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April and Bessie are two very lucky pups. April was found as a pregnant stray in California, and Bessie, a sick puppy right here in Austin. They were both adopted by Vanessa and Justin, who live in Austin, TX. Vanessa first found out about Bessie through her mom – Instagram followers may know her as "grandma" – who was volunteering with Austin Pets Alive! Her mom sent Vanessa pictures of three puppies, including Bessie, who had come in underweight and separated from their momma dog way too early.
Vanessa tells Grocery Pup it simply wasn't a good time to adopt. "I was dog sitting for two dogs that weekend, and we had company coming into town the next so we decided not to adopt at that point," Vanessa said. "But, I called Justin from work two days later because I couldn't stop thinking about Bessie. We decided over the phone to go for it!"
Vanessa picked her up that same night. Bessie was not the healthiest of puppies. It took a long time and several trips to the vet to get healthy. "But now she is the most perfect dog!" Vanessa said. "We love her spirit and how sweet she is to all people and animals."
April pictured here
April was added to the family later. Vanessa was convinced that Bessie needed a friend and she had been following April's foster mom – who lived all the way out in California – on Instagram (@noelaniig).
"I had followed April's story closely for months and was convinced she would be the perfect fit for our family. Of course a lot of other people were too," Vanessa said. "I applied for one of April's puppies, knowing I really wanted April."
As it often goes with pregnant momma dogs, the puppies were adopted out before April. "I applied for April the minute she went up for adoption," Vanessa said. "A week passed before I received the text. I was in a restaurant with my mom and fell out of my chair when they told us April would be ours."
"My mom and I rented a car and drove out to California to bring her home," Vanessa continued. "We fell in love with her immediately when we got to Fresno, put her in the car and headed right back to Texas."
April and Bessie fell in love immediately too. It took a little while for April to come out of her shell, but within just a few weeks her full personality came out. "She was really meant to be part of our family!" Vanessa said.
Bessie pictured here
Grocery Pup visited with April and Bessie – and mom Vanessa – recently to find out about their favorite foods, living in Austin, and what they want for Christmas.
Grocery Pup: Why is it important to you to feed April and Bessie a high-quality doggie diet?
Vanessa: "April and Bessie are our kids. We like to eat well in our house to feel great and be healthy, so I treat April and Bessie the same. Bessie was so sick as a puppy when we rescued her. We fed her the best food possible to get her well. Months of me in the kitchen making rice and shredding up chicken, and tons of supplements. All of our hard work to get her well paid off, and now she is a very healthy, happy dog! Honestly, I hope they live forever, and I think quality food helps with that."
Grocery Pup: How did you hear about Grocery Pup?
Vanessa: "We had seen Grocery Pup at the downtown farmers' market. Ruth (Grocery Pup founder) reached out to us to try it right before Bessie's birthday, and we were happy to. It made a perfect birthday treat, and now the dogs are hooked. When we brought a few bags home the other day, Bessie jumped right up on the kitchen counter to get to it!"
Grocery Pup: Grocery Pup is an Austin-born business. Is that important to you?
Vanessa: "Yes! I've noticed so many of the things we eat and drink are locally made since we moved here. One of the best things about Austin is the entrepreneurial spirit, and I want to support that. I work for the Downtown Austin Alliance and every day I hear how important it is to people to keep our local, home-grown businesses. I love our local pet store, Tomlinson's Feed, and buy as much as I can from there. My goal for the holiday season and beyond is to buy as much as I can locally."
Grocery Pup: For Bessie: What's your favorite Grocery Pup flavor?
Bessie: "I will eat literally anything mommy gives me! I like that there are options with Grocery Pup so I don't get bored of the same flavor. Mom adds variety with a few different things, including different Grocery Pup flavors, shredded chicken, bone broth, cucumber, organic pumpkin or sweet potato puree. Daddy says we get fed better than the people in the house! I don't see a problem with that."
Grocery Pup: For April: What's your favorite part of being a local celebrity?
April: "I used to be a stray and now I have the best life ever! My favorite thing is that we can bring awareness to other dogs like me who are in shelters and will make great, loving pets in the right home!"
Grocery Pup: For both: What's your Christmas wish this year?
April: "A new dog bed so I don't have to share with my sissy!"
Bessie: "More Grocery Pup!"


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Cyborg She / Rubbish MusicMagpie
Jiro (Keisuke Koide) meets a mystery girl (Haruka Ayase) on his birthday! One year later, they meet again. It is a shock to Jiro as she confesses and turns out to be a cyborg from the future that Jiro has sent to him as a present! Getting along with this mischievous cyborg girl friend, Jiro falls in love but she has no feelings at all. All of a sudden a disastrous earthquake his Tokyo, the cyborg saves Jiro's life by sacrificing herself and the ultimate mystery of cyborg is going to be revealed.
2008 – Certificate IIA – Japanese Film
8.5 out of 10
Because I'm a fairly stupid person I sometimes buy DVDs or BDs (Blu-ray discs) that I've already got a copy of. I also occasionally upgrade from a DVD copy of a film or TV series to a BD one, or buy an alternative version because it's longer or uncut. This means I gradually accumulate a supply of discs I no longer want. I used to sell these on eBay, but mostly I can't be bothered to anymore so just get rid of them via MusicMagpie instead. The latter doesn't pay a lot, but it's quick and easy to dispose of them this way. Sadly, its home collection service is, (from my first attempt to use the latter), entirely shit. I waited about at home from 8:00am to 8:00pm on the relevant day for someone to come and collect my parcel, but no one came. It's not like I live in an invisible castle floating in the sky, stuck in a parallel reality and out of phase with the regular universe, protected by a high (electrified) fence, a pack of hungry attack dogs and a set of visitor traps that even Indiana Jones would think twice about tackling; I live in a flat with a clearly marked buzzer on the outside wall by the door. And in a rare bit of good, British urban design, there's always space outside to park too, without fear of getting a ticket or being clamped. I e-mailed the company a couple of days ago to find out what the problem was, but I've yet to get a reply.
Despite it's time-travelling, disaster, sci-fi, slapstick, action-movie clothing, this is really a romantic comedy, the sort where nothing else really has any real world consequences outside of the two main characters. Get caught in the middle of a restaurant shooting? Big Deal. Doing your Terminator 'thing' in the middle of a busy road junction? So what? Your capital city gets destroyed? Whatever. It's another one of those movies that only Japan seems to be able to produce, where this eclectic mixture of genres not only works together but feels entirely normal. In a damming indictment of our screwed up, star gossip culture, our hero, the nice but exceedingly dull and boring student Jiro, has become a bit of a celebrity in the future. This is enough for someone to want to travel back in time and meet him. Or something like that anyway. The special effects are decent enough and the story is fun in its own way, but it's a film that gets its kicks from frequently and suddenly changing its mood. The scene where they travel to Jiro's home village is really rather touching. It also has a dance-off scene that's pretty cool too. The ending is a bit of muddle, as if the writers were suddenly struggling with how to sort out all the loose ends, but it's a fab and fun mash-up of a movie, full of little Terminator references and well worth watching. Haruka Ayase is very cute too; not at all like Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The soundtrack varies from forgettable to okay, with the use of some pop songs filling in the gaps. J-pop is an interesting beast…
The trailer isn't bad, although it does underplay the ever-changing mood of the film. The use of some questionable music over the action probably doesn't help; then again, maybe it's very appropriate given the 'atmospheric turbulence' of the movie. For some reason, YouTube has cut the second line off the subtitles; it probably doesn't make a lot of difference though.
Recommended for dull students, both geeks and nerds, cyborgs (and other artificial life forms) and teachers who like to throw bits of chalk about. (Does that still happen these days or is chalk now classed as an offensive weapon?)
1 cat, no chainsaws or decapitations. A body does get severed in two though.
Top badass moment? I'm not sure someone/something that's programmed to be what's basically badass can actually then do anything that should count here, which leaves us with wusey Jiro. Sadly the latter fails to do anything remotely badass for the entire movie, which leaves me with a bit of a constitutional crisis. I'll need to consult a solicitor before I'm prepared to comment further. Raoul, Jiro's pet cat (not the lizard), puts in a couple of excellent performances; his eating from the dish was especially nuanced and controlled.
Cyborg She at IMDB (7.0 / 10)
Cyborg She at Wikipedia
Cyborg She at YouTube


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Baptism is a celebration both on earth and in heaven. Your decision to be baptized is one that will bring great joy and blessings into your life. Baptism is an outward expression of an inward decision. It serves as a public declaration and identification with Jesus Christ.
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The Denver Broncos game against the Kansas City Chiefs was another close one between division rivals, continuing an ongoing theme in the NFL for Week 4. The Broncos stormed out to a 10 point fourth quarter lead on the basis of a strong running game. Touchdowns by Philip Lindsay and Royce Freeman paced the Broncos and QB Case Keenum was efficient if unspectacular.
But in the fourth quarter, Kansas City came alive on the play of wunderkind QB Pat Mahomes and stalwart RB Kareem Hunt, who were instrumental in scoring 14 points to led the Chiefs to victory. Final score: Kansas City – 27, Denver 23.
This week, the Denver Broncos Cheerleaders donned their western chapped themed uniforms for this Monday Night Football game. That is certainly an interesting and unique look. Click here to view the Broncos game day gallery.


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Beware: Spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens abound in this post.
One of the most exciting aspects of Star Wars: The Force Awakens is that it not only enthralls and intrigues, it sparks discussion. J.J. Abrams and co-writer Lawrence Kasdan crafted a screenplay that poses a lot of questions for the Star Wars universe, and while it answers plenty of them, it also leaves a number of major plot points and character details up for discussion. Of course, this is the nature of the beast when you're making the first film in a new trilogy—you want to set the next two parts of the saga up with a solid foundation that leaves room to grow. But it's also a hallmark of Abrams' filmmaking. He has long held that the question is always more interesting than the answer, using his infamous "Mystery Box" as an example, and in The Force Awakens, Abrams and Kasdan find a pretty wonderful balance of satisfying the audience while also leaving some major questions unanswered.
One of the biggest unanswered questions in Star Wars: The Force Awakens pertains to Daisy Ridley's phenomenal new character Rey. She is undoubtedly the hero of this new trilogy, and in keeping with the tradition of Luke Skywalker, she joins the action of The Force Awakens by leaving her home planet behind with zero familial ties. However, over the course of the movie, we learn that Rey was not only abandoned as a child by her mysterious parents (entrusted with what looks to be Simon Pegg's Unkar Plutt), but she also possesses incredibly strong Force abilities. Given that the Force runs very strong in the Skywalker family and this is, you know, a Star Wars movie, there's reason to believe her parentage has some major ties to the Original Trilogy. The question then is: who are Rey's parents?
I think there are four main possibilities, but before getting to that, I'd like to address the question itself. To be perfectly honest, I'm not entirely sure Abrams and Co. knew the answer when they posed the question of Rey's parentage. I've no doubt Abrams has an answer for himself, but since he didn't answer it in the context of the film, it could conceivably be left up to producer/Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy to firm up with either Episode VIII writer/director Rian Johnson or Episode IX co-writer/director Colin Trevorrow. That would certainly allow Johnson and Trevorrow to craft their stories without being tied down to specific mythology just yet, or even change things up had they begun with one answer and then decided another was more appropriate given the story they decided to tell. So as we speculate on just who Rey's parents are, keep in mind that it's entirely possible that an official answer is still in flux.


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As promised, here are three free resources for you to improve your endorsements section on LinkedIn as well as your recommendations.
- Here is a workbook that gives you an overview of how to manage your endorsements and recommendations.
- This is a worksheet you can attach to your message back to anyone who has endorsed you for skills you'd rather not be known for today in your career. Remember to open it and write in your name on the first page or put in your unique LinkedIn URL address on the line.
- I am including an email template you can copy and paste into your LinkedIn message to your connection. This is an Open Document file so you should be able to open it in any word processing program.


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Increased prevalence of extended spectrum β lactamase producers in neonatal septicaemic cases at a tertiary referral hospital
A Bhattacharjee, MR Sen, P Prakash, A Gaur, S Anupurba
Department of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi - 221 005, UP, India
Correspondence Address:M R SenDepartment of Microbiology, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi - 221 005, UP IndiaSource of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: NoneCheck13DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.43578
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Emergence of extended spectrum β lactamases (ESBLs) producing strains of gram negative bacteria, as one of the leading cause of septicaemia often complicates the clinical and therapeutic outcome. The present study was undertaken to investigate the prevalence of ESBLs in bacteria isolated from neonatal septicaemic cases along with their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern. Blood samples were collected from 243 suspected cases of neonatal septicaemia. Apart from susceptibility testing, all the gram negative isolates were subjected to phenotypic tests for ESBL production. Amongst the positive test samples (n = 115), 84 were gram negative rods. ESBL was detected in 26 (32%) isolates. Results indicate that routine ESBL detection should be made imperative and empirical use of third generation cephalosporins must be discouraged.
Keywords: Extended spectrum β lactamase, Drug resistance, Neonatal septicaemia.
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We round up the front and back pages across world football as Wednesday sees the transfer rumour mill crank into gear once again.
Real Madrid refuse to give up on a move for Paul Pogba - and Gareth Bale could be the key to getting a deal done.
Pogba, 26, has been linked with a Manchester United exit, having said last month it could be time for a "new challenge" three years after returning to Old Trafford.
Madrid's rebuild is well and truly under way with Zinedine Zidane and, linked with a midfielder, the LaLiga giants are continuing to chase Pogba.
According to AS, Real Madrid have not given up on signing Pogba.
The report says Manchester United have so far refused to negotiate a deal for the France midfielder, but Madrid are still pursuing the World Cup winner.
Bale could be part of a potential deal, however, with Madrid willing to offer United the attacker, according to Marca.
However, Bale has told Madrid he wants to see out the rest of his contract, which runs until 2022, at the Santiago Bernabeu, per AS.
- Antoine Griezmann's expected move from Atletico Madrid to Barcelona is happening. L'Equipe report Griezmann will make a €120 million switch, with Marca saying Barca are preparing to present the France forward next week.
- With Griezmann's arrival, and potentially that of Neymar too, there are expected to be departures from Camp Nou. Sport report Philippe Coutinho has agreed terms with Paris Saint-Germain in the first piece of the puzzle that will lead to Neymar's return to Barcelona. Sport also say Barca are prepared to listen to offers of at least €50m for defender Samuel Umtiti.
- Harry Maguire appears set for Manchester, but which half remains to be seen. The Sun report Manchester United had a £70m bid for the defender rejected by Leicester City, while Manchester City are also willing to bid that much. Maguire has reportedly told Leicester he wants to leave and, unsurprisingly, Arsenal are looking to land the centre-back on the cheap, prepared to offer £50m, according to The Sun.
- Alexandre Lacazette could be on his way out of Emirates Stadium. The Arsenal forward is a target for Barcelona, according to Yahoo Sport FR, while the Mirror link Lacazette with Atletico Madrid.
- Having fallen down the pecking order at Anfield, Dejan Lovren could be set for a close-season exit. La Gazzetta dello Sport say Lovren's agent has held talks with AC Milan, with Liverpool apparently wanting €27.9m (£25m) for the centre-back.
- Marko Arnautovic is again linked with a move to China. The West Ham forward has lodged a transfer request after a £19.7m bid from Shanghai SIPG, according to the Mirror, just months after opting against a move to the Chinese Super League.
- After Rafael Benitez left for Dalian Yifang in the Chinese Super League, Newcastle United have made Belgium boss Roberto Martinez their top target, per The Sun. Martinez has managed in the Premier League with Everton and Wigan Athletic, but Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City, Mikel Arteta, also continues to be linked to the vacancy.


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Actor Paul Reubens aka Pee-wee Herman has plead guilty to a misdemeanor obscenity charge for possessing allegedly pornographic photos of kids. He'll be on informal probation for three years, during which time he must stay away from children. In exchange, California prosecutors dropped a more serious child-pornography charge against him. "I am disappointed any part of my art collection was ever deemed inappropriate," Reubens said in a statement. "Taking responsibility by calling a few images in this collection 'obscene' and paying a $100 fine seemed like the sanest way to make it end."
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A reminder to all supporters that the fixture between MK Dons and Leyton Orient takes place on Wednesday 7th November; kick-off 7.45pm at stadiummk.
The Football League moved the game - which was due to be played on Tuesday 6th November - due to Leyton Orient's FA Cup game at Gloucester City on Sunday, which was subsequently postponed.
The offers for supporters to purchase two tickets for just £25 in the Family Area, Cowshed, Standard Corner, East Wing and Away End or two tickets for £40 in clubred remains in place for the new date.
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Armani/Privé and Revel Events proudly announce the next instalment of our Bollywood Night series on Saturday the 21st of May. DJ Raahil will be bringing the best Bollywood sounds and expect the many surprises throughout the night. Tickets are available from the the venue and directly though Revel Events. See flyer for details.
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text: mwheelerk #1 Posted November 16, 2019 I have primarily used Time Machine on two external HDD as primary and secondary (weekly/monthly) backups. I am experiencing some slowdown in the time it takes to backup. I'm unsure if it is the HDD or Time Machine causing this unusual (it seems to me) long back up time (several hours vs a few minutes). I have used Carbon Copy Cloner in the past but I would consider myself very novice in understanding the set up and advantage of using one or the other. I want both my MacBook and my Music Library which is on an external SSD to be backed up at the same time. Can you advise which software solution would be best and how to properly set it up? Additionally the HDD I use now are external portable 4TB units. I have a reason to use external portable versus desktop units for backup and storage. I've thought about getting two more 2TB SSD like my SSD now used for my Music Library to use as the backups. Do you feel a 2TB size is sufficient to back up a music library with a current size of 850GB. It will grow but not by any dramatic rate increase over the next few years. "If you fly a flag of hate you are no kin to me" Ry Cooder Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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What the 'new era' of Privacy Regulation means for your Business and your Website
In May 2018, businesses who are involved in the collection and processing of data from clients, customers, and consumers, will have to adapt to new legislation that is changing the way that we look at consent, data minimisation and security/infrastructure.
The rules are changing from a 20 year old directive that was poorly enforced to the much more stringent and defined General Data Protection Regulation.
There will be no room for uncertainty for courts, consumers or businesses and, although strict, these new regulations will help redefine public perceptions of "data-mining", as it's detractors call it.
This will help you shake the stigma surrounding data collection, re-engage with your client-base and build trust in a way that was impossible before.
It is vital that you understand these changes to law, and adapt your communications to reflect them, which is why we have compiled this report, as well as links to interactive online resources you can use, to simplify the transition.
What is The General Data Protection Regulation?
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an update to the existing legislation, the data protection directive 1995 (AKA Directive 95/46/EC), and regards data processing and movement in the commercial sectors. GDPR was passed and voted in by EU member states (including the UK) in 2016 for immediate legal enactment on 25th May 2018.
Given the preceding directive was ratified over 20 years ago, the GDPR attempts to reflect the changes that online businesses and client/customer data handling have been subject to in that time.
Is it still going to be relevant and legally enforced in Post-Brexit Britain?
Yes, it is more than likely that the GDPR will exist in exactly the same way, post-brexit. Political commentators have speculated that the UK's adherence to the new data regulations may be key in demonstrating UK businesses' ability to stand alone financially and trade ethically, thereby securing the UK's right to a place within the EU's single market. If the GDPR is rewritten and re-processed by Parliament, it will probably differ in name only and little else.
Secretary of State Karen Bradley commented in Parliament:
"We will be members of the EU in 2018 and therefore it would be expected and quite normal for us to opt into the GDPR and then look later at how best we might be able to help British business with data protection while maintaining high levels of protection for members of the public."
Being an internationally applied piece of legislation, the governing bodies of the GDPR will be that country's leading information authority. In the UK, that body is the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), who will oversee matters of compliance as well as having a central role in some of the directives.
ICO are advising international businesses to locate where their most significant processing decisions are made and to elect that country's authority as their main point of contact for GDPR compliance issues.
What kind of data is being referred to here?
Officially, it is referred to as "Personal Data". The definitions of personal data have not been changed and are, as referred to in the 1995 data protection act:
"data which relate to a living individual who can be identified –
(a) from those data, or
(b) from those data and other information which is in the possession of, or is likely to come into the possession of, the data controller, and includes any expression of opinion about the individual and any indication of the intentions of the data controller or any other person in respect of the individual."
Collected Business data is exempt from these regulations, however sole traders are considered living individuals rather than businesses and are covered by the GDPR.
What did the previous legislation say about data protection/data processing?
The data protection directive 1995 was applied internationally and built on seven recommended principles:
– Notice: giving notice to data subjects;
– Purpose: to use data only for the purpose stated (see section on Data Minimisation);
– Consent: not to disclose data without consent from the subject
– Security: data kept secure from potential abusers
– Disclosure: subjects informed who is collecting/receiving data
– Access: data subjects can access and amend inaccurate data
– Accountability: data subjects can hold collectors accountable for not following the above principles
As time went on, the directive's advisory principles were adapted and edited depending on the country's preference – the EU member states, however, loosely adopted all seven principles.
The immovable key principles of the legislation that had to be adhered to in order to legally process personal data were boiled down into three categories:
– Transparency:
Data can be processed only when; the data subject has given consent; submitting to processing is a contractual obligation; the processing is a legal obligation; processing is necessary for a task carried out in public interest or by an official authority; processing is necessary in the interest of the data controller themselves, provided none of the subjects' fundamental rights to privacy are breached.
– Legitimate Purpose:
This ties in with the last point mentioned in Transparency. Legitimate Purpose can be classified as a number of things: commercial, societal, even individual interest. However, should there be a less intrusive way to achieve the same results or data then a company has no legal right to process or use the data. In circumstances when citing Legitimate Purpose, data processing should have been the last resort.
– Proportionality
This relates to how far the data processing into the data subject can go. It must be accurate, up-to-date, relevant and not excessive in relation to the stated purpose for collection. The data subject can object at any time to the processing of their data for direct marketing purposes. Sensitive information (such as religious belief, politics and sexual orientation) is subject to heavier restrictions.
What is different about the GDPR when compared to previous legislation?
Consent has changed:
The GDPR only recognises consent with a double 'opt-in' process. This is practicable by using clear and understandable language about permissions in a standard check box when a person agrees to sign up for a company's services. This will then be followed by a secondary process, for example an email notification with a call to action for final registration of the subject's consent.
Children Under 16 will require a Parent or Guardian to give consent
This sits with the double opt-in process. To properly obtain consent to data of a minor, the consent must be signed off on by that subject's legal guardian. The content for notifying a person that data processing will take place, what data, why it is processed and how to opt-out must be adapted to be understood by a younger audience or it will not be considered legitimate.
Consent must now be managed
Consent for data processing must be properly recorded, reviewed and managed. This involves reviewing consent to ensure the circumstances under which it was given are still applicable. Processes must be available to you in order to "refresh" consent at 'appropriate intervals'. All information regarding the changing of relevant terms as well as guidelines on how to remove consent must be clearly published and available to the subject
Rules on 'opting-out' have changed
Implied consent on data processing as well as giving clients the option to 'opt-out' is no longer applicable. By law, the data subject can opt out at any time and the processor/controller must oblige or properly investigate and respond. Previously, a person could object to their data being used for marketing, but now all data processing can be objected to.
The initial "guidelines" of the '95 act will now be key
The GDPR ratifies, in part, the advisory principles highlighted in the first part of the section 'What did the previous legislation say about data protection/data processing?'. Any data subject now has the legal right:
– To be informed
– To access their own data
– To rectify their own data
– To erase their data
– To restrict processing
– To move their data from one company to another (data portability, see below)
– To object to processing
– To not be subject to automated decision-making in regards to their data
Data Portability
The data subject's right to take one's own data from one company to another at any point is new and it applies to: data personally submitted to a company by a person; data processed that required consent; data collected as part of a contractual agreement; and data that is collected through automated means.
The data must be provided by a company in a format that is commonly readable and must be submitted for free. When a request is made, you must act on it within a month. With proper consent having been given, you can refuse or charge for requests that are unfounded or excessive – but you must inform the person as to why you have refused, and inform them that they have the right to complain to the governing body (Information Commissioner's Office in the UK). This final stage must be completed within one month of the decision.
Breach of data/security infrastructure is now heavily regulated
This, more than likely, will not be a surprise to you given the regular occurrences of hacking and data-leaks on a corporate level in the media. As a data processing company you now legally have to have procedures in place to detect, report and investigate security breaches. The reports can largely remain internal, however you must legally notify the ICO if any one of the following applies to the data lost:
– It risks a person's rights or freedoms
– Has the potential to subject them to discrimination
– Can cause damage to reputation or financial loss
– Concerns loss of confidentiality
– If high risk info is lost (such as medical or criminal records) both ICO and the data subject must be notified immediately
Data Minimisation is now mandatory
Data Minimisation is basically what people refer to when talking about data protection. Data Minimisation states that collected and processed data should not be used in any other way, or spread any further, than the stated objective of the company/project at the time of collecting the data. This was initially a principle of the 1995 directive, though it wasn't very well observed or enforced. After the implementation of the GDPR – it will be.
In the cases of companies who handle sensitive information and high risk information on a large scale, Data Protection Impact Assessments will be mandatory. (see below for more info)
Larger Companies need to assign Data Protection Officer(s) or departments
It is likely that this will not apply to you, although whether it does or it doesn't, we highly recommend someone in your business is clued up on what the General Data Protection Regulation is for reasons of legal compliance and communication with the authoritative body. Companies that will require this legally are: any public authority (excluding courts); any company that carries out regular, systematic and large-scale monitoring of individuals; any company carrying out large scale processing of specialist data (i.e. health records).
How can my business keep up with change across the company and ensure we are operating legally?
The Information Commissioner's Authority is opening its doors completely to UK businesses seeking advice and are emphasising that it is important to do so. As well as that they offer in depth information on the nature of data and the rules for handling it on their website, complete with easy to follow checklists, and condensed information suitable for internal communication:
Microsoft Advice Centre is hosting interactive GDPR assessments on their website, as well as several articles on the new regulations for data processing: (https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trustcenter/privacy/gdpr/get-started
*all information provided on this page has been researched but in no way does Easytech Solutions Ltd provide practical advice – Please consult your solicitor or lawyer .


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The benefits of working outdoorsPublished 12.07.18
As humans, we all have a deep-rooted genetic connection to the natural world around us. In fact, our relationship with the outdoors is so powerful, it affects our health and wellbeing, which in turn affects productivity and motivation.
Research by the Journal of Experimental Psychology, found that by adding just one plant per square mile in an office, employees were 15 per cent more productive than those without plants in their workspace.
So, it's no secret we are subconsciously stimulated by elements of the outdoors when working.
Some businesses have used this to their advantage by allowing employees to work outdoors and below, we've listed some of the major benefits this can bring:
Biophilic Approach
As we've mentioned in previous blogs, the biophilic design shifts away from old, cubicle style workspaces, to a more open, human-centric approach.
With this in mind, designing an office to have an outdoor area where employees can enjoy more natural light and take in the open views of their surroundings, will naturally invoke positive feelings.
Private outdoor areas within a company's grounds, or public areas outside office buildings can inspire and soothe the mind, while offering a positive distraction from the desk.
Improve Mental Wellbeing
Being surrounded by greenery and natural materials such as wood and stone, or even water features, has a significant impact on our mental wellbeing and overall health.
Research into the health benefits of working in an environment surrounded by natural elements, carried out by Bill Browning, founding member of the US Green Building Council's Board of Directors, and Sir Cary Cooper, CBE Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health at Lancaster University, found an overwhelming increase to employees' wellbeing.
Working outdoors was found to reduce stress, blood pressure levels and heart rates, whilst increasing productivity and creativity.
Free up Space
Allowing staff to work outdoors during certain hours of the day, or just when the weather is nice, will free up desks for the option of hotdesking. This is an effective way for companies to increase growth without extra real estate cost.
Form Relationships
Public communal areas can increase the chance of forming links with other departments, or even other companies. Productivity can also be enhanced if the outdoor space offers an area that encourages collaboration.
Brand Appeal & Sustainability
Sustainability can be improved at businesses which implement outdoor working policies. Not only does working outdoors help to act against climate change by reducing the amount of electricity used indoors, but it can also save a business money and make its brand stand out for its sustainability in the minds of consumers and investors.
Overall, by enabling employees to work outdoors, businesses and organisations should see a natural increase in employee health, wellbeing and productivity, while enjoying the added benefit of having the option to utilise free indoor space to boost profitability.


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Kelsey L. Stokes joined the firm of Fleming | Nolen | Jez, L.L.P. in 2010. She practices primarily in products liability and complex commercial litigation, including appellate practice.
Kelsey has spent much of her career fighting for women who were injured by transvaginal mesh implants. Applying her expertise on mesh devices, Kelsey has turned her focus towards fighting for people who have been injured by defective hernia mesh implants.
Kelsey has also played a critical role in representing hundreds of clients injured by the defective pharmaceutical products:
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy
- GranuFlo
- Essure
- Talcum Powder
- Accutane
- Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants
Kelsey also works on aviation accidents, medical mal-practice cases, and off-shore oil disputes.
Kelsey earned a Bachelor of Science in Actuarial Mathematics and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Texas at Austin. She received her law degree from the University of Houston Law Center, where she served as Chief Managing Editor of the Journal of Consumer & Commercial Law.
Before law school, Kelsey developed a successful career negotiating the terms and logistics of merchandising contracts. She regularly participates in charity long-distance cycling challenges, and is a member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice.
Kelsey is admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas, as well as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.


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Singapore Budget 2011 Lego Style, My Read in Free Swing February 26, 2011Posted by @Karen_Fu in change, Singapore.
Tags: Lego, my free-swing poem, singapore, Singapore Budget 2011, video
Budget 2011 from ST Pix on Vimeo.
Life should be as easy & smart like Lego
where complex matters are expressed in cheerful style;
where war of words could be saved
and time spared for better play.
Life should be as free.
Wee in the colours
be as smart as Lego;
for its bricks are atoms
and its molecules are wonders.
Via play and fun,
it creates its own universe
that defines a unique legacy
redefines innovation
recreates a united world.
Life should be creative
where different people meet
without self inflicted paranoia or prejudice
that makes the world a divided place.
Lego, I admire your wicked brilliance
for you dominate the world without a winch.
in both happy & dire times.
For you, like me;
play is fun
and fun is cute.
Life's a peach with roses bedded in your yard
'cos you've fully understood the quotient of the
human mind!
— Karen Fu
PS: Generally I like the budget and I wish I have a play in it too. Adios for now!! For change has come.
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Photo Friday – Our band of pirates
At a birthday party last Sunday the boys got their faces painted. Will was the first to go and didn't need to be coxed at all; surprisingly he sat very nicely. Then Jack decided it was OK. Cousin Oliver took a bit more encouragement, first getting a lady bug on his hand. I wouldn't want to cross this bunch on the open sea.
Side note: When they went to bed that night there was still a paint shadow on all foreheads, even with lots of scrubbing.


text: The Iowa State Patrol was started by Iowa's first female secretary of state, Ola Babcock Miller, who was a champion for highway safety. Her vision for the Iowa Highway Patrol was a group of well-trained officers who would enforce Iowa's traffic laws but also, more critical to her, spread the word about the importance of safe driving. Today, male and female troopers promote Mrs. Miller's original premise of keeping the driving public safe. Softcover, 128 pages


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Check Site Visibility with Google Browser Sizeby jim on December 18th, 2009
Techcrunch recently wrote about a new tool in Google Labs – Browser Size. It's a very simple tool that overlays colors over your website to indicate what percentage of visitors are seeing on your page, without scrolling. The data on browser capabilities is taken from their stats from Google.com and it's a great way to get a much stronger idea of what visitors are seeing.
Their default example is a page with a donate button, which isn't seen by 30% of visitors unless they scroll down the page. It's a great way to take a quick look at your site and see if there are things off the screen that you might want to pull into the 95%+ coverage group. As for the numbers, I like to think of it in the reverse… instead of 99%, I see it as 1% of people see the purple, 2% of people see the green, etc.
What might you want to change? If there are things you want your readers to do, such as subscribe to the RSS feed, make it easy with a call to action (click to subscribe, etc.) and make sure they can see it!


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Nyack, NY - The Nyack College men's soccer team hosted the St. Anselm College Hawks on Sunday in another non-conference match. In a game that went back and forth the Hawks kept the upper hand and won the game with a final score of 4-3.
The Warriors got on the scoreboard first when Nicolas Plaja sent a cleared free kick back into the box, where the ball glided past Warriors and Hawks into the St. Anselm goal. St. Anselm answered back in the 18th minute when Zach Elliot found the back of the Nyack net after a scramble in the six yard box. The Hawks took the lead for the first time when Nick Heckt executed a free kick quick from 25 yards out to find the upper left corner of the Warrior goal. Nyack tried to push and find the equalizer but was unsuccesful to create anything promising in the remainder of the first half.
The Warriors started the second half off on the right foot when Noah Levitt found the back of the net after only 27 seconds. But the Hawks pulled away once again with back to back goals after corner kicks in the 46 and 49th minute. The Warriors refused to give up and kept pushing forward. Mitchell Reed curled a free kick from 25 yards into the top left corner in th 82nd minute to bring the Warriors within one. Nyack threw everything up to find the equalizer, but the Hawks threw everything in the way to keep Nyack away from their own goal. The game eventually finished with a final score of 4-3.
Up next: Nyack will be back on Tuesday when they travel to the University of New Haven to square off with the Chargers at 7pm.


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- The distance between Seoul and Baishan is 313 miles (or 504 kilometers).
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- The currency exchange rate between Seoul (SEL) and Baishan (NBS) is 1 KRW = 0.006 CNY.


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By offering a wide selection of different types of feeds on my bird station I have attracted a really great mix of birds, which visit regularly and give me and my family a lot of enjoyment.
My recommended mix of feed to stock up on includes:
- niger seed – a must have to get the beautiful goldfinches!
- sunflower hearts or a variety seed mix. This attracts green finches, coal tits, blue tits, great tits and even a pheasant if on the ground.
- peanuts are liked by woodpeckers (particularly during nesting season), blue tits and great tits
- fat balls are the favourite of the long tailed tits who arrive in groups and as fast as you see them arrive they are gone again! Blue tits and great tits also like them.
- Bread or mixed seed on the ground or on platform is popular with the robins, chaffinches, wrens and blackbirds.
I have also seen a short eared owl, sparrow hawk, waxwings and fieldfares in the garden but can't pretend I did anything to attract them there! I am lucky in that there are few cats and no squirrels who arrive to disrupt proceedings, I know a lot of people have trouble with them.
I have recently invested in two new feeders from the Jacobi Jayne range. I have to say in the case of bird feeders you really do get what you pay for. This range is really robust, easy to open to refill and clean, and has a lifetime guarantee. In the long term I think I will save money by investing in these new feeders.
Lastly you can encourage birds by planting trees and shrubs with seed heads, berries and so on. Blackbirds, field fares and thrushes love fallen apples or any crab apples. The blackbirds normally strip my pyracantha during a hard winter – this year it still looks bountiful as it has been so mild. The bird bath has also been deserted – wonder why?!


text: Julian & Charlize are competitors on Season 3 of 'World of Dance' in the Junior Division. Charlize has danced at the Super Bowl halftime show with Missy Elliott and Julian performed on 'Saturday Night Live' with Pharrell. For more dance news, visit DanceNetwork.tv: Alexis Warr Shares the Wise Advice Derek Hough Gave to his Tour Dancers: http://bit.ly/2vdzfy4 3 #WorldofDance Behind-the-Scenes Facts You Need To Know: http://bit.ly/2ImM166 Related #ToThePointe interview with 'World of Dance' contestants, Audrey & Mia: http://bit.ly/2OWHqb4 HELPFUL LINKS: Website - http://popcorntalk.com Follow us on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thepopcorntalk Merch - http://shop.spreadshirt.com/PopcornTalk/ ABOUT POPCORN TALK: Popcorn Talk Network is the online broadcast network with programming dedicated exclusively to movie discussion, news, interviews and commentary. Popcorn Talk Network is comprised of the leading members and personalities of the film press and community including E!'s Maria Menounos.


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Berkleemusic, the online division of the Berklee College of Music has put together the Music Business Handbook Vol. 2. A useful guide to help people navigate the music business waters.
Handbook Topics:
-Unpaid Royalties by David Kusek
-CDs vs Downloads by Eric Beall
-Sponsorship by John Czajkowski & Jeff Dorenfeld
-Copyright Law by Allen Bargfrede
-Releasing an Album by Jon Vanhala
-Entrepreneurship by Peter Gotcher
-Using Fan-Funding Techniques by Mike King


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- Established homewares market leader who are still growing
- Friendly team environment with strong family values
- Convenient location near Eastlink with off street parking
Do you have excellent customer service skills? Want to work in a better workplace where people come first and with good pay and conditions? Hands up!!
The business
Our client is a market leader in wholesale wall art and homewares in both local and international markets.
The business has been around for over 40 years and is continuing to grow with over 40 staff located at company headquarters in Melbourne's outer eastern suburbs.
There is also new investment occurring to take the business to the next level and to make it an even better place to work.
The job
Customer Services and Sales Administration is a pivotal role in this business.
As a member of the Customer Service and Administration team, you will use your excellent customer service skills to assist customers via phone and email communications. You will also be involved in general sales administration and data processing as well as helping out with events and other office tasks as needed.
The attributes that you will need to be successful in the role are:
- Excellent relationship management skills
- The ability to listen and communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Competency in data processing and use of MS Office programs
- Good learning capabilities with the capacity to develop and use knowledge of company products and processes to efficiently meet business and customer needs
- Attention to detail and accuracy in recording
- A strong sense of personal accountability with the ability to manage your own workload and determine priorities
- A team player who is transparent, supports others and actively participates in team activities.
Ideally, you will bring with you a number of years of success in similar functions in a wholesale trade environment.
The Benefits
There is a very competitive remuneration package on offer for the right candidate.
You will also be working in a family orientated business where people are valued and supported and you will have the benefits of a modern well-lit office environment with off street parking, just a few minutes from Eastlink.
It really is a better place to work.
How to apply
You will show us that you really want this job by providing a cover letter that specifically addresses each of the attributes listed above as well as your resume. Send them to email@example.com.


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Ahoj new friends!
Yay! I'm so excited because a few days ago my TEFL program gave me all the names/e-mails of everyone else who will be in my August class! So, what did I do? Wtf do you THINK Jessi Graves did upon receiving the contact information of 23 potential (inevitable) new friends? I sent out a mass e-mail! And within hours a facebook group was created! I am totally having flashbacks to the summer before RWU/semester before CIEE when I hit up literally everyone & their brother haha Sorry! I am a mini Mama G! I like to organize & plan! But the more important thing here is the idea of safety in numbers.
One of the recurring questions people keep asking me once they hear I'm doing this is: "Who are you going with?!" & I always answer, "Uh…no one?" & they're so shocked. I don't really understand this exchange because I am 22 years old. I am an adult, people! It would be surprising/scary if I was 15 & going alone but I am old/mature/cultured. So I can handle things like this (…maybe?)
Why is no one fearless anymore?
Not crazy/stupidly/carelessly fearless…but brave. Why is taking a plane alone a big deal (Grammy asked if I wanted Grampy to fly over with me…why? So he can just turn around to go back home? haha), why is being away from home for so long a big deal? Homesickness is rough, but it is never worth forfeiting your dreams over! I remember thinking deep down before I left for Paris "Should I do this?" then I came back to the US & realized just how much I would have missed out on if I let my fears overcome me.
My mom talks to some of her friends who have younger children & they always say "Oh my God, I would never let my child do that!" This saddens me. Why are you holding them back? Why are you not even giving them the option at all?! I am so lucky because Mama G is a cool mom. She partied & traveled up until 28 & after my dad proposed she said, quote: "Okay, but let me take one more cruise with the girls first!" I lucked out. She has always allowed me to adventure instead of just cooping me up at home all my life. I want to be the same way with my kids. I want them to go out there & find themselves. Life is scary, traveling is scary, the unknown is pretty freakin' scary! But sitting at home all your life letting this fear of the world cripple you is even worse.
(Above: 16-year-old me desperately trying to euro-fy my awkward stage in London, England)
So here I am, no longer that little fledgling with pre-Invisalign teeth & a trench coat going on a class trip to Paris & London…nor am I the migrating bird exploring Europe for a bit alone. I am kinda an adult bird going overseas to set up a new nest. Gulp. Well temporarily. I think? 😉 Who knows!
Note: NEST= HOME, NOT A NEW FAMILY. WHY DOES EVERYONE THINK I'M HUSBAND HUNTING 2 MONTHS AFTER COLLEGE!
But I'm glad I am not the only one experiencing all this!
Talking to everyone online via facebook is helping quell what little fear I had of going to another country alone. Most of us are in the same boat, so I don't feel left out or overwhelmed. We're all going through the same thing. Just like a group of gawky freshman entering college, or the small group of students moving to the City of Lights for a semester (& all being very concerned that their school didn't come up in a basic Google search…). It's all new! So let's embrace it!
Let's embrace getting lost because we cannot pronounce street names. Let's embrace awkward exchanges with people while speaking very limited Czech. Let's embrace the coolest way to start a new chapter in our lives!
Because, let's face it, I am just not a cubicle girl…not for right now at least.
Can't wait to meet you guys!


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Men's Casual Shoes: Step Up Your Everyday Style
Do you spend all day on your feet? Whether you're working, running errands or taking care of the kids–or are just looking for some fashionable new kicks to sport on the weekend–you'll find a large selection of quality footwear in the men's casual shoes collection at DICK'S Sporting Goods.
Choose a great pair of shoes from incredible styles, including:
- Sporty looking sneakers
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Go for the modern look or rediscover classic sneaker designs, inspired by the fashions of the 60s and 70s. Find comfortable casual shoes for men to fit your wardrobe and personality. Browse industry leading brands. With a new pair of shoes from DICK'S Sporting Goods, you know you'll be getting an expertly designed and quality made product.
Want more options? Check out the full collection of men's shoes at DICK'S Sporting Goods.


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Wish your friends and family a Merry Christmas in style with our modern brush-stroke personalised glitter cut out card.
Personalise this card with the name of the recipient, which is printed onto the card in black ink. The 'Happy Christmas' greeting is cut out to reveal a fabulous glittery insert in your choice of fuchsia, purple, red, blue, gold, silver, black, pastel pink, pastel blue, bright pink, turquoise or pastel green.
Select from either a white 250gsm card and envelope or a kraft 250gsm card and envelope. Each card has a white blank middle insert for you to write your greeting on.
The card measures 10.5cm x 14.8cm.
Not quite what you were looking for? Why not take a look at our other Christmas cards.


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These are the best books I read in 2018. Some were published earlier than this, but were read by me in this year. Because I am blind they were all read to me, either by a friend or on audiobook, so sometimes the quality of the reader affects my pleasure in a book. However, I do not claim these to be necessarily the best books, but I can at least say my judgement is completely disinterested. No-one has bribed me in any way! I don't have enough readers.
So, in alphabetical order:
Simon Armitage, The Unaccompanied. Selected poems.
Julian Barnes, The Noise of Time. A biographical novel about the Soviet composer Shostakovich. A good description of artistic life under Stalin by one of my favourite writers.
Mary Beard, Women and Power, A Manifesto. A short collection of two lectures on the subject of women and politics
Deren Brown, Happy. Yes, this is by the stage magician. It is a detailed description of classical stoicism and how to use it in the modern world. It sounds like a self-help book, but is much more serious than this..
Noah Harare, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. By the author of Sapiens, the bestbook of the century so far. This is not as good, but worth persevering with.
Jeremy Lent, The Patterning Instinct. History of Homo Sapiens through comparative anthropology and linguistics. Fascinating comparison of Eastern and Western thought processes.
George Mombiot, Feral. His book about re-wilding. It changes your view of landscape and conservation.
Chris Packham, Fingers in the Sparkle Jar. Early autobiography of this naturalist. By necessity it concentrates on his autism.
Michael Palin, Erebus, the Story of a Ship. Arctic and Antarctic exploration in the first half of the 19th Century, and the tragedy of Franklin's search for the Northwest Passage. Palin can write as well as tell jokes.
Richard Powers, The Overstory. A massive novel about the twin strands of the growth of trees and of immigration into the USA. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and I think it should have won. Beautiful and poetic, if a little long. Good holiday reading.


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Old beef and murder stats; third attempt kills Frank Vasquez
Six persons were shot over the past weekend; it turned fatal for twenty-nine year old mechanic, Frank Vasquez. Vasquez was riding home on Neal's Pen Road when a gunman, also on bicycle, opened fired hitting him on the face, shoulder and back on Saturday night. It is the third time that Vasquez was targeted, but this time he did not survive. He succumbed this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital. The motive for the shooting is under investigation and police are looking for a person who goes by the name of Alex. Freelance reporter, Duane Moody reports.
Duane Moody
"Twenty-nine year old Frank Vasquez perished this morning at the Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital while being treated for gunshot wounds to the face shoulder and back. He met his demise in the wake of a shooting a little after ten on Saturday night while riding home on Neal Pen Road Extension."
Jenna McKay, Sister of Deceased
"I was at Orange Walk when they called me and tell me my bredda dead, but it was a false alarm and my cousin text me and tell me that he get shot ina ih eye ya, ina ih shoulder and ih back."
Duane Moody
"Where did this shooting happen?"
Jenna McKay
"Up the street, one house away from his own house which is here. I come yesterday and I get called this morning and they tell me that my bredda dead."
Sherlyn Fitzgibbon, Sister of Deceased
"The doctor state say that piece from the bullet hit a main vein and it cause clogs in his arteries. That dah weh they claim cause ahn fi collapse. But beside that ih had wah bullet ina ih back too weh mi deh close to ih spine so either way ih mi wah either left paralyze or weh just happen."
It appears to be almost a case of déjà vu as over five years ago in a similar incident also on Neal's Pen Road, Vasquez's life came under threat.
Frank Vasquez, Shooting Victim [File: January 26th, 2007]
"Last night when I mi di ride go home, when I reached in front of my house and parked my bike and approached my old lady shop, when I look up the street I see a male person in a white shirt di fire shot after me ina my direction. But by the time I think about move, it mi done too late cause when he bust the three shots, the fourth one ketch me and I dropped in the drain and I crawl gone ina my house. I peep back out fi see if the gunman di come in my direction, but when I peeped back out I see one of my next lee homeboy di run up the street di grab his chest and bawl that he get shot."
Jacqueline Godwin
"You recognize the young man?"
Frank Vasquez
(Shakes head, yes) "He know himself, I know ah because he simple, he noh put on no mask."
Duane Moody
"Sherlyn, wasn't he shot about five years ago?"
Sherlyn Fitzgibbon
"Yeah ih get shot two times before—one from police and one when they come fi do wa shooting after another young man."
But did Vasquez know his attacker in this recent incident that claimed his life? According to police, a person known to him only as Alex was the shooter.
Insp. Fitzroy Yearwood, Police Press Officer [File: May 7th, 2012]
"Frank Vasquez is sometime around in the night later that evening. He was riding on Penn Road when a lone gunman known to him only as Alex opened fire on his causing injuries to his face."
Sherlyn Fitzgibbon
"According to police. That is simply stating that the police know more than we weh dah family member because they come and ask me the same thing about Alex, but I noh know weh or whosoever they are talking about. So if they know dah Alex, then dah right deh ih come in for them to do their job."
The family says they'll remember him as a loving father, brother and son.
Jenna McKay
"He was a hard working father of four kids. Raise ih oldest son by himself. Ih work. I noh know he was a troublemaker, but he is a hard working father."
Sherlyn Fitzgibbon
"No care what I say, people will remember him how they want to remember him or how they choose to remember him. I will always remember him in a positive way because he da my bredda, my oldest bredda."
Another person was also injured in a shooting incident over the weekend, but he is still at the K.H.M.H. in stable condition. Duane Moody for News Five.
While Glenford Young is still hospitalized, Frank Vasquez is the second murder victim for this month.


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Power Cost: 0
Participants: Unlimited (But note you cannot be in this one and another Operation Defiant Nexu event)
Timeslots: Late Night
Description: Operation Defiant Nexu has begun! While a few squads are sent in for high profile missions inside the base, the need for support roles is nonetheless high. In the beginning, a few officers were not too cautious about their positioning, and paid the price with their lives. Orders have, by now, been sent to exercise caution.
Rules: This event represents the support roles. Therefore, it is not true combat, but the existence of Clan Varad snipers does run the gambit of injury. Unless otherwise stated, below are the general rules for Advantage/Threat and Triumph/Despair:
The first 2 Advantage/Threat you roll are turned into a Bonus/Setback Die for your next check. For any left unspent, you may have them affect strain or give another person a Bonus/Setback die. An individual may only benefit from up to three Bonus dice from the event (meaning that you are not penalized for having bonuses from Talents.) Any Triumph allows for a failed check to succeed OR upgrade a participant's pool for a roll.
Target Selection: At the start of the event, make a Stealth (Agility) Check at Hard Difficulty with Two Dice Upgraded. Gain Two Boost due to the chaos of the operation. On a success, you are completely ignored for the rest of the event. On a failure, you are marked as a potential threat but not fired upon yet. A Despair on a failure will mean they take the first shot. Assuming you remain standing, proceed as normal.
The baseline dice pool made for the shot is 3 Proficiency Dice, 1 Ability Die, 3 Difficulty Dice, and 3 Boost Dice. Combat talents/armor can be used to mitigate damage or make the shot more difficult, e.g. Dodge and Deflect. The shot's baseline damage is 13 Damage with Pierce 2 and Crit 3. All Advantage/Triumph will prioritize Crit then deal Strain afterwards. Crits will receive a +20 Bonus. Threat will give you a Boost at a 2 to 1 ratio to your next roll and Despair will upgrade your ability die.
Aiding the Assault: You have up to five choices from the list below.. You may choose any of the ones from below as many as you time.
- Emergency Aid: Make a Medicine (Intellect) Check at Hard Difficulty to heal the injured. For each success, gain a Support Point. A use of the Heal Power suffices, with each Light Side pip gaining a Support Point.
- Seeing Threats: Make a Perception (Cunning) or Vigilance (Willpower) Check at Hard Difficulty. For each success, gain a Support Point.
- Delivering Orders: Make a Warfare (Intellect) Check at Average Difficulty to assess tactics. If you succeed, then you must succeed at a Leadership (Presence) Check at Hard Difficulty to convey them. Gain Supports Points equal to the second check's successes plus the first one's successes halved, rounded up. Gain none if you failed the second one.
- Fire Cannons: Make an Athletics (Brawn) Check at Average Difficulty to load munitions. If you fail, the following roll will take two Setback Dice. Make a Gunnery (Agility) Check at Hard Difficulty. For each success plus one, gain a Support Point.
Rewards/Outcome: In addition to the rewards listed below, if 16 Support Points are reached, then the sniper for her fight will be given Slow-Firing 1.
Every 12 Support Points will give 1 Victory Point.
Trust Modified: N/A
Power Modified: Baseline 4 Power Lost. For every 4 Support Points, gain 1 Power, up to a maximum of 8 (total change would be adding 4.)
Duty Gained: Participants receive 5 Duty. Reaching 6 Support Points gives an additional 5 Duty.


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If you have a question about Club Penguin comment it in and Sunrise Moon or Cookie Malt will answer your question!
Note: Your question will not be posted as a comment but regular comments will be posted.
1. Question by Nickj jonas: When you re-new your membership do you get your furniture items back?
Sunrise Moon: Yes. You should have all the items you ended (your membership) with (including your puffles).
2. Question by Dancer341: When cp just began becoming a website will the clothing that they had will ever come back to cp????????? I hope it does cause i see penguins with cool stuff and ask them were they got it and they say it is not in the clothing catolog anymore!!!! WHY!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY do the make clothes DISSAPEARE! its like they snap their fingers and POOF!!!! the clothes are gone!!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunrise Moon: Clothes disappear to make room for new clothes. Anyway new clothes make you want to become a member or just to buy them before they go away. Some clothes do return, but they only return about 3 times. I do agree, I wish I could get some old clothes (like the Russian hat and the Black Hoody) but CP makes more money if clothes disappear (lol).
3. Question by Jumanji: if you have written something in the newspaper before what are the chances of getting chances again!??
Sunrise Moon: I don't know the chances but I'm GUESSING you have a pretty good chance of getting it in the newspaper again.
4. Question by Razzmatazz5: ok like i'm sorry, but i don't get the first question,if you would not be a member for say like 1 year and then your mom would b happy and re-new it, would u get ALL of your stuff back,please awnser, the oppsite of hola for now!
Sunrise Moon: Hi Razz! Yes! The answer is yes! You would get all your stuff back. The opposite of hola (for now) to you too!
5. Question by Nic: this is kinda a weird q but how old do have to be to play cp? or can you be any age?
Sunrise Moon: Hi Nic, When you are making a penguin CP does NOT ask for an age. So the answer to your question would be, you can be any age to play CP. Though you do need your parent's consent.
7. Question by Some_Guest: Hey! Where can I find you? Server? Place? It would be nice. Fever/Watex tells us where we can find him. I wanna see about you too!
Sunrise Moon: Hey Some_Guest! We here at CP cheats have an official server, its Frosty! There is a certain room in Frosty that we use as the official room, the Beach!
8. Question by Razzmatazz5: like every where i hav been going at least 10 people hav been saying stuff like "i got fever for fever",or something like that, and so i just want to know-wat is fever? well ta-ta (for now!)
Cookie Malt: Hi Razz :). Well Fever is this penguin who made a different club penguin cheats website. He is very famous and probably one of the most known penguins besides Rockhopper and stuff and a lot of penguins want to be his buddy. I hope that helps!
Update on Cookie's Answer: Fever's CP blog had been archived by WordPress because he was advertising a third party site (I kind of liked his blog but it was competition). Sunrise Moon
9. Question by Li Gi 99: hi
What is Photoshop??? Soz I just never heard of it… I just edited my pics on paint?
My sister is like 18 now… She can be really annoying… and shes the only sister I have and I don't have a brother… I'm the youngest child.
Why aren't you a member anymore if Cookie is?
Sunrise Moon: Photoshop is like paint but makes it easier to edit. My parents made me get rid of my membership (Cookie was supposed to do that too but I don't think our parents know).
Question by Someone that SM knows: Can u really tip the iceberg? if so, how?
Sunrise Moon: It's easy! You can't do it! I wonder how the rumor was started… There is a puzzle that shows some penguins tipping the Iceberg but I don't really think CP will ever make you be able to do it.


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Do I need to clamp hide glue?
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Hello! I'm building my first guitar and I'm wondering if I need to clamp hide glue. The price if clamps is really expensive (for me) for a few uses. I know I have to heat the glue and prepare it, which I believe I can do fairly easily. It also seems more natural to me haha, but that's just my opinion.
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Yes, you do.
"Rubbed" joints may be sufficient for gluing smaller pieces with less glue surface but not for the important structural joints. Thinner glue lines, which mean well-surfaced and well-fitted joints AND sufficient clamping pressure, are much stronger than thick glue lines.
Flea markets, at least around here, abound in old clamps of various sizes and types at very good prices. We scored a handful of Klemmsia cam clamps for a couple of bucks each at a woodworker's estate sale a couple of years ago.
But you don't have to have a pile of cam clamps, C-clamps, bar clamps, etc. although they will give the most consistent results and best efficiency. You can use straps or rope, piles of paint cans, bricks, rubber bands, well-trained large dogs ("Sit! Stay!"), and any other creative means you can come up with to provide pressure.
Jul 21, 10 | 9:30 am
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Lol okay thanks a lot. I guess in that case ill just use normal titebond glue and try to find a giant rubberband....or get another dog!
Jul 21, 10 | 1:16 pm
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Hi, good luck on your first. A good rubber band can be made from an inner tube of a bicycle or car tire. Just cut to width with a pair of scissors and tie together to get the required length.
Jul 23, 10 | 12:49 am
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There are lots of options...
- Cumpiano shows a wedge jog for backs and tops, while the Spanish windlass type is just twine and some wood wedges.
- A go-bar deck with shop-made go-bars is cheap...just a few pieces of all-thread and 1/4 sheet of plywood. Have a friend rip up a straight-grained 2' long stick of oak, ash, or hickory for the rods...probably under $30 in materials.
- The box can be closed with twine or rubber bands...even surgical tubing. Get an old truck inner tube that is leaking at a truck stop...spiral slice it with a sharp razer blade into 3/4" wide x 10' pieces...with the top and back trimmed close, get the plates on and wrap the box.
- 4" PVC pipe can be cut into 1" wide rings then split to make clamps.
- Cam clamps can be made with lumber yard maple, steel bar stock, and tension pins...download the plans from any number of sites, then find a woodworker or luthier near you with the tools to fab the clamps...pay for the time with your cleanup labor or some website work or whatever you can bring to the job
- Binding can be done with strapping tape
- Linings can be done with Martha Stewart brand spring cloths pins from K-Mart...wrap each with a #64 rubber band to increase tension...trim the tip off one side for better clean-up access.
About the only clamps I find essential are as follows:
2 - 4" x 12" Bessey Tradesman to clamp end blocks and fretboard at the heel (about $14 each)
4 - 2" x 4" Bessy Tradesman to clamp end blocks, fretboard, fretboard extension, headplate (about $5 each)
1 - Shop Fox bridge clamp to clamp the bridge (about $12 each)...two 6" cam clamps work about as well, and can be made for under $1 each)
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Tuesday, December 13, 2016
"A Christmas Story" Again This Year!
Posted by firstname.lastname@example.com at 7:45 PM
Labels: A Christmas Story, Christmas event, Christmas movie
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- firstname.lastname@example.com said...
Good turnout for "A Christmas Story" last night. Donations came to around $200 for the FREE movie, but it cost nearly $1000 to put the movie on!
We owe a lot to the Princess Theatre Foundation!
As a side note, the new projector looks great! Taking into account the above scenario, you can understand why it took so long to come up with the funds.
- December 16, 2016 at 10:57 AM
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Warner Brothers Internship
This past month has been one of the best in my entire life. Everything that I have seen and done has been truly amazing I cannot explain it. Looking into the future effects of this though, I think that what I take the most away from this experience has been some of the new information I have gotten from this internship. Some of the most interesting parts of this was realizing the complexity of the entertainment industry, the work goes so far beyond the initial creation. From the marketing and screenings and home releases the work that goes into every part of the process is incredible. This is where I think I learned the most from my fellow employees. Since my work was very individual I was only able to learn by observation, and what I notices was the passion and drive to continue to work as efficiently as they were. Passion and love for what you do is really something they both told me and saw that I should always strive to do in my professional life, which only further cemented my drive to study and work in the industry that has created and inspired me in so many ways.
Final Products
My final products for my internship were three things. The first project had one final product, which was a 15 page accumulation of research on Chinese web hosting laws, Chinese media equivalents to US social media, and areas of interest in the Chinese entertainment sector. This research is going to be used as the start of research and development for Warner Bros. as they begin establishing a web portal in China. For my second project I was tasked with looking at the different portals for the competing film companies including Disney, Universal, Lionsgate, 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Sony, and others and seeing what features they had that would be worthwhile to implement onto our own portal. I focused on 7 major studios (Disney, Universal, Sony, etc) and on 17 Different Portal Features:(Home Page Features, Division Pages, Division Sub-Pages,Social Media, Content Features, News/Press, Film Website,
Film Bio Components, Interactive Components, Archive Films,
Blog, Ticket Sale, Shop, Stills, Future Films Showcased, Page Layout, and Video Player). After compiling this information I created my second product, a page and a half with my thoughts and suggestions. I worked on each of these projects for about a week and a half, finalized them in my final week and presented them before my last day. It was an interesting and sometimes time consuming style of work but it was worth while in the end. Below are the slides I used to present my project at my internship.
Internship in Pictures
Part of the final product from my Internship is a photo essay with images from the many stages of the job. Below is that collection of these images:
Presentation Of Learning Prep
One of the aspects of my internship work and project that struck me and has taught me about my own work ethic and style is the amount of self-advocacy necessary to do well. In the work place, you are expected to know what to do when people want it and are forced to familiarize yourself to the quality and format of work expected to be delivered to your bosses. It has been a lot of working and checking to see if it what you have is what they want, getting feedback, applying it, and turning it in again. The process is very much a constructive system that allows you to connect and work with those around you, while making ones ability to work efficiently on his own an essential component. Taking that into perspective, this entire process has shown me the complexities or working at more of a desk job towards the very end of the process in delivering entertainment to people all over the world. The amount of work that delivering that entertainment at such an efficient way that almost no one notices and instead finds praise or criticism on the other steps of the process is astonishing. One of the ways I hope I made a meaningful contribution to the office was by being able to create work that could eventually be useful to them as they take steps to globalize their online market. I hope that my initial research on Chinese web laws and social media can help them establish the Chinese portal with more ease and that they can take find merit in my analysis and suggestions on site features for the American portal. Overall, I this entire internship has been an exponentially insightful and worth-while experience that has allowed me to grow as an individual and student. It has shown me some of the work, research, and mentality involved in helping a company like Warner Brothers continue to be a competitive and noteworthy force in the entertainment industry as well as giving me an amazing opportunity to have contacts within a company I could one day be working for professionally.
As I have said before, one of the newest appreciations that I have developed as an intern here has been for the work and the people behind the final stages of the film making process such as digital marketing for theatrical releases, digital marketing and exposure for studio news, managing the integration of home entertainment into the studio digital marketing, and more. The effort and time that goes into making that aspect of the process be successful is something most people don't necessary think about. Most of these things are as good as they are because of the people behind them. My co-workers are a very passionate few that are often talking to each other debating and thinking about new aspects and ideas to implement to various portals around the world as well as researching new technologies and seeing how they can use them to further improve their products. The passion and fun they have doing what they do is something I want to have when I enter the professional world. Being able to work on something that can give you a passion that fuels your work ethic and makes you want to improve yourself is the key to enjoying your work. Seeing these people work so hard and being able to establish myself with them is a gargantuan step in the right direction for my life because it has allowed me to present myself to individuals in one of the most important organizations in the industries I want to work with. From the people I have met in the games division here in the office to the individuals on the web team I am working, the exposure I have gotten in the last couple of weeks is a blessing.
Initial Photo Essay
As part of my internship project I get to create a photo essay. This is a preliminary set of photos I have gotten from my internship while exploring the lot and from inside my office building.
Since one of the most important HOHAMs to always keep in mind is Self-Advocacy, I think it's fitting that we try and apply that to our internship as much as possible. One of the ways I was able to use it was on my first real work day. Because I didn't have a computer or access to the employee wifi, I had no way to start working and my mentor acknowledged it and told me to think of some ways I could research what she wanted so I would be ready to go the next day. Instead of that, I logged on to the guest wifi on my phone and began some preliminary research on my phone so I could get a head start on my project and the type of work I would be doing. This ended up being an incredibly productive time and at the end of the day my mentor was impressed with my work ethic. By doing this and getting to know some of my fellow co-workers by going to lunch with them and talking to them about their project has been a way that I have gotten to know the people around the office and hopefully create a lasting impression. Today I actually saw some of the ways that this has worked as I helped one of my mentors with some designs she was making for a product she will be presenting to DC Comics and one of my co-workers gave me one of the free copies of the new DC Comics event issues that was mailed specifically for the office. Overall, I think I have gotten to know some of my co-workers really well and have used self-advocacy to put myself out there and work hard on any of the work I do.
For my internship project, I will just be showcasing the research and work I am doing for the team. Since some of what I am doing is work I shouldn't necessarily be talking about, the project has to be something that I can show, so I am working with my mentor to compile the work I can showcase and be able to present it in an interesting way. Due to the type of assignments I am getting, I will have a variety of things to choose from varying from research complication to application testing. By using my work I can really show what I have learned of this new area I am being exposed to of the industry I want to work in and how it has broadened my views on the components in making a successful company in the industry. Many of these skill are learned before the internship and are mixed with skills I am currently learning. Things like how to produce accurate and detailed research, how to interpret/understand legal documents, how to communicate successfully, learning how to identify a bug on a website or app and how to fix it, etc. I think in order to do this, most of the support will be on my co-workers and one of my mentors so that I can keep busy and work on various projects throughout my time here. I hope to also learn from my co-workers in order to learn some of the programs they run and how I can apply them to the work I am doing.
Mentor Interview
Today I have been tasked with interviewing one of my mentors here at Warner and because I am working almost exclusively with her team, I interviewed my mentor Julie Demarigny.
· What is your job title?
Vice President Direct to Consumer, International
· What are your main duties and responsibilities?
Responsible for international developments of consumer-centric activities: consumer intelligence (CRM, Data Collection, Programmatic Marketing, Predictive Analytic), as well as global online and mobile strategy, business development (OTT, emerging markets, English Learning) and R&D (VR, AR, neuromarketing).
· Why did you choose to work here?
I have a deep passion for entertainment and new technologies
· How did you end up doing the job that you do?
I started in the Music business and was offered to join Warner Bros in France to develop its digital department. From there I was offered to move to the US to manage international, and now I'm here.
· What skills and training are necessary for your position?
Curiosity and patience. More seriously: digital business, marketing, project management, and more.
· How did you acquire these skills? Through school? On the job?
Both, learning the basics at school and developing complimentary skills through different jobs.
· Do you consider a career in this area satisfying? In what ways?
Yes as it is evolving all the time and every day is different.
· Is there anything you wish you'd realized you wanted to do in the world of work?
Yes, create my company and travel the world with it.
· What is the purpose of this organization?
The purpose of the organisation is to support digital expansion of international markets, innovation and business development.
For my internship I have a pretty great commute to and from. The office building is located just ten minutes from my aunts house so I am able to sleep in until eight until I have to leave at 9:15 to get to the office a little before 9:30. What I am doing most of the day is working on research for a project I'm not really sure I can talk about until about 11:45 when I go get lunch either in the cafeteria or from some food trucks outside. At 12:30-12:40 I go back to work until about 4 and then I go back home. I think that in relation to school, the research has been very similar to some of the projects and essays we have had to write in class, which makes the process easier because I know what type of information to look for. From this work and some meetings I have attended with my mentor, the mission and purpose of the current project being headed by WB Digital is putting the consumer and fanbase at the center of interest. Trying to make their products be able to target and satisfy the consumer more effectively. Something I didn't know about the internship until today was that my pass is eligible to go onto the studio lot for lunch! Today, one of my incredibly nice co-workers, Kim, took me onto the lot and showed me around some of the museums and famous sets. It was an incredibly nice treat and a fantastic way of bonding with a co-worker. Overall I think I am learning more about the process of website up keeping and digital marketing from being in my environment than my actual work but with the games department located next to my station I have been able to communicate with more people and learn about even more fields of interest.
First Impressions
Today was my very first day as an intern for Warner Brothers Digital and I just want to run over some of the things that struck me as I worked through my first day on the job.
First and foremost is the building I am working in. Located right next to the Warner production studios, you are greeted by seven foot tall bronze statues of Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck in front of a golden office building. As you enter you are checked in by the security team and go the the golden elevators. Since I work on the [CENSORED] floor of the building I am one of the first to get off and I walk into an all navy blue elevator hub. To your right is the entrance to part of the office with a NOW PLAYING poster frame holding the recently released Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and a foosball table. To your left there is a WB directory pointing you on the right way. To get to where I am going, I head left into mixed blue and gold corridor before entering the offices through an all glass door. Similar to a video game studios office space, but with more light, the floor is split into regions of team specific cubicles.
As I walked into the office and met with the extremely helpful Barbara, secretary to one of my mentors, who pointed me toward my second mentor, Julie. Native to France, Julie was incredibly kind as she went through what her team has been working on and how I am going to be helping out with the work load when we first met. After that meeting, she took me around the office introducing me to the team. Everyone was incredibly nice and friendly to me which made me feel right at home. After the introduction I was lead to my own cubicle and given some preliminary assignments as they set up my internet access. As I began working on my assignments I was struck by how research heavy a lot of my work is going to be and how important that research is going to end up being for the team as they move forward with their projects.
Overall, I am incredibly excited to be working with such a diverse and talented array of personalities on a project that could help with the marketing of many of WB productions in multiple markets around the world and seeing how the digital marketing comes into play as a movie moves forward into the final stages of post-production and marketing. Equal to my excitement is my worry about two things. First is that my work will end up not being enough information for what they are looking for and I might have been able to put my energy towards a subject area that the team could benefit more from. Second is that I won't be able to be exposed to other parts of the marketing machine in WB or at least some aspects of how the films get to the team I am working with. That said, I can't wait to continue this project and see where it can lead.
Getting Ready
As this years classes start winding down and internship is just a week away I feel like it's the perfect time to talk some of the thoughts going to be with Justin Herz from Warner Brothers studios. All I know about what I will be doing is that I will be helping oversee the marketing campaigns of upcoming WB movies and seeing a first hand looking at what happens to a film once it enters the final stages of post-production. This is something I am incredibly excited for as a hopeful film student because it will give me an insight into what goes on after the film has been completed. This is something that no one ever talks about, but the marketing of a movie or tv show can make or break its success from the get-go. The only thing I feel nervous about though, is the fact that I will be at one of the biggest studios in the world, and meeting the expectations of my mentor and the people I will be working with over the four weeks.


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The Mighty Quinn
LFW – Richard Quinn
Any fashion designer who has been declared 'one to watch' by LOVE Magazine, The New York Times, Dazed and Confused, Sunday Times Style, 10 Magazine, Wonderland and ID has got be worth watching. Richard Quinn is a young British designer not even a couple of years out of Central St Martins who established his eponymous label in 2016, specialising in radical head-to-toe prints and exaggerated silhouettes.
After being named the winner of the 2017 H&M Design Award last November, Richard collaborated with the Swedish fashion giant to make a capsule collection which launched last October. He's also one of a few designers able to add 'as seen on Lady Gaga' to his name. Bold and brave and beautiful.
London Fashion Week runs from the 16th to the 20th Feb.
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There are numerous essential components of an AC system that work together to keep you and your home cool. Here's what you need to know about the different parts of an AC system and how the whole process works to keep you comfortable during the summer.
First of all, there are a couple of essential pieces of equipment, each of which contains certain components. The outdoor piece of equipment, called the condenser, contains a coil with a fan to move air along the coil and another to expel hot air outside. There's also a compressor that plays an important role in heat exchange because it helps refrigerant convert from a liquid to gaseous state. The indoor unit is an air handler and contains an expansion valve and another coil (cool coil). The air is blown over this coil as well, and then the air is sent to ducts throughout the home.
The refrigerant is an important component used throughout the cooling process. This refrigerant is able to change back and forth from a gas to a liquid. The compressor in the outdoor unit changes the liquid to hot gas. The refrigerant moves to the indoor unit and goes through an expansion valve to further lower the pressure and temperature of the refrigerant. It then moves through the evaporator, and the refrigerant is able to absorb heat and return to a liquid where it's moved to the outdoor unit once again to repeat the cycle.
Air conditioners use heat exchange via the refrigerant between the two main parts of the system to produce cold air that's delivered throughout your home. Air is drawn in through intake vents placed throughout the home. A fan inside the air handler blows this warm air over the cool coil that contains liquid refrigerant. As mentioned, the heat and moisture in the indoor air are transferred to the cool refrigerant, leaving the air cool. This air is then delivered throughout the home through the ducts. The now hot refrigerant goes back out to the condenser. The compressor pressurizes the refrigerant into a high-pressure gas, so since the gas is now high pressure, it naturally moves to a low-pressure area, which is the coils in the condenser. As warm air goes across the coils, condensation occurs, the heat and moisture are released outside, and the refrigerant temperature is lowered. It then begins the journey back to the evaporator inside the home. This cycle is repeated continuously while the AC is running.
The thermostat is another important component of an AC system because it signals when the cooling process needs to begin depending on the indoor temperature. The ducts are another important component because without them the cool air couldn't be delivered to the different rooms. For heat exchange to work properly there can't be any leaking refrigerant, blocked ducts, broken fans, worn motors, or electrical connection issues. If you think you might be facing a problem with any of these vital components, be sure to contact Triad Mechanical AC repair services in Auburn, GA, to get your AC running in peak condition once again. Delaying necessary repairs can put stress on your system and may cause a premature breakdown.
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