the first of its kind in the nation. This project became a model for public defender programs all over the nation when the U.S. Supreme Court decided the right to counsel, at government expense, in criminal matters of all sorts in the 1963 Gideon v. Wainright case. In fiscal 2016, the Wisconsin State Public Defender appointed counsel throughout the state in 135,543 trial court cases and in 3,315 appellate level cases.
The U.S. Constitution was signed 230 years ago not by despots or kings but by “we the people” proclaiming it so. The Constitutional Convention delegates met to fix an awkward confederation. They left with a document for states to ratify a workable, restrained government that would be improved over time by ordinary citizens. Today, as in 1787, it is incumbent on all citizens to continue the Constitution’s purposes: to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.
If September 17th fall on a Sunday the official observance is September 18th.
Public Law 105-225, 112 Stat. 1253 Sec. 106, August 12, 1998, currently codified in 36 USC 106. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Public Law 108-447, 118 Stat. 2809, Div. J, Title I, Section 111, Dec. 8, 2004, currently codified in 36 USC 106.
“I Am an American Day” (originally celebrated the third Thursday of every May) was established via Joint Resolution authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim I Am An American Day, for the recognition, observance, and commemoration of American citizenship, Chapter 183, 54 Stat. 178, May 3, 1940. In 1952 “Citizenship Day” replaced “I Am an American Day” with the goal to “recognize all who, by coming of age or by naturalization, have become citizens.” The 1952 legislation urged “civil and educational authorities of States, counties, cities, and towns… to make plans for the proper observance of Citizenship Day and for the complete instruction of citizens in their responsibilities and opportunities as citizens of the United States and locally,” Joint Resolution designating September 17 of each year as “Citizenship Day,” Chapter 49, 66 Stat. 9, February 29, 1952. | 2019-04-24T00:40:51Z | http://www.milwaukeeindependent.com/articles/reminder-milwaukee-basic-rights-constitutions-230th-birthday/ |
Are you concerned about your child's behavior, attitude, or mood? Is your son or daughter having trouble making friends? Has their attitude toward school changed? Does he or she just not seem the same anyore? You may be at a loss. You may have tried everything and you're still not seeing progress. You are worried or frustrated.
Perhaps, you are a young parent with a new baby or toddler supposed to be enjoying one of the most joyous (and exhausting) times of your life. Yet, you don't feel very joyful. In fact, you are always feeling stressed and you are wondering when these feelings are going to change. But they don't and you are worried how this is affecting your relationship with your child and even with your husband. You may feel afraid to discuss this with anyone. If you do, you're told that these feelings are just baby blues, but you feel that it may be more than that.
Are you experiencing stress at home or work that is causing you to overreact to situations? Do you find it difficult to make it through your daily routine? Do you feel as if everything you do just so difficult and that you've forgotten how to enjoy yourself? Does living feel like a constant struggle?
Your feelings and reactions to these situations are understandable and there are solutions. Whether you are struggling with stress, anxiety, or other challenges or your youngster is, you want support and solutions that will steer you toward feeling better and feeling competent to manage life's curve balls. As a parent you want the best for your child and you want him/her to be happy and healthy. Seeking professional help for yourself, your child, or your family member is a positive step toward improving your life and your relationships. It's a step toward health and well-being.
We will work together to develop an individualized plan to resolve challenges and change behaviors to help you move toward a more satisfying life. By applying complementary therapy approaches and techniques, we will identify long-standing behavior patterns or negative perceptions that may be holding you or your family back from communicating effectively, developing authentic relationships, and experiencing a fulfilling and meaningful life.
If you're a parent looking for extra support and guidance for yourself and/or your child or you're looking for individual support in your quest to move in a new direction in your life, I look forward to working with you to achieve your goals.
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I had already posted Coconut Mint Chutney this more simple version,is ready in minutes.serve it with idli, dosa and vada.or you can use as spread.
Pour this on the chutney and mix well.Serve with idli,dosa,or vada.
My fav combo with idli/dosa.
this is my fav. too for dosa. Yummy chutney.
Goes well with all South Indian Breakfast. | 2019-04-19T14:57:03Z | http://welcometomyrasoi.blogspot.com/2014/03/coconut-chutney.html |
raise RuntimeError, command + " can not be run"
2. Any installation of packages will reproduce this, but I am trying to do a mimimalistic installation.
3. Installation runs through without any problems until the Post Install process and then it throws the Exception mentioned in "Description"
Actual Results: The Exception mentioned in "Description" - I then lose mouse support, but am able to scroll through the information with my keyboard. If I go to "Debug" the monitor goes to standbye mode and essentially is dead.
When I reboot the machine I get the LILO screen, but am not proficient enough with LILO to manually configure it.
I have tried changine memory out, changing CDROM drives, video card, etc. The only things that have remained consistently has been the motherboard and hardrive.
I was hoping that Fedora Core 4 would have addressed this issue, but apparently not. I have confirmed that the CDs are good and work on other machines. I know it's a hardware issue that is causing this, I'm just not sure exactly what it is or the work-around.
Please attach the /tmp/anacdump.txt file.
Consolidating into the one bug report that's getting more detailed information. | 2019-04-22T09:34:15Z | https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=160542 |
Inexplicably, when the Michigan legislature repealed the residency requirement for collecting petition signatures for voter initiatives and referenda, it left in place a requirement that individuals collecting signatures for political candidates be registered voters in this state.
In May 2014 the Wayne County Clerk and the Secretary of State announced that Congressman John Conyers, who has represented parts of Detroit and surrounding areas in Congress for nearly 50 years, was not eligible for the August 2014 primary ballot because of an error in the voter signature petitions he submitted.
Although more than enough valid voter signatures were turned in, some of the individuals who actually circulated the petitions and collected the signatures were not registered to vote. The ACLU of Michigan filed a federal lawsuit to challenge this decision, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court and the Sixth Circuit have already ruled that requiring petition circulators to be registered voters violates the First Amendment right to political speech and association. We represented two of the petition circulators and a resident of Conyers’ district who wanted to be able to vote for him in the August primary.
After an emergency hearing, Judge Matthew Leitman ruled in our favor and ordered the Secretary of State to put Conyers on the ballot. | 2019-04-22T01:17:31Z | https://www.aclumich.org/en/cases/john-conyers-restored-primary-ballot |
Dining options in and around downtown Knoxville are ever-expanding. Many restaurants are within walking distance of some of Knoxville's finest hotels. Many restaurants, ranging from award-winning chef operations to Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives favorites, can also be found throughout the downtown area.
a variety of delectable options for your taste buds. | 2019-04-23T05:53:12Z | https://www.visitknoxville.com/restaurants/downtown-dining/ |
colour and glitter – Nail varnish, art, cookies and milkshakes.
Welcome to Colour and Glitter.
“a home for my creative endeavours and rainy-day pastimes” – Me. | 2019-04-25T14:50:54Z | https://colourandglitter.com/ |
where he was a both varsity trainer and track athlete.
His area of practice focuses on, but is not limited to orthopaedics, sports injuries, and neurological conditions. He also has an interest in paediatric physiotherapy.
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Over 7 years of experience in Software Quality Assurance/Quality Control in Web - based, Client/Server and N-Tier applications on Windows and UNIX environments.
Expert in developing Java Selenium WebDriver /IDE/GRID test scripts and Test Frameworks using TestNG and MAVEN build tools.
Experience in designing and implementing of Keyword driven, Data driven and Hybrid Framework.
Experienced in using Jenkins as a Continuous Integration server to configure with GitHub and Maven.
Strong experience in cross browser, cross platform web testing with Selenium WebDriver.
Proficient in creating business based functional Test Scenarios, Test plans, Test cases, Test Scripts, Test Specifications and Traceability Matrix.
Specialized in GUI and Functionality Testing, White Box testing, Black box Testing, System testing, including Integration and Regression Testing of Web and Client/Server based applications.
Working experience in using Test Management and defect tracking tool HP Quality Center/ALM and JIRA.
Expertise in Understanding the code written in different programming languages Java and Strong in VB Script, Java Script development.
Ability to successfully handle multiple tasks and work independently as well as in a team environment.
Analyzed the Business Requirement Document, Functional Requirement Document and developed the Testcases.
Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) for Test Coverage by mapping the requirements to test cases.
Configured Selenium WebDriver, TestNG, Maven tool and created Selenium automation scripts with Java.
Performed parameterization of the automated test scripts in Selenium to check how the application performs against multiple sets of data.
Involved in writing Maven build dependencies to automate the compilation and execution of test cases/suites.
Used Firebug and Firepath to locate the objects in application.
Integrated with Continuous Integration tools Jenkins for running tests automatically.
Performed Smoke Testing, Functional Testing, Regression Testing and end-to-end of the application.
Conducted database testing by executing SQL queries to ensure the data integrity.
Logged and tracked defects in JIRA.
Environment: Java, Selenium WebDriver, Jenkins, TestNG, Maven, Quality Center, Eclipse IDE, Agile, Github, Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, SQL, Oracle, LINUX.
Gathered requirements and application information from Business Analysts and developed test cases.
Developed Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM)for Test Coverage by mapping the requirements to test cases.
Designed, executed and maintained automated test cases with Selenium WebDriver, TestNG.
Involved in design and implementation of Keyword Driven automation framework for smoke and regression test cases.
Involved in the Test Data creation and execution of automated Test Scripts.
Implemented Data Driven automation framework to perform functional testing of the application with multiple sets of data.
Performed Cross Browser testing through Selenium WebDriver by testing the website on different browsers like Chrome, IE and Firefox.
Done database testing by executing SQL queries to ensure the data integrity.
Participated in Business Requirement meetings and Functional Requirement meetings to keep track of new requirements from the project.
Used Selenium webdriver to automate functional tests on TestNG framework.
Developed test scripts to automate process of testing in Selenium WebDriver.
Performed functional and browser compatibility testing.
Performed the Analysis and Test Case Coverage, Tracked the Requirement Traceability.
Created the Test Design and Test Planning and executed the Test Development.
Developed and executed SQL queries for testing database integrity and for data analysis using Selenium.
Developed and maintained automated regression test cases in Selenium WebDriver using Java script.
Executed the Test case and Test scripts and updated the Defect. Performed the Functional, Integration and System testing at different phases.
Used ANT to build and run the Selenium automation framework. Verified data integrity through back end Database testing using SQL scripts.
Environment: Java, Selenium IDE, Jenkins, TestNG, Junit, ANT, Firebug, MS Excel, Oracle, Linux.
Interacted with Business Analysts, Product Management and with the Developers in Business Requirements Review meetings to understand the business workflow of the applications.
Written manual test cases of OCCTR, Transactional Billing and Trade Manager by analyzing the Business and Functional Requirement Documents.
Executed the manual test cases of OCCTR, Transactional Billing and Trade Manager in HP QC.
Performed manual regression testing to retest the defects using HP QC.
Followed Agile methodology and tested the manual regression test cases for new software releases.
Performed System testing to test the functionality of OCCTR, Transactional Billing and Trade Manager.
Performed End-to-End testing to test the whole functionality of OCCTR, Transactional Billing and Trade Manager.
Automated manual test cases of Spreads, Solicitation, Facilitation, Reserve and Preferenced orders using HP QuickTestPro.
Validated automated test scripts of Spreads, Solicitation, Facilitation, Reserve and Preferenced orders using VBScript.
Executed the automated test cases of Spreads, Solicitation, Facilitation, Reserve and Preferenced orders using HP QuickTestPro.
Generated the automation test scripts using Data Driven and Keyword Driven frameworks in QTP.
Performed database testing by writing SQL queries.
Environment: HP QC/ALM, Quick Test Pro(QTP), MS-Office, SQL, Agile, C#, ASP.Net, VB Script, HTML, XML, Sybase, Oracle, CVS, LINUX, PL/SQL, Toad, XML . | 2019-04-25T14:17:23Z | https://www.hireitpeople.com/resume-database/67-quality-assurance-qa-resumes/115755-selenium-tester-resume-nj |
Also hit were some web links connected with Apple's iTunes service. However, wrote Websense security researcher Patrick Runald on the firm's blog, this did not mean people were being redirected to the bogus software sites.
"The good thing is that iTunes encodes the script tags, which means that the script doesn't execute on the user's computer," he wrote. | 2019-04-26T08:36:25Z | http://intellectualcapitalist.blogspot.com/2011/04/ |
A submission for the Giphy Film Fest. I concepted, pitched, illustrated, and edited the video.
I created cut paper bugs.
I illustrated embellishments around this photo by Joe Lingeman for a post about Bulletproof Coffee. | 2019-04-21T20:26:32Z | https://kath-nash.com/carnivorous-plants |
It is an age old complaint – that men are incapable of doing more than one thing at once.
They found that when women and men work on a number of simple tasks – such as searching for a key or doing easy maths problems – at the same time, the women significantly outperformed the men.
Professor Keith Laws, a psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire, who led the research, said: “We have all heard stories that either men can’t multitask or that women are exceptionally good at multitasking.
Prof. Laws gave 50 male and 50 female students eight minutes to perform three tasks at the same time: carrying out simple maths problems, finding restaurants on a map and sketching a strategy for how they would search for a lost key in an imaginary field.
As they performed the tasks, the volunteers also received a phone call that they could either chose to answer or not. If they did answer, they were given an additional general knowledge test while they continued to carry out their other activities.
While women were able to preform well in all four activities at once, men performed, on average, worse when it came to planning to search for the key.
Professor Laws said: “Men are supposed to have better spatial awareness than women, so they should have outperformed the women on the map task and the key task.
“But of all the tasks we gave, the key searching task also requires planning and some kind of strategy.
“Men tended to start their search in a less logical place such as the centre of the field and they would not cover the whole area when they were outlining their search. women tended to enter in one corner and search in concentric circles or lines. | 2019-04-20T07:18:03Z | https://blogmaze.info/scientists_prove_that_women_are_better_at_multitasking_than_men/ |
So, to get right to the point, I purchased and have played Kingdom Rush Frontier on my Android phone. About 2 days ago I was playing the game and my battery died and my phone shut down. I hook my phone up to the charger and Rebooted and my saved game was gone. I have invested a lot of time in this save game as well as some money as I have purchased a hero for this account. I am trying to figure out where I can go from here. From what I've read online The saved games are stored on your hard drive on your device but there must be some record of my purchase history so that I can at least get the hero I paid for back. Any help on this topic would be greatly appreciated.
Moved to the KR forum.
Save games, unless saved to the Cloud (which afaik is iOS only) are notorious for not being recoverable. I think. However, going to the hero room and clicking restore purchases should get your paid hero back. | 2019-04-24T14:11:28Z | https://forums.ironhidegames.com/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=26697 |
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good afternoon i try to migrate this beautiful sketch https://www.openprocessing.org/sketch/486307 from p5js to processing 3.
Till now i have the following code that is “somehow” works but the lines doesn’t seem to be as “curly” and beautiful as the original.
What do you think is the matter?
PVector p = PVector.fromAngle(n); // Calculates and returns a new 2D unit vector from the specified angle value (in radians).
int perception = 5, should be float perception = 5.
indeed it is a lot better. I though i declared everything except the counters as variables, but the perception was a problem that tended the vectors to “flow” in one direction as int. | 2019-04-22T20:17:52Z | https://discourse.processing.org/t/line-drawing-from-image-beautiful-sketch-from-p5-js-to-processing-3/10133 |
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Our Glen Allen location is your one-stop destination for pet supplies and premium pet services. Find high-quality products, grooming, training and veterinary services, and knowledgeable, helpful partners in-store. Our revamped selection of dog and cat food now makes it easier than ever to choose a complete and balanced diet for your pet - without artificial ingredients. If you're looking to grow your furry family, pet adoption events in-store can introduce you to your new best friend. Dedicated to pet health and happiness for over 50 years, we're your partners in providing the best care for the pets you love. | 2019-04-23T02:58:43Z | https://stores.petco.com/va/glenallen/pet-supplies-glenallen-va-2763.html |
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Stew Smith is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a former Navy SEAL Lieutenant, and author of several fitness books / eBooks / DVDs such as The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness, Maximum Fitness, The Special Ops Workouts, and SWAT Fitness.
He is certified by the National Strength and Conditioning Association as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and as a military fitness trainer, Stew has trained thousands of students for Navy SEAL, Special Forces, SWAT, FBI, ERT and many other law enforcement professions. | 2019-04-26T12:22:34Z | https://www.theptdc.com/stew-smith |
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If one were to completely rely on the history books to tell the future, they would assume that as the smaller independent oil companies were acquired by the major global hitters that the Permian Basin production, growth would start to slowdown.
Some people would also have you believe that regardless of the operating company in the shale plays, the Permian Basin or others, that America's oil production would peak around 2024 then begin to inevitably decline.
Luckily for the south, these fortunetellers may be completely wrong.
New projections this week from Exxon Mobil and Chevron, drawn from their individual Permian jobs, are telling a much brighter story about the basin's potential.
And, if these stories turn out to be non-fiction, the global oil markets may be left pondering and strategizing their next steps.
While it appears to be all sunshine and rainbows for the basin and other shale plays, this may pose yet another problem for the Gulf's deep water drilling and other higher-cost drilling environments.
OPEC is banking on its projections for U.S. shale to peak at about 14.3 million BPD and then decline to 12.1 million BPD by the year 2040.
Unfortunately for them, the U.S. met the global oil demand single-handedly in recent years and nearly causing a price collapse.
And, if the Permian Basin continues to boom, OPEC may have some tough decisions to make about whether or not to challenge shale to another price war.
Which gives the Permian Basin the gold in regard to the companies' most profitable portfolio's globally. And not just for Chevron and Exxon, either.. Royal Dutch Shell and BP are also staking their ground.
With all this discovery in the basin, other industries can expect to prosper as well, such as new pipelines and other midstream infrastructure, as well as new refining and petrochemical capacity to process the surplus of sweet crude and associated gas that shale basins generate.
So, how many million BPD with the Permian produce? We will have to wait and see.
Learn more about our chemical blending, product development, distribution, oilfield storage, and water treatment services for the hydraulic fracturing industry. | 2019-04-19T05:21:12Z | https://www.infinitysol.net/chemical-toll-blending-blog/global-oil-paradigm-may-shift-as-permian-basin-continues-to-produce |
O.T.WEST is contracted to provide a home visiting Occupational Therapy service to St John of God Subiaco Hospital patients following surgery or illness. The Therapists’ role includes assessing your ability to function in your home and advising on modifications or equipment to maximize safety and function. If you are not referred by the Hospital for a home visit you can contact O.T.WEST to organise this on a fee-for-service basis.
O.T.WEST can also conduct a home visit prior to your admission to hospital to prepare the home environment for your post hospital recovery. This is provided on a fee-for-service basis. | 2019-04-22T16:08:16Z | http://www.otwest.com.au/sjog-hospital/ |
Everyone likes to have a neat and tidy home, but cleaning the house involves a lot of time and effort. There are a number of myths that can confuse you and waste your precious time. However, here are five common cleaning myths that could be doing more harm than good in your house.
Common house cleaning methods may not always give you clean air to breathe. Combat indoor air pollution with smarter ways to remove hidden dust in surfaces and corners.
Mukesh Khare, Vice President, Society for Indoor Environment and Professor, IIT Delhi and Evan Stevens, Head of Category - Environmental Control, Dyson, debunk some common house cleaning myths.
Yes, they're soft and fluffy, but contrary to their name, feather dusters don't really do much than just spreading the dust around. Instead, a vacuum cleaner that provides several key features like powerful suction, versatility, a post-motor filter, sealed system and hygienic bin ejector, can be of greater help when trying to get rid of dust that is visible, and also hidden.
To begin with, air fresheners don't really get rid of bad smells or odors. They simply mask them. However, the chemicals given off by scented candles and air fresheners are known to be a prominent indoor air pollutant. Having an air purifier that filters smaller ultrafine particles up to 0.1 microns and gases and VOCs (Volatile organic compounds) is a must if you are a strong user of air fresheners.
Generally, carpets can stand to be vacuumed several times a week without sustaining damage. Leaving dirt in a carpet, however, actually breaks down fibers underneath the carpet and creates a breeding ground for dust mites and bacteria. Of course, you will need to use care when vacuuming delicate floor coverings, and also use the right attachments meant for carpet cleaning.
Not only do outdoor pollutants and dust particles seep into your home every time a door is opened, or even through minor gaps present in your doors and windows, but your home itself has a whole array of indoor pollutants that come from cleaning agents, cooking fumes, indoor paints, pet dander, pollen from plants. It is hence advisable to use an air purifier which automatically senses the pollution in the air and helps capture harmful gases and pollutants found in indoor air.
Air pollution is a year-long phenomenon and is not limited to winter months or to the north of India. Indoor air can be far worse and polluted, adversely affecting babies/toddlers, senior citizens, asthma sufferers and expecting moms amongst others. Air purification technology, hence, becomes essential to have a clean home all-year round, regardless of which part of the country you live in.
Indoor air pollution can be five times or more worse than outdoor air pollution. Both household air pollution and outdoor air pollution can increase the risk of COPD, asthma and lung cancer. Here are few simple tips to avoid indoor air pollution. | 2019-04-23T00:09:07Z | https://www.medindia.net/news/common-5-myths-around-traditional-home-cleaning-182188-1.htm |
Experience the superior ride and reputation that Albemarle boats are famous for. This family business has been building incredibly strong and safe offshore sport boats for decades. This one is powered with twin Yanmar 170hp inboard diesels and has a marlin tower with controls. Furuno NavNet electronics and a complete ready to use Green Stick tuna rig are included. New upholstery and extra parts included. More photos and information at pacificboatsales.com or call John Jordan (808) 936-1405 for more details.
Illness is unfortunately forcing sale of 36' x 12' Wilson Flybridge. Powered by twin Cummins 300's V-Drives w/ 3,700 original hrs. 460 gals fuel, 8 KW Onan generator, dual steering stations, full walk around with stainless steel railing, large aft deck, swimstep, transom door, electronics w/ radar & amp; autopilot, safety gear, riggers, Ika Mau, Pompenette fighting chair, 2 fish boxes approx. 1,400 lbs. Reduced for a quick sale. Vessel to be sold in an "as is, where is condition". Vessel is all legal and paperwork up to date. Vessel has been fishing regularly and running good.
42' GRAND BANKS EUROPA "LUNA"
"Back on the market at a very attractive price." Grand Banks has long been considered the leader in production trawler boats. The Europa model is a blend of hand crafted teak joinery and elegant accents. Her two stateroom layout gives you and your guests private space. Large windows allow an abundance of natural lighting and fabulous outside visibility. Check out her specs at yachtworld.com/kokua. Call Brad Vessels to see at (808) 256-5206.
Rare offering of a 1995 38’ Fountaine Pajot Athena Motor Sailing Catamaran here in Hawaii! If you want a fine high quality sailing cat...here you go. Offered with twin 150hp diesel Yanmar engines & cruises at 16 knots. Call for all the details and a showing. Don’t miss this one.
Honokohau Harbor slip I-21 with mooring and commercial permits available with the transfer of this clean up to date corporation. Convenient to restrooms, fuel dock, markets, marine store and dry dock. Slip is 26’ to 40’ max LOA. Sale includes a 33’ twin diesel Concorde fly bridge sportfishing boat in fair as is condition. Call John Jordan, listing Broker, for more information (808) 936-1405.
USCG COI for 46 total persons. Custom built by Force Marine of Hilo in 2014. She is laid out very well for snorkel & whale/dolphin watching & private charters. A flybridge w a bimini top for the captain, beautiful custom aluminum work including large dive ladder off transom, lots of storage, a head, a $20,000. Marine stereo system w/ mixer, mounted Magma BBQ, water slide,water toys & much more. Powered by T 2016 Yamaha Outboards 250 HP w/ only 975 hrs. Includes a brand new engine in create. Call for details.
2014 17' Zodiac RIB w/ 90hp Yamaha all in very good condition, low hours. New Bimini, Garmin GPS/Fishfinder,VHF radio,and compass. Custom boat cover, spare prop in box, safety gear. All services up to date, boat kept in covered shed. 2014 Pacific galvanized boat trailer. Call (808) 320-7112 or cell (503) 724-2978.
new bottom paint last year. Never previously chartered proven pelagic kiling machine. For more pictures, see the HBY online color edition.
Large original interior w/ 6'6" headroom. Queen bedded aft state- room w/enclosed shower. Large salon w/full size couch. Great live aboard. New bottom paint & bilge pumps. Perkins 4-107 50 hp diesel. New Raymarine electronics. All manuals & many spares. Beam 12'4", Fin keel 7'. Call or text for showing & more pics.
“RED SKY” is ready for sailing here or blue water. She has red sails with a roller referring jib, main and mizzen sail. Powered by a Perkins 50 hp. diesel. Extras include a propane stove, hot water shower, a water maker and solar panels. She can sleep 5 or six comfortably. Slip available! For more pictures see the HBY color online edition.
This Elliot Bay Steam Launch is named after the Royal Hawaiian Navy ship HHMS Kaimiloa. She runs on wood, charcoal, or coal in its 30 gallon vertical fire tube boiler. It has a 10hp dual compound engine that will push her easily 5-6 kts top speed. It has been fitted w/ a condensing system on the exhaust for saltwater operations. 6-8 people fit comfortably aboard for day cruises. The hull is a 100+ year old design made of modern materials, fiberglass w/ balsa core. It is on a trailer included in the sale. Check out her specs at yachtworld.com/kokua. Call Brad Vessels to see at (808) 256-5206.
One of a kind! 33’ Ft Original Don Radon manufactured in Goleta, California. Built brand new in 2005, the Radon is outfitted w/ twin Volvo 350 diesel motors w/ very low 1600 hours, 3 separate fish boxes able to hold 8500 lbs +, 570 gal fuel capacity, live bait well, 30 gal fresh water hold, 2 control stations equipped w/ auto pilot, Furuno depth recorder w/ GPS, including Triple axel trailer. Recent Marine survey dated 12/2017, info available on request. This boat was built for the fishermen in mind! Serious inquiries only please.
1988 36’ (42’ overall) Lightning Radon with 6BTA 315 HP Cummins. Currently operated as a dive, snorkel and whale watch vessel. Current COI for 34 or 15 divers + 3 crew.
Original owner selling a 2008 21’ Force in excellent condition, powered by counter-rotating Yamaha F115 - 4 stroke engines w/ 1000 (apprx.) hours. Also included: 6’ Fish Box, Ikima, trim tabs, Garmin 10” Chartplotter, Furuno FCV 588 1000W Fishfinder, Autopilot, Wash Down Pump, VHF & CB radios & SS props. Custom built seats, instrument box, rails, fuel tank bulkhead, & upholstery. All galvanized custom trailer w/ dependable electric disc brakes. Fuel efficiency at 3 to 3.5 gph trolling.
FIRST $42,000.00 TAKES THE TRAILER, BOAT AND TRUCK!
1998 Bayliner Trophy Model 2802 Walk Around w/ factory hard top & removable rough weather windows, includes trailer. Boat has 440+ hours, twin 150hp 2 stroke engines 3 blade SS props, some of the electronics include Northstar 6000iGPS/FishFinder, VHF Marine radio, Marine stereo system, Life jackets, Ice chest, flares, Emergency first aid kit, etc. Cuddy type cabin. Two outriggers. Brand new canvas cover. "LOA 27.4'/31' Measured, BOA 9.9', Depth 2.6',... Underwater Body (Condition Overall): Very good"...a quote from survey. 2003 Silverado LT 3500, 4WD, LB, Crew Cab, Duramax Diesel 6.6 V8 engine, Allison 5 spd automatic transmission, exterior Dark gray metallic w/ Dark charcoal leather interior. Goose neck hitch + regular trailer hitch, Big dually rear wheels, Bose sound system. 225k miles. One Owner. Great Shape. Package can be split but boat goes first. | 2019-04-21T04:48:31Z | https://www.hawaiiboats-yachts.com/sold.html |
Mercedes-Benz’s flagship, the 2014 S-Class has been launched in Chennai. This new S-Class is 30% bigger than the out-going model. With a host of safety features and technological innovation, the new S-Class like it’s predecessors, will set a benchmark in the luxury sedan market. The S500 Long wheel-base is the only model currently available in the Indian market and it is priced at Rd. 1.6 crores. No plans have been made as to when the other models in the range, including the AMG versions, would be available.
Mercedes has dubbed the year 2014 as the “Year or excellence” and it’s starts off with the launch of the new S-Class. 125 cars were allocated to the Indian market and they were sold out in 16 days. Bookings have now been opened for an April 2014 delivery.
The New S-Class is the world’s first car to feature an all LED light system with over 500 individual LEDs providing illumination throughout the car. This saves upto 700% energy as compared to the usage of regular bulbs. The seats are provided with a hot stone massage function, a first in automobiles. The car also features a Burmester® 3D surround sound system with 24 high-performance speakers and a system output of 1540 watts. The rear of the car easily converts into a “mobile office” with features like folding tables, individual entertainment systems, 12V power sockets, USB-Aux-in points and “wireless hot spot” as standard. The car’s many features like the massage function, seat heating and multimedia can be operated from an Android smartphone. It also has a choice of 7 colours for interior lighting and 5 dimming levels, also a first in automobiles.
Mercedes-Benz also plans to provide “Chauffeur training” to the chauffeurs of the new -Class to introduce them to the various features on the car and train them to give a complete luxury experience to the customers. Mercedes have started the year with a new version of their flagship, and The S-Class seems to be a very promising start to their Year Of Excellence concept. | 2019-04-24T18:00:55Z | http://www.riotengine.in/2014/01/11/mercedes-benz-s-class-launched-in-chennai/ |
Hello and welcome to our website. My name is Tetsuro Fujita, President and CEO of Nippon Paint (USA) Inc. (NP-USA). NP-USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. (NPHD) and the parent company of three U.S. manufacturers of paint and coatings, NPA Coatings Inc.(NPAC), NB Coatings, Inc. (NBCi), and Dunn-Edwards Corporation (DE), collectively the NP-USA Group.
As President and CEO of NP-USA, it is my mission to enhance Nippon Paint's position in the Americas and maximize its value by facilitating the successful achievement of the goals of the NP-USA Group companies. In doing so, it is my vision that the Nippon Paint name will be recognized as a leader in innovative paint and coatings technology throughout the Americas.
The NP-USA Group manufactures and/or distributes high quality automotive paints and coatings, architectural paints and coatings, industrial coatings, fine chemicals and other products to some of the largest and most successful companies in the world - many of whom are leaders in their fields. We are proud of our superior technology, high quality, innovative products and our on-going commitment to preserving the environment. We will continue to work hard to satisfy our customers' needs, be a good corporate citizen and provide the best value to our shareholder. As we move forward we will also seek to expand our commitment to developing more environmentally-friendly technologies such as our highly successful waterborne paint technologies.
Finally, no company can be successful without the strong commitment and contributions of its valuable employees. I want to take this opportunity to thank all of our employees for their continued hard work and devotion to Nippon Paint.
Please enjoy perusing our website! | 2019-04-21T14:16:22Z | http://nipponpaintusa.com/company_presidents_message.html |
We were so honored to be featured on the Suncoast View! If you missed the live show, check out this video of the girls with Chef Carlos. They make a delicious tuna tartare and southwestern omelette. | 2019-04-22T18:09:18Z | https://therosemarysarasota.com/2016/02/the-suncoast-view/ |
At the age of 13 Margaret Greig contracted polio and became a quadriplegic. Since then she has been confined to the wheelchair. During her long stay in hospital she started painting and writing with her mouth. Ever since, the pleasure she takes in painting has grown steadily. She finds even more richness in painting now than when she first began to discover the quality of life through art. Margaret Greig was brought up on a farm before her illness and loves all animals, particularly horses and cows. They have been the subject of many paintings. Many of her paintings depict country scenes. Flowers are another characteristic feature of her oil and tempera paintings. In 1971 she was granted a scholarship by the Association. Only nine years later she was accepted as a full member of the AMFPA. This gave her the opportunity to make her works accessible to a broad public at many exhbitions both in Australia and all over the world. In addition, she frequently demonstrates her ability to paint to interested groups and in shopping centres. She also visits schools in order to talk to the children and show them how to paint with the mouth. | 2019-04-20T20:12:03Z | https://www.imfpa.org/painting-51 |
All nominees for the 2018 Telstra Business Awards will receive a custom benchmarking report for their business.
Each report has insights to promote growth and positive change, with practical steps you can implement right away.
Each section is designed to inspire your future success, through a more efficient, more deliberate, and more competitive approach.
Every 2018 Telstra Business Awards entrant receives a custom benchmarking report packed with tailored business analysis relative to other small businesses, plus clear advice on where to improve.
Making strong business decisions is as much about knowing your own business as it is about understanding the competition. There’s a whole market out there full of small businesses working to improve and grow, just like you. If you’re going to get ahead, you need to know where to focus.
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So, if you want to become ‘that’ business, you need to view your business relative to its competition as well as to the wider market. That means benchmarking – a powerful way to understand your strengths and areas for improvement.
High-performing businesses know how important it is to understand new trends, to nurture great culture, and to see opportunities before others do. As the name suggests, benchmarking compares a number of performance indicators across a representative sample of businesses, so you can see how your own business stacks up. The criteria might include anything from baseline requirements through to leading best practice, and it can apply to every part of a business – strategy, product, marketing, culture, and so on. All kinds of companies use benchmarking as a way to keep track of a changing market and their place within it, to gauge their success as they grow.
For over 25 years, Telstra has celebrated what makes a great business by holding the annual Telstra Business Awards. In 2018, all nominees for the Telstra Business Awards will receive a custom benchmarking report derived from the detailed information submitted with each entry as part of your business’ story.
Each report is packed with insights to promote growth and positive change, revealing where you might be excelling and where you might be able to do better. Best of all, it will offer practical steps you can implement right away to adjust and improve.
With contributions from some of Australia’s brightest business minds, the Business Benchmark report will provide tailored insights across six key areas: strategy and vision; customers and marketing; operations; people and culture; financial acumen; and social responsibility.
Once your business strengths and potential improvements are clearly defined, you can adjust your focus, change tack, and break into new areas. Each section of your Business Benchmark Report is designed to inspire your future success, through a more efficient, more deliberate, and more competitive approach.
Growing your business shouldn’t be a guessing game. When you understand your position in the market you can move forward with an informed, evidence-based plan. Don’t limit your understanding of your business by only looking inwards. Enter your business in the 2018 Telstra Business Awards now and start enjoying the clarity that comes from seeing the whole picture.
Until you know how you’re travelling, there’s no way to change direction. It’s just one more way Telstra is helping you to become ‘that’ business.
*Originally published March 7th 2018. Updated June 26th 2018. | 2019-04-26T12:20:27Z | https://smarterbusiness.telstra.com.au/success-stories/telstra-business-award-alumni/how-does-your-business-compare |
The remix to Lil Pump’s smash hit features verses from Gucci Mane, J Balvin, 21 Savage, Bad Bunny, Ozuna, and French Montana.
OVO Sound Radio wasted no time and premiered some new tunes for listeners for the season two premiere. After a mix featuring a flow of Drake's latest tunes, host Oliver El-Khatib's capped off his setlist with a red hot remix from Lil Pump's home run record "Gucci Gang." The remix came jam-packed with features, as Gucci Mane, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, J Balvin, French Montana, and Ozuna all hopped on to dish out verses.
Lil Pump floated around the record with the signature hypnotic "Gucci Gang" hook in between each new verse as the song capped off Oliver's set before Pharrell and Scott Vener took over to dish out their Othertone mix. | 2019-04-25T22:05:08Z | https://www.thefader.com/2018/03/17/ovo-sound-radio-gucci-gang-remix/amp |
On Tuesday the 22nd the biggest tribunal hearing of the year will be under way. We have all been waiting for this moment for the last 3 decades. This is our future and our past, this is where justice will take place. Couriers are going for worker status to gain employment rights. We really want to see many faces in the court room to show how important this really is. Join us at 12:30pm at Victory House, 34 Kingsway, London WC2B 6EX. | 2019-04-24T02:15:57Z | http://www.classwarparty.org.uk/event/courier-tribunal/ |
The concept of community sits at the heart of our philosophy at ESF Wu Kai Sha International Kindergarten. We believe that working in partnership with families is key to providing a thriving environment where children can achieve and succeed.
Our school is more than a place where children receive an education, it’s a community in which children, families and others feel connected, share values and feel a sense of well-being and belonging.
As a school, we aim to build strong relationships between teachers, children and families and use these to support the children’s learning and experiences.
We believe that a strong community working together creates the best opportunities for children as is seen in our numerous community events. Parents and staff support a very strong programme taking place over the year. For example, the Parent Staff Association organises a Mid-Autumn festival in Ma On Shan Park, a large school fair and the Christmas and Chinese New Year celebrations every year.
Our annual Family Fun Fair is a day to enjoy with children performing through song and dance, playing musical instruments and participating in a wide range of experiences including workshops, activity challenges and games.
Situated in Ma On Shan, our school was opened in 2009 at Lake Silver with 210 students. Demand quickly rose and today the school accommodates 345 children with 10 full-time teachers and 15 educational assistants with seven morning and afternoon classes.
The school follows the International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Programme curriculum and its learning environment has been designed using concepts from the innovative Reggio Emilia approach to education, with natural materials emphasising the beauty of the world. Children make use of logs, stones, cones, shells and various other open-ended materials in their learning experiences.
Having undergone refurbishment twice, we have added a garden and a new kitchen designed to be accessible to three to five year olds. We believe that experiences in growing plants and cooking are fundamental to children understanding the world, as they enable children to develop a sense of interconnectedness with the environment, health and well-being.
The school strongly values inclusion and diversity and we cater towards children with a range of additional learning needs. Children receive professional support in our dedicated therapy centre which has a range of specialised equipment to support children with sensory and language needs.
A comprehensive range of after-school activities is available including language enrichment, playgroup sessions, drama, and sport. We offer practical workshops to parents to help them better understand the school’s educational philosophy and learn more about child development. These workshops are very practical in nature, giving adults the opportunity to work with teachers and practice their own skills in raising young children.
To assist with communication and assessment and to support professional research, teaching staff develop pedagogical documentation, involving the reflective analysis of children’s work, which makes learning visible for the children, teachers and parents. We welcome you to view this documentation in school and on our website. | 2019-04-22T20:05:11Z | https://www.wksk.edu.hk/a-connected-learning-community/ |
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If you are trying to lose weight, following a ketogenic diet can help you burn fat fast. However, trying to get into ketosis can be a frustrating experience. Am I eating too many carbs, not enough fat, too much protein? Getting into ketosis usually takes 3 to 5 days at least, and can take people up to two weeks. Recently I have discovered a simple and easy way to get into ketosis very quickly. I went from eating lots of carbs one night, to in ketosis 24 hours later.
How did I do this? Simple, I went into a full fast and exercised. What prevents you from entering ketosis is all the glycogen stored in your liver and muscles. Your body can use this glycogen instead of ketones to fuel your brain, so until you deplete your stores of glycogen, you won’t be able to enter ketosis. By eating nothing, you are going to tap into the glycogen to fuel your brain because you are eating 0 grams of carbs and will also be using that glycogen to walk around all day.
In addition to not eating, all I did was 45 minutes of cardio at a moderate pace. When I got home after the gym I tested myself and I was in ketosis. In the past it has taken me 3 to 4 days to get into ketosis, but with this method it only took me 24 hours.
I always exercise in a fasted state- no matter the workout. My stomach just doesn’t like food prior to cardio. I find if I do eat something, I need to wait at least 3 hours before I begin my cardio- so it’s just easier to do it fasted! I don’t test myself, so I don’t know if I am getting into ketosis or not.
If you are lifting in the fasted state then you have the added benefit of increased HGH levels from fasting. It helps you build muscle faster.
I’m at my goal weight so just experimenting for curiosity sake.
That is great that you are experimenting. I will go into ketosis for a week or two to lose weight but I enjoy fruit too much to do ketosis long term. Nothing beats some blackberries, strawberries and pineapple.
What do you drink during the 24 hour fast?
If you fast for 48 hours then you should enter ketosis. Even if you are unable to fast that long, the longer you fast, the quicker you will get into ketosis.
What you’re describing sounds like a combo ketogenic diet/ intermittent fasting strategy. I’ve done this as well — especially working out in a fasted state. Usually after my workout, I’m walking around in a kind of mental torpor — like my blood sugar is low. This ends as soon as I end the fast. It does work towards burning fat. | 2019-04-25T05:18:51Z | https://fitnesswayne.com/2012/12/03/the-fastest-way-to-get-into-ketosis/ |
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From where I sit, the earth spreads on display and bare.
From where I sit, the aero-techies (gladly) rule the air.
Kept aloft (yet marred) by wondrous feats of man.
Today, let’s go big. Whether inside or outside, photograph something of massive size. Feel free to interpret big in your own way, and get creative with your shot. Capture all or just part of the subject. Place it in the foreground so it takes up the entire frame. Or shoot it from afar so it appears smaller — yet still prominent.
Love your poem and the photo is perfect for this assignment.. I love photos from the air, showing the vastness of this world we live in.
So do I, except I normally try to avoid including the wings or endows. This assignment played right into my hands. Thanks for commenting. | 2019-04-19T10:44:49Z | https://opalreflections.com/2016/03/15/from-where-i-sit/ |
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Review: Fixes, improvements doable, but much work ahead.
It was a painful Wednesday in a state long known for its world-class medical care and nation-leading health reforms.
In measured, almost clinical tones, outside experts called in to review the state’s new MNsure insurance marketplace delivered a grim diagnosis of the fledgling website’s condition. Just two months before another key deadline to sign up for 2014 coverage, MNsure has deep technical design flaws, unreliable functionality and a woefully understaffed call center — problems that make it unlikely initial enrollment projections will be met.
The problems plaguing the site weren’t altogether surprising given the high-profile news coverage of MNsure’s mounting problems as consumers raced late last month to meet an end-of-the-year deadline for coverage beginning Jan. 1. Still, the big picture provided by Optum, a subsidiary of Twin Cities-based UnitedHealth Group, was sobering.
Even though the state has spent millions (mostly from federal grants) building its customized marketplace, it now appears even more is needed to make the site reasonably functional.
No estimates on how much it will cost to fix MNsure were offered during the Wednesday board discussion of Optum’s pro bono “end to end” review. But the price tag will be substantial for this in-demand expertise.
According to a Dec. 29 MedCity News report, Maryland hired Optum “on an emergency basis for a two-month, $4 million stint” to fix its troubled insurance marketplace. Timelines given Wednesday by Optum, which has cultivated a healthy business repairing these online marketplaces, to fix or overhaul MNsure ranged from 16 to 24 months.
One note to state officials evaluating MNsure options: A “large infusion” of federal funds is reportedly helping to pay for Maryland repairs. Whether similar aid is available for MNsure is unclear, but this is an avenue to be promptly pursued given current demands on the state budget.
Some of the initial descriptions of the Optum report, particularly on social media by health reform opponents, misleadingly suggested that the firm had recommended scrapping MNsure entirely. The clear message from Optum is that the site is fixable.
The firm laid out three options for doing so. The first two offered varying intensities of repair to the current framework. The third option is the equivalent of replacing a car engine during a vehicle repair: rebuilding the site’s technical architecture, something that could be done in 12 to 18 months, while still leaving the current site operational for consumers. Optum also recommended beefing up call-center staffing, as well as more efficiently routing phone calls — something MNsure has begun already.
The fixes won’t be completed before March 31, the last day consumers can buy 2014 coverage and avoid the penalty for not having insurance. But the repairs are doable and substantive improvement realistic.
Optum’s review covered a lot of ground, but it didn’t delve into broader questions about MNsure’s governance structure, funding, accountability and mission.
Legislation authorizing the marketplace was passed on a mostly DFL party-line vote in 2013, just months before the website’s Oct. 1 launch, after a Republican-controlled Legislature stonewalled development during two previous sessions. The toxic politics likely influenced decisions about the MNsure board’s independent structure and future funding from a premium tax instead of state funds. This helped insulate the marketplace from future politically motivated attempts to gut it.
Lower-than-expected enrollment and premiums mean that MNsure could soon face an operating deficit. How will the shortfall be addressed? Questions about MNsure’s governance also raise concerns about the board’s independent structure — who will hold its members accountable for the problematic launch? Should the website scale back its features, adding back functionality as stability improves?
The 2014 legislative session is a short one, with House members and Gov. Mark Dayton looking to exit quickly and painlessly ahead of fall elections. But there’s still critical work to do on MNsure. The topic may be a political hot potato, but a key reason the state built its own exchange was so Minnesotans — not faraway federal officials — would be on the case when problems occurred.
The site can be fixed technically. The question is whether the political will exists in an election year to address the broader questions kicked up by MNsure’s troubled rollout. | 2019-04-23T09:20:24Z | http://www.startribune.com/mnsure-must-react-to-sobering-diagnosis/241744511/ |
Cain, L. E., E. C. Caniglia, A. Phillips, A. Olson, R. Muga, S. Pérez-Hoyos, S. Abgrall, et al. 2016. “Efavirenz versus boosted atazanavir-containing regimens and immunologic, virologic, and clinical outcomes: A prospective study of HIV-positive individuals.” Medicine 95 (41): e5133. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000005133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000005133.
Abstract Objective: To compare regimens consisting of either ritonavir-boosted atazanavir or efavirenz and a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backbone with respect to clinical, immunologic, and virologic outcomes. Design: Prospective studies of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals in Europe and the United States included in the HIV-CAUSAL Collaboration. Methods: HIV-positive, antiretroviral therapy-naive, and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)-free individuals were followed from the time they started an atazanavir or efavirenz regimen. We estimated an analog of the “intention-to-treat” effect for efavirenz versus atazanavir regimens on clinical, immunologic, and virologic outcomes with adjustment via inverse probability weighting for time-varying covariates. Results: A total of 4301 individuals started an atazanavir regimen (83 deaths, 157 AIDS-defining illnesses or deaths) and 18,786 individuals started an efavirenz regimen (389 deaths, 825 AIDS-defining illnesses or deaths). During a median follow-up of 31 months, the hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) were 0.98 (0.77, 1.24) for death and 1.09 (0.91, 1.30) for AIDS-defining illness or death comparing efavirenz with atazanavir regimens. The 5-year survival difference was 0.1% (95% confidence interval: −0.7%, 0.8%) and the AIDS-free survival difference was −0.3% (−1.2%, 0.6%). After 12 months, the mean change in CD4 cell count was 20.8 (95% confidence interval: 13.9, 27.8) cells/mm3 lower and the risk of virologic failure was 20% (14%, 26%) lower in the efavirenz regimens. Conclusion: Our estimates are consistent with a smaller 12-month increase in CD4 cell count, and a smaller risk of virologic failure at 12 months for efavirenz compared with atazanavir regimens. No overall differences could be detected with respect to 5-year survival or AIDS-free survival. | 2019-04-19T20:23:56Z | https://dash.harvard.edu/handle/1/29408418 |
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During my first decade of being a provincial civil servant, I have had the privilege of attending the retirement festivities of several long-serving government employees. During the uncounted anecdotes from their friends, co-workers, family and VIP guests, I had a most uncomfortable thought. Amid the laughter, groans and shaking heads, I was startled by the sheer length of service that these individuals had completed. Twenty-five, 30, even 40 plus years of public service. Relative to them, I have barely even begun my current career. So how did I envision spending the many years before my own retirement? Will I even stay in that long? Why should I stay in that long?
After one such retirement, I had a more terrifying glimpse of the future. I had been the Chair of GoverNEXT, the Nova Scotia Provincial government’s membership-led province-wide network that is open to all public servants. During my tenure as Chair one of the most pressing concerns facing the public service was the impending wave of retirements plus the need to fill many of the critical positions that would be vacated.
The provincial government workforce numbers north of 10,000 and has an unprecedented representation by four generations. This includes Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, Millennials and the first of Generation Z. Dealing with the loss of knowledge from the senior staff is going to be unpleasant. Getting those four generations of workers to collaborate and transfer the knowledge with a minimum disruption of day-to-day operations is going to be interesting for all parties involved.
As a result, Generation X is independent, resourceful, and self-sufficient. They value freedom and responsibility in the workplace. Many in this generation display a casual disdain for authority and structured work hours.
So, from day one, I had found working for government very different from most of my previous employers. I was the first test subject for the Public Service Commission’s new orientation manual (umm the form that ensures you will be paid was missing). I was tasked to deliver my department’s orientation for new hires before I received my own orientation. Completely shocked at how Baby Boomer management had to schedule meetings for everything. Collaborated with Millennial Career Starts interns hired fresh from school but who rarely succeeded at becoming permanent employees. Engaged with ambitious Generation Zs who graduated from a Master of Public Administration program with high hopes and expectations but little or no experience in any workforce.
This new world was so different from the corporate business world and not-for-profit areas I had recently left. I have a relatively rare and useful skill set in the field of GIS. Note for you readers: GIS seems to be one an asset that enables government to reach across departmental boundaries and allow them to see the `big picture’.
Resumes are not too hard to write, right? Well, government resumes seem to want certain styles in which you may as well cut and paste everything that the job posting says you must have into your resume. With computerized keyword searches, you miss one of those critical words and you are a discard. Here’s a weird thing is that the provincial government offers training on how to properly write a resume but only after you have been hired.
The province uses the STAR method for interviewing. The first time I had an interview with this method, I think I panicked. No, I know I panicked. Regurgitating answers to behavioral situations do not let one truly shine in an interview. Did those situations truly occur or are they just tales to satisfy the interviewers? If I had brought up my best example of `how did you deal with a difficult situation at work’ where my manager had tried to get me to… That situation may be one reason I distrust senior level management back then.
When I meet prospective applicants to the civil service, I make sure that they know to look up the STAR method of interviewing, so they can be prepared. Someone must let them know! Here’s a good start.
Once in, there is the probationary period that may vary from six months to a year or longer. Try not to screw up during that time period! Mandatory training courses are offered both in-person or online. All too often the in-person classes fill up, so your training will be delayed. Perhaps a shift to more online courses would ensure people are fully trained as quickly as possible.
Then there is training in other areas, such as certification, higher education, or learning new skills. Within the limits of your annual education funding of course, and why does the course calendar start before our training budgets are allocated? Please fix that so we can apply for courses in a timely manner. Of course, if your training budget comes from a pool and your course is considered `less relevant’ to your unit, you may actually see your training evaporate because senior executive using the entire training budget to attend a conference to network more important than staff getting training that year.
I have to ask – why do you stay? I ask that question myself every time I see wasteful or irrational decision making by management. Is it for a pension that may be a pittance when I retire? Is it because of working with limited resources and impossible challenges? Perhaps aspirations to management or even executive branch?
I have been part of the United Way, GoverNEXT, PolicyHack, Employee Engagement, People Engagement, Diversity, Leadership, and Innovation groups. All of these experiences have given me inspiration to try an improve the civil service so that it may better serve the people of Nova Scotia. And that is why I stay for now. Ask me later.
Ken Lee is a GovLoop Featured Contributor. He is currently a GIS Officer with the GeoNOVA Secretariat of the Province of Nova Scotia with interests in innovation, leadership, policy, diversity, employee engagement, ITIL and Lean 6 Sigma for government. His next step? Let’s find out! You can read his posts here. | 2019-04-25T20:02:40Z | https://www.govloop.com/community/blog/how-to-recruit-retain-and-train-in-government/ |
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Legal Ombudsman > FAQs > Making a complaint, service providers > Can I ask the Legal Ombudsman to look at my complaint if I’ve already accepted a remedy from my service provider?
If you have already accepted a remedy the Legal Ombudsman is unable to help. We are also unable to sort out any issues that have already been looked at by the courts. | 2019-04-22T21:16:45Z | https://www.legalombudsman.org.uk/?faqs=can-i-ask-the-legal-ombudsman-to-look-at-my-complaint-if-ive-already-accepted-a-remedy-from-my-service-provider |
Almost two months after Uber loaded its fleet of self-driving SUVs into the trailer of a self-driving truck and stormed off to Arizona in a self-driving huff, the company is preparing to launch its second experiment in autonomous ride-hailing.
What’s different is that this time, Uber has the blessing from Arizona’s top politician, Governor Doug Ducey, a Republican, who is expected to be “Rider Zero” on an autonomous trip along with Anthony Levandowski, VP of Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group.
The Arizona pilot comes after California’s Department of Motor Vehicles revoked the registration of Uber’s 16 self-driving cars because the company refused to apply for the appropriate permits for testing autonomous cars.
Residents of Tempe, Arizona, can now hail a self-driving Volvo XC90 SUV on Uber’s ride-sharing platform.
Uber says it hopes to expand the coverage area to other cities in Arizona in the coming weeks.
The California DMV said Uber needed to get the permit, Uber refused, and California called the company’s bluff and revoked the registration of the 16 cars.
Notwithstanding the controversy, hours after Uber’s fleet of self-driving cars began to pick up passengers in San Francisco for the first time, one of the vehicles was caught running a red light.
Arizona, on the other hand, has taken a “Do what you want” attitude to tech companies and self-driving cars.
Ducey signed an executive order in late August 2015 directing various agencies to “Undertake any necessary steps to support the testing and operation of self-driving vehicles on public roads within Arizona.” He also empowered Arizona’s universities to launch pilot programs for self-driving cars, one of which involved Uber.
This is a big step forward for Uber’s futuristic plans to conduct the majority of its trips in self-driving cars, but it still has real-world hurdles in its path.
Uber’s has had a spate of bad press lately, from #DeleteUber to allegations of rampant sexism, so it’s not a sure thing that the rollout of a new self-driving pilot will do much to repair the company’s reputation. | 2019-04-20T12:53:47Z | https://www.gizmocrazed.com/2017/02/ubers-self-driving-cars-welcomed-by-arizona-governor/ |
Many of us show a wide range of emotions, and it is typically in response to some stimulus around us. There is a neurological disorder, however, that causes individuals to experience uncontrolled episodes of laughing and crying. These individuals may not feel the emotion on the inside that matches the expression they are showing to the rest of the world. This condition is known as Pseudobulbar Affect, and it affects almost 2 million people in the United States alone. Fortunately, Nuedexta is a medication that can help those individuals when they suffer from the symptoms.
Pseudobulbar Affect (PBA) is not fully understood, and doctors don’t know why individuals suffer from this problem. What is known is that many people who do suffer from it have experienced a brain injury in the past. Also, there may be certain neurological conditions that could make it more likely for individuals to suffer from PBA. These would include problems such as a stroke, ALS, and similar diseases. At times, however, PBA may occur for no reason at all, and it leaves an individual struggling with the laughing and crying episodes they are now displaying.
If you or a loved one suffer from PBA, there is help in the form of a medication known as Nuedexta. It is essential to understand that Nuedexta is not a cure for PBA, although it did remove all of the symptoms in many individuals who took a clinical trial. Even if it only serves to lessen the uncontrollable laughing and crying episodes you are experiencing, it can certainly improve your quality of life. Nuedexta has been approved for use in treating PBA by the FDA. It is only available with a prescription that comes from your doctor.
There are two different drugs in Nuedexta that work together to help reduce the symptoms that you are experiencing. Dextromethorphan works in the brain, which may be why it has the desired effect for individuals who suffer from PBA. What is interesting is the fact that Dextromethorphan is a medication that is commonly prescribed for individuals who have a chronic cough. It helps to suppress a cough by keeping the brain from triggering the coughing reflex. Quinidine is the other active ingredient in Nuedexta. It is not included to treat the condition but instead, it helps to reduce some of the side effects that may be associated with using dextromethorphan.
Your doctor will give you specific instructions on how you should take Nuedexta to get the most benefit from it. Typically, it is taken with a full glass of water, but it is not likely that you will need to eat it either with or without food. You can just take it when it is convenient, provided you take it according to your doctor’s instructions.
After you take Nuedexta, you need to remain in an upright position for at least 10 minutes. If you were to lie down within the first 10 minutes after taking the medication, it is possible that you could experience specific side effects. Additionally, your dosage may start out at a lower dose to reduce side effects that could be associated with the medicine. Over the course of a week or so, you will continue to take stronger and stronger doses of Nuedexta until you are at the desired prescription.
There is a lot of confusion over Pseudobulbar Affect and what exactly it is that causes it and causes an individual to laugh or cry uncontrollably. It is important to recognize that it is not a form of depression. Also, it is not part of your natural neurological condition, and if you suffer from the disease, it does not mean that you are going crazy. Understanding these factors can help you to be more confident in yourself and appreciate the benefits that Nuedexta will bring to you.
Talk to your doctor about using Nuedexta if you suffer from Pseudobulbar Affect. It is not a cure for the condition, but when you take it according to your doctor’s instructions, it may help to reduce your symptoms and improve your quality of life significantly.
PseudoBulbar Affect (PBA) is a neurological condition which affects a surprising number of people. It can sometimes occur as a result of a brain injury or can be a side effect of another disease. PseudoBulbar Affect causes uncontrollable laughing and crying, which can come on suddenly, and can occur frequently.
A person suffering from PBA may laugh or cry even if they are not amused or sad. Sometimes, they do feel the emotion that they are displaying but not to the extent which they are showing it. This suffering is something that many caretakers or loved ones struggle with when it comes to people with PBA.
There are almost two million people in the United States alone that have been diagnosed as suffering from PBA and more than seven million people who have symptoms which are suggestive of the condition. PBA sufferers are often people who have had a traumatic brain injury, but they can also be people with Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis, ALS, Parkinson’s disease, or stroke victims.
The condition is characterized by exaggerated emotional expression. It means that people have complicated and hard to understand responses to things they see or experience. They struggle with excessive expression of emotions. They may appear incredibly happy even if they are not, and may seem depressed, yet they are glad. It is essential to understand this difference. PBA is a condition which is classed as being ‘neurologic.’ That is because it is caused by some damage to the central nervous system. In contrast, depression is a psychological condition which means that the cause is not damage, but an imbalance that alters the sufferer’s mental or emotional state.
Some people who have PBA are also depressed. The two are not linked, although the difficulties in coping with PBA can compound the impact of the depression. The two conditions should be managed as separate ones.
The impact of PBA is something that can be far-reaching. Usually, someone who has PBA will also be struggling with another neurologic condition, and this means that it can be even harder to cope with the difficulty of the situation at hand. It can be frustrating to have an episode of PBA in public. This frustration is caused because while the condition is a common one, it is not something that a lot of people are well educated about so having someone comfort you while you are crying may be frustrating if you are not actually sad. Having an episode of PBA which includes laughing may be embarrassing if it occurs at an inconvenient or inappropriate time.
Managing PBA starts with getting an accurate diagnosis. Not all episodes of laughing or crying are associated with PBA. Some people experience those symptoms for other reasons such as depression or PTSD, or even bipolar disorder. However, sometimes episodes that are associated with PBA go undiagnosed for a long time because it is assumed that they are related to something else.
If you, or someone that you take care of, is suffering from stress because they are crying or laughing unexplainably, or they are suffering from sudden outbursts of crying that are hard to explain, then talk to a doctor. Even if there is already a diagnosis of depression, raising the idea that they could be PBA is a useful starting point for a discussion.
It is hard to treat PBA, but educating the people that you spend the most time with will help to take some of the stress and frustration away. There are some other options, too. If you find that you are about to have an episode, then you might be able to stop it by forcing yourself to focus on something else. Some people find that sitting down (if they are standing) or walking around (if they are sitting) can help to control their frame of mind. Massaging any tense muscles and taking long, slow deep breaths can also help with managing an episode. You won’t be able to stop every attack, but even controlling the situation until you can make it to a private place could help to make the attacks feel less stressful, and keep things more manageable for you in the short term.
There are many different types of neurological disorders that you may develop over time. Some of them are going to be genetic, whereas others are based on environmental influences. You will need to see a doctor that can help you understand what it is that is afflicting you. Many of these disorders of the brain are common, whereas others are very rare. Here is an overview of the different types of neurological disorders that you may develop, and the potential cures and treatments that many scientists have come up with over the years.
These are diseases that will affect your body through your brain, nerves, and your spine. Modern science has documented 600 different diseases. Most of them are going to impact the nervous system, specifically in the brain, leading to conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or epilepsy. Although some of them are the result of genetics that have been passed down from generation to generation, others are the result of the way you have lived your life or components of your surrounding environment. Let’s go over a few of the more common ones, and the treatments that may be available for people that are suffering from these conditions.
Epilepsy is a condition that is characterized by seizures that a person will experience. Nerve cells within the brain go through abnormal activity, affecting the neurons in the brain. There have been 2 million documented cases of epilepsy, with as many as 150,000 more coming out every year. There are many different causes for this condition which will include an imbalance in your neurotransmitters, abnormal nerve connections, and it may also develop after someone has had a stroke or head trauma. Doctors will recommend going through an MRI and PET scan, plus an EEG will also be used to diagnose and treat this condition. Treatments will include brain surgery, medications, as well as neurostimulation procedures. Some people have gone through clinical trials for different pharmaceutical remedies that have shown great promise which will include anticonvulsants such as diazepam and many others.
This is a progressive and chronic disorder that can affect the movement of an individual. Once it starts, it will progressively get worse over time. About 1 million people in the United States have this condition. The cause of this disorder is not known. There is also no cure for this disease. There are, however, treatment options available to deal with the symptoms of this disorder. Symptoms will include tremors, slowness of movement, rigidity in your trunk and limbs, and is thought to be the result of a loss of brain cells that are related to physical movement.
This is the most well-known form of dementia, one that is characterized by a loss of cognitive abilities such as memory loss. For those that do have dementia, a persistent and chronic disorder that impairs memory and reason, most of them have Alzheimer’s. It should be stated that this is not a regular part of aging, and only affects a small percentage of adults that reach the age of 65 or older. It is because it worsens over time that medical science has been trying to identify it’s cause and eventually come up with the cure.
MS is a condition that is also chronic and can become extremely progressive. It causes damage to what are called the sheaths of your brain’s nerve cells, and even those in your spinal cord. The symptoms of this condition begin with numbness, followed by speech impairment. People will also become severely fatigued, develop blurred vision and loss of muscular coordination. This is another condition for which medical science has no answers. It is thought that it is hereditary, and they have even ventured to believe that smoking might be a probable cause. Regardless of how it starts, because they have no clear answer as to what is causing it, there is no specific treatment that cures this condition. People will receive medications to help with the symptoms such as beta interferon treatments and even steroids. Until they can identify what causes this, they will not be able to come up with the cure but will continue to treat the symptoms through basic treatments such as Botox, tranquilizers, and muscle relaxants.
These are just a few of the more common neurological disorders that exist. Hundreds have been identified over the decades. Treatment options are available for some of these diseases while only an effort to manage the others is possible. In the meantime, medical science is continuing to work on potential treatment options. There is no guarantee that anyone will ever develop these diseases. It is something that could happen but only occurs in a small percentage of the population. As medical science continues to progress, it is likely they will be able to identify the causative agents that lead to their development and will subsequently find a cure for each one of them.
Hello and welcome to Neuronhealth.org. We are happy to have you here. Our goal with the site is to talk about brain health including neurological conditions that affect it as well as treatments to combat those diseases.
We will be discussing ways to improve memory and cognitive function. These methods can include food, activities, games, and even exercises.
We will also be discussing neurology and conditions of the brain such as Alzheimer’s and dementia, Multiple Sclerosis, Psuedobulbar Affect also known as PBA, and other diseases. In those discussions there will be information about treatments being made available to help those afflicted with those conditions.
If you are interested in learning more about the health of your brain for a peace of mind, come back and see us. We will continue to add to the site to give you the information you want and need for a healthy noggin. | 2019-04-19T00:33:49Z | http://neuronhealth.org/ |
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Lovingly drawn geode-like rocks and stones illustrated by Eleanor Ramsay. Custom sizes available upon request.
Available in a variety of substrates and sizes.
A quick tutorial on creating a graphically rich postcard using InDesign.
Postcards are great! They are perfect for announcements, artist samples, direct mailers, invitations, old fashioned correspondence, and convert nicely to an easy-to-share online graphic. In this short tutorial, we’ll import some images and then add text to create a postcard promoting a new fabric collection. Use these photos or use your own photos and text to create your personal postcard.
Postcards come in a variety of standard sizes. Some sizes can be mailed at a reduced rate, but larger cards require 1st class postage. There are many ways to get your postcard printed and online printers often have free templates you can use to make sure your art prints correctly.
We are going to create a standard 4x6in 2 sided postcard which could be mailed postcard rate.
We want a 4x6in landscape card; we are going to want 2 pages; they do not need to be facing pages. Because one side will have a full bleed photo, we’ll turn bleeds on and set that for 1p.
I have 2 photos I’d like to use. One is a photo of a Davis Square brick sidewalk, and another is a photo of the fabric collection proofs. Because this card will be printed, I want to make sure my photos are saved at a higher resolution. Most printers require 300dpi. Prepare your photos in Photoshop or iPhoto before importing.
Choose the 1st photo. (InDesign will let you choose multiple photos and drag and drop images right in to your layouts. We are going to add our images one at a time, so each step is clearer.) Select the photo you want. Place your cursor at the top left of your bleed and drag it to the right and down, so the image fills the background. Position the photo as you like. The Control Panel has tools for modifying your image size and placement. Deselect that frame.
Use Place again to get the second photo. I want to lay this one over the first photo, and crop it a bit. Drag the frame anchors up or down to change the shape of the frame while keeping the photo the same size.
Each of these photos is in a frame. InDesign places objects and text in frames that can be linked, moved and individually styled.
Quick tip: Choose the W key to toggle back and forth between preview and design/default mode.
The overlay photo would look better with a drop shadow. There are two ways to get to the Effects Menu, which will allow you to alter the look and add drop shadows to objects and text.
Or, from the menu bar choose Window > Effects.
Select the object you’d like to alter, then click the fx button in the menu box and select Drop Shadow.
I want my shadow to be a bit lighter and with less cast, so it blends nicely with natural shadows in the other photo. Play around with the effects settings with the preview checked to see how your changes will look.
The name of this collection is Urban Autumn. It is influenced by city bricks and features colors from the Pantone fall colors for 2014 palette.
I want to use a bold font. I’ll use Impact since it’s handy. You may want to spend some time trying different fonts to see how they change the mood of your card. You’ll see your font options in the Control Panel. Use the Character menu to fine-tune your text.
Use the nifty Color Theme Tool to quickly create a palette of colors from a photograph.
Or use the Eyedropper tool to select individual colors, then right click on the color and select ‘Add to Swatches,’ to save the color.
Lets give the text a white stroke, so it stands out a little. Use the stroke window to size the stroke.
Continue adding more text by choosing the text tool, drawing your text frames and typing in your short text. I will add ‘New Fabric Collection by Eleanor Ramsay’ near the bottom of the card.
The keyboard arrow keys are useful for fine tuning your object placement.
That looks bright and bold, like the collection. In just a few steps we’ve created a promotional postcard.
Postcard back; page 2 in our document.
There are postal regulations that determine where you can put type on your cards and where the address should go. There needs to be space for the postal barcode, too. To be safe, use a postcard template to make sure you put everything in the right place. Many printers and the USPS have templates you can use.
I am going to place a template guide as a graphic and put it on its own layer. That way its visibility can be easily be turned on and off and it can be discarded before I export the design as a PDF.
Place your text, create a border for the stamp area (or an indicia if this is going to be a large mailing) and add any other objects or text you’d like to the back of your card.
In the next tutorial we’ll discuss exporting your postcard art for print and converting it to a graphic suitable for the web.
My 2015 calendars are now available at Spoonflower. These can be ordered on 18×27″ linen-cotton for tea-towels or as posters either in the wallpaper (heavy stock or sticky-back) or giftwrap (lighter-weight paper). Click any image to go to its shop page.
My vessel panels have been printed and the process of beading and embroidery begins. With the changing of the season, it seams a perfect time to participate in a bit of meditative task. Also, I am hoping to get these into a show at the Nave gallery later this year.
Vessels protect and obscure their contents until altered by an outside force, hiding mysteries within embellished exteriors. It is human nature to be curious about the unknown and protective of possessions. A veil also obscures while it adorns. These layers of inside and outside space, known and unknown have structured our human relationships and concepts of wealth and power since the beginning of time. Overt objects of desire, these bottles may contain an exotic scent or a deadly poison. They demand you look at them and the medium allows a glimpse through them, yet their contents remains a mystery.
inkjet inks on 24” X 56” poly-silk knit embellished with hand embroidery and glass beading.
What does it mean to go on a cosmic journey? Spoonflower artists were challenged to create designs exploring this theme in June 2014. I’d been creating some bold geometric space-like prints influenced by a long cold winter listening to Sun Ra. So, I took some of these ideas and created this collection inspired by the Cosmos, Mythology and Afro-futurism.
See the entire Cosmic Journeys collection and purchase fabric, wallpaper or giftwrap at my Spoonflower Shop.
Geode Treasures – a new seamless design created for my Spoonflower pattern collection -just won their Weekly Design Challenge (Feb 26-March 7, 2014). Every week, Spoonflower presents a design theme and hundreds of fabric designers submit original work for consideration then vote for their favorites. This week, the challenge was Geodes and Gemstones. It’s a theme that resonates with me and my art making so I am pleased my design peers liked it, too.
This design has a varied scatter repeat, which makes it great for larger projects.
Geode Treasures is part of a collection of new fabrics and prints based on sketches of rock formations and imaginary orbits and maps I’ve been working on and translating to seamless repeats.
See Geode Treasures at Spoonflower.
Please visit my Spoonflower Store to see many more designs by Eleanor Ramsay.
I have been spending much of the past year working on fabric design. Lately, I have been focusing on the fractal geometry and digital collages that drew me to the Spoonflower website last year. I had a few earlier works printed on delicate cotton voile fabric. I’d been working on these large prints for a few years, but at a bit at a loss on how to finish them, make them something more than light on a screen or flat digital prints. Fabric flows and moves and allows light to pass through it. It is dynamic and alive where paper is static. Since the early tests, I dived in pretty hard, researching ornament and pattern and retuning to a process that has rekindled my creativity. Spoonflower hosts a theme contest each week and I have approached them as a learning opportunity. While not all of my contest designs have been successful, they’ve all challenged me in different ways, getting me to draw again and explore the commercial side of fabric design.
You can see my current collection at Spoonflower.
Here are a few small images of some of my latest geometric designs.
This is my first try at a cut and sew pattern. Since my sewing skills are minimal, it needs to be something I could actually make. Spoonflower, where I have been selling and sharing fabric designs, has a weekly theme contest and many designers participate. This week the challenge is to create a cut and sew pencil case. I thought a variation of a drawstring backpack sized for pens, pencils and a small notebook and phone would be a fun thing to have. | 2019-04-18T22:39:12Z | https://elramsay.com/author/admin/ |
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With rising parental divorce and union instability, proportion of children growing up without their both biological parents increases continuously, and this could generate both weaker filial responsibilities and less actual support given to aging parents. Thus, divorced parents may become more vulnerable in their old age than those from intact families. Adopting a life-course perspective, this study aims to investigate how parental break up influences filial responsibility and helping behavior of adult offspring. Using Generations and Gender Surveys data from ten European countries (7 from Central and Eastern and 3 from Western Europe) we model, first, the strength of filial norms among adult children and, then, the actual support given to mothers and to fathers taken separately. Our main hypothesis is that family experience during childhood has an impact both on filial responsibilities and on helping behavior, but mothers benefit more of the actual support. We distinguish between three types of support offered (practical, material and emotional) and we control for other known determinants as: children’s own family situation, their personal characteristics (age, education, and religiosity) and practical possibilities (health problems, employment, time distance to parents’ residence, number of siblings alive). Parental needs and actual support received from parents are also controlled. Our results show that norms of filial obligation weaken if children experience parental break up, while the helping behavior is affected in a more complex way. Only instrumental care to divorced aging fathers is negatively affected, but no other types of support toward them are diminished. On the contrary, we rather witness strengthening emotional ties with both divorced parents, and increased willingness to helping financially divorced mothers. Neither instrumental care for mothers nor financial help to fathers are affected (positively or negatively) by the parental divorce. | 2019-04-22T10:44:11Z | http://www.swreview.ro/index.pl/parental_break_up_and_long_term_consequences_on_support_behavior_to_aging_parents_in_europe?caut=Muresan |
with a mix of emotions.
Didn't find out til this morning, but let's give a big ol' LJ welcome to Marty and Kate's wunderkid, Roan!!! Whoohooo!!!!
Apparently childbirth is one way of skipping the State of DisUnion speech.
Boo decided to leave work as usual, and then ran into a protest march blocking her way home!!!
I made the mistake of helping Boo out with her addiction, where I had someone (perhaps - not exactly believing that they're all real people) ponder 'what are they protesting?' - seemed like a serious question, and it hurt my brain.
And now it's February. Wow - how much further behind can I fall? Well, off to SCACO tonight, which always brings a smile to my face.
Let's make this month special, ok? | 2019-04-21T06:21:51Z | https://ttocsland.livejournal.com/38219.html |
Tollywood superstar Ravi Teja has made entry in Kannada film industry. The star is all set to make his debut with Vajrakaya which has Shivarajkumar in the lead role. Teja shook a leg with Shivanna to a special song, choreographed by Harsha. Interestingly, the song also features Kannada actor Ravichandran, Tamil actor Shivakartikeyan and Malayalam star Dileep. This will apparently be the first time that such a song would have stars from various other film industries.
Filmmaker Harsha says, "The audience expects something special every time. The film has to treat them and surprise them."
The song, which happens to be the title song, praises Lord Hanuman and goes, "Kai mugidare kai hidiyo bhaktara priya, Vajrakaya."
Talking about other songs in the film, Harsha says, "We have to shoot one more song that will feature Shivanna and Shubra. It will be shot in Bengaluru. We have wrapped up shooting for the rest of the film including the talkie portions." | 2019-04-20T04:28:14Z | http://api.desimartini.com/news/kannada/ravi-teja-makes-entry-sandalwood-vajrakaya-article17813.htm |
The Mammut Men's Chamuera ML Jacket is fleece midlayer made for the cold seasons. Its knitted fleece exterior warms you up with or without a shell, and the cotton lining is breathable and brushed for softness. Subtle, printed details offer serious style points. | 2019-04-21T20:02:36Z | https://www.trailspace.com/gear/mammut/chamuera-midlayer-jacket/ |
If you want to survive until the very end in Fortnite: Battle Royale, you have to make use of buildings. The ability to quickly cobble together walls, floors, rooftops, stairs, and traps differentiate Fortnite from its chief competitor, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. Making great use of this vital mechanic sets the good Fortnite players apart from those who go down before the storm comes. You would be surprised how many players don’t seem to build at all. Here are some essential tips for building your way to success in the free-to-play Fortnite: Battle Royale on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC.
For more Fortnite: Battle Royale tips, check out our beginner’s guide. | 2019-04-26T04:49:02Z | http://awesomegamereviews.com/fortnite-building-tips-and-tricks/ |
So far no research work has been attempted to the study of Imagery of Kalidasa. And no study of this poet is complete unless it analyzes the imageries which he employed in his works.
The book is the first of its kind and deals with the subject in the most comprehensive and systematic way. It is divided into eleven chapters. Ch. 1 is introductory. It analyses imagery, its contributory effects together with the classification of images. Chs. (2-9) that follow deal with imageries of different sort-divine, human, abstract and those derived from art, Architecture, religion and miscellaneous sphere of life. Ch. 10 deals with the critical appreciation of our poet's handling of the subject and Ch, 11 surveys the variety of imageries and analyses their ideological background.
The book is documented with Bibliography and Index.
I am very happy to write these words by way of introducing to the world of scholars and students this work: The Imagery of Kalidasa by Dr. (Mrs.) Vinod Aggarwal, Lecturer in Sanskrit vivekanand Mahila College Delhi, Delhi University. For long time Kalidasa is being studied from different angles and by the scholars of the whole world but there are many aspects which still remain to be explored. Mrs. Aggarwal worked on a very important aspect of Kalidasa that is imagery.
Imageries are the life of any creative literature. A poet combines two elements in him. Pratibha Poetic genius and VyutpattiScholarship. Imageries are the outcome of pratibha the poetic genius. Pratibha has been defined and explained by two prominent critics differently. Bhatta Tota, and a renowned teacher of aesthetics Abinava Gupta, define it as a faculty of mind fully capable of imagining new ideas.
Dr. Vinod Aggarwal has been very successful in describing imageries in the works of the Lord of poets Kalidasa. She has offered very good interpretations at places. Her work is not mere survey of all that was available to her, for she has at times some suggestions to make. Her lucid style has made the work a very readable one. I have no doubt that the students of Sanskrit language and literature will find this work very useful. I appreciate DJ. (Mrs) Aggarwal for her fine performance in this work and wish her years of fruitful activities.
Kalidasa occupies a dominant place in Sanskrit literature. He has been rightly called the Kavikulaguru. A lot of work has been done on Kalidasa from different points of view beginning from ancient time to the modern period. When we study Kalidasa, we find that all his works abound in imageries, whether it be a drama, a mahakavya or a lyrical poem. It would not be an exaggeration if it is said that each and every verse of Klalidasa contains more than one imagery and at times a diversified imagery in it. Kalidasa is famous for his similes and descriptions of nature. But his poetic excellences can be judged through his poetic imageries very well. N J research work has been devoted to the study of the imagery of Kalidasa up till now except a monograph by L.S. Bhandari entitled the 'Imagery of Kalidasa'. I, therefore. intend to bring out the beauty of Kalidasa's art by giving the equivalent term of Imagery in Sanskrit Literature and by analyzing imageries which Kalidasa employs in almost all his works.
Sanskrit rhetoricians often talk of Kavi-Pratibha as the main cause of poetic excellence. Pratibha is Kavitvabija. It is the Arthavastu that comes into the mind of poets in the form of the result of Kavi-Pratibha. Pratibha is that power of the poet which is capable of creating Apurva Vastu. The term Vastu here stands (or Imagery and its adjective Apurva suggests that the natural genius of a poet is in the use of novel imageries. Thus it is the Vastu which is imagery in Western Literature.
Every image bears evidence of the poet's sureness of Judgement and delicacy of taste-the music, the fulness, the aptness, the simplicity. the purity and the sweetness used in Kalidasa' images could not be imitated by other poets. It is due to these qualities of his own that he could draw in the minds of his readers a vivid and graphic picture of what he wished to .ay and it is this power of expression which is called poetic genius (Kavitva Sakti). Thus we see that there was something truly great and divine about his inspiration and genius for he himself has said that extraordinary splendours do not spring from earth.
Thus the images which he sang are eternal and so Kalidasa's appeal to the Indian mind is bound to be perennial.
At the very outset, I must express my deep sense of gratitude for Dr. B.M. Chaturvedi, Professor of Sanskrit, University of Delhi, without whose kind help, valuable suggestions, guidance and blessings this book would not have seen the light of the day.
I am highly grateful to my husband Sh. V.N. Aggarwal and the members of my family who have encouraged and rendered possible help in giving the present shape to this work.
I must thank Shri Sham Lal Malhotra, Proprietor Eastern Book Linkers, Delhi-7 for undertaking the arduous task of Printing and publishing the work with rare dexterity, promptness and skill. | 2019-04-20T06:44:18Z | https://www.exoticindia.com/book/details/imagery-of-kalidasa-old-and-rare-book-NAJ046/ |
Amy S raced the NYRR 10K in 49:08.
Russ K & Kaitlyn H raced the Star Wars Rebel Challenge (10K + 13.1).
Lauren K raced a local 5K in 24:44 (PR).
Catherine W raced the Miami Half Marathon.
Karin O raced a local 5K in 27:23 (PR) for 5th OA.
Monica C, Kaitlyn H, Russ K, Lauren K, Ann M, Elaine N, Karin O.
Chuck W & Teri W completed the Havana Sprint Triathlon.
Erin D raced the St Patrick’s Day 5K in 22:45 for 3rd OA.
Emma G raced the Running of the Green 8K in 48:43.
Meghan M raced the St Patty’s 5K in 24:55 for 2nd OA.
Hope H raced the Mad Moose Ultra 30K in 4:13.
Stephanie S raced the Arizona Distance Classic in 2:10.
Hannah O raced the San Francisco Rock ‘n Roll Half Marathon in 2:17 (PR).
Wendy D ran her first 5K (post giving birth to twins!) in 30:57.
Stephane D ran the Santiago Half Marathon in 1:54.
Allison R ran the Santiago Half Marathon in 2:06.
Emily R the Santiago Marathon in 3:27 (BQ!).
Debra D raced the Texas State Sprint Triathlon in 1:24 for 1st AG.
Sarah L ran the Shoes & Brews 5K in 22:29.
Allison R ran the Best Kids 5K in 23:58 for 2nd OA.
Karin O ran the Oiselle Tenacious 10K in 59:50 (90″ PR!).
Sarah L ran the Three Creeks Half Marathon in 1:46:31 for a 3′ PR & 7th AG.
Debra D ran the Fredericksburg Wildflower 10K in 55:40 for 1st AG.
Russ K ran the Raptor Run 5K in 30:12 for 3rd AG.
Coach Katie ran the Raptor Run 5K in 24:41 for 1st AG & 4th OA. | 2019-04-25T11:50:13Z | https://teamamazingday.com/2017/05/18/race-results-january-april-2017/ |
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is the latest outing for Studio Ghibli and another feather in their cap. Helmed by co-founder Isao Takahata, this feels very much like a swan song for the elderly creator and like the best of his work is a brilliant and bittersweet story.
Kaguya is a retelling of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter, a Japanese folk story first committed to the page in the 10th century. Using an arresting visual style, the film is about the eponymous princess, a mysterious girl born from a bamboo stalk and subsequently brought up by the bamboo cutter and his wife until a sequence of magically appearing gifts bestow them with the opportunity to raise themselves to the level of urban nobility. It is a bizarre mix of fairy tale and social drama, where most of the action centres around Kaguya’s resistance to the cultural constraints of life as an aristocrat compared to her idyllic rural childhood, but the fantastical forces that brought her to this world always tease their way into the story.
The first thing to note about Kaguya though is the phenomenal visual style. This does not fall within the conventions of the ‘Ghibli style’ and the film is gorgeous to watch. The film is rendered in soft water colours and evokes tradition Japanese brushwork. Environments on their own are gorgeous but often taper into whiteness at the borders of the screen or leave featureless sections blank. These omissions lend a story book quality which makes Kaguya all the more mesmeric.
It is not simply that film is beautifully drawn but its uses its atypical style very effectively. The birth of the princess from the bamboo stalk cleverly uses line-work to shift its tone. As the cutter works, his lines shift even when he is motionless, but when upon finding the princess his lines halt their motion completely to display reverence. The only movement here are the precise dots of ink emanating from the princess to communicate an otherworldly radiance. Another specular scene is the flight from the city where the art becomes harsh, sharp and deformed. Takahata’s visual direction allows the emotions of the characters to be writ large on the screen.
Typically for Takahata and Ghibli, the visuals are matched by all levels of production. Although the visual style is the most distinctive aspect of the film at a glance, I wonder if the film is really more centred on music. The rural scenes at the start at established in sound, with the buzzing and bustling of animals, the songs of meandering children, and the rhythms of a country village. This contrasts with the city, a much more silent place where scenes infrequently have musical accompaniment unless they carry the pomp of official aristocratic functions.
In some ways the film is a study on economic and social comparison, with the rural folk living together amongst the means of production and sustenance (much attention is laid on everyone’s tasks as either bamboo cutter, carpenter, farmer, charcoal burner, etc.) and the nobles living in mansions that close them off from everyone on the other side of their high walls. All this is reinforced by the music. The countryside has jubilant folk songs whilst the most frequent music in the capital are the koto sessions enforced on Kaguya by her tutor – an example of social expectation and constraint wedded to music.
Even the fantastical element is the rooted in music. Kaguya, comes to earth a new born babe but already knows one song which she has no recollection of learning. Whilst the countryside is full of rich earthly sounds and the city has proscriptive circumstances for music, this mysterious song crops up every now and again before the supernatural comes barrelling into prominence at the very end, invading with all manner of elaborate song and spectacle.
The use of art evoking traditional Japanese drawings and the fact that Kaguya is based on a 1000 year old Japanese fairy tale may deter some who think this will be culturally impenetrable but the film was amazingly accessible. Though it is indeed steeped in Japanese culture, these are just the surface elements of the piece. At its heart this story is about a girl struggling to deal with the expectations society puts on her which is a very pervasive theme globally. Even the fairy tale aspect seems universal, with its structure fitting neatly with the tropes of European folk tales too. When five eminent suitors come to see Kaguya, the audience knows that we will see the tasks they are set played out in turn and expect Kaguya to shrewdly circumnavigate their ruses.
Perhaps the only nugget of reticence I may have about recommending the film is that I wonder how appealing children will find it. Many still see animation as a children-only medium, and there is nothing inappropriate here for kids but I wonder if the lengthy sessions about decorum and wrangling for status in the capital will appeal as much as the larking about in the country or the weird and wonderful folklore. Life in the city is depicted as still and infuriating, with many scenes unaccompanied by music to contrast to the bouncy rhythms of the bamboo cutter’s village. Older viewers may ultimately find this more rewarding than kids but perhaps I underestimate the attention spans of youngsters.
Verdict: The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is beautiful, sophisticated and engaging. If this is Takahata’s last piece, it is a great one to go out on.
The Tale of the Princess Kaguya is currently on general release in the UK. | 2019-04-20T14:32:30Z | http://pop-verse.com/2015/03/30/the-tale-of-the-princess-kaguya/ |
Published: Nov. 26, 2012 at 08:54 a.m.
Updated: Nov. 26, 2012 at 08:39 p.m.
It must have been hard for the Green Bay Packers to not look back after Sunday night's beatdown at the hands of the New York Giants. The team was whipped up front, on a big stage, by the same team that ended their title hopes last season.
"There's no rhyme or reason about it," right guard Josh Sitton told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel after the game. "They beat us up, man. They kicked our (expletive) today. Give them credit."
"That's a pretty good group," Packers general manager Ted Thompson told Bob McGinn, talking about the Giants' defensive line. "So I don't want to discount those guys being able to make plays. But we've got to protect our passer."
The same problems that plagued the Packers a year ago plagued them on Sunday night. They were pushed around on both sides of the ball. The offense was forced out of rhythm. And the Packers know they might have to face the Giants again.
"We're a different team -- a much different team," defensive tackle Ryan Pickett said. "They just outplayed us. No excuses. There's nothing you can say. They outplayed us in all phases of the game. But do we think we can beat the team? Absolutely."
The big difference between this beatdown and the one in the divisional round back in January: The Packers have plenty of time to regroup. That was the focus after the game.
"Hopefully, we'll remember this feeling and not let this kind of embarrassment to happen again," coach Mike McCarthy said, via ESPNMilwaukee.com, later adding. "Everything we want to accomplish is still in front of us and that'll be our focus."
Aaron Rodgers handled the loss calmly, constantly looking forward to the team's home stretch including four division games.
"It's one game. ... We're better than this. We're going to regroup," Rodgers said.
The Packers have the talent to pull it off, especially when Clay Matthews, Greg Jennings and Charles Woodson return from injury. They just have to realize the road to New Orleans isn't going through Lambeau Field if get into the playoffs. | 2019-04-26T06:30:39Z | http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000100965/article/josh-sitton-of-green-bay-packers-giants-beat-us-up |
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In 1932, Mademoiselle Chanel showered Paris with diamond stars and a high jewellry collection was born. Jacques Polge chose to evoke this constellation-collection with a precious, white and oh-so feminine flower: jasmine.
Worked petal by petal to make every facet shine, it gradually spirals into place, waits to reveal itself on the skin and finishes by divulging its sophisticated and voluptuous side.
Available in CHANEL Fashion Boutiques and selected CHANEL fragrance and beauty counters. | 2019-04-26T04:42:56Z | https://www.chanel.com/en_MY/fragrance-beauty/fragrance/p/les-exclusifs-de-chanel/les-exclusifs-de-chanel-1932-p120170.html |
Tell us a bit about yourself and your teaching business and well set up a beautiful business profile that will have students lining up to work for you.
People working with children need to have appropriate clearances. We validate and give you a badge of honour so your clients know child safety is important to you.
Once you have signed up you are ready to teach. We do the hard stuff like step up your schedules and let your students know how to work with you through SAMii. Enjoy teaching with SAMii.
Everything happens for you on SAMii. After you log on, SAMii will lead you through an easy process to create a profile, your availability, your lessons, your students and your payment info. Then, you focus on creating an amazing learning experience and SAMii will focus on the administration and management of your business. SAMii will do the data entry, the chasing, the reminding and the recording – automatically.
SAMii is an interactive mobile solution that automatically manages the admin and paperwork of a creative education business. We are very keen to keep people focused on the important area of their business which is the teaching and the creative pursuit. The paperwork is gone because everything is run through an app and push notifications.
SAMii does the work for you and lets you know when its done. You will get automatically notified when you have a new student, and SAMii will automatically send information to the student that they need to know. You’ll know who is attending lessons, and you’ll know what they’ve been working on that week. SAMii does all the heavy lifting, you just enjoy the teaching.
You have access to learning resources when you are a member of SAMii. Best of all SAMii will search through them and find the ones that are best for you and your students. SAMii will send you a resource that you can use to improve your service and add value for your students. You will also have access (through SAMii Pro) to business development resources. SAMii will help you to find new students and increase your profit.
SAMii comes to you and with you every where you go. SAMii is an interactive smart phone app (supported by desktop software) that helps you manage your business and teaching goals from anywhere and at anytime. One of the best things about SAMii is that SAMii comes to you. Most systems rely on you to log on and manage the system. Not SAMii. SAMii comes when you need assistance most.
SAMii helps you to focus on the quality of your teaching, rather than the quality of your paperwork. Let SAMii handle the paperwork for you. SAMii will also be there through the lesson to remind you about the work that your student has done through the week and help you to manage an efficient and productive lesson. SAMii loves quality music education and is designed to assist you deliver quality education.
Students of any age or ability will be given the attention they deserve in each and every lesson or interaction between student and educator.
Imagine having access to all lesson topics all in one place.
as we’ll as being able to keep track of all this hours of learning and playing or perhaps see who is around you that is willing and able to jam and perhaps form a band.
Having music lessons is exciting and has many benefits to social wellbeing and has been proven time and time again to assist in getting better grades in school and being a better learner in general.
Being a musician can bring life long enjoyment and open up many social and career opportunities.
Being part of SAMii will get students to new musical heights sooner and with out any un necessary distractions.
SAMii enables confident communications around your child’s music education. When your child’s educator is subscribed to SAMii, you can rest assure that the actual learning of music is the primary focus and not awkward conversations about money.
knowing where you stand and your payment obligations should you need to cancel a lesson is important and having to question it or having your educator ask for money that you perhaps have already paid. SAMii works for you as much as it does for the educator.
Lesson reminders, event reminders, holiday periods and any other important memos that you should know about are shard with your when you need to know about them.
With access to your child’s music development in a clear and understandable display is available in just a few clicks or taps, and periodic progress reports are made available to you also.
and upon choosing a music education professional, you can make and informed decision by seeing a list of educators in your area that are perfect for your child’s learning, and most importantly see any relevant clearances or academic qualification or performance experience.
Selecting and enrolling for lessons with a perfect music education professional has never been so easy.
Not only is SAMii the most comprehensive list of active educators online but with filtering options right down to the perfect day, time, location and even qualifications that suit you is easy and efficient.
When you don’t teach, SAMii doesn’t charge.
SAMii only makes money after you do, and well help you get more students too.
How SAMii works for you – The good news is you don’t need to pay for SAMii upfront and there’s NO re-occurring monthly fee.
SAMii is made by music educators for music educators. (Sounds very cliché but it’s true. ) We understand you, and the Australian music education ecosystem,and we are here to support you and your business.
It works like this – when SAMii sends you payments collected from your students, SAMii gets only 4.95% so SAMii can continue to support you and lots of great music educators just like you.
Through our research, we know that 1 on 1 music education is charged at about $30 per 30 min lesson. Which means less than $1.50 per lesson for SAMii and all of the benefits.
What you charge your students is up to you, however here is some research on what others charge for one-on-one lessons.
What is awesome about SAMii is – when you don’t teach, SAMii doesn’t charge.
SAMii is scheduled to launch in only a matter of months, with further upgrades and SAMii pro will be available in the following months.
SAMii works with you where ever you are. SAMii is like having a PA in your pocket. With SAMii as your PA, your students will be kept up to date, their schedules will be managed, SAMii will remind them about homework, and take care of payments for you. You can get on with living and enjoying the life style that you deserve.
SAMii enables you to market your services to a broader audience and will ensure that you stand out from the pack. With a high quality profile page that allows you to demonstrate your awesomeness to potential and current students, SAMii guides you to complete a profile that engages and magnetises your ideal client. SAMii is consistently marketing the platform to potential clients and rewards its best educators by featuring them as superstars. Upload examples of your work, engage through videos and link to other platforms to promote your excellence.
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Let me introduce myself. I’m that lucky mom who gets to use those convenient parking spots right in front; you know, the ones that are often empty and right by the door. But you see, parking there is more than convenience for me. I have a son who is disabled.
That spot puts us close enough to the door that my son can use his walker and walk in under his own power (independence is important, you know, and his favorite line is “I’ll do it on my own, Mom.”). Other days, we do need to use his wheelchair. Then distance isn’t as important, but extra space is needed. You see, my son’s muscles are spastic and get very tight. He doesn’t bend easily so in order to get him in and out of the car, the door has to be open all the way, whether he’s walking or riding. This is a huge part of the reason that there is that extra “dead” space between disabled parking spots. That extra space is really needed and besides, they aren’t quite as wide as a parking space. When you sneak into that spot for a quick pick-up, you are actually preventing the use of the two disabled spaces on either side; it’s as if you’ve parked in 3 parking spaces.
You are right; it is incredibly convenient to park up front. I can see my other child walk all the way to his coach without going far from my car. But then again, it’s more than convenience to me. If I have to go in with my other child or park elsewhere (I have to go way far away from other cars, remember, my doors have to open up all the way), I have a choice to make… am I going to unload equipment, unfold it all, and snap it together only to do all this in reverse when I return just a few minutes later, or am I going to bite the bullet and just carry my son in. Have you ever bought the economy-sized bag of dog food at Sam’s Club? It is 37.5 pounds of dead weight. It doesn’t help you carry it; it can’t wrap its legs around you and hold on. Well, my son is 55 pounds and growing every day. You would probably frown upon me if I slung him over my shoulder like a bag of dog food, but he too is dead weight and a large load to carry on my mommy frame. I’d carry him to the ends of the earth if I had to, but, frankly, I’d rather not.
My son would give anything to be out there playing with his siblings, his friends, and your child. Due to his disabilities, that will never happen. He loves to cheer from and follow along the sidelines. He dreams of the day that he can cross that white line and join the game. Every game he asks, “Today, can I play with my friends, too?” I would give anything to say yes, suit him up, and yell, “Hey, Coach, he’s going in!” I would give anything, including those special tags and that up front parking space. You see, it’s more than convenience to me. | 2019-04-24T06:29:35Z | https://variety.org/its-more-than-convenience-to-me-2/ |
Like most things that involve ranking a lot has changed in the last few years, especially with regards to anchor text/links that are considered acceptable by the primary search engine monopoly. Gone are the days were all of your anchor text links can consist of exact match keywords. Today using your exact search keyword(s) for all of your anchor text is a great way to have Google penalise your target site and potentially the linking site. Similar to keyword stuffing it’s a huge red flag – don’t do it.
That said, if your target site is new, having some of your anchor text be exact match keywords is ok, just don’t overdo it. In looking at the total quantity of backlinks pointing to a site, I would shoot for 75 – 80% “branded” anchor text with 15% partial match keywords and 5-10% exact match.
Branded Anchor text can be the URL (www.venturevictory.com), the brand (Venture Victory), or random (“learn more”, “click here”, etc.). Within the approximate 75% of branded anchor text that you’re shooting for, I would work to mix it up equally between the URL, brand and random.
With branded anchor text, it’s very important to have the search keyword in the same sentence, either directly before or directly after branded link. This point is super important! The search engine spiders crawl all sites in a linear fashion and proximity of the search keyword to the anchor text is very important in telling them that your keyword is relevant and related to the link. Having the search keyword above or below the anchor text, or in a sentence before or after (the sentence that contains the anchor text), does not work as well. Always work to place it directly before or after (Learn more about co-citations and its impact on SEO here).
“For the past few years, Venture Victory has provided search engine optimisation for…” – In this example, the actual company name (Venture Victory), is the anchor text and search engine optimisation is the targeted search keyword.
In either example above you could easily substitute the Branded anchor text with a random link, such as “this company”, or “the company’s”, etc. It’s also important that the combination of the branded link and the search keyword sound natural – don’t make up a sentence that you would never use in conversation.
In light of Penguin, monitor your inbound anchor-text. Understand how link spam analysis works and make sure anchor text stays brand-focused (as opposed to keyword phrase focused) 50 percent of the time or more.
Mass estimation of relative links. If links go over a certain threshold, e.g. make sure brand anchor text stays over 50%.
Search engines still do use anchor text for relevance, however. So you do have to have some exact match in the mix. The challenge is to keep it looking natural. The top phrase in your back link anchor text should be branded or naked domain.
In closing, I just want to add that we try to use the search keyword in the linking article’s title 80% of the time and you want it to be in the target article’s title – 100% of the time. Again, the title tag is super important in telling the search robots that a specific article is relevant to the search keyword that the user is inputting into Google, Bing, Yahoo, etc. | 2019-04-18T12:21:24Z | https://www.venturevictory.com/the-art-of-anchor-text-linking-like-a-boss/ |
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Need To Know More About Photography? Read On!
If you are new to taking photographs, you might be looking for advice on how to improve your work. Read on to learn what to do to take more impressive photographs and reach whatever photography goals you’ve set for yourself.
Try not to capture a gray sky in your pictures. A large swath of gray washes out a photo, giving a muted look to the entire shot. For a photo that will include a large section of overcast sky, black-and-white may be a better choice. If the day is not overcast, you can show as much of the sky as you want to, but make sure you are attentive to the lighting.
Take pictures of strange and interesting things when you travel to a new place. Small unique details are often what makes a particular item, location or face interesting. Whether it is a laughable street sign or the stub of a bus ticket, every picture will have memories associated with it.
Try to get close to the subject you’re trying to photograph. Your picture will not be very interesting if your main subject cannot be seen clearly. Make sure that the subject of your photographs get the attention they deserve.
You are allowed to move around the subject to find an interesting shot. Shoot from several different heights and vantage points to open up possibilities you may not have otherwise envisioned.
Experiment with perspectives, scale, and expressions in your photographs. You can turn ordinary objects into amazing photographs by changing these aspects. Bring your subject closer to the camera so that it looks larger, or move away so it looks tiny and out of place. Change things up, and create interest or humor in your photos. Work on each of your shots to get a fresh take on something familiar.
If you are visiting somewhere new, attempt to find out what the local attractions are for photographing. To get more tips on how to start, go to a postcard rack. Postcards have a lot of different ideas of locations or subjects you can take photos of.
Many people think it is good to wear white for a picture, but it is actually a bad idea. If a camera is set on auto focus, it will try to analyze all the nuances and shades and most cameras will not be able to distinguish enough shades on a white shirt. With white clothing, the camera has a hard time adjusting to keep the whites looking good, while preserving detail on peoples’ faces, and photos can turn out looking under or overexposed.
As you are now aware, based on the previous tips given, photography is a great way to capture a great moment and make it a memory that will last forever. After following these tips, you will no longer be new to the world of photography, but you will become a photographic expert. | 2019-04-21T04:24:16Z | http://gamesmiths.org/need-to-know-more-about-photography-read-on/ |
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Architecture has grown to be essential to well-being and survival for many of us, and it certainly includes architects when it comes to creating homes. This place of shelter, be it urban, utterly human-made, or connected to nature, has allowed architects to explore their love of architecture for themselves.
Architects often use the design of their own homes both as a design experiment and as a close resemblance of their own beliefs and ideals, according to CNN. Although their education and experience may create preconceived ideas and concepts, it's their influencing culture, lifestyle and the atmosphere of their upbringing that goes to a higher level to naturally integrate into their architecture.
At this point, it is safe to say that the architects' design positions are diverse, as well as its context and cultures. An architect's interpretation of design equates with family needs and values, and their sense of a home, which eventually tailors to the architect's own family's program, balanced with his personal design perspective.
Values also explain the reason more architects move towards the zero-energy house design. Increased insulation, more effective glazing, and lower consumption of water and electrical energy is not entirely technical but rather an expression of architects' response in sustainable home selection.
In fact, professional commitment is essential to predicting the size of an architect's own home, according to Archinect. There is a small but current movement towards the micro unit - an expression of a need to achieve home ownership despite how small it is. This enwraps architects' homes with more responsibility, especially as they scale the size of their home as a direct relationship to their needs.
Building homes allow architects to convert their ideas into reality. With such encouragement, it is likely that they would both develop and experiment with ideas that expand and enrich their own awareness of light, space, context and form. | 2019-04-19T14:35:27Z | https://www.designtimes.com/articles/3300/20170425/architects-homes.htm |
A sequential series of exercises designed to introduce a string student to the concept of vibrato. These exercises may also be used to help strengthen existing weak vibratos in advanced students OR actually learn vibrato by watching sample lessons and playing along with the DVD at home. If 5-year-old Anna can learn vibrato in 11 weeks with the steps on this DVD, imagine what you could do! | 2019-04-25T16:06:41Z | https://suzukiassociation.org/store/vibrato-from-ground-up-dvd/ |
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Need to travel to an off-campus medical facility? We’ll call you a cab.
UHS contracts with Blue Ribbon Taxi Company to provide transportation to local off-campus medical appointments (in the South Bend area only) for Notre Dame students. All transports must be scheduled by UHS Staff.
The cost is $16 (each way) and will be applied to your IrishPay account.
Transportation ordered by a UHS provider ONLY is free.
To schedule a transportation service appointment, or to learn more, please call (574) 631-7497. All students will be picked up and dropped off at University Health Services at Saint Liam Hall only. | 2019-04-23T04:07:12Z | https://uhs.nd.edu/services/transportation-to-off-campus-medical-facilities/ |
Late yesterday afternoon, we were asked to bring Otto to Yale to be admitted. Earlier that day, we noticed a small rash developing behind his ear. We took pictures and sent them to the doctor. It looked as if he was developing Chicken Pox or Shingles. We were in a bit of a panic. As Otto was being admitted, he started again with a fever. Tests were completed and today we found out that he doesn’t have either. So now, it looks like he just has a low grade fever. We are very thankful that the tests came back negative. Unfortunately, now that he has a fever, he needs to be fever free with no growth on blood cultures for 48 hours and an ANC of 200+. This will most likely take us about 10 days to meet all the conditions in order to leave.
Saying prayers for a quick recovery! | 2019-04-19T00:27:46Z | http://thirtydaysandwaiting.blogspot.com/2018_10_04_archive.html |
The automation features are very simple to use, so my company is basically handling all of the standard rental communications/inquiries on its own now. I had a couple other rental management programs before this one and they never got the automation part right...it's extremely important to me.
There's also the calendar I have to mention - this is by far the best master calendar feature I've seen yet. They sync up 8 different channels and 6 properties of mine into something I can actually read. The amount of control I have here is crazy too.
I don't want to be one of those people who just harps on and on about how a company is the best in the world, so I'll mention something: it takes a few days to fully understand the program. There's a ton of features and they put a lot of control in your hands. Synching up all the channels is the easy part, but you'll need to read through the documentation to really start learning how to do more complex stuff like making more complex automation templates and stuff.
They are the only short term rental management software company that seems to have a trial period - that's the route I took, and the decision to continue using them and switch my whole business over followed shortly after.
My whole business is 100% more efficient. I have always used software management programs to run my business, so I can't tell you how hard it is without them. But I can tell you that compared to the others, Tokeet seems to be the most advanced, and they definitely have much a much better price than the others I used. The amount of stuff I can get done in a day now has improved so much because I'm not caught up struggling with the details - stupid listing errors, keeping track of 1000 guest inquiries, talking to my cleaning lady every time a customer checks out - I don't even touch that stuff anymore!
"PACKED with features for an AMAZING price"
I love using Tokeet. I have a small B&B with listings on AirBnB and a few OTAs and it's PERFECT for my needs. It's easy to use - so easy to use I can even get my husband (who is also my business partner) to use it when he needs to check on important guest info). I love the fact that it's a VERY reasonable, flat fee to use - and it comes PACKED with super useful features - like the various booking engine options, automated messages & templates, easy to set up integrations with OTAs, free website (if you don't already have one) AND even a VERY nice guest portal functionality. Our guest love this and it's been a great upgrade to have this vs a "hard copy" book that we used to have in our rooms. With the guest portal, guests can access this information even when they're out and about AND the best is it's eco-friendly...no more having to print and laminate pages for the book...no need to have flyers. We just create the content, link to other websites to tours and other destinations/services, where they can always get the most up to date rates and information. Super easy to use integrated payment gateway (huge step up from how we were managing payments before for other OTA reservations other than AirBnB). All in all, it's truly awesome how much you get for the money. And the icing on the cake - is responsive and helpful customer service! Can't recommend this solution any more highly.
I would love it if they would have a similar level of integration with more OTAs, as they have with AirBnB, Booking.com and Expedia.com.
I can't speak for owners with a large number of property, mid/large hotels - but for smaller property/B&B/Inn owners this is a wonderful product that delivers most if not all of what you need at an extremely reasonable price.
Cheaper and easier payment process through integrated payment gateway options, improved guest communications, unique guest portal experience which is not only a cool feature to offer guests, but also reduces waste and costs associated with an in room guest guidebook, integrated booking engine options with online payment processing for direct bookings.
"I can't imagine working without it now"
The calendar for sure. I know that's a common feature for these apps but it's amazing to me. I'm also using triggers for most of my Emails, especially for checkout follow ups. This has been great for us because we get a lot more repeat customers and awesome reviews now.
The dark mode feature doesn't work on my chromebook. I really wanted it to as well because I usually do some last minute messages at the end of the day when I'm in bed. I emailed them and they said it's going to be fixed in the next version so maybe I won't have any problems soon.
I just think it's great, they helped me set it up because it was a little difficult at the start, but now I'm an expert!
My business is on another level now. I added two more properties this year and there is no way I could manage all of them without tokeet. I remember when I first started, I was about to go insane when we were trying to work in a second rental house...I used to have to visit various websites and tend to the properties on each. Now I just go to Tokeet and it's all there.
Seems to have all the features we are looking for, unfortunately, nothing works as advertised.
Terrible customer support, the most basic things don't work. Multiple text messages into their help center lands you with people who just don't bother giving you answers that make any sense, pretty sure they don't have any support people and use some artificial intelligence solution instead. Either way, it's a horrible customer onboarding experience which leads to making customers not just wanting to walk away, but leaves them angry and frustrated.
Don't bother unless you are ok with hitting a roadblock and never getting any adequate resolution.
We were unable to even get anything configured because the channel integrations don't work.
"It Has An Unbeatable Price"
I know it's not very interesting to talk about pricing, but that's really my main criteria since I manage a bunch of properties. Kigo and Guesty take between 3 and 5% of my booking income, which amounts to a LOT of cash. Tokeet uses a flat monthly fee, and it's only a few dollars per property. I'm saving a lot of money every month just by using them. It has all the same features too so I'm not sure why they're not more popular.
The only thing that bothered me was the initial setup - there's no video guide or anything, so you kind of just open up the app and follow the tooltips. You really need a little more help than that if you want to get moving quicker, but you have to find it yourself on their help guides. I wish I knew that a little sooner, but it's easy now.
Just making my whole business much more efficient. I've used channel managers before so it's nothing new, but they have some automation features that will definitely save me even more time once I implement them.
"Great application - very consistent performance"
The developers are consistent with updating new features and customer support is very responsive.
The only improvement I could suggest is to have an option to turn off instant booking from Airbnb.
Tokeet help us to manage rate and booking of our SA properties on various portal.
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Hi there! Are you looking to implement a solution like Tokeet? | 2019-04-23T22:34:39Z | https://www.g2.com/products/tokeet/reviews/tokeet-review-1023142 |
As a part of further establishing Logicenters as the leading player within modern properties in the Nordics, three important recruitments in Norway, Finland and Denmark has been made. Further strengthening is planned in Sweden where Logicenters is searching for a Business Analyst.
Logicenters continues to make investments to improve and extend their position as a leading player within modern properties. A total of three recruitments has been made in Norway, Finland and Denmark.
– We are in the middle of an expansion phase, therefore these are three important and solid recruitments. This will ensure our continuous growth and keep our competitive edge. All three recruitments will be great assets in our team and will definitely bring a new perspective and something new to the table, says Matthias Kettelhoit, Commercial Head of Logicenters.
Jarkko Äikää will be Commercial Director at Logicenters in Finland, where he will be taking the lead in developing the Finnish business within Logicenters. Jarkko has broad experience from the logistics industry and he has earlier worked as Production and Logistics Manager at both Hansaprint and Tammi Publishers in his early career. From there he went on to work as Production Manager and Key Account Manager at Sanoma Magazines and HUB Logistics Finland Oy, respectively. During his time at HUB Logistics he went on to become Business Director, which was his most recent employment.
Jørgen Bråten Nordby has been signed to manage all aspects of investment and asset management activities within logistics properties for Logicenters in Norway. He has experience as management consultant and private equity associate in Arkwright and Credo Partners. Before signing for Logicenters he worked at Pangea Property Partners. He holds a M.Sc. in Advanced Economics and Finance from the Copenhagen Business School.
Marcus Holmgren Vigsø will be joining the Danish Logicenters team in the role as Junior Asset Manager. He has just finalized his Masters in Finance & Investments. During his studies has worked within Real Estate at VALAD Denmark A/S as well as the Telecom industry with TDC A/S.
Recruitment in Sweden is also pending, since Logicenters are looking to support the organisation with a Business Analyst. | 2019-04-19T04:52:42Z | http://logicenters.com/logicenters-strengthens-its-position-with-new-recruitments/ |
In Indian mega cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, more than 50% of the population live in informal settlements. 3×4 meters is the plot size provided in some resettlement colonies, a government initiative which relocates people within informal inner-city settlements to vacant land on the periphery. 3×4 looks at informal settlements differently where informality is not viewed as a problem, but a promising new model of urbanism.
3×4 creates an immersive, telematic environment by merging two identical 3×4 metre room installations at Khoj International Artists Association, Delhi and Southbank Centre, London, to provide a playful, sensorial exploration of new hybrids of digital space. Audiences in Delhi, London and across the globe can co-create these mixed-reality scenes via http://www.3x4m.org, and explore the qualities and values built through self-organised communities that are lost in the resettlement process. From informal settlement dwellings to contemporary compact interior designs, micro living solutions and imagined worlds, this transnational dialogue intends to set an aspiration for developing metaspace platforms in the global south.
3×4 is a collaboration between Professor Paul Sermon at the University of Brighton, Dr Claire McAndrew at The Bartlett, UCL, Swati Janu a Delhi-based Architect and Vivek Muthuramalingam a Bangalore based photographer.
The project is funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council as part of a broader collaboration between UnBox, British Council and Science & Innovation Network. | 2019-04-19T18:37:53Z | http://khojworkshop.org/programme/3x4-exploring-metaspace-platforms-for-inclusive-future-cities/ |
Attorneys need to let go of perfection.
I understand why this is tough to hear. Nobody understands the effects of poorly written, subjective language better than attorneys.
Perfection is difficult to achieve.
Finding exactly the right words for a given situation can derail even the most eloquent person. It’s one of the main reasons writing web content can become a slow and difficult process. My advice? Pick your battles.
Getting the perfect blog title or site headline is absolutely worth the effort. But if you’ve been fighting a single sentence within the body of your piece for ten minutes, you need to take stock of its importance. Put another way, if the wall you’re banging your head against isn’t load bearing, stop what you’re doing and move on. (I could spend more time perfecting that metaphor, but you get my point.) See what I did there?
Part of your job is to know and see all the potential outcomes of a situation. Naturally, attorneys are tempted to outline multiple scenarios or outcomes in their marketing writing. The problem is, when you write for everyone, you wind up with something no one wants to read.
Think of it this way, good marketing copy leaves room for the reader to fill in some gaps on their own. This takes confidence, but in the end it sends a clearer, simpler message than the alternative.
We’ve shown time and again that legal consumers hire attorneys based on emotional factors like trust and humanity. So if your writing has a few wrinkles here or there, don’t spend hours smoothing them all away. They reveal the person behind the prose.
Let me be clear, however, I’m talking about occasional, subjective imperfections like awkward turns of phrase or prose that is less than elegant. Hard errors like misspelled words, sloppy grammar or incorrect punctuation have no place on your website.
In the end, remember this much. The purpose of web marketing content isn’t to show your prowess with the English language. It’s to educate your target audience about their legal needs, and your role in addressing that need. So the next time you sit down at the keyboard, aim for excellence over perfection.
Only the former is truly achievable. | 2019-04-19T14:20:42Z | https://www.lawyermarketing.com/blog/perfect-writing-for-imperfect-lawyers/ |
You can easily have confidence in Star White Kitchen Cabinets to supply the most impressive service regarding White Kitchen Cabinets in Martensdale, IA. We have a staff of skilled professional experts and the most advanced technology around to provide exactly what you might need. We are going to use superior products and cash saving techniques to be certain that you are given the finest solutions for the best rate. We will make it easier to put together decisions for your own undertaking, respond to your questions, and set up a meeting with our workers whenever you call us at 844-329-5869.
Here at Star White Kitchen Cabinets, we recognize that you want to stay in your price range and cut costs when it's possible to. Though, saving money should not suggest that you sacrifice quality for White Kitchen Cabinets in Martensdale, IA. We provide you with the very best quality while still helping you save money. Whenever you hire our staff, you'll have access to the advantages of our own experience and excellent products to be sure that your project will last while saving time and resources. For example, we take care to steer clear of pricey complications, work quickly to save time, and be sure you get the best savings on materials and labor. Save time and dollars by simply calling Star White Kitchen Cabinets right now. Contact 844-329-5869 to communicate with our customer care agents, right now.
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To come up with the best judgments regarding White Kitchen Cabinets in Martensdale, IA, you have got to be informed. We ensure that you know exactly what can be expected. You will not confront any sort of unexpected surprises if you choose Star White Kitchen Cabinets. You can start by discussing your project with our customer service staff when you contact 844-329-5869. Within this call, you're going to get your questions answered, and we're going to arrange a time to get started with work. We will work closely with you throughout the whole process, and our company is going to show up promptly and ready.
Lots of good reasons exist to choose Star White Kitchen Cabinets for White Kitchen Cabinets in Martensdale, IA. Our materials are of the highest quality, our money saving strategies are functional and successful, and our customer service scores are unrivaled. We appreciate your expectations and goals, and we're here to assist you with our skills. When you want White Kitchen Cabinets in Martensdale, call Star White Kitchen Cabinets by dialing 844-329-5869, and we're going to be beyond pleased to help you. | 2019-04-19T00:15:38Z | https://www.starwhitekitchencabinets.com/ia/white-kitchen-cabinets-in-martensdale/ |
The decision to undertake a vasectomy surgery is a very serious matter. Conventionally defined as a permanent birth control for men, the surgery should not be taken lightly. The supposed “reversal procedures” for vasectomy are nowhere near efficiency level yet. If you are mulling over the idea regarding this procedure, you should discuss about it thoroughly with your girlfriend or wife. After all, when you go for it, you can no longer have a baby with your life partner through a normal process. You and the partner must come to a solid decision before you start looking for a specialist to perform the said surgery.
Now that you have come to a positive decision for vasectomy, the next logical step is to choose a surgeon that is well-trained and experienced with this one-time birth control procedure. Urologist is the term for specialist doctors who handle vasectomies. Based in Spokane Valley, WA, Dr. Rob Golden offers a full spectrum of treatment options for chronic and acute urologic problems.
More importantly, Dr. Golden has mastered the Office Vasectomy procedure. This particular vasectomy is performed in-office (not in the hospital) using local anesthesia. It is also designed to be minimally invasive, as well as giving you as less discomfort and downtime as possible. With nearly 30 years of actual practice, Dr. Golden’s urologic surgery skills have been enriched by his compassion to help patients and to constantly provide optimal results. Once you’ve chosen the Spokane Valley Urologist, he will see to it that the instructions and steps are clear to you from pre-op to recovery periods. If interested to have a personal consultation with Dr. Golden, please call us at (509) 921-0099. | 2019-04-22T10:04:51Z | http://www.robgoldenmd.com/vasectomy/dr-goldens-office-vasectomy-effective-results/ |
Look at any 19th century print of the Crescent, such as the fine display in No. 6 Café or those frequently shown in the Art Gallery, and you will see a massively enlarged Corbar Hill in the background covered on its western side with trees. Corbar Wood, 54 acres – just over half the area of Grin Low Wood, is our only semi-natural ancient woodland, possessing some of the signs of very old woodland: a magnificent area of bluebells which grow best in woodland and take centuries to spread; a vestigial and possibly mediaeval boundary ditch to protect the valuable coppiced trees; and the remains of a white coal pit, dug to provide super-dried coppice branches which could create the higher temperatures than charcoal which were needed for smelting lead.
In the early Victorian period when Buxton was being developed by the 6th Duke of Devonshire as a spa resort for the increasingly prosperous and numerous middle classes, Corbar Wood was developed as a visitor attraction by laying out broad walks, rustic bridges, seats, shelters, and viewpoints, probably supervised by Sir Joseph Paxton, the Duke’s head gardener, engineer and architect. Nothing remains of the pretty rustic bridges and summer houses, and to get the views you have to walk higher up to Corbar Cross, erected by Buxton Catholics in 1950 to mark the Jubilee Year. Considering the popularity of the ‘Swiss Walks’ and the Victorian fascination with the developing art of photography, remarkably few photographs of the Corbar Walks, bridges and arbours survive among the large collection of historic photographs in the Buxton Art Gallery and Museum.
The layout of the Victorian walks survives but over many decades their surfaces have been badly eroded and there is poor natural drainage as the rock beneath is impermeable gritstone. The annual autumnal leaf litter has built up and after rain and snow creates a potentially hazardous quagmire which walkers naturally avoid and so broaden the paths and extend the slippery areas. Over the last few years BCA has made a determined effort, mainly by Mike Monaghan and Alan Walker, and with valuable advice from Phil Beh-Mycock, to rebuild the surfaces of at least the public rights of way (also on the ‘Ring of Trees’ guided walk), applying to local quarries (Tarmac, Lhoist and Omya) for many tons of aggregate and to High Peak Borough Council for grants to employ a skilled professional path builder, Martin Wragg (Oak Tree Landscapes). After a few seasons the surface of the paths blends in with the woodland floor and has certainly made walking through this beautiful wood a much more agreeable experience. Some repaired paths are now even accessible to wheelchair users and buggies. We are very grateful to all who have made these improvements possible and we hope to repair the very slippery paths around the western perimeter and the top when we can solve the logistic problem of getting about 100 tons of stone up quite a steep hill. | 2019-04-19T12:38:13Z | https://buxtoncivicassociation.org.uk/corbar-wood/ |
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