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Enriching the Customer Experience "Staying Relevant in the Face of Changing Expectations" Several apologies are due. The first regards my tardiness. I had intended to publish this immediately following my Fusion 2015 breakout session. Good intentions, road to hell and … Continue reading
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Bespoke IT vs. Fit for Purpose
I've been focused on blogging over at EMC's InFocus blog for the last year, but I want to get back to the Practical Polymath and start blogging more frequently about a wider variety of topics. First up is some thoughts … Continue reading
Posted in Future of IT Tagged as a service, Change, Cloud, EMC, Future of IT, Infrastructure, ITaaS, ITSM, Private Cloud 4 Comments
Tackling that unstructured data mess, practically
Yesterday I wrote a little about the resurgence of phone calls asking about ILM and played a bit of a highlight reel as to a workable strategy from the perspective of a Compliance expert. The challenge, as I stated, was … Continue reading
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Cloud Conflation
We are a few years into this whole Cloud thing now and I'm surprised by how people still talk about it as a Cure All, some sort of silver bullet, conflating Cloud as a Service Delivery model with all sorts … Continue reading
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Cloud Heresy
I'm about to commit a bit of cloud heresy as a technology guy writing about cloud and claiming that it's really not all about hypervisors, automation and orchestration. Sure, you need a measure of these components in order to be … Continue reading
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More and more I'm hearing that it is no longer a matter of 'if' clients will use cloud computing in some way but a matter of 'how' and 'when'. Security is often listed as the number one concern regarding cloud … Continue reading
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Clouds on the horizon
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Awhile back I got a call on a Friday night that is familiar to many consultants, "Can you be in City X on Monday morning?"¬† The program manager on the other end of the phone remembered hearing that I had … Continue reading
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re: Outsourcing & margins
Ted's post on Outsourcing almost but not quite totally ignored his best observation: customer satisfaction and margins. This follow-up corrects the oversight. Continue reading
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Outsourcing & margins
It seems about 50% of my clients these days have outsourced, are thinking about outsourcing or are insourcing.¬† Some of my customers are themselves outsourcers.¬† An interesting facet of the model these days is the introduction of new services to … Continue reading
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Business models for future networks must meet the requirements of content production, content operation, and network operation. At the forum, several professors shared their theoretical research results concerning the feasibility of differentiated service models.
Their theories have shown that Application-driven Network (ADN) architecture can offer multiple benefits under typical Internet scenarios. It will allow Internet service providers to deliver differentiated services, content providers to pursue continuous service innovation, regulators to formulate specific regulatory policies based on service types and also allow consumers to enjoy a superior service experience.
During the session on innovative architecture for future networks, expert speakers and attendees engaged in lively discussions on Software-defined Networking (SDN), beyond SDN, Named Data Networks (NDN) and Information Centric Networks (ICN). Future networks will face the challenge of ensuring service performance and capacity expansion under ultra-large heterogeneous network architecture. Future network architecture must support application awareness at the service layer and smart control at the data plane. The ADN architecture is able to allocate optimal network resources for different services in a dynamic network environment. Therefore, ADN is an ideal network architecture that helps users, operators, and equipment vendors to achieve shared success.
Zhang Gong, Director of the Future Network Theory Laboratory under Huawei's 2012 Laboratories, said, "It will be important for future networks to adopt an application-driven architecture. The end-to-end communication model must be defined based on applications' characteristics and experience requirements. Ideas and achievements shared by professors at this forum are closely relevant to the ADN concept."
He added, "There are three key design principles for the ADN architecture. First is service abstraction, which is crucial to creating information consumption models for different applications. Second is resource virtualization, which supports resource separation for services and network reuse. Third is smart control, which supports flexible scalability and rapid rollout in sync with service changes."
Hosted by Huawei, the First Future Network ADN Forum featured speeches by many experts, including Professor John. C. S. Lui, Chinese University of Hong Kong; Professor Jon Crowcroft, Cambridge University; Professor Don Towsley, University of Massachusetts; Professor Zhang Zhili, University of Minnesota; Professor Zhang Beichuan, University of Arizona; and Professor K. K. Ramakrishnan, University of California, Riverside.
Additional speeches were given by: Professor Chen Kai, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Professor Liu Bin, Tsinghua University; Professor Hu Chengchen, Xi'an Jiaotong University; Professor Richard Ma, National University of Singapore; Tan Kun, senior researcher at Microsoft Research; and Professor Qi Yaxuan, CEO of Yunshan Networks.
These experts shared their insights into the ADN vision, theories, architectures, key technologies (such as, network programming, control and measurement), business models, and applications for typical scenarios.
The open, lively discussions at the forum aimed to improve research into future networks and accelerate the implementation of ADN concepts. Open collaboration among universities, enterprises, and standards organization is the only way to achieve shared success.


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At the bottom of the pile were some old Hudson Registers dated April 1938, which he saved for me.
The wood grain from the wide board floors was stamped on many of the pages,
making for some interesting as-found faux bois collages.
According to this ad for Bresky's "Smoke and Water Sale" at 357 Warren Street (now a parking lot) the Hudson Playhouse was lying in ruins, having just been destroyed by fire.
Here's an old postcard of The Hudson Playhouse from its heyday.
I believe this was at 353 Warren, right where Tortillaville is sitting now, in the old City Glass parking lot.
Facade seems to be dated 1912, which would mean this building only stood 26 years (or - did they rebuild?...)
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A pet store on North 5th Street
as well as an American-Italian-Chinese Restaurant on the corner of State & 5th.
And Another Amateur Night at La Roma's, 225 Warren Street,
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Gemini 2017 Career Horoscope
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New challenges await you, Gemini! You've worked hard over the past few years; now the results of those efforts start to emerge. Changes are afoot, so it's good to remember as this year unfolds how much you like change. Your rewards will come to you over the next ten years. The changes you experience now will be active, visible, and perhaps dramatic, but this is more your cup of tea than the work without measurable progress that has marked the recent past.
Jupiter is in Virgo and your solar Fourth House, and Jupiter will energize you. It will be challenging you to put the plans you made three years ago into action, at least in a limited way. You may find yourself pulled away from home in the process of whatever you take on this year. You could move or travel extensively, or you may decide to enlarge or improve your home, buy a bigger one, or entertain more. You may also find yourself enjoying your family as never before, gathering everyone for a family reunion, or just becoming Party Central for a while.
Once Jupiter goes into Libra on September 24 you can look forward to a great burst of creative energy; you can either use it in an artistic way or pour it into leisure activities. Sports, entertainment, gambling, or getting that big-screen TV may come into focus then.
Saturn is in Cancer, a familiar place to you now, since it's been there since last June. It takes the pressure off you personally, but you have probably been looking at your resources more carefully, since it's now in your Second House. It may be time to budget for big goals. Chiron in Capricorn is providing feedback that you've been skating on thin financial ice. While it's in your solar Eighth House, you can bet that all the weaknesses in your investments and financial plans will come to the surface. Now is a great time to heal your financial wounds. This could also indicate a time of occult study and exploration, since Chiron takes us between the worlds.
Uranus is presenting challenges from its new position in Pisces and your solar Tenth House. If you've ever felt the least bit confined by your current job, this feeling will become highlighted under Uranus's influence. Neptune is still casting its spell over your Ninth House from its position in Aquarius.
If anyone can dream the impossible dream, it's you right now! The dreams you have allow you to capture a part of the inner reality and reenact it in the ordinary world. Transformative Pluto is still casting its rays from your solar Seventh House, reminding you that you can't live in a vacuum without the support and invigoration of others. That invigoration may occasionally be more accurately defined as control or disruption, but it can also be empowerment.
As you continue to take more responsibility for yourself and your actions, you will find that others find it easier to let go and allow you to do your own thing.
The eclipses are in Taurus/Scorpio, with the flavor of Aries/Libra introduced in April. They will be stirring up your solar Twelfth and Sixth Houses, as well as your Eleventh and Fifth. This suggests that you will gain benefits from working quietly behind the scenes until the springtime, developing your plans without the distractions of as much social contact as you are used to. Keeping your focus rather narrow for a time will not jeopardize your overall progress—in fact, it will stimulate it. The eclipses in Aries-Libra will shift your focus to creative expression. This suggests that your work will require imaginative or inventive input that only you can provide.


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Frank The Slink last won two years ago and has been pulled up in four of his seven subsequent starts in similar company. Farm Pixie has never won a race but came very close at Carlisle a month ago when just failing to match strides with Fozy Moss. Mr Syntax has generally performed at a slightly higher level and showed at Doncaster last time that he should be winning again soon but the concession of 21lb to MR SUPREME may prove beyond him. Keith Reveley's charge has dropped to a winnable mark and his second to The Panama Kid at Doncaster suggested this could be his day.
Mr Syntax (IRE) 16-1 (11-0) Held up in rear, headway approaching 13th, chasing leaders and hit 4 out, went 3rd soon after, kept on run in, no chance with winner, 3rd of 9, 8l behind Mart Lane (11-12) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-135 (3) gs in Dec.
Frank The Slink 12-1 (9-9) In rear, tailed off and pulled up 4 out, in a race won by Noble Legend (11-8) at Wetherby 2m 4f hcp chs 0-135 (3) sft in Dec, 9 ran.
Farm Pixie (IRE) 13-2 (10-11) Mid-division, headway before 4 out, went 3rd before and not fluent 3 out, challenged 2 out, every chance last, just held held close home, 2nd of 8, hd behind Fozy Moss (10-4) at Carlisle 3m nov hcp chs 0-115 (4) hvy in Feb.
Mr Supreme (IRE) 7-1 (10-6) Held up in rear, headway before 11th, kept on from last, went 2nd close home, no chance with winner, 2nd of 8, 8l behind The Panama Kid (11-5) at Doncaster 3m hcp chs 0-120 (4) gs in Jan.


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Warning: This article contains spoilers from The Walking Dead Season 7.
The Walking Dead has put its fans through an emotional rollercoaster this season beginning with the brutal death of Glenn and Abraham back in in the seventh season premiere. After that, the group went their separate ways and the show explored several locations at once including the Hilltop, the Kingdom, the Savior's sanctuary and, of course, Alexandria.
Now, the group has reunited with one core mission — to take out Negan, the villainous tyrant who took over their lives, killed their friends and humiliated Daryl. With Rick leading the pack, the team are taking their mission very seriously and after procuring some firepower in the last episode, they are well on their way.
However, the group hit a fork in the road when King Ezekiel — the powerful ruler of the Kingdom — turned down Ricks offer to join their team. This is a rather large setback because, after spending the night at the Kingdom, it became obvious that this settlement has enough people to make an army capable of taking out the Saviors. Moreover, according to the almighty Jesus, the people of The Kingdom can fight.
However, we know Rick Grimes and he isn't one to give up — with Daryl hiding out at the Kingdom maybe he will be able to get the King to reconsider. Either way, we know that Ezekiel will have to join them because Negan's reign of terror needs to come to an end. But what will it take for the king to reconsider?
Will Daryl Change Ezekiel's Mind?
After Jesus broke Daryl out of Negan's captivity, it became apparent that the bike riding warrior was going to have to go on the run. The mid-season premiere saw Ezekiel soften his declination of Rick's offer by taking Daryl under his protection, allowing him to stay at the Kingdom. Before Rick departed, he asked Daryl to work on Ezekiel.
Ezekiel and Daryl are the polar opposite of each other — Daryl isn't much of a talker so changing Ezekiel's mind may prove diffcult. Having said that, Daryl has been through the worst kind of torture and perhaps he will be able to use his experience to convey to Ezekiel just why Negan is a threat that needs to be extinguished.
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I get the impression that once King Ezekiel has made up his royal mind, there is very little anyone can do to change it. With that in mind, there's not much that Rick and his friends can do to change his mind then, is there? If Ezekiel does reconsider it'll likely be because of something that happens to him or his Kingdom. Out of all of the nearby settlements it appears that The Kingdom is the most serene, peaceful and the least of Negan's worries — for now.
Ezekiel said it himself, the Saviors aren't allowed inside the Kingdom's walls. But as Daryl pointed out, that won't last long and he's right. Control is the most important thing to the Saviors and Negan and at the moment, they have very little power at the Kingdom.
If the Saviors find out that Daryl is hiding out at the Kingdom then there is nothing stopping Negan from making an example of someone close to the King. Perhaps Negan will take out Benjamin — Ezekiel's young confidante and friend? Ezekiel believes in peace but he fails to realize that there can be no peace with Negan around but in order for him to see things from Rick's point of view then he may have to experience tragedy for himself.
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With the people of Alexandria and the people of the Hilltop colony united the only thing left is for Ezekiel and the Kingdom to join in on the action. Without the people of the Kingdom, Rick and the gang don't stand a chance at taking out the devilish Negan but there's no way Ezekiel will resist forever. There may be a tragedy coming for the King or maybe he'll simply have a change of heart — either way, his presence is needed to exact revenge on the Saviors and Negan.
The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9/8c on AMC. Do you think Ezekiel will suffer at the hands of Negan before he reconsiders Rick's offer? Tell me in the comment section below.


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Texas A&M Fans Can Check Out Kevin Sumlin's "Swagcopter" At This Weekend's Game
There are many reasons why Kevin Sumlin has been cleaning up in recruiting since taking over at Texas A&M. While the recent success, SEC competition, and amazing facilities are probably at the top of that list, don't underestimate the "wow factor" of a big time football coach landing at your high school in a school-colored helicopter. Last year, Sumlin claimed his "Swagcopter" was undefeated on the recruiting trail, and this weekend, fans at Texas A&M vs. Lamar will get a chance to check it out in person.
Howdy Ags! See the B429 #swaggercopter before the @AggieFootball game Sat and learn more about careers @Textron CC: @TAMU @TAMUEngineering
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A&M fans probably didn't need another reason to go see the team after their week one ambush of South Carolina, but the Swagcopter is certainly a cool edition to game day against an FCS opponent.


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High school seniors and their parents face a lot of decisions regarding purchasing and/or bringing a computer to campus. Often the high school graduation gift that both parents want to give, and students want to receive, is a brand new computer.
One observation associated with the giving of a computer gift is shown in the statistic that approximately 97% of surveyed graduates since 2008 stated they had a computer for their personal use during the school year. Over 70% of those students indicated their computer was less than 3 years old. Students do have computer labs readily available, so ownership is definitely a convenience, but at the same time, an advantage.
The Iowa Regents institutions (like most colleges and universities) all have affiliations with computer vendors to better be able to provide significant price discount opportunities. Therefore, waiting until the student is eligible for the programs can save on the acquisition costs. At UNI, most eligibility begins once the student has their CatID (university electronic account) and valid email account, which is well before they attend orientation or classes. We suggest that parents may want to provide a "computer gift card", redeemable before classes as a high-school graduation gift as a way to save significant dollars on a new computer purchase.
We can assure every student that the university experience will benefits from the use of personal computers. Activities will likely include daily email, word processing for composition of papers, finding information sources electronically, checking a professor's class web site, participating in an online learning experience with the UNI eLearning environment, developing an electronic presentation for class, etc. Our residence hall rooms have RESNET (a wired Ethernet port per pillow plus wireless access), therefore, the ability to connect from their room is available for those bringing a compatible Ethernet equipped PC to their dorm room. Our campus is very much "wireless", nearly 100% of our buildings and residence halls have wireless but not necessarily 100% within each building. University apartments do not have provided wireless access.
If you have made up your mind to purchase a computer, UNI would like to inform you there are purchasing discount programs available through the university once you are a student. It is important to determine your individual needs before purchasing a computer. These needs will likely vary depending upon your academic interests and your personal preferences. In selecting a computer, it is prudent to consider your support base that is likely to include friends and family, as well as the university community. Also, don't forget to include software to go along with your needs. We have software discount programs available as well. Having your computer compatible with software on campus is an effective and reasonable goal. Specific colleges may have discipline-specific software, knowing that software is important from a compatibility standpoint. It is also prudent to consider being efficient with the public Student Computer Center software (i.e. Microsoft Office, Adobe producs, etc.), which can be found from the web URL location Computer Labs. Those Centers are not as convenient as personal ownership but are an extremely available resource as many locations are available 7x24 and include printing and scanning.
Laptop, or a desktop, is a question we hear often and the answer is, "it depends", but students are extremely mobile and I am convinced that for the majority of students, the laptop is the correct answer. The cost is slightly higher, but the mobility is such a significant factor for students that it should be considered. Some students opt for both, when desktop capacities are also needed. Having a smartphone and/or a tablet is also beneficial for very mobile students.
Since students first entering the university settings are likely to change majors more than once, deferring significant expenditures until academic endeavors are more settled can be appropriate. Bringing an older PC from home can be a good way to start for some, while others may actually need the most current technology. Since computer configurations quickly become out of date, we certainly recommend that you review the options available just prior to placing your order. We also recommend you view the configurations on our web sites to do comparison shopping.
Tom Peterson, ITS Director of User Services
February 21, 2014


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The Bhutanese people have chosen a set of parliamentary leaders this week. We welcome the National Council members-elect with an open mind but with great expectations. This is the time to respect the people's choice and reflect on what it means for the next five years.
This time round, there is not a single woman for the house of review. Obviously, a number of people, particularly women, are not pleased with this election outcome. Much as we would have liked women abundantly represented in the National Council, it is, again, the choice of the people. Perhaps our people did not look at the candidates through the gender lens. Leadership choice in Bhutan has never been coloured by gender issues. However, lack of women in political leadership is definitely a food for thought. For now though, it's time to move on.
And this time around, we have elected a fairly young set of councillors. Many of them beat older and more experienced candidates. This is welcome although it has drawn many stereotypical responses from many quarters. Let's wait and see what substance our young, glib leaders are made of. While we welcome young leaders, we do not discount experience and maturity, which are perhaps the best insurance for good leadership. This, however, does not give us a reason to discount youth in leadership.
Interestingly, most former members of the house were voted out. Was it because our constituencies found better leaders or were they simply experimenting with new comers? We do not know. What we know is that it's the people speaking their minds. What counted was how much the candidates were able to appeal to the people and how much the people were able to identify themselves with the candidates. It's the leadership defined by the people, not the highbrow, highly educated elite.
At 45.17 percent, the voter turnout leaves a lot to be desired. Speculations surrounding this issue will not make things better next time around, but a serious study will. A study on the voting pattern in this election could yield revealing figures on people's perception and concept of leadership and gender issues.
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This '59 "Panhead" was just raffled off last Sunday as a fundraiser for our Sheriff's Youth Activities League.
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What is CRI and why is it important for Surgeons?
CRI- was devised by the international commission of illumination to provide a quantitative measure of a light source that reveals colors of objects faithfully. The Color Rendering Index(CRI) is a scale from 0 to 100 percent indicating how accurate a light source is at rendering color when compared to a natural light source. 100% is a spectral output that contains the entire visible spectrum and, therefore, renders all colors accurately.
Daylight is the ideal source of illumination for good color rendering because it displays a great variety of colors, makes it easy to distinguish slight shades of color, and the colors of objects around us obviously look natural). The higher the CRI, the better the color rendering ability.
CRI in the 60's and 70's are relatively incomplete and are unacceptable for making critical color decisions. CRI values in the 80's do a reasonable job of revealing colors. CRI values in the 90's render colors very accurately and are appropriate for color critical application such as surgery.
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Mrs. DAVIS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to oppose the anti-immigration bill brought before us today.
The supporters of this legislation would have you believe that immigration is a zero sum game--that for every door you open for one person you have to close it on another. That's what this bill aims to do by increasing the number of visas for STEM graduates while eliminating them from the Diversity Visa Program. This troubling precedent of creating visa offsets will foreclose the promise of the American Dream for countless immigrants.
Our country remains the beacon of opportunity and freedom. For many, the only path to getting here is through the diversity program. People like Yulia, who is a constituent of mine, that lucky draw in the lottery was her best hope for coming to America from Kazakhstan.
It is irresponsible, Mr. Speaker, to hold the much-needed--and I would say we need it--STEM visa bill hostage just to dismantle a program that has helped new Americans like Yulia. It's bad policy, and I urge my colleagues to reject the bill.
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MOVIE SYNOPSIS [ +16 years-old ] The plan: to kidnap the lover of your wife. Bring to a remote region, and chastise him. Scare. Keep your hands and hire a detective to do the dirty work. ¿ Senicillo? Nothing is that simple. You can watch Four online on TV cable or theaters with original audio in English at different dates. This film premiered in theaters in 2011.
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Runtime: 85 minutes
Martin Compston, Craig Conway, Sean Pertwee and Kierston Wareing.
85-minute film (full movie) directed by John Langridge.
The original audio of Four has dialogues in Dolby Digital, it was produced in UK.
It premiered in cinemas or television in 2011.
Screenplay written by Paul Chronnell.
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Looking for info about my great-grandmother Mary Frances (Frankie) Oliver, b. in Rush County IN in 1864, daughter of Thomas Oliver and Hester Goddard . She married Thomas F. Brown in Indianapolis in 1892. They had daughter Helen Rosalind Brown b. 1895 in Indianapolis. Family stories say that he ran off. I've recently found info that they probably had a son, possibly born in 1893. Frankie was unable to care for 2 children, so the son was possibly adopted, or placed into the care of a good friend. I believe that Thomas's parents were John Brown and Anna Kelley Brown of Ohio, who moved to Indianapolis at some point. I can't find a death record for Thomas, or any other information. Also trying to find the son . . Thanks for any assistance.


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WASHINGTON FREE BEACON — Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is scheduled to host a fundraiser this weekend with key members of a pro-Tehran lobbying outfit that is working to kill new anti-terrorism laws that would prevent Iranians from travelling to the United States without first obtaining a visa permit.
Clinton is scheduled to travel to Silicon Valley this weekend for three fundraisers with wealthy tech moguls, many of which have expressed skepticism about the candidate.
Clinton will participate in a Menlo Park fundraiser on Sunday hosted by Twitter executive Omid Kordestani and his wife Gisel Hiscock, as well as National Iranian American Council (NIAC) board member Lily Sarafan and Noosheen Hashemi, who serves on the board of the pro-Iran advocacy group Ploughshares, a major funder of pro-Iran efforts.
NIAC, an advocacy group formed by Iranian-Americans to work against the pro-Israel community, has long been accused of lobbying on Iran's behalf against sanctions and other measures that could harm the Islamic Republic's interest.
Ploughshares, which partners with NIAC, is joining the White House in efforts to pressure the Jewish community and others to back the recently implemented Iran nuclear agreement, the Free Beacon reported.
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Produced by Alva Studios, 1991* after the Gaddi Torso, a Hellenistic marble sculpture of the 2nd century BC, in the collection of the Uffizi, Florence
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Born in Russia, Eylanbekov studied sculpture and drawing at the Moscow Surikov Academy of Fine Arts. The Russian Academy of Fine Art and the Ministry of Culture acquired several of his sculptures to be exhibited in various museums. After he lost his central Moscow studio in 1889 , he emigrated to the United States. Initially, he began his career in the United States by sculpting copies and reproductions of classic statues to earn a living, while continuing to create his original works.
Eylanbekov works in a variety of techniques and materials, including bronze, marble and cast lucite. He cites Rodin and Giacometti as major influences on his work. He has received numerous awards as well as commissions in the United States and internationally. His works can be found in both public and private collections. Eylanbekovlives and works on Long Island, NY and Pietrasanta, Italy. He is a Fellow of the National Sculpture Society and has served on its Board of Directors.
*Alva Studios, formed by Virginia Morris Pollak and Alfred Wokenberg after WWII, created high-quality sculptural replicas from originals in major museums. Alva Studios was located in New York, NY and at one time was owned by Time, Inc. The trademark was cancelled in 1999.


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NCLEX is administered through a Computerized Adapted Testing or CAT technology. CAT tailors test questions to your ability level and achieve faster, more accurate and fairer test results.
Passing the NCLEX demonstrates your competency and readiness to begin your carrier as a newly licensed entry level nurse. Understanding how CAT works will better prepare you for the testing experience.
The goal of CAT is to identify each candidate's competency by determining the difficulty level of question a candidate can consistently answer correctly. Each question reveals more about the true competency level of the candidate.
When you answer a question correctly you provide evidence that you could probably answer easier questions correctly. For that reason the next question selected will be slightly more difficult, increasingly more difficult questions will be ask until you incorrectly answer a question.
At that point the next question asked will be slightly less difficult, if that question is answered correctly then a slightly more difficult question will be asked next and so on throughout the remainder of your NCLEX exam. Everyone will miss some questions because questions are programmed to be increasingly difficult until a question is answered correctly.
In this example, the candidate successfully answered a series of increasingly difficult questions then a candidate begins to answer some question incorrectly. After answering the minimum number of questions required, the candidate reaches the competency level that is significantly above the passing standard. When competency is determined the examination is completed and the candidate passes. Conversely, when it is determined that the candidate is not competent the examination ends and the candidate fails.
The number and difficulty of the questions will vary for each candidate. This is true for candidate above and below the passing standard. Some candidates will be asked fewer questions because pass or failure determination was made quickly for they consistently answered questions either significantly above or below the passing standard.
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today i have a super special post! well at least for me it's special because i have another catrice nail polish!! Catrice is a German drugstore brand they not only sell nail polish but also other make up range. so last month i think i have a friend who went to Paris and i asked her to help me buy this nail polish, i want the other but none of them seems interesting for me.
so you all must already know that Catrice Genius In Bottle look like Chanel Peridot, well they look similar but i'll tell you more in other post later, i think i have a weekly project for this :D..
Catrice Genius In Bottle, is a duo chrome from antique gold, green and blue, which the blue color you only can see it on the bottle. the brush is the same shape like the Nicole by OPI which has a rounded end. this was 3 coats but you good to go with two coats and it dry fast and supper shinny!
because the nail color look antique gold i decided to stamp it over a black color to make it look more classic. i choose Bundle monster plate in BM 222 and konad black special nail polish.
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#CampusCool | Michaela Alexandra Bartlett
To kick off our CollegeFashionista x Steve Madden #CampusCool program (stay tuned!), we took one of CF's Style Gurus on a shoot in the city. Michaela Alexandra Bartlett is an FIT student and a sure future stunner in the fashion industry. We're predicting big things for this stylish babe. Read on to see where she likes to people watch in NYC, who her style muse is and what she's going to be wearing this fall.
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Name: Michaela Alexandra Bartlett
Age: 20
University: Fashion Institute of Technology
Dream career? Social Media Creative Director for a blogger, online website or magazine.
How would you describe your style? Audrey Hepburn x '90s hip-hop. Growing up I always struggled with personal style. I feel I've always portrayed two types of people; my inner Charlotte from Sex In the City with my clean lines, love for pointed pumps and midi skirts and my inner bad ass Gwen Stefani with how she pushes the fashion industry with her ornate sense of style and ability to rock the red lip– my personal go-to.
Eternal style muse? Olivia Palermo– so chic, so effortless.
Favorite decade? '20's (Does anyone else want to attend Jay Gatsby's Parties?!)
Favorite item in your closet? Give a girl three inch heels and she can conquer the world.
Best place to find inspiration? The streets of NYC.
Favorite people-watching spot? FIT's Campus– there is nothing better than getting to watch all the enthusiastic, creative individuals that grace the campus halls as if it were their own runway.
Go-to outfit? Classic white button-up, leather pointed-toe heeled booties and a great pair of dark denim. [And] Red lip.
Sneakers or Heels? ….heels.
What was your vibe in high school? The fashion freak that was always found in the art room. LOL. High school.
What are you reading right now? The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.
Who's on your playlist right now? The Weeknd.
Who do you Insta-stalk? Blair Eadie– Atlantic-Pacific (blogger).
Number one style rule to live by? Own your outfit. Own the real you.
What is your favorite fall trend? Leather leather leather.
What's your biggest accomplishment so far? Having the experience to not only be part of this shoot with Steve Madden but to be picked out of a crowd. It makes me feel validated in something I am so deeply passionate about.
What do you hope to accomplish in the next year? I want truly grow as an individual in this industry by personal avenues, such as my blog (michaelaalexandra.com) and more professionally, such as internships, volunteering and collaborations.


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Playism announced that the critically acclaimed Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight will be debuting on PS4 and Xbox One this week.
Alongside the official console release date announcement, Playism also published a new video for Momodora: Reverie Under the Moonlight, which you can check out above.
The game was originally released last year on PC and it's a side-scrolling action platformer that received high praise during its original launch.
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"Craft Forms has been consistently a strong show and an excellent experience for me as an artist. The team is highly professional, and they do a great job communicating to help organize the artists and to promote the show to other artists and potential collectors. And it is beautifully installed and presented. I have had three experiences working with the WAC and each have been a pleasure."
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The Gunfighter Trailer (2014)
"Just another period western meta comedy short film." 21 March 2014 Comedy, Western 9 mins
In the tradition of classic westerns, a narrator sets up the story of a lone gunslinger who walks into a saloon. However, the people in this saloon can hear the narrator and the narrator may just be a little bit bloodthirsty.
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Build Muscle Rules
Heading off to the wellness focus and working out is charming, is fantastic for you substantial and rationally, not just on the grounds that you dispose of stress, furthermore you get the chance to get together with other individuals and hang out. Be that as it may, on the off chance that you are commited about building incline muscle, you most likely won't just go to the wellness focus to squander your valuable time; you will do your best out of it abandoning everything at the wellbeing club.
There are three brilliant rule that you need to hold fast to when you are trying to get that conditioned body and make everybody desirous when you take of your top at the beachfront, and how about we discuss them a tiny bit at this moment. The three brilliant principles are preparing, nourishment, and resting.
You can not simply have one of the three, or two out of three. Actually no, not at any rate on the off chance that you really wish your body to develop and to increase mass. When you are commited about changing your shape, you need to eat accurately, prepare hard and get enough rest each day.
To make larger and harder muscles the very first detail you have to do is begin pulling up weights; when you accomplish this you are producing hypertrophy, which means that you are tearing the tissues of your muscles in a beneficial mode. The ideal way to build muscle is to lift as much weight as you may; doing eight to ten reps in series of 3 or 4. When you do this, you really train.
After you have exercised, you have to recuperate your body with meals, balanced food. What your muscle tissues need is protein, and you could get it from eggs, meat, salmon, pork or protein shakes. Protein is extremely important to make your body grow. Also you have to take in carbohydrates, you can acquire them in rice and potatoes for example, this will recover your strength; and also you need to eat fat content, but benefitial fats, such as the one you come across in avocados.
And then, as a final point, you need to sleep seven hours or more. When you sleep is when the growth hormone starts working, making your muscles grow while you sleep. Depending on how hard you are working out, you should rest more than eight hours to accomplish much better results.
When you focus on sticking to these three golden principles, you'll see the results you want, so it is necessary to get sufficient sleep, eating properly without passing on any mealtime and working out four or five times a week. Do this and you'll get that toned body you are seeking.
Benefits of Knee Strengthening Exercises
Let's be honest; everybody knows that it is so crucial to take part in some general physical work out, yet a few people fundamentally don't have enough recreation time. On the other side, many individuals just couldn't be troubled, and it's just when their own particular prosperity starts to decrease that they start displaying an intrigue. Obviously it's never past the point where it is possible to start, however the prior you do, the more one stands to pick up, and this is plainly valid on account of knee joint reinvigorating practices for individuals who happen to have been determined to have joint inflammation.
In spite of the way that doing physical movement may profit all joints influenced with joint pain, we'll concentrate mainly on the knees, since numerous people with osteoarthritis as well as rheumatoid joint inflammation routinely locate the nature of their lives is significantly traded off due to sore knee joints. All things considered, the knees need to bolster a lot of weight, and they're additionally presented to a mind boggling measure of strain at whatever time that you twist your legs, or at whatever point you stand up after you've been sitting down.
Osteoarthritis is the absolute most prevelant reason for inadequacy between people beyond fifty five years old, and for heaps of them, their insufficiency can be ascribed to agonizing knees. Presently, as to practicing one's knees, some underlying judgment skills must win. Doing the inappropriate kind of practice schedules can destroy for a man or lady with joint pain, and they will generally exacerbate the issue to such an extent.
Squats tend to be one of the most beneficial exercises for people who are hoping to actually strengthen their knees. Under typical circumstances, someone would do these with weights, however this is not recommended when your knees are affected by arthritis. Instead, it's best if you do your squats in a swilling pool, without weights. The water offers a certain amount of buoyancy, thereby cutting down on the amount of strain being placed upon the knees. Interestingly enough, regular swimming can also be enormously beneficial, not simply to your joints, but to the whole body.
Going for walks is yet one more highly recommended exercise, and as with swimming, it is going also boost your overall health, in addition to assisting you to maintain a perfect body weight. Generally speaking, jogging is not advocated for people with knee issues, though a brisk walk two to three times each week can make improvements. The important thing is to keep the joints moving, in addition to strengthening the surrounding muscles.
Cycling is another effective way to strengthen one's knees. If you don't have a bicycle, you could simply lie down on a flat surface; lift up your legs into the air, and then pedal as though you were on an actual bicycle.
As surprising as it may seem, mini trampolines are also in many cases recommended to those with knee problems. The knees are forced to work, but of course the springs of the trampoline guarantee that impact stress is always kept at a minimum, and as with swimming and going for walks, jumping on a trampoline is hugely beneficial to a person's overall health.
There are several additional knee joint relaxation exercises which one can perform, nonetheless those discussed above are typically the most highly recommended ones simply because they help the whole body instead of only the knees.
Diet or Exercise ?
The vast majority of them are questionable about better approach to decrease their weight. There are a lot of cases which made us dazed. A man who includes in practice program for brief span may shed pounds by practically zero weight however he may put on weight in future. The most ideal approach to lessen your weight by doing regular physical exercises. Appropriate eating routine likewise lessens your weight and makes body thin.
When we begin the practice program, we more often than not stick to high caloric sustenance. We have to know the practice will decreases the calories of that particular day. It won't decrease your body weight unless we stick to low caloric sustenance. Practice program is absolutely in light of eating routine process. You have to set up a wellness and eating routine outline in light of practical and sensible for your way of life. We have to take a gander at long haul wellbeing to keep ourselves sound.
A review was led among tribal individuals by gathering of researchers. The way of life of tribal individuals are very unique in relation to individuals who lives in the city. They lead their life by chasing and grouping. The review began with tribal individuals, furnished them with an intensive lesson identified with the advanced field study to contrast their wellbeing level and the city individuals.
Group of tribal people are fitted with GPS unit to track how much distance they walk in a day whiles searching for food. They were asked to swallow double labeled water which contains tracers. One can study about their elements later through tracers from the person's urine by seeing the energy expenditure and metabolic rate. At the end of one month, their daily physical activities, Energy expenditure and resting metabolic rate is measured and compared with the average male and female in the city.
It's a long believe that tribal people's life involves substantial physical activities which burn their calories more than the people who works in office all over the world. The tribal men walk about ten miles a day and women about four miles a day. This helps to burn the calories in their body and makes them look slim always. The traditional life style may not protect us from the obesity. If we change the diet to high calories food, even active person will pack on pounds. Burning 500 calories in a day is easy part, whereas burning additional 500 calories is formidable task.
Not only physical activity is going to keep you thin. Diet plays a vital role to keep yourselves slim and fit. People who sticks with low caloric food along with exercise can reduces their body in effective way. Proper diet and proper exercise will help to stay slim and healthy.
Tips to Stay Happy in Workout
Most exercises that we do in life are done to accomplish a true objective. The closer we feel we are to that objective, the better we feel in driving forward with the said movement. Such is the situation with workout regimens. A great many people at first don't choose to do a rec center workout basically in light of the fact that it makes them can rest easy. The more basic situation is that individuals need to get in shape, pick up bulk, or both, and have chosen that working out at the rec center is the approach. However, the vast majority who have done it before can bear witness to reality that the main path for you to accomplish that long haul objective is to truly figure out how to appreciate the workout itself. It is, hence, vital that you discover some approaches to help you discover satisfaction in the movement, for example, working out with a companion or supplementing with Nutrition Warehouse Jacked 3D, among others.
At the very onset, you would truly need to settle on what rec center movement it is you might want to do. What's extraordinary about an exercise center workout is that, with your participation, you have entry to the gear and whatever classes they have on board. Most rec centers additionally give free preparing administrations on the initial couple of sessions, so benefit of this offer as this will truly help you figure out how to utilize the hardware the best possible way. When you discover something intriguing, it is best to begin off with that. With the assistance of the rec center's physical mentor, you can think of a workout that fuses the utilization of all hardware you find agreeable.
Bringing along a friend or your partner can also help in making gym workouts more fun, especially during the first few sessions. When there are two or more of you going through the same process, you can encourage each other to push on, something you can't do when you are just doing it by yourself. If you really want to get results, you may want to make a written agreement with your friends to stay committed for a set number of months with the inclusion of incentive and penalty clauses. In this way, there's no backing out.
It is a given that when you are doing a new activity, you will find it a struggle to do during the first few sessions. It takes time for your body to learn a new skill. It is the same with gym workouts. If initially you are so focused on results, you may want to take supplements to keep you going with a particularly difficult workout. Click here for supplements that are said to produce more energy for workout and, therefore, a better workout performance. When more is achieved, much improved results are sure to follow fast. Seeing these results soon after you begin the process will help you stay on.
You may also want to provide yourself with a few incentives during these sessions. You can give yourself a treat every time you make a step towards your goal. How about a new pair of cross-trainers when you lose your first 20lbs? Incentives like this do help for some people, so this could be an option for you, too.
Although you are inclined to focus on the goal of that weight loss and muscle gain, it will do you a world of good to concentrate on enjoying the process instead. It is in the process that you learn to listen to your body and its needs, and once you know what your body requires, it then becomes easier to achieve those aforementioned goals.
Water Aerobics for Newbie
On the off chance that you have admittance to a pool, you could need to consider executing some water vigorous exercise schedules as a component of your wellness regimen. Likewise better, you can locate some local water high impact exercise classes to enlist for which would surely make things a ton more diversion and empowering when you have a teacher.
On the off chance that you can not find a class to join with, it is in truth greatly uncomplicated to begin in your own particular pool. Working out in water is awesome for people with wounds, for example, joint or back conditions. This is on the grounds that the water lightness underpins very nearly 90 % of your weight and helps ensure against undue strain on your joints and tendons. Another cool thing is that since you are light the impacts of gravity are lessened and your body can raise course. Blood development is significantly enhanced since your heart has a simpler time pumping blood all through your body.
Water heart stimulating exercise are an astounding approach to get a super sensible impact vigorous workout. However basically on the grounds that it is economical effect does not propose it won't challenge. Endeavor a couple of these moves out for yourself and you'll rapidly see how successful water high impact exercise can without much of a stretch be at upgrading your general levels of physical wellness, flexibility and even quality.
Here are some straightforward water aerobics routines you can easily try:
Walking in spot. Stand in the pool and bring your knees up as high as you can easily while swinging your arms from side to side. Do this for a couple minutes while gradually increasing the speed. The water will certainly supply natural resistance, the harder you go the even more resistance you produce.
Jumping Jacks. With your arms out to your sides, however still in the water, hop up and kick your legs out to the side (or kick one out to the front and one to the back). You should land with your feet apart, then do one more jump and bring them together. This time when you land ensure your feet cross each additional slightly. Alternate the criss-crossing of your feet.
Leg Swings. Stand next to the wall of the pool and hold with your right hand. While holding, swing your left leg as far forward then as far back as it will certainly go. Do 10 swings and then switch sides. That is one set, do 3 to 5 sets.
Leg Crunches. With your back against the side of the pool, hold your arms straight out along the edge. Delivering both your knees up to your chest, concentrating on utilizing your stomach muscles to bring them up. Do 3 sets of 15 reps each. Attempt not to utilize your hands to raise your legs, as an alternative go slowly and focus on using your abs.
Arm Circles. Squat down in the water so that the water is at your neck. Raise both arms out to the sides but keep them in the water. Make little forward circles in the water, getting gradually bigger and larger to a count of 30, then duplicate the motion with your arms circling in the additional direction. Repeat for 30 seconds. This is 1 set, do 2 sets.
The above motions benefit general endurance and also for fat burning. Nonetheless, if you want to enhance your strength it's a great concept to purchase some water workout equipment. A water noodle is an extremely standard piece of water exercise equipment, and it used a lot in water aerobics classes. This permits you to obtain your feet off the bottom of the pool and do some extra motions.
They are a little difficult to clarify, however here is an excellent video clip showing a few of the moves you can easily do. She additionally uses some water dumbbells in the video clip, which are great devices for increasing resistance while in the water.
Training gloves are also an additional fantastic piece of water workout equipment if you do not like the idea of using water dumbbells or simply wished something more compact. They kind of have a twin application too since you can utilize them for swimming.
Finally, if you are going to be doing any of these water aerobics programs by yourself, you could wish to appreciate some songs while you are in the pool to assist keep you company. There are a lot of different waterproof songs components that you can get. So if new music gets you moving, getting one of these would certainly be a wonderful means to keep your energy up when exercising in the water.


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Heyyyy so guess what time of year it is? If you said springtime...you're technically correct. But where I live (aka the Most Humid Place on Earth), summer is basically here. Forever.
Because yes, our summer weather lasts 9 months of the year basically. :P
Most importantly, however, SCHOOL IS OUT! I finished my college classes and have been loving this break from school. For the most part, that is...I still have things I'm doing over the summer which Aren't My Favorite. Buuuut it's much better than being a full-time student, I'll give you that. ;)
This week, I decided to share with you what I've been doing/will be doing lately, in addition to my summer TBR. IT'S GOING TO BE FUUUUN.
Black // Ted Dekker
Counted With the Stars // Connilyn Cossette
The One True Love of Alice-Ann // Eva Marie Everson
Prophet // R.J. Larson
Emissary // Thomas Locke
The Returning // Rachelle Dekker
The Magnolia Story // Chip and Joanna Gaines
The Voyage to Magical North // Claire Fayers
Castle in the Air // Diana Wynne Jones
A Spy's Devotion // Melanie Dickerson
The Mysterious Benedict Society // Trenton Lee Stewart
The Two Towers // J.R.R. Tolkien
Sense and Sensibility // Jane Austen
A Tale of Two Cities // Charles Dickens
Not By Sight // Kate Breslin
The Blue Umbrella // Mike Mason
Masters and Slayers // Bryan Davis
Paper Crowns // Mirriam Neal
The Penderwicks // Jeanne Birdsall
The Hobbit // J.R.R. Tolkien
Chasing Jupiter // Rachel Coker
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Unanswered: Sybase IQ proxy table to ASE
Hello everyone,
I'm having issues in creating a proxy table from a db on Sybase IQ 12.7.0 (jConnect6.0) to one on Sybase ASE 15.0.3 (jConnect 7.0).
When invoking : create existing table ProxyTable at 'ASESERVER.mydb.dbo.Table' it fails with msg : ASA Error -667: Could not access column information for the table
The visibility and access permissions from IQ to ASE are correctly set as :
1. Remote ASE server was added with create SERVER ASESERVER CLASS 'asejdbc' USING '<ip>:<port>/mydb'. Also remote ASE server is present in the interfaces file from IQ.
2. The current IQ login was granted connect permission
3. An external login was created in IQ db linking the current login to one in ASE which is owner of 'mydb' database.
Any other actions that include remote access work fine such as :
1. Creating a proxy table (without existing ) : create table ProxyTable2(id int) at 'ASESERVER.mydb.dbo.Table2'
2. Creating remote stored procedures
3. Sending native syntax to remote server using FORWARD TO 'select * from Table'
I've tried to implement my solution by creating the proxy table without "existing", such that both tables were created at the same time, but when I populate the table in ASE it grows very very much in size (in comparison to an identical table created from ASE).
If anyone has any hints regarding why the creation of the proxy table fails please provide feedback.
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I've figured it out eventually, it was from from JConnect driver. Something was not compatible between version 7 from IQ and version 6 from ASE.
Solution : Added the procs from Jconnect 6 to ASE by manually running the content from file /opt/sybaseiq/jConnect-6_0/sp/sql_server15.0.sql, where /opt/sybaseiq was my instalation folder for the IQ server. You need to run the content on the sybase ASE master db.
jConnect driver version can be checked in ASE by calling sp_version


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Guess what's going live?! The new Annual Stampin' Up! catalog kicks off today! If you don't already have one…what's wrong with you?! There are a ton of great new stamp sets, bundles, and more ribbon than ever…YIPPEE! Now remember, so … Continue reading
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text: At least Sergio Marchionne won't have to endure any more jokes about producing Maseratis on Jeep's production line. But the Italian maker's announcement this week that the Maserati Levante SUV – based on the Jeep Grand Cherokee platform – will be made in Italy instead of Detroit's Jefferson Assembly doesn't obscure the fact that Fiat has the SUV bug. And that is the supreme irony of Fiat's takeover of Chrysler: The European company that President Obama brought in to civilize the truck-making Detroit heathens on how to make fuel-sipping, global warming-fighting tin cans has instead discovered the profit-making wonders of the light truck. Sure, Fiat's nifty little 500 compact has started to sell in the U.S. after a slow start – but it will never have the profit margins that trucks do. That's why Chrysler's real savior has been the resurgence of its Jeep and Dodge SUVs, now consuming three shifts a day in Detroit. Savvy Sergio has realized that that is where the money is – not only in the U.S. market, but globally. Porsche's best-selling model of all-time is the Porsche Cayenne SUV – and the Italians are envious.:firey Thus the Maserati Levante (introduced at last year's Detroit auto show as the Kubang). And thus the Lavante's production in Europe where Fiat is suffering financially (and where the company needs to fill excess, union-mandated plant capacity to boot). Our ideologue-in-chief may think the world wants smaller autos – but ideologues don't survive long at the head of auto companies. :irked Obama's small car missionary to Chrysler is a truck convert. SOURCE : Fiat's heathen SUV conversion - Politics - The Detroit News


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They gained 50-55 grams yesterday! as of last night they both had less than 2oz to get to their birth weight! Keely was taking all of her feeds by bottle (well with the nurse but when I tried she left like 10cc's lol) and SO actually got Kenley to take 5cc's out of a bottle which is awesome for her! the doc said that is basically what will determine when they go home.. well besides their temps. so they really need to get the sucking swallowing down. they have said that babies really know it at 35 weeks so I'm hoping they pick it up sometime this week.. but good thing is they are tolerating all their feeds and are up to like 25cc I think. They are both off their IV's too! Kenley's jaundice levels went way down right when she was under the lights so she was off the spot light yesterday already and they said most likely she will be without the lights today! They are just some tough little girls!!
They are planning on doing the head u/s's on both girls tomorrow so I'm hoping we get some idea of whats going on in there before we see the neurologist in 4 months for more MRI's..
so I think that's all for today but every day we get good news so i'm just hoping it continues and we don't have a set back.. which i feel will be coming since this is all too good to be true feeling for everything we've been through with the pregnancy..
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Fury as beds 'left empty' at multi-million recovery centres for wounded war heroes
THE British Army reportedly spent tens of millions on recovery centres for wounded soldiers where beds are left empty.
The network of the centres were built to support injured military heroes
The network of centres are funded by the Army, in partnership with Help for Heroes and the Royal British Legion, to support injured military heroes.
But only around half of bedrooms at the two largest facilities were occupied by serving personnel between August 2013 and this January, according to reports.
Bungling officials allegedly pumped taxpayer and charity money has been pumped into the scheme without finding out what was needed.
They did not know many wounded, injured or sick soldiers there were, making it hard to calculate demand for the centres, The Times reported.
Costs surged from £70 million over four years to almost £350 million over 10 years to create five personnel recovery centres and a sporting complex.
Lieutenant-Colonel Jonathan Sutton, acting chief of staff on the project, admitted he was concerned about how charity money was being spent.
He said: "We were spending lots of other people's money – that people had biked, climbed, run and swum for – on bricks and mortar without a clear audit trail about how we got to this position.
"It really worried me and, of course, the costs kept on going up. I thought this was scandalous."
Tedworth House, a recovery centre in Wiltshire
The project was founded to help troops injured in Afghanistan and Iraq
The project was founded in 2010 after public pressure to do more for troops injured in Afghanistan and Iraq.
But it was launched "before the requirement was fully understood", according to an internal review.
A Ministry of Defence spokesman said the project "meets an enduring need and provides infinitely better support than was available previously".
He added: "Inevitably in an unprecedented project of this complexity, aspects of implementation across units within the army have had to be adjusted.
"And greater numbers of wounded, injured and sick personnel are now using the PRCs during their recovery, alongside veterans who receive ongoing support from our charity partners."
The Royal British Legion is reviewing occupancy rates and claims it raised concerns over the scale of support needed during the early stages of the venture.
Help for Heroes said figures for June and July showed "men and women with life-changing injuries or illnesses used over 70% of the rooms available".


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It's been a few years since the last time anything I created in any format was publicised. This has a lot to do with my not being in a creative mood, or rather, when I had the inspiration to be creative I had very little time to do so and would channel that energy into my professional life.
A few months ago I started an Instagram account in an effort to at least post some photos to get me back into the sharing mood and it paid off.
Three of my photos were selected and are currently featured in a local exhibition which has been running this month. If you are in Brighton or nearby you can pay it visit and check out some excellent photographs taken by local photographers. Follow the links bellow to read more details and drop by on the 2nd of March for the closing party if you'd like to meet some of the photographers and have a drink with us.
I'm thrilled to be one of the chosen photographers to be featured in @thephotocopyclub's "What Brighton means to me" exhibition! You can view all the beautiful photos that were selected at @myhotel_brighton during the rest of February. Prints will be available for purchase at the closing event on 2.3.16 for £5. #thisisbrighton #brighton #whatbrightonmeanstome #thephotocopyclub #ilovebrighton #photography #blackandwhite #exhibition


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