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Chairman's Bar
Relaxing Drinks in Central Sandton
Elegantly placed next to the restaurant, Chairman's Bar is open 18 hours a day for your enjoyment. From 07h00 – 23h00 guests are welcome to stop by for a fresh coffee and tasty refreshments or something a little stronger from the varied bar selection. Whether you choose Chairman's Bar to start your day or end it, we are sure you'll leave relaxed and satisfied.
Chairman's Bar also offers a selection of snacks and a delicious bar menu for fuller meals.


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Rest in peace, Stan Lee. We'll miss you. Excelsior!
Guardians Inferno – it's one of our favorite memories of Stan Lee
We lost Stan Lee earlier this week, so this evening we offer a song as an homage.
This video actually happened, by the way. We're hoping there will be more. Can you pick out all the cameos?
The band is called the Sneepers. As GotG2 composer Tyler Bates explains,
"..the Sneepers are a species of aliens I wanted to use from Marvel Comics in Vol. 2 – until I got a letter from the folks at Marvel legal saying I couldn't because 'sneeper' means 'clitoris' in Icelandic. I told them that was all the more reason to use it, and I would do so in honor of the Icelandic people. And, eventually, they relented…"
Here's the full rundown of the project's background on James Gunn's Facebook page.
Let the music take you over.
"Here's the thing with me and the religious thing. This is the flat-out truth: I find the religiosity and philosophy in the music. I don't find it anywhere else." Bob Dylan
"Music is for every single person that walks the planet." Robert Plant
"All of these situations involve aspects of a ritual where soldiers come together and participate, either by listening or singing/yelling along with the lyrics, in organized, pre-combat actions. Many times these actions are repeated before each mission or patrol. In this way, metal and rap are means of creating aspects of social ordering. The soldiers psychologically prepare themselves for the possibility of combat through the shared experience of music…Music is a means of establishing the identity of the group and supports the feeling of togetherness through a ritualized musical experience." The Ashgate Research Companion to Modern Warfare.
"Music has been an integral part of warfare and the soldier's life since the dawn of history. Even the instruments on which it is played have themselves acquired great symbolic power — a regiment's drums are second only to its colors as an emblem of honor and tradition. In the 18th century, the act of enlisting was described as 'following the drum…" William Trotter
Read Trotter's Music of War here.
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Generational Iniquity
And the seed of Israel separated themselves from all strangers, and stood and confessed their sins, and the iniquities of their fathers. Nehemiah 9:2
In this booklet we will explain the difference between Sin and Iniquity.
1. There is a definite connection between sin and iniquity.
2. Iniquity is the motive; sin is the action that carries it out.
3. Iniquity is a powerful force that is behind sin from one generation to another.
4. Iniquity that goes back to a previous generation is called a generational iniquity.
5. Iniquity is a particular bend in your nature.
In Psalm 40:12, the Psalmist David said he couldn't look up because iniquity had such a strong hold on him. It can be overwhelming when you feel the pull of an iniquity. It's as if you are blind and can't see the hidden trap before you fall into it again.


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Update 6 patch notes has been released for the PTS of Elder Scrolls Online. We went ahead and picked out some juicy new changes Elder Scrolls Online account holders would find interesting for Nightblades. This includes changes to ultimate skills and a whole skill replaced by a new one.
New skill to get ESO gold with
When Update 6 launches the Haste ability from the Assassination skill line will be removed. ESO account holders will instead have access to Grim Focus. This new ability, when activated, will cause all attacks by Elder Scrolls Online weapons to deal out additional damage for 20 seconds. Elder Scrolls Online gold hunters can also use light or heavy attacks to build charges. When the ability gains eight charges, it will turn into Assassin's Will. The latter allows ESO gold hunters to deal magic damage to a target through a spectral projectile.
Improved Shadow Ultimate to save more ESO gold
The Consuming Darkness Ultimate for the Shadow tree will also be changed by Update 6. The ability will now only last 12 seconds. It will also stop providing additional damage reduction like Elder Scrolls Online armor. Its synergy Hidden Refresh will now heal allies, but can only be activated by those under 50% health.
The Bolstering Darkness morph of this skill will also increase the effect of Major Protection buff on the caster by two. Its synergy Dark Resurgence will also have more healing for ally who uses it.
Save ESO gold with a new Soul Shred
Nightblades who build their TESO gold hunter for healing will need to take a closer look at the Soul Shred Ultimate after the patch. For starters, its casting cost will be lowered to 125 Ultimate. The synergy that heals allies will now heal for even more. Note however that after the patch it can be only be activated by the ally with the lowest health. Additional changes include Soul Tether connecting up to 6 targets and Soul Siphon no longer dealing damage. The latter morph however will grant Major Vitality buffs and heal up to six allies.


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The Smeg P705ES Gas Hob adds a stainless steel accent to your worktop and offers more cooking space plus rapid-action burners.
Multi-purpose burners
You'll enjoy great versatility with this Smeg P705ES Gas Hob, from a 3.5 kW ultra-rapid burner for dynamic stir frying and charring meat to the 1.05 kW simmering ring that's great for those delicate sauces and subtler dishes.
There are five burners in total, providing you with plenty of space to use multiple pots and pans at once. Whatever you want to cook, you'll get greater control to achieve all manner of delicious effects and textures on this hob.


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Ayako Shirasaki
Ayako Shirasaki
Jazz also has its prodigies: Ayako Shirasaki was only a teenager when she won numerous competitions in her native Japan and began performing regularly in Tokyo's jazz clubs. Afer her classical training, she transferred to Kenny Barron and Ted Rosenthal at the Manhattan School of Music, quickly making a name for herself in the New York scene, and she has played with such artists as Kenny Garrett, Lewis Nash, and John Benitez. She has also toured in Germany and Japan.


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Altitude 360: London's Most Exclusive Wedding Venue with a View
Altitude 360 holds the accolade of being London's largest Riverside venue and London's largest venue with a view. At the top of one of the tallest skyscrapers in the centre of London, Altitude 360 provides the perfect space for those with high aspirations.
This inspiring venue is really the most romantic and spectacular place in London to tie the knot. Altitude 360 is receiving hundreds of requests from couples all over Europe, Japan and the United States. All are eager to get married in a light, bright modern setting but in front of the ultimate back drop providing unrivalled views over London's most famous landmarks, including The London Eye, Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and The River Thames.
Altitude 360 was launched in true British style by the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson in October 2008, and has established itself as a landmark in the capital, offering stunning 360˚ panoramic jetliner views of London. At the opening ceremony Mayor Boris Johnson said "If we support wonderful venues like Altitude 360 who have shown a wonderful vote of confidence in London…, I can be confident from this amazing Panorama we will have a view of a city that will be greater still."
Altitude 360 has already hosted a 'who's who' of celebrities, including names as diverse as Lily Allen, The Kooks, Sir John Major, Sir David Attenborough, David Walliams, Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Jeremy Clarkson, Presidential nominee and Senator John McCain, Kate Moss, Ryhs Ifans, Girls Aloud, Stephen Fry and HRH Prince Andrew.
Justin Etzin, The Luxury Brand Owner of Altitude 360, comments: "We're thrilled to have Altitude 360 operating in the heart of London. Altitude 360 is London's largest venue in the sky – an amazing sleek location with awe-inspiring views. Innovation lies at the very heart of Altitude 360 in terms of style, status, elegance and distinction, ensuring that your wedding is a day to remember."
Altitude 360 is a chic, modern venue with James Bond-style features. It has 15,000 sq feet of blank canvas potential: a versatile space that can be used in its entirety or divided into smaller rooms for more intimate functions. The use of high-tech, soundproof electric walls can be utilised to create the perfect space for your actual wedding or gala dinner. Altitude 360 provides a perfect backdrop for any type of wedding, be it an intimate wedding for 10 or the ultimate wedding for up to 1200 guests, and all of course complete with the most amazing views of London.
Altitude 360 is Londons Wedding Venue with a view. www.AltitudeLondon.com
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Behaviourism and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy
What is Functional Analytical Psychotherapy?
Functional Analytical Psychotherapy (FAP) was developed by Robert Kohlenberg and Mavis Tsai and is based on B.F. Skinner's approach to human behaviour. In comparison to cognitive-behavioural treatments, FAP results in a much more intense and personal psychotherapy relationship (Functional Analytic Psychotherapy, 2010). Its contextualistic approach seeks to understand behaviour with the notion that "one's perception of reality is the product of the context in which such perceiving occurs" (Tsai, Kohlenberg, Kanter, Kolenberg, Follette, Callaghan, 2008). FAP stands firm to the belief that human beings all own unique experiential histories and should be treated accordingly. (Tsai et al., 2008) There are numerous possible causes for behaviour that, as mentioned earlier, can be accounted for depending on the specific context in which it occurs. FAP strives to uncover the causes of behaviour by applying a functional analysis. Tsai et al., (2008) refer to three types of stimuli behind behaviour that are of concern. These are;
1. Reinforcement
Reinforcement refers to the presence or removal of a stimulus, in other words, the consequences that occur after the behaviour and affect the future frequency or probability of that behaviour.
2. Discriminative stimuli
This refers to the circumstances under which these behaviours are reinforced and thus results in the increased or decreased frequency of this behaviour.
3. Eliciting stimuli
Eliciting stimuli, like discriminative stimuli, precede the behaviour but elicits involuntary or reflexive behaviour.
Reinforcement is stressed greatly in this particular theory and underpins the application of its therapy. Three aspects of reinforcement are outlined by Tsai et al., (2008):
1. Natural versus contrived reinforcement
This type of reinforcement refers to the way in which the reinforcement is delivered. Natural reinforcement occurs most commonly in everyday life, for example, receiving a distinction for an exam would encourage the learner to continue learning as hard in order to achieve that result again. Contrived reinforcement on the other hand refers to reinforcement that is unlikely to occur in a natural setting. This type of reinforcement is set up to purposefully affect the future frequency of that behaviour. For example, once a client has broken down emotionally in a session the therapist might encourage this openness of expressing their feelings by providing the client with words of affirmation. This is not something that would typically occur in a natural setting.
2. Within-session contingencies
This is based on the notion that if the consequence of certain behaviour occurs directly after the behaviour, it will be more effective. Therefore, significant therapeutic change occurs when the contingencies take place in the session. This is because the therapist is able to provide the appropriate response and use it for effective change in that person's behaviour.
3. Shaping
FAP takes into account that clients will do their best to improve and therapists need to acknowledge this and reinforce their attempts. The clients learning history and absence or presence of behaviour in their repertoire must be taken into account. A particular behaviour in one client may be a problem, but for another client it might be an improvement. In this type of therapy, natural reinforcement contingent on the...
References: About.com: Psychology. (2012). What is Behaviourism? Retrieved from http://www.psychology.about.com/od/behaviouralpsychology/f/behaviourism.htm
Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. (2010). What is FAP? Retrieved from http://functionalanalyticalpsychotherapy.com
Jordaan, W. (2012). Theories and Paradigms. Department of Psychology, University of Pretoria.
Kohlenberg, R.J. & Tsai, M. (n.d.). Functional analytic psychotherapy: A radical behavioural approach to treatment and integration. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. 4. 175-177. Retrieved from http://www.functionalanalyticpsychotherapy.com/integration.pdf
Tsai, M., Kohlenberg, R.J., Kanter, J.W., Kolenberg, B., Follette, W.C., Callaghan, G.M. (2008). A Guide to Functional Analytic Psychotherapy: Awareness, Courage, Love and Behaviourism. Springer.
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Tutor profile: Michael R.
Subject: Trigonometry
convert the line that passes through (-4,0) and (0,5) to polar form
First we will find the slope. This is $$\frac{5-0}{0-(-4)}=\frac{5}{4}$$ Then we use that to find the equation of the line with $$y-y_1=m(x-x_1)$$ $$y=\frac{5}{4}(x-0)+5$$ $$y=\frac{5}{4}x+5$$ now we multiply both sides by 4 so that we have whole number coefficients in front of the variables to get $$4y=5x+20$$ and then we move both variables to one side by subtracting 5x from each side to get $$4y-5x=20$$, and then substitute $$rsin\theta$$ for y and $$rcos\theta$$ for x, to get $$4rsin\theta-5rcos\theta=20$$, and then we factor out the r to get $$r(4sin\theta-5cos\theta)=20$$, and then solve for r $$r=\frac{20}{4sin\theta-5cos\theta}$$ to get our solution.
Subject: Chemistry
If a 356 mL solution of .406 molar hydrofluoric acid is titrated with 1.00 molar NaOH until completion, what is the pH of the solution? the Ka of hydrofluoric acid is 7.20E-4
first, we will assume that the NaOH reacts with the hydrofluoric acid 100%, in the reaction $$NaOH + HF -> Na^++ F^- + H_{2}O$$ because $$Na^+$$ is the conjugate acid of a strong base, it will play no role in the pH of the solution, so all we are concerned with is the $$F^-$$ We now need to know the concentration of $$F^-$$, so we will need to know how many solutions were added with the NaOH we can figure this out with dimensional analysis. $$356mL * \frac{1L}{1000mL} * \frac{.406molsF^-}{1L}*\frac{1molNaOH}{1molF^-} * \frac{1L}{1molNaOH} * \frac{1000mL}{1L} = 144.536mL$$ we add this to the original amount of 356mL and find that the final volume is 500.536mL from the earlier dimensional analysis, we can find that we began with 0.144536 mols of $$F^-$$, which diluted to 500.5mL gives us a molarity of $$\frac{.144536mols}{.5005L}$$ or $$.2888M$$ because $$F^-$$ is a conjugate base of a weak acid, we know that some of it will turn back into HF, forming $$OH^-$$ in the process. We can use the chemical equation $$F^-+H_2O->HF+OH^-$$ we know that $$[F^-]$$ starts at .2888M, but will lose some concentration x during the reaction. $$[HF]$$ starts at 0 but gains x and the same for hydroxide. because we are now using a formula with hydroxide rather than hydronium, it would be better to use a Kb value, rather than the given Ka value, so we will find Kb using the relationship $$Kb=\frac{1E-14}{Ka}$$ to find that $$Kb=1.389E-11$$ now we know that $$\frac{x^2}{.2888-x}=1.389E-11$$, this looks like we may need the quadratic formula, but because x is so small, we can approximate the change in concentration to 0, and say that $$\frac{x^2}{.2888}=1.389E-11$$, and $$x_1=2.00E-6$$ we can now substitute $$x_1$$ for x, and find that $$x_2=2.00E-6$$, this is accurate enough. Because x is equal to the concentration of hydroxide in solution, we can take the negative log to find pOH=5.70 we can then use the relationship $$pH=14-pOH$$ to find that pH=8.30
Subject: Algebra
solve the equation $$ax^2+bx+c=0$$ for x, where a, b, and c are constants.
This question is tricky because we cannot simply factor out the x, or solve by rearranging, so we will have to use a different technique called completing the square. In this technique we will replace the original equation with an equivalent one in which it is easier to solve for x, by finding a factor whose square is equivalent to $$ax^2+bx$$ plus or minus a constant. to do this we will first say that that factor is equal to $$(yx+z)$$ through f.o.i.l.ing, we know that $$(yx)^2=ax^2$$, and so to solve for y we can take the square root of both sides, and divide by x, telling us that $$y=\sqrt{a}$$ also through f.o.i.l.ing, we know that $$bx=zyx+zyx=2zyx$$, and by dividing both sides by $$2yx$$, we see that $$z=\frac{bx}{2yx}=\frac{b}{2y}$$, and then by substituting $$\sqrt{a}$$ for $$y$$ we see that $$z=\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}$$ so our factor is $$(\sqrt{a}x+\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}})$$, if we square this we will get $$\sqrt{a}x*\sqrt{a}x+\sqrt{a}x*\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}+\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}*\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}$$ through foiling, or $$ax^2+bx+\frac{b^2}{4a}$$ because we have unbalanced the left hand side by adding $$\frac{b^2}{4a}$$ to the left hand side, we must rebalance the equation by adding it to the right side, so when we bring this factor back to the original equation, we will say that $$(\sqrt{a}x+\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}})^2+c=\frac{b^2}{4a}$$, and now we have the equation in a form in which we can solve for x by simple rearrangement. First we will subtract c from both sides, giving us $$(\sqrt{a}x+\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}})^2=\frac{b^2}{4a}-c$$ then we will get a common denominator on the right hand side by multiplying the $$c$$ by $$4a$$, giving us $$(\sqrt{a}x+\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}})^2=\frac{b^2-4ac}{4a}$$ we will then take the square root of both sides, giving us $$\sqrt{a}x+\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}=\sqrt{\frac{b^2-4ac}{4a}}$$ next we will isolate the x term by subtracting $$\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}$$ from both sides, giving us $$\sqrt{a}x=\sqrt{\frac{b^2-4ac}{4a}}-\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}$$ and then we will completely isolate x by dividing both sides by $$\sqrt{a}$$, giving us $$x=\frac{\sqrt{\frac{b^2-4ac}{4a}}-\frac{b}{2\sqrt{a}}}{\sqrt{a}}$$, and now that we have solved for x, all we have left to do is simplify the right hand side. We will do this by separating the numerator into two terms, and simplifying each individually. First the right term, $$\frac{\frac{-b}{2\sqrt{a}}}{\sqrt{a}}$$, when we have a compound fraction like this, we simply multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator, which in this case equates to $$\frac{-b}{2\sqrt{a}}*\frac{1}{\sqrt{a}}$$, which simplifies to $$\frac{-b}{2a}$$, in the final equation this will be our leading term. The left term is a bit trickier, but we will start by getting a common denominator with the term we just simplified, to do this we will divide the term we want by the term we wish to alter, so $$\frac{2a}{\sqrt{a}}$$, or $$2\sqrt{a}$$, so we will multiply the left term by $$\frac{2\sqrt{a}}{2\sqrt{a}}$$, giving us $$\frac{2\sqrt{a}*\sqrt{\frac{b^2-4ac}{4a}}}{2a}$$ we will then move the $$2\sqrt{a}$$ inside the radical by multiplying the inside of the radical by the square of the factor to be brought inside, or in this case, $$4a$$ the $$4a$$ inside the radical cancels with the $$4a$$ we just brought into the numerator, leaving us with $$\frac{\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$, but because at this point we have squared a number and then taken its square root, we must be careful that we have added an additional solution to the equation, and so must take the positive or negative value for the radical, giving us $$\frac{±\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$ We can then combine the two terms, and finally see that $$x=\frac{-b±\sqrt{b^2-4ac}}{2a}$$ This gives us a very important formula in mathematics, the quadratic formula. Once you know it, you may never have to complete the square again for a problem of this type, as long as you can get a polynomial into the form $$ax^2+bx+c=0$$, you can just plug the numbers into the formula, and get your answer(s) (side note, I accidentally exited the page when adding the plus or minus symbol near the end, and had to write this whole thing twice, just something to think about)
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Join artist Owen Griffiths and special guests Gentle/Radical for a workshop to close HARVEST, the temporary open-air meeting and learning space at The Edge, created using straw bales as building blocks.
The workshop will look at quotes connected to housing, capitalism, education and austerity in response to the ideas explored during the architecture season at The Edge, and within the landscape of the university as a walled city.
Together we will analyze these texts through creative means, breaking them down by looking at the terms and ideas investigated, and make some visual and written creative responses to them. We will explore ideas of distilling, reclaiming and re-activating terminology and words as a poetic, political and creative action. The responses and work generated will become part of a publication dedicated to the ideas, thoughts and writing developed within the workshop.All participants will receive a copy of the resulting publication.
Owen Griffiths is an MFA graduate of the School of Walls and Space at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Copenhagen. He is a British Council USA Fellow (2014) and Creative Wales Ambassador (2016-17). His work is engaged in redeveloping a new sense of urban vernacular, community and collaboratively led research as an antidote to normative and capitalist led approach to place. His practice examines issues of land, food, social justice, community, civic design and co-authorship. In 2012 he established Vetch Veg, an edible land project in Swansea, commissioned by Adain/Avion, Cultural Olympiad.
Gentle/Radical is a grassroots cultural organisation and platform for radical thinking, creative practice and social change. Gentle/Radical are based in Wales.


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By Stanley Mpasa
The Trainer of Trainers (TOT) project volunteers have raised the alarm on the dangers of bad customs that facilitate the transmission of the HIV virus in the community through an open day function at Mbiza in Mulanje District. The function took place on Sunday, August 17 and was spiced by drama, dances, poem recital, testimonies and speeches, all depicting the realities of HIV/AIDS and emphasizing on the importance of HIV testing.
Though the function collided with the chief's coronation ceremony a few kilometers from the venue, over 800 people had attended.
|Peterson Kamanga and other invited guests at the function
Common among harmful customs were the initiation ceremonies where boys and girls were taught sex theories and later encouraged them to put them into practice. Apart from the spread of HIV, the initiation ceremonies have also increased early pregnancies, early marriages and school drop outs especially among girls.
|Mbiza support group members singing during the function
A member of Mbiza Support Group Eneles Eliya testified how she lived positively with the HIV virus since 2001. She encouraged people to go for testing. Speaking earlier, Village Head Muhiya thanked the organizers for choosing his village as venue for the function and urged his subjects to take the messages seriously.
Other invited guests at the function included chiefs, pastors, teachers and medical staff.
The TOT Project is being supported by Sweden to bring about society and individual behavioral change on issues of HIV/AIDS.


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It looks likely that customers on variable tariffs will see price hikes in the spring, as new analysis shows UK energy values have risen to their highest levels in 18 months, suggesting it might be a great time to switch to a fixed tariff.
Price reporting agency ICIS said UK wholesale energy market prices have continued to climb in Q4 2016, prompted by concerns over gas storage levels and tighter power margins. The ICIS Power Index (IPI) averaged £45.937 per megawatthour (MWh) over Q4 2016, the highest quarterly average in two years. Gas for delivery over the next year averaged 45.018p/th, its highest in 18 months.
British Gas, E.On and Scottish and Southern all promised to freeze their variable standard tariff price over the winter, but made no promises what would happen come the spring.
EDF Energy has already warned customers that its prices will rise in March. In December it announced a 5.2% cut in variable gas prices and that variable electricity prices will be frozen until 1 March, followed by an 8.4% rise.
Meanwhile, Npower has just launched what it calls "the longest tariff on the market", a new tariff that fixes energy prices until 31 March 2021.
Will rising wholesale prices see other small energy companies go the way of GB Energy, which ceased trading in November, citing "swift and significant increases in energy prices"? Ovo rushed to reassure their customers that they were "in safe hands". First Utility did the same, saying: "We are a very different business to GB Energy, because we have a highly robust strategy for buying energy. This means our business is safe, secure and protected from the issues that affected GB Energy." Ovo also announced in the autumn that electricity unit rates on its standard variable tariff would increase by 18% from yesterday (10 January), offset by a £10 decrease in its yearly standard charge. The company cited "a steady increase in wholesale commodity costs for both electricity and gas".
Zoe Double, head of power at ICIS, warned that next winter is already a concern. "The UK's electricity margin continues to cause alarm, leading to high short-term prices and encouraging market participants to factor in greater price risk for next winter, she said.
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By Carla Mozee and Sara Sjolin, MarketWatch
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U.K. stocks ended a choppy day in negative territory on Thursday, pressured by a rally for the pound as the British government cracked on with the process of leaving the European Union.
The FTSE 100 index /zigman2/quotes/210598409/delayed UK:UKX -0.71% fell 0.1% to close at 7,369.52, its first loss in three sessions.
The small pullback came as the pound jumped to $1.2489 from $1.2435 late Wednesday in New York, recovering from Wednesday's losses that came after the U.K. government handed in its formal letter stating its intent to exit from the EU.
"With the triggering of Article 50 failing to spark a major catastrophe (beyond, you know, Brexit itself) it appears investors are willing to allow the pound to return to the highs it saw at the start of the week," wrote Connor Campbell, financial analyst at Spreadex, in a note.
The U.K. government on Thursday published a White Paper, dubbed the "Great Repeal Bill" to discuss how it will implement legislation aimed at converting exiting European Union law into U.K. law.
Read: Brexit—here's what happens now that the U.K. has triggered Article 50
And see: 'We already miss you,' EU president Tusk tells U.K. after Brexit letter
Brexit begins: What happens next
Prime Minister Theresa May has officially notified the EU of the U.K.'s intention to withdraw. WSJ's Jason Douglas explores the decisions, deals and conflicts that could arise over the next two years.
Movers: Ashtead Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/200232063/delayed UK:AHT -2.20% rose 2.4% to the top of the FTSE 100 after coverage of the equipment-rental company was started with a buy rating at Liberum, with a £19.40 price target.
"The upside potential from increased rental penetration in the U.S. market is yet to be fully reflected in Ashtead's share price, in our view," said Liberum analyst Rahim Karim in a note.
SSE PLC shares /zigman2/quotes/204546319/delayed UK:SSE +1.29% fell 1.6% after the gas and electricity supplier said lower operating profit from its networks unit would weigh on its dividend cover.
London Stock Exchange Group PLC /zigman2/quotes/206625606/delayed UK:LSE +1.33% advanced 0.9% as the exchange operator said it plans to buy back shares worth a total of £200 million. The move comes after the company's $28 billion planned merger with Deutsche Börse AG was blocked Wednesday by the European Union's antitrust watchdog.
Imperial Brands PLC /zigman2/quotes/208789104/delayed UK:IMB -0.54% ended up 0.4% after the tobacco maker maintained its fiscal 2017 earnings target and said it would invest an additional 300 million pounds ($374.1 million) in the current year.


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|" This is getting old, I'm fine...really!"
The vet was here yesterday to reevaluate Dusty. It's been three months since her last ultrasound and it was time to see where she is in her recovery from laminitis/founder and the tearing of her four suspensory branches in both hind legs.
Dusty jogged out fine and then it was inside for the ultrasound. Our vet came to the conclusion that her laminitis is growing out beautifully, so no need for x-rays right now. Our farrier is doing a wonderful job helping her be comfortable and more mechanically correct. With his help, she's got hooves that are now healthy and growing out at a better angle with the aim of de-rotating her coffin bone and making this last founder a thing of the past. Now we can begin to focus more on management and prevention of another episode.
The ultrasound pictures showed a marked improvement in three suspensory branches and one that still has some healing to do. Basically, her right hind is fine and the one outside branch on her left hind is slow to heal with lots of little holes still present. He suggested three shock wave treatments a few weeks apart and feels confident that this will help her to heal more quickly by stimulating repair in the affected area. I'm going to go ahead and do this. She'll have her first treatment on Tuesday. He didn't seem to think the PRP (platelet therapy) would work for her because there are too many tiny holes to have to inject and it might not work anyway because the injury is old now and that particular therapy works best when done within a week or two of the injuries start.
Another reason I like this therapy is because it can be done right here in the barn and not stress her out by being moved to a clinic. She'll continue to get her laser light therapy treatments at night and her medications: (Isoxuprine, for improved circulation in her feet); and her supplements: Ligand, that is based on Dr. Kellon's DSLD protocol to help heal her suspensories. She also gets her normal supplements which are: ½ multivitamin; joint supplement (Smart Flex Resilience) which has ingredients which is supposed to help and repair joints, tendons and ligaments (we don't know if it necessarily works but as long as it can't hurt, why not); additional magnesium in the form of Smart Calm Ultra -- she doesn't need it for calming, but it has a lot of magnesium; Vitamin E – Uckele's Vitamin E 5000 which is the best vitamin E supplement out there in our opinion; and a hoof supplement, Smart Pak's Smart Hoof (we like the copper and zinc content in particular.)
I'll let everyone know how the shockwave treatment goes on Tuesday and how Dusty reacts to it. Fingers crossed that this will help her on the road to a speedier recovery for those suspensory injuries.
Until next time
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Gypsy gold does not chink and glitter. It gleams in the sun and neighs in the dark.
- Saying of the Gladdagh Gypsies of Galway
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Netanyahu sweeps to victory in Israeli election
TEL AVIV, Israel >> Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Likud party won a clear and decisive victory in Israel's parliamentary elections, paving the way for him to serve a record-breaking fourth term as prime minister, according to an almost complete vote count Wednesday.
Netanyahu and Likud overcame a strong challenge from his main opponent, Labor Party leader Isaac Herzog.
"Against all odds, we achieved a great victory," Netanyahu told his supporters in a packed hall in Tel Aviv about 1 a.m. Wednesday. "Now we have to form a strong and stable government."
Israelis expected a possibly long and drawn-out struggle between Netanyahu and his challenger, with both men and their parties claiming the mantle of leadership and trying to form governing coalitions.
Herzog conceded the election in a telephone call to Netanyahu Wednesday morning.
"I wished him luck, but let it be clear: The problems are the same problems; nothing has changed," Herzog told reporters outside his home.
Netanyahu and Likud took 30 seats in the 120-seat parliament, easily topping the 24 forecast for the center-left Zionist Union alliance of Herzog and his running mate, former peace negotiator Tzipi Livni.
Herzog and an alliance of Israeli Arab parties called the Joint List will now likely form the opposition in the next parliament. The Joint List parties finished with 14 seats, making them the third-largest vote-getters. Herzog promised that his Zionist Union will continue to serve as "an alternative in every area."
Likud's gains nearly matched the total of 31 seats taken in the 2013 election in an alliance between Netanyahu's party and a group led by Avigdor Lieberman, who became the country's foreign minister. In 2013, Likud took 18 seats and Lieberman's group gained 13.
Netanyahu said he had already begun to call potential coalition partners in Israel's right and religious wings to discuss forming a new government.
Netanyahu has started discussions to bring the following into his coalition: Naftali Bennett and his Jewish Home party, composed of religious nationalists and the pro-settler camp; the populist and former Likud member and communications minister Moshe Kahlon; Lieberman, head of a small secular nationalist party whose base is dominated by Russian-speaking immigrants from the former Soviet Union; and the leaders of two parties that represent Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish population.
The election was closely watched in Washington, where relations are strained between Netanyahu and the White House after Netanyahu gave a speech to Congress two weeks ago opposing the Obama administration's possible deal with Iran to rein in Tehran's nuclear program.
White House press secretary Josh Earnest said late Tuesday that President Barack Obama "remains committed to working very closely" with whoever wins the Israeli premiership.
In Lausanne, Switzerland, where Iran and the United States are holding nuclear talks, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif described Netanyahu's victory as a step "backwards" for Israel.
"That will be difficult," Zarif said in response to a shouted out question before he and Secretary of State John Kerry started a third day of meetings.
On Monday, Netanyahu announced that he would not support the creation of a Palestinian state as long as he was prime minister, a reversal of his earlier stance supporting a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. The creation of a Palestinian state was the focus of nine months of negotiations last year led by Kerry.
The reelection of the 65-year-old Netanyahu will almost certainly undermine an already bad relationship between Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
The Palestinian leadership has threatened to go to the International Criminal Court at The Hague on April 1 to press war crimes charges against Israeli soldiers and leaders, focusing on civilian deaths during a 50-day war in the Gaza Strip last summer and the continued construction of Jewish-only settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Turnout was the highest since 1999, with almost 72 percent of eligible voters going to the polls. Leaders of the Arab parties suggested that Arab Israeli turnout reached 65 percent, far higher than in the country's last national elections in 2013. The number of legislators from Arab parties will go from 11 to 14.
Netanyahu and Likud surged past the last round of pre-election opinion surveys on Friday that showed Likud trailing Herzog's alliance by three or four seats.


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So I'm throwing out the Tiertime electronics and installing a Duet maestro instead, and as I've come up with a plan that so far doesn't require soldering or modifications of existing hardware I figured I'd share the progress. Still need to work out ethernet and power wiring into the case. After the basic electronics are replaced and found working satisfactory I will replace the hotbed, and likely the linear rails as some of my plastic clips holding the smooth rods broke.
The main reasons this requires no modifications to existing hardware is
PanelDue + 4.3" LCD can be screwed in with 2 of 4 screws from existing LCD.
FPC cable to heated bed can be connected to FPC adapter link below.
All motors and sensors can be connected to Duet via adapter wires from original XH2.54 or 2x8 ribbon.
Duet PT100 daughter board support existing thermistors.
Do not solder crimp connectors, get the reasonably priced IWISS-2412M / IWISS-2820M crimper. Or Engineer PA-09 which is a little more pricy, but better quality, they'll crimp pretty much anything you'll ever need to crimp as a hobby electronics nerd. Its possible to buy the male XH2.54 complete with 26AWG wire, but I think this is too thin for motors and fans so I'll be making my own 22AWG or so.
The adapters will work with cheaper RAMPS electronics as well, but requiers another PT100 amplifier solution.
BoM (work in progress):
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Monday, November 11, 2013
A New Face Around The Barn
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Looks a little like Johnny CashCat (if you know who I mean). Lucky kitty, too!ReplyDeleteReplies
I know who you mean. Now if he's just as efficient at catching critters he'll earn his keep.Delete
Every barn needs a spoiled orange cat.ReplyDeleteReplies
I agree. He is awfully cute.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 11, 2013
We always had outdoor cats aka Rodent Control Officers.ReplyDelete
Hope your new guy is as efficient as ours were!Replies
Me too. Though in all the years here I've only seen two mice. I think they must come out at night when I'm not around.Delete
- AnonymousNovember 11, 2013
Very cute kitty - he sure does get "around"!ReplyDeleteReplies
He is very busy checking things out so far.Delete
Just lost my beloved barn kitty to traffic. I am so happy to see another needy kitty taken in to warmth, safety and plenty of good food. I expect him to pay you back with lots of good mousing. Be prepared in case he leaves the little bodies strewn about.ReplyDelete
Good for Dusty. They say a good mare knows how to keep the Boys in check. *G*Replies
Oh Jean, I'm so sorry to hear about your kitty. I'm a little afraid for this guy too. We live on the intersection of two busy streets. He'll be getting a reflective collar so I hope that helps a little. He won't be let out for a while though.Delete
Aawww, what a cute kitty!! He looks well set up where he is. I'm sure it won't be long before he starts bringing you little 'presents' ;o) Have you got a name for him yet? That cat quote is spot-on!ReplyDelete
Dusty & Grady, that's one double act I'd pay to see *lol* Somehow I can't imagine Dusty allowing anyone/anything to get one up on her ... unless its you, of course :DReplies
We only got him Saturday so he's still settling in. He came with a name but...it's Milo.Delete
Don't be so sure Dusty lets me get one up on her either!
I love him, he looks just like a cat at a barn I used to board at. His official name was Gordon but everyone called him OC (for Orange Cat).ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks Kate, he looks like a cat I had when I was a kid. We called him TC for tabby cat or top cat, he did have a real name but I forget it now. Funny how they're names get shortened along the way.Delete
The nbk (new barn kitteh) seems to be on top of everything so far... ;DReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, he's very athletic.Delete
Congratulations on the addition of this new soul in your life. Orange cats are special,,.this guy will have your heart.ReplyDelete
Your tack room is gorgeous. If Milo doesnt like it there, I will be glad to move in! I don't catch mice but I am a helluva stall mucker, haha!Replies
He's pretty adorable. I'm sure he will like it after some time here. But just in case he doesn't you're welcome anytime. Are you sure you don't catch mice?Delete
He's adorable!!! I love orange tabbies! :DReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, orange tabbies are one of my favorites too.Delete
Does this sweet looking kitty have a name? And does he realize he's living at the Ritz?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Lori,Delete
He did come with a name but I'm not in love with it...Milo. He probably thinks he's in prison for now because we want to keep him inside until he realizes this is where he lives and so he doesn't wander away.
Congratulations on your new addition! He's lucky to have found a home with you. My very first pet was an orange tabby that I named Sandy. Best cat ever.ReplyDelete
Thanks Wolfie. I like the name Sandy great name for a tabby.ReplyDelete
I betcha he's going to be super friendly and your little shadow as you go around the barn. Personally I'm a cat person: dogs give you affection, cats honor you with it.ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha! Cats are definitely more independent and less needy than dogs. I've always been more of a dog person but I like them all.Delete
What a beautiful kitty...so wonderful that you help so many of the unwanted ones. He sure but the jackpot! I love your tack room by the way! Lovely!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks. I need to clean and organize the tack room soon. We sort of straightened it up fir the kitty but there's always more to be done.Delete
Lucky kitty. He's just found heaven on earth! But doesn't he need a feline side-kick? He might get lonely.ReplyDeleteReplies
So far so good. He gets a lot of attention so we are hoping he doesn't need a pal but we will see.Delete
Your new kitty is just adorable. Well done you giving a sweet kitty in need a home - I am sure he will be a good mouser for you - you are giving him heat and food and adventure - they seem to know they are rescued and repay you. He is curious!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm hoping his curiosity doesn't get him into any trouble :)Delete
A friend had a cat named Milo. He was a gooooood kitty. The name Milo "might be from the Old Slavonic root milu (merciful)." Milo the Merciful! (but not to mice : )ReplyDelete
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I don't know where they came up with the name Milo. I was wondering if there was a cat in a movie or cartoon? I'm not crazy about the name but we will probably keep it.Delete
It's from the movie The Adventures of Milo and Otis (1989). I loved the movie when I was a little kid. Here is the link on Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Milo-Otis-Masanori-Hata/dp/B00000JL8E/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1385340857&sr=1-1&keywords=mylo+and+otis :DDelete
Thanks! I'll have to check it out. Don't think I ever saw that movie.Delete
It's so nice of you to take the time to visit. I appreciate your stopping by and commenting on what I've written. Even though I sometimes don't have the time to reply to each comment, I do enjoy reading them.


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Today is a perfect day for Cat, Dog, Chickadee, and Squirrel.
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Square Tower Feedback
The image above is by Paul Thurlow, view more of Paul's work at www.paulthurlow.com
The Square Tower in Old Portsmouth, Hampshire, is the most popular of Portsmouth's wedding venues. Here is just some of the feedback that we have recieved from our customers.
Square Tower Client Feedback
Dear Steve,
Just to say a massive thank you to you and your team for making our wedding day the best day of our lives. You were so helpful and hospitable throughout the entire process and would recommend the Square Tower and yourself to anyone wishing to get married in Portsmouth. Picking the square tower was by far the best choice we made. Nothing was ever too big for you and you always said yes.
The Square Tower is a beautiful venue and we are so pleased to now hold wonderful memories at old Portsmouth. The Square Tower will always be close to our heart. Everyone who attended said what a magical venue it was.
We got married on the 8th December and the weather was fabulous, bright blue skies but cold, which is just what we wanted. The setting was the best we could have wished for, for our photos, inside the tower and outside around the area of old Portsmouth. Our favourite shot was one that was taken on top of the Square Tower.
Thank you again and we will see you soon
Mr and Mrs Barrett - Lauren and Ross x x x "
"Hi Steve,
Sorry for the delay but both Lorna and I wanted to say thank you very much for the efforts you made on our wedding day. We had an absolutely fantastic day and thoroughly enjoyed every second of it. The efforts you made on our behalf both in the decorating and the hosting made the day perfect and everyone commented on how great the venue looked and what a good host you were.
I hope you had as good a time as you can when you're working and if you want to use our comments on your website etc. then please feel free. Once again thanks very much Steve, you went above and beyond what I would have expected and really made our special day a pleasure,
All the best for the future."
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"Brilliant, best venue for a wedding in Portsmouth, couldn't have asked for anything better truly unique and special thank you guys :) "
Dominique Wottrich.
"Hello Steve,
Paul and I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your help and for your fabulous venue for our wedding.
We had a wonderful day and enjoyed every minute of it!
I have attached some photos that you are welcome to use if you let us know.
Many thanks again."
Clare and Paul.
Hi Steve and Julia,
We were married at the Tower and we've now returned from honeymoon and are back into our normal routine.
We just wanted to say a belated but huge and very grateful 'THANK YOU' to you both for making our wedding such a memorable and special day. Your help, support, flexibility and kindness ensured that the day turned out to be exactly how we wanted it to be.
All of our guests were amazed by how lovely the Tower is (even those who've lived in Portsmouth all of their lives), and all said how charming and lovely you both were (I'll second that!).
And also, for your information, my new mother-in-law said that drinking her tea using your vintage china was the highlight of her day!
A million thank yous to you both for giving us such precious memories of a wonderful day. We'll treasure them forever. And we'll certainly be back to use the Tower again!
With warmest regards."
Des & Paula.
Hi Steve and Julia,
Hope that you are both well! L' and I just wanted to drop you a quick email to say a big THANK YOU for all your help and assistance on our wedding day and of course for taking over the lease at the Square Tower as otherwise we wouldn't have had a chance a finding such a fantastic wedding venue in Portsmouth.
We're really lucky that we found you and ever luckier that you were so fantastic. You helped ease the pressure and helped to coordinate all the final details with aplomb. L' and I had the best day ever and you both helped to make this happen.
We are also so grateful that you let us get in early to hang all the bunting and decorations. I think we fully took over the place and we were so pleased with the results.
We wish you all the best for the future and truly believe that the Square Tower is the best venue in Portsmouth. All our friends and family thought the Square Tower was an amazing wedding venue and everyone who's seen the pictures has commented on this.
I'm sure your venture will be a great success. Thanks once again.
Best wishes, H' and L' "
Dear Steve and Julia,
I would like to thank you both for all your efforts over the weekend.
The event was well received by exhibitors and visitors alike and the smooth running of the event was helped enormously by yourselves.
Would you please send thanks to your daughter who did a wonderful job keeping us all well watered throughout the two days.
I am in the process of putting plans together for a once a month event rather different from the fayre which would be held in a week day starting around September which may be suitable to us both. "
Dear Steve,
I just wanted to drop you a quick note to say thank you for everything you did for Pat's funeral.
The Tower is an amazing venue, so intimate and so perfect for what we wanted, and more importantly what Pat wanted. The High Tea was beautiful and everyone left feeling very uplifted.
Everything was exactly what we wanted it to be.
Thank you, S B "
If you have some feedback about the Square Tower, our events or maybe some suggestions please contact us by email at firstname.lastname@example.com , thank you.


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Syzygium cumini, known as Jambul, Jambolan, Jamblang or Jamun, is an evergreen tropical tree, native to the Indian Subcontinent. The seed, leaf, bark, and fruit are used to make medicine. Jambolan is widely used in folk medicine for diabetes. It is also used for digestion disorders.Its dense foliage provides shade and is grown just for its ornamental value.
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Priority Lending is committed to offering only the highest quality professional service to our clients, staff and associates. Since 1999 we have built a reputation of offering honest, ethical and thorough services and our clients are always treated with respect, courtesy and professionalism throughout the entire loan process.
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Whist the stability and growth of our company is one of our objectives.
It is only a by-product of sound business practices rather than a primary goal.
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- IT'S DONNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!! We're officially homeowners, can you even believe it!! I don't think I've slept a wink for the past week and I'm probably not going to sleep tonight either 😂 We cannot thank you enough for your help Tameka, you are just the best and it's been a pleasure working with you, we all love you!! Thank you again for making this so smooth and painless, we're forever grateful!Keels, Dec and Rick
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- Thank you so much for helping us get into our first home, Tara and I couldn't be any more happier.James Ferguson
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- Thanks so much for all your hard work! We greatly appreciate it! We are absolutely loving our new home. Thanks again, Natalie and LukeNatalie and Luke
Loving their new home
- Over the years Michael and the Priority Lending team have organised loans for our property portfolio. Recently, thanks to an interest rate review conducted by Tameka she was able to negotiate rate reductions across our loans saving us over $5,000 in interest per year. Thanks to Michael, Tameka and the team for continued long term customer service.Lisa and Paul
Happy Property Investor
- Thanks Tameka – and thanks Michael also for both of your help. You've both been a pleasure to deal with, and everything has gone incredibly smoothly for an otherwise difficult process.Grant
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- Hello my amazing Support Team! Words can not express how grateful I am to you both & for your willingness to go above and beyond. Much love BrookeBrooke
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- Thanks Tameka, It has been a bit of a long battle for this one, but in the end we managed to get the full refinance, a clear title on the investment property and a great valuation on the Mordialloc apartment which enabled 100% purchase price plus costs to be fully tax deductible – best outcome I could have achieved. As always, I appreciate all the time and effort that you put into discussing options with me, finding the right deal and advice along the way. Your unrelenting persistence to get the answers and outcomes required from the finance companies is second to none, and I am grateful for all the hours that you have put in (much of which was probably "on hold" with the finance companies) and for me, knowing that you are working on it, has meant that I have never had to stress about it. Thanks for all your hard work and hopefully it won't be too long until I call you again for another one.Nick Duncan
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- Thank you Michael and Tameka for all your help with the finance for our beautiful new home. We are so thrilled!! Cheers!!David and Rachel
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- I just wanted to sincerely thank you both for the outstanding job you have done for us. Your hard work does not go unnoticed and it means everything to us to have this house. Furthermore, to get the most out of it all and go the extra mile in getting Gary and Michelle in for as little as possible truly speaks to me. Overall, it fundamentally proves to me just how important my values are to you guys as well. Your dedication and personalities, to me, are the pinnacle of customer service and loyalty. So from Teiki and myself but most of all our little Rhylee, thank you for making our dream of building a house of our own come true.Matthew Styles
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- Tameka is a very efficient operator and managed all transactions effectively. Thank you Tameka for all the many phone calls and thorough communication during the whole process. I commend you for your customer service and pleasant friendly manner in dealing with me.Audrey Evans
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- We had two weeks to settle on our block of land just before Christmas and thanks to Michael and the team at Priority Lending we made it! Thank you from the bottom of my heart. This could not have been possible without you.Ecstatic Client
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- Dear Tameka and Michael, Thank you, for all you did to organise the loan for me. I don't know if that's typical, but I greatly appreciated all the running around, house calls, phone calls, calming words, etc. I could not have done it without you both. I think you went above and beyond, and I'm very grateful for the successful outcome. I would certainly recommend priority lending to anyone needing a loan, and I will be in touch if I ever need to restructure. Thank you. Warm regards,Karen Ballinger
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Gopala Gopala Movie Locked In Highcourt
venkatesh and Pawan kalyan multi-starrer movie Gopala Gopala movie released on 10th of this month.On Gopala Gopala movie another case was filed in High court to cancel the certificate to run the shows in theaters.Raghunadha Reddy filed this case ans seems it is very serious situations effect on Gopala Gopala movie.
Before release the movie also there are lot of complaints filed from Hindi society and later from Lawyers association.Also Lawyers union meet cinematography minister to stop Gopala Gopala movie.Let us see further issues raised on Gopala Gopala.
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Dear brothers and sisters!
Thank you all who participated in the organization of the collection and sending of 230 kg of clothes, shoes, etc for the refugees who had taken shelter in a children's camp "Sputnik" in Sviatogorsk, in which there were 260 people, including 85 children.
Next shipping of donations is planned for 25th September. They are in need of autumn and winter clothing, shoes, bed linen and towels (laundered), and also school supplies.
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Alpine Adventure
Sneak a peek at what to expect from Isadore this September
An Alpine Adventure Jersey
Stay comfortable while climbing some cols
We love the mountains, but more than that, we respect them. The weather can change in an instant and go from being warm and sunny in the valley to becoming increasingly cool and unstable the higher you climb.
Our long sleeve Alpine Adventure Jersey reflects both our love and respect for the mountains.
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Blends classic cycling jersey design with modern technical features
Warm yet very breathable
Autumn's fast approaching and so are the cooler temps. Here's a preview of how we propose to help you resist the cold:
Sector Jacket
Updated in a new Honey Ginger color. It's our most popular jacket; the cross between a technical cycling garment and a fashionable bomber jacket.
Medio Jacket
Our most advanced jacket. Designed to keep you warm in the coldest, wettest conditions. Large reflective panels enhance how visible you will be during gloomy winter rides.
Accessories 2.0
Updated arm, leg, knee and thigh warmers made from recycled materials when possible. They will ensure you can stay warm while remaining flexible in your kit choices during the trans-seasonal days ahead.
And stay tuned for a whole new season this September.


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The Audacious Journey of India's Youngest Ethical Hacker Trishneet Arora
Grow Your Business, Not Your Inbox
You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media.
A school dropout, Arora is one of the youngest ethical hacker India ever had. "Since childhood, I was intrigued to learn about ethical hacking. It was quite challenging for me to prove that even without formal education you can actually pursue a passion to build a fortune," says Arora.
With 40 per cent growth in the first quarter of every financial year, he intends to go 4x by the end of 2018. Back in 2013, he started TAC with the motto - 'Hack it yourself, before you get hacked'. "That time, I did not realize that my organization was a start-up and continued working independently. Later, few friends told me that we are eligible to be termed as a start-up." When asked about competition from experienced entrepreneurs, he speaks how being a youngster helps him to understand the mindset of the criminals. "Hardly will you get aged people who understand technological crime," he states.
Today, more than 300+ mobile applications have been tested by TAC security. Doing security assessment for more than 50 UPI based applications, Arora has been instrumental in helping National Corporation of India and his clients include Punjab National Bank, Amul and National Corporation of India amongst others.


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Pumpkin Cake Roll Recipe
Pumpkin Cake Roll Recipe – seasonal treat, great for fall. Layer of pumpkin cake, with sweet cream cheese frosting.
This is the first pumpkin cake roll recipe and you can probably tell from the pictures, but I can assure you it is very delicious and not too difficult to make.
The pumpkin cake is very soft and moist and the cream cheese filling is just heavenly! Simple and tasty fall treat! Tastes like pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese frosting.
I've always wanted to make a cake roll, but kind of felt I did not have the skills to do so. When I saw the recipe on a can of Libby's pumpkin pure I had in my pantry, I finally decided to give it a try. I pretty much stuck to the original recipe with a few minor modifications. It turned out that making a pumpkin cake roll was much easier than I expected.
It is still fall and I hope I'm not too late with another pumpkin recipe!
If you haven't tried making a pumpkin roll, the process is pretty easy and quick. You basically bake a sheet cake over oiled parchment paper. After you take it out of the oven, the cane should be inverted onto a kitchen towel, which is sprinkled with powdered sugar. You then roll the cake and let it cook in rolled position. When cake has cooled to room temperature, you unroll it and spread the creamy frosting over it and of course roll it back up and place it in the fridge for at least 1 hour. If you want to create the perfect slices, when ready to cut it, you can use dental floss to do so. This way your roll doesn't get fat on the bottom.
I'm so glad I made my first cake roll and am planning on testing some other recipes, which I can hopefully share with my readers for the holidays.
Hope you like this pumpkin cake roll recipe and get to try it.
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Pumpkin Cake Roll Recipe
- Powdered sugar — , regular clean dish towel, oil spray (I use Misto)
Pumpkin Cake Roll:
- 3/4 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 3 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2/3 cup pumpkin pure — (not pumpkin pie filling)
Cream Cheese Filling
- 1 pkg — (8 oz /226 gr) softened cream cheese
- 1 cup sifted powdered sugar
- 6 tbsp softened butter
- 2 tsp vanilla
- powdered sugar
Pumpkin Cake Roll:
Preheat oven to 375F (190C). Grease a 9x13 jelly roll pan. Line with parchment paper. Grease and flour paper. Generously sprinkle a thin cotton kitchen towel with powdered sugar.Make sure you sprinkle "generously", otherwise your cake will stick to the towel.
In a bowl combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking poweder, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice. Set a side.
In another bowl, using a mixer beat eggs and sugar until thick. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in flour mixture, do not over beat.
Spread evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 13-15 minutes, until top of cake springs back when touched. Immediate;y loosen cake and turn onto prepared towel. Peel off paper. Starting with the narrow end, roll up cake and towel together. Let it cool on wire rack.
Cream Cheese Filling:
Beat cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla in a small mixer bowl until smooth.
Carefully unroll the cake, remove towel and spread cream cheese filling. Roll cake again. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Slice and serve.
Recipe Notes
A larger jelly-roll pan (10x15 inch) can be used, cake will be thinner.
Nutrition InformationCalories: 200, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Cholesterol: 67mg, Sodium: 202mg, Potassium: 87mg, Carbohydrates: 28g, Sugar: 20g, Protein: 2g, Vitamin A: 2825%, Vitamin C: 0.7%, Calcium: 27%, Iron: 0.9%


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Hiring a Professional Window and Door Installer – The Importance of Doing So
You may have not realized it yet but there are actually lots of homeowners out there who are doing everything that they can to ensure that their home will look good and will stay good for a very long period of time. Both the exterior doors and the windows are considered as two of the features of a home that is not only important to be maintained and kept in their best condition but also, has the ability to improve the overall look of the house, per se. Nowadays, there is an increase in the number of homeowners who are searching for the most efficient and the most effective ways to save money by means of cutting down unnecessary expenses that they may have. When it comes to installing windows and doors, one very important thing that you can do, being a homeowner as you are, is to get the service of a professional to do the installation instead of taking care of the matter yourself since there is a tendency that a poor installation which you have done will lead to further problems and more expense as well. In this article, what we will do is that we will be writing down few of the main reasons why it is best for you to hire the service of an expert window and exterior door installer to do the installation process for you.
The very first reason we have here in our list as to why professional window and exterior door installer is a must is how they are capable of doing their work professionally. You should know by now that windows and doors installer has the ability of doing the installation job tasked for them in an accurate and skillful manner. And also, there goes the fact that a professional installer has the ability of performing the installation process professionally and quickly as well so that there will be no problems to happen such as cracks, air leaks, and moisture leaks which over time may cause the existence of damage. That is not the only thing that professional installers can do to prove how they can expertly handle their job as they also know how to accurately determine the possible problem that may rise from the window and door and also, they will take a step on how to prevent them from causing further damage.
The next top reason we have here in this article which we will introduce to you regarding the importance of professional installer lies on the fact that they do not only have the right tools and equipments but also, they have the knowledge, the skills and the years of experience to back it up.
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The Osa Peninsula is one of the most biodiverse regions in the world. With nearly 400 species of birds contributing to this biodiversity, the region is also one of Costa Rica's premiere bird watching destinations.
At Drake Bay Rainforest Chalet both the novice and professional alike will find the area habitat-par-excellence for antbirds, manakins, toucans, and other Neotropical families. The Osa is also home to one of the largest populations of scarlet macaws in Central America.
Weather your vantage point is the balcony of Drake Bay Rainforest Chalet, margarita in hand, or a fern-lined stream bed in Corcovado, opportunities to spot the tropics most stunning birds abound. At Drake Bay Rainforest Chalet, we encourage guests to witness, admire, and delight in these stunning tropical beauties.
To introduce you to your "neighbors," the chalet's library contains a copy of A Guide to the Birds of Costa Rica, as well as recordings of over 184 species of bird songs, which you're welcome to play over the chalet's home entertainment system. You will also find a collection of books and articles devoted to our prized avifauna.
- While hummingbirds are nectar feeding specialists, they also eat small insects and spiders, which represent their main source of protein and other nutrients.
- On its way to Costa Rica, the ruby-throated hummingbird makes a nonstop 500-mile flight over the Gulf of Mexico.
- More than 200 species of migrant birds fly to Costa Rica each year. While most come from North America, a few of the seabirds arrive from as far away as New Zealand, Antarctica, and Siberia. These birds fly to Costa Rica to escape the harsh winters, making long, arduous journeys over land and sea.


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01 - Hydra
That many-headed serpent, of ancient Greek mythology, awakens with Shikimo's first track. A veil of mystery is upon us as the tension rises throughout the track!
Hydra has many elements, the mix is very balanced, with an emphasis on the bass growl at first after which the mid-range and highs slowly reveal themselves.
In the middle section the drums are at their fullest with big snare , toms and hats ! To put the cherry on top, Shikimo brings some epic melodies and a nice high frequency bell that completes the piece.
Afterwards the atmosphere becomes less dark, instead, more positive ideas are explored. Perhaps the Hydra was defeated and now we're just flying through the cosmos looking at pretty nebulae, enjoying a smooth ringing outro.
02 - Invasion ( with Turbo Knight )
Similar to the previous track, Invasion starts with a growly bass, however this time an unexpected groove ensues. The drums start pumping and from here to the end we are in for a nice journey prepared by Shikimo and Turbo Knight!
2:18 for example a signature 90's synth sound appears; the classic TB-303 used on a multitude of tracks from the acid music genre! I have a tremendous appreciation for this unexpected surprise. This can only make me wonder what other surprises we may be treated to in this album.
03 - Lost Trasmission
Entry #3 brings us in the radiation zone, at least that's what I can tell from that Geiger counter sound effect!
As a fan of fallout games I like this effect! However, we are not in the fallout on this planet, I don't know where we are because we have Lost Transmission!
On this tune Shikimo brings a sound similar to the work done by SURVIVE on the Stranger Things soundtrack . It is nostalgic, mysterious and exciting at the same time.
The track moves forward with a strong beat and powerful bass-line! The bells finish the song in a very magical way! And the radiation effect is gone. Maybe we have finally reached a safe zone?
04 - Celestial Ritual
Playing with the stereo field Shikimo creates a synth that spins us around in the beginning and proceeds into an eerie lead melody. As the beat starts I am getting more immersed into this Celestial Ritual.
Is this a ritual performed by the Krell from the Forbidden Planet? It very well could be , only Shikimo knows, but what is clear is that this track has a well put together, retro-horror, sci-fi atmosphere and confirms that the album explorers a broad variety of feelings.
05 - Binary Star
This variety continues in Binary Star with a very upbeat track. This time the positive ideas are fully expressed with powerful pad synths, a punchy beat and dancing bells !
This is the perfect background music for your space themed video game as you explore different planets in search for resources or to research their characteristics. Perhaps you will even find life, specifically a less technologically advanced population as can be easily imagined when we hear the flute section at around
3:00 when a silence descends and we are taken away by this tribal atmosphere. I can only imagine the Ewoks from Star Wars having a party to this!
Of course the track comes back together again because we all love punchy beats! Hopefully the Ewoks won't bite us when they get too excited!
This great song marks the half of this profound album of beautiful atmospheres and at this point I hope that the rest of the album is at the same level or even brings another secret ingredient.
06 - Desolation ( Interval )
Maybe track #6 is such an ingredient. Very big sound and surprisingly, it doesn't have any beats! Just sit back and let yourself be surrounded by these epic synths.
This is the ideal sound in my mind when I think of synthesizer music. This type of sound can easily be used in any hollywood sci-fi movie when something larger than life is happening.
We are about to reach the core of the Earth, or we've just discovered starburst warping technology! At
0:25 the starburst occurs and we are in complete awe whilst travelling at this enormous speed for the next 2 minutes.
A short but very satisfying journey !
07 - Ghost Trigger ( with Fractal Man )
As I listen to the collaboration between Shikimo and Fractal Man I can see how their styles fit perfectly together, and the song fits very well with the rest of the album as both artists are fans of steady beats, growly basslines, great atmospheric pads, spacey leads and bells!
The pair manage to create a song that will fit everyone's synthwave needs. I particularly enjoy listening to the ice crystal bell sounds that appear at the
4:00 mark .
08 - Red Eclipse
Entry #8, yet another interesting atmospheric track. Red Eclipse is reminiscent of the first track of this album Hydra as well as Desolation, although perhaps not as big .
I have no idea if the track is a reference to the Red Eclipse open source video game from 2011 but it would definitely fit as a soundtrack for it as the aesthetics of that game feature a futuristic world with various creatively designed electric, plasma and laser weapons. There's also neons!
I believe it is at this time I can pinpoint exactly what Shikimo's sound is. I will describe more fully in the conclusion of this review.
09 - Traversing the Cosmos
Paving the way to the final moments of this album, Traversing the Cosmon invites us forward with a punchy kick and fantastic mood and delivers with a satisfying snare . We are already used to the well crafted melodies, the steady percussion elements cymbals, hats and well placed sound effects that fill the audio spectrum smoothly!
2:00 the filters are brought down softly and our focus is brought to the kick and low frequency, at about
2:33 a bell shaker comes in and announces the second drop with our instruments filtered back in a breezy fashion, fulfilling its promise at
2:55 . The vintage tom drums are perfect for the context of this tune and truly enhance its power!
The lead reminds me of late 90's euro trance/dance songs which is a pleasure to hear in this track that may represent the peak of this album!
10 - Terminus
However we still have one track left and Terminus shines through a very clean mix and satisfying frequencies that don't clash. It presents the perfect dream to end the album with.
I would definitely compliment the very analogue-sounding bass-line. It almost sounds like it was made on a modular!
The synths come in superbly and have a very unusual sound to them with a pleasant sense of movement! The track, and thus the album, ends with some dreamy nostalgic beeps that slowly fade out in the last seconds...
Shikimo's album is very welcome in the world of space atmospheric synthwave, with a signature sound centred around gradual progressions and the use of filters.
Typically we start out with a growly bass-line and solid kick, surrounded by atmospheric effects, after which we are gradually introduced to the rest of the instruments. The song then moves towards the high end of the frequency spectrum, which during the drop is completely filled.
The pads are usually very dreamy and well backed up by leads and bells! Most tracks have a middle point of rest from which we come back up again for the second drop. It is a sound that works and can fit on any synthwave playlist or compilation, especially space themed!
If I was to criticise one thing on this album is that sometimes the tracks feel like they could have more to them. Sometimes repeating the same drop in the second part is not enough even if you add more things to the high end or some bell sounds and I feel Shikimo could dare to do more than a pulsating and repetitive kick and snare. Preferring not to experiment, he opts for a safe sound that works just fine, despite having the potential to be much more than that .
To finish, Umbra Complex is a well thought-out album that even though has a high level of variety manages to maintain a unified context, technique and aesthetic.
This work is a great addition to the artist's discography and some of the songs will definitely be played on nightride.fm !
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