text:
open/close all folders
The Folly
Constable Peter GrantA young police constable saved from a career in paperwork after being found looking for a ghost who witnessed a magical crime by the last wizard in London whom he apprentices to towards the end of the first book in the series.
- Alcoholic Parent: Peter's dad is a serious and habitual heroin addict. He isn't a bad parent but just a bit ineffectual, although Peter's mother being an Apron Matron probably means she did all the parenting stuff anyway. As of the end of Moon Over Soho he's clean, and remarks that of all the drugs he quit, nicotine was the hardest.
- Britain Is Only London: Peter believes London is the only place worth being. Lampshaded in Moon Over Soho; Nightingale tells Peter that there's more to life than London, and Peter replies "People keep saying that, but I've never actually seen any proof".
- Cool Car: Peter's Ford Focus ST, a/k/a "The Asbo." note
- Desk Jockey: Peter was about to be assigned to a career with the Met's Desk Jockey unit before meeting Nightingale.
- Guile Hero: Father Thames (and other demi-monde) has called him 'a cunning man' numerous times.
- Immune to Mind Control: Peter Grant has built up a near-total resistance to glamours, due to literally every supernatural creature he meets trying to magically compel him in some fashion or another.
- Insistent Terminology: When Peter and Nightingale discover they're up against a black magician in book two, Peter points out that the term "black magician" is problematic, particularly since Peter is of African descent and is thus, in a sense, himself a black magician. Thereafter he uses variations on "ethically challenged magical practitioner" instead.
- Pop-Cultured Badass: Peter makes a lot of Genre Savvy references to movies, Doctor Who, and various fictional wizards.
- Yiddish as a Second Language: He uses a lot of these terms. (Justified: North and East London argot has adopted a lot of them.)
DCI Thomas NightingaleThe last wizard in London, a DCI for the Met (London Police) heading a unit of one specializing in magical crimes. He becomes Peter's teacher during the first book.
- Berserk Button: His school's name was Casterbrook. If you wish to clean the toilets for next few weeks, do go ahead and keep calling it Hogwarts.
- Cool Old Guy: Considering the man is more than a century old, he's way cool.
- Gentleman and a Scholar: Being a full wizard in this universe means having an in depth understanding of "Newtonian magic" which, as the name suggests, is a system of magic with natural laws which is studied using scientific principles in the hope of advancing understanding of magic and/or figuring out and stopping the latest string of magical crimes.
- Gentleman Wizard: right down to the silver tipped cane.
- Hidden Depths: Nightingale may look like an Officer and a Gentleman, but he once personally destroyed two Tiger tanks by himself.
- Limited Advancement Opportunities: Has been stuck as a DCI for decades although the covert nature of his duties, and the self-imposed stagnation of The Folly, have probably contributed heavily to this, but strictly speaking in organisational terms he should have been made a Detective Superintendent in the service re-structurings of the 1980s and 90s.
- The Mentor: to Peter. Although he verges on Obsolete Mentor a couple of times, especially when it comes to modern police methods, and this is a particular bone of contention at the end of Soho when the issue of Inhumanable Alien Rights and due process through the courts, versus just killing sentient non-human possible criminals comes up.
- Merlin Sickness: Nightingale was born in 1900, aged normally until the 1970s, and then for reasons that are still not clear began getting younger again. The effect is only on his biological age, however; his memory works normally.
- Mistaken for Gay: The first time Peter sees Nightingale he thought he was being picked up.
- Person of Mass Destruction: If you can blow up two Tiger tanks, you're this.
- Polyglot: We've seen him speaking Danish, and know for a fact that he reads Latin fluently. It's strongly implied he also reads Greek, Arabic, German and French.
- Pop-Cultural Osmosis Failure: Nightingale doesn't really get Peter's Harry Potter namedrops.
- Reasonable Authority Figure
- Renaissance Man: Which turned out to be a good thing when he became the last practising wizard in the UK. Being able to forge his own staff, for one...
- Shell-Shocked Veteran: Though he conceals it much of the time, Nightingale evidently saw some extremely nasty things at Ettersberg, both in whatever ghastly research the Nazis' wizards were up to and in how his fellow Casterbrook alumni died.
- Survivor Guilt: Nightingale is still haunted, even 60 odd years later, by his survivor guilt from WW2 and Ettersberg, the trip to the ruins of his old school (where they once taught wizardry) and the list of the fallen shows him to be still utterly broken by that last battle.
Dr. Abdul Haqq WalidA world renowned gastroenterologist who also doubles as a cryptopathologist. He's a Scot from Oban who was raised a Presbyterian, but converted to Islam while studying medicine.
- Admiring the Abomination: Most of the things he comes across are Nightmare Fuel, but he handles it all rather well and demonstrates a scientist's curiosity. Considering that he's been doing it for decades, his attitude is not all that strange.
- Masquerade: He handles the stranger autopsies that go on in London as well as handling medical care for the Folly's residents.
- Supernatural Sensitivity: He's able to sense vestigia. In fact his sensing of jazz music on Cyrus Wilkinson's body in the second book is what draws Peter into the case in the first place.
- Technobabble: He's come up with a few medical terms for things have to do with magic, including hyperthaumaturgical degradation.
Toby the DogA mongrel terrier who belonged to the late William Skirmish and now resides in the Folly.
- Big Eater: He's always on the prowl for a meal. Something Peter and Nightingale take advantage of when faced with some of Molly's cooking.
- Canine Companion
- Dog Stereotype: Being a terrier, he's The Napoleon and being a mongrel he's street smart enough to make it back to the Folly by himself.
- Heroic Dog: Near the end of the first book, he manages to fend off Molly when she was about to do Peter in.
- Mysterious Animal Senses: He's able to sense the supernatural and reacts by barking.
- Trademark Favorite Food: Sausages.
MollyThe Folly's mysterious maid and cook.
- The Fair Folk: Peter's encounter with the Faerie Queen in Foxglove Summer leads him to believe that she and Molly are the same variety of fae.
- Hidden Depths: Book one implies that Molly and Beverly can communicate, although they don't do so in front of Peter. Later books hint that Molly has been going online in Peter's tech-cave when he's not around, which would be news to Peter who hadn't even realized she could type.
- House Fey
- Humanoid Abomination: Possibly. She creeps Peter out. Other supernatural beings and Toby are wary of her upon meeting her for the first time. Not even Nightingale seems to know WHAT she is. To put that in perspective, even the Night Witch—who survived the Nazis and went toe-to-toe with Nightingale—is cautious of her. Given what happened to Peter at the end of the first book, their caution might be justified. Peter believes that there's some relation between her and the Pale Lady
- Lethal Chef: She favors making dishes popular a century ago. This suits Nightingale, but sometimes horrifies Peter. As of Moon Over Soho, she's been experimenting with new recipes leading to an attempt at Eggs Benedict that even Toby wouldn't eat. As of the fourth book, she's getting better thanks to the gift of a modern cookbook.
- One of the vignettes in Body Work implies that Molly has begun privately trading recipes online while Peter's tech-cave is unoccupied.
- Meido: Of the Edwardian variety.
- More Teeth than the Osmond Family: There's a reason that she's usually silent and covers her mouth when she laughs. She also has an Overly Long Tongue.
- Older Than They Look: Looks like a young woman, but she's been at the Folly since she was a little girl which was around 1911.
- The Speechless / The Voiceless: It's unclear which trope applies; Peter's never heard her speak, but he has heard her shriek in distress and presumably laugh, so she's at least capable of that much.
Constable Lesley MayPeter's friend and fellow constable. After the end of book one she suffers an accident that destroys her face. The end of the second book reveals that she can do magic. She joins the Folly sometime before the third book begins.
- Action Girl: She's not scared of a fight.
- Fair Cop: In both senses.
- Out of Focus: She only has a couple of scenes in book 2, but is back on the main roster for book three.
- Scars Are Forever: Mr. Punch destroys her face. Despite her numerous operations, people are still shocked when they see her without her mask. Magic offers no cure either, which may be the reason she betrays Peter at the end of the fourth book since the Faceless Man was likely offering her a way to undo the damage.
- Walking Spoiler: After the events of book one, pretty much everything she does has to come in spoiler tags. If you see a spoiler tag, it probably involves Lesley.
Frank CaffreyA Fire Investigation Officer and a reservist for the 4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment who leads the Folly's secret Armed Response Unit.
- Badass Normal: He's a normal - albeit well trained and well armed - man who has to provide backup when a wizard needs a bit of help.
- Old Soldier
- Sergeant Rock
- Stiff Upper Lip: Granted he's a veteran and has probably been dealing with the supernatural for a while, but he doesn't show any fear despite the threat of a nest of vampires, a murderous ghost, a rogue magician, a chimera, and a trio of succubi.
Professor Harold PostmartinThe Folly's archivist. He's based out of the Bodleian Library.
- Cool Old Guy
- The Masquerade: His job involves handling the sensitive information that would expose the way the world really works. He's more of a friendly librarian than a Man in Black though.
- Omniglot
The Rivers
Mama ThamesA Nigerian nurse-in-training who attempted suicide and ended up becoming the goddess of the Thames.
- Anthropomorphic Personification: Of the Thames below Teddington Lock.
- Charm Person: Being in her presence is enough.
- Compelling Voice: Given that her daughters possess it, she probably does too although we don't actually see her use it.
- No Name Given: Claims she doesn't even remember what name she had as a mortal.
- Physical God
Father ThamesThe god of the Thames since the Romans were in Britain. He abandoned London during the Great Stink and hasn't returned.
- Anthropomorphic Personification: Of the Thames above Teddington Lock.
- Charm Person: His presence is enough to do this.
- Cool Old Guy
- Irish Travellers: He holds court at Trewsbury Mead - one of the possible sources of the Thames - amid showmen and caravans.
- Physical God
- Really 700 Years Old: While there are quite a few people in the series who are Older Than They Look, Father Thames is close to about 2000 years old given or take a few decades. He was once known as Tiberius Claudius Verica making him a client citizen of the Roman Empire during the reign of Emperor Tiberius which went from 14 AD to 37 AD. Father Thames may in fact be the historical Verica who was a client king at this time.
Lady TyThe goddess of the Tyburn and Mama Thames' eldest daughter. She's dissatisfied with the current state of the supernatural community and wants to replace it with something more organized, including a government branch that handles supernatural matters.
- Charm Person: She's strong enough that she makes Peter buy flowers, get on a train, and come see her despite his never having met her before and the fact that he was nowhere near her at the time.
- Compelling Voice: She tries to use it on Peter to make him drink some water and end up under her complete control. It almost works.
- The Dragon: To her mother.
- Making a Splash: Being the goddess of a river, she has control over water. The first time we see her in the book she uses it for the rather mundane task of filling a vase.
- Legacy Character: She is not the first spirit of the Tyburn, and Peter meets the ghost of the previous one in book three.
- The Starscream: Mama Thames is quite happy with tradition and holding court out of flat, Tyburn is...not. Lady Ty has ambitions to sweep away the Folly and all the systems of "arrangements" and get everything out in the open. She also quite likes prowling the corridors of power at Westminster and Whitehall. Nightingale has said that when the eventual clash between Tyburn and Mama Thames comes then it might be an idea to take a holiday somewhere very far away.
- Woman Of Wealth And Taste
Oxley ThamesFather Thames' son and right hand man. He's said to be the wisest of Father Thames' sons and is the god of the Oxley Mill River/Abbey River.
- The Consigliere
- Happily Married: To his wife Isis. Apparently since 1802.
- Noble Profession: He was once a monk - presumably at Chertsey Abbey on the Oxley Mill River - and his own admission, he was a terrible one. He may have been a Dirty Old Monk given his love of women, the theatre, and Skinny Dipping.
- Older Than They Look
- Physical God
- Reasonable Authority Figure: He wants to end the conflict between the rival Thames factions before it turns into something worse. He also seems to genuinely like Peter.
Beverly Thames.The spirit of The Beverly Brook. Peter's on and off love interest. Likes to Drive Minis and act a lot more "street smart" than she really is.
- Pretty Fly for a White Guy: A mild example of this, as Peter notes in book one, in that her river flows through some pretty upper-middle class area despite her acting all street and urban. This is reflected in her choice of car, which is the very middle class MINI.
- Put on a Bus: At the end of book one.
- The Bus Came Back: Book Four.
- Girl of the Week: Initially just one of these in book one, but fleshed out more later on.
Neckinger "Nicky" Thames.Personification of the "lost" River Neckinger in South London.
- Beware The Cute Ones: She's an adorable little girl with the power to drown a man on dry land.
Members of the London Metropolitan Police Service (and other police services), not in the employ of The Folly
DCI Alexander SeawollHead of the murder team and Stephanopoulos' boss. He's aware of the supernatural, but doesn't like it one bit, especially when it interferes with proper policing.
- Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He's not fond of Nightingale, but he's genuinely protective of Lesley and considers her to be one of the finest constables of her generation.
- Not Using the "Z" Word: He doesn't like the word 'magic' being used.
- Oop North: Peter's description of him in book one: He was from Yorkshire, or somewhere like that, and like many Northerners with issues, hed moved to London as a cheap alternative to psychotherapy.
- Old-Fashioned Copper
- Reasonable Authority Figure: He's not above bending the rules or upholding the Masquerade but he's also one of the best there is at what he does.
- Sir Swears-a-Lot: He does quite a bit of casual swearing.
DI Miriam StephanopoulosSeawoll's right hand, but also an accomplished detective in her own right.
- Death Glare
- Face of a Thug: Peter describes her as a squat, angry-faced middle-aged woman with lank brown hair who looked like she fought Rottweilers for a hobby, but she's a reasonable person who actually has a sense of humor.
- Lesbian Cop
- Number Two: To Seawoll.
- Rank Up: Promoted from Detective Sergeant to Detective Inspector at some time between the second and third books.
- Reasonable Authority Figure: She more or less takes Seawoll's place during the second book while he's recovering from the incident in the first book. She's less antagonistic about magic, but still wants all the cases to be solved with evidence that can actually be presented in court.
Sergeant Jaget KumarA member of the British Transport Police as well as an urban explorer and spelunker.
- Agent Mulder: When he finds out that magic is real, he acts with excitement rather than disbelief. Given that he keeps track of the strange things that happen in the Underground - including reports of ghosts - and the fact that he's actually an X-Files fan, his reaction isn't uprising.
- Seeker Archetype: He's a spelunker and urban explorer in his spare time.
Family, Friends, and Miscellaneous Spirits
Richard 'Lord' GrantPeter's father. He was a famous trumpet player in his time and on the verge of becoming a legend until heroin addiction ended that chance. It's hinted in the second book that because he was a victim of the jazz-vampire/succubus Simone that the addiction wasn't completely his fault.
- Career Resurrection: An In-Universe example. He switched instruments and formed a band with some secondary characters from the second novel. As of the fourth, he's considering dental surgery so that he can play the trumpet again.
- Cool Old Guy: He's not quite The Mentor, but he will hand out advice to his son. Being a rather famous jazz musician - at least to those who know jazz - also helps. In fact, his knowledge of jazz proves quite helpful in the second book.
- Functional Addict: Heroin destroyed his teeth and thus his embouchure which meant he could no longer play the trumpet with the same amount of skill. He was receiving free clean heroin and safe paraphernalia thanks to a doctor who was his fan. As of the second book he's given up heroin.
Mrs. GrantPeter's Sierra Leonean mother.
- The Clan: While we don't yet know her family's name, Peter suspects his Mum is related to roughly half the population of Sierra Leone, and keeps in touch with each and every one of the ones she's still speaking to.
- Education Mama: She wanted Peter to be something more than a police officer. She actually finds that his working with magic is a more acceptable career than being a constable and tells certain people that he's a witch smeller.
- Ethnic Menial Labor: She's a cleaning lady.
- Lethal Chef: She's not a bad cook, but she loves her spices. Given the number of supernatural beings in the series, there's a chance that we might find out if her cooking is literally Too Spicy for Yog Sothoth.
- Out Grown Such Silly Superstitions: Given that the series takes place in what's more or less the real world, most people don't believe in the supernatural and those that do are seen as superstitious or ignorant. This led to a bit of initial Arbitrary Skepticism on Peter's part when his mother attacked Simone and called her a witch. Peter didn't believe that Simone was around when his parents first met i.e. before he was born. It turns out that his mother was right. Simone is an ageless being and has been feeding off of jazz musicians since World War II.
- Stealing from the Till: Judging by some of the items in the Grants' flat, she's not above taking home a few "perks" from the offices she cleans, like paper towels or complimentary biscuits left out for the cubicle-staff.
Zachary PalmerA young man Peter meets while investigating a murder in the third book. He proves to be more than he appears and introduces the Peter to London's supernatural underground.
- Bad Liar
- Big Eater: His appetite falls somewhere between comical and frightening. Despite eating so much, he's still described as skinny.
- "Friends" Rent Control First seen living apparently rent-free in a small, maid-serviced mews house in the achingly hip and unbelievably expensive Notting Hill area. Apparently his presence is more or less legitimate, he just happened to befriend an American art student (and murder victim) with extremely rich and well-connected parents and became his housemate in return for introducing him to the Quiet People.
- Half-Human Hybrid: To quote: My dad was a fairy, said Zach. And by that I dont mean he dressed well and enjoyed musical theatre.
- Hopeless Suitor: In love with Elizabeth Ten-Tons who was betrothed to someone else and in a secret romance with Zach's roommate.
- Motor Mouth
- Walking the Earth: Albeit not in a heroic way and he seems to confine his wandering to London. He's a rough sleeper. Lesley theorizes that it may have something to do with him being fae.
OberonA fae introduced in the third book.
- Badass Longcoat: He wears a faded version of the red coat that gave British soldiers their nickname.
- Cool Sword
- The Fair Folk: Despite his name and despite being a fae, he's not the Oberon of legend.
- Really 700 Years Old: Despite looking like a young man, he's old enough to have been a slave at some point during the era of the Atlantic slave trade.
- Scars Are Forever: His back still bears the scars from his time as a slave.
- War God: There's evidence - aside from the way he dresses - that he may be some sort of spirit of battle. He takes Nightingale's oath as a soldier rather seriously in the fourth book.
Sky.The Anthropomorphic Personification of the trees in the Sky Garden in book four.
- Nature Spirit: Specifically a wood nymph from a London Plane Tree.
The Villains
The Faceless ManThe ethically challenged magician introduced in the second book and the closest thing the series has to a Big Bad so far. He's the second man to hold the title. The first - Albert Woodville-Gentle - was likely his teacher.
- Aristocrats Are Evil: Given his speculated background he's either an example of this or Screw the Rules, I Have Money!.
- Barrier Warrior: Protects himself with forcefields in his earlier appearances.
- Blow You Away: Uses a lot of wind magic.
- The Chessmaster: He comes across as this. He works behind the scenes and has been planning things for a long time with very few people even knowing that he exists.
- Compelling Voice: He uses it to try and make Peter commit suicide in the second book.
- Cool Mask: He's always wearing one. Peter describes him as looking like an "unusually tasteful Mexican wrestler". It's part of the face-obscuring spell he uses.
- Deadpan Snarker: Is given to leaving smart-alecky "warnings" on his booby traps.
- Evil Sorcerer: Very much so. He uses a lot of magic that Nightingale finds reprehensible. He's created supernatural beings and has others working for him as assassins/hired muscle.
- The Faceless: It's in his name. It's actually a Glamour that stops people from seeing what he looks like.
- Genre Blindness: Peter lampshades that for all the Faceless Man's chessmaster brilliance, deciding to turn up for a Rooftop Confrontation on a building you're planning to blow up is really stupid.
- Legacy Character: The second villain to use the name.
- Man of Wealth and Taste: He's a high class evil magician with an Oxford education and a taste for cravats.
- Wicked Cultured
Varvara SidorovnaFormer Soviet "Night Witch" and Nightingale's fellow victim of Merlin Sickness. Previously in the employ of the first Faceless Man and probably responsible for his untimely death.
- The Baroness
- The Dragon: In book four.
- Merlin Sickness.
- Punch Clock Villain: She sees herself as a service provider who has no particular grudge against the heroes, or loyalty to the Faceless Man beyond the fact he hired her.
The Pale Lady:The Faceless Man's Hit-Woman.
- Dropped a Bridge on Him: For all the buildup, she's killed off rather unceremoniously.
- Humanoid Abomination
- Vagina Dentata: She killed men by letting them bleed to death from amputation of their genitals.


text: Located in Wilderness (Garden Route), Palms Wilderness Retreat is close to Victoria Bay Beach and Wilderness National Park. This 4-star guesthouse is within the region of Garden Route Botanical Garden and Redberry Farm. Make yourself at home in one of the 11 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring refrigerators and minibars. Your room comes with a Select Comfort bed. Rooms have private furnished patios. Detached private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Enjoy recreation amenities such as an outdoor pool or take in the view from a garden. Additional features include complimentary wireless Internet access, gift shops/newsstands, and a television in the lobby. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily. Featured amenities include a computer station, express check-in, and express check-out. Free self parking is available onsite.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Product Description
Key Features
- Protects financial transactions all over online banking and shopping
- Blocks infected, fake, and harmful websites
- Parental Keep an eye on protects children from online threats
- PCTuner improves computer performance
- Block unknown USB drives from copying data from your computer
- 24×7 protection against all threats
- This item is non-returnable
Features List
Secures your online banking activities, ensures that your children stay Secure at the Web, and guarantees your PC's safety against known and unknown malware.
Advanced DNAScan
The ingenious Quick Heal DNAScan technology is now enhanced to combine behavioral and characteristic inspection and monitoring of malicious programs. This ends up in a clean, more up-to-date, and accurate threat detection. User can choose from three levels of detection.
- After detecting any suspicious behavior, the Behavior Detection System suspends further activities of the application and prompts user with Allow and Block options
- If the application is blocked, the application is terminated and its executable is quarantined.
- Behavior Detection System's options will also be configured from Files & Folders – Advance DNAScan.
There are three defined levels of detection that the user can choose from, namely:
- High: Behavior Detection System will closely monitor the behavior of a running application and will alert if any atypical application behavior is noticed.
- Moderate: Behavior Detection System will alert if any suspicious activity of a running application is noticed.
- Low: Behavior Detection System will alert provided that any malicious activity of a running application is noticed.
Safe Banking
This feature is designed to give protection to your online banking activities from fraudulent websites and malicious programs that steal financial information. This antivirus feature will give you a Secure desktop session where your financial transactions on banking portals, shopping and other e-commerce websites stay private and hidden from hackers.
You can launch Secure Banking by clicking its shortcut on your desktop. You'll be taken to a private session where You'll be able to shop and bank online securely.
Vulnerability Scanner
This is a proactive antivirus feature that notifies you of critical security vulnerabilities that can be utilized by hackers to compromise your PC and data stored in it. The feature also helps you fix these vulnerabilities.
The feature runs in the background as soon as you initiate a Full System Scan on your PC.
PC2Mobile Scan
Earlier, users had to go through an exhaustive list of mobile devices to make a choice their device type and scan it for viruses and malware. The improved PC2Mobile Scan feature has simplified this process. Users can now simply connect their mobile device, seek for it and scan it in seconds. This feature supports Windows, Android, iOS, BlackBerry, and Symbian devices.
Quick Heal Remote Device Management (RDM)
This is a free portal where You'll be able to add your Quick Heal enabled device, view its current status, and get notified of any critical situation such as malware infections. By the use of the portal, You'll be able to also renew your product license.
An very important antivirus feature, the Firewall contains the Stealth Mode. When this mode is ON, your PC becomes invisible in a network. This prevents hackers from tracing your system and attacking it.
Firewall offers a couple of settings that You'll be able to configure depending at the level of protection you desire for your computer. You'll be able to set protection levels to High, Medium or Low for Web traffic and applications that try to connect with your network.
Core Protection
Assures complete protection for your PC with a deep system scan through AntiVirus, AntiSpyware, AntiMalware, AntiRootkit, Silent Firewall, and IDS/IPS.
- AntiVirus :Scans and Gets rid of viruses, worms, Trojans, and other threats that can sneak into your system through removable drives, email attachments or Web downloads.
- AntiSpyware: Detects, cleans and blocks spywares to prevent identity theft. Assists in keeping your confidential information safe.
- AntiMalware: Scans registry, files and folders at lightning speed, detecting and cleaning Spywares, Adwares, Roguewares, Dialers, Riskwares and other potential threats. Detects and Gets rid of potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).
- AntiRootkit: Detects and cleans rootkits proactively with a deep system scan.
- Firewall Protection: Works silently in the background and monitors network activity for viruses, spywares and other malicious agents. The usage of Intrusion Detection System (IDS), it detects harmful network activity and Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) prevents malicious network activity.
- Self Protection: Protects Quick Heal files, folders, configurations, and registry entries from getting tampered by malicious threats. It also protects Quick Heal's processes and services and products from being stopped.
Improved Scan Engine
The revamped virus protection avoids rescanning of files that have not been altered because the previous scan. This reduces system resource usage.
Web Security
Real time cloud-based security restricts Get entry to to malware infected, fraudulent, and malicious websites. Prevents threats transferred through websites hosting malicious codes as you surf the Web.
- Browsing Protection: Protects your desktop and laptop from malicious online threats.
- AntiPhishing: Automatically scans internet pages as you surf the Web for fraudulent activity to give protection to you against any phishing attack.
- Zero-day Protection: Protects your system from zero-day threats which right now should not have any solution.
Browser Sandbox
Browsing in a safe interface: Running your internet browser in Sandbox Browser will provide you with an uninterrupted and safe browsing experience. It provides Web security by acting like a screen between the PC's operating system and malicious threats on the web.
Email Security
Quick Heal Total Security gives cloud-based email security that prevents spam, phishing, and infected emails from reaching your Inbox.
- AntiSpam blocks spam, phishing, junk, and other unwanted mails from reaching your Inbox.
- Uses live, cloud-based protection to check suspicious files restricting malware before it reaches your Inbox.
Parental Control
Helps you manage, monitor, and Keep an eye on your children's Web usage.
- Schedule, Keep an eye on and monitor Web usage for your children. Configure parental Keep an eye on in line with user accounts.
- Parents can restrict their children or other users from getting access to unwanted websites in line with categories such as pornography, crime, violence, drugs, and so forth.
- Allow Get entry to to certain sites from blocked website online categories by adding them to the exclusion list. While you block a website online category all sites under the category are blocked. But You'll be able to allow certain sites that you consider by adding them in the exclusion list. For instance, if you block Social Networking & Chat category, you still can allow Facebook by adding it to the 'Exclude list'.
- Control Web activity and usage by scheduling Web Get entry to timings. This helps you Keep an eye on Web usage and activity of your children and other users. If you allow your children to Get entry to the Web between 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM each day, or other times on weekends, You'll be able to do so easily The usage of the 'Schedule Web Get entry to' option. This will prevent your children from getting access to the Web without your knowledge or spending pointless time online.
- You can restrict Get entry to to specific websites that you think are incorrect for your children or other users, though such sites would possibly not necessarily be in the adult category. For instance, you may also restrict websites in line with fashion, drugs, and so forth.
Data Theft Protection
Prevents unauthorized copying of data The usage of flash drives.
- Prevents unauthorized copy of confidential or sensitive data from your PC.
- Prevents USB storage devices such as pen drives, CD writers and other external drives from getting access to your PC.
- Restricts data from either being copied to removable drives or being transferred from external devices to your system.
Privacy Protection
Securely deletes sensitive data files to prevent recovery by any recovery tools.
- Disk Cleanup: Gets rid of the entire invalid files or junk files such as invalid shortcuts, temporary Web files, and cookies, and so forth., that clutter the hard drive and impact system performance. This creates a large number of free disk space that can be utilized for other applications and improves system performance.
- Registry Cleanup: Cleans invalid and junk entries from system registry and boosts system performance.
- Duplicate File Finder: Deletes copies of predefined file categories, by looking for duplicate files on your computer. Conserves disk space by moving redundant files.
- Defragmenter: Boosts system performance by defragmenting page files and registry hives of your operating system.
- Traces Cleanup: Gets rid of traces from Web history and most recently used list of quite a lot of applications. Safely deletes history, cleans the cookies, cache, auto-complete forms, and passwords in order that user's privacy isn't breached. It also erases traces of regularly used applications such as Microsoft Place of business Applications, Media Player, WinZip, and so forth.
Stay Connected
Speeds up the performance of your PC by tuning start-up applications, services and products, and cleaning unwanted registry entries and files.
- Allows the user to play games, watch movies or presentations uninterrupted by suppressing prompts across all Quick Heal modules. This reduces system load without compromising on computer security.
Safe Mode Protection
Our users now have direct Get entry to to our Facebook and Twitter pages with just a click.
- Quick Heal Facebook prompt encourages the user to like Quick Heal's Facebook page. This prompt appears when a user logs in to his/her Facebook profile.
- Quick Heal Twitter prompt encourages users to like Quick Heal's Twitter page. This prompt appears after 15 days of Quick Heal installation.
Enhanced Self-Protection
Along with Quick Heal's files, folders, and registry entries self-protection feature now protects Quick Heal's running processes and services and products.
Stay Connected
Users can Get entry to Quick Heal's Facebook and Twitter pages straight away with just a click.
- Quick Heal Facebook prompt will appear to encourage the user to like Quick Heal's Facebook page. This prompt appears when a user logs in to his/her Facebook profile.
- Quick Heal Twitter prompt will appear to encourage users to like Quick Heal's Twitter page. This prompt appears after 15 days of Quick Heal installation.
Flash Drive Protection
Automatically scans external storage devices.
- Prevents activation of malicious files by protecting USB drives from autorun infections.
Safe Mode Protection
This facility stops unauthorized users from changing Quick Heal security settings when the system is running on Secure Mode. Password Protection should be turned ON to use this feature.
Silent Mode
Suppresses prompts across all Quick Heal modules thereby reducing system load and allowing uninterrupted PC usage.
- Allows the user to play games, watch movies or presentations without interruption by suppressing prompts across all Quick Heal modules. This reduces system load without compromising on computer security.
Import and Export Settings
Users can import Quick Heal security settings from one computer and export it to other computers. This is helpful in cases where reinstallations or a couple of computer configurations are concerned.
Forgot Password
This feature helps users disable Quick Heal's Password Protection in case the password is forgotten. Alternatively, this feature is restricted to registered and activated copies of Quick Heal.
- Emergency Disk: Helps create an emergency bootable CD/USB for Windows PC that scans and cleans the entire drives including NTFS partitions.
- Boot Time Scan: Means that you can schedule a Boot Time Scan of the PC that scans and cleans all drives before the operating system starts any stubborn viruses, rootkits, special purpose Trojans and loggers.
Protects financial transactions all over online banking and shopping
Blocks infected, fake, and harmful websites
Parental Keep an eye on protects children from online threats
PCTuner improves computer performance
Block unknown USB drives from copying data from your computer
24×7 protection against all threats
For Technical Assistance, please contact +91 927-22-33-000, Email – [email protected]
This item is non-returnable
Frequently Bought Together
This item: Quickheal Total Security - 3 PC, 1 Year₹1,739.00


text:
Edit an Existing Website
I have an website with [url removed, login to view] api, i need to modify some steps in the website.
Este proyecto fue adjudicado a
I am very glad with this freelancer " nabeels " He is very professional and skilled person to handle almost everything related programming and development, I was surprised, as I seen his turn around with actual bug and fixed in no time, I just can imagine. Highly recommended on my behalf, Quality and communication is 100% perfect, would like be do more projects in near future Nabeel.
Hi, There, My name is Nabeel, and I am a developer also service provider in Pakistan offers complete end to end software design, programming, consulting and SEO services. Word press certified with 100%. MySQL certified with 100%. JavaScript certified with 100%. PHP LEVEL 3 certified with 98%. I am an individual, but have a strong programming small team. Customers include marquee names like GE, Oracle, IBM, Fannie Mae, Temple University, and many small and medium sized businesses across the US, Canada, Europe, Asia and Australia. Nsofts Business and technical competencies make it well qualified to understand and consult on client business processes, undertake a high-level process and system definitions and then build deploy technical solutions. Please discuss before you award the project. Service Guarantee: I will be here in 24 after completing the [project to take care all the matter related to my work that is done.
¿Buscas ganar algo de dinero?
- Establece tu presupuesto y el plazo
- Describe tu propuesta
- Recibe dinero por tu trabajo
Ofertas en este proyecto
akashbachhaniaKhandwa, India
I am a php programmer with 3+ years of experience in different framework like zend,cake,ci. I have experience in building website with core php and oops . If you want a application or website with new ideas please hire me. I try my level best to provide you good service and good qulity.
kbizsoftMohali, India
I am having 10+ years of programming experience in Developing online E-Commerce stores using Magento and have created / modified custom extensions in Magento. I also have created 100+ approx. websites in wordpress and familier to the creation and customization of the custom themes and plugins in wordpress. Programming is my Passion ,Keeping me Motivated inorder to learn new things always, giving me the power of turning your idea into reality. == Along with it I am having 7 years of specific experience as internet Marketer , Promoting the business online , Lead Generation of the Business, On-page, Off-Page SEO. == You can hire me for the Creation and Customization of your Web Applications and E-Commerce Shopping Carts and for doing SEO for your websites and promoting your brand over the internet.
einfotechnologysKolkata, India
we are highly recognized in Asian market for web portal and Android work all coding language in PHP,java, are expert in making Api and plugin in php using joomla,wordpress, dont create website,we make your are also expert in html5,css3 and only concentrate in design and perfect coding in our also take care of security in our website and we are pleased to say that our website is highly protected have developed more than 500 + website in our 5 years journey and 50+ android apps.
Dominantsoftechjaipur, India
Dominant Softech experiencing in the world of Internet Marketing and Web Solutions from more than 4 years , Since then we have excelled in various fields such as: HTML, JavaScript,WordPress,PHP, Joomla, .net, java,magento, woo-commerce, big-commerce,shopify,Open-cart,Android Application,Css,X-cart. We have happy clients from various countries, we understand the trend of the market and work believe the main goals in successfully completing a task is customer focus (confirming rather than assuming the project scope) and reliability / quality of the end product. We do not make fake promises for ranking of the projects. our services includes : 1)Web Design and Development 2)Content Management System 3) Mobile Application Development 4)Internet Marketing & SEO 5)Branding and Logo Designing 6)E-Commerce Solution Service Guarantee -Unlimited revisions during project development**
contact2phpslMohali, India
Achievement :- 850 + Projects Completed 25% + Repeat Work from clients !! 75 + Country Serve though freelancer Skill :- 300+ Project completed in PHP/MYSQL 250 + Project in Ecommerce (Magento / Shopify ) 120+ Project completed in Magento 100 + Project completed in iPhone 85 + Project in Android 90 + Project in Html/css/Js 62 + Project in wordpress 250 + Project in Ecommerce (Magento / Prestashop / Shopify / bigcommerce) Team :- 6+ php Experts (CI , Yii , Cakephp, MySql ) 5+ Magento Experts 5+ Wordpress Experts 3+ Bigcommerce Experts 4+ iPhone Experts 3+ Android Experts 6+ .net C# 2+ Tester We are an IT firm with a wealth of knowledge and over 5 years of experience in the design & development of Desktop websites, Mobile websites, Web based CRM applications, Web Dashboards, E-commerce & Corporate Portfolios. Our work field includes Web development, Web design, App Development (IOS, Android, Windows) and Software testing. Our dedicated development and management
kaur84pChandigarh, India
Hi, I am Jaspreet Kaur - A website designer and developer with good level of experience and expertise in the field of Wordpress, HTML, CSS, Core PHP functionalities and ecommerce portals. Some of my skills I work on:- - wordpress CMS, Squarespace CMS - responsive web designs using html5, css3, bootstrap - conversion of psd to html, psd to wordpress - psd mockups for initial setup - graphic designs - logo, banners, brochures, flyers - ecommerce portals - wordpress woocommerce, Shopify Regards Jaspreet Kaur
yillibrownChandigarh, India
Ready to help 24*7 Hire us for Quality Services and On Time Delivery Expertise Design - PSD, CDR, Illustrator, Flash Web - Browser compatibility, Mobile site, All Device friendly Development - Versatile in all CMS few of them are PHP, Codegnitor, wordpress, Woocomerce, 3Dcart, Magento, Joomla, Prestashop, shopify and more Mobile - IOS and Android native professional apps Can easily convert flash site to HTML5 or any other CMS Done various kind of Projects and given jaw dropping services to our clients with 24/7 support. Always available on weekends and even on National Holidays. We give support through Skype, Freelancer, Gtalk or ny communication mode required. We are also ready for quick projects that are needed on urgent basis. We have worked on more than 1000 websites in last year which includes designing and development both. We always say Yes to our work with making possibility to difficult projects. Quality and client satisfaction is our main motto.
webplanetsoftJAIPUR, India
Web Planet Soft is a web solutions company which specializes in SEO Services, Web design and development, creating strong brand presence and providing expert training in the field of web development and related technologies. We strive to offer a wide range of customized and qualitative Search Engine Optimization (SEO) outsourcing and web designing services to our clients worldwide to help them make critical strategic decisions in their growing business. We are governed by our core values and the core values are influenced by our past, punctuated by our present, and will shape our organization in future. The core values are fusion of what we were, what we are and what we want to be. They help us in behaving and making decisions. Our core values are unaffected by the trends of the day or changing industry standards. Our associates hold a set of core values which guide us every day in order to strengthen our relationship day by day.
kaushikbitrikAhmedabad, India
We are a team of Professional Software Developers, working on Android/iPhone/iPad Applications,Html,web-design,wordpress,core php. We have 6 Years experience in developing web designing as well as Mobile Apps. We have developed 500+ Apps and 20+ games till date. Provide all type of IT services. Please find below type of applications we have worked with : Web designing ,Wordpress Development,PSD to HTML,Javascript,Jquery. Wordpress Theme Customization and Plugins. Theme Integration and Working on Latest themes like Betheme, Avada. Woocommerce ,opencart, Website Based Applications Native Android/iOS Applications Cross Platform Applications GPS Based Applications Ebooks Story Books iPhone Applications Business Applications Music Instruments Multi-touch based Applications UI and All Supported Interface Based Applications XML Based Applications Audio/Video Interface Server and CMS Implementation (Specialized Administration for iPhone Apps being developed in PHP/Smarty)
BestWeb08Jaipur, India
Best WebTech Pvt. Ltd – Database driven Applications ,Web & Mobile App Development Company and Entrepreneurial community We are ISO 9001: 2008 certified software Development Company in India. With the strength of 50+ web & Mobile app developers, Best Web Tech is proficient enough to deliver custom web development services across the globe. We hold expertise in web and app development services such as eCommerce web development, web portal development and social network web development.


text:
All hotels in Salou, Spain
1 room, 2 adults
C/ Alfons V, 9, Salou, Tarragona, 43840, Spain, 1-877-214-4288
Acqua Hotel Salou - Salou
Lowest price$52
Just a 10-minute walk from Capellans Beach and Levante Beach, Acqua Hotel Salou offers 4-star Salou hotel accommodations. PortAventura Theme Park is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) away.
Your hotel has a restaurant where you'll find good menu choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Relax in the indoor pool and seasonal outdoor pool during your stay. Guests can also enjoy drinks as there is a bar/lounge.
Your hotel has a restaurant where you'll find good menu choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Relax in the indoor pool and seasonal outdoor pool during your stay. Guests can also enjoy drinks as there is a bar/lounge.
Leisure facilities on offer include the fitness center and sauna. Free WiFi is provided so you can check your in-box whenever you like.
See all 60 Venere.com reviews
Wellness Area
Great wellness & sports facilities
Awesome vibe
Great location
Value for money
Fairly good value for money
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4
From 138 reviews
Acqua Hotel Salou - Salou
Hotel Info: 1-877-214-4288from $52
- Standard Triple Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
- Standard Room
- Junior Suite (2 adults)
- Family Room (4 adults)
- Family Room (2 adults + 2 children)
- Junior Suite (2 adults + 1 child)
- Standard Triple Room
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 100 rooms
- Check-in time starts at 1:00 PM
- Check-out time is 10:00 AM
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
In the hotel
Food and drink
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Room service
Things to do
- Indoor pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Fitness facilities
- Sauna
- Billiards or pool table
Working away
- One meeting room
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Garden
- Terrace
- In-room accessibility
In the room
Home comforts
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
Things to enjoy
- Balcony or patio
Freshen up
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer (on request)
Be entertained
- Flat-screen TV
- Cable TV channels
Stay connected
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
Special features
DiningOnsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Acqua Hotel Salou - Salou's small print
Also known as
- Caspel
- Hotel Caspel
- Ibersol Caspel
- Ibersol Caspel Salou
- Ibersol Hotel Caspel
- Ibersol Hotel Caspel Salou
- Acqua Hotel Salou
- Acqua Salou
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 2500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Hotel registry number: HT-000653


text:
Jesters Coach Kenny Farrell has left nothing to chance when it comes to his team qualifying for the Premier Development League playoffs.
Forward James Gledhill said last week Farrell gave every one of the players a 10-page document detailing the scenarios for the Jesters to qualify. This week Farrell's document has been dramatically shortened, and the bottom line is simple.
The best hope for the Jesters (4-0-10, 22 points) clinching third place in the Southeast Division and a playoff berth starts with a victory against the Atlanta Blackhawks (3-9-2, 11 points) tonight at 7 at Pan American Stadium.
-- If the Jesters win and Panama City (5-4-5, 20 points) loses or ties against Nashville tonight, the Jesters will make the playoffs.
-- If the Jesters and Panama City win tonight, the Jesters only need a tie in their regular-season finale at Panama City on Sunday to make the postseason.
-- If the Jesters lose or tie tonight and Panama City wins tonight, the Jesters have to defeat Panama City on Sunday to make the postseason.
-- If the Jesters lose or tie tonight and Panama City loses or ties tonight, the Jesters need a tie or win against Panama City on Sunday to make the playoffs.
But first things first.
"We have to win this game, " Jesters forward Leo Barros said. "This is not an option. It is something we must do."
Victories have not come easily for the Jesters, despite New Orleans and the Ottawa Fury (11-0-4, 37 points) being the only two undefeated teams in the PDL.
The Jesters' previous victory was a 1-0 win at Atlanta on June 13, and since the Jesters have had five consecutive ties. The team's 10 ties are the most in the PDL.
"I don't think anybody on this team has ever been on a team that has had so many draws, " Gledhill said. "It's an unheard of number, and it's very bizarre."
But the undefeated season has done wonders for the morale of the Jesters' players.
"We have a feeling of confidence knowing that we have not lost, " Gledhill said. "We have a confidence going into any game that we are not going to lose."
The Jesters defense will get a boost tonight with the return of defender Chris Williams, who sat out the team's 2-2 tie against Baton Rouge last Saturday. Williams missed the Baton Rouge match because he was ejected in the Jesters' scoreless tie against Mississippi on July 4.
"Chris was very badly missed, and we're delighted to have him back, " Farrell said. "He's been the marshal of our back row."
Farrell said the Jesters will need Williams, because he expects a different match from Atlanta tonight than when the teams played last month.
"They are out of playoff contention, and I think they will come out and open things up more, because they have nothing to lose, " he said.
But regardless, the Jesters like their chances.
Gary Stopforth has played strong in the midfield, and Farrell said he will get a tryout with the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer at the end of the season. Barros, Gledhill and Brandon Chagnard have been strong attackers for the team.


text:
latin america
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — After years of anti-American posturing by its leader, Argentina has a new president whose outstretched hand has been eagerly accepted by the United States. President Barack Obama on Wednesday rewarded the South American nation with a state visit aimed at keeping that promising trajectory on track. Continue reading
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama Monday sent lawmakers an official $1.9 billion request to combat the spread of the Zika virus in Latin America and the U.S. Continue reading
A deadly fungus, known as Panama disease, is decimating banana plantations around the world and threatens to wipe out the most common species, the Cavendish banana. Scientists in Honduras are working to create a resistant banana before the disease hits Latin America, where the majority of the fruit is grown. NewsHour's Mori Rothman reports. Continue reading
Earlier this week, Honduran journalist Lourdes Ramírez was one of three women worldwide awarded a 2015 Courage in Journalism Award from the International Women's Media Foundation. Her experience as a female journalist is a microcosm of the danger in Honduras, especially for women. Continue reading
In Honduras, poverty, gang violence and corruption are fueling a domestic-violence epidemic in the Central American country where on average, a woman is murdered every 13 hours. As a result, many Honduran women flee the country and become part of a wave of undocumented immigrants to the United States. Special Correspondent John Carlos Frey reports. Continue reading
Amid Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis, protests this month in the nation's capital over shortages of medicine and basic supermarket necessities have spotlighted the ripple effect of the falling price of oil, the country's main export. Continue reading
March of this year was the most deadly month on record in El Salvador in more than a decade. Continue reading
Cigar lovers are among those celebrating the United States normalizing ties with Cuba. But Cuba also could supply the U.S. with other products that might be lesser known but represent a much larger dollar value. Continue reading
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says it won't return the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay as part of efforts to improve relations with Cuba. Continue reading
Work begins today on the $50 billion Nicaragua Canal after the Nicaraguan government and the Chinese investment firm, HKND, held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday. The ceremony was held away from the construction in Managua, Nicaragua's capital, amid protests against the canal. Continue reading


text:
open relayAlso referred to as an open relay server, an SMTP e-mail server that allows a third party to relay e-mail messages, i.e., sending and/or receiving e-mail that is not for or from a local user. Open relays make it possible for mobile users to connect to corporate networks by going first through a local ISP, which then forwards the message to their home ISP, which then forwards the message to the final destination. However, a downside of open relay technology is the proliferation of its usage by spammers looking to obscure or even hide the source of the large-volume e-mails they send.
Open relay also is called spam relay, third-party relay or insecure relay.
Contrast with mail relay.
Stay up to date on the latest developments in Internet terminology with a free weekly newsletter from Webopedia. Join to subscribe now.
Webopedia's student apps roundup will help you to better organize your class schedule and stay on top of assignments and homework. Read More »List of Free Shorten URL Services
A URL shortener is a way to make a long Web address shorter. Try this list of free services. Read More »Top 10 Tech Terms of 2015
The most popular Webopedia definitions of 2015. Read More »
Java is a high-level programming language. This guide describes the basics of Java, providing an overview of syntax, variables, data types and... Read More »Java Basics, Part 2
This second Study Guide describes the basics of Java, providing an overview of operators, modifiers and control Structures. Read More »The 7 Layers of the OSI Model
The Open System Interconnection (OSI) model defines a networking framework to implement protocols in seven layers. Use this handy guide to compare... Read More »


text:
There are 95 results - Show results on a map Print this page
Showing 1 - 10 of 95
Located five miles from the historic university town of Aberystwyth, this attractive bungalow, set in pretty gardens, provides high standards of hospitality, comfort and facilities. Immaculately maint...More about Awel-Deg
A detached family home offering plenty of quality and comfort throughout, ideally located for guests visiting nearby attractions including a number of National Trust properties. Bedrooms and bathrooms...More about Mount Pleasant Lodge
Located as the name suggests right alongside the river, this pleasant restaurant with rooms offers friendly and personal hospitality and service within a relaxed and comfortable setting. Bedrooms incl...More about Carlton Riverside
Expect a warm welcome at this 19th-century former farmhouse in the glorious Brecon Beacons National Park. The house is appointed to provide quality modern accommodation. The well-equipped, spacious be...More about Penrhadw Farm
The Rhydspence Inn is full of character and history. Spanning the Wales-England border this popular property is ideally located for Hay-on-Wye and Hereford. Parts of the building date from 1380, and e...More about Rhydspence Inn
Set in beautifully landscaped grounds and surrounded by the RSPB Ynys-hir Nature Reserve, Plas Ynyshir Hall is a haven of calm. The house was once owned by Queen Victoria and is surrounded by mountain...More about Plas Ynyshir Hall Hotel
Set in a peaceful location with views over the countryside, this property dates in part from the 16th century. The friendly, attentive proprietors provide a relaxing and homely atmosphere. The attract...More about Hills Farm
Located in the village of Gretton, this Grade II listed stone-built Georgian house is on a 330-acre working farm, and its bedrooms overlook the pretty gardens. Home to the Norris family since 1898, ov...More about Court Farm
Located in a small hamlet just west of Monmouth, close to the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley, this operation offers accommodation comprising six very well-appointed cottages. The comfortable rooms ...More about The Stonemill & Steppes Farm Cottages
This traditionally styled inn is set in a pleasant village and provides an ideal base for exploring the local countryside and river walks. Popular with anglers, the inn has a fishing theme running thr...More about Red Lion


text:
Now read my moveset
Spoiler Alert!
Ya drive a hard bargain, mister... Not that I couldn't save the image 'n just refuse said offer.
The Vermilion City Guru
Spoiler Alert!
Originally Posted by Neosquid
one of these days I'll manage to stop being an obnoxious fanboy...
Originally Posted by Mr. MR
Maybe I should do a couple of PotW
Originally Posted by SSBfreakCK
... There's no way that'd work as a character. He'd have to be an assist, or better yet a boss.
*Points at Mewtwo*
Last edited by Neosquid; 07-15-2012 at 06:19 PM.
I don't recall Mewtwo bein' as tall as a small building. The Tao Trio are bigger than Ridley, for Arceus' sake...
They could be scaled down. :/
No, they can't.
Well, what else would N use? Some completely random Pokemon?
N is a lost cause
Blue is awesome
Originally Posted by Mr. MR
N is a lost cause
Blue is awesome
Not that Blue isn't awesome too.
He was the champion before N
His grandfather is PROFESOR OAK
N does not even have a father
Forum Rules


text:
- News
- Calendar
- Blogs
- Sports
- Entertainment
- Business
- Lifestyles
- Community
- Opinion
- About Us
- Classifieds
- Coupons
- Local Savings
- Green Editions
- Legal Notices
- Contests
- Weekly Ads
- Connect2Classes
Connect with Us
Redmond Physical Therapy will waive missed appointment fee for canned food donation
Hard times can harden people's hearts, making them feel surly and stingy. Or they can inspire individuals and businesses to really see the needs in their community.
Ben Wobker, co-owner of Redmond Physical Therapy, has three friends who've recently lost their jobs.
So this holiday season, Redmond PT is offering somewhat of a pardon to patients who miss appointments without calling to cancel them. If they bring in four items of non-perishable food for Hopelink's food bank, the usual No-Call/No-Show fee of $20 will be waived.
This policy took effect on Nov. 22 and continues through Jan. 1.
"We don't have a huge cancellation rate," said Wobker, "and the $20 fee is more like a slap on the wrist. Many doctors and therapists will charge patients the full fee (for an office visit) if they don't show. But we've had a good response, so far. It's not like a punishment for missing appointments — it's more like an opportunity to help others."
Patients have asked, "Do the four items I bring in have to add up to $20?" No, said Wobker, but many patients are voluntarily bringing in more than four items.
Wobker grew up in Redmond, attending Horace Mann Elementary, Redmond Junior High and Redmond High. Then he "bucked the trend" and went to University of Montana instead of University of Washington, he joked. His parents still live on Education Hill and "I rarely see patients that don't have some connection to someone I know. People come in and say, 'Oh, I'm your mom's friend!'"
Referring to Redmond, Wobker said, "It's a big community but has a small-town feel." Choosing Hopelink as an agency to benefit from the practice's food collection seemed completely logical. "I wanted to keep it very local," he said.
With a staff of six physical therapists, Redmond PT serves about 40-50 patients each day. They treat all orthopedic conditions, sports/recreation and spinal injuries and were one of the first clinics on the West Coast to get an aquatic treadmill system to speed recovery. Wobker called that a big investment which has been very helpful in rehabilitation.
He added that a unique thing about working in Redmond, aside from his hometown loyalty, is that "we have a very educated clientele."
When they come in for therapy, they've likely done some research about their medical problems and they ask very intelligent questions.
"It keeps it challenging," Wobker said with a smile.
The Hopelink food drive isn't the first philanthropic venture at Redmond PT.
Their Web site lists many charities in which they've been involved. Wobker said he might reinstate the option of food donations in lieu of missed appointment fees again sometime in the spring — because there will be hungry people in Redmond then, too.
Redmond Physical Therapy is located at 8495 161st Ave. NE. For information, call (425) 881-3001 or visit www.RedmondPT.com.
Latest news, top stories, and community events,
delivered to your inbox.
Trending Stories Oct 14 - Oct 21
Read the Oct 21
Green Edition
Browse the print edition page by page, including stories and ads.
Browse the archives.


text:
Business Opportunities Await
Experience the World's Leading Trade Fair for Industrial Technology
April 25-29, 2016
The United States is the Partner Country for HANNOVER MESSE 2016, the world's leading trade fair for industrial technology. This means unmatched international exposure for U.S. companies and economic development organizations (EDOs) participating as exhibitors in the U.S. Pavilion.
Connect to business opportunities across industrial automation, energy, digital factory, industrial supply, and research and technology sectors.
With the United States as the Partner Country for the first time in HANNOVER MESSE history, your company or EDO has an unprecedented opportunity to showcase your goods, services, and investment opportunities:
- Connect directly to more than 200,000 attendees, including global investors, buyers, distributors, resellers, and members of the business media.
- Reach a global audience that comes from more than 70 countries.
- Network with more than 100 business delegations that come to the event ready to make business and investment deals.
- Connect across industry sectors from energy, industrial automation, digital factory, industrial supply, and research technology.
The United States and U.S. companies will highlight our leadership in advanced manufacturing, energy efficiency and production, cutting-edge production engineering, smart tech, education, and more.
Gain Maximum Global Exposure for Your Booth at HFUSA Pavilions
USA Partner Country status means U.S. exhibitors receive prime location and maximum global exposure at HANNOVER MESSE. Companies will have a one-of-a-kind opportunity for premier interaction with the more than 200,000 event attendees.
Economic Development Organizations: Booth Packages and Benefits »
Companies and Research Institutions: Booth Packages and Benefits »
Join the U.S. Pavilion to Take Advantage of:
- U.S. Commercial Service Support
- A carpeted and furnished booth with literature rack
- Electrical outlet/receptical with a 2KW service
- Internet Connection
- Multilingual Hostess
- Interpreter service upon request
- Nightly Security and Cleaning
Contact Us for More Information »
Gain access to more than 6,500 exhibitors from 70 countries.
Gain important leads and contacts to keep your business lean from the 216,000+ attendees coming to HANNOVER MESSE.
For more information: contact us by emailing email@example.com, or call Juanita Harthun at (704) 333-4886 x224.
The International Trade Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, manages this global trade site to provide access to ITA information on promoting trade and investment, strengthening the competitiveness of U.S. industry, and ensuring fair trade and compliance with trade laws and agreements. External links to other Internet sites should not be construed as an endorsement of the views or privacy policies contained therein. This site contains PDF documents. A PDF reader is available from Adobe Systems Incorporated.


text:
Vanilla Cake iced in vanilla bc and covered in RF. Cupcakes are vanilla and iced in BC. Cupcake stand was made to coordinate with the pirate theme. TFL
CakeCentral.com is the world's largest cake community for cake decorating professionals and enthusiasts.
(if this is a private computer)
Yes please, register now!


text:
Most Cited Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics Articles
The most cited articles published since 2011, extracted from Scopus.
A global best artificial bee colony algorithm for global optimizationWeifeng Gao | Sanyang Liu | Lingling Huang
Volume 236, Issue 11, May 2012, Pages 2741-2753
The artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm is a relatively new optimization technique which has been shown to be competitive to other population-based algorithms. However, there is still an insufficiency in the ABC algorithm regarding its solution search equation, which is good at exploration but poor at exploitation. Inspired by differential evolution (DE), we propose a modified ABC algorithm (denoted as ABC/best), which is based on that each bee searches only around the best solution of the previous iteration in order to improve the exploitation. In addition, to enhance the global convergence, when producing the initial population and scout bees, both chaotic systems and opposition-based learning method are employed. Experiments are conducted on a set of 26 benchmark functions. The results demonstrate good performance of ABC/best in solving complex numerical optimization problems when compared with two ABC based algorithms. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AIR tools - A MATLAB package of algebraic iterative reconstruction methodsPer Christian Hansen | Maria Saxild-Hansen
Volume 236, Issue 8, February 2012, Pages 2167-2178
We present a MATLAB package with implementations of several algebraic iterative reconstruction methods for discretizations of inverse problems. These so-called row action methods rely on semi-convergence for achieving the necessary regularization of the problem. Two classes of methods are implemented: Algebraic Reconstruction Techniques (ART) and Simultaneous Iterative Reconstruction Techniques (SIRT). In addition we provide a few simplified test problems from medical and seismic tomography. For each iterative method, a number of strategies are available for choosing the relaxation parameter and the stopping rule. The relaxation parameter can be fixed, or chosen adaptively in each iteration; in the former case we provide a new "training" algorithm that finds the optimal parameter for a given test problem. The stopping rules provided are the discrepancy principle, the monotone error rule, and the NCP criterion; for the first two methods "training" can be used to find the optimal discrepancy parameter. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
High-order finite element methods for time-fractional partial differential equationsYingjun Jiang | Jingtang Ma
Volume 235, Issue 11, April 2011, Pages 3285-3290
The aim of this paper is to develop high-order methods for solving time-fractional partial differential equations. The proposed high-order method is based on high-order finite element method for space and finite difference method for time. Optimal convergence rate O(( Δt)2-α+N- r) is proved for the (r-1)th-order finite element method (r≥2). © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A weak Galerkin finite element method for second-order elliptic problemsJunping Wang | Xiu Ye
Volume 241, Issue 1, March 2013, Pages 103-115
This paper introduces a finite element method by using a weakly defined gradient operator over generalized functions. The use of weak gradients and their approximations results in a new concept called discrete weak gradients which is expected to play an important role in numerical methods for partial differential equations. This article intends to provide a general framework for managing differential operators on generalized functions. As a demonstrative example, the discrete weak gradient operator is employed as a building block in the design of numerical schemes for a second order elliptic problem, in which the classical gradient operator is replaced by the discrete weak gradient. The resulting numerical scheme is called a weak Galerkin (WG) finite element method. It can be seen that the weak Galerkin method allows the use of totally discontinuous functions in the finite element procedure. For the second order elliptic problem, an optimal order error estimate in both a discrete H 1 and L 2 norms are established for the corresponding weak Galerkin finite element solutions. A superconvergence is also observed for the weak Galerkin approximation. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A parametric symmetric linear four-step method for the efficient integration of the Schrödinger equation and related oscillatory problemsZ. A. Anastassi | T. E. Simos
Volume 236, Issue 16, October 2012, Pages 3880-3889
In this article, we develop an explicit symmetric linear phase-fitted four-step method with a free coefficient as parameter. The parameter is used for the optimization of the method in order to solve efficiently the Schrödinger equation and related oscillatory problems. We evaluate the local truncation error and the interval of periodicity as functions of the parameter. We reveal a direct relationship between the periodicity interval and the local truncation error. We also measure the efficiency of the new method for a wide range of possible values of the parameter and compare it to other well known methods from the literature. The analysis and the numerical results help us to determine the optimal values of the parameter, which render the new method highly efficient. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Qualitative analysis of a stochastic ratio-dependent predatorprey systemChunyan Ji | Daqing Jiang | Xiaoyue Li
Volume 235, Issue 5, January 2011, Pages 1326-1341
A stochastic ratio-dependent predatorprey model is investigated in this paper. By the comparison theorem of stochastic equations and It's formula, we obtain the global existence of a positive unique solution of the ratio-dependent model. Besides, a condition for species to be extinct is given and a persistent condition is established. We also conclude that both the prey population and the ratio-dependent function are stable in time average. In the end, numerical simulations are carried out to confirm our findings. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Integrating particle swarm optimization with genetic algorithms for solving nonlinear optimization problemsW. F. Abd-El-Wahed | A. A. Mousa | M. A. El-Shorbagy
Volume 235, Issue 5, January 2011, Pages 1446-1453
Heuristic optimization provides a robust and efficient approach for solving complex real-world problems. The aim of this paper is to introduce a hybrid approach combining two heuristic optimization techniques, particle swarm optimization (PSO) and genetic algorithms (GA). Our approach integrates the merits of both GA and PSO and it has two characteristic features. Firstly, the algorithm is initialized by a set of random particles which travel through the search space. During this travel an evolution of these particles is performed by integrating PSO and GA. Secondly, to restrict velocity of the particles and control it, we introduce a modified constriction factor. Finally, the results of various experimental studies using a suite of multimodal test functions taken from the literature have demonstrated the superiority of the proposed approach to finding the global optimal solution. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Nonlinear fractional integro-differential equations on unbounded domains in a Banach spaceLihong Zhang | Bashir Ahmad | Guotao Wang | Ravi P. Agarwal
Volume 249, Issue , March 2013, Pages 51-56
In this paper, by employing the fixed point theory and the monotone iterative technique, we investigate the existence of a unique solution for a class of nonlinear fractional integro-differential equations on semi-infinite domains in a Banach space. An explicit iterative sequence for approximating the solution of the boundary value problem is derived. An error estimate is also given. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Parallel preconditioned conjugate gradient algorithm on GPURudi Helfenstein | Jonas Koko
Volume 236, Issue 15, September 2012, Pages 3584-3590
We propose a parallel implementation of the Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient algorithm on a GPU platform. The preconditioning matrix is an approximate inverse derived from the SSOR preconditioner. Used through sparse matrix-vector multiplication, the proposed preconditioner is well suited for the massively parallel GPU architecture. As compared to CPU implementation of the conjugate gradient algorithm, our GPU preconditioned conjugate gradient implementation is up to 10 times faster (8 times faster at worst). © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
An augmented Lagrangian fish swarm based method for global optimizationAna Maria A C Rocha | Tiago F M C Martins | Edite M G P Fernandes
Volume 235, Issue 16, June 2011, Pages 4611-4620
This paper presents an augmented Lagrangian methodology with a stochastic population based algorithm for solving nonlinear constrained global optimization problems. The method approximately solves a sequence of simple bound global optimization subproblems using a fish swarm intelligent algorithm. A stochastic convergence analysis of the fish swarm iterative process is included. Numerical results with a benchmark set of problems are shown, including a comparison with other stochastic-type algorithms. © 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
The eccentric connectivity index of nanotubes and nanotoriA. R. Ashrafi | M. Saheli | M. Ghorbani
Volume 235, Issue 16, June 2011, Pages 4561-4566
Let G be a molecular graph. The eccentric connectivity index ξc(G) is defined as ξc(G)=∑ u∈V(G)degG(u)εG(u), where de gG(u) denotes the degree of vertex u and εG(u) is the largest distance between u and any other vertex v of G. In this paper exact formulas for the eccentric connectivity index of TUC4C8(S) nanotube and TC4C8(S) nanotorus are given. © 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A general algorithm for the numerical evaluation of nearly singular integrals on 3D boundary elementXianyun Qin | Jianming Zhang | Guizhong Xie | Fenglin Zhou | Guanyao Li
Volume 235, Issue 14, May 2011, Pages 4174-4186
A general numerical method is proposed to compute nearly singular integrals arising in the boundary integral equations (BIEs). The method provides a new implementation of the conventional distance transformation technique to make the result stable and accurate no matter where the projection point is located. The distance functions are redefined in two local coordinate systems. A new system denoted as (α,β) is introduced here firstly. Its implementation is simpler than that of the polar system and it also performs efficiently. Then a new distance transformation is developed to remove or weaken the near singularities. To perform integration on irregular elements, an adaptive integration scheme is applied. Numerical examples are presented for both planar and curved surface elements. The results demonstrate that our method can provide accurate results even when the source point is very close to the integration element, and can keep reasonable accuracy on very irregular elements. Furthermore, the accuracy of our method is much less sensitive to the position of the projection point than the conventional method. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Numerical solution of two-sided space-fractional wave equation using finite difference methodN. H. Sweilam | M. M. Khader | A. M. Nagy
Volume 235, Issue 8, February 2011, Pages 2832-2841
In this paper, a class of finite difference method for solving two-sided space-fractional wave equation is considered. The stability and consistency of the method are discussed by means of Gerschgorin theorem and using the stability matrix analysis. Numerical solutions of some wave fractional partial differential equation models are presented. The results obtained are compared to exact solutions. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Reliably computing all characteristic roots of delay differential equations in a given right half plane using a spectral methodZhen Wu | Wim Michiels
Volume 236, Issue 9, March 2012, Pages 2499-2514
Spectral discretization methods are well established methods for the computation of characteristic roots of time-delay systems. In this paper a method is presented for computing all characteristic roots in a given right half plane. In particular, a procedure for the automatic selection of the number of discretization points is described. This procedure is grounded in the connection between a spectral discretization and a rational approximation of exponential functions. First, a region that contains all desired characteristic roots is estimated. Second, the number of discretization points is selected in such a way that in this region the rational approximation of the exponential functions is accurate. Finally, the characteristic roots approximations, obtained from solving the discretized eigenvalue problem, are corrected up to the desired precision by a local method. The effectiveness and robustness of the procedure are illustrated with several examples and compared with DDE-BIFTOOL. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A new definition of fractional derivativeR. Khalil | M. Al Horani | A. Yousef | M. Sababheh
Volume 264, Issue , July 2014, Pages 65-70
We give a new definition of fractional derivative and fractional integral. The form of the definition shows that it is the most natural definition, and the most fruitful one. The definition for 0≤α<1 coincides with the classical definitions on polynomials (up to a constant). Further, if α=1, the definition coincides with the classical definition of first derivative. We give some applications to fractional differential equations. © 2014 Elsevier B.V.
Constructing higher-order methods for obtaining the multiple roots of nonlinear equationsXiaojian Zhou | Xin Chen | Yongzhong Song
Volume 235, Issue 14, May 2011, Pages 4199-4206
This paper concentrates on iterative methods for obtaining the multiple roots of nonlinear equations. Using the computer algebra system Mathematica, we construct an iterative scheme and discuss the conditions to obtain fourth-order methods from it. All the presented fourth-order methods require one-function and two-derivative evaluation per iteration, and are optimal higher-order iterative methods for obtaining multiple roots. We present some special methods from the iterative scheme, including some known already. Numerical examples are also given to show their performance. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Methods of critical value reduction for type-2 fuzzy variables and their applicationsRui Qin | Yan Kui Liu | Zhi Qiang Liu
Volume 235, Issue 5, January 2011, Pages 1454-1481
A type-2 fuzzy variable is a map from a fuzzy possibility space to the real number space; it is an appropriate tool for describing type-2 fuzziness. This paper first presents three kinds of critical values (CVs) for a regular fuzzy variable (RFV), and proposes three novel methods of reduction for a type-2 fuzzy variable. Secondly, this paper applies the reduction methods to data envelopment analysis (DEA) models with type-2 fuzzy inputs and outputs, and develops a new class of generalized credibility DEA models. According to the properties of generalized credibility, when the inputs and outputs are mutually independent type-2 triangular fuzzy variables, we can turn the proposed fuzzy DEA model into its equivalent parametric programming problem, in which the parameters can be used to characterize the degree of uncertainty about type-2 fuzziness. For any given parameters, the parametric programming model becomes a linear programming one that can be solved using standard optimization solvers. Finally, one numerical example is provided to illustrate the modeling idea and the efficiency of the proposed DEA model. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A new hyperchaotic system from the Lü system and its controlShouquan Pang | Yongjian Liu
Volume 235, Issue 8, February 2011, Pages 2775-2789
This paper presents a 4D new hyperchaotic system which is constructed by a linear controller to a 3D L system. Some complex dynamical behaviors such as Hopf bifurcation, chaos and hyperchaos of the simple 4D autonomous system are investigated and analyzed. The corresponding hyperchaotic and chaotic attractor is first numerically verified through investigating phase trajectories, Lyapunove exponents, bifurcation path, analysis of power spectrum and Poincar projections. Furthermore, the design is illustrated with both simulations and experiments. Finally, the control problem of a new hyperchaotic system is investigated using negative feedback control. Ordinary feedback control, dislocated feedback control and speed feedback control are used to suppress hyperchaos to an unstable equilibrium. Numerical simulations are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controllers. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
On the rate of convergence of Mann, Ishikawa, Noor and SP-iterations for continuous functions on an arbitrary intervalWithun Phuengrattana | Suthep Suantai
Volume 235, Issue 9, March 2011, Pages 3006-3014
In this paper, we propose a new iteration, called the SP-iteration, for approximating a fixed point of continuous functions on an arbitrary interval. Then, a necessary and sufficient condition for the convergence of the SP-iteration of continuous functions on an arbitrary interval is given. We also compare the convergence speed of Mann, Ishikawa, Noor and SP-iterations. It is proved that the SP-iteration is equivalent to and converges faster than the others. Our results extend and improve the corresponding results of Borwein and Borwein [D. Borwein, J. Borwein, Fixed point iterations for real functions, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 157 (1991) 112-126], Qing and Qihou [Y. Qing, L. Qihou, The necessary and sufficient condition for the convergence of Ishikawa iteration on an arbitrary interval, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 323 (2006) 1383-1386], Rhoades [B.E. Rhoades, Comments on two fixed point iteration methods, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 56 (1976) 741-750], and many others. Moreover, we also present numerical examples for the SP-iteration to compare with the Mann, Ishikawa and Noor iterations. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A modified Halpern-type iteration algorithm for a family of hemi-relatively nonexpansive mappings and systems of equilibrium problems in Banach spacesZiming Wang | Yongfu Su | Dongxing Wang | Yucai Dong
Volume 235, Issue 8, February 2011, Pages 2364-2371
In this paper, we prove strong convergence theorems by the hybrid method for a family of hemi-relatively nonexpansive mappings in a Banach space. Our results improve and extend the corresponding results given by Qin et al. [Xiaolong Qin, Yeol Je Cho, Shin Min Kang, Haiyun Zhou, Convergence of a modified Halpern-type iteration algorithm for quasi-φ-nonexpansive mappings, Appl. Math. Lett. 22 (2009) 10511055], and at the same time, our iteration algorithm is different from the Kimura and Takahashi algorithm, which is a modified Mann-type iteration algorithm [Yasunori Kimura, Wataru Takahashi, On a hybrid method for a family of relatively nonexpansive mappings in Banach space, J. Math. Anal. Appl. 357 (2009) 356363]. In addition, we succeed in applying our algorithm to systems of equilibrium problems which contain a family of equilibrium problems. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A note on the efficient implementation of Hamiltonian BVMsLuigi Brugnano | Felice Iavernaro | Donato Trigiante
Volume 236, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 375-383
We discuss the efficient implementation of Hamiltonian BVMs (HBVMs), a recently introduced class of energy preserving methods for canonical Hamiltonian systems (see Brugnano et al. [8] and references therein), also sketching their blended formulation. We also discuss the case of separable problems, for which the structure of the problem can be exploited to gain efficiency. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Solving the generalized regularized long wave equation on the basis of a reproducing kernel spaceMaryam Mohammadi | Reza Mokhtari
Volume 235, Issue 14, May 2011, Pages 4003-4014
On the basis of a reproducing kernel space, an iterative algorithm for solving the generalized regularized long wave equation is presented. The analytical solution in the reproducing kernel space is shown in a series form and the approximate solution un is constructed by truncating the series to n terms. The convergence of un to the analytical solution is also proved. Results obtained by the proposed method imply that it can be considered as a simple and accurate method for solving such evolution equations. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Semi-convergence analysis of Uzawa methods for singular saddle point problemsNaimin Zhang | Tzon Tzer Lu | Yimin Wei
Volume 255, Issue , January 2014, Pages 334-345
Recently, Zheng, Bai and Yang studied the parameterized Uzawa method for solving singular saddle point problems (B. Zheng, Z.-Z. Bai, X. Yang, On semi-convergence of parameterized Uzawa methods for singular saddle point problems, Linear Algebra Appl. 431 (2009) 808-817). In this paper, we discuss the inexact Uzawa method, which covers the Uzawa method, the preconditioned Uzawa method, and the parameterized Uzawa method to solve the singular saddle point problems. We prove the semi-convergence result under restrictions by verifying two necessary and sufficient conditions, that is, all elementary divisors associated with the eigenvalue 1 of its iterative matrix are linear, and the pseudo-spectral radius of the iterative matrix is less than 1. Sufficient conditions for the semi-convergence of several Uzawa-type methods are also provided. In addition, numerical examples are given to demonstrate the semi-convergence of Uzawa-type methods. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A survey of numerical methods for IVPs of ODEs with discontinuous right-hand sideLuca Dieci | Luciano Lopez
Volume 236, Issue 16, October 2012, Pages 3967-3991
This work is dedicated to the memory of Donato Trigiante who has been the first teacher of Numerical Analysis of the second author. The authors remember Donato as a generous teacher, always ready to discuss with his students, able to give them profound and interesting suggestions. Here, we present a survey of numerical methods for differential systems with discontinuous right hand side. In particular, we will review methods where the discontinuities are detected by using an event function (so-called event driven methods) and methods where the discontinuities are located by controlling the local errors (so-called time-stepping methods). Particular attention will be devoted to discontinuous systems of Filippov's type where sliding behavior on the discontinuity surface is allowed. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
A hybrid quantum inspired harmony search algorithm for 0-1 optimization problemsAbdesslem Layeb
Volume 253, Issue , May 2013, Pages 14-25
This paper presents a new hybrid natural algorithm based on Harmony Search Algorithm (HSA) and Quantum Computing (QC). The main features of the proposed algorithm called Quantum Inspired Harmony Search Algorithm (QIHSA) is the integration of quantum representation scheme in the basic harmony search algorithm that allows applying successfully some quantum inspired operators like measurement and interference. This hybridization between quantum inspired computing and harmony search algorithm has led to an efficient hybrid framework which achieves better balance between the exploration of HS algorithm and the exploitation capabilities of the quantum inspired computing. Experiments on knapsack problems show the effectiveness of the proposed framework and its ability to achieve good quality solutions. © 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.


text:
According to the CBC's Elliotte Friedman, they did. On his Hotstove segment from Saturday's Game 2 of the Cup Finals, Friedman said he'd heard – though he didn't get it confirmed from either team – that the Flames offered their three first-round picks in this year's draft (Nos. 6, 22 and 28) to the Avs for their first overall pick, and that the Avs said no.
Flames Reportedly Offered Three First-Round Picks to Avalanche for No. 1
From DenverPost.com
Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse more stories
Bruce Bennett/Getty Images


text:
Currently viewing: Product Catalogue > Rotators/ Rotating Fork Attachments
Our rotator range offers continuous, and direct drive continuos rotators, as well as Heavy duty rack and pinion and continuous versions.
Require a rotating head
Require rotating head with a simple low cost fork positioner
Our 360° Heavy Duty rotating attachments are designed for high capacity and extra heavy duty applications.
Capacities range from 7000Kg -30,000Kg.
Throughout our site we use Adobe PDFs to view our technical data. Please download and install it for free on the link below.
We are certified with the latest in quality standards.


text:
tropical fruits and bottle of organic wine for free
Finca el Gallo is a family business created and run by ourselves, we work to enable the stay is to your liking and memory that takes you right back.
Our apartments are gay friendly. We are happy to see you soon.
Our apartments have one or two bedrooms, making it possible to accommodate up to five people. All have a lounge, kitchen and bathroom. The kitchens are fully equipped and in the lounge you can enjoy TV with international channels. In addition each apartment has a safe and a balcony or terrace.
Services: We offer a cleaning and laundry service. There is also a dry cleaners within 300 meters of our establishment.
From our solarium enjoy beautiful views of the national park entrance La Caldera, to the sea or mountains.
In our more than 1200 m2 of gardens, planted with flowers and shrubs well as fruit that you can take the fruit yourself, relax at the sound of the birds, read or take a dip in the saltwater pool. If you do not relax too much you can do some exercise in our little gym.
At our house we can offer fax services, Internet, public telephone, car rental and postal services. Next to it is a small shop where you can have fresh bons/bread every morning.
We are less than 5 minutes by car from the center of Los Llanos, where you can find a wide variety of shops and restaurants. Also in this municipality is the main entrance to the National Park of La Caldera.
The main beaches in the area you reach in less than 15 minutes by car, airport and commercial port are in a distance of 32 km.
During your visit at the island can also enjoy our facilities, a wide range of leisure. You can hike over this island more than 1000 kilometers of trails in every landscape, whether volcanic lava, laurel forests and waterfalls. If you want a little adventure you can make routes by car, motorcycle, bicycle or horse. You can take boat excursions in searching of dolphins and whale watching, flying through the skies in paragliding down to the depths of the sea while scuba diving.
If you do not have a car, public transportation is another option. Less than 300 meters from the apartments there are bus stops that will take you to any address you want to go.
If you are here for the first time we are happy to welcome you in our home. If you will come back for a second or third visit, this will show us that you felt like at home.
Come to la Palma and enjoy your Holidays in the Finca el Gallo appartaments and the rural houses of las Casitas.
Enjoy the nature, the peace and the incredible rural life in the apartments of Finca el Gallo and the rural houses. The owners will giv you all the informations, households and tips you will need to have the best holidays ever.
La Palma is the most north-western island of the Canary Islands, known as the 'Beautiful Island' because of its exuberant natural beauty. The green of the countryside, the abundant water and the floral wealth make a sharp contrast with the many volcanic cones, lava flows and dykes that are testimony to the Island's origins.
Along with the natural beauty of the Island, is a culture full of traditions, cuisine, crafts and folklore that has survived from the time of the aboriginal inhabitants, who left a wide variety of natural archaeological riches.
The peace and harmony of an island with acclaimed attractions like the Caldera de Taburiente (National Park), the Roque de los Muchachos Astrophysics Observatory, (considered the most important astrophysics observatory in the northern hemisphere), the El Canal y Los Tiles forests, declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, and archaeological sites like Zarza or Belmaco, are just a taste of the marvels to be discovered by exploring or walking the trails and paths of the Island, or by enjoying the beaches of fine volcanic sand.
On this site we will show you our offers of accomodations which are apartaments and rural houses. These accomodations can be rented with total exclusivity for families or private use. There are also other accomodations where you only will share a common zone.
In this wild land, local farmers have made fertile fields, where once there were only barren stretches of lava, by bringing water up from the bowels of the earth and soil from afar. The people of La Palma have earned their reputation for being expert farmers, not just for bananas, of which La Palma is a major producer, but also for tobacco. The 'Palmeros' love their island as attested by their prehistoric name of 'Benahore', which means 'my land' or 'my earth'. Because the Beautiful Island is considered the perfect place for communing with nature, rural tourism has become a major attraction and has encouraged the decision-makers to create development programs that promote ecological responsibility and architectural preservation.


text:
Manufacturer: Wintec (View all products by Wintec)
Model: Western (View all Western reviews)
Category: Trail Saddles
Purchase: I got one when they first came out 400.00
Likes: I love these saddles they are so comfy.
Dislikes: only one dee to tie the saddle, on a old "suede" type material wintec there was a double dee for the latigo tie, which was better construction
Quality: Very good construction
Summary: I recommend this saddle
Rating: 5
Author: babypig
Date: 0000-00-00
Usefulness Rating: 2.6 out of 5.
10 reader(s) voted.
Trailwise Endurance Elite Trail Saddles
Shenandoah Trail Saddles
Stonewall Saddle Company Stonewall classic 14 inch Trail Saddles
Fallis Balanced Ride Trail Saddles
Circle Y Trail Gator Endurance Trail Saddles
Simco "Deluxe" trail saddle 8695 Trail Saddles
Circle y Alabama trail gaitor Trail Saddles
Jason McKenzie 1 / Wade saddle Trail Saddles
Huber Training saddle Trail Saddles
Fabtron Easy Rider Trail Trail Saddles
CTK TASO 18 Trail Saddles
Dixieland Gaited Saddles Gaited wide tree Trail Saddles
ABETTA TRINITY SERENITY SYNTHETIC ENDURANCE SADDLE Trail Saddles
Wyoming Saddlery 16" Draft Custom Trail Saddles
DIXIELAND GAITED SADDLE Butterfly Skirt Roughout Trail Saddles
J. Stead Saddles.com Rose Wade Trail Saddles
Dixieland Gaited Saddles Butterfly Light Rider Trail Saddles
Dixieland Gaited Saddles LIGHT RIDER BUTTERFLY EXTRA WIDE GAITED FIT Trail Saddles
Sycamore Creek Sadles TASO 16 Trail Saddles
Dixieland Saddles Round Skirt Western Trail Trail Saddles


text:
15 best U.S. spots for kids
Posted: 12:37 PM EDT Apr 08, 2014 Updated: 2:00 AM EDT Aug 01, 2014
August is National Family Fun Month. Spend some time with yours at these 15 best U.S. spots for kids.
The views expressed are not those of this company or its affiliated companies. Please note by clicking on "Post" you acknowledge that you have read and agree to the TERMS OF USE and the comment you are posting is in compliance with such terms. Your comments may be used on air. Please be polite. Inappropriate posts and those containing links to other sites may be removed by the moderator. Desktop and mobile versions of this site use independent comment threads.