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Executive Board Member of Everest Summiteers Association (2010-2013)
About five metric tonnes of waste collected from Mt Everest have been finally brought to Kathmandu. The garbage was lying for 12 days at Lukla of Solukhumbu where road network is not linked yet.A total of 8.1 metric tonnes of waste dumped in the Everest region since 1953 were collected and brought to Namche on May 29. While 3.2 metric tonnes of waste, mainly plastic and papers, are to be disposed at Namche. The rest of the waste, which includes oxygen cylinders, helicopter debris, metals, cans and bottles, have been brought to Kathmandu and kept at the office of the Everest Summiters' Association (ESA).The government, Eco Himal, Nepal Mountaineering Association and Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee had chipped in the ESA initiative, collecting waste from the Everest region between April 17 and May 27.
More Photo Click HereThe government provided Rs 7.5 million, Carlsberg Beer Rs 2 million, NMA Rs 2 million, Laxmi Bank Rs 500,000 and donors from Sweden $110,000 for Save the Everest Campaign. The ESA initiated attempts from 2008 to collect waste dumped in the Everest. A total of 29 mountaineers were involved in collecting waste from the base-camp to 8,700m of Everest for more than a month. The yaks carried the waste from Everest to Lukla by the end of May.Wongchu Sherpa, president of the ESA, said 4.9 metric tonnes of waste were brought to Kathmandu by air from Lukla in course of 12 days. "The garbage was kept at Lukla due to unavailability of planes to bring to Kathmandu. There are no large helicopters in the country and national flag carrier airlines do not operate flights to Lukla," he said."We faced very difficulty to bring the waste to Kathmandu from Lukla. We paid Rs 50 per kg from Lukla," said Sherpa. "We are yet to calculate the cost of bringing a kilogramme of waste from Everest to Kathmandu.""We will advise the government to keep some of the materials at museums and others will be handed over to the government," he said."We will make it public very soon in the presence of Prime Minister," he said.Sherpa said the campaign was initiated after the foreigners asked him about the situation in the Everest. "Then we started to clean Everest targeting to collect at least 8 tonnes of garbage," he said. "The campaign will continue next year too or until the waste is cleared."Carrying about 150kg of materials each person, about 35,000 foreign visitors accompanying some 80,000 porters and helpers travel to the Everest every year, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.About 2,000 metric tonnes of waste have been dumped in the peaks and some 80 metric tonnes of waste at Everest region since 1953.
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Article on Saving Mount Everest Project in United Nations Environment Programme website
Saving Mount Everest Clean-Up Expedition Team Successfully bring over 8 Tons of garbage from Mount Everest and its Trekking Trails
29 May 2011
29 May is celebrated as Everest Day as it was on this day in 1953 that Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa reached the summit of Mt. Everest – becoming the first ones to summit the mountain.
29 May is yet another historical day, as Saving Mount Everest project brought down a total of 8,110 kilos or 8.1 tons of garbage collected from the mountain and its trekking trails. The collected garbage was displayed for verification in Namche Bazaar (gateway to Mt. Everest) amidst an event. Almost all the members of the Saving Mount Everest Clean-Up expedition were present in the event to interact with media, local authorities, local communities and authorities from the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation.
Of the collected garbage – 3,200 kilos or 3.2 tons has been handed over to Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), the local NGO that is responsible to manage waste in the region. SPCC supported the project by providing a waiver of 50% on per kg waste for its management. Remaining waste is being carried to Lukla from where it will be flown to Kathmandu.
Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation of the Government of Nepal praised and congratulated the team on successfully collecting over 8 tons of refuse from the mountain and its trekking trail as planned.
Blog and Pictures by: Neelima Shrestha, PR Consultant - Saving Mount Everest
Saving Mount Everest Clean-Up Expedition - Activities Photo
Carlsberg team Collecting Garbage
23 May, 2011
Team reaches South Col (7,920m) and South Summit (8,750m) – approx. 5 tons Garbage Collected
21 May, 2011
As per the latest updates from the Saving Mount Everest Project Clean-up expedition team, the team has collected approximately five tons of garbage abandoned by trekkers and mountaineers on the trekking trail and Mount Everest itself. The team has collected the garbage from the elevation as high as South Col (7,920m) and South Summit (8,750m). The collected garbage includes abandoned oxygen cylinders, old tents and ropes among others. The team is progressively collecting the garbage amidst the harsh weather conditions. According to the weather network, it has been snowing in Everest Base Camp and above and the temperature falls below -30 Degrees Celsius at night. The garbage on the mountain has been covered by snow after the snow fall making the collection difficult. Hence, the expedition team has moved down to base camp for a few days. The team members will climb again in a day or two as the snow starts melting.
Blog by Neelima Shrestha, PR Consultant, Saving Mount Everest Project
Everest Summiteers Association collected oxygen cylinders at South Col and they are being brought down to 2nd Camp. More than 70 oxygen cylinders are collected.
ESA collecting oxygen cylinders and other cans at South col.
Mr. Diwas Pokhrel, General Secretary of Everest Summiteers Association and Secretary of Nepal Mountaineering-Association honored 9 Everest Summiteers from Nepal Nijamati Karmachari on behalf of ESA and NMA.
Everest Summiteers organized a meeting under the presidency of Joint Secretary for ministry of tourism and civil aviation Mr. Laxman Bhattarai at Everest base camp.
BIG BAG – bags dispatched to Everest Region to bring down Garbage
Big Bag has donated 697 bags for Saving Mount Everest Project of which 500 have been dispatched to the region to bring the collected garbage down.
Carlsberg Team to Help Collect Garbage from Lukla to Syangboche
Carlsberg team of 11 from Denmark, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore will help collect garbage from the trekking trail between Lukla to Syangboche. The team also comprises of media personnel from Malaysia. Carlsberg is one of the supports of the project.
Group in Lukla
Waste Management in Khumbu Region – Opinions and Perspectives
Pheriche Tengboche
Saving Mount Everest Project Support Team has now trekked up to Pheriche 4,260m above sea level on 22nd April. To acclimatize, the team members spend a day in Pheriche and went to Nangkharjong that is about 5100m. The doctor at Himalayan Rescue Association Hospital at Pheriche cautioned that it could be life threatening if trekkers trekking above 3000m do not take time to acclimatize in higher altitude. Pheriche is a very small settlement with just 21 households, of which 13 are lodges. While ascending up to support the Saving Mount Everest Clean-Up Expedition in the Everest Base Camp the team has been interacting with locals and visitors in the region about their opinion on waste management in Khumbu region.
Ms. Dawa Phuti Sherpa, a local businesswoman who runs Paradise Lodge in Lukla and who is also socially active in the region through women's group and was an ex-member of Sagarmatha National Park Buffer Zone Management Council is of opinion that the waste management has improved remarkably in the past decade but there is still more to do. She has been running her lodge in Lukla since past 20 years. As part of waste management system, beer bottles have been completely banned in the Khumbu region since past eight years, she informed. She also informed that the Sagarmatha Pollution Control Committee (SPCC), a local NGO that is responsible of managing waste in the region, initiated this and the locals have been extremely cooperative and supportive in forbidding the use of beer bottles. She opines that both local and visitors are equally responsible to keep the region clean. A waste management system coupled with information and awareness raising programs could provide an effective solution for sustainable waste management in the region.
According to Nima Doma, who runs Tyangboche Guest house, approximately 500 kgs of waste – cans and plastics are generated by individual lodges/hotels during a season. She further added that all canned food, plastic wrapped food and bottled water has to be imported in the region, which costs a lot and in addition disposing these is immensely challenging. She suggested that if all the lodges and hotels in the region promote local cuisine using locally available resources, then it could significantly reduce the non-biodegradable waste in the region and at the same time promote the rich Sherpa culture.
Saving Mount Everest 2011-2012 Exhibition in Everest Base Camp
The Saving Mount Everest 2011-2012 project team has decided to put up the Saving Mount Everest 2011-2012 Exhibition in Everest Base Camp – 5,360m above sea level. The exhibition will portray and inform the visitors about the rationale behind the project and its objectives. The team is doing necessary preparations to set up the exhibition.
Preparations for the Saving Mount Everest Clean UpEexpedition
The climbers and support staff has been selected for this challenging task to clean-up up to eight tons of garbage from Mount Everest and its trekking trails over the period of three months. The clean-up expedition team comprises of a total of approximately 40 experienced Nepali mountaineers, expedition leaders and high-altitude porters. The base for the clean-up expedition team will be Everest Base Camp – 5,360m above sea level.
The Everest Summiteers Association (ESA) of Nepal is coordinating this three months long clean-up expedition. Saving Mount Everest project focuses on the clean-up and waste management in Mount Everest and surrounding areas. Hence, the clean-up expedition will not go beyond the south summit.
Orientation to the Saving Mount Everest Clean-Up Expedition Team
20 April 2011
The Solid Waste Management and Resource Mobilization Centre (SWMRMC) of the Ministry of Local Development of the Government of Nepal provided orientation on waste collection and segregation to the climbers and support staff of the Saving Mount Everest Clean-Up expedition. The Minister and the State Minister along with the Secretary for Ministry of Local Development participated to support and extend best wishes for the project. Dr. Sumitra Amatya, General Manager, SWMRMC facilitated the orientation program. During the concluding session national media were also invited. Representatives from the organizers - Everest Summiteers Association Nepal and EcoHimal were present during the program.
Preparation in Kathmandu and Departure of Cleaning Crew to Everest
Packing in KTM
Preparation in KTM Gear Loading at Airport in Kathmadu
Cheaking Counter
Departing to Lukla
Chief Secretary of Gov. of Nepal
Gears and food loading on the flight to Lukla via Agni Air
Agni Air Supporting for the Cleaning Team
Cleaning Team Flying via Agni Air
Press Conference in Kathmandu Nepal
Thursday, March 23rd , 2011
A press conference was organized in Kathmandu, Nepal to foster awareness about the project among the media personnel, private and public sectors; national and international organizations and general audience and to garner further support for the project. During the press conference Saving Mount Everest Project Poster was launched by the chief guest Mr. Kishor Thapa, Secretary for Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation, Government of Nepal.
The press conference program was graced by prominent personalities of the Nepalese Tourism Sector and almost all the media houses in Nepal. The press conference was jointly organized by Everest Summiteers' Association (ESA) and Eco Himal Nepal in collaboration with Nepal Tourism Board (NTB).
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A Biped 2 feet walks on What capabilities help hominids survive? A look into the 5 types of hominids 1. Australopithecus Afarensis
2. Homo Habilis
3. Homo Erectus
4. Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis
5. Homo Sapiens Sapiens 3-4 million years ago... What capabilities helped hominids survive? 1. Australopithecus Afarensis ...a hominid named Lucy
roamed the earth... ...she was scientifically known as Australopithecus Afarensis... ...her capability was being a BIPED... 3-4 million years ago Australopithecus Afarensis Benefits of Bipeds: Gather more food Protect children C a p a b i l i t y 1.5 - 2 million years ago... Homo Habilis roamed the earth he was also known as the "Handy Man"
1. Stone tools
2. Living in groups The capabilities of Handy Man were: 1.5-2 million years ago Homo Habilis "Handy Man" 1.8 million - 200,000 B.C.E. Homo Erectus "Upright Man" 200,000 - 28,000 years ago Homo Sapien Neanderthalensis "Neanderthal Man" 150,000 years ago Homo Sapiens Sapiens "Doubly Wise Man" "Lucy" 1.8 million - 200,000 B.C.E. Benefits of living in groups: 1. Collect food over larger areas of land 2. Protection against animal attacks Benefits of stone tools: Skin animals for more meat Crush bones for marrow ...lived Homo Erectus... also known as Upright Man Capabilities: strong bones large brain = = travel farther distances & migrate out of Africa create fire, make complex tools, build shelter Strong bones helped
this group to stand
up taller and travel
farther distances. This picture shows hominids cooking meat
over fire and using a mountainside for
shelter. They are also working together. Homo Erectus were the first hominids to migrate out of Africa. They went to Asia and Europe. 2. Homo Habilis 3. Homo Erectus 4. Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis 5. Homo Sapiens Sapiens 200,000 - 28,000 years ago... ...lived Homo Sapiens Neanderthalensis... ...also known as Neanderthal Man. This group's capabilities were larger brains and a sense of community. Skilled toolmakers - over 60 types Knives, scrapers, spear points Hunt in an organized group Burial sites and a sense of ritual Help the injured when hunting You can see the sense of community in the burial ritual. Hunting in an organized group with spears. Neanderthal Man Homo Sapiens Sapiens Nickname: Doubly Wise Man Capabilities
Larger Brain Create better tools Shelter Clothing Needles for sewing animal skins together.
Could stay warmer in colder climates. Tools: Hooks and spears to catch fish Spear thrower hunt from a distance
safer Tools for engraving and carving spear thrower spear head and hook 150,000 years ago - early modern humans built more permanent shelter out of stone Doubly Wise Man migrated from Africa to Europe, Asia, Australia, North American, and South America Homo Sapiens Sapiens created cave art
to express themselves. They were said to
have started the first complex
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In order to install printer driver properly, you need to follow this step carefully. Before going to that step, however, it is highly recommended to keep the .zip file of your printer driver to a safe directory. Otherwise, you may be having trouble to retrieve the file again in the future. In this case, it is highly advised to do that before installing the driver. If you have set this properly, it is time to install the driver right away. It is very simple especially if you download driver package. It contains not only the driver but also interactive application.
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Posted by Hechmi Hamdi ,a teacher of English in Ibn Roshd High School, El Maknassy, Sidi Bouzid.
This is a lesson plan applying Bloom's taxonomy for 4th year secondary students.
It thoroughly explains the procedure that could be implemented and details the steps that both teacher and students would follow."The focus in the procedures is intensively and extensively set on applying critical thinking via critical questions."
Lesson Plan details:
Lesson :Education for all
Page: 93
Unit :2
Level :Year 4 secondary education
Source: Skills for life
About Hechmi Hamdi:
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Main interests: test construction,translation,media studies
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A group of Ukrainian women activists held a topless rally in Kiev on Wednesday to protest against a visit by Russian strongman prime minister Vladimir Putin, who arrived for energy talks.
Six activists from the FEMEN group held a protest in the centre of the Ukrainian capital, pumping their fists in the air and holding placards with racy slogans.
"We won't sleep with Kremlin dwarfs", one placard said in an apparent reference to Putin's modest height.
"You can't make us bend over that easily," read another one.
Putin met Ukraine's pro-Kremlin President Viktor Yanukovych and Prime Minister Mykola Azarov for talks set to focus on possible price cuts for Russian gas imports to Ukraine.
After coming to power early this year, Yanukovych has promoted closer relations with Russia. In April he agreed a landmark deal to keep Russia's Black Sea fleet based in Crimea at least until 2042, a decision condemned by the opposition as selling out Ukraine's national interests.
"We are protesting against the interference of the Russian leaders in the internal affairs of our country," the movement's leader, Anna Gutsol, told AFP.
"After their visits, in Ukraine we see restrictions on media freedom and on the right to demonstrate, as is the case in Russia," she added.
The FEMEN group regularly holds topless protests. During the presidential poll early this year its members bared their breasts at a polling station just before Yanukovych was due to vote in front of cameras.


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Great to see curvy ladies that don't have tiny manga heads!
Great to see curvy ladies that don't have tiny manga heads!
Have got CS6! Have been on CS3 for the past 5 years... What a difference. Trying out new work flows and trying to improve fundamentals
Cheers guys much appreciated. Just a quick study to start my day. Trying to work on my weakest points so will be trying to sort values, colours, draftmanship... Etc, etc.
Man I've always loved your stuff but these last ones are insane!!!
Loving the updates since I was here last. Great stuff
Great topic! Quick sketch from me
Man that last enviro is pure magic!
And this one... Well there are a lot of problems with it. The composition is sucky though I like the idea. I think I was holding back a little and not being loose enough. This was also for a pitch
Happy 2013 everyone! Haven't been here for a while, been tres busy which is great! On a down side I haven't been able to upload any work as it's all a bit sensitive. But here are a couple of things I...
Haven't been here for ages! Have loved catching up on your work and experiments mate
Love those value studies man!
Love those bird things! Meep meep!
Haven't been here in a while. Just found this old thing and rushed it through to somewhere near completion... At last... Hope everyone's well
Nice updates dude!
That enviro with the crystals, was thinking the crystals could do with being a bit more random in size and clustering. Also I think maybe the cloak should be more of a contrast
That is awesome! Fantastic use of light and drama
Note to self... Sort out composition in advance...
Those previous two enviros look great
Nice updates man. I'm diggin the thumbs
Bit more on this one, really enjoying it :)
Love those last two!
OK so I'm messing with ideas but kinda enjoying it though it seems to be taking a lot longer than I'd hoped... The guys head need a good deal of work and it need opening out and rejigging
Man such life to your work!
Nice work!
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I want better mpg. Do those chips/modules connected to ait sensor via two wires really work? I removed the resonator box just to see inside of it and is empty i was thinking it had baffles like a muffler is that normal? Also in that box there are no sensors only a hose that goes from the box to to the back top of motor which way does is it supose to flow to box or to motor because i put my thumb over(after removing box) and felt no flow? And inside throttle body is dirty. What happens if i put a cone filter right on tb and what do i do with that hose? I am at 13 mpg.
which chips\modules are you talking about? post a link to one. If its the ebay ones that claim more power and better fuel economy then no, they dont work. Its a disaster waiting to happen.
To get the best out of your vehicle, make sure everything is running in proper condition. Give it a full tune up, if you havent done so recently. Oil change, spark plugs, fuel filter, compression test, and a tune to check your a/f, etc... If everything is already runnign perfectly, you can add an exhaust, cai, and a handlheld tune. This might net you 1 or 2 more MPGs.
the chip is from autochipsdirect.com which I send back for an exchange. I already intalled the cai and will report any changes in near future.
i gain nothing from my new chip so i send back for refund, the cai gave some noticeable gain in power like before 63 mph @ 2000 rpm now 67 mph @ 2000 rpm and the engine sounds nice, but no gain in mpg's.
try a full exhaust next. Think of your engine as a huge air pump. The more air that goes in without tolerance, the more power youll have. The more power youll have, the less rpms needed to reach your desired speed. Less rpms, better fuel economy. But itll only slightly change though.
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Lady Liberty is the symbol of all that America is supposed to stand for and a constant reminder that there is no true democracy unless all citizens are free and share the same basic human rights. While many are unaware that this beloved statue, standing 152 feet tall, came from the French, it is a reminder of how the concept of freedom is an international goal, not just a national one.
This next lady resides in Butte, Montana, where the Continental Divide is located. The image of the Virgin Mary stands, illuminated, at an impressive 90 feet high, weighing over 80 tons. It's the ideal landmark to witness up close and personal during the Montana starry night skies.
The Golden Driller is a symbol of man's quest for black gold, also known as oil, during the great oil rush of the south. He is the epitome of American entrepreneurship and what the southern man looked like back in the 40's and 50's. He is cast in brass and stands 40 feet tall. This statue was so popular that two more of his kind was built years later.
The tallest statue of Jesus in North America and the 3rd tallest one in the world. This massive image of Christ stands 67 feet tall on top of a 1,500 foot mountain. This elevation falls just under the law that requires the incorporation of a flashing beacon to caution pilots. Needless to say, that addition would have been a bit jarring for observers.
The second largest statue in America of Jesus is the Lux Mundi, or "Light of the World" in Latin. Standing at 52 feet at the Solid Rock Church, this state is a recent addition to their property after suffering a loss of their previous statue in 2010 when lightning struck and compromised its integrity.


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Samsung Galaxy S8 price and final COLOURS leaked online - days before UK release date
SAMSUNG GALAXY S8 has suffered another devastating leak – with the alleged price and three colour options leaked online ahead of the release date later this month.
Samsung Galaxy S8 will ship in three colour options – Black Sky, Orchid Grey, or Arctic Silver
The Samsung Galaxy S8 has very few surprises left.
The hotly-anticipated flagship phone has suffered a number of devastating leaks ahead of its release date, with the latest purportedly revealing the three colour options available at launch, as well as the final pricing.
Tipsters have previously revealed the release date of the phone, as well as its screen size, camera specs, and processor.
Earlier this month, Samsung mailed out invitations to an Unpacked media event, where the South Korean company is expected to unveil the Samsung Galaxy S8, Samsung Galaxy S8+, as well as new Gear VR headsets for the new phones.
"Unbox you phone," the tagline on the invite teases.
Samsung Galaxy S8 - Leaked photos, concept images, and rendersSun, January 1, 2017
Samsung Galaxy S8 looks set to be the smartphone to beat this year. Following a swathe of rumours from the Chinese supply chain, a number of graphic designers have cooked-up high-resolution renders of what the smartphone could look like, when it launches in the UK in April 2017
The black-and-white invite also sports a simple drawing of the new Edge-style design of the upcoming Galaxy S8.
Samsung has confirmed the media event will start at 4pm on March 29th, with the Unpacked announcement also being live streamed on Samsung.com.
According to a leak from Evan Blass, the new flagship Samsung Galaxy devices will then be available to buy in-stores on April 28th.
And now reliable leakster Blass has shared more details about the Samsung Galaxy S8.
Samsung is due to hold a press event in London to debut the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8
The infamous tipster has published a series of images that appear to reveal the three colour options available to Galaxy S8 customers.
According to the leak, the Galaxy S8 will be available in either Black Sky, Orchid Grey, or Arctic Silver.
Mr Blass also revealed the next-generation smartphone will retail in Europe for €799 for the basic S8, roughly £692, and the entry-level S8+ will retail for €899, roughly £778.
That's more expensive than its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge, which went on-sale for £639 with 32GB of internal storage.
The news comes as Samsung reportedly pushed back the release date one week later than expected, relative to the company's original plans.
Renown tipster Evan Blass published a photo of the final Samsung Galaxy S8 line-up
Customers will be able to get their hands on the latest Galaxy smartphones on April 28th 2017 – not April 21st, as was previously scheduled, Evan Blass revealed earlier this month.
According to the latest whispers from the supply chain, there is no particular reason for the rescheduled launch date.
However, it is clear Samsung is being incredibly cautious with this launch, following the rushed schedule that led to the disastrous Galaxy Note 7 recall.
Samsung mailed-out invitations to the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ press conference in London.
According to the latest credible leaks and whispers from the supply chain, the Galaxy S8 will ship with an impressive, almost bezel-less edge-to-edge design, marking the first dramatic shake-up for the Galaxy S design in over two years.
Samsung has purportedly dropped all physical buttons from the front of the device in a clever ploy to keep the overall size of the device small enough to use one-handed – despite the increased display size.
The Galaxy S8 is widely-tipped to arrive with an impressive 5.8-inch Quad HD display, while still maintaining the same footprint as the Galaxy S7.
There is also expected to be a 6.2-inch QHD AMOLED display model, marketed as the Galaxy S8 Plus.
For comparison, those display sizes are both larger than the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge last year.
With the physical buttons gone, navigation will now be handled by software buttons included along the bottom of the display.
Leaked images of Galaxy S8 prototypes confirm the phone will have virtual on-screen buttons
Samsung has redesigned the stock on-screen navigation buttons that ship with Google Android.
The company has dropped the circle, square and triangle used in stock Android as the Home Button, Multi-Tasking and Back button.
The Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus are already available to pre-order, despite not having an official UK release date or price.
Previous shots published in an image dump appear to confirm that Samsung will bring back its always-on display for the Galaxy S8.
One photograph appears to show the flagship smartphone with the same black-and-white clock that appeared on the ill-fated Galaxy Note 7 last summer.
The latest batch of leaked images show the same Always-On display as the Galaxy Note 7
The upcoming device will also sport an iris scanner, water resistant design and 64GB of expandable memory.
Qi wireless charging, contactless transactions via Samsung Pay and additional security features from Samsung Knox will also be included.
It has previously been rumoured the Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ will use Qualcomm's latest Snapdragon 835 processor.
The new Qualcomm chip is the company's most powerful to date and should guarantee a buttery-smooth user experience for users.
The Snapdragon 835 is also the slimmest chip the company has ever made and will be much more efficient than previous generations meaning you should never see a drop in performance.
In fact the chip consumes 25 per cent less power than the Snapdragon 821, resulting in more battery life than previous Galaxy S smartphones.
Alongside the shiny new design and power efficient chip, Samsung is rumoured to introduce a new virtual assistant, dubbed Bixby.
And some whispers from South Korean even point to an updated S Health app that will direct Galaxy S8 owners to the nearest pharmacy, launch video chat conversations with GPs, and more.
Either way, all will be revealed at 16:00 GMT on March 29th 2017.
Express.co.uk will be at the latest Samsung Unpacked Event, and will bring you the latest news about the Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+, and any other announcements, as it breaks.
Stay tuned.


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Eighty-six million adults in the US have prediabetes, and 90% of these adults are unaware. In efforts to prevent prediabetes from progressing, the Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) has been developed. This evidence based program is for qualifying adults who have prediabetes, or are at risk for developing Type 2 diabetes. By participating in this structured lifestyle change program, the risk for developing type 2 diabetes can be reduced by up to 58%.
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Apple have reached another milestone by bringing Multi-Touch technology gestures to the desktop with a mouse that's unlike anything ever before. It's called Magic Mouse and it is the world's first Multi-Touch mouse. Magic Mouse connects wirelessly to your Mac via Bluetooth, so there's no wire or separate adapter to worry about. Pair Magic Mouse with your Bluetooth-enabled Mac and enjoy a reliable ...Back to top
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The Multi-Touch area covers the top surface of Magic Mouse, and the mouse itself is the button. Scroll in any direction with one finger, swipe through web pages and photos with two, and click and double-click anywhere. Inside Magic Mouse is a chip that tells it exactly what you want to do. Which means Magic Mouse won't confuse a scroll with a swipe. It even knows when you're just resting your hand on it.
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At Auntie Anne's, we are proud to offer our guests more than just a tasty pretzel.
We also serve timeless memories and family experiences. Hearing from our guests about why Auntie Anne's holds a special place in their heart just makes our day. So, we reached out to three of them and asked if they would share their pretzel stories. Sure makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, huh?
Jen Atkins
"I grew up with 3 siblings, so alone time with mom was limited. But every so often, mom would take me on a mother/daughter date. We would go to the mall, but I don't really remember shopping for anything. I do remember that each and every time we went, we got pretzels from Auntie Anne's. We'd sit near the fountain and enjoy our pretzels and our time together.
Because that is such a wonderful memory about my childhood, I've been so excited to share it with my kids. Now that they are 1, 3, and 5 years old, they are old enough to understand that any time we go to the mall, we must get Auntie Anne's pretzels to share. Even the baby loves them! I'm always watching for coupons so that we can stop and have a special treat, and my kids and I just love the pretzels and cheese. The consistent taste and quality of Auntie Anne's have us hooked and I can't wait to share many memories with my kiddos!"
Pancy Holtsberg
"My favorite is your sour cream & onion pretzel/nuggets and occasionally your pretzel dogs! My daughter's current favorite is your jalapeno pretzel & your jalapeno/cheese pretzel dogs.
Now, my daughter is 20 years old! When she was little I would take her and her friends (for her birthday party) near an Auntie Anne's location and buy a bunch of items for the kids. She still remembers them! I believed she was about 7 or 8 when the pretzel dogs came out. The kids (at her birthday) were thrilled and still today if we are in the mall, we go for that (pretzel dogs) plus her favorite of the "season" and me, sour cream & onion 🙂
My goddaughter loves your Cinnamon Pretzel Sticks and that's our usual trip when I visit her in FL :)"
LaQuinta Pernell
"My love for Auntie Anne's pretzel started back in 2002. I was in high school at the time and my mom would take my sisters and I shopping at Walmart on the weekends. We were always excited about our Walmart shopping trip because it meant time spent with family, building memories and having Auntie Anne's pretzel for a snack! At that time, Auntie Anne's pretzel was located inside Walmart Supercenter and the first pretzel I ever tried is the same pretzel I love to this day. It was the Glazin Raisin. It was love at first sight, surely the sweetest thing I ever tasted.
Over the years, Auntie Anne's pretzel has been a staple for my sisters and me as we always have to visit one when we visit any mall. Over 14 years later, I am a mother now and my 4-year-old daughter enjoys the pretzels just as much as my little sisters and I once did when we were younger. Every time we visit the mall, my daughter enjoys the cinnamon sugar bites and my husband loves the pepperoni pizza pretzel. I can appreciate that not only does Auntie Anne's offer quality taste but has grown with a menu full of tasty treats. There's nothing on the menu that I haven't tried and even the drinks are great!
I always have a great experience when I visit! The original Raisin pretzel with icing is still my favorite to date, but I have grown to enjoy the up to date menu choices as well. I can honestly say that Auntie Anne's Pretzel means so much to me throughout my life and surely my family could agree. It is my happiness and undoubtedly my sweet tooth. Thank you Auntie Anne's for being such a great staple in my life!!!!"
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It's another Cobble Hill Farm Apothecary giveaway!!
Betty has been waiting and waiting for her opportunity to pick the winner. She RACED to the garden shed where I had everything set up.
My secret to getting the Coop Girls to participate is Freeze-Dried Mealworms.
I enticed Betty to the area by putting down a trail of these yummy snacks.
I had also placed mealworms in the basket.
Peck - peck - peck - Betty ate every single mealworm in the basket.
She wouldn't pick a winner.
I put more worms in the basket.
Now Betty took a new approach, peering through the sides.
How would she get to the worms without the papers???
Finally realizing if she took a paper or two out, she could get to the worms, she chose the winners!!
And then she went crazy, dumping them all out to get to the worms.
Congratulations goes to Nicolle Noyes and Laura Mix!!
You've each won a $30.00 Gift Certificate to our store!
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From time to time, I will share work of guest bloggers or other artists whose work I come across. These are men and women whose message jives with the Sassy Spinster's, who believe that respect should be the fundamental basis for human interaction, and that a woman is more than her body.
Today I would like to share the work of Madiha Bhatti. Click to see the video. Here is a transcript of her work. Go Madiha!
Mu(Sick) Lyrics:
by Madiha Bhatti
So I heard this song the other day
That objectified women in every way
That doesn't narrow it down much
But it was pretty depraved
The feminists are probably still rolling in their graves
It reduced people to parts, objects to be acquired
Turned hearts and minds into mere things to be desired
And as parts of my body were assessed and sized
I thought,"What a way to be dehumanized,"
These artists seem to be playing a game
Of how many times they call us the wrong name
Cuz I'm not a dime, those come a dozen
No I'm really not interested in all your lovin
I'm not your shawty, hoe, or trick
Your baby, lady, girl or chick
I mean can someone explain to me
How this counts as music? When you
Chant, you pant about windows and walls
Talk about a woman like she's a thing to be mauled
Oh she got a big booty so you call her Big Booty,
If she had a big brain would you call her at all?
But it seems like I'm the only one appalled
That music can make me feel so small
You may think they're just words
That doesn't give them immunity
Words start wars and break spirits
They're still used with impunity
Just imagine a young girl, smart , funny, well rounded
Walks into a club and finds herself surrounded
By men acting like they've got something to collect
They're just listening to the words
That tell them she's just an object
And her objections catch in her throat
As she gets harassed unchecked
Treated with disrespect
She's caught in the middle
And the lady doth protest too little
A few words have made her think she's brittle
Do you see where I'm going?
It's not exactly a riddle
I'm saying
Can we turn up the volume, but turn down the noise
Stop polluting the minds of our men and our boys
With all the rude misogyny and bland homogeny
Of rhymes and beats so crude and obsolete
Cuz our ears are bleeding from all these cowards
The time is ours, We are ready to devour
lyrics that make us feel empowered
Yeah I watched a video the other day
Of my girl, Beyonce
She was draped in feathers and furs and things
Exaggerated makeup and big chunky rings
She was dancing in the desert, hair whipping wild
And I thought to myself
What does this look like to a child?
To see a woman belt about her power
While thrusting her hips to and fro
How will she know she can wear the pants in the house
When her idol doesn't wear them in a video?
I mean on so many levels it makes me go ballistic
That we've consented to be portrayed as animalistic
Cuz one hand you're exotic, you're fierce, do no wrong,
On the other you're a female dog in every song
I don't want to be serenaded by my individual parts
Unless you can look past the flesh and talk about hearts
I mean does anyone even know that Beyonce's smart?
Cuz "If she was a boy," even just for a day
She wouldn't have to crawl on all fours just to crawl up the charts
Or shed those fine furs
To grace a few album covers
Does her husband have that problem?
Apparently he's got 99 others
And it sounds dramatic; maybe my skin should be tougher
But consider the history of women of color
Not valued as wives, or sisters or mothers
But used by men as unwilling lovers
When you think of the slaves who were used like instruments
You realize that society is progressing by mere increments
Just imagine the bodies covered in raw welts
And tell me it's okay when black women are dressed in animal pelts
All those women who paid with their bodies to survive
200 years later are portrayed as sex-crazed and deprived
Please forgive me if I think music needs to be revived
I mean
Can we turn up the volume, but turn down the noise
Stop polluting the minds of our men and our boys
With all the rude misogyny and bland homogeny
Of rhymes and beats so crude and obsolete
Cuz our ears are bleeding from all these cowards
The time is ours, We are ready to devour
Lyrics that make us feel empowered
So I heard a song that caused me pain
The words were bordering inhumane
Cuz I'm not accustomed to boys yelling at me
Never had to face boys telling me to
Smack that, shake that, beat that up
These aren't the ideas of love with which I grew up
Maybe the whole concept is new to me
But then he started whispering what he'd do to me
In a place where no one else could see
Without even asking if I'd agree
And I really had to strain to hear
The words came fast and disappeared
They were drowned out by good music, I'm not gonna lie
Cuz good beats are the noise behind which singers hide
As they beat a woman up inside
It's easy to do once we've been demonized
And the devil's greatest aid is my greatest frustration
It's the most common appellation
To sweep the nation
Rhymes with witch
I'll leave it to your imagination
And you may think there's no correlation
But when a man loves a woman who won't love him back
What if his first instinct is to attack
He's got lyrics and blood pounding in his ears
And a helpless women faces her worst fears
She's smacked, shaken, beaten, torn apart
Against all odds his bites as bad as his bark
He causes the kind of pain that leaves a mark
And before he leaves he turns to say his parting word
It's on the tip of his tongue, comes out unslurred
Might have been left unsaid if it had been left unheard
But its been programmed he doesn't twich
As his mouth fills with venom and he spits out
What can she do, to ease her strife?
Every song on the radio is the soundtrack to her life
So can we turn up the volume, but turn down the noise
Stop polluting the minds of our men and our boys
With all the rude misogyny and bland homogeny
Of rhymes and beats so crude and obsolete
Cuz our ears are bleeding from all these cowards
The time is ours, We are ready to devour
Lyrics that make us feel empowered
I know it's a steep mountain to climb,
It might take a while, but until that time
I think I'd rather just spit my own rhymes
Madiha Bhatti is an English and Biology double major minoring in Women's and Gender Studies. She hopes it will prepare her for a career in medicine, with a focus in women's health (the English major is so she can write eloquent prescriptions.) If she had free time she would spend it reading Game of Thrones, backpacking, and crossing off some of the items on her 20 page bucket list.


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The California Supreme Court has set oral argument for March 4 in a case involving the definition of marriage as the union between one man and one woman. Liberty Counsel, which represents the Campaign for California Families (CCF), will participate in the three-hour oral argument. The Court could ultimately decide whether same-sex couples in California have the right to enter into same-sex "marriages."
This case involves a four-year-old dispute over the constitutionality of California's marriage laws. In February 2004, Liberty Counsel filed suit on behalf of CCF and its executive director, Randy Thomasson, to stop San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The court ruled that the mayor did not have authority to issue the licenses based upon his personal belief that the marriage laws were unconstitutional. Meanwhile, several same-sex couples and the City and County of San Francisco filed several lawsuits challenging the constitutionality of the marriage laws. Those lawsuits and Liberty Counsel's original action were consolidated and have gone through several court hearings and appeals, until finally reaching the California Supreme Court.
California has many common sense reasons for preserving marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Marriage is a universally recognized social institution that forms the bedrock of every civilized society. Allowing same-sex couples to claim marital rights will destroy the unique institution that provides a stable cultural environment for children and their families.


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Oh, God. Puke!
But that is the post for today.
Last summer, I was playing Claire in Rumors at the Neil Simon Festival.
I'd just done a matinee and ran home to pick up the kids to bring them back to the theatre, because someone had provided a big dinner for us in the green room. We got back to the green room and waited for the dinner to arrive while my kids ran around and drove each other and me crazy. I was tired. So tired. As I usually am with doing a play, working a part-time job, and raising 4 kids. Also, it had been only 2 days since I ended things with The Artist. I was missing our nakie-kissy stuff and his smooth voice and the way he giggled at my innocence. More than anything I was pissed at myself for allowing myself to invest emotionally, because The Artist was clearly a girl-in-every-port kinda fellah.
Back to the green room:
My good friend, Mr. Hilarious (who was playing Ernie in Rumors), walked into the green room with some friends at the same moment that I was barking at Timothy. Of course. Of course!
One of these friends was a very tall good-looking man who was speaking in a baritone voice.
We locked eyes immediately. I would have held it longer if I hadn't been in a bad mood. Also, my first thought upon seeing him was, Shit. Not another swarthy, olive-skinned, good-looking man. How dare you, swarthy man! What an a-hole!
Well, Mr. Hilarious just walked in with his posse, and Bad-Mood-Ashley waited for Mr. Hilarious to introduce his friends, but no no. No introductions. So I was feeling awkward on top of my bad mood. Mr. Hilarious! Come on, man! Introduce people! That's what people do! Jeez! (bad mood)
I listened in to bits and pieces of their conversation. I thought, Hmmm, I think I have met this tall swarthy guy who is being an a-hole for being so attractive.
Dinner arrived and with no introductions having ever been gracefully offered to me, a high-class, upstanding woman, who is seasoned as to the ways of high society, I just made myself a part of their conversations.
The swarthy man had mentioned Provo/Orem, poking fun at it. I interjected, "Oh, please don't."
"Oh, sorry," he said, "does it bother you?"
"Well, not that you're joking about it. I just can't stomach thinking about that place."
He chuckled, "I understand."
Then after some more chit chatting, I was sure I'd met this guy before.
I finally asked him, "What's your name?"
"Jeremy...Minagro," he answered.
"Oh, we've met before," I said, still in my bad mood. So the tone of it was like, We've met before! God! How do you not know who I am, douche!
"We have? What's your name?"
"Ashley Wilkinson...Neves"
"Oh, right!" Then he mentioned how he'd heard about my divorce and the deets through the theatre circles in Utah.
There we go.
Then we sat in the green room across the dinner table and did not stop talking. He told me about his gay father. He talked to me about how he used to be hardcore, true blue Mormon, but now he's an atheist. We picked apart the whole Mormonism/Homosexuality issues until there was absolutely nothing left. (Of course, we were on the same page about that) It was just back and forth, back and forth between the two of us- talking, talking, talking.
As we were having this incredibly deep, open, personal conversation, we didn't really care that there were other people in the room. We just kept going.
Then Jeremy pulled out his phone and very business-like asked me, "What's your number."
As I dictated my number to him, I felt silly. I'm not sure why.
Then he told me he and friends were going to Off the Cuff that night (Mr. Hilarious is one of the founding members/players).
I went home and texted his old friend in Cedar, Mr. Greekopolis, "So...Jeremy Minagro?"
His reply, "Yeesss??"
"I think I'm gonna make out with him tonight."
"Go for it! He's a great guy."
So a few hours, a shower, and play make-up removal later, I went to Off the Cuff. Found Jeremy and friends and there was no seat open next to him. I was mad.
We talk at intermission.
He seems strange. He seems very serious. I couldn't tell if he was just boring or nervous or uninterested. I decided that I didn't' care whether or not we ended up making out.
Then Off the Cuff ended. I asked him if he'd like to hang out anyway. He said "Yeah!" But then changed his mind, because he was in town to specifically see these friends that he was with that night.
I understood. And went home not feeling disappointed.


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WASHINGTON - Republicans ruled the White House and Congress in 2005, but a plague descended on both their houses through a staggering series of investigations, indictments and political missteps.
The vice president's chief of staff was indicted and resigned in a special prosecutor's inquiry of the outing of a CIA operative, a long-running investigation that raised doubts about the fate of other senior White House officials. The House majority leader stepped down after his indictment in Texas on conspiracy allegations in a campaign scheme. The Senate majority leader faced a federal investigation of his stock transactions.
And then there is the war in Iraq.
Shadowing the legal dramas and Capitol Hill maneuvering was a prolonged conflict that surpassed the sobering milestone of 2,000 Americans killed, claimed billions in U.S. dollars, undercut President Bush's standing and exacerbated the partisan divisions.
Still, Bush promised an unwavering commitment to the unpopular war. "Most Americans want two things in Iraq," he said. "They want to see our troops win and they want to see our troops come home as soon as possible. And those are my goals as well. I will settle for nothing less than complete victory."
Bush and congressional Republican leaders start the 2006 election year hobbled by a sense of unease in the nation - two-thirds say the country is headed in the wrong direction in the most recent AP-Ipsos poll - that threatens their legislative agenda and perhaps their political survival.
"My colleagues are getting nervous," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., said recently. "We talk a lot about the president's unfavorable ratings. Have you noticed the ratings of Congress lately?"
Republicans have controlled the House since 1995, the Senate for most of that time and the White House since 2001, and their woes give hope to out-of-power Democrats looking ahead to next November's elections.
The configuration of the election map and the oft-repeated argument that the Democrats lack a clear-cut agenda reduce the chances of the GOP losing its grip on the House and Senate.
But the party appears finally to have found its voice on Iraq and come more in tune with dispirited public opinion as the rationale for the war has unravelled and the insurgency claims many more lives by the week, pushing the U.S. death toll past 2,100.
Bush did bolster his standing with quick Senate approval of his choice for Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, and received high marks from the Republican conservative base for his nomination of Samuel Alito to replace Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.
Still, Democrats see an opening based on a combination of the Republicans' self-inflicted wounds and outside problems that have buffeted the GOP.
The devastation of Hurricane Katrina and the administration's slow-footed response made the Bush administration look ill-prepared for a crisis. The president's and Republican-controlled Congress' efforts to keep alive a brain-dead Florida woman unnerved some Americans wary of government intrusion in their private lives.
Rising energy costs and charges of cronyism, first with former FEMA director Michael Brown and later with Bush's failed nomination of White House Counsel Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court, took a toll on the president's reputation.
By November, just 37 percent in an AP-Ipsos poll approved of the job Bush was doing, the lowest level of his presidency.
Just a year earlier, Bush had secured a second term with more than 62 million votes and talked about spending his political capital on an ambitious agenda that included overhauling Social Security.
By the end of 2005, there was little talk of Social Security changes and plenty of discussion of courtroom proceedings.
Among the legal woes that hit the GOP:
I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, a former top aide to Vice President Dick Cheney, faces charges that he lied to FBI agents and a federal grand jury about how he learned about the identity of Valerie Plame, a CIA operative. Plame's identity was revealed in July 2003 by columnist Robert Novak after her husband, Joseph Wilson, accused the Bush administration of twisting intelligence about Iraq.
Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald, who has led the two-year investigation, made clear his inquiry is not over, a possibility certain to cause unease at the White House.
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, faces charges of criminal conspiracy and money laundering in a case related to fundraising and spending in the 2002 Texas legislative races. Under DeLay's iron-fisted rule, House Republicans largely operated in lockstep and dissension was rare. Since DeLay resigned his leadership post in September, immediately after his indictment, the GOP has failed to display the same unity.
Federal prosecutors and the Securities and Exchange Commission are investigating Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's sale of stock in a large health care company founded by his father and brother. The Tennessee Republican's sale of the stock was completed about two weeks before a disappointing earnings forecast caused the share price to drop 16 percent.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A 10-year-old boy finds $10,000 in a hotel room. He and his father turn the cash over to the police. The story is featured on the front page of the Kansas City Star, it's covered by all four local television news stations and then the tale is picked up nationally.
Is honesty so rare these days it makes headlines?
Tyler Schaefer, a Cub Scout and fan of the Pirates of the Caribbean movies, likes to look for treasures, his dad, Cody Schaefer, told the Kansas City Star. While they were staying at the Hilton Kansas City Airport hotel Saturday, the youngster began looking in all of the drawers — and discovered a cache of neatly stacked bills, amounting to $10,000.
Schaefer, a truck driver and mechanic in South Dakota, admitted to the Star, "We didn't know what to do at first." He and his son talked about where the money might have come from. (Seems most likely that it's some sort of ill-gotten booty…drug money or prostitution earnings, maybe?) But in the end, Schaefer told his son they should contact the police.
Two off-duty police officers, working as security guards at the hotel, turned the cash over to Sgt. Randy Francis of the Kansas City, Mo., Police Department's Property and Evidence Department.
What happens to the money now? Tough to say. It's possible the $10,000 could go to the Schaefers eventually, if no one claims it. But police told Kansas City's Fox 4 News Schaefer and his son would have to first file a motion in court. Sgt. Francis said it's not even easy for the rightful owner to reclaim the property.
A scholarly paper examining Missouri law on the subject discusses how property may be considered "lost" or "mislaid" and it makes a difference for "finders" whether property is discovered in a public or private location. Joseph Simeone, a professor emeritus at St. Louis University, wrote that the idea is to "award the articles to the one who would most likely protect it for the true owner, or at least be in the best position to do so."
So forget "finders keepers." In fact, hanging on to the cash is not only dishonest but also illegal, according to Missouri statutes, which say anyone finding lost property with a value of $10 or higher should turn it in. Ten grand might be a high enough amount to get slapped with a felony charge, Sgt. Francis said.
Regardless of who ends up with the money, the Schaefers' decision to turn over the cash to the cops seems like the right thing to do. It's what I hope I would do in a similar situation, tempting as it might be to quietly hang on to the loot. But judging from comments on various Web sites, not everyone agrees with me.
Several said they would have kept the money and at least one called Schaefer "an idiot" for his honesty. But the saddest commentary on our times came from the person who said, "I didn't think people like this existed any more. Sorry that money would have been mine!!!!"
Then there were those who wondered just how well the room had been cleaned and speculated that the hotel housekeeping staff would start doing a more thorough job.
More heartening was the comment on the Washington Post Web site: "…someone raised the father to be an upstanding citizen and then did the same for his children. thank God there are still some honest people in this world. good job dad!!!"
I would have to agree. "Good job!"
Diana Reese is a journalist in Overland Park, Kan. Follow her on Twitter at @dianareese.


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Patumwan, Thailand (PressExposure) June 03, 2009 -- Chateau de Bangkok is now offering studio rooms and one bedroom apartments in their boutique Bangkok hotel in the central business district, that have found favor with long term business travelers booking Bangkok hotels.
Chateau de Bangkok's Studio Room features include a choice of 33 or 45 square meters living space, king size bed or two singles (singles in 33 sqm only), and a bathtub and shower.
The Bangkok hotel's 45 square meter rooms include some additional features, like a living area, fully equipped kitchenette (microwave, refrigerator, plates, toaster, electric kettle and cooking utensils), and a Jacuzzi bathtub rather than regular style tub.
One bedroom apartment facilities are 56-65 sqm. They have a separate bedroom, large dining and living room. There are dressing rooms, fully equipped kitchens, Jacuzzi baths and king size beds in these serviced apartments in Bangkok.
Other services available for apartment guests include: ⢠Business Center and extra services ⢠Swimming pool ⢠Fitness Center ⢠Sauna ⢠Short walk to All Seasons Place, Lumpini Park and Ploenchit Skytrain Station
Bangkok Journey recently stayed at the accommodation in Bangkok, and was extremely pleased with the service standards. "The staff are very polite, friendly and quick to please. The room was fantastic - it had a great view, was spacious and clean, and hot water with even comes with jets in the bathtub! The location is in the heart of the city area where I could literally walk to my office in 5 minutesâ.
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Alex Severin was born in the Scottish Highlands, but was transplanted to the Wild, Wild West of the USA in 2005.
She writes short stories, novels, screenplays, and loves to write about things that both repel and fascinate.
She's tried her hand at custom written erotica - and quite successfully too (never had a complaint,) but decided she needed a career change after the clown porn story. Don't ask.
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Still, like I said, it was a fun read. Since it leaves off with a cliffhanger, hopefully there'll be a follow-up. And hopefully it'll be better. I'll keep watching.
Also, and it's nitpicky, Glocks don't have safeties you can flick on and off.
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Left Right, Left Right, Rehnquist Court Marches On
July 6, 2001
Is the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Rehnquist as conservative as some commentators claim? It's not that easy to classify the court ideologically, says Tunku Varadarajan.
- There are cases in which liberals regard the court as excessive -- Bush v. Gore or University of Alabama v. Garrett, in which the court held that states are immune from job discrimination suits under the Americans With Disabilities Act.
- But there are others from which liberals can take comfort -- such as Whitman v. American Trucking Associations, on the Clean Air Act, and Federal Election Commission v. Colorado Republicans, which upheld party spending limits on campaigns.
The court's record does not reflect the ineluctable result of conservative bias.
- Of the 79 cases it decided this term, 26 were by 5-4, prompting claims of a closely divided court with a slim conservative majority.
- Yet of these cases, only 14 -- 17.5 percent of the court's total caseload -- were decided by a conservative 5-4 majority -- meaning Rehnquist-Scalia-Thomas-O'Connor-Kennedy vs. Breyer-Ginsburg-Souter-Stevens.
- Of the 12 remaining 5-4's, there were eight in which the four liberals were able to sway one other justice to their side -- including two Fourth Amendment cases.
Moreover, according to Linda Greenhouse's lengthy analysis in the New York Times -- dissents from Justices Scalia (19) and Thomas (18) were almost as frequent as those from Justices Breyer (23) and Ginsburg (21). Justice Scalia was in a minority in a quarter of all cases decided by the court, indicating the "conservative" position did not prevail.
Far from being reflexively conservative or "ideological," this court is a model court, meaning that its record does not lend itself to simplistic labels of "left" or "right."
Source: Tunku Varadarajan, " This Honorable Court," Citizen Of The World, OpinionJournal.Com, Wall Street Journal, July 3, 2001.
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"Blinkx, A Regret that I can't afford again."
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Nice view
Web 2.0 space
Free lunches
No Effective decision making
Keeping employees always in pressure
There seems to be no effective planning coming out from executive management.
Unprofessional attitude towards employees coming out from Executive management.
Lot of work that comes with stress because of no planning.
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Reorganization is necessary at executive management where more skilled managers and senior executive needs to be put in place. Also, value your employees.
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I could have stared out the window for hours.
I couldn't wait to jump out that window.
It's amazing that you can find some of the most despicable people in the industry, lump them together, and put them at the helm of a software company. There is absolutely no upside working for blinkx. The CTO is inept and has no management skills. The CMO keeps the fake hype floating, the COO isn't afraid to show preference certain folks, and don't get me started on the CEO. Wow, he needs to go to therapy to fix his feelings of inadequacy.
Advice to Management
Take some business and management courses at the local community college.
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Amazing location.
Fair compensation.
Friendly coworkers.
Stimulating work in the field of scalability and data aggregation.
High employee turnover means you can probably get a job there without much difficulty. Might be able to get a referral bonus if you could convince a friend to work there for a year. They might not be your friend anymore afterward, though.
A complete lack of transparency on any level. Management would commit to specific deadlines long in advance but not tell engineering until days before. Maybe it was a motivational tactic; always keep your employees near an impending crisis and they'll work harder. Just promoted confusion and stress.
No visible product roadmap. Products, to the extent that there were any, were specced out on the spot by looming managers. No one had any idea what we'd be working on the next week let alone the next month. Much more time was put into the press release schedule than the engineering schedule.
Loud, bullpen-style office. No separation between PR, engineering, management, etc. Meaning often management will shout something all the way across the room and expect a response, distracting the hell out of everyone in between.
Many, many more fictitious demos and presentations than actual products. I'd call the driving force of Blinkx software development 'lie-based engineering' - hack up some demo for a product that might take months or years to complete properly, show it off to someone with money, then in the rare chance they actually bite, deliver the goods piecemeal until said customer gets fed up and stops paying. If more engineering time could be spent on the core product than these demos, Blinkx might actually be a usable website or search engine.
Shouting matches in the office from senior management. Multiple firings began with a manager calling someone "(strong expletive) stupid" repeatedly in front of the entire bullpen and ended with the employee escorted out that same day.
Most of the engineering team is hired straight out of college so they can pay the least amount possible to people too naive to know that a real company should have organization and direction. Meaning there's no senior engineers to fall to for mentoring or advice.
Showy displays of lame bonuses or gifts to certain employees at meetings. Eschewing a holiday bonus because "most would prefer a holiday party". (I don't know who comprised this 'most').
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If at all possible, learn what the concept of respect is and start showing it to your employees. Just because you're paying someone doesn't entitle you to swear at them in front of their colleagues, passive-agressively jab about job performance, and keep them in the dark.
But realistically, never manage a company ever again. You don't deserve to be in charge of anyone or anything and to pretend otherwise is doing our economy, planet, and sanity a disservice.


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Russia on Thursday handed to Poland 20 volumes of documents on the World War II Katyn massacre of Polish officers in an official ceremony in Moscow, Russian news agencies said.
Saak Karapetyan, the head of the international legal cooperation at the Russian State Prosecutor's office, handed the volumes to Piotr Marciniak, a minister counsellor at the Polish Embassy in Moscow.
The materials included documents on Polish soldiers sent to prison camps, transcripts of interrogations and death certificates, the Interfax news agency reported, citing the Prosecutor General's office.
The Soviet Union's NKVD secret police shot dead approximately 22,000 Polish officers in spring of 1940 in the Katyn forest, near Smolensk in western Russia, and several other sites in present-day Russia, Ukraine and Belarus.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in May promised Poland that Moscow would declassify secret files on Katyn in the latest sign of detente between the two countries.
In a symbolic gesture, he handed over 67 volumes of evidence on the massacre to Bronislaw Komorowski, Poland's acting president at the time.
In 2004, Russian military prosecutors closed an investigation into the killings, refusing to acknowledge the massacre as either a war crime or a crime against humanity.
For decades, Moscow blamed the Katyn massacre on Nazi Germany, until Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev finally admitted in 1990 that the Polish officers had been executed by Stalin's NKVD secret police.


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The park claims to have the highest density of leopards in Asia. Source: Supplied
IT MUST sound strange that the whiff of musty animal dung can send shivers of anticipation up the spine.
But there's no denying the excitement as we jump into the four-wheel-drive to set off on a safari in Yala National Park, 300km south of Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka.
We are on the lookout for wildlife in Sri Lanka's premier 14,000ha national park where 32 species of mammals can be found, including elephants, wild buffalo, wild boar, spotted deer and the prince of cats, the leopard.
A safari vehicle at the main gate of Yala National Park. Source: Supplied
We follow the ochre coloured track, one of several that crisscross the park, as it cuts through the thick low-lying scrub, open plains and forest.
Its perfect camouflage even for animals as large as the elephant, with vegetation so dense, even when the massive creatures are 10m away, I only see them when our guide Sanesh points out three adults and two calves feeding on thorny shrubs.
The Asian elephant, which is fairly widespread in the undeveloped areas in the north, east and southeast of the 65,610sq km island, seem unconcerned about their audience of three 4WDs loaded with tourists and continue to feed contentedly, flapping their massive ears.
There's a certain irony in the fact that while the animals are wild, since the park was designated a wildlife sanctuary in 1938, 4WDs and tourists are a common sight for these natives.
Yala National Park, also known as Ruhunu National Park, sits on the southern tip of Sri Lanka and is the country's showcase of conservation and home to the densest population of leopards in the world.
This semi-arid region is now dotted with waterholes after recent rains, attracting an amazing array of animals. I mentally tick them off: macaques, peacocks, mongoose, rabbits and even wild buffalo and boar enjoying mud baths despite there being crocodiles in the vicinity.
Tiny birds such as the bee eater, one of over 250 species of dry zone birds, flit among the bushes while a rare find of an eagle perched on a tree branch is a joy to capture on film.
Both my guide Sanesh and driver Sami have eagle eyes themselves and point out a herd of perfectly camouflaged spotted deer among the bushes and the tail of a land monitor poking out from a tree hole some 10m above ground.
An hour into our ride, as we take a corner I suddenly spy a leopard walking nonchalantly along the side of the track. We come to a sudden stop and round the corner I hear a screech of brakes – another 4WD has sighted this magnificent animal as well.
I hold my breath as we follow behind him, the leopard stops, turns around to look at us and continues his slow walk along the track before disappearing into the thick scrub. Within minutes, another four vehicles turn up with camera lenses jutting out, all anxious to capture this secretive animal that is one of almost 40 in this national park. A leopard sighting is today's trophy – and the thrill of witnessing this rare creature is palpable.
Crocodiles have the right of way in the park.Source: Supplied
Spotted deer often stay in large groups. Source: Supplied
The next trophy is the sloth bear. With four vehicles stopped ahead of us, there was obviously a creature worth seeing. We joined the queue and notice the bear quickly cross the road and disappear into the scrub. Not a great photo opportunity but we were witness to an elusive creature.
After a three-hour safari where we have hit the jackpot with the variety of animals sighted, we head back to our lodgings at Cinnamon WildYala, located adjacent to the national park. The eco-friendly resort has its own lake with jungle or beachside chalets and bungalows nestled in light shrubbery. As a result, the opportunity to see monkeys, lizards, squirrels and even the resident wild elephant Short Tail is always close.
Appropriate signs are everywhere warning guests not to venture too close to the animals. And once twilight settles, visitors are also advised to wait for staff to escort them on their walks between the bungalows and the main building in the event of an unexpected encounter.
Our comfortable jungle bungalow rooms with ensuite were simply but tastefully furnished with today's basics of TV, Wi-Fi and deck.
The dining room was on the second floor of the main building for good reason – it prevented the wildlife from helping themselves. Even so, with open verandas making a quick jump from nearby trees no obstacle to the resident monkeys and squirrels, staff had to be quick to clear the tables.
The resort pool, which had a view of the scenic lake, offered wonderful relief from the humidity. There was enough activity at the water's edge with water buffalo and water birds, and while poolside we were fascinated to see a crocodile glide effortlessly to the bank of the lake within 50m of where we were sitting.
We had chosen to go on two safaris and while full-day tours and night safaris are available, we opted for an afternoon tour and a morning session the following day.
The two trips were enough to offer a glimpse of most of the wildlife in the park. While the prince of cats has been described as elusive and shy, two days spent on safari will almost guarantee a sighting.
The park claims to have the highest density of leopards in Asia and as a result, an ongoing conflict exists between farmers and these majestic felines. There is a strong movement to save the animals through research and conservation groups have helped build steel cages and electric fences to protect farmers' livestock.
Yala was in the direct path of the 2004 tsunami and suffered severe but localised flooding with some 250 people killed while two park resorts were destroyed by the tidal surge.
On our first safari, we stopped at a clearing by the beach where a memorial stands by the remains of one of the hotels.
Interestingly, there were no sightings of large-scale animal deaths, with reports that research done on two radio-collared elephants showed their movements were prompted by cues generated by the tsunami waves rather than a sixth sense.
The appropriately named Elephant Rock, a limestone outcrop in the park. Source: Supplied
Getting there
The writer flew Singapore Airlines to Colombo. Other airlines that fly to Sri Lanka include SriLankan Airlines, Malaysian Airlines and Emirates. From Colombo, it's best to hire a car with a driver for the four to five-hour drive to Yala. The journey used to take 6-7 hours but the new highway between Colombo and Galle has improved travelling time.
Another option is to fly into Mattala International Airport, which is 60km from Cinnamon Wild Yala and a 1hr 15min drive.
Doing there
Yala National Park is open from 5.30am to 6pm daily and closed in September during the dry season.


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Randeep Hooda's a cric freak
He tells CS, "Like every Indian, I am passionate about cricket. In fact, I am playing the role of a cricketer in an upcoming film. Whenever I get time, I play or watch some cricket.
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FontMapper is a font texture generator for game developers. It allows you to turn a font you have installed to a PNG texture of tightly packed glyphs, accompanied by a text file describing the glyphs' properties and texture coordinates. You can read these in a game to render fonts. FontMapper supports Unicode (although only the Basic Multilingual Plane, i.e. the 16-bit codepoints), and each glyph can have its own size, i.e. fonts are not necessarily monospaced. Currently, FontMapper is command-line only, although there might be a GUI frontend in the future.
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A tool for securing DNS communications between a client and a DNS resolver.
A polyhedral extraction tool (PET).


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Get a little fancy with your fromage with this set of custom spoons. The set of four cheese markers includes a mix of teaspoons and tablespoons, with the name of cheeses of your choosing hand-hammered into each. Need a few suggestions? How's about Swiss, Gouda, Herb, Cheddar, Brie, Gruyere, Raclette, Fontina, Emmentaler, Camembert, Blue, Feta or Goat?
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What a wonderful experience. I was scared silly as I am no artist but I really enjoyed the morning. Our teacher was very helpful and I am pleased with the finished products.
Hello! The Crafty Hen holds fun craft workshops across the UK. You and your group can enjoy one of our wonderful crafty workshops, at you choice of location. We are a mobile service, so come to you. Don't worry, If you don't have anywhere suitable though, we can still help; We work with a range of specially chosen venues right across the UK where we can host your session, many of these places also enable you to enjoy something fizzy or an afternoon tea if you like…Mmmm.
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