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CI Name: PR101, PY42, PBk11, PW6
Pigment Name: Synthetic Red Iron Oxide, Synthetic Hydrated Iron Oxides, Synthetic Black Iron Oxide, Titanium Dioxide Rutile
Lightfastness: I - Excellent
Opacity: Opaque
Grind: Medium
Cooler than Italian Terra Verte, and also stronger in tinting and covering strength. Like a rich forest moss.
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Charlie Chicken
Recipe by GypsyWinds
One of the constant recipes in our house. A very elegant presentation with very little effort. Charlie was a dear friend, and a great cook. I was 13 yrs old the first time I made this, and now @ 30+none-of-your-business, this dish is made at least once a month in my house. Everytime this dish is requested, cooked & tasted, the memories of Charlie fill my house and my heart, bringing him close again. ********* Please note - I no longer use a cut-up fryer as I did in the original recipe. My family is a breast group, with the occasional thigh & legs if Grandkids are coming over...
Top Review by kitty.rock
This was an awesome meal - I used boneless thighs and breasts as our tastes vary in the family, and pounded them down to the same thickness overall. I did sprinkle some additional parsley over the chicken before baking. Bake time was about 50 minutes in convection oven. I served the chicken and gravy over a wild rice seasoned with some spices - very very good, especially with the gravy. Charlie would be proud. Thanks for posting - made for Spring PAC 2012.
Ingredients Nutrition
- 6 chicken breast halves
- 85.04 g box Lipton Onion Soup Mix (2 packets)
- 177.44 ml water
- nonstick cooking spray (Pam, Crisco etc.)
- 2 (340.19 g) box brown and wild rice mix (Uncle Bens Brown & Wild Rice Mushroom Recipe)
- 1005.50 ml water
- 29.58 ml butter
- 59.14 ml parsley
Directions See How It's Made
- Pre-heat oven to 350°.
- Using a Non-Stick Spray of your choice, coat a 9x13 casserole dish (a LIGHT rub of vegetable oil will work just as well).
- Place chicken breasts in dish, barely touching each other- Skin side UP.
- Pour in 3/4 cup water, allowing it to go around each piece of chicken.
- Open 2 packets of Lipton Onion Soup & Dip Mix, and sprinkle all over chicken, using the entire packages.
- Cover & seal casserole COMPLETELY with aluminum foil.
- Bake at 350° for 60 min or until chicken is tender and completely cooked, (180°when checked with thermometer){See Notes below}.
- Uncle Bens Brown & Wild Rice Mushroom Directions:.
- Using Medium saucepan combine rice, contents of seasoning packet, 4 1/4 cups water and 2 tablespoons butter or margarine.
- Stir well.
- Bring contents to a boil, REDUCE HEAT (low to medium low) and simmer covered 25 minutes or until water is absorbed.
- Place chicken on a bed of the Uncle Ben's rice, making sure to get plenty of the sauce that is around the chicken.
- Sprinkle with fresh chopped Parsley.
- Enjoy!
- This recipe was originally cooked in an electric skillet at 375° for 1 1/2 hours, with steam vent closed, and NO added water.
- It always came out moist w/ a fine gravy/sauce. I lost my electric skillet in a house fire, being on SS I never have the $ to get another I liked, so I changed the recipe for the oven. The difference in heat source I guess makes the need for added moisture.
- Adding the small amount of water makes a gravy/sauce that is super when served as suggested.
- There are many choices of Uncle Ben's Rice Recipes, choose the one you prefer. I like to add extra mushrooms, or other special touches such as parsley, and sometimes I just use a standard rice pilaf, with tiny chips of veggies.
- We never make any other side dishes, this is more than satisfying.
- Do not fuss over finger licking as people continue to pick every bite off the bones.

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Japanese Chicken Wings
Recipe by Nana Bev
This recipe has been a favourite of my family's since the 80's. The sheet of paper that it is written on is tattered and torn from so much use, that I have taken to taping it inside a kitchen cupboard door so it won't fall apart. These wings are gooey good and will become a keeper once you try them.
Top Review by GaylaV
This is very close to my recipe (which I couldn't find) so I used this to make my Boxing Day Meatballs!! After making the meatballs I roll them in flour and fry them in several batches. I made 6 pounds of ground beef into meatballs and doubled the sauce recipe. After the meatballs are all browned I gently place them into my roaster and cover them with the sauce. I very gently turn them several times over the next hour (or a bit more) until they are covered in a lovely sticky sauce. My extended family ask for these every year. So glad I found your recipe here.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 lbs chicken wings
- 1 egg
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup butter
- 3 tablespoons soya sauce
- 3 tablespoons water
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup white vinegar
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
Directions See How It's Made
- Cut wings in half and remove tips. Dip into slightly beaten egg and then into flour. Fry in butter until deep brown and crisp. Lay in a single layer in a shallow roasting pan.
- In a bowl, add the soya sauce, water, sugar, vinegar and salt. Mix well to circulate the sugar and then pour over the wings. Bake at 350 degrees for half an hour or until the sauce thickens. Use a baster to coat the wings with the sauce during cooking.


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Still I avoid it for Member Post reasons... although ma hand's itchin' to call some gals I dislike from here ugly and unattractive when they drop by a question of mine... especially a certain person from here we've disagreed before many times... I really wish she'd change her photo and not put her face again... I find her disgustin'...
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U.S. Senate Candidate Roxanne Conlin outlined her plan to help veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as those who fought in previous wars.
"As we stand here, over 3,000 Iowa men and women have been deployed to Afghanistan this year, or are in training to be deployed. For some, this will be the second or even third deployment. It is being called the largest deployment of Iowans since World War Two," said Conlin.
"Iowans are rightly proud of our troops and hope and pray that they all return home safely. The war in Afghanistan has now become our longest lasting war and it has not been easy for our troops or for their families."
"There really is no way for us to repay these brave men and women who have put their lives on the line for their country. The least we can do is to provide as much help as possible for their families while they are gone and to help our troops when they return home."
Number One - No Veteran who wants a job should be jobless.
Our troops often have trouble finding a job in this tough economy.
* Make sure companies do not discriminate against veterans.
* Take action against employers who refuse to rehire service members when they return from deployment, despite federal laws aimed at protecting jobs for these workers.
* Create job placement programs for veterans, since veterans have a higher rate of unemployment than the general population.
* Funding for the GI bill should increase to reflect the increasing cost of college educations.
* Expand VA loan programs so that veterans have the opportunity to open a small business.
Number Two - No veteran should be homeless.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs estimates that over 113,000 veterans are homeless on any given night. Another 1.5 million veterans are considered at risk for homelessness.
* Homeless veterans are predominately male, single, and many suffer from mental illness, alcohol and/or substance abuse, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They have served in World War II, Korea, Viet Nam, Iraq, Afghanistan, and in other conflicts.
* Allocate additional housing funds to provide housing for veterans who have no support or family system to help them. These residences must be alcohol and drug free and offer needed services.
Number Three - Veterans should have better mental health and health services
New data shows that an average of 950 suicide attempts is made each month among veterans who are receiving some type of treatment from the VA. Seven percent are successful and 11 percent of those who do not succeed try again within nine months.
* Suicide attempts by veterans who have served in Iraq and Afghanistan are of concern. The number of suicides attempts by these veterans in fiscal year 2009 totaled 1621 by men and 247 by women. Ninety-four men and four women died.
* Treatment saves lives. Data does shows that the suicide rate is lower for veterans, age 18 to 29, who are receiving VA health services than those who are not.
* Increase funding for mental health services, especially residential, so that men and women struggling with the traumatic effects of war receive the help they need without delay.
* Reduce the backlog and cut wait times for health care services. More than 450,000 veterans are still waiting more than 30 days for their appointment.
* Support Congressman Boswell's bill, the Armed Forces Breast Cancer Research Act, requiring a study of the incidence rate of breast cancer in service members and veterans, focusing on those deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Number Four - Help for Veterans' Families
* Pay our troops a salary commensurate with the risks they take. It is inexcusable that Blackwater workers are paid $400 thousand per year, while some families of our troops are on food stamps.
* Place a moratorium on foreclosures while a family member is deployed and for one year after they return.
* Provide, when requested, free counseling services to families while the family is deployed as well as after he or she returns home.
* Provide funding to cover child care costs when needed.
* Protecting our servicemen and women from fees if a service member terminates a lease due to a deployment
* Service to their country should not count against our troops in child custody cases.
"When my father returned from World War Two, and when my brother Raymond returned from service during the Viet Nam era, though not in Viet Nam, they were greeted helped with college costs, buying a home and other services," noted Conlin. The men and women who serve today need that same support."
The Grassley Record
In the 2006 ranking of Senators by the million member Disabled American Veterans, Senator Grassley received only 40%, the third lowest score.
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"All's quiet on the Western Front." Seth Clearwater
1. The worst day of his life was March 18th, 2006. He was fourteen, maybe (it's really hard to count when they don't really age. They just kind of…float) None of the boys in the tribe really had time for him anymore, and even though he knows why now, he was really pissed about it then. He told his dad that he didn't want to go down to the store, not today, because he really just wanted to sulk.
It was Leah who told him, running through the woods at a dead sprint and collapsing in his arms. He didn't say anything then, as his sister broke down in front of him. He couldn't believe it. He still doesn't, really.
2. The best day of his life was March 18th, 2006, and that's not a typo. Like he said, he was young, and not Sam or even the elders could explain exactly why he phased when he did. They thought it might have to do with hormone imbalance…something. Anyway, he went home, not really thinking about anything, trying not to think about anything, and suddenly he was two feet closer to the ground, and there were voices in his head.
Yeah, of course the first thing he thought was that he was going crazy. It wasn't until he heard Quil and Embry and Jake that he actually started maybe, possibly, almost believing it.
Really, though, humans changing into wolves to protect an Indian tribe? That's like saying…vampires exist or something.
3. Nobody could have anticipated his friendship with Edward Cullen.
There was something about the guy that he couldn't explain. He had a natural inclination to hate him, because Jake did, and he felt everything Jake felt (and Jared, and Sam, and Embry, and Quil, and Leah). He wanted to hate him because wolves were supposed to hate vampires. He wanted to hate him because he smelled so bad.
But when he fought next to Edward, he didn't see the hundred-year-old, blood-sucking vampire. He saw Edward Cullen, age seventeen, having fun ripping people apart, though he would never admit it. They bonded. Turned out Edward had people in his head all the time too.
4. Sometimes, it's really hard for him to be around Jacob and Nessie.
He, Seth, was stuck forever in limbo at thirteen, and though being a wolf had accelerated his growth, he still hadn't (technically) hit puberty. He still didn't (technically) like girls. And until the Cullen's moved, which didn't seem like it was happening anytime soon, that wasn't going to change. So being around Embry, or Jacob, or Jared, or Paul, or Sam (Jeeze, the list was getting long), made him disgusted, in a little boy-ish way. A little boy who he no longer was. It also made him curious, like when was he going to imprint. Mostly it made him sad.
He knew that Bella, his mother, Leah, and most of the human race didn't approve of their way of passing down the right genes, but to Seth it seemed like there could be no better situation. You imprint on someone and they're yours for life. Always.
5. When he was little, he hero-worshiped Sam.
Though Sam was ten years older than Seth, he never seemed to mind when the toddler, then child, then tween started to hang around him. Seth had the patience that Leah didn't possess, and a younger perspective than his mother and father. He was someone to be trusted, and even the elders seemed to respect this quiet, driven, mysterious boy.
Which is why it made it so much harder when Sam had commanded him to go against the Cullens. Seth had truly believed that his idol was wrong to rise against the Cullens, and kneeling before him had sent a surge of anger through Seth that he'd never experienced before.
When the drama was long past, Seth went back to La Push, and Sam apologized, looking truly sorry. Seth had never been one for grudges, and had forgiven him. But he no longer idolized Sam.
6. Now there was Jake. Jake, who was impatient, and resourceful, and cunning, and wild in a way that most people couldn't even imagine. Jake, who had been cursed with unrequited love. Jake, who had the will and power to break away from the pack to do what he thought was right. If that wasn't a great moral compass, Seth didn't know what was.
So Seth had made a promise to himself, that first night after they'd split up, before Leah had arrived. He had been running perimeter, and Jacob was going slower and slower. They both knew that he should sleep. They both knew he wouldn't. It was then that Seth decided that he would sacrifice himself if it meant being able to save Jake, because Jake was one of those people who deserved to be saved. So far, he hadn't broken that promise.
7. He was starting to miss the many voices in his head.
In the month after his dad died, when he was still getting used to the whole I-Can-Phase-Into-A-Wolf thing, the voices kept him sane. Weird, right? But if he was ever feeling down, which was surprisingly often for someone usually so upbeat, he would morph and be comforted by the soothing voices of the wolves on patrol. Occasionally, he'd curl up on his bed in wolf form (door firmly locked) and drift to sleep to the sounds.
Which is why switching to Jake's pack was so odd. Suddenly, all those voices had just stopped. Granted, they eventually started coming back as the packs evened out in size, first with Leah, then Embry, Quil, and assorted others joining the once-renegade group. Seth was probably the only person who was comforted, not terrified, by the voices in his head.
8. He wants to do something to make his mom stop worrying.
The grey in her hair wasn't there when dad was alive, when he wasn't a werewolf. But even his mom, who worked two jobs, couldn't help but notice that both of her children were hardly ever at home. Even she couldn't help but notice the shredded, often bloody clothing. She definitely noticed the growth spurts in both him and Leah. And it's making her older. And more tired.
Which is why he's glad she'd spending more time with Charlie. Maybe she needs a friend, maybe she needs something more. Either way, she doesn't deserve to have two disappearing children on top of a dead husband.
9. Worst thing about being a werewolf -- the accelerated growth.
He's somewhere around fourteen years old, but his body looks like he's in my twenties. People always expect him to be older than he am. He couldn't imagine going to regular public school, though the one on the reservation wasn't much better. All of the wolf guys who haven't graduated or dropped out generally hang together, and people leave them alone.
Seth wishes they didn't. Sometimes, he wishes he was normal size, approachable. Sometimes he wishes a girl would look at him and not look think he was gross or, worse, scary. Sometimes he wishes he had friends who he could talk to about video games or sports or movies, not the old Protect the Tribe conversations the wolves usually have when they're together.
When you're able to change into a wolf on a whim, your social life is the first to go.
10. Nessie brought a whole level of craziness into their lives, but she was well worth it. Nessie meant a little something to everybody, and to Seth she meant companionship.
For obvious reasons, he could never seem to act normal around girls his age. Their superficial concerns, so important to their lives, made Seth groan. And it didn't help that the girls he knew had advanced in years, now fifteen or sixteen or even seventeen years old, while he remained mentally young and old, physically grown, and somewhere in between.
So Nessie was the perfect mixture of girly and deadly, with a little of that weird way of growing mixed in. She didn't think he was a monster. She didn't think he was scary.
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Joan Rivers No Makeup
January 25, 2012 by staff
Joan Rivers No Makeup, Joan Rivers has something in common with the Kardashian family. She is famous for being famous. Joan started out as a comedian, and has evolved into a fashion guru who loves to make fun of celebrities. Her most famous trait is the massive amount of plastic surgery she has undergone. On last night's premiere of her reality show, she did it again.
Joan's daughter, Melissa Rivers, begged her mother to forget about going under the knife again. Joan had other ideas and rebuffed a "skintervention" her family tried to conduct. The 78-year-old woman simply stated, "My body is a temple, and my temple needs redecorating."
Her face has been stretched and pulled so many different ways it is amazing there is still anything left to work on. Joan admits her most-recent procedure was the 734th time she has had cosmetic surgery. Was she joking? Does anybody else think this woman has some kind of addiction problem? Seriously, what is the point of going through all of that pain, not to mention the expense, just to look a year or two younger?
To be fair, Joan Rivers does not look her age with makeup, but peel off the warpaint, and she looks every one of her 78 years. Her skin looks dangerously pale and thin. At some point, doctors need to step up and tell this woman no. It is risky enough for young women to undergo so much surgery, but when you factor in Joan's age, it seems downright ridiculous.
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Take any four digit number. Move the first digit to the 'back of the queue' and move the rest along. Now add your two numbers. What properties do your answers always have?
Think of two whole numbers under 10, and follow the steps. I can work out both your numbers very quickly. How?
Can you arrange these numbers into 7 subsets, each of three numbers, so that when the numbers in each are added together, they make seven consecutive numbers?
Powers of numbers behave in surprising ways. Take a look at some of these and try to explain why they are true.
Can you guarantee that, for any three numbers you choose, the product of their differences will always be an even number?
Is there an efficient way to work out how many factors a large number has?
Do you know a quick way to check if a number is a multiple of two? How about three, four or six?
How many more miles must the car travel before the numbers on the milometer and the trip meter contain the same digits in the same order?
Mathematicians are always looking for efficient methods for solving problems. How efficient can you be?
Caroline and James pick sets of five numbers. Charlie chooses three of them that add together to make a multiple of three. Can they stop him?
How many pairs of numbers can you find that add up to a multiple of 11? Do you notice anything interesting about your results?
Five children went into the sweet shop after school. There were choco bars, chews, mini eggs and lollypops, all costing under 50p. Suggest a way in which Nathan could spend all his money.
Choose four consecutive whole numbers. Multiply the first and last numbers together. Multiply the middle pair together. What do you notice?
Many numbers can be expressed as the difference of two perfect squares. What do you notice about the numbers you CANNOT make?
Square numbers can be represented as the sum of consecutive odd numbers. What is the sum of 1 + 3 + ..... + 149 + 151 + 153?
Can all unit fractions be written as the sum of two unit fractions?
How many winning lines can you make in a three-dimensional version of noughts and crosses?
Imagine you have a large supply of 3kg and 8kg weights. How many of each weight would you need for the average (mean) of the weights to be 6kg? What other averages could you have?
Start with two numbers and generate a sequence where the next number is the mean of the last two numbers...
Imagine a large cube made from small red cubes being dropped into a pot of yellow paint. How many of the small cubes will have yellow paint on their faces?
Can you describe this route to infinity? Where will the arrows take you next?
Explore the effect of reflecting in two parallel mirror lines.
Can you find an efficient method to work out how many handshakes there would be if hundreds of people met?
Explore the effect of combining enlargements.
Investigate how you can work out what day of the week your birthday will be on next year, and the year after...
There are four children in a family, two girls, Kate and Sally, and two boys, Tom and Ben. How old are the children?
Four bags contain a large number of 1s, 3s, 5s and 7s. Pick any ten numbers from the bags above so that their total is 37.
The number 2.525252525252.... can be written as a fraction. What is the sum of the denominator and numerator?
Ben passed a third of his counters to Jack, Jack passed a quarter of his counters to Emma and Emma passed a fifth of her counters to Ben. After this they all had the same number of counters.
Some 4 digit numbers can be written as the product of a 3 digit number and a 2 digit number using the digits 1 to 9 each once and only once. The number 4396 can be written as just such a product. Can. . . .
The clues for this Sudoku are the product of the numbers in adjacent squares.
Play the divisibility game to create numbers in which the first two digits make a number divisible by 2, the first three digits make a number divisible by 3...
On the graph there are 28 marked points. These points all mark the vertices (corners) of eight hidden squares. Can you find the eight hidden squares?
What size square corners should be cut from a square piece of paper to make a box with the largest possible volume?
Can you maximise the area available to a grazing goat?
An aluminium can contains 330 ml of cola. If the can's diameter is 6 cm what is the can's height?
Can you find rectangles where the value of the area is the same as the value of the perimeter?
Different combinations of the weights available allow you to make different totals. Which totals can you make?
A 2 by 3 rectangle contains 8 squares and a 3 by 4 rectangle contains 20 squares. What size rectangle(s) contain(s) exactly 100 squares? Can you find them all?
What is the greatest volume you can get for a rectangular (cuboid) parcel if the maximum combined length and girth are 2 metres?
Liam's house has a staircase with 12 steps. He can go down the steps one at a time or two at time. In how many different ways can Liam go down the 12 steps?
Find a cuboid (with edges of integer values) that has a surface area of exactly 100 square units. Is there more than one? Can you find them all?
If the hypotenuse (base) length is 100cm and if an extra line splits the base into 36cm and 64cm parts, what were the side lengths for the original right-angled triangle?
A country has decided to have just two different coins, 3z and 5z coins. Which totals can be made? Is there a largest total that cannot be made? How do you know?
A game for 2 or more people, based on the traditional card game Rummy. Players aim to make two `tricks', where each trick has to consist of a picture of a shape, a name that describes that shape, and. . . .
Have a go at creating these images based on circles. What do you notice about the areas of the different sections?
Many numbers can be expressed as the sum of two or more consecutive integers. For example, 15=7+8 and 10=1+2+3+4. Can you say which numbers can be expressed in this way?
Can you find the area of a parallelogram defined by two vectors?
Sissa cleverly asked the King for a reward that sounded quite modest but turned out to be rather large...
In 15 years' time my age will be the square of my age 15 years ago. Can you work out my age, and when I had other special birthdays?


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The "new" Windstar, which will be based at the same Seattle locale as Majestic America, has a lot of Holland America and "old" Windstar in its bloodlines. David Giersdorf, the head of Ambassadors' cruise group, was a senior executive at Holland America -- and it was just announced that Diane Moore, Windstar's head of marketing and sales, will move over to Windstar's new home (she'll also handle the same chores for Majestic America).
Though a spokeswoman for Majestic America declined to provide additional details, industry sources tell Cruise Critic that Windstar's onboard officers, staff and crew were offered the chance to stay on and that many, especially crew, have opted to do so. On the other hand, some of the Dutch officers have opted to stay with Holland America.
At this point there are no substantive changes to Windstar's itineraries and scheduling. We'll keep you posted.
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Best Rule of 3rds
1.) How did you make the theme your own?
I tried to find some objects to fill my frame, and the paint brushed just caught my eye.
2.) What do you like about your photo?
How the brushed fan around the outside of the frame.
3.) What would you change?
How clean the paint brushes are. I would of liked them to be cleaner.
4.) What actions did you run and what did you do with these actions?
-Sharpen THIS
I sharpened the whole picture.
-Bring On The Eyes
I brightened the tip on the paint brushes.


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New with tags, NIKE Fit Dry, adult unisex Running or Tennis Hat, one size fits all. The hat is made of Dri-fit mesh fabric that keeps you comfortable and dry by moving perspiration from your skin to the outside for rapid evaporation. The hat is black in color with a white NIKE logo on the front of the hat. The hat has a velcro adjustable strap across the back. The original NIKE tags are still attached with a retail price of $20.00. Buyer to pay $3.95 shipping and handling by First Class Mail. Insurance is optional at $1.70 more. I will gladly combine shipping charges on multiple items. Please check my feedback and bid with confidence.


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Adaptable, versatile, and personal is the best way to describe our Porcelain Round Eared Dish.
One of the best attributes of the Porcelain Round Eared Dish is that it is a do-anything serving dish. Use it for serving a side of rice or roasted vegetables…or use it for baking individual servings of Coquilles St. Jacques.
With sculpted "ears" on either side, making it easy to hold as you move it into and out of the oven, the round eared dish measures either 5″, 6″ or 7″ in diameter (not including the ears), making it a perfectly sized individual serving dish. It can be popped into the oven (or microwave) and then taken directly to the table. Its simple but sophisticated design makes for a beautiful presentation of anything prepared in it.
Pillivuyt French culinary porcelain has been renown for tough, elegant, no-fuss oven-to-tableware since 1818. Its glaze is non-porous, and will not transfer stains or food odors. The glaze is extremely hard (fired at 2500 degrees), which makes the Pillivuyt porcelain durable and easy to clean. The round eared dish is tough enough for everyday use, and beautiful enough for the most special occasions. For further information visit Pillivuyt online.


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Victoria Derbyshire diagnosed with breast cancer
Victoria Derbyshire has been diagnosed with breast cancer.
The 46-year-old journalist took to her Twitter account yesterday (19.08.15) to reveal she is set to undergo a mastectomy in the near future after being diagnosed with the disease.
She wrote: "Hi, have been diagnosed with breast cancer & am having a mastectomy in a few wks. Family, friends, work & NHS staff are being brilliant (sic)."
The occasional 'Newsnight' presenter - whose self-titled current affairs show is broadcast on BBC Two and the BBC News channel - admitted she will continue to host the show as often as she can while she receives treatment.
She added: "Will be doing the programme as much as possible during treatment in the months ahead (sic)."
Victoria was a presenter on BBC Radio 5 Live for 16 years, departing in 2014 and previously hosted the Channel 4 sports chat show 'Sports Talk'.
A BBC spokesman said: "We wish Victoria a full and speedy recovery and look forward to having her back full-time on the programme as soon as possible."


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It's no surprise that Panasonic is currently looking to launch its premium range of phones into Indian handset market. The latest one being the Eluga range of smart phones, which were originally discontinued in Europe back in 2012, is now set to be released in India.
Although, as expected, there are no details available when Panasonic plans to showcase the range of smartphones India. But going by the fact that these posters are getting hotter everyday, the release shouldn't be a long wait.
Starting today, the company is again teasing the new series with a new tag line "Everything is designed. Few things are designed well" (which is a step up from the previous "Elegance for a new generation").
And although the teaser poster isn't really enough to educate you what the company is planning to bring to the market exactly, but it does make a statement of its own by indicating that the new releases will look to fight it out with the major players in the market.
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The Panasonic Eluga, going by the European standards, arrived with a 4.3-inch qHD Super AMOLED display, a dual-core processor, 4GB of on-board storage, an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera without an LED Flash, Android Gingerbread OS, and a mere 1150mAh battery.
Moreover, it was released with water proof and dust resistant capabilities. Unfortunately, the handset didn't have enough to place it among the elites in Europe.
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For anyone that uses the beautiful park in St Andrews, Bristol. We want to keep it beautiful and an asset for the local people and those who travel from further away to enjoy activities including paddling, sliding, walking, scooting, running or just sitting!
Please note that the views expressed on the Friends of St Andrews Park web site are not necessarily those of the Friends of St Andrews Park group. We would advise contributors that any statements considered to be personal, offensive, defamatory or false are not acceptable and will be removed where appropriate.
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We have received the following message from Gemma Dando, BCC there is particularly disappointing news about the Head of Parks role. Three members of the BPF committee had taken part in the recent recruitment process.…Continue
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During 2016 BCC conducted some trials of glyphosate-free maintenance of parks and open spaces.
St Andrews Park volunteered to trial no glyphosate treatment of the Spiral florals near the Leopold Road side of the park.
An interim report on the trial has been produced by BCC.
This is also a …Continue
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The park pond gate has been repaired.Thanks to Sarah Tyler, our efficient liaison link at BCC.
Have a look over the fence and you can see that some tadpoles are still with us; others have already left for pastures…Continue
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The popular Sunday morning bird walks will be starting again in January 2017. Watch this space for more details!
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Play Area Update August 2016
The Play area convenors are Sarah and David Cemlyn.
August 2016.…Continue
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Thought Friends of St Andrews Park and its users might like to see this article from the Bristol e-paper B24/7:
Very relevant to our park - and most others, I would think.Continue
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A beautiful sunny morning and some suitably spring-like bird activity observed! The full list as follows:
Mistle Thrush - a nest was located (see Simon's photo) and at least one youngster was seen. Parent birds nearby. Excellent stuff!
Coal Tit - 1 in song
Blue Tit - a few heard and seen
Great Tit - several heard
Robin - 1 or 2
Blackbird - several…Continue
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We have applied for the 2015 RHS Award; the judges will visit on 20th and 21st July.
Our submission is…Continue
June 21, 2017 at 6pm to October 31, 2017 at 5pm – on line petition
The Bristol parks Forum 'Protect our Parks' petition calling on Bristol City Council 'to withdraw the current budget plan and work with the Parks Forum and others to develop a realistic alternative'…
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August 18, 2017 at 6pm to September 4, 2017 at 5pm – on-line
Have your say: How can BCC help you with your community projects? BCC are keen to see what can be done to encourage community-led projects which benefit everyone. They'd like your ideas to tell the…
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The committee meetings of FoSAP are open to everyone and you will be made welcome. The agenda will be here soon. The minutes of the previous meeting, 4.7.17 are here. Minutes of all meeting are poste…
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The total income after we receive the final instalment from Bristol City Council will be £5,173.03. Of this we spent £3,982.87. The cost of the memorial itself, including installation, was £3,932.50.
This will leave us with the sum of £1,190.16 for maintenance and improvement to the memorial site area.
The £1,190.16 will be kept in with the FoSAP current account, but treated as ring-fenced funding.
Further information about the Wellington bomber that crashed into St. Andrews Park on 30th April 1941 can be found hereVideo footage of the memorial service can be found here:
Bristol Parks Forum is the umbrella organisation for community park groups and organisations in the city with an interest in their local parks and green spaces.
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Your doctor has prescribed fluid restriction for you. This means you need to limit the amount of fluids that you drink. If your kidneys are healthy, they balance the amount of fluid that enters and leaves your body. If your body cannot maintain this fluid balance because of illness or injury, you may need to limit the amount you drink.
This sheet can help you take in the right amount of fluid each day.
Drink the amount of fluid recommended by your doctor. Don't drink more or less.
Write down the liquid limits your doctor recommended. Amounts are usually given in a certain number of ml or cc (these two units are equivalent). Here are some measurements to help you:
1 cup = 8 oz = 240 cc = 240 ml
4 cups = 32 oz = 1,000 ml (or cc) = 1 liter
6½ cups = 50 oz = 1,500 ml (or cc) = 1.5 liters
8-1/3 cups = 67 oz = 2,000 ml (or cc) = 2 liters
1 can of soda = 1½ cups = 12 oz = 360 ml (or cc)
2 cups = 500 ml (or cc)
Measure the amount of water you will drink during the day and put it in a container. Drink water from that container only.
Drink only when you are thirsty.
Try the following tips to help you feel less thirsty:
Rinse your mouth with water; don't swallow.
Rinse your mouth with cool mouthwash.
Chew sugar-free gum or hard candy.
Suck on a few ice chips.
Try sucking on a lemon wedge to moisten your mouth.
Freeze grapes, berries, or small bits of fruit and let them thaw slowly in your mouth.
Drink from a cup or a small glass.
Divide your fluids up during the day; divide them between meals and snacks.
Take your medicine with your liquids at meal time.
Eat only a limited amount of the following "liquid foods": soups, frozen juice bars, gravy, ices, sauces, milk shakes, pudding, sherbet, custard, ice cream, ice cubes, or any other food that becomes liquid when it stays at room temperature.
Avoid salty foods. Remember, some foods may not taste salty but may still contain a high amount of salt (also called sodium). Read food labels to find the amount of sodium. A food is low sodium if it contains 140 mg or less of sodium per serving.
If you have diabetes, control your blood sugar level to help control your thirst.
Make a follow-up appointment as directed by our staff.
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1987-the Year that MLB's Uniforms Stepped Backwards — 4 Comments
It's too bad the Mariners went "traditional" in 1987. V-neck pullover jerseys and sansabelt baseball pants are athletic wear, the 'Ultimate Baseball Look'.
The Mariners 1987 uniform was 'meh' for me. (They improved when they introduced their current set in 1993.) I never understood why it took so long for baseball to have its first pullover jersey in 1970 (pullovers were the norm in football, hockey and basketball)…… I actually kinda like the beltless pants/pullover jersey combo. No offense to the buttoned jersey/belted pants combo, which is a good, clean and traditional look. I kinda miss baseball of the 1970s and 80s with its color-splashed uniforms and uniform diversity. Most teams have almost the color scheme these days (navy blue/red, namely).
Who knows what the future holds, though? Anything can happen. 🙂


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In chinese class today, we were talking about to characters in a scene. The questions was: 这两个人是美国人还是中国人? 一个是美国的,一个是中国的。
is there a simpler way to say "one of each" rather than saying "one was option A, and one was option B"?
I was thinking of a situation like this:
甲: You can have three pieces of fruit. We have apples, oranges and pears.
乙:I'll have two apples and a pear.
丙:I'll have one of each!
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The Whitworth Historical Society was formed in 1973, and our former Secretary, Mr. Alan Schofield, has produced a history of the society and museum, detailing when and how it came into being, and you can read this interesting story further down this page. You can also find details of our current Society officials below should you wish to contact us (Note# please replace the 'at' with @ symbol when using e-mail addresses):
We are always pleased to welcome new members into the Society, and if you would like to join us it couldn't be simpler, just come along to the museum one of the days when we are open, or to one of our monthly lectures and just ask one of the staff members for details. Membership is very cheap at just £7 per annum, and since we don't charge for attendance at our lectures this does help us to keep the museum going. Even if you aren't able to come along very often being a member helps you to feel apart of one of Whitworth's most precious assets. More information about how to become a member, and an application form can be found on our 'Join Us' page.
The Society
Founded in October 1973 at the instigation of Rev. P. Foster, at that time Vicar of St. John's Church, Facit. 17 people attended a meeting in the old Civic Hall, and a working party was set up to consider the aims and purpose of the Society. Meetings were first held every two months in the Green room in the Civic Hall, and then with membership increasing, from September 1976 in Whitworth Library.
The Museum
One of the Society's members, Mr. W. Kearns, started collecting items for a future Museum and storing them in his garage, and in May 1977 a Showcase was obtained and put on display in Whitworth Library.
In March, 1980, Whitworth Council offered the Society an upstairs room in the Council Office building for use as a Museum. Although not totally suitable due to the restrictions on access, the offer was accepted, and over the following months members and friends began clearing out the room, decorating, acquiring Showcases, and moving all the items out of Bill Kearns' garage. This first Museum was officially opened by the then Mayor of Whitworth, Councillor Eileen Kershaw, in September, 1981.
Very soon this room became too cramped for our needs, and in August, 1982, the Committee agreed to rent a basement room in Market Street Methodist Chapel, which also had to be re-decorated. Everything was now moved here from the Council Offices, and these Museum premises were officially opened in March, 1983, by the Society's founder, Rev. Philip Foster.
Less than a year later, we learned that the Chapel was to be closed because the church members could no longer afford the upkeep, so the search was on for yet more premises!
Bill Kearns had noticed that the former Whitworth Urban District Council's Works Department premises on North Street had been empty since 1974, and we discovered that the building was now owned by Rossendale Council. During the following year, the Society negotiated with the Council officials, eventually agreeing a seven year Lease on part of this building. For legal reasons we also had to appoint four Trustees to act on the Society's behalf.
These new premises also contained a room large enough to hold the Society's regular meetings, because since 1976, these meetings had been held in Whitworth Library.
The Whitworth Historical Society and Museum, North Street, was officially opened on 1st June 1985 by Joan Douglas, who was the Founding Secretary and also a former Chairman of the Society. In attendance were the Mayor and Mayoress of Rossendale, Councillor and Mrs. Vincent Clegg, and the Mayoress of Whitworth, Mrs. Lois Grogan.
The Footpath Group
In 1981 the Whitworth Footpath Group was formed by two members of the Whitworth Historical Society, Alan Schofield and Joe Taylor, in response to many people in the valley who were trying to walk the footpaths, but came upon blocked stiles, gates etc. and didn't know how to overcome these problems.
Since then, walking fortnightly on Sunday afternoons, the footpath group has worked hard to re-open many of the footpaths in and around Whitworth which have been blocked illegally.


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SAN DIEGO ---- Hours before Anthony Rizzo saw a major leaguepitch, he looked out of sorts.
"I kind of got lost a little bit,'' he said, while touring theclubhouse at Petco Park.
Rizzo was getting acclimated to his new home Thursday afternoon, fresh from Tucson, Ariz., his arrival accelerated by some eye-popping Triple-A numbers.
Boy Wonder is here. Adrian Gonzalez isn't, and here we go.
"I think it's an exciting time for the organization,'' saidgeneral manager Jed Hoyer, the man forced to trade Gonzalez."Obviously a player's debut is about the player; it's hisculminating moment, his big-league debut, and the family is hereand it's obviously emotional.
"But for the organization it is important, too. When it's an exciting young prospect, it means a lot.''
Much is expected of Rizzo, even if he's 21 years old and has never played a full season at Triple-A.
But that's the dynamics when you're a key player coming fromBoston in a package that cost the Padres Gonzalez, the American League's potential MVP.
Rizzo, who went 1-for-2 with two walks in the Padres' 7-3 victory over Washington, will answer to Most Valuable Prospect. He'll resurrect the last-place Padres' anemic offense, fill all the city's potholes and cure the pension mess.
"I mean, I expect a lot out of myself,'' said Rizzo, who was hitting .365, with 16 home runs and 63 RBIs in Triple-A. "I'm not saying I'm going to be doing what I was doing in Tucson ---- this is the big leagues and everyone is on top of their game up here -- but I'm a competitor. I'm going to come out and compete every day, just try to get better.''
He'll have the time, with the Padres preaching patience as everyone screams for production.
No doubt, the 6-foot-3, 220-pound Rizzo's unveiling was a production: some 30 media members squeezed in for his pregame interview; photographers engaged shutters as he took the field, the public-address announcer went Michael Buffer when introducing "Anthony Riiiiii-zo."
Rizzo swears he's ready to rumble, and the Padres will give him every chance to, well, stumble.
Look, Rizzo could become the game's best player, one who would make the locals forget about losing Gonzalez.
But unless Rizzo is a baseball rarity, scuffles will come with successes.
Don't forget, Willie Mays started 1-for-26 and begged manager Leo Durocher to send him packing. Instead, The Lip slapped Mays on the rump and declined.
"Whenever you bring up a young player you know there is going to be adjustments ---- the league is going to adjust, he is going to make the adjustment back,'' Hoyer said. "The last 10-15 percent of development happens in the big leagues. It is not always a smooth transition and something you have to live with.''
Rizzo knows life and death, and despite the hoopla surrounding his major league debut, this wasn't it.
Three years ago, Rizzo stared down cancer, which makesdeciphering the Nationals' sly, crafty and cunning Livan Hernandeznot so daunting.
Although in Rizzo's first at-bat, he was schooled by the veteran, striking out looking on an 82-mph inside fastball. Two pitches earlier, Hernandez had offered a 58-mph curveball.
But on his second chance against Hernandez, Rizzo smoked an 83-mph fastball 400 feet for a triple, which immediately made him a liar.
"I try to hit a double every time I get into the box,'' he said before the game.
Rizzo drew a walk in his third plate appearance, facing relieverSean Burnett.
Rizzo showed well before, during and after the game. I can't remember the last time a rookie got a press conference before taking the field, but then again, I can't recall a game outside of opening day having such a buzz for Padres fans.
There is some sizzle now for the Padres, a team whose supporters continue to believe will get hot.
Maybe the Padres will, maybe they won't. But at least Rizzo is on board, even if Gonzalez is not, and that will have to suffice.
"He's the game's top first baseman,'' Rizzo said of Gonzalez. "He's having a great year.''
Rizzo had a great opening night, looking anything but lost.
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There is no doubt that company policies can impact company culture. They can support culture, help to build a framework for some cultural changes, or they can destroy a culture. However, what should come first is the culture, then adopt policies that support that culture. Culture being defined as the values, beliefs and assumptions typically of the top leader (s) that become embedded in virtually everything we do at the company.
Letting culture drive policies can present an interesting dilemma for HR Professionals since there are many other factors that also drive policy development, such as:
The decisions you make around these factors and the resulting policies and procedures will impact the culture in your company. So let's review a few typical policy areas to see how you can keep our policies in line with culture.
Employee Relations
Basically the law regarding treatment of employees is EEO which holds that virtually all employment matters should be free from harassment or discrimination. Beyond that there are many options. The best policy/practice is to treat all employees with respect and fairness. You can demand that they follow policies/procedures; or you can create a culture and environment where employees feel valued and want to uphold company guidelines. Which one is more appealing to you?
A culture that welcomes employee suggestions, gives employees some latitude in making decisions, and encourages employees to learn from their mistakes will create an environment where growth and development are more likely. Do you promote teamwork toward the company goals as well as rewarding personal achievement?
Managers are responsible for communicating and upholding the company culture. Environments where employees are not held accountable, whether managers or employees, can result in poor morale and affect the whole organization.
Various laws govern some policy provisions (ex. Wage & Hour laws). For example, the law says, with very few exceptions, exempt employees are paid on a salary basis and that partial day deductions may not be made from the salary (except FMLA). However, employers are permitted to substitute paid time off as long as the employee gets the equivalent of their salary. How does that practice fit your culture?
Some employers require exempt employees to substitute their paid leave (vacation, sick, or PTO) if they are absent during any part of the day for medical appointments or other appointments. Others require substitution if the employee is gone more than a half day. Still others do not require substitution at all, they just pay the employees, and deal with it as a management issue if it becomes excessive. These are all legal options. What works best for your company? Do you have a culture that requires employees to account for every absence? If not then incorporating a policy that requires substitution might not make sense. Do employees generally work 8-5 (or your normal hours) or are they expected to work as long as required to finish projects? Do you allow flexibility in scheduling as long as the work is accomplished on time?
Although you may use a guide such as CAI's Employee Handbook Guide in developing your policies, they should be adapted in a communication style and tone that reflects your company's values.
I could go on and on. My main point is that your culture affects your ability to attract and retain talent and if you're not careful your policies can do the exact opposite. It's very easy to let one of the other factors push your policy into conflict with your culture, and the more policies you have like that the more your culture will suffer. And with technology your culture is much more transparent allowing potential customers, applicants, and vendors to see how you operate. Employees or former employees rate you on GlassDoor; Angie's List, the Better Business Bureau and other sites rate performance/service; some government agencies (EEOC, OSHA, W&H) expose violations on their websites. There are also sites that list the BEST places to work, preferred employers, family-friendly workplaces, companies who "go green", those that hire veterans, etc.
So hold the mirror up to your culture and see if you like the picture that others will see, or if there are some areas that may need a makeover. Call me if you need help thinking through your various policy options.


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Kansas City Project | Artist, Glen Hansen Features Strahm Neon Sign
Posted by strahmautomation in Connecting, Design on August 9, 2013
Kansas City Project | Artist, Glen Hansen Features Strahm Neon Sign
Strahm Automation has been honored by inclusion to the art exhibit and companion book "Kansas City Project" by Glen Hansen.
Glen Hansen specializes in art inspired by the architecture of cities like Paris, Prague, and Venice. Now he turns his pencils and brushes on Kansas City for a show featuring over 30 drawings and a half-dozen paintings of local buildings and their architectural and decorative details.
A beautiful depiction of the Strahm neon sign hanging at the corner of our building at 1700 Broadway will be part of the exhibition going on now through September 17, 2013 at the Central Library located at 14 West 10th Street, KCMO.
From the companion book:
Strahm Automation and Mailing
Washington Street, Broadway Boulevard, and 17th Street
George Brinkman, Architect (1920)
Holden, Ferris and Barnes, Architects (1927)
Neville, Sharp and Simon, Architects (1950)
Samuel J. Callahan, Engineer (1956)
The design of the neon sign attached to the building complex that now houses Strahm Automation and Mailing may speak to the past, but what goes on inside the 95,000 square feet of light industrial space is hardly a bygone operation. For one, a 70-foot long laser printer – that's right, 70 feet – produces 52,000 digital impressions an hour. This and seven other digital printers pump out "hundreds of thousands of sheets a day". Utility bills, jury notifications, credit union, 401k and pension statements, payroll checks, and invoices just to name a few, are printed and mailed. This year Strahm is celebrating its centennial, but the company hasn't always been housed at the Crossroads location. Grace V. Strahm started the letter company, using her name, in 1913 in the Graphic Arts Building at 10th and Wyandotte. James Minick, one of Strahm's employees who started as a delivery boy before the outbreak of World War II, became her partner and later purchased her shares from the family. Strahm remained in the Graphic Arts building until 1980 when the company moved to three buildings located on 10th and Bank streets.
The company's present location combines three utilitarian masonry structures, dating from 1920 – 1956. All but one were constructed for the Smith Grieves Company, printers and lithographers, who erected their neon sign, later altered to reflect the name of the current owner. The attached clock still works and, yes, the mail is always sent on time.
When asked "Why Kansas City", Hensen says. "The cityscape of Kansas City is filled with iconic architecture from the late 19th century to the present day," he says. "My visual survey highlights historic architecture, but also makes reference to oddities like the T.W.A. Building, Town Topic Hamburgers, and the Strahm sign"
We urge our readers to visit the Central Library to see this wonderful representation of Kansas City. Admission is free to both the exhibit and the event. RSVP for Hansen's talk at kclibrary.org or call 816.701.3407. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th & Baltimore.
Hansen is on the faculty of the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
Underwritten by a grant from the Richard J. Stern Foundation for the Arts, Commerce Bank, Trustee.


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Target: British Prime Minister David Cameron
Goal: Save the United Kingdom's ash tree population by placing an import ban on foreign ash trees infected with a deadly fungus
Chalara dieback of ash is a disease of ash trees caused by the Chalara fraxinea fungus. The disease causes leaf loss and crown dieback in affected trees, often leading to their death. The fungus has been widespread in many parts of Europe for some time, but appeared for the first time within the United Kingdom in June. It has been found in 10 locations since then and is causing alarm because of the extremely damaging effect it would have on the UK's forests – a third of which are various species of ash.
In seven years, the fungus has managed to kill 90% of the Netherlands' ash trees. It is for these reasons, and the ease with which trees in the UK have become affected by diseases carried by plants imported into the country, that UK operations director at the Woodland Trust Norman Starks is calling for a compulsory ban on all ash trees being brought into the UK from across Europe. The cost and safety of having to remove infected trees should it become widespread in the UK would be impractical, and as such the fungus movement need be cut off immediately.
Demand that governments across the UK act quickly and decisively to stop the spread of this disease before it becomes worse. The UK's island nature makes it possible to deter the permeation if the appropriate steps are taken. A ban must immediately be placed on all ash tree importing into the United Kingdom.
Dear Prime Minister Cameron,
The future health of the United Kingdom's ash tree population is in danger. Chalara fraxinea is a fungus which has spread throughout much of Europe and has been the cause of death for countless trees. The disease was first seen in the UK in June, and is now being seen to spread rapidly across many locations. A third of the UK's forests are made up of different species of ash trees, and appropriate action must be taken to save them from being decimated.
An immediate compulsory ban must be placed on all ash trees imported from outside the UK, as it is these infected plants which have brought the fungus. Doing so makes it possible to stop the growth of the disease, but only if decisively implemented and reinforced. As a responsible leader, you must take it upon yourself to push for such a policy so that the ash trees of the United Kingdom can remain safe.
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Apie programą: The never-ending mantra chanted by security suite vendors sounds a lot like "faster scans, easier to use, better performance," and AVG has released a new version that it says accomplishes all three. Certainly, the scans are faster, it does install more quickly, and some tweaks to the interface have made it easier to use. However, changes to the engine that powers the detection and removal of threats has made it hard to come to a conclusion until independent labs return their efficacy results later this year.
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Looks like Justin Bieber wasn't singing "If I was your boyfriend, I'd never let you go" to Selena Gomez.
According to reports, the adorable couple have parted ways. What's said to be the cause of the break up? The pair allegedly found it hard to make their relationship work with their intense schedules.
Just a couple weeks ago, they seemed to be on good terms considering the 18-year-old "As Long As You Love Me" crooner opened up about Selena to Oprah Winfrey.
"I never make her separate from me, because I don't want her to feel like I'm ashamed of her," Justin says about his now ex-girlfriend in the interview, which airs on Nov. 25 on OWN."A lot of guys do that — especially in the business. They don't want to be seen with their girl, so they'll make them ride in separate cars. If we get away, we're getting away together"
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But this past week, there was speculation the two entered splitsville. One day after performing at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show on Nov. 7, Justin was spotted seeing The Lion King on Broadway with a group of people, including 19-year-old Victoria's Secret model, Barbara Palvin.
The same night Justin performed at the sexy fashion show, Selena shared a photo with her Wizards of Waverly Place on-screen love interest, Gregg Sulkin. "Shooting at 2 am and this is where me and Gregg end up…" she captioned the Twitpic. The pair are currently filming a reunion movie.
Selena, 20, and Justin began dating in late 2010. Though they denied their relationship at first, they later went public with their romance in February 2011 when they attended the Vanity Fair Oscar party together.
After the pair stepped out, many of Justin's fans had it out for the songstress. In March 2011, the brunette beauty opened up to radio station Z100 about it.
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I've been dating this amazing guy for the past few weeks "officially", but we've known each other for almost 4 months and all that time, we were practically dating, but we didn't label it.
I met his folks fairly early on because I always go over to his house. They are great, loving people and they like me a lot too. His entire family knows him and I are together and are very supportive of us. His dad is always telling him to "treat me right" and "respect me" and giving him fun date ideas and what not, ha ha :)
Recently, my guy has been bugging me about meeting my parents too. I really want to introduce him to them, but all this time, I've been keeping him a secret because my parents are SUPER strict Indians (great right? He's white). It's not like they expect me to marry an Indian guy, have an arranged marriage or whatever, but I feel like they want me too. I was born in America and I've told them a number times my dislike for arranged marriages. Also, don't call me racist, I do not find Indian men attractive at all and I've said this to them too.
My folks are not bad, rude people. In fact, all my friends who've met them say they are super kind and respectful. Especially my dad. I think his family and my family would get along great together.
One time, he drove me home after one of our dates and my dad saw him through our house. When I got in, my dad was angry and demanded "who is that boy?!" and I lied and said it was a friend's brother. My dad's response was an angry "finish your education."
I am 21 years old, and if I didn't still depend on my parents, I would tell them and be done with it. But I do depend on them because I can't work enough to support myself and get an education (full time student). Also, I'm afraid that if I tell them about my boyfriend, they'll never let me go out again and see him (currently, I've been lying and saying I'm hanging out with a couple of friends).
I fear the risk is too great to tell them but my boyfriend is starting to think that I'm embarrassed by him, which is not true at all! I love him so much. I love going out and showing him off lol. However, I can see that he really wants to meet them and by me saying no, he's starting to think it's something to do with him.
Should I take the risk and try to tell them (HUGE, and I mean HUGE, possibility that they'll lock me in the house and never let me go out again) or keep him a secret until I can afford to live on my own? That's going to be about 2 years from now.
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Does your boyfriend know why you're hesitant to introduce them? I'm assuming you've never introduced them to a boyfriend before based on your dad's reaction. Would your boyfriend be offended if you asked him to meet them as a friend first do you could gauge how they are going to react? Maybe have him and a few other friends over at the same time so it doesn't seem so datey.
Truth is, you are 21. They can't stop you from seeing him. They could threaten to kick you out or stop supporting you, but you already said they wouldn't do that.00|00|0
Actually, yes they can stop me from seeing him by not letting me go out anymore. But yeah, they wouldn't throw me out of the house.
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Okay well if you're going to let your parents completely control your life, that is your decision. If you ever want to live your life the way you want, you'll have to try to be okay with disappointing them or making them mad sometimes. And I'm not just talking about while they are supporting you.


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Suppose I have a simple two column matrix A. Column 1 contains information about QUALITY and column 2 contains information about PRICE.
Suppose I wish to calculate for certain intervals of QUALITY, the mean PRICE, what is a nice approach for this. I was thinking that I need to define these quality intervals in a vector, and apply these intervals, but exactly how is the problem.
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> Suppose I have a simple two column matrix A. Column 1 contains
> information about QUALITY and column 2 contains information about PRICE.
> Suppose I wish to calculate for certain intervals of QUALITY, the mean
> PRICE, what is a nice approach for this. I was thinking that I need to
> define these quality intervals in a vector, and apply these intervals,
> but exactly how is the problem.
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Located in north-eastern Malawi on the south western tip of Likoma Island, Kaya Mawa is the result of an extraordinary 6 year project, and one of Lake Malawi's finest luxury eco-lodges.
Lacking electricity, power tools and machinery, the building of Kaya Mawa is a story in itself. Highlights include the fact that some of its outsourced materials – carried, transported by lorry, and shipped by steam boat – took 18 months to reach Likoma; that the workforce was composed entirely of locals, many of whom now work for Kaya Mawa Lodge; that the then owners delayed the lodge's opening as a result of refusing to pay side-money at various bureaucratic desks.
Set among a mix of lakeside trees (including baobabs), Kaya Mawa is a stone, teak and thatch build, and consists of a main lodge and 11 variously sized chalets. The shared areas include a lounge, bar, dining room, extensive decking, plunge pool and library area. With exposed rock walls, handle windows and French doors, the feel of the main lodge is very much that of a large cottage, and it is only the thatched roofing – whose shape is somewhat reminiscent of a Vietnamese peasant hat – that brings us back to Kaya Mawa's sub-tropical location. Inside, the cottage feel is further reinforced by a warm wooden floor, and by the stone bar. The seating is cane, and the dining room ceiling familiarly cavernous.
The dining – buffet or a la carte – is excellent, as is the service, and the lodge easily caters for a variety of tastes and diets. Look out for a selection of herbs handpicked from the lodge's own gardens, and fresh lake fish caught in the morning.
The chalets are divided into 4 classes: standard, family, premium and house. There are 4 standard rooms, all individually named. Alas, it is impossible here to do justice to their various designs. Each possesses a handmade king-size double bed, homemade teak furniture, veranda and separate bathroom.
The bathroom includes a stone-set tib, shower, flush toilet and shower. The 2 family sized cottages are similar, only bigger, and come with 2 bedrooms and lounge – one includes an upstairs bathroom, while the other sports a hanging bed. The 3 suites are extraordinary: one is on its own island, and is accessed by a walkway, another has 3 separate decking areas, and the last comes with its own pool. Mainja House has 2 bedrooms, a huge lounge, private terrace and pool, while Madimba House is enormous, chic and perfect for deep pocketed honeymooners. Limited – but functional – internet is available in the office.
Activities include sailing, fishing, kayaking, diving, snorkelling, mountain/quad biking and exploring historical and cultural places of interest with a local guide.
From its inception Kaya Mawa has been part of the community and assisted by the locals. All their staff come from the bordering three villages. As the lodge explains:
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So far, the locals have distributed this money to pay for scholarships for pupils at the school, equipment, two teachers' salaries and helps maintain the fabric of the buildings.
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Previously, Chisomo's Nursery 'School' was actually just a tiny room with forty children cramped into it, so we have helped to build a new one. The school also doubles up as a community hall that holds a mother and baby clinic, saving many parents hours of walking through sweltering heat to see a nurse. The nursery school is staffed by local volunteers who have undergone training at the educational office. We have helped provide uniforms, a feeding programme and equipment for the pupils.
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Water Project: Growing vegetables, like so much else on Likoma, had previously been thwarted by the lack of fresh water. Previously, water had only been available from the lake, but we have helped the locals create their own water stands. This has had a far reaching impact. The locals can now make bricks, creating much sturdier and safer dwellings. They can also start to cultivate their own gardens, leading to greater self-sufficiency. The water project has now been extended intro Nkhwazi. Our dream is that, in time, every village on Likoma Island will have its own Water Stand.
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 N910H 3G 32G Gold
The Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is the next generation of Notes delivering a slightly bigger version of the popular note taking phablet, with a much bigger performance. With innovative S Pen technology and a huge 5.7-inch Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED screen, donning an incredibly impressive 515ppi, the Note 4 offers the best possible viewing experience and the most powerful multitasking tools that make everyday life easier and faster.
The Galaxy Note 4 boasts a powerful processor and 3GB of RAM. This ensures that the Note 4 delivers a device performance unmatched by the rest of the market.
Inside the Box:
- Samsung Smartphone
- S Pen
- Rechargeable Battery
- USB Charger
- System: Android 4.4 KitKat®
- Processor: Octa Core (1.9GHz Quad + 1.3GHz Quad Core)
- Memory: Internal: 32 GB / RAM: 3 GB / Slot type: microSD / Max. slot capacity: 128 GB
- Display: 5.7" / Quad HD Super AMOLED / Resolution: 2560 x 1440 pixels / 515 ppi
- Camera: 16 Mpixels / Flash: LED / Front: 3.7 Mpixels
- Network: 4G: LTE 700/850/900/1800/1700/1900/2100/2600 MHz / 3G: 850/900/1900/2100 MHz / GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Wireless: Bluetooth: 4.1 / IrDA, NFC / Wifi: WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac MIMO PCIe
- Connection: Jack 3.5 mm / micro USB
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Barometer, Fingerprint sensor, Hall sensor, Proximity sensor
- S Pen
- Battery: 3220 mAh
- Weight: 176 g
- Dimensions: 153 x 78 x 8.5 mm
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