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Page Background Changer With Video
A nice module for Joomla that enables you to set individual background of individual pages of same site. This single module can let you change the background of a single page. This module allows to set background color, animated background/gif and multiple video backgrounds. So, if you want variations, let's say - you want 5 different backgrounds for 5 individual pages/menus of a same site, All you need to do is - After installation, make 5 copies(duplicates) of this Module in the Module Manager and Set them individually for the 5 menus/pages. Remember, A single copy of Module can be set for a single page/menu. Before saving, Publish it on any active module position of your template. The output will not be visible in the module position, You will see the change(output) in the page background. Also hide the module title otherwise it will be visible in the module position you published.
Decorate The Page Background Individually for Individual Pages/Articles of your Joomla Site
✔ Set Multiple Background Video
You can set multiple video for background. you have control to navigate them and also it has
✔ Change Background Color
Set Solid Color for different pages individually
✔ Video Quality & Ratio Control
You can control the ratio of the video, like - HD-1080p,HD-720p + others as well as you can set a ratio - 4:3, 16:9 or auto
✔ Set Animated Image/GIF
Any kind of gif file/animated background is supported. Also you have control to sent a background image
✔ Set Background Image
You can Set individual background image for individual page.
✔ Audio Support & control
You can control the audio sound of the video
✪ Changelog
Version Date Change
2.5 10/04/2017 * Add Auto Update
2.0 02/02/2016 * Initial release
↪ Can I Set Multiple Background Video?
Yes, You can set multiple background video from youTube.
↪ Can I Set Background Image/animated image/gif?
Yes, You can
↪ How can I set same background for 3-pages and another background for other three pages ?
You need two copies of this module. First one publish it for you first 3 pages/menus and set a background you want. Then publish the second module for other three pages and set the background you want.
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Page Background Changer With Video
- Version:
- 2.5
- Developer:
- JoomlaKave
- Last updated:
Jan 28 2018
2 years ago
- Date added:
- Feb 04 2016
- License:
- GPLv2 or later
- Type:
- Paid download
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(Pocket-lint) - Sony is at CES 2016 in Las Vegas, where it has decided to launch new high-resolution audio products, including what it has described as the "world's smallest" hi-res audio wireless speaker.
This speaker, called H.ear go, is part of a new H.ear range being offered by Sony. The H.ear go features a 35mm-diameter, full-range speaker unit, with the left and right channel speaker chambers housing dual-passive radiators, allowing the Bluetooth-enabled device to pump out incredible-sounding bass It also features a 12-hour battery life, USB-B and Audio-In ports, and built-in support for Google Cast and Spotify Connect.
Sony has also launched colourful headband-style wireless headphones as well as behind-the-neck-style wireless headphones. The former is called H.ear on, while the latter is called H.ear in. Both headsets are wireless, but the over-the-ear set comes with a 40 mm HD driver unit, digital noise-cancelling technology, and a 20-hour battery life. The other headphones just have a 9mm driver unit but also offers a microphone with HD voice.
Everything in the H.ear range will be available from May in five different colours (Viridian Blue, Cinnabar Red, Charcoal Black, Lime Yellow or Bordeaux Pink). There's no word yet on pricing, but Sony did unveil one other hi-res audio product during its event. This isn't a H.ear-branded device. It's actually a turntable called the PS-HX500. It not only plays records but also converts them to hi-res audio files.
Just use the PS-HX500 PC application software to convert any vinyl into hi-res audio files on your PC. Sony says this is the world's first turntable to support double-rate and single-rate DSD (5.6MHz/1bit, 2.8MHz/1bit) and an AD conversion process that include a choice of file quality from WAV, to high-resolution audio with higher bit rate and sampling frequencies, through to double-rate DSD.
The PS-HX500 will be available from April. Again, no word yet on pricing. And the unit we saw, unfortunately, was a dummy, so we couldn't hear it in action.


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The story of basking turtles usually goes something like this: You see turtles basking, and maybe you can identify what they are, but before you can get close they all jump in the water. That's the end of your interaction with them. Maybe you can watch them with their heads peeking out of the water, watching you, but that's about it.
A few years ago I learned about a way to keep after those turtles, a way to actually catch them even after they've jumped into the water. It's ridiculously simple - you just jump in the water and grab them. Of course it helps to have a mask and a snorkel, but apparently turtles are pretty easy to grab once they've dived off their basking perches since they often just park themselves on the bottom or around snags and root masses by the shore.
This year's round of aquatic turtling began with me announcing on Field Herp Forum that I was going to hit the Delaware on Friday (July 10th) and inviting anyone who wanted to come with me. Most of the time I'm secretive (borderline paranoid) about my herping intentions and locations, but this time I felt like I could relax. Map turtles (Graptemys geographica) are likely not native to the Delaware (although they are native to the Susquehanna system in Central PA), and their presence there is well known; I'm not giving away any secrets, and I don't care if people catch the turtles and take them home.
Only one other herper offered to join me - Marc, who goes by Pinhead on the forum, and we started early in the morning 7am, which in retrospect might have been too early; the sun was barely high enough to warm any turtles trying to bask. The first couple spots we had been advised to check out did not have any turtles we could see, but I did see a beaver swim by. (Yet again I thought to myself, "Wow, beavers are a lot bigger than I think they are," and then it dove with a thunderous splash that scared the crap out of me.) We're stubborn herpers and the morning was young, however, so we went to our third spot.
We walked to the water and, in a pretty casual, non-revelatory way, I spotted two map turtles basking on the exposed roots of a fallen tree. This is a tough photo, but you can kind of see them on roots emerging steeply from the water towards the bottom-right of the mass of roots.
Map turtles are notoriously wary turtles; almost as soon as you can tell what they are they dive into the water, and these two jumped before I could get close. But that was okay; it was consistent with our plans. I waded into the water (chilly but bearable), and after a couple minutes of walking slowly and studying the rocks on the bottom I found one of our turtles.
Here he is hanging out of his shell a little:
Here's a shot of him from above, showing why they call them "map" turtles - the wavy network of orange/pink lines on the green background:
Here we are posing with our find, first me and then Marc:
We congratulated ourselves, and then decided to move on to another spot. We waded around for a little while, but Marc spotted a bunch of basking map turtles directly across the river. They're not in this shot, but it gives you an idea of how wide the river is:
I thought about wading across, and I actually started, but about a quarter of the way out it occurred to me how long it would take me to get there, and with the push of the water growing stronger the deeper it got, I made the wise choice to turn around and work on how to approach them from the other side.
That would prove harder than we initially thought. We had no trouble driving down to the nearest bridge and across, but we weren't sure where to park. The opposite bank is the Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park, basically a long walking/biking path along a canal. The problem was that there wasn't a way to get from the road across the canal.
We tried one possible pull-off, but we found no way across. However Marc did glance down and notice there in the weeds this old girl digging a nest.
We felt a little bad interrupting her at all, so we got some quick photos in and moved on.
Ultimately we figured on parking relatively far up the road and canal and walking the way back down the path to where we needed to jump in to access the turtles - ultimately about a mile and half up the canal.
We started at the mouth of a small creek flowing out into the Delaware. Marc almost instantly spotted a hatchling map turtle - a really adorable little creature.
I then set off downstream, figuring I'd get as close as possible to the adults basking about a hundred yards away. When they dove, I'd dive too and try to spot them on the bottom.
Of all the ways to move across the surface of the planet, this might be my favorite - drifting and paddling in fresh water, not swimming as much as adjusting my position in the current to get around boulders. It's a lot like dream flying, with the rocks and boulders scrolling by beneath me and a light, agile sensation as the water carries me along.
I was aiming downstream still, but watching the bottom when something that was obviously not a rock appeared on the bottom below me. It was a map turtle! I put my foot down to stop (I was in about four feet of water) and turn, and picked the big girl off the bottom.
Marc was wondering what the hell I was doing breaking off my course downstream, but I popped out of the water and held the squirming turtle up in the air like a trophy.
Post Script - we realized at that point that neither one of us had brought a camera downstream to actually take photos of the turtle ("I thought you had one." "Oh, I thought you had one."). Next time we'll have something to show for it.
Monday, July 13, 2009
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The Board of Directors
Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd is governed by a locally established Board of Directors. This comprises six directors of whom two are locally-based non-executives, two are non-executive directors from the parent bank and two executive directors being the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer. The Board of Directors benefits from a mix of relevant skills. All directors include the control and governance of the bank within their remit of responsibilities and each director also has specific responsibilities, based on their experience.
Mr. David Swanney Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr David Swanney is a chartered accountant and a retired banking regulator, with industry experience as Group MLRO for a major UK banking group. He is the author of the Joint Money Laundering Steering Group's anti-money laundering guidance for the UK financial sector. David had a twenty year career at the Bank of England, and latterly the FSA, mostly in banking supervision, followed by a two year spell in industry.
From late 2002 to the end of 2018 he worked with the British Bankers' Association/JMLSG on financial crime and money laundering prevention issues. From 2006 to 2011 he was a public member of the International Audit and Assurance Standards Board.
David is a non-executive director of the UK subsidiaries of a number of overseas banks, and also is non-executive chairman of another UK bank.
Mr. Roy England Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Roy England serves as an independent non-executive director, a role he holds with another City based financial institution which he has fulfilled since 1 January 2002. Prior to that, Mr England served as Advisor to the General Manager of the institution, which like Bank of Ceylon (UK) Ltd existed as a London Branch before the subsidiarisation. He is an associate of The Institute of Bankers.
Mr. Nilantha Meneripitiyage Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director
Mr Nilantha Meneripitiyage was appointed as Chief Executive Officer/Executive Director in January 2019. Prior to this appoint he held the position of Assistant General Manager (Risk Management) at Bank of Ceylon.
Mr Meneripitiyage joined BOC in August 1992 as a Junior Executive Officer and subsequently he was appointed to the Executive Management in January 2017.
He is a career banker who has gained diverse experience locally and abroad mainly in the fields of information systems, treasury management, international banking, corporate banking, project management, payment card operations and overseas branch operations.
He had been a resource person at the Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka in the field of trade finance, Export Development Board in Sri Lanka and Post-graduate unit of University of Moratuwa. He was also an alternate director of Ceybank Asset Management ltd. He is an active member of the Association of Professional Bankers (APB) of Sri Lanka and Associates of Institute of Bankers in Sri Lanka.
Mr. Meneripitiyage obtained his first degree from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka in the field of Management Science and obtained an MSc in Management from the same University. He has also completed a diploma in Banking and Finance and Australian Computer Society examination.


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How do I make a booking?
You can call or email us with your enquiry, otherwise use our reservation form. All we need to know are arrival and departure dates and the type of room needed.
Is breakfast included in the room price?
Unless otherwise stated in an offer package then breakfast is not included. The coffee shop is open to the general public not just hotel guests and so the prices are reasonable. You can however charge anything you have in the 'cafeteria' to the room so as to only have one bill.
Are taxes included in the room price?
Yes the 10% IVA is always included in the tariff; there is no need for nasty little surprises on the bill.
Do you accept payment by credit cards?
Yes any Visa or MasterCard
Do I need to pay in advance?
Not unless it is a one or two nights stay in mid or high season. We do ask for card details but it is purely to reserve the room, however if you prefer we will also accept a deposit via the bank.
Can we have a half/full board option?
As the hotel doesn't have a restaurant we can not offer meals, however the cafeteria has a small selection of snacks and there are plenty of restaurants in the area to suite all tastes.
Do you have parking?
We have nine designated parking bays, including one for drivers with disability.
What happens if I need to cancel my booking?
We don't have a strict cancellation policy at this time; we only ask that guests give us as much notice as possible so that we are able to re sell the booking. This is especially important during Mid and High Season, when if we are unable to re sell the booking we will charge the first nights accommodation, and in the case of late cancelation the whole amount.
Which is the closet beach and how far away is it?
Our closest beach is La Ladeira which is about 600 meters away. We are also in a great location to visit Playa America in Nigran about one kilometre from us. Baiona has other great beaches as does the surrounding area.
How far away is the centre of Baiona?
Baiona centre is about 1.5 km along a promenade directly outside the hotel. In one direction it will take you directly to the centre of Baiona and in the other direction it will take you to Ramallosa, Playa America and Pajon.
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Yes you can, there are regular buses and of course taxis if you don't fancy the walk.
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This very much depends on the season and the requirements but we are always willing to negotiate.
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Yes absolutely, we love making a difference to your holiday, and if we can make things easier for you then we love a challenge.
Are you open all year?
Except for a few days over Christmas we are open all year.
Do you accept pets in the hotel?
This isn't something we are often asked but unfortunately we don't accepts pets regardless of size.


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If you look at the diagram on pages 4-5, you will see that an ear can be divided
into three sections:
- The outer ear.
- The middle ear.
- The inner ear.
Sound goes into the outer ear, passes through the middle ear and is processed by
the inner ear before being sent to your brain. If you are deaf or hard of
hearing, it is because part of this system does not work.
If you suffer from dizziness, this may sometimes be caused by problems in the
inner ear.
Different kinds of deafness
There are two main kinds of deafness:
The two kinds of deafness may have different causes. This leaflet will look at
some of these causes and at what you can do to help yourself.
If you have any worries, your doctor will examine
your ears
Ear conditions and what to do about them
In the outer ear
Blockages in the external ear canal may affect your hearing. They are usually
caused by wax. The wax is made by the ear to clean itself and normally falls out
of the ear on its own, but occasionally you may need to visit your doctor to
have it removed. Do not attempt to remove wax from your ears yourself. Never
push cotton buds, fingers or anything else into your ears. You will push any wax
there is onto your eardrum. This could cause pain, infection and deafness. Some
ear drops which are sold for removing wax may make your ears itch. It is best to
ask your doctor to check your ears.
Otitis externa is where the skin of the ear canal has become inflamed. This may
happen if you have scratched your ear or if you have a skin condition such as
eczema. The result can be pain and a watery discharge. There is usually little
or no hearing loss. Do not scratch your ear. See your doctor to get ear drops
and keep your ear dry.
In the middle ear
Glue ear (otitis media with effusion) is most common in children. It happens
when the eustachian tube gets blocked and air cannot get into the middle ear.
Instead, the middle ear fills up with fluid which becomes thick like glue, the
eardrum cannot move, and hearing is reduced. Most children with glue ear get
better without treatment and their hearing goes back to normal. If glue ear
persists, an operation called a myringotomy may be advised, where a tiny
ventilation tube called a grommet is inserted temporarily into the eardrum. If a
child's parents stop smoking, this may help; so may treatment of any allergies.
Other treatment with medicines is not very effective.
Chronic middle ear infection is now rare because of treatment with antibiotics,
but some people have an abnormal eardrum as a result of chronic infection,
behind which dead skin collects. Your ear, nose and throat (ENT) specialist may
suggest a mastoid operation for this. If the dead skin is not removed, it can
become infected and damage your hearing.
Otosclerosis affects more women than men, often starts around the age of 30, and
can run in families. It is caused by a bony overgrowth of the stapes, one of the
chain of bones (ossicles) which stretches across the middle ear. The link in the
chain becomes rigid and sound vibrations cannot pass through it. People with
otosclerosis gradually become more deaf. Hearing aids are very useful to someone
with this condition. Most people can have an operation - a stapedectomy or
stapedotomy - where the stapes is replaced by a tiny piston so that sound can
travel to the inner ear. The operation has a high success rate.
Damaged ossicles - the tiny bones in the middle ear - can be repaired or
replaced during operations called ossiculoplasties.
Perforated eardrums can be treated by an operation called a myringoplasty, where
a tissue graft is used to seal up the hole.
In the inner ear Sensorineural deafness is most often the result of damage to tiny hair cells in your cochlea. These hair cells cannot be replaced.
This damage may happen:
Presbyacusis is the natural hearing loss many people experience in old age.
Everyone loses hair cells in the cochlea throughout their life and gradually
their hearing becomes less acute. You probably find you can hear speech but
cannot understand it. This is often because only the high frequency sounds are
affected. Other people seem to 'mumble'. Hearing aids will be helpful if they
are properly fitted; good advice and support, if possible from a hearing
therapist, are even more important. See page 14 for some suggestions.
Vertigo (dizziness) and balance problems may be caused by damage to your
semicircular canals, or by a problem with the balance centres at the base of
your brain. This damage could be the result of a virus or poor blood supply. In
some cases, it is hard to be sure of the cause. Usually, your balance will
recover on its own, given time, but you may need to take drugs for a few days. A
physiotherapist can teach you helpful balance exercises.
See a doctor if you have vertigo or balance problems.
Tinnitus - noises in your ears or head - is experienced by about one in seven
people at some point. The noises may be quiet or loud, and can be hissing, rushing or other sounds.
Research suggests that tinnitus is not just an ear disorder, but that parts of
the brain that interpret sound patterns can cause small tinnitus signals
to be amplified. You may get tinnitus if you develop a hearing loss, after
listening to loud sounds, or for no clear reason at all. There are various
therapies for tinnitus; one of the newest is retraining therapy.
For information call the RNID Tinnitus Helpline,
tel: 0808 808 6666; textphone: 0808 808 0007.
Menière's Disease is caused by increased pressure in the fluid which fills your
inner ear. It consists of sensorineural deafness, tinnitus and vertigo
(dizziness). The vertigo may make it difficult for you to walk or stand, and you
may vomit.
Attacks happen at intervals - there may be weeks or even years between them. The
levels of deafness and tinnitus may go up and down. Your hearing may go back to
normal on its own.
Your ear specialist may advise you to follow a special low-sodium diet and to
avoid stress.
Drugs can help if the Menière's Disease is mild. If it is severe, your
specialist may suggest you have an operation.
Cochlear implants
If you were born hearing but have lost all your hearing through sensorineural
deafness, and hearing aids do not help, a cochlear implant may be an option for
A cochlear implant is a small electronic device,
a part of which is implanted in the cochlea of
a deaf person so that it bypasses missing hair cells. It does not give you
perfect hearing, but many people who have cochlear implants can understand
speech and recognise different sounds around them. Some can even use
the telephone.
Children who are born deaf can also sometimes have cochlear implants if this is
done while they are still very young, but implants are not suitable for adults
who were born deaf.
There is continuing debate on ethical issues surrounding the use of cochlear
Their effectiveness in the long term is still
being evaluated.
What next?
One in seven people have a hearing loss, so you are not alone. There are many
things you can do to help yourself, apart from seeing a doctor or an ENT
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A Memoir of Parting
Carol Rottman
A Memoir of Parting is the story of a well-balanced love as it slowly becomes unequal. When mental and physical health decline, the healthier one picks up the slack, first to compensate for lapses or limitations, until the balance permanently shifts. Love stretches when one must care for the other; love deepens with the knowledge that "parting" is inevitable.
"With tender honesty and lyrical prose, Carol Rottman traces the undeniable course of her life partner's decline in mind and body. Anyone who has traveled this painful journey with a loved one will be moved by her unflinching candor, sturdy faith and gratitude for little blessings, from sharing a beautiful autumn day and gatherings of grandkids to giving him one last loving haircut."
— Charles Honey, Award-winning religion columnist for The Grand Rapids Press
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— Dr. John M. Mulder, Former President of Louisville Presbyterian Seminary and co-author with Paul Scallion, The Spiritual Lives of Dying People
Carol J. (Vanden Bosch) Rottman is the author of All Nature Sings: A Spiritual Journey of Place and Writers in the Spirit: Inspiration for Christian Writers. She lives in Grand Rapids, MI and returns often to her home state of Colorado and a mountain cabin in Marble, CO.
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Every year, we hold the Swarovski Spirit Awards to celebrate employees' achievements in delivering our vision, living our values and adding sparkle to people's everyday lives. We also recognize employees' achievements in key areas including leadership, business growth and innovation. Hundreds of nominees make it through to the annual shortlist, which is shared with the Executive Board, who are deciding on the winners.
In 2015, we received 500 nominations (2% of our employees) from every country and region, and recognized 15 employees with 'Shooting star' awards, presented by our Executive Board at a special ceremony in Austria.


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Touted as the world's healthiest food, quinoa is a plant grown for its edible seeds. Quinoa has been the staple food of people in the Andes region but only started to become popular in the First World some ten years ago.
This rise in popularity is not without repercussions. While some claim that the demand for quinoa is good for quinoa growers in the Andes, there is also a disturbing claim that as the demand rose and the price of quinoa skyrocketed, poor people in the Andes can now hardly afford it.
I personally don't know which is true but I've been curious enough to buy a bag and try it. Unlike couscous which we have sworn off, cooked quinoa has a lovely texture. And it's so easy to prepare too. Boil one part quinoa with three parts water until the water has been absorbed and that's it!
Plain boiled quinoa became the base of this salad that I prepared for Sam today.
- 1/4 cup quinoa
- 1/2 cup finely sliced white cabbage
- salt
- pepper to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon grated garlic
- 1 and 1/2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto (see notes below)
- 1 heaping tablespoon sliced black olives
- 1 tablespoon finely sliced scallions
- 1 to 2 tomatoes de-seeded and cut into small cubes
- lime or lemon juice to taste
- Rinse the quinoa, drain and dump into a small pan. Pour in three-fourth cup of water. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Fluff up the quinoa with a fork and cool.
- While the quinoa cooks, blanch the cabbage in salted water for three minutes. Drain and cool.
- Place the quinoa and cabbage in a mixing bowl. Add the sun-dried tomato pesto and toss until every grain is coated. Taste. Season with salt and pepper.
- Toss in the olives, scallions and tomatoes.
- Drizzle in the lime or lemon juice. Toss. Taste and adjust the seasonings as needed.
- Serve the quinoa salad with sun-dried tomato pesto with toasted bread.
Cook's Notes
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Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, was today named by Republicans as the new head of the House Financial Services Committee.
He succeeds Rep. Spencer Bachus, R-Ala., who was term-limited by House Republican Conference rules.
Also of note, Rep. Ed Royce, R-Calif., a key figure on insurance regulatory issues, was named chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee. His office was not available to comment on whether he would remain a member of the FSC as well.
In another key appointment, Rep. Dave Camp, R-Mich., will remain as chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, where he will play a critical role in determining the future of tax provisions affecting the insurance industry.
At the same time, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., chairman of the Budget Committee, was the only term limited-affected Republican House chairman to retain his seat. He obtained a waiver from House Republican rules to remain as a chairman for a fourth term.
It remains unclear who will replace Rep. Judy Biggert, R-Ill., as chairman of the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity of the FSC.
Hensarling is a former aide to Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, and helped write the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which the insurance industry sought as a means of keeping banks out of their business. He will likely continue to work to limit federal regulation of insurance.


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Metsä Group's bioproduct mill in Äänekoski was started up on August 15, 2017. Valmet's delivery to the mill included a recovery boiler, pulp drying line, gasification plant, lime kiln, sulfuric acid plant, and mill-wide Valmet DNA automation system.
All the equipment delivered by Valmet represents the latest technology and are highly energy-efficient. The gasification technology and recovery boiler will maximize the use of bioenergy and make the pulp mill totally fossil fuel-free. The recovery boiler, pulp drying line and lime kiln are the largest in Europe.
Physically the largest of the Valmet delivered equipment is the recovery boiler. The boiler is designed for a capacity of 7,200 tds/d (tonnes dry solids a day). The Äänekoski recovery boiler has multiple high-power features, including patented heat recovery from flue gas to combustion air, enabling the mill to produce 260 MW of electricity and sell 1.4 times more electricity to the grid than it needs for its own operation.
The produced pulp is dried in the pulp drying line, where the pulp web is formed, pressed and dried before being cut into bales.
Individual 250 kg bales are wrapped and consolidated into 2,000 kg units for transportation.
Valmet DNA automation system is the process control and information system for the whole bioproduct mill, and has machine and drive controls for the drying machine. It is also possible to expand the system with additional control and Industrial Internet systems.
At the biomass gasification plant bark is dried using a patented double-layer drying process with material recirculation. Dried bark is gasified to make product gas, which is then used as the fuel in the lime kiln.
Active lime is regenerated in the lime kiln using biofuels. A stationary product cooler is setting new standards for recovering process heat.


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Asparagus- Apple Salad w/ Blue Cheese Vinaigrette
I needed a lighter salad to go with our heavy Christmas Eve menu and chose this one. It was just that- light and delicious.
Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 1 min
1/4 cup (1 ounce) crumbled blue cheese
2 Tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 Tablespoons white vinegar
1 Tablespoon water
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon extra-virgin olive oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 cups (2-inch) diagonally cut asparagus
4 cups torn butter lettuce (or red leaf)
2 cups thinly sliced Gala apple
1. Combine dressing ingredients in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.
2. Cook asparagus in boiling water for just 1 minute. Drain and rinse under cold running water; drain and pat dry. Combine asparagus, lettuce, and apple in a large bowl. Drizzle with vinaigrette; toss gently to coat.
Nutritional Information per serving:
Serving size: recipe divided into 6 portions
Calories per serving: 92
Fat per serving: 3.5g
Saturated Fat per serving: 1.5g
Sugar per serving: 8.5g
Fiber per serving: 3.5g
Protein per serving: 4g
Cholesterol per serving: 5mg
Carbohydrates per serving: 13.5g
WW POINTS per serving:
Points Plus Program: 2 Old Points Program: 3
Source: RecipeGirl.com ( Adapted from Cooking Light)


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If your child is in the music program, you are a Music Booster!
The Sycamore Music Boosters are the families of students enrolled in music education classes in Sycamore Schools. The Sycamore Music Boosters supports all students in grades K-12 and is run by volunteers. There are no membership forms or dues! The main two fundraising activities of our organization is the annual Autumn Craft and Treasures Market and A Note to Remember jazz gala. The funds raised through these activities support the music program and its participants. The Sycamore Music Program serves as a source of identification and pride for the Sycamore community of alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends.
Sycamore Music Boosters Mission:
"Enriching the quality of music education, performance and awareness in the Sycamore schools and community."
Sycamore Music Booster Constitution
The Sycamore Music Boosters meet the third Thursday of the month in the High School Library at 6:00 p.m. The best way to become an active member is to join us at a meeting to find out about exciting fundraising events, and music program activities.
Upcoming meeting dates in 2019-2020 are:
Oct. 17, 2019
Nov. 21, 2019
November 16, 2017
January 18, 2018 ***Meeting at 5:30pm due to Band Concert
February 15, 2018
March 15, 2018
April 19, 2018
May 17, 2018
Donations in any amount are always welcome! Necessary funding to provide opportunities and support for music students and staff is always a challenge. We have an annual request for monetary and pie donations for the Autumn Craft & Treasures Market, sponsorship opportunities and/or silent auction/raffle item donations for local businesses, music boosters families, and community members for our annual A Note to Remember. Monetary donations in any amount (no amount is too small) are always welcome!
You may also donate your time! Many volunteer opportunities are available throughout the year with a variety of things we need assistance that can work into your schedule and available time!
"Time is your most precious gift because you only have a set amount of it. When you give someone your time, you are giving them a portion of your life that you'll never get back. That is why the greatest gift you can give is your time." ~ Rick Warren
We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone that donates monetarily, items, instruments, or your time to the Sycamore Music Boosters! We could not continue to enrich the music programs and performances in the Sycamore School District without YOU! Thank you!
For questions, more information, or to arrange a donation, please contact Music Boosters President, Lisa Smith, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Politics of Housing; Social Change and Collective Action in Derry in the 1960s
(Geography Publications, 1999)
The ideology of population control in the UN draft plan for Cairo
(Springer, 1994-09)
This paper examines the influence of population control ideology on the draft plan for the UN Cairo Conference on Population and Development. It is argued that this draft plan can only be fully understood in the context ...
Exploiting information and communication technologies for rural development
(Elsevier, 1992-07)
This paper examines how information technology (IT) might be exploited to promote rural development; it also considers how IT impacts on the rural periphery. The appropriate adaptation of this technology for indigenous ...
Reconsidering the exclusion of metaphysics in human geography
(Fabrizio Serra Editore, 1997-05)
From its beginning as a systematic branch of knowledge, human geography was strongly influenced by developments in the other branches of the social sciences. Once a predominantly descriptive and ideographic discipline, ...
Ballinderry Crannóg No. 2, Co. Offaly: the Later Bronze Age
(Wordwell Limited in association with the Institute of Archaeologists of Ireland, 1997)
A reconsideration of the later Bronze Age horizon at Ballinderry No. 2 where the Harvard Archaeological Mission uncovered a substantial rectangular wooden building. A case is made for the former existence of a second such ...
Irish short films: essential indigenous productions
(ROPES: Review Of Postgraduate Studies, 1995)
Since the emergence of an Irish cinema of national questioning in the mid-1970s, short films have played an important role in Irish film culture. Not only did they offer Irish filmmakers an opportunity to learn their trade ...
The event of space: geographic allusions in the phenomenological tradition
(SAGE Publications, 1998-02)
n this essay I analyse the role of space in key texts belonging to the tradition of phenomenology. Starting from the assumption that phenomenology is uniquely positioned to answer the epistemological challenges posed by ...
Male Autobiography and Cultural Nationalism: John Mitchel and James Clarence Mangan
(Cork University Press, 1992)
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The moral dimension of third world development
(Irish Province of the Society of Jesus, 1997)
The 1987 Encyclical of Pope John Paul II, Solicitudo Rei Socialis is a most remarkable statement on the problem of development, particularly in relation to the Third World. While following the tradition of the social ...
A panoramic view from the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath.
(Meath Archaeological and Historical Society, 1997)
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17 at 8 PM
(B/D to Grand, J/M/Z to Bowery, F to Delancey, http://www.happyendinglounge.com)
Admission: Free
Happy Ending Lounge: 212-334-9676
In The Flesh ushers in 2007 with true stories from erotic memoirists,
who dishabout everything from being a sex columnist to online dating,
indulging in fine food and fine sex, BDSM relationships, loving a
transgendered partner, dating as a single mom, and more. With Marty
Beckerman (Generation S.L.U.T.), Helen Boyd (My Husband Betty, She's
Not the Man I Married), Ron Geraci (The Bachelor Chronicles), Gael
Greene (Insatiable), Rachel Sarah (Single Mom Seeking), Susan Shapiro
(Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic, Lighting Up, Five Men Who Broke My
Heart), Grant Stoddard (Working Stiff), Virginia Vitzthum (I Love You,
Let's Meet), and Lauren Wissot (Under My Master's Wings), along with
host Rachel Kramer Bussel. Authors' books will be available for sale
from Mobile Libris. Free candy and mini cupcakes will be served.
In the Flesh is a monthly reading series hosted at the appropriately
named Happy Ending Lounge, and features the city's best erotic writers
sharing stories to get you hot and bothered, hosted and curated by
Village Voice sex columnist and acclaimed erotic writer and editor
Rachel Kramer Bussel. From erotic poetry to down and dirty smut, these
authors get naked on the page and will make you lust after them and
their words. Since its debut in October 2005, In the Flesh has
featured such authors as Andy Horwitz, Lily Burana, Jessica Cutler,
Polly Frost, Maxim Jakubowski, Emily Scarlet Kramer of CAKE, Edith
Layton, M.J. Rose, Lauren Sanders, Danyel Smith, Cecilia Tan, Carol
Taylor, and many others. The series has gotten press attention from
Escape (Hong Kong), The L Magazine, New York Magazine, Philadelphia
City Paper, Gothamist, Nerve.com and Wonkette. This is not Amanda
Stern's Happy Ending Reading Series.
For more information, please visit
http://inthefleshreadingseries.blogspot.com or contact In The Flesh
host and curator Rachel Kramer Bussel at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Marty Beckerman is the 23-year-old Alaskan author of Generation
S.L.U.T. (MTV Books) and America's Sexxxiest Young Journalist. He has
written for Playboy and New York Press, and interviewed Hunter S.
Thompson for Ain't It Cool News. Beckerman flirted with the Republican
Party after a feminist broke his heart in college, but concluded that
Puritanical fascism is incompatible with his status as a Luscious Sex
Lord and Generational Voice of Freedom. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Helen Boyd is the author of My Husband Betty, which was a finalist for
a Lambda Literary Award. Her next book, She's Not the Man I Married,
will be published by Seal Press in March. Her writes about gender and
trans issue for her blog (en)gender – which can be found online at [now defunct]
myhusbandbetty DOT com. She lives with her partner Betty, in Brooklyn,
New York.
Rachel Kramer Bussel is Senior Editor at Penthouse Variations, writes
the Lusty Lady column for The Village Voice, and conducts interviews
for Gothamist.com and Mediabistro.com. Her erotic stories have been
published in over 80 anthologies, including Best American Erotica 2004
and 2006, and she's edited 13 erotica anthologies, most recently
Caught Looking: Erotic Tales of Voyeurs and Exhibitionists and Naughty
Spanking Stories from A to Z 2. Rachel has also written for AVN, Bust,
Cosmo UK, Metro, New York Post, Punk Planet, Time Out New York and
Velvetpark. www.rachelkramerbussel.com
Ron Geraci is a writer living in New York. The Bachelor Chronicles is
his first book. He writes on relationship topics for several magazines
and conducts regular seminars on online dating.
Gael Greene was New York magazine's Insatiable Critic for 32 years and
continues to write a weekly restaurant column. She is the author of
seven books⎯her two erotic novels, Blue Skies, No Candy and Dr. Love
were both NY Times best sellers. Delicious Sex was a guide for Women
and Men Who Want to Love Them Better. Her memoir Insatiable: Tales
from a Life of Delicious Excess tells how America fell in love with
food, what she ate at the revolution and what she did between meals.
With the great food guru James Beard, Greene co-founded
Citymeals-on-Wheels to bring weekend and holiday meals to the city's
homebound elderly. On hits 25th birthday this Christmas, Citymeals
delivered its 32nd millionth meal.
Rachel Sarah's Single Mom Seeking: Play Dates, Blind Dates, and Other
Dispatches from the Dating World, was published in November 2006. She
is the romance columnist for San Francisco's j the Jewish news weekly
of Northern California and her column "Single Mom Seeking," appears on
Literary Mama. Rachel's writing has also appeared in Family Circle,
Parenting, Tango, Ms., BabyCenter and Christian Science Monitor.
Susan Shapiro's work has appeared in the New York Times Magazine, Los
Angeles Times and Washington Post. She's the co-editor of Food for the
Soul and author of Secrets of a Fix-Up Fanatic, Lighting Up and Five
Men Who Broke My Heart, optioned for a movie by Paramount Pictures.
Her book Only As Good As Your Word will be published in late 2007. She
lives with her husband in Greenwich Village and has taught writing at
N.Y.U., the New School and Mediabistro.
At twenty-one, perennial virgin Grant Stoddard came to the United
States in pursuit of true love. After eighteen months of couch-surfing
and heartbreak, he stumbled into a job as New York's most intrepid sex
columnist, despite having little experience in either sex or writing.
His first book, Working Stiff: The Misadventures of an Accidental
Sexpert, will be published in January 2007 and was optioned for film
by Paramount Vantage. He lives in New York City.
Virginia Vitzthum has written for salon.com, The Village Voice, Ms.,
Elle, and other publications. She has also written a play and a
screenplay. Her first book, I Love You, Let's Meet: Adventures in
Online Dating, will be published in February 2007
Lauren Wissot describes herself as an undercover agent in the
mainstream world, a gay boy born into female form. She is a filmmaker,
film journalist, screenwriter, and music and film critic living in
Manhattan. Her sex memoir Under My Master's Wings (Nexus Books)
details her time spent as the personal slave to a gay-for-pay


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Here are 7 print ads that should get spark some creativity on a dull morning. The interactive print ads take ink and paper to a new level.
1) Glacial
If you've ever wanted to speed up the beer-cooling process, you'll understand the allure of this print ad from Glacial. You soak the ad in water, wrap it around the bottle, and put it in the freezer. The print ad was made with salt particles, which reduce the freezing point of water.
2) Kontor Records
Kontor Records wanted to get the attention of creative advertising professionals. Instead of mailing out the latest CD, it sent a vinyl record with a paper turntable that could be played with an iPhone.
3) Peugot
This print ad for the car brand features a one-page ad with a front view of the car that asked people to hit the ad. The spread following it included a mini air bag that inflated when hit.
4) Lladro Lighting
Why advertise lamps when you can give people an ad that transforms into a lamp? The print ads act like a pop-up book, allowing people to create their own lamp shape by mounting the paper in a corner.
5) Volkswagon
Volkswagon published a three-page spread so readers could take a test drive. You could download an app and can try out different features, including the "Lane Assist" mode that would cause the phone to vibrate when it got too close to one side of the road.
6) Sonera
The telecommunications company highlighted its 4G wireless speed with a print ad that served as the game board for an iPhone game.
Fashion retailer C&A published a print ad in customized magazine editions that were linked to a person's Facebook account. Readers could Like their favorite looks on Facebook by pressing the button in the ad. The data was then sent to a leaderboard in the store.
7) Shikun & Binui Solaria
Israeli energy company launched this print ad to promote green energy. The print ad just seems like a simple black and white drawing. However, when you hold it up to sunlight, vibrant colors appear.
~Source:Agency Post


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Austen still nice little runner 200 years onComments
Two hundred years ago the public first got their hands on Jane Austen's classic novel, "Pride and Prejudice" and centuries later its popularity endures.
At the Jane Austen House Museum in Hampshire in Southern England, where the author lived between 1809 and 1817 , a museum worker recreates the mood of the early nineteenth century, by walking through the charming home wearing the dress actress Anne Hathaway wore in the movie "Becoming Jane".
"I don't think you'd say it was even her greatest novel, but it is certainly her most popular one. And it encompasses all that's great about the other novels in the groundbreaking work that Jane Austen was doing in transforming the novel of the eighteenth century into a novel very much like the ones we read today," says curator Louise West.
The first editions of the English author's novel came out on January 28, 1813 and the tale of manners and marriage was an instant hit with readers. It has never gone out of print.
West says Pride and Prejudice's Bennet family and the frantic quest of Mrs Bennet to find husbands for her five daughters in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th century England resonates with many different cultures.
"I think particularly today there are some cultures who very much relate to the circumstances of the young women, about, you know, what their future is in the world and what their marriage choices are and that kind of thing. And so I think its resonances just keep on really."
The first Hollywood adaptation was in 1940, with Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier in the leading roles.
Bollywood fell in love with the tale and in 2004 "Bride and Prejudice" hit the movie screens starring Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Martin Henderson, who danced their way in joyful fashion through the plot.
This year "Austenland" will be released. A comedy about a young American woman who is obsessed with the BBC Pride and Prejudice series and who travels to Britain to stay in a stately home recreating the world of the novel in search for her perfect gentleman.
Two centuries after the publication of Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen's fans believe her work is still as relevant today as it has ever been. It certainly seems that each subsequent generation has found its own slant on the story, and that its themes are likely to remain a source of inspiration for generations to come.


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Thursday, September 13, 2018
The House Financial Services Committee today advanced Luetkemeyer's legislation that would pre-empt state-level data breach notification rules for the financial services industry. The vote was 32-20 along party lines. Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA) offered an amendment that would have eliminated the state preemption element of the bill, arguing that the legislation would reduce not strengthen the privacy and security of consumers' personal information. Waters' amendment was rejected.
The bill now heads to the House floor but it is unclear when/if it will be considered this year.
Link to bill announcement: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6743?r=11
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Together with our community partners and friends, the Junior League of Eastern Fairfield County annually hosts a volunteer "marathon" with 26.2 hours straight of volunteering for a variety of projects in the local community. Each year the needs of our community are re-evaluated – projects may include cooking for local food pantries, organizing informational packets for community partners, sorting donated clothing and shoes, painting and beautifying, and cataloging archival items.
The 2018-2019 Volunteer-a-thon was a huge success, with over sixty women participating in the event. The group volunteered over 200 "woman-hours" of work supporting six of our community partners.
If you would like to participate in next year's volunteer-a-thon, please reach out to firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.


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Welcome to Wedding Vendors Network. We will be showcasing wedding vendors throughout the United States.
If you are a wedding vendor and would like to be showcased or added to our vendor directory, please join us.
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Stream was a Proto-Time Lord clone of River Song.
Stream was created on Demons Run by Madame Kovarian, along with six other clones. After the Eleventh Doctor raided Demons Run, Stream escaped on a ship with the other six clones. As part of his religious cult, Lake convinced them to die multiple times on Terminus Prime so he could covertly study regeneration and find out how long he was able to live. (AUDIO: The Lady in the Lake)
Behind the scenes
Like all of their siblings, Stream's name is a reference to water, with their name coming from the word steam, which is a body of water with surface water flowing within the bed and banks of a channel.


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Erin Hoeflinger - Information Is Her Power Tool
Health is more than insurance to Anthem President.
By Barbara Lyghtel Rohrer
How does a TV on-air news talent wind up as a president in Ohio's largest health insurance company?
For Erin Hoeflinger, who took over as president and general manager for Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Ohio last February, the portal was information technology. She knew within a year of starting her broadcasting career that she wanted to do something else.
"Information technology has always been a love of mine," she explains. "I love to pull things apart to better understand them." This interest ultimately led her to a position as an IT analyst with Anthem's prescription management division.
Personal interests also drove her move into health care. When her mother developed serious medical problems, Hoeflinger saw how access to complete and accurate information was critical. She came to understand that information and technology were keys for quality care.
Hoeflinger moved into management at Anthem, working her way up through customer relations. She transferred to Maine and went into sales. In 1995, she was named president of Anthem of Maine. Now back in her home state, she's ready to push forward with new products that build upon the concept that first brought her to the health benefits industry: using technology to get the right information into the hands of both consumers and providers to secure the best health care possible.
Some of this information comes in the form of what Hoeflinger calls "transparency initiatives" such as Anthem Care Comparison, ePrescribe and the Zagat Health Survey. All three products are online tools. Care Comparison helps members access the costs associated with all aspects of specific medical procedures, comparing fees of local area hospitals. ePrescribe is a program being piloted in the Dayton and Youngstown regions to help physicians manage patients' prescriptions. Zagat is a site where consumers can post their experiences with physicians.
Informing Consumers
The purpose of these and similar products is to create more informed consumers, Hoeflinger says. Coupled with online wellness programs, such approaches are changing the face of the industry. That's why she's precise in talking about Anthem as a "health benefits company," not a health insurance corporation, because the days of simply collecting premiums and paying claims are over. She sees her mission as helping ensure that Anthem members — 3.3 million in Ohio and 35 million nationally — better understand what it takes to lead healthier lives.
"People with the right information and tools are making better decisions," she explains.
As an example, Hoeflinger cites personal health savings accounts, where health care dollars can accumulate for medical expenses at a later date. Initially, some in the industry worried that HSAs would discourage people from seeking medical care. But statistics show that people with HSAs are more likely to see a doctor for preventative services and more likely to follow the treatment regimen — practices that ultimately can help hold rising healthcare costs down.
What about the healthcare cost crisis? Hoeflinger points to overuse or misuse of medical services as one part of the problem. But the core culprits, she adds, are the cost of new technology, the consequences of an aging population, and the impact of poor health habits. Only about 3 percent of the U.S. population, she notes, adheres to the four key health behaviors: not smoking, maintaining a healthy weight, eating right and exercising regularly.
"Personal responsibility and behavior account for 50 percent of healthcare costs. That's why we use incentives in our programs to help our members get healthy," Hoeflinger remarks. For example, Anthem will deposit up to $100 in members' HSAs if they complete an online health risk assessment or finish a smoking cessation program.
"We use the carrot approach to health care and changing behavior," she adds. "People are beginning to understand what it takes to be healthy and are recognizing what it costs when they're not."
That leads her back to information as key to bringing spiraling costs under control.
"We spend twice as much per capita on health care than any other country, but we know some statistics say we're not receiving the right care at the right time," Hoeflinger observes. "Our goal is to give our members and physicians and hospitals tools to improve that."
Would universal health care be a step in the right or wrong direction? Before replying, Hoeflinger first makes a clarification.
"I think people get confused between universal care and single payer," she explains. "Universal care is about everybody being covered. Single payer is government-run health care." Universal coverage without a single-payer system would be "a bit like Medicaid for everybody," she adds.
"(At Anthem), we believe getting all the children covered is critical. We also believe in choice in the system. That's what makes it better, and that's what people want."
For those who cast health insurers as villains, Hoeflinger points to the efforts that say otherwise. Last year, Anthem's parent company, WellPoint Inc., announced a three-year, $30 million commitment in grants to support community and state-based initiatives designed to help expand access to care. This included a $2.5 million grant to the CoverMe Foundation to identify and assist uninsured population to secure healthcare coverage in the 14 states where WellPoint has affiliated health plans, including Ohio.
This year in Ohio, the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation has awarded approximately $340,000 to organizations supporting initiatives such as improving healthy habits for children and identifying disparities in chronic disease treatment. In addition, Anthem has contributed more than $450,000 to local organizations including the March of Dimes, American Heart Association and Red Cross.
This community focus mirrors Hoeflinger's own leadership style.
"I believe being a business leader also means you have to be a community leader, and that responsibility is so important to me," she says.
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No matter where she commits her service, Hoeflinger stands firm on this ideal: People need to be empowered to take care of themselves. "I think that's critical, and I think that's where we come in."
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John Stephen Goodman (born June 20, 1952) is an American actor. He played Dan Conner on the ABC TV series Roseanne (1988–1997; 2018), for which he won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in 1993 and reprised the role in its sequel series The Conners. He is a regular collaborator with the Coen brothers on such films as Raising Arizona (1987), Barton Fink (1991), The Big Lebowski (1998), O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), and Inside Llewyn Davis (2013). His voice roles include Pacha in Disney's The Emperor's New Groove franchise (2000), James P. Sullivan in Pixar's Monsters, Inc. franchise (2001–2020), Baloo in The Jungle Book 2 (2003), George Wolfsbottom in Clifford's Really Big Movie (2004), Layton T. Montgomery in Bee Movie (2007) and Eli "Big Daddy" LaBouff in The Princess and the Frog (2009). His other film performances include lead roles in Always (1989), King Ralph (1991), The Babe (1992), The Flintstones (1994), Blues Brothers 2000 (1998), and 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016), and supporting roles in True Stories (1986), Coyote Ugly (2000), The Artist (2011), Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011), Argo (2012), Flight (2012), The Hangover Part III (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014), Patriots Day (2016), Kong: Skull Island (2017), and Transformers: The Last Knight (2017). On television, Goodman has had regular roles on Amazon Studios's Alpha House and on the first season of HBO's Treme and has been a frequent host of Saturday Night Live, as well as playing guest roles on series such as Community. He stars in the HBO comedy The Righteous Gemstones, which premiered in 2019. John Heilpern of Vanity Fair has called him "among our very finest actors".WIKIPEDIA


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Josamycin is bacteriostatic macrolide antibiotic that is produced by treptomyces narbonensis var. Josamyceticus. Bacteriostatic action of Josamycin is associated with inhibiting synthesis of proteins in the microbial cell. Josamycin penetrates bacterial cell, bind to 50S ribosomal subunits and thus prevents the fixation of tRNA and blocks translocation of peptides from A- and P-centers.
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Infections of the upper respiratory tract and ENT infections:
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Which are Josamycin overdose symptoms?
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June 4 (Reuters) - Canadian stocks looked set to open little changed on Wednesday, with the Bank of Canada expected to keep interest rates unchanged.
June futures on the S&P TSX index <0#SXF:> were flat at 0720 ET.
The central bank, which will announce its policy decision at 0900 ET, is expected to hold its key rate at 1 percent and show no sign of changing its neutral stance, even though inflation has jumped to its 2 percent target sooner than expected.
Trade balance data is due at 0830 ET.
The index rose for a third straight session on Tuesday, driven by gains in the share prices of energy producers and financial companies, as positive economic data from China boosted sentiment.
Dow Jones Industrial Average e-mini futures were down 0.08 percent at 0720 ET, while e-mini S&P 500 futures were down 0.14 percent and e-mini Nasdaq 100 futures were down 0.16 percent.
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Pent-up demand helped drive Canadian auto sales to a monthly record in May, with mass market brands and niche automakers both big winners, an independent auto industry analyst said on Tuesday.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced the appointment of a Quebec judge to the Supreme Court of Canada on Tuesday after the top court rejected his previous appointment earlier this year in a high-profile case.
Deutsche Lufthansa AG said on Tuesday that it met with Bombardier Inc on Monday and assured the Canadian planemaker it still believes in the $4.4 billion CSeries jetliner program despite an engine failure last week.
Gold futures : $1,245.2; +0.08 pct
US crude : $103.28; +0.6 pct
Brent crude : $109.31; +0.45 pct
LME 3-month copper : $6,782.25; -1.25 pct
Canadian Pacific Railway : BMO raises rating to outperform from market perform
Brazil Resources Inc : Salman Partners starts with speculative buy rating
Canaccord Genuity : RBC raises price target to C$13 from C$12
0815 ADP national employment for May: Expected +210,000, prior +220,000
0830 International trade mm for April: Expected -$40.8 bln, prior -$40.4 bln
0830 Productivity revised for Q1: Expected -2.7 pct, prior -1.7 pct
0830 Labor costs revised for Q1: Expected +5.0 pct, prior +4.2 pct
0945 Markit services PMI Final F for May: Prior +58.4
0945 Markit comp final PMI for May: Prior +55.60
1000 ISM non-manufacturing PMI for May: Expected +55.5, prior +55.2
1000 ISM non-manufacturing business activity for May: Expected +60.0, prior +60.9
1000 ISM non-manufacturing employment index for May: Prior +51.3
1000 ISM non-manufacturing new orders index for May: Prior +58.2
1000 ISM non-manufacturing price paid index for May: Prior +60.8
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Alex has recently joined Portner & Shure as our Law Clerk while he finishes his legal education at the University Of Baltimore School Of Law. He and his family have been close personal friends to Mr. Portner since he was a child. Currently, he is in his second year and will graduate in May 2016. Alex is a member of University of Baltimore's National Environmental Law Moot Court team and a Staff Editor for the University of Baltimore Journal of International Law. Previously, Alex served as Legal Intern to Judge Pamela L. North of the Anne Arundel County Circuit Court. He grew up in Baltimore County and now lives in Baltimore City. Alex is an avid Baltimore Ravens, Baltimore Orioles, and Maryland Basketball fan, attending many games each season. He also enjoys playing basketball, tennis, and golf. Alex attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he majored in government and politics and minored in Spanish language. In addition, he studied abroad in Barcelona, Spain for four months in Spring 2012 where he attended the Universitat de Pompeu Fabra.


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Collecting moments is one of the few things I hold close to my heart. Moments, however, get confused with the arrival. For me, it's everything that happens a long the way.
4am: I recently took a trip to Mexico City, which completely shattered all of my expectations of Mexico related travel. On my way back from Mexico City I found myself in quite the pickle – arriving at 4am to MEX (Mexico City International Airport / Mexico Benito Juárez) wouldn't guarantee me a standby flight back to Dallas. Much to my hunch, I waited at the airport until about 2pm attempting flight after flight to get home. Stressed, I found out I could get a standby flight from Puerto Vallarta much easier than in Mexico City.
4pm: Quickly scouring the internet, I found a 1-way ticket to Puerto Vallarta on VivaAerobus for $50 USD; and 2 hours later, my travel companion and I were on our way to what we would find out is paradise.
Surprisingly, I've barely heard anyone talk about PVR. It's rich in the history with well preserved historic district and in a beautiful way, it's beginning to clash with modern development. Before you snap at that comment, I'm from San Antonio, TX – I know all about historical preservation. When done right, the blend between new and old can be done very tastefully – much to what I experienced during my 24 hours in PVR.
5pm: Our flight to PVR was anything but magical. Turbulence was in full force, causing one of the flight attendants to come off the floor and hit the ceiling as we went over the mountains and began our descent to the coast. When we arrived the sun was going down and a storm was rolling in. We quickly made our way to a heck of a steal on Airbnb, and our host Isabel was nothing less than welcoming.
6pm: After settling in, we made our way to the jacuzzi on the top terrace / sundeck and took in the view of the storm rolling in.
After the 4am start date we had at the airport in Mexico City, this was the perfect way to end the day. Nothing says destress like a jacuzzi on a terrace, overlooking the beautiful PVR as a storm rolls in.
7am: The next morning we took a stroll into the historic district of PVR, and ended up snagging some breakfast at a place called La Chata. The service offered was to be expected of a beach destination – everything is done with a nice and relaxed pace. Who can blame them? I wanted to sit here for a while eating breakfast for the view alone and ocean waves crashing a the sidewalk.
8am: After breakfast, we began our way to the inner city where we saw street vendors, tourists, boats out in the water, and people relaxing on the beach. We didn't come prepared to get in the water, but when in PVR…
You need to explore the colorful coastline. It's full of beautiful scenery. You may even find a pup hanging out by its lonesome, catching some rays. You know, what beach pups do best.
Noon: After spending a few hours at the beach, we went walking around for what we craved the most in Mexico – Elotes. Much to our surprise, Elotes was hard to find in Mexico City, but we quickly spotted it on the boardwalk in PVR.
12:30pm: Once we were in food heaven, we decided to head up hill for a better view of the city.
Along the way to the top, we stopped and took in the scenes a long the way. In particular this heart on a random door really stood out – I mean, talk about Instagram photo opportunities.
2pm: Of course, It would be amiss to not mention one of the most iconic landmarks in all of PVR – The Church of Our Lady of Guadalupe (Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe.) The church itself, has been built up around with restaurants and intersecting walkways that take you to bars and straight to the beach – but you definitely can't miss it sticking out amongst the array of rooftops. The church tower is topped with a wrought-iron crown supported by angels that appear to be the same as the one worn by Empress Carlota of Mexico.
Unfortunately, we didn't get a chance to go inside, but made it a point to get over in its general direction.
4pm: To end the day, we headed back to our Airbnb and hung out on the rooftop terrace taking in the last few moments of paradise.
Now that you've got to know what an unexpected layover in Puerto Vallarta for 24 hours can look like, you can now be prepared if it ever happens to you (and I hope it does, because it's beautiful AF.)


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Situated in the hill state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India, Manali is a picture perfect mountain resort. Covered with pinewoods and apple orchards, Manali has been attracting adventure and nature lovers from all over the world. At an attitude of 1929 meters, it is bordered by the Rohtang Pass, the gateway to the mighty mountain desert-Ladakh. Perched on the left bank of the River Beas, the Compass Cottage Old Manali overlooks a fertile valley covered with gently terraced paddy fields. The majestic snow clad peaks of the Himalayan range provides a breathtaking backdrop
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The main fallacy in common thinking about government debt comes from including assets, but not liabilities, of government branches other than the Treasury. Gross government debt, which includes intragovernmental debt, provides the best simple measure of long-term solvency. Net debt, which includes only debt held by the public, is more important for understanding markets in the short term.
I'm in the process of writing a longish post on whether a Japanese debt crisis, predicted for many years, might now be a near-term danger. To talk about sovereign debt one must be clear on how to measure it. This is particularly an issue for Japan. Gross government debt, which means all treasury obligations, is about 200% of GDP. But net government debt, which subtracts out government assets, is only about half that.
To be a little clearer on the definitions involved, we can take a look at the US Social Security Administration. The SSA took in more from taxes than it provided in benefits for many years, and the excess was stored away in two trust funds (Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, and Disability Insurance). What does it mean that the SSA has money saved in trust funds? SSA has given the cash to the Treasury in exchange for "special issue" securities, and Congress has spent the money. This is directly analogous to you or I buying a Treasury bond – the money is immediately spent, but we hope to be paid back due to the Treasury's power to tax.
The securities issued by the Treasury to the SSA are counted in gross debt, but not in net debt (usually called, in the US, debt "held by the public"), because the debt issued by the Treasury is offset by the asset held by the SSA.
The arguments about whether gross or net is the better measure, like the arguments about whether the government is measuring inflation correctly, never will be settled. But we can make some progress if, instead of the overly simplistic "which is better?", we ask the more nuanced, "for what purposes is gross debt the better measure, and for what purposes is net debt more helpful?"
The Congressional Budget Office explains why net debt is the more important measure for understanding immediate impacts of budget deficits on the wider economy:
Gross federal debt comprises both debt held by the public and debt issued to various accounts of the federal government, including the major trust funds in the budget (such as those for Social Security). Because the debt issued to those accounts is intragovernmental, it has no direct, immediate impact on the economy. Instead, it simply represents credits to the various government accounts that can be redeemed as necessary to authorize payments for benefits or other expenses.
That is, in the short term, it is only changes in net debt that come to the open market, affect interest rates, and perhaps crowd out other investment.
Some argue that gross debt does not matter at all, because the securities issued by the Treasury to the SSA trust funds simply represent "money that the government owes itself". This is a serious error. If you look only at the Treasury balance sheet, the debt is there, and will, through additional taxes, have to be paid some day. If you widen the picture to include the SSA balance sheet, then you must include not only the SSA assets – the trust fund balances – but the SSA liabilities as well – the present value of future benefit obligations – which are larger than the assets. In other words, if you look at the Treasury and SSA balance sheets in aggregate, the assets and liabilities at the SSA net to a negative, and actually worsen the overall picture.
The Financial Times made exactly this point regarding Japan's debt, in an article last year:
Optimists insist that it is wrong to fixate on Japan's gross debt, since in net terms the state only owes the equivalent of slightly more than 100 per cent of GDP. After all, the lower net number reflects the fact that the state has the equivalent of more than Y100,000bn in foreign exchange reserves and also holds a big chunk of its own debt.
It is unclear, however, how much help other state assets would be in extremis. Social security funds, for example, hold well over a third of total assets - but their future obligations are even bigger.
In the case of Japan, one other asset often mentioned, supposedly offsetting government debt, is foreign exchange reserves. The logical fallacy here is exactly the same as that for the US Social Security Administration. As explained well by Michael Pettis, foreign exchange reserves are acquired by issuing local currency bonds. Barring exchange rate fluctuations, the assets and liabilities of the government agency handling such reserves net to zero. There is no net asset with which to reduce Treasury debt.
Where does this leave us with the gross debt concept? Gross debt looks only at the Treasury balance sheet. It would be better, if it were possible, to look at the balance sheet of the whole government, perhaps including as well some closely related enterprises backed by the government, like Fannie and Freddie in the US. My guess, given the nature of politics and government, is that few government branches or entities have a balance sheet that actually nets to a positive amount. If that is true then even gross government debt, which looks only at the Treasury, underestimates the total the government owes. Gross debt is, then, a simplification and possibly an underestimate, but still the best simple estimate we have of what the government owes.
And where does that leave us with respect to its importance? If it is only changes in net debt that affect the markets, why worry about how much is really owed? The answer to that is that that net debt is affected by gross debt in the long term. Eventually the piper must be paid. The SSA again provides an example. The trust funds are, with current projections, about at their peak. That means that while, in past years, the SSA passed a lot of cash to the Treasury, reducing the amount that had to be raised by tax or borrowed, now the reverse is true – in the future more will have to be raised by tax or borrowed, pressuring net debt, in order to pay back the trust funds.


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