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Johannesburg, South Africa ( TAE)-In a significant turn of events, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, the Speaker of South Africa’s Parliament, has stepped down from her position following a corruption investigation that recently intensified with a police raid on her home. Mapisa-Nqakula, a key figure in South African politics and a veteran of the anti-apartheid struggle, is at the center of allegations accusing her of soliciting bribes in exchange for awarding government contracts during her tenure as the country’s Defence Minister.
The accusations against Mapisa-Nqakula surfaced amidst growing concerns over corruption within the South African government, casting a shadow over the country’s efforts to combat graft. The former Defence Minister, who served in the role for seven years before becoming Parliament’s Speaker in 2021, has vehemently denied the charges against her. In a statement, she asserted that her decision to resign was not an admission of guilt but was prompted by the “seriousness” of the ongoing investigation, suggesting that she could not feasibly continue in her role under the circumstances.
The controversy reached a climax last week when Mapisa-Nqakula’s legal team sought a court order to prevent her impending arrest, arguing that it would be an affront to her dignity. However, this bid was summarily dismissed by judges on Tuesday, who declared the request not urgent and refrained from speculating on an arrest that had yet to occur.
Mapisa-Nqakula’s resignation marks a pivotal moment in South Africa’s ongoing struggle against corruption. Her career, notable for its contributions to the fight against apartheid, has been marred by these recent allegations. The fallout from this case is likely to have far-reaching implications for the ruling party and the country’s political landscape, as it grapples with the challenges of ensuring accountability and integrity within its ranks. As the investigation continues, South Africans await further developments, hoping for a resolution that will reinforce the nation’s commitment to justice and transparency.
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Many people believe that macOS computers are invulnerable and there’s no reason to invest in an antivirus software for your Mac. However, cyber criminals are persistent in their attacks and have created sophisticated malware that can attack Apple machines. It is crucial to have a good antivirus software to keep your Mac safe. You are able to find a reputable program at a reasonable cost.
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Welcome to Season 11, Episode 28, of the ParentingAces Podcast, a proud member of the Tennis Channel Podcast Network. This week, Lisa chats with Ryan Redondo, former top junior and college player, coach, and now Grower of Tennis in his home community of San Diego, California.
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Lisa and Ryan first met when Ryan recruited Lisa’s son to play college tennis for him at University of the Pacific in Northern California. A few years afterward, Ryan left college coaching to return to San Diego to run Barnes Tennis Center, the home of the Billie Jean King Girls 16s and 18s National Hardcourt tournament among others.
As you’ll hear in this episode, the Redondo family has a storied history in tennis, and Ryan is continuing to build the Redondo legacy via his outreach efforts throughout Southern California and beyond. He works with several non-profits to provide funding and opportunities for children interested in learning tennis and potentially having the chance to be the first in their family to attend college through the doors that tennis can open. Ryan is committed to ensuring these young players have the tools at their disposal to excel academically as well as athletically.
The latest iteration of Ryan’s commitment to academic excellence is the Inspire360 Digital Learning Lab on site at Barnes. Inspire360 donated the lab for kids to be able to have a place to do their homework, in addition to playing tennis after school. It has a 3D printer, new Apple computers and high speed internet access. Ryan has plans to use the lab not only for homework and tutoring assistance but also as a way for area coaches to utilize video and other technology to better develop young players into their best selves. It’s a win-win for players, parents, coaches, and the community as a whole.
If you’re so inclined, please share this – and all our episodes! – with your tennis community. You can subscribe to the podcast on iTunes or via your favorite podcast app. And check out our logo’d merch as well as our a la carte personal consultations in our online shop. To support ParentingAces’ work with a financial donation of any size via PayPal, click here.
Intro & Outro Music: Morgan Stone aka STØNE
Audio & Video Editing: Lisa Stone
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Late last week the NBC Evening News with Lester Holt provided an update on the story it had run earlier about the potential health hazards associated with the use of ground up car and truck rubber tires in the construction of crumb turf fields. After watching the NBC reports, the one conclusion that can be reached is that people on all sides of the issue, including the companies that create and install the turf fields, regulatory bodies of the Federal government, and schools, parents and student athletes do not know if the rubber crumb turf fields are actually safe or unsafe to play on.
What is known from the NBC reports is the following:
That the number of girl soccer goalies, known to Amy Griffin, a Washington State soccer coach who was featured in the NBC story, has increased from 44 to 63 with 15 of those soccer players dying from cancer including lymphoma and leukemia.
That Federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency continue to refuse to investigate potential safety issues relating to tire crumb fields and continue to refuse to comment on the potential risks stating that field safety, unlike cigarette warnings and seat belt regulations, is a local and not a Federal issue. Simply put the EPA refuses to declare turf fields safe or unsafe.
That Montgomery County, Maryland which is a suburban county with one million residents has banned the construction of new rubber crumb fields and 50 cities in 17 states have conducted or are conducting in depth studies to try to determine whether or not to proceed with the construction of new turf fields and/or rip up existing turf fields.
That rubber tires used in crumb fields contain a number of carcinogens. What is unknown is whether or not those carcinogens are released during the rubber grinding process and if they are do they exist in the tiny black dots that serve as a cushion among the artificial blades of grass on a crumb turf field?
That non toxic alternatives to rubber crumb fields readily exist including turf fields that are constructed using cork and coconut fibers instead of pulverized rubber tires
What is not known is the following:
What, if any independent studies the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education conducted prior to approving the construction of tire crumb turf fields at PHS and PHHS?
Which facts derived from those independent studies convinced the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education that student athletes would be absolutely safe playing on tire crumb turf fields?
What discussions the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education had in Open and/or Closed sessions regarding the potential health risks associated with constructing tire crumb fields and what information was presented at those sessions to the Parsippany-Troy Hills Board of Education and by whom?
The turf fields at PHS and PHHS have been constructed but questions remain regarding how safe it is to play on those multi million dollar crumb rubber fields and those questions need to be answered immediately. Hopefully BOE President Orthwein and/or BOE Vice President Neglia will provide the answers. If they do not then their silence will tell parents all they need to know.
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MORRIS COUNTY — Morris County Clerk Ann F. Grossi, Esq. advises that “Newly elected officials, including those selected to fill a vacancy in an elective public office for the remainder of a term, are now required to file personal data on a newly established database, no later than 21 days after the individual has been certified as elected to an elective office in this State.” C.19:3-4.1
According to the Statute, officers who issue the Statement of Determination of Elected Office are responsible for transmitting the form prepared by the Secretary of State to the individual elected officials. Clerk Grossi explained that “As the County Clerk, my office is responsible for issuing certificates to all elected officials from the County level down through the municipal level. I am happy to say that the form has been transmitted to newly elected Morris County and Municipal Officials, and responses are already being received.”
The database is established in the Division of Elections in the Department of State and contains “the contact information for every elected official in this State, including gender identity or expression and race of the elected official.” However, the Statute carves out an exception for individuals elected to a position in a special district, on a board of education, or on a board of fire commissioners.
The Division shall use the information collected to establish separate databases of information on elected individuals, with at least one database sorted by gender identity or expression, and at least one sorted by race. The data will be located on the Division’s website by clicking here.
The statute may be viewed by clicking here.
The form may be viewed by clicking here.
Click here to view the Morris County Clerk’s Office Website
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i m now back in france now for work. it's nice to get back and meet again all skaters, coach and people from here. beside my work i train a bit. tuesday i run my classic 1200 800 400m... wednesday i run block 6min run/ 6min pliometric x 4...thursday i run 45min 3min/3min.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
tema pursuit in hamar was better but still not great. we made a plan so i dont lead cause of last week end, but i was feeling better and then alexis and benj had to do too much to compete for a better time.
i still need more training so i can understand more about this ice technic that is still not coming in my body. i see what i have to do but i can t make my body do it^^...but still i feel i understand more than the other years^^...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
sara is skating super great so i m really happy for her.
the team pursuit was terrible for me. after 4 laps i died like i never did before, that was really a day "without" for me. now i m in hamar for a 2nd team race...
Monday, November 08, 2010
i train with sara...was good training. tomorow morning , back on the ice again
Sunday, November 07, 2010
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
last week end i was in berlin, for little racing with benjamin, mathilde and sara. i skate 6m42 which is almost my best time ever in 5km in europe...so strange with so little ice training...but COOL.
sara also qualified 4m21....juhu...
and benjamin too...
mathilde race good with 4M33 so 2àsec faster than 2weeks ago...
Monday, October 25, 2010
here i m back in holland for my holiday time on ice^^
so to change a bit i can skate hehe cool...so i arrived and just race a marathon in amsterdam 100laps....cool and finished 26th in a messi sprint where i didn t know when was hte sprint due to the breakaway.
then on sunday evening i race a 3km in groningen....4M08 was goodwith benjamin macé 4m11.... little confusing with the laps....butgood race. i feel better this yeareven if i skate much more less.
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DEI Introduces New 1-Step Interior Coating to Control Both Heat and Sound
To all those who decided on that GranTurismo Level 5 Weight Reduction IRL. It’s a little hot in there, huh? Well Design Engineering Inc. (DEI) has your back, and everything else that’s sweaty.
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Foggy when we got up this morning and it has just started to lift at 10:30 a.m. it is forecast to be a warm humid day today, we shall see. The forecast for yesterday did not happen, so wondering what the final result will be today.
Lining up family time for two combined families is almost an impossibility. I don't even try to get all of my grands and great grands together on holidays any more, just too many people. If Covid settles down next Summer and I am able to we will have a picnic. So back to the present..... Granddaughter K and he boyfriend I are coming over on Sunday for a visit, she lives in Ottawa studying for her Masters and he works for the Government. Have not seen either one of them for a long time. Then sometime this weekend will be going over to another granddaughter's house to give g granddaughter a birthday gift. Monday, Hubby's family will be here for dinner and my son and DIL will be here for the night and breakfast. Friday next week my two daughters and two grands and a boyfriend will be here for dinner. Then Hubby is having a milestone birthday of 80 years on October 20. I want to do something for him, his family has not even mentioned anything, so don't know if they are planning anything or not. Still have some time to decide. Then I will just relax, until Christmas time. Thinking it is getting to be that time to make some changes in our holidays in the future.
So what am I doing today, need to get the vacuum out and dust. I should get out in the garden to pull a few weeds from the front flower bed, but want to wait until I see the Dr. tomorrow. I finally decided I should see him regarding my fall and the pain I still have in my nose. Wondering now if I broke it.
I did get to do some sewing yesterday and made a bowl cosy, want to make a couple more, and thinking they may make a nice little gift for my grands for Christmas, Will see how they go over when people are here for the up coming dinners.
So now I should get myself moving and think about dinner for tonight.
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The City of Pawtucket, Division of Senior Services, Leon Mathieu Senior Center is sponsoring a fundraiser show on Sunday, October 27th at 1:00 p.m. at Jenks Junior High School at 350 Division Street Pawtucket, RI in collaboration with the Jacqueline Walsh School for the Arts and the Pawtucket Senior Citizens Council. This showcase will feature the Leon Mathieu Senior Center line dancers and many special guests from the community. Cabaret show to include singers, dancers, novelty acts, magicians, sing alongs and fun entertainment for everyone to enjoy! Proceeds from ticket sales to directly benefit services and programming provided by the Leon Mathieu Senior Center. Mark your calendars for this inspiring show. Ticket prices to be announced. More information forthcoming. For more information about this event or participation, please contact the Leon Mathieu Senior Center at 728-7582.
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Title: Unleashing Fun and Memories: Exploring the World of Photo Booth Rentals
In today’s digital age where smartphones have become our go-to source for photography, the art of capturing memories has taken on new dimensions. However, amidst all the technology, a nostalgic and entertaining addition has emerged – the photo booth. Perfectly blending the traditional with the modern, photo booth rentals have gained immense popularity across events of all types and sizes. Let’s dive into this captivating world and explore why photo booth rentals have become a must-have for any memorable occasion.
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Winter tires are designed to maximize grip and increase traction while driving, making the car more flexible in the cold and wet weather conditions during winter.
You need to know more about specialized tires for winter
In principle, the performance of the tire is proportional to the amount of heat that the tire receives. Meanwhile, winter tires usually have a higher silica content (*) in rubber than that in summer tires.
This means that it can preserve the heat as well as the elasticity of the tire better than tires used in summer in the same low-temperature conditions. Therefore, winter tires are a perfect choice to ensure that the traction of the car on the road is always within the safe range in the condition of very low temperatures.
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The amount of tire tread on winter tire is 10 times higher than that of a summer tire
Especially in conditions where the temperature is so low that snow and ice are formed, big and small grooves on the tire will be filled with snow. This is really another advantage of winter tire.
This sounds ridiculous, but in fact, when two snow surfaces come into contact, the car could travel much more easily than if the rubber surface exposes to the snow. This contact improves traction on icy snow and brings a better grip even when taking a corner.
After returning to normal weather conditions, the amount of heat generated by the tread on the tire quickly melts all the excess of snow that remains. Although in the Philippines we will not experience snowfalls, we do need to know about how tires will be different in different seasons just in case you will move aboard. Let's find out more with Philkotse.com!
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This means that not only is the traction greater, but the stopping distance is much reduced and the traction when taking a corner or braking is larger. As a result, driving your car will be much safer. Some drivers even choose to buy a set of winter wheels. That way, they can simply replace the entire wheelset, rather than changing alternately between the summer and winter tire on the same wheel for each season.
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It is absolutely necessary to put on winter tires
Remember that if you plan to do this, you will need a place to store the tires when they are not installed. Some dealers or garages can store tires if you require them, although they may charge extra for storage.
To illustrate this difference, we conducted an experiment on the Volvo S60 - a summer tire and a winter tire - on a friction plate at Silverstone.
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2. Some alternatives for winter tires
There are a number of different alternatives to installing a winter tire, but experienced drivers say they are not optimal.
The first is "snow socks," which will wrap around your wheel and provide extra traction for the wheels on slippery surfaces. Unfortunately, they only work on snow and they will, of course, be torn apart if you forget to remove them and continue to use them on the normal road.
Use snow chains to wrap around the wheel
Next is the snow chains to wrap around the wheel. They also have some similarities to 'snow socks', but they could potentially damage the road or even the car if you run on a snow-free road. In addition, these snow chains also cause noise.
For both solutions, you must wash the tire as clean as possible after use. As it is likely to be corroded due to the salt used to melt down the ice on the highway. You can also equip tires suitable for all seasons. However, this tire does not bring the same effect that lives up to its name when compared to tires specialized for winter.
(*) Silica (chemical formula SiO2): an additive added to the rubber, providing it with higher elasticity and better heat retention.
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“Man it feels good, everything is right
Energy is strong enough to brighten city lights My whole team winning, no vision on quitting
I’d rather say I did than let them busters say I didn’t”
Featuring Chris Brown
Produced By Swizz Beatz & Kanye West
And for some Monday Motivation, just consider that the way that works is when the team pictured in Kylie’s I.G. crowd shot all follow Kylie on her social outlets, so they are in a sense following and liking their own selves simultaneously by seeing themselves in a good light on Kylie’s social feeds.
Click on the image above to review the PH Synergy Solutions article from 2015.
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Who likes driving a car? Even if it is a rhetorical question, the response is always yes. Several benefits come with owning a car. Your issue with the primary form of transportation is immediately resolved. Typically, used cars cost less than new ones. So, most of the time, individuals are tempted to purchase a used vehicle.
Nonetheless, purchasing an automobile also requires many things to consider. A pre-purchase inspection is a requirement if you’re looking to buy a car, especially a used one. You may wonder how to inspect a used car. For that, you have us, a professional company, to conduct such an inspection thoroughly. Yet, there are a few places in a car where even the most seasoned and talented auto mechanic seems to have a blind spot. Today, instead of discussing how to inspect a used car, we will discuss in detail these blind spots of pre-owned car inspections; check them out.
For a pre-purchase inspection team to check the entire purchase history of the vehicle in question is impossible. A used car inspection in Sydney is done within a limited time, so checking such vast records is out of the question. After the mechanic’s inspection used car ends, you, as a potential buyer, can ask the seller to reveal all the documents. This ownership record-checking part entirely depends on the seller and buyer.
A car cannot be raised for inspection while it is in mobile mode. When you have a mobile used car inspection, raising a vehicle when necessary is impossible. This is a significant restriction for a mobile-mode car inspection. Car mechanics utilize mirrors or cameras to get around this while performing a pre-purchase car inspection. There are better substitutes for lifting a car to inspect it. Moreover, raising the vehicle does not come under the used car inspection checklist on a mobile mode for obvious reasons.
Due to liability issues and the extent of physical work required, inspectors cannot check engine compression in the field while inspecting a used car. This is another drawback when you opt for a pre-purchase inspection on a mobile mode. For example, a mechanic inspection of a used car could be better, and knowing that an engine’s compression cannot be checked fully is just a part of this imperfect process.
Transmission numbers and engine numbers:
During a used car pre-purchase inspection, if the engine number and transmission number are visible, they can only check it. In old used vehicles, you will find most of the time such numbers are hidden. Therefore, it becomes difficult for the inspectors to check it during car inspection for buying used cars. This has to be done by the buyer after communicating with the seller. Only they can communicate further to get those numbers checked, a mechanic cannot help here.
Checking the timing belt:
This is again an impossible thing to check for a professional pre-purchase inspector. To know the actual condition of the timing belt, one needs to remove several engine components. So, most of the time, this part is left unchecked. This is another big blind spot for a used car inspection. In that case, if the buyer is serious about proceeding further, have to communicate with the seller.
To check the fender bolt condition, an inspector needs to open the hood. This is another time-consuming and complicated used car inspection blind spot. The painting condition and the bolt alignment’s irregularities are live proofs that the fender bolter has been altered. Though it takes time to check it, a responsible car inspector should examine this condition during a pre-purchase inspection
This gives you a good notion of the blind spots that a pre-purchase inspection does have. Some of these problems can’t be fixed, but others can if the inspector is prepared to put in extra time and effort when performing the inspection. Remember that these reviews are not foolproof while pondering how to inspect a used car. Hence, if you’re looking to buy a used car, it’s best to work with a reputable company like ours and accept these blind spots. So please contact us if you have any questions about our pre-purchase inspection services.
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When a friend challenges you to do the unthinkable, the impossible, the unimaginable, you need a motto. A cry. A shriek to silence the doubts whispering to your nerve and give you the courage to, say, drive a scooter off a cliff.
Silenzio, Bruno! takes that motto and translates it into scent form. Close your eyes and take a deep breath, letting the basil and citrus smell of this clean scent take you to the hills of Italy. Take another sniff, and the floral and musky undertones quell that voice of doubt. Now push off, and sail into the wind.
SCENT CATEGORY: Clean, Fresh Herbs
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Burn within sight on a heat-safe surface, and keep away from children, pets, and things that can catch fire. For optimal results, burn until wax melts evenly across the container and do not burn for more than 4 hours. Keep the wick centered and trim to 1/4" after each time you burn the candle. Avoid burning the candle in drafts, and keep the wax pool debris-free. Never touch or move a hot or lit candle, and stop burning when 1/2" of the wax remains in the container.
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President Trump has already narrowed down his Supreme Court short list to five people, including two women. Even if Trump doesn’t nominate a woman, the fact that he has included women on his list is just as admirable as when Obama appointed Justices Sotomayor and Kagan. Yet because the media and progressives view these women as conservative, they aren’t applauded or welcomed into the tribe of patriarchy-hating feminists. They are shunned and scorned because of their ideology.
This is, of course, absurd and feminists might even deny this bias takes place, but the pedigrees of the women on Trump’s short list are nothing short of impressive, to say the least. So impressive, in fact, that these women should earn applause from any self-described feminist who really believes in workplace equality and opportunity.
These are some of the women on Trump’s short list:
After law school and a clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Allison Eid served as solicitor general of Colorado. A year later, Colorado Governor Bill Owens appointed Eid to serve on the Colorado Supreme Court.
Britt Grant was involved in politics, working for Congressman Nathan Deal. Following that, she served in President George W. Bush’s administration. After law school at Stanford, she clerked for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, also on President Trump’s short list.
After an intense question and answer session with the Senate Judiciary Committee, Joan Larsen was appointed to the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals. She was more than qualified: After attending Northwestern University School of Law, she clerked for the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia and was later appointed to the Michigan Supreme Court.
Finally, the female front-runner on Trump’s list, Amy Coney Barrett, was recently appointed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals — the first woman from Indiana to reach that position. She was a professor at the Notre Dame Law School and was also a former clerk for Justice Scalia. When grilling her during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, Senator Dianne Feinstein growled about Barrett’s Catholic faith: “The dogma lives loudly within you and that is a concern.”
You know what’s more disconcerting than a handful of intellectual, ambitious, over-qualified women on Trump’s Supreme Court short list? An entire swath of women who call themselves feminists — who want to advocate for female equality and opportunity — who fail to recognize importance this moment holds. This very obvious bias against women — who are talented, smart, and balance work and family — because they hold a politically conservative ideology or embrace a personal religious faith is why more and more women shun the term “feminist.”
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Try Something New! How creating a visual bucket list can inspire you to step outside your comfort zone and enrich your life!
Today we chat about the benefits of stepping out of your comfort zone!
Routines build habits and habits can be extremely helpful when trying to introduce new behaviors into your daily life. However, as with most things, the magic lies somewhere in the middle. Too rigid...you miss out on all the potential that spontaneity or trying something new can bring. Too "loosey goosey", with no self-discipline and you’ll never get anything accomplished. You may be the life of the party, up for anything, all the time but your life may also get a bit out of control.
Trying new things is really scary for a lot of people. Why?
FEAR or fear of failure - humans actually fear an unknown outcome more than they do a negative or bad one. That helps explain why it’s so daunting for so many of us to try new things. To just let go and try. One of the best ways to combat the fear is to ask yourself, “What is the worst that could happen?” Is the worst really that bad? Bad enough to stop you from trying?
Let’s look at the benefits of trying new things!
- You may discover new passions, interests or activities that you enjoy
- It challenges you - keeps you sharp and you continue to learn
- It feels good/ builds confidenceI
- It gives you an new sense of appreciation and respect for other people that do or excel at that particular activity or thing
- It keeps you flexible (not rigid) - (Definition: A person with a rigid personality is, as the word describes, inflexible. They find it very hard to understand and sometimes even acknowledge the perspectives, feelings, and ideas of other people)
A really fun way to help make these new things come to life is to...CREATE A VISUAL BUCKET LIST! (combination of vision board and a bucket list)
Step 1 - Decide the time frame for your bucket list. Is it for the spring? Is it
for the year?
Step 2 - Decide what items will be on your bucket list. I like adding both
big and small adventures. That way, when I’m looking for something
to do, I have a lot of options. These can be anything you want, from big
trips to simple things you want to do with your family and friends, or for
yourself. For example, for my summer bucket list, I want to go kayaking,
participate in a color run, take a fishing trip, and even try out a sensory
deprivation float tank. (That last one honestly has me a little freaked out,
but I want to give it a try!)
Step 3 - Create a way to track your bucket list. I like to use the Happy Planner
Page Protectors for this (the ones for 2x2 cards), but you can use whatever
works for you. I write out each item on my list on a 2x2 piece of
cardstock and slide them into the pockets.
Step 4 - Find an image that represents that item. You can use a picture, magazine
clippings, or an image from Pinterest or a Google search. I just took
screenshots and that worked perfectly. Size your images to 2x2 (or whatever
size you need) and trim.
Step 5 - Put the list where you will see it and be inspired by it. That could be
on your refrigerator, on your mirror, or on your desk. I keep mine in my
planner so I see it every day.
Step 6 - When you check an item off your list, be sure to capture the moment
with a photo or selfie. You’ll be so glad you did. Add your photo to your
bucket list as a lovely reminder of dreams come true.
We want to see your visual bucket lists! Follow and tag us on Instagram @planahappyplifepod
Can't wait to see the new things you try!
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Given the importance of the plating process and the value of the material being used, it would be logical to assume that parts would be designed for the most efficient and effective electroplating possible. Unfortunately due to intricate engineering designs and micro miniature components, it is not always feasible to have a “plating friendly” part.
Electroplating, along with other finishing options, take their place at the end of the manufacturing process. It is incumbent on all parties, including the plater to work together in order to provide the best component possible.
Additionally, sometimes a part’s design will necessitate a difficult structure for applying even finishing, whether it’s electroplating or a more traditional finishing method. There are a myriad of reasons why parts are created with geometries that make them difficult to electroplate.
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Public transport services in Sofia are set to come to a standstill for one hour on Friday, as employees and trade unions protest the delayed implementation of a promised bonus system for workers in the municipal transport sector.
The strike is expected to involve hundreds of workers who have expressed dissatisfaction with the failure to introduce the bonus program, which was supposed to take effect on October 1.
The protest, organized by workers and trade unions from Sofia’s municipal transport companies, highlights growing frustration over unfulfilled commitments.
They argue that the bonus system was a long-awaited measure designed to improve their financial stability. If their demands are not met, the strike will proceed as planned, halting all public transportation services in the capital for one hour.
Speaking to the protesters, Deputy Mayor for Transport Iliyan Pavlov sought to reassure the workers that the bonus system would be introduced by the end of the year.
Pavlov emphasized that there is no disagreement regarding the introduction of the system, as it had been developed collaboratively with the unions.
However, he noted that more discussions are needed to ensure that the system is aligned with objective needs and performance indicators.
“The bonus system is not a matter of dispute, but its implementation must be properly evaluated to meet the realistic needs of employees and the municipality,” Pavlov explained, acknowledging the workers’ concerns.
In addition to the internal issues surrounding the bonus system, Pavlov highlighted the financial burden that the state has placed on Sofia Municipality.
According to the Deputy Mayor, the state owes approximately 40 million leva to the municipality for this year alone.
The state had required municipalities to offer free or discounted transport cards to specific passenger categories, such as students, pensioners, and people with disabilities, with the promise of reimbursing the resulting deficit.
However, the delayed reimbursement has left the Sofia Municipality facing financial challenges, which has complicated the implementation of the bonus system.
Pavlov made it clear that the municipality is waiting for clarity from the government regarding its financial obligations.
“Once we have a better understanding of the state’s financial commitment to Sofia and other municipalities, we can make precise calculations for both the bonus system for 2024 and the budget for the upcoming year,” Pavlov said, underscoring the importance of the state’s role in resolving the issue.
The protest, while brief, is expected to significantly disrupt public transport in the city. Buses, trams, and the metro are all expected to stop running for one hour, causing delays and inconvenience for passengers.
Trade unions have indicated that if the bonus system is not swiftly implemented, further strikes and disruptions may follow.
This ongoing tension between transport workers, the Sofia Municipality, and the state comes amid broader concerns over Bulgaria’s economic stability and the financial health of its public sectors.
As the city braces for Friday’s protest, many residents are anxiously awaiting a resolution that will restore both public services and trust in municipal commitments.
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Over the years, Polaris has implemented solutions for a diverse range of customers in various industries.
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Statements2000 3D Abstract Metal Wall Art Accent Sculpture Modern Aqua Blue Decor by Jon Allen, 46" x 10" - Mar Wave
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POP action figure of Lust #898
Lust is the very first of the main protagonists to appear in the work. At first always accompanied by Gluttony, she is undoubtedly the head of the duo. Indeed, Lust is much more intelligent and especially more cunning than him, which makes her a Homunculus not only feared for the faculties of her philosopher's stone, but also for her devious temperament, always ready to elaborate underhand plans.
She is the one who is behind the spread of the fake philosopher's stones that Edward Elric and Alphonse Elric are tracking. Lust is the only Homunculus to have female features. She appears as the archetype of the femme fatale with her provocative outfit and her scowling looks displayed on a face where a cold and evil smile constantly appears, as Funko makes us discover it on this POP of Lust.
His Homunculus sigil is displayed at the top of his chest to better highlight the provocative nature of the character. During the events of Fullmetal Alchemist, she will be behind many of the twists and turns that the State Alchemists will encounter, while being careful never to put herself forward. Following Scar's attack in the middle of Central City, she will attack him with Gluttony in order to eliminate him. In vain, however, because he escaped them.
Very involved in the Homunculus plot, she will later be joined by Envy whose help she will ask for in order to better monitor the soldiers of Central City. And for good reason, Lust, along with Gluttony, act as cleaners in charge of getting rid of the slightest trace that could be linked to the plot of which they are a part. Also, when Lieutenant-Colonel Hugues uncovered the plot, Lust herself is in charge of eliminating him before he can tell his comrades about it...
This will make Lust the privileged target of Roy Mustang who will undertake all possible efforts to avenge his dead friend and to bring to light the plot affecting even the most influential personalities of Amestris. A hatred which, later, will bring Lust to confront Roy Mustang while this one sought to trap him as well as the Elric brothers. This one, at the time of a last confrontation, will then reveal primordial secrets to better clarify the contours of the plot in which she had taken part.
The POP figure of Lust emphasizes the femme fatale side of this Fullmetal Alchemist character while highlighting her powers. Indeed, on the figure, Lust displays long and pointed fingers. This is to better remind that she can extend her fingers over long distances to pierce her enemies.
On this Lust POP figure, Funko has done some very detailed and meticulous finishing touches to the scope of her thick hair. That's not counting the tight dress, boots and long leather gloves in dark purple. Of course, Funko did not omit the red symbol on the young woman's torso, reminding us of her Homunculus status and attesting to the fact that she is an artificial creation generated from a philosopher's stone. In a nod to this, the Funko POP figure of Lust then depicts the character in a mannered posture that is meant to highlight her exaggerated feminine features; those of the only female Homunculus to exist.
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About this action figure ✔
Action figure | Lust |
Item box | 898 |
UPC Code | 889698517270 |
Manufacturer | Funko |
Brand | Funko POP! |
Release date | 02 July 2021 |
Size | 10 cm / 3.75'' |
Franchise | Fullmetal Alchemist |
Character | Lust |
Licence | Aniplex of America Inc. |
Category | POP! Animation |
Status | 👍 Available |
Features | Exclusive |
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be undertaking a diplomatic tour to three nations from November 16-21, 2024, starting with his visit to Nigeria. This visit holds significant importance as it marks a milestone in strengthening bilateral ties between India and the African nation.
As part of this tour, Prime Minister Modi is scheduled to visit Brazil and Guyana, aiming to enhance cooperation in various sectors such as trade, technology, and cultural exchange. The visit to Brazil will focus on exploring opportunities for economic partnerships and strategic collaborations.
In Guyana, Prime Minister Modi will engage in high-level talks to deepen political relations and discuss ways to boost mutual development. This visit comes at a crucial time for fostering regional cooperation and solidarity among nations.
Overall, Prime Minister Modi’s diplomatic endeavors underline India’s commitment to fostering strong international relations and promoting peace and prosperity on a global scale. The tour signifies a step towards building bridges and creating avenues for shared growth and prosperity.
Prime Minister Modi’s Diplomatic Visit to Three Nations: Unveiling New Insights
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s upcoming diplomatic visit to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana from November 16-21, 2024, is poised to deepen India’s engagement with these nations across various fronts. While the previous article highlighted the significance of the tour in strengthening bilateral ties, there are additional intriguing facts to consider.
1. What specific agreements or partnerships will Prime Minister Modi be pursuing during his visits to Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana?
2. How do the cultural exchanges with these nations play a role in India’s diplomatic efforts?
3. What are the potential challenges Prime Minister Modi might face in fostering regional cooperation during these visits?
Key Challenges and Controversies:
– One key challenge that Prime Minister Modi may encounter is navigating the complex political landscapes of Nigeria, Brazil, and Guyana to secure concrete commitments on trade and technology collaborations.
– Controversies may arise regarding the extent of India’s involvement in the domestic affairs of these nations, especially in the context of promoting democracy and human rights.
Advantages and Disadvantages:
On the advantages side, Prime Minister Modi’s diplomatic visit presents an opportunity to diversify India’s diplomatic portfolio and strengthen economic ties with resource-rich nations like Nigeria. Furthermore, deepening cultural exchanges can foster people-to-people connections and enhance soft power influence.
However, disadvantages may surface in the form of geopolitical tensions that could overshadow the diplomatic objectives of the visits. Balancing strategic interests and regional dynamics poses a challenge in maintaining a delicate diplomatic balance.
This diplomatic tour not only showcases India’s commitment to global engagement but also highlights the complexities and nuances present in international diplomacy.
For more insights on India’s diplomatic efforts and international relations, visit Ministry of External Affairs.
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It’s regular for all of us to go through attacks off perception down day to day, as soon as your own partner’s in climate, it’s normal to visualize he’s merely consumed with stress due to something else, eg really works. But when his perception appears to elevate and you can stay, it could have mytranssexualdate kullanıcı adı significantly more to do with their matchmaking than simply you’ll wish to envision. Find when he looks off. Is it day long or simply when he or she is with you?
If his feeling advances as he speaks so you can his friend for the the device or hangs away along with his family members, up coming this is going to make his crappy feeling become a whole lot more personal.
The thing that makes the guy constantly “down” around you? Perhaps he isn’t very “down” or “within the weather” but actually reduced taking a look at of your relationships.
It’s worthy of remembering you to definitely even if they are disheartened, it isn’t the blame. Because mentioned for the Fitness Central, in case the loved one are disheartened it’s easy to enable them to lash away from the you, or fault you for how these are generally impression. But keep in mind that it is not genuine otherwise fair. Dissatisfaction in your relationship normally result in attitude of despair, but it’s not leading to they. In the event your lover’s becoming a great deal more moody and moody close to you, this is simply not a nice emotions to go on the fresh new getting avoid into the, and it is important to confront your about this. For folks who speak about they and then he claims that it is maybe not your then again new behavior persists, it’s worthwhile considering strolling aside. Obviously, he isn’t making an effort any longer.
a dozen He has A different Friend Who Occupies Their Big date
You thought some thing had been higher in your relationships and then your companion been emailing some one of working otherwise he made an excellent the fresh pal. Since friend’s usually from the visualize!Issue was: is your partner finding so it buddy or is the connection strictly platonic? Really, sorry to say, however, one another circumstances will be difficulty.
Naturally, in the case of him or her that have a possible demand for anybody else, this is an indicator they are moving away from your and you may into the them alternatively. You could potentially note that they’re usually speaking of a lady obtained found, that is labeled as “mentionitis.” It is eg her label appears during the conversation all of the ten minutes, eg she’s always on the boyfriend’s brain. Concurrently, in the event that he’s getting together with a separate buddy and it’s really purely platonic, it may not leave you worry but there could be good reason you will want to. Including, in the event the he could be always choosing to spend time that have told you friend alternatively people. This could point to the man you’re seeing trying to separation with you. The fresh vintage illustration of this is when a guy starts clinging aside along with his men family members significantly more, acting particularly just one kid in place of some body for the a loyal dating. He could be moving subsequent and additional towards solitary lifetime.
In the event the partner’s the new pal is getting when it comes to your own relationship, for example by the blocking both you and your boyfriend regarding hanging out together with her, then it is an issue and you may things to the boyfriend’s goals. You’re not his No. 1 any further.
eleven The guy Appears Less noisy Than usual
You would imagine he is getting a while silent having his own grounds, however, there might be an even more sinister reason for the individuals a lot of time, awkward silences in your relationship. When the he’s never in search of chatting much, if personally or thru text message, it could be that he’s averted attempting to keep the connection goingmunication is an essential element of the relationships. Without one, you have got little. For individuals who stop talking, it means you’re not any longer discussing concerning your existence otherwise stating things that possess upset your, and that zaps the potential for that have memories as well as working using tough times so that you turn out stronger.
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Embrace the spirit of innovation and transform your online payment strategies with these captivating Online Payments Icons. Each icon is meticulously crafted to represent a core aspect of digital payments, from secure transactions and global reach to customer protection and fraud prevention. Envision your website’s navigation bar adorned with icons representing various payment methods, while your social media posts showcase icons symbolizing contactless payments and mobile wallets.
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Prague, Oct 10 (CTK) – The Czech opposition Civic Democrats (ODS) warn against a post-election alliance of the ANO movement, the Communists (KSCM) and Tomio Okamura’s Freedom and Direct Democracy (SPD), and urge still undecided voters to support the ODS in the general election, ODS leaders told the media on Tuesday.
ODS chairman Petr Fiala said the media debate has been seriously failing during the campaign before the October 20-21 election.
“Instead of arguments and programmes being presented in the campaign, we can see part of the media trying to make an impression as if the election were a battle between ANO and the Social Democrats (CSSD) only,” Fiala said.
He criticised ANO and the CSSD, which are partners in the three-party centre-left cabinet, for governance failures.
The key thing in the upcoming elections is that it is for the first time since 1989 that ANO may gain a majority in the Chamber of Deputies and “crack down on the Czech Republic,” Fiala said, citing an expression from a controversial recording that showed ANO leader and billionaire Andrej Babis in a private debate with a journalist.
If the election outcome corresponds to the forecasts, ANO may be joined by the KSCM and the SPD in forming a new cabinet, which the ODS considers a fall to the political bottom and the worst threat to Czech democracy since 1989, Fiala said.
ODS deputy chairwoman Alexandra Udzenija said the ODS will use the last ten days left before the elections to persuade people that politics should be decent, should have content and that programme should be decisive.
The upcoming elections will be more important than what they seem to be now, she said.
If democratic-minded voters shun elections, it means that afterwards, the new government might “crack down” on everybody, Udzenija added.
According to a STEM election model released last week, ANO would win the election with 26.5 percent of the vote, followed by the KSCM and the CSSD. The other parties that would enter parliament are the ODS, the SPD, the far extra-parliamentary Pirates and the junior government Christian Democrats (KDU-CSL).
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About Pragyan School
The Pragyan Society has developed with a spirit and a vision. Today it stands as a citadel of learning and a harbinger of quality consciousness committed to developing the minds and initiatives of children. The vitality of the classrooms, the energy of the playing fields and the open friendliness of the work environment, have enabled Pragyan students to reach their fullest potential – whether in securing distinctions in the board examinations or winning national / international accolades in drama, debates or sports. Outstanding board results and securing enviable positions in the entrance tests to various professional colleges and institutes of international repute are the accepted identity of a Pragyan school.
Innovation is fundamental to Pragyan learning programmes and its faculty has endeavored to revolutionize in terms of ideas and practices, to match the demands of twenty- first century educational trends and global associations. The primary focus is on meaningful and joyful learning. Academia from the country and abroad, meet to exchange and partake of diverse , cultural and intellectual experiences.
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In an ancient lake in Canada full of sea fossils, researchers have discovered a strange thing: a blind arthropod used stilts to get around!
A quarry overflows near Lake Simco in southern Canada . As recently as the so-called “Paleo Pompeii”! In this quarry, scientists have discovered Dating fromThe second period It stretches from 488 million years ago to 444 million years ago. At the time, there was no quarry, but water, more precisely the shallow tropical ocean that covers much of present-day Canada. Little by little, the storms changed the landscape and covered the sea And its citizens simultaneously. “What we see is the rapid burial of these creatures that lived on this flat, shallow ocean floor and was repeatedly crushed by storms by large underwater landslides.”Says Joseph Moiziuk, the first author of a study published in the journal And Scalable at the Royal Ontario Museum.
Within “Paleo Pompeii”, the group , Marrellomarps that inhabited the oceans 450 million years ago. His body, in particular, is exceptionally well-preserved because of its soft body, the researchers say!
To say the least, he discovered an amazing creature! Named Tomlinsonus DmitryIt belongs to a classWell-preserved Marrellomarp Arthropod
Of dinosaurs. However, soft tissue protection is very rare, and there are only a few sites in the world where soft-bodied organisms have been found. “, Details J. Moysiuk. According to ancient researchers, this newly discovered specimen resembles another species Extinct soft body, that is Marrella SplendonsFound inLike other arthropods such as spiders, it has several pairs of legs on its body, the most unusual being: “Below the head are these wonderful pair of joints, which are very long and have foot-like projections at the terminal ends, which we think will be used to move its way across the ocean.J. Moysiuk explains. He also appears to be blind
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OMNI BOX is transparent so that all playing cards are displayed for you to recognize them at a glance. Moreover, the OMNI BOX is easy to assemble and store the cards in it.
OMNI BOX owns a special design that makes it easy to open and withdraw cards from it. It is also embellished with foil stamping, which makes its appearance graceful. We chose to use thicker PET as its material. Therefore, OMNI BOX is waterproof, dust-proof, and durable as well.
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An investment avenue in which an investor loans money to an entity (government or corporate) that borrows funds for a defined period of time at a fixed interest rate. Bond market has not attracted retail investors to it. But in recent times, lackluster equity markets and low rate of interest have attracted retail investors towards bonds issued by corporate.
Advantage: the rate of interest is high.
Disadvantage: no security, interest earned is taxable. So before investing in bonds do check the credibility of the company offering the bond and past record of the company.
Bonds as issued by the Reserve Bank Of India (RBI). The rate of interest offered is 7.15 per cent, payable half yearly with cumulative and non-cumulative option available. Tenure is six years.
Advantages: safety, guaranteed return.
Disadvantage: interest is taxable.
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Poker is a card game of skill and strategy. It is played in casinos alongside games of chance such as blackjack and roulette. It has a long history of being played in many countries around the world. Its popularity continues to grow as it is played on television and in casinos. It is a game that requires careful thinking and strategy, as well as the ability to read opponents.
Beginners should start by playing a tight style of poker, avoiding any crazy hands. Playing tight will maximize the number of high cards you have and help you to raise the pot more often. If you are not happy with your hand, don’t be afraid to fold. It is better to be a small winner than a big loser.
You should practice playing poker and observe experienced players to develop good instincts. This will help you to make quick decisions. Observe how your opponents react to their cards and how they bet. You should also study the basic rules and hand rankings. This will help you to understand the impact of position on your hand strength.
It is important to only play poker when you are sober and well rested. Poker involves split-second decision making, and it is difficult to think clearly if you are drunk or tired. It is also important to set limits for your gambling, so that you don’t spend more than you can afford to lose.
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The News & Observer: On the impeachment vote, one NC senator represented us well
On Saturday, the Senate found Trump not guilty of inciting the Jan. 6 insurrection after a majority of Republicans voted against convicting the former president. Democrats’ needed 17 Republicans to join them in order to reach the two-thirds threshold needed to convict.
Seven senators, including North Carolina Senator Richard Burr, stood with Democrats in upholding democracy and their oath by voting to convict Trump. Their decision marked the senate trial as the most bipartisan impeachment vote in U.S. history.
From The News & Observer:
“I do not make this decision lightly, but I believe it is necessary,” Burr said in a statement. “By what he did and by what he did not do, President Trump violated his oath of office to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
Tillis, like most of his fellow Republicans, dodged the issue of Trump’s clear culpability by saying impeachment does not apply to those who have left office. Burr correctly saw that after the Senate voted to proceed with a trial, the Republicans’ objection was moot.
Burr said, “The Senate is an institution based on precedent, and given that the majority in the Senate voted to proceed with this trial, the question of constitutionality is now established precedent.
“As an impartial juror, my role is now to determine whether House managers have sufficiently made the case for the article of impeachment against President Trump. I have listened to the arguments presented by both sides and considered the facts. The facts are clear”.
Burr’s colleague, N.C. Sen. Thom Tillis, along with the rest of the GOP, voted to acquit Trump — paving the way for a future president to violate the Constitution and their duty to our country in order to hold onto power.
Despite Burr upholding his duty and voting in the interests of the people, the state GOP voted Monday to censure the senator for his vote to convict Trump — underscoring the party’s commitment to Trump interests, rather than what is good for the people.
The same Republicans, like Thom Tillis, who spread dangerous lies and denied us the pandemic and economic relief that is so desperately needed, once again put their political self-interest ahead of what’s best for the country — serving a man who incited right wing militants to murder, terrorize and injure hundreds of Americans.
And while the same Republicans remained loyal to Trump, Sen. Richard Burr properly assumed his role as juror, listened to the overwhelming evidence and, unlike his colleague Thom Tillis and other GOP senators, performed his sworn duty appropriately.
Bottom Line: As stated in an News & Observer editorial, “At a historic moment, Burr served North Carolina, the nation and the Constitution by having the courage to vote his conscience, the highest and finest form of representation”.
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On the night of June 4th, 2024, Newport Mall at Newport World Resorts hosted a memorable Father’s Day celebration, “Prime Cuts and Single Malts,” with a private gathering of distinguished guests who celebrated over steak and whisky. The event, hosted by celebrity and TV personality Tim Yap, offered an evening of exceptional indulgence at the critically acclaimed Wolfgang’s Steakhouse and Newport Mall’s signature bar The Whisky Library.
The guests of honor
This special occasion honored fathers in style, drawing notable attendees including former PBA player JC Intal, Batangas Vice Governor Mark Leviste, Angkas CEO George Royeca, Profood International Chairman and Jpark Island Resort & Waterpark Mactan Chairman and President Justin Uy, Justin Pitt of Vagabond Hospitality, former Manila district Congressman Miles Roces, Jpark Island Resort Condotel Head of Sales & Marketing Dan dela Peña, Coach Ige Lopez, AIDE CEO Paolo Bugayong, NEO Co-Managing Director Carlo Rufino, Jon-Jon Rufino, Rey Rolle, Jeff Go, Daryl Paige, Derek James, and other notable personalities were celebrated during the exclusive Father’s Day get-together.
Also spotted at the events were Marketing & Communications Consultant, Lifestyle Writer, and Supermodel Apples Aberin; Intelligent Skin Care Managing Director Cristalle Belo Henares-Pitt; Ms. Maui Sugay-Lopez; and The Philippine STAR Features Editor Katherine Magsanoc.
Prime cuts and single malts
It all began with a sumptuous dining experience served to perfection at Wolfgang’s Steakhouse, where guests savored expertly prepared prime cuts of gourmet cuisine. The impeccable dinner set the stage for the night’s main event: an exclusive Whisky Masterclass at The Whisky Library, spotlighting the prestigious Dalmore whisky. Guided by seasoned whisky experts, attendees embarked on an enlightening journey through the rich heritage and superior quality of The Dalmore Whisky, indulging their senses with every sip.
A whisky haven
The handsome and spacious The Whisky Library at the Newport Mall boasts Manila’s largest whisky collection, rums, and other fine spirits from around the world. Guests can enjoy their usual or discover new pleasures and dive deeper with a refined selection of expertly crafted cocktails and enchanting blends of mocktails, as they sit and celebrate every sip of exceptionally great drinks inspired by diverse profiles. The sophisticated and elegant bar also houses cigars for those who fancy a puff and other top-shelf liquors, as well as gourmet options for pairing that guests can revel in.
Leisure and lifestyle destination
Newport Mall, nestled within Pasay City’s Newport World Resorts, is a premier destination for shopping and entertainment. Known for its sophisticated ambiance and diverse offerings, the mall features upscale retail stores, gourmet dining options, and top-tier entertainment facilities, solidifying its reputation as a leading hub for both leisure and luxury.
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Attempts from Terraform Labs and its founder Do Kwon to avoid a class-action lawsuit have been dashed after the Singapore High Court rejected their attempts to dismiss the case this week.
As reported by the Business Times, the lawsuit was filed in September 2022, by Julian Moreno Beltran and Douglas Ganon on behalf of 375 other investors.
It claimed Terraform, Luna Foundation Guard, and its co-founders Do Kwon and Nikolaos Alexandros Platias, fraudulently misrepresented its enterprise causing losses of $57 million.
However, Do Kwon’s appeals against the lawsuit have been rejected by the Singaporean High Court on Thursday, opening up the doors for a lawsuit.
Do Kwon initially claimed that the lawsuit should be settled out of court using arbitration and referred to a clause within its website that waivered user rights to a trial or lawsuit.
However, this was rejected by the Assistant Registrar. It claimed the terms of the clause were placed in inconspicuous parts of the website with little effort to highlight them.
Another appeal was submitted by Do Kwon against this decision but in doing so, implied to the courts that Terraform accepts the Singapore court’s jurisdiction and thus cannot move to arbitration.
Do Kwon currently resides in a cell in Montenegro as he awaits extradition to either the US or South Korea.
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Coming out tomorrow (June 20) is the 2013 Draft Prospects set, produced by In The Game Trading Cards. The set focuses on junior league prospects eligible for the NHL Entry Draft later this summer.
But just like the Heroes and Prospects sets of years past, there are also cards of current and former NHLers — here categorized as “First Round Picks” or “Draft Surprises.” There are also cards of “Future Draft Prospects” who are new to junior hockey and may one day be drafted by an NHL team.
A box costs around $90 and contains 12 cards, including seven base cards, three autographs and two game-used jersey cards.
Here’s what I got in the box I opened:
Seven (7) Base Cards
The base cards in 2013 Draft Prospects are printed on shiny foil board, and are reminiscent of the mid-1990s draft pick sets put out by Classic. The back of each card has a 100-word writeup about that player instead of statistics, which is a nice change of pace.
Like last year’s Enforcers set, 2013 Draft Prospects will be a tough one to put together. You get seven base cards in a 12-card box, and there’s 180 different cards to collect. Plus, one of the cards I pulled was a green “Limited Variant” variant, which would make this set even harder to complete if one in every seven base cards is a parallel. Just sayin’.
Two (2) Game Used Jersey Cards
The box also had, as promised, two jersey cards. Hunter Shinkaruk (top) was ranked as the 23rd-best prospect by The Hockey News, and should get drafted in the first round. Josh Ho-Sang (bottom) completed his first year in the OHL and is eligible for the NHL draft in 2014.
Three (3) Autographed Cards
- Kerby Rychel (top) is the son of former NHL player Warren Rychel, and is ranked the number 21 prospect for 2013 by The Hockey News.
- Jackson Whistle (middle) is not in the top 100 prospects, but is draft-eligible in 2013 and posted a 1.96 average in 21 games with the WHL’s Kelowna Rockets this season.
- Sam Steel (bottom) was drafted by the Regina Pats in this year’s bantam draft with the second-overall pick, and won’t be eligible for the NHL until 2016. Steel is 15 years old, which might make him the youngest person to have an autographed hockey card.
In The Game really owns the prospects niche, and does a nice job with this set. ITG went the extra mile to get not only autographs of 15-year old future prospects, but pretty much all of the players projected to get picked in the first round of the 2013 draft — including Seth Jones, Jonathan Drouin or Nathan MacKinnon.
Purists may find the shiny base cards obnoxious, but to me they “feel” right for a prospect set; sort of like what Classic did with their inserts and parallels for their prospect sets in the 1990s.
One drawback is the price.$90 for a 12-card box is a bit steep, especially when you compare it to In The Game’s Heroes and Prospects set, which costs less, gives you many more base cards (155 or so) and has the same number of jersey cards (two) and only one less autographed card (two instead of three). Then again, the autographs you might pull from a box of these cards are enticing.
Special thanks to In The Game Trading Cards for providing the box for this break.
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Best ways to get a flat stomach
Having so much fat around stomach would be annoying and must of people can’t tolerate it. As well as it could be a real risk factor for many diseases, belly fat may make you feel disappointed. Fortunately there are so many proven ways for weight loss and losing belly size. If you think about having a fit body, we have collected the best ways to get a flat stomach in this article.
Cut Calories, but Not Too Much
There is no doubt that you should reduce your calorie intake in order to reach weight loss. According to the studies you should have 500-1000 calories less than usual to lose about 1 kg per week. But if you restrict your calorie intake, it might be an ineffective way and cause you stop losing weight anymore. So your body find it as a starvation and reduce calorie intake by reducing metabolism of the body.
Have more Fiber, mainly soluble Fiber
Soluble fibers absorb large quantities of water and slow down the passing of food through the digestive tract. By having soluble fiber, you are also less talented to get fat around your organs, which reduces your waist circumference and the risk of several diseases.
Have some exercise
Doing exercise and aerobic is one of the best ways to burn calories and keep in shape. According to studies some 200 minutes of exercise per week is recommended. In other hand you should have about 30 minutes of exercise every day.
Drink protein shakes
These drinks are a very simple way to increase protein intake. By having enough protein in your daily diet, you can decrease your appetite as well as firing up your metabolism. Researches shows that adding extra protein to your weight loss diet could be as beneficial as possible.
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So pretty it hurts to grind her up. And although visually stunning, Apple Jax holds more than just beauty. Rich in the terpene Carophyllene, Apple Jax puts out a scent of peppery bite and spice. Light up and enjoy warm woody notes and crisp apple, followed by a subtle exhale of fuel. Extremely balanced, it’s both relaxing and centering. Tis’ the season for warm and cozy vibes.
- 3.5 grams (1/8 Oz) of hybrid flower packed in airtight glass container
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Thomas Rhett Named People Magazine’s Sexiest Country Star
Move over, Blake Shelton! Thomas Rhett may not be taking over the slot as People's Sexiest Man Alive (that honor goes to actor Idris Elba), but he has secured the 2018 post as the publication's Sexiest Country Star. And, that seems to be plenty enough of an honor for him, as well as his many fans who undoubtedly agree with the designation.
"Definitely feel like I just won a high school superlative," joked the married father of two, who posed for People in a pensive but conservative shot, garbed in a cardigan sweater and tank top. "Our family group text was hilarious but brutal today."
We can only imagine the playful ribbing the 28-year-old singer endured, given his well-documented history as a down-to-earth regular guy, surrounded by a lighthearted wife (Lauren), two little daughters, and a lot of friends in the Nashville community.
On a serious note, Rhett makes sure to note that he is tuned into his family: "I take pride in trying to understand my wife and my kids, what makes them laugh, what makes them cry, what makes them happy, what makes them sad." (Now, if that isn't enough to secure a swoon-worthy crown in any woman's "sexiest" book, we don't know what is!)
Rhett has had an exciting and busy 2018, having spent most of the year on the road on his Life Changes Tour and opening for Kenny Chesney. Next up is the 2018 Country Music Association Awards on Nov. 14, where he is up for three awards, including Album and Male Vocalist of the Year.
We Think These Are the Sexiest Country Fellas of 2018:
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Why Employing a Competent Electrical Expert is Essential for Your Electric Requirements
When it concerns dealing with electrical concerns in your home or service properties, it is critical to employ a certified electrical contractor. Electrical job is not something that must be taken lightly, as it includes complex systems and prospective threats. Working with a specialist with the appropriate skills and competence guarantees that the task is done securely and effectively. In this article, we will certainly talk about the importance of hiring a certified electrician for your electrical requirements.
Among the major reasons why you need to work with a qualified electrical contractor is safety. Electrical power threatens, and managing it without proper understanding and training can lead to extreme injuries and even casualties. Qualified electrical experts go through strenuous training and acquire the necessary skills to take care of electric systems securely. They are familiar with security procedures, codes, and guidelines, ensuring that the job is performed in compliance with the highest possible security requirements.
An additional advantage of employing a qualified electrical expert is their proficiency and expertise. They have a deep understanding of electrical systems and understand how to recognize and address different electric issues. Whether you require an easy repair, an electrical wiring upgrade, or an installation of complicated electric devices, a certified electrical contractor has the knowledge and experience to handle the job properly. They can offer skilled advice, advise the ideal services, and guarantee that your electrical system operates effectively.
Certified electrical contractors likewise have the needed tools and equipment to carry out electric work. This toronto electrician has specialized devices that enable them to finish jobs efficiently and precisely. By hiring a professional electrical contractor, you get rid of the demand to purchase costly tools that you might never ever utilize again. In addition, certified electrical experts keep up with the most recent industry patterns and improvements, ensuring that they have access to the most sophisticated devices and devices to supply high-quality job.
Last but not least, employing a qualified electrician can conserve you both money and time. Electrical job done by unqualified individuals can result in pricey blunders and even damage to property. By employing a specialist, you decrease the threat of mistakes and make certain that the job is completed properly the very first time. Additionally, specialist electricians have the proficiency to diagnose and deal with underlying issues, avoiding future electrical troubles and possible breakdowns.
In conclusion, when it concerns electrical work, it is vital to work with a qualified electrical contractor. Their experience, knowledge, safety-conscious method, and accessibility to specialized tools make them the most effective choice for any kind of electric demands. By purchasing a qualified specialist, you can have peace of mind recognizing that your electric system remains in good hands. Check out this post for more details related to this article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrician.
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Add the details of your trip here. Be sure to add as much detail as you can. For example; who is going, where you are going, when you are going, how long you are staying, and if you are anchoring or going into a marina. Make the “Post Title” as informative as you can as that is what will appear on the trip list page.
All trips posted by yacht club members can be found here: Yacht Club Member Trips
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QUIZ: Build The Perfect Christmas Eve & We Will Tell You How Old You Really Are
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Christmas Eve is perhaps the most exciting day of the year!
There’s so much anticipation and excitement – what’s not to love?
Maybe all the last-minute shopping, food preparation and calls from your mother-in-law when you get older?
Answer these questions and we will tell you how old you are!
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QUIZ: Tell Us If These Cartoon Characters Are Hot Or Not And We’ll Tell You Your Star Sign
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Growing up, it’s safe to say that your first crush was probably a cartoon character – whether weird or not, there’s no denying those strange feelings for a bunch of animated pixels, and you never forget your first TV crush! Whether it’s a snarky superhero, a hilarious schoolboy or perhaps something more along the lines of an acquired taste (Simba, anyone?), there’s a cartoon crush for everyone.
Tell us whether you think these classic cartoon characters are hot or not, and we’ll tell you your true star sign!
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188.8.131.52 IP address and other printer badness
It seems that anyone who spends enough time around network printers will eventually build up a personal library of technical insanity stories. I've definitely seen my share of garbage, and most of it came from JetDirect cards.
One time, I saw a printer claiming to be 184.108.40.206. That was not one of our networks, obviously. I spotted the pattern right away, but I'm weird like that. Hint: 85 decimal is 55 hex, and 170 decimal is AA hex.
If that doesn't help, try this: 85 is 01010101 and 170 is 10101010. Got that? Walking zeroes and ones. They're a sure sign of badness.
This particular printer was relatively far away, and I didn't feel like driving out there just to deal with it. Given that I had root on a Linux box out there (yep, CD towers again), I just stood up an eth0:0 config which would match up with its 220.127.116.11 insanity. With that in place, I was able to telnet in and knock it over the head.
Normally the thing to do would be enable DHCP mode. It refused, saying:
Failed to save parameters, make sure interdependencies are resolved
I had no intention of figuring out what that meant. It was time to go nuclear. I hit it with a cold reset and it gave me the following sob story:
A cold reset of TCP configuration parameters has been initiated
You must power down the peripheral after 1 minute Then you may move the peripheral to another LAN
*** TCP parameters have been initialized to factory defaults ***
... okay then. I logged out and let it rot. Someone would discover it and power-cycle it later. I never saw it try that stupid trick again.
Another time, I got this little gift from some broken situation:
Aug 17 22:06:17 time1 ntpd: recvfrom(x.x.64.41) fd=6: Connection refused
Aug 17 22:07:33 time1 last message repeated 2 times
That basically meant that someone had configured two different devices with the same static IP address. One of them was trying to do time syncs over NTP, and the other one would receive it and send back an error because it didn't match a pending request.
Just seeing it once would be a fluke, but having it repeat throughout the day meant something was wrong. Poking around on that printer's local network shed some more light on the story:
22:23:19.582675 arp who-has x.x.64.41 tell x.x.64.251
22:23:19.583666 arp reply x.x.64.41 is-at 0:60:b0:c0:63:fd
22:23:19.585323 arp reply x.x.64.41 is-at 0:1:e7:cb:75:0
Yep. IP overloading badness. So how do you fix it? That's easy. Set a static ARP entry on that Linux box pointing the IP at one of the hardware addresses, and telnet in. You'll land on exactly the one you want and nothing else.
I'm sure this could be used for some nefarious purpose. You could overload bunches of addresses as long as you didn't have to cross a router to do useful things. Just cram it in your ARP cache and get busy.
It looks like the word about printers being used to attack networks is finally getting around. They've been capable of horrible things for long enough, and now the deliberate use of them is becoming known. I can't wait for a printer-based worm. It should be fun!
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Apple's horrible new maps shouldn't have been a flag day
It's been a couple of months since iOS 6 hit and forced users to deal with a suboptimal mapping experience. I wrote about it at the time, and my position was simple: I was staying put.
Recently, I started thinking about how they handled this. Given that they must have been working on this for a while, why did they introduce it to the world as a flag day?
There are hordes of people out there who want nothing more than the latest thing any company puts out, and Apple stuff is no exception to this. They want the newest version of anything, and that means both hardware and software. I imagine they'll even install the full set of Official Extra Apps just because they come from that company. I'm talking about stuff like "Find my Friends" and "Remote" and anything else which can be added later.
Given this, why didn't Apple ship this new maps thing as an application earlier, like back in the iOS 5 days? All of the bleeding edge people would have jumped on it and would have started using it. A bunch of them probably would have thought it was glorious because they think that company can do no wrong, but at least some of the new users might have picked up on some of the bigger issues.
What's more, the original maps application would still be there for fallback purposes. People could have tried out the new stuff without having to forever lose the old stuff. If the new application was any good, it would spread by word of mouth from the early adopters, and perhaps even the cautiously slow people like me would try it out eventually.
After that, it would be a logical thing to add to version 6, or 7, or whatever happened to be the next big release. It wouldn't be surprising to anyone, and it would have gone through enough of a wide-scale shakedown to hopefully find the most obvious problems.
The way it happened in real life makes me think it was one of those things where a deadline approached and they shipped whatever they had.
I have iOS 6.1 on a device I don't use for actual navigation purposes. It's an old phone which no longer has cell service. On it, the maps are downright ugly. Points of interest are still in the wrong place even though I reported them months ago. There are nonsensical attempts at neighborhood names all over the place.
You can see this on your device if you're unlucky enough to have this running, or just look at my screenshot here. Look at the area just west of Santa Clara University. There's this label which says "SANTA CLARA EL CAMINO". As near as I can tell, that's just the names of two different streets which happen to be on either end of that area: Santa Clara Street and El Camino Real. Nobody I know calls that area by that name.
More snarky people like me might call it "downtown, or what's left of it after they did that urban renewal thing in the 60s", but people who don't want to get into that would probably just say "Old Quad". That's an actual name used by people who live in the area.
Does "Old Quad" appear anywhere on that map of this area? Of course not. Just below that, there's "LINCOLN BELLOMY", which again seems to be a pair of streets in the area. Nobody calls that area that, either.
"CITY CENTER" is something of a stretch. Sure, city hall is up there and has been ever since the aforementioned urban renewal, but the center? It's just a bunch of city government offices, a museum, a couple of historic buildings, and a park or two. "CITY HALL" would be perfect, but they didn't call it that.
It seems they just made up a bunch of names for no particular reason in an attempt to look more "plugged in" to local labels than they really are. It's garbage, and it needs to go away. It irks me every time I see it.
I have one final rant: what the hell is this thing?
Here, I'll "crop, zoom and enhance" to make it obvious:
Did Texas annex a huge chunk of New Mexico? What happened there?
If it's not immediately obvious what's wrong with this image, compare it to a proper rendering courtesy of the Wikimedia Commons. Notice that there is no "western addition" to Texas in real life.
Get it together, Apple, or get out of the way.
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Vintage Playmobil T-Shirt
This Vintage Playmobil T-Shirt is a cute twist on a classic style! Constructed of super soft, organic cotton, you'll be comfortable and look cute all day. With a graphic to make you smile, it'll always be playtime!
Inspired by my personal fondness of collecting cute little vintage playmobil toys, to remind you of when you were a kid and that, of course you still are one.
My screen printed tees are made from a 100% organic combed cotton. They are slouchy enough to mooch around the house in but also smart enough to dress up.
Printed to order. Shipping and delivery details can be found here.
Wash on 30 degrees and iron inside out. Do not tumble dry.
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On Thursday, the court unsealed records relating to Kohberger’s arrest. The unsealed documents lay out how police investigated the deaths of Kaylee Goncalves, 21, Madison Mogen, 21, Xana Kernodle, 20, and Ethan Chapin, 20.
As part of the investigative file, prosecutors explained what they learned about Kohberger’s background. They said he was currently a Ph.D. student in Criminology at Washington State University.
“Pursuant to records provided by a member of the interview panel for Pullman Police Department, we learned that Kohberger’s educaton included undergraduate degrees in psychology and cloud-based forensics. These records also showed Kohberger wrote an essay when he applied for an internship with the Pullman Police Department in the fall of 2022.”
- Court Documents: Bryan Kohberger Demands DNA Evidence He Claims Prosecutors Are Hiding, Could Prove His Innocence
- First Video: Idaho Suspect Bryan Kohberger Cuffed & Escorted By Authorities To His Extradition Hearing As He Faces Murder Charges
- 'Crime Of Passion': Bryan Kohberger's Neighbor Reveals Chilling Conversation He Had With Accused Killer Just Days After University Of Idaho Massacre
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“Kohberger wrote in his essay he had interest in assisting rural law enforcement agencies with how to better collect and analyze technological date in public safety operations,” the filing read. “Kohberger also posted a Reddit survey which can be found by an open-source internet search. The survey asked for participants to provide information to “understand how emotions and psychological traits influence decision making when committing a crime.”
As RadarOnline.com previously reported, officers were able to pin the crime to Kohberger based on a knife holder they found at the scene that had his DNA.
The investigators kept an eye on Kohberger for some time and even sent agents down to his parent’s house to take trash — which they used to help match Kohberger’s DNA.
“On December 27, 2022, Pennsylvania Agents recovered the trash from the Kohberger family residence located in Albrightsville, PA. That evidence was sent to the Idaho State Lab for testing. On December 28,2022, the Idaho State Lab reported that a DNA profile obtained from the trash and the DNA profile obtained from the sheath, identified a male as not being excluded as the biological father of Suspect Profile. At least 99.9998% of the male population would be expected to be excluded from the possibility of being the suspect's biological father,” the filing read.
Kohberger arrived in Idaho yesterday and will soon face a judge.
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VPIP stands for Voluntarily Put In Pot. It is a statistic used in poker to track how often a player is putting money into the pot preflop. It is the percentage of hands in which a player voluntarily puts money in the pot preflop i.e., makes a call, raise or 3-bet, out of all the hands they are dealt.
VPIP is typically used as a key indicator of a player's overall aggressiveness and how loose or tight they are playing. For example, a player with a high VPIP (e.g., 30% or more) is generally considered to be playing a wide range of hands, whereas a player with a low VPIP (e.g., 10% or less) is playing a much tighter range of hands.
VPIP is commonly used in conjunction with other poker statistics, such as PFR (Pre-Flop Raise), which measures how often a player raises preflop.
These statistics can help give a more complete picture of a player's playing style and tendencies.
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- Produces naturally thick-looking lashes without having to use damaging extensions.
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- The formulation is vegan and cruelty-free.
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UX Engineer / A11y Evangelist in Leverkusen, he/him
I am Finn. UX Engineer in the intersection between human-computer interaction and web development. I am currently focusing on the following topics, both professionally and in my Master's degree in Media Informatics: Accessible and inclusive living environments, multimodal user interfaces, implementable design and web standards.
Travelling by public transport poses a particular challenge for neurodivergent people. Overstimulation caused by large crowds of people and last-minute changes to the timetable place a heavy burden on this group of people and exclude them from affordable and climate-friendly mobility. Our conceptually developed system is a companion in such overwhelming situations, offering individualised and situation-dependent support and alternatives. Values such as autonomy and strengthening self-confidence were particularly important in the design process, with the aim of not making users dependent on the system.
This thesis investigated barriers encountered by individuals, both with and without impairments, within technical and social systems. It delved into the multidimensional discourse surrounding the causes of these barriers, with a focus on human-computer interaction and philosophies guiding accessibility in design processes. Practical implementation occurred within the voluntary musical association Junges Musical Leverkusen e. V., where a ticket sales system was scrutinized for potential barriers through analytical presentation and empirical examination, including interviews with individuals with diverse impairments. Design recommendations were subsequently formulated, with consideration given to user benefits and feasibility for the organization.
for the thesis "Accessibility in the design of a digital service : Analysis and design of a digital service with the objective of accessible use exemplified by a ticket sales system"
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A group including the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) and the Ontario Municipal Employee Retirement System (OMERS) is investing in a German motorway services company.
Allianz Capital Partners and Munich Re’s MEAG joined the consortium, which is buying Tank & Rast from Terra Firma Capital Partners and a fund managed by Deutsche Asset and Wealth Management.
OMERS’s is investing through its Borealis Infrastructure Management platform, ADIA through its wholly owned Infinity Investments.
Michael Rolland, CIO at OMERS Private Markets, said Germany’s stable concession framework and strong economy made it an “ideal” destination to invest.
“Tank & Rast provides a strong match for OMERS’s long-term obligations to its plan members and represents the kind of rare, high-quality business that fits with OMERS’s strategy to increase its exposure to infrastructure,” he said.
Tank & Rast owns 390 service areas, 350 petrol stations and 50 German highway hotels.
Christian Fingerle, CIO responsible for infrastructure investments at Allianz Capital Partners, said: “The acquisition is an important step in our ambition to substantially grow our portfolio of high-quality infrastructure companies and to diversify across sectors and countries.”
The deal, for an undisclosed amount, is due to close later this year.
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Can you cook great BBQ in your cast iron Dutch oven? Absolutely, I’ve got a great recipe for Dutch oven BBQ beef brisket. But why cook beef brisket in a Dutch? Why not just use your smoker grill?
Well, maybe you don’t have a smoker grill that can hold the temperature at 225F. Or, maybe you’re out camping and still want good barbecue. Or, maybe you just love cooking outdoors in your cast iron Dutch oven.
Whatever your reason, the point is, you can make delicious BBQ beef brisket in your cast iron Dutch oven. The trick is to use a trivet to raise your brisket off the bottom of the Dutch. This prevents the meat from boiling in its own juices so the meat will keep that good barbecue texture. But, more on this later, let’s get to the recipe.
BBQ beef brisket recipe
Use a 12 inch camp Dutch oven
Place 7 coals underneath your Dutch.
Place 14 coals on the lid of your Dutch.
This gives you about 300F.
Place your trivet in your Dutch and preheat.
- ¼ cup firmly packed dark-brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon liquid smoke
1 (4-pound) boneless beef brisket
You can of course use your own dry rub if you prefer but, I do suggest using dark-brown sugar. It will caramelize on your beef brisket and adds good maple flavoring.
To prepare your beef brisket, rub your dry rub into all sides of the brisket. Then place the brisket fat side down onto the trivet inside your pre heated Dutch and let cook for about three hours or until done.
At 300F, beef brisket needs to cook 30 to 45 minutes per pound. When I did this the other day, it took right about 45 minutes per pound. You will need to replace the coals about every hour, and use a charcoal chimney to prestart the coals.
Which cast iron Dutch oven should you use?
Well, we’re cooking outdoors with coals, so, you need a camp Dutch oven. All camp Dutch ovens have a raised flange on the outer edge of the lid. This allows you to place coals on the lid. And most camp Dutch ovens have legs on the bottom so you can place coals beneath it.
I used a Bayou Classic 8.5-qt. cast iron Dutch oven. This Dutch has the flanged lid of the camp Dutch oven but does not have legs. So, I used a tripod stand with chain to suspend the oven above the coals.
Both types of ovens work very well, I own both types and use both quite often. But, the Bayou Classic is a more versatile Dutch oven. The flat bottom allows you to cook with it on the stove top, in the oven or on a camp stove. And, with a tripod stand you can cook over coals or a camp fire.
The Bayou Classic oven even comes with a fry basket so you can use it as a deep fryer. I have deep fried lots of fish and chicken with. But, let’s get back to the BBQ brisket.
As I mentioned earlier, by using a trivet, you raise the meat above the bottom of your pot. This allows the heat to circulate all around the brisket, sort of like a convection oven. The meat gets cooked evenly and thoroughly and, the moisture stays trapped inside the oven.
The result is an incredibly moist and tender BBQ beef brisket. In fact, I think I like the Dutch brisket better than any brisket I’ve cooked on the smoker grill. When I cook brisket on the smoker grill it tends to be more on the dry side. But in the Dutch, the moisture stays in the meat.
The one thing missing in the Dutch oven BBQ brisket is the smoke. I use liquid smoke, but it’s not the same. I think next time I might try placing a couple of wood chips in the bottom of my oven. Maybe that will give me the right amount of smoke.
Anyway, if you like cooking in your cast iron Dutch oven, give this BBQ beef brisket recipe a try. It really is delicious.
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Resellers vs. Manufacturers
Posted on July 06 2014
Do a Google search for hair extensions or Remy hair and you
will find 100s of companies out there selling hair extensions. They all promise the newest and best
system, real Remy hair, or Brazilian or Malaysian or European hair. They promise whatever is the new catch
phrase, or worse yet, they don’t even know it’s a catch phrase and are just
selling to you what was sold to them.
At the end of the day most companies are no different than the consumers
that they sell to: they buy
product they don’t know enough about from a company they don’t know enough
about, mark-up that product and sell it to their customers.
Problem is, many of the companies that are selling
extensions don’t know much more about the process or the difference between
good hair and bad than the consumers they sell too. They talk to a few people, or have a “connection” in some
country that they say they are getting hair from. First, a connection means someone they met that has told
them they can get great hair for them and they don’t know enough to tell its
not great hair. Second, some of
these “connections” are in countries that don’t even sell hair. For example, someone tells you they
have a source in Malaysia, they are simply either lying to you, or are
misinformed themselves by their “connection” who simply gets hair from a
factory that gets it from somewhere else and imports it to the factory
location. They cannot tell
the difference between Chinese / Indian processed hair and true Virgin
hair. They simply buy hair,
place it in their packaging, crate their own company background story and
bam: they are a hair extension
company. It is so easy a kid could
do it. We literally get 5+ emails
every day from different import / export companies trying to sell us
extensions. They offer packaging,
and al types of hair and lengths and fast delivery times.
There are even some major brands that simply purchase
products that are already made by a third party and then re-sell to the
public. This is the
definition of a reseller, not a manufacturer.
A true manufacturer is involved with every step of the
process, from the sourcing of the raw material, to the design and engineering
of the products they manufacture to the actual process of manufacturing. Buying product from a third party and
simply reselling it under a different name does not qualify one as a
manufacturer. It also does
not provide the type of control that is needed to ensure quality and
consistency, especially in the hair extension industry where so much can be
done to hide the true nature and quality of the product.
So next time you are disappointed by a set of hair
extensions ask yourself this: are
they really a manufacturer or just a larger version of you.
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Morris Rosenfeld "1983 America's Cup" Print
Condition: Overall great vintage condition. Minor wear around corners of print consistent with age.
39"W x 14"H
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Heat-related deaths have been “substantially underreported” on Australia’s national records, according to experts from The Australian National University (ANU).
Researchers say the amount of deaths attributed to excessive natural heat is at least 50 times more than recorded on death certificates.
Published in The Lancet Planetary Health, figures show over the past 11 years 340 deaths in Australia were recorded as being due to excessive heat but statistical analysis found 36,765 deaths could have been attributed to heat.
“Climate change is a killer, but we don’t acknowledge it on death certificates,” co-author Dr Arnagretta Hunter, from the ANU Medical School, said.
“There is second component on a death certificate which allows for pre-existing conditions and other factors.
“If you have an asthma attack and die during heavy smoke exposure from bushfires, the death certificate should include that information.
“We can make a diagnosis of disease like coronavirus, but we are less literate in environmental determinants like hot weather or bushfire smoke.”
The new analysis suggests Australia’s national heat-related mortality rate is around two per cent.
“Climate change is the single greatest health threat that we face globally even after we recover from coronavirus,” Dr Hunter said.
“We are successfully tracking deaths from coronavirus, but we also need healthcare workers and systems to acknowledge the relationship between our health and our environment.
“In Australia heat is the most dominant risk posed from climate change.”
The researchers say death certification needs to be modernised to reflect the impact of large-scale environmental events.
“We know the summer bushfires were a consequence of extraordinary heat and drought and people who died during the bushfires were not just those fighting fires – many Australians had early deaths due to smoke exposure,” Dr Hunter said.
Top image: Lannon Harley/ANU
Nobel Prize-winning astronomer Professor Brian Schmidt reflected on a century of science and progress in an interview with ABC journalist Annabel Crabb.
To better understand how modern human brains work, one ANU expert is using cutting-edge technology to study skulls from our ancient ancestors.
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Jammu (IANS) Migrant Kashmiri Pandits on Monday rejected an inquiry ordered by the Jammu and Kashmir government into an alleged scam of Rs 2,340 crores involving relief funds meant for the migrant Pandit community.
In a statement on Monday, Satish Mahaldar, chairman of reconciliation, return and rehabilitation of Pandit community said: "We reject the inquiry committee set up by the J&K government to investigate the scam of Rs 2,340 crores.
"We had brought the scam to light on May 17 with documentary evidence to prove how political activists of the National Conference and the Peoples Democratic Party were getting monthly monetary benefits from the exchequer from the share meant for the members of the Kashmiri Pandit community.
"We had sought an investigation by the Central bureau of investigations (CBI) or the Anti-corruption bureau (ACB).
"Instead, the government has formed a committee that includes members who were involved in the process of enrolling the activists and disbursing relief to them.
"It seems the committee has been formed to cover up the scam.
"We reiterate our demand for an independent inquiry since the amount involved is huge and the people have the right to know where the amount has gone".
In the past also there have been reports of financial irregularities being committed in disbursing relief to migrant Pandits and even in the registration of families of migrants who live outside Kashmir.
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NIH Research Festival
-Crystallins, monomeric globular proteins, are a key component of the vertebrate eye lens where they exist under conditions of high molecular crowding and essentially no turnover for years. Cataract, the opacification of the lens, is often associated with the formation of crystallin-containing aggregates large enough to scatter light. Insolubilized crystallins from aging and cataractous lenses contain post-translational modifications, including disulfide bonds and isomerized aspartates. S-crystallin (S) is the major member of its family in mammal lenses. In an attempt to capture modified proteins and intermediates in the aggregation process, we screened for crystallization of mouse and chicken S, both wild type and with L/Q variants at position 16 (which are known to have effects on crystallization) under oxidizing conditions. Here we present the structure of an oxidized form of mouse L16 S. The normally monomeric protein has formed an asymmetric octamer consisting of strained, domain-swapped dimers with intra- and intermolecular disulfide bonds and varying degrees of disorder. A central core of interacting N-domains is generally well-ordered, but the outer halo of C-domains shows high disorder, reflected by B-factors, with significant loss of canonical secondary structure. This structure illustrates processes which may contribute to aggregation in the lens. Oxidation, domain-swapping and main-chain strain causes partial unfolding, making the protein vulnerable to further intermolecular interactions.
Scientific Focus Area: Structural Biology
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This is the most important event you will EVER attend
Join us on 13th May at the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur. At the event, we will show you:
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By the President of the United States:
It has long been the honored custom of our people to turn in the fruitful autumn of the year in praise and thanksgiving to Almighty God for His many blessings and mercies to us as a nation. That custom we can follow now even in the midst of the tragedy of a world shaken by war and immeasurable disaster, in the midst of sorrow and great peril, because even amidst the darkness that has gathered about us we can see the great blessings God has bestowed upon us, blessings that are better than mere peace of mind and prosperity of enterprise.
Large-scale war broke out in Europe in 1914, but America maintained its neutrality for several years. After six American ships were sunk by German submarines, President Woodrow Wilson asked Congress to declare war on Germany. The first American troops reached France in June 1917. Over 2,000,000 American soldiers were sent to France before the end of the war in 1918 and nearly 2,000,000 more were in training at home for service abroad if needed.
During the First World War, special efforts were needed to feed five distinct groups: American troops stationed in the U.S., American troops abroad, the U.S. civilian "home front," European allied troops, and European civilians. Herbert Hoover was given sweeping power to set prices and to take measures against hoarding and profiteering. Americans were urged to save on sugar, wheat, fat, and meat. Civilian Thanksgiving recipes reflected this patriotic austerity, as pumpkin pies were sweetened with molasses and served with sugarless ice cream.
The "doughboy" diet now included a greater variety of food and a wider use of fresh foods, even in the field. The military’s ability to produce food and send it to the troops overseas was greatly improved.
American troops celebrated Thanksgiving at camps in the United States and overseas during the First World War. Soldiers and sailors from every region of America, men who often had little in common, gathered together to celebrate a unifying and patriotic holiday, a day that was uniquely American. This unifying theme was emphasized by the military Thanksgiving menu, a menu that centered almost entirely on "traditional" New England food.
This Is the Thanksgiving Menu for Company A of the 134th Infantry, Which Was Training at Camp Cody, NM, in 1917 |
There was an appreciable upgrading of the standard overseas ration. Here was the (probably ideal) recipe for pumpkin pie filling that mess sergeants were expected to deliver.
ARMY PUMPKIN PIE FILLING FOR 12-15 PIES
- 25 pounds pumpkin
- 6 pounds sugar
- 20 eggs
- 1 nutmeg
- 1/8 ounce cloves
- 1/8 ounce ginger
- 1 ounce salt
- 2 cans evaporated milk.
Peel and clean the pumpkin; cut into pieces about 2 ounces each; pour 1 inch of water into a boiler, then put in the pumpkin. One inch of water will be sufficient, even though the boiler be filled with pumpkin, as pumpkin contains much water. Boil slowly until done, about 40 minutes. Then mash well, add the beaten eggs, sugar, milk, and spices, and mix well; make the pies without a top crust, and bake slowly. This recipe may be improved by the addition of a small amount of cream.
Recipe From: Manual for Army Cooks. Government Printing Office, 1916
Text from the Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth, MA.
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“So, you are saying I can buy a house with the bank’s money and someone else pays for it?! …”
Cherita and I started our real estate adventure in our early 20s. We bought a bungalow and in complete ignorance proceeded to make more mistakes than I thought possible converting it to two units. I had heard vaguely about something called a building code but never learned about zoning bylaws, fire code or landlord tenant board before?! In fact, that first property was so riddled with mistakes it is a wonder the main floor laundry unit hasn’t fallen through the floor yet!
But those mistakes have proved to be invaluable learning tools.
At the time the main floor rented for $1,250 and the basement was around $700. While those rents may seem low in today’s dollars the cash flow started to roll in ever so sloooowly.
The real light bulb moment came when I got the mortgage statement in the mail. A year had elapsed already, and I had never received an “Annual Mortgage Statement” before:
$3,951 taxes (gov cut).
$8,284 mortgage interest (bank cut).
$8,104 principal… $8k in principal?!
I started to do the math on how many hours I would have to spend at my 9-5 job at the time to earn that much extra income for the year. It was simply not feasible. I concluded that owning an asset paid for by others had the potential to make a huge difference in our financial future.
So, how do we do this again?
More importantly, how can I incorporate real estate investing into my lifestyle? My brother and I crossed paths with a coach at Rock Star.
The next couple of years were a deep dive filled with books, podcasts, videos, networking, trial and error, etc. My 1.25-hour commute became real estate university on wheels with the anthem “Are you ready? Let’s go!” 3 years later we were able to purchase our primary residence by leveraging our first property. The debt seemed HUGE at the time, but we were increasingly convinced that debt (on a good asset) can be a good thing…
Like humble house hackers we lived in the basement and rented out the main floor for several years to help build some equity. I still remember the steak dinner Cherita & I had to celebrate paying off that loan (which more or less put us back in debt 😊).
I also remember cooking on a hot plate on our washing machine for several months and taking cold showers with a hose while renovating the basement.
Since then, we have been so blessed to participate as an active partner with multiple investors on multiple properties. I was privileged to quit my 9-5 job in the design field to do real estate investing full-time.
Tom & Nick and the team at Rock Star have been pivotal in this life transformation and I’m sincerely grateful! To have freedom of time for family and loved ones is something many people don’t have. When I reflect on the impact each one of our properties has, I’m amazed how many people are employed, housed, or helped along the way.
Our goal for the years to come is to continue growing in this space: creating finer living spaces for tenants, generating exceptional returns for investors, and making a positive impact in the community.
To what end and for what purpose? If you can answer that you’re set.
Investing = Committing. Devote yourself to a particular undertaking. The results will come.
Think different: Who you put in it, where you buy it, what you buy
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Andy Lamb, Director of HR [email@example.com]
Davina Fernyhough, Deputy Director of HR [firstname.lastname@example.org]
Frances Coleman, Head of Health & Safety [email@example.com]
Having read the recent ventilation summary and UCU’s assessment of the full ventilation report, as well as the surprisingly incomplete and inaccurate departmental and university risk assessments, I am extremely concerned about Covid safety on our campus. Since infections remain extremely high and hospitalisation levels are at their highest since the second wave, particularly among young people, I believe that the University is a high risk environment. Since adequate ventilation (at least 10 changes of air / hour and / or more than 15 litres fresh air / second / person) is not guaranteed, many people are not wearing face coverings and there is no real incentive for regular testing or isolation, I do not wish to risk my health by coming on to campus.
I note that the University is continuing its policy of being ‘flexible, understanding and supportive of staff’ and so I wish to continue working remotely. For the avoidance of doubt, I am happy to continue all my duties, merely wishing to do so in a safe environment in line with the employer’s obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
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In this post, I will explain the pros and cons of traveling to India. This is my personal experience. Everybody has different views on the travel format, on what is normal or not. Take it into account.
My trip covered New Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. I will briefly describe what is remarkable about these places and what is not. And how to travel around.
One quick tip: when you visit sites – as a foreigner, you will pay ten times more for the tickets. Be ready to have enough cash. Also, stay away from guides.
The street we were ‘hanging out’ in Jaipur
Yesterday, I told you about the main tips about traveling. Now, I will expand a bit.
And yeah. Some heads up. Here is the page of my driver: https://www.facebook.com/HnyTour If you travel to India, do not hesitate to contact him. He is a reliable and cool guy.
In this post, I will explain quickly some details on traveling in India, starting with Delhi. The post will be in English. As usual, if you need a Russian translation – let me know.
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Please check back later. Thanks for visiting.
P.S. OK, here is my poor attempt to obfuscate in the hopes to stump email crawlers…
If you can figure out my first name (see above) and then add that to an “at” symbol (Yeah, you know where it’s @) and this domain name (rowzie.com)… there is a fair chance that you passed my weak Turing test… AKA email me. 🙂
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Cloud computing is a model for delivering information technology (IT) services most commonly found in businesses that use subscription and billing management software. In this model, resources are made available to users over the Internet as a utility, like electricity or water. Instead of having IT infrastructure such as servers, storage, and software installed on-premises, cloud computing provides access to these resources as a shared pool of remote servers. This enables users to access these resources on-demand and pay only for what they use, rather than having to invest in and maintain their own infrastructure.
There are three main types of cloud computing services: Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). In IaaS, cloud providers offer virtualized computing resources, such as virtual machines (VMs) and storage, which users can rent and configure as needed. In PaaS, cloud providers offer a platform for building, deploying, and running applications, without having to worry about the underlying infrastructure. SaaS is a model in which cloud providers offer complete software applications that users can access over the Internet, often with a subscription-based pricing model.
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The Buffalo Sabres need some massive help now that two of their better forwards will miss extended time, and someone needs to step up their game.
The Buffalo Sabres have enough talent to compensate for Tage Thompson missing time with a wrist injury, even if that talent has decided not to show up more often than not through 16 contests. Now that Tage won’t be in the lineup for at least a month, no-showing is no longer an option, and there are three particular forwards who must lead the charge every time they step onto the ice.
Two players broke out last season, although one has taken a step back through the first sixteen contests. The third player on this list is a seasoned veteran who has created plenty of opportunities already this season, but he must become the Sabres undisputed top scorer during Tage’s absence, and that means climbing yet another rung.
Buffalo Sabres players who must step up
1 – Casey Mittelstadt
Casey Mittelstadt is leading the team in points alongside Jeff Skinner, and he’s currently playing for a contract extension. Of his 13 points, 10 have come in the form of assists, but Mittelstadt must start shooting the puck more when driving it to the net to help compensate for the loss of Tage.
One of the flaws in Mittelstadt’s game, despite his vast improvement over the past calendar year, is that he still hesitates to shoot. His 21 shots on goal rank near the bottom of the pack among Buffalo Sabres forwards.
2 – Dylan Cozens
With just eight points in 14 games and a minus-2 rating, Dylan Cozens isn’t giving us the best encore performance following what was an excellent 68-point season last year. Cozens knows he needs to improve, and with Tage gone, that sense of urgency just skyrocketed and he no longer has a choice but to give the Sabres better results.
Cozens also needs to keep a cool head while on the ice. So far, he leads all Sabres forwards in penalty minutes with 25, and a player of his caliber needs to be in the game with the star player missing time.
3 – Jeff Skinner
Jeff Skinner leads the Buffalo Sabres with seven goals, but he needs to revert to that one-plus points-per-game pace he had going on last year. If we see Casey Mittelstadt bump up to the first line, it should help, as the former eighth-overall pick loves passing the puck.
But as mentioned, Mittelstadt also needs to start shooting more when he has an open look to try for rebounds. Skinner leads the team with 55 shots, so that’s not an issue, but he must crash the net more often when Mittelstadt or another center gets shots on goal and show a more tenacious side – even if he’s good at getting under an opponent’s skin.
(Statistics provided by Hockey-Reference)
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Shannon Irvine is a high achievement coach, entrepreneur, and Ph.D. in Neuro-Psychology.
She helps entrepreneurs grow & scale their mindset in order to get to that next level in their business.
Worth mentioning she is also is a fellow podcaster, and interviews the most successful entrepreneurs across multiple industries on a podcast called The Epic Success Podcast!
This episode today is SOOO important for any entrepreneur, and it opened a whole new world to me. I’ll forever remember this as the interview that bridged the gap for me between the spiritual and physical aspects in the way I think about my entrepreneurial efforts.
This was such an empowering talk for me, as our guest Ph.D.coached me on my limiting beliefs and gave us all super interesting points to think about.
She explained the physical reaction that thoughts create in our bodies and how it all ties to entrepreneurship.
The combination of mindset and science with neuro-psychology is just super interesting to me and this by far was one of the most interesting, thought-provoking episodes for me.
Find all shownotes and links from this talk on https://sagishrieber.com/podcast.
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A selfless landlady at a community pub in Boothstown is asking for donations of presents to provide disadvantaged children with some normality on what could be the most abnormal Christmas in recent times.
Karen Baird, landlady at the Royal Oak, Boothstown, launched the appeal through Facebook, asking locals to donate gifts suitable for children under 16 to prevent any child from waking up with nothing on Christmas morning.
“Every year I do something for charity, normally a food collection. But this year I felt that a lot of families would be struggling for toys and gifts for their children,” she said.
“So, we decided to do this this year to help families where parents have lost their jobs and could be struggling.”
With statistics showing that over one third of children across Salford were living below the breadline in 2019, it is leaving many concerned as to how families will cope after all of the financial challenges and unemployment that have been brought about due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Donations received so far include hundreds of soft toys, books, board games and more. She is still hoping for more donations of any suitable toys and gifts to help make a difference to families across Salford this Christmas.
“I have been doing collections for many years, but I feel we have had more support than usual this year, ” said Karen who has been overwhelmed by the response to this year’s appeal.
The donations will be going to the Salvation Army and also to domestic abuse centres to ensure those families who are really in need this Christmas are able to access this support.
The beloved landlady has previously been praised for her selflessness and heroism after arranging meals for those in need such as local NHS staff and elderly members of the community – all while the area’s pubs and businesses are already struggling with the uncertainty that has been brought upon them by Covid-19.
Anyone able to donate a present can message the page on Facebook, or dropping them off on a Friday between 2pm and 6pm, or at weekends between 1pm and 6pm.
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In August 1990, former President George H.W. Bush began Operation Desert Storm in response to the Iraqi invasion and occupation of Kuwait.
More than 650,000 U.S. military personnel would join the Gulf War over the next year before this Middle Eastern conflict formally ended on July 31, 1991.
Sadly, Gulf War illness continues to affect 30% of those veterans today, decades later.
While there is a limited understanding of this sickness, researchers are making strides to discover how to help affected soldiers, according to Jorge M. Serrador, an associate professor at Rutgers Medical School and a scientist at the New Jersey War Related Illness and Injury Study Center.
“Although it’s been more than 25 years since the conflict, we still do not understand the underlying cause of these symptoms and have yet to develop an effective treatment,” Serrador told Science Daily. “For these veterans, it’s like walking on a balance beam all day.”
This is an issue that could be impacting many of the 20,000 Latino soldiers who took part in Operation Desert Storm.
What is Gulf War Illness?
This condition is impacting a subset of service members who served in a Middle Eastern conflict, but there are a variety of health impacts, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
“These veterans have difficulty concentrating, difficulty remembering recent information and trouble finding words when speaking,” Glenn Lin, a professor of neuroscience at Ohio State University and who led a study that tested experimental drugs’ effect on the illness last year, told Ohio State News. “They also often feel down or depressed, irritable, moody, and anxious, and have problems getting to sleep or staying asleep.”
Gulf War illness’ effects can include:
- Joint pain
- Respiratory disorders
- Memory problems
Experts acknowledge there is a lack of hard evidence pointing to one root cause of the “cluster of medically unexplained chronic symptoms.”
What Do Experts Know?
During their time in active duty, these soldiers experienced some form of contact with numerous toxic chemicals and environmental hazards.
Some researchers, including Dr. Ashok Shetty, a molecular medicine professor at Texas A&M University’s College of Medicine and an associate director of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine, have connected Gulf War illness to these kinds of exposures.
“We knew several of the wartime chemicals in question could enter the brain through a leaky blood-brain barrier, which caused a buildup of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine,” Shetty said. “The acetylcholine typically excites neurons but can also make neurons sick or even die due to too much excitation, which creates the inflammation.”
Dr. Claudia Miller, an environmental health professor and leader of the Hoffman TILT program at UT Health San Antonio, connects Gulf War illness to Toxicant‐Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT).
“With the Gulf War veterans, it doesn’t matter so much which exposure caused their breakdown in tolerance — be it pesticides, smoke from the oil fires or pyridostigmine bromide pills,” Dr. Miller writes. “Those things have long since left these veterans’ bodies. It’s the aftermath of these exposures—the new-onset intolerances to low-level chemical exposures—which appear to be perpetuating their symptoms.”
Miller’s research shows that when veterans with Gulf War illness are introduced to new harmful environmental or chemical exposures, their symptoms worsened.
Gulf War veterans concerned about this illness can visit the VA’s website for more information about:
- The disease itself
- Benefits offered to those impacted
- Gulf War Registry health exam
- Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry
Find out more about TILT, and discover if you are experiencing the sickness by taking the QEESI and BREESI assessments — then share that information with your doctor to discuss how to create chemically-safe environments in the home.
TAKE BREESI & QEESI!
Editor’s Note: This article is part of a collaboration between Salud America! and the Hoffman Toxicant-Induced Loss of Tolerance (TILT) program at UT Health- San Antonio. To find out if you are TILTed due to exposure to everyday foods, chemicals, or drugs, take a self-assessment or learn more about TILT.
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We’re starting to organize our 2013 National Summer Tour and there are a lot of places we want to visit. If you want Sam Pace and the Gilded Grit to visit your town please let us know!
We are open to any suggestions but benefit greatly from venues that should be considered or connections you may have around town.
The sooner you get at us the better chance we can make it work. Hit us up on Facebook, Twitter, Reverbnation or email us at firstname.lastname@example.org.
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Gelligaer and Merthyr Common is an area of land in the South East Wales valleys. Gelligaer & Merthyr Commoners Association is currently delivering the Comin Cydweithredol – Common Connection Project.
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Sarissa Stencil System - Sci-fi Large Diamond
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Stupidity by any means necessary
The proliferation of "foo" culture is partly to blame for why kids are so dumb now
I remarked the other day on my Notes account that if you spend any amount of time online, it seems like society is rapidly coming apart at the seams. The fact that there’s something dumber or crazier occurring every day is jarring and difficult to keep up with.
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Emiliano wants to assess the importance of kelp forest ecosystems to sharks, and is using San Quentin Bay in Baja, California, to understand their value. He aims to show how changes in kelp forest communities might impact sharks under future climate scenarios. Using horn sharks and banded guitarfish as model species, Emiliano is analysing where sharks sit in the kelp forest food pyramid. He is also estimating the diversity and abundance of shark species, and hopes to show how a changing community structure in kelp forests as a result of climate change could affect sharks and rays.
I grew up in Veracruz, a coastal city in tropical south-eastern Mexico. As a child I looked for any excuse to go to the beach to see what the local fishers had brought in from the sea. It was there that I discovered sharks and rays, and from that moment I knew I wanted to study these species. That became my motivation to pursue a degree in marine biology. After I graduated, I moved to north-western Mexico to study for my Master’s and worked with blue shark fisheries in the region. While studying for my doctorate, I developed a project...
To understand the trophic importance of kelp forest for elasmobranchs (focusing on Data Deficient species) and to evaluate how changes to this habitat due to climate change could affect these species.
Kelp forest is one of the habitats most threatened by climate change. It is also used by elasmobranchs, but we do not fully understand its trophic importance to these species. We therefore do not know how the structure of the community within the kelp forest may change as a result of intensified impacts of climate change and how elasmobranchs in particular may be affected.
Kelp forest is a very productive and biodiverse habitat that is important for fishing, coastal protection, nutrient recycling and carbon sequestration. It is, however, also very vulnerable to warming events, which cause declines in the abundance of the kelp and changes in the structure, function and resilience of the forest. Recent studies have shown that kelp forests along the Baja California peninsula experienced significant changes in their trophic levels and community structure as a result of warming events, which are likely to intensify in the future. Some elasmobranch species use kelp forest, but its importance has not been explored fully, so we do not yet understand the effect that warming events have on the elasmobranchs in kelp forest. This project aims to evaluate the trophic importance of kelp forest in the San Quintin Bay area, using the horn shark and banded guitarfish as model species. We will estimate the abundance and diversity of elasmobranch species in kelp forest and use the results of our study to get a better understanding of how changes in the community structure of the forest caused by warming events may affect these species.
Colin is using ultrasound technology to understand if pregnant silky sharks are using particular coral reef sites in the Red Sea as pupping grounds. He will be tracking them to decipher their movement patterns. Silky sharks are often highest on the list of fished species in the Indian Ocean and Arabian Region, putting them squarely at risk of major declines. That makes knowing where they are pregnant and pupping – and at their most vulnerable – important to understand, and to inform spatial management plans.
Oceanic manta rays are endangered, with reports of up to 1,000 animals landed a year in Sri Lankan fisheries. Only 1,000 kilometres (620 miles) away, the world’s third largest oceanic manta ray population aggregates seasonally at Fuvahmulah in the Maldives. Simon wants to understand the degree of connectivity between oceanic mantas in the Maldives and those found in Sri Lankan fisheries surveys. He is documenting the population in the Maldives through photo identification and taking tissue biopsies annually to compare with those from Sri Lanka. By comparing chemical signals in the tissues, he will assess whether the rays are feeding in overlapping ranges.
Aaron is testing how epaulette sharks respond to different temperatures that model future climate scenarios. He wants to understand the genetics that underpin how epaulette sharks might respond. These sharks already have adaptations that allow them to live in extreme environments, as when they are exposed to low oxygen levels and high temperatures at low tide. How do they do this? And how might this make them resilient in the face of change? Aaron believes that this information is vital to predict the success of different sharks and rays in the future.
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Business Elements for Free Google Slides Theme and PowerPoint Templates
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Before embarking on a new project, especially if it’s about business, you need to write a proposal to explain the feasibility of that project. PPTMON offers this free theme that you can actually use for any kind of project regardless of the theme.
This template is designed very carefully so that it can be used for any subject. For example, wavy illustrations are visually appealing, and customizable layouts are useful for displaying things like project goals, results, timelines, and models. Presentations must be persuasive and confident, and be prepared for any questions that may arise. Simplify the process and make your presentations look professional with new free templates with photo and illustration designs that stand out. Are you ready to edit this multipurpose business template?
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2-4 Tilapia Fish Fillets
3 tablespoons melted butter
Savory Crackers – approx. 30
Heat oven to 400°. Lightly grease a large shallow baking dish.
Crush the Savory crackers in a zip top bag until they look like coarse breadcrumbs. Mix the melted butter and cracker crumbs together in a bowl.
Arrange fish on the baking pan. Sprinkle the crumb mixture over the tilapia fillets. Pack the crumb mixture over the top and sides of the fish fillets.
Place in the oven and bake for 20 minutes, or until the fish flakes easily. (Thin fillets may take less time, very thick fillets may take longer.)
Substitute tilapia for your favorite white fish. Also works great on chicken, but cooking time will increase.
Crumb coating can be adapted by adding your favorite herbs.
More crackers and butter mixture can be used for thicker coating.
For a more breaded crust: Beat an egg and dip fish in egg before topping with cracker crumb mixture.
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Welcome to our war THE TWO WORLDS OF CHARLIE F is a soldier's view of service, injury and recovery. Moving from the war in Afghanistan, through the dream world of morphine-induced hallucinations to the physio rooms of Headley Court, the play explores the consequences of injury, both physical and psychological, and its effects on others as the soldiers fight to win the new battle for survival at home.
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Seasoned IT Executive committed to leading and expanding a teams committed to profitable growth and quality service. Leverage past success in building trusted partnerships for channel partners and clients to deliver long-term sustainable results. Experience combines entrepreneurial and corporate experience of over 20+ years in business development, technology and winning sales through consultative solutions selling. Proven track record in sales strategy and working with senior leadership to meet evolving market changes.
Programming descriptions are generated by participants and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of SXSW.
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The researchers aimed to clarify the innovation mechanism for organizational change using the perspectives of social behavior and personality in a study of the Cha for TEA multiconcept tea chain restaurants, which is the biggest tea company in Taiwan. Innovation and creativity theories and Rhodes' (1961) 4P (person, process, product, and place) theory were adopted as a guideline for developing an in-depth interview. A case-based and qualitative research approach was used to facilitate the investigation of mechanisms associated with the behavior and personality of creative individuals. The results of this study can be useful for enterprises involved in establishing new service businesses.
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In this paper, in order to efficiently process skyline queries by the MapReduce framework, two algorithms are proposed to prevent the bottleneck of centrally finding the global skyline from the local skylines. The proposed algorithms aim to reduce the number of dominance tests, which check whether a data point is dominated by another data point, and perform the necessary dominance tests in parallel. The first algorithm uses a grid-based and an angle-based partitioning schemes to divide the data space into segments for finding the local skyline data points. Two sets of rules are designed respectively for the two partitioning methods to reduce the number of dominance tests among the local skyline data points to find the skyline data points. The second algorithm uses the skyline data points discovered from sample data points to filter out most non-skyline data points in the mappers. For the remaining data points, the dominance relationship between the grid-partitioning segments is used to further reduce the number of dominance tests performed in both the mapper and the reducer. The experiment results show that the proposed two algorithms have significant improvement on response time compared with the related works.
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Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Program 2023 now open in the United states of America for National and International Students so all the candidates must apply here and get this wonderful scholarship. Knight Hennessy Scholarship Program 2023 is for national and international students who wish to graduate from Stanford University so all the candidates must apply here in the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship 2022 and avail this opportunity.
The Hennessy Bursary is a unique opportunity for graduate students from all over Stanford University to participate in cultural and diverse activities for the students in the Hennessy Scholarship. In addition, a fully-funded USA bursary for international students and national graduates is a platform that brings a variety of educational experiences that enable graduates for the students in the Knight Scholarship so all the candidates must apply this scholarships
Knight Hennessy Scholarship Program 2023 Info:
Host Country: United States of America
University: Stanford University
Course level: Bursaries are available for all undergraduate programs in JD, MA, MBA, MD, MFA, MS, DMA, and only PhD programs, as well as dual degrees for the students in the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship.
Knight-Hennessy Scholarships Number: About 100 fully funded courses in the USA for the students
Deadline: 12 October 2022 is the last date for the Knight Scholarship.
Benefits of Knight-Hennessy Scholarship Program 2023:
• Scholars will receive financial assistance for up to three years from the time of admission and selection for the students in the Knight Scholarship.
• Government grant of tuition and related fees for the students in the Knight Scholarship
• A living wage will be paid for the students.
• Subsistence and tuition fees will be paid to cover room and board, books, study materials, teaching materials, local transportation costs, and appropriate personal expenses for the students in the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship.
• A round-trip economy class return ticket to Stanford will be issued annually for the students in the Knight Scholarship.
• Immigration grant once and for all students in the Knight Scholarship
Eligibility Criteria for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship 2023 Program:
• Graduates of all races, nationalities, genders, or ages can apply for a bursary in the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship.
• To qualify for a bursary, an applicant must register and be admitted to the Stanford degree degree program on a regular basis are eligible for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship.
• The applicant must be a newly enrolled student in the degree program are eligible for the Knight Scholarship.
• Applicant must have obtained a bachelor’s degree by January 2016 or later are eligible for the Knight Scholarship.
• For more information on the requirements of the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship visit the official website are eligible for the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship.
Required documents for Stanford University Scholarships 2023:
• Internet application
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Dear Principal / Secretary / Teacher,
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The Department for Education has today launched a review into tackling the “postcode lottery” of support services available for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) – just five years after launching its own major reforms to the sector.
The SEND review aims to improve the services available to families and equip school staff to respond to children’s needs, the DfE said on Friday.
The DfE said the review would help to improve capacity and support for families in England, as well as improve value for money.
In September 2014 reforms for children with SEND came into effect, designed to offer “simpler, improved and consistent help” for children and young people with additional specialist needs.
But since the reforms, the services and access available for pupils with SEND have been heavily criticised.
Leading think tank IPPR North found earlier this year that the amount of funding available for pupils with SEND had reduced across England since 2015. Meanwhile, the number of pupils with SEND has risen for a third consecutive year.
The new review will look at how the system has evolved since the 2014 reforms and it will explore the role of health care in SEND in collaboration with the Department of Health and Social Care.
Education secretary Gavin Williamson said the government is committed to supporting children with special education needs.
Williamson said: “Our reforms in 2014 gave vital support to more children, but we know there have been problems in delivering the changes that we all want to see.
“So it’s the right time to take stock of our system and make sure the excellence we want to see as a result of our changes is the norm for every child and their families.”
The government said the review will align incentives and accountability for schools, colleges and local authorities to make sure they provide the best support for children and young people with SEND.
It will assess what is behind the rise in education, health and care (EHC) plans, as well as making sure support is consistent across the country.
James Jamieson, chairman of the Local Government Association, said: “We are keen that this review also considers inclusion because we want to see all schools become more inclusive, so that more children with high needs can be appropriately supported in mainstream schools.”
He added that since the reforms, which extended eligibility for SEND support, councils have seen nearly a 50 per cent rise in children and young people with EHC plans – reaching 354,000 in 2019.
Caroline Dinenage, care minister, said the review will be “crucial” in revealing which parts of the system are working well and which are lagging behind.
The government has also announced Tony McArdle, lead commissioner in Northamptonshire County Council, will be the new chair of the SEND System Leadership Board.
The board will bring together sector leaders across education, health and social care to drive improvements.
He will also act as an independent advisor to the review, alongside Education Endowment Fund chair Sir Kevan Collins and Anne Heavey, national director of Whole School SEN.
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When the trend of Ayurvedic medicines is raising globally, are the manufacturers really serious to ensure & deliver best quality of Ayurvedic Medicines?
Moreover are they aware of Basics of Ayurved, its processing, Text references, Grantha, Patha, shloka? Are they focused on business rather than safety, quality & efficacy? Although regulatory bodies like FDA, Ayush are contentiously working in association with Industry, does the mere compliance of FDA regulatory norms like schedule T is sufficient to deliver high quality products? So can we hope that manufacturers will ardently achieve best quality ayurvedic drug production without intervention of regulating bodies?
Industry has to analyse retrospectively the impact of quality failures which may happen due to shortcuts in quality management system. Some manufacturers play with cost-cutting of medicines while overlooking various steps in processing like Shodhan Vidhi, Bhavana Vidhi, Putan sanskar and many more. They are intentionally taking calculated risks with such approaches. These manufacturers should evaluate whether the savings are worth the cost of company. They need to be aware that such negligence can become major cause of failures.
Industry should evaluate direct & indirect loss if a product fails in Quality. Direct cost may be loss of revenue, disposal of rejected materials & non-availability of rejected medicines. Further loss may be on account of recalls, suspended operations, settling legal notices etc. And above all is loss of reputation which may tarnish the image of Ayurved as a whole system which is very difficult to recover.
Do the companies evaluate the impact of compromising the quality on long run?
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On October 17th, 2024, SEW-Eurodrive, a renowned German brand, officially opened their new factory in Thanh Phu Industrial Park, Dong Nai. The SEW-Eurodrive Factory, with GFA of 9,500 m², is specialised in assembling high-quality gear motor and inverter products, further advancing SEW-Eurodrive’s production capabilities in Vietnam. SEAS Project Consultants was honored to participate in this grand opening event.
SEAS extends its heartfelt congratulations to SEW-Eurodrive on this important milestone and is proud to have provided comprehensive EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management) services for the SEW-Eurodrive Factory. We appreciate SEW-Eurodrive’s trust in SEAS to deliver this essential project.
The successful completion of the SEW-Eurodrive Factory reinforces SEAS’s portfolio in mechanical manufacturing projects. Explore our other mechanical manufacturing projects HERE.
Below are SEW-Eurodrive factory’s finished construction:
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If this is your first pregnancy and you want to know what to expect, you've come to the right place (via The Mail Online)
It's the article we've wanted to see for AGES – and it's finally here, thanks to good ol' Mail Online.
According to the report, it's not that easy to determine whether or not you're in labour.
And did you know, epidurals are not the only form of pain relief? A water birth, a warm shower and even a back massage could go a long way in offering relief.
Oh, and that saying about being so scared you wet yourself didn't come about for nothing. There's a strong chance your baby will empty their bowels upon entry into the world… (And you might too – SORRY!)
Get the full story on the Mail Online.
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Web attacks struck 38 percent of all computer users this year — an overall increase of 1 billion from 2013 — as cybercriminals become more focused on financial gain, according to Kaspersky Lab’s Security Bulletin 2014.
Based on data from the Web attacks blocked by its antivirus software products, Kaspersky’s report showed that while the United States and Russia have traditionally been the source of cybercriminal activity, Germany rose to second place in its rankings this year, followed by the Netherlands.
Perhaps the most alarming trend was a shift from targeting individual consumers to cybercriminal activity aimed at large financial institutions. For instance, in a detailed look at its findings on Securelist, Kaspersky analysts said mobile banking Trojans shot up by a factor of nine, and attempts to steal money through online banking channels hit nearly 2 million. Cybercriminals may also be acting strategically by launching malware during periods when people typically go on vacation, which could account for a spike that occurred in financial hacking in the late spring of this year.
Meanwhile, Businessweek pointed out that some of the malware isn’t limited to online users — it is also happening in bank machines, evidenced by the Tyupkin malware that exploited the physical keypads where people enter PINs. BankExchange.com suggested the economics of these tactics favor the attackers. A banking Trojan that only costs $3,000 on the underground market could wind up stealing close to $72,000 if an attack is successful. Mobile Enterprise posited that as Apple Pay and other forms of mobile payment vie for consumer attention over the next few years, this kind of danger is only set to increase in 2015 and beyond.
Who Is Vulnerable?
To some, the Kaspersky Lab data shone a huge spotlight on the increased vulnerability of Apple hardware and software. For example, the company detected nearly 1,500 OS X malware programs — much of it malicious adware — aimed at consumers this year, an average of nine attacks per OS X user over the course of 2014. When you consider this in the context of the overall security problems presented in the report, OS X is still not a high priority for attackers, MacRumors argued, and more entrenched operating systems such as Windows and even Android may represent a much larger target. Still, as The Telegraph pointed out, not all Apple security threats were desktop-based, with iOS-oriented malware such as WireLurker recently surfacing as a way to see user data.
If there is one area that is most susceptible to Web attacks, it’s likely the browser. As Computer Business Review reported, Microsoft’s Internet Explorer and Firefox often have security holes, and Java remains an area ripe for exploitation. In other words, don’t expect the situation to get much better when Kaspersky releases its report around this time next year.
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Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have been challenging for IT and security teams for as long as businesses have relied on technology. Every company’s IT system is as unique as the company itself. Your business may run on commonly used tools and apps, and industry best practices to deploy and configure them. Nevertheless, these systems get molded to the specific needs of the business over time.
Bringing Two Disparate Systems Together
This can make the M&A process difficult when it comes to bringing together the technical systems and security needs on which the merged companies must function. This can result in drawn-out projects that may take years to fully transition to one IT pipeline.
The growth of cloud platforms has made these already challenging processes more complex. First, many apps used for work moved to a software-as-a-service model. In addition, the assets which comprise the products and unique selling points of many businesses now reside in one of the many cloud-hosted platforms. They aren’t physical assets in a data center anymore.
In order to help address these challenges, assess and review tech early in the M&A cycle. It’s tempting to assess targets based mainly on their places in the market. After all, companies acquiring others want to fill a gap in their portfolio or own a specific tool or service. Checking for tech bottlenecks often comes late in the M&A cycle, leaving little time to consider the impact they will have on the future.
How Using OSINT Helps
This is where open-source intelligence (OSINT) can help. It lets an acquirer assess a potential target’s defenses and understand many aspects of the way it runs long before getting into the weeds of due diligence. As the name suggests, OSINT combines free, openly available information gathered from different sources. It builds a picture of a company’s posture and is uniquely positioned to assess cloud defenses.
The simplest route to get to know a company’s cloud security posture is to get OSINT health reports. These cover a lot of potential issues directly tied to the way the target company runs. They also pull their source data from multiple public scans and repositories. They can compare these with other, similar industry players, allowing a simple visual contrast with business rivals.
Some areas that an OSINT report will cover include:
- Platforms and services – What cloud-hosting platforms and services does the target use? What tech underpins their offerings and operations?
- Indications of compromise (IOCs) – Do the company’s IP addresses, servers or domain names appear in the IOC list of malware infections, botnets or spam?
- Email security – What platform does the company use? Has the company configured SPF, DMARC or DKIM records or have open relays on their infrastructure?
- Reported breaches or incidents – Has the company been the victim of any attacks they reported to a data protection body?
- Certificates – Does the company employ strong TLS configurations and relevant, up-to-date certificates?
- Application and server patching – Does the company keep its online assets up to date with both server and app updates?
- Application security – Do any public-facing apps contain vulnerabilities or misconfigurations?
- Footprint – From what locations does the company operate, including any cloud-based platforms or regional services? What IP addresses, domain names and other web properties does it own?
- Supply chains – What parts of their web-facing infrastructure does the company farm out to partners, such as developers, white-boxed services or subcontractors?
Assessing Information Security Resources
Knowing all of this helps to indicate the resources put towards information security generally, most importantly the delivery and management of those systems and services that face the public internet. A poor score in one or more areas may suggest a weakness in a certain skill set or a blind spot in defenses.
A lot can be inferred from the pictures they paint. For example, the use of a specific cloud-hosting platform or underlying tech can guide the acquirer towards picking a target that aligns with their tech base, helping smooth the transition. It will also be obvious right away if you will need to standardize towards a certain platform, such as moving from G-Suite to Microsoft 365.
The use of OSINT doesn’t replace the need for due diligence of IT systems and security practices once the acquisition is underway. However, it can help build a picture of how seriously a company takes security. In doing so, it reduces the risk of any nasty surprises further down the line.
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This website for SENSE OF DREAM VILLAS, a member of AVATAR SLTD HOTELS and Villas group (the “Site”) is maintained by or on behalf of AVATAR SLTD(“Company”) with G.T.O Number : 1040K121K2818201. By accessing and using the Site, you acknowledge and agree to the following terms and conditions:
The Site and all content contained thereon including, images, photographs, logos and other materials, and the copyrights, trademarks, trade dress and other intellectual property rights in such materials are owned by Company. The Site or any portion of this Site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose that is not expressly permitted by Company.
The Site may contain links to other websites. Company provides such links for your convenience only and is not responsible or liable for the actions of such independent websites. The inclusion of these links in no way indicates Company’s endorsement, support or approval of the content, advertising, products, services, policies or other materials on or available from such websites.
The Site and the content provided thereon is provided on an “AS IS” basis, without representations or warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties or title and implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose.
Limitation of Liability
IN NO EVENT SHALL COMPANY OR THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES, AGENTS, REPRESENTATIVES BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR ANY LOSS OR INJURY OR ANY DAMAGES, EITHER DIRECT, INDIRECT, PUNITIVE, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHERWISE (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS OR LOST SAVINGS) RESULTING FROM OR IN ANY WAY CONNECTED TO THE SITE OR THESE TERMS & CONDITIONS, EVEN IF YOU HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.
You agree to indemnify and hold Company, officers, directors, agents and employees harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorney’s fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the Site, your breach of these terms and conditions or your violation of any law or the rights of a third party.
Any disputes arising out of or related to the Site or these terms & conditions regarding bookings and/or cancellations, effected through the present Site, shall be handled, governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of Greece and subject to judgments and rulings by the legal courts of the region of the company’s seat.
These terms and conditions may at any time by amended, modified or supplemented, and your continued use of the Website will constitute your acceptance of any such amendment, modification, or supplementation.
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We value long term relationships with the people we serve. It’s one of the most important things we build. There is a powerful impact that happens when organizations operate within their strengths and work together to serve the community. Our goal is that we would continue partnering with these organizations even after the initial project is done, and below are a few of our long term relationships. It takes more than one group of people to serve a world in need.
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Help - Kilter Board
HELP INFO: Main FAQ | Kilter Board | Home Wall | Holds | Colors | Orders | Shipping | Bolts + Hardware | Gym + Bulk Orders | Videos | Guarantee
GETTING STARTED WITH KILTER BOARD
New to Kilter Board? We recommend starting with our Kilter Board Overview Guide.
KILTER BOARD FAQ
How Much Does a Kilter Board Cost?
You can see basic cost structure (and place a deposit) for both Original Kilter Board and Homewall Kilter Board systems on our site, depending on the size and options you choose. These costs do not include frame, mats, shipping or installation, but should give you a good idea of expense.
Planning a bigger project or need assistance? Click here to get the conversation going.
What size Kilter Board Should I Choose?
Plan the 16'x12' adjustable if you can fit it. If you can't, don't despair, 12'x12' and 8'x12' sizes are also good and share problems with the 16'x12'. If you can't fit these, we have a 7'x10' home size frame available with both the Original Layout and the new HW Fullride Layout. The HW Fullride Layout also comes in 10'x10', 8'x12' and 10'x12'. Sizing is stated as width x height, so 8'x12' is 8' wide and 12' tall. All the 12' tall versions also have a kickboard.
Should I Choose a HW Fullride Layout?
Featuring two overlapping layouts - get one for a lower price point entry or get both for a denser board! The 7' wide x 10' tall wall can be built at any angle from vertical to 70º overhanging. It is designed to fit under lower ceilings - you can build one at 40º in an 8' room! EXPANSION PACKS available for 10'x10' size, 8'x12' size, and 10'x12' size. All the larger sizes include all 7'x10' layout problems + additional rows or columns. The 10'x12' includes all the problems from all the smaller sizes.
What about the Original Kilter Board Layout?
The vast majority of Kilter Boards in gyms have the Original Layout. This layout with a fully adjustable frame means climbers of all abilities can climb on it. The lights make it intuitive for even non-climbers, and the most veteran climbers stay entertained at 45˚-60˚. Gyms reported the same - newer climbers, kids, and groups on the low angles and advanced climbers when it gets steeper. This means the Original Kilter Board can serve your entire customer base, from beginner to expert.
What about Texture?
We don't have texture on our boards and don't suggest it but there are some textured Kilter Boards in the world and they still work out fine.
I'm Considering a Kilter Board. What else should I know?
There is a lot that goes into planning the space for a Kilter Board, and we encourage you drop a note or email us at email@example.com. Kiel is available for emailing or calls (720-456-0543) and can talk to you about your space, make recommendations for size, frame type, and padding, and answer any other questions you have.
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Voluptas is a refined and delicious stimulating gel with a captivating and sensual flavour that combines moisturising action with the regenerative and softening properties of natural extracts of exquisite aromatic essences.
Delicious and provocative, it is perfect for those moments when you want alternative intimate flavours. This gel will tantalise your fantasies and add a touch of flavour during your most intimate encounters.
Also suitable for use as an intimate edible stimulating gel, its active properties guide you and your partner towards intense experiences. This warming effect gel is safe for use with latex objects and devices, and its formula guarantees total condom compatibility.
- Flavour: Choconut
- Latex compatible
- Dermatologically tested
- 100 ml
Edible massage gel Passion has never tasted this good
- Edible massage gels are specially formulated delectable gels for sensual massages. Their specific formulation means that they slide softly over the skin without causing stickiness while maintaining all the sweetness of natural extracts to guarantee maximum flavour.
Warming effect Stimulating and aphrodisiac
- The gel's warming effect envelops the entire body during the massage, stimulating intense sexual desire. A warm and enveloping sensation provides unprecedented moments of pleasure during massage, stimulating every couple's wildest fantasies.
Sensual aromas For intense flavour
- Thanks to the sensual scents contained in these gels, an intense vortex of flavours heightens the pleasure aroused during massage. Fruity flavours like strawberry or cherry, or more aphrodisiac flavours such as chocolate and vanilla, create an irresistibly delicious massage.
Condom compatible Safe for use with latex
- Thanks to its special formula, these edible massage gels are also suitable for use as flavoured warming-effect lubricants. Their delicate formulate means that they are condom compatible, helping to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted diseases due to unprotected sex.
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