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The Away Network is an editorial travel service owned by Orbitz Worldwide (Orbitz.com). All new visual design work would be created or reviewed by me. As the Senior Design Lead, I was charged to further grow and maintain the company brand. When a new product was being introduced, I would be involved from concepts to launch, working with all the necessary departments and overseas development teams, utilizing the Agile methodology.
New featured content module that promotes new articles and photo galleries. Design was limited to existing thumbnail sizes.
Social media bar that scrolls with you as you scroll down the page. This assures all your social needs are close at hand. Social bar adjusts to a horizontal bar near the top of the page with slimmer browser windows.
Photo gallery utilizes new global right-rail module styling. Thumbnails could not be re-sized and titles could not be hidden.
New global CSS styling for buttons are utilized without image files which means less HTTP calls and faster page load speeds.
We stripped the new user registration form down to it’s simplest elements, utilizing new user interactions. When you click on a form field, the form title will turn light-grey, then clear out when you start to type (rather than disappearing immediately after clicking). The “Current City” field utilized a drop-down box of matching cities that appear as you type. Pure global CSS us used for the submit button rather than images, speeding up load time.
Custom CSS creates a darkened, transparent background so that the styled, white text is readable even in the lightest or busiest photos. This allows the editorial department to update slide content without any coding knowledge required. The main title text is stationary while slides rotate via timer, button navigation or by gesture on touch screens. The full slide is clickable making this player primary promotion real-estate.
In 2012 Away.com hosted monthly photo contests, each with it’s own destination theme. Mid-way through the year, we added the ability for Away Network members to rank the finalists, choosing who would win the various monthly prizes ranging from $100 gift cards to high value flight vouchers and travel gear.
Sometimes we would run special campaigns that feature sponsored travel destinations as well as promo user interaction with our websites.
We also sent out an e-mail each day providing information to our readers about a new travel destination, including action items to rate and review the destination, share with friends via Facebook, Twitter or Pintrest and download an inspirational photo as a desktop wallpaper.
Interactive Rate & Review, Been Here and Life List buttons help promote user interactivity.
Global sub-navigation tabs help orientate viewers and promote informational pages of the destinations the hotels are located.
Hotel stats from price, average guest rating, hand-picked vacation category recommendations as well as Away.com’s custom Value Ranking to help make choosing the best hotel.
Compare rates module for real hotel prices and availability. This feature also helps to monetize our hotel pages. Button styles use global CSS without the use of images for fewer HTTP requests and faster page load speeds.
When possible, buttons are built with CSS code but when icons for buttons or tabs are needed, they usually end up in a sprite image which will contain other, similar icons.
In attempt to update the Away logo to modern times, you can see just a few logo concepts in the works. | 2019-04-24T18:13:29 | http://sstracy.com/portfolio/away/ |
1. Grease a 2lb loaf tin with butter or oil and dust with Teff flour.
2. Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl and stir to combine.
3. In a small bowl mix eggs and olive oil.
4. Add water and egg mix to dry ingredients. Mix until the dough combines well and is thick and sticky.
5. Using a spatula or a large spoon turn dough into the bread tin. Make sure the dough is pressed into all corners.
6. Let dough rise for 60 to 90 minutes in a warm place until it rises to the top of the tin.
7. Preheat oven to 180 degrees Centigrade.
8. When the dough has risen, place it in the oven. Bake for approximately 45 minutes, until the bread is a rich brown colour and sounds hollow when tapped at the bottom. | 2019-04-26T13:48:22 | https://thelovegrass.com/recipes/brown-teff-sandwich-loaf/ |
Back in 1987 I applied for a job that I didn’t know anything about, and I was blessed enough to get the job. It was a job titled “desktop publishing specialist” for the exclusive distributor for Apple then.
I had always been fascinated with computers. I started programming in BASIC in the 1970s with a Radio Shack Tandy TRS-80 Model 1, and later in the 1980s with a Sinclair ZD Spectrum and an Atari ST. I dabbled with FORTRAN and COBOL too.
However, when I saw the Macintosh for the first time, it was an amazing little machine that went against convenion – no color, tiny screen. Its software applications were completely graphical, much like the Atari.
In the early days when I was toying with Aldus PageMaker 1.0 and Adobe Illustrator 1.0 on the Mac, it was love at first sight. I became one of the few back then, to use a mouse to illustrate complex layered vector graphics with Illustrator – automobiles, people, scenery, etc. It was great fun. I appreciated that a computer like the Mac worked in tandem with a human being, and not like the old CLI computers I used, became second nature to a visual person like me.
It was not easy selling the Mac as a DTP tool those days. It was expensive when sold with the 300dpi Apple LaserWriter. But still, those we approached, saw the ease of laying out newsletters, short-form inhouse magazines, print advertisements (especially together with Illustrator), and brochures. It was far easier and much more productive trying to do these on your own with a Mac, then trying to replicate the same results on alternative boxes. Soon, the price of the Mac didn’t matter so much to those who wanted ease and empowerment, over recognized large box names then.
I went on in later careers, developing interactive multimedia and networked learning systems with the Mac, using the likes of HyperCard and later SuperCard, as well as continuing my love of the Mac as an illustration, creative design, and page layout tool. I also remember the Mac LC (the “pizza slab”) fondly because it was the cheapest color Mac I could afford, and that was how I ran my tiny design studio, pitting against those who could afford expensive Mac FX towers and what not.
Even today, I am using a Mac although I do use Linux as well. The Mac is just that much more intuitive to use on a daily basis, trying to get work done, than another box. The prices of the Mac have approached its competitors, so much so that prices no longer become a crippling factor. The Mac, to me, represents the epitome of good design – it simply works, it works simply, and every part of it from the software to the hardware are elegant and understated.
I owe a great part of my career to the Mac, from selling desktop publishing solutions, to creatiing interactive media in large companies, to designing creative and marketing campaigns, to now, simply using it as a productive tool. And for that, I thank Steve Jobs for being true to his passion and belief – that a computer should be like a Mac.
Here’s a lost video in 1984 showing a young Steve Jobs launching the Mac. He was showing as much finesse and optimism for his company and the products, as he has been always. Memory eternal, Steve.
What’s your “out of box” experience? | 2019-04-19T23:06:05 | https://mcgallen.com/tribute-mac-jobs/ |
"Maven Central will never be the universal Jigsaw module repository"
the modular system is easy now that the rt.jar, etc. is split up.
strict in the beginning on topics which are still part of discussion. | 2019-04-21T20:38:58 | https://mail.openjdk.java.net/pipermail/jpms-spec-observers/2017-January/000726.html |
If I am a Medicare patient, will my out-of-pocket expenses be the same for all of the drugs I take in my treatment regimen?
Different types of medications are handled by different segments of the Medicare program. Medications are typically covered under either Part B or Part D. Ask your doctor or the office staff under which segment of Medicare your medication will be handled.
Do all co-pay foundations provide help for all patients?
Co-payment foundations receive donations from individuals, corporate sponsors, and foundations that are specific to a particular diagnosis.
Click here to go to the co-payment resources section.
Do Medigap policies cover co-pays under Medicare Part B?
A Medigap policy is designed to supplement the benefits of Medicare. It helps pay some of the healthcare costs or gaps that Medicare doesn’t cover. Most Medigap policies cover Medicare Part B co-payments and co-insurance amounts. Some Medigap policies also cover the annual Part B deductible.
Click here for more information about Medicare Coverage.
Can I use my Medigap policy with Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part C) to pay for my deductible and co-payments?
If you have a Medicare Advantage Plan, your Medigap policy cannot be used to pay your Medicare Advantage Plan co-payments and deductibles.
Do Medicare Advantage plans cover prescription drugs without an additional cost to me?
Advantage Plans provide all of your Part A (Hospital Insurance), Part B (Medical Insurance), and occasionally Part D (Prescription Drug Coverage) coverage. Medicare Advantage Plans with prescription drug coverage are sometimes called "MA-PDs." Prescription drug coverage included in these plans usually costs an additional amount.
VELCADE (bortezomib) is usually covered by all payers—Medicare, Medicaid, and private/commercial plans—for its indications approved by the FDA. The VELCADE Reimbursement Assistance Program (VRAP) can assist you and your physician by calling your insurance plan provider and verifying coverage for VELCADE. You and/or your physician can contact VRAP at 1-866-VELCADE (835-2233); select option 2. | 2019-04-20T06:42:16 | https://www.velcade.com/paying-for-treatment/insurance-frequently-asked-questions |
Zimbabwe's government is accusing the western media of fabricating stories to create what it calls a climate of anxiety and alarm in the country.
Zimbabwe's Information Ministry singled out the U.S. Cable News Network, saying the network is trying to orchestrate a campaign of falsehoods to build international hostility toward Zimbabwe.
In a statement Thursday, the ministry also mentions several Western freelance reporters by name, including Peta Thornycroft, who contributes stories to the Voice of America.
It warns the reporters to stay away from security forces and to limit their time with an unnamed opposition politician who it accuses of giving them information. It says that if they do not, the government may be forced to act against them.
The United States and the European Union have been strongly critical of the Zimbabwean government's recent crackdown on political opponents. Several African nations have also expressed concern.
Zimbabwean police arrested and assaulted dozens of opposition supporters this month following an anti-government rally in the capital, Harare.
Several countries, including the United States, Britain and Australia, have threatened to increase sanctions against Zimbabwe and to take the issue before the United Nations Human Rights Council.
Dissent has been rising in Zimbabwe as citizens try to cope with shortages of food and fuel, and inflation of more than 1,700 percent. | 2019-04-18T13:40:35 | https://www.voanews.com/a/a-13-2007-03-22-voa82/347559.html |
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We had an atypically [=unusually] leisurely lunch that afternoon.
What made you want to look up atypical? Include any comments and questions you have about this word. | 2019-04-20T04:15:45 | http://www.learnersdictionary.com/definition/atypical |
Fic: Side Effects - .:Live.Laugh.Love:.
Summary: Hanna has something to tell Zombie. Slash. MPreg.
I jumped from my seat on the couch as Hanna emerged from the bathroom. His face was deathly pale and as he walked toward me he seemed to be under some great weight. I hurried over, worried. He kept his head down as I guided him back over to the couch.
For a few minutes we sat there in silence. I was worried and I wanted to know what was wrong, desperately, but I refrained from saying anything. I‘d learned from experience that he would just avoid the topic if I asked. It was better to just let him speak when he was ready.
Finally he looked at me, although he quickly looked away when he met my eyes. “Bartholomew,” he whispered, picking nervously at a hole in the couch, “there’s something I need to tell you…” That really worried me. Hanna never whispered. Something had to be seriously wrong.
“What is it, Hanna?” My mind was racing with all the things that could be wrong. Maybe he’d gotten a call while in the bathroom and Conrad had been in some horrible accident. Maybe that biting lounge chair from the other day really did have rabies. Maybe he wanted to break up.
I was becoming more and more nervous as Hanna stayed silent. I knew he wouldn’t be able to tell what I was thinking even if he was looking at me, but every moment that dragged by mind conjured worse and worse theories. Eventually he mumbled something. I was so caught up in my own thoughts that I nearly missed him speaking at all.
“I- I-“ he stuttered, looking around wildly as if for some escape. I gripped his wrist tighter. I knew if he had his way he would be out as soon as possible, but I wanted, needed, to know what was wrong, what was bothering him so much.
“I’m pregnant!” he suddenly shouted. He turned his face away and hunched his shoulder. I stared at him, lost for words.
The silence grew and he glanced over at me, eyes slightly red. For the first time since he emerged from the bathroom I realized he’d been crying. I reached a hand out and he flinched, raising an arm up for protection. I frowned as I understood he thought I was going to hit him.
Gently I put an arm around his shoulders, pulling him to my chest. He struggled for a moment then relaxed. “Did you think I would hurt you?” I asked softly.
He didn’t say a word but let out a small whimper. I took that for a “yes” and frowned. Why would he think I would hit him? “Did you think I would be… angry?” I asked, pulling his chin up so he would have to look at me.
“Y- yes,” he mumbled, trying to move his head away. I held on but his eyes darted around, never landing on my face.
I couldn’t help but laugh at this. Trust Hanna to use the one rune whose side effects included pregnancy.
A/N: And there it is. Sorry it’s so short, but I really didn’t feel like I could stretch it out any more. Maybe a sequel in the FAR distant future? XD Anywho, please REVIEW! | 2019-04-21T02:23:48 | https://reeby10.livejournal.com/13355.html |
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doors, antiqued brass eagles and hardware.
cotton velveteen. 10xl2'/2x7 1/a inches.
hardware. 14 drawers .. 11 hidden behind the doors.
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Matching wood table: 15 1/4x20 1/2xl0 1/a inches.
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rubbed 7 times to bring out the natural beauty of the wood. | 2019-04-26T02:30:11 | http://www.wishbookweb.com/FB/1970_Sears_Wish_Book/files/assets/basic-html/page-97.html |
Morgan and Morrow. Dickson and Bruin.
Highlights: Burt (A) 1-1; Fujita (TJ) 3-4, 2B, RBI, 3 R; Kiyohara (TJ) 2-3, 3B, RBI, SB. | 2019-04-23T06:43:15 | http://preps.thenewstribune.com/schedules.php?id=14715 |
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Everybody that has belief in the validity of Psychics has heard the term “Cold Reading” at least once. Objectively speaking, the term itself doesn’t embrace any negative sense. Instead, it is the fraud readers’ virtues that have ruined the term in many seekers’ viewpoints. Whatever your thoughts, please understand the Cold Reading is also the popular technique performed by the Real Clairvoyant Readers, excluding the practice of the scam guys.
With no previous knowledge or experience about someone and something on Earth, the real readers with Reliable Cold Readings are ale to unravel lots of hidden facts and events. To understand it rightly, distinguish between cold reading and hot reading! While the cold reading is done with no prior knowledge, the hot reading requires the previous info to call for the miracles.
Before contacting the Psychics for the virtual visit, know rightly what to expect from their cold reading through distance. In most cases, the spiritual session is accomplished with the assistance of several tools like Tarot cards, runes, palm lines, etc. Otherwise, there also exist some practitioners that use no tools to establish the mental connection. In order to enhance the spiritual bond, the real readers usually remind the questioners of the mind’s status that must be open and receptive. Since the charlatans have the empty head about what is called Real Cold Reading, they may forget to advise you on what to do.
It is the cooperation between the two sides that determines the readings’ success and precision. Therefore, respectfully interact with the wanted readers so that you can welcome the psychical flow of energy to enter the self system. Each time you respond to the diviners of both verbal and non-verbal, they gain some pieces of personal info about YOU. That guides the Psychics to progress with the amassed data coming in the contours of icons, voices, and feelings.
The spiritual experts reveal the concealed truths about you in the spiritual realm by contacting the immaterial beings. In fact, there are the infinite number of Cold Reading techniques and tutorials accessible through Online Chat, Telephone, and Email. So long as the readers know you intimately without any prior contact or study about your personal info, they are the real cold readers who give the actual cold reading!
In that sense, the newbies are often advised to protect the personal info in the first arrival. Meanwhile, keep eyes on the scripted texts or generic readings that can be found on the local Horoscope newspapers that are applied to every individual on Earth having the same Zodiac sign, for instance.
Actual cold readings are done by Psychics having no previous knowledge or experience about questioners’ personal info but are able to disclose hidden truths about them via distance, so get real to avoid scams!
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Lakeland, Florida Revival Bizzare Revival? ..
What Kind Of Psychic Reading Is Right For You?
Wise Words From Jack Hayford On The Lakeland, . | 2019-04-21T04:37:11 | https://www.articleslash.net/Self-Improvement/Spirituality/699688__Rightly-Learn-Cold-Reading-To-Avoid-Scam.html |
A unique day out in Norfolk! Combine a nostalgic journey by steam with a cruise on the beautiful Norfolk Boards.
Part of the Bure Valley Railway, Bure Valley Models is based at our Aylsham Station. And carries one of the most extensive ranges of model railway products in East Anglia and all at very competitive prices.
This 10.25 inch narrow gauge railway of approximately 1 mile runs adjacent to the beach road in Wells-next-the-Sea carrying passengers to the beach or harbour.
East Anglia's longest heritage railway operating between Dereham and Wymondham (11.5 miles). Dereham Station houses displays of railway memorabilia, a shop and buffet.
A 3.5-gauge miniature steam passenger railway and a 7.25-gauge steam and battery-electric railway. Full-size M and GN accessories including signals and signal box.
Narrow Gauge steam railway. Timetable service operates every day from 29th March to 3rd November 2013.
Epping Ongar Railway is Essex's LONGEST heritage railway and the CLOSEST TO LONDON, running from Ongar to North Weald and into Epping Forest.
One mile length of line with re-located buildings, large collection of heritage rolling stock, steam and diesel locomotives and miniature and model railways. Special events including Thomas and Santa specials.
A fascinating steam heritage railway, with a history dating back to the First World War, and an international working museum collection.
Mid-Suffolk Light Railway – 2012 Heritage Railway Association Interpretation Award Winners - Suffolk’s only standard gauge steam train rides.
You have to go a long way to beat Bressingham Steam and Gardens for a family day out. | 2019-04-21T16:06:01 | https://www.visiteastofengland.com/things-to-do/thedms.aspx?dms=11&groupid=8&catid=46&itemtype=160&msg=Steam+Railways+in+East+Anglia |
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This is a Medium version of the currently out of stock Tact button. We designed and made this one for our box to be able to take the SXmini J V2 chip. Note the dimensions as these are different than the other buttons and make sure you can use them!!! | 2019-04-26T10:18:55 | http://www.varitube.com/Stainless-Steel-Tact-Buttons--Medium_p_365.html |
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The big news this week is that Lil Wayne is going to jail for up-to a year for gun possession, but this, of course, won't be stopping Weezy from dropping his No Ceilings mixtape this Halloween. It's been a while since I've kept up with Lil Wayne's various off-album releases, but this track caught my attention.
My favorite Lil Wayne tracks, save for "A Milli," have been some of his freestyles on his mixtapes, and his "Run This Town" freestyle brings back the Lil Wayne we were enjoying in late 07 and early 08. The lyricism of this track, coupled with Wayne's vehement and overtly cocky delivery triggers thoughts of "A Milli," not because it bears a resemblance to it, but because this "Run This Town" freestyle will fit nicely next to "A Milli" and among other mind-blowing performances that remind us why Weezy calls himself the Rapper Eater. | 2019-04-21T17:18:44 | https://prettymuchamazing.com/downloads/lil-wayne-run-this-town |
The Cowbears Characters . . .
Honey creates sweet treats, is wise for her years and throws a mean lasso. She gets her way most of the time. Teddy is full of questions and can't wait to to be a big Cowbear. He is learning to play guitar and wants to be a rodeo star.
Lady Bear, Queen of the Woods, is a purple Berry Bear. She lives in a tree, is wise and speaks with an inner city edge. Bearfeather the Nez Bear rides his Appaloosa. He is Teddy’s best friend and his animal friends always help out.
Humbearto runs his raft on the Big Blue River. He speaks a mix of English and Spanish and loves to sing and dance. Grizz is a Bully Bear. He steals honey and pie from the other cubs. He should learn to share and say “I’m sorry”.
Mama Bear is the teacher at Bearpaw School. She sings and creates harmony between all kinds of little bears.
Papa Bear, Uncle Wooly's great-great nephew is Beekeeper of the mountain and runs his own 'Honey Junction' stand. Coco is very shy. Her best friend, Honey, helps her with self-esteem. Coco is small but comes through in surprising ways. | 2019-04-20T06:15:13 | http://kidscowbears.com/the-cowbears-characters.php |
Just after Greg Raymer won the 2004 World Poker Championship , I met him at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles, CA. When I asked him what counsel he had for people learning to play poker, he said that players often feel they must use fancy moves to win at poker. When, in fact, ABC poker will usually get them much further, especially in tournaments.
With that in mind, here are my Poker/Life ABC’s. For me, within each poker lesson, there is a life lesson.
B is for Breathe. Remember to breathe and move to the moment before you take action.
C is for Courage. It is that courage to take action, even when fear overwhelms you.
D is for Vitamin D. Long hours at the computer or poker table can cause a lack of Vitamin D and negatively affect your mind.
E is for Energy. Everything is energy. What gives you energy? What makes you powerful? Write it down. Seek it.
F is for Feedback. Noah St John calls feedback your Loving Mirrors, people who lovingly help you see yourself truthfully.
H is for Halo Effect. That is when players prematurely profile opponents based on incomplete information.
I is for Instinct. Just as gathering information is critical, so it trusting your instincts.
J is for Joyful. Approach each situation joyfully and watch what happens. Some people may even think you are nuts.
K is for Keep ‘em guessing. Change up your style of play so your opponents are unable to put you on a hand.
L is for Luck, the intersection of preparation and opportunity. We give ourselves the chance to become lucky or unlucky.
M is for Mindfulness. Poker and life are best when played in the moment.
O is for Opportunity to see the good in each situation. It is easy to find the good in a win… but in a loss?
P is for Position. Poker and life are more successful when played from the most favorable position.
Q is for Quiet your mind. Sometimes, I think too much at the poker table. Most of the time, I think too much in life.
R is for Release fear, guilt, and blame. Release that which no longer serves you.
S is for Should’uv, which has no place in poker or in life.
T is for Trust your gut. Stop. Observe. Gather information. Add in your gut feeling. Trust it, and go for it.
U is for Understand yourself. If someone understands you better than you understand them, they control the communication.
V is for Vision of Victory, the art of changing any loss into a win.
X is for X-factor. Phew! Google shows 55+ million results for X-factor! On American Idol, Simon Cowell says the X-factor is the illusive something that makes for star quality.
Z is for Zero in the pot. With nothing to win, do you still have to be right? | 2019-04-21T00:36:39 | http://www.eurobikemaine.org/ |
The Penn Libraries has been chosen to participate in the National Assembly Library's Window to Korea Project. All books in this program can be found by using this Franklin link for browsing. Please contact the Korean Studies liaison with any questions about the program or collection. | 2019-04-21T09:21:46 | http://www.library.upenn.edu/collections/korea/ |
Personal secured loans have a number of advantages over other loans that you can pursue. The biggest advantage is that finance companies and other lenders will generally be much more flexible with a secured loan. Consider some of the other most important advantages of personal secured loans.
· Lower interest rates. With personal secured loans, borrowers don't just rely on their credit record and employment situation to get a loan. They include a piece of collateral in the transaction. The collateral, or property, is usually a vehicle, a home or something valuable that the lender will agree to use in the transaction. The reason for the lower interest rate for personal secured loans is that lenders are in a much safer situation. If you pay off the loan, the lender has the amount loaned out plus interest. If you can't pay off the loan, the lender takes ownership of the collateral. In lending, the safer the transaction, the lower the interest rate. For example: Some lenders specialize in loans to people with bad credit. This carries a much greater risk, but allows the lender to charge more interest and earn a potentially greater reward.
· Credit history not as crucial. While many lenders will check a borrower's credit score and history for a personal secured loan, a few late payments or other difficulties aren't nearly as worrisome. As long as there is no question about the value of the collateral, many lenders will not enforce restrictive rules regarding the lowest credit score that can qualify for personal secured loans. Now, if a borrower has a history of collection accounts and a bankruptcy or foreclosure, a lender may want to pass for fear that there may be some hidden issue regarding the true value of the collateral.
· Employment may be optional. In a routine personal loan, lenders want a borrower to have a job and to have held the job for several months at the least, the longer, the better. But a lost job could be the reason that triggered the need for a loan, and lenders will be more forgiving if they are enjoying the general comfort of a secured loan.
· Loan values can be higher. Personal loans often have capped limits, which reflect the general risk of handling any kind of personal loan, as opposed to mortgages or refinancing or other loan products that are tied to the value of a piece of property. But personal secured loans are often available for greater amounts. Often, the limit of a personal secured loan is somehow proportional to the value of the property being held as collateral.
· Good credit can increase the amount of secured loans. Some lenders offer to loan even more than the value of a home or piece of property if they are dealing with a borrower with good credit. It isn't unusual to see loans worth 110 percent or even 125 percent of the value of a piece of property or home. In these cases, the combination of collateral and good credit indicates to the lender that the loan is likely on the up-and-up. Because the lender has the belief that the borrower will pay off the loan in order to avoid losing the property, advantages like lower interest rates or high-value loans are possible.
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Based on a novel method for overcoming DC drift in RF subcarrier phase detection scheme for fibre optic sensors we propose an improved method for the measurement of small displacements and vibrations. The method works in open loop and is characterized by low distortions in the modulation process, good signal-to-noise ratio and low cost. Considering the receiver ideal, we obtained for the measurements of small distances a minimum of 0.74 ? m with a 6.6 × 10-7 dB dynamic range. The system can be exploited in the measurement of small distances, vibrations and seismic detection. | 2019-04-22T02:43:03 | https://kar.kent.ac.uk/49756/ |
Consumers are more demanding than ever about the products they buy.
Growth is hardly possible without creativity and innovation. This applies to everyone, retailers and private label manufacturers. Innovation is not just a step in the product development phase, but it happens at every step in the process. Innovation provides tangible benefits throughout the entire product lifecycle from the product brief through product launch, specification, packaging, and quality management.
Everyone needs to have accurate information in real time. This is the perfect combination for value creation by all the different parties.
Seamless interactions between the different stakeholders are crucial to produce optimal results in little time.
Time spent on specification management, workflow coordination and task management is minimized so that everyone focuses on the core of the business – reducing product time to market – thus gaining competitive advantage.
Accurate monitoring and effective planning is required to meet new product launch schedules.
The complete spectrum of product ingredients/components need constant review, to ensure compliance with all governing regulations.
Accelerating innovation while ensuring control is a major challenge for all players in the value chain – a challenge addressed by Trace One. | 2019-04-25T20:20:45 | https://traceone.com/en/network/challenges/innovation-control/ |
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In the present world where everyone wants to be a business tycoon, it is very important for an organization to maintain the inflow of works. A business doesn't run on itself. We will need some basic support and quality skills in order to maintain the pace of a firm. What I actually want to convey is that in order to run a particular business we need to have a proper supply of man power, capital and the most important of all good quality projects. The thing is that some good projects only form the basis of modern day business.
Since projects play a very important role in uplifting the overall standard of an organization, therefore it is necessary that the incoming flow of projects should be well managed. In an organization we have different departments like human resources, marketing and finance department to focus on a particular issue. In the same manner we have project management department to look after the management of incoming projects. In this article, I am going to underline the different approach that helps in managing the projects more efficiently. The different phases of a project can be initialization of the project, planning and designing of the project, construction of the project and completion of the project. In the next few lines I am going to elaborate the above mentioned phases.
Initialization of the project: This is the foremost phase of any project. Initialization of a project matters a lot. So, it should be the first and the foremost duty of the project manager to give a head start to the project with proper enthusiasm.
Designing and planning a project: The main reason behind the failure of a project is the fact that the project doesn't have proper designing and planning. Proper designing helps the project in gaining extra stars after its completion. So, the project management team should spend some valuable time in designing and proper planning of the project.
Construction of a project: A project should be constructed properly keeping in view the demands of the customers. Well constructed project always have some extra qualities in order to gain attention.
Completion of a project: A project should be completed before the given deadline in order to make a quick go through for the whole project.
There are many more important phases of project management. I have tried to include the most important phases that matters a lot while managing a project.
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Are you familiar with the Raw Living Expo? I had no clue that there was such an expo that specializes in “raw food” and I am so excited as this weekend I will be attending the Raw Living Expo at our local Hyatt in Westlake Village, CA.
“Raw foodism (or rawism) is a diet consisting of uncooked, unprocessed, and often organic foods or wild foods.
For me personally, I did a raw food diet as a detox many years ago (I will share more about that when I write about my experience at the expo), what I can share about the raw food detox is, is that I found that I had more energy and my everything just felt good lol.
If you are looking at attending and want to connect with me, pop me an email as I’d love to meet you! I can’t wait to share about my experience! | 2019-04-26T04:29:22 | https://www.mmgood.com/raw-living-expo-at-the-hyatt-2014/ |
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You know how people get all upset and sometimes angry when someone talks about one bible version being better than another? It happens a lot in Bible studies because the differences in versions are painfully obvious to all.
Which one would he use? The evidence shows that it’s the same brand he’s been using for the past 400 years. Once you know for sure which Bible the Lord has already chosen and why, you’ll never again have any doubts about “which Bible” is truly God’s Bible.
How I Lost My Fear of Death and How You Can Too is an easy to read, non-insulting universal soul winning book that very briefly examines what 10 major religions say about what you must do to get eternal life versus what the Bible says about what Jesus Christ has already done to give you eternal life. | 2019-04-25T14:28:24 | http://books.fundamentalbaptistbooks.com/index.php?act=cart-productdetail&pid=1&ProductID=51481 |
After studying English at university, Nell Pattison became a teacher and specialised in Deaf education. She has been teaching in the Deaf community for 12 years in both England and Scotland, working with students who use British Sign Language. Nell began losing her hearing in her twenties, but still refuses to wear her hearing aids. She lives in North Lincolnshire with her husband where they recently welcomed their first child.
Nell’s debut novel, The Silent Room, is the first in a series to feature Paige Northwood, a BSL interpreter who becomes embroiled in a murder investigation after a friend’s daughter is found dead. Avon purchased world rights and they plan to publish The Silent Room in the spring of 2020.
Nell Pattison is represented by Juliet Mushens at Caskie Mushens. | 2019-04-23T22:33:46 | http://www.caskiemushens.com/nell-pattison |
Developing a new design of cable manager sleeper, reducing the need for under track crossings, led to a significant cost saving for Thameslink Programme.
Over the duration of the Thameslink Programme, it was envisaged that approximately 200 Under Track Crossings (UTXs) would be required to take cables across the line. Many of these would be on brick viaducts with shallow ballast depths, where conventional crossings might not be possible.
There was a clear opportunity to develop a new design of cable management sleepers to reduce the need for UTX’s and to provide a safe and constrained environment for the management of cables that cross the track.
Once the new product was developed and approved, the Thameslink Programme installed the new cable management sleepers and made a £2.4 million saving. | 2019-04-21T15:08:24 | https://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/case-study/cable-management-sleepers/ |
Did you ever buy yarn for a project and then fall in love with the crochet pattern on the label? Me too!
I’ve started an afghan for my living room and each time I grab a new skein of yarn, I see a photo of a gorgeous scarf. Since the blanket I’m crocheting is all one color, Red Heart Soft Essentials in Cream, I keep seeing the same scarf and it just kept calling to me until I decided to make one.
Here’s what the label looks like.
I have to admit, I miss the seafoam color in the original but I do love this version too and I can’t wait for it to get a little bit colder so I can begin wearing it. Okay, that’s not completely the truth. To be honest, I hate cold weather and I’d be just as happy not having to wear a big bulky scarf but since I live where it will eventually get cold, I’ll be nice and warm wrapped in my pretty new scarf.
How about you? Have you ever used a pattern you found on a skein of yarn? Please feel free to tell me all about it in the comments section. This is actually the first time I’ve ever done that but it won’t be the last.
Many times 🙂 Usually the reason I buy yarn from a big box store is because of a pattern I saw on the ball band. Your scarf looks lovely and I know exactly what you mean by “can’t wait for it to get colder to wear it”, LOL. It’s already cold here, so I have warn several of my scarves already. I do think your scarf will keep you nice and warm.
I usually buy yarn for a pattern I already have but I may start using your strategy and shop for patterns on the yarn skeins! Thanks for stopping by and sharing, Ginny.
A good pattern is a good pattern – no matter where you find it! Your scarf is very pretty and looks wonderfully warm, so enjoy.
Thank you and you’re right! Thanks for the visit today!
I lose mine too! lol And then if I have leftovers, I don’t know which kind of yarn it is! Thanks for stopping by CraftingQueen03! | 2019-04-24T12:36:24 | https://imperialcrochet.com/2018/11/12/big-bulky-scarf-using-a-pattern-from-red-heart-soft-essentials/ |
Cottage Country Reflections: We had ice rain!
The sidewalk is good, the driveway not so much. We anticipate some warm temperatures today, above zero, and sunshine. That will clear things up.
A yearling was skating along the driveway yesterday morning, slide like Bambi, and headed for the snow bank. There is a layer of ice on top of 29 cm of snow.
I wore my snazzy new boots, with the pics. Chipped away on the sidewalk. It melted in yesterday's sun.
I need to clean my lens, methinks!!!
Annie helped me take photos.
If you don't have any place to go, there is something very peaceful and other worldly about an ice covered day.
And Yam, you are kind but I wish I could focus better, and fiddle with the settings. I've lost my momentum!
Yes, I hope todays nice weather will help you a little.
"warm temperatures today". If you say so Jenn but it looks very cold to me, if picturesque.
Ice, frozen paths, skidding deer, and Annabelle brave enough to be out there too, all together a wonderland in winter at your home. Hope those flash new boots get lots of wear and tear...maybe outings is a better word to use. Keep safe on the ice!!
Ice rain - one of Nature's wonders. There's nothing, however, that the sun, the dominant Nature's wonder, cannot deal with. The snow and ice will get melted in no time, and allow normal life to go on. In the meantime, photography lovers will have their shooting opportunity.
Beautiful photos, love the icicles.
Annabelle looks like she's handling it well.
Winter weather can be a pain. I don't like the extreme changes.
Snow, ice and sunshine make for some lovely shots. | 2019-04-19T02:19:19 | https://mymuskoka.blogspot.com/2018/02/we-had-ice-rain.html?showComment=1518628493456 |
Delta Township, Mich. –The Annual Community Expo provides the perfect opportunity for the public to learn more about their local businesses, visit with representatives, and discover what their community and local businesses have to offer them.
The Delta Side Business Association is a non-profit business organization that helps promote businesses in Delta Township and the surrounding areas. Profits collected from the vendors go towards scholarships for area students.
There will be door prizes and many perks from local business booths. This is your chance to browse through Delta Township’s Best-of-the-best!
Admission is FREE! To learn more about this event, visit www.deltaside.org.
Get to know the businesses in your community! The Delta Side Annual Community Expo- Saturday, March 3 at the Lansing Mall from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. | 2019-04-26T08:42:26 | https://www.fox47news.com/yes/the-delta-side-business-association-hosting-their-annual-community-expo |
MDC joined with the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and St. Louis County Parks last month on an experimental harvest method to rid Creve Coeur Park Lake of invasive Asian carp.
MARYLAND HTS., Mo. — Anglers, kayakers, paddle boarders, and others may notice something missing from Creve Coeur Lake now — those annoying, intrusive, and invasive Asian carp.
The lake, once packed full of these non-native interlopers, is now largely free of them thanks to an experimental removal project conducted last month by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and St. Louis County Parks.
Invasive Asian carp, primarily bighead carp and silver carp, entered Creve Coeur Park Lake by way of Missouri River flooding prior to 2009. They quickly began to compete with native species for food and space, reducing numbers of natives and severely curtailing sport fish like crappie. Asian carp also caused conflicts by leaping at and striking lake users, and have been the source of several nuisance fish kills.
Conventional attempts to eliminate the invasive fish had failed in the past. It turns out that the solution came from the same origin as the problem.
“We tried a new experimental method from Asia, called the Unified Method, to push all the Asian carp to one end of the lake where we able to harvest almost 50,000 of them,” reported MDC Fisheries Management Biologist Kevin Meneau. Meneau coordinated MDC’s involvement in the effort.
The Unified Method was adapted from techniques previously tried and proven in Asia. It’s a process of systematically driving and herding fish with boats utilizing electrical and acoustic stimulation. The technique was still experimental, but biologists had high hopes it would work.
The multi-partner team spent an intense three weeks clearing and blocking the lake, cell-by-cell, as they gradually herded the fish to a final collection point. Along the way, they had to overcome challenges including cold wind and weather, ice sheets forming on the lake, and frozen nets. Meneau explained that winter was the best time to perform the operation because the fish are less active and easier to contain.
Since native fish tend not to respond to the acoustic stimuli in the same way, the process proved successful in being highly selective to moving only the target fish.
“We excluded Asian carp from about 95% of the lake, and pushed them to an area where we could set up for harvest at the north part of the lake near Sailboat Cove,” Meneau explained.
Once confined to that limited area, biologists were able to use seining nets to remove the fish from the water. Altogether, biologists took out around 47,000, or about 119 tons, of the unwanted invasive fish from the lake. Population estimates indicate that approximately 85% of the Asian carp population was eradicated.
Now that the majority of the invasive Asian carp are gone, there is no possibility that those remaining fish could eventually reclaim the lake. This is because Asian carp require flowing water, such as that found in the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, for their eggs to be viable. Those conditions do not exist in Creve Coeur Lake.
“I think our harvest efforts showed that. We caught no young fish, they were all adults,” confirmed Meneau.
So the future looks good for Creve Coeur Lake. Biologists say that the dramatically lower density of Asian carp will greatly reduce interactions with lake users like rowers and paddlers. At their current level, the Asian carp will no longer compete with native fish as severely as before, which should enable the crappie to come back on their own in the next couple years.
Meneau stresses that the rigorous project, which pushed on non-stop for the entire three weeks, was a true team effort.
“All the partners pulled together resources and expertise from all over the Midwest to achieve this goal,” said Meneau.
Asian carp are a pervasive problem for many waters in the U.S. Perhaps even more important than the recovery of Creve Coeur Lake is the hope these new techniques will offer to other lakes throughout the Missouri and Mississippi River basins.
“The Unified Method was experimental, only components were used in other parts of the country. We brought it all together for this project and it was successful,” Meneau said. “We’re going to spread the word to other conservation entities throughout the country that maybe this will work for them."
Biologists use underwater speakers to send acoustic signals through the water intended to drive Asian carp out of portions of the lake.
As the Asian carp were pushed from sections of the lake, biologists deployed giant block nets to exclude them from the cleared areas. Section-by-section, the fish were eventually driven from 95% of Creve Coeur Lake during a three week period.
Once the Asian carp were herded to a concentrated collection point, biologists used seining nets to remove the invasive fish from the lake.
A total of 47,000 of Asian carp, 119 tons in all, were removed from Creve Coeur Lake. Biologists estimate they succeeded in eradicating 85% of the nuisance fish. | 2019-04-19T22:55:36 | https://mdc.mo.gov/newsroom/mdc-and-partners-remove-47000-asian-carp-creve-coeur-lake |
UTM is currently looking for a Junior Project Surveyor, to be based in Dundee working Mon - Fri, to support our client with ongoing Geophysical Survey campaign management.
This position would see the successful candidate supporting our client from approx. mid-June for around 2 months. | 2019-04-22T04:00:20 | https://www.utmconsultants.com/index.php?page=job&id=2152 |
Justin Remais, associate professor of environmental health, and a colleague at University of South Florida's (USF) College of Arts and Sciences have received a five-year, $2.5 million research grant from the Fogarty International Center to study the interaction between infectious disease transmission and agricultural practices in the Senegal River Basin.
"Together, infectious diseases of poverty and the need to sustainably feed 9 billion people in the next 50 years represent two of the most formidable ecological and public health challenges of the 21st century," says Remais. "Identifying sustainable approaches to increasing agricultural productivity, without increasing the risk of infectious disease transmission, will be essential to improving both global public health and environmental quality."
Agriculture is rapidly expanding in tropical developing countries, and this is precisely where the risk of parasitic disease emergence is greatest and also where disease surveillance is limited.
Remais and his USF colleague study the parasites that cause human schistosomiasis, a neglected tropical disease that affects more than 200 million people globally.
Preliminary research indicates that environmental changes, including agricultural expansion, can affect the transmission of the flatworm that causes schistosomiasis.
People with schistosomiasis infections can experience anemia, impaired growth and development, and in some cases, fibrosis of the liver and bladder cancer.
The global health impacts of the disease are substantial, disproportionately impact the global poor, and strongly reinforce poverty in tropical and subtropical areas of South America, Africa, and Asia. Yet the linkage between agricultural practices—particularly the use of herbicides, insecticides, and fertilizers—and the transmission of schistosomiasis in endemic areas is poorly understood.
"Our results will improve decision-making at the interface between sustainable agriculture and human disease control in a region with limited resources and significant malnutrition and infectious disease," Remais adds. "This project will provide a model for how transdisciplinary, international research on the ecology and epidemiology of infectious diseases can improve global health." | 2019-04-19T12:33:17 | http://publichealthmagazine.emory.edu/issues/2015/fall/briefs/nih-fogarty-grant-funds-study/index.html |
Hey Pine-Richland Rams Lacrosse Fans! Saturday night marked the first home game for the Pine-Richland Rams who hosted the St. Michael’s College School from Ontario Canada in JV and Varsity Lacrosse action. The weather was bitter cold and windy for what is supposed to be SPRING here in Pennsylvania and it made for a tough Read more ..
Hey Mt. Lebanon Lacrosse Fans! Saturday afternoon the Blue Devils hosted the Hempfield Black Knights from Landisville, Pa. in an awesome State Lacrosse matchup. The weather was frigid but both teams were red hot in scoring goals and this was epic battle. Unfortunately for our Blue Devils they came up a bit short with the Read more ..
Hey Shady Side Academy Lacrosse Fans! Saturday morning the Indians hosted the Glenbrooke North Lacrosse program from Illinois on a VERY cold day for Lacrosse. It was a great game but the Indians had a tough time finding their ground. They played a great game for such frigid weather but the final score wouldn’t sway Read more ..
Hey Shady Side Academy Lacrosse Fans! Tonight the Indians hosted another group of Indians in Peters Township on a cold and rainy night. It seems this Spring weather isn’t exactly around the corner and it made for a rough night.Shady Side went down early and battled all night but just couldn’t seem to turn the Read more ..
Hey Shady Side Academy Lacrosse Fans! A new season is upon us and the defending WPIAL Division 1 Lacrosse Champions are back and better then ever! Tonight they took the field for their first game of Lacrosse Action for 2015 against the Butler Area Golden Tornadoes and they came out firing scoring 12 unanswered goals Read more ..
Hey Mt. Lebanon Lacrosse Fans! Tonight the JV and Varsity Boys Lacrosse teams travelled out to Wexford to take on the North Allegheny Tigers on a cold a wintery weathered evening. You wouldn’t know Spring was supposed to be here with the way the weather has been so far this season. The JV squad would Read more ..
Hey Franklin Regional Boys Lacrosse Fans! I am happy to announce this is the first of several select games we will be filming for Franklin Regional this season and last night the Panthers hosted another set of Panthers from Upper St. Clair in WPIAL Lacrosse action on a very cold and snowy evening. The game Read more ..
Hey Pine-Richland Rams Lacrosse Fans! Tonight marked the first regular season game for the Pine-Richland Rams as they travelled out to McMurray, Pa. tonight to take on the Peters Township Indians! It was quite cold and took a little while to get the Rams rolling as they battled out to a 3-0 lead and squander Read more ..
Hey Mt. Lebanon Lacrosse Fans! Tonight marked the first game of the regular season for the Blue Devils who hosted the visiting Pickerington Central Tigers out of Ohio. Mt. Lebanon rocked the yellow pinnies for this one and came out firing early and tallied a bunch of goals! This team is showing a lot of Read more ..
Hey Pine-Richland Rams Lacrosse Fans! A new season of Boys Lacrosse is upon us and the Rams have taken the winter to prepare for this upcoming WPIAL season and it will be a great one! Tonight they travelled out to Mars Area for a scrimmage to take on the Mars Fighting Planets in JV and Read more ..
Hey Oakland Catholic Lady Eagles Lacrosse Fans! Another big Lacrosse Season is upon us and the Lady Eagles will look to go deep this year beyond just the regular season! Tonight’s first scrimmage was really impressive as the girls jumped out to a quick lead against the visiting Lady Blackhawks scoring 7 straight unanswered goals Read more .. | 2019-04-19T10:48:01 | http://www.kvtproductions.com/2015/03/ |
A growing proportion of boys today regard academic achievement as something girls care about. Working hard to get straight A’s in the era of Eminem and John Mayer and Justin Timberlake has come to seem un-masculine in the eyes of many boys (but not all; we talk about the exceptions). Dr. Sax begins this presentation with an overview of the five factors driving this growing epidemic of unmotivated boys. He then shares strategies which have been effective in re-engaging some of these disengaged boys and young men. Key aspects of this presentation include best practice for identification of boys at risk, and effective intervention with those boys. Also considered is the risk of over-diagnosis of conditions such as ADHD and Oppositional-Defiant Disorder, with special attention to how professionals who work with teenage boys can be effective advocates for those boys within the system. | 2019-04-19T10:23:28 | https://media.csuchico.edu/media/Boys+Adrift+Part+2/0_xk597hmc |
Today we saw the unveiling of Redmi 6 the successor to the highly successful Redmi 5. Redmi 6 with it brings major improvements like the introduction of AI Dual Cameras and Helio P22, 12nm octa-core processor with Dual VoLTE and a Dedicated Micro-SD slot. Lets know more about the design of Redmi 6.
Redmi 6 continues the trend of 18:9 Displays with its 5.45' HD+ Full-Screen Display. Thanks to 18:9 ratio Redmi 6 is great for single hand usage and has around 80.5% screen to body ratio. The device has On-Screen navigation keys which can be disabled to enjoy the Full-Screen Gestures feature of MIUI.
The device is made of high-Quality Polycarbonate and has a Brushed metallic finish which gives an in-hand feel especially while using with One Hand. The superfast Fingerprint sensor is also on the Rear in the middle. The speaker can also be found on the back a little below the fingerprint scanner.
The Redmi 6 has an overall improved Arc design, the device has been further curved in a way it is much more comfortable to fit into your hands. The secondary microphone and the Headphone jack can also be found on the top. On the bottom is the Charging Port and the primary Microphone.
On the Camera front, Redmi 6 brings with it a 12MP+5MP rear camera setup with Massive 1.25-micron pixels for better light capture and 5MP front Camera with AI Portrait mode and Face Unlock feature.
The device also has dedicated Micro-SD card slot so no more choosing between Dual SIMs or a Micro-SD to expand memory. The device supports Micro-SD up to 256GB which can help you store as many Picture, Videos, TV shows, and Songs as of you want.
Keeping in mind the hot weather conditions of India and continuing the trend of previous Mi Phones that started with Mi A1, Redmi 6 series will also be coming with Dual pyrolytic graphite sheets which have been found useful in keeping the temperature of the device by 2 degrees Celcius.
Redmi 6 comes in 4 awesome colours Rose Gold, Gold, Blue and Black, Which do you think looks the best and what are your initial impressions of the Redmi 6?
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Hello, Mi Fans!Today we saw the unveiling of Redmi 6 the successor to the highly successful Redmi 5. Redmi 6 with it brings major improvements like the introduction of AI Dual Cameras and Helio P22, 12nm octa-core processor with Dual VoLTE and a Dedicated Micro-SD slot. Lets know more about the design of Redmi 6.Redmi 6 continues the trend of 18:9 Displays with its 5.45' HD+ Full-Screen Display. Thanks to 18:9 ratio Redmi 6 is great for single hand usage and has around 80.5% screen to body ratio. The device has On-Screen navigation keys which can be disabled to enjoy the Full-Screen Gestures feature of MIUI.The device is made of high-Quality Polycarbonate and has a Brushed metallic finish which gives an in-hand feel especially while using with One Hand. The superfast Fingerprint sensor is also on the Rear in the middle. The speaker can also be found on the back a little below the fingerprint scanner.The Redmi 6 has an overall improved Arc design, the device has been further curved in a way it is much more comfortable to fit into your hands. The secondary microphone and the Headphone jack can also be found on the top. On the bottom is the Charging Port and the primary Microphone.On the Camera front, Redmi 6 brings with it a 12MP+5MP rear camera setup with Massive 1.25-micron pixels for better light capture and 5MP front Camera with AI Portrait mode and Face Unlock feature.The device also has dedicated Micro-SD card slot so no more choosing between Dual SIMs or a Micro-SD to expand memory. The device supports Micro-SD up to 256GB which can help you store as many Picture, Videos, TV shows, and Songs as of you want.Keeping in mind the hot weather conditions of India and continuing the trend of previous Mi Phones that started with Mi A1, Redmi 6 series will also be coming with Dual pyrolytic graphite sheets which have been found useful in keeping the temperature of the device by 2 degrees Celcius.Redmi 6 comes in 4 awesome colours Rose Gold, Gold, Blue and Black, Which do you think looks the best and what are your initial impressions of the Redmi 6? | 2019-04-19T02:35:38 | https://in.c.mi.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1570107&extra=page%3D1 |
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Has Australia dropped the ball on water reform? | 2019-04-19T11:06:09 | http://research.usc.edu.au/vital/access/manager/Repository/usc:24604 |
Google is joining Facebook in bringing greater transparency to its political advertising tools in India as the world’s largest democracy gears up for general elections in the coming months.
The search giant today said it will introduce an India-specific Political Advertising Transparency Report and make available a searchable Political Ads Library in the country in March of this year, a month ahead of the general elections.
These moves will allow any individual to check who is purchasing election ads on Google’s platform and how much money they are spending on it, the company said. Google also said it has updated its election ads policy for India.
In line with Facebook’s efforts, Google said it is now mandatory for advertisers who wish to run election ads in India to provide a pre-certificate issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI). They can also produce a certificate by an entity that has been authorized by the ECI, Google said.
The company, whose Android operating system powers most smartphones in the country and whose search service sees little to no competition, said it will also verify the identity of advertisers before their election ads run on its platforms. The verification process will begin on February 14.
Additionally, Google said it is making it easier for Indians to cast their vote in the upcoming election. For the Lok Sabha Election, Google said it will make electoral information from the EIC and other authoritative sources easily discoverable on Google Search. More than 850 million Indians are estimated to participate in the general elections.
Today’s development comes two months after Google made a similar commitment for European Parliament elections. Tech companies are facing mounting pressure from governments to become more transparent and assume responsibility for the influence their products and services have on democracies.
Facebook, which announced a similar program for India last month, began offering users in the U.S. information about buyers of political ads through a series of changes in 2017. In the years since, Google has also stepped up its efforts to prevent misinformation and meddling. Just how much the two have learned from the U.S. presidential election in 2016 could now be tested in India, one of their largest markets. | 2019-04-26T02:11:49 | https://venturebeat.com/2019/01/22/google-will-bring-political-ad-transparency-tools-to-india-ahead-of-general-elections/ |
Mercury part# 89290 for Sale.
Fits: Trim cyl. and hyd hoses on outboards. | 2019-04-24T02:31:04 | https://esmarine.com/products/plunger-89290 |
Back in August, Sprint and LG announced that they are partnering on a phone with 5G connectivity that will be released in the next two quarters. At the time, the press release waxed poetic about the benefits that 5G brings, like faster speeds, lower latency, but said that "device specifications and exact timing will be announced later."
Thanks to Mishka Dehghan, the Vice President of 5G development at Sprint Business, the mysterious LG phone is starting to get more fleshed-out. Previously, we only knew that the device will be a "beautifully-designed advanced 5G smartphone," but now it turns out that it could very well come in a unique form factor.
What’s really remarkable about the LG device that you’ll see is it’s going to be immediately recognizable, everybody around you will know it’s a 5G device.
This certainly piques our interest towards the form factor, as, apart from writing 5G with big yellow letters on the back of the Sprint phone, we don't really see how could the LG handset scream next-gen connectivity.
Samsung's first foldable phone could turn out to also be its first global 5G handset, as the Galaxy S10 will only have a 5G model for Korea, and Huawei's eventual bendable handset is also tipped to be its first 5G effort, but will LG try something as funky with Sprint's 5G model design? Remains to be seen.
I hope that this is not another attempt at a phone such as the HTC Bolt (the fastest 4g, "Its that fast" [Bolt] Sprint Phone). Disaster..!
5G phone available in the first half of 2019? Making it harder for me to justify a upgrade this year.
Sounds a lot like the campaign with the HTC Evo 4G years ago. Too bad that phone didn't help Sprint much either. Instead, it pointed out the glaring coverage gaps and bad risk Wimax both presented to users and Sprint.
Their shiny new 5G handset that will work in one or two markets only haha. | 2019-04-21T16:14:18 | https://www.phonearena.com/news/Sprint-our-first-5G-phone-by-LG-will-have-shiny-and-distinct-design_id109487 |
Classes cancelled for the rest of the week, so I took a train home this morning back to RI for a couple of days.
Sometimes things get confusing, and I feel like I need to get away. It's always been hard for me to feel like I'm stuck in one place. Physically, mentally, spiritually... just stagnant. It's fortunate when you have a place to go to help break out of that pattern, and comforting to be around people who know you like the back of their hand. It's nice to be heard. To just sit back, say absolutely nothing, and still be heard just fine. I'm fortunate to have that... at least with some people on this earth.
Well in other news, I'm done with House of Cards and I just don't know what I'll watch now. Any suggestions?
~ I did a photo shoot at a singer's gig at a piano bar last month... I thought this picture of the piano turned out really cool looking!
~ My Songwriting Workshop!!! I've been running some workshops through Noise Collective, where artists come and play their songs for the group, and get critiqued on them. I’m really proud of the way these are going, and I’ve been meeting so many new and awesome artists. In April, we have a plan to launch two new workshops, and run them all in the same day!! So excited.
We shot these over the weekend, when it was beautiful enough out to only need a light jacket.
These pictures do this dress NO justice. Maybe it's the red brick that's washing out the green, and blowing out the details. But it's made of this beautiful mint, really ornate lace. Also... I don't know if you noticed (haha) but it is SHORT, so it's a good thing short skirts are my jam. I feel like a mod-girl, and it makes me wanna go-go dance all across my apartment.
So how was your weekend? Mine was pretty lazy. Though I'm pumped to have had my first iced coffee in over four months!!! I know you're probably all "what's the big deal about that??" But... I really, really love iced coffee :P Also caught up on some shows... my favorites right now are House of Cards and True Detective. Both are amazing, and True Detective has the added benefit of being visually stunning.
It's supposed to be cold and snowy again soon, but I'm soaking up this milder weather while it lasts.
Day late and a dollar short ;) Time for my weekly style post..
Guess I unintentionally went for a monochrome look here. Perhaps to blend in with my surroundings, and survive in my habitat better. Much like a bunny whose brown coat turns white in the winter ... Metaphors. Psychology. WOAH.
Okay, clearly I'm in a weird mood, so I'll just leave you to enjoy the rest of these pictures. But first answer me THIS: Why is this white lace dress so perfect? Why does it make me feel so much like a movie queen?
I don't normally make two posts in one day, but I just wanted a reason to post this picture. I took it when we were at a Junior's Cheescake right after New Year's. I remember being surprised that they had whipped out the decorations already. The themed decorations seem to happen earlier and earlier every year, don't they?
Soo... I'm a fruity, girly drink lover.. Yup. Despite my vast coolness in other areas of my life, I'm just not cool in this particular area. I'll just never be a whiskey-swillin', beer-worshippin' good-time-gal. Of course I'll drink beer or whiskey... but if I had a choice, I'd rather plunk down money for a drink that tastes good and looks pretty, thankyouverymuch.
But why should "girl drinks" be considered uncool anyway? Isn't that a bit sexist? Whatever. I'm here reclaiming the term here today, and they're totes cool, and you can pry the pineapple-laden margarita glass from my cold, dead hands.
The amount of vodka you put into it is alterable, and up to your preferences. I realize the ratio isn't that big in my version, but see... I favored the deliciousness of the drink over the alcoholic content. So although I did want a little zing, I didn't want the zing to be messin' with my delicious chocolatey, creamy flavors.
For the martini glass rim, I just crushed some cookies in a ziplock bag, wet the rim of the glass with Kahlua, and dipped the rim in the crushed cookies. I used Keebler Grasshoppers, but I do prefer original thin mints. | 2019-04-22T12:48:02 | https://www.chantillysongs.com/2014/02/ |
A little over two years ago, my husband and I had the opportunity to not only buy one house in the south of France, but two. Yes, I know, this sounds very romantic and all, but… The two houses needed a lot of attention. I say that in the past tense, because the first house was finished last summer thanks to my oh-we-love-renovating-old-houses parents. It’s beautiful, it’s yellow and you can have a look at a whole lot of photos from the renovations here.
Now on to the second house. I guess you can still call it a house. It has walls and floors (on most levels) and someone did live in it. Mind you, when we got the assessment, it was rated as non-habitable. To this day, I don’t understand how someone could have lived in such conditions at all. There was an old man living there before with dogs and chicken (possibly rats and mice and other things). | 2019-04-20T22:11:07 | https://isapisa.com/tag/houses/ |
Home » Blog » Blog » What Is Swarovski® Genuine Topaz?
Where do you source your Topaz gemstones from? Are you concerned about the quality of the stones you’re getting from your current supplier, or perhaps you’re searching for something a little different? Here we discuss Swarovski’s Genuine Topaz range in detail to help you decide if switching to Swarovski® Genuine Gemstones could benefit your business.
What’s the difference between a Topaz and a Swarovski® Genuine Topaz?
What does Swarovski® Genuine Topaz stone look like?
That all depends on the style, shape and cut of the Topaz that you request. With most suppliers, you’ll have several options to choose from, in terms of size and shape.
One advantage you do have when using Swarovski Gemstones is that fact that all of their Genuine Gemstones range is cut and polished on their premises. Plus, they pride themselves on their calibration methods, making sure that each stone you receive of the same cut and size is completely identical, every time.
Heard of Swarovski’s Natural Brilliance Cut?
Swarovski® developed their Natural Brilliance Cut specifically for their Genuine Topaz Gemstones range. With 57 facets, this particular cut has been designed to maximise the colour and brilliance of the stone.
For a clearer idea of what to expect from the look and cut of the stones take a look at our latest stock of Genuine Topaz stones straight from Swarovski®.
What colour is Topaz from the Swarovski® Genuine Topaz range?
As you already know, Topaz is available in a range of colours. Most commonly sourced colourless, many gemstone suppliers use irradiation treatments to alter or intensify the natural colour of Topaz, leaving a very small amount of radiation behind.
The Swarovski® Genuine Topaz range is sourced in its colourless state, and can then be altered to become a variety of different colours as well as that well known “Topaz blue” if required.
The difference here is that Swarovski® use a technique called Thermal Colour Fusion or TCF technology. This means that the surface of the stone is enhanced with a permanent ceramic film and is resistant to certain cleaning techniques such as ultrasonic, acid baths, and magnetic pins. This can shave valuable time off your current cleaning methods and leaving behind no radiation in the process.
The current Swarovski® Genuine Topaz gemstone collection ranges from white to ice blue tones, rainforest greens, and blazing reds, honey oranges and baby pinks – an excellent range of colours with an affordable cost stone, helping you to explore different colour variations in your designs while keeping costs under control.
What is Swarovski® Genuine Topaz made from?
Like any other quality gemstone supplier, Swarovski® Genuine Topaz stones are produced from genuine raw Topaz.
Unsurprisingly, Swarovski® don’t give away exactly where they source their Genuine Topaz from. Let’s face it – not many suppliers would. But they do promise that all of their Genuine Gemstones are authentic and from trusted suppliers that work to a high-quality standard, as long as it’s provided with their special “Gemstones From Swarovski” tag.
When sourcing Topaz or any other gemstones, you’ll want to access the best quality stones you can get within your budget. So, getting to know some new suppliers could help you find the right Topaz stones for your latest designs, and keep your current suppliers on their toes.
Check out our range of Swarovski® Genuine Topaz gemstones today and find the right cut, shape, and size for your latest collection. | 2019-04-24T12:37:43 | https://jewelryexchangedallas.com/blog/what-is-swarovski-genuine-topaz/ |
The congressional commission charged with investigating the alleged corruption network of Martin Belaunde has included three former governors in its investigation.
Two congressmen from the Belaunde commission told Cuarto Poder that its investigation would be expanded to include former Junin governor Vladimir Cerron, former Madre de Dios governor Luis Aguirre and former Cusco governor Jorge Acurio.
“Being investigated does not mean they’re guilty. It just means there are key issues that haven’t been cleared up,” said People’s Christian Party congresswoman and Belaunde commission president Marisol Perez.
The investigations in Junin focus on the construction of two bridges which clients of Belaunde obtained contracts for. In Madre de Dios, Belaunde received privileged information about the construction of a public school ahead of the bidding process. In Cusco, Belaunde’s company Antalsis received several expensive contracts to build schools which have not yet been built.
Fujimorista congressman Segundo Tapia said that Belaunde’s brother, Arturo Belaunde, used the Cusco contracts as guarantees to withdraw loans totaling $285,000 from a local bank. In addition to Arturo Belaunde, the commission will also investigate Antalsis lawyer Jorge Chang and former newspaper manager Carlos Fujikawa.
Martin Belaunde faces charges of money laundering, embezzlement, criminal conspiracy and racketeering. Belaunde was the campaign manager for President Ollanta Humala’s unsuccessful campaign in 2006 and a consultant to first lady Nadine Heredia.
Belaunde escaped to Bolivia last December after months on the run as a fugitive in Peru. He was denied political asylum and, after escaping house arrest in Bolivia, re-captured before being extradited. He is currently serving preventive imprisonment in Lima while the Belaunde commission conducts its investigation. | 2019-04-22T07:08:00 | https://perureports.com/belaunde-commission-to-investigate-cusco-junin-madre-de-dios-governors/1468/ |
Jeep Grand Cherokee have only one modification of doors quantity:4.
Option Laredo 4dr SUV (1995) have min height 64.7. Option Laredo 4dr SUV (3.7L 6cyl 5A) (2006) have max height 70.3mm.
Length min of Jeep Grand Cherokee:176.7 in 4dr SUV (1993). Max length: 195.1.
A jeep company is a make 1990s Jeep Grand Cherokee car one of the most pioneers which ushered midsize SUV modern segment. This Grand Cherokee car is a represented better and bigger latest model version of Jeep's slighter but still well-liked Cherokee model. The jeep maker is a create different type designers required it to be maneuverable sufficient for the roomy enough for family duty and urban duty, elegant enough to take out on the capable and town enough to be tow your shuttle and toys your passengers to be remote campground without any problem and issue.
It would be positively seem which they very succeeded. The (Jeep Grand Cherokee) JGC, as it's normally referred to, has been become single of the America's top sellers in the SUV section. Different the majority other traditional SUVs from the domestic car company, the JGC has forever been built using a carlike anybody framework rather than a body-on-frame perfect design. Normally, the car anybody chassis is offer good advantages in the product and terms of on-road handling, exit and easier entry and road good safety. The Jeep's strong standing for off-road ability is a retain, appreciation in large part to be the jeep Grand Cherokee's lot of more good advanced 4-wheel-drive with simple control systems. These days, well-rounded Jeep Grand Cherokee is a regular to be among the majority appealing vehicles in its first class.
There are 3 obtainable four-wheel-drive simple control systems in the addition to the bottom rear-wheel-drive of the layout. The car system Quadra-Trace I is a fundamentally an every wheel-drive system as well as simple accessible on the Laredo. The car standard on Overland and Limited is a 4-wheel-drive control system with the 2-speed transfer case as well as hill descent and climb control. Normally, the summit comes typical is a simple very special version of the Quadra-Trace II which added a rear electronic limited-slip discrepancy; in this car system is optional on overland. in addition, an adaptive air postponement as well as Select-Terrain system that permit good drivers to be select from 5 pre-programmed settings to best grip a provide or trail condition are an not obligatory on standard and Limited on the Summit and Overland.
The car notable important feature obtainable in this new generation was the routine 4 wheel drive option called Quadra-Drive, and that employed the New Venture Gear Nitro hundred seven transport case. This 2-speed chain-driven transport case uses a gyrator, as well as to transfer torque between the front, a clutch pack coupled to a hydraulic force as well as back axles. These are an few transfer case contains 3 different type modes, Neutral, and 4-All Time, as well as four -Lo. The car on road ride may be not as smooth as which of the car-based crossover rivals, and but it is pleasant sufficient. The majority significant demerit goes to the comparatively cramped interior, that is down on the together maximum cargo rear and space seat room compared to the opposition.
This car power plants version firstly added a 210-hp V6, and 3.7-liter, a 4.7-liter V8 two hundred thirty five horsepower until 2007, as well as a 5.7-liter V8 with the three hundred thirty horsepower. This car turbo diesel model arrived year for the 2007, and boasting a 3.0-liter Vsix with 375 and 215 hp pound-feet of the torque. The car 5.7-liter V8 was boosted to be three hundred fifty seven horsepower. But the SRT8 could be had with the either four-wheel drive or 2-wheel important drive the SRT8 came by the every wheel drive.
There is a few variations in the terms of the 4WD latest models, as Jeep car equipped the high-level trims by the more advanced Quadra-Drive II or Quadra-Trac II good control systems. Last year ago this company makes generation saw the removal of the turbo diesel, as well as the addition of latest navigation and entertainment systems as well as the debut of the Hill Descent and Hill Start control systems.
There were 2 important trims originally Limited as well as Laredo 2 engines -- a one hundred ninety five horsepower 4.0-liter inline-6 or 4.7-liter V8 as well as a two hundred thirty five horsepower. The Veight engine was measured the better alternative, as it offered more power without much give up in fuel wealth compared to the 6-cylinder. As per the Jeep complete continual development to this model, and utilized vehicle shoppers should be try to take the latest model they could be pay for. The V8 was matched to a 5-speed routine. The Jeep introduces 3 additional trim levels for the Sport, Special Edition as well as Overland, and a high-output two hundred sixty five horsepower V8 as well as more accessible important features. The Further refinement was complete in 2003.
In this car still a 5-passenger midsize provide in 2 main trim levels: restricted and city. though, there was put both the JGC SRT8 as well as 420 HP Eight and the car lowered game postponement of the SRT8 was different type designed for the scoop on-street good performance as well as it was the quickest and the majority powerful ground rover ever created. For the majority years ago of this new generation, as well as shoppers would be encounter the familiar Limited and Laredo two important trims. There was also some a base-trim SE provided through for the year 1995, and the Limited-based Orvis over all year 1997, and the TSi 1997-98. | 2019-04-21T06:43:56 | http://www.moibbk.com/Jeep%20Grand%20Cherokee.html |
"All day buffet and à la carte specialities in a historic setting."
Bandung has a reputation for great food, so why not take a trip back in time and explore the culinary delights ensconced within one of Bandung’s most historic hotels. The Prama Grand Preanger Bandung opened its doors in 1928, a time when Bandung was rapidly evolving into a centre of agriculture, industry and Javanese tourism. The hotel’s all-day dining restaurant, Preanger Brasserie, features dark elegant woods and is highlighted with a range of original art deco windows and lighting. The day starts with a breakfast buffet, while for lunch and dinner the options comprise a selection of Indonesian cuisine alongside Asian and Western specialties. The à la carte menu offers local specialities like sop buntut, nasi bakar and rawon. From the grill, salmon medallion and fillet of grouper are favourites, alongside sandwiches, burgers and pasta. | 2019-04-24T02:23:50 | http://celebrate-indonesia.com/detail/index/416 |
The market expects Old Republic International (ORI) to deliver a year-over-year increase in earnings on higher revenues when it reports results for the quarter ended December 2018. This widely-known consensus outlook is important in assessing the company's earnings picture, but a powerful factor that might influence its near-term stock price is how the actual results compare to these estimates.
The stock might move higher if these key numbers top expectations in the upcoming earnings report, which is expected to be released on January 24. On the other hand, if they miss, the stock may move lower.
This insurance underwriter is expected to post quarterly earnings of $0.42 per share in its upcoming report, which represents a year-over-year change of +27.3%.
Revenues are expected to be $1.57 billion, up 0.1% from the year-ago quarter.
How Have the Numbers Shaped Up for Old Republic?
For Old Republic, the Most Accurate Estimate is the same as the Zacks Consensus Estimate, suggesting that there are no recent analyst views which differ from what have been considered to derive the consensus estimate. This has resulted in an Earnings ESP of 0%.
So, this combination makes it difficult to conclusively predict that Old Republic will beat the consensus EPS estimate.
For the last reported quarter, it was expected that Old Republic would post earnings of $0.44 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.56, delivering a surprise of +27.27%.
Old Republic doesn't appear a compelling earnings-beat candidate. However, investors should pay attention to other factors too for betting on this stock or staying away from it ahead of its earnings release. | 2019-04-19T05:16:19 | https://finance.yahoo.com/news/old-republic-international-ori-earnings-153103511.html |
The Wheeler School itself is located close to Brown University in Providence, RI, but due to its urban location they have an off campus athletic complex in neighboring Seekonk, MA. The school hired Cape and Island Tennis & Track to reconstruct 6 of their 8 aging asphalt tennis courts in post-tensioned concrete.
That area of New England tends to have a lot of rock and ledge and this site was no different. There were challenges in excavating and leveling the site but the final product was one that everyone agreed was spectacular. The older courts were a traditional dark green, but we switched the new facility to a purple and gray combination to better represent Wheeler’s colors. | 2019-04-25T13:54:05 | http://www.tennisandtrack.com/project/wheeler-school/ |
Dental Implants Baton Rouge LA dentist Dr. Barksdale shares with us his generalized cost for dental implant procedures, as well as the supplemental surgeries patients may need to qualify.
In order for patients to qualify for successful dental implants, they must possess an adequate strength and structure of tissue in the jawbone and gum region. Unfortunately for us, there are so many factors that hinder our ability to receive these successfully, however, Dr. Barksdale offers supplementary procedures that drastically increase patients chances for healthy smiles with dental implants.
Bone grafts are necessary when patients lack tissue or have suffered physical damage in the jawbone, this can be a result of missing teeth, alcoholism, chain smoking, accidents or so many other factors. Dr. Barksdale offers a bone tissue transplant, called a bone grafting, that replaces the fractured and damaged bone with new and healthy osseous tissue in just a few hours. This procedure creates a natural integration of the patient’s new bone into their mouth over a span of 3-4 months, depending on how much is needed.
Patients have a few different options in regards to the location and price of bone, using their own bone, a donor’s bone, or even healthy animal bone. Patients that choose to use their bone require a surgeon and anesthesia to extract the excess bone tissue from the hip, chin or other area. This generally ranges from about $2,000- $3,000 due to the costs of the doctor and physical surgery, as well as the pricey, heavy anesthesia. Now, patients that choose to utilize foreign bone, from either a donor or animal, are looking at spending around $200- $1,200, depending on the amount of bone needed. This procedure normally lasts around 4-6 months for patients to completely heal from, in order for the new bone to integrate into their oral cavity.
Some patients, that are lucky, do not suffer from any physical damage to their jawbone, but lack the healthy amount of gum tissue to qualify for dental implants. Dr. Barksdale recommends a soft tissue augmentation to these patients, which is a procedure that naturally rebuilds their gum tissue by either using excess tissue from the roof of their mouth or a donor’s tissue. Although this procedure is far less taxing compared to the bone graft, the completion is vital to the success of the dental implantation. Patients that need a soft tissue augmentation procedure are looking to spend anywhere from $600- $1,200, depending on the amount of tissue needed.
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First Choice International Placement Inc. was incorporated in 1992 as a small home-based business. Located in the municipality of North Vancouver, we primarily arranged homestay accommodation and coordinated the transportation arrangements for incoming groups of international students involved in short-term academic and cultural exchanges. Within a few short years, however, we were frequently sub-contracted to arrange homestay and airport transportation for students attending several private ESL schools located in downtown Vancouver.
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A key shift occurred in 2005 when we began to establish formal agreements with those agents who were directly responsible for recruiting international students abroad. Recognizing the value of consistency in the support their clients receive, international agents increasingly elected to utilize First Choice International Placement Inc. to ensure that, no matter where their clients elect to attend school, they were assured that they would receive superior quality homestay and airport transportation services.
To address the needs of a growing number of minor-aged students who come to the Metro-Vancouver area each year to study at public secondary schools and public post-secondary colleges and universities, we introduced our Monitored Custodial Guardianship Service in 2006. A representative of First Choice International Placement Inc. serves as a student's Custodial Guardian and, supported by a network of Student Monitors, we ensure that the students under our care get the most from their international learning exchange.
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After spending eleven years at our original commercial office location in North Vancouver, First Choice International Placement Inc. moved to a newer, more modern facility in May 2015. Located at 83 Chesterfield Avenue in North Vancouver, the office is within easy walking distance to the Lonsdale Quay and Seabus Terminal and within 15 minutes of downtown Vancouver. This contemporary office is proving to be even more accessible for students located in North Vancouver, or those commuting from West Vancouver, Richmond (via the Canada Line), downtown Vancouver, and Point Grey.
Each year we continue to expand our operations to better serve international students attending various public secondary schools, public post-secondary colleges and universities, and private post-secondary institutions and ESL schools throughout the Metro Vancouver area. Through our network of international agents abroad, our expanding base of quality homestay families, and our highly skilled Placement Consultants, Student Monitors, and other support staff, First Choice International Placement Inc. continues to provide exceptional services to over 1,000 students, visitors and tour group members arriving each year. Our future truly looks bright. | 2019-04-21T06:52:15 | https://myfci.ca/history/ |
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Zion National Park is a United States national park located in the southwestern part of the country, near Springdale, Utah. It is a part of the Southwest's "Grand Circle" of national parks, monuments, historical and recreational areas. This Grand Circle is located on the Colorado Plateau, so-named because it is a large uplifted area of land in the four-corners of the Southwest through which the Colorado River flows. The Colorado Plateau contains one of the world's greatest concentrations of natural and cultural features, due primarily to its geology, revealed by the Colorado and other rivers.
A prominent feature in the 229-square-mile (593 square kilometer) park is Zion Canyon, 15 miles (24 kilometers) long and up to half a mile (800 meters) deep, cut through the reddish and tan-colored Navajo Sandstone by the North Fork of the Virgin River. Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, this unique geography and variety of life zones allow for unusual plant and animal diversity.
The park contains a total of 289 bird species, 75 mammals (including 19 species of bat), 32 reptiles and numerous plant species inhabit the park's four life zones: desert, riparian, woodland, and coniferous forest.
Human habitation of the area began about eight thousand years ago with small family groups of Native Americans. The canyon was discovered by Mormons in 1858 and was settled by that same group in the early 1860s. Mukuntuweap National Monument was established in 1909 to protect the canyon, and by 1919 the monument was expanded to become Zion National Park (Zion is an ancient Hebrew word meaning a place of refuge or sanctuary). The Kolob section was proclaimed a separate Zion National Monument in 1937, but was incorporated into the park in 1956.
The geology of the Zion and Kolob canyons area includes nine geological formations that together represent 150 million years of mostly Mesozoic-aged sedimentation. At various periods in that time, warm, shallow seas, streams, ponds and lakes, vast deserts and dry near-shore environments covered the area. Uplift associated with the creation of the Colorado Plateaus lifted the region 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) starting 13 million years ago.
Zion National Park is located in southwestern Utah in Washington, Iron, and Kane counties. Geomorphically, it is located on the Markagunt and Kolob plateaus, at the intersection of three geographic provinces: The Colorado Plateaus, the Great Basin, and the Mojave Desert. The northern area of the park is known as the Kolob Canyons section.
The 8,726-foot (2,660 meters) summit of Horse Ranch Mountain is the highest point in the park; the lowest point is the 3,666 foot (1,117 meters) elevation of Coal Pits Wash, creating a relief of about 5,100 feet (1,500 meters).
Streams in the area follow rectangular paths because they follow jointing planes in the rocks. The headwaters of the Virgin River are at about 9,000 feet (2,700 meters ) and the river empties into Lake Mead 200 miles (320 kilometers) southeast after flowing 8,000 feet (2,400 meters) downward. This gives the Virgin a stream gradient that ranges from 50 to 80 feet per mile (0.9–1.5 percent)—one of the steepest stream gradients in North America.
The road into Zion Canyon is six miles long, ending at the Temple of Sinawava ("Sinawava" refers to the Coyote God of the Paiute Indians). At the Temple, the canyon narrows and a foot-trail continues to the mouth of the Zion Narrows, a spectacular gorge with walls 40-100 feet (12-30 meters) wide and 1,000 feet (300 meters) tall.
Other areas of the park also offer outstanding scenery. On the east side of the park notable park features include Checkerboard Mesa and the East Temple and one of the more popular hikes, the Canyon Overlook Trail.
West of Zion Canyon, the Kolob Terrace area features The Subway, a famous slot canyon hike, and Lava Point, with a spectacular view of the entire area. The Kolob Canyons section, further west near Cedar City, Utah, features the world’s longest natural arch, Kolob Arch.
Spring weather is unpredictable, with stormy, wet days being common, mixed with occasional warm, sunny weather. Precipitation is heaviest in March. Spring wildflowers bloom from April through June, peaking in May. Fall days are usually clear and mild; nights are often cool. Summer days are hot (95 °F]] to 110 °F; 35 °C to 43 °C), but overnight lows are usually comfortable (65 °F to 70 °F; 18 °C to 21 °C). Afternoon thunderstorms are common from mid-July through mid-September. Storms may produce waterfalls as well as flash floods. Autumn tree-color displays begin in September in the high country; inside Zion Canyon, autumn colors usually peak in late October. Winter in Zion Canyon is fairly mild. Winter storms bring rain or light snow to Zion Canyon and heavier snow to the higher elevations. Clear days may become quite warm, reaching 60 °F (16 °C); nights are often 20 °F to 40 °F (−7 °C to 4 °C). Winter storms can last several days and make roads icy. Zion roads are plowed, except the Kolob Terrace Road and the Kolob Canyons Road, which are closed when covered with snow. Winter driving conditions persist from November through March.
Archaeologists have divided the long span of Zion's human history into four cultural periods, each characterized by distinctive technological and social adaptations.
The first human use in the region dates to sixth millennium B.C.E. (eight thousand years ago) when family groups camped where they could hunt or collect plants and seeds. About two thousand years ago, some groups began growing maize and other crops, leading to an increasingly sedentary lifestyle. Later groups in this period built permanent villages known today as pueblos. Archaeologists refer to this as the Archaic period and it lasted until about 500 C.E. Baskets, cordage nets, and yucca fiber sandals have been found and dated to this period. The Archaic toolkits included flaked stone knives, drills, and stemmed dart points. The dart points were hafted to wooden shafts and propelled by throwing devices called atlatls.
By 300 C.E. some of the archaic groups developed into an early branch of seminomadic Anasazi, the Basketmakers. Basketmaker sites have grass- or stone-lined storage cists and shallow, partially underground dwellings called pithouses. They were hunters and gatherers who supplemented their diet with limited agriculture. Locally collected pine nuts were important for food and trade.
Scouts reconstructing an Anasazi granary near Weeping Rock. The Basketmaker Anasazi entered the area circa 300 C.E.
The Parrusits and several other Southern Paiute subtribes lived in the Virgin River Valley south of Zion Canyon for hundreds of years following the departure of the Anasazi and Fremont Indians around 1300 C.E. Tradition and archaeological evidence holds that they were a Numic-speaking cousin of the Virgin Anasazi. Parrusits seasonally migrated up and down the valley in search of wild seeds and nuts in what is called the Neo-Archaic period. Some farming and hunting supplemented their diet.
Evidence suggests the Parrusits had great reverence for the large monoliths and turbulent waters in Zion Canyon. They believed the monoliths were responsible for the streams and springs they depended upon by communicating with the rocks, animals, water, and plants that make their home there. Modern bands of Southern Paiute still visit sites within the park to perform rituals and collect plants.
The historic period begins in the late eighteenth century, with the exploration and settlement of southern Utah by European-Americans. The first recorded visit by people of European descent to southwestern Utah was made by members of the Dominguez Escalante expedition. At the time of the American Revolutionary War, these Spanish padres undertook an adventurous journey in an attempt to find a viable overland route from the settlements at Santa Fe, New Mexico to those at Monterey, California.
In 1826 trapper and trader Jedediah Smith led 16 men to explore the area in a quest to find a route to California. These and other explorations by traders from New Mexico blazed the Old Spanish Trail, which followed the Virgin River for a portion of its length. These early travelers diverged little from the most expedient and feasible routes and it is likely that neither Escalante nor Smith or any other trader of his time actually saw Zion Canyon.
Captain John C. Fremont wrote about his 1844 journeys in the region.
In the 1850s, Mormon farmers from the Salt Lake City area became the first white people to settle the Virgin River region. In 1851 the Parowan and Cedar City areas were settled by Mormons who used the Kolob Canyons area for timber, and for grazing cattle, sheep, and horses. They prospected for mineral deposits, and diverted Kolob water to irrigate crops in the valley below. Mormon settlers named the area Kolob, which in Mormon scripture, refers to the star nearest the residence of God.
By 1858 they had expanded 30 miles south to the lower Virgin River. That year, a Southern Paiute guide led young Mormon missionary and interpreter Nephi Johnson into the upper Virgin River area and Zion Canyon. Johnson wrote a favorable report about the agricultural potential of the upper Virgin River basin, and returned later that year to found the town of Virgin. More settlers arrived in 1860 and 1861 and settled the towns of Rockville and Springdale. Catastrophic flooding by the river (especially in the Great Flood of 1861-1862), little arable land, and poor soils made agriculture in the upper Virgin River a risky venture.
In 1861 or 1862 Joseph Black made the arduous journey to Zion Canyon and was very impressed by its beauty. His stories about the Canyon were at first seen as exaggerated, prompting his neighbors to call the Canyon "Joseph's Glory."
The floor of Zion Canyon was settled in 1863 by Issac Behunin, who farmed corn, tobacco, and fruit trees. The Behunin family lived in Zion canyon near the site of today's Zion Lodge during the summer, and wintered in Springdale. Isaac Behunin is credited with naming Zion, a reference to a place of peace mentioned in the Bible. Two more families settled Zion canyon in the next couple of years, bringing with them cattle and other domesticated animals. The canyon floor was farmed until Zion became a Monument in 1909.
The Powell Geographic Expedition entered the area in 1869 after their first trip through the Grand Canyon. John Wesley Powell returned in September 1872 and descended the East Fork of the Virgin River (Parunaweap Canyon) to the town of Shunesberg. He may have made the climb up to Zion Canyon, and named it Mukuntuweap under the impression that that was the Paiute name. In the same year, Geologist Grove Karl Gilbert, working with the Wheeler Survey, descended the North Fork of the Virgin River from Navajo Lake to Zion Canyon, making the first recorded descent of "The Zion Narrows." It is likely that he named this remarkable section of canyon in the process.
Powell Survey photographers, Jack Hillers and James Fennemore, first visited the Zion Canyon and Kolob Plateau region in the spring of 1872. Hillers returned in April of 1873 to add more photographs to the "Virgin River Series" of photographs and stereographs. Hillers described wading the canyon for four days and nearly freezing to death to take his photographs. Geologist Clarence Dutton later mapped the region and artist William Holmes documented the scenery.
Paintings of the canyon by Frederick S. Dellenbaugh were exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904, followed by a glowing article in Scribner's Magazine the next year. That, along with previously created photographs, paintings, and reports, led to U.S. President William Howard Taft's proclamation creating Mukuntuweap National Monument on July 31, 1909. In 1917 the acting director of the newly created National Park Service visited the canyon and proposed changing its name to Zion from the locally unpopular Mukuntuweap. That occurred the following year. The United States Congress added more land and established Zion National Park on November 19, 1919. A separate Zion National Monument, the Kolob Canyons area, was proclaimed on January 22, 1937, and was incorporated into the park on July 11, 1956.
Travel to the area before it was a national park was rare due to its remote location, lack of accommodations, and the absence of real roads in southern Utah. Old wagon roads were upgraded to the first automobile roads starting about 1910, and the road into Zion Canyon was built in 1917, to as far as The Grotto.
By the summer of 1917, touring cars could reach Zion Canyon, and the Wylie Camp was established—a tent camp providing the first visitor lodging in Zion Canyon. The Utah Parks Company, a subsidiary of the Union Pacific Railroad, acquired the Wylie Camp in 1923, and offered ten-day rail/bus tours to Zion, Bryce, Kaibab, and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. The Zion Lodge complex was built in 1925 at the site of the Wylie tent camp. Architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood designed Zion Lodge in the "Rustic Style" and the Utah Parks Company funded the construction. In 1968 the main lodge building was destroyed by fire but was quickly rebuilt. The detached Western Cabins survived and were added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Work on the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, started in 1927 to provide reliable access between Springdale and the east side of the park. The road opened in 1930 and park visitation and travel in the area greatly increased. The most famous feature of the highway is the 1.1-mile (1.8-km) Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, which has six large windows cut through the massive sandstone cliff. On the south side of the tunnel, switchbacks take motorists from the tunnel to the floor of Zion Canyon. On the east side the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway terminates at Mt. Carmel Junction and Highway 89, allowing visitors to travel by car to other national parks, including Bryce Canyon and the Grand Canyon.
In 1896 local rancher John Winder improved the Native American footpath up Echo Canyon so he could travel on horseback up to the East Rim, and hence to Long Valley. This trail was improved again about 1925 and became the East Rim Trail. Other trails were built in 1925 including the West Rim Trail and the Lady Mountain Trail. The auto road was extended to the Temple of Sinawava, and a trail built from there was one mile to the start of the Narrows. The next year saw construction of the Angels Landing Trail, and two suspension bridges were built over the Virgin River. The Hidden Canyon trail was built in 1928. The West Rim and East Rim Trail were built for horseback riding visitors, and were blasted out of the sandstone in many places.
East portal of Zion-Mt. Carmel tunnel in early 1930s. When it was built, the tunnel was the longest of its type in the world.
The original ranger cabin was built at The Grotto in the 1920s. A real visitor center was first built in the 1950s, facing the Temples and Towers of the Virgin. Park facilities were redesigned in 2000, with the visitor center converted to a human-history museum and visitor center functions moved to a new solar powered facility adjacent to the south entrance.
Zion Canyon Scenic Drive provides access to Zion Canyon. Traffic congestion in the narrow canyon was recognized as a major problem in the 1990s and a public transportation system using propane-powered shuttle buses was instituted in the year 2000. From April through October, the scenic drive in Zion Canyon is closed to private vehicles, and visitors ride the frequent shuttle buses. The new plan restored natural quiet to the canyon.
On April 12, 1995, heavy rains triggered a landslide that blocked the Virgin River in Zion Canyon. Over a period of two hours, the river carved away 590 feet (190 m) of the only exit road from the canyon, trapping 450 guests and employees in the Zion Lodge. A one-lane temporary road was constructed within 24 hours to allow evacuation of the lodge. A more stable, albeit temporary, road was completed on May 25, 1995, to allow summer visitors to access the park. This road was replaced with a permanent road during the first half of 1996. The five-mile Kolob Canyons Road was built in the mid-1960s to provide a scenic drive and access to the Kolob Canyons section of the park.
The dry near-shore environment of the Carmel Formation.
Uplift affected the entire region, known as the Colorado Plateaus, by slowly raising these formations more than 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) higher than where they were deposited. This steepened the stream gradient of the ancestral Virgin and other rivers on the plateau.
The fast-moving streams took advantage of uplift-created joints in the rocks to remove all Cenozoic-aged formations and cut gorges into the plateaus. Zion Canyon was cut by the North Fork of the Virgin River in this way. During the later part of this process, lava flows and volcanic cones covered parts of the area.
High water volume in wet seasons does most of the downcutting in the main canyon and carries much of the three million tons of rock and sediment that the Virgin River transports yearly. The Virgin cuts away its canyon faster than its tributaries can cut away their own streambeds, so tributaries end in waterfalls from hanging valleys where they meet the Virgin. The valley between the peaks of the Twin Brothers is a notable example of a hanging valley in the canyon.
Desert conditions persist on canyon bottoms and rocky ledges away from perennial streams. Sagebrush, prickly pear cactus, and rabbitbrush, along with sacred datura and Indian paintbrush are common. Utah penstemon and golden aster can also be found. Milkvetch and Prince's Plume are found in pockets of selenium-rich soils. Common daytime animals include rock squirrels, Pinyon jays and Whiptail and common collared lizards. Desert cottontails, jackrabbits, and Merriam's kangaroo rats come out at night. Cougars, coyotes, gray foxes, and ringtails are the top predators.
Cooler conditions persist at mid-elevation slopes between 3,900 and 5,500 feet (1,190 to 1,680 meters). Stunted forests of pinyon pine and Juniper coexist here with manzanita shrubs, cliffrose, serviceberry, scrub oak, and yucca.
Stands of Ponderosa pine, Gambel oak, manzanita and aspen populate the mesas and cliffs above 6,000 feet (1,830 meters).
Golden eagles, Red-tailed hawks, Peregrine falcons, and White-throated Swifts can be seen in the area. California condors and Bighorn sheep were introduced in the 1990s. Nineteen species of bat also live in the area.
Boxelder, Fremont cottonwood, maple, and willow dominate riparian plant communities. Animals such as the Bank beaver, flannel-mouth suckers, gnatcatchers, dippers, canyon wrens, the virgin spinedace, and water striders all make their homes in the riparian zones. Mule deer graze on vegetation throughout the park.
Zion National Park is Utah's oldest national park, and with nearly three million visitors per year; it is also Utah's most heavily used park. More than 150 miles (240 kilometers) of maintained trails provide access to the roadless interior of Zion. Seven popular trails with round-trip times of half an hour (Weeping Rock) to four hours (Angels Landing) are found in Zion Canyon. Two popular trails, Taylor Creek (four hours roundtrip) and Kolob Arch (nine hours roundtrip) are in the Kolob Canyons section of the park (near Cedar City).
The Virgin River has gnawed through native sandstone creating incredible scenery found in Zion Canyon, which also features soaring towers and monoliths and is known for its incredible slot canyons, including The Narrows, which attract canyoneers from around the world.
The river itself serves as a natural corridor for exploring the park. There are several easy, self-guiding trails along the river, along with more challenging hikes where the river and its tributaries cut through narrow canyons. Hiking up into The Narrows from the Temple of Sinawava is a popular summertime diversion, with the rushing water of the stream serving as its trail. The Riverside Walk (Gateway to the Narrows) is suitable for all, while Angels Landing and the Zion Narrows offer more adventurous or strenuous hikes. With canyon walls that are hundreds of feet high and at times only an arm's-stretch-apart, the Narrows provide an exciting hike, but can be dangerous.
As a natural drainage for the area, the Virgin River carries flash floods during summer thunderstorms. Floods can roar down canyons in seconds, washing away or stranding hikers.
Zion is a center for rock climbing, with short walls like Touchstone, Moonlight Buttress, Spaceshot and Prodigal Son being very popular. There are many short free climbs, and a large number of hard, long aid climbs.
Zion is the country's most concentrated center for canyoneering. Popular routes like Pine Creek and Mystery Canyon were first descended in the 1950s and 1960s, with the last of the big drainages (Heaps) descended in 1982. Zion has a concentration of about 50 technical canyons, characterized by downclimbing and rappels in beautiful sandstone canyons. The most difficult canyons have long sections of entrenched narrows, with keeper potholes that require technical gear and specialized techniques to escape.
Lodging in the park is available at Zion Lodge, located halfway through Zion Canyon, and is open year-round. Three campgrounds are available; South and Watchman at the far south side of the park, and a primitive site at Lava Point in the middle of the park off Kolob Terrace Road. Camping in the backcountry requires permits.
Guided horseback riding trips, nature walks, and evening programs are available from late March to early November. The Junior Ranger Program for ages six to 12 is active from Memorial Day to Labor Day at the Zion Nature Center. Zion Canyon IMAX in nearby Springdale shows documentaries about the natural history of Zion Canyon and the American Southwest.
Adjacent to the park on the south, is the town of Springdale, Utah, which offers services such as lodging, food, and entertainment. There is also lodging, food and entertainment offered on the east side of the park along the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway and in Mount Carmel Junction, Utah.
↑ Zion National Park. Desert USA. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
↑ Alexander, Charles P. "Records and Descriptions of North American Crane-Flies (Diptera). Part VII. The Tipuloidea of Utah." American Midland Naturalist 39 (1) (Jan. 1948): 1-82.
↑ Uhler, John William. Zion National Park Information: History. Zion National Park Information Guide. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
↑ Utah National Parks. Utah.com. Retrieved February 24, 2007.
Woodbury, Angus M. A History of Southern Utah and Its National Parks. Salt Lake City, UT: Utah State Historical Society, 1950.
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While humans now wander just about every corner of the planet, there is still something truly fascinating and mysterious about the natural world.
In fact, while we have extensively mapped Planet Earth, we still know staggering little about what lives on it.
In recent years, scientists have discussed what they consider to be the number of species which have been catalogued.
According to National Geographic, they believe only 15% of all species have been discovered, that’s right, 15%!
Even among that seemingly tiny 15%, it’s fair to say that the world is full of truly fascinating nature and wildlife.
The excitement of seeing natural wonders is something which many of us travel in search of.
A number of things which feature on most bucket lists are the 7 Natural Wonders of the World. You can take a look at them in this list from World Atlas.
For animal lovers, there are a number of stunning creatures to see before you die. The most common tend to be The Big Five.
The Big Five are all from the continent of Africa and are the reason so many people go on Safari. They are the Lion, Elephant, Buffalo, Rhino and Leopard.
Obviously, there is slightly more urgency to see certain natural wonders than others. This is because some species are closer to extinction than others.
There are also a number of individual creatures which have lived for an incredibly long time. Witnessing them before they shuffle off this mortal coil is certainly something many travellers try to achieve.
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It should be noted that the solvent resins which used to be employed to join individual ceramic tiles are no longer permitted in a food processing environment because of their fumes which occur during their use. These had greater chemical resistance than the joining resins used or permitted today, the end user must assume the responsibility for proper maintenance to ensure the longevity and performance of these floors, especially joints.
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On June 15, 2018, the VII All-Ukrainian Forum of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association on public law, finance and banking issues took place.
Within the separate sessions, the participants discussed a number of topical issues for the sector, in particular how to protect the parties’ interests in banking disputes, how to protect business in corporate disputes, what should be considered if disputes occur with the non-residents involvement and how to protect intangible assets.
In addition, the judges attending the event told about the current сourt practice on key disputes’ categories with the participation of banks.
Volodymyr Pavlenko, Partner at INTEGRITES, Head of the Committee on Banking Law of the Ukrainian Advocates’ Association, moderated the session «Liquidation: is it a protection method?» and together with the representatives from the National Bank of Ukraine, Deposit Guarantee Fund and attorneys, discussed the most interesting and challenging issues that appear during the bank liquidation process, in particular whether it is possible to “reanimate” the liquidated back, how to sell assets and to protect the results of the tender, whether it is possible to bring to properly liability the beneficial owners of the liquidates banks and other issues.
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When our parents become our friends and guides, it becomes easier for us to imbibe their best qualities. One thing common to all our parents is their detachment from material goods and love for everything simple. They often tell us that happiness lies in small things. Instead of chasing things we can’t have, we would be instructed to be grateful for what we are blessed with.
This philosophy is straightforward but when it comes to practicing, it suddenly seems the hardest. Today, when Facebook and Twitter are the windows to everybody else’s life, we find ourselves yearning for things we don’t have.
Regardless, you can practice gratitude everyday and learn to love life by following some simple steps.
From health experts to researchers, everybody has vouched for meditation to change the chemical composition of your brain. Setting out five minutes everyday to just focus on the present and thank the universe for everything is proven to help you maintain your happiness quotient, reduce your stress levels, and make you more resilient towards life’s hardships.
This is pretty similar to writing in your dear diary, only that you write about happy things. You fill this journal with things that you are grateful for. This way, you only focus on the positive and rewire your brain into believing that you are happy, no matter what.
This really is a no-brainer. When we are around people who exude happiness and joy, it rubs off onto us too. An individual is known by the company he/she keeps. So, keep your distance from the negative influencers.
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Kendrick Perkins knew there was a possibility he might be suspended from Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks tonight.
The Boston Celtics center, who appeared to step on the court in front of the bench area during an altercation Monday night, was going to do whatever he could to avoid a punishment.
Apparently, Perkins� prayers were answered as the NBA decided not to suspend either him or Hawks forward Marvin Williams, who put a foot on the court in front of the Atlanta bench.
The league also did not punish Celtics forward Kevin Garnett or Hawks forward Zaza Pachulia, who were involved in the on-court skirmish during the second quarter of Game 4 in Atlanta.
League rules prohibit players on the bench from going onto the court, and the possibility existed that Perkins and Williams would get suspended like members of the Phoenix Suns were for a similar incident in last season�s playoffs.
�I thought I was on the court before all the fighting started,� said Perkins. �I was cheering on my teammates before it all started when they were getting an offensive rebound. If they look at the replay, they�ll see that.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers said his players are reminded numerous times about stepping on the floor when something happens on the court.
Garnett hit Pachulia with a forearm, and then appeared to make some incidental contact with referee Eddie F. Rush when the altercation was being broken up.
There have been several incidents during the series, and Rivers understands how tense things get during the postseason.
�I can give all the speeches I want to,� he said. �You can show film of fights and how to react and how not to react. The game�s emotional.
�I think for everyone outside the game, it�s so easy to say, �Just step away.� Well, you�re not playing and you probably never played. It�s very difficult in that situation.
�I think I�m excitable, but I�ve got a decent calm. I�ve been in three or four of them as a player and right afterwards, I felt like a dunce,� Rivers said. �But at that time, there�s nothing in me that thought it wasn�t the right thing to do.
Rivers placed second to Byron Scott of the New Orleans Hornets in the voting for the NBA�s Coach of the Year award.
Rivers had 23 first-place votes and 242 points to Scott�s 70 first-place votes and 458 points.
�I don�t care about that,� said Rivers. �I think he should have won.
Rivers was Coach of the Year with the Orlando Magic in 1999-2000.
The last Celtics� coach to win the award was Bill Fitch in 1979-80.
The Celtics were impressed with the noise generated by the crowds in Atlanta in games 3 and 4. The Hawks usually draw less-than-capacity crowds that aren�t boisterous.
�Obviously, we�ve been in the league a long time and played in Atlanta numerous times,� said Garnett. �That�s the first time I�ve ever seen an atmosphere like that. Atlanta�s atmosphere is usually not like that.
�That tells you about home-court advantage and what it brings, and the opportunity it brings. That crowd was into it like our crowd was into it. | 2019-04-20T21:02:46 | https://www.patriotledger.com/x2124113877 |
Not seeing much of the Snake Nation. Follow the action on Twitter.
We have sign capability for those that need one. What we need to get a handle on is who needs a sign? I believe we have two volunteers for signs we just need a number.
Mac is willing to carpool in to save parking spaces. She sent out a group email blast along those lines. Such is a very good idea IMHO.
Building and grounds needs to be contacted to see what they allow on state property in terms of picket lines etc.
Any other thoughts encouraged in comments. Thanks.
These engines have serial numbers. That may be seen on pages 8 and 13 here.
Proper preventative maintenance typically happens based on records of hours of use, gallons of fuel consumed, and calendar time since previous work. As loss of power offshore in the Gulf can be fatal, one would expect regular scheduled maintenance, which would leave records of the same somewhere.
Another question deserving an answer is what happened to the engines which were replaced in each instance. There should be a considerable “core” value, who received it? These are two per boat, so even if there was a catastrophic failure in one, there should have been one in running condition when removed. These invoices show no core credit or allowance. Someone got it somewhere somehow.
Slabbed previously profiled the person that was identified as the DMR employee responsible for the fishing fleet and indeed his name appears on the Johnson Diesel invoice RFP linked above.
Vital background can be found here and here.
I will not repeat the very specific tip I received by email yesterday beyond saying the FBI and/or the Office of the State Auditor should immediately account for every engine purchased for DMR fishing boat fleet (since auctioned) and ascertain exactly which boats got which engines as I am hearing there was one extra engine and it was installed in a private boat. I understand that engine is now located in Woolmarket at a diesel repair shop there.
I’m getting lots of indication the Snake Nation, SEA Party and Slabbed Nation want to have another protest gathering outside the Bolton Building while the next Commission on Marine Resources meeting is being held. Straight up folks we need more than 11 people and while I know we can count on the folks that protested outside Joe Cloyd’s house they need help on the front line. The next meeting is on Tuesday, August 20, 2013, at 9:00 a.m at the Bolton Building.
We have one week to prepare. If the core group give a thumbs up I will cover the protest gathering for Slabbed New Media. The bottom line is there are still dark forces populating DMR and it appears our State Auditor Stacey Pickering may be running interference for them for the sake of political expediency given his predilection to let the same bunch $tuff copiou$ amount$ of campaign ca$h in hi$ pocket$.
So again, we urge the remaining commissioners to follow Asper’s lead and permit the governor to appoint a fresh group of commissioners. Such a clear and clean break with the past would go a long way toward re-establishing the credibility of both the CMR and the DMR.
A federal audit has confirmed that during the tenure of the previous executive director and the current commissioners, the DMR became a rogue agency. Millions of tax dollars were misspent or mismanaged.
And the public has yet to learn the results of ongoing investigations by the state Auditor’s Office and the FBI.
He resigned yesterday. The final OIG report was certainly the catalyst for the move.
Slabbed New Media wishes Dr. Asper well in his future endeavors.
See why it is time for Vern and pals to go, know what I mean?
Behold the terrible price of unbridled greed!
Unfortunately the piece does not have the actual draft report but it is safe to say this is what happens when a gaggle of uninterested stooges, distracted by toys and freebie deep sea fishing trips comprises the Board of Directors of any entity. In fact dysfunctional Boards of Directors are the norm in these situations. And when a Federal Auditor issues a finding and question cost, that does not mean the auditor has a question about something. Rather it is the first and most important step in making a (sub)grantee gone bad pay misspent money back. The Commission of Marine Resources, per their power under the Mississippi Code, had to approve each and every one of these specious transactions. Just like with the Housing Authority of Jefferson Parish, given what we know about the extent of the problems, the odds of having to pay back massive sums of money back are overwhelming. In that respect it matters not the audit is not final.
Today’s cost to the taxpayers of Mississippi: $30 $12 million dollars.
Stone County’s grant consultant, Nell Murray, also serves as a commissioner for the Heritage Area, as did six others who either managed or potentially benefited from CIAP money, the audit says. Murray could not be reached to comment.
Author Douglas HandshoePosted on June 23, 2013 March 13, 2014 Categories SopTags Coastal Impact Assistance Program (CIAP) CIAP, Commission on Marine Resources, Former DMR Executive Director Bill Walker, Jimmy Taylor, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Moby Solangi, OIG (Department of The Interior), Richard Gollott, Scott Walker (Ocean Springs), Sharon Walker, Shelby Drummond, Steve Bosarge, Vernon Asper14 Comments on See why it is time for Vern and pals to go, know what I mean?
Time to go, know what I mean Vern?
For the second time the Sun Herald has called for a complete house cleaning at the Commission of Marine Resources, a subject which Slabbed has reserved judgment upon until very recently. With the release of the Horne CPA Group report on the internal control structure of the very troubled Department of Marine Resources it is abundantly clear the very people charged with overseeing the agency and its governance were completely derelict in the discharge of that duty. The taxpayers will get stuck with the bill.
Since the scandal broke the consistent theme from the Commission on Marine Resources has been a Sergeant Schultzian “I know nothing” and I think the gang is being 100% truthful saying that. It betrays the fact they were simple rubber stamps for Bill Walker. Later they continued in their role of lackey, this time for Phil Bryant as they conducted the charade of an open hiring process for DMR Executive Director that landed Jamie Miller at DMR.
Another word for a rubber stamp board, Godfather style, is “buffers” and that is the real purpose of the Commission on Marine Resources which is to give the man really responsible for the operation of State Government, the Governor, cover when his cronies are caught with their hands in the cookie jar. The Board members will point to the fact they are essentially volunteering their time to this state agency and that is true enough. However it is equally true they are an expensive bunch of volunteers to support with the taxpayer funded freebie deep sea fishing trips and all the other toys that also come with the turf.
This goes way beyond a money issue though money to fund the agency is certainly the topic de jour. The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, as it is currently structured, is constructed to fail. Since the Governor is really calling the shots, the Commission on Marine Resources should be eliminated, or a new board constructed and empowered to provide proper oversight free from political interference from Jackson save for the power of appointment. I am not so naive to think the latter will ever happen so the chop shop it is. There is no way this bunch of bumbling lackeys will ever regain the public’s trust.
Finally I’m certainly aware there is huge uncertainty among the worker bees at DMR, the vast majority of whom are still discharging their job duties at a high level despite the circus show like atmosphere iternerate to hosting monthly an oversight board of know nothing stooges. At this point in time there should be no reason the agency should not have a firm grasp of exactly where it stands financially. This needs to be clearly communicated to the employees so the uncertainty is minimized.
Author Douglas HandshoePosted on June 20, 2013 March 13, 2014 Categories SopTags Commission on Marine Resources, Corporate Culture, Corporate Governance, Fiduciary Duty, Internal Controls, Jimmy Taylor, Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant, Richard Gollott, Shelby Drummond, Steve Bosarge, Vernon Asper12 Comments on Time to go, know what I mean Vern?
Why is he lucky? Because there no time for me to dissect the report on DMR’s operations today. I’ve read the reader comments left here on same and am amused professionally. CPAs always write “to the inside” and the Horne CPA Group report is no different. Did anyone find the problems Slabbed uncovered in the artificial reef program mentioned? It is not in there by name but it is in there folks.
I caution the readers about substituting their judgments on risk assessment for Horne’s though I will not illustrate why right now in the interest of time. I did make sure the part I thought was most important made it out on Twitter yesterday and I see Paul Hampton got the takeaway and included it at the end of his comprehensive piece on yesterday’s developments. | 2019-04-18T19:15:02 | http://slabbed.org/tag/commission-on-marine-resources/ |
Arcon Housing Association has appointed Frontier PR to deliver strategic communications support.
Frontier PR will be providing media relations, social media training and strategic communications expertise for the social landlord, which has 1,200 homes across Greater Manchester and surrounding authorities.
Frontier PR has undertaken a discovery and strategy session with the senior management team at Arcon’s Salford Quays offices and has already achieved significant feature coverage in Inside Housing and 24-Housing.
Arcon’s Chief Executive Bernard Gallagher’s expectations for Frontier PR included raising Arcon’s profile to drive engagement with stakeholders. | 2019-04-23T20:27:41 | http://www.frontierpr.co.uk/news/frontier_news/arconhousing_association_appoints_frontier_pr_/ |
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Effective as of September 2013, any student at the University of Wisconsin - Stout can indicate their preferred first name to the university community regardless of whether or not they have legally changed their name.
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Welcome to the Classical Cryptosystems and Core Concepts course.
the undergraduate Introduction to Applied Cryptography specialization.
the study of secure communications.
We will build on this knowledge in later courses.
and what some of the challenges are to achieving those goals.
the concepts we will discuss within a meaningful context.
the materials related to the specialization as a whole.
which I call Cryptographic Tidbits.
the cryptologic world and we won't go into any of it too deeply.
computer technology began driving fundamental changes in the cryptographic world.
and what our security goals are in light of that threat model.
the development of modern cryptosystems.
which is essentially the breaking of codes and ciphers.
see some examples that have changed the course of history.
including one that was believed unbreakable for about 300 years.
we'll focus on hash functions.
and the properties that we want a good cryptographic hash function to possess.
discrete math that are the foundation of many of our current cryptosystems.
modern symmetric ciphers and another on asymmetric cryptography.
I hope you enjoy the journey and learn a lot along the way. | 2019-04-25T22:13:59 | https://es.coursera.org/lecture/classical-cryptosystems/course-introduction-k5Er8 |
What about a healthy and oh-so-cool shrimp salad for a hot summer day? Shrimp and lettuce? That doesn’t sound very interesting at all, but wait a minute, isn’t there something else you could add to jazz this up just a bit?
Smoked bacon, slow cook the bacon until it is crispy, crumble it and add a big handful.
What about homemade garlicky croutons? Just cube crusty, locally made French bread, toss in garlic butter, and maybe a pinch or two of oregano and bake until crispy.
Avocado, garden fresh local tomatoes, pistachio nuts, boiled locally sourced, farm fresh eggs, capers and not to forget a delicious homemade garlic mayonnaise. | 2019-04-20T20:54:31 | https://www.sunherald.com/living/food-drink/coast-cooking-blog/article86008122.html |
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Asters' Constantin Solyar, partner, Alexey Khomyakov, partner, and Pavlo Shovak, associate, provide a breakdown of the tax work included in structuring Ukraine transactions and the influence of external regulations on deals.
After a turbulent past couple of years, we are starting to see signs of stability and slow recovery. The IMF predicts 2.5% growth in GDP and slowing down of inflation to 8.5% in 2017. Some independent experts are even a bit more optimistic with their estimates, forecasting a 2.9% GDP growth. The de-escalation of the conflict in the eastern Ukraine had favourable impact on the economy by bringing macroeco-nomic stability, increasing consumer confidence, but most importantly fostering business activity. Deferred demand on the market where both consumers and investors were waiting to see how the things will progress before spending or investing their money starts to play its role by bringing some additional transactional work for the lawyers.
Ukraine has implemented some reforms in recent years by bringing more transparency into many fields, including state procurement and energy sectors, guaranteeing more protection to private ownership, greater protection to minority shareholders, and better judicial enforcement. The country has slightly improved its position in the Doing Business rankings by the World Bank. The process of change is slow, but nonetheless still going steadily. One of the bold moves the country is making is a full reboot of the Supreme Court. The active selection process of new judges is underway, and is being carried out under close supervision by the civil society. The state is going to pay high salaries to the successful candidates and to attract professionals with diversified legal backgrounds.
The most active industry sectors for investment and M&A in recent years were agricultural, IT, finance, energy, and logistics. Prices for many assets have dropped significantly in recent years, making investors believe that there is room for growth in the future. Ukraine is booming as an IT outsourcing market. The country's solid technical heritage and engineering background, coupled with the 5% flat tax on income of IT developers, makes it a very attractive and cost-efficient jurisdiction for many IT companies and startups.
Because of the 20% VAT being triggered on the asset transfer the majority of M&A deals are structured as share deals. Though the VAT cost is temporary and VAT can be recovered over time, usually the buyers do not want to create cash outflow unless there are legal risks of participation in the equity that outweigh the tax benefit.
A number of M&A deals are done through the indirect transfer of shares where the Ukrainian target is owned by a foreign holding company and the sellers sell their shares in the foreign holding company to the buyer, and thus the buyer is taking over the holding company, which continues to own the Ukrainian target. The Netherlands and Cyprus are among the popular jurisdictions for establishing a holding company to own the Ukrainian target. However, Cyprus has begun to lose its popularity in certain segments of Ukrainian businesses.
Ukraine does not try to tax such indirect transfers. In many cases it is not the 15% Ukrainian capital gains tax that the parties are trying to avoid, but rather strict and prohibitive currency control regulations that Ukraine has still in place after the dramatic events of the past. The goal of which is preventing panic outflow of hard currency from the country by imposing a number of restrictions.
Another incentive for the parties to structure their investment indirectly through a foreign holding company is foreign corporate laws that tend to be more flexible than Ukrainian regulations. In many cases parties want to enter into shareholder agreements that put their own tailor-made checks and balances to their relations when it comes to owning and managing the Ukrainian target. This is not something that the Ukrainian law allows, though the corporate law reform is underway.
Disposal of shares in the Ukrainian company by a non-resident company is subject to 15% capital gains tax. The tax may be eliminated/reduced by the double tax treaty. Even when the parties to the deal are of the Ukrainian origin in many instances they still try to use foreign companies for tax and non-tax reasons.
Ukrainian tax officials and policy makers tend to look around and analyse developments in neighboring countries. For instance, some of the very recent trends in Russia where that their tax authorities attacked conduit Cypriot companies without proper substance, these were claimed to be used merely for saving on Russian capital gains tax and could be taken into account by Ukrainian authorities. In one of such cases the Russian tax authorities analysed structure of the deal and substance of the Cypriot company involved.
Apart from BEPS, this is one of the signals to businesses that involving foreign companies without proper substance into M&A deals may not be that practically safe anymore in Ukraine. Though it has to be admitted that in many such cases the Ukrainian sellers may not have predominant intention to save on capital gains tax, because at the end of the fiscal year they declare and pay the personal income tax out of dividend distributions received from such foreign companies that were used as sellers of the Ukrainian targets.
In these cases, the structures were motivated by non-tax reasons such as getting out of the scope of strict currency control regulations or getting better protection by falling within the jurisdiction of foreign courts.
Previously, during the direct sale of shares in the Ukrainian target entity, foreign sellers and buyers were considering either making settlements through investment bank accounts opened with Ukrainian banks, or paying directly using their foreign bank accounts. Because of the temporary restrictions of the Ukrainian National Bank, the first structure of the payment is not practical at the moment. The seller may not be able to repatriate the proceeds from the sale of shares abroad and may be required to keep these funds in Ukraine until lifting of the temporary restriction.
If the foreign parties instead choose the second option (i.e., making settlements abroad), there will be a problem with payment of the Ukrainian capital gains tax on disposal shares. Some people may hardly call it a problem, because as a result of the inconsistency between tax and currency control regulations the tax may not be payable at all. This inconsistent result stems from the absence of mechanism in the law on payment of the capital gains tax in such setting. The law requires that the tax shall be withheld by the Ukrainian tax agent that somehow participates in the money settlement between the parties and does not provide for the mechanism to pay the tax by the seller itself or to delegate the tax payment to some other party. Because there is no such tax agent within the meaning of the law there is no capital gains tax.
There is a draft law trying to cure this defect, but so far we do not see any active movement in the parliament to adopt it.
On November 22 2016, the Ukrainian government declared Ukraine's adherence to the OECD's BEPS initiative. The Ukrainian Minister of Finance declared that the application was submitted to the OECD and that Ukraine joins the Inclusive Framework on BEPS starting from January 1 2017. This is not the first BEPS related initiative. Recently, the President of Ukraine issued the Decree on measures to tackle base erosion and shifting of profits abroad, Law No.180/2016, which established the working group on development of the respective draft laws.
Action 14 on Making Dispute Resolution Mechanisms More Effective.
BEPS related developments will likely impact rules for granting a treaty relief. In particular, Action 6 which requires the introduction of amendments into both the double tax treaties (i.e., limitation on benefits rule and principal purpose test) and the domestic law (i.e., GAAR) to ensure proper application of the double tax treaties. Time will show how Ukraine is going to implement these actions, but so far we do not see any active movement. Unlike many other developed tax jurisdictions, Ukraine was not adopting any similar BEPS anti-avoidance measures in the past. This means that there will be no replacement/revision of any old anti-avoidance rules, but instead the new rules are expected to be drafted.
Recent EU state aid cases have attracted lots of attention in non-EU member states. These are of particular interest for Ukraine, as under the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement Ukraine should implement a legal framework for state aid based on the EU acquis communitaire. On July 1 2014, the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Law of Ukraine on the state aid to business entities, Law No. 1555-VII, which outlines core principles of the state legislation and allocates monitoring and control functions over the compliance with the new rules to the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMC).
The new law will come into effect on August 2 2017. Theoretically, it could be assumed that the AMC following the EU practice may start reviewing some domestic tax rulings issued by the tax authorities. However, in our view this is not likely to happen because Ukrainian tax rulings are generally pro-fiscal in nature and do not tend to treat businesses favourably from the tax perspective. Furthermore, as a matter of practice the tax rulings are not binding on the tax authorities, they may opt to apply an approach, which differs from the one described in the ruling and claim tax deficiency. In such cases the taxpayer who followed the tax ruling will be only relieved from the tax penalties, but would still be required to pay the principal amount of the tax. | 2019-04-18T14:48:53 | https://www.asterslaw.com/ua/press_center/publications/ma_environment_and_trends_in_ukraine/ |
1. Purpose: This Circular establishes policy for the management of Federal information resources. OMB includes procedural and analytic guidelines for implementing specific aspects of these policies as appendices.
2. Rescissions: This Circular rescinds OMB Memoranda M-96-20, "Implementation of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996;" M-97-02, "Funding Information Systems Investments;" M-97-09, "Interagency Support for Information Technology;" M-97-15, "Local Telecommunications Services Policy;" M-97-16, "Information Technology Architectures".
3. Authorities: OMB issues this Circular pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) of 1980, as amended by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35); the Clinger-Cohen Act (also known as "Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1996") (Pub. L. 104-106, Division E); the Privacy Act, as amended (5 U.S.C. 552a); the Chief Financial Officers Act (31 U.S.C. 3512 et seq.); the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act, as amended (40 U.S.C. 487); the Computer Security Act of 1987 (Pub. L. 100-235); the Budget and Accounting Act, as amended (31 U.S.C. Chapter 11); the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993(GPRA); the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. Chapter 7); the Government Paperwork Elimination Act of 1998 (Pub. L. 105-277, Title XVII), Executive Order No. 12046 of March 27, 1978; Executive Order No. 12472 of April 3, 1984; and Executive Order No. 13011 of July 17, 1996.
a. The policies in this Circular apply to the information activities of all agencies of the executive branch of the Federal government.
b. Information classified for national security purposes should also be handled in accordance with the appropriate national security directives. National security emergency preparedness activities should be conducted in accordance with Executive Order No. 12472.
The term "agency" means any executive department, military department, government corporation, government controlled corporation, or other establishment in the executive branch of the Federal government, or any independent regulatory agency. Within the Executive Office of the President, the term includes only OMB and the Office of Administration.
The term "audiovisual production" means a unified presentation, developed according to a plan or script, containing visual imagery, sound or both, and used to convey information.
The term "capital planning and investment control process " means a management process for ongoing identification, selection, control, and evaluation of investments in information resources. The process links budget formulation and execution, and is focused on agency missions and achieving specific program outcomes.
The term "Chief Information Officers Council" (CIO Council) means the Council established in Section 3 of Executive Order 13011.
The term "dissemination" means the government initiated distribution of information to the public. Not considered dissemination within the meaning of this Circular is distribution limited to government employees or agency contractors or grantees, intra- or inter-agency use or sharing of government information, and responses to requests for agency records under the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552) or Privacy Act.
The term "executive agency" has the meaning defined in section 4(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
The term "full costs," when applied to the expenses incurred in the operation of an information processing service organization (IPSO), is comprised of all direct, indirect, general, and administrative costs incurred in the operation of an IPSO. These costs include, but are not limited to, personnel, equipment, software, supplies, contracted services from private sector providers, space occupancy, intra-agency services from within the agency, inter-agency services from other Federal agencies, other services that are provided by State and local governments, and Judicial and Legislative branch organizations.
The term "government information" means information created, collected, processed, disseminated, or disposed of by or for the Federal Government.
The term "information" means any communication or representation of knowledge such as facts, data, or opinions in any medium or form, including textual, numerical, graphic, cartographic, narrative, or audiovisual forms.
The term "information dissemination product" means any book, paper, map, machine-readable material, audiovisual production, or other documentary material, regardless of physical form or characteristic, disseminated by an agency to the public.
The term "information life cycle" means the stages through which information passes, typically characterized as creation or collection, processing, dissemination, use, storage, and disposition.
The term "information management" means the planning, budgeting, manipulating, and controlling of information throughout its life cycle.
The term "information resources" includes both government information and information technology.
The term "information processing services organization" (IPSO) means a discrete set of personnel, information technology, and support equipment with the primary function of providing services to more than one agency on a reimbursable basis.
The term "information resources management" means the process of managing information resources to accomplish agency missions. The term encompasses both information itself and the related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, and information technology.
The term "information system" means a discrete set of information resources organized for the collection, processing, maintenance, transmission, and dissemination of information, in accordance with defined procedures, whether automated or manual.
The term "information system life cycle" means the phases through which an information system passes, typically characterized as initiation, development, operation, and termination.
The term "information technology" means any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, manipulation, management, movement, control, display, switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or information by an executive agency. For purposes of the preceding sentence, equipment is used by an executive agency if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive agency which (i) requires the use of such equipment, or (ii) requires the use, to a significant extent, of such equipment in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a product. The term "information technology" includes computers, ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar procedures, services (including support services), and related resources. The term "information technology" does not include any equipment that is acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a Federal contract. The term "information technology" does not include national security systems as defined in the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 (40 U.S.C. 1452).
The term "Information Technology Resources Board" (Resources Board) means the board established by Section 5 of Executive Order 13011.
The term "major information system" means an information system that requires special management attention because of its importance to an agency mission; its high development, operating, or maintenance costs; or its significant role in the administration of agency programs, finances, property, or other resources.
The term "national security system" means any telecommunications or information system operated by the United States Government, the function, operation, or use of which (1) involves intelligence activities; (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national security; (3) involves command and control of military forces; (4) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon or weapons system; or (5) is critical to the direct fulfillment of military or intelligence missions, but excluding any system that is to be administrative and business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, and personnel management applications). The policies and procedures established in this Circular will apply to national security systems in a manner consistent with the applicability and related limitations regarding such systems set out in Section 5141 of the Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104-106, 40 U.S.C. 1451). Applicability of Clinger-Cohen Act to national security systems shall include budget document preparation requirements set forth in OMB Circular A-11. The resultant budget document may be classified in accordance with the provisions of Executive Order 12958.
The term "service recipient" means an agency organizational unit, programmatic entity, or chargeable account that receives information processing services from an information processing service organization (IPSO). A service recipient may be either internal or external to the organization responsible for providing information resources services, but normally does not report either to the manager or director of the IPSO or to the same immediate supervisor.
The Federal Government is the largest single producer, collector, consumer, and disseminator of information in the United States. Because of the extent of the government's information activities, and the dependence of those activities upon public cooperation, the management of Federal information resources is an issue of continuing importance to all Federal agencies, State and local governments, and the public.
Government information is a valuable national resource. It provides the public with knowledge of the government, society, and economy -- past, present, and future. It is a means to ensure the accountability of government, to manage the government's operations, to maintain the healthy performance of the economy, and is itself a commodity in the marketplace.
The free flow of information between the government and the public is essential to a democratic society. It is also essential that the government minimize the Federal paperwork burden on the public, minimize the cost of its information activities, and maximize the usefulness of government information.
In order to minimize the cost and maximize the usefulness of government information, the expected public and private benefits derived from government information should exceed the public and private costs of the information, recognizing that the benefits to be derived from government information may not always be quantifiable.
The nation can benefit from government information disseminated both by Federal agencies and by diverse nonfederal parties, including State and local government agencies, educational and other not-for-profit institutions, and for-profit organizations.
Because the public disclosure of government information is essential to the operation of a democracy, the management of Federal information resources should protect the public's right of access to government information.
The individual's right to privacy must be protected in Federal Government information activities involving personal information.
Systematic attention to the management of government records is an essential component of sound public resources management which ensures public accountability. Together with records preservation, it protects the government's historical record and guards the legal and financial rights of the government and the public.
Strategic planning improves the operation of government programs. The agency strategic plan will shape the redesign of work processes and guide the development and maintenance of an Enterprise Architecture and a capital planning and investment control process. This management approach promotes the appropriate application of Federal information resources.
Because State and local governments are important producers of government information for many areas such as health, social welfare, labor, transportation, and education, the Federal Government must cooperate with these governments in the management of information resources.
The open and efficient exchange of scientific and technical government information, subject to applicable national security controls and the proprietary rights of others, fosters excellence in scientific research and effective use of Federal research and development funds.
Information technology is not an end in itself. It is one set of resources that can improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Federal program delivery.
Federal Government information resources management policies and activities can affect, and be affected by, the information policies and activities of other nations.
Users of Federal information resources must have skills, knowledge, and training to manage information resources, enabling the Federal government to effectively serve the public through automated means.
The application of up-to-date information technology presents opportunities to promote fundamental changes in agency structures, work processes, and ways of interacting with the public that improve the effectiveness and efficiency of Federal agencies.
The availability of government information in diverse media, including electronic formats, permits agencies and the public greater flexibility in using the information.
Federal managers with program delivery responsibilities should recognize the importance of information resources management to mission performance.
The Chief Information Officers Council and the Information Technology Resources Board will help in the development and operation of interagency and interoperable shared information resources to support the performance of government missions.
How will agencies conduct Information Management Planning?
1. Provide for public access to records where required or appropriate.
What are the guidelines for Information Collection?
Agencies must collect or create only that information necessary for the proper performance of agency functions and which has practical utility.
What are the guidelines for Electronic Information Collection?
Executive agencies under Sections 1703 and 1705 of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA), P. L. 105-277, Title XVII, are required to provide, by October 21, 2003, the (1) option of the electronic maintenance, submission, or disclosure of information, when practicable as a substitute for paper; and (2) use and acceptance of electronic signatures, when practicable. Agencies will follow the provisions in OMB Memorandum M-00-10, "Procedures and Guidance on Implementing of the Government Paperwork Elimination Act."
How must agencies implement Records Management?
(d) Provide training and guidance as appropriate to all agency officials and employees and contractors regarding their Federal records management responsibilities.
How must an agency provide information to the public?
(iv) Help the public locate government information maintained by or for the agency.
What is an Information Dissemination Management System?
(k) Ensure that, to the extent existing information dissemination policies or practices are inconsistent with the requirements of this Circular, a prompt and orderly transition to compliance with the requirements of this Circular is made.
How must agencies avoid improperly restrictive practices?
(iv) Where the Director of OMB determines an exception is warranted.
How will agencies carry out electronic information dissemination?
(e) A change to electronic dissemination, as the sole means of disseminating the product, will not impose substantial acquisition or training costs on users, especially State and local governments and small business entities.
What safeguards must agencies follow?
(d) Provide individuals, upon request, access to records about them maintained in Privacy Act systems of records, and permit them to amend such records as are in error consistent with the provisions of the Privacy Act.
How Will Agencies Manage Information Systems and Information Technology?
Agencies must establish and maintain a capital planning and investment control process that links mission needs, information, and information technology in an effective and efficient manner. The process will guide both strategic and operational IRM, IT planning, and the Enterprise Architecture by integrating the agency's IRM plans, strategic and performance plans prepared pursuant to the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993, financial management plans prepared pursuant to the Chief Financial Officer Act of 1990 (31 U.S.C. 902a5), acquisition under the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994, and the agency's budget formulation and execution processes. The capitalplanning and investment control process includes all stages of capital programming, including planning, budgeting, procurement, management, and assessment.
(iv) A component that includes a summary of the security plan from the agency's five-year plan as required by the PRA and Appendix III of this Circular. The plan must demonstrate that IT projects and the EA include security controls for components, applications, and systems that are consistent with the agency's Enterprise Architecture; include a plan to manage risk; protect privacy and confidentiality; and explain any planned or actual variance from National Institute of Standards and Technology(NIST) security guidance.
As designated by the Director of OMB, act as executive agent for the government-wide acquisition of information technology.
Be responsible for liaison, consultation, and negotiation with foreign governments and intergovernmental organizations on all matters related to information resources management, including federal information technology. The Secretary must also ensure, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, that the United States is represented in the development of international standards and recommendations affecting information technology. These responsibilities may also require the Secretary to consult, as appropriate, with affected domestic agencies, organizations, and other members of the public.
Ensure that the Federal Government is represented in the development of national and, in consultation with the Secretary of State, international information technology standards, and advise the Director of OMB on such activities.
Department of Defense. The Secretary of Defense will develop, in consultation with the Administrator of General Services, uniform Federal telecommunications standards and guidelines to ensure national security, emergency preparedness, and continuity of government.
Establish personnel security policies and develop training programs for Federal personnel associated with the design, operation, or maintenance of information systems.
Assist the Director of OMB in developing standards and guidelines relating to the records management program.
Develop and maintain a Governmentwide strategic plan for information resources management.
Review proposed U.S. Government Position and Policy statements on international issues affecting Federal Government information activities, and advise the Secretary of State as to their consistency with Federal information resources management policy.
Coordinate the development and review by the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated with Federal procurement and acquisition of information technology with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, and policies regarding management of financial management systems with the Office of Federal Financial Management.
The Director of OMB will use information technology planning reviews, fiscal budget reviews, information collection budget reviews, management reviews, and such other measures as the Director deems necessary to evaluate the adequacy and efficiency of each agency's information resources management and compliance with this Circular.
The Director of OMB may, consistent with statute and upon written request of an agency, grant a waiver from particular requirements of this Circular. Requests for waivers must detail the reasons why a particular waiver is sought, identify the duration of the waiver sought, and include a plan for the prompt and orderly transition to full compliance with the requirements of this Circular. Notice of each waiver request must be published promptly by the agency in the Federal Register, with a copy of the waiver request made available to the public on request.
11. Effectiveness: This Circular is effective upon issuance. Nothing in this Circular will be construed to confer a private right of action on any person.
12. Inquiries: All questions or inquiries should be addressed to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, D.C. 20503. Telephone: (202) 395-3785.
13. Sunset Review Date: OMB will review this Circular three years from the date of issuance to ascertain its effectiveness. | 2019-04-18T23:44:49 | https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/omb/circulars_a130_a130trans4 |
2019 Pisanki Workshop Registration Now Open!
Registration is open for this year’s ever-popular Pisanki workshop! Learn how to make Easter eggs, Polish-style, using the traditional wax application method. Call us at 204-586-5070 or email us before the spots fill up!
This past weekend, Ogniwo Polish Museum hosted a special closed workshop on the Polish art of wycinanki for members of the Polish School of Dance SPK Iskry. The event was a big success and our crafty students left with some beautiful wycinanki. Thank you to the Polish School of Dance SPK Iskry for attending, and to our wonderful volunteers for helping with this event! We are already thinking about the next workshop… In the meantime, check out our Instagram and Facebook pages for more photos of this event.
Ogniwo Polish Museum volunteers pictured with the members of the Polish School of Dance SPK Iskry, showing off their handiwork. April 2018.
Ogniwo volunteers are happy to host this special closed workshop for members of the Polish School of Dance SPK Iskry on Sunday, April 15, 2018. | 2019-04-21T02:44:37 | https://polishmuseum.com/whats-on/workshops-3/ |
I no longer hate water!
Water is the greatest thing ever, according to two of my dogs. Looks like you had a fun walk. I am jealous about the off-leash part of it.
Water is the best thing ever according to Koira. Pallo used to not like it either, but over the years spent as Koira's side kick, he's become convinced. Summer will be so much better with a love of playing in the water.
How are you doing? All recovered?
What Do You Mean This Isn't Thursday?
May Day? More like Freeze Day! | 2019-04-22T01:13:00 | http://train-trek-england.blogspot.com/2014/05/lakeside-walk.html |
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Everyone knows that any fighter can win or lose on any given day. There is even a saying among fighters that there is always someone bigger and better. No one can consistently predict the outcome of two fighters facing each other who possess equal skill. The Navy SEALS have the same problem. Men of all sizes, body types and different skill sets wish to enter SEAL training.
Everyone knows that any fighter can win or lose on any given day. There is even a saying among fighters that there is always someone bigger and better. No one can consistently predict the outcome of two fighters facing each other who possess equal skill.
The Navy SEALS have the same problem. Men of all sizes, body types and different skill sets wish to enter SEAL training. They too have a difficult time consistently predicting who will be able to complete the brutal course. There are plenty of times that physically stronger trainees fail to complete training while a smaller trainee succeeds.
So while fighters have varied skills, it seems something more is at play here. Something unseen is driving the success of winning fights of all kinds. I became intrigued by this notion that we really don't understand the underlying mechanism that wins fights. So I stepped out of the fight world mentality and into my academic world searching for answers.
When you academically review the mountains of literature, it seems scholars, generals and war historians have been writing about this issue consistently in different forms. Yet the core ideas have never been distilled into a digestible form for fighters, as the concepts must be teased from ancient wisdom. If you read Sun Tzu, Miyamoto Musashi, Bruce Lee, General George Patton, Carl von Clausewitz, Massad Ayoob, Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Cooper or ancient texts from the Chinese I Ching to even the Judeo-Christian Bible, the idea of what it takes to win is embedded in the philosophy of many texts for centuries. Over time you notice a common theme begins to emerge.
It seems winning fights share a common formula despite differences in fighter size, skill, training or even scale. When you understand this common thread it changes your outlook on fights forever.
It seems fighters know what to do and how to do it. That's called technique. Techniques teach how a fight is won. But if you want to know why fights are won then you have to understand principles.
If fighters only learn technique, then they are simply training how to move their body. However, principles are what move a fighter's mind and soul. Principles like fortitude, discipline and commitment are at the very heart of winning. But there are more important reasons for learning principles than just winning a fight.
Because all fighters regardless of their purpose in fighting must employ the same basic principles such as fierceness, power and lethality to win, it takes broader principles such as honor and integrity in order to distinguish a warrior from a thug.
Knowing why to fight is as important as how to fight. Many times it is more important. Technique is simply an external skill. But principles are internal skill sets driven by motivation. So while technique is vitally important, the internal engine of principles drives winning.
Iraq had the fourth largest standing army in the world until the United States brought it quickly to its knees during the Gulf War. A supposedly strong Iraqi army should have been able to put up greater resistance even against the U.S. in those first few days of conflict. But the reason they didn't is that some experts believe Iraqi soldiers didn't have the will to fight. Many were conscripts and did not want to be fighting for a dictator.
Conversely, the Vietcong put up tremendous resistance in Vietnam despite stronger U.S. forces. The Vietcong had strong inner desires to repel foreign soldiers from their country and were unencumbered by the bureaucracy professional soldiers faced from other nations. Interestingly, their philosophy had much to do with their connection to being descendents of Confucius thought rather than simply Communist loyalties. After all, Ho Chi Minh and much of his staff were descendents of Confucian scholars but that's another story.
Unlike U.S. forces burdened with bureaucracy from Washington, the Vietnamese were moved by inner motivations without such restrictions. The warrior with fewer restrictions operates best. The guerrilla fighters had strong motivations and little bureaucracy.
This contrast in motivation repeats itself through history with the will to fight overriding other variables. Look no further than the Israeli Six-Day war. Many times, why armies are fighting are stronger predictors of success than how they fight. Understanding why you are fighting overpowers how to fight every time.
Originally trained as a biologist, it became apparent to me that a model referred to as the triune brain supports this thought that principles drive fights. The most external part of our brain is the cerebral neocortex and drives the ability to speak and engage in rational thought. Lower areas of the brain are responsible for emotion and referred to as the limbic system. But the most basic region of the brain is the basal ganglia, sometimes referred to as the reptilian brain. The most basic function of this lowest level of the brain is survival, aggression and instinct.
The middle part of the brain will sometimes lie to a fighter as it is based mostly on emotion and must have checks and balances with other parts of the brain. Winning involves utilizing the highest levels of our rational brain to reach deep into our most basic survival regions. Coupling the communication between these different parts of the brain without allowing one to completely override the other requires discipline and is a powerful skill. Tapping into the deepest part of our brain drives motivation, desire and behavior. We then rationalize and understand with more complex regions of our brains. Even with our middle brain that relies on emotion rather than linguistic components, we are able to feel if something isn't quite right. Techniques are complex skills that our outer brain understands. But the most primitive regions of our brain drive principles. Our inner brain drives behavior.
In 2006, the US Navy SEALS conducted a study titled, "Predictors of Success in Basic Underwater/SEAL (BUDS) Training." They were trying to solve this problem of predicting who could withstand the vigorous training, as external predictors were inconsistent. Researchers determined that one of the major predictors was mental toughness. Mental toughness was more accurate at predicting the successful completion of the most grueling training in the world than any other factor. It supported the cliché that it isn't the size of the dog in the fight, but the fight in the dog that counts.
Many other studies provided more supporting evidence regarding the importance of principles derived from mindset that experts had alluded to for centuries. Psychologist Angela Duckworth studied West Point cadets in 2004. She later wrote a book entitled, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, as a result of this research. She called the quality that determined success, grit. She found that grit trumps IQ and talent every time.
Even modern film depicts these same qualities needed to ultimately win fights. The Last Samurai, The Karate Kid, The Bourne Identity, Rudy, Star Wars and John Wick are just a few that depict the common theme of inner strength overcoming adversity.
Organizations from the CIA, US Marines to US Army Special Forces understand this view. I interviewed many of them. Groups like the Maori and Zulu also embody these warrior principles and have been feared fighters throughout time as a result.
In my book, Winning Fights: 12 Proven Principles for Winning on the street, in the ring, at life," I attempted to distill these findings. It isn't that they are novel insights. I simply attempt to codify thousands of years of writings, modern research, and interviews with warriors into a text that Kirkus Reviews calls, "A clear and strongly worded fighting manual in the long tradition of Sun Tzu." It is devoid of symbolic language common to ancient texts and even mixes modern day film, analogy and expert commentary for reference.
As a commissioner for a state boxing commission charged with writing the rules to insure the safety of combat sports such as mixed martial arts (MMA), I witness these principles in action at ringside. They are the same principles I pursued as a national martial arts competitor myself. Principles are simply a recurring theme defining who wins all types of conflict whether it is two fighters in a ring, lawyers arguing in a courtroom or armies facing each other on the field of battle.
Technique is important and technique is how fights are won. Good technique will create a good fighter.
But principles are why fights are won. Fighters who understand the difference become great.
Dr. Phillip Stephens is author of the book, "Winning Fights: 12 Proven Principles for Winning on the street, in the ring, at life." He is a black belt in Ketsugo Do Jujutsu with championship titles in self-defense tournament competition. He is a commissioner appointed to the North Carolina Boxing Commission, which regulates combat sports. Stephens practices emergency medicine as a physician assistant and holds a Doctorate in Health Science while teaching subjects such as research methodology and evidence based medicine at the university level. | 2019-04-21T04:47:35 | https://ymaa.com/articles/2018/04/winning-fights |
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Good on them for getting it back out there!
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Word on the street is they're french sailors and its apparently a tradition to throw a sailor overboard on his last day on the ship. It was almost his last day on erf.
I just watched that B movie, "The Shallows".
That chick was smoking hot.
Skip to 0:50 for good shot of first shark.
At 2:05 the real beast shows up to stake a claim.
Would not want to dive that area.
Had to figure he�d eventually get bit. That guy pushed the envelope big time.
Here's a few pics I took this past week down at Isla Guadalupe.
always felt super safe at p point. | 2019-04-21T16:58:23 | https://forum.surfer.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=2634929&page=12 |
The First Lady Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa says Chipinge District Hospital requires a major facelift and increased supply of medication.
She said this today (Saturday) when she toured district health facility and met 18 Cyclone Idai survivors among other patients at the hospital.
The First Lady, whose philanthropic work has made a huge impact in many vulnerable communities.
In an interview after the tour of Chipinge District Hospital, Amai Mnangagwa said the local health facility needs a major facelift as well as increased medical supplies to effectively respond to the overwhelming situation that is a result of Cyclone Idai.
“This health facility needs a major facelift and increased medical supplies to improve service provision to patients,” she said.
First Lady said there is need for more support to assist survivors who are in challenging situations who include orphans and expressed concern on the high number of under-age girls giving birth in Chipinge.
She cautioned the community to stop the practice as it is a violation of the rights of children.
“I am concerned with the number of child marriages that are rife in Chipinge. There is need for such a practice to be condemned,” Mai Mnangagwa said.
The First Lady was in the company of Ministers Oppah Muchinguri-Kashiri, Cde July Moyo, Dr Ellen Gwaradzimba, Professor Paul Mavhima and Monica Mavhunga as well as Deputy Ministers Jennifer Mhlanga, Magna Mudyiwa and Yeukai Simbanegavi and Senate President Cde Marble Chinomona among others. | 2019-04-25T08:04:46 | http://www.newsdzezimbabwe.co.uk/2019/04/first-lady-takes-eight-ministers-to.html |
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