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If you want to lose your gluten free lover, this article will give you several ideas that are sure to do the trick. Of course, it might be less painful to just be honest and confess that you're just not committed enough to deal with food allergies or autoimmune issues. However, if you're courting the favor of a Valentine who has Celiac Disease or is gluten intolerant, there are some things you'll want to avoid, so keep reading!
- Slip out the back, Jack, and bring in some pink, iced, heart shaped Dunkin' Donuts to munch on in front of her while she nibbles on a celery stick.
- Make a new plan, Jan, and insist on going to that new Italian restaurant that doesn't serve gluten free pasta.
- Send out for pizza.
- Wash the pizza down with ice cold beer. Offer her some.
- Bake him some chocolate chip cookies during your cozy evening together.
- Act hurt when he doesn't eat them.
- Buy cookie dough ice cream.
- Buy cookies and cream ice cream.
- Take her to a nice restaurant that serves some gluten free options. Accept the basket of fragrant hot rolls when the waiter offers them. Butter them generously. Eat all of them.
- Top the meal off with a huge slice of decadently rich chocolate cake.
- Emit moans of pleasure while enjoying any of the above foods.
- Try to steal a kiss with chocolate crumbs still on your lips.
- Act annoyed when your kisses are refused.
Chances are, you'll probably not have to worry about being pestered by phone calls or texting after this Valentine's Day debacle. If you decide to call, it's unlikely you'll ever get past voicemail. Of course, if your gluten free ex is a psychopath, you may actually have to deal with some follow up antics, but if that's the case, you'd better consult a professional before destroying the relationship. This writer doesn't claim to be a psychiatrist or a body guard.


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Sunday, July 24, 2011
Reasons to Homeschool: Time With Grandparents
We also like to chill with my mom, although now that she's working we don't get to as much. On her day off during the week she likes to work on her tan with her friend. Once cooler weather hits, though, we'll be alternating weeks at each other's home ... heading to Mickey D's playland for lunch, maybe to the pet store, maybe just sitting around watching movies and playing games and talking.
We also get to have my MIL come over every other week. She is retired now and likes to help out ... somehow I always end up relegating her to my nasty kitchen. I know she's coming, so I let the dishwasher run and let dishes pile up in the sink and have her make Koolaid and cook meat for dinner and such when she arrives. She also cleans my fridge. She is a Godsend!
Then there is my FIL ... who sometimes takes Joel to our local food bank to volunteer with him.
Let's not forget my step-parents ... Nana who will be an amazing resource for quilting and cooking advice and how is nice to just chill out with. She makes the most beautiful quilts for the kids! And Papa Dave, who scares the crap out of the kids by chasing them around the house and the yard with water and a scary voice.
What a great set of parents. A reason to homeschool AND a reason to never move away!
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I wish I could homeschool my kids more. I don't know what's wrong with me but I just don't have the time. I am always crunching and don't know how people find the time. I have a lot of crisis with personal friends happening right now so I've been trying to help them. It just makes me kind of sad because if I was a better homeschooler, I'd keep them all home with me.ReplyDelete
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World Youth Day
World Youth Day has become such an important festival for Catholic youth that it is easy to take it for granted, but World Youth Day was begun by St. John Paul, who loved young people and saw them as the future of the Church, longing for them to have a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and a deeper devotion to his Blessed Mother. Today, World Youth Day, held every 2 to 3 years, is the Catholic Church's largest single youth event.
The Divine Mercy
St. John Paul canonized St. Faustina Kowalska, whose vision of Divine Mercy, of the feast on the Second Sunday of Easter and the chaplet that bears that name held a special place in the heart of her fellow Pole, Pope John Paul. Today, devotion to the Divine Mercy has spread around the Catholic world.
First Visit to the U.S. in 1979
In October, 1979 St. John Paul came to the United States and was warmly greeted by President Jimmy Carter. The highlight of his visit, however, was not his visit with Carter, but his interaction with ordinary Americans, especially young people. He would be a globe-trotting Pontiff who would bring the Gospel to the end of the world.
His Election
The mere election of St. John Paul rocked the world at that time. John Paul I, who Karol Wojtyla succeeded, died after only 33 days on the Chair of Peter. With the Western world and the Communist bloc more bitterly divided than ever, the College of Cardinals chose a Pope from a country under some of the most harsh and bitter captivity. He was the first non-Italian to be elected Pope in five centuries.
"We Want God" (Poland, 1979)
No one played a bigger role in the collapse of world Communism as a political force opposed to the Church than St. John Paul II. Nowhere was the more apparent than on his first pastoral visit back to Poland in 1979. He made Polish Communist authorities literally tremble in fear at his moral authority. The Communists would never again be able to suppress the Catholic Church.


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東印度公司(英文The East India Company),又名英國東印度公司(English East India Company[1]),聯合條約(Treaty of Union)後,又叫(the British East India Company)[2]係英國公司,係該國早年聯合股份公司(Joint-stock company)[3] 。公司開來同東印度羣島做生意,搞搞下變咗主要同印度次大陸同中國做生意,係歐洲各國之中,最早一間東印度公司。公司曾經合拼,大概可分爲兩個時期。早期爲專司東印度羣島生意嘅倫敦商人之總督及公司(Governor and Company of Merchants of London Trading into the East Indies),有英國皇家特許狀(Royal Charter),該狀有名,由女王伊利莎伯,喺一六〇〇年十二月卅一號發。 [4]
十七世紀後期,亦有其他英國公司,如英國東印度貿易公司(East India Trading Company),想挑戰佢壟斷地位。最後公司同其他公司合併,一七〇八年成爲專司東印度羣島生意嘅商人聯合公司(United Company of Merchants of England Trading to the East Indies),自此亦別號尊貴東印度公司(Honourable East India Company[5],減筆 HEIC[6])。因爲係聯合公司,亦叫聯合東印度公司(United East Indian Company,因拉丁文U/V可混用,又寫Vnited East Indian Company,減筆VEIC)。公司有花名叫莊公司(John Company)[7]。喺印度又叫Company Bahadur(Hindustani bahādur, "brave"/"authority")[8]。
東印度公司做生意,以棉花、絲、硝石、茶同鴉片爲主。公司唔單止做生意,憑軍力同行政手段,佢兼管印度大片地。公司治印度,始自一七五七年,巴叻士之戰(Battle of Plassey)後。到一八五八年,喺一八五七年印度之亂(Indian Rebellion of 1857)而終。一八五八年,英國政府立法,名一八五八年印度政府法案(Government of India Act 1858),英國皇家直管印度,成爲印度之王。公司最後喺一八七四年一月一號,因東印度公司股息贖回法案(East India Stock Dividend Redemption Act)解散,股東得印度政府債券做補償,而女王域多利,就成爲首任印度皇帝(Empress of India)。
- ↑ Encyclopaedia Britannica 2008, "East India Company"
- ↑ 1. Columbia Encyclopedia 2007, "East India Company, British". 2. Marx, Karl (25 June 1853), [[]], [[]] republished in Carter, Mia & Harlow (editors), Barbara (2003), [[1]], Raleigh: Duke University Press. Pp. 802, ISBN 0822331640, <http://books.google.com/books?id=13pyxO8o4moC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_summary_r&cad=0#PPA117,M1> . Quote (p. 118): "I do not allude to European despotism, planted upon Asiatic despotism, by the British East India Company, forming a more monstrous combination than any of the divine monsters startling us in the temple of Salsette."
- ↑ The Dutch East India Company was the first to issue public stock.
- ↑ The Register of Letters &c. of the Governor and Company of Merchants of London trading into the East Indies, 1600–1619. On page 3, a letter written by Elizabeth I on 23 January 1601 ("Witnes or selfe at Westminster the xxiiijth of Ianuarie in the xliijth yeare of or Reigne.") states, "Haue been pleased to giue lysence vnto or said Subjects to proceed in the said voiadgs, & for the better inabling them to establish a trade into & from the said East Indies Haue by or tres Pattents vnder or great seale of England beareing date at Westminster the last daie of december last past incorporated or said Subjecte by the name of the Gournor & Companie of the merchaunts of London trading into the East Indies, & in the same tres Pattents haue geven them the sole trade of theast Indies for the terme of XVteen yeares ..."
- ↑ A. Oxford English Dictionary (Draft Edition, September 2008, requires subscription) entry for "honourable": "2b. Applied as an official or courtesy title of honour or distinction." Usage: ... the prefix 'Honourable' ... is also applied to the House of Commons collectively; ... also formerly to the East India Company, etc. Examples: 1698 FRYER Acc. E. India & P. 38 "In pay for the Honourable East India Company." B. Encyclopaedia Britannica 1911, "HONOURABLE (Fr. honorable, from Lat. honorabilis, worthy of honour), a style or title of honour common to the United Kingdom, the British colonies and the United States of America.... The epithet is also applied to the House of Commons as a body and to individual members during debate ('the honourable member for X.'). Certain other corporate bodies have, by tradition or grant, the right to bear the style; e.g. the Honourable Irish Society, the Inns of Court (Honourable Society of the Inner Temple, &c.) and the Honourable Artillery Company; the East India Company also had the prefix 'honourable' . The style may not be assumed by corporate bodies at will, as was proved in the case of the Society of Baronets, whose original style of 'Honourable' Society was dropped by command." C. Birdwood, George (1891), [[2]], London: W. H. Allen & Co., Limited, and at Calcutta, <http://books.google.com/books?id=m-WBAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA14&dq=Charter+of+1709+%22Honourable+East+India+Company%22&lr=&num=100&as_brr=1> Quote (p. 14): "The English Company [Including The General Society chartered by William III, 3 September 1698] trading with the East , commonly called "the New Company," was incorporated by William III, 5 September 1698; its charter running to 1714. The above Company of Merchants of London and the English Company, were finally incorporated under the name of "The United Company of Merchants of England trading to the East [commonly styled, "the Honourable East India Company"] in 1708-9."
- ↑ Hawes, Christopher J. (1996), [[3]], London: Routledge. Pp. 217., ISBN 0700704256, <http://books.google.com/books?id=d22WUEmG49IC&pg=PR13&vq=HEIC&lr=&source=gbs_search_r&cad=1_1> Quote (p. xiii): "Abbreviations: Honourable East India Company (HEIC)."
- ↑ Ride, Lindsay; Ride, May & Mellor, Bernard (1995), [[4]], Hong Kong: Hong Kong University Press. Pp. 304, ISBN 9622093841, <http://books.google.com/books?id=flbXWNoVraEC&pg=PA7&> Quote (p. 7): "In 1709, the Company amalgamated with a rival group, which had been chartered in 1698 by William III. This union took the title 'The Honourable East India Company,' which was shortened for general use to 'the Honourable Company' and more often still to John Company, until it ceased operations in 1834, after its monopoly of British trade with China was discontinued."
- ↑ Gandhi, M. K. (1997), [[5]], (Edited by Anthony J. Parel) Cambridge and London: Cambridge University Press. Pp. 208., ISBN 0521574315, <http://books.google.com/books?id=oc47gUOPZfcC&pg=PA39&dq=%22Company+Bahadur%22#PPA39,M1> . Quote (p.39): "... They came to our country originally for the purpose of trade. Recall the Company Bahadur.† Who made it Bahadur? They had not the slightest intention at the time of establishing a kingdom. Who assisted the Company's officers? Who was tempted by their silver? Who bought their goods? History testifies that we did all this. ... †: 'the Company Bahadur': an honorific title by which the East India Company was known among Indians. 'Bahadur' means brave, powerful, sovereign."


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|Telling a Good Story With Scientific Information: Can It Be Done?
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This removes the software and network drivers associated with your current wireless adapter installed in the system. After the wireless adapter has been removed from Device Manager, close all remaining open windows, shutdown the system and proceed to the next section.
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Now that the device drivers have been removed, we can begin the process of removing the existing wireless adapter from the system.
Any color antenna cable may be assigned, to any terminal connector. The WiFi receiver for 802.11g series Wi-Fi modules will have 2 antenna terminals colored grey and black, and 802.11n draft series WiFi modules will have 3 antenna terminals to accommodate the advanced MIMO antenna technology colored white, grey and black.
If your wireless mini card is held in by 2 metal tabs located at the rear end of the module, gently push the two tabs located on each side away from the card to release the module until it pops up at a 30 degree angle safe for removal.
Installing a new Wi-Fi module:
Now that the older wireless adapter is removed, we can begin to install the new wireless module into the system.
If your older laptop does not have a 3rd antenna wire to attach to the 802.11n draft WiFi modules "Terminal #3", then only connect 2 antenna wires for now to terminals 1 and 2. To take advantage of the advanced MIMO antenna technology you'll need to purchase and install a 3rd Internal WiFi antenna for your laptop.
After the wireless card drivers are installed your laptop will be ready for wireless LAN communications.
The upgrade process is now complete!
You will find that with a little research and practice you will be able to install just about any replaceable component inside your PC or laptop, and save yourself a considerable amount of money at the same time.
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Some might see this as a confusing step, giving people who want Blackberry applications a way to do it without buying a real BB device. In computer terms, however, this is similar as having Apple offering OS X licenses to all computers and not just their own branded models.
From another standpoint, it could make sense as a way to expand their reach by leaps and bounds if they convince enough mobile users to use and get accustomed to the BB environment. The next time you buy a phone you might be inclined to get a BB device or just any phone you like but paying for the software that runs your standard Blackberry features. If not entirely practical on the surface, it is still an interesting approach.


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By refers to Kul-e-Farah and Eshkaft-e-Salman cuneiform inscriptions, seems the name of Izeh in Elamit period was Ayapir and sometimes Ayatem. It appears by documents that at Neo-Elamit period, a local monarch whose name was Hani, at the same time of Shutruk-Nahunteh (the second)'s reign, has ruled at Izeh. It is important to mention that before.
- Fig. 1 — Cemetery
- An old Baxtiyâri cemetery with stone lions standing over the graves of the heroes, Izeh.
W. Samner's excavations at Tal-e-Maliyan in Fars province close to Perspolis, Izeh was known as Anshan. The exact name of Izeh after Elamit period until the entrance of Islam is unclear but as there are a lot of Elymaian rock relieves and some scattered sites, also because their land has mentioned in classical Greco-Roman texts as "Elymaid" or "Elymaian"; it is possible to accept this Greek title for Izeh at their rule time. With regard to Islamic texts, the Moslems by Abdollah-Ebn-e-Amer's leading could overcome Izeh after capturing Ramhormoz; since then, with replacement of Persian "h" to Arabic "j" and as Arabs can't pronounce Persian "z" , they called this town Idhaj. At culmination of the local dynasty of Lor Atabakan the greats (Atabakan-e-Lor-e-Bozorg) it was called Malamir or Malmir (king's house or capital ); this name has been used until 1935 but after that with government's approval, changed again as it's present name to Izeh; however it's sometimes called as Izeh-Malmir.
Izeh is an ancient town located at the northeast of Ahwaz (the centre of Suzutan province), it takes approximately 210 km from Ahwaz to Izeh by passing Ramhormoz and Baghemalek.
This town is situated at the middle of Zagros mountainous chain at the centre of one ancient route which reached from Xuzestan plain to the central plateau of Iran by Isfahan. As Izeh has two different climatic sorts; cold at the North and warm at the South; and because of the shortage of agricultural fields also based on it's suitable environment for animal husbandry, one special immigrant group that known as Baxtiari Tribes, has formed it's main dwellings since early times. These tribes used Izeh as a liberal land for feeding their animal flocks through moving toward the North and South.
Baxtiari, known as one of the oldest Iranian dwellings, are composed of Haftlangs and Chaharlangs.
Today, these nomads (Baxtiaries) which had used to live as immigrants, based on the new provincial divisions, continue their life as normal villagers in one place at some provinces such as Lorestan, Xuzestan, Kohkiluye-o-Boyer-Ahmad, Chaharmahal-o-Baxtiari and Isfahan.
The oval shape plain of Izeh is surrounded by high mountains and as there are two lakes and some springs at their foots, this land has provided suitable life conditions from the early times.
Eshkafts (rock shelters) of Izeh Mountains have been the earliest human settlements from 20,000 years ago up to resent.
This ancient town has the biggest gathered collection of archaeological sites and monuments, for instance, Sabz-Ali and Zebarjad-Tepes which refer to Zarzian period [1] and the rock relief galleries which show special religious sconces.
- Fig. 2 — Xong-e Axhdar
The oldest Iranian rock relieves have been carved on the slope of Izeh mountains which are related to Early-Elamit period (20th century B.C.), the rock carvings of Shahsavar, Xong-e-Axhdar (Fig. 1) and Kul-e-Farah (Fig. 2) compose this carving group.
Another group which has more variety is related to Neo-Elamit period (12 centuries later) and consists of Eshkaft-e-Salman and Kul-e-Farah relieves. The last group of carvings includes some relieves which are contemporaneous with Seleucid-Parthian period [2].
The first traveller who has mentioned in his notes to ancient monuments of Izeh is English A.H. Layard. When Layard at 1841-1842 came to this region, Mohammad-Taqi Xan-e-Chaharlang were preparing a group of Baxtiari armies which was one of the great dangers for the central power of Qajars at Tehran , but opposed these difficulties. Layard continued his golden aim and as it's mentioned at his memories he could visit rock relieves of Kul-e-Farah , Shkaft-e-Salman and Xong-e-Azhdar (Tang-e-Nowruzi). One another famous traveller who has mentioned to Izeh at 1842, is C.A;debode. Another adventurer was some of French archaeologists, who had settled at Susa and based on the treaty of 1895, started their excavations and through their journeys to Izeh, have some brief mentions about this land in their notes. Other foreigner researchers and travellers who visited Izeh and is important to regard them can mention to Madame Bishop, Schindler, W. Hints, E. Dewall and the last one, H. Wright who through two researching seasons, could survey the plain of Izeh and, J.Mehrkian, one of the field archaeologists of Iran cultural Heritage organization since 1982 with some excavations at Susa plain and some investigating programs at Izeh plain, has been starting his services to this valuable ancient museum.
His last researches in this plain are composed of some excavating activities at two sites: first at Taq-Tavileh Tepe which is located at the west side of Izeh and second, at small shelter of Shkaft cave, located at south side.


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If you have been following along in Part 1 you know that by now you will have a web service ready to be consumed in your project. Let's continue on with this example and create a report that is hosted at Arvixe. (Concepts apply to most vendors). One thing to keep in mind with Arvixe this that testing your code report link is different than when you deploy it. I will get to that in a minute but let's continue on.
Right click on your project and select .."Add New Item" (figure 1)
Select Generic Handler and name the file something like …."SSRS.ashx
Copy the code below and replace the existing ProcessRequest. (I will discuss each part later)
Import the following;
Imports System.Net Imports System.Security.Principal Imports System.IO Imports System Imports System.Web.Configuration
Import the web reference to the web service (you added earlier (Part 1))
Imports XXX.arvixe.com
Copy the code below and replace the default ProcessRequest. Read comments for detail description of this code.;
Public Sub ProcessRequest(ByVal context As HttpContext) Implements IHttpHandler.ProcessRequest Dim rs As ReportExecutionService = New ReportExecutionService Dim execInfo As ExecutionInfo = New ExecutionInfo() Dim execHeader As ExecutionHeader = New ExecutionHeader() Dim historyID As String = Nothing 'This needs to be the full path of the reports in SSRS. 'On Arvixe it would be something like /UserName Dim reportPath As String = "{Report Server Path]" 'What you plan to export this as Dim extension As String = "XLS" Dim mimeType As String = "ms-excel" Dim encoding As String = "" Dim warning As Warning() = Nothing Dim streamID As String() = Nothing Dim result() As Byte = Nothing 'This will allow you to change the value for this upon deployment Dim webservice As String = WebConfigurationManager.AppSettings("XXX.arvixe.com.ReportExecution2005") rs.Url = webservice & "?wsdl" 'This is very important. You need to pass the credentials so that Arvixe will let you login and run the report Dim cache As CredentialCache = New CredentialCache() 'Add a NetworkCredential instance to CredentialCache. 'Negotiate for NTLM or Kerberos authentication. cache.Add(New Uri(rs.Url), "Negotiate", New NetworkCredential("[ARVIXE LOGIN NAME TO REPORT SERVER", "PASSWORD TO THE REPORT SERVER", "SERVER NAME ie. xxx.arvixe.com")) 'Assign CredentialCache to the Web service Client Proxy(myProxy) Credetials property. rs.Credentials = cache 'This section contains the report parameters. They must match exactly as they are in your report 'Dim the number of Report Parameters. 'This is my example for a report that I did for a client of mine with James River Webs, Inc. Dim ReportParams(2) As ParameterValue ReportParams(0) = New ParameterValue() ReportParams(0).Name = "pBeginDate" ReportParams(0).Value = context.Request.QueryString("BeginDate").ToString ReportParams(1) = New ParameterValue() ReportParams(1).Name = "pEndDate" ReportParams(1).Value = context.Request.QueryString("EndDate").ToString ReportParams(2) = New ParameterValue() ReportParams(2).Name = "pLocation" ReportParams(2).Value = context.Request.QueryString("Location").ToString Dim ReportHistoryParameters As ParameterValue() = Nothing Dim devInfo As String = "False" ' SessionId = rs.ExecutionHeaderValue.ExecutionID 'Console.WriteLine("SessionID: {0}", rs.ExecutionHeaderValue.ExecutionID) rs.ExecutionHeaderValue = execHeader execInfo = rs.LoadReport(reportPath, historyID) rs.SetExecutionParameters(ReportParams, "en-us") result = rs.Render("Excel", devInfo, extension, mimeType, encoding, warning, streamID) HttpContext.Current.Response.ClearContent() ' Add the file name and attachment, ' which will force the open/cance/save dialog to show, to the header 'Additional items can be sent back in the header to change the way it will return. 'This will export to an Excel Document but could be a PDF. See below for exporting to PDF HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Pragma", "public") HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Content-Description", "File Transfer") HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("X-Download-Options", "noopen") ' // IE7 & IE8? HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("X-Content-Type-Options", "nosniff") ' // IE8 bonus? HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Content-Transfer-Encoding", "binary") 'The line below is where you set the actual file name that the user will be prompted to save. HttpContext.Current.Response.AddHeader("Content-Disposition", "attachment; filename=rpt_PartSummary.xls") HttpContext.Current.Response.AppendHeader("content-length", result.Length.ToString()) HttpContext.Current.Response.ContentType = "application/excel" HttpContext.Current.Response.BinaryWrite(result) HttpContext.Current.Response.End() HttpContext.Current.Response.Flush() End Sub
This is it. Now just wire this up to a button or image click on a page and you are done. I know that there are other things you can do which include using AJAX or jquery to call this as a web api or use a web service yourself, but this hopefully gives you a real good example how to code a SSRS using Arvixe Servers.
If you need an example of how to put the result in its own window or you have a better way to do this then please drop me a note. If you want to export to pdf then just change the HttpContext.Current to the following.
result = rs.Render("PDF", devInfo, extension, mimeType, encoding, warning, streamID) Response.ClearContent() Response.AppendHeader("content-length", result.Length.ToString()) Response.ContentType = "application/pdf" Response.BinaryWrite(result) Response.End() Response.Flush()
VERY IMPORTANT:: When you deploy your project to the Arvixe servers you must change your web.config app setting line from the server location to localhost. Here is an example
<appSettings> <add key="com.arvixe.XXX.ReportExecution2005" value="http://localhost/ReportServer_SQLEXPRESS/ReportExecution2005.asmx" /> </appSettings>
If you do not then you will get an error that says something about not having valid access or permission is denied.
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Scrabble word: BERM
In which Scrabble dictionary does BERM exist?
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Definitions of BERM in dictionaries:
- noun - a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
- noun - a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
- A narrow ledge or shelf, as along the top or bottom of a slope.
- The shoulder of a road.
- A raised bank or path, such as one along a canal.
- A terrace formed by wave action along the backshore of a beach.
- A mound or bank of earth placed against the wall of a building to provide protection or insulation.
- A ledge between the parapet and the moat in a fortification.
- verb - to provide with a berm (a ledge)
There are 4 letters in BERM: B E M R
Scrabble words that can be created with an extra letter added to BERM
All anagrams that could be made from letters of word BERM plus a wildcard: BERM?
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Location: Plant Genetic Resources
2013 Annual Report
Genotyping-by-sequencing (GBS) techniques will be used to discover SNPs preserved genome-wide within Malus sp. accessions. DNA isolation and preparation will be done by ARS, but GBS library construction and sequencing will be performed at Cornell University core facility.
GBS data will be processed and analyzed to address questions about the diversity of the USDA-ARS Malus collection, including diversity and differentiation, domestication and introgression history, signatures of selections and cultivar pedigree estimation. In addition, these data will serves as the basis for developing markers for use in breeding, and collection management.
Discovered SNPs and genetic characterization of the apple collection will be made publicly available.
The project is progressing well and all the major milestones/timelines have been met. Major accomplishments so far include:.


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Tuesday, 4 December 2012
SketchStreet & Briar Rose mini collection.
21 comments:
Oh good lord, that blue dress is just perfect!ReplyDelete
You look lovely :- )
Xx. Emma @ ever--so.blogspot.co.uk
My favourite piece has to be the cape - it is lush! Congratulations too, it must feel pretty special to have it come to fruition after so many months of waiting! :-)ReplyDelete
Jem xXx
Wow, firstly congratulations, but secondly it's well deserved, they're all really lovely designs, but I think the blue dress is my fave too!!ReplyDelete
Now where do I buy? :)
allaboutthegirlblog.blogspot.com xx
Fantastic! I love all 3 but u think the candy cane dress just beats the other twoReplyDelete
Can't wait for the collection to go live- you should be deservedly proud :)
These dresses are so lovely! I love the cape so much. :) xxReplyDelete
Eeep these look so incredible on you Megan! Congratulations <3ReplyDelete
Oh wow, you did an amazing job! Everything is beautiful! xxxReplyDelete
Woo i didn't realise some of your designs had got through, that's fantastic what an experience!! Love the stripey dress and cape, beautiful xxxxReplyDelete
oh wow megan, so many good outfits here *.* i don't know where to look *_* too much beauty around me! <3ReplyDelete
I love the Blue Blood dress! But all three are adorable, I'd buy them all!!ReplyDelete
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I love the cape! But the Blue Blood dress makes me want spring to arrive.ReplyDelete
Your designs are amazing! I am drooling over those dresses!ReplyDelete
SUPER CUTE CAPE! Can't believe these are you designs, you're very talented.ReplyDelete
Are you on Twitter at all? Follow me @addressbookblog :)
I just love it all Megan :) The blue dress is AMAZINGGGGGG. The detail is just stunning, I can't stop looking at it. The cape is also super sweet and lovely <3ReplyDelete
HOW BLOODY EXCITING, you designed these ;)
cute dresses! :) love it! <3ReplyDelete
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Congrats! They're all so cute!ReplyDelete
Huge amounts of love for the cape! You look like something from a fairytale :) xReplyDelete
lovely post, you'er really pretty!ReplyDelete
Lovely pieces!
Congrats on the great collab :)
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Hajime Tabata has commented on the announcement of "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" for the PS4 and Xbox One. According to a report from Techno Buffalo on June 11, the director revealed that western fans played a big role in the localization the software product for the two next-generation systems in Europe and North America. The original "Final Fantasy Type-0 " was never released in the west, which is surprising considering the popularity of the franchise.
A lot of fans wanted the video game to be ported to the Vita. They appeared to have their wish granted when a post on the Playstation Blog mentioned that "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" would be coming to Sony's latest handheld system. However, the story was later corrected with a statement disclosing that the video game is actually coming to the PS4 and not the Vita, which ended up angering fans.
Hajime Tabata decided to go with the two next-generation systems because the development team wanted to "re-envision" Orience, the fictional world of the action role-playing game. However, he did not provide any other details in regards to the gameplay and visual improvements. In previous remastered ports, the native resolution is usually increased along with the addition of achievements and trophies.
The combat in "Final Fantasy Type-0" is based on a real-time system similar to "Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII." Instead of one character, however, players are able to switch between three party members in addition to issuing various orders. Every character can also summon a playable creature as well.
Hajime Tabata and the rest of Square Enix has not yet commented on the "Final Fantasy Type-0 HD" release date. With the lack of a dedicated trailer, however, it appears that the port may still be early in the development cycle. A screen from the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the action role-playing game from the official Playstation Twitter website can be seen on the top side of this article.
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Dawlish and South Devon
Dawlish is tucked away in a quiet corner of South Devon, bounded by the Exe Estuary to the east and the Teign estuary to the west.
You don't come across Dawlish by accident, as it's not on a main road to anywhere! To get here you turn off the main Devon highways at Exeter or Newton Abbot, but it is very much worth the detour.
Dawlish nestles into the valley of the Dawlish Water river on the south coast of Devon. As it flows through the town, the river becomes known as 'The Brook' and is home to the famous black swans of Dawlish.
Behind the town the Dawlish Water valley rises steeply up to Ashcombe and Haldon. This is true Devon countryside with its narrow winding roads and high hedges running through fields, woodland and small hamlets with their thatched cottages.
On the seaward side the town is bounded by the sea wall of Brunel's famous 'Atmospheric Railway', which provides a seaside promenade well over a mile long to Dawlish's close neighbour, Dawlish Warren.


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I went to Microsoft Store for Surface on a launch day. Compared to Apple Store, t'was a retail experience from hell
Last week, I did something I thought would never do. Being an Apple fan and all, I wouldn't have waited in line for a Microsoft product launch if it wasn't for helping a few friends.
This Microsoft Store is located right across an Apple Store in a mall. In the past, I have waited in line for many Apple product launches, which have all been a wonderful experience. What exactly makes Apple product launches a wonderful experience? The opportunity to hangout with the Apple community throughout the night, receiving attention by the press, and the aura around it. A Microsoft product launch? Not so much.
It was a retail experience from hell.
Waiting In Line
I wasn't worried about a long line, but I was surprised by the number of people there. I arrived at 9 AM (an hour before launch) and I was only number 13. If this were an Apple product launch, it probably would have been hundreds long easily. In fact, the Apple Store across had over a hundred people waiting for the iPhone 5. Can you believe it? People are still lining up every morning for a month old product. Turns out, they receive shipments Monday – Saturday and are sold out within minutes in the morning. It was also disappointing to see no members of the press at the Surface launch. At this exact location, if it was related to Apple, there would be news vans and members of the press interviewing people while there.
While waiting in line, friendly Microsoft employees welcomed us, gave out water, fruit bars, and candy. By 9:30 AM, the line was 50 to 75 people long and employees started to hand out a yellow band for people that were eligible for Xbox Music. I don't understand why a card couldn't have been given instead because the yellow band was pretty difficult to take off after. This was all acceptable until ten minutes before "launch." Microsoft staff tried to get the people waiting all excited by cheering, but that didn't end so well. They were the only ones excited while the people waiting were totally clueless on how to react! You could hear the crickets chirping and the sad trombone playing. During an Apple product launch, the excitement just forms on its own and Apple staff actually interact with customers by giving out high fives. Also, throughout the time, members of the press folks waiting in line, which add even more value to the experience. I became extremely bored while waiting in line.
After that was over, Microsoft employees made customers go through a tedious process of making us fill out an "order form". The staff would give an explanation of each item on the form and help us fill it out. The order form's design even had a very Apple-like feeling to it.
But really now? An order form for something we already knew we were going to purchase? This process just slowed down the entire line. Not to mention it was an insane amount of waste of paper too. The launch was supposedly to be at 10 AM, but people didn't get to go inside the store until 10 mins after. How could a company be late at launching its own product? It was truly absurd. At every Apple product launch I have been too, employees do a countdown 10 seconds before and are always on time. Just as I was about to enter the store, I was asked by a Microsoft store employee if this purchase was for personal or business use and if I wanted to do an in store setup. I said personal and didn't choose to do an in store setup. In my mind, I felt like I was making a purchase for Windows. After being asked these useless questions, the guy went to go look for somebody that could help me out. You would think the person that asked me these questions would be the one assisting me with my purchase. But even before I made it into the store, Microsoft somehow had managed to give me a headache. I wasn't inside the store until 11 AM (one hour after launch)! The staff was not getting the line to move, but instead we were just told to wait. It was also hilarious to see that on the other side of the store, Microsoft had created a line for people just wanting to get into the store. There was actually no explanation behind this. Why couldn't people that wanted to enter just walk in? It was a massive fail on Microsoft's part, but more importantly it caused a painful experience for me. Even before I was inside, I just wanted get out of there.
During an Apple product launch, customers are allowed to go into the store right on time and there is no nonsense of having to fill out any form or answer any questions beforehand. It was an absolute ludicrous experience waiting to get into the Microsoft Store.
Inside the Microsoft store
After waiting for two hours, I finally made it inside! There was no excitement or emotions expressed while I was waiting in line among customers or employees. Instead, it was a huge sigh of relief. While I entered the store, employees were just standing around like it was just another day of work for them. No applauds, no cheering, nothing.
The store itself looks very similar to an Apple Store and Microsoft even copied Apple's uniform. Usually, Microsoft staff wear multi-colored t-shirts, but this time around, they were wearing blue t-shirts. I wonder where they got that idea from? There were clearly more employees in the store than customers. It was made very clear who the underdog in today's world is.
A Microsoft Store sales guy greeted me and took me to a table where I was once again explained the Surface options. Instead of asking what I wanted, I was given an actual demo. Oh, come on! The employee giving the demo seemed clueless on how to work the device. It was made obvious that the employees weren't given enough time to learn about the Surface beforehand. Even though Apple doesn't educate store employees about new products hours before launch, they at least have a clue on what they are talking about. I wanted to start playing with the device, but the sales pitch just wouldn't stop.
At one point, the employee was desperately trying to sell the keyboard. It was pitched as if nobody has a cover like this. Also, during the product demo, the Surface's WiFi stopped working, but that issue was blamed on the store's WiFi network. I can't remember the last time an Apple product failed in store. During the explanation process, a couple of employees popped out of nowhere and yelled "We have workshops in the back!". They were desperately trying to get customers to use the workshops option at the store. At an Apple Store, workshops aren't shove down your throat, but instead are an option. In my mind, I was frustrated. First of all, I already knew what I wanted to purchase. Second of all, why was I being interrupted during an explanation? It was like an ad that wouldn't go away.
Heck, even if you walk into a Microsoft Store today, a sales rep will come up to you while using a Surface and give a sales pitch. What the heck for!? Just let me play with the product. At an Apple Store, I wouldn't be given a demo, but instead an opportunity to play around with the product right off the bat. No sales pitch, no pressure of purchasing something.
Then I was asked to show the order form I filled out while waiting in line. You would think the Surface and keyboard would have been in my hands by now, but no! The employee had to go check if the items were in stock. I waited there for a full five minutes doing nothing. Finally, it was time to checkout. The point of sale system that was used was extremely slow in processing payments. After the payment went through, I was asked how I wanted my receipt. I chose the option to get it emailed, but little did I know a surprise was headed my way. A registration process was required where I had to give my name, address, etc. This process took another five minutes. It seemed like Microsoft employees did not care about a person's time at all. After a full two hours of being at the Microsoft Store, the launch day experience of purchasing a Surface was complete. By the time I was out, there was no line outside and no store employees congratulated me on my new purchase. Ironically, the Apple Store across was still house full by the time I got out.
If this was an Apple product launch, I would have been in and out of the Apple Store within five minutes. When I was in line for the iPhone 5, Apple store employees were able to go through a 1,000+ people line in 20 mins. They are insanely fast at helping customers out during a product launch. Oh, and while you walk out of the store, employees are cheering and congratulating you on your new purchase making it feel special.
The Microsoft retail experience sucks. Period. There is no difference in making a purchase on launch than there is on any other day. I know this for a fact because I have purchased an Xbox 360 from here before and have gone through something similar. It was made very clear that the underdog has a lot of catching up to do in the retail space. After waiting for many product launches at an Apple Store, I came to realize that a launch day experience is completely unique and cannot be experienced on any other day. You see, Apple's retail experience is so great because they took their time to perfect an experience and not rushed something


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Oct. 29, 2012
TUCSON – University of Arizona football head coach Rich Rodriguez and select players met with media members at a weekly press conference on Monday. Below is a brief transcript.
Head Coach Rich Rodriguez:
Opening statement:
"Watching the film, we were obviously pleased with the victory. I didn't think we played particularly well in all three phases at times. (USC) certainly helped us out because they had some mistakes. It wasn't our cleanest performance and there are a lot of things we can get better at. Some of them were obvious and some of it we saw when we watched the film. Our guys were resilient. We made just enough plays to win it. Again, we got a couple of breaks from them. It was a good win. It gave us a little confidence, but I think our guys focus and understand we have to turn the page and after 24 hours that's pretty well understood now."
On Matt Scott's running:
"We did some formations and there were some openings there. Some of it is read, whether it's a pass or a run read form. They got a couple key first downs from us. Matt ran the ball pretty well. Ka'Deem (Carey) did a really good job. There were some lead plays where we were running Matt and Ka'Deem did a really good job as a lead blocker. USC is so big, physical and athletic. We had to try to do a few new things that we hadn't shown before. I thought the key of the game was Ka'Deem making some runs and making big plays right when we needed them like that long third and 20 pass. There was another fake pass we threw to Austin Hill and a couple key catches made by Dan (Buckner) and David (Richards) that we were up against to make those first downs and touchdowns because we knew we weren't going to be able to stop them completely."
On Austin Hill's 30-yard catch:
"He wasn't wide open. They were playing what we call Tampa-two coverage and dropping a lot of guys in different zones. We had sent Ka'Deem (Carey) down the middle. We had five guys going vertical. Austin had a pretty good route and made it happen after the catch but the throw by Matt was phenomenal. That may have been his best throw of the year, how he put it on the mark for a 30-yard pass down the field."
On UCLA QB Brett Hundley and their offense:
"I remember when he came out of high school. He is an Arizona native and people know about him. I knew this guy was going to have great success no matter where he went. They have a system that suits him well. They have a great running back, another athletic tight end and some skill players. They play with confidence. They've always been good athletes and players but now they're playing in a system they feel comfortable with and they're also playing with a lot of confidence."
On UCLA's system:
"Their offensive coordinator, I know pretty well, Noel Mazzone, he does a terrific job and always has been. They'll spread you out and if you have weaknesses, they'll try to expose that. We have to be really sound defensively. We have to hope to get a couple breaks. On the flip side, we have to get first downs on the offense. We have to maintain as much control as we can with our offense."
On the team's resiliency:
"I first saw it sometime in the spring. We had a new coaching staff and were teaching a new system and just tested them a little bit mentally to see whether they would respond or go in a shell. We were hard on them about all the things you're supposed to teach and develop and to see how they react. I saw that early in the spring that these guys do want to get better and they're trying to take to the coaching and system. I saw that in the spring and see that now in the fall. You don't truly know what your guys are going to do until you start playing the game."
On Fabbians Ebbele:
"I think he's been better. We've challenged him. He's a big, talented guy but we need to be more physical up front with the offensive line. We haven't been too physical in some games. We had scored some points and moved the ball but we weren't moving people. I didn't think we were finishing blocks as well. Fabbians and some of the other guys have done a better job at finishing blocks and being more physical. I'm proud of him because we've had a different line up just about every week. We miss Kyle (Quinn) and Trace (Biskin). Those are probably our two biggest leaders up front but the other guys have come in a battled to give us a shot."
On UCLA head coach Jim Mora:
"I met him for the first time this year at our league meeting. I knew who he was and what he has done. He's an outstanding football coach and seems like a great guy. He's got it going on there at UCLA."
On stopping UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin:
"I think you need to get more than one person there. That's the key for us. We've done okay at times with tackling and other times we haven't. We're not fast enough to not have multiple people there. We have to get guys down the blocks to get more than one person. Part of the design of their offense is to get open guys down the field, so that's a concern. We have to get them on the ground."
On Arizona linebacker Marquis Flowers exceeding expectations:
"He has played very well but he is still learning the position. He has gotten better with each week. He wasn't there during spring practice and camp, so for us, especially Jeff Casteel, we are excited because with a few more games and a spring practice, Marquis can be really good at the position. Right now, he is still playing a bit like a safety. I am not saying safeties are soft, just the immediacy of a safety is different than the immediacy of a linebacker."
On Arizona safety Jared Tevis' return from injury:
"It was good to have him back because he is a good football player. Patrick (Onwuasor) did a great job filling his spot but the nice thing about Tevis is that he is one of the guys in the secondary that gets everyone lined up. He is a smart and instinctive football player. Tevis and Jake Fischer are probably the two guys on defense that knows the opponent's scheme better than anyone."
On defense's performance against USC's Marqise Lee:
"Whatever we were doing, it wasn't working. We also tried not to kick to him but that didn't happen as well. There was also one play in particular that we should have him covered, and he made us pay for it."
On USC trying to tie the game during the last minute:
"It looked like they were trying to tie the game because they had a couple of drop-offs and gaining 15 yards at a time. It looked like they were going to take one big shot, so they were trying to get the ball down the field. They took a chance and it was the one play that took a long time that really helped us on that final drive."
Senior Quarterback Matt Scott
On the USC game:
"We played great. We made some mistakes on both sides of the ball but we watched film to get those corrected. I felt great."
On connect with the young receivers:
"We've got to get them involved. Those guys are great players for us and they're going to continue to get better. They're young and have a lot of promise. They play hard and I wouldn't expect anything less from them."
On UCLA:
"They're offense is really good. They've got some good weapons on that side of the ball. Their quarterback and running back can put some points on the board. I believe in our defense. They will come to play, so we'll see how it turns out."
On earning respect:
"We just need to keep winning. We can lose respect really easy by losing a couple games here or there. So we just want to keep going, keep fighting, and try to get Ws. If we can do that we'll keep getting respect."
Junior Defensive Lineman Tevin Hood
On getting adjusted during spring practices:
"Coach (Rodriguez) doesn't play around, he's straight forward in his coaching style. We responded well to that. Some people may get down on themselves but we took it to heart and understood what he is trying to do. As a team we responded well to that. I think it played a major role with the hard edge. If the coach has a hard edge, you need to have a hard edge if you want to make the cut."
On UCLA running back Johnathan Franklin:
"He's one of the best backs, probably in the country, definitely in the Pac-12. He's a hard runner. With the lead option and lead zone they run, we need to focus on keeping up with him and (Brett) Hundley. We can't have any holes in the defense."
Senior Punter Kyle Dugandzic
On his last punt vs. USC:
"I think it was (the biggest punt of my career). We needed to give them a long field to drive. They had been playing well even though our defense had stopped them a few times. The farther the field they have to drive, the less likely they'll score a touchdown."
On his personal evaluation of the punt game:
"Stats-wise, to me it's good. The quality of punts, I don't think it was as well as it could have been. I had one good punt where it went up, turned over and was fair caught. Every punt I expect to get up high in the air, turn over, and put in the place where it needs to be. There were a couple punts that should have been to the right but drifted over to the middle of the field, so I need to work on that more. "
Arizona hits the road on Sat., Nov. 3 for a matchup at No. 25 UCLA. The game is slated for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff and will air live on the Pac-12 Networks.


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Arctic cold,
A bubble of high pressure,
Frequent this winter
But not to most people's pleasure.
Well the calendar says that winter
Is about half-way done;
So patience my friend
The cold will eventually end
Replaced by springtime's warmth
And Texas sun!
This is the coldest winter since 2009-2010 in Dallas.


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Gritters take to the roads as widespread ice and up to 8cm of snow are expected in some areas of the UK this week.
08:33, UK, Tuesday 19 November 2013
Wintry weather has brought snow to parts of Scotland as temperatures fell across much of the country.
There were snowfalls across the Highlands, Grampian and the southern uplands.
On Sunday night the mercury dropped to -4C (24.8F) at Aboyne in Aberdeenshire and the coldest place in the UK on Monday was Loch Glascarnoch in Wester Ross, where it was 4C (39.2F).
North-westerly winds whipping off the Arctic are expected to bring at least two weeks of near-freezing conditions, making November up to 3C (5.4F) colder than last year.
Any further snow showers are likely to be confined to north Wales and northern Scotland with 5-8cm expected on Wednesday night.
Sky News weather producer Joanna Robinson said ice would be a concern in northern and western coastal counties.
"Tuesday will be sunny and dry for most, but there will be a few blustery showers around, giving a mix of hail, sleet and snow."
Further wintry showers are expected to move south as the week progresses.
Forecasters have said they do not expect the plummet in temperatures to cause any disruption and believe the mercury will climb again by next weekend.
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The Adair County Sheriff's Office is seeking your help in locating a black, 24-foot, flatbed, dove tail, gooseneck trailer.
Police believe it was stolen some time between 11 p.m. and 12 a.m. Tuesday, March 14, from a lot directly across from "Day And Day Milling Company" on Highway 55 north in Columbia. The thief, or thieves, are believed to have driven north on 55 in an older model, two-tone, light-colored pickup.
Anyone who may have seen this trailer and truck, or may know its whereabouts, is asked to contact the Adair County Sheriff's Office at 270-384-2776.
The owner of the stolen trailer is offering a $2,000 reward for its return, and the arrest of the person or persons involved. He also says the reward may increase substantially if the trailer is not recovered soon. But the first to come forward with the correct information will be the one to receive the reward.


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I'm trying to run a command on every file within a directory (recursively) that matches a pattern. I need the filename of each item that matches for the command however. This is how far I've got:
find . -name '*.jar'
That gives me all the files I'm interested in. Now, I need to run the following command on all those files:
jarsigner -keystore ***** -storepass ****** $FILENAMEHERE
How do I reference the individual items in the output of find, for the command?


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MONTRÉAL, 30 August 2011 – A unique gathering of more than 500 representatives from government, the air transport industry and the scientific community will meet this week at ICAO to address the growing issue of fatigue among safety-critical aviation personnel and to discuss Fatigue Risk Management Systems (FRMS) as the alternative to the current practice of "flight and duty time limitations" for pilots and cabin crews. "The only way to solve complex and interdependent aviation problems such as pilot fatigue is for all key stakeholders to share their respective knowledge, best practices and strategies. This is what this first FRMS Symposium is all about. We want to build on partnerships we have recently established and further align our efforts with all relevant parties towards a comprehensive, multidisciplinary solution," explained Nancy Graham, Director of the ICAO Air Navigation Bureau.
Earlier this month, ICAO, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Air Line Pilots' Association (IFALPA) released an FRMS Implementation Guide for commercial airline operators, in line with similar guidance for regulators. In June, the Council of ICAO adopted international standards for FRMS to ensure consistent implementation by airline operators and oversight by regulators. Pilot fatigue has increasingly been cited as a contributing factor in aircraft accidents.
Based on scientific principles, FRMS is a data-driven methodology that allows operators to manage the fatigue-related risks particular to their type of operations. Although the new ICAO FRMS requirements relate to flight and cabin crew, the methodology is broadly applicable to all safety-critical personnel including air traffic controllers and maintenance professionals. The Symposium, on 30 and 31 August, will highlight newly-adopted ICAO Standards for FRMS and guidance material for operators and regulators, and the challenges they face. An FRMS Forum will follow on 1 and 2 September and will further examine the development, implementation and oversight of the systems. 2
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Physically active people may face lower risk of developing heart failure than their more sedentary counterparts. OK, maybe that sounds somewhat obvious. But scientific research now supports the case.
The American Heart Association reported September 2 on a new study in its Circularion: Heart Failure journal. According to a recent study, conducted in Sweden with almost 40,000 human subjects, an hour of moderate exercise or half an hour of more physically demanding exercise can lower a person's heart failure risk by some 46 percent.
The study asked participants about their lifestyle habits and physical exercise routines.
Heart failure carries a mortality risk of 30 percent to 50 percent within five years of diagnosis, the study publication cited. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the US, blamed for close to 380,000 annual deaths.
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What specifically did the heart failure and exercise study find?
Apparently, subjects who exercised daily enjoyed lower heart failure risks. Physical exercise proved equally helpful for individuals of both genders, in terms of heart health.
As might be expected, those who eventually experienced heart failure were overwhelmingly older, male, and less active. These tended to have higher body mass indexes and waist-to-hip ratios, as well as health histories including such conditions as diabetes, heart attacks, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol.
What sort of exercise works best, in preventing heart failure?
The trick seems to be faithful and regular participation in some form of physical activity. From casual walking to hikes and road runs to biking and swimming, everything counts.
"You do not need to run a marathon to gain the benefits of physical activity — even quite low levels of activity can give you positive effects," said Kasper Andersen, M.D., Ph.D., study co-author and researcher at the Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden. "Physical activity lowers many heart disease risk factors, which in turn lowers the risk of developing heart failure as well as other heart diseases."
Even before the study was published, the American Heart Association recommended at least 150 minutes moderate physical activity each week for healthy people. That translates to two and a half hours as a weekly total, or just over 20 minutes per day.
"Our research suggests that everyone could benefit from getting out there and moving every day," Andersen added. Clearly, physicians and physical fitness trainers who have urged folks to exercise regularly were onto something.


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The ANC is a national liberation movement. It was formed in 1912 to unite the African people and spearhead the struggle for fundamental political, social and economic change.
The ANC's key objective is the creation of a united, non-racial, non-sexist and democratic society.
This means the liberation of Africans in particular and black people in general from political and economic bondage. It means uplifting the quality of life of all South Africans, especially the poor.
The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.
30 October 2002
The ANC in KwaZulu Natal expresses it outrage at the cowardly acts of terrorism, with the detonation of ten bombs in Soweto and one in Bronkhorstspruit. We extend our deepest condolences and sympathy to the families of the dead and injured. These heinous crimes underline the critical need for the Explosives Bill which is due to be passed in Parliament tomorrow.
The Explosives Bill was introduced in Parliament as a direct response to destabilising forces in South Africa which pose a dangerous threat to the safety and security of its people, and in compliance with international obligations imposed by the International Convention on the Marking of Plastic Explosives to which South Africa acceded to on 30 January 2000. This Bill was not aimed at victimising law-abiding Hindu people, but allows government to effectively respond to matters of international security, as well as real threats of internal anarchy by, for example, radical right-wing organisations targeting government. It is the duty of government to protect its people, and this law is just one mechanism enabling government to perform this vital function.
KwaZulu-Natal, with its history of political violence, is particularly vulnerable to anti-government forces. Illegal arms caches of the pre-1994 era, have yet to be uncovered. Today, our province is swamped with illegal weapons used in cash heists, armed robberies and hijackings. Military explosives are part of this problem, and the main object of the Explosives Bill is to ensure adequate control over their illegal use and distribution.
In addition, the increased use and unrestricted availability of fireworks in South Africa, some of them lethal, in the absence of safety controls in place, has been of growing concern to government. Every year children and animals are severely maimed as a result of domestic fireworks. It is incumbent on government to ban the handling of fireworks by underage children, and to ensure that animals are protected. These restrictions will be contained in the regulations of the Explosives Bill.
The ANC wishes to place on record that it has never been the aim of the national Explosives Bill to undermine the important religious ceremonies of the Hindu people. The ANC respects the constitutional right of all citizens to practice their religion freely and openly.
In drafting the legislation a wide variety of stakeholders were consulted. In addition the Bill was published for a 30-day period where public comment was invited. The recent concerns raised by the Hindu community in KwaZulu-Natal have been seriously considered by the ANC on Parliament`s Safety and Security Portfolio Committee, and amendments to the Bill have been made.
S`bu Ndebele on 082 553 3592