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LDC hosted it's Annual National Charity Quiz on 22nd October 2015. It took place simultaneously at seven venues across Britain (Leeds, London, Aberdeen, Birmingham, Manchester, Reading and Nottingham).
Over 150 teams fought through six rounds of questions to be crowned LDC Quiz Champions 2015! With Wragge Lawrence Graham, EY and PwC coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd respectively (all from Birmingham's Quiz) with RBS and Baker Tilly (from Nottingham's regional quiz) overcoming stiff opposition from a number of other teams ranking 4th and 5th…
To enter, each team generously donated £400 which in total was over £60,000, in addition to these proceeds over £27,000 was collected from raffles and auctions that took place at each event. All monies are going LDC's locally supported charities – London Air Ambulance, Hollybank Trust, Camp Mohawk, KidsCan, When you Wish Upon a Star, Birmingham Children's Hospital and Charlie House.
….The amount raised from this year's quiz is £87,584. In 2014 with your support we raised a staggering £77,000 which means that our annual National Charity Quiz since its inception in 2005 has raised over £800,000 for some wonderful charities.
We would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who participated in this year's event, and for those who have contributed in previous years – without your support we couldn't have raised such a phenomenal amount…now who is in for 2016???
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A Year of Social Justice Action
"We as a congregation affirm the importance of making a difference in this world. We understand that there are many ways to make that difference, and we resolve as a congregation and as individual members, to focus attention on those issues requiring justice outside of this church. We affirm this by declaring the Church Year 2016 – 2017 "A Year of Social Justice Action."
As part of this Action, we are placing a "Standing On the Side of Love" sign at the front of the church, as reminder to ourselves that we have embarked on this renewed purpose for our Congregation."
Proclamations and signs are all fine and good, but how do we put this into action? How do we, as individuals and as a congregation, with good intentions, but without a great deal of time, have the most impact?
Responsibility for making this happen rests on all of us. The Social Justice Committee sees itself as an umbrella group willing to help focus attention on issues of interest to individual members of the Congregation. Yet all members need to take a step forward devoting energy to helping in the organization.
This is in keeping with our Mission Statement which says in part "…to create and participate in activities that celebrate and uniquely reflect our Unitarian Universalist principles to the larger community."
At this time, the Social Justice Committee has identified three areas we feel are important, and around which congregational teams might coalesce.
Equal Rights Team.
Environmental Justice Team
Racial and Economic Justice Team
We have an active Social Justice Committee involved in areas of Environmental, Racial, and Economic action. Our purpose as a committee is to further the aims of our members in their pursuit of individual and group action. Please join us.
You can find out the areas we're interested in our Weekly "Green Sheet". It's on this site here.
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Management & Leadership
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1) How can managers develop leadership skills?
2) Can managers be effective leaders? Why or why not?
3) How can a manager be an effective change agent?
4) How does a leader ensure a healthy organizational culture?
5) Can someone who is a leader not be a manager? Why or why not?
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Leadership & Management
1. How can managers develop leadership skills?
Leadership is both formal (corporate hierarchy/government) & informal (friendships). Some people are said to be born leaders - it is just in their personality to take charge; some people train to be leaders or are pushed to take the helm out of responsibility & necessity which is usually the case in a corporate setting. Leadership dictated by genetics aside, learning leadership in a corporate setting is a necessity. One can lead & motivate while taking charge cleverly of challenges that the group being managed as a whole while looking after its individual in a most efficient manner. There are various management styles taught academically to handle the human, mechanical & technical side of management. Usually though, successful management is all about the 'person factor'. At times natural born leaders take the cake but they still need the technical know-how on the science of management as well as the nature of the group they are managing in relation to the outcome expected of them: these entire one cannot be expected to take on by innate ability alone.
When managers ascend through the ranks, it means they started somewhere below where they are. Ascension refers to learning by experience & earning one's current position. Management skills pursuant to what is needed by the company expected of its managers while carrying similarity to any other corporate & non-corporate organizations is situated & unique. Companies hold leadership training regularly to employees with advanced level leadership skills taught dependent upon the promise, position & capacity of the individual. When one reaches manager status at a software design firm for example, it is expected that said manager would be just as skilled as or even better than those who work under him. We live in a competitive world that requires specialization for those in coordinating & management positions. The best resource of any organization is its' people. They are the reason behind its success or downfall. Leadership skills of key management employees are assimilated by experience & observation as well ...
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The solution defines management & leadership as separate concepts. It then discusses the use of leadership in management and management in leadership by putting in context the functions of a leader & a manager & how they merge when function requires it. It creates a profile of a leader & a manager by providing examples as seen in society. This extensive solution defines the various modes/types of leadership that can be adapted in practicing effective management. Specifically, it answers in a concise yet extensive manner the set questions (1 to 5) provided in the post.


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Terra Flame specializes in the design, manufacturing and distribution of indoor and outdoor bio-fuel firespaces, including: fire bowls, lanterns, torches, fire tables and fire pits. These innovative products are all powered by a unique odorless, smokeless, and virtually CO2-free fuel, which provides a clean-burning and beautiful flame and requires no ventilation.
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Keen Home provides room-by-room temperature control and air purification.
Crowdfunder is the leader in equity crowdfunding and has helped raise capital for thousands of companies from our network of 12,000 VCs and angel investors. Crowdfunder has helped startups at all stages raise money from Pre Seed to Series A.
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Pana is the first corporate travel platform exclusively for world-class guest trips, including on-site interviews, customer visits, internships and more.
Flomio develops RFC and RFID applications to bridge the digital and physical divide. Flomio leverages their NFC technology to make your life easier.
Five Guys is the fastest growing fresh burger concept in the United States, opening over 1000 stores in the past 9 years.
Revolution Cleaners is one of the largest CO2 dry cleaners in the United States. Revolution is transforming the dry cleaning industry using leading technology and great customer service to make you forget what dry cleaning used to be.
Case Studies Meet Modern Gaming. Students Rejoice.
The Bitvore opportunity and mission is to bring personalized intelligence gathering and analysis to business. As the volume of information grows dramatically and companies recognize that information is power, Bitvore provides a unique answer to pull the important information out of the noise. Bitvore offers companies the means of continuously analyzing large volumes of unstructured and semistructured information and quickly distilling it down into nuggets of intelligence that help companies make better, faster decisions.
The SKIT! app brings animated messaging and storytelling to the masses featuring amazing content and advanced interactivity.
Distil Networks is the global leader in Bot detection and mitigation offering the first software-as-a-service solution focused on stopping automated attacks to make the web more secure. Distil works like a protective shield and blocks malicious bots, malware, and competitors that try to scrape or copy your website data without permission.


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Bronkhorst Cori-Tech BV released the mini CORI-FLOW model M15, the newest model in its series of compact Coriolis Mass Flowmeters & Controllers for accurate measurement and control of (very) low flowrates. With the introduction of mini CORI-FLOW model M15, the maximum flow range of this product line is extended from 0-30 kg/h to 0-300 kg/h. The Coriolis flowmeter and control instruments are designed for both liquid and gas flow applications. The design of the miniature Coriolis sensor features superior response time and high accuracy, regardless of changing operating conditions with regard to pressure, temperature, density, conductivity, and viscosity. The effective turndown is no less than 1500-to-1, with the possibility for end-users to re-range the instrument on-site for process flexibility. The instruments have an IP65 weatherproof housing and are designed to withstand an operating pressure of up to 100 bar. Mini CORI-FLOW offers integrated PID control and close-coupled control valves or pumps, thus constituting very compact Coriolis mass flow control loops. Mini CORI-FLOW Coriolis flowmeter and controller features digital technology, offering standard analog and RS232 communication, optional fieldbus interfaces and additional functions such as alarms, totalizer (to measure fluid consumption) and batch dosing. The Coriolis flowmeter instruments feature fluid temperature and density as secondary digital outputs. Typical applications include gas or liquid flow measurement in research laboratories and pilot plants; process fluid monitoring or control systems in (petro-) chemical, pharmaceutical and food & beverage industries; as well as liquid dosing systems in a variety of markets.
Compact Coriolis Flowmeter & Controller
Bronkhorst Cori-Tech BV released its mini CORI-FLOW model M15a, the newest model in its series of compact Coriolis Mass Flowmeters and Controllers for accurate measurement and control of (very) low flowrates.
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"We should have a high school spirit week around here!"
What started out as joke during a company meeting talking about culture, turned into a week full of festivities, fun, and more importantly, bonding as a small company striving for an inclusive and close cultureCompany culture involves so many things, accountability, friendships, family, relaxed environments, and company-wide activities. At Springthrough, we pride ourselves in being a trendsetter in all of these areas. We recently notched up our company-wide activities with "Springthrough Spirit Week," where just like high school, each day had a different theme, with the week ending in a big party celebrating the start of a 4-day holiday weekend.
Signing myself up for coordinating an event like this was a tad overwhelming, especially once the requests and ideas for themes started pouring in. How do you please everyone and make sure everyone feels included? Well, when you work with a bunch of guys who like superhero's, sports, and beer, it's easy to start whittling the ideas down. Once the days were set with their themes, the fun part began: promoting the theme days, picking out prizes, and planning the end of week party.
Promoting weeks leading up to the big week was, to say the least, hilarious. From the reactions around the office of, "Oh, we're actually doing this?" to "I'm going to win for this day!", were encouraging and somewhat surprising. In a male dominated office, participation was a small concern of mine. Would people actually dress up and was anyone going to think this fun? I was pleasantly surprised when jokes and small competitions on outfits spread throughout the office. As a planner for this event, everyone's excitement and participation was my favorite part of the whole week.We started our week out with Mahalo Monday (Hawaiian ShirtDay). I spent my morning making sure everyone had a lei and some tropical juice on their desk to start spirit week and their Monday morning with a little fun. As great as the juice and jewelry were, it was nothing in comparison to all the great tropical shirts floating into and around the office that morning. Best dressed for Mahalo Monday was one of our Lead Developers, Jeff, who came dressed to impress in a full grass skirt (ok, not full, because it was his daughters and was skimpy to say the least), his own colorful lei, Hawaiian shirt, and even a Minions Hawaiian t-shirt underneath. His grand prize… A dashboard hula dancer for his car!
Tuesday, Comi-Con Day, was probably the most obvious for high participation levels with an office full of tech guys. Surprisingly, no full-on costumes entered the office that day, but we did get A LOT of people sporting themed superhero and villain t-shirts. Our winner of Comi-Com Tuesday, in a witty Darth Vader t-shirt, was one of our Support Services Technichicians, Chris, who was happy to be walking home with a prize of an Iron Man figurine.
Winning Wednesday brought a lot of team spirit to the office, with attire ranging jerseys to t-shirts and even team polo's. We saw teams represented from high school track and field teams, college football, international soccer teams, and professional football teams. The winner of the day was from one of our developers, Joe, who was sporting a vintage Soviet Union Hockey Jersey! Joe won a miniature football as his prize and office respect for the vintage jersey.
We of course we had to do our own version of the "throwback Thursday" which resulted in a throwback 80's Thursday. A few of our team members really brought their A game for this days theme. We had an 80's rocker, a full Top Gun jumpsuit, and several 80's inspired t-shirts. The winner was one our developers, Nate, who was inspired by Brett Michaels and donning full 80's rocker wear that included bandana's, tight pants, and even eyeliner! He of course took home the most 80's inspired prize, a Garbage Pail Kid figurine!
Our final themed day of the week was our USA Pride Day on Friday. Everyone came into work finding USA inspired beads to sport, colorful posters (designed by Mila!) decorating the office, and a catored lunch for everyone to look forward to.This day received a lot of participation, with the biggest rival on best dressed between myself and Ryan, our Technical Sales Accountant. We both came to win fully decked out in Red, White, and Blue from head to toe. Ryan ended up walking away with the win and the prize of green army men figurines. He quite literally had Red, White, and Blue on from head to toe including socks, shorts, shirt, and even a festive hat to top it off.
This luncheon is a perfect example of what the intention of this whole week was about, coming together, bonding, and expanding our company culture. As I sat and watched everyone laughing, stuffing their faces, and swapping funny stories from the past weeks events, I knew that my job was complete and was overjoyed with the results I was witnessing. This is just one more notch in the Springthrough belt towards expanding our already growing culture.


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First Look at Interlux's latest marine coatings
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As Practical Sailor reported in the one-year update for our long-term wood finishes test in the December issue, Interlux Yacht Paints recently released three new exterior varnishes: Perfection Plus, a clear two-part polyurethane; Schooner Gold, a high-viscosity, quick-building varnish; and Compass, a fast-drying hybrid of classic tung oil and polyurethane. The previous Perfection and Schooner formulations had performed well in our tests, so we stopped by Interlux�s booth at the Miami International Boat Show to find out more about these new products. While we were there, we also got the scoop on the company�s latest bottom paint, the copper-free Pacifica Plus with Econea , and chatted with the coatings maker about the future of antifoulings. You can follow our test results on these and other maintenance products by subscribing to Practical Sailor.
Editor�s Note: Interlux recently recalled the new Compass varnish. The temporary recall was made after tests found the quick-drying hybrid finish to be too quick-drying for large projects. The recall applies only to the new Compass. We talked to Jim Seidel, assistant marketing manager for Interlux, about the recall. His comments follow.
�There are no doubts about the Compass varnish�s performance, longevity, or durability; this is an application concern only. We have some very fast driers in the product to make it dust-free sooner and to be able to overcoat more quickly, which is a help on smaller areas but it does prove a challenge on large areas where you need more wet-edge and working time. Listening to our customers, we�ve got our chemists on track improving the application properties so it will be easier to brush on.
�We have also had customers that have applied Compass call in to tell us that they love it and don�t understand why we�ve recalled it, but Interlux is all about �making it easy� so we want to ensure we supply a product anybody can apply and above all, that it�s suitable for any project. Those customers who have successfully applied Compass will enjoy a great performing product.�
We�ll keep you posted on the status of the recall and will let you know once the new formula hits store shelves. Look for tests of it and Interlux�s other new coatings in upcoming Practical Sailor reports.
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Older Girls / Adults gold full soft leather ballerina style shoes with elasticated sides & trim detail.
The family business has been in existence for more than 60 years and is owner-managed by Achim Gabor in the 2nd generation. The many years of experience form the basis for what the company calls "Gabor Quality". Only the highest requirements of each pair of shoes have made Gabor into a traditional brand.


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When Emma rescues a man who's fallen off his horse he isn't grateful, instead he's unkind and moody. Emma thinks she'll never see the rude man again, but when she's just started working at her new position as a governess they meet once more. James is a viscount and a friend of the family she's working for. Emma doesn't want anyone of the ton to know she's working, because then they'll find out about her family's financial problems. She's changed her name, but James figures out who she is and he's angry with her, will Emma be able to convince him to keep her secret?
Because of James's fall he missed his chance to ask the woman he loves to marry him. Someone else beat him to it and now he's heartbroken. James blames Emma for his misery. He can make life tricky for her, because of everything he found out about her family, but she also fascinates him. What will win, the desire to get to know her better or plotting his revenge? He has the power to ruin Emma, but is he really that cruel or will he listen to his heart?
Vanquishing the Viscount is an entertaining romantic story. Emma is kindhearted and always wants to look after others. She is a fierce intelligent woman and can take care of herself. I admired her fabulous spirit. Her parents are in trouble and she tries to help them in any way she can. She's there for those who are in need. Because of her caring nature the woman of James's dreams says yes to another man's proposal. James is heartbroken and doesn't want to like Emma, he'd rather hate her, but that isn't as easy as he thinks. Sparks fly between them and she fascinates him more than he wants to admit, which makes the story fun and engaging and kept me interested from beginning to end.
Elizabeth Keysian's writing style has a lovely easy flow. I love the way she makes the time she writes about come to life. Her vivid description of her settings, her characters' appearances and the rules and intrigues of the ton are making her story a joy to read. I read Vanquishing the Viscount in one sitting, it's charming, sweet and captivating and I couldn't put it down. I really liked this wonderful book with its amazing sweet ending.
If you love historical romance Vanquishing the Viscount would be an excellent choice.
About Elizabeth Keysian
Elizabeth first started writing fiction when she was eight, encouraged to do so by her Head Teacher father, who needed something to keep her quiet during school holidays. Her favorite topics were mermaids, ghosts, Norman knights and quests, and she illustrated and decorated her own books. She emerged from the world of her imagination to read History at the University of London, after which she spent many years working as an archaeologist and artifact illustrator. She then became a primary school teacher, after which she moved to museum education work, and display and collections management.
Elizabeth has been involved in Medieval, Tudor, and English Civil War re-enactment and has enjoyed sword-play and traditional archery, excelling in neither. She lived for seven years on a Knights Templar estate in Essex where she pursued her interest in historical textiles, cookery and medicine. She loves anything to do with the past, and still looks down holes in the ground to see if there's anything archaeological in them. There generally isn't.
She has written fifteen historical romances since moving to the West of England in 1997, the landscape and history of which have inspired the "Wayward in Wessex" series. Book #1 in the series, "Distracting the Duke", has recently been published by Entangled Publishing.
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Seiryo-ji Temple
About Seiryo-ji Temple
Seiryo-ji temple is a Jodo temple known as the Saga-no-shaka-do (Saga's Temple of Shaka). The main idol of worship here is a Shaka Nyorai-ritsuzo statue (standing Shaka Nyorai image) brought back from China by the priest Chonen in the year 987, which serves as where the temple gets of Saga-no-shaka-do. The standing Shaka image here is a national treasure, and inside of the statue are scriptures made out of silk shaped like internal organs, documents, and coins. Seiryo-ji was originally a mountain villa for Toru of Minamoto, who is said to have served as the model for the famous Tale of Genji's main character, Genji. After Toru's death the monk Chonen drew up the plans for the temple. After Chonen's death, his son Seisan carried out his dying wish to complete the temple.
The main hall was reconstructed in 1701 by the 5th generation Edo shogun Tokugawa Tsunayoshi and his mother Keishoin, and the main idol and a Jizo Bosatsu ritzu-zo image were placed here. The main hall's dry landscape garden was built by the famous gardener Kobori Enshu. In addition to this, in spring and fall you can see the Amida Sanzon-zo (3 Amidas), Judai-deshi-zo (10 disciples of the Buddha), Shitenno-ritsu-zo (Standing 4 Heavenly Kings) and various other images at the Reihokan treasure hall. The open times are in April, May, October and November, from 9:00 to 17:00. At the same time, the main hall and the garden's opening hours are also extended to 17:00. There is a common admission ticket for 700 yen that will let you see the Reihokan, main hall, and the garden.
The Saga Dai Nenbutsu Kyogen
Every April at Seiryo-ji the nationally designated important intangible cultural property "Saga Dai Nenbutsu Kyogen" is performed. This was started in the Kamakura Period by the Buddhist monk Enkaku(1185–1333) as a prayer for him to be able to see his mother again. Normally, kyogens have dialogue and songs, but the Saga Dai Nenbutsu Kyogen has absolutely no dialogue, and instead they are done to the sounds of musical instruments such as bells, taiko drums, and flutes. In March the Saga-O-Dai-Matsushiki is carried out, which is when 7m tall torches are lit up, and the torches' strength is an omen for how good or bad the crop harvest that year will be.
On the Keifuku train, go to Arashiyama Station (嵐山駅) and from there you can walk there in 15 minutes. By bus you can take the Kyoto bus, city bus to Saga-shakado-mae stop (嵯峨釈迦堂前) and from there it's a 1 minute walk. Nearby is the Old Saga Imperial Palace (Daikakuji) so it's recommended you see both if you are touring the area.
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|Seiryo-ji Temple (清凉寺)
46 Sagashakadōfujinokichō, Ukyō-ku, Kyōto-shi, Kyōto-fu
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|Phone: 075-861-0343 / Fax: 075-861-0310
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RAW: Realms of Ancient War (Xbox 360) Review
Alec Levine / Sep 19th, 2012 6 Comments
RAW: Realms of Ancient War is a new Hack n Slash developed by Wizarbox. It's set to release Wednesday, September 19th on the Xbox Live Arcade, with future dates for PSN and PC. At it's core, RAW feels like Fable and Diablo had a love child. It has a very dark and creepy setting much like Diablo, while it's core gameplay mechanics feel much more like Fable's. The question is, is this a formula for success, or a formula for failure? Let's find out.
When you first load up a game, you immediately draw a conclusion about the game's graphics and the game's sound quality, so we'll look at those two aspects of RAW first. As I said early, this game's atmosphere seems very similar to that of Diablo's. It's very dark and eerie. Each of the three classes: Wizard, Rogue and Warrior start out in dark decrepit areas. The game isn't completely set in Darkville; there is enough light so your eyes don't hurt. Overall the environments are pretty good.
The character models are a completely different story. Each unit on the screen looks almost PS2 quality. No offense to my beloved PS2, I just wouldn't expect those graphics on an Xbox 360. The player model and animations look very stiff, and the enemy models are even worse. In a large, it's hard to tell which mob is the big bad scary mob, as everything looks exactly the same. Everything is just clumped up and combat is just pure chaos. This can get even worse when you add another player into the mix, as it's hard to tell which one of you is which when you're both being zerged by hordes of angry enemies.
The soundtrack to this game is about what you'd expect from a Hack n Slash title, it's very haunting with ambient songs that set the stage for slaughter. The actual sound effects are a bit lower quality. The first thing I noticed was that there didn't seem to be any sort of sound when you connected a swing with an enemy. While this may not sound like a bad thing, it really takes away from the visceral experience. A lot of the fun of Hack n Slash games is destroying groups of enemies, but when your weapons don't make any sounds upon hitting said enemies it seems somewhat lackluster. Another issue is that there is no real audible cue of when you're low on health. Often I've just died not even realizing that I was low on HP. Other than those two issues, the sound effects are pretty standard. Each enemy has a distinct sound when it attacks, and everything else you'd expect from a Hack n Slash.
The controls are probably the best part of RAW. Mapping each of your skills to the ABXY buttons works surprisingly well. Swapping between each page of skills with the right thumbstick is very easy and fluid. With health and mana potions on each trigger, it's very easy to pop a potion exactly when you need it. My only gripe in this area is with the interaction button. Right Bumper is not the first button I'd expect to push to interact with loot and the environment. However, it's not hard to adjust to using it.
This is the bread and butter of a Hack n Slash. The game itself has to be fun to play as these games generally have very weak storylines. RAW is no exception, the story is very generic. The gameplay is good for what it is. The game delivers tons of enemies to destroy with your arsenal of weapons and abilities, and it is fun to decimate a group of enemies. The action gets even better when you throw another player in. Rampaging through a group of enemies with a friend is a lot of fun.
There are some pretty big flaws with RAW's gameplay. The biggest issue I had was the difficulty. Now I love a good challenge; I normally love it when a game is difficult. RAW is difficult for all the wrong reasons. The enemies seem to hit significantly harder than you, and I at no point, felt powerful. A lot the fun with Hack n Slash games is feeling like you're the true chosen warrior. RAW never gives you that feeling. The possession mechanic does give you this feeling, but enemies that you can posses are few and far between. Another huge issue is mana management. I initially started as a Wizard, but quickly stopped because the mana costs of his abilities were ridiculous. I then picked up a Rogue and was having a blast until I noticed that attacking with my dagger actually lowered my mana bar. The mana issues, coupled with the insane cooldowns on your abilities makes anything short of spamming your basic attack seem like a waste.
Overall, RAW: Realms of Ancient War on XBox 360 is fun. It's great to pick up with a friend and kill a few hours. From a solo standpoint, this game leaves a lot to be desired. It is a very average Hack n Slash game, and the possession mechanic is really cool. I just wish it was more common. The loot aspect seems like it was thrown in at the last second, and it's not particularly fun to look through loot. However this game is still really fun with a friend. I enjoyed myself more in the short time I played with somebody else, than I did the entirety of my solo experience.
I'd recommend this game to people who would play it with somebody else, though if you're looking for a solo Hack n Slash, I could not recommend this game.
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Pet allergies can be so challenging, especially when someone in the household can't bear to give up the pet or when your best friend just got the cutest little puppy (and you HAVE to have one!). It is estimated that slightly more than 60% of U.S. households have pets and more than 160 million of these pets are cats and ... Read More »
Category Archives: Allergy Symptoms
Do You Know The Symptoms Of Food Allergy In A Baby?
It is exciting when it is time to start feeding your baby solid foods. But it is also a time of worry. Will my child be allergic to what I introduce him to? How do I know if my baby is allergic to food items? You have an excellent chance of feeding your child food that will not bother him ... Read More »
Do You Know The Common Allergy Symptoms?
Allergies are a common occurrence, maybe moreso than you realize. They are harmless for most people, but allergies can cause some serious suffering. The symptoms of allergies overlap quite a bit so you cannot say that just because you have a rash you are allergic to a specific item. Any allergen causes a release of histamine, which in turn creates the ... Read More »
Allergies and Asthma – What's The Link?
Many people don't realize but the wheezing and coughing of asthma are often triggered by the same things that cause the runny nose and itchy eyes of allergies. Some people seem to only have asthma and others only allergies, but many find that the two go hand in hand. It is estimated that up to 90% of children and 50% ... Read More »
Allergy vs Intolerance – How Can You Tell The Difference?
Many people use the word "allergy" to mean anything from a true allergy to a simple intolerance. It can be very confusing. Hopefully this article will help shed some light on the issue by pointing out the main differences between the two.. Allergies versus intolerance So you may ask, what exactly is an allergy? First off, allergies usually come ... Read More »
What Is "Oral Allergy Syndrome"?
If you have allergic rhinitis (hay fever), you may notice that your mouth or throat becomes itchy when eating certain foods, usually a fresh fruit or raw vegetable but it could also be a nut or spice. This reaction occurs because proteins found in some foods are extremely similar to proteins found in the pollen of certain plants. What is ... Read More »
Peanut and Tree Nut Allergy Symptoms To Watch Out For
Nut allergy symptoms can range from minor to mild to severe and life-threatening. An allergic reaction can vary each time someone is exposed to the allergen, so even minor reactions need attention. The next time – the reaction could be much worse. The amount of nut needed to create a reaction and thus allergy symptoms can vary significantly. Some people ... Read More »
What You Should Know About A Sun Allergy
A sun allergy is a condition characterized by the appearance of skin reactions, following exposure to the sun. Often, this is manifested by a rash that itches. Severe allergies can cause hives, blisters and other unpleasant symptoms. We will look at all this in more detail… Sun Allergy Symptoms – A range of problems There are several types of ... Read More »
Food Allergy Symptoms You Should Know
While true food allergies are not the most frequently encountered medical emergencies, they can certainly be grave enough to pose a threat to human life. It is believed that almost 2-3% adults, and 6-7% of children suffer from some kind of food allergy. This discrepancy occurs as many children tend to outgrow their allergy with age. Understanding Allergies An ... Read More »
A Look At The Common Wheat Allergy Symptoms
A rare type, true allergy to wheat, is usually seen in response to it's consumption rather than on contact with it. Like any other similar problem, wheat allergy symptoms are the outcome of an acute inflammatory response by the body in response to the allergen(s) contained within. Being a major part of most diets globally, having an intolerance to or ... Read More »


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Gonalons could move to Napoli, says agent
Maxime Gonalons' agent has intimated the Lyon midfielder could move to Napoli in January, after talks in the previous transfer window.
Gonalons is firmly established as a member of Lyon's starting XI, his impressive performances a key factor in the club's third-place finish last term.
Napoli were linked with a move for the France international in the close-season, but did not secure a deal for his services.
The 24-year-old's representative confirmed talks did take place with the Serie A club and believes his client could move to the Stadio San Paolo when the transfer window reopens at the start of the new year.
"I met with (Napoli sporting director Ricardo) Bigon twice over the summer," agent Frederic Guerra told Radio CRC.
"But since then I have had no news about it. I do not know.
"Maybe Napoli are still looking for a player with his characteristics in January.
"A transfer can be done, but Napoli have to accept the demands of Lyon and the player."
A product of Lyon's academy, Gonalons has made more than 160 appearances in his time at the Stade de Gerland.
He won the Coupe de France with Lyon in 2012 and scored four goals for Remi Garde's side as they clinched a place in the UEFA Champions League play-off round last term.


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13 March 2008
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Now here is fish that I can't get enough of. Locally, it's called Espada (or swordfish in English. Not to be mistaken with the sport fish). If you look at it closely, the Espada looks really wierd. Its rows of pointed teeth are showing, and with its eyes staring at you, you'd think this fish came from the depths where fish have their own luminescence because it's so dark, and where marine life looks out of this world. But this is one of my favorites. Fried is my preference.
I wonder if this is related to the Black Scabbard Fish of Madeira, Portugal (which they call Espada Preta in Spanish). They look like each other, save for the color.
The Espada is not a regular sight in the wet market of Baguio City, the Philippines, as fish are imported from the lowlands. So when there are some available, expect it to be the first to be sold out.
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This video was taken during the official launch at China, Beijing.
HanZpad Android tablet was featured as a 10.1 inch display, 178% viewing angle, a strong and light magnesium body, ultraslim (7.95mm thick only), ultralight (480g only) just like a typical magazine which you can easily carry it around. There is a front HD and back camera for easy video conferencing, built-in connectivity for internet surfing, micro SD slot for that extra capacity, and last but not least, the X-Fi HD speaker for your movies or music.
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Living in Pasadena requires an obligatory Rose Parade post. We've lived here for 3 years now and we've gone to the Parade every year. This year, however, we're taking a year off and instead of watching the floats during the parade, we woke up early and walked Orange Grove, formally known as Millionaires Row, and documented some of the incredible and ornate float decorations. As you can image, we weren't alone. Typical attendance runs close to 1 million with over 60 million tuning in to watch it live last year. The 2015 Rose Parade was seen LIVE in 57 countries & territories outside the United States, and available for Live streaming for the first time in 150 Territories.
There's been some chatter over the parade being postponed to January 2nd this year. Word on the street has been that it's because the Tournament of Roses Association didn't want people to skip church. Not quite. The first year of the parade was 1890 and in 1893, the parade fell on a Sunday for the first time. It was decided then that the disruption and noise from the parade might frighten and excite the horses tied up outside thethe nearby churches, thus interrupting the Sunday services. The committee didn't feel like they could carry on in good conscious knowing that they were causing such disruption. Although horses are no longer hitched outside of churches, the tradition remains. Rumor has it that because the Tournament has kept it's promise to not schedule the parade on a Sunday, the weather is almost always favorably dry. It's as though a pact has been established and it's not something The Association is willing to gamble on. After all, it's only rained 10 times in the 128 year history.
With the parade using an estimated 18 million flowers, it's no wonder the floats turn out so spectacular. Take a look at some of the up close images and intricate details we captured in the early morning hours.
Comment below and let us know which float is your favorite! Happy New Year from Pasadena, California. Enjoy the parade!


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In our mission statement we advocate "for the park concerning funding for preservation, renewal and restoration of the park and it's facilities in partnership with the Department of Parks.".
Two major initiatives of the conservancy will be the renewal of the Library Plaza and the restoration of the historic Schiff Memorial Fountain.
The Conservancy envisions this plaza as a sustainable green space including public art, tables, chairs and umbrellas. People can enjoy the peace of the park while having lunch, reading or just relaxing in the shade.
The historic Schiff Fountain was donated to the people of the Lower East Side in 1894 by philanthropist Jacob Schiff and is currently in a critical state of neglect. The fountain has lost the upper basin and bronze ornamentation. The lions are broken and no water flows from it's spouts. The inscription that reads "and there shall come water out of it that the people may drink. Exodus XVII:VI" is faded with age.
The conservancy wishes to return the fountain to its former glory complete with upper basin, ornamentation and running water.


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How to Navigate Today's Individual Bond Market
You usually don't pay commissions when you trade individual bonds, as you do when you trade stocks. Instead, someone called a broker (an individual wearing a fancy suit) usually trades your bonds. A broker buys a bond at one price and sells it at a higher price.
The difference, known as the bid/ask spread, is what the broker brings home. The bid/ask spreads on bonds can be big enough to make the commissions paid on stocks look like greyhound fat.
Once upon a time, and for many decades, commissions on stocks were as fat as spreads on bonds, sometimes fatter. That began to change shortly after Mary Tyler Moore moved to Minneapolis. (Historians who study the 1970s believe the connection is only coincidental.)
In 1975, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) deregulated the stock markets, allowing for open competition and discount brokerage houses. The competition brought prices down somewhat. Internet trading, which allowed the brokerage houses to economize, brought prices down even more.
Within a few years, the money that most people spent to make a stock trade was reduced to a fraction of what it had been. In the 1970s, a typical stock trade cost $100 (about $400 in today's dollars). Today, a stock trade may cost as little as $5, and rarely more than $10.
And how has bond trading changed since 1975? It's changed. But it's changed like men's fashions change — not women's. You have to look harder to notice the differences.
Some welcome transparency in trading
Bond trading today is, in a sense, about where stock trading was in the early 1980s. You can still spend $300, $400, or way more on the cost of a single trade. But you shouldn't have to anymore. Thanks to a system called the Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine (TRACE), bond trading is becoming a bit more like stock trading.
TRACE is a system run by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) that can be accessed through many financial websites, such as InvestingInBonds.
Because of TRACE, bond trading no longer has to be a muddied affair in which individual investors are at the mercy of brokers. This system ensures that every corporate bond trade in the United States is reported, and the details appear on the web. (The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board runs a similar system for municipal bonds.)
TRACE ensures that trading costs are no longer hidden, bond yields (greatly affected by the bid/ask spreads) are easy to find, and good information is available. Among investment people, access to information is generally referred to as transparency. TRACE provides some pretty amazing transparency.
Unfortunately, not everyone knows about the TRACE system, so not everyone realizes that she can find out — for free — the price a broker paid for a bond. In fact, lots of people don't know. Those who don't, pay a heavy price.
A new beginning for bond trading
The new transparency, ushered into practice between 2002 and 2005, has removed much of the mystery from bond trading. You can now go online and, provided your Windows system doesn't crash that particular day, quickly get a pretty good idea of how much a single bond is being bought and sold for — by brokers, institutions, and individuals.
You'll also see how far a broker — your broker — is trying to mark a bond up, and exactly what yield you'll get after the middleman and all his cousins have taken their cuts, should you purchase that bond.
Unfortunately, the cuts taken on bond trades still tend to be too high, and you can't (except in rare circumstances) bypass the middlemen. But with some tough negotiating on your part, you won't make them terribly rich at your expense, either.


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Eathai in Central Embassy is an upscale food court that has a neat concept of sourcing classic Thai dishes from across the whole country. It is a fun and affordable way of tasting regional varieties of great tasting Thai food. Taking up a massive space on the basement floor of the luxurious Central Embassy Shopping Mall, cooking stations are separated into northern, southern, Issan (northeastern Thai), vegetarian, seafood, and a street food concept area.
Dishes start from around 80 baht for noodle soup up to 370 baht for deep fried cod in sweet fish sauce, and despite the almost limitless choice, ordering is made easy as every dish is professionally laid out as an example with detailed English descriptions.
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Ordering your meal is simple at Eathai: upon entry you are given a credit card which you use to purchase your meal. Save the receipt which is given to serving staff who will collect your meal and bring it to your table when ready. With so much choice from all corners of Thailand, it can be a daunting task as to what to go for. To guide you through, here are our top picks from Eathai's best sections:
Isan Kitchen: larb moo (spicy, salty and aromatic pork salad), 120 baht; som tam (spicy papaya salad) 100 baht; kai yang (grilled chicken), 150 baht.
Vegetarian Kitchen: fried mushroom omelette, 100 baht; yam jae (spicy salad with grass noodles and vegetables), 100 baht.
North Kitchen: khao soi gai (rich coconut soup with egg noodles and chicken), 130 baht; kan-tok (set of vegetables, sticky rice and meat with chilli paste for dipping), 380 baht.
South Kitchen: massman curry with a choice of chicken, pork, beef or crab with rice, 150-200 baht
Streetfood: pad Thai with jumbo shrimp, 160 baht; Thai-style fried rice, 120-200 bah
Cape (seafood): whole grilled sea bass, 450 baht; whole oysters, 85 baht each; grilled blue crab (market price).
Spotlessly clean and styled with Thai touches, Eathai Food Court is excellently executed and will impress even those who would usually shy away from eating in a food court. Forget what you might know about busy, bustling canteen-style rooms, here tables are well spaced out, dishes are removed promptly and rustic wooden touches create a pleasant dining atmosphere.
Eatthai at Central Embassy Bangkok also has a great bar, serving up a range of fruit juices, as well as beer on tap (150 for a Singha), cocktails (from 150 baht) and even full bottles of Thai whiskey if you fancy a particularly boozy lunch (big Sangsom bottle, 700 baht). Don't forget to check out their mini supermarket either, which stocks some speciality cooking ingredients from all over Thailand.
Everything about Eathai, from the ingredients to the table service (and the price), is a cut above what you will find in the vast majority of food courts in Bangkok, and even if you can't quite afford the Hermes handbag or Rolex watch sold upstairs in Central Embassy, the food court is still well worth a visit.
Eathai Food Court
- Opening Hours: 10:00-22:00
- Location: Central Embassy Shopping Mall, Ploenchit Road
- BTS: Direct Walkways from Chit Lom and Ploen Chit BTS Skytrain Station
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This is a fun and informative class & workshop where participants learn about solar cooking.
The class covers the ins and outs of solar cooking and participants will have the option to purchase an All Season's solar cooker prior to the class for a special rate.
NOTE: There's no need to purchase a cooker in order to participate in the class, though! All kind of techniques will be talked about.
The All Season's Solar Cooker is known in over 125 countries from Africa, to Japan, to Europe & the Americas. Solar cookers use the free energy from the sun and can cook full meals: meats, poultry, vegetables, grains, breads, desserts... you name it!
You'll Learn: How solar cooking works The different types of solar cooking The many types of pots in which to cook wonderful meals Effective solar cooking techniques Costs: Class is free. RSVP for a free ticket.
If you'd like to purchase an All Season's Solar Cooker at the special price of $65 (regularly $99), please pay below. Jim will bring your cooker with him to the class with your name on it, he'll work with you on setup and answering any individual questions you might have.
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What having a cat has taught me.
Sometimes Bob and I look at each other and our hearts burst for this little cat. A cat that we both are convinced was the one to be ours. The right cat that was waiting for us. We had a few other chances to be cat parents, but somehow only our Maus was the one to adopt.
I've always had a love for dogs and cats but more so dogs. It never worked out to have one, because if you do have a pet, it is for life. For the last few months we've morphed into cat peeps. In fact, at the moment our whole household revolves around our little bundle of joy and I am well aware that she might be a bit spoilt...by both of us.
But here is the thing: Each day we are with her, another facet of her character emerges and often, she is as human as you and I. She is so intelligent and it doesn't take her very long to learn new things, tricks to play on us and who to wrap around her little paw...Bob, of course!!
She sticks to a routine that you could set your clock to. Daytime is usually sleep time, early morning is serious cuddle time and night time is her time to wake us up with her incessant use of squeaky toys. A parental torture of note.
As for the early morning cuddle, even for this she has a set routine. She firstly manoeuvres her little body around my neck almost like a necklace and I have learned to be quick to avoid a possible bottom in my face...after a few minutes of this, she changes her perch to cuddle into the crook of my arm. Her face is close to mine and while I stroke her back, we both watch TV.
As I am of the early bird crowd, Maus and I are awake from about 5 bells. ( Well, actually I fib as she starts the cuddling procedure at about 3 am ). Bob gets up about an hour later and from the day he met Maus, I made him take over the feeding. Extra bonding as he was away the first three weeks when I got her.
It used to be 7 am for the first feed, but slowly he has moved it forward to 6.15 am. Honestly, not so much Bob but a cutely meowing kitten ( We do keep dry food available for her at all times ). From six o'clock, it starts. Bob and her have a running conversation.
" Maus, another ten minutes and I will get you your food. " " Meeeeeooow, meeeoooow, meeeeeeeow, M.E.O.W.O.W "and when this bit of vocal objection doesn't do the trick, she smartly runs up to Bob, either jumping on his lap to show she loves him, or throwing her favourite little blue ball in front of his feet. Kind of like a challenge of either you feed me or you play with me.
As for that little blue ball, she loves to kick or nudge it under the kitchen cupboard where only the long arm of the broom handle can dislodge it. Oh yes, she does it daily and will sit meaowing in front of it until either Bob or I use the broom.
The other day she even started to become a picky eater. We had bought some high quality food for her which she turned her nose up to...Her concerned father rushed out to buy her some ordinary food and she gulped it down.
" I told you she wouldn't eat that. Look how she loves this cheap food. " " Bob, you gulp down chips too while you ignore the vegetables on the plate. "


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Two men are hospitalized after an alcohol-fueled argument began over which phone is better: iPhone or Android.
Tulsa police say a woman found a man covered in blood, stumbling around the parking lot of the Evergreen Apartments around 1 a.m.
When police arrived at the apartment complex, they learned that the roommates had been drinking and arguing over their mobile phones.
Police say the two men broke beer bottles and stabbed each other with them. One of the men smashed a bottle over the back of the other man's head.
Police aren't sure who they will charge or if charges will be filed at this time. Both men are being treated at an area hospital for their injuries.
Police did not respond when our photographer asked which phone is better.
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A tradeshow is a great way to introduce new products, expose your brand to new customers and, overall, make a positive impact on your bottom line. Unfortunately, most tradeshows have hundreds – even thousands – of exhibitors in attendance. With all that competition, how can you make sure your tradeshow booth stands out? That it's one that customers will make a point to stop by and learn more about?
Here are just a few ways you can make your tradeshow booth stand out from the crowd:
- Get creative – Don't just slap your logo on a few banners and call it a day. If you really want to make sure customers stop by your tradeshow booth, you have to get creative and innovative. Use a graphic designer to ensure your displays, flyers, and brochures are eye-catching and vibrant, work with a marketing consultant to hone in on a fresh and interesting sales pitch, and look for ways to pique customers' interest and inspire them to want to learn more about you.
- Choose great staffers – According to a recent study, 85 percent of an exhibitors success lies in how well their staff performs. With this in mind, it's important you choose your booth staff carefully. Look for employees who are outgoing, friendly, warm, and who really know the ins and outs of your business model. At the tradeshow, they'll essentially be the "face" of your organization, so make sure they're up to the task!
- Make the most of your space – A tradeshow booth is only so big; you really need to be able to make the most of your space. Use pop-up banners, brochure displays, light-up counters, interactive screens, and more to create a unique and inviting environment for passersby to experience.
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Nike Profit Sharing Plan
Nike's profit sharing plan appears, compared to others we have viewed, relatively appealing and shows a commitment that Nike has to its employees in helping them save for retirement. However, we offer some highlights or our critique below and have provided guidance (see specific program recommendations) to optimize the employee stock option program and the deferred compensation plan:
2017 plan Changes
Nike changed plan sponsors in 2017. They went from the prior sponsors Hewitt and Charles Schwab to Fidelity. And, they kept Northern Trust as the custodian. In our last review we "called out" one of Nike's biggest pitfalls within the plan -the way matching contributions were structured. The matches could work unfavorably against employees who either met their maximum contribution early (maybe a big bonus) or stopped making contributions. Nike went through the effort to fix this 'miss match,' as it was described in a 2015 Oregonian article, in this 2017 change. The new plan has a year-end "True Up" where any unfavorable missed matching money is reconciled to treat the employee fairly.
- Nike's costs for investment choices are favorable inside the the basic 401(k) plan, They are transparent and have low turnover.
- They match 100% for the first 5% of contributions and employees vest immediately.
- They offer a health savings account which is technically not part of the profit sharing plan, but these savings plans can be some of the best retirement savings plans for employees.
- Nike added the "Tune-up" feature to the plan so employees don't loose out on any matching funds with the caveat it may only be temporary for the fiscal year. Time will tell.
- Nike offers many other programs to save and grow retirement. The Employee Stock Purchase offers employees a 15% discount to the market price in Nike stock. The deferred compensation plan offers to defer taxes (except payroll taxes) until separation from the company, all be it with many rules. And, the employee stock option plan allows employees to benefit in growth at no cost.
- Nike only has 5 investment choices (outside profit sharing plan and the Nike Stock Fund) and 3 risk weighted funds that hold these 5 investments. These investment choices are limiting and in order to get more variety one needs to go to the Fidelity Brokerage Link to access more investments.
- Fidelity's Brokerage Link drives investors to Fidelity products. Generally there is nothing wrong with Fidelity products, but they don't offer some of the good inexpensive funds which makes Fidelity look like the low cost provider. This strategy drives the employees to these Fidelity funds or other more expensive funds reducing the retirement for the employee in the long run.
- Long-term disability at 60% of pay, paid as a benefit after tax and with no inflation protection is inadequate.
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- RSU vs OPTIONS - WHICH ONE IS BETTER FOR ME?
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Whether it's date night or heading out with your girls, you can never go wrong with all black and showing a little skin :). I love a shirt that allows me to transform it into many styles. This #MNG tunic was originally meant to be worn as a cowl neck shirt, but you can also wear it as an off the shoulder shirt (so trendy now). I wore it with my distressed black #oldnavy ankle jeans, lace-up black heels and black and antique gold earrings. What's your go to going out outfit? Keeping you stylish. #exclusivelystyledbytami #OOTN #goingout #allblack #stylist #stylistlife
Classic Blue & White StripePosted on March 23, 2017
Classic styles like a blue and white stripe button down shirt never goes out of style. Keep your look updated by mixing a current style with a classic print. I wore this #Zara blue and white striped shirt with my #oldnavy skinny jeans, #fergalicious gray over the knee boots and #charmingcharlie statement necklace. How do you wear your stripes? Keeping you stylish. #stylistlife #exclusivelystyledbytami #classicstyle #blueandwhitestripes #statementnecklace #overthekneeboots #styleblogger
Leather skirts are the BestPosted on March 13, 2017
Leather skirts are the best. I love how you can wear them all year long. Usually you will see me wearing a midi or knee length skirt, but sometimes you have to mix it up. Do you have those pieces in your closet that you intend to wear, but usually never do? This skirt would be that for me. I finally wore my above the knee burgundy leather skirt from #zara. I wore it with my 3/4 length black sweater, black #francosarto knee boots, silver statement necklace and bracelets. Quick and simple outfit. If you don't have a leather skirt, you need to get one. Keeping you stylish.
Print Mixing and TricksPosted on March 3, 2017
Print Mixing can be tricky, but when done right it looks very stylish. Sanai has mastered her print mixing with her #oldnavy floral blouse and #oldnavy checkered leggings. The key to mixing prints is to make sure both pieces have at least two colors that are the same and one print is larger than the other. One of my favorite prints to mix are black and white stripes and camoflauge. Get our of your comfort zone and try it! Keeping you stylish.
Sporty Chic with a Blazer and Skinny JeansPosted on February 28, 2017
I love how a blazer can instantly change your look. I was in a sporty mood, so I put on one of my sporty blazers. I love this black and white blazer I got from #TheLimited years ago. It's a classic and I'm never letting it go. I paired it with my red skinny jeans, #ColeHaan oxfords, statement earrings and bracelet. You can easily swap out this blazer with a bomber jacket, cardigan or a zip-up hoodie for a similar look. Being comfortable and chic is a win to me. Keeping you stylish!


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High Altitude Yellow Roses
by Nancy Medina
Class Demonstration
Oil on Archival Panel
High Altitude Yellow Roses was my class demonstration this morning. Roses can be a tough subject to tackle in a workshop, so I shared a tip with my students: deconstruct the fresh rose you are painting. Tear off every petal, leaving about 10 petals only. Focus, with a good light source, just on those petals. Simplify your life. Simplify your rose. You are the boss of your flowers! Thus, the cascade of loose yellow petals in the foreground of my setup, below. I love finding ways to make flower painting easier. Put a little joy in your brush and let's make brilliant flowers bloom in oils! June and July are full, but there are still seats open in August!
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The classroom models take a bow!
A class full of talented ladies and their yellow roses!


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Baby Bennett's Nursery Sneak Peek and A Discount!/
While this is not a full reveal per se, I wanted to give you all the progress shots. We are going to be continually evolving on her gallery wall, as well as her shelves I am sure, but this is where we are stepping away and saying, "her nursery is done!" And it feels so good. This is the view from the door.
arrow: Michael's
poster: Mumford & Sons Concert
camera: wooden toy gifted by our two photographer friends
laundry basket: Ross
cloth diaper pail (aka, trash can): Costco
blue cart: Ikea
dresser: Honest Company
glider: Hayneedles
flower light: Ikea
bike print, little bitty pretty one, and the sky's the limit prints: Etsy
metal L: Pottery Barn
bedding and changing pad cover: Caden Lane
rug: Kohl's
pouf: Andiexs
fox bin: Amazon
wall color: Benjamin Moore Hale Navy
Bad ass light from Restoration Hardware.
This is from the wall looking right. Her bigger/more important books are on the shelves, along with a piggy bank from Auntie Katie Meyer, moccasins from Auntie Sam, and a sound machine from Uncle Amazon. :) The garland was from the baby shower and I love that I am re-purposing it in here. Oh, and her crib is from her Nana Mary and is also from the Honest Company. More on the crib later...
Because her co-sleeper is still being stored in her crib. Getting in and out of bed is tough enough for me at this stage and so we are going to wait until she's on her way home to put up the co-sleeper.
In the meantime, back to this pouf! I searched. And searched. And searched. For a pouf that was the right vibe, but also price. The one from Restoration Hardware would have come in at around $200 and momma ain't no fool. I luckily was able to connect with Andie on Etsy who sent me this gorgeousness shown below.
The scale is perfect, the quality is top notch and it is comfortable for toe and bottom resting equally. And now she is offering you all a discount for a pouf of your very own! Just go to her shop and enter the code ANDIE4BENNETT10 at checkout for 10% off of your entire order!
And now this is her room from the other side looking back towards the door.
bookshelves: Babyletto
cat: Jellycat
starburst mirror: Target
peacock bin: Amazon
Inside her closets are our container store Elfa systems and a WHOLE BUNCH OF CLOTHES from friends. I got some size dividers (0-3 months, 3-6 months, and so on) and hung up most of her bulky winter stuff. My favorite part of this closet set up are those pull out birch wood shelves you see below. They currently store toys on the bottom one and socks and shoes on the top.
So there you have it. A peek into her room as it sits currently. We still need to get a mobile and continue working on the gallery wall over her crib, but we feel pretty great about where it is currently.
What's your favorite part?
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In honor of National Poetry Month, a bookbinder's curse in 10 stanzas. One wonders what "Particular Occasion" caused Mr. "Burnisher" to vent such spleen.
Solemn Curse Pronounced by Ben Burnisher upon a Master Bookbinder upon a Particular Occasion
May rats and mice devour your paste,
Your paper, and your leather.
May your hand letters be defaced,
Your types all mixed together.
May all your pallets, stamps, and rolls
Be on their faces battered;
Your beating stone pecked full of holes,
Your hammer in pieces shattered.
And may your standing press fall down,
Your pressing boards be cracked,
May your law leather all turn brown,
Each law book edge turned blackened.
May you be bothered all your life
With workmen brandy lovers;
With sandy boards and dull plough knife,
Thin paste and horny covers.
And may your gilding all rub off,
Your roll burn through the leather,
And you henceforward be obliged
To finish in dry weather.
And may your polisher upon
The face be full of scratches,
May every cover you put on
Have at least twenty patches.
May all your colors be too strong,
So as to rot your leather;
May all your books be lettered wrong,
Your fly leaves stick together.
May all your laying presses all get broke,
Your books be wrong collated,
And may you with foul charcoal smoke
Be almost suffocated.
May your apprentice run away,
Your business be diminished,
And may booksellers never pay
You when your work is finished.
God grant that you distressed may be,
From constable to beadle,
And live 'til you can't feel or see
Your press pin from your needle.
—The Finisher's Friendly Circular, No. 1, 1845-51, page 15


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text: When a customer faced production line disruptions, they turned to Optimas to identify the root cause and engineer a better solution. Problem A cancer diagnostics machine manufacturer faced 15-30 minute line shutdowns on a daily basis. Fasteners jammed as they were drilled into the machine's sheet metal with an air gun. In some cases the fasteners were getting stripped, while in others the torque forced the air gun out of the workers' hands, causing minor arm and wrist injuries. Solution Our engineering team worked with the customer and the part supplier to identify the root cause of the issue. A section of the thread had a nylon coating (also known as a "patch") that keeps them from backing out over time during operation. In this case, we discovered that the coating was too thick, causing the fasteners to get jammed during installation. Together with the supplier, we developed a lighter patch where the nylon coating was reduced by half. Result The new thinner coating eliminated the stripping issues and all injuries on the assembly line, increasing production by 27%. In addition, the new coating solution has become an industry standard now known as "the light patch." Download Success Story 27% Productivity Increase in productivity and finished goods


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When: Monday-Friday 10am-2pm
Where: The Ragfinery
Age: 8-13
Cost $220
Add personality to basics you already own or customize some thrift store finds. We will explore many fabric embellishment techniques such as printing, dyeing and embroidery as well as functional flair like adding a patch pocket.
Visit The Ragfinery online or in person for more details and to register for this class.


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Futures Gaming
Futures gaming and the serious fun it generates is a key aspect of StratEDGY's approach.
Playing games used to be regarded as wasting time in trivial activity – time that could be spent in more rigorous pursuit of valuable knowledge about our past, present and future. More recently, the power of gaming to unlock creativity and inspiration, and harness effort been well demonstrated. In a game context, there are no serious real-world consequences for mistakes so it's easier to move beyond conventional boundaries and experiment, and that's when inspired insight into future possibilities occurs.
At its heart the value proposition of purposeful gaming is the structuring of virtual rewards and consequences to engender "minimal loss" action towards real world goals
At StratEDGY we believe that the best long-term thinking is grounded in data and a rich understanding of the past and present. We also know that without approaches that allow us to leave today's constraints behind and radically re-imagine, that thinking remains limited and flawed. Time and time again, we see gaming approaches transform our clients' perceptions of possibilities and energise them towards shaping the futures they've imagined.
StratEDGY builds gaming and playful components into its approaches and tools. Why settle for a dull environmental scanning presentation when you can engage the whole room on the same content with a game show? Whether you are wanting to develop future products or services, re-orient staff around a new vision, or carry out some genuine blue-skies thinking, StratEDGY can design a game-based approach that will engage your staff and generate surprising outcomes. Contact StratEDGY to discuss game-base approaches that would work for your organisation and purpose.
StratEDGY is also a strong advocate of the Institute for the Futures' Foresight Engine. The Foresight Engine is a platform for game-based conversation on critical future questions. 100s or 1000s of people can contribute at the same time, engaging with each other to take issues forward in exiting and unexpected ways. Over the last three years, StratEDGY has designed and managed three free, public Foresight Engine games as part of our commitment to building public futures literacy in New Zealand.
Magnetic South, on the long-term future of Christchurch in 2011
Pounamu, on science and the future of New Zealand in 2012 and again in 2013
StratEDGY is the only organisation in Australasia that has designed and managed games on this platform.
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Initial Thoughts on Mayo v. Prometheus
Yesterday, the Supreme Court in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. decided that Prometheus's claims to a therapeutic process—comprising the steps of (1) administering a thiopurine drug to a patient suffering from an autoimmune disease, (2) determining the level of a particular metabolite in the patient's blood, and (3) adjusting the amount of the drug up or down based upon certain naturally-occurring correlations between metabolite levels and the need for a higher or lower dose of thiopurine—recited unpatentable subject matter. Specifically, the Court (in a 9-0 opinion authored by Justice Breyer) concluded that the process claims at issue were not meaningfully distinct from the underlying law of nature—the naturally-occurring correlation itself. In the Court's view, the steps of administering the drug, determining the metabolite level, and adjusting the amount of the drug up or down in light of the correlation, did not "add enough . . . to allow the processes . . . to qualify as patent-eligible processes that apply natural laws" (emphasis in original). In reaching this conclusion, the Court reaffirmed that "[p]urely 'conventional or obvious' '[pre]-solution activity" is normally not sufficient to transform an unpatentable law of nature into a patent-eligible application of such a law"; and emphasized its "concern that patent law not inhibit further discovery by improperly tying up the future use of laws of nature." Finally, the Court rejected the Federal Circuit's view that the "transformations" that these processes cause within the human body satisfied the machine-or-transformation test (which test, the Court added , is merely a clue, not the clue, to patentability); the government's view that the presence of even minimal steps beyond a statement of the law of nature is sufficient to satisfy § 101; and the views of some amici that a finding of unpatentability in this case would necessarily discourage medical research.
Here are some initial thoughts on the opinion and its significance.
1. I really didn't know what to expect from the Court as a whole, but it is not surprising that Justice Breyer concluded that the processes at issue were unpatentable. The issue presented in the case is similar to the issue raised in the 2006 case of Laboratory Corp. of Am. Holdings v. Metabolite Laboratories, Inc., in which Justice Breyer (joined by Justices Stevens and Souter) filed an opinion (dissenting from the Court's decision to dismiss the writ of certiorari as having been improvidently granted) expressing similar views. What is interesting is that a unanimous Court signed off on Justice Breyer's approach.
2. The Mayo Court leaves open the question of what additional steps would suffice to transform an unpatentable law of nature into a patentable process. In this respect, the opinion resembles the Court's 2010 decision in Bilski v. Kappos, which reiterated that abstract ideas are not patentable without, however, providing much guidance as to what distinguishes an abstract from a concrete idea. Presumably the answer to the question will evolve over time in both the USPTO and the courts.
3. The opinion is in some ways similar to the Court's 2007 decision in KSR Int'l Co. v. Teleflex Inc., in which Justice Kennedy used the term "common sense" five times in the course of discussing the standard for determining whether an invention is sufficiently nonobvious to qualify for patent protection. I wouldn't be surprised if the Court viewed Mayo as a sort of "common sense" opinion as well, to the extent the Court rejected arguments that even minimal steps in addition to the statement of the law of nature would suffice to render a process patent-eligible; indeed, Justice Breyer twice expressed concern that such a standard would merely induce creative claim drafting that would in effect monopolize laws of nature. Whether such "common sense" approaches are consistent with good innovation policy is a difficult question; one can easily see their appeal, though at the same time they risk introducing a certain "I know it when I see it" quality that can lead to unpredictability and inconsistency in application. The question I would now ask is whether this same approach will lead the Court to agree with the view, expressed in the district court opinion in Association for Molecular Pathology v. U. S. Patent & Trademark Office, 702 F. Supp. 2d 181, 185 (S.D.N.Y. 2010), rev'd, 653 F.3d 1329 (Fed. Cir. 2011), pet'n for cert. filed, 80 U.S.L.W. 3380 (Dec. 7, 2011), that distinguishing isolated gene sequences from naturally-occurring gene sequences is nothing more than "a lawyer's trick"?
4. In my view, rules of patent law should be evaluated and adjusted in light of their consequences, particularly where (as here) the statutory text provides little or no explicit guidance. Ultimately, then, whether Mayo is a good or a bad decision depends on whether, as some of the amici predicted, the decision will on balance inhibit investments in developing new techniques of personalized medicine or (as other amici predicted) it will encourage such investments by ensuring that the essential building blocks of future innovation remain in the public domain, free for others to draw upon. In all honesty, neither I nor anyone else really knows what those consequences will be. We can speculate, given our understanding of the relative importance (or not) of the patent incentive in spurring innovation in this field, of the difficulties (or lack thereof) facing researchers who have to negotiate patent "thickets," and the like. At the end of the day, I'm an optimist and I suspect that innovation will proceed apace; so perhaps the opinion reaches the right result as a matter of policy. I just wish I could be more confident in that expectation.
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Promotional videos and trailers get viewers amped for TV episode, movie, and video game releases, and our music makes that happen.
From the Academy Award Winner Brian Grazer, "The Playboy Club" visits the 1960s, where in the center of Chicago lies the legendary and seductive Playboy Club, a living, breathing fantasy world filled with cocktails, music, glitter and of course, beautiful Bunnies. But all that glitters isn't gold, and in the back rooms and alleys behind the club, life happens – both good and bad.
Web promos for the NBC series were produced by Liquid Soul Media, a lifestyle marketing agency based here in Atlanta, and featured two Affix tracks for two different looks in recent episodes. Jaspect's horn-heavy, jazzy "Uppity Negro" is front and center for the "Vegas Style" promotional, joining the ranks of PVD's "Interlude" in a separate Season One promo.
The Playboy Club – "Vegas Style"Featuring Affix Music: "Uppity Negro" by Jaspects
Like many of our clients, Liquid Soul utilizes the Affix licensing platform as a self-serve database and licensing tool, which has proved to be highly efficient for the company. The platform's search tool organizes tracks by genre, creator, even tempo and moods, to ensure targeted, quality search results. Once you've found what you like, the platform's streamlined licensing process makes price quotes and checkout easy. Of course, Affix also offers full consulting to deliver tracks to you based on your criteria, without your having to spend any time in our database.
Affix has a longstanding and trusted relationship with Turner Broadcasting Networks, providing music for TNT, TBS, and Cartoon Network promos and programming. The Atlanta-based media tastemaker recognized that the rhythmic nature of a large portion of Affix's catalog fits their Latin America brand, Boomerang Brazil, beautifully. The "Capricho Moments Ação" promo features "Love Is Blind", a track by Atlanta-based producer Brian "B.Stylez" McCarthney. "Capricho Moments" the TV show highlights 14 fashion school students who compete for an internship at Capricho Magazine.
Capricho Moments – AçãoFeaturing Affix Music: "Love Is Blind" by B.Stylez


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Books make us better, more empathic people/
I just finished Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic Canadian coming-of-age novel, Anne of Green Gables, which I missed as I sailed by in childhood. While I'm glad I caught the novel now, I wish I'd caught it back then. Anne puts the challenges of being a child in an adult world in context. She gets in all sorts of scrapes through no fault of her own, which I like to think was my own experience. I also read Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Secret Garden for the first time, another story about growing up and feeling you don't quite fit in. I think if you'd read these two books as a child, you'd be better prepared not only for your own experience but also for some of the idiots who get to run your days through those years when you're neither a small child nor an adult.
The gifts Montgomery and Burnett give are the same as those other good books give—great characters, a story we want to follow, and thoughtful writing—but they also privilege the young person's world view. At any age, books are like dental hygiene; they don't just make us feel better for a day, they make us feel better for years, and they make us better people. Research shows that people who read quality fiction develop more empathy. Books give us other perspectives and solutions. When we're growing up, we're especially malleable so it's possible that books matter even more.
Last year I went to the state final of the Readers' Cup organised by the Children's Book Council of Australia, where teams from all over Queensland vie for the trophy that recognises our champion readers. Leading up, district champion teams had to study six books and then answer detailed questions on the night. The Readers' Cup treats reading as sport and I should probably think it's a bad idea. But there they were, those teams, as prepped as any in a locker room before a game, with all the high excitement of a grand final. In the end, although South Burnett's Tanduringie State School took out an early, courageous lead, the cup went down to the wire between Pacific Paradise State School on the Sunshine Coast and Moura State School in Central Queensland. I was rooting for Moura because they'd come so much further, but in a nail-biting finish, Pacific Paradise took the trophy, with Moura just behind and Brisbane Central's Bardon State School just behind them.
Recent UK research shows that a third of children don't own a book. Not one. And they're not relying on libraries either. We went to the library every week when I was a child. There were always books where they were supposed to be on the shelves and when I couldn't find something I might like to read, a librarian who knew my taste suggested something. But a couple of early expeditions to libraries with my son showed me that things have changed. Collections have withered, shelves are in disarray and librarians are few and far between. This isn't the fault of librarians. Library budgets are easy for governments to cut, and if we keep telling ourselves the book is dead, it's even easier. More than half of parents of 3 to 8 year olds in Queensland don't read to their children. We are raising generations now who get their stories from other places, from games, movies, the internet, places that don't do the job that reading does for us.
If developing empathy isn't enough to encourage reading, reading is also one of the most powerful predictors of later life socioeconomic success. An analysis of data from the UK National Child Development study showed that maths and reading ability trump intelligence, motivation, length of education and parental socioeconomic status in predicting a child's likelihood of getting a better job, housing and income as an adult. If you read one grade better at age 7, you increase your middle-aged income by $7750. And you'll probably need a whole lot less psychotherapy.
I fell into Anne's world a few weeks ago and I wanted more than anything the secret garden to come back to life. I ought to do more to help children develop a lifelong love of reading.


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SS Beaver State (T-ACS-10)
|United States
|SS Beaver State
|Ingalls Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
|Laid down:
|13 April 1964
|14 January 1965
|2 April 1987
|Out of service:
|28 July 2006
|Launched as SS Mormacdraco
|General characteristics
|Class and type:
|Keystone State-class crane ship
|27,900 tons
|665 ft 8 in (202.90 m)
|75 ft 0 in (22.86 m)
|31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
|two boilers, two steam turbines, single propeller, 13,851 shaft horsepower (10,329 kW)
|20.4 kn (23.5 mph; 37.8 km/h)
|45,750 square feet (4,250 m2) of Cargo
Full Operational Status: 89 civilian marinersReduced Operational Status: 10 civilian mariners
SS Beaver State (T-ACS-10) is a crane ship in ready reserve for the United States Navy. The ship was named for the state of Oregon, which is also known as the Beaver State.
Beaver State was laid down on 13 April 1964, as the break-bulk freighter, SS Mormacdraco, ON 299008, IMO 6507921, a Maritime Administration type (C6-S-60a) hull, under MARAD contract (MA 144). Built by Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc., Pascagoula, MS, hull no. 487, she was launched on 14 January 1965 and delivered to MARAD 28 May 1965, for service with Moore-McCormack Lines. In 1976 the ship was lengthened and converted to a partial container ship by Todd Ship Yard, Galveston, TX. She was sold to United States Lines in 1983 and renamed SS American Draco, 13 September. US Lines ceased operations in 1986 and the ship was turned over to the MARAD on 2 April 1987 and placed in the National Defense Reserve Fleet (NDRF). The ship was selected for conversion to a MARAD type (C6-S-MA60b) crane ship, but conversion was canceled, 12 January 1990. Conversion resumed in 1992, but was not completed by National Steel and Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, CA until 4 May 1997, when she was placed in service as SS Beaver State (T-ACS-10) and assigned to the Ready Reserve Force (RRF), under operation control of the Military Sealift Command (MSC). Beaver State was berthed at Bremerton, WA. and assigned to Maritime Prepositioning Ship Squadron Three and was maintained in a five-day readiness status. She was removed from MSC control and withdrawn from the RRF by reassignment to the NDRF on 28 July 2006. She was converted for the Missile Defense Agency at Cascade General Shipyards, Portland, OR. to an X-Band Transportable Radar Ship, designated (XTR-1) and renamed SS Pacific Tracker, 1 April 2009.[1]


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Online gaming and gambling is a really great hobby, but it can leave you vulnerable to opportunist thieves that are operating out there in cyber space. Reducing your risk of having any problems is most likely to be high on your list of priorities when it comes to playing online, and we thought we'd aim to help you out with that.
Here are some top online gaming tips to help you stay safe when playing online.
Check the website. Then check it again
Before signing up to any website out there, you'll want to have a thorough check of their safety precautions – take a look at the steps and procedures they have in place to keep you safe, in terms of your personal information, payment details and your wellbeing as a gamer. You can play Just Jewels Deluxe now at really great websites, and you can view the site's information before you sign up, too.
Report any problems
You should also aim to be a responsible part of the online gaming or gambling community, by being vigilant and reporting any suspicious behaviour you see, or by reporting any potentially harmful websites. If all gamers work together to help combat these criminals, it's a good start for keeping everybody safe. Likewise, make sure you report any suspicious behaviour from players to websites that you use too.
Ensure your computer is up to date
Before signing up to any gaming website, it's a good idea that you make sure all your computer virus combating software is up to date. You should only play online games only when you have effective and updated antivirus/antispyware software and firewall running.
Be careful what you reveal
You'll need to be very careful when it comes to sharing your personal information with other online players. Make sure that your username and password are cryptic and not suggestive of things like your actual name or your address, as it's advised that you keep these two pieces of personal information private. Likewise, if your game includes the ability to create a personal profile, make sure you don't give away any personal information.
When in doubt, avoid
Above all, if you're unsure about a website or a gaming community, you should just avoid it altogether so you don't put yourself in unnecessary risk. This will also include things like files you're sent from strangers – do not accept downloads from strangers. This includes cheat programs that may claim to help you perform better in the game, but really could be carrying malware.


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Brown Bulk Transportation, Inc. Case Settles for $2,000
This page last reviewed April 23rd, 2014.
In March 2014, Brown Bulk Transportation, Inc. agreed to pay $2,000.00 in penalties for violating air quality regulations: $1,500.00 will go to the Air Pollution Control Fund, which provides funding for projects and research to improve California's air quality; $500.00 will go to Peralta Colleges Foundation to fund emission education classes conducted by participating California community colleges, under the California Council for Diesel Education and Technology program.
An investigation by the Air Resources Board (ARB) showed that Brown Bulk Transportation, Inc. failed to properly self-inspect their diesel trucks to assure the trucks met state smoke emission standards. ARB documented violations as they related to the Periodic Smoke Inspection Program (PSIP). To settle the case, Brown Bulk Transportation, Inc. agreed to the $2,000.00 penalty and to comply with the PSIP and other ARB programs.


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