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APC Smart-UPS 3000 RM LCD 2U are trusted by millions of IT professionals throughout the world to protect equipment and critical data from costly interruptions by supplying reliable, network-grade power reliably and efficiently. Available in a variety of forms factors and classes (entry level, standard and extended run), there is a model for nearly every application and budget. Standard models are the most popular UPS in the world for business servers, storage and network devices and have long been considered the benchmark for reliability and manageability. Entry level Smart-UPS models are an economical choice for small and medium businesses looking to protect small networking devices, point-of-sale (POS) equipment and entry level servers. The extended run models accept external battery packs for long runtime to power critical servers, security and communication systems through outages that could last hours.
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The Best Easter Candy You'll Never Find – Runt's Freckled Eggs
Year after year, Easter season after Easter season I search the candy aisles of every Wal-Mart, Target, CVS, Walgreen's, and grocery store I go to hoping the best Easter candy ever created will once again appear. And year after year, Easter season after Easter season, my hopes are squashed in the same way my hopes of the Powerball ping-pong ball machine will spit out the same six numbers a computer randomly generated at the convenience store down the street on a Saturday night. Now I know why.
It is quickly becoming apparent to me that I am the king of liking products that are impossible to find. Perhaps I have a sophisticated pallet, far superior than those of other mere mortals, or perhaps I only like things that suck. Considering my track record thus far, I'm 99.9% sure it's the latter.
When it comes to candy, I have two favorites; chocolate, and pretty much anything sour (although never a combination of the two, because that would be gross). Let's put it this way, if his fists were covered in sugar and citric acid, I would let Mike Tyson punch me in the mouth because there would be a slim chance I might taste that sweet concoction (yes, I'm still talking about his fists). Runts Freckled Eggs™ nailed it on the sour scale. Not so sour and tangy that it made my lips pucker, but just enough tang mixed with the sweet (artificial) fruit flavor of cherry, orange, blue raspberry, and lime.
After another exhaustive search this year for my beloved Runts Freckled Eggs™ came up empty, I decided to find out why. After some serious "Googling" that took every bit of two minutes (which in this day and age seems like an eternity), I found my answer on the official Willy Wonka Twitter page. Turns out I was the only one looking for them.
Low sales volume? What is wrong with people? They won't eat these tangy morsels of heaven, but they'll devour licorice which has the same flavor as licking a football. If they didn't also make Nerds, SweetTarts, Sprees, ShockTarts, Fun Dip, and Gobstoppers, I'd boycott them. Although I know full well it would only be a matter of time before they lured me back in with their sweet and tangy siren song. You're a crafty soul Mr. Wonka, and you've stolen my heart.


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This is a new hotel that has great rooms, good prices (with a military discount), and a great location. Tons of parking in a parking ramp, staff is very helpful. Lots of restaurants and shopping nearby. Only semi-negative comment is that the hotel restaurant is priced very high. It would be nice if they offered a free breakfast of some sort. This may be why the prices are decent.
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When Alan approaches Professor Kortney Kane asking her if there's room for him to register for her class, she tells him she's heard stories about him. He's no shy guy, so he presses the subject, asking if she's like what she's heard. Ms. Kane tries to backpedal and avoid it, but Alan won't relent, asking whether she's ever fucked one of her students. The sexy, blue-eyed teacher tells him he's being inappropriate, but once he starts licking her pussy and the 69 is in effect, the situation is very appropriate for her.


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The first trials of a new laser anti-missile system developed by Israel and the United States have proven successful.
The Nautilus system, which was tested twice last week at the White Sands missile range in New Mexico, succeeded at shooting down both armed and unarmed missiles.
The system is designed to intercept short-range missiles, including the Katyusha rocket, which fundamentalist terror groups in Lebanon have repeatedly fired at targets in northern Israel in recent years.
The Nautilus spots a rocket in midair, then fires a laser that destroys the rocket before it hits its target.
A spokesman for the U.S. Army praised the Nautilus tests, adding that the system could also be used for long-range missiles and bombs dropped by aircraft.
Israel's Defense Ministry welcomed the tests as an impressive technological achievement, but stressed that development of the system is still in its early stages.
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"Why do you smoke this shit, so to escape from reality? Me, I don't need this shit. I am reality." - Sgt. Barnes
While you drug addicts are sharing marijuana needles today on 420, here are some tunes to bang your head to slowly
Motherfuckin' KYUSS!
Fatso Jetson, this album has fuckin Dr. Zaius on it!
T-Minus whenever it feels right.
Everyone needs Sleep
Get ready to destroy your speakers, dickhead. Just buy some new ones later.
Ufomammut, Italy's answer to Electric Wizard, at least this album was.
Bongzilla's hit album, Amerijuanican. A bit of a stretch. A good stretch. Ahh.
Ancestors with that fucking RIFF!!
The one that started it all. Man, Ozzy should have died right after No More tears.
Possessed, a band that should have been big, but death got in the way.
Colour Haze, feelin it.
Get lost in Mammatus. Also dig the Arik Roper cover art.
Just go out and get all 3 volumes of Causa Sui's Summer Sessions already.


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I had a breast implant removal a few days ago. I hated them because they were heavy and when I was lifting something my breasts would look wrinkly and had a weird shape, it was under the muscle so it was because the muscle was moved. Now that they are out, my muscles are still doing the same thing, when I lift something, my breasts "squeeze" together and are moving sidewards, that looks aweful. This wasn't so before I had the implants, Is it going to be normal again, not moved by my muscles?
Why Are my Breasts Moving to a Squeezed Shape when I Move my Muscles?
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Why Are my Breasts Moving
When implants are under the muscle, they are almost always partially under the muscle. The lower half of the implant is between the breast and the chest wall--the pectoral muscle's lower edge is about even with the nipple.
When the implant was removed, I can't tell from your question whether the capsule was removed (most times it is not). The capsule is attached to the lower half of the breast tissue, and that probably explains the persistent movement. This may resolve with time as the capsule is resorbed and replaced by scar. I am not sure of the rationale for your surgeon's plan.
Thanks, best wishes.
Animation issues after implant removal
TIme will tell if your animation issues after implant removal will get better. give it time to heal.
Animation/Flexion Deformity after Removal of Breast Implants?
Thank you for the question.
Unfortunately, only time will tell whether you will continue to have "animation or flexion" deformity of the breasts when you flex your pectoralis major muscle. Even though the breast implants are out, scar tissue connecting the pectoralis major muscle to the overlying tissue may allow this issue to continue.
At this point, I would suggest that you continue to exercise patience and continue to follow up with your plastic surgeon.
Best wishes.
Learn more: http://www.poustiplasticsurgery.com/Procedures/breast-implant-removal.htm
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Breast movement with muscle flexion.
Breast implants behind the muscle often get compressed when the muscle flex. The implants may move up and out also. The amount of movement is variable. Often for body builders the implants are placed in front of the muscle to minimize the flexion deformity. The down side is that the breast implants are often very obvious.
Since you have had the breast implants removed, they can no longer cause this problem. You are still very early after surgery, so you are not likely looking at your final results. The muscle needs to reattach to the chest wall, and often a capsulectomy is performed to enhance this.
For now this best thing to do is to allow your body to heal. If it bothering you enough to ask here, you should call you plastic surgeon and have them check you. This will make sure everything is okay, and allow any problems to be addressed sooner.
Learn more: http://www.sanfranciscobreast.com/breast-implant-removal.html
Animation after Implant Removal
Animation of the envelope by the muscle after implant removal may be improved with scar release. However, the muscle may produce this result after the scar forms.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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Our expertise, based on the management of hundreds of clouds, is backed up by a clear SLA and regular independent audits for quality assurance.
Your team can access every tool and every machine — and we can transfer operations to you on demand.
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Quadruple Crazy: Crazy Times with the Actionsampler2012-04-19 7 Share Tweet
Here's a quick and simple Tipster for the super fast and super fun Actionsampler camera! Read on to find out about my Tipster!
The Lomography Actionsampler is a great camera to bring to a party or a social gathering. It's sure to pique the interest of your friends due to its quirky appearance.
So far, here are some of my tips for the Actionsampler.
Sneak up on your targets.
The Actionsampler is perfect for getting those "surprise" moments of your friends as you shoot them with a burst of flash!
Capture the movement.
The four successive frames shows even the subtlest changes in movement so be sure to keep an open eye for interesting actions.
Put a dash of color.
Try putting strips of colored cellophane on each of the camera lenses to end up with colorful shots.
The Actionsampler Flash snaps up a series of four images on one 35mm print, and now comes with a 4-step sequential flash! This multilens camera can record your subject's movement day and night. See it with the rest of our Multilens cameras here!
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Pathfinder: A Global Perspective on the Darfur Region of Sudan. Ohlone College World Forum, Monday, November 13, 2006
United States Holocaust Memorial Museums Committee on Conscience. (2006, March). Sudan: Darfur Overview. Retrieved November 8, 2006 from http://www.ushmm.org/conscience/alert/darfur/
Nachtwey, J. (2004). The Tragedy of Sudan. [Electronic version] Time, 60(12), 68-69.
See the map at
To get the most recent news articles on Darfur, go to the Ohlone Library Web site at http://www.ohlone.edu/org/library/, click on Search for Articles, and search in Lexis-Nexis, a database that includes newspapers, magazines, and wire services from around the world. Heres one example article:
Sudan; Diplomatic Denialism? (2006, September 6). Africa News. Retrieved November 8, 2006, from Lexis-Nexis.
The African Union has a military deployment in Darfur. To find out more, go to;
In October 2006, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan proposed four ways in which the UN can assist the AU (African Union) to expand its mission. Go to;
and enter Darfur for recent press releases and briefings.
There are a number of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) attempting to provide humanitarian aid to the victims of Janjaweed violence in Darfur. Doctors Without borders is one such NGO.
For articles, press releases, and reports, Search is in the upper right hand corner. Enter Darfur in the search box.
Lesch, A.M. (2003) Ethnic Conflict in Sudan. In Encyclopedia of Modern Ethnic Conflict. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group. Retrieved from NetLibrary.
Note that Ohlone Library subscribes to NetLibrary. Search for the encyclopedia in the Librarys HANS catalog, and follow instructions from there to access the book.
Sudan Safary. (n.d.) Retrieved November 8, 2006 from http://www.safary.sd/en/
This online Sudanese newspaper takes a pro Sudanese government stance. (English version).
Sudan Tribune: plural news and views information source on Sudan. (2006, November 8). Retrieved November 8, 2006 from http://www.sudantribune.com
Another online newspaper. This source says it is a non profit web site based in France. Its goals are to promote plural information, democratic and free debate on Sudan.
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Making food from scratch typically requires advance preparation, learning a recipe, and your third and final genie wish. Learn to create your own comestibles with this Groupon.
$10 for $20 Worth of Crepes
The lunch and dinner menu includes crepes wrapped around ingredients such as North Atlantic smoked salmon ($8.75) or coconut-curry chicken ($8). Diners may also opt for a breakfast crepe such as the bacon, egg, and cheese ($5.50) or a dessert crepe such as sliced banana and Nutella ($5.50). For any remaining Groupon value after guests' first visit, FliP crêpes at Chicago French Market puts the remainder on a gift card.
FliP crêpes at Chicago French Market
FliP crêpes got its start on the Chicago Farmers Markets circuit in 2003, slinging its warm and sweet or savory treats to steadily growing flocks of customers. Eventually, the company outgrew its humble beginnings and expanded to a location inside the French Market of Chicago, where customers stop in for the crowd-pleasing, gluten-free crepes alongside a burgeoning roster of made-to-order sandwiches and gluten- and dairy-free pita pockets. Four distinct menus address cravings and lifestyles (gluten-free, vegetarian, halal, vegan) the day might present, including selections that tackle breakfast munchies with eggs and bacon, a passion for the savory with toasted options, salad cravings with fresh and crisp selections, and sweet teeth with desserts chock-full of Nutella, strawberries, and homemade sea salt caramel. The tender crepes will only wrap their eggy arms around healthy, high-quality ingredients, so the chefs avoid high-fructose corn syrup and other undesirable foodstuffs.


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Feedback from Us
Looking back, 1995 is now being touted as the year of the Internet. It was a phenomenon throughout the developed world. In Australia, the volume of Internet traffic had been doubling every 15 months, but in 1995 we saw it double in just one 3-month period. It's still expanding.
The Hot Chips site was originally launched as an experiment, and hosted via an independent service provider. The response and experience we gained from that original site played a vital role in the lead-up to the ABC's decision to create it's own host web server and to begin to build web pages for numerous ABC programs. Thanks for your support in helping that happen.
Since we've been off-air, the Hot Chips team has given a lot of thought to what to do next. One thing that impressed us from our experience in running these pages was the quality and thoughtfulness of so much of the email we received. We began thinking of ways that we could create a TV-program which enabled net users to have a more direct voice in determining the content of what we did.
Eventually, we came up with a way to do it, but it meant ditching some of the conventional television production methods used in Hot Chips. (This was a fairly radical idea, but after a lot of internal debate, we won the day). As a result, we won't be making a 3rd series of Hot Chips. Instead we'll have a new program which will hopefully push the net-TV envelope a lot further.
It starts on April 4, 1995. It's called http:// and you'll find it's web site launched well in advance of the start date. In the meantime you can already write to us via firstname.lastname@example.com or by using the Hot Chips email address firstname.lastname@example.com
If you are interested in other TV broadcasters supporting their programs in a similar way, try the BBC's The Net or the Canadian Broadcasting Corp.
A reminder that feedback is always welcome. It's not only helped us to improve this site, it's also helped us advise other ABC program units in the development of their home pages. We're currently working to an email response policy. This is an attempt to find a workable way to accomodate everyone, but we are always open to better suggestions.
We've separated our Q & A section from this feedback page and we've also made some changes to our Hot Chips logo graphics which has reduced their file size to one third of what they were before. This should make them load three times faster.


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Aged Care
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Fuel Prices
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Newcastle Electorate: Roads
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Investing in Australia
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Ms NEAL (8:02 PM) —I acknowledge your elevation, Mr Speaker, and congratulate you, as is the tradition. I can assure you I will respect your ruling and comply in all things, as you would expect. I rise to speak for the first time as the federal member for Robertson. It has been a long and difficult journey. But it is the fulfilment of a calling I have had all my adult life. Firstly, I must thank the people of Robertson. They have elected me to represent them here in federal parliament and I feel honoured. I am dedicated to living up to the faith that they have shown in me. I feel privileged to be a part of the largest Labor government in Australia's history, led by an energetic Prime Minister of fresh ideas and with great compassion for those who are disadvantaged in our community. His leadership is a large part of why I chose to seek election at this time and to help end the aridness of the Howard years.
Most of all I am proud of the Australian people, who at this election rejected the exploitation of workers and embraced a fairer relationship between employees and employers, who rejected the politics of division and embraced unity, who rejected self-seeking opportunism and embraced a caring society, who turned their backs on mean-heartedness and embraced generosity of spirit, who rejected the short-term exploitation of our environment and chose to protect our natural beauty and to make plans to deal with the challenges of climate change. This breadth of spirit was vividly illustrated last Wednesday with our national apology to the stolen generation, and I look forward to its continuation. I am ambitious for an enlightened social democracy built on the goodwill of the Australian people and formed on the foundations of a strong and vibrant economy.
The seat of Robertson was one of the only three federal seats named after premiers. It was named after Sir John Robertson, the small landholder's friend. He had a prodigious career in both length and achievement. Like me, he served in both the upper and lower houses but, unlike me, he served in the New South Wales parliament and was a staunch opponent of Federation. Robertson in 1901 was a large rural seat covering a large chunk of rural New South Wales, stretching from Dubbo to just west of Newcastle. Over time, as the population of the area increased, the seat moved east to outer metropolitan Newcastle and then south to become the Central Coast seat in New South Wales that it is today. Robertson is located on the coast between Sydney and Newcastle but has a character all of its own. In the south it is bordered by the Hawkesbury River, in the east by the Pacific Ocean, in the north by Terrigal. It stretches westward to include the hinterlands of Mangrove Mountain and Peats Ridge. The Central Coast is a region of beaches and waterways, with villages and towns scattered between them. In the last two decades that I have lived there, it has become more urbanised but it still retains its unique quality. I know it is a tradition to say that your seat is of unique beauty, but in this case it truly is.
I am the 12th person to hold the seat of Robertson, but it would be accurate to say that the first member to represent Robertson as a Central Coast seat was Barry Cohen. He held the seat for 21 years, from 1969, and was certainly a local champion. His relentless pursuit of local interest is certainly something that I would like to replicate, as I would like to replicate his longevity. I also wish to acknowledge the contribution of Frank Walker, who held the seat from 1990 to 1996 and also had a long and productive career in the New South Wales parliament. I pay tribute to Jim Lloyd, my opponent in the last election, who represented his constituents with genuine concern and ran a strong and vigorous campaign. I wish him and his wife, Kerry, well in retirement and hope they have the opportunity to enjoy the Hawkesbury River that I know they love so well.
I wish to particularly thank the large number of volunteers, both within the Labor Party and outside, who helped me with the enormous task of changing the minds of some 5,000 people. Many thought it could not be achieved, and I would have to say that there were moments when I wondered. I would like to thank my campaign director, Donna Judd, who kept the whole show on the road and sacrificed an enormous amount of time. And of course I have to thank her forever tolerant husband, Graeme, who shared a lot of the burden in terms of time. It is impossible, as many have said, to name all the volunteers and those who helped, but there are some that I must. I would have to say, in naming them, that there are many names that I will spare you, as it would take almost my entire time to do that. I thank Harish Velji, Tom Hollywood, Cathy and Roland Soder, Helen Myers, Paul Collimore and Paul Sullivan, Paul Lister, John Gifford, Chris Calbert, Nick Jacomas, Dave Humphries, Bill Stewart, Jack Woodward, Emma Furness, Kerry Stratford, Mary and Anthony Gooley, Paul Wilson, Andrew Clark, Alison Nolan, Bill Cong, the Sidiropoulos family and Jane Stafford. They really are just a few of the many people who helped.
I acknowledge with enthusiasm the assistance of the Your Rights at Work team, led by Mary Yaager and John Robertson from Unions New South Wales. I also have pleasure in thanking the many unions that assisted my campaign: the Transport Workers Union, particularly Bruce Penton and Tony Sheldon; the Australian Workers Union; the NUW; the ETU, particularly Jim Macfadyen, who is also Gosford City Council Mayor; the USU; the Health Services Union—a member of which has joined us in my northern neighbouring seat of Dobell; the SDA; the FSU; the RBTU; the AMWU; the Nurses Federation; and the CFMEU all helped and all contributed to the ultimate result. I would like to thank the New South Wales branch of the ALP, of which I have been a member for 27 years. My particular thanks go to Sam Dastyari. I would also like to thank many of my colleagues for their assistance, in particular Senators Steve Hutchins, Michael Forshaw and Ursula Stephens, who gave me advice and assistance and, of course, have been my very long-term friends. Many of the other members of this House have also been colleagues and friends for a great many years. I would also like to thank New South Wales minister Tony Kelly and his wife Anne. I immensely enjoyed working with Tony, and already I am missing the rest of the Kelly gang—who worked there also—a great deal.
It is traditional for new members to reflect on their background and to put forth their personal philosophy and the issues on which they will focus in their future years in parliament. I apologise in advance if I am somewhat indulgent, as the opportunity to make such a personal presentation, uninterrupted, does not occur very often. My maternal grandfather, Oliver Hoskin, was born just before the turn of the century. He left, as a 19-year-old telephone mechanic, to fight in Gallipoli, Palestine and Fromelles with many of his generation. He returned home and survived long enough to marry, live through the Great Depression and produce four children before expiring from the effects of mustard gas suffered during the Great War. My grandmother, Georgina Smith, had an iron will and a tendency to be frugal. She supported her children as a nurse and ensured that all her children were well educated—three at university and my mother at teachers college. This high regard for education, and the value of sacrificing to achieve it, is certainly a core principle of my own.
I imagine that my paternal grandfather, Fred Neal, met his wife, my grandmother Grace, an upstairs maid—it is very difficult to imagine that such a short time ago upstairs maids were quite common—while making deliveries as a grocer's assistant in the Darling Downs of Queensland. He remained a grocer's assistant all his life. He was a simple and kind man who believed that caring for your family and carrying out your obligations to your community were the only things that really mattered. They lived all their lives in Australia Street, Allora, a town of some 300 people. In fact, by an interesting coincidence, it is the same street where the grandparents of the member for Solomon lived. I do not know what it indicates, but I think it indicates something. My grandmother still lives in Allora at the age of 93.
My grandfather believed that all men should learn to cook, as he said this skill saved his life when, being one of the few men who could, he performed this vital role during the Second World War. My parents, both teachers, met and married in Dalby, Queensland. My father completed a commerce degree while teaching and raising three young children with my mother. During the early 1960s, a policy of recruiting from regional Australia was introduced in the federal Public Service, and the Australian diplomatic service was opened up to those outside Sydney and Melbourne. This led to my father's selection to join the Department of Overseas Trade.
We moved to Canberra and then commenced a period of travel to a range of places in Europe and Asia. I once calculated that I moved house 13 times before entering high school. Some people on the other side have indicated that this was a matter of some stress for them, but I would have to say that nothing could be further from the truth for me. Every move was an adventure which I learned a great deal from. I learned about the advantages of Australia's climate, stable democracy, rule of law and a government administration generally free of corruption—despite what the media might say. I learned about the depth of poverty and the impact of lack of access to education and health services on many people in other parts of the world. Most of all, it taught me that change and new ideas are a positive thing and they should be welcomed.
I would like to thank my parents for their care and the opportunities they gave me. My father taught me, by example, that hard work is an essential element of all success and that the 'in' crowd is not always right. My mother taught me to stand up and be counted. I would also like to thank my twin brother, Chris, and my sister, Catherine, for keeping me down to earth and laughing with me. Sometimes you need that bit of help. I acknowledge my Botticelli cupids, Alexander and Julian, who are in the gallery today. I am sorry for embarrassing them. They have grown up to be extraordinary young men, and I am extremely proud of them. I also thank in particular my husband, to whom I said on the last occasion and I still hold this to be true: as far as I am concerned, he is always on the side of the angels.
My life has certainly been a kaleidoscope. I consider myself blessed to have had such wide-ranging experiences that allow me to balance and reflect on both the harmonies of our Australian community and the sometimes conflicting views and ideals. I was born in 1963, which makes me, I understand, both a baby boomer and generation X. I have been both employer and employee. I have worked as a union officer for the Federated Ironworkers Association of Australia, where I learned about the need for collective bargaining and the unfairness visited on workers by some unscrupulous employers. I have had the opportunity to meet both Laurie Short and Harry Hurrell, both legends of the labour movement. I have also had a career as a lawyer—which, as has been suggested, is a much-maligned profession.
Contrary to the views of many of those on the opposition side, they are not the only ones to sample the highs and lows of small business. I have established two businesses and have mortgaged my home, worked very long hours and received little reward for the first few months of operation. The life is demanding—but of course there are rewards—but that should never be an excuse to exploit your employees. I have lived most of my life in an urban environment but I attended high school in Orange in the central west of New South Wales. There I learned many skills that I am sure will be useful for my political life. I learned to ride a horse, drove cattle, drench sheep, pick apples, milk cows—both by hand and machine—and, from my grandmother, how to kill a chicken using only my hands.
The accumulated knowledge of these experiences has led me to believe that all that is required for evil to triumph is for good men—or, in this case, women—to do nothing. I hope it will be said at the end of my time here in parliament that I did not stand back and let an injustice occur. At the core of everything we do here should be the objectives of social justice, social cohesion and equality of opportunity. Reform is why we are here. During my initial time here I will pursue a number of priorities. My first, of course, is the repeal of the Work Choices legislation and the abolition of AWAs and the unfairness that flowed from them. This has already commenced, with the introduction of the bill to put this into effect. I have to say that I am thrilled and I am sure my constituents back in Robertson feel the same way. Another of my priorities is infrastructure. I believe that Australia is at a crisis point with a lack of infrastructure, which is strangling our economic growth and limiting the potential of our population. This is due to a failure to invest in the last decade due to a short-term view and myopic outlook that the market will provide.
This crisis is nowhere more evident than on the Central Coast, where a fast-growing population has outstripped our infrastructure and threatened our environment. I have ambitions for the Central Coast and I believe these are shared by the people who reside there. To bring these to fruition we need to invest in our infrastructure, both built and social. I am pleased to see the Infrastructure Australia bill is being given priority. This will help promote this much-needed investment in infrastructure. I am particularly concerned to see that our broadband infrastructure is brought up to a level comparable with the rest of the developed world and that the regions, like Robertson, have the same access to digital information as the capital cities have.
I am also enthusiastic about being part of the Rudd Labor government's education revolution and to see the way we educate our young people brought into the 21st century. I am concerned about two aspects in particular. If our children, before they enter school and in the first three years of school, do not develop the basic skills upon which to build the rest of their education, they can carry this deficit for the rest of their lives, being denied the quality of life they deserve and denying the community the quality of contribution they could provide. Labor is committed to providing 15 hours of preschool education to all children before they start school. This will go a long way towards dealing with this problem. I would also like to ensure, when children's skills are underdeveloped in the first few years of their education, that the underlying causes are identified and remedial action is taken. It is not enough to say that we will look to see whether they have those skills; we have to invest the funds to actually remedy the situation.
I am also particularly concerned with the skills development of those aged between 15 and 25 years. Many in this age group fall between the gaps in their transition from school to work. Those who do not complete school or some other tertiary training are twice as likely as the rest of the population to become unemployed in later life. This is a waste of talent that the nation cannot afford. Any civilized society certainly has a duty to train and educate their young people in the transition from dependence to independence. Surely it is also our ability as a community to provide education and training for our young that is a real test of a civilized society. It is certainly an imperative in terms of our economic policies of maintaining growth and containing inflation. A competitive economy requires a skilled workforce. It is my objective to create a guarantee that every young person may continue in formal education, training or employment when leaving school. We cannot continue to waste our young talent. Finally, I am particularly concerned about the environmental impact on our coastlines, the pressure of development and the need to manage and protect these fragile ecosystems so that we do not lose the beauty that we so much enjoy.
These are my first priorities but there are a number of matters that also fill me with passion. I believe that housing is the fundamental core of a decent life. The failure to ensure access for many people to a home and the increasing number of homeless are a blight on our humanity. I believe that we should assist families to raise and educate their children, particularly at the time that they are born. I believe that Australia should not compete in the world by engaging in a race to the bottom by lowering wages but that we should compete by creating a smarter and more skilled workforce. I believe that our elderly should enjoy a secure and stimulating retirement and should have access to a nursing home when they require it. I believe we have a responsibility to engage in the reduction of poverty worldwide, and I embrace our commitment to increasing foreign aid to 0.5 per cent of GDP. I believe that because it is what is required of a humane society and also because I am convinced that deprivation leads to war, suffering and death. I believe Australia should focus more on our island neighbours in the Pacific region and provide greater assistance in developing democratic governments and the rule of law in that region. I believe that Australia can do better. That is why I am here.


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Just one more step left after this! Last time we got the entire yellow face and today we're going to solve the top layer corners, leaving the top edges for the last step in solving your Rubik's Cube!
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Leishmaniasis is a protozoan disease caused by the genus
Leishmaniasis is caused by protozoan parasites belonging to the genus
Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL), known as "Oriental Sores" and "Baghdad Boils" in the Old World and "Chiclero's Ulcer" and "Uta" in the New World, is caused by various
Mucocutaneous leishmaniasis (MCL), also known as "Espundia", is endemic in Central and South America, and characterized by destructive metastatic lesions in the mucous membranes of the nose, mouth and throat cavities and surrounding tissues that occur months or years after the onset of the primary cutaneous infection [
VL, caused by
Most leishmaniases are zoonotic diseases that include animal reservoir hosts in the transmission cycle [
The life cycle of
Phlebotomine sand flies are tiny blood-feeding insects of the family Psychodidae in the order Diptera with a body length of approximately 2–3 mm [
As described, only some of the approximately 800 sand fly species are medically important, and certain sand fly species can transmit only certain species of
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Detection and identification of
Molecular biological techniques are now becoming powerful tools for sand fly research. Therefore, more detailed information on the risk factors for leishmaniasis, such as the prevalent sand fly species as well as the seasonal variation in the infection rate and transmission risk, can be accumulated by continuous efforts using such techniques in various endemic areas in different seasons. In addition, elucidation of the relationships between
Schematic life cycle of
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[FTR Per Diem Bulletin 03-3]
Federal Travel Regulation; Maximum Per Diem Rates for Colorado, New York, Texas, and Utah
AGENCY: Office of Governmentwide Policy, General Services Administration (GSA).
ACTION: Notice of revised continental United States (CONUS) per diem rates.
SUMMARY: To improve the ability of the per diem rates to meet the lodging demands of Federal travelers to high cost travel locations, the General Services Administration (GSA) has integrated the contracting mechanism of the new Federal Premier Lodging Program (FPLP) into the per diem rate-setting process. An analysis of FPLP contracting actions and the lodging rate survey data reveals that the maximum per diem rate for the State of Colorado, city of Colorado Springs, including El Paso County; State of New York, borough of Brooklyn; State of Texas, city of Austin, including Travis County, and city of Houston, including Harris County; and State of Utah, city of Salt Lake City, including Salt Lake County, should be adjusted to provide for the reimbursement of Federal employees' lodging expenses covered by the per diem. This bulletin amends the final rule published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2002 and amended on November 18, 2002, May 9, 2003, and May 28, 2003, by adjusting the maximum lodging amounts in the prescribed areas. This bulletin also eliminates seasonal rates for the State of Colorado, City of Colorado Springs, Colorado.
DATES: This bulletin is effective August 19, 2003, and applies to travel performed 15 days after this date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For clarification of content, contact Joddy P. Garner, Office of Governmentwide Policy, Travel Management Policy, at (202) 501-4857. Please cite FTR Per Diem Bulletin 03-3.
A. Background
In the past, properties in high cost travel areas have been under no obligation to provide lodging to Federal travelers at the prescribed per diem rate. Thus, GSA established the FPLP to contract directly with properties in high cost travel markets to make available a set number of rooms to Federal travelers at contract rates. FPLP contract results along with the lodging survey data are integrated together to determine reasonable per diem rates that more
accurately reflect lodging costs in these areas. In
addition, the FPLP will enhance the Government's ability to
better meet its overall room night demand, and allow
travelers to find lodging close to where they need to
conduct business. After an analysis of this additional
data, the maximum lodging amounts published in the Federal
Register at 67 FR 56160, August 30, 2002 and amended at 67
FR 69634, November 18, 2002, 68 FR 25034, May 9, 2003, and
68 FR 31706, May 28, 2003, are being changed in those areas
listed in the Summary, above. This bulletin also eliminates
seasonal rates for the State of Colorado, city of Colorado
Springs, including El Paso County, and also gives the State
of New York, borough of Brooklyn, a separate per diem rate.
Previously, the per diem rate for Brooklyn was included in
the per diem rate for Bronx and Queens.
Per diem rates change more frequently than other information contained in the FTR. Effective April 28, 2003, GSA changed the travel procedure to allow the Office of Governmentwide Policy (OGP), GSA, to issue/publish Appendix A per diem rates on the GSA website. FTR Per Diem Bulletins supersede Appendix A to Chapter 301 (41 CFR Chapter 301). This will ensure timely notification of any increase or decrease in per diem rates established by GSA for Federal employees on official travel within the continental United States (CONUS). Per diem rates will be published on the internet at www.gsa.gov/perdiem as an FTR Per Diem Bulletin and published in the Federal Register on a periodic basis. This bulletin gives notice of a revision in per diem rates prescribed by OGP for CONUS. Per Diem Bulletins published periodically in the Federal Register now constitute the only notification of revisions in CONUS per diem rates to agencies. The text of the Bulletin follows:
Maximum per diem rates for official travel in the continental United States (CONUS) by Federal Government employees as prescribed in FTR Per Diem Bulletin 03-2:
Lodging M&IE Per Diem
Locality Amount Rate Rate
(Remove the seasonal entries)
Colorado Springs (El Paso County) $79 + $42 = $121
(Remove "Brooklyn" from the entry that includes Bronx and Queens and add the following separate entry for Brooklyn.)
$198 + $46 = $244
Austin (Travis County) $83 + $42 = $125
Houston (Harris County) $87 + $46 = $133
Salt Lake City (Salt Lake County) $80 + $38 = $118
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Khloe Kardashian Changes Her Hair Color Again, Returns to Natural Black (PHOTOS)
The sassy Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 28, has ditched her beloved Ombre' look and had it dyed completely dark — like her famous sisters.
Putting her locks in the trustworthy hands of Joico's celebrity stylist George Papanikolas at Andy Lecompte Salon in West Hollywood, Calif. on Wednesday, Khloe underwent the hair transformation.
"Khloe was done with the Ombre' and wanted to return to the rick color she had previously sported," Papanikolas told Celebuzz. "She requested to get rid of her tips and go dark like her sisters."
You be the judge: Does the new look suit her?
Regardless, Khloe was clearly thrilled with the result as she showed it off at the Harmonie Cocktail Recipe Launch at Mr. C's restaurant the next day.
star once sported a blonde hair do back in the day.
No changes are to be made to this player
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Broncos aiming to end drought
London v Warrington, KO 1500BST Sunday 13 May.
London will be looking for their first win over Warrington on Sunday in six Super League meetings.
London give winger Dom Peters his first outing of the season in the absence of the suspended Brett Warton.
Mark Gleeson, 19, who made his Warrington debut as a substitute in the corresponding match last season, makes his first-ever start in place of hooker David Highton, who has had an operation on a fractured cheekbone.
The Wolves, meanwhile, are still without full-back Lee Penny (broken thumb) and prop Martin Masella (knee).
Huddersfield v Castleford, KO 1500 BST Sunday 13 May
Castleford play their third game in nine days when they visit bottom club Huddersfield.
Castleford have skipper and loose forward Adrian Vowles back after a five-match absence and fellow forwards Michael Smith and Nathan Sykes also return after sitting out the midweek defeat at St Helens.
But winger Darren Rogers is out with a hand injury and is replaced by Waine Pryce.
Huddersfield have skipper Dale Laughton returning from a back injury to take over from fellow prop Steve Molloy, who is out with an elbow injury.
Also added to the squad are centre Chris Langley and back row forward Adam Hayes, who have yet to appear in first team action this year.
Salford v Wigan KO, 1800 BST Sunday 13 May
Salford will be aiming to halt their four-match losing streak when they take on Wigan at the Willows.
Without three international half-backs through injury, Salford are set to switch Graham Holroyd, from full-back to scrum-half to partner skipper Darren Brown.
Gary Broadbent is expected to return at full-back after missing five matches with a broken hand.
Wigan recall David Hodgson to the left wing for Brian Carney (hamstring).
Young prop Ricky Bibey, who made his debut in the Warriors' win over Wakefield, keeps Harvey Howard out of the squad.
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In order to meet the Reasonable Care requirements of U.S. Customs, importers must accurately classify their products or face back duties and penalties. The General Rules of Interpretation (GRI), which are found on the first page of the Explanatory Notes to the Harmonized System, are the first place to start when trying to classify any product using the Harmonized System.
My second article in this series concluded with a discussion of General Rule of Interpretation 3. This article will proceed with a discussion of the remaining GRI's.
As I previously noted, the first three GRI's are the "meat" of the GRI's. These last rules give guidance on the first three and explain the process of classification.
Here is GRI 4: "Goods which cannot be classified in accordance with the above rules shall be classified under the heading appropriate to the goods to which they are most akin."
This is essentially a bailout provision. In the very rare cases where goods cannot be classified by a Heading or Subheading, then all one can do is to find the good that most closely resembles the subject. Kinship can consist of many factors, such as description, character or purpose.
GRI 5 gives us guidance regarding cases and packing containers:
"In addition to the foregoing provisions, the following rules shall apply in respect of the goods referred to therein:
- Camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, drawing instrument cases, necklace cases and similar containers, specially shaped or fitted to contain a specific article or set of articles, suitable for long-term use and entered with the articles for which they are intended, shall be classified with such articles when of a kind normally sold therewith. This rule does not, however, apply to containers which give the whole its essential character;
- Subject to the provisions of rule 5(a) above, packing materials and packing containers entered with the goods therein shall be classified with the goods if they are of a kind normally used for packing such goods. However, this provision is not binding when such packing materials or packing containers are clearly suitable for repetitive use."
In most cases, according to this rule, containers are classified together with the goods they contain; they are not classified separately. This is true of containers that are made for only one item as well as general containers such as crates.
There are only three instances where this rule does not apply:
- When the container itself gives the good its essential character. For example, a silver tea caddy containing tea or an ornamental ceramic bowl containing sweets.
- When the container is shipped separately. If you just ship an empty crate, it is classified as a crate.
- When the packing container is suitable for repetitive use. Many companies have heavy-duty crates or boxes that they use to ship repair and return items to and from overseas destinations. These must be classified separately as the type of containers they are.
GRI 6 is a little confusing as far as language:
"For legal purposes, the classification of goods in the subheadings of a heading shall be determined according to the terms of those subheadings and any related subheading notes and, mutatis mutandis, to the above rules, on the understanding that only subheadings at the same level are comparable. For the purposes of this rule, the relative section, chapter and subchapter notes also apply, unless the context otherwise requires."
This rule is actually easier to understand than it seems. This rule establishes the principle of hierarchy in classification: When classifying goods, you need to start with the section, chapter and subchapter notes and then proceed to the headings and subheadings. If you have a good to classify, you first must classify it by section, then chapter, then subchapter, then by heading.
For example, if there are two chapters that can be considered, you must first establish which chapter applies. You can then proceed down to the heading level. Once at the heading level, you may compare subheadings.
In the Explanatory Notes, the subheadings appear as either a one-dash or two-dash subheading. One-dash subheadings can only be compared to other one-dash subheadings. In other words, your choice is not between a one-dash subheading and a two-dash subheading, both of which appear to describe the good. You must choose between descriptions that appear at the same level .
This principle is better explained using the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). In the HTSUS, items have a level of indentation. You can only compare descriptions that have the same indentation, which indicates that they have comparable headings.
So, you can only compare HTSUS numbers with the same number of digits; a description of an item with a 6-digit number cannot be compared with an item with an 8-digit number.
Here is an example from the HTSUS:
Steam turbines and other vapor turbines, and parts thereof:
Turbines for marine propulsion
Steam turbines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Turbines: Of an output exceeding 40 MW:
Steam turbines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stationary steam turbines, condensing type . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. .
In this example, steam turbines appear twice. However, these two descriptions cannot be compared since they do not fall in comparable headings. In other words, any steam turbine that is used for marine propulsion must fall in the first heading. It cannot fall to the lower heading even if its output exceeds 40kw. "Turbines for marine propulsion" must first be compared to "Other turbines" and then the classification determined under the proper heading.
This concludes our discussion of the General Rules of Interpretation. My fourth and final article on this topic will cover some other principles of classification, give you some hints on how to classify, and give you examples of common errors that are made in classification.


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My name is David Sale. I am a passionate and perpetually learning Software
Developer. Currently based in the South of London,
I have worked on Agile Projects using mostly Python, Java and Ruby. I enjoy writing about
programming and sharing learning with others.
This passion to inspire and write about the technologies I have been using has allowed me to deliver numerous articles, presentations and most recently a book, over the last few years. My website aims to showcase these works in one place, and provide an easy way for you to contact me should you find my work suitable for your next project. I am always keen to hear of exciting projects and opportunities, with Python in particular being a huge draw for me.
This article will cover building a simple 'Hello World'-style web application written in Django and running it in the much talked about and discussed Docker. Docker takes all the great aspects of a traditional virtual machine, e.g. a self contained system isolated from your development machine, and removes many of the drawbacks such as system resource drain, setup time, and maintenance.
David graduated in 2011 with a BSc (Hons) Computing from the University of Leeds. In this talk, he shares his experience on software engineering in the real world, and about the Sky Software Engineering Academy including opportunities for placements and jobs within Sky.
Behaviour-driven development allows you to describe how your application should behave, and drive the development of features by adding new tests and making them pass. By clearly describing how your application behaves in different scenarios, you can be confident that the product delivered at the end meets the requirements you set out to deliver. Following BDD lets you build up your application piece by piece, and also provides you with living documentation of your entire system, that is naturally maintained as you keep the tests passing.
Python is a hugely popular, open source programming language, especially in the world of web development, and is used by some of the largest and most popular web services including Spotify, YouTube, Google, and the Raspberry Pi. Python Testing teaches you how to use Unit Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) to build clean, flexible Python programs that work in an Enterprise environment. Python's dynamic nature and vast range of external libraries make it a great choice for developers.
Rapid development and deployment of applications is quickly becoming a requirement and goal for many projects, old and new. Fortunately, a vast array of options are springing up for developers to take advantage of in terms of deployment resources and tight integration with the programming language of your choice. Cloud deployments, where companies offer a vast amount of hardware which you can scale to your needs, are becoming increasingly popular due to their flexibility and cost effectiveness in following a pay as you use model.
Following on from the great introductory articles featured recently on Nettuts+, this article looks to show how you can take New Relic to the next level. As a performance monitoring tool New Relic is fantastic, but what about performance testing, before you go live. That's where JMeter comes in to play. In this tutorial, you will see how we can stress test our application under realistic load, and combine the output of JMeter and New Relic to give you confidence in your applications performance, before releasing into a production environment.
Whenever you're developing for a client there's always one thing that's inevitable: the requirements that you think you're agreeing on at the start are never the same as what the client has in mind: either the product that you produce is different to what the client expects, or you find that halfway through development the client changes their mind. But where does this fit in to the waterfall model? At what point do we consider that the client could change their mind? Let's not forget: they're your client, and they're paying you. We want to please them so that they come back to us. Telling a client that we can't be flexible with what they ask is not going to leave them very happy.
In this tutorial, I am going to show you how you can rapidly create a good looking website, with as little code as possible. By making use of the awesome Bootstrap templates that Twitter have provided, alongside Ruby and the Sinatra web framework, we can get a professional template site upon which to build in little more than a lunch break.
In this tutorial, I will be looking at the installation and development of a simple web application using Python's Flask web framework. You will see how in a matter of minutes, you will have a simple but powerful skeleton with which to build your application upon. If you refer to my previous article on Tech.Pro, you can get your Python environment set up ready for development, and also follow the simple instructions for installing Python Packages using "pip". Also in that article, I take you through setting up a virtual environment for your projects, something you may wish to do for this project. Here, we will use the name "flask_tutorial" for our virtual environment.
In this tutorial we are going to look at the various Python data types available and how we can make use of them, including some neat tricks which can help keep your Python code clean and simple. The extra tips can be found in bold and italic. The first data types we will look at are standard across almost any programming language. These include strings, integers, floats and booleans. These data types form the basic building blocks from which we can construct our Python applications.
The first step to creating your perfect Python environment, is getting Python installed on your machine! For this tutorial, I will be explaining the process on Mac OS X and Linux. One important thing to bear in mind with Python, as with virtually all programming languages, is the different versions that are available. The Python community mainly make use of two popular versions. These are Python 2.* and Python 3.* Python 3 is intentionally backwards-incompataible with Python 2, however many Python 3 features have been back ported to the Python 2 library. It is entirely up to you which version you make use of, however in my experience more users are making use of Python 2.7.2 and you may find more 3rd party libraries available for this version. A little research into the topic may be of use if you are interested, but on the whole either version will probably suit you fine and cover the majoirty of requirements.
Test-driven development (TDD) is a process that has been documented considerably over recent years. A process of baking your tests right into your everyday coding, as opposed to a nagging afterthought, should be something that developers seek to make the norm, rather than some ideal fantasy. I will introduce the core concepts of TDD. The whole process is very simple to get to grips with, and it shouldn't take too long before you wonder how you were able to get anything done before! There are huge gains to be made from TDD - namely, the quality of your code improving, but also clarity and focus on what it is that you are trying to achieve, and the way in which you will achieve it. TDD also works seamlessly with agile development, and can best be utilized when pair-programming, as you will see later on. In this tutorial, I will introduce the core concepts of TDD, and will provide examples in Python, using the nosetests unit-testing package.
Behavior-Driven Development is an excellent process to follow in software development. With testing often a practice that is pushed aside to the last minute (or ignored, entirely), baking the process into your daily workflow can prove to be hugely beneficial to the quality of your code. The structure and design of the tests, coupled with the Gherkin syntax makes tests easy to read - even for team members with non-technical backgrounds. All code should be tested thoroughly, meaning that defects should ideally never reach production. If they do, then a thorough test suite, focused on the behavior of your application as a whole, ensure that they are easy to both detect and fix. This speed, clarity, focus and quality in your code is why you need to be adopting this process...now.
BSkyB is a major player in the broadcasting and telecoms market in the United Kingdom. Sky's offering of premium sports, movies and entertainment channels puts it at the forefront of Television entertainment in more than 10 million homes. Its ample broadband and telephone products have allowed the company to expand its customer base and offer an all round package to its customers. With a focus on quality and stability in everything Sky produces, testing of applications is paramount. As part of this business, the company needs a successful and efficient way to sell these products to its customers and as such the modelling, rules and pricing of packages need to lay a firm foundation for different parts of a sales application to function well. Testing plays a key role to ensure that delivery of a product is always as incident free as possible. Within the agile framework, unit tests, behaviour driven development (BDD) and continuous integration play a key role in making this possible.
Outlined within this report is the inspiration, analysis and eventual implementation of the design of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) to a neural network model of Caenorhabditis elegans. The project as a whole looked at two computational models of the C. elegans worm and evaluated them in terms of which would be most successful as the underlying model to the interface. There were many criteria in which to evaluate the models and these are detailed within; along with explanations of the differences between the two models. The successful model was then taken to create a user interface, that would be beneficial to those who are not necessarily computer scientists. Herein lies the main inspiration for the project. That is to provide a means of using the simulation to achieve some goal. These may include, performing experiments or using as a teaching aid, without the need to understand the computation "under the hood".


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" Brand: Miss Sporty / Mascaras / Type: Eyeliner / Suitable for: Eye "
This is a black liquid eyeliner from budget beauty brand Miss Sporty. I'm quite a fan of theirs and so am constantly buying their products, this was an eyeliner that I came across in my make up box the other day after running out of my 2true one (will review that shortly too). The eyeliner claims to be able to define your eyes in just one stroke.
The packaging of this product is quite nice. The lid is a light blue coloured plastic which tapers towards one end making it easy to hold. The bottom of the packaging is black plastic and this section holds the liquid eyeliner, all the details of the product including name, manufacturer details and ingredients are printed on the black bottle in a silver font. To reveal the eyeliner wand you simply twist the lid. The wand itself consists of a thin selection of bristles packed together.
You can currently purchase this product in Superdrug for £2.79.
I feel this eyeliner is pretty good. I'm not quite sure why I stopped using it in the first place but I've been re-using it for a few days now and have been pleased with its performance. The tapered lid makes the product easy to hold and therefore easy to apply, you require quite a bit of control with liquid eyeliner and I feel this product performs well in providing precision.
The bristles are arranged slightly awkwardly I feel though and I do prefer a liquid eyeliner where the bristles come to a more solid tip, this however is not enough to create a problem it just means I have to take a bit more time to be accurate with this liquid eyeliner. The liner itself is of good pigmentation and good consistency, it applies in slick strokes to my eye lids and dries very quickly.
In terms of the eyeliners claim to define the eye in just one stroke I personally can't say it lives up to that but again I can't take too many marks away because every liquid eyeliner I've tried has required more than one stroke unless you are a real expert!
The eyeliner has remained on my lids for at least an 8 hour day without me noticing any fading or wearing away, I must admit I expect this sort of performance from an eyeliner especially a liquid one because it isn't a product that is usually interfered with on the face and so I was happy this eyeliner survived the day.
Overall I think this is a really nice cheap liquid eyeliner, the staying power is really good and it's really easy to use, I'm only removing a star because there are eyeliners I feel perform better in terms of the solid wand etc.
I like liquid eyeliner as I find it easier to apply than the kohl as it gives a smoother effect and looks more black than the kohl ones which comes out a slightly greyey black.
Everything in the Miss Sporty range costs under £3 and I think this particular item cost £2.79, which is good value for a liquid eyeliner. It is avaliable in Boots, where you'd recieve 8 advantage card points and also in Superdrug.
When it comes to applying it runs nice and easily across the eye and unlike some of the slightly thicker ones, this is a very thin eyeliner which means it is easier to get one neat line from one corner of the eye to the other.
However I did find that because it is quite thin that it came out quite pale, like a murskish grey / black colour, how I'd expect kohl eyeliners to appear, so I did find myself going over this a few times.
The thing I liked about this eyeliner is that it has quite a long brush / handle which means that it easy to move across the eye as it fits comfortable in your hand.
Once applied the eyeliner looks nice, dark and neat, unlike some of the others I have used it does not have that funny looking fakey texture to it. It also stays put all day and does not smudge like some others do and does not wear in the corners of the eyes either.
I really like this eyeliner and at the price I would definitley reccomend it!
This is another make-up product that I am never without. Im not a cheap skate when it comes to make-up in the slightest because I think most of the time the more expensive products mean better quality which in turn will obviously make you look much better. When it comes to liquid eyliner though with me it is the total opposite. Most of the more expensive liquid liners I have tried Ive found out later that Im allergic to and more or less all of the cheaper brands I have tried I have never had a problem with and that is the catagory this product falls into. I first tried this when I was going to a fancy dress party. The theme for the party was singers and actors so for some stupid reason I decided to go as ... wait for it ... Any Winehouse! Yes that is correct. And if she is known for one thing (other than the obvious heroin addiction) then it's her excessive use of liquid eyeliner so I went out looking for a tube that was cheap and that I could just waste loads of trying to perfect the look and this is the one I found. I have never looked back.
The brush for this liner is possibly the best thing about this product. The brush is actually a really thin PROPER brush, not one of those rock hard paintbrush ones but a real brush which makes applying it so much easier. As the brush is so thin it means you can create a really precise line that is totally straight! I have never been able to get a totally straight line with a liquid liner before but I really coloud with this one. Now even though the brush is so thin it actually picks up quite a lot of liquid with just one dip into the pot and it only takes one line straight accross to get a full, bold colour which cn be layered up for a thicker line if you want a bit more definition. And in case your wondering my Amy Winehouse eyes looked just like the real thing!
This liner really does give my eyes great definition, even if I do say so myself. And it also makes my eyes looks more alive and awake as if I had spent hours applying it when in fact it takes me about 30 seconds. The only thing I will say that annoys the hell out of me about this liner is that it does take quite a while to dry. If you open your eyes to quickly after you have applied this then you will be left with smudges and little black dots all around your eyes so my advice is this: keep your eyes closed for a few minutes after you apply as then it will dry and just leave your eyes looking great rather than smudged. I know that not exactly ideal so I do have to knock off one star but other than that this is close to the perfect eye liner!
But best of all it didnt irritate my eyes in the slightest. No red rings, no rashes and no watery eyes! So for me that makes this product a winner. See? Im not that choosy am I?
I would say that this liner lasts about 6-7 hours without fading or smudging in the slightest so thats pretty long in my opinion. Ive worn this out clubbing several times and it definately withstands any sweat that comes from dancing so it is really long lasting.
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Price: About £2
Stockists: Superdrug, Boots Etc
Shades: Black & Brown
Shelf Like: 12 Months
I definately recommend this to anyone who has senstive skin around their eyes and needs something that wont aggrevate that. Its long lasting, sensitive, has a great colour and lasts for ages. What more could you ask for? Pretty close to perfection I think.
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Arrowhead Christian didn't need to be at its best for Tuesday's CIF-Southern Section Division 5 boys volleyball playoff opener.
The Eagles provided just enough in a quick 25-6, 25-14, 25-5 win over Capistrano Valley Christian, the third-place team out of the San Joaquin League.
It was the sixth straight win for ACA (17-6) and the Eagles' ninth win in 10 outings.
"What we want to do is take one match at a time," ACA second-year coach Kevin Verkaik said. "We want to make sure we play our best. We don't necessarily want to worry about the other team, more focus on our game."
In another playoff opener Tuesday, Citrus Belt League runner-up Redlands put together a 25-18, 26-24, 25-19 Division 4 win over Crean Lutheran.
ACA and Redlands resume the playoffs with Thursday's second round.
Last season ACA was a CIF quarterfinalist.
"I am focused on making sure we are getting the best out of our guys," Verkaik said. "We want to get the best execution out of our team."
ACA senior Kaleb Denmark finished with 14 kills and four aces, and Tanner Jorritsma added five kills and three aces.
ACA jumped out to a 10-3 lead in the opening set. It was close for much of the first half of the second set, with ACA leading 14-12 before it went on a 7-1 run to take control. And ACA finished strong in the third, jumping out to a 12-1 lead.
"I grade it a C for us," Denmark said. "For later on against better teams, we will have to step it up. But it worked for us today."
ACA's serving was dominant at times. At other times, it was off. The Eagles served up 15 aces in the three sets, but also served into the net eight times.
"We had a lot of service errors," Denmark said. "It was a low-intensity game. We served well overall. But if we keep those serves in and stay away from the bad ones, we will do fine."
Both Verkaik and Denmark also mentioned the crowd being a factor. It wasn't standing-room only, but it was larger than usual.
"We don't usually get much of a crowd," Denmark said. "It always feels good to be supported."
Verkaik added: "We don't normally play in front of a crowd. I told the guys with every game we win the crowd will get better. We need to keep our composure and our consistency."
ACA dominated the match but at times lacked its usual fire.
"In the second game, well, we looked bad," Verkaik said. "But we finished strong. We got to the third with some momentum. We played the third with some momentum and it was OK."
ACA completed the regular season with a second straight Ambassador League title, and the goal from the start was to reach further into the playoffs than last season.
"You always want to avoid the upset," Denmark said. "You want momentum. We are looking to go further than last season. It's important to get that push started."
During Saturday's wild-card round, Redlands East Valley was eliminated in a four-set loss by Katella. REV lost 18-25, 26-24, 25-18, 26-24.


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I'm a big fan of Austin Wilde, who is one serious porn hottie! He's got a gorgeous body, a great attitude, and he loves sex. He did a video interview for Gaydemon that you can see here, and now this hunky man is letting us get to know more about him.
Anthony: Austin, tell us your story. How did you get into the porn biz?
Austin: Ever since I was 3, I wanted to be a porn star. (kidding)(not really) ... I was approached in June of 2008 at a party and asked to do a shoot for OnTheHunt.com. After about a month, I decided "why the hell not?", and told myself I was only doing ONE SHOOT. And here I am, 3 years later with my own site(www.austinwilde.com, in case you didn't know).
Anthony: What are the things you like most about doing porn? Any dislikes?
Austin: I've traveled coast to coast and around the world shooting and doing events/appearances. So the traveling definitely takes the cake on this. Along with meeting all of the cool (and attractive) people that I have. I guess the money isn't bad, either.
Anthony: What's your preference... Top or bottom? Does that change when you aren't filming?
Austin: I prefer to top on camera, but I definitely like to bottom, especially with my boyfriend. I'd say I bottom about 30% of the time off camera with him. It's just hard when you're dating a power bottom.... pun intended ;)
Anthony: What are your biggest turn-on, turn-offs and sexual fantasies?
Austin: Since I love rimming, both doing it and receiving it, my biggest turn-on is a nice ass. Smoking is by far my biggest turn-off! My ultimate sexual fantasy is to stumble upon a locker room full of hot bodied guys right after a game (any sport will do) and just have our way with each other. Preferably for no less than 2 hours. Then spit in their faces, call them whores and leave. The end.
Anthony: Who are your favorite porn stars, and are there any you'd like to work with?
Austin: There are a couple I'd want to work with. One being Richard Pierce. I've worked with most of the guys that I've wanted to.
Anthony: How's it different fucking on camera compared to the comfort of your own bedroom?
Austin: Seeing how I'm gay and actually ENJOY the sex on camera (usually), it's not THAT different. Enjoying it on camera is the best way to turn out a great looking scene, too. Except for the fact that sex in my bedroom is with my boyfriend and is a lot more fun and obviously meaningful.
Anthony: What do you like to do when you're not working? Any hobbies? Are you in a relationship?
Austin: I travel. A lot. The gym is my second home. Or my "crackhouse" as I like to call it. So working out and playing basketball are my two main hobbies. Fucking my boyfriend, Anthony Romero, and trying to make him scream "NOT SO HARD!!" is another one of my hobbies. I've yet to be successful.
Anthony: Do your friends and relatives know you do porn? How did they react when you told them or found out?
Austin: They definitely all know. I made sure everyone knew before my first scene released. That way all the gays that like to talk shit had no ammunition. I'm from a town about 25 minutes outside of St.Louis so even if I hadn't said anything, it would have become common knowledge fairly quick.
Anthony: What can we expect from you in the future? Do you have any upcoming projects?
Austin: I have scenes releasing on my site every week or two. So that's definitely something to keep up on. I recently won the Fleshjack contest so will soon be having my dick, lips and ass released nationwide for your pleasure. And mine. Don't think for a second I won't be fucking myself! ;-)
Anthony: Where can new fans find you? Do you have a Web site, Facebook or MySpace account, Blog or Twitter?
Austin: www.AustinWilde.com is my website and where all of my scenes are released. The Nazis over at Facebook will only allow us 5k friends so trying to add me there won't work. TWITTER - @AustinWilde BLOG - http://blog.austinwilde.com
Thank you, Austin Wilde, for taking time to let us get to know you. Be sure and check him out at his site, and we'll see more of him (LOTS more of him) soon at the Gaydemon Lounge.


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Shrub or small tree with short trunk and slender, upright branches, hairless throughout. Height: 30 ft (9 m). Diameter: 1 ft (0.3 m). Flowers 0.3 in (0.8 cm) wide; greenish-yellow.
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Six weeks ago, Salmat, which has a 70 per cent share of the retail catalogue distribution market, started testing a website in Victoria that enables small and medium-sized companies to design, print and distribute brochures and catalogues.
Chief executive Grant Harrod said it was hard to estimate how much small and medium-sized businesses spent on marketing each year, but Salmat thought the sector would become "a significant source of revenue for us over the next few years".
"Until now, our letterbox distribution division has been focused on large companies," he said.
"Small and medium-sized companies haven't done much in terms of distributing marketing material through letterboxes, mainly because there hasn't been anyone to help them. Designing, printing and distributing material can be a hassle for small companies."
Mr Harrod said Salmat's website would be launched nationally in October. He said the Victorian test was "going very well" and predicted Salmat would capture some of the marketing dollars small and medium-sized companies were spending with suburban newspapers and Telstra's Yellow Pages directories.
Salmat's "targeted media solutions" division, which includes catalogue distribution, was performing well this year thanks in part to the addition of the Myer and David Jones contracts late last year.
"We also continue to see organic growth among our larger retail clients, as they increasingly view catalogues as a media of choice," Mr Harrod said.
Salmat has won several catalogue distribution contracts from arch-rival PMP over the past two years. But in late March, PMP took the Target contract from Salmat. One of Salmat's largest clients, Woolworths, is expected to review its catalogue distribution business later this year.
Although Salmat has seen good growth from its three key divisions – targeted media solutions, call centres and business process outsourcing– this year, it was sticking to the forecast made in February that it would generate earnings before interest, tax and amortisation of $85 million to $90 million in 2009-10, up from $78 million in 2008-09.
"Some elements of the market are disappointed that we haven't upgraded our earnings forecast," Mr Harrod said.
"Our business is fairly resilient – when times are tough, retailers for example often spend more on catalogues – but with interest rates rising and no government stimulus payments, we are erring on the side of caution."
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The Victorian government will boost its dwindling budget surplus by taking a slice of the state Workcover Authority's profit from insurance operation dividends.
The decision, announced last Thursday in the government's mid-year budget review, will also result in an increased proportion of the Transport Accident Commission and the metropolitan water business dividends going to the government.
Under the 1986 Transport Accident Act, the Transport Accident Commission may pay an annual dividend, determined by the Treasurer and the TAC Board, to the government.
Last financial year, the commission paid the government $100 million, 54 per cent of its profit from insurance operations. This year it will pay 75 per cent of the profits.
While Melbourne Water paid $26.5 million, 17 per cent of its net profit after tax last financial year, the ratio will increase to 75 per cent this financial year.
Last year's dividends were meant to be paid in October by each of the metropolitan water businesses.
The government decided it would defer the payments to 2012.
The opposition claims the change is a way for the government to avoid operating in a budget deficit.
Opposition finance spokesman Robin Scott said the government was manipulating dividends to mask budget problems.
Workcover's 2010-11 profit from insurance operations was $294 million, so if the profits were similar this financial year, a 50 per cent payout ratio would give the government an extra $147 million.
Mr Scott said the decision to include Workcover would mean higher costs for businesses.
"The successful financial management of Workcover has been used to lower premiums and improve benefits for workers," he said. "Lower premiums have cut the cost of doing business and employing workers."
The Australian Industry Group's Victorian director, Tim Piper, said the removal of dividends from Workcover need not have a negative impact, but this would be dependent on the government's attitude
"The money is not removed from employers," he said.
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OKCupid Makes an Extremely Bold Statement
If you try to access the online dating site OKCupid using Mozilla Firefox as your internet browser, you will be sadly disappointed.
The dating service has blocked all people using Mozilla Firefox from getting on OKCupid because of the CEO of Mozilla's lack of support for the LGBT community, reports the Huffington Post.
The dating site is very forward in their disapproval of Mozilla and encourages users to use other browsers, even going as far as providing them with links to these browsers!
See a screen shot of the statement from OKCupid below: