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February 07 2011
Energy & Natural Resources Slovenia
The European Union's third legislative package on energy will come into force in March 2011 and will have a substantial impact on Slovenian domestic laws. In particular, it will significantly affect the status of the domestic energy regulator, the Energy Agency, and debate has already begun on necessary amendments to the agency's competence and the manner in which it operates. While the regulations(1) directly apply, the two directives(2) included in the package will have to be transposed into Slovenian law through the adoption of a new Energy Act. At present, the new act is still in the expert phase of preparation at the Ministry of Commerce; however, certain conclusions can already be drawn on the agency's future status.
Both directives envisage the independence of domestic energy regulators from any public or private interest. It is believed that effective regulation is hampered by a lack of independence from government and insufficient discretion. However, the directives emphasise that judicial review or parliamentary supervision in accordance with the constitutional law of the member state is not precluded. In addition, the national legislature's approval of the regulator's budget does not constitute an obstacle to budgetary autonomy; the member state will ensure the regulator's autonomy in the implementation of the allocated budget. Furthermore, the directives provide for the independence of the regulators' top management members by fixing their terms of office at five to seven years, thereby restricting grounds for termination and setting up an appropriate rotation scheme.
At present, the Slovenian Energy Agency has a public agency status that is governed by the Energy Act(3) and the Public Agencies Act.(4) In accordance with these laws, the agency was established by the republic of Slovenia, but the rights of founder (eg, the appointment and recall of the top management members) are exercised by the government. The agency's autonomy is declared by law;(5) however, the described arrangement de facto implies the agency's insufficient independence. This view is further supported by the fact that certain general acts of the agency are subject to the government's consent.(6)
The new Energy Act should provide for the agency's independence by excluding the application from all or at least most of the provisions of the Public Agencies Act, and by reforming the appointment and recall of the agency's director and council of members. At present, the grounds for termination of these members' terms of office are listed in the Energy Act(7) and the Public Agencies Act,(8) and are more broadly determined than the directives envisage. In particular, the Public Agencies Act provides that the director's term of office may be terminated if:
It is believed that these grounds for termination are too wide and give the government too much manoeuvring space. Thus, the existing arrangement clearly diminishes the independence of the managing staff and should therefore be adjusted and a new rotation system put in place.
In contrast, the directives' requirements on terms of office are satisfied since the Public Agencies Act envisages five-year terms of office for the director and council members.(9) However, the directives provide for the renewal of terms of office only once, while the Public Agencies Act states only that the term of office may be renewed, without clearly stipulating the number of renewals. Accordingly, the new Energy Act will have to limit the number of renewals to one.
Essentially, the agency is financed in accordance with the new amendments brought by the directives - that is, through the allocation of budgetary resources, the agency's own resources and a percentage of network use. The supervision of the agency's legal, purposeful, efficient and effective use of public funds is undertaken by the Court of Auditors. The new Energy Act is unlikely to amend this arrangement.
The new Energy Act is due to be adopted in March 2011; however, it is unlikely that it will be adopted by this deadline. Until the release of the first draft, possible changes to the agency's status are open to suggestion. However, in order to comply with EU legislation, the above-mentioned discrepancies should be eliminated, and therefore it is reasonable to expect that the agency's status will be substantially altered.
For further information on this topic please contact Helena Vranič or Tjaša Lahovnik at Odvetniki Šelih & partnerji op, doo by telephone (+386 1 300 7650), fax (+386 1 433 7098) or email (email@example.com or firstname.lastname@example.com).
(1) EU Regulation 713/2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators; EU Regulation 714/2009 on conditions for access to the network for cross-border exchanges in electricity and repealing EU Regulation 1228/2003 and EU Regulation 715/2009 on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks and repealing EU Regulation 1775/2005.
(2) EU Directive 2009/72/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity and repealing EU Directive 2003/54/EC and EU Directive 2009/73/EC concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas and repealing EU Directive 2003/55/EC.
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Imagine my horror when I unwrapped this "present" at Christmas.
My Mom plead ignorance as to how she "ended up with it," but I have not let her off the hook. Luckily it was from 1977, when I was 10, so there's nothing too embarrassing in it. Still, I was pretty melodramatic even at that age.
Happy New Year! I can't believe I have to write 1977! Started out with a breakfast without croissants. Have to live through it tomorrow also because it's Sunday …
We were on a ski vacation in Switzerland. Apparently New Year's Day fell on a Saturday so the bakery was going to be closed two days in a row. I am so glad I lived through it!
I hope your New Year is off to a good start–with plenty of croissants!

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Sarah-Jane Crawford documented her I'm A Celebrity ensemble for Twitter (with some questionable behavior in the background), sporting a $249 Alice McCall Smithsonite Dress and ASOS wedges:
Her dress features a sheer lace bodice and a cupro circle skirt with contrast scroll detailing.
I love it!
Get Ms. Crawford's frock at www.alicemccall.com.
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One study has it at 2.5% and another at nearly 3% of all e-mail that is contaminated with e-mail borne viruses. That's a sobering thought since part of this is attributable to the Sober virus. I receive more than 200 e-mails per day so up to 6 contain a virus. This is staggering to me. Especially since the number is on the rise. Add to this nearly 80% of e-mail is SPAM divided into software/drugs at almost 30%, and about the same for frauds/phishing.
There's just so much waste of time and resources here. How about a mandatory 30 years imprisonment?
Thank you,
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Designed and built in Australia for the enthusiast who needs a more aggressive range of handling adjustability, this 20mm Adjustable Rear Anti-Sway Bar features three positions that allow for quick and easy adjustability for both street and track driven MINI Cooper & "S" models.
Poweder coated with an additional clear coat finish for added durability.
This 20mm bar can be used to balance the chassis and eliminate the understeer inherent in the front wheel drive design of the MINI Cooper. Suitable for street and race applications. Premium quality, bar and poly bushes are included. Uses the stock drop links.
Fits the following models:
2002-2006 R50 MINI Cooper and R53 Cooper S Hatchback
2005-2008 R52 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Convertible
2007-2013 R56 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Hatchback
2008-2014 R55 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Clubman
2009-2015 R57 MINI Cooper and Cooper S Convertibles.
For the 22mm Rear Anti-Sway Bar, see G2NMS2100.


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Botsford News Release
Farmington Hills, Mich. (January 12, 2010)---Suffering from pain, stiffness or numbness in your hands? If you've stopped doing the things you enjoy because of problems with your hands, then join Germaine Fritz, D.O., hand and microvascular surgeon, at Botsford Hospital on Thursday, January 21 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
The highly informative and free discussion, sponsored by Botsford Hospital and Residential Home Health, will include information on injections and other non-surgical treatments, the latest in hand surgeries and available services at Botsford Hospital.
For more information or to register for this event, please call (248) 442-0482. Botsford Hospital is located at 28050 Grand River Avenue in Farmington Hills. The program will be held in the Community Room located in the Allen Zieger Administrative & Education Building on the hospital campus.
Beaumont Health is Michigan's largest health care system, based on inpatient admissions and net patient revenue. A not-for-profit organization, it was formed in 2014 by Beaumont Health System, Botsford Health Care and Oakwood Healthcare to provide patients with the benefit of greater access to extraordinary, compassionate care, no matter where they live in Southeast Michigan. Beaumont Health consists of eight hospitals with 3,337 beds, 168 outpatient sites, nearly 5,000 physicians and 35,000 employees and about 3,500 volunteers. In 2015, the organization had $4.1 billion in net revenue with 177,934 inpatient admissions, 17,151 births and 530,860 emergency visits. For more information, visit beaumont.org.
botsford.org, twitter, facebook, blog
MEDIA CONTACT: Lynn C. Anderson, Director, Marketing & Public Relations or Beth Montalvo, Publications & Media Relations Coordinator


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ABC7 seeks a AM news producer. (Glendale, CA)
Marquis Whos Who is looking for a product manager of marketing services. (New Providence, NJ)
TCS & Starquest Expeditions is seeking a writer. (Seattle, WA)
Stonyfield seeks a consumer communications specialist. (Londonderry, NH)
MSNBC.com wants a marketing manager. (New York, NY)
K Strategies wants a PR/marketing manager. (Dallas, TX)
The Sportsman Channel wants a TV production assistant. (New York, NY)
TheBlaze.com is looking for a social media strategist. (New York, NY)
First for Women is hiring a junior designer. (Englewood Cliffs, NJ)
The Marguerite Casey Foundation seeks a reporter. (Seattle, WA)
Hearst Digital Media is seeking a project manager. (New York, NY)
Every day we scour major job boards, including, but not limited to Mediabistro.com's listings, to find the best media jobs out there. We screen out duplicates and scams so you know you're only receiving the top choices.
As of the time of this posting, there were 1472 jobs on our board.


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Courtyard Pune HinjewadiS. No 19 & 20, P4 Rajiv Gandhi Infotech Park Phase
Pune 411057
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Hotel Description:The Courtyard Pune Hinjewadi is pleased to provide a seamless blend of refined luxury and functional convenience, as well as award-winning service. Our hotel is ideally situated just off the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the vibrant Hinjewadi district, widely considered to be the city's information technology hub. Our 153 hotel rooms and suites encourage both relaxation and productivity for travelers; take advantage of luxury features like marble bathrooms and plush bedding, as well as high-speed Internet access and in-room safes. Additional hotel amenities include a 24-hour business center, to ensure that your visit with us is fruitful. Plan a meeting in one of our five conference rooms or gather outdoors on our landscaped lawn. Our on-site fitness center and lap pool help you stay fit and focused. Visit MoMo Cafe, our hotel restaurant, for delectable buffet and a la carte fare, available all day. Make plans to experience the luxury Courtyard Pune Hinjewadi today; we look forward to your visit.
Check In: 3:00 PM
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Native currency: Indian Rupees
Number of floors: 5
Number of rooms: 153
Number of suites: 6
Check Out: 12:00 PM
Native currency: Indian Rupees
Number of floors: 5
Number of rooms: 153
Number of suites: 6
Restaurants:MoMo Caf : Our signature restaurant and coffee house offers all-day dining, with an eclectic buffet and an innovative a la carte menu. The open-display kitchen features energetic chefs serving fresh, delicious International cuisine.
Ignite - Bar & Grill: IGNITE has an interactive live kitchen that serves delectable grills of superior quality meat & seafood in harmony with their vegetarian counterparts, the outlet has 7 private cabanas and 2 community tables with pit inserts in addition to casual seating.
MoMo Bar: With a wide menu of exquisite wines and classic, contemporary cocktails, as well as an international selection of flavorful finger foods, MoMo Bar is the perfect dinner spot for hotel guests and Aundh residents alike.
MoMo 2 Go: Stop in for a quick bite to eat or pack your meals for the day with our grab-and-go fresh sandwiches, pastries, pies, tarts, cake and well-blended coffee that is brewed throughout the day. We ll ensure you never go without a delicious meal on your trip.
Recreation:Fitness center on-site
Health club
Tennis court
Bowling alley
Horseback riding
Mountain biking trail
Putt putt golf
Rock climbing
River rafting
Squash court
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Room Info:The amenities listed in this description represent a sample of amenities available in some or all guest rooms in this hotel: High speed internet connection, Internet access, Wireless internet connection, High speed wireless, Coffee/Tea maker, Instant hot water, Minibar, Alarm clock, Air conditioning, Air conditioning individually controlled in room, Bottled water, Safe, Marble bathroom, Private bathroom, Weight scale, Phone in bathroom, Bidet, Bathrobe, Hairdryer, Separate closet, Iron, Down/feather pillows, Foam pillows, Duvet, Storage space, Converters/ Voltage adaptors, Local calls, Color television, Cable television, Plug & play panel, Premium movie channels, CNN availaible, HBO available, International channels, Free movies/video, Cups/glassware, iPod docking station, AM/FM radio, Remote control television, Large desk, Chair provided with desk, Desk with electrical outlet, Spare electrical outlet available at desk, Electrical current voltage, Separate modem line available, Telephone, Voice mail, Direct dial phone number, Electrical adaptors available, Cribs, Rollaway bed, Separate tub and shower, Upgraded bathroom amenities, Slippers, Laundry basket/clothes hamper, DVD player, Microwave, Welcome gift, Turn down service, Multi-line phone, Bathroom amenities, Closets in room, Connecting rooms
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junior suite: TV
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- 24-hour front desk
- 24-hour room service
- Accessible facilities
- Boarding pass print-out available
- Bookstore
- Buffet breakfast
- Business center
- Business services
- Car rental desk
- Coffee shop
- Complimentary in-room coffee or tea
- Complimentary newspaper delivered to room
- Complimentary newspaper in lobby
- Complimentary shoeshine
- Currency exchange
- Direct dial telephone
- Dry cleaning
- Efolio available to company
- Elevators
- Executive floor
- Exercise gym
- Express check-in
- Express check-out
- Food and beverage outlets
- Free parking
- Front desk
- Full service housekeeping
- Hair dryer
- Health club
- High speed internet access
- High speed wireless
- Housekeeping - daily
- Interior corridors
- Ironing board
- Laundry/Valet service
- Limousine service
- Lounges/bars
- Meeting rooms
- Motorcycle parking
- Non-smoking rooms (generic)
- On-Site parking
- Onsite laundry
- Outdoor pool
- Parking
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- Public area air conditioned
- Restaurant
- Room service
- Room service - full menu
- Safe deposit box
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- Turndown service
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I had a home health patient give these to me yesterday. From what I have been able to find out it seems the 4 bottles to the right (single dots) are from the 50s and valued around $10 each? The 2 bottles to the left have the embossed pepsicola on them but they lack any sort of label and the top half of the bottles have a slightly dimpled pattern compared to the other 4 bottles. I have attached photos of the bottom of these two bottles. Anyone have any info on these? My kids loved em when I brought them home, each kid got 2 bottles after I cleaned them up. One thing I discovered though is that you should not soak the outside of these bottles in bleach water. I thought it would help to whiten them when in fact it slightly browned the labels..suspect it burned them somehow. Was bummed to see that but they are still cool! They were really "farm fresh" when I brought them home. And thank you to Mr Campbell for the gift!


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Earlier this morning on SportstalkFlorida Mornings, Eric Lopez talked to Forward Dom Dwyer who led Orlando City to USL Championship scoring a club record 4 goals this past Saturday night on loan from MLS's Sporting Kansas City.
Why you should listen : Eric Lopez spoke to Dom Dwyer who plays forward in the MLS for Sporting Kansas City and on loan with Orlando City.Dom Dwyer reflected on his four goal and one asst performance at the Citrus Bowl this past Saturday night to lead Orlando City to a 7-4 win over Charlotte Eagles in the 2013 USL Pro Championship game. Dwyer talked about playing for the Lions this season on loan from Sporting KC and how he adjusted to that type of schedule going back and forth between Sporting KC and Orlando City. Dwyer also discusses playing in front of over 20,000 fans at the Citrus Bowl. Dwyer shares his thoughts on if Orlando deserves to have be an MLS Franchise? Dwyer talks about what it was like playing for Orlando City Head Coach Adrian Heath and whats next for him playing in for Sporting KC who are in battle for first place in the MLS's Eastern Conference along with the Montreal Impact and New York RedBulls.
Dwyer this year scored 15 goals in 13 games with Orlando City during the season while scoring one goal and one asst in ten games with Sporting KC. Dwyer played college soccer at USF in 2011. Dwyer was selected #16 overall in the 2012 MLS Draft by the Sporting KC. He made his debut on May 29, 2012 in a 3-2 win over Orlando City in the Lamar Hunt US Cup.
Dwyer, along with three other teammates, was loaned to Orlando City for the 2013 season as part of the alliance between the two clubs. Dwyer made an instant impact for the Lions by tallying two goals and one assist in the club's first three matches. On May 4, 2013, Dwyer scored his first career hat-trick in a 7-2 victory over the Antigua Barracuda. On May 25, Dwyer scored his 13th goal of the season, tying the all-time season record in the USL Pro for goals with only 46% of the season played. On June 7, 2013, Dwyer scored his 14th goal of the season against Phoenix FC, surpassing Jhonny Arteaga's tally of 13 goals for FC New York in 2011. On June 22, 2013, Dwyer scored the opening goal of an international friendly against Fluminense FC of Brasil's Série A. Despite Dwyer's 19th-minute strike, Orlando ultimately fell 4-3 in a exciting match.
Dom Dwyer on SportstalkFlorida Mornings : September 11 ,2013


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- Morning Business until 12:00 o'clock.
- Following Morning Business, proceed to Executive session to consider the nomination of David Ogden, to be Deputy Attorney General. At 2:00pm proceed to vote on its confirmation.
- The Senate will then consider the nomination of Thomas Perrelli, to be Associate Attorney General with up to 90 minutes for debate prior to a vote.
- There will be no further roll call votes today.
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5625 Boone Avenue North
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Commute to Downtown New Hope
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A few nearby public transportation options.
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5625 Boone Avenue North has a Walk Score of 29 out of 100. This location is a Car-Dependent neighborhood so most errands require a car.
This location is in New Hope. Nearby parks include Liberty Park and Becker Park.
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To try the thousands of add-ons available here, download Mozilla Firefox, a fast, free way to surf the Web!Close
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Magic Squares
DON'T INSTALL if you care about your privacy Rated 1 out of 5 stars
from the "privacy" policy:
"Magic Squares game tracks installing and uninstalling by opening a support page that contains Google Analytics."
Easy Copy
great extension, missing a needed feature Rated 4 out of 5 stars
i like this extension allot, but please consider adding the ability to copy multiple bookmarks (in a 'folder') via a context menu item rather than having to load all the bookmarksThis user has a previous review of this add-on.
Save URL to Wayback Machine
very handy extension Rated 5 out of 5 stars
i like this ext. allot and use it very often - thanks for fixing the ability to archive an image from it's file URL - can this be done for other file types as well, such as a PDF? i'd be particularly interested in this capability for archive.is
something to think about perhaps
exactly what was needed! Rated 5 out of 5 stars
powerful and works well - thanks for your work
Load from Cache
two requests... Rated 4 out of 5 stars
1) i think a whitelist is needed and 2) it would be nice if the tool-tip changed to reflect the status of the add-on
Clean Links
whitelist not working Rated 3 out of 5 stars
support site is AWOL? great
i added my own domain to the whitelist and likes are still re-written
also, when disabling CL from the toolbar button, it is not completely disabled
URL Tooltip
useful but could be better Rated 4 out of 5 stars
been using this add-on for a long time and i appreciate the developers work - would be great however if it also displayed the link target URI rather than using the default FF methodThis user has a previous review of this add-on.
Easy Copy
very nice! Rated 5 out of 5 stars
just installed it a few minutes ago and am really liking this extension - very powerful
the option to copy selected text as a title is very cool, as well as the option to mix this with selected text
well thought out extension!
one >tiny< niggle so far...
when clicking in the template input control, auto-clear the "Enter template here" string
ScrapBook X
love the enhanced fork of ScrapBook! Rated 5 out of 5 stars
the only little niggle is that i wish the change-log was available from the FF add-ons panel as is the case for most other add-ons - i don't like having to hunt down the version history on github :)This review is for a previous version of the add-on (1.12.28).
DO NOT INSTALL BEFORE READING THIS COMMENT Rated 1 out of 5 stars
this extension is maintained by Wips [dot] com - a company that typically packages unwanted tracking/spying code in the extensions they author (or take over)
this extension could, at any time, be 'updated' to include their tracking/spying code and can therefore not be trusted
please add you own review and consider boycotting such unethical companies
!!! DO NOT INSTALL THIS ADD-ON !!! Rated 1 out of 5 stars
this unethical 'developer' is using a spin on the name uBlock (event the logo is similar) to promote 'Unibet', a commercial gambling site
issues (support site is not working) Rated 4 out of 5 stars
feature req: format embedded content (video) as HTML5 to eliminate Flash dependency
bug/feature req: when deleting a feed from a custom folder, the feed should be deleted from the Feeds folder
bug/feature req: Newsfox is often unable to get the site favicon, even though Firefox is always able to (when there is one) - NF should get the icon same as FF
Snap Links Plus
needs updating Rated 2 out of 5 stars
while some of its functions work well, this ext. has a number of unpatched bugs dating back to 2013 (look at the gitub repo), leading me to believe it is largely abandonedThis review is for a previous version of the add-on (188.8.131.52-signed). This user has a previous review of this add-on.
not as good as the one from the original uBlock dev Rated 3 out of 5 stars
while the UI is slightly more polished in some areas, i prefer uBlock OriginThis review is for a previous version of the add-on (0.9.1.0.1-signed). This user has a previous review of this add-on.
double plus good Rated 4 out of 5 stars
same review as i gave for uBlock...
great extension - 4-stars because i wish uBlock and uMatrix were one - i know the dev had a reason for splitting them, but i really don't see where uMatrix is any more difficult to use than uBlock when the latter is in advanced mode
so the result of running both is some redundant functionality that is, IMHO, unnecessary
all-in-all, still a much easier and more efficient solution than Adblock + NoScript
uBlock Origin
double plus good Rated 4 out of 5 stars
not sure what happened between the uBlock devs, but Raymonds' version wins out in my book
4-stars because i wish uBlock and uMatrix were one - i know the dev had a reason for splitting them, but i really don't see where uMatrix is any more difficult to use than uBlock when the latter is in advanced mode
so the result of running both is some redundant functionality that is, IMHO, unnecessary
all-in-all, still a much easier and more efficient solution than Adblock + NoScript
Save URL to Wayback Machine
'bout time somebody made this! Rated 5 out of 5 stars
thank you!
i've been hunting for an extension like this :)
jonathan recently added archive.is also
thanks jonathan!
Resurrect Pages
faeture: archive.is Rated 5 out of 5 stars
please add support for archive.is
also, support link is dead
missing info... Rated 4 out of 5 stars
"A list of all the affected preferences can be found on the homepage"
which is where?
no support link?
also see HTTP UserAgent cleaner
update: thanks for providing this info :)
good reader, but it needs some work Rated 4 out of 5 stars
from YouTube:
"To get an RSS feed of a single channel's uploads, paste the channel URL into your RSS reader."
this does not work in NewsFox, however the browser does not always discover the feed either so this may not be a NF issue
as others have requested, a search function is needed - the "keyword" option is very limited and not a suitable alternative
as other have noticed, only one change at a time can be made to some of the options (noticed when setting sort options), after which you have to re-open the options UI to make another change - setting more than one change results in all but the first one (or last, i forget) being lost
the context menu option to hide the feed toolbar is not remembered across sessions - also seems reasonable to combine the feed and main toolbars perhaps to save space???
if you delete a feed from a folder other than the default 'feed' folder, the feed may not be deleted from the global feeds, even if it is not used in any other folder/category - since there is an option to set the cats/folders that a feed appears in, as well as a delete prompt, it should be deleted globally when deleting it ... after all, "delete" means "delete", not remove from the selected cat/folder
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Nine pupils from St Richard's Catholic College have been awarded £75 sponsorship each for a pilgrimage to Lourdes in April.
The Year 11 pupils were presented with a cheque for £675 during a year assembly by Keith Osbourne who is the President of the Bexhill Circle of Catenians and the Chair of Governors at St Richard's.
These year 11s are part of a larger group of 23 pupils from St Richard's who will be going on the HCPT pilgrimage at Easter to Lourdes, a town in the south west of France where the shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes is a place of mass pilgrimage for people from all over the world.
The St Richard's pupils have been putting a huge effort into fundraising over many months in order to send three disabled children on holiday to Lourdes and to pay for themselves to accompany the trip as helpers as part of Group 715. The pupils have already raised over £2,000 through cake sales, sponsored walks, bag-packing at supermarkets and helping to organise a year 7 charity Halloween school disco.
James Campbell, HCPT Group 715 leader and teacher at St. Richard's Catholic College, said: "I am really impressed by the fundraising and determination of all the 23 pupils going on the pilgrimage this year. Their efforts to raise money have been second to none. It will be a special trip this year as our region 'Met deep South' will be leading the HCPT trust mass and our pupils will be closely involved in providing the music and liturgy alongside their other service group duties."
One year 11 pupil summed up their excitement: "We have all been fund-raising hard to get ourselves to Lourdes to form group 715."


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Bank File Conversion App for Microsoft Excel
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CDK letter explaining the end of Telnet
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Main Page | Risk Factors | Symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Screening | Reducing Your Risk | Talking to Your Doctor | Living With Schizophrenia | Resource Guide
Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe, and progressively disabling disease of the brain. People with schizophrenia often suffer terrifying symptoms, such as hearing voices not heard by others, or believing that other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or plotting to harm them. These symptoms may leave them fearful and withdrawn. Their speech and behavior can be so disorganized that they may be incomprehensible or frightening to others.
The combination of severe symptoms and chronic course of illness can cause a high degree of disability for those who suffer from schizophrenia. Approximately 1% of the population develops schizophrenia during their lifetime. More than 2 million Americans suffer from the illness. Although schizophrenia affects men and women with equal frequency, the disorder often appears earlier in men. Men are usually affected in their late teens or early twenties. Women are generally affected in their 20s-early 30s.
Researchers are not sure what causes schizophrenia. Problems with brain structure and chemistry are thought to play a role. There also appears to be a genetic component. Some have theorized that a viral infection in infancy and/or severe first trimester stress may increase the risk of schizophrenia in people who are more likely to develop the disease.
Schizophrenia increases a person's risk of suicide, self-mutilation, substance abuse, and other social problems such as being unemployed, homeless, and incarcerated. Obsessive-compulsive disorder affects a significant number of people with schizophrenia.
What are the risk factors for schizophrenia?
What are the symptoms of schizophrenia?
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Video recording disks and disk players are well known, but it will be helpful to review some of the concepts and terminology that particularly apply to the recording disk and player of this invention. In the NTSC system, a single television picture is called a "frame" and is made up of 525 horizontal lines that are transmitted sequentially as two interlaced fields that each have 2621/2 lines. Frames are transmitted at the rate of approximately 30 frames per second. The television signal carries the information for luminance and chrominance of the picture, for synchronization, and for sound. A video recording disk has a track that carries the information that is necessary to enable the record player to reproduce the television signal. This information may be recorded in a way that gives a binary signal when the record is read. These binary values can be interpreted as 1 and 0 data bits or they can be modulated in some characteristic for analog recording. Video disks that will be described in this specification are read optically, but the invention is more broadly applicable to other recording techniques such as magnetic recording.
One of the goals in video disk development is to provide a sufficiently high recording density for a conveniently long playing time. One known technique for increasing recording density is to locate several frames on each track and to play the record at a proportionately slower angular speed. Another known technique for increasing recording density is to process the television signal to reduce the amount of information that must be recorded. For this processing, it is desirable to record the television signal as binary codes or as analog values that are converted to binary.
In the video recording disk of this invention, data bits are formed along a track with substantially a uniform size so that there are more bits on the outer tracks than on the inner tracks. The recording disk is adapted to be rotated at a uniform angular velocity that corresponds to one frame per revolution. The track revolutions hold variable numbers of frames, depending on the bit capacity of a track and on the advantage in some embodiments of the invention of providing particular numbers of frames per track, to arrange frames in groups of four for example. The data for each frame is divided into a number of data units, and frames on the same track revolution are interlaced so that the data units for a frame are distributed in sectors around the track. This format provides important advantages for the recording disk and for the associated disk player.
The disk has improved recording density as compared with conventional disks that store the same number of bits on each track revolution.
The record simplifies the apparatus for replaying one frame continuously to produce a freeze frame display. If a conventional recording disk carries more than one frame per revolution it may be necessary to provide a full frame buffer store to supply the signals for replaying a selected frame while the player is in fact reading other frames on the same track revolution. With the disk of this invention, the buffer is only of the size to handle the portion of the frame that is stored along one sector of the disk.
The record also simplifies the apparatus that is needed for playing a disk recording having data compressed within a frame or data compression from frame to frame.
Other features and advantages will appear in the following description of several embodiments of the record and the disk players of this invention.
FIG. 1 shows the preferred system for playing the recording disk of this invention.
FIG. 2 shows the arrangement of bit storage locations on the recording disk of this invention illustrating the improved recording density.
FIG. 3 shows a recording disk with representative tracks illustrating a variable number of frames per track revolution.
FIG. 4 shows the recording disk of FIG. 3 illustrating interlacing the data units of several frames per track revolution.
FIG. 5 illustrates the format of the data on the record for illustrating track addressing and data compression within a frame.
FIG. 6 illustrates the interlacing of data segments for compressing data from frame to frame.
The apparatus of FIG. 1 reads programming material from a video recording disk 10 and provides a signal that can be used by a television set 11. Disk 10 is mounted on a turntable that is driven by a motor 13 at a uniform angular velocity that corresponds to one frame per revolution. A read head 14 is mechanically connected by suitable means 15 to a read head positioner 16 that moves the read head to a selected position with respect to the disk and advances the read head from one track revolution to the next as the disk is played. Read head 14 has an optical system for illuminating a selected storage position of the record with a light beam 17 and it has optical apparatus for receiving light reflected from the record (or transmitted through the record). The read head produces an electrical signal on a line 20 that corresponds to the form of the data on the recording and this signal is supplied to a signal processing circuit 21. The signal processing circuit produces an output 23 that represents a binary value that is read from the recording. In the examples that have been introduced so far, the 1 and 0 bits at output 23 correspond to spots and the absences of spots on the record. Preferably the spots on the record are modulated in length to represent multi-bit numerical values, and the signal processing circuit includes a converter for producing the output 23. Signal processing circuit 23 may also include means for detecting tracking errors and for making fine adjustments in the position of light beam 17; equivalently, signal line 20 may carry simultaneous signals from a number of adjacent tracks and track detecting components of the signal processing circuit may select one of these signals for the output 23. Signal processing circuit 21 may also include a shift register for converting the serial data from the read head to multi-bit data blocks for output 25 (or a block of tracks can be read in parallel). The signal processing circuit 21 or parts of this circuit may be combined with the read head 14. These components of FIG. 1 are conventional in various forms and the invention is applicable to a wide range of systems that have functionally similar components. It will be helpful to consider these components as a functional group that constitutes means for reading a selected track revolution of the record.
A buffer store 26 receives the digital input on line 23 at the data rate of the record and it supplies a digital output at a selected rate on a multi-bit line 27. A data processor 28 has two separate functions. First, it performs various control functions. It responds to signals contained in words stored in the buffer (as described later) or to other inputs to produce a signal on a line 30 to cause the head positioner 16 to increment or decrement the read head to the next track revolution. (Equivalently, this signal can be applied to the signal processing circuit for electronically switching the read operation to the next track revolution and the head positioner can be controlled by the signal processing circuit as larger changes in head position are required). As another control function, the processor puts addressing and control signals on a line 32 to access buffer 26 for transferring data into and out of the buffer on lines 23 and 27. In a second function, the preferred processor performs logical and arithmetic operations on the data from the buffer before applying the corresponding digital data to an output 34. The buffer may be part of the conventional main data store of the processor.
The data on line 34 is preferably the digital counterpart of the composite video signal and the audio signal that is to be applied to the television set, and a circuit 35 receives the digital signal and produces a modulated carrier signal at its output 36 that is suitable for the television set 11.
More specific aspects of the components of the system of FIG. 1 will be explained further after the following description of the data record.
The improved storage density of this record can be understood from FIG. 2. FIG. 2 shows the record 10 with a number of circles such as 40 that illustrate data bit positions along portions of three representative track revolutions 37, 38 and 39. On the innermost track 37, a position 40 has a minimum length and width within the storage capability of the recording disk and the capability of the player system to detect and display the data. A set of radial lines A through E shows the relationship of recording positions from one track to another. Bit position 40 occupies an arcuate track length between lines A and E. Track 38, which contains bits 41 and 42 has a radius twice the radius of the inner track 37, and these two bit positions occupy the same proportional arcuate length on track 38 as the single bit 40 occupies on track 37. Because the record is read at a constant angular rate, the track length allocated to bit positions 41 and 42 would conventionally hold only a single bit position.
Additional radial lines B and C and bit positions along track 39 illustrate the further improvement in storage density that is possible for a track at a larger radius. Conventionally, the track length that is allocated to the four bit positions 43-46 would be required for a single bit position.
Because the bits in FIG. 2 are the same size on the outer tracks as on the inner tracks, the bits on the outer tracks pass the read head proportionally faster than the bits on the inner track revolutions and when the read head is reading an outer track revolution, it must respond faster and it must respond to a lower total amount of light than when it is reading an inner track.
FIG. 3 shows representative track revolutions 50 and 51 where the radius of track 50 is twice the radius of track 51. Track 50 is divided into eight sectors A through H and track 51 is divided into four sectors I through L. The sectors of track 50 are approximately equal in length to the sectors of track 51. From the preceding description of the data organization of FIG. 2, it can be seen that the sectors can store approximately equal units of data, and it will simplify the description to begin with the case in which the data storage capacity of a sector corresponds to one television frame. In this situation, eight frames are stored along track revolution 50 and four frames are stored along track revolution 51. Thus, in the apparatus of FIG. 1 track 50 would be read eight times before head positioner 16 would be controlled by a signal on line 30 to advance to the next track (not shown), and track revolution 51 would be read four times before advancing to the next track. Configuring the tracks with one frame per sector, as implied by FIG. 3, requires a frame buffer to maintain a continuous video output. The track arrangement of this invention displayed in FIG. 4 requires only one-eighth of a frame buffer. (With the data compression technique illustrated by FIG. 5, the buffer size is reduced to about one-sixtieth of a full frame buffer.)
FIG. 4 shows the eight frames that are stored on track 50 each divided into eight data units that are stored in an interlaced fashion along track 50. As the legend outside the record of FIG. 4 illustrates, the track begins with data unit 1 of frame 1, of track 50, which occupies only one-eighth of the track length along sector A. The eight data units of frame 1 are stored at equally spaced locations around the track, and each data unit of frame 1 is followed by the corresponding data unit of frame 2. Track 51 stores four frames in a format that corresponds to the format of track 50, wherein the first four segments of, say, sector I contain, in order, the first unit of the four frames. Then the second four segments of sector I will contain the second units of the four frames; the first half of sector J contains the third units and units 4 through 8 follow this pattern around the track. Thus, in the case in which any track revolution holds a single frame, the data is stored in its conventional sequence.
As the record has been described so far, it provides increased storage density for conventional programming material and it permits a single frame to be played repetitively to form a still picture or a slow motion picture on television set 11. In addition because the record provides variable numbers of frames per revolution, compatible records can have differing data density, for example to permit home recordings to be made at lower density than factory pressed records. The record is particularly advantageous for storing compressed data, as will be described in the next sections of this specification.
In the data compression technique illustrated in FIG. 5, the television picture is divided into segments that each have sixteen horizontal lines, eight lines from the first field and the corresponding eight lines from the second field. FIG. 5 also shows the format of a single frame (without interlacing with other frames). The data track begins with the audio signal and is followed by sixty video units, designated V1 through V60, that each hold eight horizontal lines. As the format has been described so far, it is identical to the normal order of the television signal except for the separation of the audio and the video signals. However, within each eight line segment, the data is further organized as eight by eight arrays of picture elements. A brief description of the data compression technique will help to introduce the later description of the interlaced recording format.
For data compression, each eight by eight array of picture elements is operated on by a suitable transform matrix (e.g., a Walsh-Hadamard matrix). The resulting matrix, designated G, has some terms that represent general picture characteristics and have large numerical values, and other terms that represent detail picture characteristics and have numerical values that are zero or negligibly small. Storing only a fraction of the G terms (e.g., one-sixth) is sufficient for reconstructing an acceptable reproduction of the original eight by eight array of picture elements by means of inverse transform operations on the G terms that are read from the record.
As FIG. 5 also shows, each data unit V1-V60 holds the luminance signal Y and the color signals I and Q, and it has a header that holds a beginning flag, an identifier of the data unit as video or audio, and an address. The header may also hold parity bits and the like. The flag is a unique signal that identifies the beginning of a data unit, as is well known in the communications and recording arts. In the preferred record data will be blocked in packages with a fixed number of bits. Each package of bits is stored as an optically readable spot that has at least a unit length that is suitable to be read optically and represents a zero and it has additional small increments of length to represent a particular numerical value. These spots are separated along the record track by a space that is fixed or is also modulated in length. Thus, in this system for data representation a flag can be formed by any optically recognizable spot or space that does not represent valid data. The audio storage area has a similar header with a flag and address.
If the data units in FIG. 4 were reduced to about one-sixtieth of a frame (about eight lines of picture information), from one-eighth of a frame, then, for storing data that is read from the recording, buffer 26 would require only the storage capacity for eight lines that are in the compressed data form. Data compression within a frame may be about six to one so that the input area of the buffer corresponds to less than two uncompressed lines. As is conventional in data buffering, two such buffer input areas are provided so that an empty buffer area can be loaded while the processor operates on data that has been previously loaded into the other input buffer area.
Conventional means is provided in signal processing circuit 21 for recognizing a gap or other flag and for signaling the processor that the next data from the recording is a header containing an address. The processor uses conventional techniques for recognizing the next address that is to be loaded into the buffer and for gating this data into predetermined storage locations in the buffer. The processor can also recognize from the sequence of frame numbers the time for placing a signal on line 30 to increment the head position to begin reading the next track. For example, the processor can increment a data unit and frame counter as each data segment is loaded into the buffer from the disk and can reset the counter and advance the read operation to the next track revolution after the count equals the highest frame number of the track revolution. (The number of data units per frame will ordinarily be uniform or it can be read from the track; the number of frames on a track is variable and can be read from the track.) Thus, the manual input freeze frame to processor 28 in FIG. 1 causes the processor to access the same frame from the record repetitively or to otherwise change the normal sequence and/or rate of accessing frames. If the signals on line 34 are regenerated from the buffer instead of from the disk, a much larger buffer is required.
Thus, in the record having the format of FIG. 5, the system reads the data for frame 1, unit V1 and stores the data in preassigned locations in buffer 26. The processor operates on this data to form eight lines of decompressed data that is stored in a buffer output area that holds eight full lines. (Alternate output areas are used, as described for the input areas in the preceding paragraph.) The processor may also check the data for parity. As the record is rotated through the location of data unit V2 of frame 1, this data is loaded into the buffer and ready for processing. Thus the system holds the decompressed data for eight lines at the output 34 of the processor and it holds the compressed data for the next eight lines at the output of buffer store 26.
Suppose that data unit V1 has been processed and is being applied to line 34 from the output buffer, that data unit V2 has been loaded into one input area of the buffer and is being processed, and that data unit V3 is being read from the record and loaded into the other input buffer area. If a parity error is found in data unit V2, the entire unit V2 can be cancelled and data unit V1 will be repeated. This repetition will preserve a general continuity of picture content.
A television program ordinarily is made up of a succession of scenes that each contain a large number of frames. During a scene, the data of the frames may be largely repetitive and changes may occur rather slowly. It is known to compress television data by recording a complete frame at suitable intervals and then recording only changes that occur during the intervening frames. For example, each full frame can be followed by three frames in which only changes are recorded. The record and player of this invention are particularly suitable for this data compression technique. FIG. 6 shows a representative sequence of data along two adjacent track revolutions. The sequence of FIG. 6 begins on the outer track with frame 1, data unit V1, which holds the first eight lines of the frame. Data unit V1 is preferably in the compressed form described in the preceeding section of this specification. Frame 1, unit V1 is followed in succession by frame 2, unit V1, frame 3, unit V1 and frame 4, unit V1. The sequence is the same as in FIG. 4, but the data storage allocated to frames 2, 3, and 4 is very small. This sequence continues with the full data unit for frame 1, unit V2 and the compressed data for units V2 of frames 2, 3, and 4. The inner track continues this format for frames 5-8. Alternatively frame 5, unit V1 can be located on the outer track following frame 4, unit V1.
As FIG. 6 represents, a full frame has a fixed number of bit positions and a sequence of difference frame units has a fixed number of bit positions, but the number of bits assigned to a difference frame unit can be varied as required to better represent the change in data from frame to frame.
The operation to display full frame 1 is identical to the operation already described. For displaying frame 2, the system begins by reloading frame 1, data unit V1 into the buffer store and then loads frame 2, data unit V1. The processor then operates on the data for frame 1, V1 and frame 2, V2 to generate the first eight lines of frame 2. The buffer input areas are suitably larger than in the examples of FIGS. 3 and 4, but the buffer is significantly smaller than the buffer that would otherwise be required to hold all of frame 1 in order to decompress the data for frame 2.
From the preceding description of several embodiments of the record and record player of this invention, those skilled in the art will find other advantages and applications for the record and the player that has been described and will recognize suitable variations in the embodiments of the invention that have been described, within the spirit of the invention and the scope of the claim.
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Caribbean bbq food cooked on charcoal drum bbq,s menu include jerk chicken, cajun chicken wings , stuffed sea bass or stuffed salmon, curry mutton, stuffed cous cous peppers , rice & peas , corn on the cob and many other great dishe
Available in Kempston
from £500. Based in West Midlands
It is our mission to be the talk of the town and become a name everyone looks up to when it comes to catering parties and events of any sorts.
From catering small house parties to huge birthday festivities and corporate events, we will aim to cater to customers from all walks of life.
The goal is to make good food available at reasonable prices so that it can be served on everyone's tables. David having served in many restaurants understands the importance of hygiene and quality, and this is the reason our food is a true representation of our standard and excellence.
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from £10. Based in High Wycombe
La Belle Assiette are the UK's leading chef service with over 300 chefs across the country. Through their platform you can browse menus from local chefs and book your chosen chef for a dinner party at home. Menus vary from £39 to £89 per person, all-inclusive: the chef sources fresh ingredients, cooks in your kitchen, serves each dish, and does the washing-up before leaving.experience.
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. Based in London
We are mobile pizzeria serving wood fired Italian style artisan pizza directly from our mobile oven wherever you need us. We cater for all sort of parties, weddings, corporate events, village fetes, festivals, birthdays and all other occasions.
We travel Uk wide and we're able to work all year round.
5 star food hygiene rating, registered and licensed. Feel contact us for more information and for your personal quote. Will bring taste of real Italy with our wood fired pizza to your place.
We cater for all type of events.
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from £500. Based in Sandy
Your engagement is a special time that you should enjoy to the fullest. Don't spend it stressing out about your wedding details. We'll discuss all your ideas at length, then design a plan with a variety of options for you to consider. When you give us the go-ahead, we'll make it all happen, keeping you updated regularly, of course. You can just sit back and sample cake, taste champagne, and smell the roses.
Available in Kempston
. Based in Bedford
T&T Catering was formed in 2014 following 20 years experience in catering, both inside & outside. Ensuring that every event is executed to a high standard.
Our highly experienced team, who are reliable, smart, courteous and well-organised. Our prices, represent not only the quality but the taste of our dishes. Our menus are not set but in which can be specifically tailored to suit your event
Available in Kempston
from ££8. Based in Milton Keynes
Paella catering for all private events from 50-300 guests. All dietary requirements covered.
Available in Kempston
from £550.00. Based in Bedfordshire
Our highly experienced executive chef and his hand picked team have been planning and catering for weddings, corporate functions, and all kinds of social events for many years. With our innovative designs and wide range of available styles, we can help you plan your event to make it a memorable experience.
We specialise in traditional Indo-Pak cuisine and creative fusion menus, just ask our team for details. Whatever your event, we can help you make it the most special - small or large, casual or elegant, an unforgettable occasion.
We provide the highest level of service, freshly made delicious cuisine that will impress. You tell us what you want, and with our wide selection for you to choose from, we'll make it happen for you and your guests. Whatever your tastes, our head chef and his team will design the menu you're looking for.
Available in Kempston
from £8.50. Based in Milton Keynes
Hiring our pretty mismatched china, Matched Tea sets and decorative vintage accessories individually or by package for your special occasion. Whether you are hosting an afternoon Tea party, Garden party, Bridal shower, Baby shower, Christening, Wedding reception, Corporate event, Charity functions, Funeral Tea or anything else you may think of, our vintage china and accessories can be used to add a touch of Vintage charm to any occasion. Enjoy and cherish our treasure's as generations have done throughout the years.
We Have a Great Passion For All Things Vintage. So We Decided That Vintage China & Accessories alongside Our Stunning Hand Crafted Bespoke Rustic Carts Was The Only Way for our Vintage Passion... Whether you are looking for creative direction, styling ideas, full event planning or just a trusted pair of hands to coordinate your day, we will guide you through the planning of our event to ensure everyone remembers your day forever....
Available in Kempston
from £3.00. Based in Baldock
With over 30 years combined experience we try to cater for all needs and budgets.
"Sandwiches and sausage rolls" to "Posh Nosh", delicate canapés to a sit down pie, mash and liquor lunch!
Available in Kempston
from £200. Based in Oxfordshire
Jeff the chef catering and hog roast company was born in 2015 but really began 21 year's ago when Jeff the "young chef" fell in love with cooking food for people, friends and family.
Jeff and his team of trained chefs, waiting staff and front of house managers provide the finest and freshest locally sourced ingredients who specialise in corporate hospitality, weddings, and private functions in Milton Keynes and surrounding areas.
As well as the catering business Jeff the Chef also provide award winning hog roasts and gourmet hot dogs across Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire and Oxfordshire either at private functions or festivals fetes and carnivals throughout the Milton Keynes area.
We look forward to seeing you all soon.
Available in Kempston
. Based in Milton Keynes
At Devine Catering we are dedicated to providing customers with their own bespoke menu, tailored to their particular tastes and imagination. Our highly skilled team aim to present an elegant, seamless service for your celebration by catering to your every need. We champion locally sourced ingredients, of the highest quality, from suppliers that we continually review and change if necessary.
Available in Kempston
from £4.95. Based in Milton Keynes
Mr&Mrs Fitz is a fully insured and food safety trained business, plus we are proud members of NCASS, the nationwide caterers association
Food is one of the most important parts of the occasion, and getting it right for your guests shouldn't cause you stress & headaches! We can manage all elements of the food for you, making sure that you can relax and enjoy the event. Safe in the knowledge that you and your guests will be delighted with the fabulous food and service we are passionate to offer..
From BBQ's to Hog roasts, succulent spit roasted meats and gourmet hotdogs, marinated meat skewers and handmade prime burgers, as well as the most delicious pies, plus handmade world foods from Indian vegetarian foods to feasts suitable for sultans!
All our meats are locally sourced and at a minimum free range, we support local family farms, as well as artisan bakers and other local producers wherever possible. the provenance of our food offeri...
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from £tbc. Based in Milton Keynes
Saf's Kitchen caters fresh homemade Indian for Friday Curry Nights, Privater Orders, Parties, Wedding, Events, and much more. There is a great selection for Meat, Vegetarian, Vegan and Gluten Free.
Most produce is locally sourced from local farms and markets. Meat is also locally bought from halal butchers.
Freshly made customised orders for birthdays, family gatherings, baby showers and much more. Its all packed to server as a buffets in your own premisses.
All food is HALAL.
We are the Little Oven of Joy specialising in artisan wood fired hand build pizzas base in Wolverton, Milton Keynes. We operate a mobile trailer with a fully fitted kitchen which has a built in clay wood fired oven. When fully erected our footprint is 4.3 x 3.5 metres. Our oven operates at over 400 degrees, cooking pizzas in just 90 seconds giving our pizzas a delicious crisp texture with a unique flavour.
We grow as much of our ingredients as possible on our allotment, concentrating on garlic, tomatoes, onions, basil, rocket, oregano and seasonal crops such as squashes, spinach, peppers and chilli's – If we are unable to grow it, we have lots of allotment friends who can supply us or we buy local organic produce whenever possible. We use biodegradable plates which we recycle. We change our menu seasonally to provide a variety to our customers, catering for vegans (bases suitable with no cheese added), vegetarians, meat lovers and small ...
The Food Box is a new unique mobile catering unit, designed to suit all private events.
With a rustic look and fresh homemade food, we offer a service that won't be forgotten
Get in touch for a quotation!
Available in Kempston
from £from £300. Based in Birmingham
All Seasons Kitchen: your partner for unforgettable celebrations
Whether you are in Towcester, Silverstone, Brackley, Bicester, Northampton, Buckingham, Milton Keynes or Daventry we offer quality outside catering services to corporate and private clients for every taste and occasion.
Hot & Cold Buffets, Canapes, Hot & Cold Business Lunches, Breakfast Meetings, Weddings, Funerals, Anniversaries, Birthdays, Christenings, BBQ's. Let All Seasons take the stress out of catering for your event.
When planning your perfect event, look no further than us. We will work with you to create a menu that fits your taste, budget and style
All Seasons Kitchen will make your function a wonderful experience! We supply the right buffet or oven-fresh menu for every taste and occasion.
Available in Kempston
from £6.50 per head. Based in Silverstone
A bespoke catering service.
Available in Kempston
. Based in Hitchin
I am a Vegetarian and Vegan caterer, based in Hertfordshire, and cater for a wide variety of events.
If you require A la Carte Private dining, Streetfood Stalls, Canapes, Hot & Cold buffets, Bowl Food I can design a menu to suit your taste.
Internationally inspired cooking of distinction, drawn from years of working for some of London's best Restaurants and Event companies.
Available in Kempston
from £12.50. Based in Hitchin
Vedas are the foundational doctrines in Hinduism that outline the theology of life, including food. We at Vedanta strive to articulate the divinity of the culinary secrets from the Vedas. Redefining Indian cuisine with essences from Kashmir in the North to Kanyakumari in the South, Vedanta is the must have culinary gem in the heart of Cambridge.
Available in Kempston
. Based in Cambridge
Our catering services in Cambridge includes the creation of personalised, tailor made menus to suit your individual requirements providing delicious food and fantastic service to make your day perfect.
Whether you're looking to have a drinks reception with handmade canapés, a traditional sit down wedding breakfast, a sizzling hog roast, wedding catering or a casual BBQ we are seasoned professionals and our catering services will ensure your event gets the success that you deserve.
The method is simple; we listen to what you would like to eat, what sort of day you want to have and combine this with fresh, local produce, our renowned style and service and a sprinkle of Bigday magic, forming the perfect recipe for a successful event every time.
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. Based in Northampton
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from £500.00. Based in High Wycombe
Artisan Wood Fired Pizza made to order for your guests alongside Canapés, Pizzas, Salads, Desserts and Italian Porcetta. We can cater for private events from our original and quirky vintage Rice Horse Trailers or our Classic Citroen HY Van.
Available in Kempston
from £840. Based in Northamptonshire
Love by Lucy and Liam off a range of catering solutions from fine dining at home to large corporate events to wedding breakfast and buffets.
Available in Kempston
from £300. Based in Hampshire
McCalla's are a registered caribbean catering business since 2013 based in London/Essex.
We cater for events big and small events, outdoor and indoor events including BBQ's
We pride ourselves on serving authentic Jamaican cuisine.
Available in Kempston
from £5. Based in Greater London
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After scaring up big laughs in theaters, the in-home release of Monsters University opens its doors to the movie in stunning high definition Blu-ray. Providing hours of all-new bonus material, in depth behind the scenes features, deleted scenes and much more! Monsters University marks Pixar's 14th consecutive film to debut at #1 at the box office!
Ever since college-bound Mike Wazowski was a little monster, he dreamed of becoming a Scarer, but his plans are derailed when he meets James P. Sullivan… a natural-born Scarer. The pair get into some out-of-control competitiveness, which eventually gets them both kicked out of the University's super elite Scare Program.
To make matters worse, the duo finds out that they have to work together. They soon realize they will have to put aside their differences to make things right. Monsters University bravely explores themes of both self-discovery and the revelations that come with growing up.
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Custom Revolver Maker: Anyone who specializes?
Okay, I am not talking about a gunshop that does 60% of their business in rifles, 20% in AR's and the other 20% is whatever walks in the door.
I am talking a place that takes revolvers seriously and will turn out a quality model that isn't the S&W Performance Center and isn't a place like D&L Sports that charges 10 times the price for the same gun because it has been blessed. :rolleyes:
I am thinking I have the need for a .44 mag revolver that is a shorter barrel for carry, but still accurate and fine tuned for easy shooting without needing wrist surgery. :cool:
Anyone know a guy?
Dude, you expect to run into some angry bears? A small .44 Mag isn't real pleasant to shoot by any stretch of the imagination. On the serious side, S&W revolvers are quite easy to work on and smooth out yourself. I did the trigger work on my 686 and it is very smooth and sprung just right...
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The .44 has always had a special place for me. My old man had one and my grandfather owned one. I figure now that I am "old" I need at least one .44 in the arsenal.
I have shot a couple of smaller barrel .44's that were quite tame if prepped & weighted correctly.
I love the look of this piece, but definitely not in that caliber and definitely NOT for the pricetag on it. :eek:
Hard to beat Jim Clark, Jr.
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336 Shootout Lane
Princeton, LA 71067
(888)458-4126 toll free
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Revolver Conversions by Clark Custom Guns, Inc. - Satisfaction GUARANTEED!
Here's a couple
I'm looking at these two at Buds, I was thinking the same thing about a .44
I should have one I'm old too
Smith & Wesson 629 Classic .44 Mag 5" $775
Smith & Wesson 329PD .44 Mag/.44SW 4" Airlite HIVIZ $904
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I took a new photo just for you Buddy!
Funny you should bring this up, JD. I just returned from shooting all my magnum handguns and let me just say, a good pair of shooting gloves can do a lot for a day magnum shooting. Tamed my 44 right down.
I'll have to add that you my around town shopping list. Lots of pawn and used gun stores in the Tacoma area. I just got to find one without a body on it. :eek:
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All at sea
With a gentle breeze blowing in Lyttelton Harbour and a 109-year-old yacht waiting dockside, Yvonne Martin decides it is time to set sail.
All at sea
Despite coming from the City of Sails, I could never be called a sailor.
Once, on a cruise from Bluff to the sub-Antarctic Islands, I was green-gilled by Stewart Island. I was horizontal and lolling about in misery for three long days and nights, vowing never to sail again - ever.
However, an invitation to join a four-hour tour of Lyttelton Harbour on an old sailboat, a trusty Clydesdale of the sailing world, is something I feel I can handle. The marine forecast for a slight sea and 15-knot southwest winds, dying away to a millpond, is hardly the setting for The Perfect Storm 2.
Mike Rossouw, the skipper of the charter boat, Oyster, impresses from the outset. His safety briefing is just that - brief. Lifebuoys dotted around the craft are for tossing to anyone in the briny and the wearing of lifejackets isn't mandatory on this craft, yet. Formalities over, we cast off the mooring and motor a short distance from the wharf.
"Where are we going," I inquire.
"Wherever the wind takes us," Mike says, and he means it.
A seasoned skipper, he reads the weather and takes time hoisting the right sails to exploit the modest winds. We have two couples on board and the men are keen to pitch in with hauling the ropes. Although Mike accepts the help, it's obvious he can sail this five-tonne boat on his own, while telling tall nautical tales, brewing cups of tea and handing out biscuits.
He bought Oyster 12 years ago to run as a charter boat. The 9.9m-long gaff yawl was built in Auckland in 1902, but spent most of its life in the Nelson and Tasman Bay area, where it won races in the 1960s.
Mike wears leather cycling gloves to protect his hands from cuts and burns. He's a wiry 63-year-old with sinewy leather-brown legs, bare feet, and toenails like barnacles.
He ran away to sea in 1964, at 16, and served two years in the Royal New Zealand Navy as an ordinary seaman. However, he wasn't a man for polished shoes and standing on ceremony, so he headed overseas, working on steam tugs in South Africa and on ships in Southampton.
Moving to Christchurch in 1989, he became involved in the Spirit of Adventure Trust and its sailing ships. When he first clapped eyes on Oyster in Nelson in 1998 he decided he had to have the boat. It had been heavily modified over its long history, but a previous owner had restored the original rigging in the late 1970s. Mike began running charter trips, under Jack Tar Sailing Company, 11 years ago.
Oyster has three heavy booms and a mast made of oregon. It has a kauri hull and pohutukawa in its keel. On the water, its stand-out feature is its red-brown 'tanbark' sails that give it an air of nostalgia and romance.
On this day, we head towards Corsair Bay and then tack south towards a reef near Quail Island and catch more wind. The sails plump and the boat responds by picking up speed. Youngsters in Optimists fly by, absorbed in their race, and are surprisingly skilled navigating around orange buoys.
The winds bend around the hills in strange ways, Mike says. A "fluky" wind means we have to tack and gybe to catch fluctuating air currents.
In the lee of Quail Island, there's a sheltered patch where we are temporarily becalmed before gybing again and heading towards Purau Bay. The Coastguard boat is also heading to Purau to practise "man overboard" drills. The crew stop for a brief chat. Mike's boat turns heads in the harbour and he is well-known in the sailing community.
We hug the coastline on the way out towards the harbour entrance. Mike points out "mortgage mountain", the top-end subdivision in Diamond Harbour, and some notable homes. We sail close by Ripapa Island, where Count Felix von Luckner, a German naval officer known as the Sea Devil, was imprisoned during World War 1.
The conversation turns to some of Mike's own nautical escapades and encounters with youths while sailing on the Spirit of Adventure. Mike is well qualified to throw a lifeline to troubled youths. Some of Mike's own experiences as a bolshie teenager got him expelled from school in New Plymouth and led to his life at sea.
Tacking back and across the harbour, we trawl for wind. It's deceptively busy on this stretch of water, with racing A-class keelers and trailer sailors. Mike has let one of the men take the helm, while he adjusts the sails and brews a cup of tea.
Between Windy Point and Purau Bay is the windiest part of the harbour, Mike says, and on cue the boat surges forward.
We spot a juvenile black-backed gull and a white-fronted tern. Our helmsman spots a dolphin, but it's gone just as quickly, in a flash of silver. Mike has a brass bell fixed to the boat that he uses, at times, to summon dolphins.
There is something wild and romantic about being on the water, even in tame conditions. As well as full-day ($500) and half-day ($250) cruises for up to six people, Mike offers evening cruises for couples during summer months.
A client, intending to propose to his partner, once asked if Mike could make himself scarce. "I said, 'I don't think so; I have to sail the boat'."
On another sailing, a couple were married on the boat at Diamond Harbour. It was an intimate ceremony with just the couple, their marriage celebrant and Mike, who acted as a witness. The wedding party stayed close to the wharf during the ceremony, so any public objections to the union could be heard.
Heading back to Lyttelton, we take in the views of the coal piles, the container ships and of the beautiful historic town wrapped around the port. This was days before February 22's catastrophic earthquake changed Lyttelton forever.
Now, looking back, it feels as if we set sail in a different era and we are glad we took the cruise while Lyttelton was still standing. However, in the wake of the devastation, there is an even greater need to run away to sea for peace and solace.
Mike Rossouw is running charters from 10am to 2pm during autumn/winter, until full services resume in late October. Trips leave from Dampier Bay on the western side of Lyttelton Harbour, best accessed through the Lyttelton tunnel. For more information, go to www.jacktarsailing.co.nz.


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Denver, CO, United States, 2006/03/13 - In January 2006, Ranchers Banks was acquired by First State Bancorporation for $25 million in cash and stock. St. Charles Capital acted as financial advisor to Ranchers Banks in this transaction.
Ranchers Banks, based in Belen, New Mexico, had nine offices in and around the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The bank had $111 in assets. As a result of this acquisition, First State will be operating approximately 41 branches in New Mexico with approximately $2 billion in assets.
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St. Charles is distinguished by the mergers and acquisitions experience level of its senior members, their deep industry expertise, and their track record of successful M&A and private equity and debt engagements. The firm's partners have, on average, more than 18 years of investment banking experience advising middle-market companies primarily in the area of mergers and acquisitions.
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