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In presence of HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Qatar Olympic Committee, BRAMETOT brought a second classic success to Al Shaqab when winning the Abu Dhabi Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Group 1) (French Guineas for 3 Y/O Colts) at Deauville, France, on Sunday, 14 May 2017. The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained colt, who had just won the Prix de Fontainebleau (Group 3), imposed himself by in front of Le Brivido, after a wonderful battle. Both horses were ridden at the back of the field and came on one side of the track.
HE Sheikh Joaan Bin Hamad Al Thani received the trophy. The Andre Fabre-schooled and Pierre-Charles Boudot-ridden LE BRIVIDO was second. The William Haggas-saddled and Frankie Dettori-ridden RIVET was third.
Cristian Demuro, BRAMETOT's jockey, explained: "I had to come early because the horses in front of me did not accelerate. Once in front, he slowed down a little and then accelerated again when he saw his rival. He is a champion!" Brametot should now aim the QIPCO Prix du Jockey Club.


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Upload Festival 2016
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Before I start my review I would like to say that the UK needs more festivals like this one. It is rare that you will see such a great line up on a festival bill, especially one that has some of the best unsigned / DIY bands in the UK, so with anticipated excitement I took the long drive down to Wakefield for the first ever Upload Festival at Warehouse23.
Starting the proceedings of the day was Paul Stead from The Darker My Horizon. Paul was overseeing the proceedings, introducing all the acts that followed him. Paul was not actually down to play and stepped in at the last minute to save the day like a true hero. He played acoustic versions of The Darker My Horizon songs and was a great opener to the show. His strong vocals had everyone listening intently to every enunciate. 'Dear Olivia' was a stand out track and I would recommend you go listen to it.
Up next were Hell's Addiction who came out and hit you hard with heavy drums and guitar riffs aplenty. The singer had a vocal that reminded me of old school 80's metal but, he had this way of holding a note way past what I thought was possible. You should go and listen to it live. They had a good change of tempo between their songs to keep you interested. The lead guitarist knew how to work the stage and seemed to be the energy of this band. The same could not be said for singer Ben Sargent who unfortunately suffered from stand in the middle syndrome and didn't make use of the stage. They dedicated 'The Rocker' to Lemmy and it was a fitting tribute.
All the way from Swansea were the more traditional rock band on the bill, Orangefall. Their music reminded me a lot of watching late night wrestling when I was young and I could see their songs being used to introduce the show at the La Coliseum. The guitar playing was on what I would call the softer more ballad rock side than the riffs galore side, something I enjoyed. The drumming had a good toe tapping feel. In their song 'Brand New Morning' there was a great bass beat that felt as a wave of sound just hitting you, which I do think was intended and had nothing to do with me standing next to the speaker. Singer Jason Morgan had a nice rounded sound and at times could go for the high notes. They introduced a synth (which is gaining popularity in a lot of live rock sets) which gave a modernized sound to the set. Again Jason suffered from stand in the middle syndrome and didn't really move about. You should go and check out there song Social Vampire.
Coming out next were Closer from the fair city of Verona, Italy. Before they started I looked at frontman Simone Rossetto and was a bit perplexed. Had someone made a mistake and booked the wrong Closer? He stood there with a scarf on looking like he was going to pull out a long black cigarette holder and recite French poetry. This was until the music kicked in and the scarf went and the jumping started. Great mix of modern rock and metal. Very melodic but, they could change it from that and go for speedier guitar and thrash-like drumming. Simone's vocals were a bit too old school metal for my personal taste but was great none the less. They spent a lot of time working hard at getting the crowd involved during their set and even had me clapping along. You should go listen to 'Disappear' as it covers all they do in one song.
Up next were Alt rockers City of Ashes. They started their set out with bundles of energy which nearly ended in disaster as signer Orion Powell when jumping from the stage to the barrier nearly fell head first into it. This did nothing to stop the energy on stage, and did not stop him from doing it again a moment later. Orion's boundless energy drew the crowd in and had everyone involved in the set. His vocals are strong and he really isn't afraid to let his accent creep in. I loved the bass line they produce as it was in sync with my pulse beat. The drums just got straight into my head and I could not help but nod along. They played a good mix of old and new songs with 'Masks' to 'Battles of my Youth' from their latest album Rise.
A Mouth Full of Matches came to the stage and provided a little more heavy alt rock sound but, with Tom Buxton's vocals able to switch to a more poppy tone when needed leads them to the more pop rock side of the spectrum. For today's performance however, Tom was very quite, whether they were the victim of the dreaded line check with the last minute change of drummer maybe having something to do with this. Steven Hall their former drummer having only re-joined the band a week before the festival did a good job, nonetheless. They have some great riffs and some nice switches in their set, 'Demon Days' is great and you should go and listen to it. As a band they have great stage presence and know how to use the space provided (big or small). The did have some guitar tech issues during their set but, Skarlett Riot and City Of Ashes came to the rescue and they were able to finish on a high!
Up next were a band I have been wanting to see for a few years now and they didn't disappoint. Chasing Dragons provided what I call scuzzy rock: it's heavy, it's energetic, it's dirty and will definitely kick your ass. The heavy drums they provide just pound away at me like the beating of a heart, pulling me into the set. The guitar playing at times was a little too much on the thrashy side for my liking but the break down in their new songs really had me hooked. Add to that, the killer vocals of Tank and you can't help and love this band. Her vocals are so enthralling, she could lead them into what ever she wants. As a band they could have been lazy and built their sound around her vocals and done doom metal but instead they show how good they are. Tank also nearly went tumbling into the barrier due to water spillage on the stage, but like the Goth Queen she is, she handled it with grace, poise and charisma.
Heavy rockers Jupiter Falls were up next and it was great to finally see these guys live. James provides a great sonically metal vocal that just pierces your ears. The drumming was toe tappingly good with heavy guitars over the top making them a great mix of metal and heavy rock. Their was a drum solo in the set that for me was a little too long but, it did lead to the crowd shouting back. They are not what I would call a band of my taste, as their music is too metal for my diet but they have great stage presence and know how to work a crowd and use the space on stage given to them.
Up on stage next was a band that I am really familiar with Altered Sky and despite the tech issue of their intro music not playing the band still hit the floor running. Starting their set of with 'Livewire' and front woman Ana Nowosielska showing she has the energy of a firecracker bouncing around the stage like Tigger after eating a bag of sugar. Her vocals are extreme powerful and songs like 'Song Bird' and 'Waves' show you how talented she really is. With them being pop rock you may expect the drums to be soft and at times they are when it is need, however they can also be heavy and they pound at you making your heart beat in time to the beat. Added to this the meat of the guitar hooks and you can't help but sing along and jump around when Ana asks you too.
Up next were a band I confess to not have known a lot about before today. Stone Broken soon changed that and are deserving of the praise they have recently been getting. With heavy drums that I love and a bass beat hitting you in the chest, you can't help but smile when this heavy alt rock band play. They are a band that knew how to use the stage and seem to be enjoying every moment up there. Real showmen. With Rich Moss' heavy vocals they are sure to be a hit with old school metal fans. Their songs at times did seem to sway into what I call wrestling music but thankfully didn't stay there. You should check out 'Better'.
Headlining the festival were Skarlett Riot. With heavy drums that entices you in and sweet guitar riffs that are as good as hearing your Christian mother swear for the first time. Adding to all this is the powerful and almost hypnotic vocals of singer Scarlett and you can't but just love this band. Skarlett is not only a great singer but like Lizy Hale (Halestorm) is also a dual threat when she picks up her guitar for songs like 'Riot'. The band really use the stage well and you can tell they really want the crowd to have fun with them. No more so when everyone was singing back to them "One chance, one chance is all we have." They played a good mix of their older classics like "Villain" and the latest single "Voices". This was the first time I have seen them play an hour set and they suit it more than the 40 minute set I have seen in the past. It didn't seem drawn out and nothing was hand fisted in there to make it longer. They ended their set with Skarlett joining us in the crowd for one last head bang. A truly memorable end to a superb day of music.
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Pumpkin Crumb Cake
Labor Day weekend is upon us and that means school starts next week. I can't wait to finally be back in a routine again. Even when it means no longer sleeping in and fights over homework, I'm still looking forward to schedules and less "pick on your little brother/sister" free-time.
I'm celebrating the weekend by making this unbelievably tasty cake. In fact it has been dubbed, the perfect, best tasting cake ever by my family. At least until the next best one comes along.
I can't get over how moist this cake is inside and the topping.....it's the perfect combo of crunchy, crumbly and nutty. It's even better the next day for breakfast.
Pumpkin Crumb Cake
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp. baking soda
2 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup brown sugar
1 cup white sugar
3/4 cup shortening
2 eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin
2/3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
2/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
6 tbls. butter
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350*F.
In a bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl beat the sugars, shortening and eggs on medium for 2 minutes, scraping bowl as needed. Add flour mixture and pumpkin alternately, beating on low after each addition just until combined.
Spread batter into a greased 9x13 baking pan.
In a bowl, combine all topping ingredients except butter and pecans. Using a pastry blender, cut in butter until pieces are pea size. Stir in pecans.
Sprinkle cake batter with topping mixture. Bake 40 minutes or until topping is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
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EDMONTON, Alberta -- Thursday's game between the St. Louis Blues and Edmonton Oilers will mark a few homecomings.
All eyes will be on Nail Yakupov, who the Oilers traded to the Blues before the start of the season. Yakupov has been widely regarded as a draft bust; the first overall pick in the 2012 draft, the Russian right winger got only 50 goals in 252 games as an Oiler.
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In four games with the Blues, Yakupov has a goal and an assist.
"It is weird," Yakupov told Oilers play-by-play man Jack Michaels in a 630 CHED interview. "When I was here, I didn't expect that I would stay in a hotel in this city, because I lived in this city. But, it's different. But, it's really good, now, we have a good team and a good group."
"He is fitting in," said Blues captain Alex Pietrangelo of his new teammate. "It's a different environment coming in -- and new linemates. I think he's playing a pretty hard game. He's created some really good chances. It's new systems for him ... but he's adjusting pretty well."
But it's another Russian who is lighting it up for St. Louis. Vladimir Tarasenko is tied for the league lead with four goals.
And, Thursday will also mark the final time Ken Hitchcock will coach an NHL game in his hometown.
Unless he has a change of heart, Hitchcock, an Edmonton native, is in his final season as a head coach. The Blues visit Rogers Place only once this season.
The Blues have started Hitchcock's final season in blistering fashion. Despite losing 2-1 in overtime in Vancouver on Tuesday night, the Blues are 3-0-1. It marks only the second time in team history that the Blues have earned points in the first four games of a regular season.
Meanwhile, the Oilers have won three of their first four, and scored 17 times in the process. Thursday's game, though, is the team's fourth home game of the season already -- the Oilers have played just one road date.
Because October is filled with so many home games for the Oilers, coach Todd McLellan said a good start to season isn't a want, it's a need.
"Having home games, and needing to put some points in the bank, knowing eventually you've got to go out on the road, we've been able to do that," he said. "I don't think anybody is comfortable yet, so we got some things we really need to work on. It keeps us on our edge, maybe I'm being too critical of our group."
The issue is that the Oilers have scored 17 (most in the Western Conference), but given up 15 (also most in the Western Conference). Each of the four games played so far this season have felt like a return to the Air Hockey Era of the 1980s.
But Oilers goalie Cam Talbot turned in his best performance of the season Tuesday, stopping 31 of 33 shots after giving up six goals in a loss to Buffalo on Sunday .
"I need a big bounce-back game, after the game I had last. As a team, I think that sometimes we let those losses kinda snowball in the past."
On Wednesday, Talbot and his wife welcomed twins to their family.
Oilers defenseman Mark Fayne left Tuesday's win over Carolina with a lower-body injury. He was placed on injured reserve Wednesday and the Oilers called up defenseman Ben Betker from their AHL affiliate in Bakersfield, Calif. The Oilers did not practice Wednesday.
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BDSM, Kink, Fetish…There's Much To Learn – FFSF #35
Are you confused over the terms BDSM, Kink and Fetish? What does each mean? Are they the same? How do they differ? In this week's episode, Elizabeth will take a stab at clearing up any confusion. Learn the definition of each and how they are …Read More
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I got my first look at the play of newly acquired shortstop Zach Walters out of the University of San Diego in this week's matchup between the Single-A Potomac Nationals and the Salem Red Sox.
He looks like a very sharp, toolsy player. The 6-foot-2, 195-lb. switch-hitter had throws from short and second during the game that were very strong, showed great velocity, and were delivered quickly. He was on target each time to first base. Walters also turned a nice 4-6-3 double play in Tuesday's game.
Walters had two solid singles, showing off his swing. The Cheyenne, Wyo., product has a .286 average against right-handers so far this season.
The 21-year old has played in eight games so far for the P-Nats, but his mid-season jump from Low-A to High-A has been fairly seamless. Walters is batting .267 and has had six hits in his last five games.
Potomac Nationals manager Matt Lecroy said Walters has transitioned well to his new team and he has been impressed with what he has seen since the beginning of the month.
"He is a big kid," Lecroy said. "He can run a little bit. He had some good swings here so far, and defensively, he has been really solid. We want to see him to continue to be more consistent at the plate. We have (only) seen him for about a week, but I like what I see."
Walters went to college with P-Nats pitcher Sammy Solis at San Diego. They lived in the same dormitory as freshmen and spent three seasons on the field together with the Toreros.
Solis said it has been nice having his college teammate back on the same club again.
"It's pretty cool," Solis said. "We had three Toreros on this team when Sean Nicol was here. It is a lot of fun having someone familiar around."
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Property Location
With a stay at Catalonia Las Cañas in Viana, you'll be connected to a shopping center and close to San Bartolome Church and Concatedral Santa Maria de La Redonda. This 4-star hotel is within close proximity of Bodega Darien and Santiago el Real.
Make yourself at home in one of the 75 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs feature complimentary toiletries and bidets. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and desks.
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Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and babysitting/childcare (surcharge). This hotel also features shopping on site and a television in the lobby.
Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Buffet breakfasts are available daily for a fee.
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Featured amenities include a business center, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Viana? This hotel has facilities measuring 1292 square feet (120 square meters), including a meeting room. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available on request), and free self parking is available onsite.
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Tanzania's reputation for innovation and start-ups has for too long stood in the shadow of its more PR savvy neighbor Kenya. Buni Hub started in 2011 and has over the last four years built up a user base and an interesting portfolio of activities. Russell Southwood spoke to its Community Manager Jumanne Mtambalike.
Buni Hub - Buni means innovation in Swahili - is part of the TanzICT programme under the Commision for Science and Technology (Costech) and was launched with the help of the Finnish Government. Over 60% of its community are undergraduate students from local universities and college. During the holidays these students even come in from outside Dar es Salaam. The majority of members are either co-working or freelance.
There are six levels of membership including: Intern, freelancer, start-up, volunteer and social champion. There are community meet-ups twice a month. It used to be an open space but it found it difficult to offer value to people so has gone over to a system of registration and now has 400 members. They can apply for one of four programmes: Internship, Mentorship, a Maker Space and Community Outreach. It wants to extend activities to Universities by getting them to form their own communities.
In terms of start-ups, Buni Hub sees itself as working at the grassroots and does not do either incubation or acceleration:"We serve people who have ideas and they are supposed to form a team and create a product or prototype. They can then apply for mentorship." There are 160 students working on 14 projects.
The TanzICT Fund acts as a seed funder and has put early stage money behind some of these start-ups. Ideas started at Buni Hub include: Tango TV (local VoD platform - see below); Soka (football fan platform - see below); Ev Plans (content planning - still in embryo); Primpo (edtech); AgriInfo (as the name says); and Time Tickets (online ticket sales).
Its Buni Maker Space is used by those who want to build something that needs electronics or engineering who can pilot or prototype it. The first 3D printer was bought by Costech for the space: "We wanted to help other 3D printing projects located in Africa." So those involved set out to build a 3D printer using e-waste, with recycled electronic motors and other parts of consumer electronics. It claims that this is the first e-waste created printer in Africa.
In February 2015 when the project was announced publicly Jamanne Mtambalike told Disrupt Africa:" "We have received requests from eight different organisations and individuals from different places in the world requesting us to share the work through documenting the process and publishing it online."
"The plan now is to scale the production by involving SMEs and vocational training institutions to take part in the process. Another plan is to document all the work, create a Wiki, estimate the production cost and pilot the project of getting the filament from recycled plastic materials."
Since then, a group of intern students from the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology have taken an existing drone in the maker space, hacked it and built another one from scratch, again using e-waste "instead of just buying one. They downloaded videos from You Tube to check how it worked and in 7-8 weeks they had built their own".
"The only thing they've not done themselves is the control board which wad bought in from outside. The production cost is US$300-400 per drone for what they're making right now. We're looking for potential ways of scaling the project."
However, just as many African start-ups find it tough rolling out in more than one country, it's probably even tougher taking a prototype to a wider market. Most of the prototypes made in this way are significantly more expensive to make as one on-offs than the bought item.
But with import taxes and shipping, there should be an opening that several people could squeeze through before too long. What's not known is the scale of the market. 3D printers are mainly found in maker spaces and demand for them may grow over the next 18-months to two years as more tech hubs create maker spaces. They are not yet really a consumer electronics item in this part of the planet.
In terms of drones, I had a conversation with a dealer in Abuja at the Digital Africa conference last year: he had sold exactly one at that point. Again there will be demand as organisations slowly move towards using them but they are also not yet a consumer product.
But before that point, the Tanzanian start-up sector has to solve the tougher problem of finding funding:"Tanzania is not Silicon Valley. Funding for start-up businesses is difficult to get. There are not many investors and they are looking for businesses that can scale and grow for a quick ROI. So there are challenges on both sides."


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The story revolves around the Indian folk dancers life. The story is completely Entertaining which also brings in the flavors of the villages in tamilnadu. The hero of the movie Ramarajan is a folk dancer. He comes to perform a dance in a village festival. There he was challenged by the local folk dancer(The heroine of the film) of the village for dance competition. At this stage love develops between these two dancers. The local village president has an eye for the heroine and acts as barrier to their love. How these two dancers succeed in their love is hold in a entertaining manner with some nice comedies and interesting twists in the screen play. One of the main highlight of the film is the comedy track of Goundamani and Senthil. This film has famous banana comedy which is still one of the best comedy in kollywood. Its nice family entertaining movie. The songs are very good. Music by Illayaraja who is one of the famous greatest musician in India.
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A few days ago, a cold wave arrived suddenly throughout the country in China. This unexpected rain and snow made tea farmers sharing lots of snow pictures about their own tea gardens in their friend circles. After seeing these photos, we immediately contact them to learn the newest information about the tea gardens. Fortunately, it hasn't caused any severe damage as it did two years ago.
For tea trees that have not yet sprouted, the recent cold wave had almost no effect on the tea gardens. Instead, it helps to kill some insect pests with poor chilling resistance which expose themselves on the surface of tea trees. Moreover, the eggs of insects will also freeze to death even they're hidden in the depths of the soil. As a result, this helps reduce the occurrence of insect pests.
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Using smartphones and tablets late night can cause sleep disorder, says a new study. The effect was more pronounce in teenagers and to avoid such sleeplessness, dizziness, depression and other sleep related problems teenagers should switch off their gadgets one hour before going to bed, said researchers.
Researchers from the University of Basel were observing the effect of smartphones and other electronic devices on people since 2007. They found a very strong link between using mobile phone late night and sleep disorders. Scientists say that with growing use of messaging services like WhatsApp and fear of losing one's phone, teenagers tend to keep their smartphone always on and near to them. They specifically pointed out girls as most of them keep their phone under the pillow while sleeping which causes sleep disorders.
To give a sound proof, scientists compared the digital media use between teenagers with smartphones and those with a conventional mobile. In the research, it was found that teenagers with smartphones spent almost double the time on the Internet than the teenagers with conventional phone. Scientists also found that teenagers using smartphones were hyperactive messengers as they sent 85 messages on a daily basis whereas their peers with traditional phones sent only seven messages a day.
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[Retchie08] BullDog..Your aLmost Like Ghost..You made iT to OOM So Fast..
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[Ezekiel37] Bulldog75 Hi we love you. Lets say that this blessing comes during the night, will the chat room be open right way? Will we receive the email during the night or only in the morning? BTW great CC.
[Bulldog75] Ezekiel37 ANSWER: ROOM WILL OPEN AT RATE POST PER SAMBO AND MODS TIMING AT THEIR DISCRETION.
[luckyme] Bulldog75 might be fun post RV to have some conversations regarding available technologies and resources many of us can when we build our new homes that offer us greater security.
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[laniej85] Bulldog75 Question on your call not fully answered: Because of global financial distress, IYHO, how long will we have to get our monies into tangible items, ie. land, housing,food, other investments before the banks limit the amount of our withdrawals?
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[Sioux] Hi Bulldog! Do you have any suggestions for mainting privacy with Wells Fargo--keeping the home address out of the picture--if the mortgage is held with them? I have a passport. I've gotten a PO Box and even a UPS Store box but I don't know if it'll do any good.
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The Smile singer was invited to join the group onstage for a free show in New York, where they duetted on Heart of Glass.
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Manchester City have been fined 35,000 pounds ($43,662) and warned about their future conduct after admitting a breach of anti-doping rules, the Football Association said in a statement on Thursday. (Latest Football stories)
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Regulation 14 of the FA anti-doping regulations requires all clubs to provide, on request, training dates, start and finish times, where training is taking place and players' overnight addresses.
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The hacking has lessen by alot since the last major update. They still exist, of course.
And as always, check out the wiki site our editors here have compiled. Alliance of Valiant Arms
Points... well that's up to you.
Beep Beep. Newbie coming through. Hey guys! i've recent downloaded AVA. Could you guys maybe provide me with some details on the game? Good maps/guns, status on hackers, is the points worth buying. etc... I'm just wanting to quit CrossFire since that game pisses me off. Well let me know! And btw, is the rank system hard?
The hacking has lessen by alot since the last major update. They still exist, of course.
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Quitting crossfire is a good idea. I sold most my accounts and I came back to ava after a 1 year break.
There are a lot of differences between the two. Firstly and most important of them all, DON'T SPRAY! Crossfire has a different recoil technique that won't work in ava. Try to do 2-3 shot bursts and/or tap insanely fast, like this: (k maybe not like that since that is too fast for a beginner, but close xD).
Second of all, don't waste ap on the game. You can't good items with ap anymore. Instead use your money to buy a decent account. The reason behind that is that they recently made most good euro (gp) weapons timed instead of perm.
Also, I get a ping of 25-30 in crossfire while I get like 120 in ava (got 30 last night, it felt so good xD) because their servers run on coal.
Nevertheless, ava is a good game and so much better than crossfire.
Remember how you saw 2+ hackers in every room you joined the last few days on cf? You won't see more than 1 hacker a week on ava, that I can guarantee.
Hackers-almost none
All ap guns and euro caps are good, normal guns-pgm,ak bis, xm8 , mp5sd5, mp7, stiker, tpg, k1a1
Ap really isnt worth buying but most do anyway
Maps are all personal preference
You could probably get a decent account for around 50$
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well as im sure youll learn very soon, in ava they hav diffrent maps and sections for u to play in like if you do the turtorial youll get 10k and 100% extra exp for 1 day after completeing all three, then u start up in the beginner section. i personaly just like to take my time there and fuck around, but if you kick to much ass like maybe get over a 2.0 s/d youll be kicked out early into the normal rooms and servers, otherwise u can stay in the beginner section for 10 lvls, if you just want to rampage out of beginner and level up. try for the demo mission with bonus exp and the escort random mission. youl be out of the beginners in no time XD. now i personaly dont like to buy anything at all till i hav at least 200k when i make a new account, in the time it take for me to get there. i test out and pick up other killed gamers weapons and see what fits my style best or what i want in a gun wether its rate of fire like my lovely veresk or some stopping power like a para . just take your time and see what fits you, ALSO! dont go running into the cap shop n burn away all your euros unless your ok with abanding a few dummy accounts untill you have a few cap guns XD depends on your luck and theres a few trick here n thr to help you win them. the coops mission NEED TEAM WORK and a smart team dnt be afraid to ask questions or watch a few videos n see how its done. as for hacks, make em yourself or be paticent and no begging XD otherwise go have fuck n fuck shit up in AVA
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We're committed to equality improvement across our services. That's why we're piloting MindLine Trans+, a new helpline for trans and non-binary people. It offers a confidential space for you to talk about your feelings and signpost you to appropriate services and support.
Thanks to the fantastic work of Bristol Mind and Mind in Taunton & West Somerset, Mindline Trans+ started as a local service in February 2017 covering South West England.
From 2 August, we're covering England and Wales.
Some of us identify ourselves as LGBTQ+ which means we may be lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning - or we may define our gender and sexuality in other ways.
Those of us who identify as LGBTQ+ are more likely to experience a mental health problem than the wider population. This is because LGBTQ+ people experience bullying, rejection, stigma and discrimination which too often lead to low self-esteem, depression, anxiety and isolation.
At Mind, we believe we should all look out for one another's mental health, especially when we know that some of us suffer higher levels of discrimination and isolation. Talking about these issues and seeking support where and when we need it are important ways that LGBTQ+ people can manage their mental health.
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Boston, (PressExposure) November 25, 2008 -- Music Connection magazine and Kace guitar cases are proud to feature Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero. The Girl Power icon is in the December issue of Music Connection magazine and soaring high on 30+ Compilation CDs. Hear her hilarious, Holiday Comedy CD, "Ham for the Holidays" at http://www.CDBaby.com/lynnjulian2. A 21st century Pop Superhero, CCG is "freeing women from the mold in which society holds them captive."  View this Pop Superhero's discography and dive into her dream world. Read her "Be A Hero" BLOG and discover your Inner Superhero at http://www.cookiecuttergirl.com.
This Indie Girl Power Icon is making the majors take notice without the financial luxury of publicists & promoters. Rolling Stone magazine called Cookie Cutter Girl "Nashville's Version of Fiona Apple." CDDVD Now features Cookie Cutter Girl's hit single, "Get the Picture," on it's latest music Dropcard promotion. To get a complimentary Dropcard and learn more about how Dropcards can increase your brand awareness and strengthen consumer relationships visit http://www.cddvdnow.com/dropcards.htm Go to the "Press Kit" page of CookieCutterGirl.com for a full list of this Pop Superhero's sponsors and discover her Girl Power mission of "Strength Through Unity."
Music Connection magazine (musicconnection.com) partners up with one of their generous advertisers to give away a musical product to a deserving musical person. One recent winner chosen was Julian aKa Cookie Cutter Girl, Pop Superhero, of Boston, MA, who won a K3-E1 Ultimate Lightweight Guitar Case. "My Kace instrument case, it's like having a gig bag, laptop case and purse... ALL IN ONE easy to carry, light weight backpack!" CCG beamed. John Maher, owner of Kaces instrument cases (Kaces.com) responded, "Thanks (to Cookie Cutter Girl) for the great publicity and thanks to Music Connection for the wonderful opportunity. Love the pictures. Strength through unity, indeed (CCG's mission statement)... Carry on!"
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Posh Cambridge uni students admit doing something VERY sexy with their underwear
CAMBRIDGE uni students have owned up to doing to something incredibly sexy.
A special survey revealed the brainiac teens and twenty-somethings are the most likely out of anyone else to 'sex-up' their knickers.
When quizzed, 90% of lasses at the fancy university said they have "special lingerie" which they save for a hot date.
And 50% of the kinky gals said they ALWAYS wear their special lacies when they go on a first date with someone new in preparation for a steamy sex session.
Cambridge – whose famous former students include David Attenborough and Vanessa Feltz – topped the table for British unis whose students are most likely to spice up their wardrobe with sexy underwear.
Southhampton came second, followed by Sussex, East Anglia and Manchester.
"It's great that lingerie is an important part of many students' wardrobes"Emily Bendell, Bluebella chief executive
The results came after lingerie brand Blubella and Digin questioned 3,290 students about what they wear for a date.
Just under 65% of Cambridge ladies also revealed they think black s the sexiest colour for lingerie.
And the average Cambridge female student owns between 16 and 30 pairs of knickers, although 38% actually own under 15 pairs.
Bluebella chief executive Emily Bendell said: "It's great that lingerie is an important part of many students' wardrobes and 84% have 'occasion' lingerie that they save for someone special.
"Students want to look great and gain the inner body confidence that great lingerie can give them.
"Our key message is to wear fabulous lingerie every day for yourself to feel amazing – never save anything for best."


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Dates have been set for the second batch of bouts in the Super Six World Boxing Classic, promoter Gary Shaw told ESPN.com on Friday.
Shaw is one of the five promoters with fighters involved in Showtime's revolutionary modified round-robin tournament featuring six elite super middleweights.
Andre Dirrell (18-1, 13 KOs), who is promoted by Shaw, will face tournament leader Arthur Abraham (31-0, 25 KOs) of Germany in the pre-determined opener of Group Stage 2 on March 6 at the Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
The other two bouts of Group Stage 2 will take place on April 17. Showtime will air a doubleheader on that date, opening with taped coverage of Carl Froch's title defense against former titlist Mikkel Kessler (42-2, 32 KOs) from a site to be determined in Europe -- either Froch's home country of England or Kessler's native Denmark.
Then the action will shift to the United States for live coverage of titleholder Andre Ward's first defense against Jermain Taylor, or another opponent should Taylor drop out of the tournament, as some expect he will do.
Taylor (28-4-1, 17 KOs), the former undisputed middleweight champ, has lost four of his last five fights and has been brutally knocked out in three of the losses, including back-to-back 12th-round knockouts to Abraham Oct. 17 in Group Stage 1 and Froch (26-0, 20 KOs) in April.
Ward (21-0, 13 KOs), who thrashed Kessler for a lopsided unanimous 11-round technical decision in an upset on Nov. 21 to win a title, likely will have his April bout in his hometown of Oakland, Calif, site of his victory against Kessler.
Abraham leads the tournament with three points -- two for the win against Taylor and an extra point for the knockout. Ward and Froch, who outpointed Dirrell on Oct. 17 in Group Stage 1, each have two points. Kessler, Taylor and Dirrell have no points.
The four fighters with the most points after Group Stage 3 will advance to the semifinals.
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After Joe Girardi watched his club go 0-2 against the Red Sox to start this 10-game homestand, he declared Sunday night's series finale essentially a must-win.
"This is probably as important a game that we've had in July in a long time," Girardi said Saturday night.
His club responded 24 hours later and hasn't stopped responding.
Behind six shutout innings from Michael Pineda and a late surge from their offense, the Yankees won their fourth straight game Wednesday night, 5-0, over the Orioles in front of 35,681 at the Stadium.
The Yankees (48-46) climbed within 5 ½ games of the AL East-leading Orioles (53-40) with a chance at a four-game series sweep Thursday when CC Sabathia takes on righthander Chris Tillman.
The Yankees, who have allowed a total of three runs in their last four games, also managed to inch two games above .500 for the first time since April 12, when they were 4-2.
Pineda entered the game 3-9 with a 5.56 ERA and having allowed 18 homers in 18 starts this season. Against a depleted Orioles lineup he only allowed five hits.
A stomach bug has hit the Orioles hard with third baseman Manny Machado and manager Buck Showalter the latest to miss a game. First baseman Chris Davis missed his third straight game with the flu-like symptoms that put him in the hospital Sunday night. Catcher Matt Wieters also didn't play after being hit by a pitch on his right foot on Monday. Bench coach John Russell filled in for Showalter.
With as good a slider as he's had this season, the 27-year-old limited the Orioles to 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, struck out eight and walked two.
Dellin Betances pitched a scoreless seventh and, after Ronald Torreyes tripled and scored in the bottom half to make it 4-0, Nick Goody came on for a scoreless eighth. Chasen Shreve pitched a 1-2-3 ninth as the Yankees' bullpen ran its scoreless innings streak to 28 2/3 innings.
Four of the Yankees' runs came against Yovani Gallardo, who allowed four runs and five hits in seven innings.
Brett Gardner tripled and scored in the first and Mark Teixeira, returning to the lineup after missing three straight games with a sore left foot, homered in the fourth, then brought a run home in the sixth by drawing a bases-loaded walk that made it 3-0.
Carlos Beltran hit his team-leading 20th homer in the eighth inning against righthander Chaz Roe, to make it 5-0. Beltran had two hits and two RBIs, giving him a team-leading 60.
Gardner, swinging at the first pitch with one out in the first, drove one to the track in right-center, where the ball glanced off the glove of rightfielder Joey Rickard for a triple. Jacoby Ellsbury popped to short but Beltran's sacrifice fly to center made it 1-0.
Pineda stranded two in the second — both runners reached with two outs, one via error — and three in the fourth, the latter a far more complicated jam.
Adam Jones led off the inning with a single to right and Mark Trumbo walked. Pineda struck out Pedro Alvarez on a 2-and-2 slider and allowed J.J. Hardy's single that loaded the bases. Pineda, however, struck out Nolan Reimold and Ryan Flaherty on sliders to end the inning.
The Yankees tacked on a run in the bottom half with one out when Teixeira lined a first-pitch slider into the seats in right for his eighth homer to make it 2-0.
Notes & quotes: While there had been speculation the Yankees would call up RHP Chad Green to start in place of RHP Masahiro Tanaka Friday, which would give the latter an extra days' rest, Girardi said that was not currently the plan. "As of right now we're not doing anything," Girardi said. "I don't have anything concerning him [Green] right now, no." . . . 3B Chase Headley was scratched from Wednesday's lineup, and replaced by Torreyes, for what the club characterized as "personal reasons."


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New video of a lecturer assaulting a student has just surfaced online and it is currently causing outrage on social media.
According to Facebook user Jaafar Jaafar who shared the story, the incident occurred at the Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University in Lapai, Niger State. It is unclear what the student did to warrant the physical attack, but from the clip the lecturer is seen asking the victim to empty his pocket.
Already on social media, Nigerians are expressing disapproval over the physical assault, with many stating that the lecturer would never get away with it a southern university.
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In order to prove the existence of God, philosophers provided the following arguments and there is the weakness of these following arguments.
The first one is Ontological argument. The ontological argument is based on arguments about a "being greater than which cannot be conceived". This argument is formulated by. St. Anselm of Canterbury and Alvin Plantinga and improved by Aquinas to show that if it is logically possible for God to exist, then God exists. There is a perfect being which possesses all properties, this is God, so far we cannot meet any perfect bodies but ones has both pros and cos. However, the drawback point of it is that it is hard to define or imagine a thing into existence. We still cannot know all properties would existence
Secondly, they suppose the Causal argument. The causal argument bases on the nature is that everything must have a cause. It is impossible to continue backwards to infinity with causes, therefore there must have been a first cause which was not conditioned by any other cause. That cause must be God. However, If God is the first cause, what is the cause of the appearance of God. This is self contradiction
In addition, the argument that is related to design issues is also one important argument to prove the existence of God. We know that animals, plants and planets have proves of being designed for specific ends, therefore there must have been a designer. The anthropic argument suggests that the existence of God which is the best explanation for the appearance of basic things. However, when the level of natural science becomes more advanced, there are more significant findings in every major such as Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology that reduce the believe in the design power of God. The principles of self-organization and evolution provide explanations for apparent design under the effect of surrounding environment.
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A struggling teacher is bullied by kung fu students, then dumped by his own students. Meanwhile, an odd man in a coolie hat comes to town, pretending to be a trade delegate for tea and salt. But he's really the murderous Ah Yen, who ten years ago wiped out many residents of Red Clay Village, and his favourite trick is to play the flute whilst kung fu fighting. Through a process which is not made very clear, the struggling teacher gains fu skills which include strokes based on writing. Finally, he is the only one left standing to fight the villain.
Watch the official Writing Kung Fu 1979 trailer in HD below or find more Writing Kung Fu videos on Vidimovie.


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The traditional approach to monitoring care quality is informal and the primary tools employed are non-specific and subjective care observations or satisfaction surveys completed by family members. Often, the satisfaction surveys lack specificity, yielding little or no detail that may be translated for quality improvement purposes.
The Abe's Garden approach implements standardized observation forms and schedules used by supervisors, to monitor care quality. A minimum of two independent observations per year are conducted by internal staff and Vanderbilt researchers to assure data accuracy.
An example of these quality monitoring observations is the amount of time each resident spends in bed each day versus participating in meaningful social or physical activities. These observations also allow supervisors to monitor the quality of the interaction between various types of staff and the residents.
Other quality monitoring observations are whether or not staff members are interacting with residents in a dignified manner, and providing adequate stimulation to prevent cognitive and emotional decline, and providing residents choices during daily care provision.
Levels of engagement and affect (looking for extremes in both positive and negative affect) during activities are used as a program evaluation. Engagement therapists systematically record assessments of resident participation during engagement groups.
Vision and Objectives of Program Evaluation and CQI
Abe's Garden is implementing the program evaluation and CQI model developed by the Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging. This evaluation process is necessary to achieve the following goals:
- Generate quality outcome data
- Compare Abe's Garden outcome measures to outcome measures from other dementia residential and respite communities
- Identify Abe's Garden features that are successful
- Identify Abe's Garden features that need improvement
- Identify systematic problems at Abe's Garden that need to be addressed through a CQI process
- Develop interventions for individual Abe's Garden residents
- Generate a transparent and objective methodology that can be shared with consumers and resident members
Outcome data is generated in the following ways:
- Direct observations of residents' and staff behaviors
- Direct observations on the staff training topic of the week
- Direct observations during ADL care
- Direct observations of specific Abe's Garden residents with behavioral or ADL problems requiring intervention
- Use of standardized tests to assess physical, cognitive and emotional status
- Implementation of interviews and satisfaction surveys that use open-ended questions as well as some traditional satisfaction survey questions that provide global satisfaction data.
- Implementation of interviews and satisfaction surveys that use open-ended questions, as well as some traditional satisfaction survey questions that provide global satisfaction data.
Outcomes That Are Measured:
- Resident engagement and resident affect during activities (observational data including enjoyment and stress)
- Staff/resident interactions during ADL care (observational data)
- Empathic staff behaviors while interacting with residents (observational data)
- Employee turnover
- Average number of medications used by residents
- Average number of psychotropics used by residents
- Average number of psychotropic PRNs (prescribed)
- Depression
- Cognitive functioning
- Average number of residents who fall per month
- Number of fractures per month
- Number of residents per month with significant weight loss
- Numbers of residents per month with skin breakdowns
- Number of residents per month with infections
- Number of residents on hospice
- Number of residents who are discharged to a higher level of care
- Unanticipated declines in ADLs
- Number of ADLs that resident can perform independently
- Number of residents with improvements in ambulation
- Number of residents with incontinence
- Number of residents with decreased incontinence
- Family satisfaction surveys (written and verbal open-ended questions)
- Resident satisfaction surveys (written and verbal open-ended questions)
- Average number of life engagement activities per day
Structured observations foster accuracy and illumination of aspects of care in need of improvement and additional research.
Vanderbilt Center for Quality Aging staff utilizes this information for related research endeavors.
Monitoring Satisfaction
To monitor satisfaction, small groups of residents and families engage in direct interviews with care partners each month. Interviews focus on identifying care preferences and whether or not these preferences are being met, as well as specific aspects of care the resident or family would like to see addressed in an alternate manner.
Interview questions are open-ended and designed to elicit suggestions for improvement, i.e., "If you could change something about the meal service, what would it be?


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Resources for ADHD
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a common childhood disorder and can continue through adolescence and even adulthood. Symptoms include difficulty staying focused and paying attention, difficulty controlling behavior, and hyperactivity.
ADHD has three sub-types:
ADHD has three sub-types:
- Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
- Most symptoms (six or more) are in the hyperactivity-impulsivity categories.
- Fewer than six symptoms of inattention are present, although inattention may still be present to some degree.
- Predominantly inattentive
- The majority of symptoms (six or more) are in the inattention category and fewer than six symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity are present, although hyperactivity-impulsivity may still be present to some degree.
- Children with this subtype are less likely to act out or have difficulties getting along with other children. They may sit quietly, but they are not paying attention to what they are doing. Therefore, the child may be overlooked, and parents and teachers may not notice that he or she has ADHD.
- Combined hyperactive-impulsive and inattentive
- Six or more symptoms of inattention and six or more symptoms of hyperactivity-impulsivity are present.
- Most children have the combined type of ADHD.
Children who have symptoms of inattention may:
- Be easily distracted, miss details, forget things, and frequently switch from one activity to another
- Have difficulty focusing on one thing
- Become bored with a task after only a few minutes, unless they are doing something enjoyable
- Have difficulty focusing attention on organizing and completing a task or learning something new
- Have trouble completing or turning in homework assignments, often losing things (e.g., pencils, toys, assignments) needed to complete tasks or activities
- Not seem to listen when spoken to
- Daydream, become easily confused, and move slowly
- Have difficulty processing information as quickly and accurately as others
- Struggle to follow instructions.
- Fidget and squirm in their seats
- Talk nonstop
- Dash around, touching or playing with anything and everything in sight
- Have trouble sitting still during dinner, school, and story time
- Be constantly in motion
- Have difficulty doing quiet tasks or activities.
- Be very impatient
- Blurt out inappropriate comments, show their emotions without restraint, and act without regard for consequences
- Have difficulty waiting for things they want or waiting their turns in games
- Often interrupt conversations or others' activities.
Parents and teachers can miss the fact that children with symptoms of inattention have the disorder because they are often quiet and less likely to act out. They may sit quietly, seeming to work, but they are often not paying attention to what they are doing. They may get along well with other children, compared with those with the other subtypes, who tend to have social problems. But children with the inattentive kind of ADHD are not the only ones whose disorders can be missed. For example, adults may think that children with the hyperactive and impulsive subtypes just have emotional or disciplinary problems.
Online ADHD Resources
- ADHD by the Numbers: Facts, Statistics, and You
- ADD / ADHD and School: Helping Children and Teens with ADHD Succeed at School
- ADHD and Learning Disabilities: School Help
- College Assistance Guide for People with ADHD
- The Best Software and Gadgets for ADHD Students
- The Ultimate ADHD Apps Guide: 18 Apps to Make Managing Your ADHD Simpler
- Strategies to Empower, Not Control, Kids Labeled ADD/ADHD
- How Dogs Can Help People with ADD & ADHD
- ADHD and Stress: Does One Cause the Other?
- ADHD and Addiction: What is the Risk?
- ADHD and Coexisting Conditions: ADHD, Sleep and Sleep Disorders


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Winnipeg Jets forward Evander Kane is questionable for Wednesday night's game against the Blackhawks but he will be making the trip to Chicago.
Kane is listed as day to day with an unspecified injury.
Head coach Claude Noel says Kane's status will be reviewed in Chicago.
Kane did not play in Winnipeg's 4-2 win over Detroit on Monday night. He has nine points (six goals, three assists) in 15 games this season.
Noel is hoping the Jets can put together the same kind of game they managed without Kane when they beat the Red Wings.
Noel was happy to see the Jets execute many of the things he's been preaching for some time. Winnipeg's improved puck control created scoring chances against one of the Eastern Conference's stronger teams.
Entering play Tuesday night, the 6-8-2 Jets were tied for 11th place in the Western Conference standings.
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Portland Nursery Apple Tasting 2012
Jen, Nolan, and I visited the Portland Nursery's Apple Tasting Festival last weekend! We had visited this wonderful event two years ago, and just loved it.
We appreciated all of the FREE activities and food. Nolan had fun painting his free mini pumpkin, I enjoyed some tasty free popcorn, and, of course, we loved tasting the dozens and dozens of varieties of apples. All for free! All of the apples (and pears too) available for sale are only $0.99 per pound... a great deal! There are lots of other items for sale, like cider, caramel apples, apple crisp, ice cream, and more!
If you are looking for something to do with your family in the Portland area this weekend, check this out! It's the last weekend it is going on. Great food and fun in the fall!
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