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Dogology Tea Towel Pack Set of 2 Salmon Pink
Recycled Cotton pack of 2 teak towels
Dimensions: 50 x 70cm.
Comes on a gift card made from recycled cardboard
Fun set of two tea towels, one traditionally screen printed with a hand drawn dog print and the other is a complimentary pinstripe. Designed to celebrate our furry companions who fill our days with laughter, love and endless tail wags.
Please note all screens represent colour differently and shades may vary from what you see on our website.
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Our Abbie Hunt Bryce Home runs on support! Help hospice patients in need — donate today.
Caring for a sick loved one can be difficult—but when a loved one is diagnosed as terminal, the situation can seem impossible to both accept and to manage.
In addition to the physical complications, terminal diagnoses cause an emotional toll, sometimes impacting the patient’s family and support system just as much as the patient him or herself.
In this report, learn more about the signs including:
How do you know what the best fit will be for a loved one when sorting through senior living choices?
Why not consider the Morning Light Way, a four-step process that is proving to be great guidelines for those searching for living arrangements such as our Pennwood Place Apartments.
This report also serves as a guide for those running these facilities!
On the ninth of November, in the dusk of a late fall sky, we gathered with families, friends, and loved ones to honor 55 newly dedicated bricks—each one a lasting tribute to the residents cared for at Abbie Hunt Bryce Home over the past year.
The Abbie Hunt Bryce Home is a twelve-bed facility in the center of Indianapolis, serving the whole of the city and state. Watch this video to get a window into the life of our home!
This beautifully written article about the life of Abbie was penned by Mark Dunn, a resident of our home for over a year until this past July. For Mark, Abbie truly was a home for all seasons, and now it holds his memory alongside nearly 900 others who have found peace here since 2004. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Beatriz Perez joined Moore Rabinowitz Law following two decades at several of South Florida’s finest and largest defense firms. During her career, she worked as a lead assistant to trial attorneys who defended prominent institutional clients. Ms. Perez has been an essential member of trial teams who have successfully obtained large defense verdicts in high-profile cases.
Ms. Perez has a wealth of legal expertise based upon her vast experience in high-exposure litigation. Since joining Moore Rabinowitz Law, she has worked as a senior member of the firm’s litigation and trial support team. Ms. Perez was designated the lead paralegal for Adam Rabinowitz. Ms. Perez’s experience includes general civil and complex litigation, employment, medical malpractice, and professional liability.
Beatriz entered the legal profession following her graduation from high school and she has devoted her entire career to cultivating a high level of proficiency in the legal field. As a paralegal, she is routinely relied upon to independently manage files, organize discovery, and co-ordinate communication between attorneys, the court, and clients. She is a South Florida native and a proud mother of two beautiful children. Away from work, her passions include spending time with her family, involvement in her local community, and baking. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Our filling workshop uses advanced automation equipment and technology, and automated production greatly reduces human errors and ensures the stability of product quality. The production line is equipped with advanced testing equipment to monitor temperature, pressure, capacity and other parameters in real time.
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We have advanced injection molding equipment and adopt the latest technology and automation systems to improve production efficiency and product quality. Our registered workshop can customize products according to customers' requirements, whether it is shape, material, or size.
We have the ability to develop molds of different shapes and sizes and customize molds according to customer requirements. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
The Holy Grail of Digital Audio: Larry Ryckman and Shelly Yakus are the co-founders of the award-winning, cutting-edge Hollywood-based
audio technology company specializing in the development of proprietary and groundbreaking audio technologies and products. Partnering with producer Rodney Jerkins and artist Justin Timberlake, the two bring decades of producing, engineering and mastering experience to the venture they call “the answer to all your audio needs.”
Aftermaster was founded upon a multi-year, multi-million dollar development effort driven by innovators focused on exploring bold new possibilities in digital audio processing. Aftermaster Audio brings unparalleled amplitude, depth, clarity and fullness to any audio recording throughout its entire frequency range without compromise.
For TV, Aftermaster raises all dialogue levels while making all surrounding audio sound substantially better. “We found the Holy Grail,” Ryckman says. “We did something that no one else has been able to do: make a digital audio event sound better throughout the entire frequency range with a process. We’re the only audio technology in the world that can remaster music without changing the original intent of how the music was created.” Legendary mastering engineer Peter Doell heads up the mastering department.
ProMaster: Aftermaster Audio Labs operates state-of-the-art recording and mastering facilities in Hollywood. The facility comprises six recording and mastering studios, boardroom, lounge, production rooms and executive offices. In addition, the company is leveling the playing field for indie artists via its ProMaster service. For only $9.99 per track, they offer studio quality sound created by a team responsible for some of the biggest hits of all time––right to the customer’s inbox, for direct use on Soundcloud, iTunes or any other platform. Users can hear 90 seconds of each ProMastered version before they commit to buying the track.
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Contact AfterMaster Audio, 310-657-4886
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The advantage of doing one’s praising to oneself is that one can lay it on so thick and exactly in the right places.
More quotes by Samuel Butler
Man is the only animal that can remain on friendly terms with the victims he intends to eat until he eats them.
A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
What is faith but a kind of betting or speculation after all? It should be, I bet that my Redeemer liveth.
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.
I believe that he was really sorry that people would not believe he was sorry that he was not more sorry.
More quotes about Wisdom
The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to failure.
The Country is both the Philosopher’s Garden and his Library, in which he Reads and Contemplates the Power, Wisdom and Goodness of God.
I like to be beholden to the great metropolitan English speech, the sea which receives tributaries from every region under heaven.
Tis very certain that each man carries in his eye the exact indication of his rank in the immense scale of men, and we are always learning to read it. A complete man should need no auxiliaries to his personal presence.
True, there are architects so called in this country, and I have heard of one at least possessed with the idea of making architectural ornaments have a core of truth, a necessity, and hence a beauty, as if it were a revelation to him. All very well perhaps from his point of view, but only a little better than the common dilettantism.
We seem but to linger in manhood to tell the dreams of our childhood, and they vanish out of memory ere we learn the language.
All our progress is an unfolding, like a vegetable bud. You have first an instinct, then an opinion, then a knowledge as the plant has root, bud, and fruit. Trust the instinct to the end, though you can render no reason.
But human experience is usually paradoxical, that means incongruous with the phrases of current talk or even current philosophy. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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The HNRRKIT is a complete re-radiating system to allow you to re-radiate the GPS L1 carrier signal indoors. The HNRRKIT consists of a Roof Antenna, a plug-in re-radiating amplifier & a re-radiating antenna.
The roof antenna is a 38db Gain, 50 ohm antenna. The re-radiating amplifier has a 110V/220V/240V Plug-in transformer which powers the amplifier and the roof antenna. The signal from the roof antenna is amplified and radiated out the re-radiating antenna. If the GPS receiver has line of sight with the re-radiating antenna, it will receive the signal up to 100 feet away. The antenna voltage is standard set at 5VDC otherwise the customer must designate the source voltage and power supply preferred. For Example: HNRRKIT-N/5/110 is a Hangar Network Re-Rad Kit with a 110V power supply sending 5vdc to the antenna. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Lakers, Clippers may eye DeRozan, but don’t bet on him taking steep pay cut
DeMar DeRozan made $27.7 million last season in San Antonio, where he averaged 21.6 points and 6.9 assists a game.
A free agent who can sign anywhere he wants, DeRozan will take a paycut this season — just don’t bet on him taking one all the way down to $5.9 million to come home to Los Angeles. League sources told NBC Sports DeRozan expects eight-figure offers from teams looking for more scoring/shot creation and, while he grew up in Los Angeles and wants a ring, he’s not leaving that much money on the table. Talk around the league of DeRozan to L.A. seems to have cooled.
In a roundtable at the Los Angeles Times, Clippers writer Andrew Greif and Lakers writer Brodrick Turner said this about DeRozan:Greif: One name described as a target of the [Clippers’] interest in free agency is DeMar DeRozan, who is an unrestricted free agent.
Turner: DeRozan had his sights set on joining the Lakers as a free agent and coming home to play for his favorite team while growing up in Compton. But Russ put the brakes on that. DeRozan made $27 million last season and probably doesn’t want to take that big of a pay cut. So, for the Clippers to sign DeRozan, they probably would have to do a sign-and-trade. But watch out for Dallas possibly being a home for DeRozan.
Neither the Lakers nor Clippers can do a sign-and-trade. Bringing in a player on a sign-and-trade would trigger the NBA’s hard cap, expected to be set at $143 million next season — both teams will be well over that number. The Lakers have $120 million wrapped up in LeBron James/Anthony Davis/Russell Westbrook alone, there’s no room for a DeRozan sign-and-trade and the contracts to round out the roster. For the Clippers, once Kawhi Leonard opts-in/opts-out and re-signs with the team, they will be over the $143 million figure.
That leaves the Lakers and Clippers with the $5.9 million tax-payer mid-level exception to offer, and DeRozan’s value on the market is higher than that. DeRozan expects bigger offers — Turner mentioned the Mavericks, that rumor has been around for a while, and the Knicks have him on their radar — although how long a contract those teams will offer remains to be seen.
A more likely target for the Lakers/Clippers is someone like Patty Mills — both Los Angeles teams could use help off the bench at the point and more shot creation (he comes up in that L.A. times roundtable). Mills may have better offers, too, but a player such as that is a more realistic option than DeRozan. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Sugar Land Movers
If you’re planning to relocate your household—whether here in the Houston area or across the country—you have enough on your mind. Why add the unnecessary stress of managing your household move yourself? By turning to the professional Sugar Land movers of N.C. Texas Moving, you can rest easy that your household belongings are in highly qualified and caring hands. While you focus on your career, family, or other responsibilities, we’ll work tirelessly to ensure a hassle-free move from door to door!
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At N.C. Texas Moving, we strive to be more than just a reliable moving company; we want to be a trusted resource and supportive professional partner during one of the most stressful times in your life. Unlike many of the companies that may appear when you search “moving company near me,” we’re a dedicated and professional provider of top-quality moving services. With BBB accreditation, membership in the American Moving & Storage Association, and agent status with Allied Van Lines, there’s no limit to the service or expertise we offer!
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- Cranberry is one of the widely consumed and best loved berries
- These come loaded with a bevy of health benefits
- A recent study links cranberry consumption to reduced risk of UTIs
Colourful fruits and veggies are always recommended to be a regular part of your daily diet. These are loaded with numerous health benefiting properties and nutrients that are vital for the growth, repair and regulation of some of the most significant bodily processes. Cranberry is one of the widely consumed and best loved berries that also come loaded with a bevy of health benefits. A recent study published in the Journal of Urology links cranberry consumption to reduced risk of urinary tract infections. The findings showed that, overall, the use of cranberry products led to a statistically significant risk reduction in repeat UTIs, which affect the urinary system, including kidneys, bladder, and urethra.
"Our investigation supports that cranberry products can be a powerful tool to fight off frequent UTIs," lead author Angelo Luis, Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal was quoted by IANS. Some of the previously conducted studies link cranberry consumption with reducing the risk of developing a host of ailments. According to a research presented at the Cranberry Health Research Conference in Wisconsin, US, cranberry juice consumption may protect the heart. These are rich in phytonutrients and antioxidants. Another study published in Journal Nutrition noted that drinking low-calorie cranberry juice may lower the risk of developing diabetes and heart ailments like stroke.
This is not the first time when a team of experts linked cranberry consumption to reduced risk of urinary tract infections. Another study conducted by an Indian-origin researcher at the Boston University also examined the same link and concluded that the rate of UTIs decreased significantly among the participants who consumed cranberry juice over others who were put on placebo.
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I have another treat for all of you! A couple of weeks ago, I discovered a new sax player on Facebook who was posting killer transcriptions on Youtube. His name is Dimitrii Sergheev from Moldova. Dimitrii caught my attention because we seem to have the exact same tastes in great tenor sax solos that need to be transcribed.
I reached out to Dimitrii on Facebook and he happily sent me a bunch of his transcription and gave me permission to post them here on my site. Please support Dimitrii so that he is encouraged to keep transcribing these great sax solos!!! You can find him at Dimtrii Sergheev’s Youtube where you can “like” and “follow” his page to keep up to date with his latest transcriptions. You can also find him on his facebook page as well as hear samples of his sax playing on his soundcloud page.
Max Ionata’s Live Tenor Sax Solo on Parole Parole (starts at 2:06) Also check out the video from 3:30-4:00!!! I love the energy build up and the part where the singer is singing a Bb for tenor sax and Max goes up to an altissimo A and just holds it against the Bb until finally resolving to the Bb. Amazing!
The second solo transcription to check out from Dimitrii Sergheev is this ridiculously great Max Ionata tenor saxophone solo on Parole Parole from the live Youtube video above of Max performing with the Greta Panettieri Quartet.
I can’t express how great this tenor sax solo is by Max! It grooves incredibly and the lines are just so hip and soulful. It has that raw energy that you find in a “live” setting where anything can happen and Max nails it! The band and Greta are smoking as well. I love the interplay towards the end of the solo where everyone is jamming together while max is soloing! So much energy!
Below is Dimitrii’s Youtube transcription of the solo so you can hear it while following the transcription at the same time. Below that is a link where you can download the PDF of this great solo. Great job Dimitrii and thanks for sharing this great transcription with all of us!! Steve
Dimitrii Sergheev Transcription of Max Ionata on Parole Parole on Youtube
*If you would like to support me here at neffmusic.com, you can do so on the support page of my store by debit or credit card. Any support is appreciated and will go towards keeping this site running, saxophone reeds, mouthpiece patches, coffee, and towards justifying the many hours I spend on providing free transcriptions to the saxophone community! Thanks, Steve
If you love these type of solo lines, be sure to check out my PDF books “Approach Note Velocity Volume 1-Major” “Approach Note Velocity Volume 2-Minor“, which includes hundreds of approach note lines over major and minor chords that I have written out in all 12 keys. These lines are the foundation to building a great jazz vocabulary!! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Custom Sterling Silver Horse Hair Bangle featuring hair beautifully braided and placed into a sterling silver horseshoe or snaffle bit themed bangle. This bracelet can be made with your own horse's hair or horse hair from my collection. For this bracelet, I request a section of horse hair, preferably tail hair, about as thick as a pencil and at least 12" long. If you do not have this amount of hair, please reach out to me before ordering. I am willing to try to work with less hair and/or mane hair. Please Note: Due to costs, I keep limited sterling silver bangles in stock. This item takes an extra 4 to 8 weeks to be completed and shipped.
Custom Full Sterling Silver Horse Hair Bangle
Please treat your horse hair jewelry like a fine piece of jewelry. Although the horse hair is very durable and can withstand daily wear, it can become snagged on other jewelry or items in your environment. While some of my jewelry is designed for daily wear, most items should not be worn out to do barn chores. Washing jewelry: You may rinse your jewelry or wash it with a gentle shampoo and allow to air dry. Do not expose jewelry to hair dyers or excessive heat. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
The "Cresciamo insieme" Park
The history of the rest home in Orentano has its roots in the past decades. It was, in fact, started in the 80's when Don Giovanni Fiaschi was the parish priest. The work was initially sustained with the offerings of the parishioners and of those who had gone from Orentano to Rome to work. However, with the passing of the years, the realization of the structure was interrupted, also and above all because of an unclear destination to give to the building once the works were completed. After many years of suspension of work, in 2010, the Foundation 'Madonna del soccorso' ONLUS was invested to study a solution and a destination for the work. In 2011, after studies and reflections, it was decided to proceed with the construction of the new nursing home for the non-self-sufficient - called 'Our Lady of the Rosary' - which was inaugurated on March 4, 2012 in the presence of His Most Reverend Eminence Card. Raymond L. Burke and the Bishop of the Diocese S. Ecc. Most Rev. Mons. Fausto Tardelli. The facility was then expanded in the year 2018 and currently houses up to 80 seniors in residential and 18 in semi-residential. It is, therefore, a modern, familiar and organized Retirement Home for non-self-sufficient elderly people within which is also established the homonymous Day Care Center for non-self-sufficient elderly people. The RSA is accredited ex LRT 82/2009 and agreed with the ASL Toscana Centro ex DGRT 995/16. The Direction of the structure assigns particular attention to the quality of service provided, the promotion of activities of animation, physiotherapy and relational in order to develop and enhance the residual capacity of the grandparents in all aspects, both physical and psycho-affective. The structure is equipped with internal services such as laundry, ironing and kitchen and has a large outdoor park: Cresciamo Insieme Park with its animals. The Park is also an integral part of the educational and pedagogical planning of the nursery school and kindergarten S. Anna of Orentano always managed by the Foundation. In addition to the Region of Tuscany, the Municipality of Castelfranco di Sotto, the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di S. Miniato, the Fondazione Tesi Group and the Fondazione Cattolica assicurazioni have also contributed to its realization.
Welcome to Cresciamo Insieme Park!
The first was a donkey. Then came the goats and three deer donated by the park of Migliarino, piglets found in Santa Croce sull'Arno, pheasants arrived from the zoo of Pistoia. Now they are all in Orentano. The project is called Cresciamo Insieme (Let's grow together) and it is not a zoo. At the rest home in Orentano of the Madonna del Soccorso foundation they were the first to arrive... but not the last! Many animals that keep grandfathers and grandmothers company are here today. The project, supported and financed also by the Tuscany Region and by the CRSM Foundation is now available to the whole population and in particular to the guests of the structure, to children and young people of all ages! In this area there is the Park "Cresciamo Insieme" (Let's grow together) in which are housed, as a large reception center, more than 40 different species of farm animals and pets related both to the activities of the nursing home and to the teaching with the schools of the territory. The park is characterized by the presence of spaces for animals and paths that cross it.
In the hope that the visit to the Park is not only a beautiful day for visitors to spend outdoors, but also an opportunity to learn about and observe a small part of the fauna of the Earth, it is appropriate to respect some small rules, in order not to deface the landscape:
- do not feed or disturb the animals.
- do not throw papers, cigarette butts or anything else on the ground
- do not talk loudly and do not run
- do not approach within one meter of the fences
- do not pick up flowers and leaves
- throw waste in the appropriate containers
Remember that differentiating waste, recycling cans, paper, glass and anything else, is a small sign of respect and conservation.
Children must be supervised and accompanied by an adult after receiving adequate information.
The direction declines every responsibility deriving from the non-observance of such rules. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A true African fusion of Moringa, Buchu, Rooibos, and Hibiscus flower.
Moringa, a tree with a rich history dating back to ancient civilizations such as the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans, is known for its revered properties. In this unique blend, Akan have combined Moringa with Buchu, a vital element of the indigenous culture and medicinal legacy of the Khoisan people. Buchu, sustainably harvested and cherished within the Western Cape of South Africa, comes together with the beloved African Hibiscus and a hint of Spearmint, creating a one-of-a-kind flavor experience suitable for the entire family to enjoy.
Dried Moringa leaf, Buchu, Hibiscus & Spearmint
Pour hot water into a pot or cup. To preserve nutrients, do not use boiling water. Immerse bag in water and repeatedly dunk. Steep for 3-5 minutes. This easy to drink tea can be taken with honey or lemon as per taste. Also delicious as iced tea.
Packaging Info: No plastic is used on the box, the box and teabags are plastic-free, the inner foil to hold and keep the teabags fresh is recyclable and the teabags are compostable | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Services, Getting There Supplies: Reno is about 60 miles to the south. Hikes & Trails Related Areas Map Information Benchmark Gazetteer, pages 38 and 46. |
Wilderness Area Status Wilderness Study Area Management Managing Agency: Bureau of Land Management Breaking News- April 7, 2023 On April 7, 2023, Senator Rosen released a working draft of the Truckee Meadows Public Lands Management Act. A portion of this act includes permanent conservation protection for 268,658 acres of the Dry Valley Rim, Twin Peaks, Buffalo Hills, and Poodle Mountain Wilderness Study Areas re-branded as the Smoke Creek National Conservation Area (NCA). Included within the proposed NCA are the Burro Wilderness (6,343 acres) and Wrangler Wilderness (49,540 acres). Area Description With elevations reaching 6,200 feet, a 17-mile-long, east-facing fault block rising 1,500 feet above the surrounding country forms the central feature of the Dry Valley Rim WSA. From the top of the rim you can experience breathtaking vistas of the desolate Smoke Creek Desert falling away to the east. This unexplored region promises a high potential for the discovery of early man archaeological sites. Colorful patches of bright green, yellow and orange lichens contrast with the rich browns and blacks of the rimrock. In the spring, spectacular wildflower blooms add brilliant blues, violets and yellows to the riot of color. Wild horses, burros, and antelope are found throughout the WSA, and the Dry Valley Rim itself provides an outstanding habitat for raptors. The northern 2/3 of the WSA protects valuable strutting grounds for the rapidly-decreasing population of Nevada Sage Grouse. Wildlife viewing is best on the broad western slopes where wintering deer and antelope herds congregate. Bands of wild horses and burros are also common. They graze on the blanket of sagebrush and grass. Dry Valley Rim WSA is part of a larger complex of wilderness study areas, with the Buffalo Hills, Poodle Mountain, Twin Peaks and Skedaddle WSAs. Burro Mountain, Tule Peak and the Granite Range expand the habitat and open space to ensure the connectivity from Hart Mountain through the Sheldon, Wall Canyon, and Black Rock regions through to the Sierra Nevada. Throughout this sweeping complex, benches, canyons, groves, ephemeral lakes and rock outcrops provide varied topography and habitats for sage-grouse and other wildlife. In the last decade, thousands of acres of private lands were made public through funding from the Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act. The now-public springs and riparian areas in this complex provide essential brood habitat for sage-grouse. Managing these areas to enhance ecological health will benefit not only sage-grouse population growth, but also other wildlife and human visitors as well. Hiking and hunting here. Explore the rugged canyon areas of the northern upland. This fault block rises gradually from the western side of the WSA to the abrupt 500 to 1500 foot face of Dry Valley Rim on the east side. This Wilderness Study Area is a component of the Bureau of Land Management's National Conservation Lands. Wildlife: Nevada sage-grouse, deer, pronghorn, raptors. |
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New Day Ministries International
"New Day Ministries International under the leadership of
Elder Calvin and Apostle-Elect Quintella Moore welcome you to our Church Family!
We are real people who understand the challenges of life, acknowledging a real God who surpasses any difficulty. New Day Ministries International was Founded in 2007 and relaunched in 2017,
NDMIntl is a ministry reaching people both inside and outside the traditional church walls.
Our focus is Jesus Christ, and through The Gospel of Jesus Christ, we are dedicated to living by faith the abundant life: salvation, deliverance, healing, and restoration Jesus Christ has promised to
His Church here on earth as it is in Heaven!"
In addition to our main campus located in Bay-Waveland, MS, we also service other areas with a Satellite Campus in Spring Lake, NC, and a Virtual Campus with an extension into Germany,
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Port Stephens Council has been forced to close the Boomerang Park off leash area after it was hit twice by vandals.
Over the last two weekends the site has experienced ongoing attacks, with deep tyre marks etched into the ground, causing significant damage.
The council says it is costing them and ratepayers thousands of dollars to repair and impacting the users of the facility.
Police are investigating and are calling on residents who may have witnessed anything to contact Raymond Terrace Police Station on 4983 7599.
It’s expected the site will be closed until mid-May. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Campaign to support affordable housing for low-income families
TORONTO, June 23, 2017 /CNW/ - Choice Hotels Canada, Canada's largest hotel franchisor, is pleased to announce the launch of their new Book To Build campaign, a charitable program in partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada to raise an estimated $100,000 for families in need of affordable housing.
From Friday, June 23 to Sunday, July 9, guests staying at any of the 132 participating Choice Hotels' locations will have a portion of their stay donated to Habitat for Humanity Canada. 100 per cent of funds raised will be directed to local Habitat for Humanity offices to help families across the country.
"Through our partnership with Habitat for Humanity Canada, Choice Hotels Canada is giving more than just our guests a comfortable, reliable, and affordable stay. We believe hospitality extends far beyond our hotels and into the communities where we live and work," says Brian Leon, Managing Director, Choice Hotels Canada. "Our properties are passionate about supporting our communities and making a difference in the lives of the people who reside there."
Habitat Canada is a non-profit organization working towards a world where everyone has a safe and decent place to live. Habitat Canada believes in bringing communities together to build strength, stability and independence for families in need of housing.
"We're not just building houses – we're building homes, we're building stronger families, and we're building stronger communities," says Mark Rodgers, Habitat Canada's President and CEO. "I'm thrilled that Choice Hotels is partnering with us, which will allow us to partner with even more families."
Habitat Canada has a long history of creating affordable housing opportunities and according to a recent survey conducted by the organization, Habitat home owners report being 86 per cent happier since moving into their new Habitat home and 65 per cent reported that their children's confidence had improved.
Through its social responsibility, Choice Hotels Canada supports reputable charitable organizations that focus on shelter, education and community development as it relates to children. Through Book To Build, Choice hopes to raise $500,000 over the next five years for Habitat for Humanity Canada.
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Beijing: A Chinese firm ensured supply of hybrid rice seed to their partner in the Punjab province despite difficulties in wake of novel coronavirus outbreak.
Huang Yao, a salesman of Jiangsu Hongqi Seed Industry Co., Ltd, an enterprise engaged in wholesale and retail of corp seed in east China’s Jiangsu Province. His company reached an agreement with the Pakistani side to ship 500 tonnes of hybrid rice seeds after the Spring Festival.
However, affected by the epidemic, the seeds could not be processed and packaged as planned, according to local media.Thanks to the help of the customs of the city of Taizhou, which opened a green channel and streamlined the process, the seeds were finally loaded on a ship and departed for Pakistan at the end of February.
“If these seeds couldn’t be delivered to our customers in time, our business and reputation could be damaged, while the local grain yield in Pakistan could also be affected,” said Zha Lianqun, general manager of the company.
After a weeks-long journey, the seeds recently arrived in Rahim Yar Khan, a city in Punjab Province. By convention, Huang, who is in charge of the business with Pakistani partners, needs to follow the seeds to their destination, and monitor seed quality and provide training for local farmers.
The 32-year-old has visited Pakistan three times a year since 2017, and spends two to three months there each time. During his stay, Huang took part in sowing seeds, breeding seedlings and applying fertilizer with local farmers, sharing experience and giving them guidance.
He also traveled to inspect the output during the harvest season and collected feedback from local farmers.
“I can’t fly to Pakistan at the moment, but my colleagues and I delivered a batch of masks to our partners in the city of Rahim Yar Khan,” said Huang, adding that although he is in China, he still worries about Pakistani farmers and friends who also face the risk of being infected by the deadly virus.
In addition, Pakistan has struggled to combat locust plagues which have destroyed crops and threatened the livelihoods of farmers since the end of last year. “This batch of seeds aims to help ensure the grain yield of Pakistan this year,” Zha said.
China and Pakistan have seen closer cooperation in agriculture in recent years since the launch of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under the Belt and Road Initiative in 2015. China’s seed products have become very popular with Pakistani buyers.
Huang’s company obtained an order of 100 tonnes of hybrid rice seeds from Pakistan in 2017 and expects the export volume will exceed 1,000 tonnes in 2021.
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New York City Football Club are back on home soil on Saturday afternoon as they welcome the Chicago Fire.
The Boys in Blue return to action in a 6:00pm ET kick-off at Citi Field.
Here are the Keys to the Match, presented by Ford…
2023 has been a challenging year for NYCFC.
The Boys in Blue have faced many difficult tests during the campaign and now they finish the year at home in New York. Games in the Five Boroughs have always been special for NYCFC with both layers and coaches, past and present, speaking of the special aura games in New York can generate.
The fans play a huge role in cultivating that atmosphere, and Saturday represents another opportunity to make home advantage count. The team still has a shot at making the playoffs, provided they can win and results elsewhere go their way.
Head Coach Nick Cushing said himself that regardless of the playoff picture the team is determined to finish strong and entertain during the last game of the campaign. They can do that and potentially secure a playoff spot meaning the game against Chicago could be another memorable one in the Club's history.
The Chicago Fire arrive in the Five Boroughs knowing a victory will give them the best shot at securing a playoff place.
Frank Klopas’ side have one win in their last five MLS road games, but interestingly, that away victory came during their last outing when they overcame Red Bulls 1-0 at the start of October. That result meant the Fire are still in with a shout of a place in the post season - although they will need results elsewhere to go their way.
Chicago come into the contest off the back of a win, and with both teams keen to secure three points it promises to be a competitive end to the regular season.
Nick Cushing has often discussed preferring form over freshness when selecting his team.
The NYCFC Head Coach has been afforded a two-week international break to further evaluate his squad in terms of both form and freshness. For example, Costa Rican international Alonso Martínez has gained more match sharpness with each passing week and could be handed his first start against Chicago. Cushing has a number of attacking combinations he could put together, and while that might provide a selection headache, it is also a blessing.
The opportunity to spring a surprise should give Frank Klopas something to think about in the build-up to the contest, and for those who aren’t named in the starting XI, there remains a chance to enter the field from the bench and change the game.
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We are large producers of soft citrus and table grapes but also supply other products such as deciduous and hard citrus.
We provide access to many of our prime products and in particular some of the niche varieties propagated over the years. These include the Midnight Beauty (black seedless) grapes and Late Mandarins (Nadorcott, Orri, Mor).
Thanks to the production on our farms we are able to offer a more diverse selection of products all year round.
Our own pack houses and partnerships with key pack houses mean that we are able to control the quality of the product we pack.
This also includes control of the use of pesticides to meet global import requirements and the required quality specifications.
We strive to obtain good returns for our fruit and are aware that our customers also need to prosper.
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ARSENAL star Declan Rice has been mocked by rival fans after being spotted “playing up for the cameras” in Champions League training.
ReutersDeclan Rice has been mocked by fans for ‘playing up for the cameras’[/caption]
There could be several Champions League debutants for Arsenal tonight, one being the club-record £105million signing Rice.
Prior to tonight’s game, Rice had been panned for his reaction to being handed an Adidas Champions League ball which Arsenal were training with.
As Emile-Smith Rowe handed Rice the ball he held it in hand, pausing for a while and smiling.
The video went viral and rival fans took to Twitter to comment on the midfielder’s reaction.
One fan said: “Stop playing up for the camera.”
A second said: “Begging it for the camera.”
A third put: “Accidentally gives the camera a stare afterwards.”
A fourth added: “Even Smith Rowe calls him out you can see him pointing at the cameras.”
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Music has a significant impact on emotional state and body. A faster pace of music can help you be more focused. A slower pace will quiet your mind and ease your muscles, causing you to feel calm and relaxed while relieving stress from your day. Stress relief music can be a great way to relax and manage stress..
This relief frequency is guided from 12 Hz to 10hz, It has 2 different layers of mono beat frequencies to help you focus and also help to improve your over all mood and ensure calmness in you.
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Siv is a composer, producer, and sound designer. He incorporates digital sound synthesis,
field recordings, found sounds, and samples and straddles multiple musical worlds without
identifying with any genre. Drawing on his formal training in Indian classical music and Sound Design,
he combines ragas with raving synths and evolving pads pulsing to nature's rhythms to create unique compositions.
To him, every song has a narrative and music is anything that can touch a soul, comfort it and heal it | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
As today's cloud providers strive to attract customers with better services and less downtime in a highly competitive market, they increasingly rely on remote administrators including those from third party providers for fulfilling regular maintenance tasks. In such a scenario, the privileges granted for remote administrators to complete their assigned tasks may allow an attacker with stolen credentials of an administrator, or a dishonest remote administrator, to pose severe insider threats to both the cloud tenants and provider. In this paper, we take the first step towards understanding and mitigating such a threat. Specifically, we model the maintenance task assignments and their corresponding security impact due to privilege escalation. We then mitigate such impact through optimizing the task assignments with respect to given constraints. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness of our solution in various situations.
DBSec 2018: Data and Applications Security and Privacy XXXII
July 16-18, 2018
IFIP International Conference on Database and Application Security and Privacy (DBSEC 2018)
, Wang, L.
, Jajodia, S.
and Singhal, A.
Modeling and Mitigating the Insider Threat of Remote Administrators in Clouds, DBSec 2018: Data and Applications Security and Privacy XXXII , Bergamo, IT, [online], https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95729-6, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=925918
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DRAMA; 1hr 37min
STARRING: Stephen Dorff, Elle Fanning
Pop music: Dorff and Fanning
Johnny Marco (Dorff) lives aimlessly in Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont hotel where models flit through discreetly lit corridors like angular fish, and willing girls and opiates are always at arm’s length. Johnny is a film star, which explains a lot, but he’s also a dad — although as writer-director Sofia Coppola (Marie Antoinette) contemplates his sybaritic routines, it’s clear that his 11-year-old daughter Cleo (Fanning, Dakota’s bright-spark younger sis) plays a minimal part in a demimonde that Johnny himself is barely engaged with.
Everything shifts, however, when Johnny’s ex-wife takes off, leaving the little girl in his care and the man with everything and nothing begins to question where he’s headed. Father and daughter travel to Italy and Johnny is treated like royalty throughout, which Cleo takes in her grounded-kid’s stride. Even so, this is as wild a ride for a kid as it is for anyone else. Coppola, whose understanding of it runs deep, takes its measure with such an unrushed insider’s command that it’s only by the end of the road that we see how far Johnny has travelled. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Welcome to Nook, a hospitality soft brand that celebrates the beauty of nature and the allure of luxury experiences. We invite you to apply for a membership, where your property can flourish within our community. Discover why partnering with Nook is the key to unlocking new heights.
Before Nook, there was no consistent brand to turn to for an incredible outdoor experience. Nook stands out in the market, offering a carefully vetted collection of member properties at the gateway to the great outdoors. Our three categories—Upscale Glamping, One-of-a-Kind, and Boutique Outdoor Hotels—allow your property to shine among a diverse range of outdoor hospitality.
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An ultralight shelter with greater volume, Hornet OSMO™ offers enviable living space and comfort without sacrificing its minimal weight. The Hornet OSMO is made with the ultralight variation of our OSMO™ fabrics, arming it with 3x less wet stretch and a level of water repellency that starts drier and stays drier than the rest. A minimal pole structure that sets up lightning-quick and pairs with our volumizing Flybar™ and door clips to create generous internal space. Triangulated reflective guy-outs and corner struts also increase volume at the foot and protect sleeping bags from tent wall condensation. An overhead Nightlight Pocket™, Gatekeeper™ one-handed tiebacks, and rectangular Divvy Cube™ stuff sack are new additions that add ease and creature comforts. The 3-person Hornet OSMO tents have two doors and two vestibules and weights under three pounds.
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BOZEMAN – Montana State University’s Schutter Diagnostic Laboratory has been receiving numerous samples of wheat plants that have yellow, or yellow and brown spotted, lower leaves. Given the spring weather, as well as a lack of diagnosed disease in many of these samples, experts at MSU believe frost damage, drought stress and nutrient deficiencies are likely culprits.
Nutrient deficiencies may seem unlikely for those who used starter fertilizer, but plants need water to take up nutrients, and many areas of the state received well below normal precipitation in April and early May.
“Immobile nutrients, such as phosphorus, potassium, and zinc, are especially reliant on water to help them move toward plant roots,” said Clain Jones, Extension soil fertility specialist in the Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences at Montana State University.
Another possible cause of some of the deficiencies may be the record rains last August.
“These would have leached mobile nutrients, such as chloride, nitrate, and sulfate, out of the upper root zone,” said Jones.
Small grain roots will eventually catch up to these nutrients, but winter wheat that is stressed due to drought and frost will take longer than normal to reach those nutrients. Chloride and nitrate deficiencies will show up first on lower leaves, sulfate on upper leaves.
In addition, urea broadcast in the last 30 days may not have received enough moisture to convert to available nitrogen forms or be pushed down into the root zone.
Producers have a couple of options. The first is to wait for moisture and warmth.
“Applying nutrients that may already be in the soil but aren't being taken up because of the dryness would be a waste,” Jones said.
If you've fertilized with nitrogen this winter or spring, and applied both sulfur and potash for potassium and chloride with your seed, then the nutrients are likely there but aren’t being taken up in large enough amounts by the plant roots because they're stressed. Patience may be the best strategy in this case.
However, if you did not apply potash or sulfur, then a chloride or sulfur 'rescue' treatment may be warranted. Contact your county Extension agent or crop adviser about soil and tissue testing and to determine fertilizer options.
For more information on soil fertility, see Jones's website http://landresources.montana.edu/soilfertility.
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Red Cross President Resigns After Friction With Board
This article is from the archive of The New York Sun before the launch of its new website in 2022. The Sun has neither altered nor updated such articles but will seek to correct any errors, mis-categorizations or other problems introduced during transfer.
American Red Cross President Marsha Evans, who oversaw the charity’s vast and sometimes criticized response to Hurricane Katrina, is resigning effective at the end of this month because of friction with her board of governors, the organization said yesterday.
Red Cross spokesman Charles Connor said the board was not unhappy with Ms. Evans’s handling of the hurricane response, “but had concerns about her management approach, and coordination and communication with the board.” It was the second time in three years that such feuding led to a leadership change after a national disaster.
Jack McGuire, the executive vice president of the charity’s Biomedical Services, was named to serve as interim president and CEO while a search for a permanent successor to Ms. Evans is conducted.
Ms. Evans, a former Navy rear admiral and head of the Girl Scouts of the USA, took over as Red Cross president in August 2002 as the organization was shaking off criticism of how it handled some donations sent in response to the September 11, 2001, terror attacks.
The Red Cross emerged from that controversy with promises of greater openness and accountability, but the unprecedented challenges posed by this year’s hurricanes raised new problems. Critics said the Red Cross failed to respond quickly enough in some low-income, minority areas; others faulted it for balking at cooperation with local grass roots organizations even as it collected the bulk of the relief funds – more than $1.8 billion.
Ms. Evans, 58, acknowledged in September that the organization’s response to Katrina and Hurricane Rita had been uneven, and said that the destructive power of the storms – along with the flooding that followed – “eclipsed even our direst, worst-case scenarios.”
In recent weeks, the organization has vowed to address some of the criticisms by seeking greater diversity within its ranks and establishing partnerships with local groups.
Ms. Evans’s resignation came hours before a House subcommittee hearing in Washington focusing in part on the Red Cross’s response to Katrina, including fund raising as well as distribution of aid to evacuees. Among the problems, according to witnesses: poor coordination with other charities in providing shelter, creating gaps in aid particularly in far-flung rural areas, and unclear accounting of its finances.
“‘Empty,’ ‘running on fumes,’ ‘dangerously low’ are all terms that the Red Cross used during its 2004 fiscal year to describe the state of its disaster relief fund,” Daniel Borochoff, president of the American Institute of Philanthropy, said in a prepared statement before the hearing.
“The Red Cross does not make clear in disaster fund-raising pleas its true financial position or the amount of discretionary money it has available to spend on disasters,” he said.
Ms. Evans, in a statement Tuesday addressed to her colleagues, said she had been thinking about leaving the Red Cross earlier, but stayed on after Katrina hit to “lead our pivotal response to that epic tragedy.”
“Now, with our successful hurricane response continuing in steady hands, I believe the time is right to step down,” she said. “I look forward to spending more time with my family.”
She praised the services of the 220,000 volunteers who responded to the hurricanes and described the charity as “far better prepared to face the challenges of the future than when I joined you all in August 2002.”
Many donors were upset to learn belatedly that $200 million was set aside for future disasters rather than to help victims of the hijackings. The Red Cross shifted the money back and promised greater accountability in future disasters.
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, who chairs the Red Cross board, praised Ms. Evans’ performance, including a reorganization at the Washington headquarters and a strengthening of local disaster response practices.
“We anticipate no major changes in strategic direction, and expect to continue all initiatives currently underway,” Ms. McElveen-Hunter said in a statement. “Our focus will continue to be on ensuring a healthy and safe blood supply, preparing for and responding to natural and man-made disasters, and providing lifesaving Red Cross services in our neighborhoods and, when called, around the globe.” | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Elections are bad for business because economic uncertainty increases during political campaigns, according to a newly-published study by a Massey University researcher.
Massey's senior finance lecturer Dr Alexander Molchanov was part of a team that studied stock market volatility across 50 countries in the six-month lead up to an election and in the year after.
They found countries that hold national elections have more volatile economies than autocracies because investors and businesses are put off by the risks associated with political uncertainty.
The study also revealed that markets do not always settle down the year after an election.
"Export-oriented industries in particular, such as we have in New Zealand, show higher volatility when political risks are high," says Dr Molchanov.
They also found labour-intensive industries had higher volatility when left-wing governments were in power or when labour laws were stricter, he said
The researchers say the study settles the argument of whether political outcomes influence stock market volatility.
It is believed to be the first paper to analyse the impact of political events on return volatility over such a large set of countries.
- NZ HERALD ONLINE
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The Whangamata Marina Society has moved to have Conservation Minister Chris Carter's decision to veto plans for a $10 million marina at Whangamata tossed out by the High Court.
Society president Mick Kelly and the society's lawyer, Mai Chen, today filed an application for a judicial review of Mr Carter's decision in the High Court at Wellington.
Mr Carter, who had the final say on the marina, prompted outrage from marina supporters last month when he vetoed it - against the Environment Court's recommendation.
Mr Kelly today said the society and its legal team were convinced Mr Carter had not followed proper process in making his final decision.
Mr Kelly and Ms Chen said among Mr Carter's "mistakes" were:
* Reinvestigating evidential findings of the Environment Court, outside the allowed statutory process;
* Placing undue weight on Maori and environmental considerations;
* Considering new matters in his decision, when any new matters should have been referred back to the Environment Court;
* Deciding the matter before hearing from the society, which breached natural justice;
* Acting inconsistently with an agreement with the previous government in the 1990s;
* Misunderstanding some matters of fact.
Mr Kelly said the society felt it had suffered a "serious miscarriage of justice".
He said Mr Carter had disregarded the statutory process either willingly or due to bad advice.
"We invested a huge amount of time and resources in going to the Environment Court just to have the minister come in over the top and render the court proceedings null and void."
The society has spent about $1.2 million on hearings over the past 12 years and Mr Kelly said the new round of court action would cost more than $100,000.
But even if the society lost, it was determined to take the matter to the Court of Appeal, he said.
Ms Chen said the application sought compensation for costs of around $100,000 as well as compensation for breaches of the society's rights.
The society was seeking an urgent hearing, as delays could result in changes to policies or the environment that could lead to additional matters having to be referred to the Environment Court.
It would be asking the court to initially consider its application on April 26.
As part of its case it would also seek to compel some crown employees to testify, Ms Chen said.
The society was also looking to compel testimony from Waitakere Mayor Bob Harvey, who sent out an email, three days before the final decision, urging people who agreed with a veto to "drop him a line" so Mr Carter could say that most of those who contacted him backed his decision.
Ms Chen said Mr Harvey and Mr Carter had met prior to the email and it suggested Mr Carter's final decision had already been made.
The project is planned as a 205-berth marina, 1km inside Whangamata Harbour.
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It is a challenging assignment to put a new and contemporary spin on one of the all-time classics.
What The Wizard of Oz and Judy Garland brought to the big screen in 1939 will never be forgotten.
And although Oz: The Great and Powerful is not destined to take its place in history, it is nonetheless a great adventure for children.
There is drama and excitement, magical scenery and special effects plus the compulsory good and bad witches.
Star of the show is travelling circus magician/conman/ philanderer Oz (James Franco) who is swept into the land of Oz by a hurricane. Struggling to believe he is still alive, Oz finds himself in a mystical and magical world. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
I’ll let you in on a secret, my children are really geeky. Don’t get me wrong, I’m geeky too but in a slightly different way. My children and my wasband (the man that was my husband) are all into dungeons and dragons. Jacob and Makayla are always busy setting up new worlds to play in and frankly I have felt a little left out. I’m not interested in learning how to play D&D. If I was they would happily bring me into the fold and teach me.
But today Makayla and I found a bridge. She shared with me that she was creating this new world with Gods and she read something in a book about the role of Gods. Here was my opening. So I said, “Do you know that I have lots of books about Gods and Goddesses? Would that be helpful for you in setting up your new world?” She looked at me and excitedly exclaimed yes! Then I also shared that I have lots of books about cultural myths. Her eyes got bigger.
I left the room and grabbed two books from the shelf one on East African Myths and the other about Goddesses. Just like that I was included. It didn’t take much for me to feel connected to something that they care about. It didn’t take much for me to contribute. As I left her room seeing her smiling, surrounded by her computer, pad of paper, and books I was reminded that even when I can’t see it we are always connected. Even when we don’t know what it is we always have something to contribute. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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Born on August 20, 1803, Catherine Gay Sumner was the oldest person in Norwood following the death of Mary Dean Chickering in 1897. Catherine was born and spent her early life on a farm on Pleasant Street along the Norwood/East Walpole line, an area of South Dedham known as the Fuller or Gould neighborhood.
Part of the respected Gay family in South Dedham, Catherine Gay married Moses Sumner, one of the most well-known men in the village. Mr. Sumner was one of the original employees in Deacon Willard Everett’s cabinet making business. The couple had three children. Mr. Sumner died in 1868.
For a considerable time after his husband’s death, Mrs. Sumner lived in a house along Washington Street near what became the Norwood Press. She had four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
“Grandma Sumner,” as she was known to a wide circle of friends, died in the home at 255 Nahatan Street she shared with her daughter, Mrs. Martha Day, the only one of her children to survive her.
Like Mary Dean Chickering, Mrs. Sumner led a quiet life. She was a member of the Universalist Church and led an earnest, devoted Christian life. As her obituary noted, “Her gentle, sunny ways made her in her beautiful old age a general favorite with old and young.” She was kind and generous to all. Up until her last days, she retained her mental faculties and had been physically well until six months or so before her death. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Perhaps, I aught to file this under “how to charm me”. Perhaps I should go no further than tell you that should you whisper sweet nothings mentioning such things as sour cream into a Russian’s ear, that they just might be yours forever. Or maybe just enough for you to charm them more. In any case, you are guaranteed to get their undivided attention. Or at least my undivided attention. I stop in my tracks where sour cream is concerned. At the moment, as I write this, two whole tubs of it rest comfortably in my fridge. Judge me if you will, but sour cream, to me, is a beautiful, beautiful thing.
Sour cream is the Russia’s answer to pretty much everything. The topping of choice to entrees like stuffed cabbage, the dressing to many a salad, the dollop you whirl in your soup. It’s tangy, irresistibly clean and fresh and, this part I find utterly seductive, it’s sensual and luscious. It’s yogurt, but with a more sophisticated, fuller body. In Russia, if you were lucky enough to get your hands on sour cream that came from a someone’s farm home, you knew what you had on your hands. Thick, cream-yellow, buttery, it was the equivalent of dairy gold. We would spread it on bread and I would eat it with my eyes closed. I know, the way I describe growing up in Russia, you wonder why we ever left. Thick, golden sour cream on thick black bread? If there’s heaven on earth, this was it.
So you have to understand my excitement, when I came upon a recipe that suggested I take my favorite condiment and use it to make ice cream. With eight egg yolks. Yes, my friends. Let’s take that in one more time. Eight. Egg. Yolks. I can feel my knees getting weaker as I type this. Sour cream and egg yolks married together, infused with a whole vanilla bean and cream. It’s as if Gourmet magazine read my innermost thoughts.
And while I think this ice cream is just the bees’ knees just as it is, you could raise it up a notch and try is as a sundae. It’s almost like your traditional vanilla ice cream, except the sour cream gives it that indelible tang, which I find a great deal more refreshing than plain vanilla ice cream – in this summer heat.
Besides, what else is there to do in this heat wave, but to make ice cream? You can see, I’ve been cooling myself off with this stunner and sometimes, even boiling water for pasta is too much. At the rate I’m going, churning batches of ice cream out with regularity, my little ice cream machine is just not cutting it. And I’ve been seriously contemplating graduating myself to a more sophisticated model. Because you know, I totally deserve it. And lest you think I am being totally selfish, I will have you know that I gladly share my ice cream with friends who drop in. Especially friends bearing cookies.
Sour Cream Ice Cream
Adapted from Gourmet, January 1996
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup sugar
1 vanilla bean, split lengthwise
8 large egg yolks
2 cups (1 pint) sour cream
1. In heavy saucepan combine half-and-half, 3/4 cup sugar, and vanilla bean and bring just to a boil. Remove pan from heat. In a large bowl whisk together egg yolks and remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Slowly drizzle the hot half-and-half mixture in a thin stream, whisking, being careful not to cook the egg yolks. Return custard to pan and cook over moderately low heat, constantly stirring, until 170ºF on a candy thermometer.
2. Remove pan from heat. Scrape seeds from vanilla bean into custard until combined well and discard pod. Stir sour cream into custard until combined well and strain through a fine sieve into a bowl. Chill custard until cold and freeze in an ice-cream maker. (I recommend you have a large measuring cup for this – large enough for cake batter. The spout will help you in pouring the custard into the ice cream machine.)
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Reviving Under performing Enterprises Bill submitted in Parliament
The Revival of Under-performing Enterprises and Under-utilized Assets Bill was presented in Parliament this after noon by Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne. The bill is to be taken up for debate in Parliament tomorrow and the voting will be at 7.30 pm on Wednesday.
The Deputy Speaker informed Parliament today that Supreme Court has deliberated that the draft bill is in accordance with the constitution of Sri Lanka. But according to Parliament sources the Supreme Court has in its determination has ruled to correct drafting errors at the committee stage level.
Sri Lanka’s Trade and business chambers had expressed concerns about this Bill when they had discussions with President Mahinda Rajapaksa. But the President allaying the fears about the Bill promised that the proposed bill that would pave the way for takeover under utilized and under performed business ventures is a one-off bill and it would never harm other ventures in the future.
Source: Government News Portal
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Our own designs are all designed, handrawn and painted in house, which is how Oopsy Daisies first began. So, we are so happy to now be able to print our designs giving us the capability of getting our designs on a wider variety of products.
These prints are postcard size and are perfect for mounting in a frame, bookmark, scrapbooking, postcard/card for encouragement as well as a beautiful gift. This one is designed with our adorable watercolour Pixie Garden Flowers with the beautiful bible verse "Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine - Isaiah 43- in a lovely script font and finished with a coloured border making a really beautiful gift or treat for yourself.
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To support our English work, this week we visited the immersive classroom to experience a 'Bonfire Night'. The children took turns to tap the walls in order to start the fireworks. Everyone listened to the fantastic sounds and effects in the room; we thought we could even smell the smoke! We heard the fire crackling away in the background and the crowds of people talking as they were waiting to watch the firework display. It felt very realistic and the children really enjoyed their visit.
Following this, the children have written some lovely poetry using our senses as a focus too. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
By Michelle Colesanti
Messengers of Recovery Awareness (M.O.R.A.) is a new local organization devoted to reducing the stigma associated with substance abuse, and to influence public opinion and policy regarding the value of recovery.
On Thursday, October 30 at 6:30 p.m., An Evening of Recovery Awareness will take place at The Barn at Winthrop, located at 11349 Bloomingdale Ave. in Riverview. The program will feature the documentary The Anonymous People, an independent film about the 23 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions.
Individuals who struggle themselves or know someone who struggles with substance abuse, are invited to attend this program. All who attend will leave with powerful and positive messages about recovery, and an understanding that recovery flourishes in supportive communities.
After the documentary, guests can engage in a question and answer session with guest speaker John Shinholser, the president of the McShin Foundation, a non-profit Recovery Community Resource Foundation headquartered in Richmond, Va.
Shinholser, who is in long term recovery and has been clean and sober over 32 years, has fully restored himself to a useful and extremely productive member of society.
There is no charge for the evening’s events, but donations will be accepted, and reservations are requested in order to provide ample seating, food and beverages. E-mail recoveryawareness @yahoo.com to RSVP.
Individuals and families affected by substance abuse face a difficult stigma. President Terry Coffey and her husband Matt are the founders of M.O.R.A. As parents, the Coffey’s found they avoided situations where they might have to discuss their son Tim, who battles substance abuse.
“But now we realize that support from our friends and community, as well as our family, is desperately needed to cope,” said Terry. “We created Messenger of Recovery Awareness in an attempt to try to promote change to the culture of recovery so that individuals and families affected by substance abuse do not have to suffer in silence and navigate their way through the problem without the much needed support of friends and community in addition to family support.”
Volunteers who will help carry out the longer term goals are welcome. Terry is hoping to see a community resource center sometime in 2016.
For more information, call 230-7483 or e-mail recoveryawareness @yahoo.com. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Paazl CEO, Ramon Keijsers, Announces His Departure
Today we announce the departure of our founder and CEO, Ramon Keijsers. 15 years ago, Ramon, along with co-founder Bernard Schreiner, had the idea to turn the world of e-commerce delivery on it’s head. Since then, Paazl has had many iterations, culminating in the incredible e-commerce checkout technology that we are today.
As an organisation, we’d like to thank Ramon for his dedication over the last 15 years. He has consistently set the standard with his vision, passion, and commitment. Below, you can read Ramon’s farewell letter.
A farewell letter from Ramon Keijsers, Founder and CEO of Paazl
“After 15 years of Paazl, the moment has come for me to say goodbye. Having combined powers with Wuunder, the future of Paazl has never looked brighter. And as the integration is well on its way now, it’s time for me to take on a new challenge. But first I will do some travelling with my family and do a bit of digging into my Indonesian roots.
Many thanks to the Paazl team, for all these years of relentless effort to simplify delivery for the world’s leading brands in e-commerce. A special shoutout to Marie Dirksen, Erik Wencker and Justin RR for being the spine of the company. But also, let’s not forget Justin Boekestijn, who has been here since the very beginning. And finally many thanks to our customers, for believing in what we do.
Today is my last official working day, my main responsibilities will be taken over by Jeroen Gehlen. I wish you all the best and I’m sure we’ll meet again somewhere in the near future“.
Ramon Keijsers, CEO Paazl | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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Returned Check Policy We charge a $25 handling fee for all checks returned by your bank unpaid. Patient Arrival Policy For your protection and that of others, all dogs must be on a leash and properly controlled while in the waiting area or exam rooms. If you have an aggressive dog, please leave your dog in the car and inform staff so that we may clear the waiting room for the safety of the other pets in our facility. All cats must be presented in an appropriate cat carrier or on a leash. If you do not have a carrier, we have cardboard carriers to purchase. For quickest service, please check in at our front desk as soon as you arrive. This is our own Private Web Site! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Israel conducted airstrikes across Gaza overnight and into Wednesday while retaliatory bombardment continued to level neighbourhoods in the crowded coastal territory, which according to Gaza’s health ministry has killed more than 900 people and injured 4,600. The attack against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “has only started.”
The Washington embassy of Israel said on Tuesday that more than 1,200 people have died as a result of the weekend Hamas strikes. Most of the casualties were civilians who were shot dead in their houses, on the streets, or while dancing outside.
Tuesday’s fresh gunfire exchanges between extremists in Lebanon and Syria and Israel’s northern borders indicated the possibility of a regional crisis spreading.
However, as Tuesday’s evening approached, there was no sign that the Hamas terrorists who were holding Israeli troops and civilians hostage had carried out their vow to execute one captive for every home in Gaza that was attacked.
Authorities from both sides estimate that at least 1,900 people have already been killed in the conflict, and several nations have volunteered to assist in mediating a resolution. The death toll was anticipated to rise as a result of Israel bombarding the Gaza Strip with airstrikes and forcing Palestinians to seek refuge in UN shelters. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
In 2023, TikTok trends have greatly increased the fun and happiness in our life. Many food-related, movie-related, ideological, and other trends had their debuts in this year. The most intriguing TikTok trends that had viewers saying “wow” are listed below.
What’s your Roman Empire? Don’t worry if you’ve been perplexed by this question once or twice recently—it’s all part of a pattern. On TikTok, women uploaded videos of themselves inquiring about the men in their lives’ frequency of historical reflection. The trend, which has been seen over 2.4 billion times, spurred discussion over the Roman Empire counterpart for women.
Named “Girl Dinner,” Hannah Rose unintentionally kicked off this trend when she lauded one of her favorite cheese and bread meals. As it turned out, the concept of assembling small bite-sized morsels from various parts of the kitchen to create a meal was a nightly #GirlDinner. Just under 3 billion people have viewed the hashtag on the app, and Popeyes has added it to its menu.
On TikTok, the trend that was inspired by the film “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has received over 3.8 million views. The film’s emphasis on “canon events” encouraged users of TikTok to discover their own. An inevitable, unalterable event is referred to as a “canon event.” It’s a funny and melancholic admission of the effect strange times have had on your life and your helplessness to prevent others from going through similar experiences.
Yearbook and Aged Filters
TikTok fans were excited by both the past and the future as they experimented with the Aged and Yearbook photobooth filters. The yearbook filter, which has received 2.6 billion views, allows users to see how they would have seemed in the 1990s and gives them a similar makeover. A yearbook photograph like the headshot of a high school yearbook is created on people’s faces when they choose the filter and take pictures. Similar to this, users may see an incredibly accurate representation of their future selves, complete with wrinkles and gray hair, thanks to the aged filter, which has received 816 million views.
Users shared films of themselves as they pictured themselves in Wes Anderson’s film as part of a trend. This trend began when fans of movies on TikTok started to like the song “Obituary,” which was used in Wes Anderson’s “The French Dispatch.” Users submitted a range of videos, experimenting with color grading, composition, and long, static images that were frequently symmetrical—a look that is associated with Anderson. In the vein of Anderson films, popular videos portrayed everyday situations, from the unremarkable daily routine like brewing coffee to private occasions like a couple’s first child’s birth. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
True crime has been having A Moment for the last decade. While the genre has a lengthy history, it seems as though true crime has positively exploded over the years. Between the countless documentaries and podcasts, it feels as though it’s practically everywhere. I’m not known to partake in this genre since the majority of them revolve around murder, especially those of the more horrific variety. However, I like art very much. I also like heists. So when I found out about Netflix’s newest addition to their ever-growing true crime roster, This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist, my interest was immediately piqued. Despite my love of art and art museums, I’ve somehow gone through life without ever hearing about the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum located in Boston, Massachusetts, or the shocking theft that occurred there thirty-one years ago.
In the early morning hours of March 18th, 1991, two men dressed as Boston police approached the Isabella Stewart Gardner Art Museum claiming to check on a disturbance. One of the two night guards on duty allowed the two men entry despite security policy. The two museum guards were subsequently handcuffed and taken to the basement where they were left duct-taped. The two thieves proceeded to steal thirteen pieces from the museum that night, including Manet’s Chez Tortoni, Vermeer’s The Concert, and Rembrandt’s The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. In total, the monetary value of the works stolen was $200 million in 1991. Taking inflation into account, the value is estimated somewhere above $500 million. To this day, none of the works have been recovered.
This is a Robbery takes its time giving us a tour through history, first telling us who Gardner was and how the museum came to be, as well as an unfortunate breakdown of previously observed security flaws along with the building issues (hearing about the lack of temperature control and a sewage incident was enough to leave my former-archives employee self absolutely horrified). The details of the crime, what’s known about it at least, are discussed in detail. For example, there was a motion detector system that captured the movements of everyone who was inside the museum that night. When a security expert who specializes in museums proceeds to spend a good ten minutes reading most of the printout, it’s surprisingly riveting. However, the documentary series butts against the inescapable fact that what is known of that night is very limited. To this day there are far more questions than answers, which means that the series takes a few unnecessary detours that ultimately go nowhere. The time spent evaluating the Irish mob as possible suspects, with the hypothetical motivation rooted in connections to the IRA, only for it to be completely waved off feels wasteful. The fact that it made it past the editing room was probably justified by the desire to lay out as much of the case as possible, but it ultimately winds up feeling like an effort to pad the runtime instead.
Aside from the exploration of the museum and art, the most interesting thing about This is a Robbery is many of the individuals who find themselves involved somehow or another in the resulting investigation. From the suspects—art thief Myles Connor is quite the character, and I would not be the least bit surprised if there isn’t a flashy Hollywood biopic made about him in the next decade—to the multiple reporters who extensively covered the story, including Boston Globe reporter Shelley Murphy, who quickly shot up my “People I Would Love To Buy a Beer” list. With that said, things get a little ‘yarn wall’ when the series dives into the Boston mob in a desperate attempt to try to follow the possible whereabouts of the missing works.
This documentary comes off as a last-ditch effort to locate the artwork, a sensation that winds up lending the series emotional stakes that is otherwise difficult to find. As the series winds up, it notably informs viewers that the reward for information leading to the recovery of the art works is now an astounding ten million dollars. It’s easy to imagine director Colin Barnicle filming this with the hopes that his work will somehow tip the scales of this fairly stale cold case (understandably so). While I wish this series was tighter and felt less scattershot, learning about the mystery behind the missing Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum works made this bit of crime history a worthwhile watch.
This is a Robbery: The World’s Biggest Art Heist is available to stream on Netflix.
Kaleena Rivera is a tv and film writer. When she isn’t wondering why the hell museum guard Richard Abath opened that side door, she can be found on Twitter here. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Review unit provided by Huawei
The Huawei FreeBuds SE are budget friendly wireless earphones for those looking for the best bang for your buck.
Official retail price is SGD 88 and the price during the launch promotion is SGD 48. These will be available on Shopee SG from 1 Sept 2022, Lazada SG from 15 Sept, and from Huawei Authorised Stores at 313@Somerset and Westgate.
FYI, Huawei has also launched a more premium model called the FreeBuds Pro 2 at SGD 298 (promo SGD 268). You can find the specs for that earphones here.
The items included in the box are the earphones and case, USB-C to USB-A charging cable, 2 extra sets of ear tips (S and L) and the quick start guide.
The Huawei FreeBuds SE is available in either white or blue. The review unit I received is the blue one and it's a light minty blue.
The design is a nice friendly looking design.
The earphones use Bluetooth 5.2. For pairing, you have to have the earphones in the case, press and hold the small button on the case for 2 seconds. Pairing is very fast.
Below are some key specifications for the earphones. You can find the full specs here.
- Weight of one earbud: 5.1g
- Weight of empty case: 35.6 g
- Battery life: 4 - 6 hrs for voice calls and music, 16 - 24 hours total with case
- Charging time for earphones: 1.5 hr
- Charing time for case: 2 hr
- Sensor: G-sensor, Hall effect sensor, Infrared sensor
- Driver: 10mm
- IPX4 against splashing water
- Audio code: SBC, AAC
- Controls: tap twice
- Noise cancelling: Call noise cancellation
To keep the price this low, many features are not included. There's no Active Noise Cancelling, no EQ with the app, limited touch controls and a lack of better audio codecs such as LDAC, LHDC, aptX.
The earphones are housed in the case in a way that they are upside down when you take them out, so you have to rotate them upright before you can wear them. For me, I just rotate the case upside down so that I don't have to rotate the two earphones.
The design looks simple and simple is fine. I like how lightweight these are at just 5.1g each.
The black dot is a proximity sensor that will auto-pause the media you're playing when you take the earphones off.
I don't find the earphones to fit my (small) ears well. Even with the largest silicone ear tips installed, it doesn't feel tight. Having said that, the fit is good enough and due to how light the earphones are, there is minimal chance of the earphones dislodging even with active movement.
The Huawei AI Life app can be used to customise the touch controls which are default to double tap to play/pause or call/end calls. And you can check the battery life with the app. There are no EQ settings with the app.
These are the options available for touch controls:
- Next song
- Previous song
- Wake voice assistant
There's no volume control.
These earphones sound good, slightly warm and with a slight emphasis on base. Spatial separation of the voice and instruments is fine for budget earphones standard but can't compared to more high end earphones.
Voice sounds great. I enjoyed vocal songs more than the purely instrumental music where spatial separation can be discerned.
Due to the lack of Active Noise Cancelling, these are best used in quiet environment, e.g. at home, gym or maybe in the office. People who commute or are outdoors often may want to consider earphones with ANC instead.
I'll probably rate the audio quality of these earphones 3 out of 5 stars. Even the best wireless earphones nowadays only get 4/5 stars from me so 3/5 stars for budget earphones is pretty good.
Pros and cons at a glance
+ Decent audio quality at this price range
- No EQ with app
- No active noise cancelling
- Even the big ear tip is small, and affects sealing
- Limited touch controls
- Only SBC and AAC codec
Are these worth the money?
Overall, I enjoy listening to music with these earphones. I just wished the silicone ear tips could be firmer to provide more grip and better sealing considering there's no ANC.
If you can get these at the promotional price of SGD 48, that's a terrific deal especially for those who just want a simple pair of wireless earphones with no frills. One advantage of budget earphones is even if you lose them, you won't feel a huge loss. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Landscape with purple flowers Painting on canvas
ORIGINAL WALL ART: Landscape With Purple Flowers is an original image created by our team (you can not find it printed by other online galleries).
PAINTED LOOK: Experience special feelings! Thanking to our Giclee printing technique, the print is almost like a traditional artwork, with everything from colour clarity to brush stroke feel. It is like having an original painting on your wall but at a better price.
THE BEST MATERIALS: The artwork is sold as a high quality print on a Premium Fine Art 380g/m2 Cotton Canvas (the same canvas used by traditional artists) and varnished like an original oil painting. Read more info about how we create our landscape Giclee prints: HERE >>
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Choose Statement Pieces that Make an Impact In the living room, a statement piece can act as the focal point that draws the eye and sets the tone for the rest of the room’s décor. Statement pieces don’t have to be large, but they should evoke interest and make a bold impression. Whether it’s a large, captivating painting, an oversized mirror, or an eye-catching piece of sculpture, the idea is to let this item lead the room’s visual appeal. When choosing a statement piece, consider the scale and size of your wall....read more | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A stylish and extremely beautiful mid 18th century “rococo” cup and cover decorated with elegant floral and foliage embossing. The upper section on the centre front and centre back of the bowl have stunning cartouches in which sits elegant hand engraved contemporary armorials for importance. The lid is detachable and crowned with a beautiful finial for highlights.
Weight: 57.6 troy ounces/1794 grams
Height: 13.5 inches/34cm
Diameter: 6 inches/15cm (bowl)
Condition: Excellent throughout | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Trilogy ring Round
18karat yellow gold 100%recycled
- 0,71 ct Lab grown Vivid Green, VS1 diamond with a IGI certificat- 2x 0,10ct Pre loved diamonds
Center diamond: 0,71ct: ø5,71mm
Side diamonds: 2x 0,10: ø2,9mm
Width ring: 2,2mm
Because we always make the ring to fit delivery time is variable.This piece of jewellery is individually produced on demand. For more info please contact us!
Recycled precious metals
Because we want to work as sustainable as possible with respect for nature and mankind we work with 100% recycled gold and platinum.
As for the diamonds we prefer labgrown diamonds (= a real diamond that is produced in a laboratory ) and Preloved diamonds (= recycled diamonds out of recycled jewellery).
- Custom made: if out of stock we will make this ring specially for you: 3-4 weeks delivery.
- For white or redgold or other gemstone please contact: email@example.com
- For direct availability please inquire by mail: firstname.lastname@example.org
- Price of gold can vary and make the price change, you will get an email notice if this is the case. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
2012: The Arthurdale Heritage School buildings (Preston County) are owned by Arthurdale Heritage, Inc. (AHI) and are integral to the history of Arthurdale, the nation’s first New Deal Homestead Community. Constructed in 1936 under former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal administration, the high school, cafeteria/administration building, and elementary school have sat vacant for the past ten years but were mothballed in 2003. Due to AHI’s limited budget and staff, the buildings are currently threatened with deterioration from disuse. The ultimate goal is to develop a clear strategy to rehabilitate and adaptively reuse the buildings to be self-sustaining. Grant funding is being actively sought, and a committee is working to determine the next best step for development.
Endangered Properties ListIf you are interested in assisting with any of these preservation projects, contact the Preservation Alliance of West Virginia at [email protected]. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
LOS ANGELES–Vanillaware knows how to craft a visually stunning 2D title that adheres to old-school gameplay mechanics. The famed Odin's Sphere developer has a knack for creating pick-up-and-play titles that look less like video games and more like beautiful pieces of art in motion. Its latest endeavor, Dragon's Crown, continues that tradition.
Dragon's Crown is a four-player co-op, side-scrolling, medieval-themed beat 'em/dungeon-crawler up in the vein of Capcom's old Dungeons & Dragon's brawlers. There are six playable character classes (Fighter, Amazon, Elf, Sorceress, Wizard, and Dwarf) that feature combat and magical abilities inherent to its type. The Elf, for example, is a rapid-fire ranged attacker; the Sorceress excels at spell casting. A key to success is finding a character that best suits your play style.
My hands-on demo saw me waging war against evil forces with three other players. Despite the screen being filled with combatant, spell casts, and drops, it was easy to keep tabs on the action. Dragons and other rideable mounts let you bowl through opponents or use one of their special attacks (such as fire-breathing) to devastate opponents. Should you bite the dust in online play, a fellow gamer can gather your bones and trade it to a merchant in exhange for your character's resurrection. Dragon's Crown supports data saves between the PlayStation 3 and Vita versions.
Despite the beautiful visuals, Dragon's Crown's combat felt a bit stiff. It could've benefited from a few extra attack frames to make combat flow smoother. Still, it's a game that may prove a worthy purchase for those who can appreciate the game's beat 'em up style.
Dragon's Crown is expected to ship to retailers this summer.
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Welcome to our new site and our ability to provide online registration!
Here, you will find the latest news and events going on at Pearl Parks & Recreation.
Pearl Parks & Recreation offers online registration. Please create and account and register online, if possible.
Feel free to come to our facility to register with us if online registration is not an option for you. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Everyone loves a pat on the back. Whether it’s a colleague or supervisor or even a friend, the validation that comes with knowing you did a great job or contributed to your team’s success makes the hard work worth it. At Pega, we’re enabled to turn our kudos into Fond points, which translate into donations to nonprofits of our choice. It’s a win-win: Get recognition from your peers or managers and give money to organizations that are making the world a better place.
This is especially gratifying during the months that celebrate marginalized communities and their contributions to society. It’s July, so we just wrapped up our LGBTQI+ Pride Month celebrations with our employee resource group “Pride at Pega.” Pride at Pega members consistently use their points from kudos or prize wins to support two amazing and vital organizations for the LGBTQI+ community: Rainbow Railroad and The Trevor Project.
At Pega, we’re encouraged to bring our whole selves to work, which allows those of us in the LGBTQI+ community to thrive within our vibrant community, excel at our jobs, and safely represent that community. There are many members around the world who are not as fortunate, relying on the services that organizations like Rainbow Railroad and The Trevor Project provide.
Get to know these orgs
Rainbow Railroad is an international charity organization dedicated to helping LGBTQI+ individuals facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, or sex characteristics. Founded in 2006, Rainbow Railroad assists at-risk individuals by providing safe passage to countries where they can live free from violence and oppression.
This work is truly needed, and Rainbow Railroad underscores this with research from their website. In 2022 alone, Rainbow Railroad received a record 9,591 requests for assistance from LGBTQI+ individuals around the world. The majority of these requests came from countries with severe anti-LGBTQI+ laws and societal norms, such as Afghanistan, Uganda, Jamaica, and Russia. Most individuals seeking assistance are between the ages of 18 and 35. The primary concerns reported by these individuals include community rejection (52%), family-based rejection (48%), and life-threatening violence (28%).
Rainbow Railroad provides essential support through various means, such as travel assistance, financial aid, and logistical help, to facilitate the relocation of individuals facing persecution. In addition to these services, the organization partners with local and international entities to advocate for LGBTQI+ rights and to raise awareness about the challenges this community encounters globally. Their goal is to ensure that every LGBTQI+ individual can live a life free from fear and persecution.
Since its inception in 2006, Rainbow Railroad has assisted over 800 LGBTQI+ individuals from 38 countries in relocating to safer environments. In 2020 alone, the organization helped 465 people seek asylum.
The Trevor Project is an organization that is close to many of our hearts. It is a leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQI+ youth under 25. The organization aims to end suicide among LGBTQI+ young people through a variety of support services and advocacy efforts. Many of us in the community know folks who have used the services of the Trevor Project, including 24/7 crisis intervention services over phone and chat, education outreach to schools and communities, as well as research and advocacy on behalf of the LGBTQI+ community.
No person – especially a young individual – should suffer just for being who they are. The Trevor Project exists to ensure that those in the LGBTQI+ community have access to the resources they need to overcome unique challenges and live happy, healthy, and long lives!
Celebrate now, take action all year
Pride at Pega celebrates our thriving community during the month of June, but more importantly we give to these organizations all year long so that others may have the opportunities to thrive. Help us celebrate by donating to one of these wonderful organizations or one that’s close to your heart now and for the rest of the year. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A sinkhole stretching almost 20 metres and about 2m deep has forced the closure of a section of a carpark at a Baldivis shopping centre.
Witnesses said the sinkhole, which appeared overnight in the carpark of Baldivis Stockland, had gotten progressively worse as the day went on.
A Stockland spokesman said the southern section of the Baldivis shopping centre carpark would be closed until future notice.
“Stockland is undertaking a full investigation with engineers, working in conjunction with local authorities,” he said.
“No customers were in the area at the time and no property was damaged.
“The safety of our customers and retailers remains our first priority.”
The carpark will stay closed for the investigation and repairs.
Shoppers are urged to visit the centre’s Facebook page for updates. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Our Monstera Palm Earrings will add a fun accent to any outfit. Lightweight and hand shaped with tarnish resistant brass wire by our very own talented, Haitian artisans. Enjoy a new, unique product that is empowering women in Haiti.
*Our products are handmade and have just as much personality as the people who made them. Slight variations are a part of the allure.
- Anti-tarnish brass wire
- High quality gold plated brass french hook
- Approximately 2 inches long, including hook
- Made in Haiti
- Proceeds given to Mama Zwazo Foundation
- Providing health care, education, and emergency assistance
- Empowering women through holistic employment
- Orphan prevention through job creation
- Ethically made by paying a living wage | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Introducing Whooville: A Fun-Filled Location Sharing Adventure
Whoo is more than just another location sharing app; it's a vibrant community where adventure and friendship thrive. Imagine an application that not only allows you to share your location but does so with a playful twist. That's exactly what we've created with Whooville.
We embarked on this journey to fill a void in the crowded world of location-sharing apps. While many apps exist, we noticed a common theme: they were dull and uninspiring. The goal of Whooville is to bring excitement back into the mix.
We're thrilled to introduce Whooville to you, our new friends! Our beta testers have been invaluable, and we couldn't have made it this far without their support. Our mission was clear: to create an app that surpasses the mundane offerings already available. We wanted to inject some fun and flair into the experience.
What Sets Us Apart?
Most location-sharing apps feel monotonous and repetitive. They all seem to follow the same template, offering nothing more than basic functionality. However, Whooville breaks the mold. We understand that people crave enjoyment and engagement, not just utility. That's why we've integrated a plethora of entertaining elements into the app, making it both fun and functional.
But don't mistake Whooville for just another gimmick. It's designed to be sleek, user-friendly, and highly addictive. We're confident that once you dive into the Whooville universe, you'll find it hard to put down.
Join the Adventure
There's no time like the present to embark on your Whooville journey. Whether you're looking to connect with old friends or forge new ones, Whooville offers a unique platform for social interaction. With its innovative features and engaging design, it promises to be a delightful experience.
We can't wait to see you on Whooville! Let's embark on this exciting adventure together.
- The Whooville Team
(English translation by Maya Jones) | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
About Rádio Morada Sertaneja
Discover the Heart and Soul of Brazilian Music with Rádio Morada Sertaneja
Experience the vibrant sounds of Brazil through Rádio Morada Sertaneja, the premier radio station for traditional and contemporary sertanejo music. Broadcasting from Araraquara, São Paulo, this station offers an unmissable journey through the heart and soul of Brazilian country music.
Why Tune in to Rádio Morada Sertaneja?
- Uninterrupted Entertainment: With Modão playing around the clock, you can immerse yourself in the rich melodies and heartfelt lyrics that define sertanejo music.
- Cultural Immersion: Dive into the cultural heritage of Brazil with every song, celebrating the spirit of the countryside.
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Whether you’re a long-time fan or new to the genre, Rádio Morada Sertaneja is your gateway to an authentic Brazilian musical experience. Tune in today and let the sweet sounds of Modão fill your day! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Md Sajid Ali1, 2*, Md Sarfaraz Alam2, Nawazish Alam3, Syed Akmal Shah Qadry2, Md Intakhab Alam2, Md Shamim 4 and Md Daud Ali5
The aim of the current work was the formulation, characterization and in vivo study of betamethasone valerate nanoemulsion based on the induction of contact dermatitis in rats using a dispersion of nickel sulfate in solid vaseline at 5%, carragennen induce inflammation and their irritation study. Nanoemulsions were prepared by aqueous phase titration method, using sefsol, tween 20, transcutol P, and distilled water as the oil phase, surfactant, co surfactant and aqueous phase, respectively. Selected formulations were subjected to physical stability studies and consequently in vitro skin permeation studies. A surface study of optimized formulation was done by transmission electron microscopy. In vivo anti-inflammatory, In vivo irritation study and In vivo nickel induced contact dermatitis activity were done. The droplet size of nanoemulsion ranged from 150 to 200 nm. The optimized formulation exhibited viscosity 26.95 ± 1.71mP, refractive index 1.431, pH 6.5, and conductivity 10 -4 scm -1. The optimized nanoemulsion was converted into hydro gel using carbopol 934. Drug deposition in skin was found to be 58.46 μg/cm2. In vivo anti-inflammatory activity indicated 84.2% and 45.05% inhibition of inflammation in case of developed nanoemulsion gel (A5) and marketed cream, respectively. The irritation score was found to be 1.83 which indicates our optimized nanoemulsion was not cause any irritation. Result of nickel induced dermatitis demonstrate that the nanoemulsion formulation (A5) gel did not appear to stimulate an inflammatory or immune response using the contact dermatitis model.
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KDE vs. GNOME, X.Org vs. Wayland Radeon Linux Gaming Performance With Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
First up was BioShock Infinite where using the X.Org sessions were a few frames faster than with Wayland on both KDE and GNOME. But overall the performance overhead of (X)Wayland these days for Linux gaming is much less than we have seen in the past. As far as the KDE Plasma vs. GNOME Shell performance for this aging but still popular OpenGL Linux game, it was basically the same for both the RX 580 and RX Vega 64 hardware.
The Deus Ex: Mankind Divided performance panned out similarly with KDE and GNOME Shell largely running about the same speed when comparing the two on either Wayland or X.Org. For the X.Org vs. Wayland performance, using the Wayland-based sessions on Ubuntu 18.04 shaved off only a few frames.
Dota 2 with Vulkan on the latest Vega graphics card saw basically the same performance across the four desktop/display configurations while the RX 580 was still faster with X.Org, at least for the more CPU bound 1440p resolution. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Photographs are by far the best way you have to remember your own special times and your family history. Have you got a collection of really special photographs that stay tucked away and that you never look at?
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I can help you at every stage of the process, including scanning your photographs, optimising them to reduce fading and correct the colours, putting the photo book together with titles and captions if required and even sending you an online virtual proof of the book, for you to approve before it’s printed.
Our new lay-flat premium photo book offers a truly professional finish. The photo books are digitally printed on heavy weight 216gsm premium silk paper and then sewn bound for added permanence. The outer cover can also be printed and then gloss laminated for protection. This is a substantial book that far superior to many other photobooks you may have seen.
The lay-flat albums use a unique hinge which allows for the continuous flow of images over a spread, with almost no central image loss.
Also available is a black tissue-lined presentation box, ideal if the photo book is being given as a gift.
You will then have a wonderful photographic record of all your memories to enjoy and share with others as well as something that will last forever.
So take the first step now! Look out those precious photographs and select the ones that will go in your photo book and get in touch with me by phone or email if you have any queries or anything you’d like to discuss in more detail. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Tender and Juicy Ribs
Pork Ribs from the Store
Easy Rib Rub (below)
Sky High Apple-Glide Barbeque Sauce
This is a simple method for making tender, tasty barbeque ribs at home. No smoker and no boiling needed.
Remove ribs from package at pat dry of excess moisture. Remove the membrane on the back of the ribs by inserting a dull knife, like a butter knife (we use an oyster knife) under the edge of the membrane and pulling it up until you can get your finger under it.
Take hold of the membrane with a clean, dry cloth and peel it off. With luck, it will come off in one piece.
Evenly coat both sides with rib rub (below). You don't have to use a whole lot, just enough so that they are completely coated.
Wrap the ribs in foil (we cut them in half for easier handling) and cook in the oven at 250 degrees for a couple of hours, until they reach an internal temperature of 165 or 170. (A meat thermometer is your friend). This allows them to steam in their own juices.
Finish immediately, or put them in the freezer to use later. When ready to eat them, apply Sky High Apple-Glide Barbeque Sauce (below) to both sides. Then finish them on the grill or, if you prefer, in the crock pot, until the meat can easily be pulled from the bone, but not until it falls off by itself.
1 Cup Salt
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Garlic (we use granulated)
1/4 Cup Black Pepper
1/4 Cup of Paprika
The most basic rib rub is just salt, sugar and garlic. Add additonal flavors to taste. Kellen demonstrated this with a little black pepper and paprika. The rub we use and sell ourselves had some additional secret ingredients!
Just mix up the dry ingredients, and store in a sealed container. It will last indefinately unless you get moisture or grease in it, in which case it will go rancid on you.
Sky High Apple-Glide BBQ Sauce
8 Cups Ketchup
1 Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
1 Cup Apple Juice
1 Cup Brown Sugar
4 Tbsp Garlic (we use granulated)
2 Cups Applesauce
1 plus 1/2 Cup Honey
1 Tbsp Salt
This is a simple sauce that you can easily make at home in the crock pot. It makes a large batch. We suggest that you put the amount you'll use in the next few days in the fridge, then divide the rest into pint or quart containers and store in the freezer until you want to use it.
Combine ketchup, vinegar, apple juice, brown sugar, garlic, applesauce and salt in a crockpot or medium-large pot. Heat to boil and let simmer for about three hours, until the color starts to darken. Add the honey, then `simmer for another half hour.
Let cool to around room temperature, then use, keep in the fridge, or freeze for later. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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December 12, 2018
New Delhi, December 11, 2018: UnionPay International and Pine Labs today announced a partnership to create merchant and consumer awareness about acceptance of UnionPay debit and credit cards in India. As a result of this partnership, UnionPay cardholders all over the world who travel to India will be able to transact at all Pine Labs point-of-sale terminals in over 3000 cities across diverse sectors - electronics, food & beverage, hospitality, fashion, pharmacy, telecom and airlines.
“An estimated 100 million Chinese tourists travel internationally every year. The number of tourists travelling to India is growing steadily at 30% annually. UnionPay has realized acceptance at 90% of ATMs in India, and are now eager to improve our merchant acceptance coverage. We have seen tourists spend in hospitality, restaurant and organized retail sectors. Pine Labs’ network is strong across all these sectors in India. We are happy to, therefore, extend the Pine Labs network access in India to our customers,” said Liu Heng, General Manager of UnionPay International Hong Kong Branch.
Kush Mehra, President, Payments Business, Pine Labs said, “We are excited to partner with UnionPay International in facilitating and enhancing payment experience for Chinese tourists traveling to India. Other than ease of payment in offline stores, UnionPay customers will have access to retail offers from over 100 brands that are part of our network today. This partnership will also benefit our partners in the hotel segment.”
Pine Labs is one of Asia's leading merchant commerce platforms. Its unique cloud-based platform enables it to offer a wide range of payment acceptance and merchant commerce solutions. Pine Labs' stored value platform offers issuing, processing and distributing digital gift cards for corporate customers. Its customer base includes prominent large, mid-sized and small merchants across India, South East Asia and the Middle East. Pine Labs is incorporated in Singapore. Its key investors are Sequoia India, Mastercard, Actis Capital, Temasek, PayPal and Sofina. To know more, please visit www.pinelabs.com | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
How to install Let's Encrypt certificate via CLI for a domain in Plesk?
It's possible to use Let's Encrypt CLI utility for installing certificates as shown below:
Connect to the server via SSH
Run the following command to list all available options:
# plesk bin extension --exec letsencrypt cli.php --help
Example of issuing a certificate for domain example.com including webmail:
# plesk bin extension --exec letsencrypt cli.php -d example.com -d webmail.example.com -m [email protected] | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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Product page optimization can never be missed when it comes to eCommerce websites. These are the pages that are most likely to rank for the specific search terms or rather we should say long-tail keywords. Our eCommerce SEO specialist focuses on optimizing the product page while considering the appropriate long-tail keywords. Here is what your product page will include.
- The title with a keyword.
- Image of the product that you are selling.
- Add keyword in the image alt text, image file name.
- Keyword-rich product description explained in one or two paragraphs.
- You may also include the product model number so it may also appear in the search results.
Navigation optimization that reduces the bouncing rate
Our eCommerce SEO packages India is not limited to just ranking your website on top of the search results, but we also make your eCommerce website user-friendly. Easy navigation encourages users to stick to your eCommerce store for a longer time and eventually end up buying a product. On the contrary, if your website is messed up and confusing, then shoppers are most likely to drop off and that is known as bounce. The highly user-friendly website leads to a lesser bouncing rate and vice versa.
Bouncing rate is a metric that tells search engines about the worthiness of an eCommerce store or any website. A higher bounce rate can become a reason for the drop in rankings that negatively impacts sales and conversions. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
CHIANTI CLASSICO DOCG
"Gallo Nero's supremacy"
After a selection of the best grapes, the wine is fermented in steel tanks. It rests in steel for 6 months, followed by a further 12 months of aging.
"Chianti as it once was"
The wine is fermented and aged in steel tanks for 12 months. Ruby red color. The olfactory opening is of black berried fruits such as blueberries, blackberries and cherries in alcohol.
They were, in fact, responsible and passionate farmers who have always strongly believed in organic and natural viticulture, respecting seasonality and preserving the fertility of the land. In their children Alessandro, Riccardo and Lorenzo, this same passion and tenacity relives. Pursuing the dream of responsible cultivation, the company obtained organic certification in 2010. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Polestar 3 has a large rear luggage compartment which has been designed to maximise space and versatility. Small items can be stored in the practical net on the left side panel. The total volume behind the rear seats from floor to ceiling is 597 litres (including 90 litres available below the cargo floor).Foot-operated tailgate
The tailgate’s automatic soft opening and closing function can be operated by making a single kicking motion under the left side of the rear bumper. Ideal when loading or unloading heavy or bulky items and you have your hands full.
Grocery bag holder
The cargo floor can fold up to create a foldable holder that supports grocery bags, either standing or hanging from hooks.
A button inside the rear luggage compartment lowers the back of the car, using active air suspension, to enable easier loading and unloading.
Front storage compartment
Because the battery and motors are situated underneath the car, 32 litres of additional storage space are available under the bonnet. The front storage compartment also contains the vehicle's towing eyelet, tool kit and charging cable.
Automatic folding towbar
All versions of Polestar 3 produce enough torque to tow up to 2,200 kg. The fully electric towbar is easy to fold in or out, using the button on the right inner panel of the rear luggage compartment. It’s equipped with the "FIX4BIKE®" system and a Trailer Stability Assist function that helps to stabilise the car if a connected trailer starts to sway.
Available as an upgrade.
Convenience from a distance. Use the Polestar app to remotely activate climate control, lock and unlock the car, check battery status, and more.
- Visuals are for illustrative purposes only. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
After 74 days, Danny Cowley finally has a tantalising Portsmouth selection dilemma after ex-Manchester United and Fulham man's return
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Papa John’s Trophy defeat at Cambridge United marked the return of Ryan Tunnicliffe to Blues action.
His appearance spanned 29 minutes, nonetheless a significant outing for both the fit-again ex-Manchester United man and Cowley’s playing options.
Hide AdFor the first time since Tunnicliffe damaged his hamstring against Bolton on October 30, the Blues have a full complement of central midfielders.
He joins Joe Morrell, Shaun Williams, Miguel Azeez and Louis Thompson competing for two spots in Cowley’s starting XI.
During Tunnicliffe’s 12-match absence, there have been periods when Morrell and Thompson have also been sidelined.
Understandably, Cowley was encouraged at seeing his summer signing back on the pitch the Abbey Stadium, albeit effectively a cameo.
Hide AdPompey’s head coach told The News: ‘Ryan got half an hour against Cambridge and we must keep working on his fitness to try to get him up to speed.
‘In particular, we must keep working on his aerobic fitness, his athleticism, and power, which are such important elements to his game.
‘He’s a bit behind Clark (Robertson) in fitness rather than anything else, but there’s a reason for that. Sometimes it’s different in different positions.
‘You can bring a central midfielder in and they can go from the beginning for maybe 60 minutes. It’s harder to do that in league games with centre-halves.’
Hide AdWilliams was rested from Pompey’s successive Papa John’s Trophy fixtures as Cowley seeks to manage the 35-year-old’s availability.
He has started 20 of the Blues’ 23 League One matches this season, while also served as a stand-in centre-half in a back three.
Thompson, who recently missed four matches with a hip injury, announced his return by featuring against Exeter and Cambridge United in the last week.
Cowley afterwards praised the Norwich man’s Abbey Stadium performance upon his first start in one-and-a-half months.
Hide AdMeanwhile, Morrell has played in the last three matches since the Covid-enforced 23-day absence of Pompey fixtures.
Before then he had missed three games through the illness bug which swept through the Blues camp ahead of a coronavirus outbreak.
As for Azeez, he represented the sole unused outfield player on Cowley’s bench in Papa John’s Trophy elimination at Cambridge.
Previously, midfield casualties had provided a starting XI opportunity for the Arsenal man, who started four out of five fixtures at one stage.
Hide AdHe now runs the risk of becoming fifth choice – dependent on when Tunnicliffe is considered fully up to speed.
A message from the Editor, Mark Waldron
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At the BDIA Dental Showcase, Nigel Jones hosted a panel discussion focused on the future of NHS dentistry. In addition to questions asked by Nigel, dental professionals in the audience were also able to put their own questions to the panel.
Eddie Crouch, Orthodontic Practitioner and Vice Chair of the BDA Principal Executive Committee (PEC) was joined on the panel by Tony Kilcoyne, owner of a private practice and member of the PEC Council, Paul Worskett, owner of an NHS prototype blend B practice and David Houston, joint principal of a mini-corporate mixed practice in the South West.
The diverse nature of the panel, each bringing their own experiences to the table, made for a lively discussion.
Today you will hear the panel’s views on:
- The profession’s confidence in its own future in light of the number of dentists talking about leaving the profession
- The progress of contract reform
- The compatibility of the prototype contracts and certain GDC requirements
- The idea that the Government maybe pushing dentists to leave the NHS and go private
- What dentistry will look like in 10 years
- The future for practice ownership
All the questions we asked are available to view here
About the Panel:
Eddie Crouch works in two practices in Birmingham. He is Vice Chairman of the Birmingham Local Dental Committee, Vice Chairman of the British Dental Association Principal Executive Committee and past Chairman of Central Counties Branch of the British Dental Association.
Dr. Tony Kilcoyne works mainly in his own Specialist referral practice and Teaching Centre. His vast knowledge and experiences are now utilised by mainstream Media with programmes for ITV, C4 and the BBC and he is currently best known as the ‘resident dentist’ for the popular BBC Radio 2 Jeremy Vine show.
Paul has been the principal of Amblecote Dental Care in the West Midlands since 1988. Paul has extensive experience of dentistry and has a special interest in cosmetic and implant dental care. He has had 2 papers published in the BDJ and Dental Update. Amblecote Dental Care is a prototype blend B practice as part of the on-going NHS contract reform process, having initially been a pilot practice since 2011.
David is the joint practice principal of the Houston Group of dental practices which includes the UK’s largest single-site practice. He has authored over 50 articles for the dental press, spoken at BACD Annual Scientific meeting and World Aesthetic Congress, and is a former clinical governance lead for North Somerset Primary Care Trust. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Liz and her husband Eric live with their two kids, Emmeline and Holland, in Chicago. After a hospital birth with their first, they decided to seek midwifery care at a birth center for baby #2. Liz did a lot of birth prep, including practicing hypnobirthing techniques, but not many tools were used in her super speedy birth. After a little over two hours in labor and attempting to load the car to head to the birth center, Liz made the call that there wasn’t time to get there. She birthed Holland at home, with medics arriving on site about five minutes before he was born and their doula running into the room while baby was half out. After transport to a local hospital, Holland dealt with some respiratory issues that continued into a couple illnesses during the first two months of his life. Despite a few medical, emotional, and other challenges, Liz credits teamwork with her husband and an intentional community of other new moms for her positive postpartum experience this time around! Connect with Liz on Instagram @lizzyleigh17. Listen to her first birth story here.
Today’s episode is sponsored by SNP Therapeutics, makers of the Genate Test. Based on over 16 million dollars in NIH grants, and more than 30 years of nutrition and genetic research, SNP Therapeutics is leading the charge in the field of prenatal, precision-nutrition genetic testing.
SNP Therapeutics is committed to providing accurate and usable information to help mothers provide the best possible nutrition to their babies through The Genate Test: a prenatal, precision-nutrition, genetic test that offers personalized dietary adjustments and supplement recommendations based on your DNA.
You can rest easy knowing that your prenatal nutrition has been optimized by tailoring it to your genetic code. Find peace of mind about your prenatal nutrition with the Genate Test by SNP Therapeutics. Learn more at genate.com and Use code BIRTHHOUR15 for 15% off your order. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
TV presenter Phillip Schofield and singer Sam Bailey are among the stars sharing their condolences following the death of musician Timmy Matley from The Overtones.
Responding to a tweet posted on the vocal harmony group’s official Twitter page, Schofield wrote: “I’m so terribly sorry to hear this and sending lots of love to you all and particularly Timmy’s family and his many friends.”
Bailey responded: “This is so very sad!!! What an amazing voice! Such a loss!!! Here for you guys x anything you need xx.”
In a separate message, the former X Factor winner wrote: “So sad to hear the news of @the_overtones singer Timmy Matley passing away this week!
“Thoughts are with all his family and friends, especially his wonderful band mates xx.”
TV presenter Rylan Clark-Neal tweeted: “Awful news. Sending love x #RipTimmy.”
The Overtones announced the news of Matley’s death at the age of 36 in a statement across their social media channels.
They said: “It is with the greatest sadness that we have to announce that our dear friend and brother Timmy has passed away.
“We know this news will be as heartbreaking for you all as it is for us. We appreciate your love and support at this difficult time. Mike, Darren, Mark & Lachie x.”
Matley was diagnosed with stage three malignant melanoma, a form of skin cancer, in 2016.
In a fundraising page posted on his Twitter in December, he revealed he was planning a charity skydive in order to raise money for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity, which he said was a cause “very close to my heart”.
The Irish singer, who was born in Cork and lived in London, was due to complete the skydive in May and had raised more than £5,000.
Previously a group of painters and decorators, The Overtones – who specialise in doo-wop performances – found fame in 2010 when they were discovered during a tea break by a talent scout as they worked at an office near London’s Oxford Street.
Matley, along with Lachie Chapman, Mike Crawshaw, Mark Franks and Darren Everest, released five albums, four of which landed in the UK top 10 in the charts, including their 2010 debut Good Ol’ Fashioned Love, which peaked at number four. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson is reportedly planning to reduce the involvement of Chinese company Huawei in Britain’s 5G network in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. Johnson has also asked officials to draft a strategy to reduce China’s involvement in British infrastructure to zero by 2023, the Daily Telegraph has reported.
The prime minister is expected to use less reliance on China as a means to boost trade talks with US President Donald Trump in the aftermath of Britain’s departure from the European Union, according to the newspaper. Earlier on Friday, The Times reported that Johnson has instructed civil servants to make plans to end Britain’s reliance on China for vital medical supplies and other strategic imports. Beijing has been facing mounting international criticism over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak, which began in China before spreading to the rest of the world.
“He (Johnson) still wants a relationship with China but the Huawei deal is going to be significantly scaled back. Officials have been instructed to come up with a plan to reduce Huawei’s involvement as quickly as possible,” a source was quoted by the Telegraph as saying. Huawei and Downing Street did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The development would be a change of direction for Britain, which in late April confirmed it would allow Huawei to have a role in building the country’s 5G phone network.
Britain decided in January to allow Huawei into what the government said were non-sensitive parts of the network, capping its involvement at 35 per cent. The United States has raised security concerns about Huawei equipment, and warn that allies that use it in their networks risk being cut off from valuable intelligence-sharing feeds. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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Law firm Reed Smith has appointed leveraged finance partner Ben Davis to its UK finance practice.
Davis (pictured), previously at Travers Smith, will join the firm’s London office on 18 March.
Travis’s practice focuses primarily on leveraged finance; he also advises on corporate facilities, refinancings, debt restructurings and general banking matters. His clients have included private equity sponsors, corporate borrowers, financial institutions and alternative lenders.
His recent representations include a number of debt funds and alternative lenders participating in the leveraged finance market (involving senior, unitranche, mezzanine and PIK facilities). He will draw on Reed Smith’s full-service capability in London, including strong corporate, private equity, tax and regulatory teams.
Davis says: “Reed Smith’s investment in its London financial industry group is clear: the team has grown by 60 per cent in the last three years. The firm’s global platform provides me with a new and exciting challenge, where I can continue to develop my leveraged finance practice.” | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Ballet pianist at Tanz Academy Zurich, TaZ
Accompanist, Prix de Lausanne's Summer Intensive 2024
Gianni Lazzeri, an Italian musician, studied music at the Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini in Florence, where he earned a degree in Piano and Clarinet.
Following his studies, Gianni Lazzeri embarked on a career as a clarinet player at the Teatro Comunale of Florence and as a ballet pianist for the same theatre’s company. Subsequently, he relocated to Switzerland after being engaged by the Schweizerische Ballettberufsschule in Zürich, under the direction of Ljuba and Pierre Dobrievitch.
He worked as a ballet pianist at the Stadttheater Bern, under the direction of Félix Duméril, and at the Balletto di Toscana in Florence, under the direction of Cristina Bozzolini and Mauro Bigonzetti.
Since 2004, Gianni Lazzeri has been working as a ballet pianist at the Tanz Academy Zürich. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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The SHERPA, SIENNA and PANELFIT projects are delighted to announce their “Policy options for the ethical governance of disruptive technologies” online conference, which will take place on 23 March 2021. The event will focus on the ethical, social and legal impact of emerging technologies and the projects’ proposals for the ethical governance of these technologies.
The three EU projects represent a €10m investment in research from the European Commission to develop governance structures that are sensitive to ethical and human rights concerns of emerging technologies, notably including artificial intelligence (AI) and big data.
This event, organized and hosted in collaboration with the European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment panel (STOA), builds on the work undertaken in the three projects and is meant to stimulate high-level policy-related debate around questions concerning new and emerging disruptive technologies. The common goal is to ensure that technology advancement has a beneficial impact on society and that related risks are addressed early.
The event will be moderated by Science journalist and broadcaster Vivienne Parry and will include keynote speeches from the EC’s Mariya Gabriel and Despina Spanou, as well as the University of Montreal’s renowned AI expert Yoshua Bengio.
For more information and to register for the event visit the STOA website.
SHERPA (Shaping the ethical dimensions of smart information systems (SIS) – a European perspective) is an EU-funded project which analyses how AI and big data analytics impact ethics and human rights. In dialogue with stakeholders, the project is developing novel ways to understand and address these challenges to find desirable and sustainable solutions that can benefit both innovators and society. As part of its work, the project has developed a set of recommendations to ensure that ethical and human rights issues of AI are recognised and addressed.
Visit https://www.project-sherpa.eu/ for more information.
SIENNA (Stakeholder-Informed Ethics for New technologies with high socio-ecoNomic and human rights impAct) has developed ethical frameworks for human genomics, human enhancement, artificial intelligence and robotics and proposals for improving how these technologies are regulated. The ethical frameworks have been operationalised for different actors. All SIENNA proposals build on input from stakeholders, experts and citizens. SIENNA has also developed more general approaches to identifying and addressing ethical and legal issues in relation to new and emerging technologies.
Visit http://www.sienna-project.eu/ for more information.
PANELFIT (Participatory Approaches to a New Ethical and Legal Framework for ICT) is an EU-funded project aimed at the implementation of the new regulatory framework regarding data protection. Our Guidelines on the Ethical and Legal issues of ICT research and innovation are particularly important to this purpose since they provide end-users and stakeholders working on ICT R&D with an easy-to-use online tool able to advise them about the best way to deal with data protection issues in a practical manner. For this purpose, we are working on a co-creation scheme that includes the active participation of more than a hundred stakeholders and end-users.
Visit https://www.panelfit.eu/ for more information. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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There is no doubt that purchasing a new home is a major decision and meeting the financial aspects of this purchase can be a daunting task, especially if you are unfamiliar with the vast number of choices currently available.
In order to make a sound financial choice for your particular situation, it is important to engage the services of a company that specialises in mortgage broking.
At Prudent Finance, you can count on us to be with you throughout the entire process, offering expert guidance and assistance to ensure the purchase of your new home is as stress-free as possible.
The Importance Of Mortgage Broking
If you are considering the purchase of a new home, choosing an experienced company for your mortgage broking needs can be important. The financial aspects of purchasing a home can be overwhelming, especially when you consider the many different financial institutions offering different types of mortgages, terms and interest rates. While the financial well-being of your family is a primary consideration, understanding your options for financing often requires the expertise of a professional. That’s where we come in. At Prudent Finance, mortgage broking is something we specialise in and we are here to help you every step of the way.
While we do not offer our own finance products, we do provide an extremely valuable service. We will listen to your specific needs and gain a full understanding of your financial situation, objectives and circumstances so that we meet your financing requirements. Our commitment is to provide you with the information you need to make the right financial decision for your family. We provide you with the financial guidance which is important for you to make the most informed choice when comes to the purchase of your new home.
As an experienced mortgage broking company, we will provide you with an overview of your options, including a comprehensive comparison of the products that best meet your particular circumstances. Of course, through every step of the process, we will be here to offer support and guidance. In fact, even once you have chosen your finance product, we are never far away. Whether your circumstances change in terms of finances or other personal matters, we will be here to help you.
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Planning your financial life is critical to your future and an important step in enjoying financial security. Between issues like home buying, saving for University, marriage and retirement planning, there are many financial issues that both singles and couples face over a lifetime.
Financial planning can set your mind at ease and give you the guidance you need for a healthy future.
Home Buying and Selling
Buying and selling a home is a major financial decision and one that can be fraught with financial pitfalls. Getting the best advice about how much to spend on a home is crucial in protecting your investment and enjoying a healthy financial outlook. Selling your home can be daunting as well, as you decide on how to avoid the costs that often accompany such a decision.
Saving for Child’s Education
Many couples start putting away money as soon as the little one is born. This is often a good strategy, allowing you to take advantage of saving small amounts of money over a long period of time instead of having to come up with a lump sum. A financial advisor can give you expert advice about how to best save for your child’s educational needs.
Financial Planning Services for Individuals
Hiring a financial planner is critical when it comes to making wise money decisions. Your financial planning service is tailored to your individual goals, and is structured in a way that meets your needs. By having expert guidance, you will be assured of getting sound advice to help you make the right decisions.
Financial planners can offer advice that is priceless and can save you money over your lifetime. Contact us for your Financial Planning needs today.
ACCOUNTING & TAX SERVICES
Tax planning is just as important as the actual payment of tax. We offer a variety of business and taxation advisory services such as preparation of tax returns, tax planning, setting up of company trust, company secretarial services and preparation of financial statements among other things.
The Australian taxation and accounting rules are too complex for the average consumer or business owner to understand. Therefore, you may want to consider calling us to discuss your needs and explore your options. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Destin, FL (PRWEB) July 29, 2013 -- On Thursday, July 18, James Osmand Litolff was pulled over on I-10 for a routine traffic stop. What started with a ticket turned into a felony charge when the police discovered a small amount of drugs and a large amount of cash, according to the Jackson County Floridian("Walton County stop off I-10 leads to drug charge," July 19, 2013). A K9 unit drug-sniffing dog alerted officers to the presence of narcotics, and the patrolmen recovered about 2 ounces of marijuana from both rolled cigarettes and jars of the drug, according to the Floridian. In addition, the police found more than $10,000 in cash, most of which was vacuum-sealed, according to the Floridian.
Litolff had been visiting Florida and was returning home to New Mexico, according to the Floridian. He has been detained in the Walton County Jail and is charged with a third degree felony of marijuana possession with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, according to the Floridian.
Even a small amount of controlled substances, like two ounces, may lead to intent to sell charges if other circumstance exist — like a large amount of cash, explains Destin drug defense lawyer Clay Adkinson.
"Prosecutors can make certain judgments based on what police find. When they see large amounts of cash and any amount of drugs at all, they can use the cash to point toward an intent to sell the drugs they've found," he said.
In addition, the jars of marijuana and vacuum-sealed cash were hidden in an air tank with a false lid, according to the Floridian. Preparations for hiding the drugs can also be seen as evidence that the individual may have the marijuana for more than just personal use, Adkinson said.
Officers may use the drug-sniffing dog to establish "probable cause" for searching the vehicle in the first place, as the Floridian reported police did in this case. After probable cause is established, though, the officers can use further leads to find more evidence against an individual and build a case against them. Adkinson warns that police can use anything that they find during a "probable cause" search to build a case against an alleged offender.
"Whether you just have some cash out for a vacation or there's just a big misunderstanding, circumstances around an arrest can change it drastically." explained the Destin drug defense lawyer.
Whether Litolff actually intended to sell the drugs or just happened to be carrying cash at the same time, he now faces up to 5 years in prison and / or up to $5,000 in fines. Aside from criminal penalties, he also may see negative consequences in employment or housing opportunities, the ability to gain certain licenses, and other areas.
I-10 is known for being commonly used by drug smugglers and traffickers, Adkinson said. This leads to frequent drugs-busts and patrolmen who are on high-alert for marijuana and other drugs. Numerous arrests for large amounts of marijuana have occurred on the interstate in the past few years.
Clay Adkinson, of the Adkinson Law Firm, LLC, is a Destin criminal defense lawyer who represents those accused of drug offense, marijuana charges, DUI and other criminal matters.
Clay Adkinson, Adkinson Law Firm, LLC, http://www.adkinsonlaw.com/, (850) 892-5195, [email protected] | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Detectives are appealing for information following reports of a number of offences including burglary, attempted theft and vehicle interference in west Belfast today, Tuesday 9th January.
Detective Sergeant Kitchen said: “The first report was received this morning that at approximately 5.30am, access had been gained to a shed at a property in Slemish Way.
“A number of items were moved, however it has not yet been established if anything was taken. A man wearing a black hoody was seen leaving the scene.
“A short time later at 6am, male was seen entering a garden, also at a property in Slemish Way. A motorcycle was taken during the incident, however was discarded a short distance away. A significant amount of damage had been caused to the vehicle.
“Shortly after 6.45am, police received another report that a male was seen trying to break into and steal a car in the Bearnagh Drive area of the city.
“Luckily, he was unable to move the car from the driveway and made off.
“A further report was received at approximately 9.10am, of the attempted theft of a Range Rover in Bingnian Drive.
“The man, who was also wearing a black hoody, was unable to gain access to the vehicle and left without causing any damage.
“A final report was received shortly before 11am that a house had been broken into in the Benraw Green area.
“Access had been gained to the property and gaming equipment and a handbag were taken. The handbag was later recovered close to the property.
“We are treating all of these incident as linked and I am appealing to anyone who saw anyone suspicious in any of these areas or to anyone with CCTV, doorbell or other footage that could assist with enquiries to contact detectives on 101 quoting reference 472 of 09/01/24.”
A report can also be made online using the non-emergency reporting form via http://www.psni.police.uk/makeareport/
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Environmental & Climate Justice
We must prevent what we cannot cure.
Locally, nationally, and globally the climate crisis disproportionately impacts the lives and health of those who are most vulnerable. Across the board, communities of color, indigenous people, and those who are socio-economically disadvantaged pay the price of poor environmental quality and are least able to adapt to climate change.
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Advance your career in public health with Purdue’s CEPH-accredited, 100% online Master of Public Health (MPH) program. Designed for aspiring leaders, this program equips you with expertise in health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, and community health promotion. Prepare for impactful roles in public health agencies, NGOs, and healthcare settings while driving meaningful change and improving health outcomes across diverse populations.
Source: LightcastTM (2023). Unique job postings for July 2022-2023. Projected growth for years 2023-2033. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
MU-When the land stands alone
MU-Connector/When the land stands alone performed at YBCA. Video by Rapt Productions "Chilseong" Vital life force that we are trying to bring her back into life which has been destroyed by Heomaengyee (Oppressed systemic sickness). we are bringing our own life back to live purposely which our ancestors sent our lives here. Concept and Direction: Dohee Lee Choreography and Stories: Dohee Lee and CRE members Music Composition: Adria Otte Costume Design: Dana Kawano, Soyeun Shin, Dohee Lee and CRE members CRE Cohorts/CoRazOn Performers: Frances Cachapero, laura ann coelho, Emily Encina, Sapho Flor, JaeEun Jun, Mi Kyong Kim, Inhui Moonstone Lee, Tiff Lin, Rebekah Sze-Tung Olstad, Sol Rhee, Katie Tao, Seh-reum Tom, Mơ (Trang) Trần, Dongyi Wu, Justine Xu MU Ritual and Drummers: Adria Otte, Codie Otte, Emily Encina, Eugene Kang, JaeEun Jun, Sol Rhee, Yong Chan Miller Somi: Mi Kyong Kim Ritual Facilitator: Dohee Lee
Chilseong Saenamgut: Ritual for Sickness
Chilseong SaenamGut (Duringut): Ritual for Sickness+When the land stands alone in Nov 18,19 and 20, 2022 “Chilseong Saenamgut,” a ritual for sickness, illness and destruction from Jeju Island, my hometown, because we need to confront the sick and to heal. This ritual is for facing and naming challenges, for purging destructive and monstrous spirits (Heomaengyee-허맹이 *) white supremacy, patriarchal culture in here and back to homeland and inviting vital spirits (Chilseong-칠성신 **) back to humanity and land. Ritual performance by Puri Arts, CoRazOn, Ieumsae MU Ritual drummers and ARU CRE Cohorts. at Eastside cultural center and West Berkeley Shellmound Sacred Site
Dohee transforms into 9 goddesses from past, present and future, transporting audiences on a mythological journey of ancestral legacies and indigenous resistance.
Born of old and new myth, the goddesses are guardians for the modern age. Each embodies ecological, political, economic and spiritual struggles and shines a light on how we may continue to the future. One example: Obangshinjang 5-Directional General goddess, who helps the community to confront the issues of immigrant and refugee equality, reconnecting cultural legacy from their own roots, and militarism.
MAGO is the creator goddess in ancient Korean mythology, central to the practice of mudang. The legend of Mago outlines this piece, which aims to express the interconnectedness of dreams and reality, past and present lives, karma and destiny, microcosm and macrocosm. Through an exploration of the myth of Mago and Dohee's own story, the piece unfolds in six chapters, revealing this interconnectedness and its implications in one’s life. The work itself is an intensely personal journey of birth, self-discovery, confrontation, action, and re-birth.
I am looking at the ocean from the far West Pacific out to my homeland: Jeju Island, South Korea. I am looking at this land where I live now – Oakland, California. Both of these places have similar cultures, beliefs and myths seeded by native peoples.
ARA is the goddess of tears. Her name has various meanings including “ocean” and“eye.” Her tears flow down and become rivers and oceans, they drift up and become stars shining in the Milky Way. Each tear memorializes a story, evoking sadness, love, desperation, and hope. I am inspired by the power of ancient myths. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
PVS Automotive began in 2008 as a humble electrical business called "POWER VISION SOUND" run by Jamie. With a passion for automotive vehicles, quality design and a background in electronics, our company quickly turned into a successful, well established tech house of the 4WD and Automotive Industry.
Today PVS is known Worldwide as a leader in the Steering Wheel and In- Car Navigation System Industry. An independently owned Australian family company, it has established itself as a leading contractor to Dealerships, Car Manufacturers and 4x4 Industries around the Globe.
PVS Automotive prides itself in being the experts in sectors such as Steering Wheel Conversions and Upgrades, In-Car Multimedia Navigation Systems, Seat Fitouts, Speaker Door Pods, Custom Headlights and Grilles, Automated Lighting Control and Monitoring Systems. We provide individually tailored services to each and every project presented to us.
Servicing Continents such as Australia, New Zealand, Middle East and South Africa with a particular focus on Steering Wheels and Navigation Systems, PVS Automotive dedicates itself to maintaining lasting relationships with clients and close relations with affiliates and suppliers to investing in the continued development of our designs and highly skilled staff ensuring the finished product is one of supreme quality.
Our services are designed to meet your needs. Our team can help take your build from Stock Standard to Touring Ready, so you, the client, can enjoy a professionally finished job. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
What if you could write your own perfect storyline...? The heartwarming, feelgood novel from the much-loved Sunday Times bestselling author, Milly Johnson.
'Gloriously funny, witty, wise and wonderful, this book is a total joy!’ Alexandra Potter
‘A delicious warm hug of a book’ Jill Mansell
‘Guaranteed to put a spring in your step – I loved it’ Jo Thomas
'Gorgeous, heartwarming and moving, The Happiest Ever After is so original and brilliantly written in the typically funny and clever Johnson style' Lucy Vine
'An escapist, uplifting read full of heart' Libby Page
‘Funny and brilliant and gorgeously warm, Milly Johnson always, always delivers’ Paige Toon
'Takes you on a classic transformative journey in the most wonderful and original way. What a joy!' Julietta Henderson
Polly Potter is surviving, not thriving. She used to love her job – until her mentor died and her new boss decided to make her life hell. She used to love her partner Chris – until he cheated on her, and now she can’t forget. The only place where her life is working is on the pages of the novel she is writing – there she can create a feistier, bolder, more successful version of herself – as the fictional Sabrina Anderson.
But what if it was possible to start over again? To leave everything behind, forget all that went before, and live the life you’d always dreamed of?
After a set of unforeseen circumstances, Polly ends up believing she really IS Sabrina, living at the heart of a noisy Italian family restaurant by the sea. Run by Teddy, the son of her new landlady Marielle, it’s a much-loved place, facing threat of closure as a rival restaurant moves in next door. Sabrina can’t remember her life as Polly, but she knows she is living a different life from the one she used to have.
But what if this new life could belong to her after all?
‘Reading a Milly Johnson book is like spending time with a best friend – you always end up feeling better about the world. Written with genuine warmth and heart, they’re an absolute treat’ Lucy Diamond
‘Milly Johnson always delivers an absolutely cracking read’ Katie Fforde
‘One of those novels that draws you in to its world and makes you wish you could be friends with Shay. A tantalising juicy tale full of twists and turns that kept me gripped. Warm, funny and moving. One to curl up with and devour’ Ruth Jones
‘The feeling you get when you read a Milly Johnson book should be bottled and made available on the NHS’ Debbie Johnson
‘Milly’s writing is like getting a big hug with just the right amount of bite underneath’ Jane Fallon | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
The UK Quantum Technology Hub Sensors and Timing, led by the University of Birmingham, have partnered with the British Geological Survey, a world-leading geoscience centre for survey and monitoring, to further develop quantum gravity sensors in its second phase.
Gravity sensors developed by academics at the Quantum Technology Hub have progressed rapidly during the Hub’s first phase from lab research to prototype instruments. The new partnership with BGS will enable sensors to be tested in real-world environments.
Dr Paul Wilkinson, a Theoretical Research Geophysicist at BGS, said: “We were very pleased to be invited to participate directly in the second phase of the Hub to help develop quantum gravity sensors for use in geophysical surveys and applications.” Dr Wilkinson is working within the Hub’s Geophysics work package, led by Dr Michael Holynski and Professor Nicole Metje, from the University of Birmingham, to set up field trials to test and evaluate quantum gravity instruments and engage with end users.
The development of quantum gravity sensors through to commercial use has the potential to be hugely impactful. It will mean that we will have a much more accurate understanding of what lies beneath the ground. For example, in 2014-15, road occupation due to utility street works incurred costs of more than £1.5 billion, and traffic delays accounted for 6.16 million days of work in the UK. The cost of these street works to the UK economy was estimated around £7 billion, and the projected cumulative total cost of utility street works in the UK from 2013 and 2030 is £319 billion.
Costs are increased when holes are dug in wrong places, due to difficulty in ascertaining the position of underground assets. Quantum gravity sensors target fast, accurate measurements and images, helping to reduce operational costs in transport and civil engineering.
The BGS participation in the Quantum Technology Hub’s consortium, alongside the Universities of Glasgow, Imperial, Nottingham, Southampton, Strathclyde, Sussex and NPL, is an incredibly useful asset to the development of quantum gravity sensors. The BGS operates and maintains state-of-the-art laboratories and national facilities, and has access to a wide range of test sites, allowing the prototype sensor technologies to be evaluated in field trials, to assess their technical and practical capabilities.
Field trials enable testing of sensor instruments, but also ensure that the data captured from the measurements are fit-for-purpose. The BGS have research expertise in a variety of geophysical data, imaging and monitoring methodologies, and of developing novel sensors and systems in collaboration with end users and stakeholders. An example is the PRIME (Proactive Infrastructure Monitoring and Evaluation) system. This is a low cost geoelectrical monitoring platform developed by geophysicists at the BGS, which is now in commercial use and further development with industry. It is specifically designed for remote deployment and operation to monitor geotechnical assets. PRIME is an example of geophysical technology that will be used alongside gravity sensor investigations.
Dr Wilkinson said, “You can set up this technology [PRIME] to make the same set of measurements on a regular basis, and get the data transmitted back as a time lapse sequence. The system takes the data, turns them into 3D images, and translates these into parameters that site operators are more interested in, such as moisture content, and this is delivered automatically to the end-user.”
“We aim to use geoelectrical imaging, and other geophysical techniques as well, to complement gravity investigations. Different techniques are sensitive to different properties of the subsurface, and each has its own strengths and weaknesses. The more methodologies you use, the greater you can reduce the uncertainty.”
Working with the Quantum Technology Hub, will, in Paul’s words, "help to deliver the greatest possible impact from the geophysics research being undertaken by the Hub.’
“The prospects of sensitive, stable cold-atom based sensors, alongside quantum-enhanced gravity monitoring networks, offers the potential to significantly enhance our ability to look beneath the Earth’s surface.”
“In particular, there will be exciting opportunities to investigate new joint interpretation and imaging schemes for using multiple sensor types and data streams to monitor subsurface processes.”
Regarding the overall end-user impact, Paul says this will be about “seeing into the ground without having to dig things up. If you have a site or asset that’s permanently instrumented, you can get earlier knowledge of potential problems and you don’t need to send engineers out for repeat surveys, so this can help to reduce costs and improve health and safety.”
“These are things important to society as a whole. While you may not see them, they have a big part in making people safer and helping the environment - inevitably this will have a positive effect.” | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
A new Arts and Science paid internship program will help the University catch up to other Canadian schools.
The program — approved at the Feb. 24 Senate meeting — will begin in September. Following their third year, undergraduate ArtSci students will have the opportunity to apply for a 12-16 month internship relating to their field of study.
Students in the program will receive financial compensation from their employers, academic credit and recognition on their transcripts. Participating students will have their degree path extended to five years, due to the length of the internship.
Compared to other universities, Queen’s has fallen behind in co-op, internship and other professional opportunities — especially for its ArtSci students.
Career Services, the Faculty of Arts and Science and ASUS should be commended for their efforts to establish the program.
A full-year to 16-month period will allow students to gain tangible skills and immerse themselves wherever they’re working — with the added bonus of potentially being hired by these companies after they graduate.
The program is still a pilot project that needs to get its bearings. It has definite benefits, but limitations in flexibility and accessibility may pose a problem for some students.
Because of additional living costs, dedicating 12-16 months to an internship and returning for a fifth year of study won’t be financially viable for all students, even if they receive a salary.
The Faculty of Arts and Science should consider establishing a bursary or scholarship for students who support themselves financially, so that they’re able to pursue an internship.
Introducing an option for shorter summer internships later down the line would also improve accessibility and allow students to gain experience in a variety of fields.
Students may also have trouble obtaining international internships, as non-Canadian companies may be unwilling to negotiate credits. It’s another consideration for a program with exceptional potential to benefit students.
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Here at QBI, our building inspections are conducted by a licensed, professional inspector and carried out in accordance with Australian Standards AS4349.
This inspection consists of a visual assessment of all accessible areas on a building to identify any building defects including urgent maintenance.
The report is comprehensive, easy to read, tailor-made to your property and includes detailed photos. It will identify any major building problems and maintenance issues found in the building.
Performing construction stage inspections ensures completion not only to the required building standard, but also to the best trade standard before the builder proceeds to the next construction stage (in some cases covering the defective work) and scheduled payments agreed to in your home building contract are made.
There are 2 stages we would recommend having inspected at minimum:
1. Frame and Slab stage
This stage is important as the inspector is able to check all the frame components [including trusses], for structural integrity and quality of workmanship, prior to the installation of wall cladding.
The concrete slab and/or foundation work is also inspected.
2. Practical Completion or Handover stage
The inspector will check for defects in the interior of the building:
Which includes all walls, ceilings, floors, doors, windows, cornices, architraves and skirtings, cupboards, robes, light fittings and switches, roof void including insulation and (where applicable) fire wall.
Wet areas are also checked for defects in tiling, screens, vanities, mirrors, toilet & bath, shower installation, fittings and performance, exhaust fans, water pipe hammer, sealing, grouting, leaks and ponding of water.
The exterior of the building is checked including any new retaining walls, fencing/gates, paths and driveways.
Wall cladding, roofing, flashing, guttering, downpipes, fascia and barge boards, eaves, expansion joints, hot water system, surface drainage, window reveals, steps, weep holes/vents, patios, porches, verandas/balconies, accessible subfloor areas, safety hazards and any incomplete work.
Our inspector not only looks for structural and compliancy issues, but also the standard of the work by the various trades.
He reports on Building Defects, Damage, Cosmetic Defects, Quality of Finish, Fixtures and Fittings, Incomplete Work and Safety Hazards.
The report will refer to current Australian Standards, Building Codes and QBCC Standards & Tolerances Guidelines.
Having a renovation report done is a vital step in the renovation of any building. Our inspector will inform you on what is structurally safe and which parts of the building can’t be touched prior to planning the project.
And of course, as with any new construction work, we recommend having at least a practical completion building inspection carried out.
Pre-Sale Building Defects Inspection
This building inspection and report is your most powerful selling tool.
It is important to vendors for 2 reasons:
- No nasty surprises – you know what the defects are prior to listing your property for sale. Even a well maintained home can have hidden issues that may affect the sale. Most common hidden defects found are: subfloor poor ventilation and drainage, high moisture behind kitchen and bathroom tiles and some structural issues and leaks are only noticed during a thorough inspection.
- Once having a pre-sale building defects inspection carried out you now have a choice as to either declaring the defects found to prospective purchasers, or use the report to have repairs fixed and provide the receipt to prospective purchasers. Ensure any repair work is done by a qualified professional and they guarantee their work. You can then pass this on to the new owner.
Having trouble communicating with your builder?
Are you being bullied or ignored? Nothing going to plan?
Has it gotten to the point that you want to lodge a complaint with the QBCC?
Our inspections and reports can help you.
Contact Us for more information.
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Paris, Aug 21 (PL) - The arrival of the first athletes to the Paralympic Village of the Paris 2024 Games is scheduled for Wednesday, a facility that will host more than four thousand athletes from 182 countries.
A week before the start of the event, scheduled from August 28 to September 8, life and color will return to the same venue that just a few days ago welcomed the protagonists of the Olympic Games in the City of Light, held from July 26 to August 11.
According to the organizers of the great Paralympic sport festival, the conditions are ready to receive the competitors, their coaches, doctors and other support staff.
In this regard, they specified that the Village built for Paris 2024 meets the requirements to serve both Olympic and Paralympic athletes in terms of mobility, accommodation and other facilities.
A peak in the number of athletes entering the facility located in the municipalities of Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine and L'Île-Saint-Denis is expected for Wednesday, where in the following days the average number of arrivals will be around 500-800.
During the Olympic Games, 14,500 athletes and accompanying persons were received, a figure that will drop to 9,000 for the Paralympics.
In spite of the conditions created in the Village, many athletes complained about the rooms and food, some of them world-renowned, such as the five-diamond world champion swimmers Ariarne Titmus (Australia), Adam Peaty (United Kingdom) and Thomas Ceccon (Italy). | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Use these links to find out information about how to keep your child safe on the internet.
Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) Centre - http://ceop.police.uk/
CEOP’s ‘thinkuknow’ website - http://www.thinkuknow.co.uk/
Internet Watch Foundation, for reporting criminal online content - https://www.iwf.org.uk/
UK Safer Internet Centre - http://www.saferinternet.org.uk/
Parents can find useful tips and advice on healthy gadget use, alternative tech for learning and creativity, and how to encourage teens to have a more balanced screen time ‘diet’ with their gadgets. Click this link for more information: Screen time diet | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
LORD THIS OLE BOY’S VOICE. Ok, now that I got that out my system check out Caeland using his loop pedal to perfection.
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There is a fantastic group of female artists that have been killing it out west, with Graycie York being one of the singer-songwriters leading the charge. She has proven in the last few years how well she can craft a song and illustrate exactly what she’s trying to say in the most effective way possible through her music. Her past few singles were very well written and show the diversity in style she has, namely Bitchin’ to Bitch, which came out in September. Her newest release, Dust, is another example we can add to that list.
In terms of the songwriting and musical aspect, Dust offers a compelling blend of introspection and a haunting, but beautiful, melody. York really paints a good picture of vulnerability, loss and the emotional effect it can have on a person over time. She does very well at relating these themes to the listener, which is the key to a well-written song of this nature. The melody is gentle, stripped-back and compliments the lyrics well. Spotlighted here is mainly York’s voice with a smooth, laid-back arrangement to back her up.
Dust shows how much Graycie York has matured in songwriting and as an artist. She is definitely worth keeping an eye on with each release, because there is a lot of talent there that is going to be well-known soon. Go listen to Dust now! | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Night Out with News3 We are thrilled to announce that our Night Out with News3 event is back! This year's theme is "HOPE for the Holidays" and our goal is to raise $20,000! After missing the opportunity to hold three key fundraising events, SOH needs your support more than ever. Please join Signs of HOPE and News3 on Thursday, December 7, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the TAO Nightclub inside The Venetian Hotel for an intimate evening filled with laughter, hors d'oeuvres, cocktails, and raffles. All proceeds raised…
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Starts April 20th and following Tuesdays at 4:45pm at SOH office. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
“One day I asked Mario a question -- not really expecting anything but a nod -- but he replied with the word yes. I was ecstatic.”
This is how Volunteer Denice Hilts described her reaction when a student suffering from a condition known as being a “selective mute” first spoke to her after weeks of contact.
“Usually, I didn’t have him read an entire book … but he made it clear he was going to read it all. At the end I was almost crying and said look what you just did! He had the most beautiful smile.”
Denise, a former special education teacher, met Mario as part of her volunteer work at Saul Martinez elementary school. “Mario spoke to his family, but never to his teachers or other students,” she explained.
“Twice a week for weeks, I would bring Mario to a quiet place in the back of the room and would work with him. I think Mario felt safe there. I would always tell him it was just you and me and nobody could hear him.
“Finally, one day he quietly took a book from me and in a whisper began to read. I assured him nobody else could hear so could he please speak a little bit louder so I can make sure he was pronouncing words correctly.”
“He raised his voice a tiny bit so I can hear. Of course, I cried.”
Before she went to catch the bus that day, “I said I’ll see you next week and walked out of the school. Sadly, Covid closed down everything a couple of days later and I never saw Mario again.”
“Last year, I asked my teacher what happened to him. He said he had moved on to middle school and was doing really well. I was ecstatic.”
Is there a better example of the positive impact Read With Me has on our kids? | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
REBUILD project through its partner CERTH (Centre for Research and Technology -Hellas), contributes to the Security Research Rapid Response to COVID19 - a platform bringing together the capabilities of the security research community to support the global efforts to combat COVID19. The Security Research Rapid Response Platform (Sec3R) brings together the capabilities of the security research community to support the global efforts to combat COVID19. Through this "Security Community Alliance" the platform provides knowledge and resources for public authorities, blue light services and researchers worldwide in their response to the pandemic.
Health professionals, members of the blue light services and other first responders are performing an extraordinary job that saves lives. Many others are doing everything they can to support the global efforts to contain the spread of the virus. Vital work is being done to identify, create and trial vaccines; develop and repurpose drug treatments; improve testing mechanisms; and engineer equipment for use in intensive care units. Meanwhile, there are large numbers of people working around the clock to maintain food supply chains, run critical infrastructure and services, and provide support for every aspect of our lives affected by this pandemic.
This platform aims to provide a trusted, proactive and free resource demonstrating existing capacities and capabilities from within the security research community that can be used in support of the global efforts in to combat COVID19.
The Sec3R platform provide:
Tools: Software services, analysis and communication tools. The tools are organised in categories such as Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning tools, Analysis tools, Communication tools, Processing tools, Services and Software
Resilience Guide: Enhancing intelligence and protecting against threads. Resilience tips, tools and practices are organised in categories such as Business, Cyber, Education, Fake News, Finance, Health, Migration, Project and Society
Knowledge: key articles, case studies ad datasets. The Knowledge corpus includes Articles, Case Studies, Datasets, Funding resources, Knowledge Portals, Repositories and Training material
The Platform contributors. See more at: https://sec3r.com/ | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Promoting your business with social media
There are many ways you may be promoting your company to prospective clients – leaflets, posters, perhaps a bit of SEO. The trouble is, this is exactly what everybody else is doing and before long it can become difficult to see the wood for the trees. It is a long held belief that the best form of advertising is through networking and refferals, and this is where Social Media can prove extremely useful.
When you attend an organised Networking event, you might meet half a dozen companies and some may even convert. That’s all well and good, but you’ve taken time out of your day and in many cases won’t end up getting much of a return for your trouble. With some carefully crafted posts on Facebook and Twitter however, you can suddenly put yourself infront of a few thousand people in the few minutes it takes for the kettle to boil when you fancy a coffee break.
Let’s say you lay block paving for instance. When you finish the job, you can take a quick photo and tweet it to the client. If they like the work you have done, they will probably retweet your photo, perhaps with a testimonial. Now everyone who follows your client can see what a good job you’ve done and that you are endorsed by somebody they trust. If one of those people needs some block paving done, they are now more likely to give you call. Maybe none of their followers need any paving done at the moment. That’s ok, you’ve still gained exposure and made very little effort above what you would have been doing anyway.
The same could be said of Facebook or LinkedIn, off the back of the work you do anyway, you can expand your network of contacts and promote your work to a much wider audience than would be otherwise possible. Your Social Media accounts can also get picked up by Google, particuarly if you put your business information on Google+, giving you greater exposure in search results.
Of course, this isn’t to say that other forms of marketing don’t have their place – an eye cathching poster can work wonders. What social media does is put you in front of a wider audience, who may then visit your website or pick up a brochure to find out more information. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Buildings, Renewables, & Infrastructure
The Buildings, Renewables, & Infrastructure Group has been hard at work imagining ways that their community can be more energy-efficient and improve their overall sustainability initiatives.
The main project of this working group is to re-imagine the Monroeville Mall into a sustainable space. This would include introducing renewable energy systems, retrofitting techniques that exhibit green infrastructure, and promoting the inclusion of sustainable businesses inside of the mall. If you would like to learn about the specifics of the Monroeville Ecomall project, email email@example.com for a link to the proposal project's presentation.
The economic impact of the Monroeville Mall project is significant in bringing the area ample green jobs and revenue to stimulate the local economy. You can view Downstream Strategies' Economic Impact of several regional ReImagine projects here.
Another project the group has been focusing on is The Goddess Nest. The Goddess Nest is a house that was renovated as a community space and is located in the Shadyside neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Its membership program offers a family-like co-working, healing, and growing space. They are promoters of sustainable community development projects that include the building of a community garden and utilizing sustainable retrofitting techniques. | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
Gatecreeper "Sonoran Depravation" 12"
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Arizona newcomers GATECREEPER deliver 9 monstrous songs of low-end, old-school death metal on their savage debut album Sonoran Depravation. Having devastated the underground since their formation less than three years ago, GATECREEPER now unleash their first full-length, produced by Ryan Bram at Homewrecker Studios and mixed by Kurt Ballou (Converge, Nails, Black Breath) at GodCity Studios. Sonoran Depravation tears and chugs through 30+ minutes of crusty, doom-soaked death metal at its most infectious and uncompromising with a massive sound that calls to mind the classic Swedish buzz-saw attack of Dismember and Grave mixed with the impeccable groove of Obituary and Bolt Thrower. GATECREEPER are here to carry the death metal torch for a new generation and will shake your foundation to its core.
Release date: October 7, 2016 | CC-MAIN-2024-51 |
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