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Bring 'em back alive! That's exactly what some zoologists are doing when they re-discover living populations of species previously thought to be extinct.
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As the poster child for so-called "living fossils", the Coelacanth continues to troll zoologists by not just continuing to exist, but by doing so in two distinct subspecies: the West Indian Ocean Coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) and the Indonesian Coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis).
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These marine relatives of lungfish and tetrapods (four-limbed vertebrates) were believed to have exited the tree of life around 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous period. Imagine the surprise of South African museum curator Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer when, on December 23rd of 1938, she spied an unusually fresh Coelacanth in the catch of a local fisherman!
Lord Howe Island Stick Insect
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Known colloquially as the Tree Lobster, the Lord Howe Island stick insect (Dryococelus australis) is native to the the Lord Howe Island Group located about 600 km (370 mi) off the east coast of Australia. Decimated by invasive black rats that escaped to Lord Howe Island in 1918 when the supply steamer SS Makambo was temporarily grounded just offshore, these frighteningly large (up to 15 cm or 6″ in length, weighing 25g or almost an ounce) insects were assumed to have been driven to extinction by 1930.
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Not so fast! In 1964 a team of climbers visiting Ball's Pyramid, a spectacular and steep sea stack that rises from the open sea 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Lord Howe Island, came across the carcass of a dead Lord Howe Island stick insect. In 2001 an expedition was mounted at night (the creatures are nocturnal) and 24 living Lord Howe Island stick insects were found beneath a small shrub. Two breeding pairs were brought to the Melbourne Zoo where, by 2012, over 9,000 insects have been bred with the intention to return them to their ancestral habitats on Lord Howe Island.
Terror Skink
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First described to science in 1883, the Terror Skink (Phoboscincus bocourti) was vulnerable from the first due to its being found only on the tiny Isle of Pines located off the South Pacific island nation of New Caledonia. This large (about 50 cm or 20 inches long) lizard gets its terror-ific name from the long, sharp, curved teeth lining its jaws.
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Considered extinct as no living specimens had been sighted since the early 1990s, the Terror Skink rejoined the land of the living in December of 2003 when specialists from the French Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle photographed and filmed one. Kudos to the researchers for not capturing and killing such a rare creature – sometimes a picture is worth MORE than thousands of words used to describe a killed example.
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It's thought the ancestors of the Takahē (Porphyrio hochstetteri) flew to New Zealand from Australia millions of years ago. Once established in The Land of the Long White Cloud, the species gradually became larger in size and lost its ability to fly. Once rats, cats, dogs and pigs were introduced to New Zealand by Polynesian settlers and European colonists, the Takahē population plummeted with the last 4 wild examples being killed in 1898… or so it was thought.
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Rumors of the birds' continued existence and unconfirmed sightings over the years convinced government and academia to mount an organized search for any survivors. Their efforts were rewarded on November 20th of 1948 when a team led by Geoffrey Orbell re-discovered the Takahē near an isolated lake in the Murchison Mountains. As of 2013 it's estimated about 260 birds exist under official protection and close monitoring in New Zealand's Fiordland National Park.


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S&P revises Japan's AA- credit rating outlook to negative. The culprit: the Japan earthquake that just as predicted, has become the scapegoat to excuse another quarter of "non-recurring" EPS misses. And while according to Wall Street the economic devastation is GDP positive, Japan may soon be a single A credit, which of course will send it 10 year bond trading with a 0 yield handle.
- Standard & Poor's expects costs related to the March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear power plant disaster will increase Japan's fiscal deficits above prior estimates by a cumulative 3.7% of GDP through 2013.
- We revised the outlook on the long-term rating on Japan to negative to reflect the potential for a downgrade if fiscal deterioration materially exceeds these estimates in the absence of greater fiscal consolidation.
- We affirmed our long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on Japan at 'AA-' and 'A-1+', respectively.
Rating Action
On April 27, 2011, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services revised to negative from stable its outlook on the long-term ratings on Japan. At the same time, Standard & Poor's affirmed its long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings on Japan at 'AA-' and 'A-1+', respectively. The transfer and convertibility
(T&C) assessment remains 'AAA'.
In our Jan. 27, 2011, announcement lowering the long-term rating on Japan to 'AA-', we noted that if we were to mark down our fiscal forecasts, downward pressure on the ratings could reemerge. The March 11, 2011, earthquake, tsunami, and attendant damage to Tokyo Electric Power Co. Inc.'s (TEPCO; BBB+/Watch Neg/A-2) Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant cause us to make such a markdown to our forecasts. As long as there are no revenue-enhancing measures such as tax increases, we currently project that reconstruction costs could range from ¥20 trillion to ¥50 trillion, with ¥30 trillion being our central forecast. If there are no revenue enhancing measures such as tax increases, we expect the central and local governments to bear most of this cost, adding 2% of GDP to our forecast for this year's general government deficit and 1% to our forecast for next year's, with deficits remaining above 8% of GDP through 2014, compared with 8.0% in 2013 in our previous forecast (see table below). Overall, we expect Japan's fiscal deficits to increase above our prior estimates by a cumulative 3.7% of GDP through 2013. Although we do not expect the disasters to materially hurt the country's medium-term growth potential--and we do not expect the government's real effective interest rate to rise significantly--we see net general government debt to GDP reaching 145% of GDP in fiscal 2013 (ending March 31, 2014), compared with our previous forecast of 137% of GDP.
In light of the evolving developments at the TEPCO nuclear power plant, in particular, we regard these projections as uncertain. Much will depend on Japan's political leadership and its ability to forge a political consensus on how to offset fiscal measures in the future. The extent of environmental contamination in northeastern Japan remains unknown. Although we expect no lasting damage to Japan's supply chains, some manufacturers could decide to move a greater share of production offshore. Combined with the headwinds of intermittent deflation and a fast-aging population, Japan will be challenged to raise its real GDP growth potential much above 1% annually over the medium term, in our view.
That said, Japan's sovereign ratings are supported at the 'AA-' level by the country's ample net external asset position, relatively strong financial system, and diversified economy. In addition, the yen is a key international reserve currency.
Japan is the world's largest net external creditor in absolute terms, with projected net assets of an estimated 322% of current account receipts at yearend 2010. The country's current gold and foreign exchange reserves of over US$1 trillion are second only to China's. In addition, both the financial sector and the combined corporate and household sectors are external creditors. Standard & Poor's expects continued current account surpluses to further enhance Japan's net external asset position in the coming years.
In our judgment, Japan's financial system appears sound, following several years of restructuring and private sector deleveraging. Despite the damage by the tsunami, we do not expect a major rise in credit losses in the banking system on a whole, although there are some local financial institutions that
we expect may need government support.
The denomination of 2% of declared international reserves in yen as of the end of September 2010 illustrates the yen's reserve currency status. In addition, 17% of daily global foreign exchange transactions are denominated in yen as of April 2010, and Japan's deep domestic capital markets, combined with its open
capital account, permit the use of the yen as a global financing vehicle.
The negative outlook signals that a downgrade is possible if Japan's public finances weaken further over the next two years in the absence of fiscal consolidation to offset them. We believe that uncertainty over the country's fiscal and economic outlook will lessen over the next six to 24 months. If the government's debt trajectory remains on its current course or begins to erode the nation's external position, the long- and short-term ratings could be lowered. If reconstruction costs place less burden on public finances than we expect–either because of lower outlays or increased revenues to cover them–and the government makes progress in strengthening Japan's fiscal profile, we could revise the outlook back to stable.


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4th Session Group of Experts on Renewable Energy
2 - 3 November 2017
Salle VIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva
The fourth session of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy Efficiency (GERE) will focus on the implementation of activities under the current biennium and on the activities planned for the Work Plan 2018-2019.
This year discussion will be tackling the following themes:
- Tracking progress of renewable energy development - Based on the key findings of the REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report 2017, experts will discuss the implications for the Group of Experts and the UNECE region, in particular related on how to tackle obstacles and bottlenecks and take advantage of existing opportunities.
- Best practices on how to increase the uptake of renewable energy - The discussion will consider the link between policy measures and market conditions to boost renewable energy investments and share the successful experience of ad hoc UNECE "Hard Talks" in specific countries.
- Integration of renewable energy in future sustainable energy systems and cross-cutting collaboration - Participants will discuss the need to engage in cross-cutting activities on transition of the energy sector with a focus on renewable energy to be implemented in cooperation with the Committee on Sustainable Energy, other Groups of Experts as well as other intergovernmental bodies of UNECE, e.g. on water, environment, forestry, and public-private partnerships.
- Promotion of renewable energy investments - Investments in renewable energy are still lacking in South East and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. The discussion will allow the exchange of views on how to boost investments through various tools and activities, including specific activities to match project developers with investors and policy makers.
|Document title & symbol
|Annotated provisional agenda for the fourth session
|Report of the Group of Experts n Renewable Energy on its fourth session
|Renewable Energy Status Report 2017-key findings: from bottlenecks to opportunities
|Policy dialogue addressing barriers to increase renewable energy uptake
|Benefit of transboundary cooperation in water-energy nexus for renewable energy development
|Work plan of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy for 2018-2019
|Document title & symbol
|Presentation title & author
|Tracking progress of renewable energy development (agenda item 2)
|Part I: Where are we now ?
|Global Tracking Framework for Sustainable Energy
Mr. Scott Foster, Director, Sustainable Energy Division (UNECE)
|UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report 2017
Mr. Gianluca Sambucini, Sustainable Energy Division (UNECE)
|Renewables 2017
Ms. Ute Collier, Senior Programme Leader, Renewable Energy Division. International Energy Agency (IEA)
|Pathways to Sustainable Energy Project
Ms. Lisa Tinschert, Sustainable Energy Division (UNECE)
|Part II: Looking ahead from a country perspective
|Energy Statistics System and renewable energy statistics in Georgia
Mr. Gogita Todradze, Deputy Executive Director, National Statistics office of Georgia (GEOSTAT)
|Renewable Energy Development in the Republic of Belarus
Mr. Andrei Minienkov, Head of Section of Scientific and Technical Policy and External Economic Relations Department for Energy Efficiency, State Committee for Standardization, Belarus
|Mr. Alaibek Obozov, Director Renewable Energy, Research Institute of Energy and Economics, Kyrgyzstan
|Development of Renewable Energy in Russia: Achievements, Bottlenecks and Prospects
Mr. Georgy Ermolenko, Head of the Center for the Development of Renewable Energy, Energy Institute, Moscow Higher School of Economics
|Serbia's activities in the field of RES
Antonela Solujic on behalf of Mr. Milos Banjac, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Mining and Energy of the Republic of Serbia
|Best practices on how to increase the uptake of renewable energy (agenda item 3)
|Part I: UNECE Hard Talks on renewable energy: from barriers to opportunities
|Renewable Energy: Advantages and Challenges
Ms. Margalita Arabidze, Head of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Division, Ministry of Energy of Georgia
|Ukraine: Ways to increase Renewable Energy Share
Mr. Kostiantyn Gura, Acting Director, State Company "Green Investment Development Center" Ukraine
|Hard Talks: An innovative Policy dialogue tool for unblocking renewable energy barriers and investments
Ms. Emily Koulouvaris, Managing Director, Revelle Group
|Part II: How to boost renewable energy deployment?
|Energy transition in Geneva - A long path started in 1986 - Experiences and meanful tools
Mr. Gilles Garazi, Director, Energy Transition, Industrial Services of Geneva (SIG)
|Accelerating Marine Energy Uptake - Standards and Certification for Renewable Energy
Mr. Jonathan Colby, Director of Technology Performance, Verdant Power
|Renewable Heat Policy Best Practices
Ms. Ute Collier, Senior Programme Leader, Renewable Energy Division, International Energy Agency (IEA)
|Supporting Renewable Energy Development in South East Europe and Central Asia
Mr. Marcin Scigan, Associate Programme Officer – South-East Europe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
|Integration of renewable energy in future energy systems and cross-cutting collaboration (Agenda item 4)
|Part I - Renewable energy technologies in a future energy system
|Digitalization of the industry: New frontiers for renewable energies
Ms. Martine Provost, Executive Director, Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership
|Integrated Bioenergy Systems and the BEFS Assessment for TURKEY
Ms. Irini Maltsoglou, Deputy Team Leader of the Energy Team, FAO
|Integration of renewable energy in future sustainable energy systems and cross-cutting collaboration
Mr. Sébastien Haye, Managing Consultant, E4tech
|Smart solutions for extreme conditions - a new way to use PV on urban and rural situations
Mr. Andreas Dreisiebner, Member of the Board, Solarspar Association
|Part II - Strategic synergies for a future energy system
|The United Nations Framework Classification for Resources
Mr. Harikrishnan Tulsidas, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE
|Cross-cutting Activities of the Group of Experts on Cleaner Electricity Production from Fossil Fuels
Mr. Branko Milicevic, Sustainable Energy Division, UNECE
|Development of renewable energy: opportunities from applying a water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus approach
Ms. Annukka Lipponen, Environment Division, UNECE
|UNECE "PPP Standards Development Process" - Project on Renewable Energy - Working Party on Public-Private Partnerships
Mr. Claudio Meza, Economic Cooperation and Trade Division, UNECE
|Sustainable Energy and Transport: Carbon balances of woody biomass for energy in the Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) region
Mr. Edoardo Gianotti, Sustainable Energy Transport Division, UNECE
|"Integration of renewable energy in future energy system and cross-cutting collaboration" - Wood Energy
Mr. Florian Steierer, FAO-UNECE Forestry and Timber Section
|Promotion of renewable energy investments (Agenda Item 5)
|Part I – How to unblock the renewable energy potential and boost investments
|EBRD Experience in Financing Renewables in the Caucasus and Central Asia
Mr. Marat Yelibayev, Principal Banker, Energy and Natural Resources, Russia, Caucasus and Central Asia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
|Project facilitation tools
Mr. Marcin Scigan, Associate Programme Officer – South-East Europe International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
|Part II – Matchmaking project ideas and investments
|Azerbaijan: Market Conditions for Renewable Energy Investment
Mr. Nazir Ramazanov, Chair, GERE, Adviser to the Chairman, The State Agency on Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources of Azerbaijan
|From Renewable Energy Pipeline Projects to Matchmaking
Mr. Deltcho Vitchev, Director, Renaissance Finance International
|International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development, actions to achieve energy-related Sustainable Development Goals, and cross-cutting activities on transition of the energy sector (Agenda Item 6)
|Outcomes of the International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
Ms. Stefanie Held, Sustainable Energy Division (UNECE)
|Work Plan of the Group of Experts on Renewable Energy for 2018-2019 (Agenda Item 7)
|Work plan 2018-2019 of the UNECE Group of Experts on Renewable Energy (GERE)
Mr. Nazir Ramazanov, Chair, GERE


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BROCCOLI, Calabrese – Green Sprouting –
Brassica oleracea var. italica
FULL SUN Native to Europe and Asia, two distinctly different plants carry the name – one forms a head similar to cauliflower and one forms sprouting side shoots. Italian immigrants brought broccoli to the US in the early 1800s. Calabrese was brought to the US in the 1880s by Italian immigrants and initially forms a large, green head, usually 6-8 in. in diameter. Once the head has been harvested, it will produce green sprouts prolifically until early to mid-winter. The 18-30 in. tall plants tolerate frost very well.
Broccoli can be sown in the early spring for a summer crop and in early summer for a fall crop. In the spring, plant as soon as the ground can be worked. Soil should be deeply spaded before planting. Rows should be 30 in. apart.
When seedlings are 2 in. high, thin, leaving 18 in. between plants.
Adding lime to the soil before planting will sweeten broccoli.
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Broccoli, Calabrese - Green Sprouting
Broccoli belongs to the Brassica family of vegetables, the largest vegetable family known which includes cabbages, cauliflowers, Brussels sprouts, collards, kale, kohlrabi, turnips and rutabaga. In fact, broccoli is nearly identical to cauliflower, the only differences being the green color of broccoli and the fact that cauliflower tolerates heat while broccoli does not. There are fundamentally two types of broccoli: the older variety called sprouting or asparagus broccoli belongs to the Italica group and the heading variety belongs to the Botrytis group. The Italica variety is thought to have developed from a form of European wild cabbage and originated in the Eastern Mediterranean. It made its way to Italy by the 17th century. As it spread to Northern Europe it became known as Italian Asparagus. Italian immigrants brought broccoli to the United States in the early 1800s. The heading variety named calabrese forms one dense head which can be purple or green. Broccoli Calabrese often will not form sprouts once the main head has been harvested.


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Aging is a family affair. The aging process does not only affect the older adult, but it ping-pongs through the entire family system. Family members, friends, neighbors, involved professionals, as well as the community at large are all affected. Family caregivers take the brunt of the stress of managing the needs of an aging senior. A substantial body of research shows that family members who provide care to individuals with chronic or disabling conditions are themselves at risk. Emotional, mental, and physical health problems arise from complex caregiving situations and the strains of caring for frail or disabled relatives.
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Residential complex in the popular Turkish delight in Istanbul
Residential complex in the popular Turkish delight in Istanbul. In this large project there are different apartment options from 1 + 1 to 4 + 1, and the project includes 2000 apartments.
Divided into twenty buildings with a height of 23 floors … in addition to stores and commercial units designed to be cafes, restaurants and shopping centers for the most famous brands. The modern architectural standards, with high performance and quality in construction, will be the building rules of the project. The project is designed to make life in touch with nature thanks to its long organized paths, landscapes, and eco-friendly building technologies. And green areas and pools of water.
About the features of the project
Each building in the project provides a view of the green garden, which allows you to enjoy quiet moments in the fresh air and avoid pollution and noise, where you can in your house, garden or balcony enjoy the tranquility, stunning views and sunlight. In this project, the concept of the modern city with its wide natural landscape and green nature, its location overlooking the 160,000 square meter Hayat Park in Bahçeşehir, is a candidate for future attraction in Istanbul.
Other advantages of the project
In this project, a garage for cars is designed in a new engineering way, which is easily accessible thanks to designs that focus on safety, comfort and the speed of parking safely .. Near the project are prestigious educational institutions from private and public schools, and kindergartens with educational facilities designed mainly for students with high specifications Quality, which can be reached by your children within a few minutes without suffering from traffic or even the use of transportation.
The best projects of Bahcesehir
Buying an apartment in New Istanbul, especially in this project, will open the doors of a happy life for you and your family, and at the same time, it will convert the value of this life into a strong economic value with the help of its location in one of the promising areas in Istanbul due to the promising future and high real estate prices in the future.
The third airport, the third Istanbul Canal, and the highways are very close to the project, and there is the French Street of Restaurants, which is completely adjacent to the project.
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- Basketball Stadium
- Central heating
- Children's areas
- Children's pool
- Earthquake resistant
- Fitness center
- generator
- golf course
- Indoor pool
- lake
- market
- school
- solar energy
- swimming pool
- Trail for walking
- Watertank
This appartement style property is located in is currently appartement and has been listed on . This property is listed at 800.000 ₺. It has bedrooms, bathrooms, and is . The property was built in year.
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text: Home > Medical > Incontinence > Incontinence in women Updated 31 January 2018 Pelvic organ prolapse in women Pelvic organ prolapse results in discomfort and dysfunction. 0 SummaryPelvic organ prolapse is a common condition in women.It results in discomfort and dysfunction. It can be treated.What is pelvic organ prolapse?Pelvic organ prolapse in women is common. The more births a woman has, the older she gets, the less resilient is the support system within her pelvic floor. The vagina, uterus, bladder and rectum are held in place by attachment to the pelvic side wall. This attachment is made up fascia (thickened tissue) and muscles. Any disruption of this support system results in a weakness and descent (prolapse) of the organs within her pelvis. This may be a prolapse (herniation) of the bladder into the vagina, the rectum into the vagina or the uterus descending down into the vagina towards the entrance of the vagina. Other factors which exacerbate prolapse are genetics, race, smoking, obesity, chronic constipation and other lifestyle factors which result in increased pressure on the pelvic floor.After the menopause, the normal support tissues lose the oestrogen support and hence thinning of the tissues occurs and exacerbations of the weakening become apparent. In parallel with organ prolapse, urinary incontinence often occurs.Pregnancy itself results in damage not only to the support structures but also to the nerve supply of the area. Dependent on the type of birth, the amount of trauma which occurs during the birthing process, so will the damage that results manifest with prolapse later. The birthing trauma can also be neurological to the nerve supply of this area. How is it diagnosed?Patients will present either with incontinence or with symptoms of pressure within the vagina, i.e. a feeling of a bulge in the vagina or problems emptying the bladders or the bowels. There may also be a visible mass seen at the entrance to the vagina. The medical attendant (the urogynaecologist or pelvic floor specialist) who sees the patient will need to make an assessment to rule out factors which exacerbate the prolapse, to assess co-morbidities and to decide what is the appropriate management. How is it treated?Conservative managementIf the management is conservative, this would include physiotherapy ( with a specialised pelvic floor physiotherapist), insertion of vaginal cones, appropriate sanitary ware or the insertion of a ring pessary to give support to the prolapsing areas of the vagina. Surgical optionsSurgical options would depend on which aspect of the prolapse is occurring. This could result in surgery to the appropriate affected area. These areas of prolapse are akin to a hernia by the anterior vaginal wall (bladder) or posterior vaginal wall (rectum) or centrally by the upper vagina ( uterus or top of the vagina). The hernial sac needs to be opened. If the anterior vaginal wall (cystocoele) needs to be repaired, this can be done with the patient's own tissues or there could be an artificial mesh support system inserted.The same applies to the posterior compartment (rectocoele), i.e. the rectum could be bulging into the vagina. Again the sac needs to be opened, the defect identified and this repaired either using the patient's own tissues or artificial mesh support systems. If the uterus is prolapsed, this may necessitate a hysterectomy but this is not always necessary and surgery to support the uterus could be performed either through the vagina or through an abdominal procedure. Since the advent of the new support systems, the recurrence rate after surgery is extremely low. Previously with repairs the recurrence rate was approximately 40% over 5 – 10 years. Today this is approximately 5 – 8%. Often there is a multicompartment defect and often different areas of the prolapse need to be fixed at the time of the primary surgery.Running in parallel often is ano-rectal dysfunction. This needs to be assessed and managed appropriately at the time of the surgery. Written by Dr Alan Alperstein, gynaecologist. From our sponsor NEW TO CAREGIVING: What to keep in mind NEW TO CAREGIVING: What to do first Read Health24's Comments Policy Comment on this story 0 comments Comments have been closed for this article. Logout Comment 0 characters remaining Share on Facebook Loading comments... Ask the Expert Incontinence Expert Dr Prenevin Govender completed his MBChB at the University of Cape Town in 2001. He obtained his Fellowship of the College of Urologists in 2009 and graduated with distinction for a Masters in Medicine from the University of Cape Town in 2010. His special interests include laparoscopic, pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence surgery. 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Double Midge, Peacock
Features of the Double Midge, Peacock
The Peacock Double Midge is a great mating or cluster midge pattern.
This fly should be fished from the middle to the end of the hatch when fish are seen rising aggressively.
Fly fishers in midge rich streams will learn that trout often ignore single midge patterns in favor of this fly.
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It's prom season. This past weekend, I found myself at a coordinated photo-op for students at one of the local high schools. We were there to see my wife's nephew and his girlfriend, who had been eagerly planning this night for months. Dozens of other prom-bound teens moved around the botanical gardens, their family members following them, cell phone cameras always at the ready. There were good-looking athletic guys in tuxes and beautiful girls in gorgeous gowns. There were awkward kids who looked uncomfortable and ill at ease. There were rebels who wore intentionally dated dresses or accentuated their tuxedos with silly ball hats.
"It looks like a John Hughes movie threw up in here," I commented to my wife.
That was a silly joke, but also kind of a personal one. I opted to skip my own prom as a high schooler. People have asked me why over the years. I've said it was because I don't like overly formal events (which is true) and that I didn't have anyone I really wanted to go with (also largely true). But the reality is both far more complicated and far simpler than that.
I didn't go to my prom because of Pretty in Pink.
Written by John Hughes and directed by Howard Deutch, Pretty in Pink opened on February 28, 1986. I saw it a week before, at one of the "nationwide sneak previews" that were all the rage at the time. Basically, certain movies were granted one-off showings a week before their regular release to build word-of-mouth. By this time, my views on high school had changed. For my freshman, sophomore, and junior years, I felt as though I was in a constant struggle to fit in. I wasn't popular and I wasn't unpopular. I was just sort of there. Shyness and lack of self-confidence prevented me from opening up to people outside my very small circle of close friends. My guess is that those qualities were mistaken for stand-offishness by my peers. (One of my former classmates lives two doors up the street from me. I should walk over and ask if that's true.) Furthermore, my personal interests were quirky. Forget football games or school dances. Much of my time was spent playing trombone in the school band, memorizing old Saturday Night Live and SCTV skits, or obsessively seeing every single movie that came through town.
Never quite fitting in gave me an outsider's perspective on the high school experience – the cliques, the attitudes, the social strata. Hughes' own The Breakfast Club had perfectly given voice to that perspective the year before, which only heightened my awareness of it. (For all intents and purposes, I was an Anthony Michael Hall.) That's why, when I returned for my senior year, I decided to take a "screw it all" attitude. I did what made me happy, without worrying about how others saw me. My interest in playing by the "rules" of high school was gone. It had become clear that I needed to stop trying to do what everyone else was doing and make decisions that were right for me.
As for prom, I remained undecided. On one hand, it was a time-honored tradition. An adult co-worker at the drug store where I was employed as a stock boy repeatedly begged me go, saying that I would regret it for the rest of my life if I missed this right-of-passage — an admittedly scary thought. On the other hand, I'd lost interest in the time-honored traditions of high school. They hadn't filled me with much purpose up to that point, so it didn't seem like prom would turn the tide. I didn't know what to do, and my feelings about it changed from day to day.
Then I went to see Pretty in Pink. As everyone knows, it's the story of a financially disadvantaged girl named Andie (played by Molly Ringwald) who is asked to prom by well-to-do popular kid Blane (Andrew McCarthy), much to the dismay of her quirky best friend Duckie (Jon Cryer), who just assumed she would go with him. Blane's snobby rich friends don't approve of the date either, which leads to all kinds of dramatic complications.
Watching the film, some very clear messages began to emerge. Like who you like. Do what makes you happy. Stop worrying about what everyone else says. Don't let anyone else define you. You don't need to fit a pre-conceived image to have worth. The movie was articulating things that were already tinkering around inside my head.
The seminal moment, though, comes a little more than halfway through. Duckie confronts Blane's elitist best friend Steff (James Spader), who has essentially pressured Blane to rescind the invitation to prom, leaving Andie brokenhearted. In an empty hallway, Duckie tackles Steff and begins pummeling him. The handsome, rich jerk and the eccentric-but-sincere outcast scuffle on the floor. Two teachers arrive to break up the fight. As the melee ends, Duckie runs down the hall, jumps up, and — with one hand — rips down a prom banner hanging from the ceiling, balling it up and casting it aside.
Here is that moment. I'm sure many of you know it well.
It is difficult to describe how I felt when Duckie ripped down that banner, except to say that there was abrupt clarity. I realized that there is so much pressure (from others or, even worse, from oneself) associated with prom. You have to go because it's expected of you. You have to go with the "right" person. Girls have to wear the "right" dress. There can be judgement if you get anything "wrong." Teenagers are pressured, or pressure themselves, into believing that they must have a perfectly magical experience that will be a high point in their lives. I neither needed nor wanted such pressure. I didn't want to go back to feeling as though I had to do the conventional things in order to fit in with some societal notion of what a teenager was supposed to be. Duckie ripped down that banner and, no lie, I nearly stood up and cheered.
And the words that went through my mind in that exact second were, I am not going to prom!
My co-worker at the drug store repeatedly urged me to change my mind. I sensed that my parents were disappointed, although they accepted my decision. My friends were understanding. A couple of them had, via their own reasoning, opted to skip the prom, too. Regardless of whether people told me I was making a mistake or giving me a theoretical You go, boy!, I knew that I had made the right choice. I didn't need prom to validate who I was. It didn't matter whether or not I chose to take part in this tradition because, for the first time in my life, I had some semblance of who I was as a person. Nothing about prom was going to clarify that any further.
I wished my friends who were going to prom well and told them to have a good time. I was genuinely happy for those who wanted to go, even if the experience wasn't for me personally. On prom night…well, you can probably guess what I did that evening. I went to the movies with two friends, one male, one female. We went to see the now-forgotten Judd Nelson/Ally Sheedy thriller Blue City. It was an okay movie. I sat in my theater seat, knowing that many of my peers were all dressed up, dancing and eating and maybe even hoping to get lucky afterward. Some were having the night of their lives. Others were probably having their hearts broken. (Hey, it happens at prom sometimes.) I didn't regret not being there with them. I was at the movies, where I felt comfortable and at home. Where I felt like me.
Despite what people said, I've never regretted my decision to skip prom. Not for a second. Now, as an adult, I realize that I was right in the belief that it wouldn't mean anything to me in the long run anyway. No prom could ever match the meaning of my wedding day, or the many magical moments that come with having a child, or any of the professional accomplishments I've achieved. It would have just been a thing I'd have done for the wrong reasons, out of a misguided sense of obligation.
I have nothing against prom. Many kids go, have a wonderful time, and cherish the memory. That's great. But it's also not me, and I had to learn that it's okay if things are "not me." Pretty in Pink helped significantly in that process.


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The Homecrest Airo2 collection will give a modern style to any outdoor patio. The furniture is unique in that it provides the comfort and look of a deep seating collection, but provides the quick drying feature of sling furniture. When seated in the furniture it creates the sensation that you are sitting on air, which is why Homecrest named the collection, the Airo2. A popular feature of the collection is that it is modular in design, allowing you to create a custom configuration that fits in your patio space.
The Airo2 collection is popular for both residential and commercial applications, because the furniture can quickly be used after a rainstorm or by the pool. The furniture is custom made at the time of the order and is available in 10 different frame colors and a variety of different sling fabrics. If you are looking for a matching dining set or some furniture to compliment the Airo2 collection, the Homecrest Mirage Sling collection was designed to coexist with it. If you have any questions about the Airo2 furniture available for sale, give us a call or send us an email.


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We are delighted to have been named a Top 25 Cloud Solutions provider for 2018 by CIO Applications Magazine.
The editorial board of CIO Applications selected Deductive for the role it plays in helping to fill "the unmet requirement for thousands of data engineers and data scientists who can help organizations leverage their data"
You can read an interview with Tom Weiss, Deductive's CTO and Chief Data Officer, in the August 2018 issue of CIO Magazine. The interview can be found here: https://www.cioapplications.com/vendor/Deductive-put-data-to-work-cid-2117-mid-115.html
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Is there any day in the year that isn't an anniversary of something momentous.
And if so, can we have a day off to mark the fact that there's nothing to commemorate? We seem to be coming down with BIG dates this weather - 30 years since this, 40 since that, 500 since the other. Royal weddings, royal visits, presidential visits.
Even in my personal life, I've been hit by a sudden flurry of big anniversaries and birthdays and special events.
It's getting hard to find an original card, never mind the cost of gifts and outfits.
How about setting aside a day to celebrate a commemoration-free day?
We just smile and say "Happy no anniversary of anything very major at all at all" to each other and relax into a simple 24-hour period without the angst of reading short historical synopses online to remind us what we're remembering.
One blessed day when you don't have to squeeze into a control garment so you can let it all hang out at a party.
A simple pleasant interlude between the high points that are coming so thick and fast they're beginning to blur.
A day's indolence to balance out the rest of this Annus Anniversarius Overloadius.
Let's raise a glass to it.
Now ... what date should it be?
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See why we're grinding our own coffee beans:
- Viola Davis could be starring in Hollywood's next big biopic. The Academy Award nominated actress is in talks to portray Congresswoman Barbara Jordan. The politician is the first African-American woman elected to Texas senate and the first southern African-American woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. [Slash Films]
- Two members of the former pop group Danity Kane have ended their feud. Dawn Richard and Aubrey O'Day have reconciled four years after Diddy disbanded the group. [TGJ]
- EMF performers SWV are going on tour. The trio will embark on a nationwide tour with K-Ci & JoJo, Guy and Keith Sweat. Beginning March 24, you can catch them in a city near you. [EURweb]
- Eddie Murphy's latest movie, A Thousand Words, opened this weekend with less than stellar numbers. The comedy earned $6.3M in ticket sales — the film cost $40M to make. [Radar Online]
- Usher isn't giving his ex-wife, Tameka Raymond, $50K to pay her legal fees in an ongoing custody battle against him. Usher claims her actions "directly harm the best interests of the minor children." [TMZ]


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For the next 9 days, Eversave is offering $24 worth of Kashi, Burt's Bees, and more health and wellness products from LuckyVitamin.com for just $12. This would be a great way to save for all you Burt's Bees fans!
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MAC Pro Longwear Foundation
Pictured from Left to Right: MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC40, MAC Prolongwear Foundation NC35 & MAC Studio Fix Fluid NC30. I didn't have any other NC35 foundations to compare it to. It appears peachier than the other two shades. I took three photos (no flash) to give you a good idea of the shade. Again, it's pictured in the middle.
Right now, it is a little past 11:00 PM and I applied this at around 1:00 PM. That's 10 hours and my makeup didn't budge at all. It looks just as good as when I first applied it. By this time though, I can feel the foundation on my face and I want to wash it off. I'm use to heavy foundations, and although this doesn't exactly feel heavy, I definitely feel makeup on my face.
I would for sure purchase a full size bottle of this foundation. What really sold me was that I didn't get at all shiny and my makeup lasted a full day. I have no doubt in my mind that if I stayed up all night that my makeup would still look good in the morning.


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Lawn Care Tips For Summer
Summer is the time to step back and enjoy your lawn as it provides the perfect backdrop to the colours of the garden. However, the grass itself doesn't take a rest! Your lawn continues to welcome a helping hand as it copes with the increasingly unpredictable summer weather, and whether it's keeping the edges under control or deciding to give the dry grass a drink, there are plenty of little jobs to keep you busy.
Summer can be one of the most challenging months for your lawn. It endures more wear and tear as people enjoy the outdoor weather; a dry summer can shrink the soil and damage the grass's root systems; and many people forget a summer feed! So, let's look at the some of the routine summer lawn care jobs.
Does my lawn need feeding in summer?
Your lawn needs at least four feeds a year, and summer is one of them. A summer feed should be high in nitrogen to promote strong, dense growth and resist weed invasion, so look for a 12-3-12 ratio. Our Vivid Green lawn feed is ideal.
Fertiliser granules need watering in to activate. Normally you can hope for some rain to do this but in summer you may need to do some watering yourself to get the feed working.
Summer Lawn Care – Should I use weedkiller?
Summer is certainly the favourite season for the most common lawn weeds. It can be a good idea to apply a weedkiller to keep these under control. However, don't be tempted by the appeal of a combined feed-and-weed product as it is very hard to apply the optimum quantities of each and get the performance you need from them, making Summer lawn care more difficult.
Do I cut the grass more in summer or less?
Whatever time of year, your mowing depends on how the grass is growing. Use the golden rule of never cutting more than one third of the current length and you won't go too far wrong.
However, the grass will be growing at its strongest during the summer and you can expect to mow once or even twice a week in June and July. With all this growth there's no wonder your lawn will appreciate its summer feed!
Summer is when you will need your edging tools the most.
If my grass gets dry in summer should I water it?
One of the frustrations in lawn care is that just as the lawn is looking its absolute best, along with the flowers and shrubs around it, a dry spell can see the green transform into a dead-looking brown turf. But the grass is not dead; the roots will still be alive and as soon as rain returns, so too does the green colour up top.
You can, of course, water the lawn in the summer, but you must be consistent and monitor the effects carefully. Otherwise, you are not only likely to waste valuable water, but may also damage the lawn. The Modern Lawn Care book discusses this and other Summer lawn care tips in some detail.
For example, if your lawn has a lot of thatch the water may not permeate to where it is needed most – the root systems. This is why some people water, see no visible improvement, and keep on watering until they actually over-water!
Poor nutrition can also be a cause for dull and dry looking grass in the summer months. No amount of watering will compensate for a lack of essential basic nutrients.
If you water, use the mornings and evenings as this will minimise water loss through evaporation. And, of course, if you have laid some turf, you must water it for several weeks if there is no regular rain.
The Turfgrass Growers Association has published a useful factsheet about managing lawns in dry weather. Read the TGA lawn watering advice here
Is summer a good time to do small lawn repairs?
If you have small patches where the grass has thinned out, June is a good time to sow seed; there is plenty of light and warmth without too much risk of a heatwave. Remember that watering is necessary both for germination and to help the tender seedlings grow into healthy grass plants.
Additional Tasks
If you are really keen, or have a luxury lawn, you will have other jobs on your to-do list such as top-dressing. Summer is the time when you most need to get out the edging tools as well. You may also need to tackle any diseases like red thread. You can read about all these and more in Modern Lawn Care by David Hedges-Gower.


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The initial is inside a pole barn house. All these pole barn overhead door trim are acceptable to be set outside or inside your room. Wooden doors can isolate cool, noise and heat. This perpendicular wood door impresses mystery and can be equipped with alloy completing. The next is made of wood and glass craftsman entrance doors. Wood doors are perfect for all home styles as the glass will ease sun reaching all pieces of the house. The mixture of craftsman entry doors is really perfect design. Afterward, it is going to soon be adorable when it has a window above it. The mix of doors and dividers will highlight the dimensions and also uniqueness of this material utilized.
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Today I released CLog version 0.9b, the command-line hamradio logbook. Although still beta, the software appears to be reliable now, even when used in multi-operator contests.
Month: January 2014
HB9CV-in-a-box antenna for 23cm
The HB9CV has been a popular antenna for decades, especially on the 2m band where it is commonly used for direction finding (foxhunt). Others create arrays of HB9CV antennas for DXing. Since I needed a simple antenna for 23cm (to uplink to the local ATV repeater PI6ATV) I thought it would be nice to use this HB9CV design.


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15 May 2015
Are you getting a house constructed in a city that you don't reside in? If you won't be around to supervise the project, you may want to hire a general contractor to oversee it on your behalf. Find out below about the benefits of using a general contractor for supervising home construction, as well as how to hire one without spending too much money. What Makes a General Contractor Useful When a Home is Constructed?
29 April 2015
If you want to have a heating system that is efficient and comfortable, radiant heating is a great option. There are also many different options when choosing radiant heating systems. You can choose between different types of boilers, radiators and in-floor heating. These different options can be good for certain circumstances. If you have an existing home, you may want to have radiators installed, while with new homes in-floor systems can be great.
14 April 2015
If you know your older home needs new siding but you aren't sure what type of siding is going to be best, you'll want to consider professional installation. There are a lot of risks when you try to do your own siding removal and installation. Consider the following things, and call professionals to get the siding that you need. Asbestos Concerns Removing your own siding can be dangerous because you don't know if there was asbestos in the siding, in the adhesive used to apply the siding, or in the insulation behind the siding.
31 March 2015
Have you recently purchased an old home? Are you making plans for how to renovate it, while preserving its historical charm? Here are some reasons why home window replacement should be at the top of your to do list: Safety: In some older houses, the window frames are too small for a person to use the window as a fire escape. They may also have small windows that consist of nothing more than a pane of glass and don't open at all.
27 March 2015
If you've got a well that provides water to your home, you know it can be a pretty large inconvenience if something goes wrong. If you're all of a sudden without any water at all, it can impact just about every aspect of your day. Fortunately, there are some things you can do to help prolong the life of your system. Like with almost anything in your home, preventative water well maintenance is the best thing you can do for your well.
19 March 2015
Today, there are many options to make the roofing on your home energy efficient. Most of these options include using alternatives to asphalt shingles, which can be a costly solution. If you want to use asphalt shingles on your roof, there are some things that can be done to make your roof greener and more energy efficient. This can include using an energy efficient underlayment, choosing lighter colored shingles and adding insulation to the roof rafters.
9 March 2015
Most people don't give much thought to their water heater, but when it ceases to work properly, it can be a huge inconvenience. A broken water heater doesn't necessarily mean that you have to buy a new water heater; in many cases, an experienced plumber can repair your broken unit. But if you want to prevent your water heater from malfunctioning and make it last longer, there are several things you can do.


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It seems cities across the country are trying to make Halloween a safer holiday for everyone.
Lawmakers in Chesapeake, Virginia, are being particularly strict about who can and cannot go trick-or-treating — going so far as to threaten potential jail time for trick-or-treaters over the age of 12.
According to Chesapeake's city ordinance code, anyone over the age of 12 who participates in trick-or-treating or any similar activity "shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 or by confinement in jail for not more than six months or both." The city also states that "an individual trick-or-treating after 8 p.m. will be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished by up to a $100.00 fine or jail time of up to 30 days, or both."
Cities in New Jersey and North Carolina also have curfews and a strongly suggested age limit of 12 years old.
While some might say these rules are too extreme, many people actually do agree with the age restrictions.
Back in 2016, Today even conducted a poll about the issue: "More than 2,000 readers responded to TODAY Parents' non-scientific poll about kids, their ages, and where they fit in when it comes to hitting up neighbors for candy," Terri Peters wrote. "And while parents did not agree on an age range when kids are too old for trick-or-treating, 73 percent of those surveyed agree that somewhere between the ages of 12 and 17, kids should call it quits."
In the video below, see how residents of one New Jersey city are reacting to the suggested curfew and age limit. What do you think about this?
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Regulatory Agency pulls cosmetics from Finnish shelves...
Amongst teeth whitening and hair dye products seized by importers, faulty machinery and toys were also found to have breached legal requirements in terms of guidance labeling.
"We ordered importers to collect a total of 100 consumer products from shelves. Most withdrawals and recalls of the hair dyes and teeth whitening (total of 20), a variety of machines, such as Saw, outboard engines, lawn mowers and mini mopeds (16 pieces) and toys (9)."
The products were then taken and tested at the Customs Laboratory, whereby officials inspected product labelling and analysed them for certain forbidden substances, preservatives and hydrogen peroxide concentration.
Tukes is responsible for ensuring that consumer products are labeled and packaged correctly and its' view in this instance is that warning signs on labels are of the utmost importance in that they indicate to the consumer, how dangerous the chemical can be to their health or the environment.
"Product labelling and appropriate user instructions are important elements, particularly in the safety of hair dye products," says legal adviser Pauliina Kanerva of Tukes. "Instructions and labelling must be provided in Finnish and in Swedish."
Despite these recent products being removed from the country's shelves, the Agency says none of the deficiencies were severe enough to warrant a full product recall, but that the number of products seized has considerably gone up from the year before, which only amounted to 58 items.
"We hope, going forward that the number of dangerous consumer products will be reduced in 2013," says senior representitive Anna Pukander.
In terms of hair dyes, Finnish cosmetics legislation is based on that of the European Union, which restricts the use of certain substances in products taken from scientific risk assessments carried out by the SCCS.
Thus, Tukes has a wide range of control to monitor and survey consumer products in Finland where the risks are greatest and are expected to be unsafe.


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NASDAQ Dubai Lists Derivatives on UAE Share Index and 21 Individual Shares
NASDAQ Dubai today listed equity derivatives for the first time. The instruments, created by the exchange itself, consist of futures contracts on an index of UAE shares created by FTSE International, and futures contracts on 21 individual shares listed on UAE exchanges.
Jeff Singer, Chief Executive of NASDAQ Dubai, said: "Equity derivatives play a beneficial role in international markets around the world and we are delighted to bring them to the UAE.
"They enable investors to hedge risk, and can increase trading volumes in the underlying stock as well as reduce volatility in its price."
Susquehanna International Securities, Ltd. (SIS), a member of the Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG), is expected to be a market maker in the derivative products. Arqaam Capital is a derivatives trading Member of the exchange.
Mr. Singer said: "NASDAQ Dubai's equity derivatives platform has great potential to develop into a substantial market. It will cater initially for institutional investors and in due course also for individual investors. We intend to introduce further equity futures contracts as well as options."
John Keogh, Director and Co-Chair of SIS's Management Committee, said: "The launch of these products cements NASDAQ Dubai's reputation as one of the most progressive exchanges in the region. We are honored to have been chosen by NASDAQ Dubai to be the leading market maker in these products. SIG has led innovation in the financial markets for over twenty years and our pioneering involvement with these products is in keeping with this track record."
NASDAQ Dubai derivatives that are available to be traded from today:
Index Futures (cash settled) on the FTSE DIFX UAE 20 Index
The index is based on the shares of 20 companies listed on NASDAQ Dubai, the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX).
(The FTSE DIFX UAE 20 Index is to be renamed the FTSE NASDAQ Dubai UAE 20 index.)
Single Stock Futures:
The exchange on which the underlying share is listed is given in brackets
- Physical Delivery
- DP World (NASDAQ Dubai)
- DP World (NASDAQ Dubai)
- Cash Settled
- Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange - ADX)
- Air Arabia (Dubai Financial Market - DFM)
- Aldar Properties (ADX)
- Arabtec Holdings (DFM)
- Dana Gas (ADX)
- Dubai Investment (DFM)
- Dubai Islamic Bank (DFM)
- EMAAR Properties (DFM)
- du (DFM)
- First Gulf Bank/UAE (ADX)
- Gulf Cement Company (ADX)
- National Bank of Abu Dhabi (ADX)
- RAK Properties (ADX)
- Shuaa Capital (DFM)
- Sorouh Real Estate (ADX)
- Tamweel (DFM)
- Union Properties (DFM)
- Waha Capital (Ocean International Leasing) (ADX)


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Undergraduate Programs
The IBA launched its Bachelor programs in Business Administration in 1982, conducted under the aegis of the Karachi University, these 3-year programs continued till 1994. Upon acquiring degree awarding status that year, the nomenclature, the bachelor programs was changed to bring it in consonance with international standards. The curricula of the bachelor level programs were also revised, and they became 3-year Undergraduate Programs. Later in 1999, to keep step with the universal bias of technology in higher studies, IBA launched its first BS programs to this end the BS (Computer Science) program was introduced. In 2002, in pursuit of making IBA undergraduate degrees compatible with international standards, all IBA undergraduate programs were upgraded as 4-year degree programs. Thereafter, cognizant of the growing demand for a diversified nature of studies; in 2012 and 2013, IBA introduced a series of BS Programs, including BS (Economics & Mathematics), BS (Social Sciences / Liberal Arts) & BS (Accounting and Finance), thus expanding the array of undergraduate qualifications and degrees available to its students. These offerings were augmented by incorporating student-conducted tutorials, projects and other initiatives leading to a highly satisfying experience under a credible faculty and insightful mentors.


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Conduct In The Library
A policy has been adopted so that the library may provide an atmosphere conducive to appropriate use of the library services and facilities. The public is required to comply with these Rules & Regulations for Conduct in the Library.
Violations of the Policy will result in increasing levels of action, ranging from asking the patron to leave the library for the remainder of the day, the patron's permanent loss of all library privileges, and legal prosecution. The level of action shall be determined on a case-by-case basis and shall be at the discretion of the Library Director or his/her designee. Anyone involved in the theft, defacement or mutilation of library materials or property will be subject to arrest and prosecution.
The following actions are prohibited on library property:
- Selling or soliciting of any type
- Distributing or posting materials/literature not approved by the library
- Possessing or consuming alcohol or illegal drugs or being under the influence of either alcohol or drugs
- Smoking or other uses of tobacco
- Consuming food or beverages
- Not wearing appropriate clothing and shoes or wearing clothes unbuttoned or unzipped
- Bringing animals or pets of any type into the library (except guide dogs for the disabled patrons)
- Any loud, unreasonable and/or disturbing noises created by persons, radios, cell phones, etc.
- Intentionally damaging, destroying, or stealing any library property or a patron's or employee's property
- Taking library property into the restrooms
- Removing library material from the premises without authorization through established lending procedures
- Engaging in disorderly conduct, fighting, challenging to fight or using offensive language likely to provoke violence
- Indecent exposure
- Using obscene or abusive acts and/or language
- Any other illegal acts or conduct in violation of federal, state, or local law, ordinance, or regulation
- Roller blades, skateboards or other athletic equipment shall not be used in the library
- Loitering on the library grounds.


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Las Vegas' top pool party at the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Daylight Beach Club, is ready to rock for the 2020 pool season. The casting calls and interviews for every single position will be held between January 10 - 11 at Light Nightclub. Daily interviews will be limited to 300 people per day. All interested people must be 21 years old, have heads shots, bring a resume, and be prepared to audition in swimwear. Drug testing is also a condition of employment.
Interviews for the following positions are held on these dates:
- Model Cocktail Servers
- Model Cocktail Servers
- Model Bussers
- Model Barbacks
- Model Bartenders
- Security
- Food Runners
- Cashiers
- Porters
- Cooks
- Promoters
- VIP Hosts
See complete list of Vegas Pool Party Job Auditions with dates and locations.


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The Warm Hand Of The Familiar
Have you noticed we're living in a world of short attention spans and constant distractions? But maybe you were busy checking email or Facebook and didn't notice.
Distraction and the pull of novelty are so rampant now that a recent Microsoft study found people have an average attention span of 8 seconds, down from 12 seconds in the early 2000s when cell phones first began absorbing a tidy percentage of our attentional resources.
While our 21st century brains are becoming more and more are addicted to novelty and distraction, our yearning for the things that are familiar and predictable has grown as well. A recognizable world is a safe world, and familiar situations provide a sense of security.
We process experience more easily when it's something we've encountered before. Is it poison or food? An enemy or an ally? A good place for shelter or a dangerous risk? As social psychologist Robert Zajonc tells it, 'If it is familiar, it has not eaten you…yet.'
And that's a part of the reason why people are hesitant to buy "Brand X." That's also why many take the same route to work every day (even when it may not be the shortest way to go). And that's a major reason we stick with the same vendors and products. Brand loyalty makes us feel more secure.
What about your business? Are you massaging your clients with the warm hand of the familiar? Consistent and reoccurring marketing messages – ads, emails, signage, etc. – make your brand familiar and therefore more trusted.
Everything becomes more memorable when it's familiar. Familiarity creates a kind of top-of-the-mind awareness. Your customers probably know the brand of toothpaste in their bathroom, but might be hard pressed to remember the name of their insurance company.
If you want to be appreciated as the go-to agent when your clients have a need for assistance, it serves you well to make your agency and yourself as familiar as possible.
- Having the same individuals welcoming people to your agency – either on the phone or at the reception desk – is another way to leverage familiarity's potential.
- Consider the same signage, logo, colors, and all the other elements that combine to create your company's visual identity…
- In prospecting you're likely to get a more receptive response when you leverage the power of the familiar, mentioning previous contacts at target companies by name:
Hi. Bill Johnson in bookkeeping told me you're the person at Aster HVAC who's in charge of the business insurance. Do I have that right?
People like freshness, innovation, and shiny new things. But the business of trust grows out of the comfort of the familiar. It's that memorable brand identity that tells people they can count on you to deliver the satisfaction they've grown to expect.


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Title: Geek Girl
Author: Holly Smale
Who's it aimed at? The younger end of the teen market
What's it about? Harriet Manners is a geek. There's no two ways about it. She's got a head filled with amazing facts, but she struggles to work out why people at school seem to turn on her – especially Alexa who really wants to make her suffer. She's not entirely alone – she does have her best friend Nat and stalker Toby by her side. But all this turns on its head when she's talented spotted and pulled (somewhat reluctantly) into the world of modelling.
What's good? Harriet is a really likable character and I loved all the facts that she comes out with. The thing I really, really, just adored was the relationship between Harriet and Annabel, it was refreshing to see a stepmother/stepdaughter relationship where the stepmother isn't an evil witch. They genuinely cared for each other and I just thought it was lovely.
The portrayal of the modelling world is fascinating and Wilbur is delightfully eccentric. I have an uncontrollable urge to now go around calling various friends 'my little crumpet of loveliness'.
What's bad? Sugar cookies is a terrible swear word substitution. Every time Harriet said "oh sugar cookies!" it was like nails on a chalkboard for me. But that's more of a personal preference and a very minor thing.
The Verdict? It's a light, entertaining, fun read – one that will definitely teach you a whole host of weird and wonderful facts. There are several laugh out loud moments and characters you can't fail to love – a definite winner!


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How to Made Corded Sofa Throw Pillows
Corded sofa pillows have a neat, tailored look that can be designed to fit with many styles of decor. Adding this traditional embellishment to your home-sewn pillows takes a little extra time and preparation compared to sewing plain pillows, but the result is a more interesting design as well as stable, sturdy seams. You can use two types of cording. Corded piping is decorative cord designed to be visible and sewn into seams along a fabric strip woven along its length, and covered cording is plain cord that you cover yourself with bias strips of fabric. Both types of cording are sewn into a pillow cover in a similar way.
Making Covered Cording
Cut bias strips of fabric. Fold a square of fabric in half diagonally, and then cut strips of equal width parallel to the diagonal edge. Make the strips wide enough to cover the cord with at least a 1/2-inch seam allowance.
Join the bias strips together: place one strip end-to-end at a right angle with a second strip, with the right sides together. Stitch the ends together with a 1/4-inch seam, and press the seam open. Trim away the tiny triangles that stick out from the seam allowances. Repeat this until you have a long enough continuous strip to cover your cord. Alternatively, use ready-made bias binding from the fabric store.
Center the cord on the wrong side of the continuous bias strip. Fold the strip around the cord, and match the two raw edges together, enclosing the cord inside the fold.
Sew the cord inside the bias strip, stitching so that the zipper foot is pressed against the cord. You might need to stretch the bias strip slightly as you sew to help it lie smoothly.
Making Corded Pillows
Measure the length and width of your pillow forms. Cut out two pieces of fabric for each pillow that measure 1 inch longer and 1 inch wider than the pillow forms.
Place the fabric piece for the front of the pillow on a flat surface with the right side facing you. Pin the cording along the four side edges with the raw edges of the fabric aligned with the raw edges of the cording. At each corner, clip with scissors into the fabric strip or bias binding, up to but not into the cord, so that you can ease the seam allowances around the corners neatly.
Sew the corded piping or covered cording to the fabric piece using a straight stitch and sewing with the zipper foot pressed closely alongside the cord. Stitch up to about two inches from the point where the two ends of the cord will meet and stop with the needle down.
Trim the unsewn end of the cording so that it will overlap the sewn-down end by about one inch. If you are using corded piping, continue sewing so that the ends overlap and the cut end is angled toward the seam allowance. If you are using covered cording, peel back the binding from around the cut end of the cord by about one inch. You might need to unpick some of the stitches in the binding. Trim this end of the cord so that it just meets the other end. Fold under the raw edge of the binding strip, and press it down over the other end, then finish sewing the seam across the overlapping bias strips.
Pin the back fabric piece to the front fabric piece with the right sides facing. Stitch the two pieces together along the four side edges, sewing so that the zipper foot is pressed closely alongside the cord. You will not be able to see the cord because it is trapped between the two fabric layers, so feel for it by smoothing the fabric with your fingers as you sew. Stop sewing when you get to about five inches before the end of the seam.
Turn the pillowcase right sides out through the 5-inch gap you left in the seam. Insert the pillow form through this gap. Fold the raw edges of the gap in the seam to the inside and slip stitch it closed by hand with a needle and thread. Keep the stitches small and neat.
Things Needed
- Pillow forms
- Measuring tape
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Fabric
- Fabric scissors
- Corded piping or plain cord
- Bias binding or extra fabric
- Pins
- Sewing machine fitted with zipper foot
- Sewing needle
- Thread
- Launder your fabric, and press it well with an iron before measuring and cutting out your fabric pieces.
- Cording is a versatile embellishment. Consider a traditional look by pairing a two-tone metallic cord with a heavy brocade fabric or a beach cottage style pairing white cording with seersucker or striped fabric. Making your own covered cording gives you endless color and pattern options that either match or complement your pillow fabric.
- Sew It Love It: Sewing Cording and Piping Trim, The Ultimate Tutorial
- The Complete Photo Guide to Sewing; Singer; 2005
Photo Credits
- Jupiterimages/Pixland/Getty Images


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The homie Tre Lb of Detroit Chop Shop will be releasing a brand new solo album titled The Return of the Absent Minded Professor! It's due to hit the streets on November 15th, and there's a dope ass pre-order bundle up for a hell of a price!
For only $40.00, you get all of the following:
- 1-T-shirt (New Design)
- 1-Button Pin
- 1-Wristban
- 1- Window Sticker
- 1-Bonus poster for the first 50 orders! (11×17)
- 1-Bonus bandanna For the first 17 Orders!
Get your pre-order package at the following link: https://www.welcome2thechopshop.com/product-page/return-of-the-absent-minded-producer-pre-order-bundle
Get your orders in quick so you can get your hands on some of that extra freshness!
Also, if you haven't seen Tre Lb's new music video, "Grand Theft Auto – Murder City", you can watch it below:
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By the time you get to the interview stage, you have hopefully rehearsed answers to the typical interview questions. Why are you interested in our company? Why did you major in Psychology? Where do you see yourself in five years? These are all obvious questions that you should prepare for before any interview.
However, it is the less common questions that tend to unnerve candidates and cause them to lose composure during an interview. Thinking about how you will answer difficult questions if they arise will help you walk into your next interview confident and prepared. Here are some infamous tough interview questions and advice on how to handle them:
- What is your greatest weakness? One strategy is to pick a weakness from your past, and explain the steps you have taken to overcome it. For example, "I used to have trouble keeping track of deadlines. But in my last job, I discovered a great personal organizing system, and now I finish every project well ahead of schedule." Another tactic is to choose something that is unrelated to the job. For example, for a sales job where you will be interacting with customers all day, you might say something like "I get really bored and distracted when I have to sit at a desk all day."
- How do you explain your poor performance on X exam or in Y class? It is important to accept responsibility, and not to sound defensive. Quickly move on to discussing how you are confident in your knowledge of the subject matter and how you learned from your mistakes. Always try to end on a positive note.
- Why are you interested in City X? This question is tricky when you have no obvious ties to the geographic area. Remember that employers ask this question because they want some assurance that you plan to stay in the area long-term. Knowing the motivation behind the question will help you tailor an appropriate answer.
- Why is there a time gap on your resume? The best strategy here is to be honest. If you were laid off, explain the circumstances and encourage the interviewer to contact your former employer for verification. In this economy, there is no longer the same stigma to being unemployed.
- If you were a tree, what type of tree would you be and why? With offbeat questions like this one, the interviewer is probably less interested in your actual answer and more concerned with assessing how you react under pressure. One easy trick is to slowly repeat the question to buy yourself some time to think before you start talking. The key is not to let the question fluster you!
Remember that interviewing is not an innate talent; it's a skill that you can practice. Force yourself to rehearse both easy and difficult questions with friends or in front of a mirror, and you will see an improvement at your next job interview.


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From content aggregation to content marketing, it seems everyone is talking about the importance of content. Of course, this begs the question: "If content is such an integral part of a successful business, why are content creators having such a hard time getting paid for their work?"
This project aims to find solutions to help independent creative artists (writers, photographers, filmmakers, designers) connect with their audience directly, often bypassing traditional distribution methods, to build profitable, sustainable businesses and help independent creative works flourish. As part of the discussion, I'll be highlighting success stories and strategies from artists who've crowdfunded and self-distributed their works, bypassing the gatekeepers to bring their stories directly to the most receptive and supportive audiences.
I'll be presenting the findings of this research, along with case studies, strategies and tools for success in Denver for ASMP Colorado on March 20th, then at the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas, NV on April 10th.
How Can I Participate?
Contribute to the conversation, share articles, inspiration and success stories on the project's Facebook or Google + pages, or use the Twitter hashtag #valuecreators. I'll be sharing the articles, interviews and notes from my research as an ever-evolving biblography in the project's Storify stream. This allows you to quickly locate a growing list of resources to jump-start your own creative efforts.
Join Us
I hope you'll join the community of artists looking to bypass the gatekeepers of traditional media to develop a playbook for connecting independent creatives with receptive, supportive audiences.


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