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It's not the first film project for Pfefferle, who also is an occasional contributor to The New Orleans Advocate. She and Delbert collaborated on a similar program about Vietnamese cuisine in New Orleans. But this piece grows from Pfefferle's personal connection to Latin American food.
Her fiancé is Colombian, and he provided her important insights into the Latino foodways in New Orleans, Pfefferle said. And she wanted to highlight the importance of the Latino population to New Orleans.
Pfefferle picked a good time to make a film about the budding trend in restaurant cuisines. "The Latino population was growing" when she started the project about a year and a half ago, she said. "More Latino restaurants were popping up, and this is before the spring of 2014 when you had all these Mexican restaurants opening."
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Pfefferle still sees roadblocks for those wanting to enjoy the cuisines of Central America, Mexico, South America and the Caribbean in the New Orleans area.
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But she doesn't see it staying that way.
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READY IN: 1hr 50mins
Recipe by Kathy
The Market, located at 1445 Larimar Street, Denver, Colorado makes this fabulous cake. We first had the cake at a birthday party for our friend (Mary). It was so good that I had to search for the recipe, and found it in an old Rocky Mountain News article. The RMN no longer publishes a newspaper, so I'm saving the recipe here.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 2 1⁄2 cups shredded zucchini (the zucchini was very finely shredded)
- 5 eggs
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1⁄4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 pinch salt
- 3⁄4 cup cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄2 cup heavy cream
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Fruit for the Cake
- 1 pint strawberry, cleaned, stemmed, and sliced
- 4 kiwi fruits, peeled and sliced
- 2 mangoes, peeled and sliced
- 1 pint blueberries
- apricot glaze (optional) or apricot jam, thinned with a bit of warm water (optional)
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a 10 inch cake pan.
- Cake: In a large mixing bowl, combine shredded zucchini, eggs, sugar, oil, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Combine the DRY ingredients in another bowl; then add to zucchini mixture.
- Batter will be rather wet and easy to pour. Pour batter into prepared cake pan and bake for 50-70 minutes.
- Cool on rack 10 minutes, then remove cake from pan. (Note: The cake can be made a day prior and refrigerated).
- Frosting: Whip cream cheese with butter until smooth. Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing until combined.
- In another bowl, whip the heavy cream until stiff, then fold the whipped cream and 1/2 t vanilla into the frosting mixture.
- Assemble Cake: Cut cooled cake in half lengthwise (creating two layers). You can cut the cake into three layers, like they do at The Market.
- Spread frosting over the first layer, add a layer of fruit (repeat if you are making a three-layer cake).
- Put on the top layer and frost. The sides of the cake are NOT frosted.
- Arrange fruit in circles (or your preferred design) over entire top of the cake, slightly overlapping the fruit. Spread apricot glaze over fruit with a pastry brush.

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Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, Drug Purity, and a Test of Rational Drug Use
As of 1987, the Anti-Drug Abuse Act (ADAA) has imposed mandatory minimum sentences for drug traffickers based on the quantity of the drug involved regardless of its purity. Using the STRIDE dataset on drug arrests and a differences-in-differences approach, I find that this led to an increase in cocaine purity of 42% and an increase in heroin purity of 30%. Using data on emergency room visits, I show that the concurrent rise in drug-related ER episodes is due to the rise in the standard deviation of drug purity rather than the increase in average purity. Estimates suggest that the increases in standard deviations at the time of the ADAA translate to increases in cocaine and heroin ER mentions of 15% each. Because these negative outcomes depend only on the standard deviation of purity, this suggests that drug users respond rationally by reducing the quantity consumed in response to anticipated increases in the purity of these drugs. Finally, again using the STRIDE data, I find that the ADAA is associated with an increase in the standard deviation of cocaine purity, implying more cocaine ER mentions.
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Long-term measurements are basically a trial-and-error approach, which is costly and time-consuming. Constructing mathematical models requires specific knowledge of expensive tools such as ANSYS Fluent or MathWorks' MATLAB software, and is not necessary flexible, physical prototype changes that require construction of new models.
In our approach, National Instruments' (NI) equipment measures specific types of thermal and power responses that are required for the simulation and optimization tool, an approach we developed in cooperation with the Jožef Stefan Institute in Ljubljana. Additionally, NI software continuously processes the acquired data for controlling the refrigeration appliance and stores it for later analysis. We then validate the obtained optimization results on the prototype using the same NI equipment and software.
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It is the most suitable for performing such short measurements because it can easily adapt to special requirements, such as changing control modes, measuring responses at a specified time, or controlling the rotation speed of a compressor or fans.
The accuracy of the simulator depends on the quality of the measured short responses for different component state combinations. All the possible operating states must be measured in the same conditions and at the same operating point. Without concurrent control and processing of the responses with the application, defining the proper operation point would be almost impossible. When these measurements are complete and the simulator is operational, we can begin optimizing the appliance operations with genetic algorithms. The resulting optimized control parameters are then implemented on the actual prototype using the same equipment and software. The automatic control and measurement system is controlled with a LabVIEW application in Figure 1.
The application must control the temperatures of two separate compartments in the appliance: fresh food and freezer. Before starting the short response measurements, the appliance must reach the specified operation point. This can be difficult to achieve because the temperatures in the two separate compartments are not independent of each other and are also influenced by other factors such as time since the last defrost cycle, time since the last compressor cycle, and inner conditions in the cooling system.
With automated response measurements, the time between two consecutive response measurements is shortened and diminishes the effects of the previous measurement on the cooling system. The measurement time was minimized by enough time that automatically there is a measure of all the possible states. With the graphical user interface capabilities of LabVIEW, inefficient states were examined and eliminated.
Temperature and Power Curves
When the short response measurements for all the states are complete (Figure 2), the temperature and power curves (data from the measurement system) are fitted with polynomial equations.
These equations are the basis on which the simulator then simulates the refrigeration appliance operations and calculates energy consumption. We estimate that the solution space for the refrigerator simulation contains up to 1,020 entities. Brute force searching for the best simulation would be irrational, but with genetic algorithms we can drastically reduce the search.
Optimization results, a set of predefined control algorithm parameters, are obtained within 24 hours on an octal core processor and then implemented and tested.
With National Instruments' DAQ boards and the LabVIEW programming environment, the authors' firm greatly reduced the time needed to optimize new prototype refrigeration appliances. The development measurements cost approximately $35 US or $26 per day per appliance, so the investment in such products was quickly returned.
The greatest improvement in energy efficiency on an existing appliance reached seven percent with this system. Appliances with improved energy efficiency and added functionalities give companies a competitive advantage.
A future goal is to use such solutions for standardizing and integrating control, measurements, simulation and optimization into one application to create a fully automated self-learning system for online optimization of control algorithms. Using machine-learning techniques, the most energy-efficient control algorithm can be found in the shortest possible time, with minimum user interaction.
Numerous Quality Outcomes
From washing machines to robots to home monitoring systems, quality and standards are making a design difference.
For staffers at Whirlpool Fabric Care, Advancement Development, the challenge was increasing reliability standards and testing capabilities of their washing machine electronic control boards and implementing an automatic system for embedded firmware validation to save time and resources.
Using National Instruments' VeriStand real-time testing software and its PXI hardware, the solution creates a stand-alone system that tests and validates electronic control boards and automatically tests, calibrates and validates smart algorithms. Developed was smart control algorithms using rapid control prototyping systems based on the NI LabVIEW and its simulation interface toolkit. With company-wide use of this system, new concepts can be tested and developed with simulation tools directly on a real washing machine.
Developed in the washing machine mathematical model are main control loops inside the home appliance, such as mechanical, hydraulic and thermodynamic subsystems for simulation.
Then there are those robots.
The challenge centers on developing a prototype of an autonomous mobile robot for home monitoring and service that is equipped with two robot arms with multiple degrees of freedom to cater mainly to the elderly. And one solution is programming NI CompactRIO hardware to control several different devices at the same time, including two robot arms using a motion control algorithm; a light detection and ranging sensor for data collecting, navigation and obstacle avoidance; a mobile position-control algorithm based on encoder and data.
The inspiration is the home robot, designed to monitor home appliances through a network. It is especially useful for the elderly because its dual robot arms can fetch and deliver some items and can act as an intelligent wheelchair taking a person from place to place. The robot also possesses human-computer interaction functions such as voice and face recognition.
With the home monitoring system, "We used an NI USB-6008 DAQ device to acquire the signals from sensors. The software program developed in LabVIEW acquires the signals from the light detection sensor and the temperature sensor. After the signals are acquired, the software determines whether to turn on the light and fan. The light intensity and fan speed change depending on the light condition and temperature in the house. We used external hardware circuitry to control the light intensity and fan speed through the DAQ device," says Daniel Liew Wei Chao of the Temasek Polytechnic.
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Political relations
Our relationship with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, while remaining modest, is developing gradually. France's Embassy in the Philippines conducts technical and cultural cooperation activities with its funds and with the assistance of the Pacific Fund.
France has financed photovoltaic electrification projects on Namdrik and Mejit atolls. Financial aid to an NGO highly active in preserving the cultural heritage of these islands (manufacturing traditional canoes), promoting better integration for disadvantaged groups (young offenders), was also granted in 2011.
Other actions are planned in several areas: academic and scientific (water, environment, natural hazards), politics (training Public Administration officials), cultural (heritage preservation and museology).
The President of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Mr. Litowka Tomeing, participated in the third France-Oceania Summit held in Nouméa on July 31st, 2009. Our Ambassador in Manila is accredited with the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
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One of the most recognisable and respected gentlemen in the British comedy scene, Stephen Fry is a highly successful stage and screen actor, author and TV presenter as well as the long lasting host of the hit television show QI. With his comedy career starting alongside Cambridge University friend Hugh Laurie, the duo wrote and starred in the comedy show A Bit of Fry & Laurie shortly before creating the renowned series Jeeves and Wooster. On top of his successful career in comedy, Fry has also hosted several of his own shows including a host of documentaries on the topics of America, Mental illness and cutting edge technology.
In 2003, Fry began to host QI, alongside permanent panellist Alan Davies, which has gone on to prove extremely high rated on several other TV channels, including Dave and BBC four. Fry's extensive portfolio of documentaries shows us all the talent he has for both presentation as well as compelling entertainment. With his Emmy award winning production Stephen Fry: The Secret Life of the Manic Depressive in 2006, Fry earned great respect as one of the most talented TV presenters available while lead to an even richer career in the entertainment industry.
Being such a powerful speaker, Stephen Fry offers his services as an after dinner speaker regularly in which he will discuss everything from technology, current affairs to his career in the broadcasting industry.
A flawless professional, Stephen Fry has also tried his hand in the movie industry in a very wide range of theatrical genres. Fry played the role of Mycroft Holmes in Guy Ritchie's reboot film of Sherlock Holmes and the master of lake town in The Hobbit: Desolation of Smaug. Fry's ability to call upon his years of experience in order to perform any role is a very impressive trait to have. A well-spoken, well-respected and successful man, Stephen Fry is everything you could want from an after dinner speaker as well as being perfect for hosting any event. Stephan can be booked for UK events as a guest speakers, host, presenter or to perform meet and greets.


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The Effect of social security, demography and technology on retirement
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This article investigates the causes in the reduction of labor force participation ofthe old. We argue that the changes in social security policy, in technology and indemography may account for most of the changes in retirement over the second partof the last century in the U.S. economy. We develop a dynamic general equilibriummodel with endogenous retirement that embeds social security legislation. The modelis able to match very closely the increase in the retirement rate of males aged 65 andolder. It also quanti es the isolated impact on retirement and on the solvency of thesocial security system of the di¤erent factors. The model suggests that technologicaland demographic changes had a strong in uence on retirement, so that it would haveincreased signi cantly even if the social security rules had not changed. However, asthe latter became much more generous in the past, changes in social security policycan account not only for a sizeable part of the expansion of retirement, but also for themost of the observed increase in the social security expenses as a share of GDP.


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Andrew Scoblionko
About Andrew Scoblionko
An administrator with a long history in career training and higher education, Andrew Scoblionko has run sizable college campuses on the East Coast since the late 1990s. The recipient of a BA in English from Muhlenberg College and an MA in English from Rutgers University, he began working toward a PhD before taking a role as editorial assistant at textbook publisher Visual Education Corporation (acquired by McGraw-Hill). Three years later, Andrew Scoblionko joined DeVry University in North Brunswick, New Jersey, as Associate Dean of General Education, beginning a prolific tenure with the international higher education organization. Following a successful term as Dean of Evening and Weekend Programs, Mr. Scoblionko left DeVry for Southwest Florida College in Tampa, where he served as Dean of Academics and, later, Campus Director.
Since then, Andrew Scoblionko has continued to build upon his achievements in higher education administration, leading the development of a campus in Virginia and the turnaround of a campus in Northern Virginia. A scholar as well, Mr. Scoblionko has been published in The Faulkner Journal and maintains affiliation with the American Historical Association, the National Council on Public History, and the Civil War Trust.
Themes of Ambition and Guilt in Shakespeare's Macbeth
A longtime higher education administrator, Andrew Scoblionko has a passion for literature and considers William Faulkner as among his favorite authors. Andrew Scoblionko also has an interest in Shakespearian dramas and considers Macbeth his favorite theatrical work. Macbeth begins with a description of the title character's battlefield exploits as captain, but then this persona of bravery is soon tempered by self-doubt and ambition, as Macbeth learns from three witches that he is destined to become king.
Unlike classic villains such as Richard III and Othello's Iago, Macbeth has a weak and impressionable character, and must live with the psychological toll that killing Duncan, the King of Scotland, takes. It is his wife, Lady Macbeth, equally ambitious and more ruthless, who pushes Macbeth to commit his crime. The aftermath of assassination leaves him feeling isolated and burdened with a bad conscience. Lady Macbeth, a master manipulator, has no such qualms at first and helps cover up her husband's crime. Ultimately, guilt plagues her as she begins a sharp descent into madness, going so far as to try and wash off an invisible bloodstain. The play offers insight into the unforeseen toll that actions enabling outward success can have on the inward psyche.


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Toyota of Puyallup
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They did a fine job.
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Review Created: 12/09/2015 04:37 PM
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This is my OK. I assume the rest of the Apache xml community is happy with you representing Xalan... if not they can raise an objection. -scott Shane Curcuru To: email@example.com, Scott Boag 05/09/2001 cc: 07:27 AM Subject: Re: Xalan-Java 1.2.2 -- Finalist in JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards - details needed Scott P: Have you heard anything from someone else at Apache yet? I'm just curious if the email@example.com address got you any response. Since it is an all-volunteer organization, you may not get an 'official' response from the ASF, since I'm not sure about their policies on awards and such, nor may they have time to work on this issue. I can state that as an official committer to xml-xalan I can certainly accept the award on behalf of the community of developers who work on Xalan. Scott B.: As an ASF member and an xml.apache.org PMC (Project Management Committe) member, could you give me your 'official' blessing to accept this award? - Shane ---------------------- Forwarded by Shane Curcuru/CAM/Lotus on 05/09/2001 07:18 AM --------------------------- To: firstname.lastname@example.com FromDisp: firstname.lastname@example.com Subject: Re: Xalan-Java 1.2.2 -- Finalist in JavaWorld Editors' Choice Awards Shane, It's OK with us if you represent Xalan, but I think we need an official OK. If you want, I suggest contacting whoever is in charge of this sort of thing and volunteer. Let me know. Regards. Scott Shane_Curcuru @lotus.com To: email@example.com, email@example.com cc: email@example.com 05/04/2001 Subject: Re: Xalan-Java 1.2.2 -- Finalist in JavaWorld Editors' 08:16 AM Choice Awards Scott - many thanks for the award! As a long-time committer on xml-xalan I'd like to volunteer myself to represent Xalan at JavaOne, especially since I'm already planning to be there. Disclaimer: I cannot speak officially on behalf of the ASF or Apache, and apologize in advance if someone from the ASF press office or the like would like to make an official statment or send an ASF member as a representative. I'd love to represent the Xalan-Java community for this award, but if someone 'official' at Apache wants to address this instead just let me know. Contact Name: Shane Curcuru Title: Advisory Software Engineer Product Name: Xalan-Java 1.2.2 Address: 1 Rogers St City, State, Zip: Cambridge, MA 02142 Phone: 617-693-5118 Email: email@example.com Thanks, Shane ----------------- Dear Apache XML Project, Congratulations! JavaWorld has selected the Apache XML Project's Xalan-Java 1.2.2 as a finalist in the Best Java-XML Application category of our Editors' Choice Awards. Established in 1997, the awards recognize those innovative companies, organizations, and individuals committed to developing new Java tools and technologies that drive the platform forward. More than 100 products and technologies were nominated by vendors, readers, as well as JavaWorld editors and writers. We'll publish the complete list of finalists in each category by 5 p.m. PDT on Friday, May 4 (go to: http://www.javaworld.com/jw-05-2001/jw-0504-finalists.html). As a finalist, members of your product team will be invited to attend JavaWorld's Editors' Choice Awards ceremony at the JavaOne Conference and Expo from June 4-8 in San Francisco, where a winner in each category will be announced. Invitations to the ceremony, with the date and location, will be mailed in mid-May. With that in mind, I need to confirm your organization's contact information. Please let me know to whom we should send the invitation at your earliest convenience: Contact Name: Title: Product Name: Address: City, State, Zip: Phone: Email: If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to email me at this address or call 415-975-2651. Regards, Scott Plamondon Senior Editor JavaWorld email@example.com 415-975-2651 --------------------------------------------------------------------- In case of troubles, e-mail: email@example.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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With the price of oil being so high, you would think car companies like General Motors (NYSE:GM) might be heading for bankruptcy, or at least rethinking traditional strategies. However, car companies are doing very well right now, and General Motors' new sales strategy might be a little shocking to people who pictured it playing out differently.
General Motors made the headlines this week, but not in a good way at all - GM cut its pension scheme by a few billion dollars to reduce liabilities at its own end. As you can plainly tell, people had a whole lot of feathers ruffled by the announcement. Investors are not happy about this action, because while this may look like a smart move on GM's part, effectively cutting out $26 billion from pensions, it will need $4.5 billion more to pay for its new program. Investors are antsy about these things, as who knows how effective this might be; you already have retirees complaining about it, and it could potentially blow up in GM's face if handled incorrectly.
Moreover, it is not as if this $26 billion reduction in liabilities is going to make it any more attractive as an investment option because of that huge cash payout it is going to have to make to pull off this move. Moody's still deems the company below investment grade and remarked that GM's "obligation would still be larger than any company within the S&P 500". So, what has this move achieved? Well, potentially nothing positive as of yet - but there is something that you can be glad about, if you are an investor, but not necessarily an American patriot.
You see, one of the biggest strategies that General Motors is currently pursuing is building up assets outside of the country. This is primarily because raw materials and labor are definitely cheaper and the cost of exportation still is relatively cheaper than manufacturing in America. At home, it has to deal with unions and CBAs, which cost companies a lot of money.
In fact, such is GM's commitment to building overseas that it is doing more and more business with China that it now has 11 of its assembly plants there. It is also aggressively trying to sell its cars there, and succeeding, because it reported a 21.3% increase in sales from last year. This should make investors happy, yet the national economy should be a lingering concern: if GM decides to pull out all American plants that could mean many people at the unemployment line. Even if its Tennessee plant is back on line, how long until it decides it is far too costly and shuts it down again. Only time will tell.
Meanwhile, many competitors are not idling as well. Toyota (NYSE:TM) has made a breakthrough again in sales, as its Prius model is the third best-selling car in the world in the first quarter of 2012, following its own Corolla and the Ford Focus. Any time you have two of the top three most bought cars in the world, you are definitely doing something right, so no worries for investors there.
Nissan is giving the US market competitors a run for its money as well. It just reported that it has had a 20.5% increase in sales from the previous year with its American unit, with more people becoming fuel conscious and models like the Versa and Juke that Nissan offers become attractive for their ability to effectively conserve fuel.
Another company that has its eyes set on trying to take the automotive industry by the neck is Volkswagen. It has been on a proverbial tear this past few years, buying up the Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, Lamborghini brands to name a few. It is in prime position to take the market because of its diversity, but one of the things possibly setting it back is the fact that its cars are not that reliable. Who wants to buy a car that breaks down every so often? Investors might want to get more involved, but only if Volkswagen manages to keep its gears in check.
Competitor Honda (NYSE:HMC) just earned the EPA's most efficient fuel rating ever. Its new FIT EV car surpassed all cars currently on the market with an estimated highway driving range of 82 miles per gallon. As oil prices continue to empty wallets at the gas pump, new consumers may find the new fuel rating more attractive than ever. Honda may have scored itself a big win with the car and competitors like GM should be looking to improve upon the new fuel rating standards.
Ford Motor (NYSE:F) and Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) are in a partnership for the SYNC in-car connectivity platforms, promoting them in the Computex Taipei 2012, offering customers the ability to use Mandarin voice commands to control their phones and music players. When two big companies work together like this, the results can only be positive. This also serves as its foray into the Chinese markets, possibly competing with GM and the other brands out there, trying to get a slice of the pie for themselves.
Speaking of General Motors and Ford, GM is making a fuss about the whole non-compliance of Ford with the new truck test procedures and have released a statement saying that it will not comply until all parties have decided to do the same. Call that a smart move or a dumb one, but that might mean that both companies will take a hard stand on the issue and nobody will get to see final numbers, which might or might not affect sales for both parties.
General Motors certainly has some controversy on its hands right now, but that shouldn't sway anyone away from not buying into GM. The company is only expanding internationally and its bottom lines should keep healthy, as should its stock continue to rise.
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UKPSC Admit 2017
(Uttarakhand Public Service Commission)
Exam Name – State Provincial Civil Services Examination
Important Dates :
Date of Examination – 29.01.2017
Examination Details
Name of the Examination- State Provincial Civil Services Examination.
Level of the Examination- Preliminary Examination.
Venue of Examination- Uttarakhand.
Status of Admit Card
Nature of the Examination
Written Examination
Instructions of Downloading the UKPSC Admit Card 2016
1. The candidates will have to open the official website of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission in order to download the admit card.
2. In the 'Recent Update' section, the candidates will have to follow the 'Download Admit Card' link bearing the name of the examination in order to download the Admit Card.
3. After clicking on the above mentioned link, the candidates will get the direct link for downloading the Admit Card.
4. Here, the candidate will have to enter the REGISTRATION NO and DATE OF BIRTH (DD-MM-YYYY) and then click on 'Submit 'button.
5. After submitting all the detail, the candidate will be able to download the Admit Card.
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Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) has updated Admit Card / Call Letter for the candidates who applied for the Application to get hire for the position of –
*Legal Drafter
* Reviser
* Translator
'Written Examination' for the above mentioned posts ["Advt No – A-2/ E-2 / 2014 – 15"] will be held on 28 February 2016 in morning 10:00 am to noon 12:00 pm at the prescribed venue (in Haridwar) as per mentioned in the Call Letter of each Applicant. Candidates must bring their Admit Card / Hall Ticket on the date of Examination.
Admit Card issued at Website of UKPSC – On 16th February 2016
Website Address – www.ukpsc.gov.in
– Procedure to download the Admit Card / Call Letter of Uttarakhand Public Service Commission (UKPSC) from the official site –
1) Contenders applied for the Application for the above mentioned posts and waiting for their Admit Card are noticed by the organization that they can download their Call Letter from official site of UKPSC, as it updated on the website as on 16 Feb 2016.
2) Visit the official site of the Uttarakhand Public Service Commission [UKPSC] addressed to www.ukpsc.gov.in
3) Click on the link Exams / Recruitment, specified at the left corner of home page as it refers for the downloading link of Admit Card.
4) At Recruitment page, hit the link "Download the letter: Legislative Affairs, the legislative chamber method plotter, translator and reviser Examination – 2014 (L6-02-2016)".
5) Link for Downloading Admit Card will be notified at the next page as "Click here for Admit Card", hit on the link.
6) Click on the Green Box specifying "Download Admit Card for Legal Drafters, Translator, Reviser Examination – 2014".
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8) Fill Registration Number (generated at the time of registration of Application) and Date of Birth.
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A question to the Call of Duty wiki: What guns would you like added or removed from MW Multiplayer.Here's a list I think that should be in the game; all in bold are by Heckler & Koch; lol:
- The XM8 (My first blog is about this rifle.)
- The HK416 (A replacement for the M4.)
- The MP7A1
- The Mark 12 SPR
- The FN Mark 16 SCAR (5.56mm)
- The UCP (4.6mm, same as the MP7; A replacement for the USP)
And here's a list where I want them removed:
- The 1887 (God, this thing is annoying)
- I can't think of anything else, maybe the noobtube.
Ok, time to hear from you. Semper Fidelis!