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After a long winter’s exposure to dry indoor heat, our hair needs some nourishing relief! Here’s the simple solution. This easy hair treatment will result in healthier, more manageable hair and a really clean, invigorated scalp. Olive oil nourishes, conditions, and improves the strength and elasticity of your hair, while the couldn’t-be-easier process is both stress-reducing and health-promoting.
INGREDIENTS (enough for 1 or 2 treatments, depending on the length and thickness of your hair)
½ cup olive oil
5 drops frankincense essential oil (others may be substituted, if you wish)
1 plastic bag that can fit over your hair
1. Pour olive oil into a jar with a lid, then add essential oil. Put lid on jar and shake well to disperse the essential oil. Let sit for 24 hours in a cool, dark place. Shake again before use.
2. Rinse hair with warm water. Warm 1 tablespoon of oil treatment in the palms of your hands. Using your fingertips (not nails), gently massage the oil into the scalp in a circular motion. Repeat until the entire scalp has been massaged. Rub the ends of your hair with the remaining oil.
3. Place a plastic bag over your hair, secure by tying or with a hair clip or clothespin, and allow the oil to remain for at least a half-hour.
4. Rinse well, then shampoo as usual.
Adapted from The Herbal Home Spa by Greta Breedlove (Storey Books, 1998).
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|www.corpun.com : Archive : 2006 : TT Judicial Sep 2006|
Judicial CP - September 2006
Trinidad Express, Port of Spain, 27 September 2006
State must pay rapist for 'cat-o'-nine' beating
By Darren Bahaw
THE STATE will now have to compensate a convicted rapist who was flogged with the dreaded cat-o'-nine-tails instead of the birch.
The prisoner, Timothy Wyse, 53, will also receive regular medical and psychological treatment for the injuries he suffered as a result of the whipping.
In March 2005, attorneys Dana Seetahal, SC, and Michelle Solomon filed a lawsuit claiming that prison authorities unlawfully imposed 15 strokes with the cat-o'-nine-tails against their client, a punishment which breached Wyse's constitutional right to due process.
The matter concluded yesterday before Justice Lennox Deyalsingh, in the Port of Spain First Civil Court at the Hall of Justice, because of the failure of the State to file any defence to the lawsuit despite several adjournments.
Senior State attorney Neil Byam and Marissa Ramdass represented the Attorney General. The State will also have to bear the legal costs incurred by the prisoner in bringing the legal action.
A Master of the High Court will have to determine how much money the prisoner should receive for his injuries.
The use of the cat-o'-nine tails has been virtually outlawed in several jurisdictions because it falls within the category of cruel and unusual punishment. The cat-o'-nine-tails is a wooden handle whip consisting of nine, three feet long, quarter-inch marline straps with sharp metallic ends.
Wyse, who is currently serving a 20-year jail term for rape, serious indecency and robbery, claims the prison authorities ignored him when he told them that the Appeal Court had varied his sentence, removing from the original sentence 15 strokes with the cat-o'-nine-tails and replacing it with 15 strokes with the birch.
On November 3, 2001, Wyse was taken to Carrera Prison, where he was informed he was going to be flogged in compliance to the order of the High Court. He claimed he protested and informed a senior prison officer about the Appeal Court variation and asked for the opportunity to produce the Appeal Court judgment, but his pleas fell on deaf ears.
Instead, Wyse claims he was strapped to a device called the "Merry Sandy", which is used to restrain prisoners when they are being flogged. He said his head was fitted into a brace, his arms were outstretched on either side and his legs were buckled in place on the device.
The prisoner claims that he heard prison officers betting each other money on whether or not he would scream before he received the first set of lashes across his back.
"These lashes hit me along my back; my spinal cord; my shoulders; the corner of my chest and on my arms," he stated in an affidavit.
He said after he was flogged, he was again beaten with a wet shirt by prison officers.
Wyse claims he broke out into a cold sweat, gasped for breath and excreted on himself as the whippings progressed. In all, he said, he received 135 welts across his body.
THE ARCHIVE index
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Group photo of delegates from one of the days.
Supported by Toshiba Medical Systems with sponsorship and equipment, the University of the West of England at Bristol hosted its third workshop to explore methods to reduce the effects of work-related musculoskeletal disorders in sonographers.
Demand to attend the workshop was so great that three separate days had to be organised, with numbers limited to 30 each day to ensure that everyone had the opportunity for personal guidance.
Medical ultrasound programme leader Viv Gibbs stressed that the aim of the workshop was not to provide a magic solution, but rather to introduce participants to a variety of ideas that could be taken back to the workplace to assess which would be of benefit.
See the full report on page 22 of the February 2010 issue of RAD Magazine.
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How do we best protect our Historic Ironwork for future generations without losing valuable evidence of prior coatings and production methods?
This one-day seminar will examine issues such as:
• Cleaning methods
• The importance of existing surface details
• Appropriate levels of intervention
• Protection methods
• Coatings historical and contemporary
The day will begin with presentations from experienced practitioners and professionals, following each of which the forum will be opened to attendees for discussion and comment, with the intention of developing a set of best practice guidelines.
9.00 – 9.30 Registration (tea and coffee will be provided)
9.30 – 9.45 Welcome and introduction from the chairman
9.45 – 10.45 Presentation (1) Current cleaning methods and their effects
10.45 – 11-15 Discussion and resume of conclusions from the group
11.15 – 11.30 Break for tea and coffee
11.30 – 12.30 Presentation (2) The effects of environment on corrosion and current corrosion control methods
12.30 – 1.00 Discussion and resume of conclusions from the group
1.00 – 1.45 Lunch (please bring a packed lunch)
1.45 – 2.45 Presentation (3) Historic and Contemporary coatings their advantages and disadvantages / methods of application
2.45 – 3.15 Discussion and resume of conclusions from the group
3.15 – 3.30 Break for tea and coffee
3.30 – 4.30 Review of the day’s discussions with recommendations for best practice within the conservation guidelines
Attendance – This seminar is open to anyone interested in Heritage Ironwork. There is a small charge of £10.00 per person (£5.00 for Students and Trainees) to enable us to cover costs. Attendance fees can be paid on-line using PayPal or via cheque (see below).
To book your place, please complete the following booking form.
- Complete the booking form above, click send and receive confirmation.
- Please enter your information below and click to be taken to the PayPal website to complete your payment.
NHIG Seminar: 20th February 2016.
If you prefer please, send a cheque for the membership fees to:
National Heritage Ironwork Group
4 Churchway, Faulkland
Somerset. BA3 5US
Please make cheques payable to ‘The National Heritage Ironwork Group’ and ensure you include your name with the cheque so we can match it with your booking.
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Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
August 11, 1996
The Snake Nebula in Ophiuchus
Credit and Copyright: B. Wallis and R. Provin
Explanation: What slithers there? The dark curly lanes visible in part of the constellation Ophiuchus belong to the Snake Nebula. The Snake Nebula is a series of dark absorption clouds. Interstellar dust grains - composed predominantly of carbon - absorb visible starlight and reradiate much of it in the infrared. Infrared is a band of light so red humans can't see it. This absorption causes stars in the background to be blocked from our view - and hence the appearance of noticeable voids on the sky.
Authors & editors:
NASA Technical Rep.: Sherri Calvo. Specific rights apply.
A service of: LHEA at NASA/ GSFC
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Canon Q&A: Imaging chief promises EOS-M for enthusiasts, more and better APS-C lenses, and new printers “in the very near future”
posted Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 11:26 AM EDT
I had the opportunity to sit down at last week's Canon Expo 2015 show with Mr. Masaya Maeda, the Senior Managing Director and Chief Executive of Canon Inc's Image Communication Products Operations. Bottom line, within Canon, he's the person most responsible for setting future directions for camera and lens technology.
It was quite a conversation; Mr. Maeda was unusually forthcoming about Canon's plans and overall direction. While my questions didn't involve very specific product plans (I know better than to bother asking those by now), I was nonetheless surprised by how clear a picture I came away with, of Canon's direction in several key areas. Read on for the details below; there's a lot here of interest to IR readers.
Interview with Masaya Maeda, Canon Inc.
Dave Etchells/Imaging Resource: My first question is one of corporate direction. I recall back in Expo 2005, I think, nearly ten years ago now, Mr. Mitarai [now Chairman and CEO of Canon Inc., but at the time President and CEO] identified medical technology as a key strategic area for Canon, and you’ve made enormous progress on that -- we can see here now. Has the heavy investment in medical technology impacted the R&D budgets for still cameras, though? You've also obviously been putting a lot of investment into the cinema and video products. Has the R&D investment in your traditional camera products -- DSLR and compacts -- has it stayed level, gone up, or gone down in the last five years?
Masaya Maeda/Canon Inc.: Regarding the R&D budget, basically the budget has been flat, except to say that from last year to this year, there had been a slight increase to cover all the costs for exhibits for this Expo 2015.
DE: Oh, so you invested a bit more in R&D, to have exhibits here. Yes...
MM: Regarding medical imaging, we feel that we are contributing to the medical group, not through providing money, but through our camera technology.
DE: One trend that’s obviously been very apparent is the increase in resolution; actually back at Canon Expo 2010, we saw the 50-megapixel sensor, and now we see at this Expo... so the 50-megapixel sensor came to market as the Canon EOS 5D and 5DS. But now we see 120 megapixel and 250 megapixel sensors on display, and we’ve seen you reworking many of your classic lens designs over the past couple of years to improve their performance. How much more work do you think you still need to do in that process, particularly in light of seeing the 120-megapixel SLR that looked fairly close to being a product here?
MM: Regarding the EF lens series, that is already able to deal with 50 megapixels or with 8K [video capture; 33.2 megapixels with a 16:9 aspect ratio]. However, the performance of lenses is something that is very analog, and therefore there are minute differences in how the color changes or how the actual image is shown, and so I think that based on user needs, we will continue to work to improve them. Now, for example, our recent product, 35MM: F/1.4, we apply the new material to reduce color...
DE: ...chromatic aberration.
MM: Yes, yes. Step by step, we are going to improve our lens performance.
DE: So it’s an ongoing process; currently the lenses are capable of the 50-megapixel and 8K level, yes. My next question is also on lenses. It seems significant to us that Canon has developed a total of 28 EF or EF-S lenses since 2010 (if I counted correctly) but only eight of those have been EF-S models. Does that indicate a long term corporate direction that will emphasize full-frame platforms over APS-C and smaller?
MM: The digital cameras -- especially those with interchangeable lenses -- the performance of cameras has been going up a lot and therefore, together with the camera, we have to improve the image quality, and that is why we have been working on improving our L-series lenses.
MM: So going forward we will proactively, and let me emphasize that -- proactively -- work on expanding our lineup of EF-S or EF-M lenses.
[Ed. note: This is significant; Mr. Maeda was quite forceful on this point. Having made major revisions in their L-series lenses, it seems that we can expect to see significant development in Canon's EF-S and EF-M lenses going forward.]
DE: Yes. So the L-series was a priority because that was where the demand is, and the professionals demanded it.
MM: Exactly, yes. I like the red line. <laughs>
DE: The red line, yes. <laughs> You like the red line. I like the red line, too!
[Ed. note: Canon's L-series professional lenses have long been distinguished by a distinctive red line around the barrel.]
MM: Recently, our printers have the same red line.
MM: Did you see it?
DE: Yes, yes. I saw it. That’s a new branding -- so red will mean professional everywhere, yeah. I’m very interested in seeing what comes with the printers.
[Ed. note: Based on what I saw at the show, Canon is apparently close to announcing a new line of professional-level inkjet printers, which will take design and branding cues from Canon's cameras and lenses. The new printers have a black finish very reminiscent of their cameras, and a red line around them, mimicking the red line seen on their L-series lenses.]
DE: This is actually a very technical question. I’m not sure if it’s one that you would be free to answer or not, but with sensor technology some have pointed to the analog-to-digital conversion implementations being very critical for image quality and dynamic range. Can you tell us whether Canon currently uses on-chip or off-chip A/D converters?
MM: Right now, we use both on-chip and off-chip, but recently I made the decision going forward to concentrate on the on-chip.
DE: Mm-hmm. Yes.
MM: The intent is to increase the performance. In terms of cost, this may be a little negative, but in terms of the direction to take, this will make us more competitive.
DE: So the net cost, the combined cost of the sensor and separate A/D is less than a sensor with A/D on it. Ah, I didn’t realize that!
[This is quite significant, and it's interesting that it was Mr. Maeda's decision to move to on-sensor A/D across the board. Some have pointed to the use of off-chip A/D converters as contributing to lower dynamic range numbers for Canon sensors, when compared to those of Nikon and others in tests such as those published on DxOMark.com. Because separate A/D converters require transmitting analog signals from the image sensor to the converter, more electrical noise can enter the signal chain, resuting in higher noise floors. On-sensor A/D also enables massive parallelism in the A/D conversion, and thereby higher frame rates and possibly lower rolling shutter artifacts. There was some speculation that Canon was locked out of this technology by patents held by Sony and others. Whether through unrelated technology or licensing agreements, it appears that this in fact isn't a limitation, or at least isn't one any longer. It's hard to say whether this will mean improved signal to noise ratios in Canon's cameras, but it certainly can't hurt, and this is the first time I've gotten a direct answer to that question from any Canon executive.]
DE: Also on sensors, as far as I know, Canon has so far made all of its own sensors for use in DSLRs. I’m not sure about the early days, but I think that is true since the CMOS era. But Canon has used other companies’ sensors in its PowerShot models, in particular I think the Canon G7X and Canon G3X use Sony sensors. Backside illumination seems like a very key sensor technology for improving low-light performance, but I believe Canon may be blocked from using it in your own sensors by patent issues. I guess one question is: Is that true? And the second is: Does that make it more likely that we’ll see third-party sensors in Canon DSLRs in the near future? If not, and if you are in fact blocked from the backside technology, how will you continue to compete on high ISO image quality?
MM: First of all, for those cameras with interchangeable lenses, the sensors are all Canon-made sensors. However, as you say, for compact cameras we use both in house-made sensors and external vendor sensors. As to whether to use the third-party vendors’ sensors or not, naturally what we are aiming for is to make a very good camera, so if we determine that a better camera can be made using a third party-made sensor, there’s a possibility that we’ll use such sensors.
MM: Because our ultimate goal is not to make a good sensor...
DE: ...but a good camera. Yeah.
[This seems like another key point. Some had feared that Canon's camera efforts might be constrained by their sensor technology at some point. At least officially, that seems not to be the case.]
DE: Talking for a moment about mirrorless, so far Canon has made a fairly limited entry into that world, although we did just receive -- and I have in my bag -- the EOS M3 with mumber of lenses. But there's still a fairly limited range of EF-M lenses. Mirrorless is gaining popularity now even in the US; I think NPD -- the market research firm -- reported that US mirrorless camera sales rose 16.5% in 2014, while DSLR sales dropped about 15%. What is Canon’s strategy relative to mirrorless, and are you in any danger of being left behind in that market? Many competitors have not just a range of bodies, but a very large collection of lenses for them, as well.
MM: As I mentioned before when I talked about lenses, for all of the products, we are working from the top of the pyramid. Going forward, and this would be a repeat of what I said before, but we will put more effort into mirrorless, and also, naturally, we will continue to expand the EF-M lens group. In the very near future, I think that Canon will come out with a mirrorless camera that you would really like.
MM: I promise.
DE: Oh, hmm. In the near future. That’s good. That will get a lot of attention, yes. <laughs> I know better than to ask you when, so I won’t. That’s actually very interesting!
[This is very interesting indeed. While the EOS-M3 only recently came to the US, it sounds like a significantly more capable M4 may not be too far in the future. Mr. Maeda's particularly emphasis that I would like it suggests it will be a model aimed particularly at the enthusiast market. We wonder what features it might include; improved AF seems like a must-have.]
DE: This is a question about educating consumers. There are a couple of areas in which I think technology development is especially important to both consumer and professional users, and those are low-light image quality and autofocus.
Taking low-light first, you just released the extremely high sensitivity video camera, with sensitivity up to ISO 4,000,000, and the ability to capture color video in light levels of just 0.0005 lux. That’s obviously very specialized, but for consumers wanting to take pictures after dark, high ISO performance is very important. But low-light performance is also very much about pixel size, and most consumers really would be better served by fewer, larger pixels. Unfortunately, consumers like megapixels. You know, if 12 megapixels is good, 20 megapixels is better, and 50 megapixels is better still [in the mind of the consumer]. I think you’d have a very hard time selling even a 12-megapixel DSLR these days. What do you do when consumers’ desires or perceptions are really in conflict with how they would actually like to use their cameras?
MM: Well, to get to the conclusion first, the needs of the general users, the consumers, there are many different balance points. We feel that many of these consumers want to take photographs of moving objects, and therefore we want to go with a reasonable number of pixels and increase the sensitivity. However, recently when we came out with the EOS 5DS, with 50 megapixels, we found out that there were many consumers who really needed a lot of pixels. So going forward, since pixels and sensitivity are in conflict with each other, we will have to come out with what would be the good balance between the two, in order to meet the needs of various users.
So let me ask you, Etchells-san, it's my question...
DE: Okay. Your turn. You have to publish it on your website, though. <much laughter>
MM: What is your need or preference in terms of higher pixel numbers or a higher sensitivity?
DE: Hmm, that's a fair question. I kind of want both, too. So maybe two cameras, but most of the time I don’t do a lot of fine-art photography where I'd feel the need for a lot of resolution. My shots are honestly more just snapshots and things these days. And more often, I wish that I had cleaner images at very high ISO -- so available light in a restaurant, out after dark -- more often I want that than a lot of megapixels. But on the other hand, if I’m on vacation and shooting landscapes, I want lots of pixels then. If I had to choose just one, though, I would maybe have a 12-megapixel camera with very big pixels.
MM: That is very nice. Please buy both. <laughter>
DE: Buy both, yes. <laughs>
DE: So the other really critical area of technology is autofocus, and mirrorless cameras have caught up a lot, but we've found that -- short of a camera like the Canon EOS-1D X, which has fantastic autofocus -- even DSLR autofocus performance is often lacking. What are the barriers to bringing the level of autofocus performance that’s in the 1D X down into consumer cameras? In other words, what is it that makes that level of capability for autofocus too expensive to include in lower-end models? As technology advances, will that cost come down or will there always be a separation?
MM: I myself would like to have the 1D X technology in the consumer-level products. The major issue is... Of course, cost is also a factor, but the major issue is downsizing, which is very difficult.
DE: Oh, it’s hard to shrink that capability of autofocus.
MM: I hate the size of 1D X.
DE: Yes. It’s big. An incredible camera, but you have to use weights to work out your arms. <laughs> Yes.
DE: A related question, and maybe a short answer, I wonder to what extent one of the obstacles to having better autofocus in consumer-level cameras is that the consumers don’t understand the value of it, and so won’t pay for it. And I should say that this is hard to communicate, even for an organization like ours. Autofocus is so dependent on the subject, and the very specific particulars of the shooting situation. We could make one test, and it would only measure how well auto-focus does on that particular test. So it’s hard to communicate and even measure meaningfully, but I wonder, is that part of why we haven’t seen better autofocus in consumer cameras, really from all manufacturers?
MM: Good question. I feel that even at the consumer level, people would want to capture that precise moment or instant, and capture it in a way they want. The same as before, the obstacles would be the downsizing and cost, but we would like to challenge this so that we would be able to put in this high performance even in entry-level cameras. If we are successful in doing this, then we would feel that the consumers with entry-level cameras would really understand the joys that they could get from being able to capture that instant or that moment in the way they want.
DE: Yes. Still on autofocus, Dual Pixel CMOS AF has had a huge impact on autofocus performance, especially for video. We understand that it’s also a very expensive technology to manufacture. Can the cost come down as you gain more experience in manufacturing, or will it always cost quite a bit more than conventional sensors? And is there a chance we would eventually see it in Rebel-class cameras? Dual Pixel would especially benefit EOS M, where you don’t have the separate phase-detect system; is cost the overriding reason we haven’t seen it there?
MM: You are exactly right here. In the future, I would really want to introduce the Dual Pixel CMOS AF on projects in the Rebel-class cameras. We’re working on that.
DE: You're working on that, yes. Is the cost difference because there are more masking steps?
DE: Yes, and so more masks means lower yield and...
MM: You must know semiconductor engineering.
DE: In a previous life, in a previous life, yes. <laughter> Many, many years ago, yeah. We had three-inch wafers back then [Ed.note: the silicon wafers integrated circuits are made on], and now I was down in your booth and they have 300-milimeter ones and they said 450mm is coming next. (I actually spent a lot of time talking to your nanolithography people. My readers wouldn’t be interested, but I was.) <laughter> Yeah. I see, so it’s more mask levels and so more expensive to produce.
DE: Let’s talk briefly about 4K video. I’m not sure, actually I've said that after a slow start, 4K televisions are selling very strongly now, but I’m not entirely sure if it is really stronger or if that’s just wishful thinking by a lot TV makers. But nonetheless, Panasonic and Sony are offering multiple camera models even at fairly low consumer levels with 4K capability. Canon has been such a leader in high-definition video with your still cameras, why haven’t we seen 4K video in your mainstream consumer and pro still cameras? Is this something that you’ll address soon?
MM: Well, historically, I think that Canon was the first in the world to come out with a 4K product. In 2011, we had the Canon EOS 1D C, and then we had the Canon Cinema EOS C500 for professional use. For the consumer models, I think that we still need to work a little bit more on the balance between the cost and the sensor sensitivity before we can come out in the market. As you may know, Canon's main point of difficulty is to reduce costs.
[Ed. note: This is interesting, in that Canon views cost competitiveness as their main point of challenge in the market. It's also interesting in that it sounds like we won't see much in the way of 4K video in their SLR lineup for a little while yet.]
DE: Hmm. I see, interesting. Again, about 4K, but as regards it being used for still photography. Panasonic, in particular, has been promoting the idea of 4K Photo, which means using 4K video capture as an extension of still photography. It’s a way to capture exactly the right moment. Do you think this is the direction that we -- meaning the industry -- are heading towards overall, with the line between video and still capture gradually disappearing?
MM: I believe you are right here in that this is one direction which definitely will be taken. Among professional nature photographers who photograph animals, there are many right now that are capturing stills from the video, and that is already being done. Let me add something. One photographer actually taught me something when he showed me this animal photograph that he got as a cut-out from the 4K video. It was a squirrel. The squirrels, when they eat the nuts, what they do is they eat it and then they would spit out the casing or the skin. At that time, squirrels always close their eyes.
DE: When they spit out the skin, they’ll close their eyes. Really!
MM: I was actually shown proof of that through the picture.
DE: Wow, how interesting!
MM: Cut out from the 4K video, it’s very interesting.
DE: For those sorts of subjects, yes; you won't consistently see something like that, even with a very fast conventional continuous mode.
DE: I think in another interview you spoke about 8K video capture as the next logical step beyond 4K, and we’ve seen quite a bit of 8K video on the show floor. Will 8K ever be a technology for the consumer, or will it primarily and always be something used more by filmmakers?
MM: To be honest, taking into consideration the amount of data recorded with 8K, the major issue that needs to be overcome is how to deal with the amount of electricity consumption.
DE: Oh, power. Ah!
MM: That's why I think for the time being, it will only be for professional use.
DE: Because it needs to be a big camera with a power cable, hmm.
MM: But in the future we would like to work on adapting this for consumer use. If we create an 8K camera about this sized [guestures with his hands, indicating something the size of a small SLR], that means we also have to create a heating device to boil water. <laughter>
DE: Yes, right, a coffee warmer. Yes.
MM: Very convenient! <laughter>
DE: Yes! A convenient device! <laughs>
DE: Canon is a major printer manufacturer as well, and we've seen that in particular today. By the way, I have to say that was one of the most amazing things to me, is to see how far inkjet has come. We had been thinking that inkjet printing had more or less plateaued, you know, droplet sizes and that sort of thing --- and there didn’t seem to be a lot of change. Just recently, though, Epson announced their EcoTank printers with higher purchase prices for the printers, but very large ink tanks, a lot of ink included in the purchase, and very inexpensive refills. These seem like they could really shake up the market. End users have complained about expensive ink pretty much forever. What does Canon think of this development, and are there any plans to develop models with cheaper ink, but as similar business models? That is, make the razor more expensive, so the blades can be less so.
MM: I too wish that we could come out with cheaper ink. I’m not in charge of the inkjets, so I can’t give you much details on that. But one thing I can say is that in the future the camera group and the inkjet group will continue to work together, so that will be a C2C [Canon to Canon?] working together, and in the very near future I can promise that we will be able to come out with an image that will truly move and impress you.
DE: Hmm. Yes. Another promise!
MM: Did you see the large-format inkjet printers?
DE: Yes, yes. I saw all sizes, but there are the new red line models - I saw extremely fine detail on them.
MM: Yes. The red line is the same as lenses' red line.
DE: Yeah, it’s the L-series lenses, yeah.
[More interesting stuff here. Mr. Maeda didn't give any specifics, but as noted above, it seems clear Canon is going to announce new printers very soon, and his particular emphasis on Canon to Canon connectivity hints at some special relationship between Canon cameras and printers. I can say that some of the output I saw from the mysterious red-line printers on the show floor was pretty stunning in the level of detail displayed.]
DE: I think we’re just about out of time but maybe I could ask just one more question, which has to do with what the future looks like for the camera market. As you’re obviously very well aware, camera sales -- even interchangeable-lens -- have decreased in recent years. And I think part of that is that the previous cameras are so good. Even though it’s five years old, the original 7D is still a great camera, so many owners don’t feel the need to upgrade. I suspect a lot of 7D owners are in fact upgrading, but it’s certainly true that we’re in an era where people are upgrading less frequently. What does the future look like? What do you see the typical upgrade cycle being long-term? And how does that compare with the cycle time three of four years ago?
MM: Well, I don’t have all of the detailed data, and so let me just give you my personal view on this question. For those users who have the interchangeable-lens DSLRs, the purchasing cycle, to start with, was not very short, so they would use the same camera for several years. So this would also cover your next question as well. <laughter> In terms of the camera model change cycle, I think that would differ based on the characteristics of each camera. So in terms of our high-end cameras, we will do our model change when we are able to embed the functionality and performance that we are aiming for. For entry level models, of course we will do the model change when we come out with new features or new performance. But at the same time, for the entry level models there is a lot of competition, and so we also have to work on cost reductions. Once we are able to do these cost reductions, that would be another opportunity for model change.
MM: In addition, in terms of how often the cameras are replaced, for those users who use the high-end upper class models, they have a good understanding of what the performance is like or what the features are, and so if there is a new feature added or better performance, then that would motivate them to replace their camera. Compared to that, in the Rebel class, it’s not that much replacement demand, but rather that overall volume is increasing.
DE: Ah, so the low end market isn't so much about ongoing upgrades as it is about bringing new users into the interchangeable-lens fold. Well, I see that I’ve used up more than my time, and apologize for that. Thank you very much, not only for your time, but for your very frank answers.
There's quite a bit in my interview, so its perhaps worthy of a quick summation. Here are what I feel to be the main bullet-points:
Canon's R&D budget for cameras and lenses hasn't been hurt by investments in other areas; funding has been level to slightly up recently
Canon isn't ceding the mirrorless market; on the contrary, they appear to be working on an enthusiast-grade EOS-M model
You can expect more EF-M lenses, as well
There's more love coming to Canon's APS-C lens lineup, too; they've been working top-down, and it's APS-C's time now
Don't expect 4K in consumer SLRs and other cameras soon; they have cost battles to fight first
It'll be a long time before 8K ever comes to consumer or even handheld cameras
Canon is moving to on-sensor A/D conversion across the board (we expect to see improved dynamic range as a result)
Canon DSLRs aren't necessarily constrained to use Canon sensors; we could see chips from other manufacturers at some point
Look for a new line of high-end inkjet printers from Canon very soon. No specifics were given, but it's worth noting that there's a photography show (Photo Plus Expo) coming up in the third week of October. Hmm...
Look for some form of increased integration between Canon printers and Canon cameras in particular
It doesn't sound like Canon will be following Epson's lead with pricier printers but cheaper ink
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Minecraft skins because of the power web (and highly gifted artist); Minecraft players have never run out of options for skins. From the original Minecraft Skindex and the Minecraft Marketplace, We’ve always had a stunning collection of thousands of clothes. There is a moment in the lives of every Minecrafter when we think about how great could it be to own a customized skin.
Many of us will follow the call and become expert skin artists. A few of us take a glance at the skin template and shut the screen, immediately screaming in terror and disbelief. If you’re part of the latter category, have no (more) worry! From the pixel art phase to the theory of colour, this guide will teach you how to design the perfect appearance you want for your Minecraft character.
Be aware that this guide provides a detailed explanation of the details of designing the perfect Minecraft skin and, as a result, your game character. If you’re the kind of person who wants to dive right in and gain knowledge from hands-on experience, You can go straight to the “Editing Your Skin “Editing your skin” section!
Why Make Your Own Minecraft Skin?
There are many reasons to design your own personal Minecraft skin. Perhaps none of the skins on the internet has caught your eye. Perhaps you’re looking for a particular design, whether for play or other reasons, perhaps one that resembles our real-world counterparts or exactly like your favourite character from the latest DnD sessions.
If you create your personal Minecraft skins, you will have total control and creativity in how your skin is laid out and how it appears when you play the game. Maybe you’ve come across an online skin that features an outfit and the colours you want, but the gender of the skin isn’t in line with your ideal style. Maybe you’ve discovered one that you like, but you’d prefer the hoodie had a light shade of blue.
A little practice with creating your unique Minecraft skin will provide you with the tools to solve the flaws in skins that are available for download and design unique, never-before-seen designs to fit your taste and taste. If you’re someone who plays playing Minecraft every single day (sweats), this is the best thing you can improve the experience you have online.
You’re probably the person who clicked this page, so you’re probably aware of this. Without further delay, let’s dive into the details.
Choosing the Right Tools
There are plenty of available tools, such as image editing, illustration etc., that you could utilize to create Minecraft skins. In the end, any computer or program that can process and edit images will most likely work.
One of the most potent contenders for the top spot can be Adobe Photoshop -one of the most well-known editing software for images available. But, Photoshop is a massive purchase and may not be something that all of us wish to make or can afford.
A few alternatives that are free to Photoshop include GIMP, Krita, PAINT.net and the browser-based Pixlr that is my first choice when I need to make a change. MS Paint is not on this list due to the absence of support for transparency, which we’ll discuss later.
“Why do I have to use an application from a third party like Photoshop in the face of online skin-editors that I can access directly within your browser?” You might ask. The reason behind this is that these programs have an array of features regarding illustration and image processing, such as mixing capabilities, hue/intensity/luminance adjustments and, of course, the bane and boon of digital artists everywhere layering!
Although I’d certainly suggest using an image editing program in the event of exploring Minecraft skin design, If you’re playing around, there’s no reason not to use one of the available online skin editors. The appropriately called Minecraft Skin Editor is a solid choice to select saturation and noise tool.
Understanding the Skin Template
(Feel no obligation to go through this step if you’re using (or a Minecraft skin editor that allows you to draw directly onto the skin!)
The most challenging aspect of making the Minecraft skin is knowing the definition of the skin map/template. If you’re unfamiliar with the default template for skins, it’s kind of like Steve after mining straight to a block of gravel
It’s like he’s been smashed <em>in real</em> flat. It may help to think of it as a folded shape net from geometry in high school; however, if you’re anything similar to me in that geometry is not your preferred subject, the resemblance could cause you to groan. Think about the template for your skin as a wrapping sheet for your character.
Each square labelled corresponds to the appropriate portion in the character’s model. There are various skin templates based on the model and version to which you’d like to design skins; however, we’ll go deeper into that in the future.
Choosing the Right Colors
As a former Computer Art & Animation student who’s sat through hour-long classes that barely touched the boundaries of Color Theory, I can be honest and admit that there is no practical way to explain the entire subject in an article, regardless of how skilled you are in making words work. This is a more comprehensive resource to learn about at your own pace.
In simple phrases, this is an investigation into the properties and meanings of colours and which colours work well together. For instance, you may be aware that you would like your character to sport the red hoodie. The shade of red you pick, the way you colour it and how you match it with other characters will significantly influence the overall appearance of your character’s look.
Although vibrant and saturated shades like the most recent hue of red caused the rage back in 2014, today’s skins typically adopt subtle, pastel hues, which I love! But, in the end, you’re the only person who is required to gaze at your avatar (or at the very least play Minecraft with a clear idea of how it appears) for hours. It’s up to you to make the decision, regardless of what trendy fashionistas are sporting nowadays.
Perhaps more important than the hue and saturation of your shades is the reality that they blend. If you dress your character in neon green and red, you may appear to be an elf and harm your companion’s eyes. If you already have blonde hair, dressing her in an outfit of white pants and a white shirt may result in an unintentional ghost-like appearance. To achieve harmony in your colours, you must match your hues and can be extremely difficult and crucial for creating a beautiful and balanced costume for your persona. Make sure your shades don’t crash.
Whatever your plans are, whether or not you’re going to spend a lot of time on the design of your Minecraft Skin, Color Theory, especially when it comes to the digital realm, can be an excellent concept to have in mind for any design-related work. And in the present day, it’s all you need including your CV to that document that your boss is looking for to send her on the next day.
Choosing Your New Look
Once you’ve decided on the colours you’d like your clothing to be, and you’ve decided to choose your outfits. It’s easy to get caught up in the standard of jeans and hoodies, which has always been the norm for Minecraft skins as well as for teenagers in general; however, there is a myriad of clothes to choose from, and you can pack an incredible amount of detail in the small space of pixels that make up your skin templates.
Just like everything else, Google is a fantastic source for creativity. Perhaps you’re in the market for a complex fantasy style to match the RPG map that you’ve been eyeing in the stores or maybe a stylish, fashion-forward outfit so that you can play Hypixel minigames with style.
You can discover a variety of stunning looks on various platforms simply by searching for keywords. You may be able to find something you like enough to incorporate into your wardrobe in real life. In addition, it allows you to begin deciding on colours in the event that you read the word “Color Theory” in the previous section but then went back.
The process of matching clothes and creating an entirely new look isn’t for everyone (personally). I’m not able to manage it at the shopping mall. For your reference, below are some of the more common but stylish outfits that we found from databases of public skin. We’ll be adding more of these in the references section below for those who want to skip them to get some inspiration!
It’s important to keep in mind that you only have room for <em>only a certain amount</em>into the space available in the template of your skin, specifically, 4,096 pixels. You may require a few specifics to avoid over-crowding your new style and creating a messy look.
Choosing Your New Face
If you thought that the skin template was tiny and tinier, the designated area to be the “face” portion that is part of Minecraft Minecraft skin is, you’ll be surprised – even smaller. But that doesn’t stop individuals with a lot of imagination from creating various faces and expressions on their skins. Here are some examples:
The OG standard from 2012 is two simple squares equipped with two pupils in any colour. An effective method is to darken two pixels on the top to create an effect of shadow.
The addition of eyelashes on top of the eye will give it a more stylish look. Make sure to not blend it into the colour of your hair, though they should look the same.
This facial style can give your character a more pronounced expression, whether you’d like your character to appear confident, serious, bored or sad or an intriguing and/or awful combination or any of these.
Fully closed lids give the appearance of a cutesy persona and also save you from the old game of deciding which to pick as the colour of your eyes.
Of course, if you’re looking for it, the chibi-style look eliminates the eye’s whites as well as reduces the size of your eyes down to two distant dots, creating an appearance so cute that you’d love to devour it.
Editing Your Skin
It would be best if you now had an idea of your character’s appearance. Armed with this knowledge, you’re now ready to start creating your skin. If you didn’t be more uninterested in the process of designing and clicked the link at the beginning, which brought you right down here, Welcome to our tutorial!
First thing you’ll need first download the templates for skins. you have the option of choosing from Steve and Alex characters, with the latter being slimmer.
Upload it to your editor that you prefer, and then familiarize yourself with the various regions. Many chart templates can aid you in your learning process, but it’s only a labelled chart, not a template you should load into your editing software for image editing.
It’s evident that in addition to the primary body areas (head body, body and legs, arms and legs) Additionally, you’ll find a set of clothing (hat jacket, pants as well as pants). This is because the skin has two layers on the Minecraft skin (at least, above 1.8) and let you choose an outer and inner cover. This gives a layering effect and can be used to create masks, sleeves or hoods with more intricate hair and bangs, and overall clothes that are layered. It is apparent in this sample skin:
In this instance, hair, bangs, and hood, jeans, and even the fuzz on the jacket are made with the help of an outer skin layer that is part of Minecraft skin, creating a stunning detail and a 3D textured look.
Beyond that, the rest is nothing more to say about it! Upload your template into the image editor you prefer and begin working on your brand new design!
In the end, You’ll have to be sure you save the final image in the format of .png to avoid any issues and, for this reason, don’t use MS Paint since it doesn’t support transparency. This is to ensure you can save your
Examples of Good Skins
Naturally, as any artist will inform that references are <em>crucial</em> in creating art and creating the Minecraft skin is, obviously, just as much a work of art as any other. Therefore, we strongly suggest looking up the styles you’d like to incorporate into your new Minecraft skin.
Here are some helpful tips for tricks, tips and particularly good skins that we’d love to share with you.
Take a look at the two skins. We highly suggest using the second layer for creating a 3D-textured look for skins. In the first skin, the hair and hood, along with the trimming of the jacket as well as certain areas of the sleeve, can be drawn onto the second outer layer. This gives the skin a more sophisticated appearance than the one on the right. The latter has layers in place but not nearly as many.
You can also use this layer to create beautiful headpieces, crowns of flowers or even horns, masks, and even masks If that’s what you like.
If you’re looking for the ideal outfit to wear to a fantasy-themed server, like Wynncraft, There are many choices! Mixing your colours and making some noise can result in stunningly elaborate fantasy costumes regardless of what kind of weapon and class you’re taking to battle.
If you find that looking human is too commonplace and boring for your taste, you can many trippy, extremely amazing effects that you can make by layering and an excellent selection of colours.
Challenges and Practice
Do you have a blank sketch? Looking for some ideas for the kind of skin you can make? Are you looking to make your skin but don’t have the style of an old potato? Here are some character names for outfit generators that could provide you with some ideas.
Thanks for reading! While creating an individual Minecraft skin may appear like a daunting undertaking, however, it’s extremely satisfying to have complete control over the way you appear and feel in Minecraft in particular, as few games offer the chance to completely (and at no cost) alter your appearance in the game according to your preferences.
We hope this has helped you more than just the technical aspects of Minecraft skin design and design, but also some ideas about how to make an appealing skin you’re satisfied with.
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Our virtual One-Room Schoolhouse education program is the perfect way to allow students to continue visiting our 1850 One-Room Schoolhouse and learn about local history. During our virtual one-room schoolhouse education course, experience what it was like to live and go to school in the 1850s. Visit the inside and outside of the schoolhouse, explore artifacts, and compare today’s schools to the 1850 schoolhouse. In addition, the course discusses these important topics that help set the stage for everything that was taking place during this timeframe in our American history:
- The President during 1850
- The Origins of the American Flag
- The Pledge of Allegiance
- Recess & Games that were Played
- Food during the 1850s & what Students brought for lunch
- Chores – before, during, and after school
- 1850-Style Clothing for Men, Women & Children
- Student Punishments
- Writing Instruments
Come explore what life was like in 1850!
After you register and pay for the program, the Farmingville Historical Society will send you a login within 24 hours of registration. Click here to register as an individual or group/class. Group/Class registration will require a discussion about your what you are looking for and special group pricing.
You can click on the Curriculum to review the Course sections.
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Lucius died in Gaul of an illness in AD 2.
Lucius Caesar in Gunpowder EmpireEdit
In OTL, Lucius had an older brother, Gaius, born in 20 BC, who outlived him just barely, dying in AD 4. There is no mention of Gaius in the novel, although it can be inferred that he died before AD 26.
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Wednesday, 15th June 2016
Thanks to Sudio, I will be giving out one Sudio Vasa Bla worth
S$165 to one lucky winner. He/she will be getting his/her preferred color of the Sudio Vasa Bla.
Do checkout my Sudio Vasa Bla Review at
lesterchan.net/blog/2016/06/03/sudio-vasa-bla/ if you are interested in knowing more about Sudio Vasa Bla. Sudio Vasa Bla – White – With iPhone 6s Plus
Monday, 6th June 2016
*UPDATE* An updated version of Igloohome Smart Lock is now available, check out my review of Igloohome Smart Deadbolt Lock 02 . Igloohome is a smart-home startup that is based in Singapore. They raised a total of US$1.25 million in seed funding which is led by Wavemaker Partners with participation from Singtel Innov8, and DreamIt Ventures. Igloohome Smart Lock – Box
Friday, 3rd June 2016
Sudio is a brand of earphones that not many people have heard of. It is a Swedish company that is based in the Stockholm, Sweden. They have four series of earphones: TVÃ
, KLANG, VASA, VASA BLÃ
is their lower-end range and the remote comes with only one button remote without microphone. It is retailing for S$65.
Sudio Vasa Bla – Gift Box – Front
Friday, 27th May 2016
Leagoo is a brand that not many have heard of (including me). But you might have guessed it.
Leagoo is a Chinese smartphone brand and it’s parent company is Shenzhen OTEDA Technology Co. Ltd.
It has launched it’s first phone in Singapore called the
Leagoo Shark 1 and is retailing for S$399. You can get it at various mobile retailers. It is not yet available at telcos in Singapore yet. Leagoo Shark 1 – Box Front
Wednesday, 25th May 2016
ZUS Smart Car Charger is the latest product by nonda. nonda is a smart hardware startup founded in December 2014 and is based in Palo Alto, CA.
The ZUS started out on
Indiegogo and it raised a total of US$273,165. ZUS Smart Car Charger – Box Front
Monday, 23rd May 2016
Lomography’s Lomo’Instant was borned out of a Kickstarter Project two years ago. It garnered 8,448 backers with a total of US$1,118,333 pledged out of their initial goal of US$100,000.
There are several designs available and prices range between S$168 and S$258 on
Lomography Online Store. Lomo’Instant – Box
Friday, 6th May 2016
Lomography, I will be giving out one Lomography’s Lomo’Instant worth S$258 to 1 lucky winner.
To participate, all you have to do is the following:
Wednesday, 13th April 2016
Klipsch Reference X6i was announced in 12th November 2015 in the US and has been available in Singapore since March 2016.
You can get the Klipsch X6i at the usual gadget stores like Courts or Challenger or at
Tat Chuan Acoustic Online Store. The official retail price is S$329. It is available in two colors, White and Black. Klipsch Reference X6i – Pouch
Thursday, 7th April 2016
GP Batteries expanded its PowerBanks and Smart On-The-Go accessories lineup to include USB Car Chargers, USB Wall Chargers, Charge & Sync USB Cables, F-Series PowerBank and Smiley Special Edition PowerBank. USB Car Chargers
There are three models of USB Car Chargers from GP. Single USB 2.4A (S$22.90), Dual USB 4.8A (S$37.90) and Triple USB 6.3A (S$49.90). Each model comes in two colors, white and black. GP USB Car Charger – Box Front
Wednesday, 16th March 2016
Daniel Wellington is sort of the watch brand for “hipster” right now.
I was seeded with two Daniel Wellington watches but I decided to let Li Xiang have it because I already own an
Apple Watch and Moto 360 (Second Generation) and hence I don’t foresee myself wearing the watches. DW – Box
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Dance rhythms hot like fire, strong and sharp guitar-riffs and
four voices that round up the sound to make you go mad on
the dancefloor. The Four Brothers were Zimbabwe’s No 1 band
in this genre for decades. The band’s leader, Marshall Munhumumwe
is Thomas Mapfumo’s uncle, he suffered from a stroke in 1997 and
can unfortunately perform no longer. ‘The Four Brothers’ took this
name to remain equal, so no brother would become ‘big’. Many
Zimbabwean groups broke up because of that before them.
Shona music or Chimurenga, either way seductive stuff.
Go dance like crazy with the Four Brothers.
4 Wakasarudza akanaka
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Yesterday I met a young NRI from south India, about 27 years old and a bachelor. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from an American University, and has a good job in an I.T. company in the Bay Area of California ( the Silicon Valley ).
He told me that he has no material desires, and is intending to go back permanently to India to do social work there. He sounded full of idealism, but appeared vague about his precise plan of action.
I told him that while I appreciated his noble sentiments, I would like to know what exactly he intends to do on reaching India.
At first he said he intends to start a campaign against corruption in India. I told him that corruption is so deeply entrenched and so widespread in India that anyone who genuinely and sincerely tries to fight against it will not be able to eliminate corruption, but he himself will certainly be eliminated. The mafia ( i.e. politicians, big businessmen, land and building mafia, mining mafia, etc ) will all gang up against him and bump him off, as was done recently to the I.A.S. officer D.K.Ravi in Karnataka.
He then said that he may go to a village and start a school there. I said that he has no idea of the social realities prevailing in rural India.
Rural India is largely controlled by large landholders, money lenders, etc who are also in control of the gram sabhas, directly or indirectly through their relatives or agents, and these are mostly hotbeds of casteism, and centres of corruption. If you raise your voice against them they will have you bumped off very soon. There is a lot of violence in rural India
Moreover, the moment you step into rural India and express your intention of staying there, you will immediately be branded as a Naxalite, and that will also ensure that you are bumped off by the police. So you will have a very short life.
When I poured this ice cold water on his head, to drive sense into him, it gave him a shock, and he asked me how he could help his country.
I told him that when I was his age I too was full of the fire of idealism. Having passed out of Allahabad University ( topping in the merit list of Ll.B. in 1967 ) I defied my parents who wanted me to sit for the I.A.S. exams or take up the family profession of a lawyer, and went to a village where I lived for 2 years ( 1968-70 ) teaching in a village school. At that time I had the intention of spending my whole life in the village.
There was no electricity, pucca road or pucca buildings there, and I lived in a kuchcha hut, getting a salary of Rs.80 per month basic and d.a.of Rs.40, i.e.total salary of Rs.120 per month ( which I gave to a school peon to buy and cook some rotis and vegetables for me ). I was a bachelor then, and this was sufficient for my needs. In the night I would give free tuition in lantern light to students weak in maths and science. Later, due to family pressures I came back home and started law practice in the Allahabad High Court ( where I later became a Judge ).
I told the young man that idealism is a good thing, but one should also be realistic. He did not seem to have any realistic plan, and in all probability would later regret what he did ( if he survived at all )
He then asked me what he should do ? I told him that he should first know India, for how could he serve a country if he did not even know it ? To know India I advised him to read all my blogs on justicekatju.blogspot.in and my facebook posts. After he has done so, and this will take a few months, I will advise him what to do next
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Each one of us has ways to help save the environment. Interestingly, there are even some options exclusively available to coders ;)
I was made aware by Michael Biebl some time ago that the Linux community is trying to save power by disabling unnecessary wakeups inside the softwares. For example, the Linux kernel has become mostly tickless, that is does not necessarily wake up frequently. This is important, because modern CPUs have power save modes: simply said, the less is computed, the less power is needed. An idle CPU uses least power. However, when an application wakes up, the CPU resumes into modes that need more power. Of course, the CPU does not know if what it needs to be executed is actually useful or could be done more smartly. You can find more details at the site http://www.lesswatts.org/.
But why am I telling you this? The reason is that rsyslog, too, had (and unfrotunately has) some wakeups which are not strictly necessary. For example, the current imfile implementation needs to poll input files. This is the most portable way to do things, but it is not power-effcient. An update to a more power-efficient solution (on the platforms that support it) is scheduled. Next, the --MARK-- message generator runs periodically. This one can probably never be avoided, because the actual functionality is the periodic activity. Any user should think if the functionality is neeed and, if not, not enable this plugin.
Finally, and the core rsyslog awoke every 30 seconds to check if repeated messages need to be flushed. However, repeated message reduction is no longer the default and I assume that most people do not use it. The default is to have it turned off. But even when it was turned off, rsyslog still awoke to do the (unnecessary) check. I have changed this, rsyslog now only initiates the wakeups when they are actually needed. To many (if not most) environments this means rsyslog will never again wakeup the system if there is no need to. It's a small saving, but every little bit counts toward the ultimate goal. And given the potentially large number of systems running rsyslog, the saving may actually be larger than one initially assumes.
In the future, repeated message reduction will probably be implemented based on a different paradigm, which enables us to not run on a tick even when it is turned on.
In any case, I hope the new feature will contribute to - you name it - slightly longer notebook battery life and less environent pollution. And, ultimately, it's a interesting fact to see how a software developer can affect environment health these days ;)
The new functionality will be available starting with rsyslog 3.19.7.
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Les Georgettes has every reason to be popping open the champagne and celebrating a year well done because 2017 was a great success for the brand.
Launching in the UK just over 12 months ago, Les Georgettes had a goal to open 100 accounts in its first year. After just two months, this target was attained.
Hitting the ground running, by the end of 2017 Les Georgettes was present in over 200 stores nationwide, including Silver Tree Jewellery, Strange the Jewellers, Fabulous, TH Baker and John Pass Jewellers.
Furthermore, globally it had sold 500,000 bracelets, 100,000 rings and one million leather bands all before the lucrative Christmas trading period.
When it came to Professional Jeweller’s Collections of the Year initiative, Les Georgettes received strong backing from its stockists, with retailers writing in to tell us how the brand has been dominating sales. At industry trade events, Les Georgettes scooped accolades for visual brilliance, with it stands representing the colourful displays it has to offer retailers.
Looking ahead, the brand shows no signs of slowing down in the UK, or across the globe in the countries it is stocked. In fact, 2018 is set to be bigger and better as the brand plans to partner with more retailers, open its very first concept store, and tap into the children’s and men’s jewellery markets.
Here, vice president Frederic Brunel Acquaviva, reveals all about championing the UK, growing internationally and expanding in the leather goods market.
Professional Jeweller: Congratulations on your successful first year in the UK, did you anticipate the brand would be so triumphant here?
Frederic Brunel Acquaviva: Actually, we did not do any market research on the specific market in the UK however, after we made the launch to the French market in 2015, we realised that Les Georgettes as a concept was really unique worldwide, and providing a solution to the retailer as well as to the end consumer. Retailers worldwide are struggling with in store traffic, they are struggling to differentiate and have different visual merchandising, most of the time their showcase lacks colour, and we have noticed as well that they need to create a shopping experience to the end consumer by having real and true storytelling. They also need to differentiate themselves from online businesses, which are very aggressive when it comes to promotion, so the way for them to compete with ecommerce without following the same aggressive promotion is to work on having a more creative, unique and emotional message to the end consumer, making the customer have a real good shopping experience and coming back more often. Also, when I said it was a solution to the end consumer, this is affordable luxury accessories, made in France, with very high end quality standards, and it’s at a price which consumers can afford for themselves or to gift someone. With the customisation they can express a sense of creativity by mixing and matching different designs and colours, and in the end create a unique finished product to be worn. It makes it very special and very unique, because it’s hard to have two women wearing the same product at the same time.
PJ: How do you help jewellery retailers stocking Les Georgettes?
FB: It’s very easy for a retailer to start with us, because the opening start order package is less than £1,500. However, we are giving them all the push in order to make sure they have a very high sell out performance, and very quickly. So most of the retailers that we are dealing with, within two weeks they are selling within 30-50% of the first opening order. To help, we offer intensive training to any sales and marketing people who are on the road promoting the Les Georgettes brand. Two times a year they come to our HQ in Paris, and visit our factory which is based in the South of France. They then meet the team doing product development and design, as well as merchandising. They get training on how to merchandise our product to the retailer – story telling as well and the emotional message – because giving this information to the retail staff gives them the opportunity to share the sentiment to the end consumer. We are very much into creating certain visibility as well, and making everyone have the feeling that they are very pleased and very happy to have the opportunity to create a unique product.
PJ: What have you noticed about the UK jewellery market?
FB: The market in general in the UK, for 2017, was a big challenge for the retail industry. Brexit didn’t help, and the Brexit negotiations didn’t help anyone get confidence for what is going on in the UK, and the brick and mortar retail industry is also suffering because of some of the consequences. But for us, it was the right time to launch. Any time there is a crisis, or any time there is a down in the economy, there is an opportunity. However, in order to catch this opportunity, you need to be creating and being very innovative to provide the market with something completely new and completely different. And the UK market has been very well responsive on the innovation and the creative that we have provided as Les Georgettes during this challenging economic time. Can you imagine, by investing £1,500 to start a retailer can generate around £15-£20K self revenue. Which is a very good performance. We are providing retailers with customised showcases, as well as shop in shops, and we definitely want to increase brand exposure inside the retail stores and we want to work with selected retailers to do that. I would much prefer to work with 400-500 retailers in the UK and look after each of them, then going with 1,000 retailers and not having the time to provide the best service.
PJ: What are your plans for the next 12 months for the brand — specifically in the United Kingdom?
FB: The benchmark in the UK will be to achieve around 400 points of sales by the end of 2018. And, as I mentioned, we will be wanting retailers to start building a stronger Les Georgettes presence in store thanks to fixtures and shop in shops. We have some shop in shops, we already have quite a lot in France, as well as in Asia, and we are working on a project to open a monogram Les Georgettes boutique. We plan to open our first concept store by the end of 2018.
PJ: Last year you announced the brand will be focusing on a 360 degree business plan, could you expand on this?
FB: Yes, Les Georgettes will be becoming a complete lifestyle personalised brand. We have two main categories at the moment — one is jewellery and the other one is leather goods and accessories. On the jewellery side we are looking to introduce a complete range of products for women from 25-65 years old. Rings, necklaces, earrings — and we plan as well to launch a watch collection by Fall 2018. Then we are also developing a jewellery range for kids from 8 to 14 years, and we will also be introducing a range for men this year. The men’s collection will be called ‘Les Georgettes for Men’ and it will be really cool, very streamlined, and we want to have the end consumer as a woman buying Les Georgettes for men as a gift as well. Talking about the leather goods and accessories, we have launched handbags in different designs and different price points, and small leather goods, and in the UK we really plan to push this product category by having a cross channel with jewellery. For some of the retailers they could sell both the jewellery and the leather goods, whereas others will need to specialise in one category. Usually these are what a woman wants the most. We don’t do shoes yet — but if we want to satisfy women 100% we need to provide jewellery, bags and shoes. The kids and men’s jewellery we are planning to launch in March — so Q1 2018.
PJ: With such a vast customer base — how do you reach different target audiences?
FB: When I say we have jewellery for women from 25-65, in terms of marketing, we don’t communicate in the same way and we are not doing the same channel when we want to talk to the younger generation or to the mature generation. We have our digital team in Paris — with one person from each country that we want to reach. So, for example, we have one American in Paris in charge of the US market, and one British girl based in Paris doing digital for the UK market. And they are really aggressive in terms of social media collaboration with bloggers, influencers and creating content for the retailers in order to build a very strong promotion of the brand. We also have Brigitte Macron, the French First Lady, wearing Les Georgettes product, so she is part of reaching the more mature clientele. This clientele is less influenced by the social media, they are more in to the traditional way of communication, and it’s very important to us to reach all our clientele when we are talking about marketing and investment.
PJ: Is there anything else you want to add?
FB: I can tell you we have a TV channel coming, a French TV channel, to create a complete programme linked to Les Georgettes, and the success, and the manufacturing process in France. It will be on the equivalent of the BBC and they want to share our story.
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Manny Pacquiao and his family are reportedly meeting President Barack Obama and the First Family in The White House today! We're sure this undoubtedly huge milestone for the Pacquiao family has them all very excited (it will no doubt be one of their most special experiences ever). But we really have but one pressing thing to say—or ask, rather: What will Jinkee wear?!
We bet this was the first thing that popped into her head when they received The White House invitation. She has become quite the fashionista, after all, cultivating her style as she is thrust further into the limelight as her husband takes accolades and makes news left and right.
She tells PEP about her ensemble thoughts for the big day. "May napili na ako before. Pero may mga tinitingnan pa ako na iba pang mga damit. Siyempre, ayoko namang mapahiya si Manny sa akin. Kailangan presentable ako bilang misis niya. For sure, maganda ang suot ni First Lady Michelle Obama. Sana magandahan siya sa mapipili kong isusuot ko."
Naturally, we vote that Jinkee wear an all-Filipino ensemble. It's a magnificent occasion that allows for the representation of Filipino fashion talent. We have a few looks in mind for her—click on the photo gallery to see who we think she should wear to meet the Obamas.
Who do you think is her best designer bet?
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Sunday Afternoon Reading...Chairs
Sunday afternoon; no better a time than this to be cozied up on your favorite armchair, feet tucked under or outstretched on to the ottoman in front, engaged in the latest Harry Potter book (or rehearsal script if we're being accurate). The warm sunday sun streaming through the adjacent window as you explore the magic of the wizarding world. Now of course, we all don't have a dedicated armchair to perform such a pleasant act of unwind. Some may perch on the end of their sofa, book splayed out onto the armrest, others may partake in said task at the breakfast table or in a daybed in their spare room. No matter the method, we can all possibly agree that a dedicated reading armchair can be one of life's little luxuries.
Elle Decor has compiled a list of what they find are the 20 Best Reading Chairs, and although I admire many of their expertly chosen choices, I was surprised to see the exclusion of one of the design world's most notable - nay - iconic and comfortable (first person tested of course) armchairs; the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Many of you may argue that this choice is not technically an armchair but rather, as the name suggests, a chair to lounge back in and watch the game from. Though you aren't wrong, I will point out that designers Ray and Charles Eames wanted to create a chair that would provide "a special refuge from the strains of modern living", and so what better an accompaniment to that endeavor than the reading of a new book, or newspaper for that matter. Created in 1956 by the famous husband and wife design team, the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman has, as a set, become one of the most recognizable items in the history of not only furniture and interior design, but in the design world all encompassing. The innovation exemplified in the bent plywood can attest to the Eames' exploration of industrial design and modern manufacturing. An instant design star, the chair and ottoman graced countless forms of media and graphic representations following the next half century. It is, arguably, the poster child (poster chair?) of mid-century design. If that isn't a prerequisite for the "20 Best Reading Chairs for Comfort & Style", then maybe we should all just give up reading all together and invest in audio books. Which, of course, can be enjoyed while leaning back in the Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman. Ha!
And so, my friends, as I conclude my history lesson (read: rant), I leave you with a compilation of armchairs that I think are worthy of inclusion into the list of the best reading chairs for comfort and style.
1. Hunter Chair, MGBW Home | 2. Polar Bear Chair by Jean Royere, 1st Dibs | 3. Cardiff Tufted Armchair, Pottery Barn | 4. Origami Leather Lounge Chair, West Elm | 5. Wing Chair and Ottoman by Vladimir Kagan, 1st Dibs | 6. Keely Slipcovered Swivel Chair, Crate & Barrel | 7. Hillcrest Club Chair, Kelly Wearstler | 8. Papa Bear Chair by Hans Wegner, 1st Dibs | 9. Sorensen Leather Chair, Restoration Hardware
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I was mailed 12 Maran eggs for my broody Orpington. I was going to leave her in the coop nesting box but after reading here it was not recommended I am setting up a separate area using an igloo dog house and a medium wire dog cage for the run. I am just north of Washington DC. Here are some of my concerns: 1) Will it get too hot in the igloo? It has a vent in the top. 2) I will not be able to see well into the igloo. Will, it disturb her too much to lift the top off once in a while to check her? 3) Will she stop sitting before they are finished? She has been sitting on a marble egg for over a month.
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Exoplanet exploration program is perhaps one of the most exciting projects that NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory has been undertaking lately. It involves exploring planets which orbit stars somewhere else in the galaxy rather than in our own solar system.
They have dubbed this quest “a search for another Earth” – because for humans the ultimate discovery would be that of an exoplanet similar to our own. Gleaning signs of life on such a planet might even yield a definitive answer to the question about life thriving somewhere else in the galaxy.
Of the nearly 1,800 exoplanets confirmed, NASA recently chose three to highlight as particularly interesting ones. In the spirit of retro science fiction, they even designed advertising posters that let you imagine what travelling to these places would feel like.
Where the Grass is Always Redder on the Other Side
Kepler-186f is the first Earth-size planet discovered in the potentially ‘habitable zone’ around another star, where liquid water could exist on the planet’s surface.
Where your shadow always has company
Like Luke Skywalker’s planet “Tatooine” in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Depicted here as a terrestrial planet, Kepler-16b might also be a gas giant like Saturn.
Experience the Gravity of a Super Earth
Twice as big in volume as the Earth, HD 40307g straddles the line between “Super-Earth” and “mini-Neptune” and scientists aren’t sure if it has a rocky surface or one that’s buried beneath thick layers of gas and ice.
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April 10, 2012
The Lady Longhorns were unstoppable against Mogollon April 5, crushing their opponent by a score of 21-0.
Stories this photo appears in:
The Payson High School Lady Longhorns softball team continues to stampede over opponents. The girls handed Mogollon a 21-0 win when the two teams met Thursday, April 5. The Lady Horns had 14 hits to make those 21 points. Payson’s best inning was the second, where the girls scored 7 runs; followed by 5 in the fifth; 4 in both the first and third innings; and 1 in the fourth.
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Today, I politely but firmly took on a woman on our neighborhood Nextdoor site. She was repeating the Trump/Fox News argument that because a small number of undocumented immigrants have committed violent crimes, then we need to keep them ALL out. I called her on this irrational argument.
And the whole time I was having this public discussion, a voice in my head kept saying, “Naomi, enough already. People are going to think you’re dogmatic and angry and they’re not going to like you. Why do you always have to be so vocal?”
I am tired of this voice.
I am tired of separating my Facebook friends into Best Friends and Acquaintance lists, and then only posting the political stuff so my Best Friends can see it. I’m tired of feeling hurt when people unfriend me and unfollow me because I express my opinions. Even as I write this post, I am remembering that certain people in my life might read this, and I worry that they will think less of me.
I am tired of this standard I have in my head of the Likeable Woman. The Likeable Woman smiles and helps others, and doesn’t have political signs on her lawn or bumper. She posts pictures of her dogs and kids on Facebook, and only posts opinions on Facebook with disclaimers like, “I rarely post my political opinions on Facebook, but…”
Most of the women in the world I care about and admire most are not anything like this Likeable Woman. Yet I realize that I hold myself to that standard. I tell myself that people would like me more if I would only keep quiet.
These days, though, I have been posting political opinions on Facebook for everyone to see, not just those on my Best Friends list. I am arguing with bigots on Nextdoor. I am blogging again, and taking on controversial topics.
Because these days, there’s too much at stake to be a Likeable Woman. These days, we need more Nasty Women.
Oh, and a few days ago, I submitted this post to a certain secret Facebook page that focuses on issues relating to women and marginalized people in the era of Donald Trump. (You all probably know what awesome Facebook page I’m talking about.) The submission was posted, and so far I’ve gotten about 1,200 supportive comments and 10K likes. So there you go.
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I just wanted to take a moment to let those survivors of one of the greatest battles in the last century know how thankful I am for their courage. There were other great battles fought in that war and in other wars, where courage held the day. It is just that this day has always been Holy to me. Like a lot of other people, I had an Uncle that fought across Omaha Beach some 44 years ago. He was lucky, he came home, there were so many that didn't.
The horror that he described to me in unimaginable, yet I know that it happened, for I have seen the documentaries where soldiers from both side described it, not that I didn't believe my Uncle, it was just the surety of the other participants.
So to my Uncle, to those that are still living and to those heroes that have passed on; once again a heartfelt thank you for your courage, honor and sacrifice! That goes to every vetran of every war! Thank you!!!
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Viral videos are usually a great laugh, which is why they spread so quickly and the reason they get called viral in the first place. But the laughter soon stops when the bad guys use the lure of a viral video to launch a clickjacking attack.
Security researchers at Sophos are warning that scammers have struck on Facebook with a message that is spreading fast by proclaiming "I am part of the 98.0% of people that are NEVER gonna drink Coca Cola again after this HORRIFIC video" and which includes a link.
What makes this particular attack stand out from recent clickjacking exploits, is the fact that the bad guys ensure that people will pass the message to their Facebook friends by telling them that in order to actually view the video they have to share it with at least seven members.
Of course, it doesn't actually matter how many times that link is shared because there is no video to play. It looks like there is, with a thumbnail of a video showing a Cola bottle and the words 'Coke can't hide its CRIMES' but it's just a thumbnail and nothing more. The social engineering psychology comes into play by including a link which says "Click here To Skip Posting and Reveal The Content" instead of continually checking to see if you've passed the link to enough people. If you hit this link, you get taken to a survey section which harvests personal information.
"With this Coca Cola scam, users are actively sharing the post numerous times and then they’re volunteering personal information – all because the temptation to see a video is too much to resist" says Graham Cluley, the senior technology consultant at Sophos adding "the users who try and watch this video have no way of knowing how their personal information may be used - the only people who will benefit are the scammers behind the attack".
As usual, if you have already fallen for this particular scam then you are advised to go to your profile and click on the info tab from where you can remove the scammer pages from the 'likes and interests' section.
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Hi, I am looking to purchase a travel trailer for the family (wife + 2 young boys) that will be towed with my 2009 1500 crew 4x4, below are some of the specifics: 3.42 gear 6 sp transmission max trailer weight - 9,500lb (has HD cooling / towing package) GCWR - 15,000lb I was looking at a Prime Time Tracer 2910BHS with the following specs: Length - 33ft Dry Weight - 5,536lb Hitch - 589lb Cargo Capacity - 1,734lbs I am very new to the RV'ing world. For the most part we intend on keeping the RV at a campsite for most the season but may take it on week long trips now and then, my guess is that I will only physically be towing the trailer 10-15 days each year. On the surfuce I think I should be ok with this setup but would love to hear from people experienced with towing RV's (or towing in general). Any thoughts or concerns with the above combination? Thanks in advance for your time and input.
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This strongly responsive WPC Fly Cart for WooCommerce plugin empowers your site with the superpower of adding products to the cart without leaving the current page or reloading the page manually. In addition, users are entitled to review their order, proceed to checkout or continue shopping – all actions are triggered in just one single screen. Meanwhile, it is possible for WPC Fly Cart to be added as an overlay on any page, be it the archive or product page. Live demo Visit our live demo here to see how this plugin works. Features Compatible with both AJAX and normal Add to Cart buttons Enable/disable the overlay effect Various styles: solid colors, thumbnail image, or image background Unlimited color choices & image upload for background Customizable cart details: close button, total, subtotal, product data Customizable cart heading text, action buttons & Continue Shopping button Easily remove products or undo the removal of an item Enable/disable automatically reload cart when opening pages 16+ different types of bubble icons for choice 05+ predefined cart skins for choice RTL support Customizable cart’s position, bubble’s display & position Select Menus to add Fly Cart at the end: Handheld, primary or secondary menu Premium Version Enable/disable coupon filling on Fly Cart Enable/disable the display of cross-selling products Lifetime access to dedicated plugin updates & customization support In order to display the Fly Cart popup on single product pages without reloading the page, please install the WPC AJAX Add to Cart plugin to assist with a nicer experience. Translators Available languages: English (Default), Spanish, Spanish Mexico, Norwegian, Vietnamese, Italian, French, Slovak, Russian, Greek, Czech, Swedish If you have created your own language pack, or have an update for an existing one, you can send gettext PO and MO file to us so we can bundle it into WPC Fly Cart. Need more features? Please try other plugins from us: WPC Smart Compare WPC Smart Quick View WPC Smart Wishlist WPC Smart Notification WPC AJAX Add to Cart WPC Share Cart Need support? Visit plugin documentation website.
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My previous difficulties with compiling Firefox 3 were because of the
-ffast-math CFLAG, which was causing xulrunner to go nutty. Strange add-on messages, faulty form boxes and corrupted images, if you want to know how the patient presented himself.
I rebuilt firefox and xulrunner separately several times, with and without
-ffast-math, with and without
-O3, and with and without
-Os, just for experimentation purposes.
-ffast-math caused xulrunner to misbehave every time, regardless of the optimization level.
firefox itself was fine no matter what flags I used. And other ancillary packages seem to behave normally too. As far as
-Os making programs load faster or run quicker, I don’t notice anything substantially different over
-O2. Since it’s slightly more convenient not to have to switch flags for one package, I might stick with
-Os -pipe -fomit-frame-pointer, and call it as good as it gets.
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Chennai, Feb. 18
IDBI Bank launched an online direct tax payment facility in Chennai today.
Individuals and corporates can make their tax payments (income tax, corporation tax, gift tax) through the Internet.
The assessee is required to log on to the Website of the National Securities Depository Ltd (NSDL), click the tax-payment option and provide the details (name, address and permanent account number).
These details will be validated by NSDL and then the assessee can choose the bank option (in this case, IDBI Bank) to make the payment. The bank debits the customer account after authentication and completes payment of the tax.
A payment reference number is also provided to the assessee for reference purposes.
Online tax collection is a preferred mode abroad. Speaking on the sidelines, Mr D.C. Jain, Head- Government Business Group, IDBI Bank, said that this service would now enable assesses to pay their tax from the comfort of their home or office.
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2015-04-19T23:01:36Z
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Posted on 31st January 2017
We’re trying to trace two Good Samaritans who helped a man who was assaulted in Derby.
Sometime between 9.30pm and 9.45pm on Thursday, January 26, a 32-year-old man was walking along the Morledge when he passed a man and a woman who were arguing.
The man suddenly assaulted the victim, punching and kicking him. He suffered a fractured eye socket and bruising.
The attacker is described as white, in his early or mid-20s and of medium build. He has dark brown hair and wore tracksuit bottoms and trainers.
Two people stopped to help the victim and we are trying to trace them as they could have information to help our inquiry.
Witnesses or anyone with information should call PC Emma Barnes-Marriott on 101, quoting reference 17000038807. Alternatively, send her a message online by visiting the Contact Us section of our website here.
You can also call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
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To get your company free listed on IndiaMART.com, follow the below steps:
Once the details are submitted, the company is manually listed in the relevant category. An e-mail notification is sent to the user confirming that the company is successfully listed.
Please note that it may take up to 7 days to free list your company. Kindly ensure that the information submitted is correct and updated.
It generally takes up to 7 days to free list a company on IndiaMART directory. However, if a company is not listed within the stipulated time, it may be due to the following reasons:
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MCN will be riding the new BMW S1000RR at the world launch next Tuesday.
Chief road tester Trevor Franklin will be riding the Honda Fireblade, Suzuki GSX-R1000, Yamaha R1 and Kawasaki ZX-10R during the days before he flies out to Portimao in Portugal, so he can give the best idea of how the new BMW is going to fit into the 1000cc sportsbike hierarchy.
In the meantime, here’s how the S1000RR matches up on paper. Obviously we can’t verify BMW’s claims for power and weight, but if they’re right and the bike isn’t oddly geared then the S1000R should accelerate discernibly faster than the lardy underpowered competition.
Which would mean we have a BMW which blows a GSX-R1000 into the weeds... and who ever thought that would happen?
Power to weight ratio
BMW | S1000RR | Honda | Fireblade | Suzuki | GSX-R1000 | Yamaha | R1 | Kawasaki | ZX-10R | Motorcycle insurance
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2019-01-17T00:17:41Z
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Madison County Hospital offers a full-service laboratory staff with highly-trained professionals. Our combined experience will provide you with skilled care for all your medical needs. Testing for non-emergent outpatients are available Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Friday 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday 7:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon. We provide a full range of diagnostic testing for inpatients, outpatients, clinics and nursing homes as well as Emergency Department services using state-of-the-art equipment.
All clinics are located at 300 W. Hutchings St. in Winterset, Iowa. Some physicians see patients in the Health Trust Physicians Clinic and others in the Visiting Specialist Clinic.
For more information or assistance in scheduling a visit, call the Visiting Specialist Clinic at (515) 462-5207.
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Defying repeated warnings from China and South Korea, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi visited Yasukuni Shrine on Tuesday, the 61st anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II, paying his respects at the Shinto site that honors the nation’s 2.5 million war dead and 14 Class-A war criminals.
It was Koizumi’s first visit on the emotional date, and his action fueled an immediate backlash from China and South Korea, which see the visits as symbolizing a national lack of repentance for atrocities Japan committed in other parts of Asia.
The visit was Koizumi’s sixth and last to the Tokyo shrine — the spiritual pillar of Japan’s fervent wartime militarism — since taking office as prime minister in April 2001. It was also the first Aug. 15 visit by a prime minister since 1985, when strong opposition from neighboring countries forced then Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone to avoid a trip the following year.
Koizumi will step down in September.
A stern-looking Koizumi appeared at the shrine at 7:40 a.m. in the rain, wearing a formal tailcoat instead of the business suit he wore last year.
He entered the shrine’s main chamber to pray, opting to be more formal than he was when he prayed at the altar for general worshippers last year. But he only bowed once, and did not follow the formal Shinto rite of making two bows followed by two claps and another bow.
He signed the Yasukuni guest book as “Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi” and paid 30,000 yen of his own money for flowers.
Afterward, he repeated his usual defense of the visits.
“As I’ve said many times, I did not pray for specific people. I prayed for the war dead as a whole to express grief,” Koizumi told reporters.
“They (the war criminals) were punished because of the responsibility of the war, and they admitted it,” Koizumi said. “But this (praying for the dead) is a different matter.”
Asked if the visit was intended to be official, the prime minister answered: “I did not pray as part of my duty.”
The annual visits have severely strained ties with Japan’s neighbors.
Another troubling aspect of Koizumi’s contentious visits is whether they violate the Constitution, which stipulates the separation of religion and state.
Some courts have ruled that Koizumi’s visits to Yasukuni violate Article 20 of the Constitution, which prohibits the government from engaging in religious activities. But two high court rulings on the constitutionality of the visits show that the judiciary is not clear on the issue.
Last Sept. 29, the Tokyo High Court ruled Koizumi’s past visits were private affairs. The next day, the Osaka High Court judged that the visits were made in his official capacity as prime minister and thus violated the Constitution.
Koizumi’s surrender-day visit is likely to spark further domestic debate about whether a prime minister or other government leaders should be allowed to visit Yasukuni and whether the shrine should continue honoring the war criminals.
The issue drew even more attention after it was revealed last month that the late Emperor Hirohito, known now as Showa, was upset by Yasukuni’s decision to enshrine the 14 Class-A war criminals and never visited the shrine again.
Koizumi’s visit fulfills a pledge he made in April 2001 during a Liberal Democratic Party presidential race that if elected he would visit the shrine on the surrender anniversary.
He had been avoiding such a powder-keg visit for the past five years out of concern over the reaction it would draw in Asia. But with his stint up in September, he decided to take the plunge.
Koizumi told reporters his stance is not inconsistent and that he decided to go on Aug. 15 because he is criticized no matter what day he visits.
“I have always been criticized and opposed, even when I avoided (visiting Yasukuni) on Aug. 15,” the prime minister said. “It doesn’t make any difference when I go.”
He also did not mention whether war criminals should be separated from the shrine. In the past he has said, ironically, that such comments would breach the constitutional separation of state and religion.
During Koizumi’s tenure, Japan’s ties with China and South Korea have plunged to their worst in decades.
South Korean President Roh Moo Hyun called Tuesday on Japanese political leaders to repent their country’s past wrongdoings and end the visits to Yasukuni. South Korea and China summoned Japan’s ambassadors to lodge their protests.
Even Koizumi’s coalition government found fault with its leader.
“It is really regrettable that Prime Minister Koizumi visited Yasukuni today,” said Takenori Kanzaki, leader of coalition partner New Komeito. “I believe the government should construct a facility at which everyone can pray without any problems.”
Finance Minister Sadakazu Tanigaki also criticized the visit.
However, Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe, the front-runner in the race for next prime minister, denied that growing tensions between Japan and the rest of Asia would affect the next administration.
In an attempt to ease regional tensions, the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai), an influential business lobby, urged Koizumi in May to stop going to Yasukuni, saying the annual visits were the main obstacle to improving ties.
Many other top Japanese business leaders also voiced concern with the way Koizumi was handling opposition from China and South Korea.
Later in the day, 56 other lawmakers visited Yasukuni, including two members of the Cabinet — National Public Safety Commission Chairman Tetsuo Kutsukake and agriculture minister Shoichi Nakagawa.
Several relatives of the war dead were at the shrine, including Yuko Tojo — granddaughter of wartime Prime Minister Gen. Hideki Tojo.
“I thank Prime Minister Koizumi from the bottom of my heart for today’s visit, since he put away other countries’ interference in domestic affairs,” she said.
Tojo was the prime minister during the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, which brought the United States into the war.
Later in the day, Koizumi went to Nippon Budokan hall to attend the annual ceremony.
“Our country inflicted enormous loss and pain on many countries, particularly Asian countries,” Koizumi said. “On behalf of the Japanese people, I would like to earnestly mourn for those who were sacrificed, with deep reflection.”
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In a resurfaced interview from February 2021, the billionaire Microsoft co-founder told Bloomberg Technology that he was wary of the frenzy over Bitcoin, particularly because the value of the cryptocurrency could be swayed by something as simple as a tweet from Tesla CEO Elon Musk.
"Elon has tons of money, and he's very sophisticated, so I don't worry that his Bitcoin will randomly go up or down," Gates said. "I do think people get brought into these manias who may not have as much money to spare, so I'm not bullish on Bitcoin."
He added, "If you have less money than Elon, you should probably watch out."
Musk — the world's richest person, with a net worth of $233 billion, according to Forbes — is notably a Bitcoin fan, tweeting about it as recently as Wednesday morning. But Gates said his fellow tech billionaire was merely an example of why he's turned off by everyday Bitcoin use.
Specifically, Gates said, he's primarily concerned about the lack of regulation around the cryptocurrency. He highlighted two of the main risks associated with Bitcoin and other forms of cryptocurrency: They're decentralized, and they can be highly volatile.
"[Bitcoin] happens to promote anonymous transactions," Gates said. "They're not reversible transactions."
Gates said that the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation actually "does a lot in terms of digital currency," but only when "you can see who is making the transaction." He said "digital money is a good thing," especially when it comes to funding poorer countries and getting "money out to their citizens very, very efficiently."
The good news for Gates is that regulation may be coming. On Wednesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order encouraging federal agencies like the U.S. Treasury to develop new crypto-related policy recommendations — with an eye on addressing consumer protection, financial stability, illicit activity, U.S. competitiveness, financial inclusion and responsible innovation.
Those are important areas: Crypto experts often warn that altcoins, in their current state, are at a high risk for fraud — and that they can gain and lose value very quickly, making them deeply unreliable as investments.
"Be very careful about how much you allocate and understanding what you an tolerate," Douglas Boneparth, a certified financial planner and president of Bone Fide Wealth, told CNBC Make It last year. "Because if 80% of your net worth is tied to bitcoin, and it goes down 30%, that's rough."
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Please register to attend this special update via Teams. Provide your first and last name, email address, your Care Manager, if applicable in the online registration form. We will email you an invitation to join the meeting. If you have questions, please email: memberfeedback@caredesignny.
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Please confirm that you have read and agree with the following statement:
|Start Date||Thu, Nov 10th, 2022, 11:00 am|
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Are you tired of the same white coloured wall for years? Or maybe your child is now a teenager and doesn’t like their pink-coloured room? Don’t worry, our London decorator team will be right at your door to give you a helping hand. At the Handy Squad we’ll paint any room in your home, paint offices, paint doors, paint skirting boards, paint kitchen cupboards, among other surfaces you might require painting. Why not give us a call on 0800-0-12-12-12 or request a free quote from our online booking form.
Whether you’re changing your home décor with trendy new coloured walls or you need a decorator to paint some special pieces of furniture you want to revive, your highly-experienced team is here for you. Maybe you simply need a mark on the wall painted over or need your entire home repainted – it doesn’t matter, we’ll do any job no matter how small or how big it is.
Before painting the most important part is preparing the surface to get the best results. We also understand that before starting any work, how important it is to protect both your furniture and floor from unwanted drops of paint. Our decorators in London can prepare and paint cupboard doors, prepare and paint doors, paint bathrooms, paint plasterboards, prepare and paint walls, prepare and protect floors, and more.
Perhaps you want your ceiling painted or maybe you want to complete renovate the exterior of your home and give it a nice fresh coat of paint. Firstly, you’ll have to think about the colours you want to be used in the specific room or wall – maybe for your little ones’ room go for bright, happy colours or their favourite colours, around the rest of the house it depends what type of style you want to give it, modern, rustic, shabby chic?
If you are lacking wall painting ideas, interior paint ideas or any other type of painting-related ideas, why not give our team a call on 0800-0-12-12-12 we might give you a different idea from what you already had in mind. Alternatively, request a free booking by filling our online booking form.
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Get a modern yet classic look with this black suede Gucci Bouvier Jackie O hobo bag. The front features gorgeous gold-tone hardware and ring designs embossed down the middle, and a unique hook closure connected to a small leather flap. The bag also has an adjustable leather handle and base, and a spacious interior that houses a zip pocket.
Estimated retail price 1201.37
Includes: Original Dustbag
Dimensions: Width: 4 CM, Height: 24 CM, Length: 36 CM
Handle Drop: 24 CM
Exterior Material: Suede
Interior Material: Fabric
Condition: Like New ( This item has minor scratches on the hardware and minor discoloration of the leather. )
Ship to:United States
This item will be shipped in 3 - 6 business days. Order today to receive it between 02 Apr 2019 and 04 Apr 2019
Shipping fees: Free.
Accepted payment methods: credit card | PayPal
Warranty: We offer a lifetime 100% authenticity guarantee for all of our items. In the improbable scenario of a sale of an inauthentic item, you will receive a 100% refund, including the cost of return.
Returns: You can return a purchased item within 3 days of receipt. No return fee is charged for returns within the UAE. However, based on the destination country a shipping fees is charged for returns made outside of UAE. Customs duties and taxes are applicable and borne by the customer.
We do not accept returns on Hermes Birkin and Kelly Bags.
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Back in early April, I wrote a post espousing the value of carpooling in the wake of high gas prices. (Note: I got a chuckle as I re-read how it was $3.15 a gallon that day. Gas is up nearly $1.00 since that post just over three months ago.) Well, I guess carpooling is starting to get a bit cooler as more mainstream media start touting passenger tag-teaming.
This week NPR ran a story about the trend in social networking sites taking up the carpooling cause. This story leads you to goloco.org, a new start-up by the founder of ZipCar. While you might find the site useful for finding folks to share rides with, I found the accompanying blog much more interesting.
Every single post on the first page was eye-opening for me. From the silver lining of $4/gallon gas to some true cost of driving analysis (extrapolating the rough math, I’m shelling out way over $10K a year – I need to work closer to home!) to the real connection between carbon emissions and humanity’s fate.
Closer to home, I continue to see a small increase in the amount of cars parked at the Park & Ride on Fish Road. This past week – and on the heels of seeing No Impact Man – my thoughts drifted to how to do even better than just carpooling. I landed at riding my bike to and from the Park & Ride. The problem? No bike racks. Then I thought: I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a bike rack anywhere in town.
Hmmm. This is interesting. I’m going to drop a line to our town planner and DPW director to inquire. Even in the midst of suburbia, a bike rack here or there (and the physical and environmental benefits of riding a bike) couldn’t be a bad thing. Stay tuned on this one.
If anyone out there works in the Quincy, MA, area and is looking for a carpool opportunity, drop me a line. Happy trails.
[Images: A Google Image search popped up all sorts of things. I found these WWII propaganda posters to be slightly ironic given our current situation in the Middle East (Should we slide in Mahmoud Ahmadinejad?). Also check out the one on the GoLoco blog. Credits: Wagon/Car -- Oregon State Archives image, Folder 9, Box 14, Defense Council; Ride with Hitler – EV World (original source unknown)]
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BGS Corporation signs LOI for two Bell 525 Relentless super medium helicopters
AeroBD | The AERO news Company…Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 8, 2015 : Bell Helicopter Continues Strong Sales in the Middle East with the Growing Success of the Bell 525. Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. (NYSE:TXT) company, announced today the signature of a letter of intent (LOI) with BGS Corporation, a Bell Helicopter independent representative, for two Bell 525s.
“The Bell 525 is unique in that it is designed to perform a diverse mission set more cost effectively than any aircraft available on the market today,” said Steve Suttles, Bell Helicopter Vice President Middle East and Africa. “We have had strong sales in the Middle East for many years now, with more than 730 Bell Helicopter commercial aircraft currently operating in the region. We strongly believe that the Bell 525 is be the next big thing for the region and that sales will continue to ramp up.”
“The Bell 525 addresses a gap in the market, “said Philip Bardawil, President & CEO, BGS Corporation. “With the successful first flight now completed, we are very confident in the Bell 525 and look forward to its certification and entry into service. We are very confident this exceptional aircraft will be a great success in the Middle East.”
The Bell 525 is the world’s first fly-by-wire commercial helicopter, designed to operate safely and reliably in austere environments with decreased pilot workload. The aircraft integrates critical systems data to be easily accessible at-a-glance with the first fully-integrated touch screen flight deck designed for helicopters, the Garmin G5000H®. Best-in-class payload, cabin, cargo volumes, comfort and egress complement the technological advancements on the aircraft. First flight was achieved on July 1, 2015 and certification of the aircraft is expected in 2017.
Bell Helicopter has the largest support network in the industry with over one hundred authorized customer service facilities in thirty four countries. Ranked number one by customers for 21 consecutive years, Bell Helicopter has earned top honors in Vertical Magazine’s first-ever comprehensive helicopter manufacturer’s survey. Bell Helicopter is committed to having resources where customers operate to speed up delivery of service and support, and give customers access to service professionals are easy to reach, know the operating environment and understand their needs.
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Foodservice Equipment Division
We're America's largest broadline manufacturer of commercial foodservice equipment, serving this market since 1947. Beginning with stainless steel worktables and sinks, our product line has continually evolved to encompass a full range of shelving, storage and transport equipment, countertop cooking and warming equipment, and much more.
We supply equipment to many different types of establishments, including:
In addition to offering a full range of standard products, we also offer custom design and fabrication services through our SpecFAB® Division. Whether your need is for a single unit or a complete kitchen, our designers and fabricators provide fast, affordable products and service to meet your precise needs.
- Family and fine-dining restaurants
- Fast-food and quick-serve restaurants
- Convenience Stores
- Nightclubs & bars
- Country clubs
- Hospitals & nursing homes
- Educational institutions
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A leader needs to have a clear vision. A leader needs to see the destination and envision the path to the finish line. Without that vision, the leader is merely a blind man at the front of a pack of other blind men.
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I love to create things. In fact, I’m creating something today. I’ve actually been creating it for some time, but today is the day that I’m going to share it with you. If you’ll indulge me through my entrepreneurial-creative process, I’ll gladly tell you all about it. It all starts with…
People don’t buy what you do. They buy why you do it.
When we take the time to define a solid vision for our lives, we set in motion the actions we need to take in order to achieve that vision.
Today, I facilitated a discussion on vision and purpose in which the group-members shared the ‘Big Why’ that motivates each of us. As a part of the class/discussion, I posed the following exercise…
Passion is the fire that burns deep within and you are the vessel; created to carry it out before the world. When you are truly passionate about what you’re doing, that fire cannot be contained.
With the power of vision, you will easily be able to overcome every short-term obstacle in humble pursuit of your long term goals.
How can any business leader expect an organization, with all its moving parts, procedures, and people, to stand upon anything less than a comprehensively defined, clearly articulated, and well developed foundation?
This site is all about laying solid foundations. If we build our lives, relationships, businesses, etc. upon strong foundations, we can withstand any opposing force. This is the post where I give a little background and “prep the site,” so the speak, before we really get going.
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I just thought I would stop in and say hi. I have been busy with work and life and before I knew it, a couple months have passed at least since I have been back here
I am still smoke free and see this board is as active as ever which is good to see.
Will stop back in when I can.
I have been quit for 2 Years, 2 Months, 2 Days, 17 hours, 40 minutes and 54 seconds (793 days). I have saved $6,349.89 by not smoking 31,749 cigarettes. My Quit Date: 9/8/2005 9:00 PM
Today I choose a life that is positive!
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Gamers know the fun of the game all relies on the right gear. While there are many important components of gaming gear, some would argue the monitor is one of the most essential. Choosing between a flat or curved monitor is not always easy. With this information, gamers will learn if the curve is necessary and what it does and does not do for your gaming experience.
What Is a Curved Monitor?
As the name implies, a curved monitor is one that is slightly curved at the edges. Manufacturers of curved gaming monitors argue this offers a more realistic view. After all, the world is not flat. There are many manufacturers that are producing outstanding curved monitors, but are they really worth it or just a hyped-up version of a needless piece of gear?
Advantages of Curved Monitors
There are certainly some advantages to playing games with a curved monitor, whether it be PC or gaming console games. Before you spend your hard-earned cash, it is important you know everything about curved monitors and the benefits they may offer you as a gamer.
One of the primary reasons gamers purchase curved monitors is because of the viewing experience. Because of the curved screen, the gaming images seem more realistic and immersive. The screen wraps around the eyes, giving a more natural feel.
It might not seem like such a big deal having the monitor curved, but it can make a huge difference, especially with today’s intense graphic-driven games. Here are some of the biggest benefits of choosing a curved monitor for gaming.
- The curved shape of the monitor creates a more intensive gaming experience that seems to bring the gamer deeper into the game.
- This type of monitor perfects the images you see on the screen and spreads them out in a more natural way than a flat panel would.
- When players use a curved monitor, they are able to see more comfortably when they are up close, without feeling as if their eyes are being strained.
- Those who use curved monitors report they do not have to deal with unwanted reflections of sunlight, room light, or other objects distracting them from the images being projected from the game.
Gaming from a curved monitor offers an almost 3D-like viewing experience. No, the images produced are not 3D, but it gives you the same look without the headaches and aggravation 3D viewing brings.
Although there are certainly many benefits to gaming with a curved monitor, there are also a few cons to consider before you jump in and make a purchase. Knowing the pros and cons will help you to make an informed decision you are less likely to regret in the future.
Cons of Curved Gaming Monitors
There are just a few cons you need to be aware of before you make a final decision. Most people do not feel these cons are anything major to worry about, but they are worth mentioning for those who may find them deal-breakers.
- Some who are wary of curved monitors talk about the distortion they experience when looking at the monitor off-center. Many curved monitor owners have disputed this. There are reports of marginalized edges and a bow tie effect when the edges are stretched or a person is viewing from an odd angle. These monitors are meant to be viewed fairly up close, and this problem does not occur when viewing the monitor from a normal level.
- Curved monitors can restrict the viewing ability of the monitor when it is being used as a television screen for viewing movies with a group. This monitor is more for personal use and works best when you are sitting right in front of the screen.
- While some people like to hang their gaming monitor on the wall, this is not ideal when it comes to a curved monitor. Curved monitors can be placed on a wall, but they do not always look aesthetically pleasing to the eye.
Although the above cons may not be enough to stop a person from purchasing a curved monitor, they are something to consider. Being aware of the pros and cons of this type of monitor will help you make the best choice for gaming gear.
Tips for Choosing a Curved Game Monitor
Taking time to research the options will help in making a purchase decision. Because these monitors can be pricier than flat screens, it is wise to be careful in making a purchase. Consider the following tips before making any purchase decision.
- Size is especially important when it comes to curved monitors. Gamers will likely find 30 to 35 inches is just about perfect for gaming up close and personal. If the monitor is too small, the curve will not wrap around the gamer, and the gaming experience will not feel as immersive as it could with a larger screen.
- Color is another important consideration. The best monitors should have 100% sRGB for the richest and most vibrant colors.
- A fast refresh rate is also important when it comes to purchasing a curved monitor. The faster the refresh rate, the better the images will look on the screen. You should not purchase a curved monitor with less than 100Hz refresh rates. Some of these monitors go up to 240Hz.
- Ports are another important consideration. There should be plenty of USB and HDMI ports for all your gaming consoles and computer gear.
Why Choose a Curved Monitor Over a Flat One?
When it comes to curved vs. flat, there is no easy answer. Most non-gamers are not going to appreciate a curved screen because there really is no need for it unless they watch a lot of movies on their monitor.
Those who are really into gaming will find a curved monitor will take their gaming experience to the next level. Imagine being surrounded by the game screen to a certain extent and feeling the action at all levels of sight. This is what a curved gaming monitor will offer you.
Besides the great cinematic experience with gaming, there is also a big benefit in the reduction of eye strain. Many gamers suffer from eye strain after they have been playing a game for a long period of time.
The arc of the curved monitor is much like the arc of the human eye. Because the images from the screen are already naturally bowed, they are more easily seen by the eyes without leading to strain. The eye does not have to move as much to see the images on a curved screen which will prevent them from growing overly tired during long gaming sessions.
How to Gain the Most Enjoyment from a Curved Monitor
When it comes to the best curved monitor, there are a few tips to consider to gain the most enjoyment. Following these tips will help to ensure a curved monitor lives up to your expectations and is not simply an item that gathers dust.
To gain the most enjoyment, placement is important. A curved monitor is going to provide the best image consistency when it is centered on a desk or entertainment center. For the best results, make sure you are sitting no further back than four to five feet. Much further back and the curve will begin to distort the images slightly and make the gaming experience much less intuitive.
When a curved monitor is coupled with the most comfortable of gaming chairs and surround sound, you will get lost inside the game. A curved monitor offers that “wow” factor that simply cannot be achieved from flat-screen monitors.
What Games Play Best on a Curved Monitor?
Any game will play beautifully on a curved monitor, but there are some that are meant for this type of screen.
- First-person shooters are a definite hit with curved monitors. You will be able to better see the enemies all around and intuitively respond the second they appear on the screen.
- Games that have a lot of menus and text to read will also respond well on a curved monitor.
- Those games with tons of mini maps and directives are much easier to play on a curved screen than a flat one.
If you are expecting a curved monitor to completely revolutionize your gaming experience, it likely will not. Curved monitors do have a place in gaming gear arsenal, and they offer an immersive feel that is definitely noticeable and enjoyable.
If you decide to purchase a curved monitor, try to get the best you can afford. Monitors under 30 inches are not going to be worth paying extra for the curve because the difference will be practically unnoticeable.
Talking with most gamers who own a curved monitor will reveal they are happy with the benefits. Once a gamer has played on a curved monitor for a while, they become accustomed to the curve and can no longer enjoy playing on a flat-screen as much as they once did. Hardcore gamers who love having the latest gear will want to check out a curved model for their setup.
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ok kopa go botsa ke lenyalo la neng le???????????
Ke nagana gore ke la 1990
le lebega bjalo ka lenyalo la 1989 or 1990,beautiful in its time
@KayKay and Coco and The K-Fever….lol u guys u think le funny neh nd hey jealousy ya le bolaya neh…lenyalo lena le perfect and beautiful
when was the wedding 1991?
What is it with ladies wearing di Jacket on their wedding dress. Lenyalo le ke la the year 19-Jan van riebeeck. This is not what we call vintage – this is purely old-outdated tasteless unfashionable wedding. how can ppl publish such pictures. Tjooooooo nna mma weeeeee
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Agency Credits Safety Improvement to Awareness Efforts, Law Enforcement and Motorist Cooperation
SPRINGFIELD--(ENEWSPF)--November 27, 2012. After launching a new “Drive to Survive” media and enforcement campaign last week, Illinois Transportation Secretary Ann L. Schneider today announced a 63 percent decline in motor vehicle crash fatalities over the heavily traveled Thanksgiving weekend. Provisional data from Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) crash information unit reported three motor vehicle fatalities and two crashes during the four-day holiday weekend, compared to eight fatalities and seven crashes during the same time period in 2011. The agency also highlighted their effective partnership and traffic safety campaign with law enforcement, favorable road conditions over the weekend and continued motorist compliance with state laws.
“Illinois has made significant progress in recent years to improve traffic safety and reduce fatalities on Illinois roadways, and the Thanksgiving holiday weekend was no exception,” Secretary Schneider said. “Under Governor Quinn’s leadership, statewide seat belt usage rates are at record highs and annual traffic fatalities appear on track to total less than 1,000 for the fourth consecutive year. In addition, major capital improvements under way for Illinois roads and bridges should continue to reap logistical and safety benefits for motorists in years to come.”
To boost traffic safety through holiday periods across the state, IDOT recently launched its “Drive to Survive” campaign and is partnering with the Illinois State Police and hundreds of local law enforcement agencies in November and December to execute an end-of-the-year push to increase safety awareness and drive down the number of motor vehicle crash fatalities. The Illinois State Police and nearly 300 law enforcement agencies statewide were out in force implementing seat belt and DUI enforcement efforts during Thanksgiving weekend.
The statewide “Drive to Survive” enforcement effort continues to focus on the deadly nighttime hours, at late night times when data shows more vehicle occupants die in crashes than during any other time of day. For this reason, nighttime, particularly from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m., Illinois motorists will continue to see roadside safety checks, seat belt enforcement zones and other police saturation patrols looking for seat belt law violators and drunk drivers.
Crash data compiled by IDOT’s Division of Traffic Safety regarding the Thanksgiving weekend covers the period from 6 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 21) to midnight Sunday (Nov. 25).
For more information about IDOT’s crash data services, please visit http://www.dot.il.gov/trafficsafety/crashreports.html.
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Karbonn Service Centre Khamgao, Phone numbers and Contact details. Karbonn is one of the world’s leading technology companies manufacturing innovative smartphones and tablets which are made in India. A variety of models can be seen in display for sale in Mobile Shopee & Dursti. The details of the service centre and the related website address is given below.
Karbonn Service Centre in Khamgao
Address : Railway Station Road, Khamgao, Maharashtra
Phone Number: 96897150952
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I loved "Lonesome Dove" (1989), which is why I never watched the sequel ("Streets of Laredo," 1995) or the prequel ("Dead Man's Walk," 1996). Because both films had different casts playing the same characters based on Larry McMurtry's western novels, I was afraid I'd be disappointed. After all, "Lonesome Dove" was a tough act to follow. Nominated for 19 Emmys, the show won in seven categories--but, curiously, not for acting or teleplay. And if there were better Western performances out there than Tommy Lee Jones as former Texas Ranger Woodrow F. Call and Robert Duvall as his longtime sidekick, Augustus "Gus" McCrae, I didn't know of them. With those two guys out of the picture, I simply had no interest in watching something like "Streets of Laredo."
This film has been out of print but rides back into circulation on May 11, courtesy of Vivendi Entertainment and RHI Entertainment--so finally, I had a compelling reason to watch. And all I can say is, strong casting, strong performances, strong storyline, McMurtry's executive producing and a fine transfer to disc make "Streets of Laredo" a considerably better-than-average Western . . . even if it isn't quite the same caliber as "Lonesome Dove." It hooked me right from the beginning, and that's worth something. Like the best mini-series, "Streets of Laredo" depends upon strong characters to make the difference, and they do. For 263 minutes I was completely caught up in this gritty Western. And with this two-disc DVD selling for a suggested retail price of just $14.93 (available for $11.49 from Amazon.com), buying it almost feels like cheating at cards or rustling cattle. It's the best steal-of-a-deal Western fans are going to run across.
The only thing is, fans of "Lonesome Dove" have to accept the fact that James Garner is not Tommy Lee Jones and the other characters that carry over from "Lonesome Dove" are played by actors who aren't trying to imitate the originals. The cast offers their own interpretations of the characters, and I respect that. But as a result, the three Western films don't collectively function the way that the Indiana Jones or "Star Wars" films do. They're really stand-alone mini-series that depend more on backstories than viewers' memories.
Garner was originally offered both roles in "Lonesome Dove," but reportedly declined because of health problems. As Capt. Call, he's a little less menacing and dangerous than Jones played him, but then again Call is older now, well past his prime. But he's just as taciturn as always, short on pleasantries and so unfazed he's practically emotionless.
Capt. Call has been hired by the railroad to stop a young half-breed who seems to take more pleasure out of killing than he does robbing the trains. Saddled with a mild-mannered railroad accountant (Charles Martin Smith, "The Untouchables") whose job it is to keep tabs on expenses, Call looks up his old corporal, Pea Eye (Sam Shepard), hoping he'll join him. But Pea Eye, a character from "Lonesome Dove," had married another one from the original mini-series, a woman named Lorena (Sissy Spacek) who's had five children by her older husband. Not only does she want him to stay home because of the family; she hates Call for what she thinks he did to her in the past. He stays, but an eager young deputy named Ted (Tristan Tait) abandons his pregnant wife for the chance to validate his manhood by riding with a Texas legend.
"Streets of Laredo" paints a pretty realistic picture of the Old West, and not just in details like props and sets and language. McMurtry focuses on relationships and the lives of children, women, and males so that we get a pretty good idea of what it was like back then, and what made them all tic. After Pea Eye decides to catch up with his old friend after all, Lorena puts the children on a train for Nebraska, grabs a gun, and heads south to catch up with him. She may give him a hard time, but he's all she has, and he's been good to the kids. Mothers and male machismo emerges as a major theme, because the other cadre of characters we get in a second plotline is in Mexico, where the cold-blooded teenage killer Joey Garza (Alexis Cruz) hates all gringos because his mother, Maria (Sonia Braga) was "a whore"--though, in reality, we see in McMurtry's complex portrayal of the West that women had little defense against male predators, and had to hook up with a man for protection. And if that man left? But we learn that the turning point for Joey, when he became pure evil, was when one of his stepfathers sold him to the Apaches. That's where he learned many of the skills that make him elusive, and that's where his resentment for whites began to fester and foment.
Cruz does a fantastic job as the child killer, but so does Randy Quaid as John Wesley Hardin and Ned Beatty as the self-appointed law west of the Pecos, Judge Roy Bean. Even comedian George Carlin turns in a decent performance as grizzled carryover from "Lonesome Dove." Sometimes the characters themselves seem a stretch, like the pyromaniacal killer Mox Mox (Kevin Conway) who's sworn to kill Lorena, but veteran TV director Joseph Sargent keeps the McMurtry-written plot moving deftly forward so that there's little time to question weak parts. Before you know it, you're back into a strong segment again. And true grit? Every now and then something reminds you you're in the Old West, as when an old man shoots part of the ear of a deputy off, pulls the hanging chad off the bloody stump, and stuffs it into the man's pocket. "Coulda been your heart," he says. Scenes like that are like old-time after-shave commercials: a real slap in the face that startles you.
And the cinematography? Though not as starkly framed as "Lonesome Dove," it's just as evocative of the period, with more up-angle shots and just as many long shots to showcase the bleak landscape. In short, "Streets of Laredo" is an excellent mini-series that can stand on its own, if viewers forget about character consistency and let it.
Another nice surprise. Usually when a major distributor isn't involved, the production values can suffer, but the picture quality is excellent. There are a few dark scenes where grain overwhelms, but for the most part there's nice definition, natural-looking colors, and an absence of film imperfections. Too bad, though, that the presentation is 1.33:1 instead of widescreen. It's a series that really was "big" enough for widescreen.
The audio is an English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo, and a competent soundtrack that prioritizes speech over effects nicely, though sometimes the music can crank up a little too loudly. Still, there's no distortion and no transfer imperfections evident.
Sorry, no bonus features. What do you want, for 15 bucks?
As a stand-alone mini-series, "Streets of Laredo" merits a high 7 to a low 8 out of 10. As a sequel? It's probably not going to satisfy anyone looking for consistency from film to film. But I think the first point trumps the second. Always.
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It was the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and Hurricane Irma was causing havoc across the Southeast. But the home page of Breitbart News, the far-right news outlet, led with a different story: The previous night’s interview of its chief executive, Stephen K. Bannon, with Charlie Rose of 60 Minutes. This was journalism of the “Venerable Leader” variety, perfected by the diligent Soviet scribes of Pravda and Izvestiya. The site’s banner headline touted Bannon's lifelong fight for “racial unity,” an allusion to his remarks the previous night. Other articles selected Bannon's 25 best quotes from the interview and singled out his attacks on the Clintons and Bushes.
A month ago, Bannon was forced out of his post as the White House's chief political strategist. He returned to the Breitbart News headquarters, a townhouse near the Supreme Court, proclaiming the Donald Trump presidency “over” and promising “war” on establishment Republicans—as well as the insufficiently conservative “globalists” within the West Wing—who have stifled Trump’s populist revolution. Breitbart News was going to be Bannon’s main weapon, brandished in the name of nationalism, protectionism and stricter immigration laws.
“Bannon the Barbarian is back! Democrats and establishment Republicans alike should be absolutely fucking terrified,” former Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos told Rosie Gray of The Atlantic. “They have no idea of the storm that is coming. Steve is so much more powerful and dangerous outside the White House than in.”
But a review of the website’s recent content suggests this war is being waged with slingshots and spitballs, and that Breitbart News is far more interested in chest-thumping and name-calling than the kind of sophisticated intellectual and political warfare Bannon has invoked. To the contrary, Breitbart News appears to have succumbed to the very kind of self-pleasure that Bannon himself was accused of, in famously vulgar terms, by short-lived White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.
As such, Breitbart News may have inadvertently revealed itself as perfectly representative of Trumpism: the image of bold iconoclasm, without any of the hard work genuine iconoclasm would have entailed; petty cruelty disguised as principled truth-telling; a pose of intellectual fearlessness that masks a preoccupation with and deep sensitivity to public image.
The influence of a news organization is difficult to measure. Breitbart's traffic numbers remain extremely high, with the site ranked 56 in the nation by Alexa, which measures web traffic. That traffic, however, plateaued after rising sharply around last year’s presidential election. Since then, it has remained flat at an estimated 45 million unique visitors per month.
Some believe Bannon’s return could prove auspicious for Breitbart’s fortunes. “Bannon back at Breitbart is a much-needed booster shot for the site, which had become defocused and cautious since his departure,” says Lee Stranahan, a former Breitbart journalist who has been a frequent critic of the site’s recent direction. “At this point,” Stranahan tells Newsweek, Bannon is “clearly working on business deals behind the scenes, but once he starts making his voice heard again on a daily basis, he's going to instantly be the leading voice for a new type of Republican.”
Deals may be in the works for Bannon, but it is unclear to what extent these will involve Breitbart News. Earlier this week, BuzzFeed News reported that Bannon was pondering the creation of “a TV network or online show,” though details of such an effort were sparse. (Alex Marlow, the site’s editor, and Larry Solov, its president, both did not respond to a request to comment on Breitbart’s direction since Bannon’s return. Bannon was traveling in Asia.)
More substantively, Breitbart News has not shown any inclination to engage in substantive ideological warfare since Bannon’s return to head the organization. To the contrary, it has continued to attack establishment politicians on predictable grounds while also serving as a wire service with a conservative bent (a good portion of its traffic relies on links from the Drudge Report, the influential right-leaning news aggregator). And for an organization that spurns the mainstream media, Breitbart News is certainly eager for affection from the coastal elite establishment, publishing four articles on a New York Times Magazine feature on Breitbart News, which was notable primarily for it obsequious approach.
Breitbart was once intimately bound to the Trump administration, but what Rich Lowry of National Review deemed “the Breitbart White House” has been dismantled. Bannon’s departure was followed by that of Sebastian Gorka, the Islamophobic terrorism “expert.” Also gone is Ezra Cohen-Watnick, a National Security Council staffer friendly with the Breitbart crowd. The most influential Breitbart alumna at the White House is Julia Hahn, a special assistant to the president known as “Bannon’s Bannon” for her disdain for establishment Republicans.
It must gall the editors of Breitbart to read that Trump’s strict new chief of staff, General John Kelly, has restricted the president’s access to printouts from conservative sites like Breitbart and The Daily Caller, so much so that Trump has taken to wondering if those sites remain in operation.
With its standing within the White House greatly diminished, Breitbart has taken to waging a self-referential battle for its reputation, as well as Bannon’s. Since his return, the site has been tirelessly extolling his relevance, starting with the article announcing his dismissal from the White House, which reportedly resulted from friction with Kelly: “‘Populist Hero’ Stephen K. Bannon Returns Home to Breitbart.” According to an informal count, since Bannon’s return to Breitbart News, it has published more than 30 articles whose primary concern is to celebrate Bannon or underscore his beliefs: “Columbia Prof Agrees With Bannon: Identity Politics Hurting Democrats,” about a passing reference to Bannon in a conversation between New Yorker editor David Remnick and Columbia political scientist Mark Lilla; “With Steve Bannon Gone, Donald Trump Risks Becoming Arnold Schwarzenegger 2.0,” a warning to Trump about the dangers of centrism, culled from a superficial review of the former California governor’s two terms in office; “WND: Bannon’s Exit Means ‘Obama Wins 3rd Term,’” a summary of a conspiratorial WorldNetDaily article that misspells the name of Gary D. Cohn, head of the National Economic Council.
The Bannon-related content reminds the site’s readers of how influential Bannon remains while also warning Trump to not deviate from his guidance (Bannon and Trump continue to speak regularly). It almost never seriously engages with critics or proffers credible arguments of any originality. For example, after Pope Francis criticized Trump’s decision to cancel the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, Breitbart—which has long supported tougher immigration laws—published a rambling piece by John Nolte (a recent hire from the Daily Wire) about the Vatican’s “guards and checkpoints,” as well as “a whole bunch of high-tech surveillance equipment that would stop a James Bond.” Political journalism in 2017 necessarily involves serving up plenty of red meat, but this was Grade D chuck, badly undercooked.
It is not common for a news organization to praise its chief executive. For example, The New York Times does not publish articles extolling its publisher, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, Jr., or his political views. Breitbart has no such compunctions, showing little independence since Bannon’s return. Its chief correspondent in the White House, Charlie Spiering, should presumably be covering the Trump administration. But in the last week, he has published six stories on Bannon.
Breitbart News has also continued its attacks on Bannon’s reported enemies within the White House, including Ivanka Trump and her husband, Jared Kushner; economic adviser Cohn, whose globalist status is connoted with a globe emoji, which some have perceived as anti-Semitic innuendo; national security adviser General H.R. McMaster; McMaster deputy Dina Powell, whose Egyptian heritage Breitbart highlights by using her full name, “Dina Habib Powell,” a tactic reminiscent of references to “Barack Hussein Obama” in right-wing media outlets.
A measure of Breitbart’s influence looms in Alabama, where a contest is being waged for the Senate seat formerly occupied by Jeff Sessions, now Trump’s attorney general. Trump is backing Senator Luther Strange, an incumbent, while Bannon is behind Roy S. Moore, a favorite of the religious right. Politico, which first reported on Bannon’s preference for Moore, noted “it was an act of opposition toward Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, who is supporting Strange and has made the race a top political priority.” Breitbart has covered the race with a strong pro-Moore bias, devoting its most dogged journalist, Matthew Boyle, to the race. Moore now leads Strange by 16 percentage points, but it is not clear how much Breitbart is responsible for the margin.
Kurt Bardella, who worked as a spokesman for Breitbart until last year, cautions against underestimating the power of Breitbart News. “Today, you have a president who is in communication with Bannon, who seeks out Breitbart News clips and openly advocates for them,” he says. “There is a direct line between them and the leader of the free world. Also, the Republican Party itself is in a far different place today than it was three to four years ago. The most extreme base of the GOP is the most vocal, and there is a lot more reluctance from members of Congress to stand up to them.”
Bannon recently met at the Breitbart Embassy—as the townhouse on A Street is known—with Mark Meadows, who heads the far-right Freedom Caucus in the House of Representatives; they reportedly discussed the ouster of House Speaker Paul Ryan, another Bannon nemesis. Politico reports that Bannon is also grooming challengers to two Republican senators, Jeff Flake of Arizona and Dean Heller of Nevada. Any such challenger would be likely be buoyed by Robert Mercer, the billionaire who donates to far-right causes and is one of the primary funders of Breitbart.
It is not clear, however, what role Breitbart News will have in such electoral initiatives. While it has shown a near-endless capacity to throw darts, it has not yet mastered the spear, let alone the missile. On a recent episode of Pod Save America, the popular anti-Trump podcast, Dan Pfeiffer, communications director for President Barack Obama, mocked what he called “the lionization of Steve Bannon and Breitbart.”
“It’s fucking website that’s run out of some dude’s house,” he said. “So what? Steve Bannon and Mark Meadows met. Who cares?” In a subsequent episode of Pod Save America, host Jon Lovett continued the mocking assault. “You run a fucking blog for racists,” he said of Bannon and Breitbart News.
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Tudor Heritage Chrono
The newest addition to Rolex’s Tudor Sports Collection, the Tudor Heritage Chrono is inspired by the celebrated Tudor Oysterdate Chronograph of the early 1970s.
Rolex says all the lines of this timepiece have been reformulated to echo, with a contemporary spin, the contours of the original and of the racing cars at the historic, technical and aesthetic heart of its creation.
The 2010 Tudor Heritage Chrono mirrors the original shape and proportions of the middle case, bezel, lugs and bracelet of the 1970s model. But a closer look reveals a series of new design details. Notably, the bevelled and polished edges of the lugs, the slick, stylised shoulders to protect the crown, and the knurled edge of the rotatable bezel and of the pushers that flank a knurled winding crown to improve grip.
The Tudor Heritage Chrono bidirectional rotatable bezel has a black eloxed aluminium disc, and comes with both a three-link solid steel bracelet with a new clasp and Tudor shield logo. It also has a black, grey and orange fabric strap, with a newly-developed vintage- and seat belt-inspired buckle.
Enquiries: Rolex, tel: (03) 9654 3988. Web: www.rolex.com
GME, Australia’s premier communications company, has recently broadened its detachable antenna range with the introduction of the new ABL013 antenna base.
The ABL013 is for customers who only require an antenna whip that swivels in a single direction. Like the ABL012 model that came before it, the ABL013 will also be compatible with all antenna whips in the range. The ABL013 also comes with colour-coded tabs so the base can be identified, and a rubber cap to protect the antenna connections when the whip is removed.
The GME antenna whip range comprises 6ft, 8ft, 27MHz, Broadcast and VHF whips that suit the ABL012 and ABL013 bases. The new whips will be 4ft in length, and are compatible with AIS, 27MHz, Broadcast and VHF devices.
The increase in range to both the detachable whips and antenna bases will give more flexibility to the owners of boats, says GME. Boat owners will also be able to carry two lengths of antenna whip and use the shorter 4ft whip when closer to the shore, or use a longer 6ft or 8ft when a version further offshore.
Enquiries: GME, tel: (02) 9844 6666. Web: www.gme.net.au
The ultimate drink holder
Engineers at Tallon Systems, the New Zealand-based manufacturer of the award-winning Tallon accessory mounting system, recently came to the conclusion that the single most important accessory that every boat needs, no matter its size, is arguably the drink holder. The upshot of this realisation is the company has launched a brand new accessory dubbed ‘The Ultimate Drink Holder’.
Made from durable Zytel plastic, the Ultimate Drink Holder has a stepped interior, which Tallon claims, can hold everything from bottles to cans and tumblers. A clever cut-out allows the holder to cater for wine glasses and coffee cups, too. There is also a set of rubber inserts inside the holder grip that hold the contents securely – be it a bottle or a coffee mug – preventing slop or rattle when underway.
Enquiries: Tallon Systems.
ACR Personal Locator Beacon
RFD, a leading supplier of marine safety products, says boating offshore has just become a whole lot safer with the release of the ACR AquaLink View Personal Locator Beacon (PLB).
The ACR AquaLink View provides three levels of integrated emergency signal technology–GPS positioning, a powerful 406 MHz satellite detectable signal and 121.5 MHz homing capability. When activated, the ACR AquaLink View quickly and accurately relays the user’s position via the dedicated emergency COSPAS-SARSAT satellite detection system.
The AquaLink View broadcasts a unique registered distress signal that not only tells rescuers where you are, but who you are. The onboard GPS can fix your location to within 100 metres and a powerful integrated LED strobe light can guide rescuers to the user’s exact location.
The rugged, one-button activated, emergency signalling device also is light, at just 252g and comes with a super bright LED strobe light. The unit is small and light enough to be easily carried in a pack or pocket. It can be worn on deck, at the helm or on a life vest and will float if accidentally dropped overboard.
Enquiries: RFD, tel: (02) 9330 7000. Web: www.rfd.com.au
PowerDive was created for those who enjoy the simplicity of snorkeling but would also like to experience the wonders of breathing underwater. PowerDive is a unique, patented shallow water diving system, bridging the gap between snorkeling and scuba diving.
According to the makers of PowerDive, even if you have never snorkeled or have only basic swimming skills, PowerDiving is available for you. Power divers breathe underwater by means of a 12m air line, which is connected to a floating 12-volt compressor on the surface that follows the power diver’s every movement. The air line allows the power diver to tour underwater near the bottom, at mid-water or on the surface. No heavy diving gear is needed.
After the power diver is comfortable with shallow water dives, he or she can then proceed to greater depths. The power diver is never more than 12 metres from the security of the raft floating on the surface.
The makers of PowerDive say that not only is it great fun for exploring the underwater world, it’s also ideal for underwater boat maintenance, such as hull cleaning or untangling propellers.
Enquiries: PowerDive, tel: (08) 9385 6500. Web: www.powerdive.com
Ventura Jacket and Coastal Hi-Fit trousers
Henri Lloyd says the new TP2 Ventura Jacket and Coastal Hi-Fit trousers from its Coastal and Inshore Range were developed for cruising/coastal sailors who are passionate about the importance of comfort and durability.
Manufactured using highly-breathable waterproof/windproof TP2 fabric, the TP2 Ventura Jacket incorporates many of Henri Lloyd’s special features, including an Optivision Hi-Vis foldaway, streamlined hood. The extra high collar system, with its shaped, fleece lining, also incorporates a fully-adjustable storm shield, which significantly reduces water intake. With a focus on safety and high visibility, the Ventura has pre-moulded reflective patches on the shoulders, chest storm flap and hood.
TP2 Coastal Hi-Fit trousers are made using the same TP2 fabric as the jacket, with nylon seat and knee reinforcement for extra durability. The ladies version has a drop seat, with an inconspicuous zip opening. The all-important cruising sailors’ chest hand warmer pockets are also zipped and have a Rentex mesh lining.
Enquiries: Burke Marine, tel: (02) 9638 4333. Web: www.burkemarine.com.au
In NSW, new regulations mean that from July 1, 2010 everyone in a boat of less than 4.8 metres must wear a PFD. Victoria has already introduced this requirement. In response, Mercury has released an Auto-inflating Personal Floatation Device (PFD).
Mercury says the big advantage with this PFD is users don’t have to inflate it manually in an emergency situation; the Mercury PFD will automatically inflate as you enter the water.
The Mercury Auto-inflating PFD is also cut to be far more comfortable and less restrictive, making it great for the all-day boatie, says Mercury.
The new PFD fully complies with Australian Standard AS 1512 for personal flotation devices. It is approved for use in all Australian states and in New Zealand.
Enquiries: Mercury Marine. Web: www.mercurymarine.com.au
Bravo Three propeller
Mercury Marine recently announced that it has redesigned its popular Bravo Three propeller. According to the company, the propeller now has better acceleration, better holding and reduced weight.
The new generation Bravo Three now boasts a four-blade front prop, replacing the original three-blade. The rear three-blade prop remains the same.
The lower-pitch front propellers in the Bravo Three line-up have been redesigned from top to bottom, which, claims Mercury Marine, results in better acceleration across the board with light and heavy loads.
The refinements that have been made to the rake profile of the props, along with the configuration of the 3-4 blade combination, mean that customers can expect to get on the plane quicker and increase the holding in mid-range, says Mercury Marine.
Mercury’s new Bravo Three propeller is available in 20, 21 and 22.5 pitch. Enquiries: Mercury Marine. Web: www.mercurymarine.com.au
Fusion Electronics has launched its palm-sized MS-RA200 Marine Stereo, featuring Fusion’s acclaimed user interface, iPod and iPhone connectivity and integration, USB compatibility, AM/FM tuner and VHF receiver
With a face plate measuring 157mm x 68mm, the compact MS-RA200 is the perfect solution for the trailer boat, discreet or space-conscious installation, says Fusion.
The MS-RA200 super-compact marine audio system delivers powerful, clear and dynamic sound, with simple controls. No CDs needed, simply connect a USB stick or powered hard-drive for hours of music. Or add the optional dock and glide your iPod or iPhone into the waterproof-housing for near-identical control of these music sources, says Fusion.
Fusion’s unique receiver tunes AM/FM and Marine VHF broadcasts for stereo entertainment, VHF chatter and weather updates. With 50 watts x 4 channels to entertain you, mild to wild systems are so easy. The MS-RA200 is also available with Fusion’s optional amplifiers and speakers.
Enquiries: Fusion Electronics, tel: 1 300 736 012.
Derived from the inline four-cylinder 2.4lt DOHC engine used in Honda’s Accord car, the completely-redesigned BF115 outboard incorporates a range of Honda-exclusive technologies to deliver power and fuel efficiency.
Honda says its Boosted Low Speed Torque (BLAST) air/fuel ratio-linked ignition timing control technology and high-performance gearcase were combined in the BF115 to deliver explosive hole shot performance to get boats on the plane quicker than ever.
According to Honda engineers, fuel consumption has been reduced by a massive 20 per cent over the previous model by adopting a new lean-burn control system, which it calls ‘ECOmo’ (Economy Controlled Motor). The system is activated when the engine is in mid-range cruising rpm and the throttle is steady.
More information on Honda’s new BF115 will be available closer to its release. Australian consumers will also get a sneak peek of the new engine at major boat shows around the country this year.
Enquiries: Honda Australia, tel: (03) 9270 1348. Web: www.honda.com.au
Dinner with the Fishwife
Rachel McGlashan is an innovative cook. The wife of dedicated fisherman and Club Marine columnist Al McGlashan, her kitchen is constantly bombarded with enough fish to sink a ship.
Rachel has drawn on her extensive experience to create Dinner with the Fishwife, a selection of original fish-based recipes that will help you prepare a sumptuous menu of fish any time.
Rachel’s creativity with seafood flows from brekkie to brunch, including fish crepes and pear, fig and fish tarts. Or, there’s her Winter Warming Soups like cream of fish soup. Rachel even explores Asian influenced seafood, including favourites such as Ginger and Soy Steamed Fish.
Taking the fishy experience beyond the walls of the kitchen, Rachel shows us how easy it is to move the cooking outdoors in her special section called ‘Barbie, Boat or Beach’. A fisherman’s wife knows that you have to be prepared to fire up the grill wherever the catch may be.
Including tips on how to store and prepare fish, this book is the ultimate for seafood lovers and enthusiasts.
Enquiries: New Holland Publishers Australia. Web: www.newholland.com.au
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Mark Brennan: He's loud, he's physical, he's profane. But does that make him a bad lawyer?
It began with Presiding Disciplinary Judge William Lucero slapping attorney Mark Brennan with two contempt citations. It ended with Brennan leaning into opposing counsel Kim Ikeler, moving him bodily away from the podium and calling him "a little piece of shit." In a little-used courtroom in the Denver City and County Building, the combative Brennan has been fighting for his professional life -- and, perhaps, making the case for the opposition that he's every bit the legal terror they claim he is.
For the past three days, Lucero and two other members of a state disciplinary panel have been hearing testimony and considering whether Brennan's license to practice law should be suspended for "conduct intended to disrupt a tribunal" and "prejudicial to the administration of justice." The complaint against Brennan, a big man with a take-no-prisoners approach to litigation, stems from his conduct in a 2006 civil trial in federal court, during which he clashed frequently with Judge Robert E. Blackburn over procedural matters and had an angry confrontation in the hall with a defense attorney, whom he called a "fucking weasel." Brennan won an astonishing $1.2 million verdict for his client, William Cadorna, a former Denver firefighter claiming age discrimination. But the award was wiped out months later by Blackburn, who ordered a new trial because of Brennan's "boorish and unprofessional behavior."
As reported in my detailed account of that trial, "Blackburned," the judge maintained that Brennan's flamboyant trial tactics "inflamed" the jury into an unreasonable verdict. But jurors I interviewed insisted that they found in favor of Cadorna because it was clear that the city had fired him over a flimsy pretext -- the alleged theft of a cookbook -- after a lengthy campaign by fire officials to drive him out.
Cadorna ended up settling with the city for a tad less than his initial windfall ("Denver shells out $850,000 to settle costly cookbook case"). But his attorney remained on the hook with the state's Office of Attorney Regulation Counsel, leading to this week's donnybrook of a hearing.
Brennan's supporters, including activist blogger Sean Harrington of knowyourcourts.com, have dubbed the proceeding a "show trial," pointing out that the panel's rulings have tended to favor the prosecution and prevented Brennan from putting on the witnesses and evidence he wanted. In fact, the panel has treated the Cadorna jurors' views of Brennan's behavior, and whether it disrupted the trial or influenced the outcome, as all but irrelevant; the real issue seems to be whether Brennan's passionate advocacy betrayed a disdain for Judge Blackburn and the system of justice.
In many ways, the hearing became a demonstration of what the Cadorna jury found to admire in Brennan -- and his evident problems with judicial authority and the usual decorum. When Brennan took a cutting and mocking approach to questioning prosecution witnesses, Lucero instructed him to tone it down, then fined him, while a videographer from Colorado Law Week caught it all on video.
But Brennan insisted his missteps at the Cadorna trial amounted to "a hiccup, not a major faux pas ... Any good trial lawyer, in the same circumstances, would have done exactly what I did." Testifying in his own defense for more than five hours, Brennan did his best to scandalize the panel with his view of Blackburn's supposed efforts to sabotage his case: "The mere fact someone puts on judicial robes doesn't make them a saint. They get to be judges because they have friends in high places ... a lot of incompetent people get to be federal judges in this country."
Ikeler described Brennan as a rogue actor who "engaged in grandstanding, bombast and bullying" in an effort to win at all cost. "Theatrics are not necessary," he said. "The job can be done without them."
The physical confrontation between the two, late in the closing arguments at the end of the hearing, led to sheriff's deputies being summoned to the courtroom. ("This is not trial by combat," Judge Lucero complained.) But Brennan was allowed to finish his final bit of speechifying, during which he called on the panel to merely censure him rather than suspend his license over "nonsense." He argued that witnesses and attorneys who hide evidence and offer perjured testimony -- as, he insisted, happened in more than one instance during the Cadorna trial -- are much more deserving of punishment.
"Do you understand my rage at all, gentlemen?" he asked. "I'm a damn good lawyer, and I won the case fair and square ... Since when am I subject to being prosecuted for my personality?"
Brennan may have a point. Whatever one thinks of his sometimes over-the-top courtroom behavior, it's worth noting that neither Blackburn nor the city attorneys moved for a mistrial or seemed to have a serious problem with what Brennan did -- not until after the stunning verdict. And he now faces the loss of his license for what amounts to longwindedness and a lack of awe of judges -- while a district attorney who uses her office to interfere in a civil case gets what amounts to a slap on the wrist.
"The kind of things I am accused of doing are done in every courtroom in the country," Brennan insists.
Maybe. Maybe not. But there is plenty of rage for the panel to sort through while reaching a decision on what to do about one outrageous, outraged lawyer.
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Apple Marketing Boss Replaced
Apple Senior VP of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, has been replaced by veteran product marketing leader, Greg Joswiak, as the former steps into a “Fellow” role with the Cupertino giant.
Both Schiller and Joswiak are deemed to have have held central roles within many of Apple’s most successful consumer electronics launches.
Schiller has been with Apple since 1987, and Joswiak over 20 years.
In his tenure to-date, Joswiak has “overseen the product management and product marketing for numerous breakthrough products including the original iPod and iPhone,” said Apple in a statement.
The promotion will see Joswiak tasked with managing Apple’s product marketing, market research, enterprise marketing, developer relations and more in a Senior VP capacity.
Schiller will continue to assist with Apple’s App Store and events, reporting to Chief Executive Officer, Tim Cook.
The replacement comes as Schiiler, 60, reportedly seeks to make more time for family.
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This post will look at the latest love child of the football analytics community, Expected Goals, commonly referred to as ExpG or xG. I’ve noticed a lot of questions via Twitter recently, regarding this relatively new concept. Spread across multiple posts, the concept is mentioned and has been explained on 11tegen11 before, but I felt the need for a comprehensive explanatory piece on ExpG to explain this important concept, and to use it for future reference.
ExpG stands for Expected Goals. It measures not how many goals a team has scored, but how many goals an average team would have scored with the amount and quality of shots created.
Each goal scoring attempt is assigned a number based on the chance that this attempt produces a goal. Typical parameters to use are shot location and shot type (shot vs header). Some models, including the one I use on 11tegen11, also use assist information to separate through-balls from crosses.
Teams that produce more ExpG than they concede have the best chances of winning football matches.
Total Shots Rate
ExpG has its roots in another key metric in football, Total Shots Rate, or TSR. Before trying to grasp ExpG, it is important to get familiar with shots rates.
Total Shots Rate = Shots For / (Shots For + Shots Against)
This formula provides TSR on a 0 to 1 scale. If a team takes all shots in a match, or a series of matches, TSR will be 1, and the more shots it has to leave to opponents, the lower TSR gets. On average, over multiple teams in the same league, TSR will always be 0.500, since each shot for is a shot against for another team.
TSR is pretty simple, yet it is a powerful predictor for future performance of football teams. Ever since its introduction to football, by James Grayson, TSR has dominated the analytics community. James has shown TSR to have the two qualities that are essential for a powerful team ranking tool.
- TSR shows a strong correlation with both points per game, and goal difference.
- TSR in one time period shows a strong correlation with TSR in the next time period.
If only the first condition is met, the metric would be strong in telling what has happened, but does not translate into the future. Goal keeper saves percentage is a nice example of a stat that helps explaining what has happened, but holds no power for matches still to come.
If only the second condition is met, the metric would be strong in translating into the future, but not correlated to performance. Team shirt color is a nice example, where translation into the future is easy, but a relation to performance does not exist.
The problem with TSR
The problem with TSR is that it treats all shots equal, which does not fit the fluency of football, where shots are not equal. Shots may come through a crowd of defenders from 40 yards out, or from the penalty spot in optimal circumstances. For TSR, both shots count as one, and both influence TSR equally.
This induces errors and probably also bias.
Errors arise because some shots are worth more than others. Sometimes a team creating 20 shots did a powerful job, but other days the team was just trigger happy and produced weak quality output. It may sound weird, but errors are not too much of a problem in a predictive model.
Bias is much worse.
If all teams produce and concede an equal case mix of poor and high quality shots, TSR would, despite its errors, be a perfect tool. However, there is plenty of evidence around that this is not the case. Some teams produce high quality shots, like Barcelona, and other teams produces low quality shots, like Laudrup’s Swansea.
Shot quality definitely meets condition one. It is related to performance in terms of points per game and goal difference. However, the clear cut evidence that it meets condition two is less clear. Data to measure shot quality is around since the 2012/13 season, so we don’t have high quality season-to-season correlation measurements. In other words, was Swansea’s recent struggle to produce decent shot quality just a flurry that would fix itself, or does it indicate an underlying reason that will cause the team to produce below average quality shots in the near future?
In the end
ExpG is hot, and if you’d ask me now, I’d say ExpG is the next big step that is being taken now in football analytics. Intuitively it makes a lot of sense to separate goal scoring attempts by the odds of scoring from it. However, for a new metric to be adopted for truth, a bit more work is needed. ExpG is a lot more complex than just counting shots. To show that this effort is worthwhile, we should first do a better job to illustrate its supremacy over TSR.
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Whether they admit it or not, every successful entrepreneur likes a bit of a fight - not conflict or negativity, but being told they “can’t”. It’s something in our DNA: the bring-it-on gene.
When I first had the idea to franchise 1-800-GOT-JUNK?, every expert I talked to said it would never work. It was exactly the spark I needed to figure out how to take junk removal global — and I did.
Successful companies find a way to activate the bring-it-on gene in each and every employee, not just their executives. They pass that same entrepreneurial spirit — scrappy, whatever-it-takes, willing-to-fail — up and down the organizational chart.
We don’t tell our team members “they can’t” (quite the opposite, actually), but we do encourage everyone, from our truck drivers to our sales department, to embrace their tenacious inner go-getter. Here’s how.
1. Get the Adrenaline Pumping
“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” is one of my favorite quotes for a reason: it’s a powerful feeling to throw yourself into an unfamiliar situation and find out what you’re capable of.
In January, 16 members of our sales team went to do the Nascar Experience. They hopped into high-speed cars and drove 200 KPH around a track, pushing themselves past their limits. Whether it’s sending our management team snowshoeing, setting up Tough Mudder training teams in the office, or encouraging every employee to create a list of 101 Life Goals, I believe that getting out of your comfort zone is the key to accessing the entrepreneurial spirit.
Entrepreneurship, after all, is about forging your own path and learning to embrace the risks along the way. Adrenaline-pumping activities, ones that challenge people to push themselves, activate that same sensibility. In a very direct way, these activities prove we’re all more capable, more brave, and more hungry than we ever imagined.
2. Huddle Up
Every morning at 10:55, the whole office gathers for a seven-minute standing meeting. We call it a huddle, and the sports metaphor is no accident.
Just like in a football game, the huddle serves a few functions: it’s a chance to celebrate. It’s a moment to review our systems. But most of all, it helps us rally the troops for the day’s challenges.
Right now, we’re all-hands-on-deck mode implementing Salesforce, a multi-million dollar, bazillion-hour project that’s requiring some serious late nights. Rolling out software is always a hard thing to do, but reinforcing that we’re all facing this challenge together gets that team spirit, whatever-it-takes vibe going. It kind of feels like we’re in battle, and having daily huddles to communicate our plan of attack gets everybody on board and in work-warrior mode.
3. Take Epic Risks, Embrace Failure
Entrepreneurship is a big-risk-big-reward way of life — which means failure is major part of it. If you’re not comfortable with the possibility of flopping as you chase big dreams, you’ll never go after huge opportunities.
The challenge is to foster the same willing-to-fail attitude in our employees: to show them it’s OK to crash and burn in the pursuit of greatness. So at O2E Brands, we have a willing-to-fail room — a symbolic space to dream big without fear of repercussions. We also talk about our own fails honestly and openly. For example, 1-800-GOT-JUNK?’s expansion to the UK was a colossal failure that wasted a lot of time and money. But we learned from our mistakes and found success when we moved into Australia. We’re even thinking of putting in a “fail wall of fame” to demonstrate our epic fails and what we learned along the way.
Every day in our office, I see examples that prove the bring-it-on gene is alive and well, from the team who devised and implemented a new online booking system to the innovators who got us to pilot Christmas lights with Shack Shine. If that’s not the behavior of a true entrepreneur, I don’t know what is.
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The Range Gripper is a lightweight and flexible holder for your phone or range finder. Never lose your electronics again with the universal Range Gripper, speed up play and no more worrying about your valuables. ALL THE GOLFERS IN YOUR LIFE WILL WANT ONE - available in a variety of bright colors, the Range Gripper stands out from the crowd, an ideal gift idea for any golfer.
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SOFTDREAM by LAURAGALASSO
Beautiful Handcrafted star earrings made in silver 24K gold plated.
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Peridot also known as good luck stone works on the heart chakra, boost creativity, bring prosperity, cherish your dream, protect from negative energies, psychological and emotional healing power
Total Earrings length 10cm
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Lake Junaluska Camp Meeting
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paragraphAt Winkworth we love what we do and we pride ourselves on matching the right people with the right homes. We take the time to see the little things that other agents miss - the things that make a home or a search unique. We're local experts too, ensuring that you get the best advice on the area you're looking in, as well as comprehensive knowledge on the property market.
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We are immensely proud to announce that in the month of June we have won The Winner of the British Property Award for Market Deeping for 2019.
The award is judged over an extensive period of time which focused on customer service levels. We have now been shortlisted for a number of national awards which will be announced later in the year.
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The British Property Awards provides agents with an invaluable opportunity to compare the service we provide against our local competition!
Agents who go that extra mile and provide outstanding customer service levels are rewarded with this accolade, which acts as a beacon to highlight these attributes to their local market place.
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We often think of losing the weight in the interests of our heart, the brain, and several other organs of the body. We rarely however give any thought to our poor feet; the ones that carry around all the (often excess) baggage all day long!
The foot, says an expert, is tremendously well developed for its job but not when it comes to carrying around all the extra pounds that so many Americans carry, and then the feet have to bear the brunt of the extra pounds. The list of problems that even some extra weight can cause, are many:
- Flat feet or flattened food arches can develop in childhood, particularly among obese children. This can be painful and result in misalignment of the ankles and legs.
- Inflamed tendons is something that overweight women are even more at risk from.
- Sore heels and the pain that comes with that happens more often to those that are required to be on their feet for considerable periods of time.
- Arthritis of the foot and ankle can be exacerbated by a person carrying extra weight.
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Paul Martin --or-- Sayed Anwar
December 27, 2002 6:39 AM Subscribe
Is the Washington Times perpetuating a fraud? the Palestine Media Watch is reporting on a rumour that has been floating around for a while, that the Washington Times' "Sayed Anwar" is actually Paul Martin, a correspondent out of their London office. Now while this Times doesn't boast the circulation of the NYTimes or even the LA Times, it still lands on the doorstep of the President of the US every day. How's this for journalistic integrity?
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Customer service is no longer the hope or expectation, it’s demanded.
It’s the customer experience that matters most. There are many great companies and organizations in history that have produced and provided incredible service to every customer, and those company’s have lasted long and prosper. Customer service is the competitive advantage yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
Which type of service is easier to remember and share with others, Good or Bad?
Think back to the last service experience you had that was totally amazing, absolutely incredible, and unbelievably memorable? Now was that easy or hard to do? What about the worst, most horrific, utterly detestable experience you’ve had? Every person is different, and therefore need to be treated that way right?
People will forget your name, your company, even what you’ve said, but they will never forget how you made them feel!
Here is a compilation of quotes and wisdom from some of the best in the business. Use these to “Raise The Bar!”
Here’s my 10 favorite Customer Service Info-Graphics. Use these stats and facts to build a winning business!
- 86% of consumers quit doing business with a company over a bad customer experience – Click Software
- 79% of consumers still prefer to use the telephone to interact with a customer service center – Zendesk
- 21% of social customers will spend more for excellent service vs 11% of non-social customers – Parature
- 52% of unsatisfied customers spread the word about the bad service they received – Zendesk
- 97% of surveyed say online experience influenced if they would buy a product or service – Econsultancy
- 62% of consumers have used social media for customer service issues – Zendesk
- 72% of consumers have a more favorable view of a company offering a customer service app – Nuance
- 100% How to calculate customer lifetime value with a step-by-step example at Starbucks – KissMetrics
- SMM for customer service, with brands like Jetblue and Comcast using it to publicly – Zintro
- A great collection of the TOP 25 most influential people in the customer service space – MindTouch
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As sure as winter turns to spring, the ATC privatization idea has resurfaced and just as surely as summer is coming, so too are the alphabets protesting it. We’ve already hashed out ad nauseam why turning over air traffic to a private entity is a bad idea, but this season’s regurgitation has a new twist: privatizing airports.
In a draft legislation summary released by the Trump administration, the concept of “asset recycling” is being suggested. According to a report in the Washington Post, Trump aide Gary Cohn described it this way: “Instead of people in cities and states and municipalities coming to us and saying, ‘Please give us money to build a project,’ and not knowing if it will get maintained, and not knowing if it will get built, we say, ‘Hey, take a project you have right now, sell it off, privatize it, we know it will get maintained, and we’ll reward you for privatizing it. The bigger the thing you privatize, the more money we’ll give you.”
The plan is light on details and lighter yet on budget analysis, but it springs from the ever hopeful conviction that the private sector is simply more efficient at running things like terminals, airports, transportation facilities, air traffic systems and so on than the government ever could be. While this sounds intoxicatingly attractive, the reality has been harsher, especially with regard to airports.
Some 20 years ago, in 1997, the FAA introduced the Airport Privatization Pilot Program, which was specifically intended to grease the regulatory and financial skids for companies interested in buying and running airports for profit. And we’re talking about commercial airports with airline service or maybe some busy munis. There are already lots of privately owned small airports in the U.S., some doing very well I’m sure.
The APPP was supposed to remove barriers to purchasing airports by eliminating restrictions on using AIP funds, allowing businesses to charge passenger facility fees and to raise capital through bond sales. It did not, however, promise buyers direct funding input, as the administration proposal seems to be doing. A 2014 GAO report on APPP concluded that the program found few takers. Ten airports applied, but only one, Marin International Airport in Puerto Rico, appears to have been a real success story. A second is the Branson, Missouri airport, but it was built originally as a private airport, not converted from public ownership.
One of the original arguments for airport privatization was that private entities would be more willing to make necessary capital investments than would cities and states. In at least one case, this proved not to be true. New York’s Stewart Airport was privatized under APPP in 2000, but the company that assumed the lease tried to unload it and, finding no buyers, it ran the airport for short-term profit, but made no investments in it. It reverted back to public ownership in 2007.
One big failure like that doesn’t necessarily tank the idea, but I think the Trump proposal is DOA for two reasons. One, the money to subsidize these purchases will have to come from somewhere and good luck getting it out of the current Congress. Second, investors can find more profitable places to put their money than airports. After all, they aren’t exactly money machines. The GAO report pointed out that privatization is already extensive at many airports, where vendors operate airport concessions and all kinds of services up to and including maintenance and construction. Perhaps the best model for this sort of thing is Fort Worth’s Alliance, an industrial airport built specifically for the purpose that’s owned by the city but operated privately.
There are plenty of small airports in the U.S. that are privately owned. Some are residential airparks, some just little country airports. While those models seem to work, my guess is they don’t throw off pots of cash. In the case of city- or county-owned munis, profit for a private owner may be found in higher occupancy density and greater traffic, if the owning entities can set fees where they like.
But if they can do that, they can also charge $75 ramp fees and $1200 t-hangar rent. Want to find out what the market will bear in an already anemic aviation economy? That’s one way to do it. Leases can be written to give the public sector oversight in setting fees and limits on activity but, ooops, there goes the private business impetus.
While private business is vaunted for its efficiency, that works best when it has competition. But privatized ATC and airports are unlikely to have that, so in a world of diminished activity, they’re likely to generate profitable revenue by charging the survivors to the point of extinction.
In the right markets, I could see a privately owned airport doing more aggressive promotion and sales than a public airport might, but the venues where that would work seem limited to me. That privatization continues to be a hot topic strikes me as just a perennial Reason Foundation whipping boy more than it does sound public policy. I just don’t see the problem that privatization is supposed to solve, other than allowing politicians to continue ducking the responsibility of raising infrastructure capital with bonds and/or taxes.
Speaking of which, the cratered muni bond market came back to life this week as investors seemed less convinced a trillion-dollar infrastructure plan is likely. Said the Financial Times, “Investors are less optimistic that the administration will implement its pro-growth agenda that includes hefty spending on infrastructure at the state and local level and tax reform.” That could flip come fall, if the administration and Congress reach a deal on spending and taxes, but investors may not be willing to wait.
If GA continues its downward spiral, it may reach the point where privately owned airports are the only choice. But we’re not there yet and, in my estimation, privatizing airports and public infrastructure sounds like a sure way to hasten the demise of what’s left.
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Healthy Food, Great Prices
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Allow commuters to be Student Ministers
This petition made change with 52 supporters!
This is important because all Stonehill students should have the option of being student leaders and being there for people in need regardless of housing status. Commuters can do just as much if not more for students on campus as can residents.
Today: Kaitlyn is counting on you
Kaitlyn Reardon needs your help with “Stonehill College: Allow commuters to be Student Ministers”. Join Kaitlyn and 51 supporters today.
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How to Update Your HTC Desire S to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread
One of the fastest phones out there, the HTC Desire S is giving out promising results as HTC is planning to release an Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread update for the device. Despite the fact that HTC hasn’t come up with an official release date for the update, leaked versions began to surface through the net. Early users of the HTC Desire S were able to get a copy and test it on their device and were happy to report that the latest version was stable with all the core key features completely intact.
With the Gingerbread version all ready, there’s no surprise that a customized version of Ice Cream Sandwich will soon be available for the HTC Desire S. The Gingerbread update of the device already proves to show promising results and later on will be adopted by the HTC Desire S community.
If you can’t wait for HTC’s official announcement on the release date for the update, why don’t you try the latest unofficial update and see the results for yourself. As a precaution though, this update is not the official firmware from HTC. It is a modified version of HTC’s stock ROM with performance upgrades and smooth functionalities. Always remember that when you install this firmware, this is strictly for HTC Desire S phones only and will most likely not work on any similar HTC phones.
Follow the steps below to update your HTC Desire S to the latest Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread update.
- Rooted HTC Desire S
- Copy of 2.3.5 Gingerbread update
The most important step before you can install custom ROMs starts with a rooted phone. You can tell that your phone is rooted by checking your app drawer for the Superuser app or a Custom Recovery for HTC already installed. If everything is there then you’re good to go.
- Download the latest Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread unofficial update for HTC Desire S. Get the ZIP file here (about 330 MB).
- Connect your phone to the computer via the USB cable that comes along with it.
- Make sure that you don’t rename or modify the downloaded ZIP file as there is a high chance that the file may not install properly or does not get recognized once the installation begins. Copy the ZIP file to your phone’s SD card.
- Reboot your phone and enter recovery mode. You can enter recovery mode by simultaneously pressing the Volume Down and Power button keys when your device begins to boot.
- You’ll then be taken to the recovery mode screen. Select “Clear Storage” by navigating with the use of the Volume Up and Volume Down keys and using the Power button as the OK button. After the cleaning process is done, select “Recovery”.
- Select “backup and restore” to make a backup of your current ROM so that you can revert to your original ROM if the installation fails.
- Once done with the backup process, you are now ready to install. Select “Install Zip from SD Card”. Then, select “Choose Zip from SD Card”. Find the ZIP file that you transferred to your SD card to begin installation.
- The whole installation process may take 5- 6 minutes before your device is updated. Once the installation is finally completed, head back to the main menu by selecting the “++++ Go back ++++” option.
- Choose “Reboot System Now” to restart your phone. It may take a while for your phone to completely boot using the new ROM.
Congratulations! You have successfully updated your HTC Desire S firmware to Android 2.3.5 Gingerbread. Did you try the steps above? How did it go for you? Do you notice any improvements with your phone’s performance by using the update?
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to add to what RVM said, the Sierra pass is pretty cheap at $220 restricted and $370 unlimited. I had the triple wammy last season (Sierra/Northstar/Heavenly), but didn't ride Heavenly (too crowded, pretentious, flat spots, etc...). I loved Sierra for pow days, tree runs, and the laid back vibe and Northstar has great parks and good pow if you get there early and know where to go. If you choose to go with Northstar the local pass (restricted) is $380 and that includes Heavenly.
2012 Bataleon Goliath/Ride Revolt
2011 Ride Highlife/K2 Auto Uprise
2013 Burton Boxer
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Ten Best Music-Related Things to Do in Miami This Weekend Under $10
In an interview with CBS, Anne Romney opened up about her husband's search for a vice presidential running mate.
Above all, she said, the VP has to be someone "with the same personality type" as Mitt, narrowing the list of potential candidates from the likes of Marco Rubio and Condoleezza Rice to inanimate objects like a pencil sharpener or a toothbrush.
Romney/Refrigerator 2012? Think about it over drinks at one of the ten best music-related things to do in Miami this weekend under $10.
Beats After Sunset. Friday, July 6, 8 p.m., Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; 305-673-7530; bassmuseum.org. Admission is free for members, $8 for non-members. It's the first Friday of the month, and that mean the Bass is hosting South Beach's hottest happiest hour with DJ Joseph Anthony.
Samantha Gibb & The Cartel. Friday, July 6, 9 p.m., Purdy Lounge, 1811 Sunset Harbour Dr., Miami Beach; 305-531-4622; purdylounge.com. Admission is free. Samantha Gibb is back in Miami for her first show in five years! Welcome back, Samantha.
Rudy Gil. Friday, July 6, Tobacco Road, 626 S. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-374-1198; tobacco-road.com. Admission is $5. You can never have enough Miami freestyle.
Llamabeats. Friday, July 6, 10 p.m., Queen Lounge, 841 Washington Ave., Miami Beach; 305-397-8056; qloungemiami.com. Admission is free. Stop us if you've heard this one: Three llamas named Spits, What's Good, and Master Fader walk into a bar...
Emily Sheila. Friday, July 6, 8 p.m., Ricochet Bar & Lounge, 3250 NE First Ave., Miami; 305-673-3873; ricochetlounge.com. Admission is free. After a week of being chewed out by your boss, Emily Sheila and half-off drinks are the perfect ways to forget about how miserable your life is.
Elastic Bond. Saturday, July 7, 10 p.m., PAX, 337 SW Eighth St., Miami; 305-640-5847; paxmiami.com. Admission costs $10. Blending Afro soul and traditional Latin roots music, Elastic Bond bring their unique sound to PAX.
Tusk at the Garret. Saturday, July 7, 11 p.m., The Garret at Grand Central, 697 N. Miami Ave., Miami; 305-377-2277; grandcentralmiami.com. Admission is free. It's a Saturday night dance party, y'all!
The Sauce Boss Bill Wharton. Saturday, July 7, 10 p.m., Tobacco Road, 626 S. Miami Ave., Miami; 305.374.1198; tobacco-road.com. Admission is $5. Bluegrass and gumbo, life doesn't get any better, folks.
Brazilian Sun Daze featuring Cezar Santana & Larissa B. Sunday, July 8, The Stage, 170 NE 38th ST, Miami; 305-576-9577; thestagemiami.com. Admission is $5. Samba on a Sunday? Yes, please.
Oriente. Sunday, July 8, 9 p.m., Upstairs at the Van Dyke, 846 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach; 305-534-3600; thevandykecafe.com. Admission is $7. Afro-Cuban-inspired sextet Oriente goes hard at the Van Dyke on Sunday.
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Serbia-Kosovo Relations Key for EU-Accession, Says Commissioner Fuele
Belgrade will have to remain fully committed to normalizing relations with Pristina, outlined EU Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fuele.
Fuele was present in Tuesday's meeting in Brussels, where Serbia's EU accession talks were officially given a start.
"Belgrade must continue to implement the Brussels Agreement and step up efforts aimed at reaching European standards, as well as carrying out reforms, particularly with respect to the rule of law", stated Fuele for the Tanjug agency.
The EU commissioner dismissed objections that the EU is placing more emphasis on the Kosovo issue than on internal reforms.
"On the contrary, internal reforms concerning the rule of law and establishing a market economy represent the essence of the accession talks", he added.
Fuele congratulated Serbia for the progress made so far, and called this a "historic day on the way to the EU".
- » Bulgaria Expresses Solidarity with Turkey – FM
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- » Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry to Teach US Visa Applicants How to Avoid Formal Errors
- » Bulgarian PM Borisov to Pay One-Day Working Visit to Bavaria
- » Greece-EU Relations Cannot Change Just because of Current Govt – Ambassador Stoidis
- » Bulgarian FM Calls for More US Investments, Tourists, Waiver of Visas
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Classic sports cars are among the most searched vehicles that many people love. There is no doubt that we have various choices once we opt for finding this typical car. The price of this kind of car actually ranges from six to eight figures. However, the price usually gets boosted as interest rate fell away. At this time, it starts to attract more people since it seems to be a good investment opportunity.
It is no secret that the best classic cars always enjoy such strong demand from the market. Among the classic cars, the sport one is considered as the most valuable and popular. This is because it is does not only represent good financial investment, but also offers possibility for big driving adventure. Of course, if you are brave enough to take your classic car out on the street.
List of Best Classic Sports Automobiles
Well, there are actually many brands out there that offer class sports vehicles. Among the most famous ones are BMW, AC Cars, Porsche, Ferrari and Jaguar. To learn further about the best cars in the classic sports category, let’s check this list below.
In its era, Jaguar E-Type is surely something very beautiful and glamorous. Known as Enzo Ferrari, this sport classic car is designed to be a stylish car that looks exceptional on the road. More interestingly, this car is also known to win various awards as a beautiful and essential class sports vehicle of its era.
Moreover, there is also MGB which is one of the most affordable classic sports cars nowadays. This car is also popular to have such powerful six-cylinder engine. The engine which is 1800cc is able to produce 95hbp. It is claimed that the car is able to accelerate from 0-60mph in only 11 seconds. If you are looking for a famous, affordable sport car, this MGB can be a good idea.
Ferrari 250GT is surely something when it comes to appearance. If we want to exaggerate it, you may get weak at the knees as you see the presence of this car. There is no doubt that this car becomes the one hunted by so many classic cars collectors. This car is designed with a 3.0L V12 engine and made its first appearance in 1952.
The iconic AC Cobra must be on this list as well. There is no better word than amazing to describe this car. This car is known to be a successful GT racer despite the fact that it is not really aerodynamics for high speed. However, it is still a highly valuable collectible items nowadays.
In its era, Porsche 911 is considered as a more modern, comfortable and luxurious cars by Porsche. Over the years after its initial release, this car becomes better both in performance and power.
That’s all several best classic sports cars that you can take into account. There are actually more other options out there, but these five above are surely some of the best!
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Your little artists will love creating these adorable cabins in the woods. My younger artists enjoyed the process of creating painted paper then assembling their cozy cabins with details.
How to Make Painted Paper
Creating the Cabin
Option 2: Adding Details: Painted Trees and Snow
1. Add snow on the bottom of project using torn paper.
2. Paint tops of trees using brown and black watercolor paints.
3. Add snow shadows to the windows and snowdrifts with watercolor paint.
4. Using thin brushstrokes, create tree trunks and branches. Add snowflakes with white tempera paint.
Keep on Creating!
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Welcome to the first step to advancing your business and professional development.
Nearly 85 percent of IWLA’s membership falls under the warehouse membership category. The warehouse membership is companywide, based on a sliding pricing scale matched to your company’s operating square footage.
Warehouse-based third-party logistics companies are a unique industry segment that requires unique products and services. If you own or operate a third-party warehouse, IWLA is the only place that can give you the tools and resources that you need:
- Grow profitable, competitive businesses.
- Improve operational efficiencies and productivity.
- Discover technologies to expand value-add services to clients.
- Be compliant with regulations and labor laws.
- Strengthen your workforce through training and education programs.
- Protect warehousing and logistics business interests from burdensome government oversight.
How do I know if IWLA membership is for me?
Third-party warehouses store and handle other people's goods. IWLA members never take ownership over those goods while in or out of their care. However, they are responsible for proper storage, handling and many times transportation of those goods from the point of manufacturing to their final destination (retail/consumer).
Peer-to-Peer Learning Advantage
An IWLA membership is a membership in a business community.
To facilitate sharing among members with similar circumstances, IWLA created special interest groups within warehouse membership known as IWLA Councils. These groups offer tailored education, training and networking opportunities to specific issues surrounding business leaders like you. This segmentation is open and accessible to all members at any time.
Visit Councils page to learn more about IWLA’s special interest groups or visit the IWLA1891 blog to read about the latest developments from our councils and events.
Powerful Influence Makes a Difference
IWLA members understand the value of having a powerful influence in Washington, D.C. IWLA tracks legislation, bills, regulatory actions and members of Congress closely to stay ahead of the issues and to proactively ensure the warehouse logistics industry’s interests are protected. Learn more about IWLA’s top priorities, latest government affairs news under the Government Advocacy section.
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Collection of regulogs for ylbH (RF00516) RNA regulatory element
The ylbH RNA motif is a putative regulatory element found upstream of the ylbH genes in spore-forming bacteria of the Bacillales order of Firmicutes . The ylbH motif sequence overlaps with a small non-coding RNA gene (csfG) that is transcribed from the opposed strand and is expressed only during sporulation . Since the csfG sRNA is preceded by a sigma-F controlled promoter, and is ended by a rho-independent transcription terminator , it is most likely functions as a small regulatory RNA. The proposed RNA secondary structures of the ylbH motif , and of the complementary csfG RNAs do not have the base stem RNA structure, that would allow the formation of compact aptamer domain, suggesting this conserved RNA is not a riboswitch but a small trans-acting RNA that controls expression of yet unknown genes involved in sporulation.
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The Body Bus is the best mobile gym in the country. No expense was spared here. Our goal was to have each bus staffed by two of the most highly certified trainers to give you the workout you deserve, wherever you want it, and we have done just that. We can train up to two people at a time on The Body Bus, so create your own two person group and split the cost amongst yourselves. Whether you are one or two people the cost remains the same. We strive to add life to your years, and years to your life. Your first workout is FREE so call today!
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Delegate introduces legislation that could bring Va. immigration reform
A Prince William County delegate has embraced County Board of Supervisors Chairman Corey A. Stewart's push for immigration reform in the commonwealth.
Stewart said Thursday afternoon that Del. L. Scott Lingamfelter (R-Pr. William) has introduced legislation that will help crack down on illegal immigration in Virginia. Stewart said Thursday that he was reviewing the bill but that it "looks good."
The bill expands on the state's immigration policy by requiring law enforcement officials to inquire into the immigration status of everyone arrested, whether or not they are taken into custody. Under current Virginia law, sheriffs inquire into a person's legal status when he or she is taken into custody at a jail.
The bill also states that when a warrantless arrest is made and the officer "finds probably cause to believe" that the person is in the United States illegally, he shall tell the judicial officer. If the judicial officer concurs and thinks that person will not appear for a trial or a hearing, the judicial officer may refuse bail.
For the past several months, Stewart has been traveling the commonwealth and asking people to support a statewide immigration policy he has dubbed the "Virginia Rule of Law Campaign."
His most recent stop was Wednesday night at an Alexandria tea party event. The charismatic Republican, who has toyed with running for a U.S. Senate seat in 2012, spoke to about 30 tea party activists about his campaign.
| January 13, 2011; 4:33 PM ET
Categories: Corey Stewart, General Assembly, Immigration, Jennifer Buske, Prince William
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I know it's been almost a year since my last post. People who subscribed to me in their RSS readers just fell off their chairs. Just stopping by in my busy life.
If anyone wants to contribute to this blog with any reviews/news let me know. email@example.com
Also... looking for guys who don't have a chastity belt but want to try one out. In exchange you'd have to do a review w/ pictures for me to post on this site.
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After finishing my post on my experiences on Saturday, I went to a workshop on “Depleted Uranium Weapons: Why Not Believe the Pentagon?”. The speaker (who’s name I did not catch) said that there are over 700 tons of depleted uranium in the
He talked about the experimentation in the 1940’s on US troops with exposure to nuclear radiation. He said that starting in 1984, DU was used as a counter balance weight on planes. The problem is when they crash and catch fire, the burning DU causes irradiation of internal tissues. He also talked about how the EU has demanded a stop to DU weapons, but NATO just says it is not a problem. Underestimating the health effects of radiation from exploded DU has been consistent with NATO. Cancer usually occurs 20 to 30 years after exposure. Over a half million people in the
Later that evening, Rachel, Oliver, Tim and I went to see the movie “Soldiers of Conscience”. This is a powerful movie, showing how four soldiers/Marines who were sent to
Sunday morning started early – we were one of the first cars in the parking lot. I’m not sure why Rachel wanted to get there so early, but it did give us time to connect with Claire and transfer her luggage to my car. There were some speakers and music at the beginning of the day, and this included guidelines on non-violence and prayer readings. Father Roy Bourgeois, a founder of SOA Watch, also spoke for a brief spell.
And then there was a solemn procession with the white crosses. The reason for the SOA Watch started with the killing of six Jesuit priests in 1989 in El Salvador. And there are many other victims, and they try to make sure that ALL the victims are remembered. Since it was Christians that were mainly killed, there are crosses, reflecting the fact that most of the violence was directed against Christians. The roots of the violence also came from a nation – the
The reading of a name was followed by the entire crowd singing “presente” after each name. This was beautiful, and took about two hours. As this event was going on, people walked with their crosses and put them on the fence, in one fashion or another. I put mine in the farthest left reaches of the fence. I think some people walked in the slow procession the entire time, but I went up a driveway and took some photos, and later sat down on a chair. It was a draining experience. It is something to hear all those names – and I wish we could do something like this for the victims of
This was followed by the Puppetista Pageant, and then musical acts. I walked back to my car to put away some books I had purchased, and I left my camera and coat there. As I was walking back, I saw a large group of young adults walking down the street, outside the protest area and headed towards
I walked with them. It was really, really fun because this was spontaneous and totally a surprise to the police there. Helicopters had hovered overhead nearly all day long, and they followed this march into the streets too. The protesters blocked most of the traffic on one side of the road (a six lane road) and all the walkers were busy shouting chants like “hey hay, ho, ho, the SOA has got to go”. This is the first time ever that the protest left the designated area, and there were thousands of protesters on the street. I dropped out fairly early, and walked back to my car. I did see about seven police cars on a side road. They were clearly thrown for a loop! I wish I had my camera at that point to take pictures, but I didn’t. Anyway, the group walked down a long block of Victory Drive, turned right on a side street, and the turned again on a side street that brought them back to the rally area. This was the best part of the weekend for me – because we took back the streets, if only for a few minutes. Considering where this country is headed, I am beginning to think that we will have to have many mass protests in the streets, and occupations of our cities, in order to turn things around. I am proud to say "I went with the kids". I know they were young adults, but once you pass fifty, they somehow become "kids".
I am proud to say "I went with the kids". I know they were young adults, but once you pass fifty, they somehow become "kids".
Here is one of many songs to close the SOA:
Now is the time for us to raise our voice;
Hasn’t there been enough that’s been destroyed?
Now is the time for us to use our hands;
So we can spred the truth throughout the land.
And another one:
No mas, no more, shout the hills of
Echo the voices of the world, we cry out “NO MAS! NO MORE!”
No mas, no more, we must stop the dirty wars,
Companeros, companeras, we cry out “NO MAS! NO MORE!”
This post is dedicated to those who died or suffered from the SOA, and all those who crossed into
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Posted on | June 10, 2012 | 14 Comments
Sometimes you don’t want to step out. Sometimes you want to wear sweats and eat
terrible delicious snacks, drink a bloody mary and watch Ryan Gosling before getting a full nights glorious rest. Harper stayed up way, way, way past her bedtime and before Drive (that was after she went to bed of course), we fully watched the Lala Loopsy movie as a family. Saturday night ftw!
This is what I wore. Hold your applause. Sweats, my comfiest sweater (because hi, it’s June in the PNW which apparently means CRAP weather), and sparkle TOMS strictly for the task of taking my dogs out to take a duece. Like my friend Jenna said when she saw this photo, I was just a large pair of glasses away from being Leslie Hall. She pretty much couldn’t be more right (and how did she know I was stretching for my dance moves?). Also, blind pug loves naps.
Since I’ve given you absolutely nothing to look at sartorial-wise in this post, please to be accepting my bloody mary recipe as a consolation prize.
5 oz Mr & Mrs T’s Bold and Spicy mix
Squirt of Sriracha
A few dashes of Worcestershire
Squeeze of lemon
Salt & pepper rim
ALL THE VEGGIES – my faves: green olives, marinated garlic, pickled asparagus, pickled green beans, pickled carrots, celery
Scot likes horseradish in his. I’m not a huge fan usually, but it does add a nice kick. I’d like to state the obvious and say if you are in a position to acquire bacon salt? You should use that on the rim. I know, I didn’t even need to say that.
Happy weekend! Hope you are having a great one whether you stepped out or stayed in.
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May in San Antonio, in all of Texas, really, can be a surprising month with weather. It's one of my busiest months for wedding photography, so I'm prepped with extra layers for some days and extra water for others. Theresa and Blair's wedding day ended up being one of the hottest in the month of May, but not even that Texas heat could distract one from the romance in the air.
Blair was a touch nervous, but mostly excited, as he joked around with his groomsmen while getting ready for this wedding day. Meanwhile, Theresa was downstairs in the bridal suite with her bridesmaids, focused on looking her best for her wedding day. Guests started to file into the seats at the ceremony area and the wedding was ready to begin! Theresa, Blair and their friends and family were all smiles and laughs through the ceremony. Even that persistent Texas heat couldn't distract from the electric atmosphere as this sweet couple made their vows to one another, and slipped on each other's wedding band.
We created a few portraits before the indoor, blissfully air conditioned, wedding reception started in the beautiful decorated lodge. Following dinner and the bride and groom's first dance, the dance floor was opened up to all the guests and was the party continued well into the night. Congratulations to Theresa and Blair; may you have many happy, happy years ahead of you!
This wedding was hosted at The Hidden Falls, with Rosemary's Catering providing the delicious meal. Jesse Vallado kept the dance floor packed The gorgeous flowers were arranged by Brenda Fry of San Antonio and Theresa's dream dress was found at Weddings by Debbie in Katy, TX.
- See all the weddings I've photographed at this same venue! -
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“This is the tale of a tiny snail,
and a great big, grey-blue, humpback whale.”
Julia Donaldson claims this as the favourite of her books and it is no surprise. This charming and original tale tells the story of a tiny sea-snail with an ‘itchy foot’ who longs to go travelling. Befriended by a whale, the two unlikely companions travel the vast oceans of the world past “shimmering ice and coral caves / And shooting stars and enormous waves.” The snail is humbled by the magnitude of the world.
“She gazed at the sky, the sea, the land,
The waves and the caves and the golden sand
She gazed and gazed, amazed by it all,
And she said to the whale, “I feel so small.”
When the enormous whale gets into trouble, however, the apparently insignificant snail is the only one who can help.
The stanza above, with its simple structure and delicate internal rhyme, exemplifies Donaldson at her best. This book is exquisitely written. From evocative images of the “stripy fish with feathery fins and sharks with hideous toothy grins” to the quiet fear of “this is the tide, slipping away / And this is the whale, lying beached in a bay” each moment is beautifully pitched.
Thematically too the story is a gem. The wanderlust-infected snail is warned by her compatriots to “be quiet, don’t wriggle, sit still, stay put” but is unwilling to accept her lot in life. Faced with the breadth of the wide world she has a crisis of confidence, but despite her tiny size it is she who is able to save the whale. What better message to give to a child than that what they do matters, no matter how small they are, and that the big wide world is out there waiting for them.
The Snail and The Whale is a modern classic. Easily enjoyed by little ones for the exciting story and the colour of the illustrations, there is a lot to discuss with older children.
(PS: You may also enjoy Julia Donaldson’s poem about writing it… See her Day in My Life poem, here.)
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Be brave. Be stubborn. Resist temptation. Believe.
This is my friend, Hans Fex.
Hans just launched a Kickstarter that represents the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. The mini museum is an amazing project that puts billions of years of history and science in the palm of your hand:
You should have a look, because the project is amazing. However, this post is really about fulfilling your dreams…
In today’s world, there are more opportunities than ever to strike out and realize your dreams:
- You could write a book and publish it instantly reaching thousands of potential readers.
- You could create an app that results in global reach and mind boggling wealth.
- You could open a store in an instant and sell the fruits of your creative labor.
- You could create a hit song or make a movie and find yourself in the center of a global phenomenon.
- You could create a media presence for yourself and have an audience of millions the next day.
It’s incredible, and this only a few of the ways you could realize your dreams.
Yet, even with all of these opportunities, people are still trying to make sense of their lives. Figure out why they’re here. Understand what they’re supposed to do with the time they’ve been given.
People like me…
At many points in my life, I’ve felt like I’ve been on the path to achieving a sense of personal meaning, the deeper reason for my existence. Then, just when I think stars are aligned, the universe tempts me with some other opportunity that looks very promising and safe. So instead of sticking to my plan, I give into temptation. I compromise.
This sounds awful to say given that most of these so-called compromises have turned out to be positive and sometimes lucrative. But regardless of the financial, social, or professional gains, it’s not the same as doing something you really want to do.
Achieving the Dream
After going round this circle a few times, I’ve come to understand that achieving a real lifelong dream is really a mission in stubbornness. It’s about avoiding short cuts. It’s about resisting the temptation to compromise.
Achieving your dreams is about believing in yourself when no one else seems to care. It’s about understanding your purpose in life and holding onto that understanding in face of universal misunderstanding and disapproval.
In no small regard, achieving your dreams is about suffering. Maybe not in some drafty garret or by cutting off your ear, but in standing apart from the rest of the world and believing in yourself regardless of what the expectations of others might be.
Be brave. Be stubborn. Resist temptation. Do this, and though you may struggle, the universe will eventually come around to your way of thinking.
And above all, believe…
How Hans Achieved the Dream
My friend, Hans, is a living example of this lesson…
The mini museum project started 35 years ago. Hans’ father, a scientist, returned from Malta with a specimen that he encased in resin. It seemed like such a small thing, but to the seven year-old Hans it was like a vision.
Over the years, Hans dedicated himself to collecting materials to create a complete collection of rare and thought-provoking specimens. He never gave up on his idea regardless of the setbacks and struggles. His entire life has been spent in pursuit of this moment.
As a result, Hans created something amazing and brought his dream to the world. So far the world is saying yes.
I’ve learned many things from watching Hans develop this project, but perhaps the most important lesson I’ve learned is that if you hold out, the universe will come around to helping you achieve your dreams instead of tempting you to do something else.
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DBBL Admit Card Download 2023 app.dutchbanglabank.com Dutch Bangla Bank Exam Date & Seat Plan notice has published at the official website of Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL) at https://app.dutchbanglabank.com/Online_Job/. Currently DBBL authority has published a job exam notice for the Applicants of the various post. DBBL Office Sohayok Exam Date and Admit Card 2023 download notice has announced already. The examination will hold on 28th October 2023. Candidates can download their Admit Card and seat plan visiting the official website at app.dutchbanglabank.com. This article is belong to them who is going to seat for the examination. So, let’s check it out. You can get here DBBL Junior Channel Officer Post Admit Card 2023, DBBL Seat Plan and Exam Date 2023, http://app.dutchbanglabank.com Admit Card 2023.
Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL), a prominent financial institution in Bangladesh, frequently conducts examinations and interviews to recruit new talent. For candidates seeking job opportunities within the bank, the process typically involves the crucial step of DBBL Admit Card download. In this article, we will explore the significance of the DBBL Admit Card, how to download it, and its role in helping candidates pursue their career aspirations.
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Organization Name: Dutch Bangla Bank Limited (DBBL)
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- Junior Channel Officer
Data Entry Exam Date: 28th October 2023
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Admit Download Link: Click Here to Download Admit
N.B: SMS for admit download has been sent to the candidate’s mobile number. Detailed information is available on admit card.
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The DBBL Admit is an essential document that candidates must possess to participate in recruitment-related activities. Whether it’s for a written examination, an interview, or any other assessment, the admit card is the key that grants candidates access to the evaluation process. It is a means of verifying the candidate’s identity and ensuring a fair and transparent selection procedure.
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The DBBL Admit download is a critical step for anyone aspiring to build a career with Dutch-Bangla Bank Limited. It’s a testament to the bank’s commitment to transparency and fairness in the recruitment process. Candidates should pay close attention to the bank’s official website for updates and follow the prescribed procedures for admit card download to ensure a smooth and successful application process.
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Shelly hasn't announced a position on Little Colorado River Water Settlement
President says he is in the process of listening to the people
OAK SPRINGS, Ariz. - Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly said he is continuing to listen to Navajo people and their concerns about the Little Colorado River Water Settlement.
"The forum is not done and the Office of the President and Vice President is in the process of listening to you," President Shelly said during the most recent community forum on April 20.
However, a press release with erroneous statements from the president at the meeting has created some controversy.
The release from Dine Hada Asidi wrongly stated that President Shelly said, "I'm going to Washington, D.C. and stop this bill."
Such an action would be contrary to the point of the town hall process to listen to the will of the people. During the discussion, which occurred primarily in Navajo, President Shelly said he remained committed to ensuring that the Navajo people continue to be consulted and involved in the process.
Shelly used the Northwestern New Mexico Water Settlement Act as a reference point. During that time, President Shelly served as a Council Delegate and as a McKinley County Commissioner.
The President said that during the consideration for the New Mexico settlement local Navajo people were informed and part of the process that resulted in a successful resolution of Navajos claims on the San Juan River.
During the forum, nearly 20 people spoke about the settlement. More than 100 people from communities such as Tuba City, Lupton, Ganado and Oak Springs attended the forum with some repeat attendees from previous forums.
The Little Colorado River Water Rights Settlement would bring more than $350 million to the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe, all of which would be used to build water infrastructure in communities that desperately need running water.
The terms of the settlement would not come into effect until after the federal government has both fully funded and completed the projects. In the event funds are not provided as outlined the settlement becomes void.
"The truth of the matter is that we are likely to get more water as part of this settlement than we would if we litigated our claims nor we would not get the funding to bring drinking water to Navajo People," said President Shelly in earlier statements.
The proposed settlement would -
Provide the Navajo Nation unlimited right to N-Aquifer ground water for domestic and municipal uses (homes, hospitals, schools and others).
Provide the Navajo Nation with the right to pump as much groundwater as it wants from the C-Aquifer, while placing limits on the amounts that non-Navajos (including the Hopi Tribe) can pump near the Navajo Reservation.
Protect the right to use all unappropriated surface water from the Little Colorado River (LCR).
Prohibit the construction of new reservoirs anywhere in the LCR basin without the consent of the Navajo Nation.
Prohibit new surface water irrigation by any party, except the Navajo Nation.
Recognize all historic and existing irrigation on the reservation.
Fund the critical infrastructure projects in Leupp-Dilkon and Ganado (and provide for operation and maintenance funding of these projects).
The settlement does not include resolve or waive Navajo claims to the larger Colorado River.
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Considering the irregular and insufficient power supply system of our country, we have a complete power supply unit to ensure 24 hours self-generated power supply for entire project. Power generation capacity: 8000 KVA.
Metro Knitting & Dyeing Mills Limited uses soft water processed through Water Treatment Plant (WTP) to improve quality of dyed fabric. Capacity : 285 CBM/Hr.
ETP purify waste water and remove toxic materials or chemicals from it to ensure pollution free environment.
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The Grapevine section of I-5 was closed for approximately three hours before CHP reopened it.
The snow caused hazardous driving conditions, with cars, trucks and 18-wheelers spinning their wheels but getting nowhere.
The driving conditions here are extremely treacherous, even for the locals.
"Very snow, you can't make any sudden moves. If you do, you're going to be sliding right off the road," said Dave Thomas, a Frazier Park resident.
"This is a little excessive. We had a good snow storm a couple years back, but they said we're in for it tonight. So I snuck up the back way. They have the freeway closed. So there are some ways to get back home," said Carl Reese of Pine Mountain.
In Gorman, the rain started falling in the evening, and this is the weather residents expect throughout the rest of the day.
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Non-performing assets and bad debts are often indicators of a cat-and-mouse game being played to hide or fudge facts and purposefully present a rosy picture in a bank’s balance sheet –for public consumption.
In the past couple of years, many bank frauds like DHFL, ABG Shipyard, and Biyani group have come to light, still, there are many more that are swept under the carpet because of an unholy alliance between corrupt bankers, pliable auditors and influential defaulting borrowers.
This allegedly seems to be a common practice in Bank of India – one the largest public sector banks in the country, with over 5,000 branches across India and operating in over 20 countries. Bank of India’s gross non-performing assets value amounted to approximately 565.35 billion Indian rupees at the end of the fiscal year 2021.
In a classic case of financial white-washing Bank of India management is reportedly trying to cover the misdeeds of a company called Sushitex Industries (P) Ltd a manufacturer and exporter of textiles and fabric promoted by Harish Arya and his two sons Luv and Kush Arya.
Interestingly Sushitex Industries (P) Ltd’s current account was categorized as NPA by the Bank of India w.e.f 31st July 2019 because of default in a loan payment. The company has also not been filing its statutory annual reports to the Registrar of Companies for more than two years, still, the company continues to operate from the same premises in the name of Gayatri International owned by the same people i.e. Harish and Luv Arya.
The company is said to have purchased a property for starting their company from Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) the nodal Investment Promotion agency under the Government of Maharashtra.
As per the rules of MIDC, the said property was equitably mortgaged to the Bank of India in lieu of a Term Loan for purchasing Plant and Machinery and availing project finance for the construction of factory building as well as working capital for local sales and export.
As per procedure, the company took a consent letter from MIDC and signed a lease deed agreement, before mortgaging the property to the Bank of India and disbursement of the loan. A tripartite agreement was also signed by the MIDC, Bank of India, and Sushitex Industries (P) Ltd. According to this, the Company could not sublet the premises to any group company or an independent firm.
However, Sushitex Industries went ahead and sublet the premises to at least four other group companies and obtained separate meters on the same premises in their name to save on electricity charges with the connivance of MIDC and bank officials – causing a loss of crores of rupees to the State Government. As per the electricity act, the electricity charges vary according to load and obviously anyone who consumes more electricity has to pay a higher bill for the power consumed.
Interestingly even the plant and machinery being used by Gayatri International to make a profit are mortgaged with the Bank of India. Curiously while this is happening openly — no action is being taken by the bank. This apparently amounts to enjoying the fruits of crime that too without any fear of law.
Even though the sub-let arrangement amounted to a criminal breach of trust, the bank officials overlooked facts and did not inform their superiors or even if they did — no action was taken against the Company.
The story does not end here as the entity to whom the premises were sublet was using the same Plant and Machinery from the same address and doing the same business.
Diversion of fund
Compounding the financial irregularities Sushitex Industries (P) Ltd floated other group companies/firms like Gayatri International (owned by Harish Arya & Luv Arya), Bhavana Textiles (Luv Arya), Suvidha Textiles (Kush Arya), and Hariom Enterprises (Harish Arya). Using this maze of Companies Sushitex Industries started rotating transactions within the group companies/firms after availing Export Packing Credit also known as EPC in banking and business circles – seemingly to avoid duties and taxes.
According to informed sources, the real drama started when the company borrowed money for a car loan and started defaulting on the payment.
As a result, its account was red-flagged and classified as NPA.
But hoodwinking the banking system Sushitex Industries opened a current account with another bank and started routing transactions through the new account, completely bypassing the BOI account, which is not permissible as per RBI norms.
Many irregularities and contradictions were found in the company’s financial records:
- The sales receivables (export and local sales) started decreasing substantially but sundry creditors kept growing.
- The inventories (raw material, semi-finished goods/ finished goods) started declining substantially but sundry creditors kept growing. It is contradictory.
- While the sales and inventory were lowest in March 2020, the bank borrowings and sundry creditors remained stagnant.
- The fixed asset kept increasing and depreciation too was not justified.
In the meantime, considering the large sum of money involved, the account was red flagged and a forensic audit was conducted by Shambhu Gupta & Co Chartered Accountants.
After going through the Books of Accounts of Sushitex Industries, the forensic auditors found that the promoters were also running a number of other companies like Sushila Fabrics Pvt. Ltd., Sushitex Exports (India) Ltd., Smriti Silk & Synthetics Pvt. Ltd, and Blufab Fashion Fabrics LLP
The forensic auditors also confirmed that the company was operating as many as 12 bank accounts in Bank of India (Account No. 009220110000328) IDFC BANK (Current Account No. 10037605148) and the Cosmos Co-Operative Bank Ltd (India)
The forensic auditors also made the following observations during the review period.
- Major payments were paid to group entities to the tune of Rs. 29.65 crores
- The company took a loan from Deutsche bank of Rs 259 lacs in 2016-17.
- During the Financial Year 2019-20 Borrower received around Rs. 8 Crores in its Current Account with IDFC First Bank Ltd. and Cosmos Co-op Bank Ltd. and made payment of around Rs. 8 crores for Salary and creditors when the amount was due to Bank of India. Payment of around Rs. 0.17 Crores is made to group companies after the date of NPA.
It was also observed that the parent company was sending goods for job work to at least four other group entities operating from the same premises and owned by the same promoters
After analysing the Fund Flow Analysis the auditor made the following observations:
- There was a decline in Reserves & Surplus from the year 2018-19. It reduced by Rs. 1169.11 Lakhs in 2018-19 which is a net loss for the Period.
- Trade payables Doubled in FY 2017-18 from Rs 328.18 Lakhs to Rs. 800.62 Lakhs.
- Attention is invited to Inventories which increased from 16 crores to 22 crores in 2017-18 and then continuously decreased to Rs. 6 crores in two FY. Huge Losses in the company were booked by selling inventory at scrap rate in 2019-20.
- Trade receivables also decreased from 10 crores as of 31.03.2018 to 4 crores as of 31.03.2020. We have attempted to verify the genuineness of these receivables.
- As per audited financials, Company was making a profit till 31.03.2018. Whereas, in 2018-19 & 2019-20 company has shown huge losses majorly on account of stock clearance.
Curiously, while the forensic auditor managed to find out that an amount of Rs.33.02 Lakhs was paid to Blufab Fashion Fabrics LLP in which Luv Arya & Kush Arya were Directors, they did not bother to dig up the matter in detail and seemingly shed off they responded by claiming that “During the course of audit; we have not checked the Books of Accounts of related parties of the borrower”
The forensic auditor went on to add that, “After the date of NPA; Borrower made payment to Creditors from other Accounts when the amount was O/s for Bank of India and Net payment made by the borrower to group companies of around Rs. 13.73 Crores during the review period.”
While all these were sufficient grounds for a detailed investigation and follow-up action at all levels, the forensic auditor tried to give a clean chit to Sushitex Industries by claiming that, “During the review, we have observed that major losses were made in the year 2019-20 (Amount Rs. 17.31 Crores) when huge quantity of stock was sold as obsolete items/ at low rates. It seems the borrower was carrying dead stock in hand and on the other side borrower was paying interest on bank loans.
“EWS in the given case was carrying dead stock by the borrower against the bank loan. Liquidation of dead inventory at right time by analysing inventory ageing and implementing a better inventory record system could change this situation. However, we could not find evidence which proves the negligence as fraud” the forensic auditor stated.
Apparently bailing out Sushitex Industries from a prima-facie case of fraud and misappropriation, the auditor added, “We have checked bank payments/transactions during the review period and observed that major payments were made to related entities. The net outflow of Rs. 13.73 crores were made against purchases and job work charges. However we did not find any evidence to term these as diversion/embezzlement/ siphoning of funds,”
“Considering lack of adverse evidence; subject to discussion with management/bankers, we believe that categorization of overall borrower company’s default as fraud is not possible,” the audit report concluded.
Interestingly making the whole exercise seem to be a mockery of the rule of law, the auditor admits, “We were not given access to Books of Accounts of related parties. Hence not able to pass comments.”
Another such lacuna in the forensic report states, “There was a sale of Machinery by the borrower during the FY 2019-20 without prior approval from the bank.”
All this seems to be a prima-facie case of fraud and goes against the spirit of RBI Master Circular on ‘Frauds – Classification and Reporting’ dated July 01, 2016, which clearly states that:
Delays in Reporting of Frauds
3.3.1 Banks should ensure that the reporting system is suitably streamlined so that delays in reporting fraud, and submission of delayed and incomplete fraud reports are avoided. Banks must fix staff accountability in respect of delays in reporting fraud cases to RBI.
3.3.2 Delay in reporting of frauds and the consequent delay in alerting other banks about the modus operandi and dissemination of information through Caution Advice / CFR against unscrupulous borrowers could result in similar frauds being perpetrated elsewhere. Banks should, therefore, strictly adhere to the timeframe fixed in this circular for reporting fraud cases to RBI failing which they would be liable for penal action prescribed under Section 47 (A) of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
This brings us to the fact that as soon as an account became NPA, the junior officers are punished.
In every NPA account, a Staff Accountability Report (SAR) is submitted to decide whether there was a lapse on the part of a bank official. In this matter, the bank authorities closed the SAR, stipulating that some information needs to be obtained from the branch by Zonal Authority.
Since the export transaction is insured by ECGC Limited (Formerly Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India Ltd) — a government-owned export credit provider owned by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, it was mentioned that the SAR could be reopened if insurance claims were rejected.
In this case, the ECGC has agreed to pay an insurance claim of about rupees one crore whereas the Bank of India had filed a claim of Rs.9.50 crore.
Still, the matter is not being declared as fraud, why – maybe the higher-ups in the Bank of India know better.
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So Damn Sorry Card
This A2 card measures 4.25″ x 5.5″ and comes packaged in a protective sleeve, envelope included. We’ve taken original artwork from artist Angela Larsen and transformed it into a modern work of pop art. These are printed on linen paper, giving each card a luxe look and feel. Sold individually or in packs of 6.
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The bio below comes from a published article and may now be dated.
William Patrick Leonard earned his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh, an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago with a BS in Ed and MS in Ed from Indiana University. His administrative skills have been developed with participation in Carnegie-Mellon University, College Management Program, Educational Testing Service, Institutional Assessment Program, League for Innovation, Executive Leadership Institute and Council of Independent Colleges, Vocation and Mission Program. He has served as Associate Editor, Business Library Review, 1985 to 2001. He has published in Economics of Education Review, Journal of Higher Education Administration, Journal of Academic Librarianship, Review of Education and other professional journals. He has served as a college officer at a number of public and private four year institutions. In March 2009, he assumed the position of Director of Academic Personnel and Student Services and now serves as Acting Dean at Solbridge International School of Business, Daejeon, Republic of Korea. His email is email@example.com.
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(From the publisher):
THE HUNGRY HORDES ARE ON THE MARCH...
When Jane Sewell returns to the Brazilian jungle to help her anthropologist father in his work, it is not the happy reunion she is expecting. She doesn't find the thriving village she remembers. Just a pile of bones. Human bones. Picked clean.
And then the ancient steamboat Falcão chugs cheerfully into sight, carrying a ghastly cargo of grisly death. And, for Jane, the horror really begins.
Somewhere, out in the seething jungle, a remorseless army is on the move. And it seems as though nothing can stop its savage, merciless drive.
Relentlessly, inexorably, tearing, rending and consuming everything in their path
...THE ANTS ARE COMING!
It's everyone's creeping nightmare - when the ant millions teem in for the kill...
Original title: The Ants
Genre: Fiction→ Horror→ Animals Run Rampant, Werewolves
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Best Songs Piano Beginner 2021
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For most people that choose to find out to play piano online, their first concern is maintaining their focus when they are exercising. Exercising is an integral part of discovering to play piano. While sheet music can be pleasurable to research and play, it does not hold any weight in the competitive world of playing sheet music for a living. Best Songs Piano Beginner
Best Songs Piano Beginner
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There are lots of people that take piano lessons since they wish to find out to play. These are normally the people that are extra curious about playing than reading. These types of individuals generally start taking beginner lessons since they can obtain extremely interesting songs with a piano. Nonetheless, many people have a tendency to find out far better when they start with sophisticated lessons. Piano lessons for novices include many points that are similar to various other types of lessons.
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One type of tutorial that many individuals prefer is ones that show you the essentials of playing a piano. These tutorials will usually offer you the keys as well as how to utilize them. They may also reveal you exactly how to read the musical notation, exactly how to read musical arrangements etc. When you learn the piano, it is necessary that you understand all the various sorts of points that you require to recognize in order to play piano.
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When Junior moves to Mortville with his newly single dad, he struggles with the the possibility of having a new mother. Junior promptly sabotages all of his father’s romantic propects… and learns he isn’t the only kid capable of wreaking havoc!
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How does this movie exist? I mean... how does this movie even exist? On some odd, unexpected level, this is a deep examination of complex single-parent issues. But it's so terrible. But it's one of a kind. It's as if this is the result of Pasolini directing a Looney Tunes cartoon.
junior is back and this time it's personal. but he's not alone he meets his match this time and it's a girl as you can probably tell where this is going i shouldn't have to spoil it (SHE HAS COOTIES). all in all great movie rip gilbert gottfried
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Jordan Schmidt is a 28 year old producer/songwriter based out of Nashville, TN. The Duluth, MN native was drawn to music at an early age, picking up the guitar when he was 10 years old, and started recording local artists by the age of 16. After graduating high school, Schmidt moved to College Park, MD where he honed his chops assisting platinum producer Matt Squire. After a year Schmidt moved to Minneapolis, MN where he quickly established himself as one of the top producers in the Midwest, recording acts such as Motion City Soundtrack, All Time Low, Metro Station, and Quietdrive. In early 2012 Schmidt relocated to Nashville to focus his efforts on songwriting and by late 2014 his hard work paid off; some of his songs ended up in the hands of Brian Kelley & Tyler Hubbard, who immediately signed him to Tree Vibez Music. He has since had cuts with Florida Georgia Line, Granger Smith, Nick Fradiani, Kane Brown, Chris Lane and recently scored his first #1 with Jason Aldean’s “Lights Come On.”
After picking up a guitar at the age of nine, James McNair knew music would play a huge part in his life. Originally from South Carolina, James first started writing songs in his dorm room at The University of Alabama while attending classes there. In the spring of 2013 McNair packed his belongings and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in songwriting. After securing cuts with Luke Combs, Jon Langston, & Pat Cooper he signed a publishing deal with Tree Vibez Music/Sony ATV in 2015.
A native of Eaton Rapids, Michigan, Jimmie Deeghan began writing and playing music at a young age. After touring the country for 5 years with his pop/rock band Every Avenue Deeghan decided it was time to move to Nashville, Tennessee to further his career in music. He began working with Florida Georgia Line as their guitar tech in 2013 and his role has since developed into a touring guitar player of FGL's performing band. Over the next few years Deeghan spent time developing his songwriting skills, which led to him to signing a publishing deal with Tree Vibez Music in May of 2015.
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Designing the PINS app: a global loyalty program gone mobile
So what’s the deal?
We’ve all been in that situation while shopping — we could be getting more free stuff through a loyalty program, but registering is a big hassle. This situation repeats itself more than you would think — after all, we want our shopping experience to be as easy as possible, including how we spend any accumulated points. Fortunately, a new trend is emerging in loyalty programs, in which registration is a cinch and loyalty points can be earned and spent amongst a large variety of companies through one program. An example of this kind of program is PINS, a loyalty program based in Northern Europe which encompasses companies from airlines to cafes to clothes stores. PINS came to us, Redmadrobot, and asked to design and develop an app for them due to our experience in other mobile loyalty programs for large grocery chains and our focus on crisp design.
Challenges. We’ve got some work to do
A successful loyalty program is one that boasts a large amount of retail partners, and over 700 currently participate in PINS. With rapid growth in both the number of retailers and the number of customers using the service, PINS was faced with several challenges, including:
- Creating a scalable solution
- Increasing customer acquisition
- Ease of use (most users are older than average and not the most tech-savvy)
- Offering relevant rewards to customers
- Localization in multiple countries and languages
Our initial discussions with PINS revealed that ease of use was paramount, as their average user was a bit on the older side and not as familiar with the latest mobile technology. Fortunately, PINS had a detailed vision of how the app should function, and clear communication and planning up front ensured a smooth start to the project.
Maxim Dimitrenko, Project Manager, Redmadrobot
“From the initial stages, PINS worked very tightly with us. For example, at the design stage, we spent three times the usual efforts to ensure that everything was up to spec. Regarding project management, we approached this project with standard reverse planning in sprint models, and PINS was happy to see that we worked under these conditions.”
Customer acquisition. Registration is the key
We turned to our first challenge — customer acquisition. The trick here was to get new customers to use the PINS service, customers who had previously not known about the service but would see an offer in a store that would catch their eye. How to best convert this fleeting interest into an engaged customer? Make the registration as simple as possible.
Sergey Galtsev, Art Director, Redmadrobot
“We were faced with two challenges — on the one hand, it was important for the customer to register as quickly and simply as possible, but on the other, companies needed to receive a lot of information about each customer. We solved this by creating a two-tiered registration process: a customer can get a virtual card to scan at the cash register simply by downloading the app and registering a phone number, but additional registration information must be provided at a later point in order to redeem reward points.”
We also made a design tweak to make registration quicker: most apps have a registration process which consists of swiping between several screens, but we chose to create a single screen with interchangeable fields. Instead of the user switching between different screens, PINS brings all the fields directly to the user.
Goals and rewards. The good stuff!
For the user, the most important part of any loyalty program is the rewards. Everyone loves getting free stuff, and PINS was designed to make it not just easy but fun. We designed a central news feed which would display the kinds of rewards and special offers available based on factors such as geolocation and personal preferences.
Each shopping experience is unique, and so too should rewards be. Since PINS encompasses many different retailers, a smart user can rack up a large amount of points, which necessitates juicy rewards like free flights and iPhones. For this purpose we incorporated several gamification elements — a user can set a goal (for example, earning enough points for an iPhone) and visually track their progress towards it. In this case, leveling up means something even better than personal satisfaction.
Denis Alekseychuk, Business Analyst, Redmadrobot
“We designed the app so that current goals and offers would appear on the main screen in a news feed format. Making sure that the right offer got to the right customer presented a bit of a challenge, as each offer depended on a variety of factors such as the customer’s age, gender, and location as well as the specific time period of the offer. We therefore constructed our own middleware to handle the data exchange between the app and PINS’ CRM.”
The nuts and bolts
Our middleware came in handy when it came to PINS’ internationalization. The program is currently available in five different countries and six different languages, which meant that a boatload of localization was required. We tackled this problem by dividing the language settings into two parts, the interface (things like buttons and icons) and the content (offers, updates, and other longer texts). The interface language was chosen based on the language of the phone’s OS, and the app would base the language of the content on the interface language, not the location of the user. This meant that we could store all of the content in every language in our middleware, and simply send the relevant content to each user based on their personal language preferences — an Estonian user, for example, can travel throughout Russia yet receive offers from Russian partners in Estonian.
Apps which are released on both iOS and Android almost always have different interfaces to reflect the standards of each platform, but we wanted PINS to have a consistent appearance befitting a large, established loyalty program. As we were developing the app, Google had just updated its design standards to include Bottom Navigation, which is known as the Tab Bar in iOS. In our research, we had found that this kind of design transplant was unprecedented, but fortunately our developers were up to the challenge. Keep your eyes peeled — if you see this kind of design in the future, you’ll be one of the cool folks who knew it before it was popular :)
Jānis Zeps, Director of Digital Marketing and Rewards at PINS
“We are always looking for ways to save our customers time and enhance the loyalty experience; therefore, the PINS mobile app is now the fastest and easiest way to track your progress on the go. We have paid close attention to the preferences of our members, as well as analyzed the best examples of global practice. It has helped us to understand members’ wishes and come up with the best possible solution, which we are very proud of.”
Wrapping it up
All of these features were certainly good on their own, but when combined they made something even better. The technical structure of the app allows it to scale easily, especially regarding different companies and users across multiple countries.
The ease of use of this app greatly aids customer acquisition, as we designed it to be fully grandmother-friendly. Finally, the news feed and goal setting aspects of the reward system show the customer not only the most relevant rewards, but the promise of earning more. We certainly enjoyed meeting the challenges faced by PINS, and had fun in creating new solutions to these. Those wishing to indulge their inner shopaholic should definitely give PINS a try — but we have to warn you that going back to other apps might be a bit difficult ;)
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Lansana Fofanah: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 October 2019:
The appointment of Dr. Brima Baluwa Koroma by President Julius Maada Bio to head the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) – an institution that accounts for 15% of the country’s domestic revenue, has brought transformation to the Agency. With a population of 7 million people, and a daily consumption rate of 1.3 million litres of oil products in 2019, the demand for fuel products keeps rising as the country continues to depend on imports.
Regulating an industry with only three petroleum distributors, two importers and one petroleum Jetty, in a country with high demand, comes with surmounting challenges which the Executive Chairman has been able to manage within the short time of his leadership at the PRA.
The appointment was hailed by CEOs of Oil Marketing Companies (OMC’s) such as Total SL Ltd, LEONCO, and the National Petroleum. They regard Dr. Koroma as one of their own, who has been in the sector and knows the problems and solution in the industry.
Entering the oil and gas sector with vast banking experience, Dr. Koroma (Photo) after his appointment, held a stakeholders meeting a year ago – 10th October 2018, with Chief Executives of oil marketing companies in the country – a meeting that changed the long-established status quo of doing business as usual.
Dr. Koroma was able to lay bare the mandates of the Agency which includes licensing and regulating the importation, refining, storage, transportation and distribution of petroleum products in a bid to ensure adherence to prices, and effective administration and enforcement of the enactment to downstream petroleum activities.
It is worth noting that, prior to Dr. Baluwa’s appointment, little or nothing was known about PRA as most of the filling stations operate in the country without knowing the body responsible for regulating them.
This led to a nationwide familiarization visit by Chairman Baluwa and team to filling stations across the country, in order to propagate the mandates of the agency, to assess safety compliance and value for money.
Dr. Baluwa has established and laid down professional principles of fairness in the industry for all players which have made the petroleum industry a compelling place for investors to invest, while maintaining health, safety and environmental risk management at all times.
On the 8th of February this year, Chairman Baluwa led Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh to a conducted tour of storage and installation facilities of oil marketing companies at Kissy Terminal, Freetown.
The familiarization visit gave the team an insight into the operations of those companies and how the government could contribute to rebranding the industry.
Dr. Juldeh Jalloh was able to identify the huge untapped opportunities in the downstream sector which investors should take advantage of.
As a form of bringing the much-needed reforms, Dr, Baluwa developed petroleum guidelines in December 2018 which covers the construction of gas stations, the importation of petroleum products, trader’s license, trans-shipment, and bulk storage.
The establishment of filling stations in dwelling houses has been totally abolished and the use of bulk tankers for storage facilities in hazardous environments is a thing of the past. The agency has made it a must that before any new station is constructed, there must be an inspection of the site by the agency to ascertain the suitability of the location.
From Le475, 282,989,977.46 in 2018, the revenue generated by the Agency is projected to be around Le728, 135.387.963.21 by the end of 2019. Such a big increase has proven that the agency was unable to account for the revenue it generated in the past, thereby causing the government to lose billions of Leones under the past administration.
By all indication, the agency stands to increase such laudable performance in 2020 as more awareness is created.
No Fuel Shortage
Festive seasons in the country were once marred by acute fuel shortages due to artificial scarcity. Seeing this as a challenge to trade and movement of people, Dr. Baluwa has been constantly engaging both the Ministry of Trade and Finance and oil marketers in a proactive move to ensure that there is enough fuel in the country.
The sum of Le2 billion was recovered on behalf of the Government as strategic stock funds which have already been transferred immediately to the consolidated revenue funds.
A strategic stock that has been in the possession of some operators worth Le5.7 billion has also been disclosed.
The introduction of district sales return has helped to determine petroleum consumption by the district which has drastically reduced smuggling.
Reduction of Fuel Price
The introduction of the monthly quote price of oil in the world market by the PRA has helped to position the agency in a better way to determine whether the price of fuel should be increased or reduced.
For the first time in the country’s history, when there was a downward movement of price in the world market this year, Dr. Baluwa pushed for a reduction of pump prices which has never happened in the country.
EIA Fees Negotiation
Dr. Baluwa has not only been paying keen attention to the collection of fuel levies but also ensuring that oil marketing companies get an enabling business-friendly environment.
The Environmental Impact Assessment fees levied by the country’s Environmental Protection Agency continues to be a problem for investors as they consider the charges too high. This has led the Chairman to engage relevant authorities as a way of creating a meeting point where a win-win situation could be created.
Introduction of DMO’s
The smuggling of fuel to neighbouring countries where prices are high has not only deprived Sierra Leone of much needed revenue but also contributed to creating artificial scarcities. As a way of mitigating such menace, the Agency has recruited DMO’s in all fourteen (14) districts in Sierra Leone to support the Agency to enforce its mandate, in terms of price uniformity, anti-smuggling, hoarding, health Safety precautions.
Dr. Baluwa’s desire is to open the market space, improve the industry’s infrastructure and more compliance to petroleum laws and improve revenue generation.
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Cosy, comfortable apartment block "Apto T2 Barranco Do Rodrigo II", built in 2009. In the resort, in a sunny position, 2 km from the sea, 2 km from the beach. For shared use: park. In the house: lift. Public parking on the road. Shop, grocery, supermarket 50 m, shopping centre, restaurant 100 m, bus stop 50 m, railway station 2 km, sandy beach "Praia Da Rocha" 2 km. Marina 4 km, golf course (18 hole) 5 km, sailing school 3 km, riding stable 5 km. Nearby attractions: Faro 66 km, Albufeira 38 km, Lagos 25 km, Silves 15 km, Lisboa 275 km, Sevilla 275 km. "Apto T2 Barranco Do Rodrigo II", 4-room apartment 80 m2 on 1st floor. Comfortable and cosy furnishings: living/dining room with TV. Exit to the balcony. 1 room with 1 french bed and bath/WC. 1 room with 1 bed and 1 pull-out bed. Kitchenette (4 hot plates, electric coffee machine) with bar. Bath/bidet/WC. Balcony furniture. Of the resort. Facilities: washing machine, baby cot for up to 3 year olds.
- Washing machine
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On appeal from the Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division, Hudson County, L-3536-05.
NOT FOR PUBLICATION WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE APPELLATE DIVISION
Submitted October 1, 2007
Before Judges S.L. Reisner and Baxter.
Defendant Mezzina Family, L.L.C. appeals from a March 30, 2006 trial court judgment awarding plaintiff Peter Rogers $140,294, plus counsel fees and costs, following the trial court's determination that defendant violated the Consumer Fraud Act (CFA or Act), N.J.S.A. 56:8-2, by charging rent in excess of that permitted under the local rent control ordinance. We affirm.
Defendant, a limited liability company operated by the Mezzina family, owns an eight-unit apartment building in Hoboken. On June 1, 1997, defendant rented an apartment to plaintiff at a rent of $700 per month. The first page of the lease referred to the landlord's right "to pass along to the tenant any increase in property taxes, water and sewerage charges [in] accordance with the Hoboken Rent Stabilization Board."
At some point after November 1, 2002, when the landlord increased his rent, Rogers sought a legal rent calculation from the Hoboken Rent Leveling and Stabilization Board. The Board's calculation, issued on February 10, 2005, indicated that defendant was significantly overcharging plaintiff. However, plaintiff filed a complaint in lieu of prerogative writs challenging the Board's calculation of a base rent of $437, contending that the base rent should be lower. The trial judge ultimately remanded that issue to the Board to recalculate the rent. On remand the Board determined that the correct base rent was $185, and defendant has not challenged that determination on this appeal. In fact, at oral argument, defendant's counsel conceded that the apartment was rent-controlled and that defendant overcharged plaintiff by some $46,656, in violation of the local rent control ordinance.
In addition to challenging the rent control board's decision, plaintiff's complaint alleged that defendant violated the CFA by charging excess rent contrary to the rent control ordinance. Defendant's answer denied that the Act applied to its property or to its relationship with plaintiff. On December 2, 2005, plaintiff filed a motion for summary judgment. In support of his motion, plaintiff filed a certification attaching the rent control board's calculations.
Defendant did not submit any certifications in response to the motion. Rather, defense counsel argued as a matter of law that defendant might be guilty of a "technical violation" of the rent control ordinance, but defendant had not committed an "affirmative act" so as to trigger strict liability under the Act. Counsel further argued that defendant had no intent to violate the law. The defense also contended plaintiff should be precluded from seeking relief for the years 1997 to 1999, because that time period was earlier than six years prior to the filing of the complaint. See N.J.S.A. 2A:14-1.
Relying on Wozniak v. Penella, 373 N.J. Super. 445 (App. Div. 2004), certif. denied, 183 N.J. 212 (2005), the trial judge concluded that defendant had committed an affirmative act by charging plaintiff excess rent in violation of the rent control ordinance, and therefore, plaintiff need not show that defendant intended to violate the CFA. She concluded that defendant violated the CFA and awarded plaintiff treble damages and counsel fees under the Act.
On this appeal, defendant raises the following points for our consideration:
POINT I: THE MOTION JUDGE ERRED AS A MATTER OF LAW IN GRANTING RESPONDENT'S MOTION ...
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A&E BANGIN' BETTY
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NEW HOLLAND C227 CAB COMPACT TRACK LOADER WITH AC/HEAT, RADIO, MANUAL QUICK ATTACH, HIGH FLOW, 2 SPEED AND FLOAT! Top Of ROPS: 78.7In. Bottom Of Level Bucket, Fully Raised: 105.1In. Rollback, Bucket On Ground: 31Degrees.
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Title Information : Vehicles titles may be held by banks or lenders as collateral for loans. In many cases there is a delay in receiving the original instruments up to 21 days from the time we pay a vehicle off. While we usually have all titles in our possession at closing, there are occasions where we may be waiting for them to arrive.We assume no responsibility for damages incurred after the vehicle leaves our showroom. We are not affiliated with any carrier.
Verify with the shipper for an Estimate Time of Arrival to be sure. The item "NEW HOLLAND C227 CAB COMPACT TRACK LOADER WITH AC/HEAT" is in sale since Wednesday, December 30, 2020. This item is in the category "Business & Industrial\Heavy Equipment, Parts & Attachments\Heavy Equipment\Skid Steer Loaders".The seller is "providence-equipment" and is located in Trinidad, Texas. This item can't be shipped, the buyer must pick up the item.
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