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Expat Voices
Expat Voice: Opening Up the Discussion
Bengaluru-based Ute Pauline Wiemer was charmed with buzz of activity in India and hopes that someday there is a sex-positive revolution in the country.
Ute Pauline Wiemer first came to India in 2014 for an assignment with a non-profit organization, and decided to stay back in the country. "I came for a six-month project with Fairtrade," Wiemer, who is based in Bengaluru, tells Little India. "I was meant to go back to Germany after the assignment was over but that didn't happen as I started my own business along with my partner."
Wiemer talks about the reason behind starting Lovetreats, a Bengaluru-based sexual wellness startup; the "big taboo" surrounding female sexuality in India; and about meeting her husband.
Life in India
I met my husband Balaji around three months after I moved to Bengaluru. We met at a party and began dating soon after and were married in December 2016. When I arrived here, I was overwhelmed and fascinated with what was going on in the city. There was a lot of activity on the streets. I had heard a lot about the typical things that are usually advertised for tourists – temples, saris, Bollywood, various Indian cuisines, etc.
Bengaluru Days
I love the Andhra meals served at the Nagarjuna restaurants here and my husband is very amused that I like it so much. In India, I have only lived in Bengaluru and feel it's very easy to connect with people here. The city is quite fast and has a cosmopolitan nature. There's a lot of creative energy here.
One of the major challenges I faced after moving here was lack of access to nature. I am from Berlin, which is also a big city. However, it has a lot of parks and greenery all around. I miss that a lot in Bengaluru.
Fighting Taboos
Balaji and I started Lovetreats because we felt that a website where people are not judged for buying sex toys, and where women and couples feel included and inspired, is missing in India. We are sex-positive in everything that we do, and that's what we wanted to add to the sexual wellness market in the country. It is an important part of our lives and yet, we seem to be afraid to embrace it in so many ways. Female sexuality, especially, is a huge taboo in India.
The most important part of my mission is to encourage people, especially women, to own their sexuality.
Feedback Matters More than Numbers
During the monthly sales and growth conversations, I always end up talking about the lovely notes and feedback that I receive than the actual numbers — be it from the maid of honor who ordered a dozen dildos for a bachelorette party, the couple finding pleasure in their long-distance marriage, and others.
Humor Works Wonders
I was never conscious or worried till I started the company and told people about it. I received a whole range of reactions. Some of them made me feel conscious and this occurred mostly at business networking conferences, where a long, awkward silence follows after I introduce myself and the business.
When it came to the family, I expected more awkward reactions than I received. Balaji and I decided not to beat around the bush and be upfront with our parents about our business and plans. Now, all our family and friends are very comfortable with what we do. In fact, most of them have helped us whenever we've been stuck somewhere — from logistics to outreach.
I have also learnt that humor works wonders. When my mother (who lives in Germany) is asked about her children, she very casually drops this line: "My son is studying at the university, and my daughter sells dildos in India," and gets her jollies from watching them react.
Selling Intimate Products in India
A lot of first time customers ask us if sex toys are legal in India. I researched extensively before we started, and all the products we sell are a 100 percent legal here. I have to be careful about two things – selecting products which do not look obscene and presenting them in a tasteful manner, in keeping with the Indian culture.
Technically, you could open a shop and display sex toys openly as long as you stay under the obscenity radar. One of the prime reasons why we decided to start an online venture was to not offend anyone by portraying something offensive. We can always hope for a sex-positive revolution in India, so we can open an actual shop.
The interview has been condensed and edited.
Expat Voice is regular column on expats in India. Email us at firstname.lastname@example.com to nominate yourself or another expat for the column.


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The Trust constituted and created on 17 January 2011 as
And the office of the Trust is situated at
Flat No. G C, Manikanta Estate, Gouthamnagar, Malkajgiri, Hyderabad- 500 047
1. Objects of the Trust are:
a. To establish, promote, set-up, run, maintain, assist, finance support and / or aid to help in the setting up and / or maintaining and / or running research/ educational and other institutions.
b. To undertake, provide, assist in all kinds of research and development activities.
c. To conduct conferences, refresher courses, lectures, seminars, demonstrations and exhibits relating to the research done, knowledge generated and results obtained, to assist, coordinate and supplement the Governmental and other efforts in furtherance of Education, to encourage fraternity in all sections of Society, to provide/institute recognition of attainment, fellowship or scholarships, stipends, awards, prizes, medals, grant diplomas in the areas of Concerned interests to the Foundation
d. To grant, pay or give scholarship, stipends, prizes, rewards, allowance and other financial assistance or help in cash or kind to students with a view to help them in pursuing their studies in schools, colleges, educational institutions, technical institutions, art schools, institutions teaching commercial and other training, research or educational works in India or abroad.
e. To grant assistance to needy and indigent persons for meeting the cost of medical treatment.
f. To give, provide and / or render help and assistance in cash or kind to poor and / or destitute people, widows, etc.,
g. To give, provide and or render help and assistance to and / or implement any scheme for providing livelihood and up liftment of the poor.
h. To give, provide and / or render food, assistance and other help and / or assistance in any shape or form to the poor deserving and needy persons.
i. To give financial or other assistance in kind by way of distribution of books, notebooks, clothes, uniforms, or meals for the poor and indigent and to the persons suffering due to natural calamities and to give donations, subscriptions or contributions to institutions, establishments, centers or persons doing relief work on such occasion.
j. To establish, maintain or grant aid for the establishment of wells, tube wells, tanks, water-reservoirs and trees and constructions of and repairs to roads, bridges, etc., for the use of the public.
k. To open, found , establish, promote, set-up, run, maintain, assist, finance, support and or aid or help in the setting up and / or maintaining and / or running hospitals, marriage hall, boarding houses, libraries, reading rooms, gymnasium and other training and vocations institutes.
l. To promote, organize, administer, establish, support, maintain and / or grant aid to any person, institution or society or organization whatsoever having for its objects of charitable purposes and to incur expenditures in connection therewith.
m. To promote, assist and / or maintain all activities by whomsoever carried on or wherever carried on in India in conformity with the objects of the Trust and as are conducive to the well being and general welfare of the nation or are conducive for advancement of any object or objects of general public utility not involving / carrying on any activity for profit.
n. To publish and or publishing books, pamphlets, periodicals newspaper in India or outside for the spread and advancement of education and culture.
o. Create a group of sponsors (later) who will be the patrons of the foundation.
p. To acquire property for the sole use for public good by making it available for public purposes as for example, housing a library, clinic, crèche and/or as a community hall to be available for public use as training classes, seminars, discourses and other public functions for benefit of the community in general.
q. To undertake any other activity incidental to the above activities but which are not inconsistent with the above objects.
r. To collaborate with other institutions, organizations, associations and societies and service organizations interested in similar objects.
PROVIDED the Trust may assist/donate the other TRUST to carry out the various objects mentioned in the objects clause in such manner and to the extent the Trustees may decide upon from time to time
Founder Trustees: Maj Gen Dr. R Siva Kumar, Ms R Vishnu Priya
Trustees Apponited on 15 June 2011: Mrs AS Bhuvaneswari, Ms R. Sandhya
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I got an email solicitation today asking me to give money to "Draft Ted Cruz for President." After telling me of the courageous principled conservative stands he had taken, I was told he had what it takes to win. Then the letter said: "Rod, can I count on you?
If so, follow this link right now to immediately contribute
$25 or more to support Ted Cruz"!
I did not contribute. I am not ready to jump on any candidates bandwagon just yet. However, even if I was an early enthusiast for Ted Cruz, why would I be inclined to contribute? Where does the money go? This "Draft Ted Cruz for President" organization is not authorized by the candidate. There is little doubt he is running. I don't think he needs any encouragement. What would an organization calling itself "Draft Ted Curz" do?
I went to Open Secrets and followed the link to the reports for the organization "Draft Ted Cruz for President". I read all of the quarterly and year-end reports. For the year 2014, the PAC had $485,469 in contributions and $443,162 in expenditures. There is no scandal here. No one is getting rich off of this effort. No one is drawing a big salary. Only a modest amount is spend on administration. The largest expenditure was for postage to pay for direct mailing to raise money. I researched some of the companies who were receiving some of the money for various services. From what I could tell this is not any kind of front for taking advantage of people. No consulting firm is raking in big bucks. This all appears legitimate.
I guess if you are an enthusiast for Cruz, or for any other candidate for that matter, sending money to an organization that spends most of it's money on asking other people for money to urge the candidate to run is something you might want to do. I guess the advantage of this type operation is that the solicitation itself promotes the candidate among likely voters and makes people feel a part of that candidates campaign and helps build momentum. Still however, it seems like a lot of unnecessary money is spend on politics.
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Regency Beauty Closes Campuses, Including Waite Park Location
WAITE PARK - After over 50 years of teaching cosmetology students, Regency Beauty Institute is closing all 79 of their campuses: including its location in Waite Park.
Regency Beauty says declining numbers of cosmetology students led to their decision. They also say a "negative characterization of for-profit education by regulators and politicians" led to difficulties financing their campuses.
The Waite Park building has a sign outside of its door advising students to return for their personal items on Thursday between 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
"After Friday, Regency will no longer have access to this building. Therefore, it's very important that you return during on of these sessions," the sign reads.
The Waite Park Regency Beauty Institute was in the Marketplace Shopping Center, next to Pizza Ranch.


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Hey guys I think it would be nice if you could enter notes for a hole and the next time you play that hole your notes could pop up. seeing them on your watch would be nice also.
I could see myself using this to know what club i hit last time.
Hi Caleb. Thanks for the suggestion. We'll pass this to our developers for consideration. Keep 'em coming! We often add new features based on user feedback.


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Plant based, Veggie bean burgers
Super simple to make, extremely healthy, VEGAN, gluten free and extremely delicious
This recipe is a staple in my meal prepping. Bean burgers are such a great on the go meal which go with so many flavours. You can get really creative and literally add any veggies or spices you desire to them, so you never get bored of the same old meal. They are so quick to make and I often make a big batch and freeze half of them which makes healthy eating even more convenient. They are great with salads, veggie spaghetti spirals, lettuce burger cups and just on there own with some chunky hummus or guac ;p.
This one is super healthy recipe Given how amazing it tastes you won't believe its so healthy.
Makes around 6 burgers depending on how big you want them and can always double up on ingredients to make more. They freeze also really well.
✘1 can Red kidney beans
✘ 1/2 cup cooked sweet corn
✘ 1/2 cloves garlic
✘ 2 tbsp tahini – I love using the Mighty Sesame shop now on my amazing list here
✘ juice of half a large lemon
✘ small handful of cilantro
✘ 1/4 of an aubergine cut into small cubes
✘3 mushrooms sliced in to small pieces
✘ 1/2 tsp paprika
✘1/2 tsp cumin
✘ 1/2 tsp pepper
✘1/2 tsp of mixed herbs
✘ 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
✘ 4-5 tbsp of water (to help blend)
✘1 tbsp of tomato puree (I sometime add another 1/2 tbsp taste check first)
✘1tbsp of oats
1. In a food processor or high powered blender, blend the oats until they form a flour consistency. Then add in the Kidney beans, spices, lemon, tomato puree, garlic, water and tahini.
2.Once mixed all together and looks like a dough mixture and in the cooked aubergine cubes, mushrooms (these can be raw) and sweet corn. Mix it all in together by hand so that all of the dough mixture is covering all of the veggies.
3.On to a baking tray lined with baking paper (So it doesn't stick) form patties with your hands and pack in to round burger shapes, you can also use moulds to get the perfect shape but I ain't got time for that ;).
4.Bake for 20mins flipping them over half way through and once they are firm and slightly crispy they are done :).
5.Serve with anything you like my favourite is with a mixed buddha bowl click HERE for my buddha bowl recipe. They are also great for on the go lunches and snacks with just some salad leaves. Guacamole is also delicious on top!
Please let me know or tag me in your posts if you give these bean veggie burgers a whirl I love to see your recreations ;).
Don't forget to also follow me on Instagram where I post fitness workouts, advise, recipes & motivations tips daily.
So excited to try this and so happy to finally find a recipe for hummus with no added oil!
Emma H - New York
Hey, I'm Roxy!I am a ex professional tennis player and now a personal trainer and fitness blogger. I love to write about fitness, healthy eating and living an active lifestyle. I made this brand and platform to inspire and motivate others to be the best versions of themselves! No need to follow any trends, its all about finding the right healthy lifestyle for you.
Don't forget to Follow me on Instagram for more workouts, what I get up to, what I eat in a day & health tips : @_roxyfit_


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How to Use Company Time Ethically
Time is money to you and your employer. The company has to pay you for working on the clock, but your bosses want to make sure the company gets a product or service in return for payment. Employees have run into trouble with employers for not using company time for strictly work-related activities. In fact, some human resources experts go so far as to call misuse of company time as theft. Although it's difficult to account for how you spend every second and minute on the clock, you can make an earnest effort to use company time ethically.
Paid Time Off
If your company offers sick leave and personal days, use those benefits only for their intended purpose. Don't use a sick day to do something entertaining, such as going to the park for the day or catching a one-day sale at a local department store. Some studies suggest that workers who abuse paid time off might cost companies across the country billions of dollars in lost productivity, according to a February 2005 article on HR.com about absenteeism during Super Bowl weekends. If your company hired you to do a task, but a product doesn't get made or service isn't rendered to customers, this could hurt your company's revenues. A reduction in profits might force the business to reexamine and change the benefits that it offers to employees, such as reducing your sick days.
Technology Usage
The modern workplace is full of applications and devices that make it easy for you to communicate with people inside and outside the organization. Use business equipment and resources for work-related activities. For example, instant messaging is a seemingly quick and unobtrusive way to chat with coworkers as well as with friends and family outside the business. Many companies keep logs of IM conversations and management might review the logs. If someone notices that you are transmitting hundreds of messages a day to people who aren't a part of the business process, she could assume you are wasting company time. Also, the company may review your archived emails and cached Internet browser history.
Running Company-Errands
Think about company time when you leave the building as well, such as when making a bank deposit or picking up supplies. Avoid running personal errands that take you off course. Resist the urge to make a quick run to your home to visit family or pick up lunch. When you drive a company car, you might be unethically consuming the gas in the vehicle by running personal errands. Your employer may have to carry insurance on company vehicles and designated drivers. If you are not one of the insured, but you have the OK to run a quick errand using one of the company's vehicles, you could create legal and financial troubles if you get into an accident. Don't take any personal detours.
Side Work or Business
Avoid bringing work from a second job or a side gig into your primary place of employment. Many people have to create and maintain multiple sources of income to maintain their standard of living. Some people have credit card debts and student loans that they need to pay off. However, make sure your employer says it's OK to work on nonbusiness-related tasks on the job. You might be able to find these details in your employee handbook if you don't feel comfortable asking for permission. The same goes for your job searches. Many job seekers frequently check employment classifieds and job-aggregator websites on the computer throughout the day so that they are first when applying to new vacancies and openings. Ask your manager for permission to look for supplemental employment on company time -- because it may look as if you aren't being loyal to your company.
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This is not the way you want to land a job. But Liam McIntyre is making the best of it. The 29-year-old Australian actor — little known even in his own country — has stepped into the starring role in the hit sex-and-swords series Spartacus: Vengeance, which returns Friday (10/9c, Starz) That part was originated by another Aussie actor, Andy Whitfield, a huge favorite with fans, who died last year of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Now millions worldwide will be checking out the newbie to see how he stacks up, a situation he calls "scary and daunting." But make no mistake: McIntyre is determined to own the role of the legendary Thracian gladiator — lock, stock and leather loincloth.
"I'm a bit nervous waiting for everyone to weigh in — I'd be a fool not to be now, wouldn't I? — but I'm confident I've given this everything I've got," says McIntyre. "Andy was fantastic in the part and made Spartacus one of my favorite shows. So, in a way, I'm like the rest of the fans. I want to see this done right."
In Season 1, after leading a slave revolt that ended in the death of his master, Spartacus vowed to make "Rome tremble." But first he's got some specific payback in mind. When Season 2 launches, Spartacus is seeking revenge for the murder of his wife, Sura, who was kidnapped and sent into slavery by the Roman commander Claudius Glaber. In the soapiest of twists, the series hints that Spartacus may have impregnated Glaber's wife Ilithyia, whom he was forced to bed — for her social entertainment — back in his slave days.
"I love how they're playing with the suspense of that — it's great tension for the series," says McIntyre, who doesn't see his character ever finding — or wanting — another wife. "He made a pretty big promise that he'd never love another woman after Sura, and I think that's binding." But sex? No prob! This is Starz, don't forget, so expect lots of sweaty, soft-porn shtupping between Spartacus and his gal pal Mira. Also watch for an awesomely over-the-top Roman orgy (is there any other kind?) with Spartacus and his gang slaughtering the naked revelers in horrifyingly fresh ways.
"Just when we think we've run out of ways to disembowel and decapitate, a whole new wondrous world opens up to us," cracks creator Steven S. DeKnight, who'll work even more wonders by bringing back Lucy Lawless, whose character, the social-climbing Lucretia, seemingly died when her pregnant belly was gutted in the season finale.
"We move Lucretia in a direction that's completely unexpected," says Lawless. "It will take a few episodes to learn how she so miraculously survived." But the bigger miracle, Lawless notes, "is that we keep moving forward. Losing Andy, our real-life hero, was shattering — a tragedy we'll never get over. But with Liam we have a new leader, a man of real integrity, a great force on the set." And isn't that what you need in the guy who plays Spartacus?


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Kiss Me, I'm Irish Tag!
Actually, I'm not even remotely Irish nor am I Christian so, ya know, but St Patrick's day is this Sunday and I wanted to do something to commemorate this day despite not really having anything to do with it – I appreciate that a lot of people do!
The Kiss Me, I'm Irish* book tag was originally created by Erika SOS Books and you can follow the link to find her channel over on Booktube. (I'm not sure she's active anymore though 😦 )
So let's go!
1 – Green. A Book with a Green Cover.
Surprisingly, I don't own that many books with green covers. What's that all about? I have a vast collection of novels and only two of them are green. How bizarre. So here are some pictures of them.
Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao and Demon Thief by Darren Shan.
2 – Blarney – A book which deceived you into either liking it or was overhyped and you ended up disliking it.
I'm actually going to list my current read here, which is kind of a spoiler for my March wrap up, but I am SO NOT LIKING Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik. It's such a great idea and the world building is wonderful but the execution of this story is so, so, SO badly done. It's taking me ages to get through this novel, I usually take 3 days for a book this size but I'm a week in and still have a quarter of the book to go! Arghhh
3 – Brogue (Dialect) A book where one of the characters has an accent.
Sometimes you read a book and the author has written their characters so well that you just know they have an accent whilst you're reading it, their voice in your head is entirely whatever ethnicity the author had planned for the character and I love that! For this question I'm going to mention Slayer by Kiersten White – this book is actually set in the Dublin area of Ireland and without a doubt, many of the characters speak with an Irish accent.
4 – Lephrechaun – A book you enjoyed when you were a little person.
When I was around 5 or 6 I used to adore Brambly Hedge stories. These were books about field mice living in the English countryside and setting up home in Brambly Hedge. They were such sweet little stories. I had physical books of these as well as the audio tapes and I wish I still had them so I could share them with my little girl.
5 – Pot of Gold – A Book that cost a lot or is worth a lot to you.
The most expensive book I own is a collection of stories by H.P Lovecraft, it was a second-hand copy we got for a discount price in a used bookstore and I think it was around £20. I don't think Lovecraft was a very nice person (He was a renowned racist and white supremacist) but there's no denying that his writing laid a path for many of the authors I love today.
6 – Four Leaf Clover – (Shamrock) More than one book – pick your current or old fave series.
It's got to be Harry Potter, right? I mean, that is a series of books I will never get bored of.
7 – Magic – A book that you found magical or a book with magical elements to the storyline which you enjoyed.
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi. This was such a well-written book, I truly loved every minute of it and the magic system was so well thought out.
8 -Kiss – Your current favourite book pairing or book pairing of all time.
I have no clue. I'm not really one for shipping characters in all honesty… so I'll cheat and pick Buffy and Spike, if only so I can imagine myself as Buffy and snog that platinum haired Adonis' face off.
9 – Luck – A book that you'll be lucky to get to… someday.
Well, on my TBR I've had Under the Dome by Stephen King FOR AGES and I really want to pick it up but the feckin' thing weighs a tonne. You could probably smack someone over the head with it and that person would be dead. It's a murder weapon. It's like a brick. You get the idea. That book is fecking huge and it scares the crap out of me. So yeah, one day… one day I will pick it up and read it. Today is not that day.
Finale by Stephanie Garber, in particular, the FairyLoot version which is available for pre-order now but that I can't afford. It's even signed and they have a whole box put together especially for it. I so want it, but I just can't warrant spending £50 on it. I'm so gutted, but alas, I am an adult, and that £50 needs to spent on exciting things such as the heating bill, the food shop, basic necessities for staying alive. You know how it is.
So that's it for the Kiss Me, I'm Irish Tag!*
Until next time, chums!
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The "Bone Metastasis/Radiation/Recovery" leg of this journey (February through August) demanded all my time and energy. During this period I discovered unmined veins full of life lessons for me to extract and process, and I feel richer now for the experience. Seriously!
The truly difficult part comes now: translating the events of the past six months or so into human language. I'm working on it, but I'll be enlisting poets and visionaries to help me out.
As soon as the radiation treatments ended in March, I began anti-estrogen (aromatase inhibitor) therapy (one little pill a day). Once a month I get an injection of xgeva (denosumab) to rebuild my riddled bones. I stopped taking opiate pain pills as soon as possible so I could drive a car again.
There are two tumor markers in the blood for my kinds of breast cancer. The tumor marker numbers have plunged dramatically since March, and, for the past two months, these markers' values have indicated remission. A PET CT scan in July showed no metastatic activity in my bones. Also, the original tumors are no longer palpable.
Remission! Reprieve! I'm thrilled and thankful that the biomedical treatments have worked so well and so quickly.
Unfortunately, to maintain this state of remission I'll have to take aromatase inhibitor drugs and get periodic xgeva shots for years to come. Both cause joint pain, fatigue, and nausea. I've adapted to these adverse effects, but there are also accumulative adverse effects that may kick in down the road. Xgeva can cause bone necrosis in the jaw, and aromatase inhibitors can weaken the bones, perpetuating the need for xgeva. Aromatase inhibitors lose efficacy over time (3 to 5 years would be a good run).
So, grateful as I am for the excellent and effective emergency care I've received (and for a good health insurance policy to pay for most of it), I need now to turn my attention once again to the original goal: complete healing.
Strangely, I have a notion that the bone metastasis and its pain and treatments taught me what I need to know to attain this healing. I've also learned recently that quite a few poets, mystics, and contemporary writers share the same notion. It all begins with the Sumerian goddess, Inanna.


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SKI: Lindsey Vonn wins downhill title by one point after race cancellation
March 14, 2013
Lindsey Vonn wins downhill title by one point after race cancellation
LENZERHEIDE, Switzerland –The saying "What goes around, comes around", proved to be true today for Lindsey Vonn. After losing the Overall title two years ago in Lenzerheide to Maria Hoefl-Riesch by a mere three points after a cancelled race, due to today's cancellation of the Downhill race Vonn became the proud owner of her sixth Downhill title, finishing the season one point ahead of Tina Maze.
Going into the Finals injured Lindsey Vonn was leading the Downhill standings. Since November the American won three Downhill races including her record 12th and 13th (sixth straight) victories in Lake Louse and a win in Cortina. Despite crashing out of the Val d'Isere DH, finishing sixth in St. Anton and missing both the Meribel and Garmisch Downhills after getting injured at the Schladming World Championships Super G, going into the finals she had 340 points, just one point more than Tina Maze. She was also 68 points ahead of Maria Hoefl-Riesch who was in third, and 96 points ahead of teammate Stacy Cook so any of these ladies could have been a contender for the globe.
As Maze had been keeping her impressive streak of results, rarely failing to land on the podium in any discipline, it seemed highly unlikely that she could miss that one point and not win the Downhill title. But the weather gods were not on Maze's side today. A tick cloud of fog placed itself on the bottom section of the racecourse, forcing the jury to cancel the race after multiple postponements.
As there is no rescheduling of cancelled races at the Finals, today's cancellation meant that even though not on the start list, Vonn won her record sixth straight Audi FIS Alpine World Cup downhill title.
The American set a new record as legendary skier Annamarie Moser-Proell has five straight DH titles (1971-75) for a total collection of seven globes in the discipline. With this globe Vonn surpassed Moser-Proell in the count of the total World Cup globes as the Austrian collected 16 during her career. Vonn is now the proud owner of 17 globes, only two short of Ingermar Stenmark who holds the record number of 19.


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BBC has revealed Doctor Who season 11 writers and directors.
As detailed on BBC's website, the upcoming season of the long-running sci-fi show will feature a total of nine different writers and directors. This includes Gotham and Lucifer director Mark Tonderai, and returning directors Jamie Childs and Jennifer Perrott. Pig-Heart Boy writer Malorie Blackman is among the writers for the newest season.
Below is the full list of writers and directors.
- Malorie Blackman (Pig-Heart Boy)
- Ed Hime (Skins, The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body)
- Vinay Patel (Murdered By My Father)
- Pete McTighe (Wentworth)
- Joy Wilkinson (The Life and Adventures of Nick Nickleby)
- Sallie Aprahamian (Extremely Dangerous, The Sins, and Real Men)
- Jamie Childs (Doctor Who)
- Jennifer Perrott (The Ravens, Doctor Who)
- Mark Tonderai (Gotham, Lucifer, Black Lightning).
Chris Chibnall will serve as showrunner on Season 11, which will feature the series' first female Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. The new season premieres in October on BBC.
For more on the show, read our breakdown of our Doctor Who Comic-Con coverage and IGN's beginner's guide to the series.
Alex Gilyadov is a writer for IGN. Be sure to check out his YouTube channel and follow him on Twitter.


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In loving, living memory, John Melançon 1928 – 2007
"NEWS DOES NOT WANT TO BE FREE": Ted Rall, in his syndicated column that he posts free on his web site, quotes Chris Hedges: "Nearly all reporting--I would guess at least 80 percent--is done by newspapers and the wire services."
Rall goes on to write:
Newsgathering requires extensive infrastructure. Beat reporters, freelancers, editors, stringers, fact-checkers, and travel cost a lot of money. (A week in rural Afghanistan costs at least $10,000.) Why shouldn't newspapers--the main newsgathering organizations in the United States--be compensated for those expenses?
No argument here. No particular argument with his next paragraph either, but it shows the narrow focus that dooms his chances of proposing a real solution:
Every newspaper article should enjoy an individual, aggressively enforced, copyright. Radio and TV outlets that currently lift their news reports out of newspapers--without forking over a cent--would have to hire reporters or pay papers a royalty. Paying newspapers for usage, even at a high rate, would probably be cheaper.
Rall says that news producers should put no news online, and if they do make sure none of it free– to charge double the subscription cost for the searchability benefit. He argues that news must be made scarce so that the laws of supply and demand can work to save the news industry.
Why do even self-described leftists need to be hit over the head to consider the possibility that their isn't a market solution to everything– or rather that it's not always the best solution.
Even if news were only engraved on rock, and no one could get a look at it except to pay the newsrock corporation, really important and valuable news would still be undercompensated for its value and likely the cost of uncovering and producing it. It's the nature of what news actually is— it can be shared infinitely and everyone still has it.
It's not just news, it's all information-- and the free flow of it (free as in freedom, not in giveaway) is vital to progress in science, art, technology, culture, policy, and dare I say it pontificating and cartooning.
Let's see if we can separate these meanings of free for Ted Rall and the reading audience:
Free exchange = good.
Uncompensated production = bad.
The current solution is a Rube Goldberg contraption of laws and institutions and even a few remaining cultural norms that mostly benefit not producers (like Ted Rall or your beat reporter or even an editor) but middlemen
Are our minds that limited that we can't envision a more fair, more free, and less restricting way of funding intellectual work?
Collective funding of creative work which inevitably – and the sooner the better – is collective property just makes sense. This can be done in decentralized ways, indeed I think people should get started and continue efforts in this area without the government, but even a national system could build in support for diversity– the payment decisions should be democratic and based on amount of support, not requiring a threshhold. Most creative work, reporting in particular, is already being subsidized by the people doing it. It's time we the public pay that subsidy and not rely on the good will and endurance of working reporters and the self-interest of corporations to get us what barely adequate news and information we receive now.


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it was the BLICKFANG weekend in Basel and I had a good time strolling around looking for nice things to share with you among my blog. I saw a lot, a lot of nice and rather not so nice things, a lot of jewelry, clothes and furniture. At the exit I was asked to write an article for WOHNREVUE about the Blickfang visit. I did it – you can read my article here: http://blog.wohnrevue.ch/journal/2014/5/11/leserreporter-lea-blickfang.html
I liked this BLOG & WIN idea by WOHNREVUE and hopefull I will be one of the lucky winners. lets see, fingers crossed!
so what I am doing right now, I am going thru all my photos taken at Blickfang and will show you my 3 favorite things. stay tuned! xx


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The 14th Dec. Inter-Ministerial Group Meeting discussed the modalities of proposed IMPRINT-India Projects as per MHRD Memo dated 4th Nov., 2015. As per the finalized minutes of the meeting:
The nature of these projects shall be technology-oriented and for application of science in day-to-day life and they shall be for translation of innovative ideas/knowledge into viable technology (product or process) and shall not be meant for only open ended fundamental research.
All the Centrally Funded Technical Institutions shall be eligible to submit the research proposals. There will be a separate portal for submission of proposals for research under http://www.imprint-india.org. There would be a two-stage verification of the proposals.
There will be strong monitoring system for the projects sanctioned under this program that includes information dissemination by periodic e-Newsletter and website, annual fare and conference.
The crux of these projects is the inter-Ministerial coordination in identification of the areas for research and in evaluating, sanctioning of the projects and finally in sharing the cost of research.
More on this meeting is available in our 'Activities' section as a new webpage (Link). The presentation made in this meeting as per the guideline given, is available under Activities–>Resources–>Slides (Link).


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At at the Protea Hotel Cape Castle enjoy the convenience of being literally on the doorstep of the V&A Waterfront , a 3 star hotel in Green Point, Cape Town that offers comfortable apartments with all the trimmings.
Protea Hotel Cape Castle budget hotel in Cape Town is positioned directly adjacent to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront and most rooms enjoy magnificent views of the Waterfront and the ocean. The hotel is within easy strolling distance of the V&A Waterfront, the Central Business District area, sidewalk bistros and some of Cape Town's most exciting restaurants, pubs and shops.
The Protea Hotel Cape Castle's fully serviced apartment suites boast generous en-suite bedrooms, lounges, dining areas and fully equipped kitchens. There is ample undercover parking at an additional cost and 24-hour security. With unbelievably warm hospitality, inviting interiors and magnificent views (Waterfront or Table Mountain), this lovely 3 star hotel in Cape Town is every traveller's home away from home.
Contact us for bookings
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The Protea Hotel Cape Castle in Cape Town features a rim-flow pool overlooking the V&A Waterfront, an inviting restaurant and large outdoor area for recreation.
This beautiful Cape Town accommodation establishment also offers plenty of undercover parking and 24-hour security, photocopying, telephone, e-mail, internet and a secretarial service.
The Protea Hotel Cape Castle has an inhouse restaurant, namely the Tribes Restaurant, which serves Full English buffet breakfast, a la carte lunch and dinner daily. The restaurant is also available to guests via room service. The operating times are from 06h30 until 22h30 daily.
The hotel offers Wi-Fi with limited free connectivity and have internet vouchers available for purchase at the reception desk. Secretarial services are also available upon arrangement and at an additional charge.


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Bupa is looking for a Laundry Worker to join our team at Tararu Care Home in Thames.
You have a caring attitude, and enjoy being part of a team. You will be committed to making sure our residents enjoy all they have earned in-life as you support their unique needs in partnership with their families. You will have a mature attitude, take pride in a job well done, be reliable, honest, friendly with the ability to work unsupervised as well as preferably have previous work experience, preferably within an elderly care setting.
These are casual positions.
We offer competitive weekend rates as well as night duty allowances. We value our employees and have secured a variety of discounts with providers of household goods enabling employees the opportunity to save.
This is an opportunity to work in an incredibly rewarding environment, with our wonderful residents, who make the job a pleasure. In return for your dedication we will support you with on-going training to assist your development both professionally and personally.
We are one of New Zealand's leading health and care organisations, part of the global Bupa group.
We have a strong commitment to taking care of the lives in our hands. Bupa Care Homes provide a great home for people we care for offering: comfort, safety & friendship.
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I am passionate about everything I do. I am passionate about making a difference. I am passionate about our planet, about not wasting resources, about being fully awake.
I am passionate about the time I give to animal rescue, freedom transports and searching for missing and lost dogs. They are my passion. This is one that I hold especially dear to my heart. They feel, they fear, they are living, breathing sentient beings and humanity could stand to learn so much from them. It may be one or two at a time but it makes you feel like you have genuinely accomplished something better for this world we live in and for generations to come. This helps me focus and gather my thoughts. It grounds me.
I am passionate about how I design for people. I am passionate about exploring nature by scuba diving, snowmobiling, jeeping. This allows me the opportunity to see the world and places that not too many people have the privilege of seeing and being able to get an appreciation of what is around us.
I am passionate about cooking, having come from a family that had Cordon Bleu Chefs as well as artists in it. I love the process of researching new recipes or finding old ones. I am passionate about the work that I do even though there are so many who do not understand my vision.
I am passionate about the world and what families are passing on to the younger generation – human compassion and kindness. These are unprecedented times.
I am passionate about those I consider my friends as I wish to see them succeed in whatever they wish to do and pursue.
I am passionate about my family, faith, my healing journey, the many moods of the shifting sky, sunrises and sunsets. Having enriching and heartfelt conversations. I am passionate for the positive things life has to offer. We, as humans, often forget to just live for the moment. Be positive, be passionate about everything you do.
I am simply inspired.
– Mo, volunteer, committed, giving, scuba diver, jeeper, adventurer, animal advocate, creative director of NOKNOK >> learn more


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Hilton Garden Inn Continues to Expand with its newest Property in Puchong Hilton unveils its newest addition to Malaysia KUA...
Hilton Garden Inn Continues to Expand with its newest Property in Puchong
Hilton unveils its newest addition to Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton's (NYSE: HLT) award-winning, focused service brand of hotels, today announced the opening of its second hotel in Puchong, Hilton Garden Inn Puchong. The new hotel is located just above Parkson M Square Mall on level 6 at Jalan DM2, Taman Desa Millennia, Puchong.
"As the second Hilton Garden Inn property in Malaysia, we are eager to showcase the brand's spacious accommodations and intuitive service. At Hilton Garden Inn, we are ready to serve, smile, learn and brighten your day. Our promise of Brighthearted Hospitality is guaranteed as we continue our commitment to ensure our guests heartfelt experience's every stay, from the first 'hello' to the cheery 'goodbye'," said Jamie Mead, regional general manager.
"Hilton Garden Inn is designed to facilitate authentic experiences and touchpoints for the modern traveler, our beautiful new hotel perfectly blends modern design with the warmth of our Brighthearted Hospitality -- every detail has been carefully executed with our guests in mind. Our hotels also take on the personality and vibe of their surrounding neighborhoods," added Mead.
With the Puchong area being the next hotspot for multi-national and local ICT companies, like Puchong Financial Corporate Centre (PFCC) -- the new MSC Cyber Centre -- as well as other notable landmarks the IOI Boulevard, IOI Mall and SetiaWalk and private hospitals located at Bandar Puteri Puchong; Columbia Asia Hospital and KPMC Puchong Medical Centre makes the hotel a great addition to the surrounding Puchong area. Conveniently located the hotel accommodates the new-age, savvy business and leisure traveler who is always on-the-go but understands the importance of staying connected to his or her surroundings.
Within the immediate vicinity of Hilton Garden Inn Puchong, guests may enjoy an array of dining options, shopping, theme parks and entertainment options. The hotel is within a short walk to Puchong Perdana RapidKL Light Rail Transit (LRT) station allowing guests to access to all major attractions and destination within Kuala Lumpur. The hotel offers a free shuttle to and from the LRT.
With 255-well equipped guest rooms and suites the hotels boasts the brand's signature bedding featuring fresh, white duvets and crisp linens; a spacious and clutter-free work desk with an ergonomic desk chair; and an in-room "hospitality center" with a mini fridge and complimentary Crabtree & Evelyn bath amenities.
Guests at Hilton Garden Inn Puchong will be treated to numerous amenities and services, including:
Complimentary Wi-Fi throughout the property catering to the business and social needs of guests
A 24-hour business center which offers complimentary printing facilities
A state-of-the-art fitness center
A 22m outdoor pool and heated outdoor Jacuzzi
Self-service laundry available 24-hours a day and
Complimentary transfer to and from key destinations within Selangor
Guests may dine on-property at the Garden Grille restaurant, or grab a snack at the 24-hour Pavilion Pantry® convenience mart, which offers a selection of snacks, drinks, coffee, tea and instant meals. They may also opt for the evening room service from 7.00pm to 10.00pm daily.
For business conferences and other events, the hotel features five meeting spaces of 255 square feet with soothing views of the lake and the city. Floor to ceiling windows allowing natural lighting throughout all meeting rooms, featuring high-definition television (HDTV), built-in sound systems, individual temperature controls, ergonomic seating, free Wi-Fi seating130 pax theatre style set-up and 80 pax in banquet-style seating.
Hilton Garden Inn Puchong is part of Hilton Honors, the award-winning guest-loyalty program for Hilton's 14 distinct hotel brands. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels save time and money and gain instant access to the benefits they care about most, such as an exclusive member discount, free Wi-Fi and a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose nearly any combination of Points and money to book a stay.
To celebrate the hotel's opening, Honors members will receive 1,000 bonus points as part of the Grand Opening offer, with a maximum stay of five nights, book by 15 November 2018. Stay Between 17 September and 15 November 2018.
In conjunction with the opening, the hotel is offering room rates starting from RM186 nett.
For more information or to make reservations, please visit Hilton Garden Inn Puchong or call +60-3-8060 8188. Read more about Hilton Garden Inn at hgi.com or newsroom.hilton.com/hgi.
About Hilton Garden Inn
The award-winning Hilton Garden Inn brand provides business and leisure guests upscale, yet affordable accommodations and modern amenities for a comfortable stay. The Hilton Garden Inn Promise affirms the brand's goal to make each Guest's stay better and brighter. Guaranteed. Team Members at nearly 790 hotels in 38 countries around the world ensure today's busy travelers have a bright and satisfying experience, starting with the first hello. As a recognized F&B leader, Hilton Garden Inn serves locally sourced food and beverage at its full-service restaurants and bars, featuring everything from cooked-to-order breakfast, handcrafted cocktails, and on-trend small plates. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits. For more information about Hilton Garden Inn, visit www.hgi.com or newsroom.hilton.com/hgi, and connect on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Instagram.
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Hilton (NYSE: HLT) is a leading global hospitality company, with a portfolio of 14 world-class brands comprising more than 5,400 properties with nearly 880,000 rooms, in 106 countries and territories. Hilton is dedicated to fulfilling its mission to be the world's most hospitable company by delivering exceptional experiences -- every hotel, every guest, every time. The company's portfolio includes Hilton Hotels & Resorts, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Conrad Hotels & Resorts, Canopy by Hilton, Curio Collection by Hilton, DoubleTree by Hilton, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, Embassy Suites by Hilton, Hilton Garden Inn, Hampton by Hilton, Tru by Hilton, Homewood Suites by Hilton, Home2 Suites by Hilton and Hilton Grand Vacations. The company also manages an award-winning customer loyalty program, Hilton Honors. Hilton Honors members who book directly through preferred Hilton channels have access to instant benefits, including a flexible payment slider that allows members to choose exactly how many Points to combine with money, an exclusive member discount that can't be found anywhere else, and free standard Wi-Fi. Visit newsroom.hilton.com for more information, and connect with Hilton on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.
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Project Background
While manure is recognized in the agricultural industry as a valuable source of nitrogen, phosphorus and organic material for plant growth, the point and non-point source discharge of nutrients and bacteria can be detrimental to water-quality if manure is not properly managed.
A significant amount of effort and money has been invested into developing nutrient management research and programs, but there are substantial barriers preventing the flow of information between research and educational projects and programs and agricultural professionals that limit the impact and usefulness of those efforts. Additionally, education strategies differ between persons, projects, organizations, and regions and the success of educational outreach programs are affected by voluntary versus mandatory adoption policies, further highlighting the need for tailored programming and content delivery (Shepard, 1999; Poe et al., 2001).
A pathway from information producers to users is vital. By providing a pathway to audience types and needs, organizations can realistically identify the target groups for specific project outcomes and produce tailored products, information sources, and formats for end users. A hierarchical pathway also allows organizations to select project partners from specific agencies in their regions to communicate with directly and produce a tailored and impactful product.
- Delineate pathways for how manure nutrient management information is gathered, shared, and used and gain an understanding of information flow barriers.
- Develop a model for effective pathways of information dissemination of manure nutrient management from research to implementation.
- Provide the project team and agricultural professionals information on how manure nutrient management information is gathered and shared and the barriers to sharing.
A survey was developed to evaluate the relevancy of current information and the barriers to information, dissemination, and partnerships. A pilot of the survey was distributed via cooperating agencies, organizations and personal contacts to technical service providers, producers, university personnel, regulatory personnel, private sales or service enterprises and other professionals who contribute to manure nutrient management in South Dakota. Following the pilot, the survey was distributed nationwide using a purposeful snowball sampling technique. The survey was distributed to several professional and producer mailing lists and listervs associated with manure management. The pilot survey and the survey results from the nationwide survey were compiled. 964 surveys were completed in total with 187 respondents failing to complete the survey in its entirety.
Information Gathering Patterns
- Results demonstrate that across roles respondents found field experiences, professional development, science-based sites, and consultation the most relevant avenues for obtaining information. Press and media, decision tools, and social media were found to be the least relevant information sources.
- Producers identified consultation as the most relevant resource.
- Time commitment was the largest barrier for all information resources with the exception of press and media and social media, where the main barrier was low source credibility.
Information Dissemination Patterns
- Field experiences, consultation and professional development were the most relevant sources of information dissemination. Social media, press and media and decision tools were the least relevant.
- In line with information gathering, producers noted that consultation was the most relevant for information dissemination, followed by field-based experiences.
- Technical information channels were more relevant than non-technical information channels.
- Overall, the biggest barrier to information dissemination was the high-time commitment. For social media, press and media, and decision tools the largest barrier was lack of audience relevance.
Results indicated that all groups found relevant collaboration with producers. Producers felt the most relevant collaborations were with fellows producers, University/Extension personnel and state agency staff. The biggest barriers to collaboration were that it was not relevant to their job, or they did not have a relationship with the entities listed.
The survey results were graphically depicted using Mind Jet software to better demonstrate statistically significant links or pathways between different organizations, types of information, and potential barriers.
Key Takeaways
- Decision tools appear to lack relevance for information gathering and dissemination.
- Field experiences, consultation, and professional development were the most relevant across roles for information gathering and dissemination.
- The biggest barrier to these information sources was their high time commitment. Conversely, those information sources with low time commitment often brought concerns of low source credibility or lack of relevance.
- Collaborations with producers are relevant across roles.
Lessons Learned
Project team members and project team affiliates indicated they increased their understanding of nutrient management information flow as a result of this project. Using a scale of 1 (not at all) to 4 (a large extent), project team members increased their understanding of where manure nutrient management information is obtained by different audiences (M= 3.69), the relevancy of the different types of products for different manure management audiences (M= 3.46), the importance of cross-audience collaboration for nutrient manure management (M= 3.69), and the relationships between audiences that use and disseminate manure nutrient management information (M= 3.54).
"…this was a new way of thinking about the whole process of creating programs and planning them"
"Visually seeing the pathways of communication/education and related demands or expectations regarding waste and nutrient management helps me to better the development of related programs"
Sharing Results
This information was presented at the 2015 Waste to Worth Conference in April of 2015, and presented at a Livestock and Poultry Environmental Learning Center (LPELC) Webinar in November 2015. Each presentation shared project methods and results, and provided key information on how manure nutrient management professionals learn, share, and collaborate. An audience survey following the LPELC webinar demonstrated that all respondents deepened their understanding of how people get their manure nutrient management information, with 78% indicating they moderately to significantly improved their understanding.
Poe, G.L., N. L. Bills, B. C. Bellows, P. Crosscombe, R. K. Koelsch, M. J. Kreher, and P. Wright. 2001. Will voluntary and educational programs meet environmental objectives? Evidence from a survey of New York dairy farms. Review of Agricultural Economics 23(2): 473–491.
Shepard, R. 1999. Making our nonpoint source pollution education programs effective. Journal of Extension 37(5).
Erin Cortus
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This resource provides instructions on how to tune performance directives when PHP-FPM is installed and enabled as a PHP handler in cPanel & WHM. Background information on how PHP-FPM is implemented with cPanel & WHM is available on our PHP-FPM documentation.
This document provides valuable information about the main PHP-FPM pool directives, Max Children, Max Requests, and Process Idle Timeout, as well as additional configuration values.
If you find that you would prefer to avoid tuning and optimization for PHP, you could consider using something such as the LSAPI handler which provides comparable performance to FPM:
How to switch from PHP-FPM to the LSAPI handler
Max Children
Let us start with the most conflicting one which is Max Children it defines the number of PHP-FPM processes to spawn to actually serve requests coming from the web server to process the PHP code.
The cPanel default is 5:
root@server [~]# egrep max_children /opt/cpanel/ea-php56/root/etc/php-fpm.d/cptech1.local.conf
pm.max_children = 5
There isn't a standardized way to actually determine the Max Children directive as it depends on numerous factors, such as the site's particular PHP code, however, there is a nice formula to help us be on the safe side:
Total Max Processes = (Total Ram - (Used Ram + Buffer)) / (Memory per PHP process)
We can get the RAM information from WHM at WHM Home »Server Status »Server Information
- The above interface is displaying the RAM usage in bytes so make sure to adjust these values to MegaBytes.
For the purposes of this tutorial, I used the
free command so I can paste the output here:
root@server [~]# free -m
total used free shared buff/cache available
Mem: 1838 572 267 33 998 1014
Applying the formula using the above values would look like this:
2.62 = (1838 - (572 + 998))/100
The above is saying, if we increase Max Children to 100 we can expect each independent PHP process to use 2.62MB of RAM, keep in mind this is per domain per PHP process.
The catch is we need to pre-select a number of Max Children to use in the formula, and then confirm is not going to consume all of the free RAM, in this case, I picked 100 Max Children as an example.
Apache Max Request Workers in relation with PHP-FPM pools
We are not going to cover in detail in this post what Max Request Workers is but we need to mention it because it does not matter how well tuned PHP-FPM's Max Children is configured if Apache is not able to serve those requests coming from it.
Just as PHP-FPM's Max Client setting, Apache's Max Request Workers determines how many requests are going to be accepted. The default configuration setting is 150, which is usually enough for most environments.
Apache's Max Request Workers can be changed by going to WHM Home » Service Configuration » Apache Configuration » Global Configuration -> Max Request Workers
Max Requests
The second directive we are going to look at is Max Requests, which controls how many requests are served by a process (Max Children) before killing and spawning a new process.
By default cPanel establishes a number of 20:
root@server [~]# egrep max_request /opt/cpanel/ea-php56/root/etc/php-fpm.d/cptech1.local.conf
pm.max_requests = 20
According to php.net, this is only useful to avoid memory leaks from 3rd party applications (custom libraries PHP code) which could misbehave and cause memory problems.
For example, you notice a specific site under cPanel account 'X' it is consuming excessive amounts of RAM, Max Request will clear out the ram used by the process and start a new one. However, if the problem is constant RAM usage, it will increase again.
Unless you suspect you have an application having memory issues and you suspect is leaking memory, the default value should be fine.
Process Idle Timeout
It defines the number of seconds after which an idle process (process not serving any requests) is set to be killed so it releases CPU time and RAM. The default cPanel value for this is 5 seconds:
root@server [~]# egrep process_idle_timeout /opt/cpanel/ea-php56/root/etc/php-pm.d/cptech1.local.conf
pm.process_idle_timeout = 10
The above option is available because the process manager is configured
root@server [~]# egrep ondemand /opt/cpanel/ea-php56/root/etc/php-fpm.d/cptech1.local.conf
pm = ondemand
Which means the processes are started when they are requested, is not a fixed set of starting processes.
It is important to understand this does not affect PHP's
max_execution_time which is actually going to stop a running process should the threshold be exceeded.
So how does
process_idle_timeout affect your performance? It depends, if you are getting constant requests (hot traffic sites) then you want to extend this number in increments of 10 seconds and monitoring between increments.
If you do not have any high traffic sites, then a shorter time will help you free those resources to be used elsewhere.
Making the Edit
System PHP FPM
- Login to WHM as the root user
- Navigate to: Home »Software »MultiPHP Manager
- Click on the "System PHP FPM Configuration" tab
Individual Pool
- Login to WHM as the root user
- Navigate to: Home »Software »MultiPHP Manager
- Find your desired domain in the table at the bottom
- Enable the PHP FPM toggle to turn FPM on
- Click the "Edit PHP-FPM" link


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Yusen Zhan successfully defended his PhD Dissertation, "Policy Advice, Non-convex and Distributed Optimization in Reinforcement Learning," on November 8th. He is the first PhD graduate from the IRL Lab, with multiple journal articles and a conference paper accepted at the time of his defense. We all wish him the best as he prepares to return to China to begin a new job!
Intelligent Robot Learning Laboratory (IRL Lab) Congratulations to IRL Lab's 1st PhD


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Eighty-year-old particle physicist Arthur Rosenfeld began his career slamming atomic nuclei together at the University of California at Berkeley. Then he moved to a new job: working with refrigerators and light bulbs. That second job, he says, has really paid off to the tune of $800 billion in energy savings from inventions and innovations in his lab. They did that by making refrigerators more efficient. He explains that the appliances used to consume 2000 kilowatt hours of energy a year. "At today's prices," he says, "[that] would cost about $250 a year. [Now we're down] to 450 [kilowatt hours a year]."
You can even hear the difference. Refrigerators from 30 years ago are very noisy. "The 1973 refrigerator was actually a remarkably light and cheap piece of junk," Rosenfeld observes. "And the motors were incredibly inefficient." So Rosenfeld got to work, and the sound of his refrigerator, and all American refrigerators today, is quiet.
Rosenfeld notes, "The motors have risen from 30% efficiency to probably 90% efficiency; we have better insulation, and the electricity use has fallen to one quarter what it would have been in 1973." His shiny new refrigerator, bigger than the 1973 version, with crushed ice, cubed ice, door alarms and water filters, uses one fourth of the energy compared to that small, old thing that just kept food cold. That's a saving of $200 a year for every refrigerator.
That's pretty amazing, but it's not yet $800 billion of energy.
Art Rosenfeld also does windows. In his very cozy breakfast nook just off the kitchen, with the hot light of the mid-day California sun streaming through the glass, he explains, "We worked very hard on the thin film of a semi-conductor, which is perfectly transparent to visible light, but which is a perfect reflector to heat." The sun-baked glass feels cool to the touch. The light's coming in, but the heat is staying outside. The air-conditioning is off, and the room this mid-summer day, is quite cool. In the winter, this same window glass will keep the heat inside the house.
"You can put windows on a new house, which cuts the heating bill by 30%," Rosenfeld says, adding, "[you] are indeed saving more oil every year than comes out of Prudhoe Bay." The fields at Prudhoe Bay Alaska are America's major domestic source of oil. So the energy savings are really adding up now.
And Dr. Rosenfeld's lab has done even more. He ticks them off: "Compact fluorescent lamps are saving another $5 billion a year. Better programs for designing buildings are saving like $10 billion a year. Each one of those have now pretty much saturated building standards around the world. The savings even in the United States are simply astounding."
But forget about money for a moment. It's the energy savings, the lack of pollution, the decreased -- but still very real -- dependence on foreign oil, that count. And Rosenfeld says those gains will need to keep pace with the growing number of energy users in the world. "We've done well, but we're only one half or one quarter of potential savings if we really took it seriously."
This summer, the U.S. Department of Energy awarded its most prestigious prize, the Enrico Fermi Award, to Art Rosenfeld. The prize was $375,000. But the physicist says the recognition and gratitude from the community was his real reward.
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(Pocket-lint) - Philips has announced a world first in its AmbiLux TV projection system. This uses nine pico projectors to bring the wall behind the television to life.
The 65-inch 4K television uses its built-in Ambilight projection system to project the onscreen image, motion and colour onto the rear wall surrounding the set.
The previous Ambilight used LEDs on the rear of the television to create a coloured halo of light that matched the image on the screen. The new AmbiLux uses projectors to extend the image onto the wall beyond the confines of the TV. Thanks to a super-thin bezel the image should blend into the wall image created by the projectors.
The Ambilight experience extends beyond the television thanks to Philips Hue meaning the entire room can be bathed in the same light for a 360-degree experience.
The AmbiLux experience extends to music as well. Amiblight Music Mode creates a light halo that reacts to the dynamics of music played through the television. This applies to streaming via Spotify, playing through USB or a music channel. Colours can be chosen individually or randomising is an option in party mode.
The television uses Philips processing to upscale images to UHD and also runs the Android operating system meaning a wide selection of apps easily accessed from the remote's QWERTY keyboard, swipe pad and the TV's speech recognition smarts.
Release date and pricing have not been announced.
READ: Sony Xperia Z5 Premium: Android's new 4K king of bling (hands-on)


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The Scammers Call Him a Scam
They call him a pseudoscientist, the Great Science Scam. They accuse him of conveniently selecting evidence that will support his theory. The accused is Dr. Masaru Emoto. He says that water has memory and understanding and it reacts to the vibrations we exert upon it.
Dr. Emoto has a 1992 certification from the Open International University as a Doctor of Alternative Medicine. That might not be good enough to claim to be an authority in water. After graduating from International Relations in Yokohama, he stumbled into the concept of micro cluster water and Magnetic Resonance Analysis technology. It was working with magnetic fields and water micro clusters that he noted the crystalline forms assumed by frozen water. He concluded that water has memory because it reflects both physical but spiritual surroundings.
Dr. Emoto claims that the vibrational energy projected by humans in the form of thoughts, words, ideas, intentions, and sounds has the power to alter water's molecular structure.
Could be far-fetched, but he is certainly not the first in promoting water as the ultimate healing agent. "Water cure proposes a harmonious universal vision."
Hydropathy, or water treatment, a method of treating disease by copious and frequent use of water both externally and internally, offers autonomy and individualization by becoming part of a whole...
Becoming One with Water
Water is a soothing, relaxing, stimulating agent. Its hygienic properties are unquestionable. Water washes away impurities, removes obstruction, dissolves and normalizes bodily functions.
The reason why our bodies produce histamines is to conserve water. Anti-histamines control the histamines, but do not address the dehydration issue that triggered the production of histamines, therefore causing allergies. Again, allergies are mainly caused by histamines, produced by the body as a defense mechanism to conserve water.
In 1814 James Currie reported in detail his findings about using water effusions as a treatment in fever and other diseases. He wrote about it in laymen terms with the intention of his procedures to be replicated in the militia and in African ships. He used fresh water, water mixed with vinegar and saturated seawater solutions to ail not only fever, but small pox. "For the 30th Regiment, I used the water of the river, which contains 33rd part of salt. Persons immersed in seawater, for some time together, preserve the luster of the eye and the ruddiness of the cheek, longer than those in fresh water."
He related how he healed a 24 year old man, with 107 degree fever and 119 pulse, of small pox by having him drink water and lemonade.
On March 17, 1842, the Hydropathic Society of London was formed to inquire about the proceedings of Vincent Priessnetz and on Hydropathy in general. This organization claimed water as a very extraordinary and effective in many cases. "Is so vasty superior, scientific and ingenious when compared with was what known before".
Water is Nature's Strategy
There is Absolutely Nothing Better Than Water
There is no way to better rephrase their description of what we call today traditional medicine:
The allopathic practice of medicine is a curse to the people, that its general tendency is to undermine the constitution, shorten life and multiply the forms of disease, is a truth with which any intelligent, unprejudicial observer may soon become satisfied. The practitioners have no settled principles upon which to base an intelligent practice; one clings to a certain, and another to another, neither of them having the pleasing consciousness that they are right, and the result of their practice teaches that both are powerless in the removal of disease.
Being almost entirely ignorant of the power of those sale and efficacious remedies which assists the efforts of nature, they look to poisons and destructive means for an antidote, which too often prove a bane to their patients; and thus they violate the laws of the animal economy, cut themselves adrift from every true principle by which to direct their practice, throw themselves upon the quicksands of quacking, and into the degraded labyrinths of specific medicines, each having a peculiar action, they not what, and at last perhaps a cure effected, they not know how. (Hydropathic Society of London, "The Water Cure Journal", Vol II, Num. 12, November 1846).
It goes on to accuse medicine as "given to aid the cure but served to assist disease to perform its deadly work".
Hainz Kohler, author of "Caution: Snake Oil! How Statistical Thinking Can Help Us Expose Misinformation About Our Health", says something never change: "When your doctor prescribes a drug to relieve your anxiety, calm your stomach, control your pain... the last thing you want to worry about is heart trouble... Over one hundred commonly used drugs carry that risk... that can cause a heart to beat out of control... or in some cases stop altogether." (2010)
Anyone willing to know what real pseudoscience is all about needs this kind of reading.
"What cleanses our corporal frames
From foul disease and deadening pains
And pours new life into our veins?
...Water, The Great Source of Health
Water is not exclusive to the 19th century. Circa 640BCE, Thales of Miletus taught that "all things are water" or "water is the source of all things". Hydropathy is mentioned in Ayurveda since 1500BCE. Egyptians, Hebrews, Greeks and Romans included water as part of both their therapies and religious ceremonies.
Why this bashing on Dr. Emoto if water has claimed as an effective healer and health promoter for centuries and generations? Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj, an internationally renowned researcher, author and advocate of the natural healing power of water, might not agree with Dr. Emoto in water having memory, but meets him halfway: "You are not sick, you are thirsty... Do not treat thirst with medication".
Dr. B, or Dr. Batman, goes further promoting water as aiding against asthma in children, high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and many other illness. Of course, some also accuse him as a quack and a fraud. An oxygenated body makes no logic to some, but a pill that causes adverse reactions and promises secondary effects does.
The reason why they attack practitioners and promoters of natural remedies is because this is no multi-trillion dollar business. Coconut water, herbal remedies, meditation and many others, are cheap, effective remedies, that cut the middle man and lead directly to the healing source, which is nature. There is no point on fancy publicity campaigns or paying kickbacks for recent studies to promote what is readily available. Just like it happens with hydrogen peroxide, produced abundantly in the healing rain that pours over us. Water is abundant for a reason, so we can have immediate available healing while regaining balance.
Yet we make an appointment with the doctor, wait in an office to be expedited to the drug store and go back home with a pill that is guaranteed to have adverse effects in the organism, as their own clinical studies report. Ever notice how pharmaceutical TV ads devote almost half of the commercial to include their contraindications? Cramming the fine line in a faster pitch. They have to rush that information in because there is still some logic in government regulations. Some recent studies are real fairy tales.
Even if its Incredible, is Soothing to Watch
Debunking the Debunkers
In 2004, Stephen Barrett, maintainer of Quackwatch.com, a site dedicated to "promote intelligent decisions" was found guilty of writing fraudulent reports to discredit and cause damage and harm. "The California Supreme Court found that Barrett and Sampson were using the court system to operate a self-enrichment scam" through frivolous lawsuits against alternative health practitioners.
Another fearless critic of water therapy is Stephen Lower, B.A. Biochemistry. He refers to water treatment as a pseudoscience in his website. Lower says he writes "to debunk these myths because he doesn't want people to be defrauded." He owns more than seven websites, most devoted to attack alternative remedies. That is the overkill of philantropy. Too bad he does not have one single website to debunk, say, pharmaceuticals.
In 2013, the Sunshine Act will require all drug and medical companies to publicize their payments or knick-knacks in a database. All that receive money or free trips or special accommodations in exchange for furthering their pharmaceutical agenda, have to be reported by law.
"It were better perhaps that medicine, like other branches of natural knowledge, were brought from its hiding place, and exhibited in the simplicity of science and the nakedness of truth". (James Currie, 1797).
Now go drink some water. Start your day with a tall glass of water. Have it right before bedtime and always.


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Canada's new prostitution law: Separating fact from fiction (Bill C-36)
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In 2014, Canada made history by creating prostitution legislation that recognizes prostituted people are not criminals, but that those who exploit them are. Previous laws treated prostitution as a public nuisance instead of an issue of violence against women. This new approach signifies a major victory for women's equality as it will teach generations of men that women's bodies are not for sale.
Of course, whenever there is an advancement towards women's equality, there is a backlash; and this case is no different.
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A gentle and nourishing powder-to-paste exfoliating cleanser, with Vitamin C, Ginseng, Gemstone and Pearl powders to brighten and smooth the complexion.
Because of its unique powder formula, no preservatives are needed, making this a pure (and precious) treat. Ideal before the use of treatment oils and serums as it buffs away dead skin cells, helping to improve product absorption.
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Pour a teaspoon of powder into the palms of wet hands and add water, drop by drop, until blended to a soft mousse consistency. Gently massage into skin with small circular movements, avoiding the eye area. Rinse, follow with Seasonal Oil. Use once daily, or for more delicate skin, use 1-3 times weekly.
*Not recommended for highly sensitive, damaged or broken skin.
Never before have we seen such a healthy addiction to a skincare range. Try it once and you're in love. The smell, the feel and the results of de Mamiel skincare products speak for themselves. This brand is new to many, but once tried it's never forgotten.
The range is small but perfectly formed meaning simplicity is key to chosing what is right for your skin but the ingredients are by no means simple. Annee de Mamiel is the creator of the range and she uses her in-depth knowledge of herbs, traditional chinese medicine, acupuncture and aromatherapy to create her range. Quite a CV we hear you cry but it doesn't stop there! Annee is a beautiful lady who has a great instinct alongside her vast CV of knowledge for what will make a product effective, let alone feel and smell beautiful. As if that's not enough, her spirit and positivity comes in every bottle with each product being handmade in the UK, bottled with the good energy of reiki and music.
As well as knowing that these products have all the scientific ingredients and good intentions, we dare you to smell one and you will be hooked for life. We love the restorative cleansing balm as part of our evening regime to refresh and revive after a busy day. An opportunity to take a moment and breathe. Finish with her award winning seasonal facial oil and connect back to nature. Divine.
Annee de Mamiel herself is very special. Her journey ingnited the spark to create her products, when she couldn't find a skincare range as pure as she required as her own health was challenged. Her knowledge, extensive training, intuition and passion came together to create this beautiful range. Her facial treatments (with a 3 year waiting list) and skincare range are her focus, and she blends ingredients with love and respect. We know you'll love it.
From 23rd March we have taken the decision to temporarily close the shop. This is the help spread health and wellness, not a virus. Orders can still be placed by telephone or online. During this time we have set up a collection service from the shop, and also a local delivery service. Please see below.
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You can collect from outside the shop door, this will be possible between 11am to 4pm. This will available for telephone and online orders (please notify us on your order that you'd like to collect, we'll contact you when your order is ready to collect).
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For orders placed from customers falling within a 3 mile radius, before 12 noon, we will endeavor to deliver on the same day, between 3pm to 5pm. This is subject to stock/staff availability. We will operate a safe and contactless delivery, leaving orders on your doorstep and informing you of your orders arrival.
Orders from customers falling outside of the 3 mile radius will be delivered by Royal Mail as per our delivery policy below.
Online Delivery Policy
We deliver to the UK and internationally. Orders can be placed on-line or by telephone by calling 01625 400113.
Timescale: 2-4 working days.
Orders over £30 - Free Delivery
Orders under £30 - Standard weight parcel £3.95
- Heavy Weight parcel £7.95 (nb. You will be notified at checkout if your order falls into this category)
Timescale: 10 working days
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- Heavy Weight parcel £13.95 (nb. You will be notified at checkout if your order falls into this category).
Please note that we are unable to ship nail varnish, perfume and room spray internationally.
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We welcome orders via the telephone by calling us on 01625 400113.
Delivery cost will be given at the time of ordering according to your delivery requirements. This service is available Mon - Sat, 9am - 5pm.
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In the unfortunate event that we are out of stock of an item we will endeavor to inform you within 48 hours.
If for any reason you're dissatisfied with your purchase, we will gladly offer a refund on all products returned to us within fourteen days of your receipt, provided they are returned in their original packaging, in an unopened, unused and saleable condition.
Please be aware that due to EU hygiene regulations we cannot offer a refund, replacement or exchange on items returned in non-saleable condition.
Please send all returns on a trackable service. Include your order number, name and date of order.
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We will refund your product as quickly as possible by sending the money back to your original payment method.
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EMDs are exempt market securities dealers registered under provincial securities legislation in one or more jurisdictions in Canada. The regulatory framework for EMDs is set out in National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations which applies in every jurisdiction across Canada.
EMDs may act in two primary capacities in the capital markets: 1) as a dealer or underwriter for any securities which are prospectus exempt, or 2) as a dealer for any securities, including investment funds which are prospectus qualified (mutual funds) or prospectus exempt (pooled funds), provided they are sold to clients who qualify for the purchase of exempt securities. The qualification criteria for exempt purchasers and exempt securities are found in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions.
Becoming Exempt Market Dealer
Becoming an EMD requires registration with one or more securities regulatory authorities across Canada pursuant to NI 31-103. A firm must be registered as an EMD and one of more individuals must register as the EMDs Chief Compliance Officer, Ultimate Designated Person and one or more Dealing Representatives.
Persons or firms interested in registering as an exempt market dealer can access the required forms below and should complete and submit them to their local securities regulatory authority. Please check our "industry and regulatory links" section for links to the websites of the securities regulatory authority in each province and territory.
A useful "Guide to Getting Registered" can be found on the OSC website.
In order for a firm to become registered as an exempt market dealer, an applicant firm will be required to submit the information required on Form 33-109F6 - Firm Registration.
In addition to the firm's registration as an exempt market dealer, each firm will be required to register one or more individuals as dealing representatives, a chief compliance officer, an ultimate designated person and may be required to file notice of permitted individuals. The registration applications for individuals are to be submitted using Form 33-109F4 - Individual Registration.
For details on these individual positions, the qualifications and proficiency requirements for each, and for information on the requirements for firms registering as an EMD, refer to National Instrument 31-103.
To locate registration forms and better understand which ones you need and when, see this section of the OSC website - OSC Guide to Registration Forms.
What makes EMDs different from other types of securities dealers?
The other categories of securities dealer, in addition to EMDs include:
Investment dealers may act as a dealer for any type of securities and any type of clients, including "retail" clients - investment dealers are required to be members of the self-regulatory organization, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC);
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ProficiencyEMDs pass a series of exams to ensure proficiency. In addition, compliance rules are in place to ensure that a strict code of conduct and proper client processes are followed to ensure fair and transparent service. Also, EMDs must file audited financial statements, and maintain minimum levels of capital and insurance.
Best Practices EnsuredThe conduct of the EMD is set by regulation and the EMD must earn a license. EMDs are subject to proficiency, capital and operational requirements. EMDs are required by law to have audited financial statements, a minimum of $50,000 working capital, and periodic statements to clients if there are transactions undertaken on their behalf, as well as insurance in place to cover a wide range of client issues.
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The EMD offers a pool of sophisticated investors and minimizes many of the complicated and expensive requirements of the public equity markets. EMDs are experts in the purchase and sale of exempt market securities and often specialize in raising capital in particular industries: real estate, construction, mining, oil & gas, food technology, biotechnology, manufacturing, etc. EMDs are allowed to offer clients a far wider range of financial opportunities than a financial adviser doing M&A or sale of companies.
If there is an issue with the financial adviser, there is an independent dispute resolution option available. This ensures that any client complaints are resolved by independent industry experts focused on a win/win solution.
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