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"Mr. Pro Basketball" who founded the Detroit Pistons basketball team, which was named after his automobile piston manufacturing company.
His assembled squad the Fort Wayne Pistons was originally founded to play in the industrial league, but upon finding they were able to beat every other team, they entered the NBA.
He personally recruited future Hall-of-Fame players like Bob McDermott and Andy Phillip to his team. On occasion, he used his charter plane to fly in other NBA teams whom they were playing against.
He and his sister were born in Little Falls, Minnesota. She would go on to help him form the Pistons.
His dual interests in business and basketball were reflected in Mark Cuban's 2000 purchase of the majority of the Dallas Mavericks. | 2019-04-20T03:41:34 | https://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/fred-zollner.html | [
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Hit builder used to collect timing related data. For example, this hit type can be useful to measure resource load times. For meaningful data, at least the category and the value should be set before sending the hit.
Convenience constructor for creating a timing hit.
Convenience constructor for creating a timing hit. Additional fields can be specified using the setter methods.
A timing value, in milliseconds. | 2019-04-25T18:55:14 | https://developers.google.cn/android/reference/com/google/android/gms/analytics/HitBuilders.TimingBuilder?hl=ru | [
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In just two weeks, the Extreme 40 racing machines will line-up on a brand new stadium racecourse in Florianópolis, Brazil where they will be joined by Brazilian sailing royalty Lars Grael at the forefront of the invitational entry, Team Brazil.
The team representing the home nation brings together some of the country's top multihull specialists who will complete the starting grid of eight Extreme 40s for the final Act of the year, from the 14-17 November at Act 8, presented by Land Rover.
Team Principal Lars Grael, a multiple Olympic medal winner and 10-times Tornado national champion, will manage the team alongside his 1988 Olympic bronze medal winning crew and Team Brazil skipper and helmsman Clínio de Freitas. The remaining four crew positions will be chosen after a series of selection trials commencing on the 2 November, where some of Brazil's finest multihull sailing talent will undertake a rigorous training programme to determine their positions on board.
André Mirsky, an experienced Tornado sailor, and Daniel Santiago, a four-times J24 world champion, both sailed with Team Brazil alongside the country's most successful ever Olympian Torben Grael at the 2012 Extreme Sailing Series final, and will be hoping their previous Extreme 40 experience will stand them in good stead. Local Florianópolis Tornado sailors Bruno di Bernardi and André Chang, a national champion, will both be using their knowledge of the local waters to the best of their ability throughout the trials to give them the edge.
Cláudia Swan, who represented Brazil at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games in the 470 and is campaigning in the Nacra 17 to sail on her home waters at Rio 2016 with husband and Team Brazil skipper Clínio de Freitas, will join a list of notorious female Extreme 40 sailors that has historically included double Olympic gold medallist Shirley Robertson, Olympic champion Anna Tunnicliffe and London 2012 silver medallist Hannah Mills if selected to sail with the team.
A seasoned professional, Team Principal, Lars Grael has clear goals and expectations for Team Brazil. "Everyone in this team has multihull experience and the fact they have all sailed together previously will put us in a good position. We do, however, need to be realistic. The Extreme Sailing Series is a circuit that is now in its seventh year and some of the best sailors in the world are going to arrive in Brazil with a full seasons racing under their belts. That will be tough for us but our aim is to honour our country and to show the world how talented our Brazilian sailors are."
Florianópolis has a reputation the world over as one of the most desirable surfing destinations on the planet, hosting over 80 international surfing competitions annually, including the ASP World Surfing Championships. The Extreme 40s will bring a whole new style of action to Florianópolis' famous beaches, racing on a stadium racecourse located in the heart of the city, giving the locals front row seats to all the action. Grael elaborated, "The format of the Extreme Sailing Series is geared toward the fans. The boats are very fast which requires expert handling and that all takes place right in front of the public. It is a great show for those watching and I am sure the public will come to see and support us."
With predominately northwest winds providing optimum sailing conditions in November, the city-centre stadium is sure to provide a spectacular venue for the 2013 Extreme Sailing Series grand finale, and with five teams in contention for a podium finish, it will go down to the wire. | 2019-04-24T10:29:29 | https://members.sailing.org/news/1751.php | [
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At Blast Fitness in Downers Grove, your fitness is our #1 priority! We provide members with every resource imaginable to achieve their fitness goals! Members enjoy top-of-the line equipment in a clean, friendly, and comfortable environment. In addition, our Downers Grove facility is one of many in the Chicagoland area and members can use any of our locations at no additional cost.
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Technology to Changes – We are certainly in the golden age of technological advancement. Humans have taken more technological strides forward in the past 100 years than they have in all the years of their existence before. Such rapid technological advancement has changed the world altogether. Human life has never been easier as it is now, you can travel from one side of the planet to the other in a matter of hours when it took months for the same during the start of the last century. You can take anyone you want from anywhere, face to face, with the help of the internet and smartphones. You can no longer just print words and pictures on paper, but can also print three-dimensional objects. And not to forget, recreational space travel is now a reality.
Perhaps the most amazing thing about all this is the innovation that is happening around the world right now. In a few years, all the things that make you go wow now will become so normal. Therefore, it is challenging to pinpoint what technology to changes that humans might use to change the world and how. Although, one can always guess. And a lot many experts have come up with the same guesses, two of them in fact – Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things.
Also Read – What is the Importance of Artificial Intelligence in Today’s World?
Experts have been split right down on the middle on how safe dabbling with artificial intelligence is, but one thing all experts agree on is the unlimited capacity it holds. In fact, the very fear of artificial intelligence comes from its untapped potential. While the intelligence of the human brain is undisputedly number one now, it may not be so in a few years. Years from now, artificial intelligence will be created that is as smart as an average human, and will probably not have the shortcomings that a brain does such as limited memory power or processing ability. And that day will be the true litmus test for this technology. All that is years into the future but artificial intelligence are already changing the world right now. For example – Google Assistant. It is a smart virtual assistant that is available on every smartphone. It can listen to voice commands; do actions such as call people, set up reminders, and a whole lot more. The best thing about it is a fact; it is getting smarter every day with the help of machine learning. Machine learning enables software to learn from its previous mistakes and correct itself, this process is perhaps the essential aspect of any intelligence, and the fact that software can already do that is mind-boggling.
Imagine your phone, TV, AC, Car, Washing Machine and just about every other electronic device you own connected to each other. Your phone can let your AC know that you are about to reach home, and your AC will turn itself on. Or your refrigerator can send you notifications when you are running low on particular groceries etc. It does not just stop there, every other electronic item could be connected to one single network called the Internet of Things, and this network could completely change the way humans live. A lot of the work that is now done manually would become automatic, saving you a lot of time and energy. IOT is not just about making your life easy; it would also revolutionize every industry and every other process that is being done by humans currently.
As you might have guessed, the Internet of Things and Artificial Intelligence have a close relationship with each other; these two technologies can change the world as no other technology to changes can. The future of the world is indeed bright.
Writing is a passion for me and it helps me to get away from all the stress that I face in my everyday life. It is the main reason for me to pick freelance writing as my professional career. I am good at academic writing and therefore, I help students who approach me to reviews of essay writing service and I also find pleasure in writing blog articles. | 2019-04-18T10:14:11 | https://www.getnews360.com/new-ways-people-can-use-technology-change-world/ | [
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Step ashore on the Tiwi Islands for a guided bush walk that reveals the cultural traditions of the Tiwi people, and view well-preserved Aboriginal paintings on Bigge Island.
Join an optional pre-voyage extension to Arnhem Land, Kununurra, and Bungle Bungle.
Australia’s last frontier is a wild land of remote, spectacular scenery spread over huge distances, with a severe climate, a sparse population, and minimal infrastructure. Traveling here is a true adventure as you view towering escarpments, undulating woodlands, spectacular waterways, mangrove-covered tidal flats, and forests rich in flora and fauna. Visit important Aboriginal sites and sleepy outposts to learn about life in this unforgiving, yet ultimately beautiful land.
Check out our short video of just some of the incredible sites you'll see on our upcoming voyage to Australia's Kimberley.
The Kimberley "Keeps Calling Me Back"
Mudskippers: Who Says Fish Need Water?
Meet Brad Climpson, Expedition Leader for our signature 15-day adventure to Australia's Kimberley.
Shirley Campbell is a social anthropologist with a special interest in the indigenous peoples of Australia, Melanesia, and the Pacific. | 2019-04-20T12:33:49 | https://www.zegrahm.com/expedition/australias-kimberley-voyage-outback-may-2018/overview | [
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Real estate has always been characterized by being a market absolutely marked by the constant movements that occur there bringing consequences such as the slowdown in the flow of sales that directly affect the people involved in any type of transaction that takes place here. throughout the year.
The negotiations that take place in the local or national markets are undergoing certain changes for some months that invites the experts to believe that a new real estate bubble has been taking shape by having an unimpeded impact on the increase in property prices. in this way the amount of agreements that can be produced.
Another thing that helps the situation is as it is is the simple fact that the salaries of people have remained stable in contrast to the value of the properties thus developing a gap between the purchasing power of a family and the options they could have to buy the house they have been looking for so much.
This does not mean that everything is as bad as it seems, on the contrary, several of the large real estate markets are in great shape and the movements that take place there are produced without any problem but you can not ignore a truth as alarming as it is that what a person earns throughout the year is not enough, so many buyers opt for loans in order to have what they need.
Analysts do not foresee a low price next, property inventories are still low because many owners are afraid to sell and can not get a new house, new buildings have been slowing down preventing the emergence of new opportunities, but fortunately The real estate market has managed to sustain itself and little by little overcome any inconvenience that appears.
Analyze very well the current period, weigh options well and be very smart at the same time astute is essential to be able to stay within the competitors and above all, to know what steps must be taken to successfully overcome any obstacle to appear on this path.
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Obten un excelente presupuesto en solo “5” pasos . | 2019-04-24T12:59:06 | http://www.irgcorporation.com/the-housing-market/ | [
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Provides high speech quality as in noiseless channel as well as in noisy channel.
A "joint source-channel coding" solution on TWELP 1200 bps vocoder base and FEC 400 bps as UEP-RCPC (Unequal Error Protection Rate Compatible Punctured Convolution) code provides reliable protection of the bits strictly in accordance with their sensitivity to errors.
Speech Samples (WAV-files). A few independent experts listened TWELP 1600 bps Robust vocoder in comparison with MELPe 1200 bps vocoder, using method of preferences. Majority of experts preferred TWELP to MELPe, having noted much more natural human-sounding of voice in the TWELP vocoder.
We recomend to use the TWELP 1600 Robust vocoder and preferably Soft Decisions from a modem in noisy channels with BER > 0.1%.
In case you use the channels, where a majority of connections happen with better conditions, with BER < 0.1%, we recommend to use our regular TWELP 1600 bps vocoder (not Robust) that provides much better speech quality in good channels. You can compare the robustness of the vocoders on the diagramm below.
Please take into account that the TWELP 1600 Robust vocoder is shown in Hard Decision mode. In case "Soft Decisions" mode usage, the robustness will be much better. | 2019-04-25T22:28:45 | https://dspini.com/vocoders/lowrate/twelp-lowrate/twelp1600-robust | [
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This entry was posted on Wednesday, October 19th, 2016 at 1:01 pm and is filed under From the Ensemble. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed. | 2019-04-18T22:46:26 | http://blog.petheatre.com/?p=2114 | [
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Layered coconut yogurt and berry chia pots must be one of the prettiest things you could ever make. And so easy! The biggest challenge is knowing when to have one! For breakfast or dessert? Or – even better – pop the pudding into a jar and take it to work for lunch!
I used this easy homemade coconut yogurt but it would be just as delicious made with traditional cow's milk yogurt, goat milk yogurt or any other alternative yogurt you fancy. Why not try almond milk yogurt? There are no strict rules with chia puddings - substitute to suit your dietary preferences. This recipe is failsafe!
When I soak chia, I aim to sponge up as much lacto fermented probiotic goodness as possible. Consider adding the watery (whey) content that separates from yogurt instead of milk? In this case, I added the coconut water under my coconut cream yogurt instead of coconut milk. It is too good to discard!
No time for layers? You can skip the layers and make one pink pot instead. It will taste the same.
1. Combine the yoghurt, coconut milk, chia seeds, vanilla and honey (or maple) in a bowl and stir to combine well.
2. Place the chia mixture in the fridge for anywhere between 1 hour and overnight. The chia seeds will expand and become soft and gelatinous.
3. If using frozen berries, allow the berries to defrost then blend with the cinnamon to form a smooth berry purée.
4. Divide the chia pudding mixture into 3 small bowls.
5. Add 1/3 of the berry purée to one bowl of chia pudding and stir to combine. Add the remaining two-thirds to the second bowl and keep one bowl a la natural.
6. Spoon layers of chia pudding into 2 jars.
Enjoy immediately or keep in the fridge for up to a week. | 2019-04-19T14:15:23 | https://www.luvele.com.au/blogs/recipe-blog/layered-coconut-yoghurt-berry-chia-pudding | [
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If you've always wanted a little representation of the Dark Lord of Sith to carry around in your pocket, look no further than this Darth Vader figure! The Star Wars action figure measures approximately 3 1/2" tall and includes a red lightsaber and battle gear. We carry plenty of Darth Vader items including costumes and lightsabers, so check them all out! | 2019-04-26T00:54:31 | http://www.buystarwarstoys.com/darth-vader-saga-action-figure.html | [
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Could you please give me some advices about ABB Leap test and Marchsense-P? How about of advantages and disadvantages?
How to compare ABB Leap test+ Marchsense-P and MCEmax (by PdMA) for 6.6KV motor's condition diagnostic? | 2019-04-23T13:06:59 | https://www.maintenance.org/topic/abb-leap-test-marchsense-p-vs-mcemax-pdma | [
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Around the House Attire - Be Smart!
The stay at home mom, the teenager on summer vacation, a businessman on his day off - what do you wear around the house? Your at-home outfit can actually have an impact on your emotions and your relaxation level. Whether you want to believe it or not, staying in your pajamas all day does not promote relaxation and tranquility at home. Keep these tips in mind when getting dressed in the morning.
No matter what, the first thing to keep in mind is comfort. Wearing that clubbing dress and a pair of heels all day is not going to make you feel good, no matter how pretty it is. At the end of the day, you'll feel stressed, your feet will probably hurt, and you're sure to have wrinkled that dress. The best thing to wear, especially if you're cleaning around the home or in need of running a few errands, is a comfortable pair of yoga pants or stretchy leggings and a t-shirt. This way, you can move around the house, feel comfortable while lounging, and still look put-together enough to run to the grocery store if necessary.
Jeans are another great alternative. While they're nowhere near as flexible as your favorite pair of sweatpants, a good-fitting pair of jeans should give you room to move, and still keep you comfortable while relaxing. Furthermore, they're great for any last-minute plans thrown at you. Wear a comfy t-shirt throughout the day, but change into a nicer top to go out. Since you're already half-way dressed, you will feel considerably less stressed if that really hot guy calls you for a dinner date, or if the guys ring you up for a night at the bar.
What you wear on your feet can totally change how you feel by the end of the day. Some people prefer not to wear shoes in their home. While it's perfectly fine to run around in your socks, it's better to give your soles a little support. Throw on your most worn-in and comfortable pair of sneakers. Slip into a pair of flats. Heels are definitely a no-no for around the house wear. Besides the aching in your poor feet, there's a chance of scuffing the hardwood. Flip-flops are even worse. Anyone who walks a mile in these horrible contraptions will tell you they're the worst things invented in the field of footwear. You're much better off going barefoot.
Despite all these great selections, always remember one thing when getting dressed for your day off: think comfortable and relaxed. Whatever you decide, make sure it makes you feel good, and leaves you feeling refreshed and energized for the next day, especially if you're back to work/school. There are many good options for clothes to wear around the house. | 2019-04-19T21:06:29 | https://www.clothingtowear.com/events-and-locations/staying-home/397/ | [
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2. Introduction Jaguar is a brand of Jaguar Land Rover which is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors since 2008. Jaguar's business was founded under the name of Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars. Under S. S. Cars Limited, the business was extended to complete cars. S. S. Cars was renamed as "Jaguar" in 1945. It merged with British Motor Corporation in 1966,and then in 1968 it merged with Leyland Motor Corporation and became British Leyland, itself to be nationalised in 1975.Jaguar was de-merged from British Leyland and then was acquired by Ford in 1990. Jaguar has, in recent years, manufactured cars for the British Prime Minister. Jaguar cars today are designed in Jaguar Land Rover's engineering centres located at Coventry and Warwickshire, and are manufactured in Birmingham, The Company today employs over 10,000 employees. Segmentation, targeting and positioning strategies of the brand in the Indian market Jaguar has always been in a leading position.It continues to occupy in spite of occasionalbudget constraints,the position of being a product that provides ultimate customer satisfaction. The primary marketing objective of Jaguar has been to strengthen its brand equity and achieve retailing mileage out of that. Market segmentation involves dividing a broad target market into subsets of consumers, or countries who have, or are perceived to have, common needs, interests, and priorities. Targeting refers to choosing only those segments which seem attractive to the company and the company has the capability to serve. Jaguar uses the following bases for segmenting the consumer market and has targeted these segments effectively by aiming at what customer from each of these segments look for. 1. Demographic Segmentation : Demographic segmentation divides the markets based on variables such as age, gender, family size, income, occupation, education, race and nationality. Jaguar has done this segmentation based on factor such as age, gender and income. Targeting: Jaguar came out with Jaguar S-type which was targeted at the younger customer base. The XE sports Sedan had a dual target, theyouth and women. Jaguar’s XFR, XJL Super sport and XKR-S models are basically targeted at confident, well-educated and intelligent individual who create businesses,technologies and lifestyles that have an impact on our culture. The Jaguar XF series targeted the luxury car market (> Rs. 25 lakhs). This was for the high net worth individuals in India. Based on age, Jaguar has targeted the following groups, viz.
3. Successful professionals in the age group of 30-45 (singles and couples) Executive families in the 40-50 age range (2+ children) Aged individuals (couples aged above 50). 2. Psychographic Segmentation : Psychographic segmentation is done based on lifestyle and personality traits. Targeting: With commercials like “Captured: Jaguar at play”, Jaguar tried to attract the confident, powerful, independent individuals who love dynamism. The commercial used three of Jaguars sports cars, viz. Jaguar’s XFR, XJL Super sport and XKR-S models to inflict upon the viewers a sense of power and exhilaration when they sit behind the wheels. Jaguar’s luxury car range are targeted at those consumers who are successful,aristocrat and have a status and lifestyle to maintain. Brand Positioning Positioning is a strategy that aims to make a brand occupy a distinct position, relative to the other competing brands in customer’s minds. The positioning strategy of Jaguar needs it to differentiate itself from its direct competitors, BMW, Audi, and Mercedes in terms of performance, dependability and styling. All of its competitors being in the luxury car brand range, Jaguar’s Point of Parity (PoP) lies in its constant appeal to the niche market of high net worth individuals in the country and, its launch of expensive sports cars. At the same time, Jaguar has managed to brand itself as truly different fromits competitors (PoD) by positioning the brand as animate – seductive, emotional, unique, energetic and high performance – while posing the question, “How alive are you?”The “Alive” campaign targets luxury consumers who are contemporary, sophisticated and daring, and have a desire for authentic, independent brands. It also appeals to a more youthful audience, while not alienating its current demographic. Jaguar then launched a rebranding campaign with a new logo and a revamped brand image. In an attempt to modernize the brand and appeal to a younger demographic, Jaguar introduced some elements into its logo design that looks more 3-dimensional and introduces a chrome gradient effect.
7. The power of buyers in the luxury car industry is also quite fair. Customers have a significant amount of power, mainly due to the choice of large variety of luxury brands and product, and because of the presence of substitutes. Customers can choose from many different brands and car models, with widely differing performance, quality, appearance, pricing, additional features. This allows the customer to freely choose the product that best fits her preferences, status and lifestyle. The Internet has improved customers’ access to information about the characteristics of car models, and to the experience and reviews of past users and experts. That forces premium car makers to improve continuously quality in order to not fail to meet the high expectations of customers and also to not fall behind competitors’ innovations and improvements. Once a customer has purchased a car, there are moderate switching costs to change to another, since the current car’s value will have to be reduced when it is sold in the used car market or returned to the car dealer. Brand loyalty in the luxury car segment is higher than for lower-end cars, since customers tend to develop a closer emotional relationship between their self-image and their car and brand (provided that the expectations are being met). Another favorable factor for car companies is that the size of buyers and of their individual orders are small, since most of the customers buy only one car every some years, reducing the significance of the behavior of an individual customer. The presence of many substitutes to luxury cars enhances significantly the bargaining power of potential customers. Customers likely become more cost conscious and switch to less glamorous but cheaper and more efficient “normal” cars and thus may choose to use any of a wide range of transportation devices instead of luxury cars. Threat of substitutes: medium-high Luxury cars fulfill basically two needs for customers: provide a means of transportation, and assert the privileged status of their owner. The first need can be fulfilled by a variety of other products, such as other types of cars, motorbikes, bicycles, public transportation systems, planes. The most recognizable substitutes for the luxury cars from Jaguar are either cars rolled out by Audi, BMW and Mercedes -Benz or higher-end cars from ultra-luxury brands (Rolls Royce, Ferrari, Bentley, Lamborghini), or at the other end of the spectrum, less expensive cars from non-luxury brands (Ford, Toyota, General Motors, Fiat). Higher-end brands can exert additional pressure by introducing some car models with lower-than-usual prices or special discounts to allure customers with lower incomes than their traditional customer base. At the same time, technological progress allows non-luxury car makers to include in their cars more and more of the features and amenities initially reserved to luxury cars (for instance driving-assisting systems and touch screens), forcing luxury brands to innovate at a fast pace to keep the appropriate level of differentiation and superiority. Another major threat to car manufacturers’ sales is the presence of the used cars markets. Premium brands of motorbikes such as Ducati and Harley-Davidson could be considered suitable substitutes for luxury cars as both a transportation device and a status symbol.
8. Threat of new entrants: between low and medium The luxury car industry is protected by significant barriers to entry and thus the threat of new entrants is relatively low. One of the most significant barriers comprises the brand equityenjoyed by most established brands. The repute of the brand is extremely important to customers; luxury brands such as Jaguar, Mercedes - Benz, BMW and Audi have a long and magnificent history to boast about, and the companies work hard to preserve the association between them and other symbols of individuality and of top-notch quality and performance. Although several Asian companies have developed new luxury brands to compete with the traditional European and American brands, it is extremely difficult for challengers to match the prestige of brands with years of history. Another challenging barrier to entry is the huge initial investment required to enter car markets in general. Large amounts of capital are required to set up manufacturing facilities and invest in R&D, among other large expenses. This also creates large sunk costs and makes it hard to achieve economies of scale. The capital requirements are one of the main reasons why new luxury brands have been produced by companies which were already present in the market as large car manufacturers (Toyota’s Lexus and Nissan’s Infiniti) and not by new, free-standing, companies. Other protective factors include the high degree of product differentiation and of competition in the industry, which make it less attractive. Competition between established firms: high Competitive rivalry in the luxury car segment is extremely high as Luxury car concentration in the industry is not very high in the advanced markets, and a variety of very different brands with different origins and tactics compete. The rivalry between companies is rather intense, especially with Jaguar in the Indian market mainly due to the presence of the three global leaders: Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz. These three companies compete hard to attain not only market leadership in all the major markets, but also to be recognized as the top luxury brand in customers’ perception not only in India but every country across the world. The ascent of Jaguar from “outsider” to “significant challenger” to Audi, BMW and Mercedes Benz has further contributed to make rivalry even harsher. Further to this, the competition has extended from the advanced markets to the emerging markets, where each company hopes get a privileged grip to take advantage of the future growth of middle classes. Jaguar explicitly recognizes each of the three companies as competitors, and their public statements and advertising and promotional campaigns make provocative comparison between the cars as to performance and innovativeness. Technological innovation is one field of fierce competition, as each of the companies claimto be technological leader in the industry. Competition on pricing is also intensified. In addition to the old competitions between market leaders, there are also challenges posed by the new luxury brands developed by the large successfulAsian car manufacturers such as Hyundai, Honda, Toyota and Nissan which are challenging the Western brands including Jaguar in their home markets by developing new brands and offering customers cars with lower prices and better fuel efficiency.
10. consumers have changed with the shift of consumer attitude towards from affordability to quality, pleasure and design which has suddenly accelerated business in luxury car segments. Motivation and perception The brand Jaguar fulfils the esteem needs and Self-actualization needs in the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Jaguar’s Super luxury cars have become as the status symbol and a matter of esteem. Consumers of jaguar like to flaunt their cars as their prized possession. The frequent use of jaguar cars stimulates the perception of an “ultra luxury life” the consumers gain from their possession. Jaguar‘s “unique driving experience” is one of the consumer’s motivation factor. A Brand Awareness consumer centric campaign ALIVE was launched to tap on the Indian luxury car segments. The Brand awareness of jaguar was low when it came to India. So, company decided to launch a consumer- centric campaign – “How Alive are you?” to establish the “Jaguarness”of its products. Product Life Cycle GLOBAL TREND Swallow Sidecar company launched its first product ‘motorcycle sidecars’ in 1922. In the following years it started expanding its business by producing complete carsfor passengers. In 1931, the famous S.S models were launched and in 1935, the name Jaguar was adopted by the company and S.S model were renamed as S.S Jaguars. | 2019-04-26T00:28:14 | https://www.slideshare.net/GauravSharma817/segmentationtargeting-and-positioning-stp-of-jaguar-cars | [
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We introduce the course, state some expectations, check on your development environment and then install our plugin from a template.
We also add some notes about git, a very useful tool for developers and pretty much an essential for Moodle Developers.
The example plugin uses renderers to separate the output from the plugin logic as is good practice in any kind of development. We briefly re-visit the $PAGE and other output components and refactor our code to use simple permissions. We set up a couple of features: styles.css and a local class.
This week covers Moodle forms to an advanced level. We will briefly recap the material from the level 1 course before getting into the complexities associated with saving form data and upgrading a plugin by adding a new table. Finally we save some data to the table using a form, including dealing with an editor type form element.
We have some tidying up to do this week. We can now add one page but we need to be able to add more pages and navigate between them, edit pages and delete them. We will introduce a page management "console" similar to those you already see in Moodle for managing courses. All in all, another busy week.
We review the admin settings pages and test our plugin with multiple instances and roles, also re-visiting the database API. We take a look at reports and multi-page output. We spend some time thinking about security. A lighter week than last.
This weeks content covers three new programming APIs in Moodle that are built around automatic class loading and namespaces. They are: Tasks, Events and Logging.
Each of those does not involve writing a lot of code. But you should be familiar with namespaces and class loading. Tasks are straightforward in code, but are really a bit tricky to debug. I suggest you stick pretty close to the code given, to avoid having to track down bugs. Logging and events are two sides of the same coin, and by now you have probably seen them in Moodle code.
Have we finished out plugin, is it ever finished? Code checking and the plugins database. Some additions we might make to increase interactivity.
An extended task for you to attempt: Adding a comments section to the plugin. This will involve researching the comments API, upgrading the database, adding new capabilities, updating mod_form, and admin settings. Haere rā (farewell) from the course.
This area is used to enable successful MoodleBites for Developers Level 2 participants to access a Certificate of Completion, and download a Badge. | 2019-04-19T22:26:28 | https://www.moodlebites.com/course/index.php?categoryid=26 | [
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Dyffryn Farm is a beautiful characterful 17th Century Farmhouse, located in the Upper Wye Valley in the Cambrian Mountains, an area of outstanding natural beauty offering spectacular views. The farmhouse is a traditional Welsh longhouse and over the years has seen some amazing transformations. Parts of the Farmhouse have been converted into separate cottages of which ‘The Stable’ has been created to offer guest accommodation.
Dyffryn is not only a place to visit during the summer months – there’s plenty to do outdoor all year around. The turning seasons are a true delight. In spring flowers bloom and the fields fill with newborn lambs. In autumn the hills are ablaze with purple, orange and red as bracken and heather turn – perfect for autumnal walks and cycles. In winter relax in front of a fire in our cozy cottage after a winter walk! | 2019-04-22T21:59:42 | https://dyffrynfarm.co.uk/ | [
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Gustav Holst - 2 Christmas Songs: In the Bleak Midwinter & Jesu Sweet. For Double Reed Duo: Oboe & Bassoon.
Arranged by David Bussick. Score (4 pages). Length: 5'30" | 2019-04-20T06:52:03 | https://whichpond.com/collections/double-reed/products/holst-2-christmas-duets-oboe-bassoon-duet | [
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News Corp. announced that it has found a buyer for ailing social network Myspace. The network will be acquired by Specific Media, a digital media and advertising agency, for a rumored $35mil. The network was placed up for sale earlier this year by owner News Corp., which purchased the network in 2006 for approximately $580 million. As part of the deal, News Corp. has also taken a minority equity stake in Specific Media.
News Corporation's Australian division purchased a series of parenting blogs for an estimated $45m AU, which includes sites such as Birth.com.au and Kidspot.co.nz, Mums Say, and Baby and Kids Market. Kidspot was launched six years ago by founder Katie May, who is believed to still own roughly one-third of the business. | 2019-04-22T12:41:19 | http://www.econtentmag.com/Articles/News/News-Item/News-Corp-Sells-Myspace-Acquires-Australian-Parenting-Blogs-76379.htm | [
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Spoil Engine. Or how to drop a bomb with style. This 5-piece metalband from Belgium/Holland started out in 2004, combining 90's metal influences such as Pantera, Machine head and Slipknot with postmodern heaviness and soundscapes. Over the years, they evolved to a broader, catchier and even more dynamic sound in the veins of Killswitch Engage, In Flames and BMTH.
Up 'till now, the band has recorded 3 full albums: 'Skinnerbox v.07 (2007)', 'Antimatter (2009)' and 'The Art of Imperfection (2012)'. With 'Antimatter', Spoil Engine became the first Belgian band in 20 years to sign with Roadrunner International, which led to appearances on national radio ('De Afrekening'), national television and larger venues/festivals such as Graspop (4x), Pukkelpop (2x), AB, Vorst Nationaal and Clubcircuit. They also directly supported bands such as Motörhead, Volbeat, Prong, Killswitch Engage and Arch Enemy only to name a few.
In 2015, the band adapted their line-up and switched to female vocalist Iris Goessens from Maastricht (NL). After releasing a first EP, they were signed by Arising Empire & Nuclear Blast. The new album ‘Stormsleeper’ is the launch of a re-invented band, pushing the limits in sonic bandwidth and energy, ready to conquer new goals. Expect a live explosion of tight metal madness, low end vibes, breast shaking solos and a headbanging smile above all! | 2019-04-20T20:15:55 | https://femalemetalevent.nl/archive/2018/bands/43/spoil-engine-be | [
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Why is Vectren pushing for an expensive, unnecessary plan that will harm its customers?
As an engineer who works at an energy company and a father, I think a lot about the cost of energy. It’s a subject that’s particularly important to me as a lifelong resident of Southern Indiana, where our electric utility, Vectren, has forced consumers to pay the highest electricity rates anywhere in the Midwest — and is now putting forward a plan that would drive those rates even higher.
While Vectren proudly points to essentially flat rates since 2011, those rates are still nearly 40% higher than the Indiana average. Since 2011, Vectren rates have been stable at approximately 15.5 cents/kilowatt-hour. But the average rate for the state of Indiana is 11.31 and was even lower in the past. In fact, Vectren rates are nearly 3 times those charged just across the river in Henderson, Kentucky and 30% higher than Indianapolis Power & Light.
Energy powers every part of our lives so high electricity costs have a negative impact on virtually everything we do. Residents in Vectren’s area of coverage who are on a fixed income struggle more than those in areas with more reasonable rates. Businesses are less likely to locate in this area. People are less likely to move here. Property values are lower.
Now, Vectren is pushing for a plan that would make our electricity prices even higher. It wants to shut down existing generating facilities in order to build a billion dollar natural gas fueled power plant with more capacity.
In a time when demand has flattened, excess capacity is not needed. Moreover, Vectren is proposing additional capacity in the form of solar. Of course, solar energy is only available on sunny days and can’t be turned on and off as demand changes. All of this may be great for Vectren’s public image but it's an additional, unnecessary drain on their rate payers.
Vectren management has admitted that the result of all these expenditures will be even higher rates. And what will rates be if natural gas prices spike again as they did in 2008?
Why is Vectren pushing for an expensive, unnecessary plan that will harm its customers? Being a for-profit monopoly, Vectren’s profits are regulated. The one and only way that utilities like Vectren can increase total profits is through capital expenditures that are passed on to customers in higher rates. Smart meters? You pay for them. Solar farms? You pay for them. Oversized generating facilities? That’s right, you pay for them.
It’s time for the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to demand that Vectren stop placing profits above its obligation to provide customers with affordable and reliable energy, and reject Vectren’s plan to raise our electric bills. | 2019-04-20T04:27:34 | https://ux.courierpress.com/story/opinion/2019/02/26/letter-iurc-needs-put-stop-vectrens-profit-mongering/3001076002/ | [
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exhorting Israel and urging the people to return to God and His law.
This book Baruch read to King Jeconiah and the whole people on a day of prayer and penitence. On the same occasion a collection was taken up among the people, and the funds thus secured, together with the silver Temple vessels made by order of Zedekiah after Jeconiah had been carried away captive, were sent to Jerusalem, with the request that the high priest Joakim and the people should apply the money to the sacrificial service and to prayers for the life of King Nebuchadnezzar and his son Belshazzar. Thus they might ensure peace and happiness under Babylonian rule. Above all, they were to supplicate God to turn away His wrath from His people.
The piety of Baruch and the great favor he enjoyed with God were made known to later generations many years after his death, through the marvellous occurrences connected with his tomb.
Once a Babylonian prince commanded a Jew, Rabbi Solomon by name, to show him the grave of Ezekiel, concerning which he had heard many remarkable tales.
The Jew advised the prince first to enter the tomb of Baruch, which adjoined that of Ezekiel.
In the presence of his grandees and his people the prince tried to open the grave of Baruch, but his efforts were fruitless. Whosoever touched it, was at once stricken dead.
An old Arab advised the prince to call upon the Jews to gain entrance for him, seeing that Baruch had been a Jew, and his books were still being studied by Jews. The Jews prepared themselves by fasts, prayers, penitence, and almsgiving, and they succeeded in opening the grave without a mishap.
Baruch was found lying on marble bier, and the appearance of the corpse was as though he had only then passed away. (73) The prince ordered the bier to be brought to the city, and the body to be entombed there.
He thought it was not seemly that Ezekiel and Baruch should rest in the same grave.
But the bearers found it impossible to remove the bier more than two thousands ells from the original grave; not even with the help of numerous draught-animals could it be urged a single step further.
Following the advice of Rabbi Solomon, the prince resolved to enter the bier on the spot they had reached and also to erect an academy there. These miraculous happenings induced the prince to go to Mecca. There he became convinced of the falseness of Mohammedanism, of which he had hitherto been an adherent, and he converted to Judaism, he and his whole court.
Not less famous is the tomb of Ezekiel, at a distance of two thousand ells from Baruch's. It is overarched by a beautiful mausoleum erected by King Jeconiah after Evil-merodach had released him from captivity. The mausoleum existed down to the middle ages, and it bore on its walls the names of the thirty-five thousand Jews who assisted Jeconiah in erecting the monument.
It was the scene of many miracles. When great crowds of people journeyed thither to pay reverence to the memory of the prophet, the little low gate in the wall surrounding the grave enlarged in width and height to admit all who desired to enter.
Once a prince vowed to give a colt to the grave of the prophet, if but his mare which had been sterile would bear one. When his wish was fulfilled, however, he did not keep his promise. But the filly ran a distance equal to a four days' journey to the tomb, and his owner could not recover it until he deposited his value in silver upon the grace.
When people went on long journeys, they were in the habit of carrying their treasures to the grave of the prophet, and beseeching him to let none but the rightful heirs remove them thence. The prophet always granted their petition.
Once when an attempt was made to take some books from the grave of Ezekiel, the ravager suddenly became sick and blind. For a time a pillar of fire, visible at a great distance, rose above the grave of the prophet, but it disappeared in consequence of the unseemly conduct of the pilgrims who resorted thither.
2- In the fifth year, and in the seventh day of the month, what time as the Chaldeans took Jerusalem, and burnt it with fire.
4- And in the hearing of the nobles, and of the king's sons, and in the hearing of the elders, and of all the people, from the lowest unto the highest, even of all them that dwelt at Babylon by the river Sud.
5- Whereupon they wept, fasted, and prayed before the Lord.
9- After that Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon had carried away Jechonias, and the princes, and the captives, and the mighty men, and the people of the land, from Jerusalem, and brought them unto Babylon.
12- And the Lord will give us strength, and lighten our eyes, and we shall live under the shadow of Nabuchodonosor king of Babylon, and under the shadow of Balthasar his son, and we shall serve them many days, and find favour in their sight.
13- Pray for us also unto the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Lord our God; and unto this day the fury of the Lord and his wrath is not turned from us.
14- And ye shall read this book which we have sent unto you, to make confession in the house of the Lord, upon the feasts and solemn days.
............and we have been negligent in not hearing his voice.
to give us a land that floweth with milk and honey, like as it is to see this day.
............ to serve strange gods, and to do evil in the sight of the Lord our God.
3- That a man should eat the flesh of his own son, and the flesh of his own daughter.
4- Moreover he hath delivered them to be in subjection to all the kingdoms that are round about us, to be as a reproach and desolation among all the people round about, where the Lord hath scattered them.
5- Thus we were cast down, and not exalted, because we have sinned against the Lord our God, and have not been obedient unto his voice.
6- To the Lord our God appertaineth righteousness- but unto us and to our fathers open shame, as appeareth this day.
8- Yet have we not prayed before the Lord, that we might turn every one from the imaginations of his wicked heart.
9- Wherefore the Lord watched over us for evil, and the Lord hath brought it upon us- for the Lord is righteous in all his works which he hath commanded us.
10- Yet we have not hearkened unto his voice, to walk in the commandments of the Lord, that he hath set before us.
12- O Lord our God, we have sinned, we have done ungodly, we have dealt unrighteously in all thine ordinances.
13- Let thy wrath turn from us- for we are but a few left among the heathen, where thou hast scattered us.
15- That all the earth may know that thou art the Lord our God, because Israel and his posterity is called by thy name.
16- O Lord, look down from thine holy house, and consider us- bow down thine ear, O Lord, to hear us.
18- But the soul that is greatly vexed, which goeth stooping and feeble, and the eyes that fail, and the hungry soul, will give thee praise and righteousness, O Lord.
19- Therefore we do not make our humble supplication before thee, O Lord our God, for the righteousness of our fathers, and of our kings.
21- Thus saith the Lord, Bow down your shoulders to serve the king of Babylon- so shall ye remain in the land that I gave unto your fathers.
the voice of mirth, and the voice of joy, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride- and the whole land shall be desolate of inhabitants.
24- But we would not hearken unto thy voice, to serve the king of Babylon- therefore hast thou made good the words that thou spakest by thy servants the prophets, namely, that the bones of our kings, and the bones of our fathers, should be taken out of their place.
25- And, lo, they are cast out to the heat of the day, and to the frost of the night, and they died in great miseries by famine, by sword, and by pestilence.
26- And the house which is called by thy name hast thou laid waste, as it is to be seen this day, for the wickedness of the house of Israel and the house of Juda.
29- If ye will not hear my voice, surely this very great multitude shall be turned into a small number among the nations, where I will scatter them.
30- For I knew that they would not hear me, because it is a stiffnecked people- but in the land of their captivities they shall remember themselves.
33- And return from their stiff neck, and from their wicked deeds- for they shall remember the way of their fathers, which sinned before the Lord.
34- And I will bring them again into the land which I promised with an oath unto their fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and they shall be lords of it- and I will increase them, and they shall not be diminished.
35- And I will make an everlasting covenant with them to be their God, and they shall be my people- and I will no more drive my people of Israel out of the land that I have given them.
1- O Lord Almighty, God of Israel, the soul in anguish the troubled spirit, crieth unto thee.
2- Hear, O Lord, and have mercy; for thou art merciful- and have pity upon us, because we have sinned before thee.
3- For thou endurest for ever, and we perish utterly.
4- O Lord Almighty, thou God of Israel, hear now the prayers of the dead Israelites, and of their children, which have sinned before thee, and not hearkened unto the voice of thee their God- for the which cause these plagues cleave unto us.
5- Remember not the iniquities of our forefathers- but think upon thy power and thy name now at this time.
6- For thou art the Lord our God, and thee, O Lord, will we praise.
7- And for this cause thou hast put thy fear in our hearts, to the intent that we should call upon thy name, and praise thee in our captivity- for we have called to mind all the iniquity of our forefathers, that sinned before thee.
8- Behold, we are yet this day in our captivity, where thou hast scattered us, for a reproach and a curse, and to be subject to payments, according to all the iniquities of our fathers, which departed from the Lord our God.
9- Hear, Israel, the commandments of life- give ear to understand wisdom.
11- That thou art counted with them that go down into the grave?
12- Thou hast forsaken the fountain of wisdom.
13- For if thou hadst walked in the way of God, thou shouldest have dwelled in peace for ever.
14- Learn where is wisdom, where is strength, where is understanding; that thou mayest know also where is length of days, and life, where is the light of the eyes, and peace.
15- Who hath found out her place? or who hath come into her treasures ?
17- They that had their pastime with the fowls of the air, and they that hoarded up silver and gold, wherein men trust, and made no end of their getting?
19- They are vanished and gone down to the grave, and others are come up in their steads.
21- Nor understood the paths thereof, nor laid hold of it- their children were far off from that way.
22- It hath not been heard of in Chanaan, neither hath it been seen in Theman.
none of these have known the way of wisdom, or remember her paths.
24- O Israel, how great is the house of God! and how large is the place of his possession!
25- Great, and hath none end; high, and unmeasurable.
that were of so great stature, and so expert in war.
28- But they were destroyed, because they had no wisdom, and perished through their own foolishness.
29- Who hath gone up into heaven, and taken her (Wisdom, Sophia), and brought her down from the clouds?
30- Who hath gone over the sea, and found her, and will bring her for pure gold?
31- No man knoweth her way, nor thinketh of her path.
Going across the Sea was the sin at Mount Sinai as they rose up to PLAY. This was musical idolatry worshiping the Golden Calf as the symbol of the Egyptian Triad: Osiris, Isis and Horus.
We are not saved by FAITH ONLY. Paul speaks of THE FAITH as replacing THE LAW. THE FAITH is the Christian system. We know this because people who lived under THE LAW were men of personal faith (Heb 11).
THE LAW applied to the LAWLESS. The law used the ORIENTIAL INCENTIVE which was physical punishment. If we are not under the SCHOOLMASTER we are no longer under ANY human agency which had rather CONTROL than to let the people LEARN the lessons directly from God incarnate who left his written Word. A "child" is accused by Jesus as being the "chorus leaders" as the lost Jews piped hoping to get Him to sing and dance the perverted ritual of Dionysus.
A "child" here is huios which means that we have GRADUATED from human tutors.
Paul wrote the same message to the Colossians. This was not redundant but God assured that we have "two or three witnesses" for all of His teachings or doctrine.
Philosophia (g5385) fil-os-of-ee'-ah; from 5386; "philosophy", i.e. (spec.) Jewish sophistry: - philosophy.
Philosophos (g5386) fil-os'-of-os; from 5384 and 4680; fond of wise things, i.e. a "philosopher": - philosopher.
Isa 33:18 Thine heart shall meditate terror. Where is the scribe? where is the receiver? where is he that counted the towers?
Shaqal (h8254) shaw-kal'; a prim. root; to suspend or poise (espec. in trade): - pay, receive (-r), spend, * throughly, weigh.
Gadal (h1431) gaw-dal'; a prim. root; prop. to twist [comp. 1434], i. e. to be (caus. make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride): - advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be (-come, do, give, make, wax), great (-er, come to... estate, / things), grow (up), increase, lift up, magnify (-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly [spoken], tower.
Teraphiym (h8655) ter-aw-feme'; plur. per. from 7495; a healer; Teraphim (sing. or plur.) a family idol: - idols (-atry), images, teraphim.
Suzoopoieo (g4806) sood-zo-op-oy- eh'-o; from 4862 and 2227; to reanimate conjointly with (fig.): - quicken together with.
Rom 10:3 For they, being ignorant of Gods righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.
Dikaiosune (g1343) dik-ah-yos-oo'-nay; from 1342; equity (of character or act); spec. (Chr.) justification: - righteousness.
Fulfill: Pleroo (g4137) play-ro'-o; from 4134; to make replete i.e. (lit.) to cram (a net), level up (a hollow), or (fig.) to furnish (or imbue, diffuse, influence), satisfy, execute (an office), finish (a period or task), verify (or coincide with a prediction), etc.: - accomplish, * after, (be) complete, end, expire, fill (up), fulfill, (be, make) full (come), FULLY PREACH, perfect, supply.
33- He that sendeth forth light, and it goeth, calleth it again, and it obeyeth him with fear.
34- The stars shined in their watches, and rejoiced- when he calleth them, they say, Here we be; and so with cheerfulness they shewed light unto him that made them.
36- He hath found out all the way of knowledge, and hath given it unto Jacob his servant, and to Israel his beloved.
37- Afterward did he shew himself upon earth, and conversed with men.
1- This is the book of the commandments of God, and the law that endureth for ever- all they that keep it shall come to life; but such as leave it shall die.
2- Turn thee, O Jacob, and take hold of it- walk in the presence of the light thereof, that thou mayest be illuminated.
3- Give not thine honour to another, nor the things that are profitable unto thee to a strange nation.
4- O Israel, happy are we- for things that are pleasing to God are made known unto us.
5- Be of good cheer, my people, the memorial of Israel.
but because ye moved God to wrath, ye were delivered unto the enemies.
7- For ye provoked him that made you by sacrificing unto devils, and not to God.
8- Ye have forgotten the everlasting God, that brought you up; and ye have grieved Jerusalem, that nursed you.
10- For I saw the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting brought upon them.
11- With joy did I nourish them; but sent them away with weeping and mourning.
12- Let no man rejoice over me, a widow, and forsaken of many, who for the sins of my children am left desolate; because they departed from the law of God.
13- They knew not his statutes, nor walked in the ways of his commandments, nor trod in the paths of discipline in his righteousness.
14- Let them that dwell about Sion come, and remember ye the captivity of my sons and daughters, which the Everlasting hath brought upon them.
15- For he hath brought a nation upon them from far, a shameless nation, and of a strange language, who neither reverenced old man, nor pitied child.
16- These have carried away the dear beloved children of the widow, and left her that was alone desolate without daughters.
17- But what can I help you?
18- For he that brought these plagues upon you will deliver you from the hands of your enemies.
19- Go your way, O my children, go your way- for I am left desolate.
20- I have put off the clothing of peace, and put upon me the sackcloth of my prayer- I will cry unto the Everlasting in my days.
21- Be of good cheer, O my children, cry unto the Lord, and he will deliver you from the power and hand of the enemies.
22- For my hope is in the Everlasting, that he will save you; and joy is come unto me from the Holy One, because of the mercy which shall soon come unto you from the Everlasting our Saviour.
23- For I sent you out with mourning and weeping- but God will give you to me again with joy and gladness for ever.
24- Like as now the neighbours of Sion have seen your captivity- so shall they see shortly your salvation from our God which shall come upon you with great glory, and brightness of the Everlasting.
25- My children, suffer patiently the wrath that is come upon you from God- for thine enemy hath persecuted thee; but shortly thou shalt see his destruction, and shalt tread upon his neck.
26- My delicate ones have gone rough ways, and were taken away as a flock caught of the enemies.
27- Be of good comfort, O my children, and cry unto God- for ye shall be remembered of him that brought these things upon you.
28- For as it was your mind to go astray from God- so, being returned, seek him ten times more.
29- For he that hath brought these plagues upon you shall bring you everlasting joy with your salvation.
30- Take a good heart, O Jerusalem- for he that gave thee that name will comfort thee.
31- Miserable are they that afflicted thee, and rejoiced at thy fall.
32- Miserable are the cities which thy children served- miserable is she that received thy sons.
33- For as she rejoiced at thy ruin, and was glad of thy fall- so shall she be grieved for her own desolation.
34- For I will take away the rejoicing of her great multitude, and her pride shall be turned into mourning.
35- For fire shall come upon her from the Everlasting, long to endure; and she shall be inhabited of devils for a great time.
36- O Jerusalem, look about thee toward the east, and behold the joy that cometh unto thee from God.
37- Lo, thy sons come, whom thou sentest away, they come gathered together from the east to the west by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the glory of God.
1- Put off, O Jerusalem, the garment of mourning and affliction, and put on the comeliness of the glory that cometh from God for ever.
2- Cast about thee a double garment of the righteousness which cometh from God; and set a diadem on thine head of the glory of the Everlasting.
3- For God will shew thy brightness unto every country under heaven.
4- For thy name shall be called of God for ever The peace of righteousness, and The glory of God's worship.
5- Arise, O Jerusalem, and stand on high, and look about toward the east, and behold thy children gathered from the west unto the east by the word of the Holy One, rejoicing in the remembrance of God.
6- For they departed from thee on foot, and were led away of their enemies- but God bringeth them unto thee exalted with glory, as children of the kingdom.
8- Moreover even the woods and every sweetsmelling tree shall overshadow Israel by the commandment of God.
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While he does not generally receive mainstream hobby love, Grant Hill rookie cards and memorabilia have a near-cult following, which ensures good values in the years to come. Hill is one of those players that does not carry superstar status, but almost everyone knows who he is and respects his game.
Despite his popularity and long career, Grant Hill had very few autographed cards until he was added to 2010-11 Panini products. He has also signed for Upper Deck products, so collectors should be able to find plenty of autograph options between the two brands.
While 1994-95 sets don't carry as much value as those issued later in the decade, card designs began to see significant changes. This allows for several great-looking Grant Hill rookie cards, and most still remain very affordable.
Grant Hill has 15 rookie cards that mostly fall in the low-budget category. However, the trio below sticks out as the best options for collectors.
View the most popular Grant Hill card listings on eBay.
Shop for specific cards on eBay using the links below.
Gold and silver foil combine with a young Grant Hill to make a great rookie option for collectors. Although the gold and silver colors clash, the action image in the foreground makes Grant Hill seem to pop off the card.
Grant Hill's Flair rookie card features a refined design that properly highlights the young rookie. The home and away jerseys utilized in the two images contrast nicely and the gold foil text adds a high-end touch.
1994-95 Finest represents the top option for Grant Hill card collectors. Lots of color and a metallic rainbow effect make for an exciting card. The highest values can be found with the Refractor parallels.
ALLEN IVERSON 96-97 NBA Hoops GRANT HILL'S ALL-ROOKIE TEAM ACETATE ROOKIE RARE !
1994-95 Fleer Ultra All-Rookie Grant Hill #2 Detroit Pistons "Very nice card"
1994-95 Classic #4 Grant Hill RC Duke Rookie Card!
Below you will find an example of what Grant Hill's authentic signature looks like. This can be used as a first point of reference for determining the legitimacy of autograph memorabilia, but is not a substitute for having your items authenticated by a well respected professional autograph authentication company. Reputable authentication companies include JSA, PSA, Panini Authentic, Upper Deck Authentic, Tristar and Mounted Memories to name a few.
Signed on a relatively even horizontal plane, the signature may exhibit a slight downward angle.
The letters lean to the right at about 50 degrees.
The letters "G" and "H" are the main component as many other letters are implied.
The letter "G" consists of two parts, made all in one pen stroke; the first part looks like a printed capital letter "M" and the other looks similar to a cursive capital "J."
Out of this letter is a line with a slight squiggle in it, implying the letters "r-a-n-t."
The pen continues into a letter "H" formed with two parallel lines. Again, the stroke appears like a cursive capital letter "J" as in the first name.
A dot is usually present implying the letter "i."
The letters "l-l" are not written.
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Dr. Azeem Latib, Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, San Raffaele University Hospital, Via Olgettina 60, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common finding in patients with left-sided disease, and is associated with poor outcome and predicts poor survival, heart failure, and reduced functional capacity (1). It is common after mitral valve treatment in rheumatic or ischemic mitral regurgitation, if left untreated at the time of mitral surgery. In this subgroup with long-standing TR, managed medically for a long time, surgical correction can be more prohibitive due to the presence of variable degrees of right ventricular (RV) dysfunction, pulmonary vascular disease, and right heart failure. The pre-operative condition of the RV and the severity of secondary renal and hepatic impairment are predictors of limited survival (2,3). Percutaneous procedures may be an attractive alternative to surgery for patients deemed to be high-risk surgical candidates. While the development and clinical use of percutaneous approaches to the aortic valve and mitral valve have been widespread over the past few years, limited data are available about the feasibility and efficacy of percutaneous tricuspid valve (TV) therapies (4,5).
The TriCinch System (4Tech Cardio Ltd., Galway, Ireland) is a percutaneous device designed for TV remodeling, by means of a transfemoral fixation of a stainless steel corkscrew into the anteroposterior TV annulus. The corkscrew is connected through a Dacron band to a self-expanding nitinol stent. By pulling the system towards the inferior vena cava (IVC), the anchoring corkscrew remodels the anteroposterior annulus, and the tension is maintained by fixation of the stent in the IVC. The stent is available in different sizes (27 to 43 mm in diameter, 60 mm in length) to guarantee oversizing in the hepatic region of the IVC (Figure 1). The “first-in-man” patient was a 72-year-old woman with severe functional TR associated with tricuspid annular dilation. She was admitted in New York Heart Association functional class III after 2 episodes of decompensated heart failure in the previous 2 months, presenting with edema of the lower extremities, moderate ascites, jugular venous distension, with moderate liver dysfunction due to hepatitis C (unconjugated bilirubin 2.7 mg/dl) and normal kidney function (creatinine 1 mg/dl, glomerular filtration rate 57.8 ml/min). She had a clinical history of permanent atrial fibrillation and prior aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthesis. The STS Score risk of mortality was 5.2% (morbidity or mortality 34.7%). Transesophageal echocardiography revealed grade 4+ TR (with systolic hepatic vein flow reversal, 9 mm lack of coaptation, and septolateral dimension of 46 mm at transthoracic echocardiography [TTE] assessment) (Figure 2), moderate right ventricular dysfunction (tricuspid tissue Doppler imaging systolic velocity 8 cm/s and systolic pulmonary artery pressure 42 mm Hg) with a normal functioning mitral valve, maintained aortic prosthesis function (mean gradient 6 mm Hg), and normal left ventricular ejection fraction. After multidisciplinary heart team agreement on the transcatheter TV repair option with the TriCinch System, the patient was enrolled in the PREVENT (Percutaneous Treatment of Tricuspid Valve Regurgitation With the TriCinch System; NCT02098200) study. Procedural planning, based on cardiac computed tomography (CT) scan, predicted the safe anchoring area at the level of the anterior tricuspid annulus (between the right coronary artery and anterior leaflet’s hinge) (Figure 3A) and the adequate stent size to be used to guarantee the best vessel oversizing (IVC mean diameter 26 mm, oversizing 60%). The intervention was performed under general anesthesia, fluoroscopy, as well as intracardiac and transesophageal echocardiography guidance. A 10-F intracardiac echocardiography probe was inserted via the left femoral vein and a Judkins right guiding catheter via the left femoral artery to perform right coronary angiography. A 24-F Gore Dry-seal sheath was inserted in the right femoral vein for insertion of the 18-F steerable TriCinch delivery system into the right atrium. The tip of the delivery system was steered toward the target site on the tricuspid annulus. The corkscrew was inserted into the annulus. Any interference with the right coronary artery was ruled out by selective angiography (Figure 3B). The system was tensioned under echo guidance until a reduction in septolateral dimension (intraoperative at transesophageal echocardiography from 41 mm to 38 mm) and in TR grade (from 4+ to 3+) was observed (Figure 4, Online Video 1) and 5-mm coaptation length became evident. The cinching of the tricuspid annulus was maintained by implantation of a 43-mm self-expanding nitinol stent in the IVC between the hepatic veins and the right renal vein (Figure 3C). The procedure was completed uneventfully in 56 min, and the patient was discharged 5 days later, with TTE documenting the maintained remodeling of the TV (TR grade 3+ and septolateral diameter of 40 mm at TTE assessment) and showing the device correctly in place with continued tension on the annulus. At 6-month follow-up, the patient was in good functional status with improved quality of life.
Procedural steps of the TriCinch TV repair system showing reduction of septolateral dimensions (yellow arrows) when cinching and tension is applied on the annulus in the direction of the inferior vena cava (red arrows). TV = tricuspid valve.
Baseline tricuspid valve (TV) septolateral dimension and lack of coaptation (A) and severe tricuspid regurgitation (B) at transthoracic echocardiogram.
Computed tomography (CT) scan pre-procedural planning (A), TriCinch System corkscrew (B), and stent (C) fluoroscopic implantation. Target area (asterisk) was identified at CT scan and fluoroscopic imaging. APC = anteroposterior commissure; ASC = anteroseptal commissure; AV = aortic valve; MV = mitral valve; TV = tricuspid valve.
Pre-procedural (A and C) and post-procedural (B and D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE): following TriCinch implantation, tricuspid regurgitation reduces the tricuspid regurgitation grade from 4+ (A) to 3+ (B), and septolateral annular dimension from 41 mm (C) to 38 mm (D) (Online Video 1).
Pre-procedural versus post-procedural tricuspid regurgitation (TR) at transesophageal echocardiogram, demonstrating effective remodeling of the tricuspid valve.
The TriCinch is the first dedicated TV repair device to be evaluated in humans in a prospective trial. The design concept of the TriCinch system was initially based on mimicking the Kay procedure by cinching at the anteroposterior commissure and reducing septolateral dimensions. This first-in-man case demonstrates the feasibility and safety of the percutaneous remodeling of the TV by implanting the TriCinch device, associated with reduction in annular dimensions and TR severity. Although the device only resulted in a modest reduction in TR, this may be sufficient for symptomatic improvement in these patients in whom elimination of TR may be harmful. This also raises the question as to whether the correct measure of efficacy in patients with severe TR is echocardiographic or symptoms and quality of life. Longer-term follow-up and more patients are required to confirm these initial results and will define the risk–benefit balance of future TR treatment strategies.
This work was supported by 4Tech Cardio Ltd., Galway, Ireland. Dr. Latib is a consultant for 4Tech Cardio. Dr. Denti is a consultant with 4Tech Cardio, Valtech, and Abbott. Dr. Grigioni is on the advisory boards for Sorin and 4Tech Cardio. Dr. Vahanian is a consultant for Abbott Vascular and Valtech; and has received honoraria from Edwards Lifesciences, Inc. Dr. Maisano is the cofounder of and shareholder in 4Tech Cardio. All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
Revision received May 6, 2015.
(2009) Tricuspid regurgitation in mitral valve disease incidence, prognostic implications, mechanism, and management. J Am Coll Cardiol 53:401–408.
(2015) Functional tricuspid regurgitation: percutaneous therapies needed. J Am Coll Cardiol 8:492–494. | 2019-04-25T06:27:14 | http://interventions.onlinejacc.org/content/8/13/e211 | [
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Amy did you have any expectations of Vietnam before visiting?
I recently read Vietnam Now which I highly recommend before visiting the country.
The people are very welcoming and warm and the cities are very walkable. We signed up for several local boat tours during our days and the tour guides were very knowledgeable and pleasant. One observation from speaking to the locals is some still refer to Ho Chi Min as “Saigon”.
The first part of the trip we visited the southern region and the city of Ho Chi Min. This region is full of fabulous fruit and outstanding coffee. We then flew to Hue in the middle of the country for a few days and then flew to Hanoi. We took a train from Hanoi to Sapa in the northern region, where there is a bit more congestion in this region.
Geographically, Vietnam lies on the eastern part of the Indochinese peninsula and looks like an “S” in shape. China borders it to the north, Laos and Cambodia to the west and the East Sea to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the east and south. Hanoi is the capital and three quarters of Vietnam’s territory consist of mountains and hills.
Did you have any favorite local customs?
Coffee presses –fabulous drip coffee everywhere!
Local markets filled with native vegetables and fruits, fish and meats.
Locals are seen “squatting” which is a relaxing position.
Most transport is by motorcycles!
What were your favorite memories of your trip?
Sitting with my friend on plastic chairs along the street side watching the locals.
We hiked for several hours in the northern region of Sapa which was beautiful.
We took a cooking course in Hanoi that was really fun and we learned a lot about local ingredients.
We hired a guide on a motorcycle to give us a motorcycle tour around Hue, very beautiful landscape of country!
In Sapa, we stayed at the Victoria Hotel http://www.victoriahotels-asia.com/eng/hotels-in-vietnam/sapa-resort-spa which has it’s own train to Hanoi—great recommendation!
In Hanoi, we stayed at the Hanoi Elite, www.hanoielitehotel.com.
In Hue we stayed at the Orchard Hotel, www.orchidhotel.com.
What would you recommend as a day trip?
The Mekong Delta, as a region, lies immediately to the west of Ho Chi Minh City, and is described as a ‘biological treasure trove’. There is a massive outdoor eatery where we sampled Elephant ear fish..really good white fish.
Halong Bay is a fabulous day trip that can really be experienced in one day.
Were there any interesting and fun food and drinks that you tasted?
One of my favorite things was the fish and shrimp spring rolls that I sampled throughout the trip. We found a local restaurant in Hanoi where only one dish is served, a dish of fish and greens with noodles—quite a large bowl to share! I loved the limey chicken dish that we sampled in Hue, I will be making this at home! We drank a lot of local beers, 333 in Saigon and some Hanoi beers.
Always take your passport with you in a safe pocket purse that hangs in front of you and be aware of it at all times.
Clothing to pack—the temperature can range from 30 degrees to 80 degrees in this country, so pack with comfortable hiking shoes and clothes that you can layer up!
Medical- you can get most basic necessities, but some things like contact solution, are not found in local pharmacies.
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I will not called this an extravagant dish and this is definitely not a common dish that you will find in your local Chinese takeaway or any other typical Chinese restaurant for that matter. This dish has a very humble history, it is a down to earth home cooking dish that my mum would rustled up very quickly for dinner in a hurry when I was young.
In a typical Chinese household, it is not unusual to find an abundance of dehydrated ingredients such as shiitake and wood ear mushroom, tiger lily buds, dried shrimps, anchovies,bean curd skins, etc being kept in the kitchen cabinet. All these might sounds exotic to the western world but were absolutely vital in creating a wonderful arrays of simple home cooked dishes. This was a fine example of one such dish.
One noteworthy of this dish though was the technique that is commonly used in Chinese cooking to provide the meat with a smooth, tender and velvety texture known as 'velveting'. This was a crucial step in many delectable Oriental stir fry dishes. No bonafide Chinese cook would ever dared to skip this for fear of delivering a dry and insipid meat, especially when the whole success of the dish relies heavily on the finishing texture. And in true spirits of how my mum would have cooked this dish, I had faithfully stay true to the method.
Soaked the wood ear mushroom and tiger lily buds in warm water for 30 - 40 minutes, until soften. The wood ear mushroom will double in size and the tiger lily buds will plump up. Drain both and squeeze out any excess water. Cut the mushroom into smaller pieces and set aside along with the tiger lily buds.
Combine the chicken with the marinade in a large bowl, mix thoroughly and leave to marinate for at least 30 minutes. After this time, heat up the oil in a wok over high heat until smoking. Add the chicken and toss in the hot oil for 30 seconds, until the chicken began to turn white in colour. This is called a 'velveting' process. Remove the chicken and drain on some kitchen towel.
Pour away all but two tablespoon of the oil and return the wok back onto the heat. When the oil is smoking, add the garlic and stir fry for 30 seconds, until fragrant and add the chicken along with the wood ear mushroom and tiger lily buds and stir fry for another minute. Add the oyster sauce and water and bring to the boil. Cooked for a further 3 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through. Add the cornflour mixture and stir well into the sauce, it should thicken up almost immediately. Season with the black pepper and finish off with the sesame oil, stir to mix well and immediately remove from heat.
Transfer to a clean serving dish, garnish with the spring onions and served with some steamed rice. | 2019-04-23T22:19:50 | http://www.feasttotheworld.com/2012/06/homecooking-at-its-best-my-mums-chicken.html | [
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GBP Eco Homes is a low density residential project located in Sector 9, Dera Bassi in Mohali. The project is duly approved and licensed by GMADA. Eco Homes comes up with well developed 2BHK apartments. Features like vastu compliancy, gated community, aesthetically designed landscaped parks, modern street light system and neighbourhood shopping centers makes it stand way above the crowd. Special and dedicated power back up facility for water supply, sewerage treatment plan, street lighting and electronic surveillance system will prove the efficiency of the project. Rainwater harvesting system is used to effectively counter the problem of depleting water level in the region. GBP Group is the top contenders among the catalogue of builders who deliver homes with the finest performance with perfect blend of architecture, design, technology and innovation. Their Eco Homes is the testimonial of their craftsmanship in Derabassi in Mohali. | 2019-04-24T08:03:19 | https://www.madhyam.com/gbp-eco-homes-derabassi.html | [
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Marc Leuthold has submitted a public art project proposal for the Museum in Zhibo, China. The scale is 10 meters in height, depending on client wishes. The proposal is a collaboration with Shanghai based artist, Qin Ling. Features include ceramics, glass, stone, bronze. steam and lighting.
This entry was posted in Public Art and tagged Zhibo on April 17, 2019 by Marc Leuthold.
Marc Leuthold has submitted a public art proposal for the high-end talent training center of the Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts, SIVA. The proposal is for two rooms, standard and deluxe, four plans total.
This entry was posted in Public Art and tagged Shanghai, SIVA on April 17, 2019 by Marc Leuthold.
During New York Asia Week, March 13 through 24, a selection of Leuthold’s new ceramics is on display at Throckmorton Fine Art.
This entry was posted in Exhibition and tagged Asia Week, Throckmorton Fine Art on March 17, 2019 by Marc Leuthold.
The site has been updated with images of recently completed work.
This entry was posted in New Work on March 9, 2019 by Marc Leuthold.
The site has been updated with images of new work. Please see the 2018 and Silhouettes galleries for details.
This entry was posted in New Work on February 17, 2018 by Marc Leuthold.
Marc Leuthold’s work will be featured at Throckmorton Fine Art during Asia Week, March 15-24, 2018.
This entry was posted in Exhibition and tagged Asia Week, Throckmorton Fine Art on February 2, 2018 by Marc Leuthold.
In 2017, Leuthold was awarded a three month Blanc de Chine Fellowship by Yishu-8 Foundation, the Franco-Sino organization recently honored by French President Emmanuel Macron. With support from Yishu-8, Leuthold worked at the Wanqi Art Center and the factory of Master Yen Songliu in Dehua, China. Leuthold created Spirit 1 and 2 and related pieces during his stay. Subsequently, Yishu-8 judges included Spirit 2 in an exhibition at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon, France. The jury of the Blanc de Chine International Biennial Competition awarded Spirit 2 with second prize, 30,000 euros. Spirit 2 is now in Beijing at Foundation headquarters along with the other award winning pieces.
This entry was posted in Award and tagged Blanc de Chine, Yishu-8 Foundation on February 2, 2018 by Marc Leuthold.
Marc Leuthold’s show at Gallery Marianne Heller in Heidelberg, Germany was recently reviewed in New Ceramics.
This entry was posted in Publication and tagged New Ceramics, review on January 17, 2018 by Marc Leuthold. | 2019-04-20T11:24:50 | https://marcleuthold.com/ | [
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Our schedule is live. Book online now.
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Chatham Beau Blue / Ivory 2 ft. 3 inch x 7 ft. Indoor Runner The Chatham collection by Safavieh contrasts ancient Moroccan motifs with a fashion-forward palette of bright and pastel colours. This transitional and contemporary rug offers a thick wool pile in modern designs to complement any home decor. These stunning hand-tufted wool rugs are crafted in India to recreate the elegant look of hand-knotted carpets for today's lifestyle interiors. This is a great addition to your home whether in the country side or busy city. | 2019-04-24T18:36:55 | http://www.homedepot.ca/product/safavieh-chatham-beau-blue-ivory-2-ft-3-inch-x-7-ft-indoor-runner/1001080030 | [
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MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION AMENDMENT CERTIFIED – The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified the petition for the proposed Cannabis Control Amendment to the Ohio Constitution.
HUSTED ADVISES ELECTION OFFICIALS OF POTENTIAL REGISTRATION FRAUD – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted today issued Advisory 2015-03, which instructs the election officials at the 88 county boards of elections to carefully analyze new voter registrations being submitted by The Strategy Network, an organization coordinating the signature and registration drives for the pro-marijuana legalization group ResponsibleOhio.
Secretary Husted is urging local election officials to more closely review these forms following reports from boards of elections of an increase in errors and apparent fraudulent registration attempts from the group’s submissions. This fraudulent activity has been identified in conjunction with voter registration efforts The Strategy Network has been conducting while collecting signatures for their ballot initiative.
NEW BUSINESS FILINGS RELEASED FOR MAY – Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted announced 7,945 new entities filed to do business in Ohio during May 2015. This number is a slight improvement from the same period last year when 7,820 new entities filed.
The bill is now awaiting the Governor’s signature, and once signed, it will mark the first time this fee has been cut in modern history and will make Ohio the least expensive state in the region to start and maintain a new business. | 2019-04-19T01:15:55 | https://www.galioninquirer.com/news/477/political-briefs-june-17 | [
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The War of the Worlds, by H. G. Wells, is part of the Barnes & Noble Classics series, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of Barnes & Noble Classics: New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events Footnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations Bibliographies for further reading Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. Barnes & Noble Classics pulls together a constellation of influences-biographical, historical, and literary-to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles terrified American radio listeners by describing a Martian invasion of Earth in a broadcast that became legendary. Forty years earlier, H. G. Wells had first penned the story: The War of the Worlds, a science-fiction classic that endures in our collective subconscious.
Deeply concerned with the welfare of contemporary society, Wells wrote his novel of interplanetary conflict in anticipation of war in Europe, and in it he predicted the technological savagery of twentieth century warfare. Playing expertly on worldwidesecurity fears, The War of the Worlds grips readers with its conviction that invasion can happen anytime, anywhere-even in our own backyard. | 2019-04-20T10:47:03 | https://www.saxo.com/dk/the-war-of-the-worlds_h-g-wells_paperback_9781607541653 | [
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A home delivery service is available to Carnarvon residents who are unable to visit the library due to an ongoing illness or disability. Items are selected by library staff based on borrower preferences and are delivered on a fortnightly basis.
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Ultimately I thought we could turn it into a coloring book for DD.
This might jump start my work again. Hell, I am still milking the DD awards.
Hmmm, sounds like a lot of fun actually, I can either volunteer Zoey for it or create a super adorable little girl who turns out to be an absolute terror on the court or field, because that sort of thing if done correctly, can be really funny.
If we pick a sport other than dodgeball, field hockey would be pretty fun.
Okay great! Hopefully, we'll get some momentum and more people will join.
So let's agree on a sport. The problem with Dodgeball was that artists didn't want to eliminate or be eliminated. I'm good with the Field Hockey suggestion. I'll also suggest American Football or Volleyball as possible sports.
So let's start with a character introduction! I'm excited for the return of Ingrid the Swiss Dodgebot.
Basketball would be another good option. | 2019-04-25T23:44:47 | https://www.theduckwebcomics.com/forum/topic/178127/?page=1 | [
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Carl Franz Bally was born in Schonenwed, Switzerland in 1821. He was the son of a silk ribbon weaver, and together with his brother had taken over the family business in 1847. Carl Franz expanded the company to include an elastic tape that was used by shoemakers.
While on a business trip in Paris in 1850, Bally he was fascinated by a pair of subtly decorated slippers he found for his wife. He bought several pairs of different styles and later started to manufacture his own collections in his factory.
In 1951 together with his brother Carl founded “Bally&Co”, hiring a German shoemaker, who worked in the basement of his own home. Initially the shoes were entirely handmade, but manufacturing process was based on the division of labor. Just 3 years after the shoe production was started in 1854 a factory was built in the centre of the village and later when his brother Fritz left the business Carl Franz Bally founds the company “C.F.Bally”. Shortly first shops were opened in Bern, Basle and Zurich and exports to South America began.
In the 1860s the factory was enlarged to accommodate over 500 workers. First sewing machines and steam machines were introduced resulting in increased productivity. In 1868 a new elastic ribbon factory was build by Bally. It required the construction of a water channel to power water-driven turbine for the MacKay sole sewing machine. This was the start of mechanization of the production process, which was almost entirely mechanized by the end of the 1870s, with all the latest advances in technology from the UK and the USA, introduced at the factory by Franz’s son Edward after his trips to these countries.
Thanks the quality of the material, excellent finish and refined decoration Bally shoes at the end of the century stood for luxury and the company was occupying the leading position in Europe. New agencies were opened in Barcelona, Cairo, Vienna, Hamburg, Lisbon, Marseille and Sofia. In 1881 the first Bally shop was opened in London’s most fashionable street New Bond Street.
Ten years later, in 1892 Carl Franz Bally handed the company over to his sons. “C.F. Bally and Sons” was entering the last decade of the 19th century with two millions pairs of shoes produced annually. Carl Franz Bally – the founder of the company died in 1898 but his son continued the business.
Economic boom of the 1900s and free trade helped the company to build up important markets in France, Germany, Austria and Italy. In 1907 Bally went public, with the majority of shares owned by the family members. The company continued to grow. Building new tanneries, shoe factories and stores. Even the First World War did not affect Bally, as it was supplying military shoes to the French, German and Swiss armies.
In the twenties C.F. Bally AG was established as a holding company with five separate divisions for retail, wholesale, production, tannery and real estate. Later a retail company Bally Arola AG was founded as a separate entity.
Bally survived the world depression of the 30s and WWII restrictions and limitations by using different materials like rubber, cork, wood and straw and later diversifying its production to include shoes for every occasion: work, leisure and sport.
In the boom years of the 50s Bally was rapidly expanding and could only satisfy the demand by spreading out its operations to South Africa, Brazil and Belgium. Further diversification into several industries specialized in rubber, glues and other chemicals was a result of the market saturation in the 60s due to cheap imports and exports decline. In 1976 Bally adds handbags and other leather accessories to the shoe line.
Successfully growing through the difficult 80s, when Bally product was compromised because of improper distribution and quality problems, caused by inappropriate licensing, Bally regains its global luxury brand image in the 90s. In 1999 Bally was sold to the Texas Pacific Group, which launched a new strategy to reposition the company. The 150th anniversary, which was celebrated by the company in 2001, has met Bally as one of the leaders of the world luxury market, with new stores being opened in China, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Turkey, Nepal, Brazil, Hungary, Hong Kong, Japan, Australia and Russia. A new show room was open in the European fashion capital Milan in 2003 for the convenience of the press and buyers during fashion weeks and presentation of collections.
Today Bally prides itself in about 200 mono-brand stores around the globe and plans to go ahead with new shops opening in Sydney, Shanghai, Taipei, Dusseldorf and Beverly Hills.
The love for shoes have led the Bally family to begin collecting shoes back in the 19th century – the passion, which resulted in setting up the Bally Shoe Museum in Schonenwerd, Switzerland, where they have gathered the most extensive collection of historical boots and shoes ever seen under one roof. | 2019-04-24T14:12:11 | http://eng.shoe-icons.com/resources/brands.htm?id=180 | [
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New Zealand’s medal chances at the next Winter Olympic Games have improved after the International Olympic Committee announced on Thursday freeski big air would be one of seven new disciplines at Beijing in 2022.
The news is positive for New Zealand, which has a strong history in big air.
This year’s Winter Olympic Games featured snowboard big air for the first time, in which Wanaka teenager Zoi Sadowski-Synnott claimed a bronze medal.
Likewise, Kiwi freeskiers also have a history of success in the discipline. Both Jossi and Jackson Wells are X Games bronze medal winners.
Jossi Wells said he was "thrilled" to hear the discipline would be in the next Olympic Games and believed it showed "great progress in the sport of freeskiing".
Fellow freeskier Finn Bilous said he was looking forward to a new challenge and the Winter Games would be a "good chance to gain experience" in big air.
Snow Sports New Zealand performance director Ashley Light said the inclusion was "exciting" for New Zealand athletes.
"New Zealand already has a strong performance record in the discipline at X Games and World Cups and with a number of proven and upcoming athletes now able to target another discipline at the Olympics the future is bright."
"Correlating with the talent of the athletes, the home advantage of world-class big air training facilities at Cardrona with the recently installed landing bag and the World Cup standard competition jump, the New Zealand freeski athletes have every opportunity to progress and reach their goals."
Next month’s Winter Games will be the first event to host a freeski big air World Cup as an Olympic discipline.
The other new disciplines set to debut in Beijing in four years’ time are monobob, short track mixed relay, and mixed team ski jumping, aerials and snowboard cross.
Big air is the only one of those disciplines to feature at next month’s Winter Games. | 2019-04-25T03:12:16 | https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/winter-olympics/more-big-air-exciting-nz-athletes | [
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Competition is vital to our current social structure. Businesses compete for the best employees, schools compete for the best teachers, sports teams for the best records, grocery stores for the best produce, students for the best grades, etc. This idea of limited resources is everywhere in society which leads us to constantly be evaluating and judging people and situations. Charles Darwin introduced us to the idea of “survival of the fittest” and we’ve definitely run with it. But now I’m finding competition to be destructive to my quality of life and I’m wondering if we can do without it.
In my ideal world I’m accepted and appreciated for who I am today, and I spend my time and energy contributing to my community in a productive way. Instead of tearing the people around me down so I can outcompete them, I’m building them up so our community can be stronger. We take care of each other when we’re down instead of climbing on top of the weak.
It seems that competition drives deadlines and hard work but the perpetual motion prevents us from stepping back and seeing the destination. If we look at the people at the top of the pile, they’re successful but our their lives empty? Can they be happy knowing that maintaining their spot at the top mandates pushing the people at the bottom down?
This is definitely an oversimplification with unfair stereotypes, but the general trends seems appropriate. My question is, where would things settle out if we did away with competition? Would society be dragged down by free loaders and unmotivated people or would we connect with a deeper desire to love, contribute, and grow. Is dhamma leading me to resist competing? Only time will tell. Time to meditate.
I think what makes people want to invest in community, is feeling safe with a particular community. Like you said, “feeling accepted and appreciated by the group.” If it’s a live-in ecovillage where all aspects of people’s lives are wrapped up in that community, feeling safe gets a lot more complicated!
In my opinion, meditators or people that handle stress well are more inclined to feel safe, and therefore have a better chance at building cooperative communities.
That being said, members will still have to choose what they want more and less of in their lives. For example, who they nominate to do a certain job, carry a responsibility, or who they feel most compatible with in a personal relationship. It can’t be everyone, b/c people aren’t all equally skilled at everything and only have so much available time (in this life anyways). So I don’t see competition going away completely, but more so the way it’s perceived.
When more people stay conscious of the fact that each individual can only know a limited perception of others maybe more individuals will feel safe amidst competition. As competition only reveals a fragment of the self, so value-judging someone as a whole doesn’t make sense.
Anyway, it’s an interesting question and I think you’re exactly on track.
Yes, and in addition, most anthropological thought favors the idea that the human species was able to survive – in the intense physical situation faced by early humans – by cooperating with each other, as in hunter-gatherer societies is still the case. Language perhaps arose because it facilitated that cooperation. Competing with each other even now seems to be counter-productive in the long run.
Once I was listening to the interview of one of the biggest industrialist in India and owns a TV channel, also following Vipassana for more than 20 years. The question asked was to him that your channel had been 2nd in TRP and business, making good profits, what are your plans and will you make an effort to take it to 1st. He replied I need not have to be emotional about being 1st, if my channel is 2nd and consistently continues to be at 2nd, I would be happy with it. | 2019-04-19T22:21:12 | https://livingvipassana.com/2013/06/15/competition/ | [
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Read all about the latest grant requests in the Victoria Foundation’s Make it Happen! booklet.
When it comes to community priorities, what captures your interest and imagination?
Earlier this summer, the Victoria Foundation asked residents to weigh in on the most pressing issues and areas of interest facing the Capital Region, such as housing, environmental sustainability, arts and culture, and the economy.
You answered, and those responses will be published in the annual Victoria’s Vital Signs report to be released early October. They’ll also be used to guide grants awarded to a wide variety of community programs and organizations making a difference throughout the region.
In fact, you can read all about the latest grant requests in the Foundation’s Make it Happen! booklet.
With the donation deadline for this year’s grants Oct. 19, the Make it Happen! booklet offers donors a great look at the many deserving applicants and all they’re doing to make the region a better place.
Last year, together with discretionary funds, support of Make it Happen! by individuals, private foundations, businesses and service clubs allowed the Foundation to grant more than $2.3 million in support of the projects.
The Make it Happen! booklet outlines 120 projects that have requested funding, with a synopsis of the initiative, links for more information and indications of how it meets both the Vital Signs and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals – a new feature that speaks to how local efforts can help achieve global priorities.
In short, you can read about the many staff and volunteers hard at work to make Greater Victoria an even better place.
For more information, see the steps to Make it Happen! on the Grant Distribution Form or call directly for more information: 250-381-5532.
Vital Signs is a national program co-ordinated by Community Foundations of Canada that leverages community knowledge to measure the vitality of our communities and support action towards improving quality of life. | 2019-04-22T00:45:20 | https://www.oakbaynews.com/marketplace/building-a-strong-community-together-we-can-make-it-happen/ | [
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Most clients combine our Expenseflo Audit service with Expensflo VAT. This service is a specialized VAT reclaim service that maximizes the reclaim of both local and foreign T&E VAT.
When reclaiming both foreign and local VAT on travel expenses it is important to take the legislation and requirements of each claim country into consideration to guarantee accuracy and compliance. The sole reliance on technology to calculate VAT claims will lead to over-claims. Legislation and requirements vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
The following are examples of some of the many legislative requirements that necessitate further verification to ensure accuracy.
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The bulls finally managed to break 7715 resistance yesterday, but also powered through the 7740 level which was a bit of a shame. The later short off the 7770 area fared better, though I must admit I didn’t think we would reach the 7780 resistance level yesterday against the poor back drop. Yet again though it was due to US news and the tweet from Trump that trade tariff negations might resume. After the bell saw positive results from Apple. Focus now shifts to the BoE and the expected rate hike tomorrow, and the Federal Reserve is expected to hold its fire at its meeting Wednesday.
Start of the month so we may well see a kick up first thing as the new month money flows in.
As it’s the start of the new month we may well see a bit of a kick up first thing. That said we have held the 7770/80 resistance area overnight and dropped off that, which keeps the chance of a back test of the 7715 previous support area alive.
Breaking 7740 has adjusted the daily resistance levels of note now, and while the top of the 10 day Raff channel is still around the 7785 level, there is also 7829 flagging up now. If we see a rise to this level this week (maybe fuelled by the BoE tomorrow?) then it looks to be worth a short here. | 2019-04-19T15:04:19 | https://www.hilsdentrading.com/7715-broken-can-the-bulls-push-for-7826-day-trading-strategies-learn-to-trade | [
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The 2016 International Cricket Council Twenty20 World Cup begins on Tuesday the 8th of March and runs through until the 3rd of April, 2016. The T20 World Cup is hosted by the current favourites to win the cup this year, India, which is home to some of the loudest, most passionate and loyal T20 cricket fans in the world.
The ICC T20 cricket World Cup is a Group stage and knockout competition with 16 of the best international cricket teams competing including all ten full ICC members; India, Australia, England, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies, Bangladesh & Zimbabwe who are joined by six associate members who qualified in the 2015 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier; Scotland, Ireland, Hong Kong, Netherlands (Holland), Afghanistan & Oman.
The ICC T20 World Cup is one of the year’s most exciting cricket tournaments. In 2014, Bangladesh is the host country. The matches begin on March 16th and run through until the final to be played on the 6th of April, 2014. The best Twenty20 cricket teams from around the world meet to slog it out, who will win the Twenty20 World Cup this year? Australia and India are the two standout favourites but there’s a group of teams with odds under $10 consisting of South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan who all have a good chance.
Up to date odds for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. | 2019-04-23T02:46:27 | http://www.ozepunting.com/tag/south-africa/ | [
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Can't get past King of Thieves Level 83?
11 people are stuck on King of Thieves Level 80. Have you passed this level? Leave a tip for them now! | 2019-04-21T08:40:13 | http://www.gamersunite.com/king-of-thieves/levels/83 | [
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Feibhár (fiver, like the money) is a 24 year old Irish songwriter, originally from Kilkenny and based in Dublin. Since playing the Main Stage at Sea Sessions in 2016, Feibhár’s music has evolved into something more distinct, moving from a folky girl-with-a-guitar sound, into something more atmospheric and haunting, fuelled by her desire to write and arrange every aspect on Logic Pro X.
Lyrically driven, Feibhár's focus is on dark and ambient vocal harmonies, amplified by digital production elements, which carry the character driven narratives she explores in her songwriting. These ethereal elements are met with an unnerving ability to personify the emotions she seeks to clarify through her storytelling, making for entrancing company as you experience her music. | 2019-04-19T04:48:08 | https://www.eirewave.ie/music/artists/feibhar | [
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Are you looking for Senior Care in the Toronto Area? TheNannyPages.com is an online Caregiver Agency servicing families in the Greater Toronto Area. Browse profiles of live in, live out, full time, part time, temporary & weekend caregivers looking for work. Post your job and let interested candidates contact you or you can contact them. TheNannyPages.com makes finding the senior care you need easy & economical. JOIN TODAY! | 2019-04-21T20:12:36 | https://thenannypages.ca/nannyProfile.php?nannyID=4134&jobType=elderCareJob | [
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Customers are central to our philosophy.
Our customers have always been central to our philosophy at Millet the Printer. Doing whatever it takes to meet the needs of our customers is what drives us day-to-day, year-after-year. Our strategy is to provide what the customer wants, when they need it, at a fair price.
Although it started with letterpress and forms printing, our philosophy has guided us to add capabilities over the years to adapt to the changing times. That meant eventually moving into offset printing, electronic prepress, and now digital printing and variable data. But no matter what the technology, our customers always come first.
Since its inception in 1933, Millet the Printer has been a family owned and operated company. The Millet family currently has third, fourth and fifth generation members actively participating in the business.
The family philosophy at Millet the Printer extends throughout the company as well. Not only do we consider employees like family, there are many employees who are able to enjoy working at Millet with their own direct family members.
At Millet the Printer, our employees most definitely are our most valuable asset. Throughout the company, these are the experts and artisans who, through their dedication and commitment, apply their knowledge and experience to help you produce exactly what you want.
There are many employees who have been employed here for 20 or more years, and several who have been here for more than 30 years.
©2013 Millet the Printer, Inc. | 2019-04-21T22:28:57 | http://millettheprinter.com/philosophy.html | [
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The game sets on Galaldur where you are in control of one of the provinces. The main goal of this game is to conquer all provinces, that you have to take by force in the most exciting battles. You need to manage the production of all resources, build settlements and upgrade them to unlock the troops.
You are a spanish conqueror and you want the Aztec Empire all to yourself! But the.. | 2019-04-25T07:45:14 | http://www.flonga.com/play/empire-of-the-galaldur2.htm | [
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NOTICE: Sorry guys, all Megaupload download links no longer work and have been removed.
Thanks to Whistler for sending these in!
There are 33 songs from the PAL game found here though not all of them are included.
Download PAL Game "Butterfly Love" | 2019-04-19T09:09:59 | http://fairysword.windy-goddess.net/chinese-paladin-songs-soundtracks-and-ost-downloads | [
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The Powerflow Motorized Ball Valve/Drain Valve offers users a non-block approach to condensate removal from compressed air systems. Removal of condensate from compressed air systems is a critical maintenance requirement. Failure to carry out regular draining results in serious disruption to production schedules, deterioration in product quality, damage to sensitive pneumatic equipment, etc. The Powerflow Motorized Ball Valve/Drain Valve offers an open time of <7secs, with in-built stall current that prevents motor damage.
The user interface allows maintenance personnel to see via the LCD display the time remaining before the valve is due to open. This allows for accurate and efficient ON/OFF time adjustment. | 2019-04-19T21:15:39 | http://powerflowelectronics.com/product-category/all-products/motorized-ball-valves/programmable-motorized-ball-valves | [
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There's still loads more to come on the final weekend of Foyle Film Festival, including special guest screenings, NI premieres, and industry events. Book now to avoid disappointment.
An Cultúrlann Uí Chanáin, 7pm. Tickets at the door. More information.
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Filmmaker Sue Clayton will take part in a post-screening discussion.
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A day of talks, workshops and screenings with some of the leading figures in contemporary cinema.
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Brunswick Moviebowl, 6pm. Book now. | 2019-04-24T10:03:48 | https://www.foylefilmfestival.org/news/story/heres-everything-coming-final-weekend-foyle-film-festival | [
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By 2005, no longer involved in his children’s careers, Joseph Jackson had launched a boot camp for aspiring hip-hop artists, promoting lyrics without vulgarity and sponsoring competitions for young artists from across the country. He spent most of his time at a home in Las Vegas and travelled the country auditioning talent for the competition.
For many years before that, he and his wife had lived in an estate they built in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley where he had hoped his children would remain with him at least until they were married and perhaps even afterward. But there were estrangements, and Jackson, a dandy who wore a pencil-thin moustache and huge diamond pinky ring, faced allegations by his wife of infidelity. She filed for divorce twice but never followed through. | 2019-04-20T04:14:55 | https://www.reddeeradvocate.com/entertainment/joe-jackson-patriarch-of-musical-jackson-family-dies-at-89/ | [
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Pokémon GO Plus, the small wearable device that lets players interact with Pokémon GO without looking at their smartphone.
Compatible with both iOS and Android*, Pokémon GO Plus connects to smartphones via Bluetooth low energy and notifies players about nearby Pokémon and PokéStops. When a Pokémon is near, the device will vibrate and its LED will flash green**. Players can press the button on the device once close to throw a Poké Ball. A successful catch will result in the device flashing and vibrating. | 2019-04-19T10:22:27 | http://kingway-game.com/Product/Products_271.htm | [
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The ASA 4" OK4Z Electric Focuser Unit is an electronic digitally controlled 4" focuser which is suitable for larger ASA Astrographs and telescopes. This focuser unit has been designed to handle heavier payloads. This model OK4Z Focuser by ASA incorporates many of the same features in their OK3 model, only it has better performance, a larger 4" aperture, and can handle heavier CCD cameras and optical payloads. It has a focus range of up to 15mm.
This 4" Crayford-type focuser by ASA will handle cameras weighing up to 33.1lbs (15kg). It uses a precision rack and stepper motor with a single-step resolution of 0.85 micron (1micron = one micro-meter, per step). This ASA 4" OK4Z Electric Focuser Unit requires a power source of 9-15VDC and obtains control signals via a USB connection. This focuser weighs only 6.4lbs (2.9kg).
The main photo shows the details of an actual OK4Z, while the accompanying photo shows a side-by-side size comparison between an ASA OK4Z and the smaller OK3Z focuser.
Customer Note: This product is a Special Order item, and it will be shipped from Austria. ASA Products are priced and shipped from Austria. Prices may vary without notice as the currency exchange rate for the EURO and USD fluctuates slightly. Shipping estimates and most current pricing will be provided for you at the time of order. | 2019-04-25T07:44:31 | https://optcorp.com/products/asa-4-in-ok4z-electric-focuser-unit | [
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3 posts categorized "Body image"
Take a listen to this two-part report on skin whitening in Asia from PRI's “The World.” In recent years, skin lightening creams, pills, injections and laser treatments have become a big industry in countries such as China, Korea, Japan and India. Though skin whitening can be dangerous, some Asians are willing to risk it to lighten their naturally tan and golden complexions. The idea, said one person in the story, is that “you can cover all of your defective parts if you are white.” Is this a form of self-hatred?
Will Michelle Obama help to redefine stereotypes about black women? | 2019-04-26T05:27:15 | https://newsblogs.chicagotribune.com/race/body_image/ | [
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The general sequence of events will included 4-wheeling adventures Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Tuesday provided each Syncronaut the opportunity to plan their own adventure, rest or repair their Syncro. Thursday afternoon 13 Syncronauts went on a two-hour Colorado River boat tour and others created their own recreation plan. Below is a general outline with overview information about the 4x4 routes planned.
BLM 378) from US 191 east toward Arches National Park. Along the way we saw various sights and encounter driving in a wash and over some rocky portions and a stop to see some dinosaur tracks.
After entering Arches National Park, we visited Eye of the Whale Arch and then had lunch and took optional hike to Delicate Arch. Then we headed further north to take an easy walk to see Landscape Arch and then doubled-back to see a few more sights before heading back to Camp Syncro.
A day for hiking, biking, rest, relaxation or whatever suits you.
In the evening we had our legendary Taco Night.
After dinner we were treated with a presentation from guest speaker Sara Sidwell from the Museum of Moab. The topic was the history and development of the roads and trails in the Moab area.
Potash Road - Shafer Switchbacks - Dead Horse Point - Gemini Bridges.
A spectacular loop featuring some of the best sights in the region. We started by travelling west along the Colorado River and take Potash Road to Shafer Canyon Road and up the Shafer Switchbacks. From there we headed north, east and south to the spectacular viewpoint at Dead Horse Point to overlook the trail we'd taken earlier in the canyon below. After lunch there, it was north again to experience Gemini Bridges and the trail back toward the highway north of Moab.
Take an optional jet boat tour on the Colorado River with Moab Jett.
Two-hour boat tour with Moab Jett. Terrific!
Another amazing loop trim combining several cool places to visit. We started north of Moab and visited the well-preserved dinosaur tracks near Mill Canyon and then around Courthouse Rock on stretches of slickrock and loop back past Determination Towers. Travelling northwest we visited Tusher Tunnel for a short hike there and then on to Secret Spire. Secret Spire is one of the places we visited during Syncro Safari - Moab '98, so it's a bit of nostalgia to revisit the spot on the 20th Anniversary of Syncro Safari. After Secret Spire, we got to go down through the spectacular Long Canyon back to the highway. | 2019-04-23T12:31:25 | https://www.syncrosafari.org/moab-18---tripsactivities.html | [
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – Saks Inc. (SKS), which announced last month it is selling off its Proffitt's and McRae's department stores, on Tuesday reported a lower-than-expected profit for the first quarter as its mid-price department-store business continues to languish.
For the first quarter ended April 30, income was $17.1 million, or 12 cents per share. The latest results include a gain of a penny per share from disposing of closed stores, offset by a penny per share related to expenses from an investigation of alleged improper collections of money from vendors at its Saks Fifth Avenue (search) division.
On average, analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial were expecting earnings of 16 cents per share in the latest quarter.
Sales totaled $1.55 billion, a slight 0.6 percent increase from $1.54 billion a year earlier and a bit below the $1.56 billion expected from Wall Street analysts.
At all of Saks' stores open at least a year, sales grew 1.9 percent last quarter, with a 5.5 percent increase at Saks Fifth Avenue shops offsetting a 0.9 percent drop in its department-store group.
Saks did not report its year-ago profit results because it expects to restate financial results for fiscal 1999 through the third quarter of fiscal 2004 due to the investigation of markdown money and other related financial and accounting issues.
Markdown money is what suppliers pay to compensate stores when they don't sell products or are forced to take deeper markdowns than expected. Last week, the company announced it fired its chief accounting officer and other top officers as a result of the investigation.
The company, which is also the target of an informal inquiry by the Securities and Exchange Commission (search) and U.S. Attorney's Office in New York, said Tuesday it is working to confirm the amount of total vendor markdown allowances determined to have been improperly collected. As a result, all the results are preliminary and remain subject to change.
Last month, Saks said it agreed to sell its Proffitt's (search) and McRae's department stores (search) to privately held retailer Belk Inc. for $622 million in cash. The stores have annual revenue of about $700 million. The company also said it's exploring strategic options for its northern mid-price department store division, which consist of 143 stores under the names of Carson, Pirie Scott, Bergner's, Boston Store, Younkers and Herberger's.
Shares of Saks fell 12 cents to $16.82 on the New York Stock Exchange. | 2019-04-23T02:32:49 | https://www.foxnews.com/story/struggling-saks-posts-lower-than-expected-profit | [
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Last week, in Connecticut Fine Wine and Spirits LLC v. Seagull, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed a lower court’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit from Total Wine & More challenging parts of Connecticut’s Liquor Control Act and related regulations. Though the decision represents a victory for state alcohol regulatory regimes, the Second Circuit’s ruling was decided on the basis of established antitrust law and did not raise or rely on state regulatory authority under the 21st Amendment. Nonetheless, state alcoholic beverages regulators will embrace the court’s ruling.
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Second, Total Wine challenged the state’s minimum-retail-price provisions. The minimum-retail-price provisions require retailers to sell alcohol beverages to customers at or above a statutorily defined “cost,” which is determined by adding the posted bottle price and a markup for shipping and delivery. Combined with the post-and-hold provisions, the minimum-retail-price provisions bind retailer prices to wholesaler prices. | 2019-04-19T13:12:51 | https://www.antitrustalert.com/tags/connecticut-department-of-consumer-protection/ | [
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My dearly beloved daughter, what suffering is being experienced by My beloved sacred servants, close to My Heart, who know the Truth and who have to witness the abomination in My Church on earth.
There is to be a particular insult, which will be inflicted upon My Holy Name, in an effort to desecrate Me, during Holy Week. This wicked gesture, during Holy Week, will be seen by those who keep their eyes open and this will be one of the signs by which you will know that the imposter, who sits on the throne in My Church on earth, does not come from Me.
My followers, you must know that the prophecies given to the world – warning of the time when the power, within My Church, will be seized by those who are loyal to the beast – are upon you. The time is now.
Remember that those who proudly display the badge of humility are guilty of pride. Pride is a sin.
Those who say that My Church must renew its image, update My Church’s doctrine and who say that, by modernising it, that this will be accepted by more people, then know this.
Those of you who say that you follow My Teachings, but who want laws changed to condone acts, which are sinful in My Eyes, get out of My Church now. You are not Mine. You have turned your backs on Me and are not worthy to enter My House. Yet, this is what will happen. You and all those of you who demand changes, which are embraced by the secular world, will be satisfied, for the false prophet will entice you into his favour and you will applaud every moment of his short lived reign. But, it will not be I, Jesus Christ, Who you will follow. You will be following a false doctrine, not of God.
So many will embrace the reign of the false prophet and push Me to one side with joy in their hearts. Then when the errors of his ways become apparent, My poor sacred servants will have nowhere to turn. Their sorrow will turn to fear and their fear will turn to despair. They won’t know who to trust, but they must understand this. My Body, My Church, may be scourged and desecrated but My Spirit can never be touched, for It can never die.
To those of you who reject My Word now and the Truth you are being given, as a special Gift from Heaven, I bless you. I will continue to pour My graces over you until you come back to Me. I will never give up until I can save your sorry souls.
My Church, where My Teachings and Sacraments remain intact, will live and can never die. It does not need bricks and mortar to survive, for it is I, Jesus Christ, Whose Body is the Church. You, My faithful beloved priests, sacred servants and followers are part of Me. You are united with My Body to form My Church on earth. So you must learn to be strong, courageous and faithful to My Holy Word, no matter what arguments are presented to you to the contrary.
The time for the schism to be laid bare is close, and already, a terrible unease is being felt in Rome. When the Holy Spirit clashes with the spirit of evil, a line divides down the middle so that two sides emerge. The great divide will descend quickly. Then many of those who have been deceived by the liar will run back into My Sacred Arms for protection.
I guide you during these sorrowful times and ask that you all hand Me over your tears and I will comfort you in spirit.
I bless you. I bring you peace of heart. I protect you. | 2019-04-24T02:16:42 | http://botmission.org/index.php?pages/this-wicked-gesture-during-holy-week-will-be-seen/ | [
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This is what the sky looked like the day we went out to cloud watch!!! Amazing!
OH, MY, GOODNESS!! It took my breath away! Beautiful!
We are reading The Wizard of Oz during our Weather unit!
I found these 3 copies of this classic.
using as a read aloud. It has been well loved.
2) The top right is a picture book and great for all first graders.
Since the kids are SO into The Wizard of Oz, I created a little Number Game they could play independently. It's played like UNO, but with characters instead of colors. They are LOVING it!! I will definitely make more of these!
I took this pic before all the cards were cut out.
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On the title track of Blackstar, released just a couple of days before his death, Bowie sings, “I’m not a pop star.” For me, and for his millions of fans, he was much more than that. He was someone who simply made us feel alive. This is what makes his death so hard to take.
As the years passed, Bowie’s survival became more and more important to me. He continued.
He endured. He kept going. He kept making his art. Bowie exerted a massive aesthetic discipline, created and survived. Indeed, survival became a theme of his art. Bowie’s death just feels wrong. How can we go on without him?
Bowie incarnated a world of unknown pleasures and sparkling intelligence. He offered an escape route from the suburban hellholes that we inhabited. Bowie spoke most eloquently to the disaffected, to those who didn’t feel right in their skin, the socially awkward, the alienated. He spoke to the weirdos, the freaks, the outsiders and drew us in to an extraordinary intimacy, reaching each of us individually, although we knew this was total fantasy. But make no mistake, this was a love story. A love story that, in my case, has lasted about forty-four years.
After hearing the news of Bowie’s death, I listened to him sing “nothing remains” – the opening words of “Sunday,” the languid first track on the 2002 album Heathen. The song seems now like a lamentation, a prayer or a psalm for the dead. Of course, it is extremely tempting to interpret these words in the light of Bowie’s death in the obvious way. Nothing remains for us after his death. All is lost.
But this would be a huge mistake.
As we’ve seen in this little book, the word “nothing” peppers and punctuates Bowie’s entire body of work, from the “hold on to nothing” of “After All”, from The Man Who Sold the World, through the scintillating, dystopian visions of Diamond Dogs and the refrain “We’re nothing and nothing can help us” from “‘Heroes’” and onward all the way to the triumph that is Blackstar, which might just be his best record in thirty years. Nothing is everywhere in Bowie. Its valences flit through so many of his songs.
Does that mean that Bowie was some sort of nihilist? Does it mean that his music, from the cultural disintegration of Diamond Dogs, through the depressive languor of Low, on to the apparent melancholia of “Lazarus”, is some sort of message of gloom and doom?
Within Bowie’s negativity, beneath his apparent naysaying and gloom, one can hear a clear Yes, an absolute and unconditional affirmation of life in all of its chaotic complexity, but also its moments of transport and delight. For Bowie, I think, it is only when we clear away all the fakery of social convention, the popery and jiggery-pokery of organised religion and the compulsory happiness that plagues our culture, that we can hear the Yes that resounds across his music.
At the core of Bowie’s music and his apparent negativity is a profound yearning for connection and, most of all, for love.
What was being negated by Bowie was all the nonsense, the falsity, the accrued social meanings, traditions and morass of identity that shackled us, especially in relation to gender and class. His songs revealed how fragile all these meanings were and gave us the capacity for reinvention. They gave us the belief that our capacity for changes was, like his, seemingly limitless.
Of course, as I said earlier, there are limits, obviously mortal limits, to how far we can reshape ourselves – even for Bowie, who seemed eternal. But when I listen to Bowie’s songs I hear an extraordinary hope for transformation. And I don’t think I am alone in this.
The core of this hope, which gives it a visceral register that touches the deepest level of our desire is the sense that, as he sings in “Rock ’n’ Roll Suicide,” “On no, love, you’re not alone”, the sense that we can be heroes, just for a day, and that we can be us just for a day, with some new sense of what it means to be us. This also has a political meaning. Bowie was often wrongly seen, particularly back in the 1970s, as some kind of right-wing nationalist (I note, with some pleasure, that Bowie, unlike Mick Jagger and Paul McCartney, turned down the offer of a knighthood from the Queen in 2003).
Bowie will now never see those evergreens. But this is not just wistful nostalgia on his part, for they are nothing to him and nothing to see. Concealed in Bowie’s often dystopian words is an appeal to utopia, to the possible transformation not just of who we are, but of where we are.
Bowie, for me, belongs to the best of a utopian aesthetic tradition that longs for a “yes” within the cramped, petty relentless “no” of Englishness. What his music yearned for and allowed us to imagine were new forms of being together, new intensities of desire and love in keener visions and sharper sounds. In my imaginings at least, this is how I choose to hear the quotation from the poet Hölderlin that begins this chapter. Bowie’s music permits us to imagine a future revolution in dispositions and ways of seeing. In hearing differently, we might be able to behave and see in a way that puts the past to shame.
‘Extract taken from On Bowie by Simon Critchley, published by Serpent’s Tail. Out now. | 2019-04-24T08:32:38 | http://drownedinsound.com/news/4149987-a-future-revolution--simon-critchley-on-david-bowie | [
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Since 2010, renting out apartments in multiple dwelling for a term less than 30 days has been illegal in New York State under § 4 of the New York Multiple Dwelling Law (the “N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law”). As discussed in our December 20, 2016 post “Airbnb Settles with New York State: New Developments in Short-Term, Rental Law,” in 2016, Airbnb challenged a new provision added to the short-term rental law, § 121 of the N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law, which levied fines for posting advertisements for apartment rentals under 30-days. Airbnb challenged the new provisions because the law did not clearly identify who would be fined for violations of the law. The lawsuit settled after the NY Attorney General’s office clarified that the fines would not be levied against companies such as Airbnb who are merely hosting sites for rental posting and that, instead, the fines would be imposed against hosts who post short-term rental listings.
Airbnb’s battle in NY was recently reignited. On August 6, 2018, Mayor de Blasio signed into law an amendment to NYC’s Administrative Code that requires accommodation booking service companies, like Airbnb, to report the names and addresses of the hosts using their sites to the NYC Office of Special Enforcement (the “OSE”) every month; refusal to comply could result in civil penalties. The law is aimed at facilitating the OSE’s efforts to catch individuals who violate § 121 of the N.Y. Mult. Dwell. Law. While Airbnb is still considering its options for challenging the new law enacted on August 6th, Airbnb is already challenging the scope of a subpoena served by NYC in connection with an existing short-term rental dispute. The subpoena requires Airbnb to turn over host and guest information for the last seven years in relation to NYC’s ongoing lawsuit against Big Apple Management, who allegedly illegally converted apartments into short-term rentals for tourists in seven of its buildings.
Unless Airbnb successfully challenges the latest amendment to the NYC’s Administrative Code, we can expect the OSE to take more aggressive efforts to curtail illegal short-term leasing by requiring Airbnb and similar companies to provide host information to facilitate enforcement. NYC landlords and co-op and condo boards can file a complaint with the OSE through NYC 311 by phone or online if there is suspected illegal short-term leasing activity in their buildings.
This article was co-authored by Dominique Miller and Stephen M. Lasser, Esq. | 2019-04-24T21:52:39 | https://lasserlg.com/battle-nyc-airbnb-resumes/ | [
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Mediation is a growing area which offers a quick and relatively inexpensive way of resolving disputes over traditional litigation. Around 80% of cases are settled at a one day mediation. A mediation settlement is agreed by the parties rather than imposed by the courts.
A skilled mediator can help the parties to settle the dispute by focusing on the issues that are important to them, finding common ground between the parties and taking the heat out of any dispute.
Dominic Stanger is a skilled mediator who has been praised for his “open and engaging style”. Dominic has experience of mediating a variety of different types of dispute and can advise as to the suitability of a dispute for mediation. As a surveyor mediator he is especially suited to property disputes, particularly in a landlord/tenant or neighbour scenario, where the parties will continue to deal with each other after the dispute has been settled. Our central Manchester offices provide a neutral venue for a full/half day mediation. | 2019-04-25T05:55:17 | https://www.wtgunson.co.uk/services/mediation | [
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NO BOUNDARIES: Trudie Lobban's advocacy for people afflicted with arrhythmia knows no boundaries, literally. What started in the U.K. is being felt here in the States.
When Trudie Lobban’s daughter Francesca, now 29, was a baby, the girl had fainting episodes up to eight times a day. It took three years until Francesca was diagnosed with Reflex Anoxic Seizures (RAS), a condition that caused her heart to briefly stop.
Lobban founded the Arrhythmia Alliance, a nonprofit organization working to improve the diagnosis, treatment and quality of life of people with arrhythmia — that is, irregular beating of the heart.
“Arrhythmia is one of the leading causes of death — 360,000 U.S. citizens die each year from cardiac arrest,” says Lobban, whose husband died from a sudden cardiac arrest 10 years ago. Sudden cardiac arrest is different from a heart attack since it’s due to a change in heart rhythm.
Eighty percent of those deaths could be avoided if the arrhythmia is diagnosed and treated or if there’s an automated external defibrillator (AED) nearby, which can be used to shock the heart to reestablish rhythm.
With arrhythmia, which is genetic in some cases, a person’s heart might beat too fast, too slow or simply unpredictably. That irregularity means the heart can’t pump blood effectively to the brain, lungs and other organs, potentially causing damage or resulting in death.
At any age, don’t ignore symptoms.
Common symptoms include premature or skipped beats, palpitations and fainting, as well as dizziness, light-headedness and fatigue.
Arrhythmias are categorized by where they originate in the heart — upper or lower chambers — as well as whether it causes the heart to beat too fast or too slow.
“Some of these conditions can be treated if diagnosed, but they can be fatal if not,” says Lobban, whose daughter Francesca is getting treatment and managing her condition.
Doctors diagnose arrhythmia by monitoring the heart’s rhythm, such as through electrocardiogram testing. Treatments can include medications, pacemakers or implantable cardiac defibrillators.
“We need to get to the public before they become patients,” says Lobban, who wants adults and kids to know their heart rates and heart rhythms. The American Heart Association says resting heart rates should be between 60 and 100 beats per minute.
“If your child passes out, if you’ve got a history of sudden death in the family, then there’s no such thing as a simple faint,” Lobban says. She urges parents to have their children medically evaluated if they faint or show any other symptoms of arrhythmia.
The Arrhythmia Alliance is creating awareness and is a resource for patients and communities. For example, they equipped 31 police cars in South Carolina with AED devices and within the first year, two lives were saved.
For her work and advocacy, Lobban was awarded the MBE — Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award — by Queen Elizabeth II in 2009. She’s honored, yet humbled.
When it comes to health, nothing is more dangerous to women than heart disease. Luckily, a group of very diligent ladies is promoting awareness. | 2019-04-24T14:28:24 | http://www.futureofpersonalhealth.com/advocacy/a-mothers-mission-to-educate-the-world-about-arrhythmia | [
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By way of explanation, I am sending you the enclosed letter, 2 (which I should like to have back at some stage). I depart for Vienna tomorrow, where I shall stay at the Hotel Imperial until Tuesday [April 22nd] midday. If it were not possible for me to call on you, on account of the very limited time, I should be most grateful if you would drop me a line there. I think one should at least ponder whether you might put yourself in a worse position with Breitkopf & Härtel than with Hertzka.
OC 54 is a folder of correspondence relating to the publishing firm of Drei Masken Verlag and Das Meisterwerk in der Musik. This letter, and OC 54/297‒301, were filed there presumably because they were tangentially related to what became Meisterwerk III.
2 The enclosed letter, from Karl Straube, is not preserved with this letter and does not appear to survive among Schenker's papers. However, OC 54/218, May 14, 1930, from Straube to Schenker, states that he has consulted Breitkopf & Härtel, who consider "a new collaboration between publishing houses" to be impossible under current economic conditions. In a postscript of May 16 to the same letter, he reports his consultation with C. F. Peters, who say that a "take-over of publication of your work" met with refusal. Since both letters are filed with Schenker's correspondence concerning Das Meisterwerk in der Musik , it is probable that Straube's letter refers to that. | 2019-04-20T22:54:53 | http://schenkerdocumentsonline.org/documents/correspondence/OC-54-296.html | [
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Gladiator Report: "More Cattle, Less Bull"
Welcome to the Gladiator Report for the “More Cattle, Less Bull” episode of Scandal. Here you’ll find highlights, quotes and more. Enjoy!
Josie Marcus Stands Up for Herself|Then she fires Olivia.|Josie handles the situation beautifully when Reston hints at her young pregnancy, but fires Olivia over the collateral damage.
Fitz and Jake Play Basketball|The competition is hot.|Fitz and Jake take the game seriously and their competition clearly goes beyond basketball.
Coop, There He Is: Did you notice that political strategist Leo Bergen was played by Paul Adelstein, aka Cooper from Private Practice? Shonda Rhimes knows what, and who, she likes.
Abby Surprises David|He wants her to tell him things.|Abby and David makeup when he realizes her ex-husband was at the Correspondents' Dinner and she dresses up for him to show she cares.
Funny You Should Say That: Olivia was alone in her office drinking wine when… RING! It’s the Fitz Phone. We’d like to say he had her at hello, or “hi” to be more accurate, but she’s the only one who said it this time. Liv and Fitz engage in a pretty “funny” conversation.
Olivia Vets Fitz's Jokes|She's funnier than he is.|Olivia digs her Fitz phone out of the trash and jokes with him about the upcoming Correspondents' Dinner as he hides from Mellie in the bathroom.
GladiQuotes: Below are some of the top lines from "More Cattle, Less Bull." Let us know which ones were your favorites and, by all means, pop in any that we forgot in the comments section.
Leo Bergen: I don’t do losers.
Josie Marcus: You heard my problem, now go ahead and fix it.
Abby: Seriously? Billy Joe Lee? Three first names?
Fitz: You are exactly where I left you. Standing in the shadows… pulling my strings.
Ethan: We got Pope'd, Sir!
Harrison: You got issues. I’m just sayin’.
Cyrus: Olivia Pope—the gift that keeps on giving.
Olivia: I just dug the phone out of the trash.
Olivia: You’re funny, but you’re not funny.
Mellie: I like your new boyfriend. Is he married?
Mellie: He needs you, Olivia. He is tired and broken and it isn’t the job. It’s doing the job without you. He’s not alive when you’re not here. He can't breathe when you’re not here. He doesn’t have the will to run much less win when you’re not here because you… you’re everything to him, Liv. He needs you. So I need you. Come back. Come back to us.
David: Start telling me things. That’s what normal people do. Not that we’re normal people.
Mellie Pleads for Olivia's Help|He needs you.|Mellie tells Olivia how much Fitz needs her for his re-election campaign and therefore she needs her, too.
Read the full episode recap for “More Cattle, Less Bull.” See ya later, Gladiators! | 2019-04-20T17:10:32 | https://abc.go.com/shows/scandal/news/scandal-sheet/gladiator-report-305-more-cattle-less-b | [
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The Metropolitan Area Planning Council annually presents a scholarship award in memory of Charles W. Eliot II. Mr. Eliot was an advocate of local planning as part of regional cooperation, and he was especially interested in land use planning as it affected transportation (coordination of trains, buses, cars, bicycles, and pedestrians), the need for communities to balance residential, business and open space, and the role of planning to solve modern problems (like today’s climate change). This scholarship is open to any senior in a secondary school in the 101 cities and towns of the MAPC region, who is planning to further his/her/their education in these fields. A cash prize of at least $500 will be awarded in the form of a scholarship to the school of the recipient's choice.
If you would like more information about this award, please feel free to contact Heidi Anderson at MAPC at the address shown above or by phone at (617) 933-0764.
The deadline for 2019 applications is May 10, 2019. Seniors planning to attend college with an interest in these fields are welcome to apply.
Applications for this award should be sent to the Charles W. Eliot II Scholarship, Metropolitan Area Planning Council, 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111 no later than May 10, 2019. Award will be made May 29, 2019 at the MAPC Annual Meeting (to which the winning student is cordially invited to attend).
Every month, MAPC staff help the Executive Director compile highlights of the agency's work for an Executive Director's Report to present to the Executive Committee and Council.
Read the latest Executive Director's Report here.
MAPC is engaged in the procurement of a variety of goods and services, as well as a variety of public construction projects. Please click on the department of interest to see current opportunities.
Bids are due by 3:00PM EST on April 16, 2019 at the MAPC Office, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. Please contact Amy Reilly at areilly@mapc.org for IFB documents.
Bids are due by 9:30AM EST on April 17, 2019 at the MAPC Office, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. Please contact Amy Reilly at areilly@mapc.org for IFB documents.
Bids are due by 12:00PM EST on April 19, 2019 at the MAPC Office, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. Please contact Amy Reilly at areilly@mapc.org for IFB documents.
Bids are due by 1:30PM EST on April 22, 2019 at the MAPC Office, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. Please contact Amy Reilly at areilly@mapc.org for IFB documents.
Bids are due by 3:00PM EST on April 30, 2019 at the MAPC Office, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. Please contact Amy Reilly at areilly@mapc.org for IFB documents.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (“MAPC”) is issuing a “Request for Proposals” (“RFP”) for a consultant to provide a sketch transportation modeling tool to evaluate changes in destination accessibility and travel patterns associated with various transportation and land use alternatives for a major redevelopment site in the Boston region’s inner core. The provided tool should be able to efficiently produce modeling results for multiple scenarios based on changing assumptions about the scale, location, mix, and form of future development; the routes, speed, and frequency of future transit services; and the nature of transportation demand management policies put into place.
The application of the tool will ultimately inform the planning of new transportation investments and land use policies by prioritizing options that should be subject to more detailed analysis and modeling. The sketch modeling tool is intended to complement the region’s existing travel demand model operated by the Central Transportation Planning Staff. While the first application will be for the West Station Area Transit Study, MAPC seeks a tool with transparent, state-of-practice methods that can be transferred to other study areas in the region as the need arises.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (“MAPC”), pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7 § 22B and M.G.L. 30B, is seeking proposals from qualified Proposers to supply heavy and medium duty public works construction equipment and related options to the members of the Greater Boston Police Council (“GBPC”), operators of the Boston Area Police Emergency Radio Network (“BAPERN”). MAPC will be the awarding authority on behalf of GBPC. Proposals will be evaluated against quality requirements and evaluation criteria set out in the RFP, and by considering the prices offered. Those Proposers identified as being responsible and responsive and offering the most advantageous proposals against these factors will be awarded contracts.
The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) may be obtained from MAPC, by contacting Marjorie Weinberger, by email at: mweinberger@mapc.org on or after March 11, 2019 10:00 a.m. An optional Respondents Conference will be held March 27, 2019 from 10:00 a.m. –12:00 p.m. at the Walpole Library located at 143 School Street, Walpole MA. Proposals are due by 4:00 p.m. on May 1, 2019, at MAPC, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111 (6th Floor Reception Desk). Price proposals and technical proposals must be submitted separately, sealed, and clearly marked. Late proposals will not be accepted.
The term of any contract resulting from this RFP will be from the date of execution through June 1, 2020, with the possibility of two one-year extensions. MAPC reserves the right to cancel all or part of this solicitation and to reject in whole or part any and all proposals. No bid bond is required.
MAPC is administering this procurement on behalf of the Consortium and the Participating Member Municipalities. MAPC will identify responsible and responsive low bidders and make recommendations of award. Individual contracts will be executed between the Participating Member Municipalities and the low bidders. The Participating Member Municipalities reserve the right to accept or reject such recommendations and to award contracts with the low bidders as deemed in their best interest. MAPC and the Consortium reserve the right to accept or reject any and all bids or portions thereof, to waive any informalities in bidding, and to recommend awards as appear in the best interest of the Consortium and its members.
Bid documents may be obtained by contacting Marjorie Weinberger by email at mweinberger@mapc.org, beginning April 22, 2019 through May 13, 2019. Massachusetts Prevailing Wage Laws apply to all services. Bid Bonds, Performance Bonds, and Labor & Materials Payment Bonds are required. Sealed bids will be accepted until 1:00 PM, May 16, 2019 at 60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111 at which time they will be publicly opened.
Please note that bids from Bidders not listed by MassDOT as prequalified in the specific class of work with a single contract limit at or above the dollar value of the projects or who are not listed on a waiver contractor bid list as of the day of the bid will be rejected. Vendors are advised that the initial contract term is for one year. MAPC reserves the right to extend the contract for two additional 12 month options. Valuation for purposes of MassDOT Prequalification is based on first year times three (3) to arrive at an estimated total Prequal. contract value. Contractors who are not prequalified to provide the services listed for the total Prequal. contract value, but meet the single year waiver threshold (+50% of year 1 prequalification; example $100,000 limit = $150,000 waiver) and want to bid, should submit a waiver request at least two (2) weeks prior to the bid opening to allow for time to appeal in the event that a waiver is not granted. The estimated value provided in this Invitation to Bid is for one (1) year. Vendors are expected to be able to provide their services over three (3) years at three (3) times the initial estimated value.
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (“MAPC”), in partnership with and on behalf of interested municipalities, is seeking responsive proposals from qualified consultants to conduct a streetlight inventory audit, design of streetlight retrofit with LEDs, assist with procurement of product and installation, and perform project management pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7 § 22B and M.G.L. c.30B. MAPC will be the awarding authority. Contracts will be awarded to those Respondents deemed responsible and responsive. This will be determined by evaluating Respondents against the quality requirements and evaluation criteria set out in the RFP, and by considering the prices offered. Those Respondents identified as offering the most advantageous proposals against these factors will be awarded a contract.
The Request for Proposals (“RFP”) may be obtained from MAPC, by contacting Cara Goodman, by email at cgoodman@mapc.org on or after Thursday April 18, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. Proposals are due at 12:00 p.m., Friday May 17, 2019 at MAPC, 60 Temple Place, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111. Price and technical proposals must be submitted separately, sealed, and clearly marked. Late proposals will not be accepted.
MAPC reserves the right to cancel all or part of this solicitation and to reject in whole or part any and all proposals. No bid deposit is required. | 2019-04-25T03:46:17 | https://www.mapc.org/about-mapc/legal-notices-meetings/ | [
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Whilst working with the specific mandate of changing people’s perceptions of what a private investigator does and only taking on cases that meet our very high ethical standards, we set out the goals in our first year of 1) getting accepted as full/substantive members into a professional regulatory body within our field, 2) getting onto Page 1 of Google without any ‘tricks’ or ‘cheats’, 3) breaking further into the field of insurance fraud work and litigation support and 4) we wanted to survive the year.
To expand the number of solicitors and insurers that we work with around the region and the UK as a whole.
To build the Surmount brand into one where our high ethical standards and professionalism became renound.
And here we are going into 2019 with an even stronger Google ranking, helped greatly by the fantastic reviews and client feedback we’ve received for the services we provide across the region AND with an increased number of solicitors who regard us as their number one source for tracing and litigation support services along with new contracts signed for surveillance work on behalf of leading insurers around the UK.
We’ve listened to the feedback from our clients and we want to take Surmount Investigations in the best possible direction whilst maintaining the small, personal team we have currently. That’s why as 2019 progresses we’re going to decrease our weekly blog to fortnightly and we’ll be slowly shutting down the fair majority of our security consultancy work for organisations around the North East and concentrating solely on the expansionof our investigatory arm so that we can deliver more services to more solicitors, insurers and businesses around Newcastle, Tyne and Wear and the like.
Once again, VERY little of what we’ve achieved over the last two years would have been possible without the support of our clients who not only come back to us repeatedly but who recommend us to others. Nor would it be possible without people sharing our social media posts and promoting us locally to individuals and businesses struggling with a problem and needing professional investigatory support.
We never wanted to just be “PIs”.
We always wanted to be professional problem-solvers for anyone who needed help.
So thank you enormously from everyone here at Surmount Investigations. | 2019-04-23T06:42:34 | http://www.surmount-investigations.com/old-goals-smashed-new-goals-formed/ | [
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Biała [ˈbjawa] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Tuchola, within Tuchola County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-east of Tuchola and 63 km (39 mi) north of Bydgoszcz.
This page was last edited on 13 March 2017, at 11:58 (UTC). | 2019-04-21T05:03:32 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82a,_Kuyavian-Pomeranian_Voivodeship | [
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…Will be a year of transition. Expect the chaos to continue to rule. But by the end of 2019 the future will start coming into focus.
2018 was the year of streaming. Yes, Spotify launched in the U.S. nearly a decade ago, and YouTube before that, but it took that long for the public to catch up with the new paradigm, never mind the business. Remember how long it took CDs to become the standard? At first they were overpriced and rare, then AOL was giving them away and there was only one good track on a disc and Napster happened. But do not expect disruption of streaming. Streaming represents on demand, once you’ve reached it there is nothing after. Furthermore, in the future, we will own less and less, millennials live in smaller places, if you’re all about ownership you’re a Luddite left behind, did you read Dan Neil’s piece Saturday in the WSJ? He said not to buy an internal combustion engine automobile now because it will be worth nothing in five years. Argue with me, that’s fine, but Neil is the automotive guru and he’s behind a paywall, otherwise I’d give you the link. That’s another thing 2019 will continue to bring, haves and have-nots online. If you’re not willing to pay, you’re going to be left behind.
Terrestrial music radio will continue to fade in importance. It won’t be terminal this coming year, but in five it will be. Major labels are preparing by cozying up to streaming services, relationships and a continuous stream of product are everything. Then again, it’s easier than ever to find out whether a track is sticking or not. But expect continued consolidation on the major label front, as in they will control an ever-smaller piece of the pie. They’re signing little, because of the opportunity cost and lack of demand for genres other than hip-hop, they’re like movie studios making superhero movies who were disrupted by…Netflix. There’s a giant opportunity here, the barrier to entry is so low, expect the vacuum to be filled by new players. Then again, there isn’t that much money in music, relatively speaking, and the odds of success are low, which is why big spenders are staying out. But expect millennials to make inroads in music production. The label gives you a bad deal and owns the product and provides less than ever before and chances are they don’t want to sign you anyway. Now is when majors should be investing, altering their model for the future, but they are not. They should have 50/50 deals, ownership should revert to creators, especially after recoupment. By avoiding change labels set themselves up for disruption. If you’re not inventing, you’re losing.
But the demise of the power of the majors will not be evident in 2019. Because radio still means something and too many acts want a check, but watch this space.
Also, 2019 will see the end of hip-hop dominance. It will take at least another six months for those in alternative formats to stop bitching about streaming numbers and get their act together. There are many ways to make money in music other than with recordings. Be thankful recording is cheap and distribution is nearly free, at least you can play! But the story of hip-hop embracing the internet and dominating is long in the tooth. Now we’re at streaming and everyone knows the internet is where music lives. So, other genres will get a push. First and foremost from the audience, which is going to see these acts live, and ultimately the streaming services themselves, which will be embarrassed by the focus on hip-hop and see money in emphasizing other genres.
Once again, if you’re an anti-streaming, physical product person, not only will the revolution pass you by, you’re hindering its furtherance. CDs are not the only thing you can sell at a gig, and no one’s got a player anyway. Think souvenir, not music.
But young acts that embrace streaming but not beats will make inroads in 2019, and word will spread about them. This is a good thing. As for old acts, embrace the present or die.
As for touring, the story of 2019 will be the financial recession. Expect some soft numbers in touring as a result of people not having enough money. The stars will have no problem selling tickets, all others..? And those who put tickets on sale early will dominate. It’s anti-fan, but get your show up soon or be left out later, people will only have so much cash.
Also, MTV died nearly two decades ago, why acts see it necessary to perform their shows just like the video is a head-scratcher. If your career is based on touring, spice up the show, change set lists, have nothing on hard drive. Don’t say the audience expects it, that’s tripe. The audience wants a unique experience that no one else is privy to. Live is about tangible, real. Hard drives and autotune and other sweeteners are about fake. Sure, phenoms can get away with it, but the tide will be turning, more people will see music as the core, the penumbra will be irrelevant, the audience will start to turn on TMZ shenanigans. Sure, you want a steady pipeline between act and fan, a flow of information, but if you’re creating non-musical news on a regular basis the joke will be on you.
Music is far ahead of other entertainment genres. Distribution has been figured out. But the last couple of years have been about a steady flow of new acts the press and the industry cannot keep up with. This is the true internet disruption, the plethora of acts, more than Napster/Spotify. Now that everybody can play, who deserves attention, how is the word spread, what are the metrics that determine success?
Certainly the “Billboard” chart does not, it’s an anachronism. Like Nielsen publishing TV ratings without Netflix. But a new chart would not be about the singular number one, but the group of acts deserving attention. The new playlist will be the best of all genres. We get it, we get it, hip-hop is streamed most, but by just focusing on the most in that genre, not only are we leaving other music out, but their fans too, as I stated above.
Not that hip-hop will die and rock will revive.
Hip-hop is innovative, rock is too derivative.
Rock can only have a renaissance when it features great vocalists with something to say. We’re waiting for someone to fill the mass rock hole, and it ain’t Wilco and Greta Van Fleet is only a harbinger of things to come. We let rock slide for so long, that vocal fans trumpet second-rate material and non-fans ignore it.
Mass will continue to be important.
If you can make a living on the action provided by a few thousand streams, more power to you.
But really we’re interested in those with millions of streams, tens of millions of streams, that demonstrates demand. And right now, a good number of non-hip-hop acts have those numbers, but most people are unaware of these tracks, while the media too often focuses on those who few want to listen to.
It is a business. It’s not a museum. Traction, response and momentum are important.
But the great thing about music is although those are difficult to achieve, anybody can do it. You don’t need a degree from Yale, or Berklee, you don’t have to know how to play that well, you just need inspiration.
We’ve got a whole world waiting for your inspiration. But we’ve got so many other options, your inspiration will be ignored if it’s not truly great. But 2019 will be the year other genres get recognition and traction.
But there will not be a new chart, there will not be clarity until 2020.
The music industry has future shock. As do old fans. But youngsters are figuring it out, and they will lead us out of the darkness. Right now it’s like looking through steel wool, but in time the view will get clearer, the next paradigm will come into focus. | 2019-04-19T10:37:05 | https://celebrityaccess.com/2018/12/31/2019/ | [
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Battle self doubt and the turmoil of existential crisis to overcome the banal and the asinine. Press X to ponder the bleakness of existence.
I took 'Alone' to mean sadness and made a Philosophy-em-up. Enemies are mere bystanders who shout meaningless drivel at you, which drives you to self-doubt. The more doubt you have, the more you fall into depression, represented by a parallel world. To overcome the trials of the real world though you must face doubt and uncertainty.
Basically there are two levels overlaid on top of each other, and they are blended together based on the damage you have taken. You must take at least some damage to be able to walk through the 'happy' terrain and on the 'sad' terrain, but if you take too much you'll die. To complete the level you have the pick up a maguffin (the bit of paper lodged in the side of the hill).
I kind of liked to concept, but ran out of time, as usual. Consequently there is only one level. I spent my last couple of hours polishing the graphics, which came out rather nicely, I think.
I used Flashpunk and Flash Builder for code. The art was done with the Gimp and a cheap graphics tablet. The sounds effects were made in Sfxr and the dreadful music using Wolfram Tones. You can press M to mute the god-awful music!
I think that the concept of having two different paths if you're "sad" or "happy" it's really good. But it tooks me a while to understand how it works. Maybe you should have some much clear instructions.
I won't hear a word against the music. It suits the avant-garde nature of the game perfectly.
Nice idea. I don't really like how almost everyone is going to the "Alone = sad/angsty", but you managed to make it work.
The different "death" messages really add to the game too.
I think it was not really clear that after getting the paper you needed to go to the right side of the screen. It took me a while to realize that.
Also, you becoming sad when hit by happy sayings from other people was a bit strange. Maybe they should say something else?
Thanks for the game, I liked it! Hope you make more levels.
I really liked the concept. That said, it was a struggle to play and sometimes it wasn't clear why I died. My guess is being stuck in a wall that just appeared.
Very interesting concept, but very hard to play. I like the music!
Funny game. :) I love the gameplay idea!
MAJOR INNOVATION KUDOS. This is a really great interpretation of the theme with several very refreshing gameplay mechanics. Thanks for thinking outside the box on this one... I very much enjoyed it!
This is the "out of the box" kind of games I love to see produced during Ludum Dare, +9000 kudos!
Thought this was pretty clever - the most existential game I've played so far! | 2019-04-21T22:04:07 | http://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum%20-dare-22/?action=preview&uid=2593 | [
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You will buy bitcoins via Coinbase app. 2. You launch Trezor and will have wallet,.
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Which one I prefer (Coinbase vs BlockChain) I prefer Coinbase to store my bitcoins.
In this post, I've shared the Easiest Method where you can Earn Free Bitcoins Instantly Worth $10 from Coinbase Referral Code.We will clear out your every query related to Bitcoin whether its related to bitcoin wallet coinbase or coinbase sell bitcoin or coinbase. trade and store Bitcoins.Coinbase has added USD wallets for verified users who reside in the United States.
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If you have bitcoins in your Coinbase wallet, GDAX also exchanges Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, and Litecoin. | 2019-04-20T12:49:35 | http://arisevirginia.org/naka/how-to-get-bitcoins-from-coinbase-to-wallet-212.php | [
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We can learn a lot by following journalists on Twitter.
Their tweets definitely aren’t all relevant for PR – unless you can find a way to appropriately reference/incorporate their random observations, controversial political commentary and such – but we can stay updated on reporter moves and other media changes, and we can get a glimpse into how journalists feel about industry articles and trends. Here are some lessons and reminders from reporter Twitter feedback… Tweedback.
Our pitches should be concise.
Multiple studies have shown that emails are most likely to receive a response if they’re between 50 and 125 words. Of course, pitches often need to be longer, depending on who we’re reaching out to or if we’re explaining a new concept, but if we’re simply sharing an asset (commentary, news, research etc.) we should try to keep them short.
Arjun Kharpal, a China-based tech reporter for CNBC, values brevity so much he started accepting pitches on Snapchat. He confirmed it wasn’t a cry for selfies, but a cry for us to stop sending long pitches. Even if a pitch seems concise, we can often condense it further by revisiting it later and identifying other parts we can summarize or remove. It can help to minimize buzzwords or corporate jargon, or use bullet points.
Your post on employee engagement; how to improve w/collab?
We should be respectful of journalists’ time.
And we shouldn’t ask obvious questions or say obvious things that suggest we don’t understand their coverage or expertise.
Unfortunately for Bryan, PR people’s annoying tendencies persist even after death, according to Lauren Fisher of fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar. Or at least until death, according to Alex Konrad of Forbes: Following up can pay off, but doing so excessively is disrespectful to journalists’ time – and apparently makes them think about death.
Be mindful of how you approach journalists, you don’t want to come across like an angry debt collector or a nagging relative. I generally like to keep it to a couple follow-ups, unless a journalist keeps expressing tentative interest, in which case I will continue following up until my own death (please don’t test me on that, Chris P at eWEEK).
Were these tips helpful? Keep an eye on our blog for part two! | 2019-04-25T12:08:31 | https://www.teamlewis.com/magazine/helpful-reporter-tweedback-part-one/ | [
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Available for Citroen Xsara 2001 onwards in h7-twin-pack fitting, the Ring H7 Long Life Headlight Bulbs lasts up to 3 times longer than standard H7 bulbs, and are the cost effective solution for high mileage drivers seeking ultimate bulb reliability.
H7 bulbs are single filament, compact in size and high in power, this means normal H7 bulbs can be more susceptible to early failure.
The Ring Long Life H7 is a standard Halogen 55w H7 fitting but benefits from stronger construction methods to bear out the manufacturers claim of lasting 3 times longer than standard bulbs.
These bulbs are sold in a pack of 2.
As with all our products, Care4car Guarantees this item for 12 months from the date of order. | 2019-04-23T08:55:49 | https://www.care4car.com/citroen/xsara-2001-onwards/ring-long-life-h7-headlight-bulb-pair-ru477ll/h7-twin-pack.html | [
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We all know that itchy, inflamed sensation that comes with a mosquito bite. When it appears, the immune system swoops in to help. It turns out that if the mosquito is carrying a virus such as Zika or dengue, that's exactly what the virus wants your body to do.
Researchers at the University of Leeds were investigating how mosquito-borne viruses get a foothold in our bodies to spread infection when they discovered something interesting: the immune system itself becomes an unwitting ally in the spread of infection. They conducted research on mouse models to try to figure out what exactly was happening.
As you might know, when a mosquito bites you, it injects some of its saliva into your skin. Your skin recognizes this as a problem and immediately calls white blood cells to the scene to help out. But if the mosquito's saliva contains a virus, that virus sees those white blood cells as cozy new homes. The virus infects the cells, which then begin replicating the virus.
The researchers discovered this when they tried injecting viruses directly into the skin of mice. Without the mosquito saliva to trigger an immune response, the viruses had trouble replicating. They achieved similar results when they allowed the mice to be bitten by virus-carrying mosquitos, but blocked the immune cells from responding.
The researchers are very excited about the potential therapeutic benefits of these findings. In particular, they believe that stopping the inflammatory response as soon as it occurs can help keep viruses from spreading.
So if you notice you've been bitten by a mosquito, taking action right away could help you from becoming a host to whatever infection it might be carrying. Apply a topical anti-inflammatory like calamine lotion immediately, and whatever you do, don't scratch. Doing so will create more inflammation in your skin and draw the attention of your immune system.
If you get a lot of mosquito bites or are particularly worried about catching an infection from one, you can also try switching to an alkaline diet. This will lower inflammation throughout your body and tell your immune system that it doesn't need to be on high alert all the time. I've written about this diet before, but its basic building blocks are fruits such as pineapple and lots of vegetables, especially green ones, herbal teas such as turmeric and ginger, and hydration.
You also can try Reduloxin, which will also keep inflammation at bay instead of causing your body to overreact and draw more attention to the bite. | 2019-04-21T00:14:40 | https://www.systeme41.com/Skin-Care-Insider/View-Archive/166/Inflammation-from-mosquito-bites-can-cause-viral-infections-to-spread.htm | [
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Hiring a motivational speaker for your corporate or business event is absolutely essential if you want your message to be presented to your audience clearly and effectively. What many companies do not realise is that a professional and qualified motivational speaker can bring hope to an otherwise disgruntled or despondent employee or team member.
A team not meeting its deadlines and goals or a team that seems to be struggling with issues between members is one that desperately needs a team building exercise or assistance from a motivational speaker. Renewed energy and enthusiasm can be obtained from a professional and experienced motivational speaker.
Not just anyone can carry out the task of motivational speaking. It takes someone with dedication, charisma and personality to drive a difficult message home and to have a lasting and uplifting effect on the audience. When thinking about motivational speakers, public speakers and getting your team to where you want it to be, take the time to consider the various speakers available to you. Choose wisely as you want your team to respect the person delivering the speech or even to identify with them.
Motivational Speakers SA is a Johannesburg based company that is focused on providing its clients with access to well known public speakers who are known to get the job done. Their team of staff members have well known personalities on it such as Ashley Hayden, Clem Sunter, Gary Bailey, Gcina Mhlophe and Robin Banks.
If you are looking for a motivational speaker that is dynamic, dedicated and effective then take the time to contact Motivational Speakers SA. This particular team will ensure that your team building event or encouragement seminar is a complete success and that each and every one of your team members leaves feeling refreshed, motivated and ready to start reaching their goals. | 2019-04-20T19:15:14 | http://www.motivational-speakers-sa.co.za/motivational-speakers/et7-a-motivational-speaker.html | [
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It all started with a few lovely over ripe bananas in the fruit bowl and some good intentions. Banana bread. The healthy kind. However, somewhere between sitting in my office and arriving in the kitchen, those good intentions got railroaded by the thought of doughnuts. Baked doughnuts. But proper baked doughnuts. Banana doughnuts to be exact. It’s been a while since I last made them. I needed doughnuts.
So much for good intentions. Maybe it was the nagging thought of that delicious jar of nutella I made the night before that pushed me over the edge. It probably doesn’t matter. I made doughnuts. I am so glad I did. You will be too.
Oh, I used my own homemade Nutella to make the glaze, just because I despise what passes for Nutella these days. I rant about that all the time, as I cannot understand why you’d change such a wonderful recipe to make it so blah. But millions of people the world over don’t seem to care, so who am I to judge? If you are like me, make your own. It is so so worth it. Otherwise, buy a jar and make this glaze.
Seriously, make sure you don’t eat all the glaze before the doughnuts cool. It’s that good 🙂 More hhhhhnnnnnnggggg!!!
Trust me, click on this photo. See?
These doughnuts are soft and full of banana and brown sugar goodness. The Nutella glaze just tips them over the edge of insanely delicious. If you are not a fan of Nutella, you can substitute almond or peanut butter for the Nutella in the glaze. Add a dash of cinnamon and you have an amazing variation.
For my part, chocolate and hazelnut will always be my favourite combination ever and it’s just perfect here.
*You can substitute 15 grams unsalted butter, melted, if you prefer.
Preheat the oven to 170℃ (or 150℃ fan-forced).
Grease the doughnut pans with a little baking spray, oil, or softened butter, and set aside.
Place the flour, sugar, vanilla, and baking powder into a bowl and mix well.
If using a whole vanilla bean, scrape the seeds into the flour mixture.
Blend or mash together the egg and banana.
Add the milk and oil (or butter) and blend until smooth.
Add the wet mixture to the flour mixture and beat until smooth.
Divide the batter equally amongst eight doughnut moulds and tap the pan to level the batter in each doughnut cavity.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the doughnuts are well risen and lightly golden.
Remove from the oven and allow to cool while you prepare the glaze.
Sift the icing sugar and cacao powder into a medium bowl.
Add the Nutella and start to blend together.
Add half the milk and mix until smooth. Add the rest one tablespoon at a time until you get the consistency of a pourable glaze.
When the doughnuts are cool, dip each into the glaze.
Decorate with roasted hazelnuts or sprinkles, as desired.
Set on a lined tray to allow the glaze to set before serving.
The doughnuts will keep for 2 – 3 days in an airtight container.
Next Post Hot Cross Protein Bombs! | 2019-04-22T00:23:19 | https://ccmrecipes.wordpress.com/2015/02/28/banana-doughnuts-with-nutella-glaze/ | [
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Large white corrugated cardboard cake case designed for a 24 cupcake insert. Practical and protective method of packaging and transporting cakes. | 2019-04-26T00:02:37 | https://www.carterspackaging.com/Shop/eco-ware-packaging | [
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By the time we reach 30 years old, our bones have reached peak bone strength. And then we tend to lose bone strength and bone density, and this is particularly rapid through the menopause. Over 50% of women will get osteoporosis, as a result…..and 20% of men too.
Most know that dietary calcium is needed to ensure that healthy bone is re-built but we also need Vitamin D too, in order to help calcium absorption. There are also other key vitamins and minerals such as magnesium, zinc, vitamin K and so on, that we all need every day to ensure our bones remain healthy and strong.
Many diet studies across the world have shown quite conclusively that the majority of older adults are deficient in many of these key nutrients needed to support bone health, but this can be avoided by sensible supplementation.
Prime Fifty have formulated a range of meticulously tailored products, aimed at supporting the health and wellbeing of the over 50’s. Their highly successful ‘Strong Bones’ supplement is personalised nutrition, just for the over 50s and is used by thousands of people all over the UK.
It is scientifically proven that calcium contributes to the maintenance of bone strength and this is enhanced in the presence of vitamin D.
The vast majority of people, especially over 50’s, are deficient in vitamin D and supplementation is now being recommended by all health professionals. Vit D ensures that both calcium and phosphorus, are absorbed efficiently from the gut.
Vitamin D also has other health benefits within immunity and also protection from oxidative stress, which is the onset of damage caused by free radicals to our cells, very relevant to the ageing body, where this is very common.
Another ingredient used by Prime Fifty’s Strong Bones product is vitamin K. Vitamin K is now well established by good science to also contribute to the maintenance of bone strength, thereby giving Prime Fifty a double benefit to bone health, together with vitamin D.
Bones are also composed of other minerals besides calcium and phosphorus. Two key minerals that are essential for bone health are magnesium and zinc, both of which have been proven scientifically to contribute to bone health and therefore Prime Fifty have also used these nutrients in their bone strength formula. These are also lacking in the average diet.
In separate studies, vitamin C has been shown to contribute to the formation of collagen, which is the protective layer between bones, whilst manganese and copper are proven scientifically to contribute to the maintenance of tendons and ligaments. As tendons and ligaments are both connected to bone, and collagen plays a key role in bone movement, Prime Fifty believes they are highly relevant ingredients to use in bone strength products, hence their inclusion. | 2019-04-24T20:44:28 | https://www.readersdigest.co.uk/health/health-conditions/are-you-looking-after-your-bone-health | [
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A chance to meet Pacific Northwest-based oral historians and other practitioners using narrative/story methods to spur social change, to learn about interesting local work, and to socialize. We’ll spend some time hearing about each other’s stories and projects, and also discuss how Groundswell can best support social justice oral history work in the region.
Please bring some food to share!
To connect with each other and build momentum for Groundswell, an emerging nationwide network of oral historians, activists, cultural workers, community organizers, and documentary artists that use oral history to further movement building and transformative social change. The mission of Groundswell is to build the creativity and power of social justice movements by providing mutual support, training, and resources in the practice of grassroots oral history. We think potlucks are key to that! | 2019-04-21T20:33:49 | https://seattleareaarchivists.org/2013/09/16/event-september-18th-at-6-pm-oral-history-for-social-justice/ | [
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The ddrum DDBeta kit was conceived to be the first step in a drummer’s journey. Whether it is simply your first electronic kit or you first drum kit, ddrum designed it to be easy to use. The kit features a streamlined module, boasting 100 usable drum kit sounds. The sounds cover all the basics, for getting started in the world of drums and percussion, including symphonic and Latin percussion patches. You will find these and more, in the 32 pre-set kits that are standard on the DDBeta. | 2019-04-18T10:43:46 | https://www.delucamusic.com/product/ddrum-dd-beta-electronic-drum-kit/ | [
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Many businesses and enterprises have long struggled with the drudgery and difficulty that is data analysis — especially data analysis in a cloud-based system. AWS (Amazon Web Services) may have just the solution to that problem. A new app, known as “Glue,” offers the opportunity for businesses to clean up data to help analytics run more smoothly. Learn more about how AWS accomplishes this, right here.
Essentially, AWS extracts various types of data from a wide array of sources and analyzes it, ultimately homogenizing the data to fit the business’s existing database. This eliminates a great deal of work because the extremely tedious task of importing data is often done by hand. Handing this burden over to AWS allows businesses to focus on the real analysis work; saving effort, time, and money in the process. | 2019-04-23T10:51:34 | https://www.ncg-net.com/aws-to-launch-glue-service/ | [
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Come and join in the tech festivities with vendors and exhibits at the Atrium. Check the poster for the schedule of events.
Thank You, Brent Family, for helping organize Food Festival 2019.
This is why we love the Brent spirit. We love having fun and sharing experiences with our friends from all over the world.
Congratulations to the Brent SEAMC team for their performances at the South East Asia Mathematics Competition held in Singapore from March 1-3, 2019. All 9th grade students competed in separate events testing their math and deductive reasoning in various grueling challenges.
Say-yeon “Olivia” Kwon – 3 medals and an invite to the World Math Championships to be held in Melbourne, Australia this July.
Chaeeun “Scarlet” Moon – 5 medals (including one black medal for overall winner) and an invite to the World Mathematics competition in July in Melbourne.
Congratulations to Varsity Softball Team!
The Varsity Softball Team placed 3rd in the Invitational Slugfest tournament last weekend at Hong Kong International School – beating SAS Pudong 10-5! They beat WAB and Pudong in the round robin, lost to HKIS and Puxi, however bagged third in their last game.
The whole team is looking forward to an exciting APAC Softball tournament in April and have high hopes to do well. Go, Lions!
Congratulations to JV Softball Team!
Congratulations to the JV Softball Team for winning 1st place in the JV Invitational Slugfest last weekend at Hong Kong International School! Despite an early morning flight, and losing two very close games to a strong HKIS team, the Brent JV team was able to put together an awesome team effort to beat HKIS 10-5 in the final. A strong sense of Brent Pride goes out to the girls, as well as Coach Burke, Coach Carlson and Coach Horner for their amazing team work.
We are saddened by the passing of Dr. Richard Krajczar last February 19, 2019.
On behalf of Brent International School Manila and the Alumni Office, we wish to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Dr. K. Prayers for his soul and the bereaved are deeply appreciated.
January 30 marked our 100th Day of School.
Our Kinder friends celebrated by dressing up as one hundred year old kids.
As a PRIDE, we are thankful for 100 days of fun and shared experiences – from the warm smiles that greet us when we walk through campus to the numerous opportunities to explore and learn.
Everyday in school is a chance to share a laugh, pass a smile, and speak with friends and classmates from all over the world!
We partner with parents to teach children not only to read but to CARE. For children to learn to care, we model that care.
Kindergarten’s Reading and Writing Workshop celebration last January 24 was a success because of the support from our caring parents. This is one of the many reasons we value our partnership! | 2019-04-25T13:05:28 | https://brent.edu.ph/author/itc/page/2/ | [
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