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Photographer Inserts Her Present-Day Self Into Childhood Memories [Pics]
Double self-portraits allow Chino Otsuka to travel back in time with her camera.
London-based Japanese photographer Chino Otsuka has travelled back in time to revisit her childhood memories as part of her latest photo series called "Imagine Finding Me." Otsuka superimposed pictures of her present-day self into old photos from her childhood and adolescence to create a set of images that transcends the ages.
"The digital process becomes a tool, almost like a time machine, as I'm embarking on the journey to where I once belonged and at the same time becoming a tourist in my own history," said Otsuka on the AGO website.
Moving to the United Kingdom from Japan as a child, and adapting to a new place, language, and set of customs has profoundly shaped Otsuka's work in photography, video and writing. Don't miss out on the beautiful images below that capture so much emotion, and showcase capture a lifetime worth of changes in one image.
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Big Brother best mates Rebecca and Luke got all lathered up when they enjoyed some steamy fun in the bath.
The flirtatious pair decided to warm up in the tub after taking a dip in the freezing pool water.
Despite insisting they are just good friends, the couple seem to be growing closer - sharing the washing up, laundry - and even a bed.
Bubble trouble: Rebecca and Luke enjoy a playful soak in the tub
Earlier, 21-year-old Bex threw some lager at Luke, leading him to get his own back by pouring a glass of water down her trousers.
But nursery nurse Bex got her revenge by pinning Luke down on Dale's bed for a play fight.
Bex then dragged Luke outside and pushed him into the pool, before being pushed into the freezing water herself by Stu.
Foam fight: Luke launches attack with some bubbles
In a lather: The pair end up covered in soap suds after another flirtatious sparing match
Luke said: 'I can't believe you did that Bex, why did you do it?'
'It was funny,' Bex replied.
'Rebecca I am freezing,' complained Luke.
'You're not,' said Bex, 'You're just being a wimp.'
After getting in the bath to warm up, the pair threw bubbles in each other's faces as they washed.
Nerdy Luke annoyedBex again when he pointed out that using handwash for bubble bath, probably wouldn't be good for their skin.
Bex replied: 'You are such a loser. You over-analyse everything.'
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Very informative, i've been thinking about some projects with e.l. wire, good basic info.
If you stop by "Camp Baggage Check" (to play dodge ball, or morning yoga) give a shout out from Preemie, I won't be able to make it this year.
Very informative gateway/bridge video Michelle. You did say "actually", quite a bit, but that's the kind of thing you don't notice when you're nervous, and trying to keep the flow of the presentation going. Maybe Roger has never tried this before. Anyway you did great this time and it'll be better next. Thanks for the info.
Bummer, just signed up for some of your Sat/Sun, XBee classes. If I'd had known this was on the horizon I would have seriously considered a fun week of making stuff and learning.
I have to agree cypherf0x. I hadn't wielded an iron since I helped my father make ham radio equipment as a teenager. When I started soldering again, with a cheapy weller, I couldn't believe how much I sucked. Finally I convinced myself to buy a Hakko, and the difference is night-and-day. It hasn't changed me into a pro, but at least I'm finding building stuff fun again.
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Depersonalization Induced by E-Cigarettes and Vaping
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There are lots of triggers linked to feelings of depersonalization and derealization but lately maximum reactivity to Vaping is reaching noticeable levels.
Symptoms of Vaping Use include:
- Feelings of Unreality and Detachment
- Severe Anxiety leading to Panic disorder
- Severe Chest Pains when Breathing (which stop when usage is discontinued)
- Lightheadedness, often extreme
- Racing Heart, Palpitations
- Insomnia
- Sweating and Irritability
- Excitability
- Being unable to Concentrate
Recovery from Symptoms
1 - Discontinue Vaping
The symptoms often abate when usage is discontinued except for people that become sensitized to the telltale reactions, creating further symptoms until they figure out how to interrupt the whole process of fearful worry.
It is necessary how the individual recognizes the trigger and produces a choice concerning themselves. Through proper approach the first is capable to interrupt the habit of smoking of fearful worry and permit a sensitized body to relax, as well as a tired mind to refresh.
Use of the correct process is crucial to the fatigued mind to rejuvenate plus a full return to clarity. One learns to sneak this practice of fearful behavior and leave ones own way. To obtain the vehicle simple to operate but requires strict adherence through the individual.
2 - Begin the entire process of Self Nurturing
Proper dieting should be applied that creates a less reactive mind and body through naturally increased Serotonin levels from the brain and Stable Glucose levels in your body.
Daily activity and exercise outdoors also boosts Serotonin levels in brain.
3 - Retrain the Brain to quiet mental performance naturally instead of exacerbate the behaviour of fearful thinking.
Discover ways to train mental performance to think correctly through a specific process which eliminates the habit of fearful thinking. This is not difficult but uses a different mindset that can bring forth reduced these symptoms.
4 - Know Your Reactivity Levels
It's also required to know that some individuals are highly reactive to outside stimuli, created beyond Vaping. They contain substances the reactive individual will find difficult to process and intrusive of their system.
Nicotine can be a stimulant that this reactive person is likely to process with difficulty.
5 - Find Other Ways to Relax As opposed to Vaping
Choose true types of relaxation including:
Proper Breathing, which makes a major difference in our both mental and physical health.
Meditation (short 5 minute meditation is often a great launch of tension)
Breathing Correctly
Net profit, you have handle of your emotions plus you've got choices. If the persona are signaling you to stop using substances that cause negative reactions, LISTEN. Heed these signals and judge to nurture as opposed to hinder your system.
Feelings of anxiety and depersonalization are essentially warning flag you are doing something to obstruct proper functioning of both body and mind. It is a personal choice, always your decision, to create a lifestyle that fuels a healthy body. Make that choice and spot an instantaneous improvement in mind and body.


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In the first place, the rally in stocks is likely to be a bear market trap. A real boom would require a real increase in profits. That is not likely to happen. Housing prices may be nearing a bottom – or not – but they're not likely to begin another huge rise again in our lifetimes. Once a bubble pops…it's usually over for that sector at least until another generation comes along. It will be a long time before homeowners forget what happened to their house prices. And it will be a long time before investors are willing to make big gambles on housing debt.
It will also be a long time before Americans return to free-spending ways. Not only do they no longer have the collateral to back up more debt, they are also growing older and wiser. Consumer spending rose 2.2% in the last quarter. But that is probably a fluke. Americans can't spend what they don't have. And they must save for long retirements…knowing that their houses and stocks could lose value at any time.
The last report we saw showed the saving rate was back towards 5% – a big jump up from zero a year ago. There is no way savings AND spending can go up at the same time.
What's more, their incomes are falling. Wages and salaries are down 1.2% over the last year. As this depression sinks in…Americans will lose more income.
USA Today opens with a cover story on "the new homeless." There's a photo of a 53-year-old man sitting in his tent. It's a "temporary situation," he says. But the tent city in Pinellas County, Florida, may be home for longer than he expects.
"Tent cities filling up with casualties of the economy,' says the headline. "Some middle-class workers with college degrees find themselves displaced by layoffs, foreclosures."
"Economy contracts 'faster than in the 1930s,'" says a headline in today's Financial Times. A research outfit is forecasting a drop in British national income of 4.3% – substantially worse than the government's guess. The reason for this new outlook is that "world trade has collapsed by more than forecast," explained an economist on the case. The report went on to forecast UK public debt at 100% of GDP.
The story is not much different in the United States. GDP is falling at a 6% annual rate. If this continues for a few years, it will make this depression worse than the Great Depression of the '30s – which hit America much harder than it did Britain (probably thanks to the forceful response of the Hoover and Roosevelt administrations).
Equity losses last year were worse than those of '29. It stands to reason that the next phase – the economic decline – will also be worse than the '30s.
By our calculation, the U.S. economy carries about $20 trillion of excess debt. Until that debt is eliminated, the idea of a healthy boom is a mirage. Getting rid of that debt either involves a long, hard period of work and sacrifice – as debts are paid down. Or, it involves something much worse.
Our guess is that the feds – who still have no idea what is going on – will choose the second solution…something much worse.
But what, exactly? We have some ideas…some guesses…stay tuned.
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Iowa Honda dealership, Hosmer Honda has revised the dealership website with a new look and responsive design.
Beyond new aesthetic elements the site is also more functional and adaptable. The new site interface is completely responsive allowing site elements and features to remain intact regardless of the electronic device that is used to view it. Therefore, customers viewing the site on a mobile phone, IPad laptop or desktop device will all experience the site in its intended, comfortable layout.
Many convenient online features are available for customers visiting the new Hosmer Honda site. Viewers can browse detailed inventory lists for new Hondas and used cars and see MSRP, vehicle specifications, MPG, trim levels as well as interior and exterior images. Other online features include an auto financing application, car payment calculator, schedule service form and order parts form.
The Hosmer Honda dealership is thrilled to provide customers with the best online shopping experience possible and proudly serves residents of Mason City, Cedar Falls, Marshalltown, Ames, Fort Dodge and beyond. Interested parties are invited to visit the redesigned site at http://www.hosmerhonda.com. For more information about responsive site design visit http://www.jazelauto.com
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You may recognize this lively and popular Irish reel as it's appeared in many movies and television programs. Spirited and active, every section has fun parts to play in this rip-roaring
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A symphonic tour de force, this rhapsody is built on three Scandinavian folk songs. Viking-influenced melodies are weaved into a seamless setting that brings out all the rich flavor and history of the
Based on a Newfoundland folk song, we are given an exceptionally beautiful setting that expresses a story of lost love. It begins with a transparent orchestration contrasted nicely with the later entrance
Here is a collection of three contrasting movements taken from the orchestral work "Eight Russian Folksongs, Op. 58" by Anatoly Lyadov. These short pieces have been carefully transcribed for concert band
Two Hebrew folk songs, rich in cultural heritage, are delivered in a delightful musical presentation. Shabat, Shalom or Song for the Sabbath opens this colorful setting and is
This Welsh lullaby is a hauntingly beautiful folk song used by many composers because of its pure and simple beauty. This arrangement brings out the lush nature of the melody through various
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Rochester native Christian Cuevas avoided elimination Tuesday night and will now move on to the Top 8 on "The Voice."
Cuevas earned lots of praise from the judges after his performance of Lady Gaga's "Million Reasons" Monday night. On Tuesday, he avoided the bottom three spots and is now moving on to the semi-finals.
Cuevas was born in Rochester but now lives in Florida. Semi-final performances start next Monday on "The Voice" on NBC.


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Today enterprises accumulate data at ever-rising volumes and ever-rising velocities. Whether you're talking about data from corporate systems, the Internet of Things, or social media, the flow never stops. While it brings its share of challenges, this constant stream is actually a good problem to have. There is intrinsic value in all of those bits and bytes.
I like to think of data in financial terms: as information capital. It's the key to becoming competitive and driving long-term value for shareholders. Businesses can leverage this capital to launch new initiatives, to connect to customers in ways that strengthen relationships and drive higher sales, and to work proactively to avoid costs. Those institutions that do so are poised to realize targeted returns.
So what is your data worth? The answer to that question depends on your ability to turn data into valuable insights, because raw data alone won't do anything for you. Data that isn't put to use is like cash that is locked up in the basement of the corporate headquarters. No business, of course, would do that with its cash, but many businesses do just this with their data.
This is where tools for data analytics come into play. By taking a proactive approach to deriving insights, organizations will unlock the value of big data.
Let's take a couple of examples of how companies are converting big data to actual cash. One way is to build a 360-degree view of the customer. In this use case, organizations integrate data silos to build a single composite view of their customer on the purchase journey. This approach changes the status quo that shows only bits and pieces of customers. Instead, it builds a foundation with which to describe the customer's buying habits and preferences for how to engage. It looks at the customer holistically.
How do you gain this 360-degree view?
Many organizations get there by using the Apache Hadoop platform to consolidate structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data. Data is aggregated from on- and off-premises sources, including point-of-sale systems, e-commerce sites, customer information systems, and social media. Organizations then use analytics tools to learn the patterns of behaviors. From there, recommended products or a recommended course of action can be promoted to every single prospect, with each recommendation tailored to the customer's own journey. These sort of data-driven investments can pay off in terms of higher sales and happier customers.
Another example of data as currency lies in using insights to avoid extra costs.
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Omar will be providing clinics for minor ailments, medication reviews,
asthma management and other conditions. We would like to welcome Omar to the team.
The doctors and staff at Spring Terrace Health Centre surgery in North Shields are proud to offer the highest standard of patient-centred healthcare. We run many clinics for the management of chronic diseases such as asthma and diabetes and offer a wide variety of other medical services including antenatal and postnatal care, minor surgery, childhood vaccinations.
The practice premises provides suitable access for all disabled patients.
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We can no longer book on the day appointments at the reception desk. Please call the practice number where we are able to deal with anything medically urgent, on the day.
We are still able to book routine appointments at the front desk if required. Routine appointments with the GP's open up 1 week and 2 weeks in advance from that day.
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By letting us know who your 'nominated' pharmacy is, we can send them your prescription electronically so you don't need to collect it from the surgery. It's safe, secure and convenient.
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Robert Bowlin says, (he played with Bobby Bare, Boxcar Willie, Kathy Mattea, Osborne Brothers, and Bill Monroe) "When I played this Fylde guitar, brand new out of the case, I told the owner, "This is the finest sounding new guitar I've ever played."
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Must have prior approval of return. Opened strings are not returnable. If for any reason you are not satisfied with your guitar, simply return it fully insured (with prior authorization) via shipping method we agree upon. When we receive the instrument in the same condition as when we shipped it, you will happily be issued a refund minus all shipping costs.


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We become a Co-worker with God at every step of the spiritual path. This is a universal law. There is great hope here for those who are sincere in finding out who and what they are, becoming a Co-worker with God, and realising the Kingdom of Heaven while still living in the body. The key lies within you.
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3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, swimming pool, 12 minutes to Golfstraenden / Fort Myers Beach
The Villa Beach Breeze will immediately delight upon arrival. Parking on your private driveway or in your double garage. Come in and let yourself be enchanted by the atmosphere of this bright villa with large pool. Enjoy your holiday with us, you deserve it.
Your living room is fully equipped with a 50 inch Slim LED TV for cozy evenings or a lazy afternoon on the couch. You have US Basic TV to select your desired program. You will find wireless Internet access and several cable television programs on your selection.
Here you will find plenty of beach - front, bath towels and other inventory sufficiently. You will lack nothing.
Kitchen / Bathroom:
In your spacious open bright white kitchen with bar area, it will lack nothing. Everything is here at your disposal, from dishwasher to stove with integrated oven and a Side by Side refrigerator ice cubes that automatically produces for you. Without effort, you always have when they want ice cubes at your disposal by the direct water connection. Simply keep only your glass under it and enjoy your cocktail, fruit juice or a cold Coca Cola.
Crockery and cutlery are available in sufficient quantities to supply several guests, either in your individual dining area or the cozy dining table on the terrace by candlelight.
Your master bathroom has a tiled walk-in shower and you can refresh yourself here wonderfully.
Your guest bathroom has a bath tub combination and is located directly at the rooms to your privacy. Ideall this floor plan is if you are traveling with befriended couples together and would like to have each its separate area.
The villa has 3 bedrooms which can accommodate up to 6 people Sleeps.
In the master bedroom you have a king size bed is available with comfortable pillow top mattress. Likewise, it has its own LED flat screen with cable and impresses with its extremely generous view of the selectively illuminated pool. You have of this room your own access to the pool and patio area.
The guest room no. 2 has a queen size bed, a LED TV and a ceiling fan also ensures the circulation of cool air on warmer days.
Guest bedroom no. 3 has two twin beds in Plantation style.
Outside terrace:
In your spacious outdoor area, you are both comfortable furniture and dining furniture.
The dining / dining area includes a table; 6 seating are available here overlooking the pool and garden, covered.
Here you can spend a leisurely day by the pool to read a book in peace, listening to the lapping of the fountain in the sun or simply to spend a pleasant evening with friends. Enjoy the peace and relaxation.
The comfortable lounge area has a sofa and two single chairs with comfortable comfort requirements.
The pool with its 6 mx 4,00 m is large and offers plenty of room to swim and relax. Enjoy the refreshing pool on hot day in summer and in winter on warm days, optionally heated.
Pool loungers are free at your disposal for you.
For your further convenience of the villa include, keyless entry (no key is needed, you will get a four-digit code will be what your house keys.
In the entertainment area, we offer the benefits of the Google Box. What is that?
The Google Box combines the multimedia world in a single unit and offers at your fingertips World Wide Web TV as a remote control.
Simply surf to your desired website, search the library to find your mission and play it on your TV. It's easy and you will not miss anything.
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Just spent the month of February in this beautiful , clean home. It has a great layout & we really felt at home here. It has easy access to shopping , the beaches, restaurants , airport, etc. The property manager got back to us promptly whenever we had questions. We really enjoyed the community pool right across the street as that was well heated & the pool at the house was a little too cool to enjoy even though we had the heater running day & night while we were there. We had a wonderful vacation !
Love the floor plan of this beautiful home in a great location! Would make this our first choice of where to stay.
This vacation WAS the best ever !! When my wife and I arrived we were in awe. It is a beautiful, super clean and incredibly well maintained home. The pool sparkles and even has a brand new heater if you choose to use it. The grass is perfectly manicured and the house itself...spotless. As we looked around we saw a perfectly stocked kitchen with anything you would need to make a gourmet meal. The lanai is equipped with a large table and six chairs along with a comfortable love seat and two more matching chairs. We spent hours just relaxing out there. Inside, a very large TV with cable,DVD and comfortable couch in the family room along with two more TV's in the bedrooms. Even pool floats, beach chairs,umbrella, beach towels and two bicycles in the garage with remote opener!!! The owner was very prompt, polite and unseen for the entire stay. Go to the beach. It's right down the road. They even have Rosati's pizza and beef. (The best when you're from Chicago) When you see the photos of this property, believe what you see and book it !! It is gorgeous. The price is beyond reasonable for this beautiful home. We will surely come again and highly recommend to our friends and anybody else. Thank you for the wonderful vacation !!
Just loved our stay at Villa Beach Breeze,,.,Spent the holidays with family and then the month of January relaxing. Quiet neighborhood, very comfortable house, spotless, great heated pool....excellent manager service always answered any questions right away...would highly recommend to anyone. Would like to suggest that they add an upgrade to the cable supplied...only basic cable now and while that might not bother some, it doesn't get any sports, home or news channels.....other than that.....really lovely home....
We will check this rental first when we schedule our next Fort Myers vacation.
Lovely home in a beautiful subdivision.
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Alle Preise verstehen sich zzgl. 11% Florida Sales & Tourist Tax welche von uns abgeführt werden müssen.
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Ramdev's comment on Batla House shootout was not fake annoyed Kamran, who threw ink when Baba was carrying out a press conference in New Delhi.
The police has submitted a report to the court of Metropolitan Magistrate Jasjeet Kaur, saying that "During the press conference, Baba Ramdev neither spoke against the Muslim community nor abetted the supporters to assault him (Kamran Siddiqui). Subramanian Swamy was also with Baba Ramdev and he also did not incite any person to assault Siddiqui."
On the basis of Siddiqui's complaint, a case was filed against Ramdev and Swamy while the trio have got a clean chit on the grounds of the Delhi Police's report. The trio were alleged for communal enmity, assaulting and dishonouring Siddiqui even trying to kill him.
Meanwhile, the Delhi police has been asked by the court to file a fresh status report on Siddiqui's medical records.
According to the medico-legal certificate (MLC), the injuries "attract invoking of section 323 (simple hurt) of the IPC which is a non-cognisable offence. The allegation under section 153 A (promoting enmity between classes), 355 (assault with intent to dishonour a person) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC could not be proved," as reported in the status report.
The local newpaper The Time of India has quoted the medical reports of Siddiqui, the station house officer (SHO) of the Parliament Street police station stated that the nature of injuries imposed on him were simple. Even no witness or evidence has been found to substantiate that Ramdev and his supporters incited communal passion.
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Michael Chandler will get the next crack at Bellator Fighting Championships titleholder Eddie Alvarez.
Chandler won Bellator's Season 4 lightweight tournament with a unanimous decision Saturday over Patricky Freire at Bellator 44 in Atlantic City. With the victory, Chandler earned a title shot against 155-pound champ Alvarez later this year.
Freire won his first two tourney bouts with knockouts. But Chandler, a wrestler, often beat him to the punch during Saturday's stand-up action. Chandler also took down Freire in the second and third rounds.
All three judges scored the bout 29-27. Referee Keith Peterson deducted a point from Chandler for repeated blows to the groin.
Other results Saturday:
• Middleweight champion Hector Lombard scored a third-round technical knockout of Falaniko Vitale in a non-title fight. Lombard put away Vitale with a right hook early in the final stanza after two slow-paced rounds.
• All three judges awarded a decision to Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko over Brett Cooper. Shlemenko relied on his usual array of flashy strikes, including several spinning backfists and kicks, to earn a berth in Bellator's next 185-pound tourney.
• Giedrius Karavackas submitted welterweight Sam Oropeza in the third round with a judo armlock variation not often seen in mixed martial arts. From side control, Karavackas used his legs to trap his opponent's left arm while cradling his head in a move known as a scarf hold to attack Oropeza's neck and shoulder at the same time. The tapout saved Karavackas from a seeming loss; Oropeza did most of the damage in the first two rounds.


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Over the past few years I've been putting together a rough collection of ideas that I use internally for doing software testing, I call it 'protest' as in professional testing. This is a way of taking some of those thoughts and ideas and putting them out there for the software testing community at large to use and abuse or just simply ignore. Standard disclaimer of course applies to all of it.
I dedicate this series to the Pacific Northwest Software Quality Conference and the atmosphere of acceptance that conference has always seemed to have – encouraging the sharing of ideas that work while not being afraid to admit you don't know all the answers as we try to "advance our craft." Unfortunately, I can't make it to the conference this year. Ugh. Still, I plan to keep the posts coming, and hopefully I can make it next time around. Wish me luck!


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Number Four Boutique Hotel is the latest in a collection of boutique properties in Southsea, Hampshire. Offering elegance with comfort the hotel is in the heart of Southsea a short walk to the beautiful Rose Gardens of Southsea, Canoe Lake or Southsea Promenade. Number Four Boutique Hotel opens its doors in February 2013 offering luxury suites, Executive Rooms, Doubles, Twins, Family Rooms and Singles. A cooked breakfast is included in all room rates. Number Four Boutique Hotel aims to offer customers comfort, luxury, relaxation and, most of all, exemplary service. Free wifi is included in every room plus digital TV and a cooked breakfast. Situated close to, restaurants, the beach and the main town centre come and experience Number Four and let us make it your number one Boutique Hotel. Business hours of reception: Every day: from 07:00 to 23:00 . and from : to: on weekends
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The Leeds-based Counter Terrorism Unit said the arrests followed searches at two residential properties in the Rotherham area of South Yorkshire at the weekend.
A spokeswoman said two men aged 34 and 37, and a woman aged 20, were initially arrested on suspicion of burglary and drugs offences. They remain in custody.
It is understood the arrests are not related to Islamic extremism.
The spokeswoman said the three people had been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000.
She said suspicious material was discovered at a house in Aston, near Rotherham, during the early hours of Sunday as officers conducted routine inquiries into a reported burglary.
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Have you noticed that jQuery has been moving like a juggernaut recently?
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I forgot to mention that return false has changed in jquery
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I noticed this tweet by
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The Unemployed Who Don't Get Counted
The 9.5 percent unemployment rate does not count a huge number of Americans: People who are out of a job and have given up looking. With millions of people out of work and competing with each other for the small percentage of open jobs, it makes sense that a significant portion will call it quits – at least for the time being – and cease searching for employment all together.
If you're unemployed but not looking for work, tell us: At what point did you stop looking for a job?
John Ferry, a web editor from Detroit, has been unemployed since 2007 and believes his situation is hopeless. Ferry says, "[In my line of work], you can't get a job unless you offer to do it for free." He says he now spends his days mowing the lawns of the vacant houses on his block. Newsweek and Slate columnist Dan Gross joins us to explain why those who have dropped out of the labor force are not factored into the country's unemployment rate and what the numbers would like like if they were included.


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For a parent, their children are most definitely the most prized possessions of their parents. A parent's love for their child cannot be expressed in words, measured in number or understood by those who have not experienced parenthood. Parents believe that they will be buried by their children, and not the other way round. Keeping this in mind, when a parent loses their child, it is really unthinkable. I cannot describe in words how it must feel to lose a child, because I have not been through it. The world which the parent had been building for their children, their future, all crashes all at once. Now the loss of a child doesn't necessarily mean death of a child, sometime they can be lost in crowds or kidnapped.
One such incident happened to Abdullah Al Zahrani, who is a Saudi citizen. Al Zahrani had been visiting the Grand Mosque along with his family. Al Zahrani and his wife, daughter and a 7 month old son were with him when he went to visit the grand mosque almost 30 years ago. However at the Grand Mosque some woman tricked the Al Zahrani family and simply walked away from the little 7 month old boy. Al Zahrani, like any other parent, did not give up hope that their son would be found. In a bid to accelerate his quest to find his son in this lifetime, Al Zahrani approached the MBC Television network and appealed for help to find his long lost son, who he had name Mohammed.
In a shocking turn of events, only a few days after Al Zahrani and his story had been broadcasted, he received a call from a man of Israeli nationality. The Israeli man claimed to be Al Zahranis long lost son. Zahrani stated that all the information revealed by the man so far has not been verified by them however the story which was shared with them was extremely similar to that of Mohammeds. He added that the Israeli young man was pretty determined and even stated that the Israeli man himself stated that he was indeed Al Zahranis son.
Zahrani added that the Israeli man claiming to be his son had been speaking to him in fluent Arabic. He also mentioned that the Israeli man was also married to an Israeli girl of American origin, and the couple had even been blessed with their own children. The only sure shot way of getting this Israeli man's story verified, is by getting a DNA test done of both the father and "son". Zahrani has been attempting to meet the Israeli man who claims to be his son, outside of Israel to carry out the DNA tests.
Additionally Zahrani has also asked for any help that he can get from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and royal family known as the House of Saud, while also appealing to the kind hearted and generous people of Saudi Arabia to help him meet his long lost son.
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Mumbai: Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has not yet approved the open offer made by the Vedanta Group to Cairn India shareholders, even as the target company formed a two-member panel to look into the offer made to minority shareholders, reports PTI.
Billionaire Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Group is buying Cairn Energy Plc's 40%-51% stake in Cairn India and has made an open offer for an additional 20% stake - which will take the deal size to up to $9.6 billion.
"SEBI will look at the financials of the transaction and will decide on the open offer price," Cairn Energy Plc CEO and Cairn India chairman Bill Gammell told reporters after the AGM of Cairn India.
Mr Gammell said: "We will seek all necessary approvals from the government" and said that Cairn India's skill-sets are its people and the company will retain the management structure even after the change of ownership.
"This is a corporate transaction involving change of shares at the corporate level. Cairn India is about its people and the knowledge resides in these people and not in Cairn Energy Plc," he said when asked if Vedanta's lack of experience in oil business may become a stumbling block to obtain regulator approvals.
Vedanta is paying Rs405 per share to Cairn Energy, including a non-compete fee of Rs50 per share, while it has made an open offer to Cairn India shareholders at Rs355 (offer price minus non-compete fee). The open offer will start on 11th October.
Cairn India CEO Rahul Dhir said the transfer of shares does not affect the operations of Cairn India and the company would continue to do business as usual.
Mr Gammell refused to comment on Vedanta's offer price, saying it is for Vedanta to decide.
"The matter is with SEBI. They have not yet decided," he said.
Meanwhile, Cairn India has formed a committee of two independent directors - Omkar Goswami and Ed Story - to look into issues of minority shareholders.
Mr Goswami said: "We are looking at various matters of transactions. One of the matter is difference between offer made to minority shareholders and that extended to the Cairn Energy Plc.
"We did ask the chairman of Cairn India whether the difference can be eliminated...under section 20(8) of SEBI Takeover Code up to 25% premium can be given as non-compete fee. This Rs50 is only 14% of the offer size so that is no clear legal deviation.
The cost of a car, especially a small car, matters a lot in India. This is a truth that other carmakers, except Honda and Skoda, seem to have learned
We have been hearing a lot of noise about every automaker's wish - or plans - to enter the small car market in India. Although some foreign carmakers have ventured into the market, they are finding the ground realities, like the price sensitivity of an Indian buyer, the biggest hurdle to overcome.
Take for example, Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (HSCI), which is finding it difficult to sell its pricey Honda Jazz in the crowded compact car (A2) segment, while other low-priced cars are selling like hot cakes.
During August 2010, the total sales of A2 cars in the domestic market rose 27% to 116,558 units from 91,539 units a year ago, according to data provided by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The biggest gainer in terms of volume, during the month was, surprisingly, Ford India Pvt Ltd, which sells its Fusion and Figo variants in the compact car category. During August, Ford sold 6,382 units in the A2 segment from 47 units the same month a year ago, on the back of its newly-launched small car Figo. Ford has received about 34,000 bookings for Figo since its launch in March.
Similarly, new entrants like Volkswagen and Nissan also witnessed good sales in the A2 category during the month. While Volkswagen sold 3,211 units of its Polo, Nissan sold 1,182 units of its newly launched Micra in August.
Three carmakers were losers in terms of sales in the A2 category - Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd, Tata Motors and HSCI. During August, sales of Fiat, which is handled by Tata in the country, fell by 44.7% to 1,012 units from 1,830 units. Even Tata Motors, the country's biggest vehicle maker, could not arrest sales of its famous Indica from falling. During the month, sales of Indica fell 21.5% to 7,531 units from 9,598 units a year ago.
While variants from Fiat and Tata are relatively older and hence could have lost their sheen, for Honda it was the higher price that put the spanner in the works. While all variants from other carmakers in the compact car segment are available between Rs3.72 lakh to Rs7 lakh, the price of Honda Jazz starts from Rs7.56 lakh.
The Indian customer, more sensitive to price-related issues, seems to have simply ditched the Jazz for more lucrative and low-priced offerings from other carmakers like Ford, Volkswagen and Nissan. New launches by Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, the country's largest carmaker that is famous for its 'value for money' cars, also played their role in curtailing the growth of the pricey Jazz.
While Volkswagen's Polo was gaining ground in terms of sales, its other subsidiary, however, had to face a fate similar to Jazz. Reason? Again higher price. Fabia, the offering from Skoda India is priced between Rs4.86 lakh to Rs7.62 lakh. Compare it with the prices of other top selling compact cars, which ratify the low price and higher sales theory.
Ford's top selling car Figo is available for Rs3.72 lakh to Rs5.59 lakh, ex-showroom Mumbai, while VW Polo and Nissan Micra are priced between Rs4.34 lakh to Rs6.70 lakh and Rs4.13 lakh to Rs5.59 lakh, respectively.
In order to regain market share and attract new customers, Honda has to seriously rethink on its price strategy. Despite able and good support from the Tata team, Fiat is still finding it difficult to maintain its sales momentum. Maybe Fiat also needs to revisit its pricing policy, especially for its variants in the compact car segment. As far as Tata Motors is concerned, can we have some new models in the A2 segment before someone starts comparing Tata Indica to the everlasting (and unchanging) Ambassador from Hindustan Motors?
The market continued its upmove for the seventh straight day with the benchmarks scaling fresh 32-months highs in trade. Support from the Asian markets and institutional buying kept the rally intact.
The market opened on a cautious note today on mixed cues from its Asian peers but it soon took off on its northward journey and touched a fresh high. The benchmarks then witnessed profit booking, bringing the indices lower in noon trades. The market was range-bound in the post-noon session, with the Sensex hovering around the 19,500 levels following a lacklustre opening by the European markets. However, the market regained some strength in the last hour of trade but could not breach the earlier intraday high.
The Sensex closed at 19,502, up 155.15 points (0.80%), after touching an intraday high of 19,554 and a low of 19,341. The Nifty was 65.40 points (1.13%) higher at 5,860. The benchmark touched a high of 5,869 and a low of 5,792 during the session.
The market breadth was almost equated on the Sensex. Of the 30 stocks, 17 ended in the green while 13 settled lower. The Nifty had 35 stocks in the advancing list while 15 stocks declined. Among the broader indices, the BSE Mid-cap index added 0.08% while the BSE Small-cap index shed 0.09%.
The top Sensex gainers were Infosys Technologies (up 2.49%), Reliance Industries (RIL) (up 2.30%), Wipro (up 2.25%), TCS (up 2.18%) and HDFC Bank (up 1.76%). The main losers were Tata Motors (down 2.86%), State Bank of India (SBI) down 1.70%), ACC down 1.14%), Jaiprakash Associates (down 1.03%) and Cipla (down 0.93%).
The sectoral gainers were BSE IT index (up 2.49%), BSE Oil & Gas (up 1.85%) and BSE TECk (up 1.78%). The lone loser in the sectoral space was BSE Auto (down 0.25%).
Indian exports grew by 22.5% to $16.64 billion in August compared to the same period last fiscal. Imports, too, jumped by 32.2% year-on-year to $29.7 billion in August, commerce secretary Rahul Khullar told reporters in New Delhi.
During April-August this fiscal, exports posted a growth rate of 28.6% to $85.27 billion on a year-on-year basis. Imports during the April-August period grew by 33.1% to $141.89 billion.
Markets in Asia ended mostly in the green on Wednesday. While the Japanese market rallied on the government's intervention to calm down the yen, Chinese stocks tumbled on speculations that the government would look at new avenues to curb property prices.
The Hang Seng was up 0.14%, Jakarta Composite jumped 3.90%, Nikkei 225 surged 2.34%, Straits Times advanced 0.73%, Seoul Composite was up 0.48% and Taiwan Weighted rose 0.38%. On the other hand, Shanghai Composite tanked 1.34% and KLSE Composite was down 0.10%.
The US markets closed with marginal losses on Tuesday. While the retail sales numbers were in line with market expectations, selling in financial stocks erased earlier gains. Purchases increased 0.4% following a 0.3% gain in July, Commerce Department figures showed. This apart, inventories at US businesses rose in July at the fastest pace in two years as companies stocked up ahead of the back-to-school sales season that proved to be better than projected. The Dow slid 17.64 points (0.17% to 10,526. The S&P 500 fell 0.80 points (0.07%) to 1,121. The Nasdaq added 4.06 points (0.18%) to 2,289.
UK jobless claims unexpectedly increased in August for the first time in seven months, a sign that the country's economic recovery may be slow down.
Claims for unemployment benefits rose by 2,300 to 1.47 million, the Office for National Statistics said today in London. Overall unemployment in the quarter through July fell by 8,000 to 2.47 million.
Foreign institutional investors were net buyers of stocks worth Rs1,651 crore on Tuesday. Domestic institutional investors were net sellers of equities worth Rs1,124 crore on the same day.
Cairn India Ltd (up 1.39%), the energy firm that London-listed Vedanta Resources is seeking to buy, today said the giant Mangala oilfield in Rajasthan can produce 150,000 barrels per day (bpd), 20% more than the previously approved peak production.
Mangala is the first of the 25 oil and gas discoveries Cairn has made in the prolific Rajasthan block and produces 125,000 barrels of oil per day.
Wind turbine-maker Suzlon Energy (down 0.10%) today said its subsidiary, REpower, will supply three turbines to Sweden's Klagerup Kraft AB, to be installed by 2011.
REpower Systems, in which Suzlon Energy is the majority shareholder with a 90% stake, has signed an agreement with Klagerup Kraft AB for delivery of three wind turbines to Sweden, an official statement said. However, the financial details of the deal were not immediately available.
RPG group firm Integrated Coal Mining Limited's (ICML) agreement with Australian firm Resource Generation Limited (RGL) would boost CESC's (down 0.69%) aggressive plans in power, a top official of the utility said.
The agreement would feed the new generation capacities of CESC and supplies would start from 2013. Integrated Coal Mining, in which CESC owns just above 25%, entered into a pact with RGL for a 20-year overseas coal procurement. Besides the coal contract, ICML also intends to pick up 10% stake in RGL at an approximate value of Rs45 crore.


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...(e) Where a prescription that has been prepared in accordance with section 1306.12(b) contains instructions from the prescribing practitioner indicating that the prescription shall not be filled until a certain date, no pharmacist may fill the prescription before that date. http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/cfr/1306/1306_14.htmFull codes sections on Prescriptions:http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/21cfr/cfr/2106cfrt.htmMoreover, even with a regular first prescription, the pharmacist is not prohibited from filling it on the spot unless the doctor indicated it couldn't be filled until after XX date. Now, that doesn't mean anything goes, because pharmacists have a broad duty to not fill a prescription if they have reason to believe it is not appropriate (such as too early), but it tells us that generally, there is no DEA mandate. In the "refill" sections of the code, there is nothing proscribing early refills at a particular date.Texas State Board of Pharmacy tells us:"...in making the decision to refill a prescription, the pharmacist must consider how long the medication should last (based on the directions for use and the quantity dispensed), and may refill it only after an appropriate amount of time has elapsed between refills. If you wish to receive a larger quantity of medication, the pharmacist must contact the doctor for authorization."http://www.tsbp.state.tx.us/consumer/broch4.htmNow, that being said, many pharmacists won't refill unless within 5 days. Some carriers actually limit coverage to those refills filled within 5 days. Other pharmacists go 6-7 days, etc. Some only go 2 days. (My son's asthma medication we can not fill until within 5 days...)However, your doctor can simply issue a new prescription for the additionals. For instance, if the 15 pills you have left + 10 pills more will get you to the 3rd day after you get back (when you can get that refill), the doctor can prescribe you those 10 extra, now, and a Pharmacist will fill it.14 days early may be a stretch, when a Pharmacist would be taking a liability / professional risk in taking a customer's word for it that he will be camping and can't possibly get to a pharmacy. This is particularly so when it is a strong pain medication,a narcotic, and the type that people get addicted to and at times overuse the medication (from a dosage/rx point of view) when their tolerance level rises, making their 1 month supply last only 2 weeks. A pharmacist has no personal knowledge of the truth, (and this is no reflection on you of course!) and so it is not unlikely that 14 days may not be permitted by any of them - I don't know that you will find a pharmacist that will go that far. Rather, you may just want to get your doctor to issue you an abbreviated prescription for the gap period, rather than run around trying to find a lenient pharmacist. I hope this helps! Let me know if you need follow up before or after RATING me. And PLEASE know that my job depends on a POSITIVE rating now and at least an 8-10 feedback rating later. Thanks! I won't forget your support. Sincerely, Alexia Esq. ------- I think this is what you wanted to know. If not, please let me know and we can interact further. Otherwise, I wish you the best and ask that you Rate me now. HINT: I aim to provide only EXCELLENT SERVICE and ask that you click a rating on the RIGHT side of the choices OR, follow up with me if you need more follow up or clarification. AND, WHEN YOU DO RATE ME POSITIVELY, PLEASE SEND ME A REPLY LETTING ME KNOW YOU ARE DOING SO, SO WE CAN ENSURE IT GETS RECORDED. THANKS! You can ask for me directly in the future by starting your post with "To Alexia Esq." Or bookmark this page, and go to: http://www.justanswer.com/law/expert-AlexiaEsq/ Repeat reminder: Due to rules of our states, nothing herein is intended as legal advice, only intended as general information in order that you may have a starting point for helping yourself and presenting your issue to your lawyer if need be. I am an Attorney in the U.S. but I am not your attorney.
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Merce Cunningham; Michael Pugliese; Suzanne Gallo; Helen Barrow; Kimberly Bartosik; Michael Eugene Cole; Emma Diamond; Victoria Finlayson; Alan Good; Chris Komar; David Kulick; Patricia Lent; Larissa McGoldrick; Dennis O'Connor; Robert Swinston; Carol Teitelbaum; Jenifer Weaver; Robert Wood; Charles Amirkhanian; John Cage; Takehisa Kosugi; Gordon Mumma; David Tudor; Merce Cunningham Dance Company.
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|August pace. Music by Michael Pugliese (Peace talks), performed by Pugliese and Takehisa Kosugi. Decor by Sergei Bougaev. Lighting by Jeffrey McRoberts. Costumes by Suzanne Gallo.
|August pace. Performed by members of Merce Cunningham Dance Company: Helen Barrow, Kimberly Bartosik, Michael Cole, Emma Diamond, Victoria Finlayson, Alan Good, Chris Komar, David Kulick, Patricia Lent, Larissa McGoldrick, Dennis O'Connor, Robert Swinston, Carol Teiltelbaum, Jenifer Weaver, Robert Wood.
A kind of anarchy. Moderator: Charles Amirkhanian. Panelists: John Cage, Takehisa Kosugi, Gordon Mumma, Michael Pugliese, David Tudor.
Rehearsing the human situation. Moderator: David Vaughan. Panelists: Merce Cunningham and John Cage.
|Event notes:
|Videotaped in performance at Zellerbach Hall, University of California, Berkeley, on Sept. 20, 1989.
|1 videodisc (NTSC) (90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
|Company warm-up (15 min.) --
August pace (27 min.) --
A kind of anarchy [excerpts] (41 min.) --
Rehearsing the human situation [excerpt] (10 min.).
|Series Title:
|Merce Cunningham Dance Foundation Collection
|Other Titles:
|August pace (Choreographic work : Cunningham)
|[presented by] the Merce Cunningham Dance Company ; choreography by Merce Cunningham.
This disc contains a performance of August pace and excerpts from two panel discussions that took place during the symposium Celebrating Merce Cunningham at the University of California, Berkeley. The first panel, titled A kind of anarchy, features composer/musicians who collaborated with Cunningham discussing their own music and their work with the Cunningham company. The panelists discuss the influence of electronic technology on their music; their views on various contemporary composers; and the process of their collaborations with Merce Cunningham. In the second panel, John Cage speaks about the relationship between his graphic art work and his music; Cunningham speaks about his dancers' timing and the introduction of replacement dancers in his company.
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Hank Greely, a professor of law at Stanford University, where the North American arm of the HGDP is headquartered, and a member of the HGDP committee, acknowledges that the project is primarily of historical and cultural interest, rather than medical, but he says an attempt to archive human genetics shouldn't merely include European Americans.
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Harry, a member of the Northern Paiute tribe in Nevada, maintains that information from the HGDP wouldn't affect her tribe's perspective of who they are or where they come from.
More importantly, Harry says, the risk of secondary use of the cell samples is too great to justify tribal participation. She describes genetic research as a billion-dollar industry that benefits a relatively small group of people.
"There are a lot empty promises in genetic research," she says. "It benefits corporate shareholders and the researchers who get recognition. But the general public probably won't see any gene therapy. There won't be any treatment or cures."
She also points to a recent ruling by the California state Supreme Court that characterized genetic material taken from a man as no longer belonging to him once it left his body.
According to the HGDP's plans, genetic samples taken for the project will be "immortalized," or transformed into replicating cell lines, and stored in gene banks around the world. Harry says this scenario would result in unlimited amounts of DNA, which she says could then be sold to researchers.
Greely says the North American segment of the project guarantees no second use of the samples, and he adds that anyone seeking to use them would have to promise to obey any limitations put forth by the sampled populations. Greely admits the guarantee can't be absolute, but he says it is "infinitely better" than past scientific procedures.
"Genetic research has been going on for a long time, but it has mostly gone on invisibly-without the scrutiny we propose," he says. "It's not perfect, but it is an enormous step forward."
Greely also states that he only wants tribes to participate in the HGDP if their leaders agree to it, and that researchers must obtain informed consent before any blood can be drawn. He uses the Flathead Reservation as an example, saying that even if a Salish-Kootenai person living in San Francisco wanted to participate in the project as an individual, because the Tribal Council has forbidden it, that person would not be allowed to.
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