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Al Bunshaft is the Senior Vice President of Dassault Systèmes’ Americas Corporation where he spearheads key strategic initiatives and corporate leadership programs, including the company’s expansion into the U.S. government federal sector. He is also responsible for the company’s relationships with key stakeholders such as academic institutions, financial and industry analysts, public officials, as well as foreign diplomats.
As Managing Director of Dassault Systèmes Americas from 2010 until 2013, he helped build the foundation for future company growth by leading the operations and communications of an organization of more than 3,000 employees. Bunshaft led the selection, design, construction and opening of the company’s North American headquarters, an award-winning campus recognized for its sustainable innovation practices and located in the heart of Boston’s technology belt in Waltham, Mass. The campus was awarded Best New Workplace in New England in 2012, and has been awarded one of only a handful of LEED Platinum designations in the Boston area.
A common thread in Mr. Bunshaft’s career has been his expertise in visualization and computer graphics. In the thirty years since doing his post-graduate work at the National Science Foundation Center for Interactive Computer Graphics he has led efforts to introduce new technologies into far ranging industries. For example, he assisted major manufacturing companies’ in their transition from physical to digital design practices and played a key role in the development of the first digitally-designed automobile. With vehicles now being mobile computing platforms, he is focused on how this intelligence will be integrated into our urban infrastructure of the future. A subtle balance of technology, policy, and infrastructure evolution will be needed maximize society’s benefits.
Bunshaft is Dassault Systèmes’ leading voice in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) initiatives and was named one of the top 100 CEO leaders in STEM in the U.S. He represents the company as a member of the STEM subcommittee of the Clinton Global Initiative – America, and is a board member of the Massachusetts High Technology Council, where he co-chairs the Education and Talent Development Committee. Bunshaft also serves as an advisory board member at the Department of Information and Computer Science of The State University of New York at Albany. He was recently named to the Olin College of Engineering President’s Council. He regularly writes and speaks about STEM topics.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics from University at Albany, State University of New York and has a Master of Science in Computer Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), where he was a researcher at RPI’s Center for Interactive Computer Graphics, a National Science Foundation university-industry research center.
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Christa Blackwood is a photo, text based and installation artist working with themes related to identity, history, and popular culture. Her visual voice was developed while a student at New York University, when she began producing street installation art such as Butcher knives (1991), a work that addressed issues of sexual violence. A chilling juxtaposition of billboard-like close-ups and text from poet Michelle Kotler, Butcherknives, was plastered all over the streets of lower Manhattan on the evening that the William Kennedy Smith verdict was announced. The poster’s timely and provocative appearance resulted in heightened critical attention for Blackwood, including an invitation to join the Women’s Action Coalition (WAC) from renowned artists and scholars, Kiki Smith and Lucy Lippard.
Blackwood has studied with the photographer, educator and MacArthur Fellow, Wendy Ewald, at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University. She was particularly drawn to Ewald’s focus on utilizing the camera for “helping children to see.” These experiences informed her work as Founding Director of The Children’s Photographic Collective, established in 1995 to increase children’s awareness and understanding of culture through photography.
Her dream-like sequences and texts employ multiple techniques and methods, fusing traditional,historical and alternative processes with contemporary practices such as iPhone image-making and street installations. Blackwood received her MA in Studio Art from New York University and BA in Classics from The University of Oklahoma. Her work has been featured in several publications including The New York Times, NYQ, New York Newsday, The Village Voice and The Chicago Sun Times. She has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the U.S. and abroad.
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It is a little smaller than a 24″ P but not too small that you have to squint or try hard to read text. Seller information utopiadreamglobal With stand – width: BTW, I didn’t know that display was 10 bit, those don’t tend to show color banding, very nice.
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What is the contrast ratio? The camera amplified the light or something weird. Audio Output Form Factor. Surprisingly though the monitor doesn’t sway at doiblesight.
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No doubleaight or reviews yet. Payment received before 6: Believe it or not in the user manual for the monitor it states to sit no closer than 16 inches and no further than 30 inches and the optimal viewing distance is 25 inches.
A stuck pixel is still coloured and might be fixed by applying light pressure exactly onto the pixel until it restores itself. Sometimes I may sit another few inches closer most likely about 19 to 20 inches. What does LCD stand for? Like you said most big panels are going to have some and it makes a big difference under what conditions it’s viewed and photoed, and they can actually vary a fair bit from one display to another even in the same model.
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The lovely Junior Suites of Evgenia Suites by Calm Collection Santorini are ideal for up to two guests or a couple who seek a romantic sanctuary. Decorated in white and with soft beige touches, the Junior Suites offer a beautiful accommodation experience in Fira, Santorini. Combined with the facilities of Evgenia Suites and our impeccable hospitality become a genuine Santorini experience.
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PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) -- An artist specializing in murals about love throughout West Philadelphia will be in town on Valentine's Day making free prints of his work.
Steve Powers is mostly known in Philadelphia for his 50 or so West Philadelphia murals in the "Love Letters" series.
"So Steve Powers is an artists that has worked with Mural Arts for many years,” said Ellen Soloff, with Mural Arts Philadelphia. “He grew up in West Philadelphia."
She explains the murals can be seen from SEPTA's Elevated line in West Philadelphia.
"The murals are between 38th Street and 64th Street," she said.
Soloff explained how the Mural Arts partnered with SEPTA to host Love Letter tours and show how Powers’ work is synonymous with Love.
"People take wedding photos, we've had many couples that have gotten engaged on the platforms on this tour,” she said. “We had for many years done a Love Train where we actually married some couples on the train."
Powers, who now lives in New York, will be back in town on Valentine's Day. He is expected to be in the Suburban Station concourse from 11 a.m – 3 p.m., ready to silkscreen a unique design for free on your clothing.
"He will be here during a pop-up print shop with us, so bring a t-shirt, a sweatshirt, a bag,” she said. “Something that's fabric."
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Payday Loans & Personal Loans in Carroll, ND.
The population of Carroll, ND in 2019 counting up to 12 people. More than 15% of employed adults in North Dakota apply at least onse a year for a Payday Loans from $100 to $1,000. And as the time shows, more than 1 people, even with bad FICO credit score get approved for small-dollar loan.
We offer short-term Payday Loans up to $1,000 and long-term Personal Loans up to $15,000 in Carroll, North Dakota.
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Odom with Cathy’s Kids participants in 2005.
The first time I volunteered for God’s Love We Deliver, a charity devoted to feeding and delivering meals to infirm people, was in 2010. The company I was working for had charity retreats from time to time and I jumped on the bandwagon. However, I have to admit this go-round was just to get out of work early. Hey, I’m human (what’s that sound?…oh, my Halo hitting the ground.) So, anyway, I had very scant knowledge of the company. But a short orientation, tour of the kitchen and dozens of peeled potatoes later I fell in love with the place. And what my eyes lingered over most–other than the strong green onions that made them water–was the wall tiles that had signatures of stars like Joan Rivers, Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn. It’s common to have celebs participate in charity work, what was weird to me it wasn’t advertised, promoted or announced like their latest comedy tour or TV show release.
Well, the mentoring part he got down. ESPN’s report shows that of the $2.2 million raised through Cathy’s Kids $1.3 million went to support two youth basketball teams. But…clinics for cancer is where he may have overstretched. Eight years worth of tax records show that not one red cent went to cancer related causes.
The millions of dollars personally contributed by Lamar constituted more than 90% of the money raised by the foundation. All the funds donated by Lamar and the other contributions to Cathy’s Kids were used for one of the foundation’s intended charitable purposes. Not one penny went to help Lamar personally or any member of his family.
Maybe not a family member. But a close friend. Jerry DeGregorio, who was Odom’s high school basketball coach and best man at his wedding to Khloe, was the only paid executive at the foundation. As secretary of Cathy’s Kids his yearly salary was $72,000. Not bad work if you can get it.
Odom may be in the hot seat this week, but not to long ago–almost a year to be exact– we were wagging our fingers in MJB’s direction. The New York Post revealed the queen of hip hop soul’s charity, Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FAWN) meant to empower women and send them to college, was mishandling funds. Despite Mary J Blige touting fragrances and benefit concerts for the foundation, the donated money was nowhere to be found and failed to file tax returns. At the time Mary said she didn’t have the right people in the right places doing the right things.
A problem most stars are faced with. However, what baffles me is why start a charity at all if you’re clueless about running it? In retrospect, I understand we all want to do our part to help others and as a celebrity it will be even more beneficial for those who are in need. But, run improperly, it’s not just those who are dependent on the charity that suffer, but also that star’s reputation.
Ken Berger, president of Charity Navigator, a watchdog for non-profits, says celebrities have a bigger responsibility than ordinary people in getting it right.
It’s critical that when these kind of opportunities are available that the celebrities involved realize the profound responsibility that they have to try to get as much money to support these worthy causes as they can and to make sure they don’t damage the public trust.
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If you have watched Meg Ryan?s infamous scene in the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally, you will definitely want to ?have what she?s having? because after all, the scene was shot at Katz?s, New York?s oldest, best and most popular delicatessen.
Described as the ?deli to end all delis?, Katz?s Delicatessen is located at Lower East Manhattan, at 205 E. Houston Street. It was founded in 1888 and since then, it has been one of the reasons to get your New York fill. This deli is popular among locals and tourists ? a queue of patrons is a regular Sunday morning scene. This deli serves the best pastrami sandwiches, hotdogs, corned beefs and salami in all of New York.
A regular of food review media, Katz?s Delicatessen?s pop culture legacy is also reflected in movies like Johnny Depp?s Donnie Brasco and the period musical, Across the Universe.
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What can I say, this week was a very long one. This week has seen our online activity drop a little due to Internet problems and that were ongoing throughout the week.
This week has seen me learn more about some of the features that YouTube has to offer. One of these features is the Subscribe Watermark in the bottom right-hand corner of our videos.
You might be asking why is so imperative that we SUBSCRIBE to our favourite YouTube Channels and not just mine?
YouTube just recently change their criteria to the YouTube Partner parogram.
You might ask what does that have to do with me?
to make a little money from your channel.
You won't lose money that you have earned.
You will be paid what is owed to you.
until you meet the new criteria.
How will this affect mine and other channels?
This may stop some creators from making videos and stop bringing you great content that you have come to love.
I am going to focus on getting to 1000 subscribers. So please consider helping me achieve this goal, by Subscribing to my channel. I Thank you in advance.
Now that we have got that out of the way, what else happened?
This week we had lots of troubles getting up the content due to our internet where we live dropping in and out.
I was not the only one having these issues.
It would seem that is was widespread throughout the community.
We got there in the end with a new playlist added called Show'n'Tell Mondays.
You might be asking Show'n'Tell Monday what the heck is that?
This is something that we do each Monday in our Facebook Group, and now we want to get to know our subscribers on YouTube a little better.
So how does it work you might ask?
and then we leave a comment below the video I put up.
We have had a lot of fun with this, and some of the comments are very funny.
It is a great way to connect with each other as you can reply to each other's comments and show some encouragement toward each other.
This week topic is very imaginative so why not check it out Click HERE for the playlist, There are a few from last year too that you might be interested in leaving a comment for and these will give you a general idea on how to participate.
So then it was onto Part 2 of our scrap rope series, well that was a mission.
Video Done? Yes, Video Edited? Yes, Vidoe Uploaded? Yeah not so much!!!
It took three days of trying, the internet was dropping in and out every half an hour or so. So I would have to start all over again. But by Sunday we got there, and it was uploaded, and you check it out just Click HERE.
I am hoping for a better online week this coming week as it seems to have settled down.
I love that we are busy, but still taking the time, and showing each other encouragement and support for our quilting and crafting adventures.
We have even seen some Newbies joining the patchwork ranks with, a few making their first ever Quilt blocks, from our Block of the Month Series. If you have missed it, you can check it out HERE.
For those ladies that have joined in the fun of this BOM. Ladies, you should be proud. You have done a fantastic job on these blocks, just check out their talents, these are only 2 of many patchwork blocks that have been made.
We also have had our Facebook Live Streams all uploaded to YouTube, and in case you missed them, you can still catch them on the Replay on our YouTube Channel.
they are all marked by date, so they are easy to find, while you are there why not check out some of our past Live Streaming Videos.
Quilting has been moving forward, at the moment there is a quilt that is in the machine and getting quilted.
This one is a custom quilt, and it takes a little longer than my usual quilting antics.
The kids are starting to get cabin fever, being cooped up in the house and not being able to go off and do their thing.
This week also has seen the 2yr old step it up a level.
Yeah not so much for this Mee-ma.
I am standing firm, as this is not acceptable behaviour for us.
We began with a 2.5hr meltdown, it didn't matter what we did or how we tried to console her, she just kept going.
So how did I handle it? I sent everyone out of the house, and I just let her go, making sure she didn't hurt herself.
She was throwing a good one. She was throwing items around the house and touching everything she knows she is now allowed to move or touch.
Eventually, she wore herself out and fell asleep.
When she woke she was in a better mood, and the tantrums have been getting less and less as the days have progressed.
I have had her solely in my care this, no going off with poppy and her aunties, just me.
She is starting to see that it is not the right thing to do, so they are getting shorter and less often.
I just have to hold strong and not let it get to me...and I can tell you this girl has a set of lungs on her.
Ahh the life of 2yr old, sometimes it can just get all too much for one tiny human.
Well, that is a wrap for this week. I am glad that the trying times are behind me and we can now move onto a new week.
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Here's our list of head shops in North Syracuse, New York. It was made with our own research and calling around to friends and smoke shops in North Syracuse. Most of the people living in New York have told us their smoke shops are good but sometimes lacking great American made glass. My favorite head shop right now is Barbieri's Specialty Cigars & Newstand right at 300 S Main Street.
Found 1 head shops in North Syracuse, NY.
North Syracuse, New York has 6580 residents and is located in Onondaga County, close to the city of Mattydale, NY.
3,462 residents in North Syracuse are Women.
3,118 residents in North Syracuse are Men.
4.8% of the people in North Syracuse have only smoked once.
9.6% of the residents in North Syracuse have visited a Smoke Shop in the last year.
13.1% of the people in North Syracuse smoke daily.
26.9% of the smokers in North Syracuse have bought a pipe online.
Most smokers in North Syracuse work in the banking industry.
There has been $461 in revenue from Head Shop sales this week in North Syracuse, based on New York statistical data.
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Thoman’s expertise includes full life-cycle software development from business requirement gathering, conception, analysis, and design through implementation, end-user documentation and support. His technical mastery spans C and C++, C#, .NET, C++/CLI, web application/RESTful services and more.
His expertise has graced companies including Xerox, ACI Worldwide, S1 Corporation and the Cornell Law School where he developed database applications impacting the class scheduling system and alumni fund-raising processes. Additionally, Thoman is a registered Apple Developer with published iOS applications and is a published author of a computer game sold in 4 countries.
His current focus is in the Rail Transportation and Medical vertical markets, both leveraging complex custom web applications developed in-house at equaTEK Interactive.
“Rounding out our team of software developers, Scott extends our capabilities in C++, data communications, and enterprise solutions. With his many years of process experience, I’m also looking forward to his contribution to enhancing the quality and efficiency of our development team. On the fun side, Scot will be our first 2nd degree black belt in Karate. I’m expecting that his skill on the mat will match his skill on the keyboard.” said Dave Madison, President and Co-Founder of equaTEK.
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Mumbai, October 07, 2014 (Washington Bangla Radio): The trailer of Dharma Productions' UNGLI is live on YouTube. The film stars Emraan Hashmi, Kangana Ranaut, Randeep Hooda, Sanjay Dutt, Neil Bhoopalam and Angad Bedi. Directed by Rensil D’Silva, the multi-starrer is produced by Hiroo Yash Johar and Karan Johar.
'Ungli' will be out in cinemas on 28th November, 2014.
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There’s a frustrating but worthwhile read over at sf.streetsblog on the city’s decision to close down part of the Latham Sqaure pilot in downtown Oakland. The pilot was meant to last for six months and is being partly shelved after just six weeks. This is another sad example of bad use of data, closed decision making and poor engagement in our city.
This is 2013 and with the powers of Google at our fingertips (yes, despite the clunky computers in city hall they still can get on to the internets). There are two stupidly simple options should this have been something our city staff actually wanted to do- to understand the problem or the situation. We could have worked with local hackers to build simple, cheap sensors using Raspberry Pi devices and off the shelf sensors- read how here. Or we could have simply paid for a small pilot using the super clever MotionLoft system built in SF that is aimed at helping retail businesses understand pedestrian flow and patterns.
No data is not a situation that is acceptable in this century. No data simply suggests we don’t care enough to gather it. It says that facts are not really what matter, it’s all about perception and personal opinion. No data cannot be adequately challenged or debated. Data are not everything, but no data are dangerous.
When you hear an official say something like “we were kind of hearing the same thing over and over” you should be skeptical. Especially when you have people representing significantly sized local organizations stating that they have heard almost nothing but differing opinions to those proffered by city staff. This problem breaks down into two sub-issues. Firstly, the type of engagement common in our planning dept and the city in general- a couple of town hall meetings which tend to attract squeaky wheels who are in opposition to most projects and are only scheduled to suit a small percentage of the community. In person alone is not a sufficient form of engagement given how digital our community largely is. Secondly, there is little opportunity to really test this statement- the meetings don’t have nicely recorded videos to replay the conversations and oppositions and the city is not maintaining an online discussion on the pros and cons of this project. We have no record of these complaints within easy reach.
It’s disappointing that in a city that desperately lacks any innovation or experimentation, we cancel one of the few creative place based projects so fast. When the rationale to end the project is that it was "prompted by negative feedback… What we’ve heard from property owners and businesses is they need that access” for cars, it’s hard not to wonder if that is the best approach to civic decision making.
Almost no project or idea in Oakland goes without its critics- if we shut down every experiment to improve our city with no data to objectively measure the impact and if we continue to fail to leverage online communities for ideation and constructive feedback, we are doomed to remain a city under-invested in itself and its future.
If you love the current (well, former) plaza, you can sign the WOBO petition.
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UPDATE: APHA announced on Friday 4th March that they have decided not to proceed with the anticipated fee increases in April (as detailed in their original proposal) to allow fee payers more notice before introducing the new charges.
Whilst this decision means that the move towards full cost recovery will be delayed, it provides growers with more adequate notice of future changes and allows government to determine whether efficiencies can be implemented before finalising these changes.
Government has confirmed that there will be no changes introduced before October 2016 and they will work continue to work with the NFU and other stakeholders through the existing APHA Task Force meetings to give industry as much notice as possible.
The government's plant health services are designed to maintain strong UK biosecurity. Defra aims to operate on the basis of full cost recovery (as agreed in the transition from 2011 to 2014) in line with Treasury requirements, whilst being committed to improve efficiencies to drive down costs.
The issue is that growers had been led to believe that the industry had reached full cost recovery. However, a review looking to improve the government's plant health services uncovered an administrative error that has been undercharging growers. As such, their findings show that the industry is only about half way to full cost recovery. This imbalance needs to be rectified.
Originally, the NFU voiced its dissatisfaction at the proposed rate increases from April 2016, expressing concern that this error had gone undiscovered for so long and that, now that it had been found, it was being rushed onto growers with a very short notice period.
The NFU also noted that this announcement will be a big shock to the industry, particularly given that it was told that it had achieved full cost recovery 2 years ago.
The NFU highlighted that the proposed increase will coincide with a time when growers will already be facing new financial and administrative challenges, including April’s implementation of the National Living Wage and pension auto-enrolment staging date.
In addition, the NFU noted that the proposed changes did not show any commitment from government to contribute towards closing the gap between the current payment rate and what should be being paid, stating that this needs to be addressed.
The NFU asked for the Minister to agree a reduced rate (which was approved (9%)).
The NFU is pleased at the decision to postpone any increases in charges. It takes into account the feedback we provided to government highlighting the very short notice period and the financial burden that growers are already going to be facing in April following the implementation of the National Living Wage. It also show's government's commitment to contribute towards closing the gap between the current payment rate and what should be being paid.
We will continue to work with APHA and Defra to help identify areas where efficiencies could be made and ensure that our members are kept abreast of all the latest developments.
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This brochure on winter home heating safety in both English and Spanish. Heating is one of the leading causes of home fires and is the leading cause of carbon monoxide poisoning. The pamphlet covers preventing heating fires and CO poisoning through regular maintenance and safe use of fireplaces, woodstoves, space heaters, and central heating and installing smoke and CO alarms.
Presented by the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services as part of the Keep Warm, Keep Safe campaign.
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Apple advertises Siri as one of the headlining new features in the forthcoming macOS Sierra software update. Siri on the Mac performs in much the same way as it always has on an iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, except on the Mac tetherless ‘Hey Siri’ functionality is currently unsupported.
On iOS, tetherless ‘Hey Siri’ requires Apple’s embedded M9 motion coprocessor to monitor microphone input without taxing the battery. Since the battery isn’t a major concern with Macs, the decision not to implement ‘Hey Siri’ on Sierra is eyebrow-raising. As it turns out, you can easily simulate ‘Hey Siri’ on Sierra without resorting to dark magic, using a simple trickery.
We’re going to replicate ‘Hey Siri’ with the Mac’s Dictation feature, which uses Siri’s underlying speech-to-text engine. We’ll need to create a custom hot word for Dictation using Accessibility settings so that Dictation always listens for our voice input.
Firstly, we’ll need to tell Dictation to wake upon hearing the hot word “Hey”. Secondly, we’re going to create a Dictation command that will run your custom Siri shortcut.
Such a setup will allow you to activate Siri by saying “Hey Siri” at any time. Note that this trick won’t work with the default Siri keyboard shortcuts—that’s why you’ll need to create your own.
1) Launch System Preferences → Siri.
Click the Keyboard Shortcut popup menu and select Customize to define your own combination of keystroke for invoking Siri.
2) Press a desired combination of keys on the keyboard that you wish to register with Siri. I’m going to go ahead and create Control (⌃)—Command (⌘)—S as my custom Siri keyboard shortcut.
We’re going to wire this shortcut to Dictation, but don’t you worry—Siri’s existing shortcuts (press Function—Space or hold Command (⌘)—Space) will continue to function like before.
3) Now open System Preferences → Accessibility.
In the lefthand menu, select Dictation under the Interacting heading. In the righthand section, tick the box next to “Enable the dictation keyword phrase” and type the word “Hey” inside the box.
4) Click the Dictation Commands button.
A new sheet with various Dictation commands should pull up. You must now tick the box next to “Enable advanced commands” at the bottom of the lefthand section to reveal options for the creation of your own Dictation commands.
5) In the righthand section, type the word “Siri” into the field labeled ”When I say”.
6) Click the Perform popup menu and choose the Press Keyboard Shortcut option.
Now press the same custom keyboard shortcut you just created in steps 1 and 2. In my case, I pressed Control (⌃)—Command (⌘)—S.
7) Lastly, click Done and close out System Preferences.
And just like that, ladies and gentlemen, you’ve created a ‘Hey Siri’ Dictation command. You’ll notice a small microphone icon in your Mac’s menu bar—it signifies that Dictation is in always-listening mode.
Dictation actually invokes your custom Siri shortcut upon hearing the word ”Siri” after being awoken (the hot word “Hey”), basically mimicking tetherless ‘Hey Siri’ functionality found on the iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and iPhone SE.
Much to my surprise, this nifty workaround solution works like a charm. I couldn’t notice any significant delay between asking something along the lines of “Hey Siri, what does my weather look like?” and witnessing her responding to the input.
In fact, it takes less than a second for Siri to show up after saying “Hey Siri”.
How do you like this little tip?
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During the day, from 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., local farmers, craftsmen and associations will present their productions and activities in the Frassinello’s Castle, which in the Middle Age was a court of the Aleramic marquises, where assemblies and trials were held, and in the Renaissance a residence of the Gonzaga-Nemours counts, who embellished its rooms with beautiful frescoes: the public will be able to access it free of charge, and in its interiors participating in guided tours (groups at 11 am and at 3 pm / € 10 per person ~ information and reservations: tel. 349.6447343).
In the hall, will be displayed some artworks of the TAVOLE A TAVOLA collection, and at 5 p.m. will be performed E BON! : poems and stories in Monferrato dialect will be recited by Annita Della Valle, the singer and musician Simona Colonna will play some pieces of her repertoire in Piedmontese dialect, and in the meantime TAVOLE A TAVOLA’s staff will serve at the tables the traditional MERENDA SINOIRA (non-compulsory consumption ~ a glass of wine or juice, one “salty” dish and one “sweet” dish / € 15 each – reservations: +39.345.0674035).
Spring events will take place on 30 March at Castello di Frassinello and 31 March at the Castello Bolognini di Sant’Angelo Lodigiano. The initiatives are organized by the Cultural Association Dire Fare Disegnare of Casale Monferrato in collaboration with Vicolo del Pavone Edizioni, Fondazione Enrico Eandi, the Monferrato HospITALITY & Handmade and Contesti Turistici teams, the media-partner Tortona Oggi, Tutto sulle Galline e Viaggi fino alla fine del mondo, with contributions from Sanber – Casale Monferrato and Spalla Ortofrutticoli – Borgo San Martino and under the patronage of the Provincia di Alessandria, Alexala and Confagricoltura Alessandria.
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I wish to purchase the freego bus tix from Taipei to KaoHsiung, but the link on their website is not working. you guys know if can email / phone to book instead?
Freego online not working.. i tried before.
You can call this number: 886-925-993-720 and check out. They will tell u to purchase when you reach airport. Exit on the right of arrival hall and turn right again walk to the end and you will see them at the left corner. Just buy straight from there, 1 trip is NTD135. They also dont encourage you to buy return cos afraid you will miss the bus or they are not able to fulfill.
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Some of the charts in Financial Ratios and Benchmarking have view options located in the lower right of the chart.
Bar Chart: Represent the average data for the ratios. For example if your statement is 3 years of historical data. The Profitability Bar Chart represents the 3 year average of the profitability ratios.
Pie Chart: The Pie Chart option is available for Common Size ratios where the ratios add up to 100%. For example in Asset Breakdown, each ratio is a percent of total assets and all the ratios are 100% of total assets.
Trends: The Trend Chart represents the ratios for each period in your data. For example, if your statement is 12 months, the Trend Chart will display the ratio calculations for each month.
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A full service Fort Worth pet hospital, VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital cares for dogs and cats as well as exotic pets such as birds, reptiles, hamsters, guinea pigs and ferrets. Our services include preventative care, diagnostic care and surgery, dental care, and boarding and grooming. We strive to provide the best possible care for pets and their owners in the greater Fort Worth area, and we hope that one of those pets is yours!
VCA Lakeside Animal Hospital has been a proud member of the community since 1990. Once a one doctor practice, we now employ 23 people and five doctors. In 2002, the hospital moved to a new facility to better accommodate our clients and their pets.
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Which game do I have to play to start the story?
The old X-series consists of 6 different games. All games have individual plot lines and can be played independently. There is an overall story arc which started with X: Beyond the Frontier, but knowledge of that is not needed to play a new game.
While lore-wise playing in the same universe, during a later time, the latest X-game X Rebirth has a storyline independent of the previous games. The same is true for the currently developed X4: Foundations.
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approx. 10 years unused, approx. 6 years with 1 actuation per min.
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Welcome to Laurel Lynn Photography!
Spoiler alert: I love photography. I have a passion for capturing life's special moments through lifestyle photography. That basically means I like to shoot subjects in their natural state without a lot of awkward posing or cheesy smiles. Take a look at my portfolio of the beautiful families and children I have been lucky enough to work with, and you'll quickly gain a sense for my photographic style. I'd love to hear from you if you have any questions or would like to schedule a session!
All images ©2016-2019 Laurel Lynn Photography, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Gov. Baker says his administration is exploring ways to offer state unemployment benefits to federal workers and contractors who are not being paid because of the partial federal government shutdown.
Demonstrators protest the partial government shutdown during a rally organized by the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, outside the Capitol building in Washington, Jan. 10, 2019.
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Mampong (Ash), April 5, GNA- The rehabilitation of roads in the Sekyere West district of Ashanti is progressing steadily, Mr Thomas Edward Atakorah, the District Chief Executive, has announced.
He said the rehabilitation of the roads, when completed would facilitate the transportation of people and foodstuff from the hinterlands to the urban centres.
Addressing the first ordinary meeting of the Sekyere West District Assembly at Asante-Mampong, Mr Atakorah named some of the roads as the Mampong-Nsuta, Mampong-Kofiase and Mampong-Oku, which, he said, would be completed by the end of this year.
The DCE said the contractor's inability to complete the roads on the originally scheduled date was partly due to human deficiency and therefore, urged the people to be patient and look forward to good things to come. Mr Atakorah disclosed that 34 additional boreholes were to be constructed in some selected communities under the second phase of the water and sanitation project.
Already, he said, 27 communities in the district had been provided with boreholes fitted with pumps in fulfilment of the Assembly's desire to ensure that the farming communities were rid of water-borne diseases. Mr Atakorah said the Assembly received 4.3 billion cedis as its share of the common fund and 1.5 billion cedis from the HIPC fund for last year. The amounts, he said, were used in the fields of education, health, water and sanitation.
The DCE told the Assembly that an amount of 940 million cedis was being sourced from the government for the rehabilitation of the Mampong lorry park to enable it meet modern standards.
He urged the Assembly members to lend their full support to the implementation of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by assisting officers involved in the registration of members, pointing out that the scheme was the best option and most convenient way of accessing health care and therefore asked politicians not to read politics into it.
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Sonia is a family law solicitor in Woodfines’ Bedford office. She completed her law degree at Anglia Ruskin University and obtained a commendation in her LPC at the College of Law London.
Sonia trained and practiced at London’s largest legal aid law firm developing a passion and expertise in Child Care law. She also has worked for a Local Authority gaining experience in Forced Marriages and High Court Jurisdiction Matters.
Sonia was awarded Children Law Accreditation (formerly Children Panel) in 2016, which recognises specialists in the representation of children. She has a reputation for being straight talking, pragmatic and empathetic.
Sonia is fluent in Gujarati and speaks basic Spanish.
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that the dictator didn’t want to implement.
The relationship between the state and private media had always been difficult and based on control and mistrust so much so that as early as 1990 the Mr Taha Mohmmed Nur, a former liberation fighter, and a respected elder gave up on efforts to establish a newspaper because the Ministry of Information was insisting to read everything before it was published.
(c) 15 politicians that became known as the G 15.
At first, the government reacted by trying to stifle the media by arresting and conscripting the journalist. By June 2001 the Committee to Protect Journalist wrote to the Minister of Justice (Ms Fawzia Hashim) asking the whereabouts of 15 Eritrean Journalists who were believed to have been arrested or forcibly conscripted.
It is a matter of record not only that there never was a satisfactory reply but also that the situation deteriorated to such an extent that by 18 September 2001 all the remaining independent journalist were arrested and all of the independent papers were closed. To date there is no independent press in Eritrea. There are no international correspondents in Eritrea.
Eritrea is presently a country where the only way for people to know what is going on is by word of mouth – bado seleste (03) , bado tsciate (09) ; or arbi harenet ( freedom Friday) . When the volcano exploded in the Danakil depression in 20012, most Eritreans heard the news from the international media or from relatives in the areas affected.
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After several years whereby a number of riders had been suspended after testing positive for performance enhancing drugs, including high profile riders such as Grand Tour contenders David Millar, Tyler Hamilton and Roberto Heras, the cycling world was engulfed in another major doping scandal during the 2006 season.
The Operacion Puerto scandal had began innocently enough when vengeful ex-rider Jesus Manzano voiced to the public the doping practices of his Kelme team, of which the Spanish Dr Eufemiano Fuentes was the team doctor. This prompted an investigation into the allegation by the Spanish Guardia Civil, which led to the arrests in early 2006 of several key players in the organised doping ring including Fuentes.
Those sent home included Team CSC team leader and 2006 Giro D’Italia winner Ivan Basso, who was later sacked by the team later on in the year. Three time Tour de France podium finisher Joseba Beloki was also sent home after being implicated, although he was soon cleared by Spanish officials in 2006. Team Telekom leader and 1997 Tour de France winner Jan Ullrich was sent home and this investigation effectively ended his illustrious career. Other top line riders implicated included the already suspended Tyler Hamilton, Jorg Jaksche and Alejandro Valverde.
From here the UCI and organisers of the Tour de France were hoping for a scandal free Tour de France as Operacion Puerto dominated the headlines in the build up and first few days of the 2006 Tour. Of the contenders left American Floyd Landis shocked everyone with a phenominal Stage 17 effort to recover almost all of eight minutes he had lost the previous day to Oscar Pereiro.
It was therefore no surprise that in the initial testing after that stage Landis tested positive for abnormally high levels of testosterone, eventually leading to him being fired by his Phonak team and being stripped of his Tour de France victory a year later. Oscar Pereiro inherited the victory as cycling licked it’s wounds after a disastrous 2006 season.
Landis celebrating his 2006 Tour de France triumph, although a positive drug test would soon be revealed and Landis would be both fired from his Phonak team and stripped of his Tour victory a year later. Photo credit goes to unknown.
2007 was similar to the year before with several doping cases in the build up to the 2007 Tour de France. The 2007 Giro D’Italia winner Danilo Di Luca was under investigation for doping and would later join 2006 Giro winner Ivan Basso in being suspended from cycling.
From here T-Mobile rider Patrik Sinkewitz was found to have tested positive for EPO in the build up to the Tour and was soon fired by the T-Mobile team before admitting to using EPO and blood transfusions in the past. From here the next scandal broke when pre-race favourite Alexandre Vinokourov and his Astana team were forced to withdraw from the Tour after it was revealed Vinokourov had tested positive for receiving a blood transfusion before stage 13 individual time trial, a stage he won. Team mate and top 10 contender Andrey Kashechkin later also tested positive for the same offence, leading some to speculate a mix up amongst the team led to each rider being transfused with each other’s blood.
The final and most dramatic scandal of the Tour occurred late on race leader Michael Rasmussen was withdrawn by his Rabobank team after it was revealed the Dane had lied to the team and doping officials by claiming he was in Mexico in June when he was spotted by an Italian cycling journalist training in Italy. This was to avoid being tested before the Tour and therefore led to his dismissal from the race and the team.This left Alberto Contador to claim victory in a hugely tumultous 2007 Tour de France, whereby several high profile doping cases once again battered the credibility of cycling’s greatest race.
Dane Michael Rasmussen celebrates after claiming a stage victory in the 2007 Tour de France, although he would later be removed from the race by his Rabobank team after lying to avoid doping tests before the Tour when only days away from winning the race. Photo credit goes to Peter Dejong and AP.
Thankfully for the UCI and cycling fans 2008 was a quiet year for doping within the pro peloton, although there was still a motley crew who were found to have tested positive during the year. The majority were found to have tested positive during the Tour de France, with many testing positive for MIRCERA, a third generation form of EPO. Of those to have tested the most high profile was stage 10 winner Leonardo Piepoli, although the Liquigas team were also forced to leave the race after one of their riders tested positive for EPO.
It appears that the new anti-doping regulations implement by the UCI have began to make a difference within the peloton, as the new, far more invasive measures leave riders little room to use performance enhancing drugs. Riders now have to give base values for things such as their hematocrit and blood levels, therefore it’s now a lot easier to detect when a rider has enhanced these levels unnaturally through performance enhancing drugs.
Alongside this riders now have to provide quarterly information to the UCI detailing their whereabouts every day and inform the UCI if there whereabouts changes during this period. It has become impossible for riders to successfully dope for a long period of time without being caught, and the public are now finally renewing their faith in cycling.
The last two years of the decade passed relatively free from scandal, although some riders were falling foul of the biological passport initive, leading to mandatory two year suspensions from the sport. Whilst the highly controversial Lance Armstrong returned to cycling in 2009, even his presence wasn’t enough to start a doping scandal, although a later USADA (United States Anti-Doping Association) report made it clear based on their evidence that Armstrong had completed a blood transfusion during the 2009 Tour de France.
From here the only major scandal to hit pro cycling during this period concerned the 2010 Tour de France winner Alberto Contador. It later became known after the Tour that Contador had tested positive for a small amount of Clenbuterol, which provides breathing assistance, with Contador claiming to have ingested the drug through contaminated meat he ate during the Tour.
Whilst he protested his innocence and raced on whilst a verdict on whether to suspend him was made, Contador was eventually suspended in 2012 and his results between 2010 and 2012 would be annulled, which meant he would be stripped of his 2010 Tour de France and 2011 Giro D’Italia victories.
Alberto Contador celebrates his victory on the 2010 Tour de France podium, although he would later be stripped of this victory. Photo credit goes to Graham Watson and GrahamWatson.com.
In this later period of the first decade of the new millenium, it appears cycling has finally turned a corner with riders no longer being found to have tested positive en masse. Whilst the opening year of this period began with the Operacion Puerto investigation, by 2010 it appeared the cycling community can finally hoist the winners of it’s great races as true winners, instead of seeing them through the eyes of suspicion as to how they won. Despite Contador being found to have tested positive for Clenbuterol in 2010 it appears this was an honest mistake. From here every Tour de France winner since has been free of doping scandal during their victories, something which is both refreshing and much needed within the cycling community, as it looks to recover from a very dark era for cycling and it’s credibility.
Let me start part 2 of this blog entry by setting the scene from the previous few years of cycling. After the nightmare 1998 Tour de France, everyone involved was thrilled to have a relatively controversy free 1999 Tour de France whereby the public were very happy to support cancer survivor and fundraiser Lance Armstrong as he completed a fairy tale comeback to win the Tour.
What the public didn’t know however was that Armstrong was using suspicious doctor Dr Michele Ferrari to support him with an organised doping programme, which included Armstrong’s gardener following the Tour throughout the three weeks on his red motorbike, ready to deliver banned performance enhancing substances such as EPO to Lance and several other team mates. Whilst the public saw and the organisers pushed forward the ideal of a new clean, era of professional cycling started by Lance Armstrong, the truth was that cycling was entering it’s worst ever period of doping.
The new millennium was the completion of a transition within doping, as gone were the days of the teams running professional doping programmes for their riders, who were forced to sort out their doping themselves now as the teams wanted no part of it after the Festina affair in 1998. 2000 also saw the UCI finally make a step forward to curb the rampant doping, with a new test being developed to detect EPO. The test was initially put in place for the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, although it was then used in the 2000 Tour de France.
Armstrong’s doctor Dr Michele Ferrari was always kept up to date with the latest tests being developed to curb doping, therefore with the advent of a new EPO test Lance and his United States Postal Service team shied away from using EPO during the Tour, instead choosing to use a more old fashioned and natural performance enhancer: blood transfusions.
Whilst this wasn’t a new technology, taking out a blood bag several weeks before the Tour and then infusing it back in during a crucial part of the Tour would provide a natural boost in red blood cells which was also very hard to detect. With this innovation in cycling Armstrong and several team mates followed this process in the weeks leading up to the Tour. Armstrong’s team mate Tyler Hamilton speaks of this in his brilliant book The Secret Race where he states after winning a key warm up race for the Tour the Criterium Dauphine Libere only days before doing the transfusion, and struggling to ride up a small hill in the aftermath of taking out a blood bag.
The 2000 Tour de France was once again free of major doping scandal as Lance Armstrong successfully defended his 1999 Tour de France triumph over Jan Ullrich and Joseba Beloki. The sport appeared to be cleaning itself up after two relatively quiet years in terms of riders being busted for doping, although this would all change with the advent of the new EPO test.
Armstrong in action during the 2000 Tour de France.
Thanks to http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-08-24/lance-armstrong-rides-in-the-2000-tour-de-france/4221010 for the image.
2001 saw several riders test positive for EPO, with the first ever being prominent Danish rider Bo Hamburger, although he would later be acquitted after irregularities with his B sample. The 2001 Giro D’Italia would also be marred with doping scandals. Leading contender Dario Frigo would be expelled from the race after police found banned substances when searching several teams hotels. Police uncovered a significant amount of doping products as they searched riders from all 20 teams, leading to several riders being thrown out of the race.
This would prove to be the only major doping incidents during the 2001 season, as Armstrong raced to a third successive Tour de France title. 2002 would be more of the same as both previous winners of the Giro D’Italia Stefano Garzelli and Gilberto Simoni would test positive for drugs and face suspensions. 2002 also provided a perfect snapshot of the lack of concern around rampant doping in cycling as the UCI failed to strip 3rd place rider Raimondas Rumsas of his podium position in the Tour de France despite his wife being found with vast quantities of performance enhancing drugs including EPO and growth hormone. His wife explained the drugs were for her mother in law. Rumsas would later be banned for one year in 2003 after testing positive for EPO during that years Giro D’Italia.
Raimondas Rumsas on the podium at the end of the 2002 Tour de France on the far right in 3rd place overall.
2003 would look from the outside like any other year with a number of riders being banned for doping, although it would have much wider implications as Jesus Manzano retired from cycling and turned whistle blower with the Spanish Guardia Civil, who’s investigation became known as Operacion Puerto. After becoming disillusioned with cycling he was fired by his Kelme team, Manzano turned whistle blower to the doping practices of the team, which included blood transfusions and various injections of performance enhancing drugs, in co-operation with Spanish doctor Dr Eufemiano Fuentes.
The team doctor for the Kelme team would later become synonymous with doping, much like fellow former cycling team doctor Dr Michele Ferrari. For now all the allegations were strenously denied, although these allegations refused to go away. 2004 was another bad year for doping with two well known riders being suspended. Firstly the Brit and former yellow jersey holder in previous Tour de France races David Millar was suspended for two years after police searched his house and found doping products. Millar admitted to using EPO three times in previous years and was banned until 2006.
American and former Tour de France contender Tyler Hamilton was also suspended for two years after testing positive for a blood transfusion both after winning the gold medal in the 2004 Olympics men’s individual time trial and during the 2004 Vuelta a Espana. After initially denying his positive tests, once his front line career was over once he returned to cycling he admitted to using performance enhancing drugs in his brilliantly honest book The Secret Race.
2005 was another run of the mill year with several riders being eliminated from the Tour de France for doping, whilst Vuelta a Espana specialist Roberto Heras was stripped of his win in the 2005 Vuelta after testing positive for EPO that year on stage 20. He was stripped of his record breaking fourth win in the Vuelta a Espana, before being reinstated in 2012 after procedural errors with the testing.
As the Lance Armstrong era came to a close in 2005, the world of cycling was still being barraged with doping scandals which seriously undermined the heroics presented to the fans and TV audiences by the riders. Whilst the UCI hoped to ride out the storm, little did anyone know the fuse on another major doping scandal was about to blow up in their faces. Please stay tuned for part 3 coming up soon.
Professional cycling and performance enhancing drugs. For almost two decades these went hand in hand as the sport was ravaged by a wild west era of professional doping programmes, in which the sport lost almost all it’s credibility and those who cheated prospered whilst those who chose to remain clean rotted on the outer reaches of success in the sport they loved.
Doping has always been a problem in professional cycling, as athletes faced with three weeks of immense physical pain have always looked for ways to numb or dull the pain. In the early days cyclists would use alcohol to numb the pain, however from the 1950’s onwards recreational drugs such as amphetamines become the latest technology in doping. Amphetamines were common place during the peloton for the next 30 years, although whilst they would give riders extra energy they would also alter their thinking and often led to ridiculous breaks which were never successful.
De Rooij in action during his pro career in the 1980’s.
The game changer in performance enhancing drugs was the development and abuse of EPO. This drug which boosted red blood cells in blood and designed for people with anaemia (low blood count), it was tailor made for endurance athletes such as professional cyclists. Pioneered by Italian riders during the early 1990’s it’s use quickly became widespread, with a sworn secrecy over it’s use leading to increasing doses as riders became paranoid of other riders using more doping products to enhance their performance and gain an advantage on the peloton.
During the 1990’s it truly was the wild west in terms of doping as huge quantities of EPO were used and abused to enhance performance. EPO was a game changer not only because of it’s ability to greatly enhance your own performance, but because it was impossible to be caught using it as throughout the 1990’s there was no test available to detect EPO. EPO quickly became the holy grail of doping as a large majority of professional team set up an organised doping programme using highly sophisticated and knowledgable doctors, alongisde high tech equipment to give them an edge over the rest.
At the time the UCI, cycling’s governing body, both seemed to have little resources and interest in properly investigating systematic doping in cycling. By the mid-1990’s the first obvious signs of doping distorting race results became clear, with examples being the “miracle” three man break from the Italian Gewiss-Ballan team, that simply powered away from everyone else on the final portion of the race to claim a 1-2-3 at Fleche Wallone in 1994. After the race team doctor Dr Michele Ferrari made his infamous quote about EPO “EPO is not dangerous, it’s the abuse that is. It’s also dangerous to drink 10 liters of orange juice.” It’s probably no coincidence that Dr Michele Ferrari later became synonymous with EPO and doping, as he was a major factor behind the dominance of Lance Armstrong and the United States Postal Service team as they won 7 straight Tour de France title between 1999 and 2005.
Youtube Footage of the infamous Stage 16 Hautacam climb made famous by Bjarne Riis in 1996.
Another example is the apparent ease with which Danish rider Bjarne Riis was able to tackle the infamous Hautacam climb in 1996. During the later stages of the 1996 Tour de France the riders approached the notoriously tricky Hautacam, known as one of the most challenging climbs in world cycling, yet TV footage showed Bjarne Riis riding it like a Sunday afternoon relaxing training ride. He repeatedly launched himself from the peloton before slowing and allowing the group to catch him again before repeating the process several times. Eventually Riis broke away for good and claimed the stage win comfortably, although his actions were peculiar to many cycling experts as his process of riding hautacam defied convention. 11 years later the public discovered his secret to victory that day as Riis announced he had used performance enhancing drugs including EPO during his career.
Bjarne Riis shows the pain of his 1996 Tour de France victory.
By 1997 the UCI finally took action against rampant doping in cycling, by implementing a 50% limit for riders hematocrit, a.k.a the amount of red blood cells they have in their blood. Some counter however that infact the teams themselves came to the UCI pleading them to implement some measure as they deemed the riders doping to be getting out of control. Whoever implemented the measure it did have an affect in curbing doping slightly, as gone were the days of Bjarne Riis winning the Tour de France with a hematocrit of 60% and over.
Hematocrit is vital to cyclists and endurance athletes as the more red blood cells you have, the more oxygen you have being carried to the muscles. This means your less likely to fatigue or get lactic acid build up in your muscles. Therefore, if you can perform at your peak for longer than your rival it’s likely you’ll be able to beat them. For cyclists this became the holy grail in the 1990’s, with a normal persons hematocrit likely to be between 40-45%, however for cyclists before 1997 regular use of EPO and other performance enhancing drugs such as testosterone, Human Growth Hormone and Cortisone would boost their figures to between 55-65%.
The UCI implemented the 50% ruling as a “health measure”, therefore when riders were caught with a hematocrit over 50% they were simply suspended for two weeks before being reinstated. From here the status quo remained until July 1998. The Tour de France was eagerly anticipated like any other Tour, however in the days prior to the start in Ireland, a chain of events began which would lead to a complete change in the doping culture of professional cycling. The most successful team in the 1998 Tour de France was the Festina team. Packed with top line riders it was likely one of their riders would win the Tour de France. This would soon change however as team soigneur, effectively a team helper, Willy Voet was stopped by French customs in Belgium as he tried to enter France through a small border crossing by Lille.
A routine check of his Festina team car found an insane amount of doping products within, which included 234 capsules of EPO, 82 vials of Human Growth Hormone, 160 capsules of testosterone and various other doping products. After the team at first distanced themselves from Voet, it soon became clear everyone from the team would be questioned once they returned to France. Once it became clear French police had uncovered a systematic doping programme on the Festina team, directeur sportif Bruno Roussel and team doctor Eric Rijckaert were forced to end their denials and admit to a systematic doping programme on the team, which was later discovered to have been funded by the riders. From here all the key players from the Festina team were questioned by police, including star riders Alex Zulle, Richard Virenque and Laurent Dufaux.
Virenque clearly bewildered at the 1998 Tour de France.
The team would be subsequently thrown out of that year’s Tour de France and all riders apart from Virenque would admit to doping. From here French police searched other teams at the tour and found doping products at almost all the teams. In turn the riders protested about their harsh treatment by police and stage several protests during stages whereby the riders would deliberately ride slowly or even stop for several hours. In the end the incredible victory for the Italian Marco Pantani, who also won the Giro D’Italia that year also, was overshadowed by the ongoing Festina affair.
From here things settled down again, with the next major storm surrounding the Italian Marco Pantani. After winning two of cycling’s biggest races in the Giro D’Italia and Tour de France in 1998, Pantani looked for a repeat in 1999 as he dominated the Giro. Only days before the end however, he fell foul of the 50% limit of the UCI and was suspended for two weeks. Although this created many news headlines, the significance in the story was whether he had been set up and did center on doping like the Festina affair had.
Pantani being led away by police after his expulsion from the 1999 Giro D’Italia.
After the Public Relations disaster that was the 1998 Tour de France over, the UCI and Tour organisers were eager to renew the public’s faith in the race for 1999. They both promised a slower race to show they were curbing doping in cycling. Little did they know however that their biggest problem around doping were just about to begin as Lance Armstrong was coming back to the Tour and was determined to claim victory, whichever way possible. For more on this story please view my second part to this blog entry which will be posted in the next few days. Hope you enjoyed it!
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Learn about the components of the Robot framework and how it makes mobile test automation easy, including continuous integration and more.
In the current technological era, it is normal to find 4-5 new Android-based apps uploaded to the Play Store every week. Seeing competitors deliver apps so frequently creates pressure to deliver quality apps in a short span of time. During this limited time, mobile application development and testing of the business' purpose should be achieved. With this pressure, there is a need to automate certain processes which can save time while providing a trusted output.
Smartphone applications on Android or iOS are built as either hybrid, native, or as a web app. Regardless of the type of the application under test, the selection strategy for automation framework does not vary to a large extent.
Here, the challenge is to figure out the framework, which is either paid or has the capability to operate and reach every UI part of the application. Also, it should have different libraries that can communicate with the backend blocks of the application under testing, such as databases or web services.
The other challenge is to decide if the automation should be run on real devices or emulators. There are different third-party software for emulators (Genymotion is a renowned example), which is promising for about 90% of capabilities of the application, excluding some hardware and network-dependent test cases. Choosing a real device depends on the Android version and hardware capabilities the AUT works on.
Robot framework is an open-source framework which understands text and HTML formatted test case scripts and has a keyword-driven methodology. It is a wrapper that is written over many frameworks with the help of test libraries. These test libraries are selected according to the framework we choose to automate different types of applications.
To drive applications using the Appium framework, the Robot framework's Appium library is preferred. Here most of the capabilities of Appium are framed in form of keywords, which are easily understood by a tester who would want to read the scripts and understand what is exactly being performed in the particular test.
One of the renowned frameworks used for UI based automation for all three types of applications is Appium. To write a robust automation framework using Appium, the Robot framework library for Appium is recommended.
I will walk you through a small case study done on a simple native application with at least two test cases automated with a hybrid framework and using the Robot framework with an Appium library and utilities written in Python.
Jenkins is a continuous monitoring tool that takes care of all the activities required to run as part of an end-to-end automation run. In the figure above, the role of Jenkins is to monitor the jobs that have been triggered to run the pybot tests.
This is a test script file which has three test cases under the "Testcase" tag. The labels under this tag are considered test methods by the Robot framework. They are executed in a sequential manner with a top-to-bottom approach.
This is a Robot framework module used to trigger the test scripts written in the Robot framework format. Here the pybot reads the different framework files and executes the tests by performing different actions on the UI of apps.
Appium is the open-source engine that runs on Node.js and is an interpreter used to drive Appium library commands to perform actions on the UI of applications. It needs to be up and running during an interaction with the UI of the application. To access the shell capabilities of the virtual device, the <adb> command with different parameters can be useful.
The automation test scripts that need to be run are mostly executed on virtual devices. The software Genymotion hosts different Android versions devices and runs in a virtual way. If the tests are specific to real devices, then without any changes in a single line of the framework, they can be executed, provided the UI has all the same elements as what is expected in the code.
The good part of using the Robot framework is its superior logging and reporting of features in test case executions. The reports are generated in a standard manner, or they can be customized. Please find some stills of these reports below.
This is a Report.html page which is automatically created after test runs. This page summarizes different test suites and their runs with the pybot command that was triggered. These reports are interactive and can be drilled down to have a detailed analysis of how the steps in test scripts went.
The following image shows the logs of the test case runs. Here are the detailed view and runtime values flowing in the variables. This approach saves time, avoiding the need to debug the code and then fix it.
Jenkins has a plug-in for the Robot framework which shows interactive reports. We can drill down the reports to see details to analyze the health of the test cases running in consecutive job runs. The trend of every test case in every job run can also be analyzed with this plug-in.
Published at DZone with permission of Pavan_Onkar . See the original article here.
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Come and discover the Audi A3 today at Brockhall Car Sales. Offering four body types across the range, including the saloon, sportback and cabriolet, it's the most versatile model in the manufacturer's lineup. Lauded for its plush interior, sporty looks, impressive handling and punchy, efficient engines, the A3 leaves its competitors in its wake. View the complete range of used Audi A3 models for sale in Preston right here on our website. Alternatively, pay a visit to our showroom in person and let a member of the Brockhall Car Sales team walk you though our stock of quality used vehicles. Feel free to get in contact online, by phone or in person to discuss your requirements.
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As many of you know, I am currently in a photography mentoring program called "The Arcanum" and one of the level requirements that I have is that I have to reprocess a photo that I took during my foundation levels and apply everything I learned up to this point either by using new post processing techniques or taking a new photo of the same subject.
The photo you see here was in my first photographic critique and my mentor at the time had indicated to me that although the processing was nice, he had suggested that I re-shoot this as he felt that there was another shot to be had. Looking at this now, with a much improved eye, I can see that there are a few distracting elements in the photo such as the trashcan in the background as well as some minor bits and pieces on the pathway that could use some "tidying up". The tree branches on the left of the frame are also a bit distracting but the major thing that I noticed was that the greens in the bush almost look a bit "toxic"
I decided that I wanted to go with a square crop on this improved version since I felt that the portions outside the photo didn't really add anything to the subject and the added benefit was that I was able to remove distracting elements. I also toned down the greens just a bit so that they looked more realistic and less toxic. Contrast was also added to the house to give it a little more "pop". Going through this exercise, I have realized that my eye now vs a year ago, has really improved a lot and now, I tend to be more critical of my work. I still have (4) more of these left to do so stay tuned for the remainders.
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Captain Lees Tarillion was a rising star when he graduated from the Imperial Academy. But ten years later, he’s still stranded on the frontier protecting three Imperial star systems without hope of advancement.
Summoned by Fleet Admiral Attilio Karsath to a secret meeting, Tarillion is tasked with an impossible mission: find the Lords of the Dark, mythological aliens who are the key to travel between the stars.
Put in competition with a vicious captain intent on climbing the ranks, Tarillion is thrown into the Empire’s seedy underbelly where he meets a beautiful, mysterious bounty hunter who may hold the answer to his quest—if she doesn’t kill him first.
As Tarillion’s hunt for the Lords of the Dark takes him into farthest reaches of the frontier he must confront the demons of his past—and the enemies who threaten the power of the Empire.
Blyth, Teague, and Abbon, three brothers of the Durotriges tribe in southern Britain, discover a strange old man, living alone in the forest, who warns them of a coming storm.
Soon afterwards, their father returns from travelling in distant lands. But then, terrible events force them to flee from their village; the only home they have ever known.
The old man teaches them some magic, before they embark on a journey across the sea to Gaul, guided by the warrior mage Gwenn.
Gwenn brings them to train with the mysterious Deru-Weidi, but will their magic be enough when they come face to face with the mighty city of Rome?
Set in a historically accurate backdrop of iron age Britain, Gaul, and the Roman Republic; “Children of the Wise Oak” is a historical fantasy featuring magical realism, Celtic culture and religion, the occasional dragon, and more.
Her power is unmeasured. Her abilities untested. Her destiny inescapable.
When her father goes missing, Faria has to rely on her own strength to brave the world that attacks her at every turn. Friends and guardians rally by her to help save her father and reveal the mysteries of the ruined city, while the dark legacy of an ancient cataclysm wraps its claws around her fate… and her past.
The year is 2117. In the farthest reaches of Earth’s territorial space, a spree of depraved murders has local cattle ranchers fearing for their families. John Gallic (Galaxy Man) is the former Chief Inspector of the Spatial Colonial Police, who steps up to take on the challenge of stopping a madman. The line between prey and predator becomes blurred and the Galaxy Man will have no problem sacrificing himself to kill a killer.
Chloe Wilder’s dreams are all too real. She just doesn’t know it . . . yet.
Chloe is a normal teenager content with her average life – until the dreams begin. Spending her nights in a fantastical world of beautiful impossibilities she meets Zak, a charming young man who offers to guide her through his world. But darkness lurks beneath the beauty, and events in the dream world soon take a nightmarish turn – convincing Chloe that the dreams are real.
An Evil Queen, a childhood not-so-imaginary friend, and a mythical fountain are only the beginning as Chloe finds herself on a rescue mission turned epic quest. As she ventures deeper into the world of magic and possibility, Chloe is forced to confront real life truths about herself if she ever hopes to succeed – and wake up.
Liam Kidd was a freelancer for Vesta Corporation, Earth’s largest and most corrupt asteroid mining company. Through a series of events he finds himself working the mines, a fate worse than death. When an opportunity presents itself, he and two other miners escape through a nearby wormhole. They find themselves across the galaxy in the middle of a conflict between three alien species. Liam’s only chance of getting home lies in finding a device rumored to be capable of opening a singularity. Now, he and his crew must face the horrors of war to return to their own system, a challenge that might prove deadly.
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1) What is data-base testing?
Data base testing is segmented into four different categories.
2) In database testing, what do we need to check normally?
3) Explain what is data driven test?
In a data-table, to test the multi numbers of data, data-driven test is used. By using this it can easily replace the parameters at the same time from different locations.
4) What are joins and mention different types of joins?
5) What are indexes and mention different types of indexes?
6) While testing stored procedures what are the steps does a tester takes?
The tester will check the standard format of the stored procedures and also it checks the fields are correct like updates, joins, indexes, deletions as mentioned in the stored procedure.
7) How would you know for database testing, whether trigger is fired or not?
On querying the common audit log you would know, whether, a trigger is fired or not. It is in audit log where you can see the triggers fired.
8) In data base testing, what are the steps to test data loading?
After updating data in the source, check whether the changes appears in the target or not.
9) Without using Database Checkpoints, how you test a SQL Query in QTP?
By writing scripting procedure in VBScript, we can connect to database and can test the queries and database.
10) Explain how to use SQL queries in QTP ?
In QTP using output database check point and database check, you have to select the SQL manual queries option. After selecting the manual queries option, enter the “select” queries to fetch the data in the database and then compare the expected and actual.
11) What is the way of writing testcases for database testing?
12) To manage and manipulate the test table what are the SQL statements that you have used in Database testing?
The statements like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE are used to manipulate the table, while ALTER TABLE, CREATE TABLE and DELETE TABLE are used to manage table.
13) How to test database procedures and triggers?
To test database procedures and triggers, input and output parameters must be known. EXEC statement can be used to run the procedure and examine the behaviour of the tables.
Project that has to be configured will be done by clicking on the Project Configuration dialog box.
14) How you can write testcases from requirements and do the requirements represents exact functionality of AUT (Application Under Test)?
To write a testcases from requirements, you need to analyse the requirements thoroughly in terms of functionality. Thereafter you think about the appropriate testcases design techniques like Equivalence partitioning, Black box design, Cause effect graphing etc. for writing the testcases.
Yes, the requirements represent exact functionality of AUT.
DML stands for Data Manipulation Language, It is used to manage data with schema objects. It is a subset of SQL.
17) What are DCL commands? What are the two types of commands used by DCL?
DCL stands for Data Control Language, it is used to control data.
18) What is white box testing and black box testing?
Black box testing means testing the software for the outputs on giving particular inputs. This testing is usually performed to see if the software meets the user’s requirements. There is no specific functional output expected for running this test.
The white box testing is done to check the accuracy of code and logic of the program. This testing is done by the programmer who knows the logical flow of the system.
19) How does QTP evaluate test results?
Once the testing is done, QTP will generate a report. This report will show the checkpoints, system message and error that were detected while testing. The test results window will show any mismatches encountered at the checkpoints.
20) Explain the QTP testing process?
Run tests: Testcases should be run.
21) What is load testing and give some examples of it?
To measure the system response, load testing is done. If the load exceeds the users pattern it is known as stress testing. Examples of load testing are downloading the set of large files, executing multiple applications on a single computer, subjecting a server to large number of e-mails and allotting many tasks to a printer one after another.
22) How to test database manually?
Testing the database manually involves checking the data at the back end and to see whether the addition of data in front end is affecting the back end or not, and same for delete, update, insert etc.
23) What RDBMS stands for and what are the important RDMBS that SQL use?
RDBMS stands for Relational Database Management Systems that use SQL, and the important RDBMS that SQL uses are Sybase, Oracle, Access ,Ingres, Microsoft SQL server etc.
24) What is performance testing and what are the bottlenecks of performance testing?
Performance testing determines the speed of the computer system performance. It includes the quantitative tests like response time measurement. The problem in performance testing is that you always need a well-trained and experienced man power also the tools you use are expensive.
25) What is DDL and what are their commands?
To define database structure, DDL is used. DDL stands for Data Definition Language. The various DDL commands include Create, Truncate, Drop, Alter, Comment and Rename.
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Tejara Center partners Jade Sims, Outreach Specialist for MSU International Business Center, John O’Gara, Regional Manager at US Small Business Administration and Emily Tucker, International Trade Development Manager for MEDC speak with attendees about global export.
The Tejara Center, a mixed-use international business incubator and accelerator dedicated to the development and growth of entrepreneurial visions, start-ups, and fledgling businesses, kicked off its 2015 training and event series at its newest location in Dearborn.
The Tejara Center inaugurated its programming with “Export 101,” an introduction to exporting for companies that have done no proactive exporting.
In addition to “Export 101″, the Tejara Center has hosted 2 additional workshops on selecting overseas markets and finding international partners. The last workshop in the Export Basics Series – Global eCommerce - will be held on April 2, 2015 at the Tejara Center. To register call 313-769-9697 or click here.
Support for these efforts was made possible through a key partnership with the New Economy Initiative (NEI) enabling the Tejara Center to increase exports from businesses in Southeastern Michigan and the Great Lakes Area.
The New Economy Initiative, a special project of the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. The mission of the New Economy Initiative (NEI) is to create an inclusive, innovative regional culture by reawakening and leveraging Detroit’s creative entrepreneurial drive. Their overarching goal is to establish a more diverse economy where opportunity, wealth and prosperity are available for all. To find out more, visit www.neweconomyinitiative.org.
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This All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Wellbeing Economics is an officially recognised cross-party group of MPs and Lords in the UK Parliament.
The group seeks to highlight how wellbeing serves as a valuable and pragmatic framing for making policy decisions and for setting a vision for the UK. Wellbeing draws attention to the diversity and interdependence of issues and interventions that affect us in our lives and the complex and complementary roles that different government departments and policies can play in improving outcomes. The APPG will therefore play a convening role across parties and government departments and look at different levels of intervention (national – local – individual) to identify where the biggest gains can be made for the lives of people in the UK, drawing on specific examples, challenges and contexts and building on existing knowledge and evidence.
The group was originally formed in 2009. And after a short break the group has been reconstituted in December 2018. The What Works Centre for Wellbeing now provides the Secretariat for the reconstituted group, which was formerly provided by New Economics Foundation.
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have been absent from Australia for 12 months or more.
- do not live in Australia.
- have not returned to Australia to reside permanently.
- are residing in Norfolk Island.
has been absent from Australia for more than 5 years.
- resides in Norfolk Island.
A New Zealand Citizen who travels frequently in and out of Australia and spends less than 6 months in a 12 month period in Australia.
was not residing in one of the following countries prior to entering Australia – the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Italy, Malta, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Belgium or Slovenia. These countries have a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement with Australia.
if you resided in the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Italy, Malta, Sweden, the Netherlands, Finland, Norway, Belgium or Slovenia, immediately before entering Australia, a copy of your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), National Health Service (NHS) card or other health/medical insurance card specific to the country, showing an expiry date.
DHS will send a reply email to acknowledge receipt of emailed applications. Use the current version of the application form on the DHS website to avoid processing delays.
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Whose your favorite singer? If they're not on the poll then oh well?
Half the people on that list can't even really sing.
Morrison's a poet more than a singer in my book..
So I'm going with Jane's Addiction!
All about the dog song baby...ruff, ruff, naaamean?
tough choice for me between ozzy, axl, perry and strummer. I vote Joe Strummer cuz you can understand what he wass saying unlike ozzy and he didnt over do his vocals like axl and perry tend to do.
^I think I would also go with Joe Strummer because even if he didn't have a technically great singing voice he did always sounded like he meant every word that he said, something a lot of todays singers could learn from.
^ yeah, me too. although if this was best front man, Zac De La Rocha should be on here, and chris cornells not bad.
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Club Penguin Cheats by Mimo777 Club Penguin Cheats by Mimo777: The Club Penguin Field Op Number 66 Cheats!
The Club Penguin Field Op Number 66 cheats are here!
Step 6. Go to the Lighthouse.
Step 7. Go to the microphone or the drums. (It started by the microphone, but now penguins are having to go to the drums. Weird! I wonder why Club Penguin moved it?
Hi Mimo. I'm really mad at CP! Because the Underwater Expedition isnt on now.
The field Op doesn't work.
oh noez herbert got out and the island is sinking? man were in big trouble mmhmm. its too bad theres not more gear cuz i have it all.
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What a good week we have had here at school , culminating in an assembly led by 3PJ. Thank you and well done. It was great to see so many visitors in school today. It was also fabulous to see so many children wearing something funny at the end of the week - Mrs Reynolds is still counting loose change contributions for Comic Relief !
Yesterday was a special day with children throughout the school dressed in pyjamas or as a story character and sharing so many special books. Well Done everyone.
Year 6 began their transition programme with Haverfordwest High this week, spending time at the school and our Year 5 classes began Cycling Proficiency sessions - we wish them well.
We have had a few new families join us over the past couple of weeks and look forward to getting to know them better.
Mrs Reynolds led two parent workshops today, with a focus on independent learning at school with an aim to both inform parents and also to offer ideas for home. We shall continue to deliver such family workshops - next Friday, there will be two workshops on Welsh Second Language for any parent who wishes to attend.
For any parent who hasn't shared the on line safety link with their children, we urge you to do so, particularly if you have Infant ( Year 1 and 2 ) learners.
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Online Radio Lisburn's 98FM, Live Stream and high quality. Listen to the uninterrupted radio.. It was delicious. Whoo! Finger lickin' good! I'm... I'm sorry. All right, you... You know what? I got enough of this. Yeah, all you hooligans out! Who's a hooligan? Now, wait a goddamn minute. We are not hooligans. Daddy, it's okay, it's okay. Don't ever disrespect my wife in front of me. You done did it now! Hey, hey, hey! That is enough, John Clancy. You stop that right now! All of you, get out of my house right now, before I call the police. Daddy! Out! Come on, let's go. Out, out. Hell, I done wasted another outfit. Come on, Courtney, let's go. Courtney is not goin' anywhere. She is a Clancy, and she always will be. It's okay, son. Let me tell you somethin', I'm happy to leave, get back to the hood where people are civilized. Well, that's a good thing, because I would never allow my daughter to date trash. No problem. Oh, no! Oh, no! Yeah, you had that comin'. You son of a . Yo. Joey! Joey! Travis! Yeah, man. I'm in jail. I need you to do somethin'. I need you to bail me out. What are you doin' in a jail cell?
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A passionate designer who specialize in Web design and Graphic design. I love crafting not just pixel perfect designs but experiences that matter.
Banner — Advertisement, Social media banner, Marketing.
Poster — Hi Guys, this is marketing wall poster for a fitness firm.
Diamond — Home page design for an Australian based company.
Falmouth — Feel free to leave your feedback. Show us love! Press “L”.
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Loue siège auto marque britax Romer groupe 2/3 9-18 kg ISOFIX.
EN : Car Baby Seat from brand Britax Romer Group.
For 2/3 years olds of 9-18 kg ISOFIX.
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Over the weekend, we learned that long-time Ocean Beach Unit II resident Bob Grozalis passed away after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Bob had a home at 207 Harbor Drive and enjoyed spending time with seven grandchildren!
Services: Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, at 1 p.m., in St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 1040 Flexer Ave., Allentown. Calling hours will be held on Sunday, from 5 to 8 p.m., at the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home, 16th and Hamilton Sts., Allentown and Monday, from 12 to 1 p.m., at the Church.
Contributions: May be made in his memory to the American Cancer Society , 3893 Adler Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017.
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Bio: She is recognized by the url of Risa and he or she believes quite quite fantastic.
Her house is now in Minnesota and she gets everything that she needs in that location. After being beyond his task for years he became complaintant service company representative.
Hot air balooning 's something I will never give .
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This event will be closing in the next few hours. To place a bid or find out more, visit international.go-dove.com/event-19010.
For more information or to register to bid visit international.go-dove.com/event-19010 or contact help@go-dove.com so we can help you.
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The very first part of the job is to ensure the work area is clean and clear. If working inside, all items of furniture are either covered with plastic or moved out of the room, and the flooring is covered with large protective cloths. When outside, the area is swept and any furniture or garden items are moved or covered.
Stage two is to fully clean and de-grease the uPVC windows or doors that we’re spraying. We do do this using specialist uPVC cleaning products and solutions.
Once all areas are fully cleaned, we begin the masking process. Any handles which are not being sprayed are completely removed. Glass panes are taped and protected with plastic sheeting. Any items covered are taped and sealed off.
Once everything is masked off, we set-up our professional window spray equipment and then prepare the paint by mixing it with the curing agent. After this we are ready to begin spraying.
After the spraying process, we allow an amount of time for it to harden off (usually about an hour) before starting the ‘clean down’ process. The spraying equipment is dismantled and taken away before the masking covers and tape are removed. All protective cloths are removed from the room is before a last sweep or hoover out.
Are you interested in furbishing your existing uPVC windows, doors or conservatories?
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Rotolight ANOVA PRO™ – The ultimate LED studio/ location light designed for the most demanding of professionals.
Rotolight Anova Pro is the ultimate LED studio/ location light designed for the most demanding of professionals. Anova Pro’s Bi-Colour LED system with AccuColour™ delivers exceptional colour rendering (CRI:96+) and powerful soft light output, making it ideal for cinematographers, videographers and photographers, whilst using 94% less energy than a standard tungsten bulb.
Anova PRO represents the pinnacle of LED technology, with five unique innovations: CINESFX ™ Provides an powerful arsenal of Cinematographic Lighting FX (CineSFX™) for use on set or location. HIGH SPEED SYNC FLASH provides a powerful HSS flash at 150% of the maximum continuous light output for traditional photographic workflows. TRUE APERTURE DIMMING ™ calculates and displays the correct aperture (F-Stop) for your subject at a given distance and DESIGNER FADE ™ provides custom fade up / fade down production effects.
Powered by V-Lock or mains power, ANOVA™ delivers a powerful output (up to 6545 Lux at 3 feet), whilst using 94% less energy than a standard tungsten bulb. Anova Pro delivers unparalleled versatility, superior colour rendering and gorgeous soft light output and is ideal for cinematographers, videographers and photographers alike.
Available in either Bi-Colour (6300K-3150K) ‘STANDARD’ 50 beam angle, which is our recommended choice for the majority of applications to maximise the versatility of this innovative light, or fixed colour 5600K, the brightest model in the range - ideal for photographers who are concerned with maximum light output and also for those who primarily work outdoors. A special 110 ‘ULTRAWIDE’ Bi Colour model is also available (for soft-fill, or Chromakey background illumination) which naturally spreads the light over a much wider area without the need for diffusion, at a correspondingly lower illumination level.
High Speed Sync Flash (HSS) provides a powerful HSS flash with zero recycle time, at 150% of the maximum continuous light output, for use in traditional photographic workflows. Also includes a modelling light capabilty, along with control of flash duration and colour temperature, combining the advantages the best of both legacy strobe technology and continuous ‘shoot what you see’ light output.
V-Lock Battery or Mains Power, (48W consumption at full power (Bi Colour), or 51W Consumption (Fixed Colour 56K Model) delivering over 2.5 hours at 100% brightness on a standard 95 w/h battery.
Ideal for Videography, Cinematography and Photography.
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The end of a significant relationship is a difficult time, marking the move into a new phase of your life.
These days, people live longer and fuller lives than ever before. .
Our parents and relatives hopefully have long and fulfilling post-retirement years to look forward to….
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In today’s workplace, conflicts arise constantly, and the inability to come to a resolution can have devastating results and often leads to violence in the workplace. Proactive communication is the key to resolving and preventing these adversities, and in a diverse work force the ability to resolve conflict in a timely and effective manner to prevent escalation is important.
What barriers exist in resolving conflict?
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Staining Guys in Kekaha, HI feels using a high quality stain for your wooded fence especially if you intend on planting flowers and trees in front of it is very important. Though all stains will eventually fail and require future maintenance, there are many products on the market that simply outlast others. Often times, fences will be neglected because the plants around the wood are simply too big, so protecting the fence for as long as possible is key. This is achieved by using different applications along with top quality products.
The experts at Staining Guys in Kekaha, HI says it is necessary to protect both sides of the fence? This is a very popular question. Often times people will ask us to stain just one side of the fence. This does add some protection to the wood, however, the result is that the fence is still only half protected. Exposed wood vulnerable to UV rays and high moisture will discolour and be most noticeable in a very short time period.
Staining Guys in Kekaha, HI is available now to speak with you, 800-618-6838.
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Because stickers are required to be very careful to complete DIY. The need for hands-on ability is very strong.
1. Carbon fiber stickers, no glue after peeling off. If you don’t think pasted well, peeling it off and paste again.
3. Beautify appearance, protect the fuselage, dustproof.
So fast shipping to Thailand.
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The latest ‘Travel Africa’ magazine, the autumn edition, reached me over the weekend and was as usual again providing a wealth of information from across the continent. The magazine is available vis a vis an ‘e-version’ too but nothing beats being able to leaf through it, go back and forth and in particular see the many commercial adverts, often of new places, which show the confidence of investors in the hospitality and tourism industries across Eastern and Southern Africa. Visit www.travelafricamag.com for more details or to sign up for a subscription … and no, I do not earn commissions from this recommendation but want to propagate wider access to the wilderness areas of Africa as shown in Africa Travel and the sister magazines ‘Travel Namibia’, ‘Travel Zambia’ and ‘Travel Zimbabwe’.
The unsavoury events at the Uganda Wildlife Authority seem to fester on, and those ‘daring to comment’ are regular recipients of Latin bywords, probably looked up on Google and revealing the hollow minds behind these utterances. Meanwhile has John Nagenda, Senior Presidential Advisor and former Chairman of the Uganda Wildlife Authority also taken issue with the present breed of masters there in his latest Saturday column, published in the country’s leading newspaper The New Vision: We must revisit, once again, the cesspit at luckless Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), in order to bring you up to date with what is happening. Failing to catch up will be only because of the lightning speed at which UWA is being dragged through the mud. Why the monotony of ever going back to this same subject? Because then at least nobody will ever feign ignorance of it, least of all Government. I always recall returning, again and again, to another subject: the selling of the Uganda Commercial Bank. We questioned the method of its selling, the dubious breaking of rules, some of them from the World Bank. And finally we queried the amount we received from the buyers. And we all failed—poor old Uganda robbed again. Should this not entice us to zip our lips, since the struggle is so often non-availing? Never! At UWA, we must re-walk the same plank. By now all the original directors are out. And still the carnage continues. This week Mark Kamanzi was confirmed Acting Executive Director. These new fellows don’t do things by halves! His fame hitherto was as owner of Fat Boys, a bar in Bugolobi. Absolutely under no circumstances does he qualify for ED. Line Minister Rukundo enjoys much time on his hands since everyone now goes straight to Maj. Gen. Otafiire. The Board budget is already depleted since, because of endless, highly rewarded meetings. You, and hopefully the Auditor General, will want to know what happens to the Fixed Deposit account. Quoting the National Anthem: “Oh Uganda, the Land of Freedom, we lay our future in thy hands!” Shall we find it there?
A fly past by the Kampala Aeroclub’s Jungmeister ‘double decker’, showing off some acrobatic flying with Capt. Howard on the ‘stick’, crowned the 50th anniversary celebrations of the formation of the Air Traffic Controllers Association here in Uganda, where the ‘locals’ too made merry on the occasion. The Ugandan ATC’s on the day also helped cleaning up nearby beaches, planted trees and donated fishing nets and dozens of life vests to fishermen going after the trade in the shallow bays surrounding the Entebbe International Airport, who gratefully received the gifts from their ‘neighbours’. On the same day did the Civil Aviation Authority also launch the inaugural edition of the Eng. Zephaniah Baliddawa Air Traffic Management Awards. Eng. Baliddawa is not only an aviation veteran in his own right but has also for the past several years been the capable and highly respected Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Civil Aviation Authority. Recipients were the Kampala Aero Club and Flight Training Centre in Kajjansi, Mission Aviation Fellowship – also based in Kajjansi – and Air Uganda, while Kenya Airways was selected from amongst the international airlines flying to Entebbe.
Anger and frustration has now taken over the relations between Shell Uganda, the sole supplier of AVGAS in the country, and the air operators in Entebbe and Kajjansi, using single and twin ‘piston engined’ aircraft for charter flights. Information has also been unearthed that the recently established AVGAS tank facility in Kajjansi, able to hold 40.000 litres, designed and initially built by Shell and then taken over by a former Shell executive who now operates the facility as his own business, is showing a serious design fault, as some 6.000 litres of the precious liquid cannot be pumped out of the tank since the ‘suction inlet’ has been placed too high, adding to the frustration of those depending on this type of fuel. To add financial injury to insult has Shell, without providing any information or acceptable explanation, raised the prices of AVGAS from the agreed US Dollars 2.08 per litre to US Dollars 2.25 per litre in September, charged retrospectively as assured by several charter companies, although after threat of legal action and other measures Shell, effective 01st November, reduced the price to its previous level again. Air operators vowed not to pay the ‘surcharge’ as it lacked in contract and was unilateral and arbitrary. It was also learned from aviation sources in Kenya, that during the period in question the prices in Nairobi and Mombasa DID NOT change, nor did they in Tanzania, where another international oil company delivers AVGAS to the various airports, aerodromes and airfields. Details received from Tanzania for instance also confirmed that Shell Uganda engages in what can well near be described as extortion with their pricing, and allegations have long been made that every time the protests of air operators become too vocal and intense, AVGAS runs out altogether, almost as in dishing out punishment but at the same time crippling the aviation industry which continues to use a sizeable number of ‘light’ aircraft to fly tourists and business travellers to often remote airstrips where larger aircraft cannot land or are too expensive for only a handful of passengers. The cost of AVGAS in Dar es Salaam was quoted, for the period in question as costing per litre US Dollars 1.5013, Zanzibar quoted US Dollars 1.5127, Arusha Municipal Aerodrome quoted US Dollars 1.6098 and the more remote Dodoma and Tabora quoted US Dollars 1.6257 and 1.6478 respectively. In further comparison, a litre of AVGAS at Nairobi’s Wilson Airport last week cost a mere US Dollars 1.75 per litre, a difference until the end of October of 50 US cents. The difference in pricing is evident and with the cost of a tanker load from Kenya to Kampala given at a whopping 18.500 US Dollars it is becoming increasingly clear that Shell is pursuing an agenda of their own and while making soothing remarks when taken to task let their action speak a much harsher language. Of late air operators have reviewed the concession agreements Shell has with the Civil Aviation Authority to provide aviation fuels to the airline industry with a view to establish if the CAA could sanction Shell for ‘gross misconduct’ or for ‘failing to supply’ whenever AVGAS runs out, but the outcome of this and other parallel initiatives still remains to be seen. Meanwhile though, Shell has maintained its ugly image as a multinational corporate Gorgons at its worst!
Communities living along sections of the Queen Elizabeth National Park boundaries have reason to jubilate as UWA last week signed an accord with them governing access into the park. There, as was the case for time immemorial, the communities are allowed to fetch dead wood, cut tall grass for thatching of their homesteads and collect medicinal plants, along strict guidelines about quantities to be ‘harvested’ to ensure sustainability and prevent ‘commercial’ extraction. This is the second time the respective communities have obtained a written contract and agreement with UWA and critics were told that the deal is aimed towards empowering poor communities depending on subsistence ‘collections’ from areas near the park boundaries. Educational programmes will also reinforce the message of conservation towards the communities to support the agreement through better understanding and co-owning protection measures taken by the wildlife authority personnel in the field. Well done!
Disturbing reports emerged last week that aspiring politicians, either seeking re-election or vying for office for the first time, have again allegedly incited communities living near the Mt. Elgon National Park boundaries and seemingly encourage a number of them to invade the park and claim land. It was not long ago that prolonged rains swept villages away, created near steep hills which were tilled without safeguards, killing hundreds in the process and prompting hasty evacuations of other illegal squatters from the park area for their own protection. However, with memories seemingly so short, a fresh wave of park invasions is now expected during the election campaign, as few politicians hunting for votes will dare to tell the people the bitter truth, which is that the park boundaries must stand, illegal farming inside the park is dangerous and that they must desist from squatting in the park only to face eviction, at times at high cost to their property and health, at a later stage. Some politicians are alleged to have led a campaign to destroy boundary markers and fence posts erected at high cost by UWA and investigations are underway to establish the facts in the ongoing ‘battle for land’ around the Mt. Elgon National Park. Visitors numbers, which had reduced considerably after the widely reported landslides, remain below expectations and forecasts, partly because the tourism fraternity is also still concerned over the safety of tourists, which may be caught in the ‘cross fire’ should violence break out over the intrusions between UWA rangers and squatters. Yet, the unique mountain ecosystem, shared with neighbouring Kenya, holds special attractions for visitors and communities nearby should help to attract tourists to the park, from which they could benefit in many ways, instead of creation conflict scenarios which keep foreign visitors and their money away. Watch this space.
Last week a further 45 member of the Peace Corps were sworn in before the American Ambassador, after coming to Uganda to ‘do good’ in rural communities across the country. This brings the total number of peace corps volunteers based in Uganda to over 150. Most of the new members will serve in health centres, in education projects and related fields while a few will fill posts to do with environmental protection and projects. Thanks to the young Americans who devote some of the best years of their life to helping out here in Africa.
A report published last week in regional media and picked up without second thought by international media soon afterwards, that the migration of the wildebeest this year into the Mara was ‘inexplicably and abruptly cut short’ was rejected by leading tourism stakeholders from Kenya as ‘pure malice’ and ‘wishful thinking’, while others claimed the ill timed misinformation in sections of the media was simply lacking facts from the ground and were peddled by someone who may never have been there in the first place. Fact is that the migration this year arrived relatively early starting from mid to end June, when the first columns of the big herds began to cross the Mara river and started to spread out over the traditional grazing grounds. This was well documented with regular reports on relevant Facebook sites like ‘Mara Triangle’ and confirmed by a range of other sources, but also reported here by this correspondent at the time. Up to now, large numbers of wildebeest and zebra remain in the Masai Mara and are expected to start their long trek to the low grass plains between the Serengeti and Ngorongoro soon, where they will eventually give birth to the next generation before resuming their endless migration circle back North again. Sources in Nairobi were somewhat bewildered what prompted these reports and where they originated from, besides the known author who has since gone shtumm over the issue, but ulterior motives are suggested, allegedly having to do with the highly controversial plans to build a highway across the migration route in the Tanzanian Serengeti along the common border with Kenya. This however could not be independently confirmed, although rumours are abound amongst Kenyan safari operators and other tourism stakeholders. Ugandan travellers who last week had been to the Masai Mara, also confirmed that they saw ‘huge numbers of wildebeest’ while on game drives across the reserve as part of their air safari. Besides the annual migration the Masai Mara however is rich in game sightings throughout the year as many personal experiences can attest to, although the ‘migration’ is undoubtedly the biggest season of the year in terms of visitor arrivals and game numbers.
The annual Lamu Cultural Festival this year will take place between the 22nd and 24th of November. Main attraction will again be Swahili music and poetry performances by leading artists in these ‘crafts’, while visitors from near and far can also enjoy the spectacle of donkey races, properly jockeyed of course, or watch the traditional sailing vessels – the dhows – holding regattas off shore. A Swahili food festival will also be held in hotels across Lamu town and the resorts on nearby beaches and islands, while at the museum a major exhibition will be featuring the crossing of continents, and what pivotal role Lamu played a hundred and more years ago. More information is available from the Kenya Tourist Board, and as space on flights and in hotels and resorts is limited, early bookings are strongly recommended.
One of Kenya’s leading private airlines has announced that effective 15th November they will commence direct flights from Nairobi to Tanzania’s Lake Victoria municipality of Mwanza. The airline’s CEO Capt. Elly Aluvale announced the new route last week in Nairobi. The new flights to Mwanza via Kisumu, Kenya’s main lakeside city are leaving Nairobi at noon daily and will return from Mwanza via Kisumu at 3 pm every day, according to the details provided by Jetlink. The service will be operated with CRJ200 equipment, giving notice of ‘intent’ to Precision Air using an ATR aircraft on the route but also to Fly540, which combine their Mwanza flights with Bujumbura / Burundi four times a week. The aviation sector in Eastern Africa has in recent weeks suddenly ‘sprung to life’ with fare wars bringing tariffs to the lowest levels seen in almost a decade and wider choices as more airlines are now flying to the common but also the less common destinations, both domestic as well as regionally. Jetlink has in recent years moved progressively towards a Bombardier CRJ200 fleet, phasing out the ‘old’ fuel guzzlers like the DC9, and has in the process expanded their ‘reach’ across Kenya but also into the region, where they offer for instance two daily flights from Nairobi to the Southern Sudanese capital of Juba. No better time than now to take to the skies and fly places rather than take busses or drive.
Phoenix aviation last week took delivery of another Cessna Citation twin jet in executive configuration, following the expansion of the market in recent months. Demand for air transport has been rising again alongside with Kenya’s economic and tourism recovery and Phoenix, already operating a range of twin business jets and turbo prop aircraft, has taken prompt advantage to add another top of the range aircraft to their fleet. Phoenix operates out of Wilson Airport where it also maintains a fully licensed MRO or maintenance base where the company services their own fleet and undertakes contract work for Cessna operators from the entire region.
The weekly editions of ‘Kenya Buzz’ have changed appearance in recent weeks and looks ‘jazzier and cooler’ in many ways. Kenya Buzz gives regular overviews of what’s on and where to go by ‘e’ and subscriptions are free for recipients from near and far. Write to alix@kenyabuzz.com to be included in the mailing list and find out a lot of ‘secrets’ about Kenya normally only known by the ‘locals’ – giving valuable hints for intending visitors to the country.
The major planning stage for a railway link between the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and the city / business district of Nairobi has now been completed, it was learned from well placed sources in Nairobi last week. Travel to and from the airport, previously during rush hour but now almost across the entire day, has become a slow moving process owing to an ever growing ‘population’ of vehicles, and even after the so called Nairobi bypasses have been completed, travel by road to and from the airport are expected to be hampered by too much traffic. It is understood that funding is now being sourced to begin the tendering process and once a contractor has been selected, work could go underway swiftly. Completion of the entire project could take anywhere between 9 to 12 months and would undoubtedly improve the appeal of Nairobi for anyone arriving by air at JKIA. It is also understood that government is taking another serious look at mass transportation for Nairobeans relying on public transport to get to work or for children going to school and further stretches of new railroads are reportedly forming the core of their considerations, together with the introduction of affordable and working bus services into the city centre.
dolphin and whale shoals offshore, subject to some luck of course, although the main thrust is to get tourists ‘up in the air’ to see the island and its attractions, and their beach resort, from this unique ‘perspective’.
Reports are abound from the ‘northern safari circuit’ but also from the rest of Tanzania, that sightings of migratory birds from Europe and Asia have of late increased, signalling the ‘return of the birds’ from their summer dwellings in the Northern hemisphere. Many parts of Tanzania, but also the entire East Africa, will see the influx of birders from near and far to seek out the ‘migrants’ while resting for a while in wetlands and other places before completing their journey either further South or staying put, and trying to identify ‘rings’ on the birds to report to the international birding groups and societies. Sadly here in Uganda, major bird resting places, like for instance Lutembe – a Ramsar site, have in recent years suffered of encroachment and pollution caused allegedly by the run off from flower farms located too near the Lake Victoria shores, decimating arrivals there, and the growing threat to wetlands and ecosystems across Eastern Africa does not bode well for the long term survival of migratory bird species depending on flying to and from warmer climes depending on their season. Meanwhile though, this year’s bird migration still seems relatively intact but all hands are needed on deck of conservationists and ecologists to ensure that these natural phenomena have a long term future.
Information was received that Mr. Rene Janata has been replaced as Chief Executive Officer of RwandAir, with Chairman of the Board of Directors John Mirenge returning to the helm for a second time. The only information available so far was that Mr. Janata would be ‘reassigned’, without going into the reasons or what future functions would be handed to him. This is the fourth CEO RwandAir now had over the past three years, when in rapid succession CEO’s and Acting CEO’s came through the door and left again, or were ‘reassigned’ as it was elegantly put to this correspondent. The airline underwent a substantial revival in recent months, has taken delivery of two B737-500 aircraft on lease from GECAS before they will be replaced with owned brand new B737-800 models by the end of 2011, and has widened their network with new flights to Mombasa and Dubai but also more frequencies and more destinations across the region. Staff normally in touch with this correspondent remained guarded over their own reading of the situation, leaving the door open to yet more speculation as to the why’s and how’s behind this latest change at the helm. Watch this space for the most up to date information from the aviation industry across Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region.
The flights by RwandAir to Dubai from Kigali, via Mombasa, will for the time being be sold from as low as US Dollars 500 per person return, all inclusive in economy class and from 737 US Dollars in business class and this fare is also valid, according to an airline source, for passengers joining from Bujumbura and the domestic Rwandan destinations of Kamembe. No information could be obtained, probably due to the weekend, if the fares would also apply for passengers from Entebbe, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro and RwandAir’s other East African destinations. The aircraft used will be a leased B737-500, due to be substituted in a year’s time when two brand new B737-800 will join the fleet. On a different note, KLM has last Sunday night operated their inaugural flight into Kigali’s Kanombe International Airport, opening a new chapter of connectivity by air to the rest of the world for Rwanda. KLM will now operate 5 weekly flights from Amsterdam to Kigali with a stop en route in Entebbe / Uganda, ostensibly to improve load factors. This mirrors the long standing and successful concept of Brussels Airlines, which now operates daily between Brussels and Eastern Africa, all flights being ‘triangular’ with two airports being served by each flight. Flights between Kigali and Brussels on SN are codeshared with RwandAir and the two will undoubtedly be well prepared for the entry of archrival KLM.
The tourism industry got a valuable lobbying ally earlier in the week when the Rwandan Defence Forces put their weight behind pending requests to construct more helipads’, airstrips and aerodromes across the ‘land of a thousand hills’. The RDF’s main aim was to be able to organize rescue missions in case of natural disasters, which would greatly benefit from improved aerial capabilities, while the tourism sector of course sees added aviation facilities as another way to attract more tourists and have them travel the country with ease and in comfort by flying to some of the national parks and game reserves. Rwanda presently has one international airport and five airfields, some of them in urgent need for rehabilitation and modernization, which is considered insufficient considering the topography of the country.
The ‘land of a thousand hills’ last week received global recognition for their sustained efforts to protect the environment and restore encroached and depleted forests and wetlands, when the country was handed the prestigious ‘Green Globe Award’ for the ‘Rugezi-Bulera-Ruhondo wetland’. The announcement was made in Japan during a global meeting of the World Wetland Network. Rwanda has environmental protection high on the national agenda and been in the good news often in past months for the efforts and work done in conjunction with affected communities. Said one tourism operator in Kigali to this correspondent: ‘wildlife and nature based tourism is our bread and butter here in Rwanda. The high priority government gives to the sector is backed up by good policies and implementation measures and we are confident that we are on the right track. And because communities benefit from eco tourism, they support our measures to protect the environment, after all, it helps them too.’ The wetland in question has seen a remarkable recovery from its previous sorry state and a number of rare birds, animals and reptiles have already made their home there again. Nature walk accompanied by local guides can now attract tourist again and the country can showcase their efforts in its ‘Sunday best’. This seems in stark contrast with Uganda, where NEMA is ignoring information and particulars about wetland encroachment with apparent apathy and well near abrogation of its mandate to protect our environment. NEMA has often been critizised in the past for being selective, almost biased in their measures taken and even letters to the editor have, in regard to the nearby Kongo valley wetland, not yielded any visible response, leave alone that emails to them go habitually unanswered. Hence it is bouquets for Rwanda’s environmental watchdog and mega barbs for our own NEMA.
On the expansion trail Ethiopian Airlines has last week graduated over 100 new staff, trained in their own aviation academy in Addis Ababa. The reportedly 115 students, after successful completion of their respective courses, are now being deployed across the airline’s offices in administrative, sales and operational functions aimed to support a growing network and a growing fleet without the need to bring expatriates ‘on board’. Ethiopian, once THE Pan African airline – a successful concept now copied by other carriers too – is still regarded as a prime example of how African aviation can match the achievements of their international rivals and their training academy for pilots or for instance their maintenance base in Addis are examples of what can be achieved in Africa inspite of often adverse other conditions. Well done.
The University of Seychelles on the main island of Mahe was the venue for a number of participants from abroad and within, in a meeting aimed to find common ground over common problems. On the agenda was climate change and rising sea levels, a major threat to small island states and the arctic states, all of which are equally affected by the fall out of global warming. Participants came from as far as Alaska, Canada and St. Lucia, preparing a strategy and presentations for the forthcoming ‘Climate Summit’ at the end of November / early December in Cancun Mexico, where the failed discussions and agreements of the Copenhagen Summit of last year will enter the next round. It is expected that small island countries will make an energetic push towards a global agreement to reign in the emission of green house gasses to ‘safe their own survival’ and working hand in hand as a group will undoubtedly increase the chances of success.
As a further sign of the Seychelles drive to maintain and restore their environment, has Nature Seychelles launched a new project to deal with damages to some of their reef formations. The US government, through USAID, has set aside over half a million US Dollars for the project which will record and monitor ‘bleaching’ of reefs and other damage and develop mitigating measures of how to best restore the reefs and corals to their original state. Increasing temperatures of the sea, and rising sea levels, are considered as the main threats for coral reefs, and with the Seychelles depending so greatly, in fact entirely on their intact ocean environment for their fishing industry and where tourists from around the world come for holidays and diving, much energy and funding is now being devoted to ‘do the right thing’ and prevent where possible any damages while restoring where necessary any previous negative impact. The project by Nature Seychelles will run for a three year period. In a related development was Nature Seychelles also handed a donation from the UK, comprising high quality binoculars for the monitoring of birdlife across the archipelago, where several critically endangered and endemic species have their habitat like the Seychelles flycatcher. In other news it was also learned that conservationists and communities joined hands last week to restore beach vegetation as a measure to protect the shores from further erosion, and planted trees along ‘endangered’ stretches of beaches. Participants came from schools but ‘ordinary’ citizens and community leaders too turned up to take care of their immediate neighbourhoods under the project called ‘Sandwatch’.
The recent announcement by the government in Mahe, that the Goods and Services Tax is to rise from the present 10 to 12 percent, came not entirely unexpected by the tourism industry, which has to pay this tax from its transactions. Yet, several stakeholders promptly contacted this correspondent to voice their concern, that this may be somewhat premature and that recover of the sector should first progress some more before levying new additional tax percentages on the various segments of the tourism industry. However, other sources voiced a different opinion, claiming ‘as long as some of that money comes back to the tourist board for promotion abroad we can live with it’. Visitors hence need to brace themselves for a two percent increase on the cost of hotel accommodation, meals, drinks and excursions. The rate was reduced to 10 percent in 2008 at the height of the global economic and financial crisis as a support measure to make tourism to the Seychelles more affordable, but with a new arrival and spending record now visible on the horizon for 2010, economists clearly thought the time was right to bring the tax back up to its previous levels. The measure is in place since November 01st.
The Seychelles Transport and General Workers Union has welcomed the signing of a deal with the St. Anne Resort last week as ‘ground breaking’, putting other hotels and resorts across the archipelago also on notice that they will be seeking to negotiate collective bargaining agreements for their membership. Both the hotel management and the union have praise the maturity of the negotiation teams to achieve a result and stakeholders in the hospitality industry are now reportedly consulting about the impact of this agreement and are strategizing over the way forward for other hospitality businesses not yet in talks with the union representatives.
AND IN CLOSING AGAIN … material taken from ‘The Livingstone Weekly’, generated week after week by Gill Staden who lives at the Victoria Falls in Livingstone and is a frequent traveller across her region. In fact, it seems that ‘their problems and challenges’ are not any different from our own here in Eastern Africa!
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Automated Install of Tweak Pack v16?
Hey everyone, I am using the BG2 Tweaks (v16) with SoA and ToB. Since I only install a relatively small portion of the Tweaks (31 components), I was wondering if there is a way to automate the install? So something like a script where I can say like "install only #60, #110, #1170, ..." and so forth, without having to manually do it. By the way, the stuff is working really really good, a very big Thank You to all the authors!
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We all know that wanting something in life requires change. Whether it’s for the benefit of our family, friends, or special someone, there’s a need to comply on what life demands from us. No matter how small or big our move is, as long as it creates a difference, it will eventually matter in a lot of ways. The goals that we want to reach is pretty much not that easy. However, perseverance, determination, courage, and motivation always make a struggle seems simple.
Our capability to engage in an ongoing process of developing ourselves may not end up on the way we want it. Sometimes, it makes us waste a lot of time because we focus on things we are not supposed to give attention. The reason we fail is due to a lack of concentration on what we want to attain in life. We assume that because we exerted an effort, we will be able to get what we desire. However, we forget to understand that in life, nothing is constant.
A possible way to get rid of the negative attitude is to know where and when to put effort. If something seems unattainable, we should use all our energy in that particular goal. We need to lower down our expectations and become more open about possibilities. Since there’s no way we can determine how things will work out, we can only rely on what’s in front of us. We should never expect anything. Because if we do, it becomes impossible to hold onto something worth our effort.
We immediately lose control and let go of our goals because we somehow believe that we’re not worth it. There are times that even if we’re one inch away from success, we become overwhelmed with the situation. From there, we stop working on our progress and eventually, we stop caring at all.
Staying on track of what we want in life is always the key to success. We only need to learn how to say “yes” when the opportunity comes knocking. We also need to practice saying “no” when negativity pushes us away from our objectives. That’s the only two things that will matter when it comes to staying focus. Because if we let ourselves alter these responses, we will end up achieving nothing. We will waste more time and effort finding the right balance and control of our lives.
On a broader view, most of us fail because we love the habit of making excuses. That instead of doing things right away, we find time to look for reasons not to start doing something. We use excuses to validate the unwanted habits we have. We depend on it and include it in our daily lives. Though we can never entirely get rid of it because it’s part of how we handle things. We always keep some of it for future purposes. Its instant elimination is way too impossible, so we embrace it and feed on it.
Some say that working things out needs to be accurate. There must be a reason for all the struggle, hardships, and determination we have. That before we give up, we should at least determine why we start aiming for success in the first place. We need to know why we motivate ourselves, why we endure pain and sorrows, and why we want these things present in our lives. The moment we realize the reason for working hard on our goal is the time we can allow ourselves to grow.
We believe that empowering ourselves is something we imagine and automatically feel whenever we like it. But, it’s not. The problem with us is we waste time thinking of achieving something but don’t try stepping forward. Many of us don’t realize our capabilities, strength, and greatness. That’s because we don’t spend time knowing ourselves. There’s always a secondary perception that things will not work out because we feel like we can’t do it.
Instead of collecting complains about things around us, we need to start acting. We need to do little changes at least. It might not create an immediate impact today, but it will surely make a difference tomorrow. Every step of change becomes challenging as we continue to act on it. But it’s not something to be cautious about. And as long as we place our heart and soul into our objectives, how we see our lives become our reality.
Every goal that we want to obtain requires sacrifices. Sometimes changing the behavior towards things and overcoming negative habits are challenging. But as long as we picture ourselves engaging in the right mindset that everything is achievable, that’s the time that we create something out of the ordinary.
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The aim of my stay at the NIT was twofold: the implementation of corrections of my PhD thesis on the Early Palaiologan Court (1261-1354) and the organisation of an international symposium under the title 'Emperors, Sultans, Khans. Dynastic rulership at the crossroad of East and West. A comparative perspective' on rulership in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean (hosted by the NIT, 22 february 2013).
My stay at the NIT was hugely valuable to me, because the aforementioned symposium enabled me to intensify contact with Istanbul based researchers, who then supported my (successful) application for a TUBITAK research fellowship. My NIT fellowship thus paved the way for another year in Istanbul, a city which became very dear to me.
I am currently working at the Amsterdam city council (a temping job), but I am also writing a new research proposal and am occasionally presenting academic papers. With a new proposal I hope to be able to pursue an academic career.
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Error: warning: Falling back to java on path. This behavior is deprecated. Specify JAVA_HOME\Common was unexpected at this time. Got this error when starting Elasticsearch for the first time.
I have downloaded and setup Elasticsearch on Windows using the zip file provided from Elasticsearch. When I try to start it from the command prompt, saw this error.
I have the JAVA_HOME variable under the system variables, but this did not solve the error. Later when I added this error under user variable it got resolved.
This error occurred as there was no JAVAHOME path available for the Elasticsearch to start. So add the JAVAHOME variable in the Windows environment variable and try to start the Elasticsearch again.
Did this solve your error? then get started with Elasticsearch and Kibana by uploading some data to elasticsearch using the below posts.
Hope this helps you. Please comment your thoughts.
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So today’s post is another recipe.
Care to try out the recipe?
Hartelijk dank voor uw vriendelijke reacties op mijn vorige post en je bezorgdheid op mn scriptie! Ben ontroerd!
Dus, vandaag in de post: een recept.
Ik zag namelijk ooit deze kleurrijke cake die versierd was met gekonfijte fruit en ik was meteen geïnspireerd! Ik besloot om muffins te bakken, omdat ik ze al een tijdje niet hebt gemaakt. Uiteraard bovenop de gekonfijt fruit. Ik was allang blij dat ik ze kon gebruiken want ze lagen tegen de houdbaarheidsdatum aan..
Zin om uit te proberen, dit recept? Er is ook chocola in verwerkt!
Beat butter, the 1 tablespoon condensed milk and eggs until smooth and combined.
Sift the flour and baking powder. Add all the dry ingredients to the egg/butter mixture and combine well.
Then add in the yogurt!
Break the chocolate bar and place a tablet in each muffin dough in the center. With a spoon, cover the top.
Decorate the tops with the dried fruit and bake the muffins for about 30 min. in the oven!
Thanks for sharing the recipe, they look unique since I never seen anyone use candied fruit before. I can't wait to try making these they look so tasty with the chocolaty filling too!
Yum! Looks delicious as always.
Oh YUM! This recipe looks brilliant!! I love how you've got yoghurt in the center and candied fruit sounds great!
You seriously have the best recipes - this would be perfect for breakfast!! Yummy!
Oh my god, they look amazing. Totally drooling right now.
So brave of you to try so many different recipes and documenting them. I need to give more recipes a try when I have the time too. It's become too much of a routine lately for me when it comes to cooking.
Oh yum, this looks fantastic. Never thought to use dried fruit in a muffin recipe!
Oeee deze ga ik ook proberen!
omg! looks so pretty and delicious!!
love the white chocolate center!
Oh ! It looks so yummy !
white chocolate is my favorite! and having it hidden in the belly of a muffin? OMG i am so making this!
What an awesome idea to put melted chocolate in the center. Deeeelicious!
Would love to try it sometime!
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This week on the podcast we’re talking with Shellie Hughes and her dad Bobby Earl Bertram with Old Glory Schoolhouse in Monticello, Kentucky. You’re going to love hearing about all the creative ways they’re repurposing this old schoolhouse - and their fun connection to Magnolia in Waco, Texas. Plus a few fun stories from Bobby to keep us all entertained!
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It’s pretty well established the employee engagement is an issue for organisations throughout the world. This is especially so in organisations attempting to become social businesses however, for in such organisations it’s imperative that employees have a love for what they do.
When you love what you do, you seek out ways to do it better. You look to network and talk with others with similar passions, which naturally lends itself with a desire to share knowledge and help one another out.
I’ve written previously about the benefits social businesses can derive from volunteerism amongst employees, but given the importance of doing so, a new study provides some valuable insights into the motivations behind volunteerism.
The study, published recently in the Academy of Management Journal, found that when we had meaning in our professional lives, it corresponded with higher levels of volunteering in our personal lives. In other words, people were volunteering because they got something special out of their work lives, and wanted to get more of the same in their personal lives.
That isn’t to say that only those engaged at work do any volunteering of course. Indeed, the study found that people can use volunteering to satisfy a desire for meaning that isn’t provided by their professional lives.
What’s more, just as with the previous study, it was shown that those employees that volunteered (or in other words, were engaged at work) delivered better work performance. Now that isn’t at all surprising, but the study further emphasises the importance of loving what it is that you do. What’s more, it further emphasises, that if organisations want to be collaborative and encourage employees to volunteer their knowledge and skills to colleagues, they better get cracking on making work as enjoyable and as engaging as possible.
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The document was among a series of files that were unsealed Monday as part of a lawsuit over autonomous-vehicle trade secrets brought by Alphabet's Waymo.
The story spans Uber’s operation to spy on a Chinese rival, an international bribery investigation, and the starkly different positions of Khosrowshahi and Kalanick in the face of a simmering geopolitical crisis.
Retooling the firm's culture and coming up with a strategy is keeping the CEO Dara Khosrowshahi busy.
A large part of the investments from Travis Kalanick's new fund, named 10100 (ten-one-hundred) will be focused towards innovations in India and backing Indian startups.
The behind-the-scenes negotiations, recounted by people familiar with the case, show why Uber and Waymo took the unusual step of ending the fight in the midst of a trial.
Travis Kalanick may sell nearly a third of his shares in the ride-services company for about $1.4 billion, a person familiar with the matter said.
Uber reported financials to shareholders as part of a formal bid Tuesday night from a SoftBank Group-led consortium looking to buy a large block of stock.
Somehow, the new chief executive officer keeps finding more horrors at every turn. The latest is a cyberattack Uber had been concealing since last year.
No doubt when Kalanick met the wide-eyed Fowler at the office Christmas party, it never entered his head that she would become the disciplinarian who confiscated his car keys for reckless driving with one blog post.
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projection parameters: how are they changed?
Header files. Error in my ERS or GlobalMapper output?
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Big things are happening behind the scenes!
Stay tuned via social media to catch sneak peeks of what is to come.
Just for starters there is a beautiful new site is being divinely created as we speak!!
How can you connect with me during this evolution?
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Our humble home is nestled deep in the Bulgarian countryside, on the edge of a traditional village, atop a wooded valley. We are surrounded by nature, forests, lakes, caves and mountains. We try and create a relaxed, friendly home where anyone is welcome, families, solo travellers and pets. The house is cosy, bright, offers great views and is very quiet. The garden is gently sloping with a flat space for pitching tents and it's location affords stunning views over the rolling hills and forest. You will see the odd horse and cart trot by and the shepherd tending his flock. Inspired by travel, for travellers.
We live in a simple, traditional, 'back-water' type Bulgarian village with an ageing population of about 130 people. They live the basic, hard life of tending their gardens, bees, sheep, animals and although they stare at every car that passes, raise your hand in greeting and they melt instantly. The smiles of the locals here are warm, genuine and inquisitive. As mentioned, we have some peaceful nature on the doorstep. From our front gate you can take a walk directly to the lake and into the forest where the only person you are likely to see all day is the Shepherd. In that forest there are 'secret' caves to be found with a little internet detective work and a GPS. I'd you're into wild foods, grab one of our books from the shelf and head out for a huge variety of mushrooms, herbs of all kinds, fruits, nuts and flowers. There are very few facilities in the village so if you plan on cooking your own food, which you are of course more than welcome to do, pass a supermarket in the bigger towns first. Village milk, cheese and honey are especially good and can be purchased from the neighbours.
You'll have free shared access to all areas of the house and garden. We also have gated secure parking available.
Wifi is available and it reaches the tents and hammocks in the garden, hot showers, a kitchen to cook in and fire pit too.
We also have beds in the house for a little more money if you require.
Us, the house, yourselves, others and nature.
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This intensive care helps detangle, fortify and limit the fall of fine and fragile hair due to breakage.Hair is more dense, stronger and more voluminous. The formula combines the unique effectiveness of 5 tonifying oils and strengthening amino acids.
My hair is quite fine and there is always hair loss when I shampoo it, hence the reason for trying this product together with the Shampoo. I have been using this Conditioner for several weeks now and am a little disappointed. Whilst my hair loss has improved slightly I was expecting better results after reading all the reviews. I use it with the Conditioner as instructed but my hair still gets tangled.
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In 1868, Schenectady Locomotive Works in New York built the Jupiter for the Central Pacific Railroad. Steaming her way into history, the Jupiter hauled Central Pacific President Leland Stanford' special train to Promontory Summit for the joining of the rails. The Jupiter remained in service until the turn of the 20th century when, outmoded and unheralded, she was scrapped for the standard fee of $1,000.
Building an operating steam locomotive in the mid-1970's meant recreating the technology of a bygone era. O'Connor Engineering Laboratories of Costa Mesa, California took on the sizeable task of constructing working replicas of the original Jupiter and No.119. In 1979, after four years of work and with every dimension within 1/4 inch of the original, the Jupiter and No.119 "returned" to Promontory. Today, these magnificent machines are a tangible to the legacy of the first transcontinental railroad that tied the nation together economically and geographically.
This marker can also be identified by its HM code. You can use the hashtag #HM1JCF in tweets, and any other place where you might refer to this marker, including when searching on this site.
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A lovely black and white photo of a baby boy gazing out of frame.
Who’s got the cutest little baby face? Putting aside the beauty of your own face, or that of your pet, this is such a subjective question that the answer, should you meet the rather obvious criteria, may very well be your own baby. Now that’s established the question as to how to photograph your own prize and joy remains.
I think a parent, most usually a mother, will identify certain behavioral aspects associated with their child and consider them as characteristics unique to that child. It’s certainly worthwhile trying to record such moments for posterity.
But as far as recording a pleasing likeness a few fundamental elements need to be considered.
A black and white portrait of a young boy in rural Bali, Indonesia.
Soft, gentle light will help bring the face to life with beautiful, luminous light. You can achieve this with physically large light sources, both indoors and out. When inside one or more windows works a treat, while outdoors I’II often move my subject into the shade. But not too far into the jungle, just a meter or two inside the shade is usually enough. This allows light in, but at a lower level of intensity and in a softer, more diffuse form.
As well as using light to bring the eyes to life, critical focusing on the eyes will further draw the viewer's attention. The application of a shallow depth of field will further enhance the effect by deemphasizing the out of focus surroundings.
A striking portrait of a beautiful young girl in the grounds of a Hindu temple in Kolkata, India.
It’s important to pay attention to all parts of the frame. In the case of a portrait I generally like to situate my subject against a background that’s darker than they are. This helps to bring out the shape of the head, particularly when the background is de-focused through a shallow depth of field.
Once these fundamental aspects of light and composition are addressed it’s simply a matter of concentrating on expression and gesture. When it comes to portraiture, particularly of younglings, timing is the key. And you’ll be a position to preserve those special moments, in a way that’s fun for all involved, once you’ve attended to the fundamentals previously outlined.
Photography, like so manny other things is as hard as you want to make it. This is one of the reasons why I rarely discuss equipment in my regular blog posts. These posts, for the most part, are about the art of photography of which equipment, while important, is by no means the be all and end all.
Do you like classical piano music?
How much of your listening experience is determined by your knowledge of the particular piano being played?
Will owning the world’s best piano make a huge difference to the music you play if, in fact, you can’t play?
Great Photography exists in the space between technique and experience.
When it comes to performance there’s technique (e.g., what a rock guitarist might refer to as chops) and then there’s the more intangible concepts of feeling and emotive playing.
I believe this site’s posts live in the space between technique and feeling. I like to call that space experience. And I'm not referring to learning over time, but of simply existing in the moment - much the way we do during heightened states of connectedness. I’m glad to be sharing that space with you now. You're welcome anytime.
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Every day safety officers risk their safety and their lives to help protect the community. These safety officers include police, sheriffs and their deputies, highway patrolmen, and firefighters. These people are in dangerous jobs and are more likely than most members of the public to sustain a work-related injury. These safety officers have special entitlements and protections under the California labor code.
In most circumstances if an employee sustains a work-related injury, he or she will be able to recover temporary total disability benefits. These benefits are available up to two-thirds of the employee’s salary, according to the limits that existed at the time the employee sustained the injury. However, in the case of a safety office who sustains a work-related injury, according to California Labor Code 4850 he or she is entitled to disability payments of up to a year’s full salary, free from any income taxes, while he or she is temporarily totally or permanently disabled as a result of the work-related injury. If a safety officer remains disabled after the year is over, the safety officer is still entitled to receive temporary total disability benefits at the standard state rate, even though the full salary is no longer paid.
Safety officers also have protection in that there are certain “compensation presumptions” that apply to them in certain circumstances. This means that there are particular conditions and illnesses that will be presumed to fall under workers’ compensation laws. Labor Code 3212 provides that for particular safety workers, the term “injury” shall include any hernia, pneumonia, or heart trouble that develops while the worker is in the service for their unit. The compensable award for these injuries include full hospital, surgical, medical treatment, and other certain benefits. These safety officers would include firefighters, sheriff’s deputies, members of the district attorney investigative unit, and fish and game wardens. It should be noted that clerical staff are excluded from these protections. Firefighters are also afforded special protection for cancer diagnosis when the safety officer can demonstrate he or she was exposed to a known carcinogen during his or her service to the unit. Safety officers also qualify for special protection when contracting tuberculosis or MRSA.
If you have questions about workers’ compensation and your business, contact me today at (714) 516-8188 to discuss them. You need an experienced attorney to help you understand this process.
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By HENRY liAZLITT. 398 pages, including index and appendix. Cloth.
Van Nostrand. Princeton, N. J. 1964. Price $9.95.
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Mixed with luxury ,comfort and fun, Maple villa has super spacious rooms , two living rooms which are a dream for every city dweller. It features an open terrace and open style kitchen with dining area making it a perfect vacation getaway.
Located near the Nagaon beach the villa is a perfect blend of luxury comfort providing a feeling of peace & tranquility.
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At RPCC, we believe a healthy self-image lays the foundation for future success. Our goal is to nurture self-confidence and social skills while encouraging children to explore their world, ask questions, and become life-long learners.
Our teachers design learning activities that foster social, intellectual, physical, and emotional growth in each child. The curriculum promotes respect for others and encourages every child to fulfill her or his potential.
Because our classrooms are developmentally appropriate, activities differ depending on stages of growth. Sample classroom activities include artwork, blocks, cooking, dress-up, puzzles, and sand and water play. Music, movement, and story times are important parts of the children’s daily routine. Our children have fun investigating science and the natural world, developing literacy-readiness skills, such as letter recognition and printing, and exploring basic math, such as counting, sorting, and patterns.
Children are placed in classrooms based on a variety of factors including age, developmental level, learning style, and classmate compatibility.
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With the emergence and global acceptance of the ZigBee communication standard, there is finally a standardized wireless communication technology that enables easy installation and communication between the various devices and applications in the smart home.
The smart home device and home automation market is exploding. According to a 2013 report from NextMarket Insights, the current home automation systems and services market totals about $3.6 billion. By 2017, it will grow to around $14.7 billion. Other analysts and forecasts have forecast the possibility of 80 billion connected devices by 2020. Regardless of the exact figure, this is a big market that is opening up for device developers.
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Women Entrepreneurship Development program (WEDP) aims to build the capacity of Women-Owned Businesses (WOBs) across India. This program uses a combination of capacity building workshops and hand-holding/mentoring support to strengthen both the entrepreneurs and their enterprises and connect them to institutions and the marketplace. WEDP provides an opportunity for participants to meet successful entrepreneurs to share, learn and network.
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November 12, 2017 December 31, 2017 C.C.
November 10, 2017 November 12, 2017 C.C.
What comes to mind when you think about Criss Cross: A Holly Novel?
September 20, 2017 October 27, 2017 C.C.
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Reviews Import - Did not match any reviews for this product | AliExpress drop shipping forum – expert drop shipping community!
Did any one get this message when importing reviews: Did not match any reviews for this product? I've seen this for about 6 different products now where all of them have valid reviews in the original Aliexpress stores. I played with the selection criteria like the number of stars, images, translations, etc but the same messages were shown. Does anyone know why this happens? Can this problem be fixed?
I have the same issue now. Have you solved?
Hello, can you PM me your domain name and WP login credentials with link to such products - I will check.
I sent via forum conversation.
I just encountered this same error on a product.
Now I'm getting it on multiple products.
Hello, please PM me your domain name, cPanel and WP login credentials - we are working at finding solution for this issue.
I am facing the same issue as well. Just PMed you. Thank you!
If you use the latest version of AliDropship Woo plugin - this issue is solved.
Please send me in a PM your domain name, WP admin area access to check the issue.
Could you PM me your domain name and WP access details?
Me too struggling with the issue saying reviews not found on some products.
I have the same issue!! and now its happening to almost all the Products!!
Please PM me your domain name and WP login details to check the issue. Thank you!
Please make sure you use the latest version of plugin, reimport such products and check again.
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The Bass museum of contemporary art is reopening in Miami Beach, following a renovation that saw architects David Gauld and Arata Isozaki amend an extension they designed for the building 16 years ago.
Closed for two years while work took place, The Bass will open to the public on 29 October 2017.
Its interior spaces have been reworked by New York architect Gauld, who consulted his mentor, 86-year-old Japanese architect Isozaki, during the project.
Isozaki won a previous competition to extend the art museum's home on Collins Avenue in 2001, while Gauld was working for his firm, but the museum needed to keep up with changing exhibition requirements and increased visitor numbers so required a second renovation.
Therefore, at the request of Miami's Historic Preservation Board, Gauld was brought on in 2015 to make alterations to Isozaki's new wing and first level added to the original art deco-style building, completed in 1935 by architect Russell Pancoast.
Gauld has altered a number of key features and reconfigured the internal layout to create nearly 50 per cent more useable space for the interior.
The museum has been opened up to cater to a wider audience – including a bigger programme of contemporary art exhibitions, a museum store and cafe, and a number of educational facilities.
A ramp that Isozaki designed to lead from the entrance to the first floor, which visitors found difficult to navigate, was stripped out to create a large lobby that can host public gatherings as well as artwork.
A pair of outdoor terraces that were too hot to be used in the summer are now roofed so they can be used all year round.
Gauld also chose materials that would continue the aesthetic of the original building throughout the project.
"I tried to use mostly design vocabulary that had already been established here, either in the historically building or in Isozaki's addition, rather than try to introduce something new," Gauld told Dezeen at a preview of the museum.
This is demonstrated in one of the now-covered courtyards, which is set alongside the lobby's new cafe area at a junction between the old art deco building and the previous extension.
Gauld describes this space as his "mediation between Pancost's original and Isozaki's addition". Glazing that mimics other windows in the Isozaki addition raises the new roof above the key limestone walls of Pancoast's structure.
"I did it with a new roof that is above the highest point of the Pancost so it is all revealed," Gauld said. "The connection is behind the parapet so there is nothing touching this historical building."
"The way the glass is configured is based on other parts of the building so that there is continuity around the building," he continued. "It looks like it could have been here from the beginning."
Large terrazzo paving that covers the floor is set in a diamond pattern to reference previous projects by Isozaki, like the MOCA Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
Other alterations include the addition of a new floor to add extra exhibition space – four new galleries were added in total. Rooms towards the rear of the museum are adapted to include classrooms for the children's Creativity Centre, which will hold summer camps, and a meeting room.
Gauld also worked with Project-Space, a New York-based studio founded by Jonathan Caplan, to design the interiors for the museum's public spaces, including the grey-painted cafe and gift shop, furnishings for the lobby, as well as lighting in the gallery.
The Bass was founded in 1964 to house the private art collection of Miami residents John and Johanna Bass. It will reopen with exhibitions by Swiss mixed-media artist Ugo Rondinone and Cameroonian sculptor Pascale Marthine Tayou. An display of work by video artist Mika Rottenberg will open on 7 December 2017.
The museum's development forms part of a growing focus on art and culture in Miami Beach, which is home to annual fair Art Basel, the OMA-designed Faena Forum art and performance centre, Frank Gehry's New World Center and the Miami City Ballet.
Photography is by Zachary Balber, unless stated otherwise.
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Chemical defense plays a vital role in protecting people and countries from the devastating effects of chemical attacks.
Coming under the umbrella of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) defense, it establishes the protective actions to be take in situations where chemical hazards may be present.
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Therefore, it is crucial that training scenarios can realistically replicate the situations that individuals might face in the future – whether in the context of warfare, a terrorist incident, or another scenario.
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The cafe is a vision that has been realised by the local Methodist Church. The young people of Melbourne had nowhere to go - and we had a whole floor of an unused building.
We raised over £60,000 and converted the shell into a smart new cafe. As well as this we have provided a full time manager to run the cafe and work with the young people.
It is the church providing a Christian witness in the community - being a servant, providing a safe place for young people to go - and expecting nothing in return.
The cafe does not make a profit, but relies on volunteers to help out each evening. If you think you can support - just a couple of hours a month we'd love to here from you.
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So I cut her down last night and all 197 grams are in my drying tent. I couldn’t be happier with canuk and this northern lights plant. It’s got purples and pinks in the tops and all the other buds are a nice light green color. The smell is amazing. A little fruity but it’s hard to put my nose on exactly what . Be on the lookout for the harvest update in around 3 weeks!
Yeah.. I have to say I am pretty impressed with Canuk Seeds. The strains I have gotten from them so far have all turned out to be great growers. Congrats on the harvest!
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This review of Martin Ford's book, ''Rise of the Robots'' covers the past, present, and future development of robotics and AI, and their effects on the world around us.
The technology world faces new trends frequently. New technologies typically promise to get things done faster, reduce costs, and open new market segments, thus improving the financials of a lot of firms. From Service-oriented Architecture to mobile and cloud computing, all of them stake their claim to deliver these benefits.
However, the advent of Artificial Intelligence (AI) will impact the world economy in a way that no technology in the past was able to. This is the core thesis of Martin Ford’s 2015 book, 'The Rise of the Robots', sub-titled 'Technology and the Threat of Mass Unemployment.' If AI can unleash a tsunami of unemployment, how should America deal with it?
Quite unexpectedly, Ford proposes Universal Basic Income (UBI) as the solution. In doing so, he ventures into economics, quite unusual for a book on technology. It is this mix of technology and economics is what make the book such a heady read.
: "Robots are physical agents that perform tasks by manipulating the physical world. To do so, they are equipped with effectors such as legs, wheels, joints, and grippers. Effectors have a single purpose: to assert physical forces on the environment. Robots are also equipped with sensors, which allow them to perceive their environment. Present day robotics employs a diverse set of sensors, including cameras and lasers to measure the environment, and gyroscopes and accelerometers to measure the robot's own motion."
So I guess Robots was used in the title because human jobs being snatched away by robots is the most visible and physical manifestation of AI. Secondly, the word makes the title catchy and appeal to a wider audience. The Rise of Artificial Intelligence wouldn't work that well.
The key point, though, is that robots will do jobs that were previously done by humans. "A computer doesn't need to replicate the entire spectrum of your intellectual capability in order to displace you from your job; it only needs to do the specific things you are paid to," Ford writes. So, jobs that were previously done by humans and which were thought to be not doable by robots will also be taken away.
The unprecedented disruptive force of Information Technology will put even white-collar jobs at risk. No field will remain unaffected. The book takes us through the impact on higher education and health care, and then through future technologies and industries.
The one sector that may see a milder impact of AI and robots is health care. Ford writes: "Given that truly capable and autonomous elderly-care robots are unlikely to emerge in the near future, it might seem reasonable to expect that the looming shortage of nursing home workers and home health aids will, to a significant extent, offset any technology-driven job losses that will occur in other sectors of the economy". Problem is that these jobs are not enough to match the likely unemployment numbers. In addition, "these jobs are low-paying and not particularly suitable for a large fraction of the population."
Throughout the book, Ford uses a lot of data drawn from diverse resources to back up his statements. In some cases, data are shown to illustrate that a certain trend has started. However, the hallmark of the book is it does not drown you in complex mathematics or jargon, and is written in a clear and lucid style well suited for the general audience.
The book is sort of a primer for a variety of topics: Big Data, machine learning, nanotechnology, to mention a few. Martin provides a brief history of the development of these technologies. So, if you want to catch up on important topical technology subjects, this book is for you.
But are these the ones what caused my peak interest? No, as undoubtedly the most fascinating one, the super-wow section of the book, was chapter 9: Super-Intelligence and the Singularity. To express pithily, Singularity is the technology tipping point.
Ford discusses the concept of a truly intelligent computer system, one that has human-level intelligence, traces the origin of the term Singularity, and explains in detail the ideas of Ray Kurzweil. He also draws attention to the dubious side of Singularians and some members of the scientific community. Examples are immortality, digitally simulated actors, overwhelming first-mover advantage to some firms, making them uncatchable by their competitors, and so on.
The one personality that caught me totally off-guard was Hayek. As I mentioned earlier, the book's rather surprising conclusion is that UBI should be implemented to deal with the rise of the robots. If that conclusion was so novel to me, the fact there is a Hayekian basis for supporting UBI was an eye-opener, which in itself was worth the price of the book.
Friedrich Hayek is the neo-liberal champion of decentralized power and a staunch advocate of the competitive market system with freely adjusting prices. Hayek is well known only for his ideas on free trade and minimum governance. Ford quotes from Hayek's book Law, Legislation and Liberty: "The assurance of a certain minimum income for everyone, or a sort of floor for himself, appears not only to be a wholly legitimate protection against a risk common to all, but a necessary part of the Great Society in which the individual no longer has specific claims on the members of the particular small group into which he was born".
Ford further adds that "the conservative argument for a basic income centers on the fact that it provides a safety net coupled with individual freedom of choice." Thus, the root support for UBI comes from Hayek. Well, if I hadn't read this book, I would probably not known about Law, Legislation, and Liberty and would have never gotten to know free-market economists' viewpoints of supporting the concept.
Ford elucidates how UBI can be paid for. He suggests "limiting eligibility for the basic income to citizens and perhaps by means-testing it against earned income beyond a certain point," economic gains from a "consistent flow of purchasing power streaming to consumers", reform environmental taxes and making the tax system more progressive. As with other parts, the exposition here, too, is complete and comprehensive without any gaps.
Ford refers to Moore's Law a few times and uses it to illustrate how computers have gotten ever faster and will continue to do so. For example: "...even without accounting for likely future improvements in their designs, machine learning systems powered by deep learning networks are virtually certain to see continued dramatic progress simply as a result of Moore's Law [pg 95 ]" and "once AGI is achieved, Moore's Law alone would likely soon produce a computer that exceeded human intellectual capability [pg 228 ]." But, is it still valid?
Moore's Law is what came out of a 1965 article authored by Gordon Moore in which he observed and predicted that the number of components on an integrated circuit doubled every year. The prediction held until 1975 for transistors. Subsequently, chip manufacturers kept up with Moore's Law regarding the doubling part, but for various things, and a slightly longer duration than one year.
Last year, Moore's Law was officially pronounced dead. As official as being headlined in an MIT Review article, Moore’s Law Is Dead. Now What? . My point here is, when Ford wrote the book, he did not foresee that Moore's Law would go so soon, and he uses it as a warrant in his arguments.
By no means should he have foreseen that computing speeds would slow down. The quest for achieving faster computing per space unit will continue, and this will happen with forays into non-silicon non-Neumann computing architectures. The growth will be in non-Moore rates, and we don't know yet what they will be .
Ford discusses IT outsourcing in depth. I was left wondering whether his explanation of off-shoring suffers from the broken window paradox. This is one part of the book that I had my misgivings on.
The argument goes like this: In general, outsourcing is part of free trade and comparative advantage. But IT outsourcing is different as its benefits are one-sided. Hence, with regard to IT outsourcing economic principles should not be followed, and some form of protectionism is called for .
In support of his proposition, he quotes Alan Binder, former vice chairman of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors: 'I do believe that the gains garnered by firms by I.T. outsourcing will help them invest in next generation technologies, focus on high-end jobs to be sourced by hires from local market and increase customer engagement by providing 24 x 7 support. These benefits have to be considered but not dismissed in that "measures in the aggregate and glosses over the highly disproportionate impact that offshoring has on the groups of people."' Today, when we are facing ban and reduction of the H1B visa program by the Trump administration, our policy makers and opinion influencers should be cognizant of conservatives' support to limited protectionism, as applied to I.T. outsourcing.
In conclusion, I will leave with a quote from the book: 'Continued progress depends on a vibrant market for future innovations — and that, in turn, requires a reasonable distribution of purchasing power.' This one sentence captures the techno-economic essence of the book. Whether your interest lies on the technology side or you veer towards economics, it's a fascinating, knowledgeable and thought-provoking joy ride.
Third Edition, Pearson India Education Services Pvt Ltd. 2015, Chapter 25, Robotics.
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Avera is committed to enhancing the health and well-being of the residents in our service area. In keeping with our mission, we continuously support our community by reinvesting staff time, efforts and resources into improving community health. This is known as Community Benefit. Please contact us with any comments.
Download and print the 2016 and 2013 Community Health Needs Assessment reports and implementation plans.
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MMOAH is a reliable Trader of FIFA. After buying Cheap FIFA Mobile Coins, you almost immediately receive the it in-game because someone will come trade you it.
MMOAH is an approved site by MacAfee and internet sources, meaning you won't have to worry about any FIFA Mobile Coins viruses/scams.
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According to freshly published research from Strategy Analytics, global smartphone shipments reached 375 million units in the third quarter of 2016.
And it’s a big Android success story.
The Android operating system captured a record 88 percent global marketshare, squeezing Apple iOS and others, the report summary notes.
Linda Sui, Director at Strategy Analytics, says global smartphone shipments grew 6 percent annually from 354.2 million units in Q3 2015 to 375.4 million in Q3 2016.
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Central Plumbing & Electric Supply is proud to present this chrome finished track pendant, by Tech Lighting. The 700FJDIZUC is made from premium materials, this Track Pendant offers great function and value for your home. This fixture is part of Tech Lighting's decorative Collection, so make sure to check out other styles of fixtures to accessorize your room.
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Share & Showcase Themes, Wallpapers & Shells to customize your Windows.
How to remove "search" and " troubleshooting" from explorer?
How to change boot screen and blue loading screen?
Classic Shell Custom Start Button - can UWT fix this?
Location of Classic Start Button Icon/Logo in Windows 7?
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The case renews focus on the role that the country’s oldest universities played in slavery, and also comes amid a growing debate over whether the descendants of the enslaved are entitled to reparations.
On Wednesday, Lanier’s mother, Tamara, 54, filed a lawsuit in Massachusetts saying that she is a direct descendant of Renty and Delia, and that the valuable photographs are rightfully hers. The case renews focus on the role that the country’s oldest universities played in slavery, and comes amid a growing debate over whether the descendants of enslaved people are entitled to reparations — and what those reparations might look like.
“I keep thinking, tongue in cheek a little bit, this has been 169 years a slave, and Harvard still won’t free Papa Renty,” said Crump, who in 2012 represented the family of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teenager killed by a community watch member in Florida. Lanier is also represented by Josh Koskoff, a lawyer who represents families of the Sandy Hook elementary school massacre victims.
The daguerreotypes were commissioned by Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-born zoologist and Harvard professor who is sometimes called the father of American natural science. They were taken in 1850 by J.T. Zealy, in a studio in Columbia, South Carolina.
In 2017, Lanier and her daughter attended a conference at Harvard on the links between academia and slavery that included speakers such as Drew Faust, Harvard’s president at the time, and writer Ta-Nehisi Coates. They said they were offended to see the speakers positioned under a huge projection of Renty’s face.
Coates, author of a widely discussed article making the case for reparations, said in an interview that while he deeply respected the scholars at the conference, he sympathized with Lanier’s cause.
Interviewed at her home in Norwich, Lanier, a retired chief probation officer for the state of Connecticut, said she had not heard of the photos until about 2010, when she began tracing her genealogy for a family project.
Her mother, Mattye Pearl Thompson-Lanier, who died that year, had passed down a strong oral tradition of their family’s lineage from an African ancestor called “Papa Renty.” Shonrael, Lanier’s daughter, wrote a fifth-grade project about her ancestor in 1996.
The lawsuit could hinge on evidence of that chain of ancestry. Lanier’s amateur sleuthing led to death records, census records and a handwritten inventory from 1834 of the slaves on the plantation of Col. Thomas Taylor in Columbia and their dollar values.
The slave inventory lists a Big Renty and a Renty, and listed under the latter is Delia. Lanier believes that Big Renty is her “Papa Renty” and the father of Renty and Delia, and has traced them to her mother, who was born to sharecroppers in Montgomery, Alabama.
One intellectual property lawyer, Rick Kurnit, said he thought Lanier would have a hard time claiming ownership of the daguerreotypes. He said the famous photograph “V-J Day in Times Square,” for instance, belonged to the photographer and not to the sailor or the nurse who are kissing. But that image, of course, was taken in a public space.
Yxta Maya Murray, a professor at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, said that images taken by force were tantamount to robbery. “If she’s a descendant, then I would stand for her,” Murray said of Lanier.
The question remains what Lanier would do with the images of Renty and Delia if she were to win her case in court.
Lanier, who is asking for a jury trial and unspecified punitive and emotional damages, says she does not know, and would have to have a family meeting about it. She does not rule out licensing the images.
Crump, her lawyer, had another idea. The daguerreotypes, he said, should be taken on a tour of America, so that everyone can see them.
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A Florida school board representing Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has asked a judge to hold a state newspaper in contempt for publishing details of the suspected shooter’s education history that were ordered to be redacted from court record.
The Broward County School Board on Monday requested that the Florida Sun-Sentinel and two reporters be held in contempt after the reporters discovered that redacted segments of a court report could be read simply by copying and pasting the redacted text into word processing software such as Microsoft Word, according to the paper.
The Sun-Sentinel, attorneys for the school board allege, knew that the text should not have been used for the report because its reporters had attended the court proceedings where the report’s release and redactions were discussed.
“They opted to report, publicly, information that this court had ordered to be redacted despite agreeing, on the record, that this information was protected by both Florida and federal law,” attorneys for the school board wrote.
Julie Anderson, the Sun-Sentinel’s editor-in-chief, responded Monday, saying the paper had a duty to report on all details of the shooting that were publicly available, as the district had inadvertently made the report.
“After consulting attorneys about the situation, and realizing the school district had made the full report public, we published a second story that gave more context to the report’s findings,” Anderson said.
A legal expert who has represented the Miami Herald and other Florida media organizations told the Sun-Sentinel that the district was merely trying to cover up a mistake by blaming the newspaper.
How about @browardschools being held in contempt for refusing to properly address our concerns of an intoxicated employee supervising our kids on school property as confirmed by several eye witnesses!
Good thing they are focusing on the real issues. Not keeping their kids safe and how to fix their problems, bad press is the real issue!
CLICK HERE to read our original report published last week, when the Sun-Sentinel revealed the full report which the Broward School Board had attempted to black out about Parkland shooter Nikolas Cruz’s past behavior issues.
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Title: DOT CONTRACT 2019-CB-045 BRIDGE GROUP 1-PVD (14 PGS) - CONTAINS ADDENDA (1) Solicitation No.: 7598710 Bid Opening Date/Time: 04/23/2019 1:00 PM Bid Specification: http://www.purchasing.ri.gov/bidding/BidDocuments.aspx?
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Get automatically notified when something new posted for DOT search.
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Ilex Press, the UK's leading publisher of illustrated books on digital art and design, is developing a new series of practical how-to titles on creative digital photography, illustration, cartooning, animation and web design. The books will be in the style of graphic novels, and will feature two principal characters called the Pixel Twins who act as guides and teachers.
We are looking for a cartoonist/comics illustrator to help us develop the style for the series, work up the look and personality of the characters, and create material for advance sales presentations.
Welcome to Cartoon County, the home of the Sussex Cartoon and Comic Strip Artists Association.
We hope you enjoy browsing our website.
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Dallas A. Saunders studio in Geyserville.
Chuck Close. “Sunflower.” Jacquard tapestry.
Kiki Smith. “Harbor.” Jacquard tapestry.
“Morgan Seashell” design, custom printed on Belgian linen.
Thea Shrack. “Autumn Leaves” design, custom printed on Belgian linen with black leather piping.
Dallas A. Saunders design pillows.
Leather-trimmed throw at Dallas A. Saunders studio in Geyserville.
Dallas A. Saunders Artisan Textiles, 275 Highway 128, Suite 101, Geyserville, CA.
Geyserville, located in the Alexander Valley of Sonoma County, has a main street and a handful of businesses (not a gas station among them). Although surrounded by the hustle and bustle of Wine Country commerce, there’s not a lot going on in this quaint tiny town. But, just off main street, there’s a concrete and glass building, two stories high, that houses the studio of textiles designer Dallas A. Saunders.
The modern building stands in stark contrast to the leafy vines that surround it in early summer, creating an interesting showcase for the natural fiber pillows, blankets, and bedding Saunders displays and sells to designers and the public.
Recently, Saunders added a rotating collection of one-of-a-kind fine art tapestries, featuring the works of renowned artists, including photorealist artist Chuck Close, who has exhibited his installations at museums of modern art in New York, San Francisco, and around the world.
Saunders moved her business to Geyserville one year ago, in hopes that she’d attract “a few people wandering down the beautiful driveway.” Saunders says her location helps her connect with designers who frequent Geyserville on their weekend wine-tasting trips.
Saunders’ inclusion of tapestries came from her familiarity with Magnolia Editions in Oakland, a fine art print studio. The studios were inspired to help create technology for large scale tapestries after artist John Nava was commissioned to do artwork for the Cathedral of Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles when it was built in 1999.
The church had initially envisioned etchings for the walls, but plans were switched to tapestries, due to a problem with acoustics. The challenge was in how to put large-scale artwork on tapestries to be hung on the contemporary church’s massive walls.
Thus a collaboration was put into action: a blend of Magnolia’s computerized large-scale printmaking and traditional Jacquard tapestry weaving techniques by artisans in Belgium.
A series of other artists later participated in this new medium, putting their detailed artwork into intricately woven replicas involving hundreds of colored strings. Among them are April Gornik, Gus Heinze, Ed Moses and Kiki Smith, whose works are currently hanging in Saunders’ studio.
In addition to the spectacular fine art pieces are samples of Saunders’ own work: printed Belgian linen pillow covers produced in collaboration with various artists, and prints of reinterpreted designs by Julia Morgan and 16th century watercolors from the Huntington Library.
Saunders’ studio also showcases finely woven tweeds and wools, available in exquisite leather trimmed throws and bedspreads that are cleverly designed by Saunders to achieve an optimal draped fit.
The current rotation of must-see tapestries will remain on exhibit until August 20. These original fine art tapestries are for sale – be sure to bring your friends with 18-foot walls.
Add a fine art gallery to the list of few, but extraordinary, things Geyserville has to offer. Who needs a gas station?
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Evelyn Shelton, was last seen about 10 p.m on Friday May 21st 2011 and according to police, went to a friend's Dean Street home on Friday night to study.
Anyone can give information anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC or Text TIP649 with your tip to CRIMES (274637).
I have been asked by private email from a family member to look at the Tarot for Evelyn following a Missing Alert that I recently posted. Evelyn disappeared on May 21st 2011.
Whilst I can present possibilities with Tarot I cannot suggest anything as FACT. Facts can only be validated as time evolves but I always hope that there is something that might help. Tarot presents possibilities in past present and future epochs of time. I simply write down what I have. There are no guarantees but Maps will also be posted. Please remember to read all the notes regarding Tarot on this site as to what Tarot can/cannot do and always check factual sources of information.
Tarot has given to me the King of Wands reversed as a first card in respect of Evelyn. The first thing to note is that the card is normally considered to be South. With the number 14 it can suggest a period of time, ie 14 weeks or it could be a number for routes/distances or other timings. The 14 reversed is 41 and added is number 5, numbers which may be significant in some way but primarily might be attached to the Heirophant which is the card of Religion, school, spiritual gurus or some kind of club or association. With this card I am getting is a K, or Key or Quay and Lock. I will come back to this.
First taking a look at the King of Wands we must note that primarily it is a person card. Mostly it is considered to be a male card but at the same time Tarot can play tricks and not give the correct gender so I have to talk about this card as a person but not state gender at this time. What I am seeing here is a quite ruthless pushy type of person who likes to be out there and up front and have all the answers to everything, they like to 'get ahead' with life and dont like to be held back as a rule. If the card were upright this would make a charming charming person who can really get the best out of everybody and always normally get what they want as well. This card can also represent opportunities being offered to someone, but we have to note that this card is reversed so this is giving the impression that there is someone here very aggressive and pushy who wants to achieve or get something regardless of who they hurt or what stands in their way.
They will use the charm offensive or act dominating to achieve their ends whether or not the other person wants to give in to them or not this type of person makes other people a pushover.
If this were a romantic relationship for example, this is a 'user'. A person who never stays around for long will go from this person to that person, or job to job and never really be a permanent fixture all the time wanting to relinquish responsibilities in order for them to get where they want to be or get their own way regardless of who they hurt or who gets hurt in the process. But this card can also show someone being held back from what they want to pursue and the frustration in that.
Now this is a wands card and whenever I see wands and particulary when they are reversed I tend to see legal complications or delays in court or legal matters or documents or that there have been some very serious quarrels. When I say serious quarrels I mean, someone who cannot stand up to someone who is stronger then them, hence the other person wins the battle. It is pointing out a strong person, sporty elements but at the same time a person who cant take no for an answer.
Even at the beginning of this wands Journey we are seeing a strong personality which I generally attribute to a male as there is a strong grasp here. Often this journey can evolve through hitching a ride or standing around by a vehicle but overall it is indicating that there is a really masculine type of personality involved here or that I can see who is domineering and very hitlerian in character.
I just see some opportunities being taken away and possibly by this person. The King has a mountain in the card and the other direction that might be given is North East, though I still have that 'south' element here and note that early in this journey we are looking South West to Water and a bridge which might be the name of somewhere or actual. When we have reversed cards they can be confounding as to whether to consider reverse directions but a map of possibilities will be supplied.
The possible link to the 5 in the card and the religious angle might be showing a mentor of some description or someone who teaches us but it is reversed and that somehow kicks out traditional beliefs. This card along with surrounding cards makes me feel as though there is someone ruling with an iron fist somewhere making others conform to a certain kind of viewpoint or attitude I find this combination of cards quite overpowering. I also see that there is a feeling that someone might be encouraging someone else to take risks so it rather looks as though if anyone like this appeared on the scene then there would have been no other thing for it but to do as they say or to conform to what they want. There may even be a run - in with authorities here but I am not sure how to attribute that at this current time.
On the one hand I see an older person in the cards but also someone who is younger then them so two people who might know more but nothing is said perhaps?
In some respects I feel as though someone is 'dumped in the dirt'.
I also have often linked the King of Wands to construction and construction workers.
I am seeing hope for a career here but I am also seeing opposition and hasty judgements as well as negativity and quarrels.
Here I have a person description but bear in mind that sometimes they are in fact keywords to places or vicinities so I just give them and we shall have to see how the map evolves.
This card might show us someone with a large, round head and prominent eyes. Strong active body, larger and taller than average, broad shoulders, . Fair or sandy hair, or a bit of red in it and maybe a curly style. However, Baldness or thiness of hair can sometimes also be seen and redness in the skin often aligns itself to temper.
Because the King is linked to the 10 with various deceits and trickery involved, a person could be disguised or could wear a wig or there is some kind of document or information that somehow is presented but is not true. Or there is an identity crisis here or passing oneself off as someone else or someone has lied about something and done something else instead.
Places/vicinity or landscape come up in these KEYWORDS theatres, public buildings and monuments, public halls, auditoriums, dining rooms and halls, parks places that might sound like King, Prince Princess ie, royal types of names, palaces, castles and forts. This card links also to inaccessible type of places such as deserts, forest or where you find wild animals (example wildlife parks ) Heat and Fire come up in this card so sometimes do contract workman, firemen, post office workers and Hunters words like veteran or armoury.
Yellow, red and orange, gold and rich, deep and vibrant 'royal' colours come up here.
The name Michael comes up.
A Hill can show in this card - and I will say at this point in time I have been looking at a map where certain areas were fitting so I will leave those ideas for the moment and continue with this reading.
I am seeing someone who is involved in a 'get rich quick scheme'. Someone who is arrogant and proud and wastes money. Someone who does not care about anyone else and is very domineering in attitude.
Baseball or sports fields/elements can show up here.
When I turned this card over, I stopped doing this reading. In fact I stopped because I knew I was hitting a big problem. I actually recessed for a good 24 hours. This reading begun on 19th of January but due to its complex nature, I needed to consider what I was receiving carefully. . What I see here is some kind of repeat story of the above cards., This card is linked directly to concerns about communication. The card is number 11 which breaks down to 2.
These could be roads or routes or have another significance. The card being South as a rule. In this card we are linked to judgement or bad judgement and make me feel that someone might have felt that the past might catch up with them and they might be judged??? I am seeing something wrong with messages or that there is some communication problem with regard to a trip. There is something pretty complicated going on here.
Again I see a hill in this card but there might also be an airport somewhere around too. Generally this card talks about emigration but it is reversed so there is some kind of rupture in that philosophy but I cant yet work out exactly what.
With the Ace of Wands attached it is showing some kind of birth or baby?? When I looked at a map I noticed that there is a river and a place called Baby Road where in the google map I saw there may be contracting sites there. I am not sure if this vicinity is possible as a link to someone or not but I will write it down. I also see King Mountain and areas around there linked to the 5 route and I also see Valley Falls. Its quite true that Tarot can tap into familiar areas so its something to be mindful of as Tarot is past present and future and any location connections might be past but I will give what I THINK I am seeing. I also have the word Victory, Laurel and I can see Mint Hill. So I am seeing areas East to West of where this lady was last seen.
I also seem to link in to the Home Depot, the sports facilities in that area and also 0 Ezell Boulevard. Paris and Hunts Bridge Road also fits very much with my cards. Please remember that I cannot say who they are linked to or how they may be connected but the one thing that seems to come up in these cards is the fact that they are linked to people. The King is linked as a group of 5 people. Our page on the other hand is linked to two. I am seeing two people arguing and quarrelling in a very bad way. The colour Red is strong and can sometimes represent the word Indian again that might be a place name.
A castle on a Hill and a valley with a river running through it are given.
Ditch or dumped? I am not sure if this is to be used as words in a relationship or as an actuality.
I am seeing 'under 10 weeks' here???
I feel as though a secret has not been kept or there is an uncomfortable relationship or situation with someone who may be domineering and/or stubborn maybe someone did not want her to get on or was not supportive of her? This is very difficult to call as there are very complex matters here as there are other people in the cards.
Places/vicinity or landscape or connections that may come as KEYWORDS are heat or fire, furnace, Ash ,military stables or stables /horses open fields, hills. Attics, chimneys.
Young scholars and students in a university or college, ecclesiastical men, bishops, priests, ministers, cardinals or church references. Wool/shepherd/draper.
Asking when Evelyn might be found Im being given a number 5. I am also being shown a church or church connection and Religion, school, spiritual gurus or some kind of club or association. With this card I am getting is a K, or Key or Quay and Lock. Cross Keys? two people who could give more advice.- this card could be giving Church as a key clue or perhaps she is found through church members? I feel as though someone may give some useful assistance or advice in respect of 'search/find' for Evelyn.
South East comes up here. (This settles my procrastination about directions).
Places or surrounding vicinity that comes up with search and find (areas may have been looked at bear in mind Tarot is past present and future) are the following which are also keywords or names for places. Stables/horses/ cattle. Farm land or pasture land away from houses. Barns/outbuildings/sheds, single storey buildings like bungalows or cottages, cellars come up.
Music? Copper - White. Gardens, fountains, bride or Bridle, Fair, bed and breakfast hotels, lodgings, beds, hangings dancing schools, wardrobe/closet.
A company keeper, a male who might be fair, medium height, white, but possibly ethnic? dark eyes, round face, fair hair, more light brown.
These are the connections to Tarot that I have been given regarding Evelyn. Because Tarot is past present and future, there is a difficulty in deciding what information belongs to which epoch in time. The descriptions given could relate to other people who are connected or linked in some way. I am hoping something here might assist, but I have to say this is not an easy matter, it is extremely complicated and for some reason does not appear to be straight forward by any means and has taken me quite some time to try to put the information over the best way I can.
It is very strongly advised that when wands are reversed there are often quarrelsome issues and upsets worries stresses and anxieties whether or not they belong to Evelyn herself or another I cannot be quite sure but I feel as though someone should be able to throw light on the matter.
I feel as though someone has been sick or ill or depressed and they made a recovery. I feel that the Tarot should be read in combination of each card and in light of my last sentence I am feeling that perhaps it is possible to find Evelyn but I only have the number 5 and perhaps the month of May but I cannot say what year. I think because of the sign of benediction on this card that its rather a case of 'fingers crossed' that two people decide to bring forward information as I just seem to think that may assist.
I hope something is useful but I must remind you that Tarot gives POSSIBILITIES not Facts and ask that you remember that Tarot is in experimental stage regarding location/thoughts/ideas.
As an afterthought, I saw 'FIVE FORKS' on the map. Not sure if this is an area of interest or not. Also looking at the Golden strip freeway and there is a road called Old Stage Road. I note that is a 14 area as well as Five Forks and Fountain Inn.
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The Law Office of China Commercial Law Co., Guangdong works with couples that wish to establish the terms of a settlement agreement either before or after they are married-in the event that they later decide to divorce or legally separate.
The benefits of a prenuptial agreement are that although it costs you attorney's fees now; down the road if things don't go as planned you will save a lot of nerves and money on fees in case of separation or a divorce. It will reduce the number of times you will have to be in court (except issues related to children), because other issues have already been resolved in advance in writing. It will speed up settlement and reduce the risk exposure and publicity. If there is a great disparity in the couples existing net worth, pre-nup is the smart choice to prevent problems in the future.
What if? It’s a question we ask when we buy insurance, knowing that we cannot control the future, but also knowing that we should be prepared. A prenuptial agreement offers more certainty in the eventuality that the marriage ends in divorce, separation or death.
to bill (for example) three hours instead of one (when the time spent was one hour), on a project, when the time spent re-using (for example) a motion which was previously drafted for another client was one actual hour.
that one hour of actual work because an earlier client paid for three hours to create the original motion, and it would be unethical to charge a later client less because an earlier client paid more.
have an ethical obligation to use any usual means to reduce client billable hours, including using earlier motions, pleadings, and parts of briefs (appropriately reviewed and updated, of course) when possible.
I distinguish this from flat or "value" based fees and contingency fees, and look only at the case where the client is contracted on an hourly basis.
As China corporate lawyer, we share following rules and regulation about China business organization laws with you. China’s Company Law recognizes two types of companies.
This type of entity requires a minimum capital of RMB 30,000 with less than 50 shareholders.
The capital can be in the form of cash, industrial property or land use rights.
This type of entity is to be set up by promotion or share offer with a minimum share capital of RMB 5 million. For incorporation, no less than two promoters are required. Establishment by share offer is subject to the approval of China’s securities regulator.
A CJV has the option to register as a legal person with limited liability. The parties in a CJV have the flexibility of choosing whether to operate the enterprise as a limited liability company or to operate it as an unincorporated entity under which partners bear unlimited liability. The profits of a CJV are allowed to be shared by participants as specified in the joint venture contract, and not necessarily in proportion to their capital contribution. As a result, this type of venture is ideal when the foreign investor is only looking for a short-term project. After obtaining a fair or premium return on investment, the foreign investor returns the majority or full ownership of the enterprise to the Chinese partner.
•A cooperative venture does not require a new business licence if it is arranged in contractual form under the auspices of an existing joint venture enterprise.
•There are no expiry periods or limitations on the length of the venture. The contractual terms can be renewed at any time and for any extended period, subject to the approval of the government.
•Investment contributions from each party are not limited to financial capital but may also include non-financial assets such as intellectual property rights, buildings, materials or machinery.
•Transfer or withdrawal of investments is not subject to the approval of the government. Foreign investors can deploy their registered capital as they see fit.
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Nadine, a Byron Yoga Centre Level 2 graduate and owner of Sohum Yoga in Victoria, is organising a private group retreat at Byron Yoga Retreat Centre for 2017.
Having done your teacher training at Byron Yoga Retreat Centre, what most excites you about your returning with a retreat group?
My reasons for returning to Byron Yoga Centre with a retreat group is to be able to share in the love of yoga in the environment where my yoga teaching journey began. I will never forget the life changing experiences and guidance that was given to me by the teachers at Purna Yoga.
What inspired you to do your yoga teacher training with Byron Yoga Centre?
What do you feel were the main things you gained by doing the training course?
Yoga teacher training completely fills you up with so much knowledge and depth of understanding of the philosophies, the asanas, anatomy, etc. I feel confident to teach safely. I teach students a well rounded yoga class and this is due to the foundations that were embedded through the courses at Byron Yoga Centre. I loved being able to stay at Byron Yoga Retreat Centre and Bali together with the trainees and teachers! We laughed, cried, ate beautiful clean food, chanted, meditated and the list goes on. I have made life long friends.
What is your primary intention for your retreat group?
My primary intention for my retreat group is for them to feel comfortable and free to be able to let go, rejuvenate, relax and unwind from daily stresses back home. The retreat will give the guests a place to really immerse in all aspects of yoga in a safe, nurturing environment truly conducive to inner exploration and expansion.
How is teaching impacting on your own practice?
Having a consistent practice is the key in my opinion for being the best teacher you can be. My teaching allows me to remember to continually come back to the question – ‘What is the most important aspect of my practice? What do I want my students to learn from their practice?’ That for me is union with body, mind and spirit. To always remember to be kind to yourself and others. Teaching students to pay more attention in how a pose feels rather then what it looks like.
I think we all judge ourselves much harder then anyone else does. If I can teach students in some way to let go of fear, control and judgement and embrace all they are – their true self ,then we are more open to breath, find space and live a life of peace. This is what my teaching brings home to me in my own practice.
How else are you incorporating yogic principles into your life?
I believe we all have a purpose. For me, what excites me is being able to give my full attention and care to those that are in my life. My family, friends, colleagues, students and strangers. Yoga reminds me time after time that we are all the same. To let go of judgment! Be present and live from the now. Seeing life as something to be embraced, grateful for every day, every moment, and every breath.
My dream is to create my own sustainable home on a large property with a separate, spacious studio for the community to come and share in their love of yoga.
What advice would you give someone who is not planning to be a teacher and is choosing between a Level 1 yoga teacher training and a retreat.
They are both very different experiences. I feel a retreat allows you time to relax, rejuvenate and breathe. It gives you time to immerse in as much or little yoga as you wish.
Yoga teacher training completely fills you up with so much knowledge and depth of understanding of the philosophies, the asanas, anatomy, etc. It completely depends on your intentions. I would say DO BOTH!!!
Growing up Nadine loved playing musical instruments including classical piano, and dancing. She gained a Bachelor of Music from Melba Conservatorium of Music then completed a Bachelor of Education. She worked as a Primary School teacher for over twelve years before Yoga transformed Nadine’s life!
Yoga provided the pathway and tools to overcome many challenges and to create a life of balance, good health, happiness and abundance. Nadine travelled to Byron Bay and Bali to complete Level 1 and 2 training with Byron Yoga Centre. She also studied Vinyasa at the Australian Yoga Academy of Yoga and Kids Yoga with Rainbow Kids.
Returning to her home town after years of travel and exploration Nadine started Sohum Yoga in Tooradin, South East Victoria. Nadine is a dynamic and warm yoga teacher who brings energy, humour and philosophy to her classes – and retreats!
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If you are passionate about making a real difference to people’s lives, then a position on our Board could be perfect for you.
We’re looking for people who would love the chance to voice their opinion, share their expertise and make positive changes to areas that interest them.
We’re keen to speak to people who have an interest or background in social care and support, or University students and graduates who are looking for an opportunity to show commitment, gain confidence and skills, and be the voice of younger people.
You don’t need to have all of the skills listed in the person specification - we try and make sure our Board overall has these skills.
to EllisW@mirus-wales.org.uk. Or drop Ellis an email for an informal chat about the role before applying.
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For the past few weeks, students in Sunaina Sharma’s Grade 11/12 English class at M.M. Robinson High School have been studying Elie Wiesel's novel, Night.
Throughout the study of the book, which examines Wiesel’s experience in the Holocaust, Sharma has been asking students how they can make the world a better place.
In mid-October, the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh suffered a deadly mass shooting. Invoking the theme of empathy in the Night novel, Sharma came up with the idea of creating a memory book to send to the congregation.
Each student created a one-page message in the book, which is filled with visual and written pieces that convey messages of love, peace and hope. The book was created last week and mailed to the congregation in Pittsburgh on Tuesday.
Sharma hopes students have learned that the world is connected in many ways and that they have an opportunity to make it better.
“I want students to see that making the world a better place starts with the small things we do and it doesn't require a grandeur or expensive endeavour,” she says. “I want students to see that what we do in English class has a connection to the world beyond the classroom."
Student Madison Redding created a page highlighted by a Jewish star with a lifeline and a heart.
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When accidents happen, Garden City South residents need to be prepared on how to approach finding the best Long Island and Queens attorney to represent their case.
Additionally, you also should review the background of the Garden City South law firm’s attorney(s) to review licensing credentials and their various bios to make sure their litigation negotiating skills match the skills needed to best represent your case.
The length of a case prior to settlement can sometimes be a lengthy and stressful process depending upon the parties involved and the intricacies surrounding the case. That is why it is so important to choose a Garden City South law firm that you will feel both comfortable with over the long term and have the confidence in having your best interest at heart when fighting for your case.
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We have some issues with the site after security updates from our server host's end. Therfor articles cannot be displayed properly. We are working towards a fix for this problem and will update this post as soon as issues have been resolved.
Everything is working correctly again!
We would like to wish everybody a Happy New Year! We hope you have enjoyed New Years Eve and will make 2007 something special.
Speaking of special; this year TAFN is celebrating its 10th anniversary! We might have things coming up to celebrate this fact, but we're not promising anything as of yet.
Our new year's resolution is continuing to bring fans the latest news on Pyro Studios' games. We will also do major updating to our excisting game sections; expect a walkthrough for CSF and C3 soon (we know, a tad bit late), and we will also try to make the Downloads dB more user friendly. We will keep the same download system but will provide more detailed information about the files. We think especially our IG visitors will welcome this.
Well, we hope you will enjoy the rest of your holiday and hope you can look back with a good feeling on 2007 on December 31st!
Pyro Studios has signed a deal with AGEIA, in order to use AGEIA PhysX in its ambitious next generation game (remains unannounced as of yet), using top technology realistic physics.
AGEIA is dedicated to delivering dynamic interactive realism to the ever demanding complexity of next generation games. Its flagship solution, AGEIA PhysX, is the world's first dedicated physics engine and physics processor to bridge the gap between static virtual worlds and responsive unscripted physical reality. AGEIA PhysX allows developers to use active physics-based environments for a truly realistic entertainment experience.
For more information on AGEIA, please visit their website. And be sure to check out the gameplay videos of games using AGEIA PhysX and technology demos to see its power!
Must have missed this for err a long time, anyway Imperial Mod 4.1 is up for download over here the official site is just one click away.
The site is in Spanish and the google translated version isn't that more comprehensable.
I'm getting some bounced e-mails with registration details of the forums in my mail box. In order to activate your account you need to provide a valid e-mail adress.
We don't sell your e-mail adresses to advertisers or spammers if that's what you're worried about.
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