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The 2019 Acura Integra can be regarded as a new endeavor from Honda family member. It can be expected to be a higher-ranked vehicle since it is going to be a fitness car along with extraordinary physical appearance as well as elegant funds markings.
2019 Acura Integra – Design
The latest exterior, linked with the 2019 Acura Integra, boasts a modern-day feel and look. It can be expected that the vehicle supplier is going to secure the lean body software. The new model will provide a significantly superior performance. Its front end should utilize the inverted pentagonal grille.
In the abdomen portion of the grille, a utilization of an organization emblem design can be viewed. Both sides of the new Integra will have a filtration system. It will also feature huge alloy tires that will be involved with stainless metal portions.
The vehicle specialist is expected to secure the low-fat body program, however, the size of the latest sporting activities responsibility might be increased. For maintaining and managing the online bodyweight, the respective bodywork might get benefitted from carbon dioxide goods as promisingly as other alloys of fine-undesired bodyweight.
2019 Acura Integra – Engine Specs
The brand new model of 2019 Acura Integra might be operating with the petrol 2-liter I-4 engine. Some speculations say that the 2.7-liter or a 3.5-liter V-6 could be the second option under the hood. The stronger engine will be matched to the automatic transmission delivering power to all four wheels. The base model will have the usual 6-speed manual or automatic transmission while the one with the stronger engine will arrive with the latest 8-speed double-clutch transmission.
The 2019 Acura Integra might be involved with a considerable area in its cabin. The company also upgrades the protection and safety activities as standard. It might be going to give you the performance belonged to 217 metal toughness. Nevertheless, a further success rumor specifies that the new Integra will also be featured with diesel motors. For the improvement of stamina ingestion, this vehicle could obtain dramatically extraordinary better performance, as compared to its predecessor.
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Depending on the engine under the bonnet and some luxury features, the price of the new Integra could vary almost $20k. However, the base model will probably start at $30,000 which is more than fair price for the premium model. It is not yet clear when it will be in the production phase but we expect to see the new model on the roads by the end of the next year.


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The first moments of "The Wasted Line" on Model A's debut record, Transmission Lost had me thinking that I was about to face some heavy-duty metal. With an overwhelming laser-cannon firing sound effect that gives rise to a rumbling bassline, it was easy for me to assume that I was about to be knocked down by some massive heavy metal thunder. It's quite obvious that these guys have got some chops, and just from these first few seconds, it becomes painfully clear that the guys in Model A are about to pummel me.
The minute the vocals kick in, I realize that my assessment wasn't that far off. At the three minute mark, I realize that though I'm listening to metal, it's a metal that's infused with a great deal of Prog. Of course, this is due to the fact that the lead singer has a sweet, angelic falsetto that instantly reminds of Rush's Geddy Lee. The song is grand, sweeping and emotionally powerful, and after one listen, I'm spent. It's a most powerful seven minutes, and not one minute is wasted. But, see, there's a problem--that's just the first epic of the record. (All but two of these songs break the five minute mark.) The next song, "Chimera," is more of the same and clocks in at eight minutes, but unlike the first track, Model A ambles on with a calmer pulse and even sweeter singing. The rest of Transmission Lost follows this very basic formula of loud rock meets calming sheets of sound meets loud bursts of noise meets even softer bursts of singing.
What makes this enjoyable little record a little bit frustrating is that the band goes from formulaic to to mindblowing constantly, and just when I think I'm about to be bored with hearing something I've just heard a few times already and something terribly cliche, they break out with something new, something calming, something unexpected, and my ears perk up. Just when I think I'm about to write them off as doing the Rush thing, they slow it down and give something that's more poppy, and just when I think they've got a sweet tooth for pop, they turn around and dive further into the prog-rock groove, and then they turn around and give a blend that's all of these things and more--and when you reach "Telling" and "Le Berceau du Bonheur," they throw all of those styles away and go for a sound that's indebted to 4ad circa 1986!
Confusing? It is a little bit, yes, but I really don't mind. Though their search for a sound they can call their own might make for frustrating reviewing, that doesn't take away from the fact that Transmission Lost is a really beautiful record, one that's full of pretty music and powerful moments that are both quiet and loud, and that's all that matters, really, isn't it?
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Amex Veteran Launches White-Label Bitcoin Debit Card Platform
A new platform for payments processing is looking to capitalize on nascent demand for bitcoin-powered debit card solutions.
Founded in February, Blade Financial is pitching its service to digital currency companies that want to offer debit card services to customers but lack the resources or capabilities to actually launch a product. Such offerings have proved problematic for some startups, and for Blade, this uneven track record is a big business opportunity.


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A photograph of a dead horse in Leicester has caused outrage among animal lovers.
More than 30,000 people have signed up to Help the Horses of Fosse Park after disturbing pictures emerged on social media.
They are campaigning for the RSPCA to take action against the owner who is reportedly grazing the horses on the field, owned by Everards Brewery, before slaughtering them to sell abroad.
But the RSPCA said it had no reason to investigate after a vet ruled there was no clear evidence the horses were suffering unnecessarily and that the body of the dead horse only recently appeared after being swept away by the recent flooding.
Mark Johnson, however, started the campaign after noticing a horse sitting in water in the field. The animal had to be put down.
Johnson, a farrier from Stoneygate, told the Leicester Mercury: "I went into the field because that is not what horses usually do [sitting in water].
"When I got there I could see it was exhausted and just sitting there. Me and my son Harry got some ropes to try to pull the horse out but could not.
"While we were there we spotted the rotting corpse of another horse. There were other horses there too.
"It was a very disturbing scene and one I wanted to highlight. I wanted to know they were okay."
Leicestershire Police spoke to the owner and said they were satisfied no crime had been committed.
But many Facebook users could not contain their anger.
Georgina Woodward posted: "How much more monitoring do they need to do. Surely the fact that one died and its carcass was left to rot in the field and another had to be put to sleep is enough evidence of neglect and cruelty or am I missing something?"
Karen O'Reardon wrote: "This its wrong on so many levels. Cruel is one word, but to monitor a field full of horses with no real shelter or fresh water, hay put on a waterlogged area and not on clear grass, then the RSPCA is just as bad as the owners for allowing this to carry on. A rotting carcass on land will get into waterways. That is something for Defra [Department for the Environment]. Get Leicester's mayor to go down."
Stephen Gould, managing director of Everards, said his family owned the five-acre site and leases it to the horse owner but was satisfied the lessee had not done anything wrong.
"I have advised horse owner where it is practicable to relocate the horses otherwise it becomes an ongoing debate," he said..
"He acknowledges it would be sensible to relocate but has said he needs to find the appropriate places."
Gould added: "I am not keen to force that timetable on him."
He understood that the owner had raised concerns with the RSPCA about the dead horse when it was lost in the recent floodwaters. The society advised removal of the corpse.
The horse owner admitted to Gould that he should have notified the authorities that his 22-year-old mare found in the water was too weak to move. He was unavailable to comment further.
A demonstration was planned outside Everards Brewery to request a change of use for the land.


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There are about 1500 testing laboratories for over one lakh products. If we go into the specifics some products require different testing techniques and some don't even require it. Though testing part isn't necessary for things like drinking water at schools, safety concerns are important than rules. Talking about the visibility of these labs, 30% of them don't even have a website. How would a common business owner find a lab to test his product? Without testing these products, they cannot be sold. To solve this problem LabGo came into existence.
Founded by Rahul Gupta in September 2015, the company acts as a search engine for testing labs so that business owners can be at an ease. LabGo works in the B2B segment, it lists labs and users can search by just typing a product. The platform also has advanced filters where the type of test, location etc can be entered, let's just say a user wants to get a microbiological test or chemical test for water they can easily enter the type of test too.
For now, the platform is available for lab owners to list their labs and business owners to search labs, for free. On the same, Rahul quoted, "Once we get the right traction number, next financial year we planning to introduce paid services for labs, in terms of advertisements, search listing etc. That will be our revenue model."
Funding and Monetization
Rahul also stated that the company is currently being bootstrapped. The investment they had to through was around Rs 8 lakh, for IT and developing the software. In coming days, the company will also invest another Rs 5-6 lakhs in digital marketing. Also, LabGo is in talks to raise funds and looking for Rs 2-3 crore for developing both geographically and technologically.
The company is being visited by 15,000 unique users every month. This portal is serving an untapped niche market, which according to Rahul has a a lot of growth. Giving experts the right kind of testing in an easy way would surely help make the product more better.
Rahul claims that the testing and calibration market in India is about Rs 15,000 crore and this portal will further increase the size of the cake. Testing for pharmaceutical products is a must for every batch of medicine or product, for food processing industry it's required once in a year, when it comes to construction industry- testing is only necessary for the public sector (In India, it depends on the owners will). Interestingly, it is not mandatory for schools and hospitals to get the drinking water tested though some of the high reputed schools and hospitals get their testing process done occasionally.
This platform will not only put the business owners at ease but also help the market by providing these services.
Future Plans and Competition
One year down the line, the company is planning to launch an eCommerce platform for the same. This platform will come into play in the beginning of next year and will offer services like, collecting the product from your factory (place) and get it tested, also they'll facilitate payment facilities on the website itself.
The company faces no competition in the market, there is no such search engine or an eCommerce platform in this niche across the country.


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First-Time Unemployment Up
The labor market is recovering—but much too slowly for anyone's taste. The Labor Department reported that last week, 382,000 Americans filed first-time claims for unemployment benefits. That's up 15,000 from last week, and the four-week moving average, which smooths out fluctuations, rose to 375,000. In a healthy labor market, this number would be trending down.


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A Queensland prisoner who scalded schoolboy Daniel Morcombe's killer with a bucket of boiling water in a vigilante attack will be released on parole in late November.
Adam Paul Davidson, 31, pleaded guilty in the Brisbane District Court on Monday to torturing Brett Peter Cowan at the Wolston Correctional Centre on August 5, 2016.
Judge Ian Dearden sentenced Davidson to three years' jail but with time already served he will be released on parole in late November.
The court heard Davidson plotted and watched Cowan's movements for a month to find the best way to harm the high-profile sex offender.
Davidson poured a mop bucket over Cowan's head while the then 46-year-old was playing cards with other inmates, then struck him in the head with the bucket three to four times.
Cowan received superficial burns to 15 percent of his body and was treated in hospital to prevent infection.
Davidson told investigators he attacked Cowan for "a little bit of retribution" and he wanted him "to feel the pain like somebody like Daniel Morcombe has felt."
Judge Dearden said every person was entitled to be treated respectfully, no matter how appalling the crimes they had committed.
Cowan, 48, is serving a life sentence for abducting and murdering Daniel on the Sunshine Coast in December 2003.
The 13-year-old's remains were found in August 2011 after an elaborate police operation prompted Cowan to confess and lead undercover officers to where he dumped Daniel's body.


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Nighttime proved the right time for Dale Earnhardt, Jr. The Hendrick Motorsports driver finished first in a race that featured downpour delays, multiple crashes, twenty different leaders, and forty-four lead changes.
Earnhardt had waited ten years to win the Daytona 500 again. A multi-hour delay forced him to wait a little longer.
With rain falling and a possible tornado encroaching, NASCAR stopped the race after 38 laps with Kyle Busch in the lead. The rain delay left Fox scrambling for content. The network showed last year's race, which left confused fans believing that Jimmie Johnson had repeated as champion. "I hear I won the #Daytona500?" Johnson tweeted. "Haha! I also have friends confused and texting congratulations to me." Johnson wound up finishing fifth.
After the six-hour rain delay, the race resumed at around 8:30 p.m. Eastern time. Three major crashes from fifty-five laps-to-go to the seventh-to-last lap impacted more than thirty cars. The smash-ups all involved, to varying degrees, Sprint Cup Series rookie driver Austin Dillon.
Earnhardt's victory, his first in fifty-five races, took on added significance given his father's death on the same track thirteen years ago. Newcomer Dillon also raced the number three car for the first time since Dale Earnhardt, Sr.'s fatal crash.
Denny Hamlin finished second and Jeff Gordon third. The crash at lap 146 knocked Danica Patrick from the racetrack into the garage.


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I have so many thoughts racing through my head. Mostly spurred by the opposition, yet again, from the mainstream medical community. This time though it has struck another chord.
My first fear in midwifery was postpartum hemorrhage. What would I do? Would I know what to do when the time came and a mother bled and bled? Gently, I overcame that fear. The next was shoulder dystocia. Once again God led me through the curve to gain knowledge and experience, all the while holding my hand. My personal fear regarded prosecution. I read many storied of mother facing charges for illegally delivering babies where the state provided no protection. They were criminals and faced prison for their actions. I couldn't fathom this. I couldn't stand the thought of losing my family over this type of persecution, until now.
Make no mistake, I didn't long to be a midwife. I knew nothing of it. I didn't seek out the kind of profession that would ensure daily struggles and fights, no, my calling was much simpler. I don't question my purpose or calling. I recognize my gifts and my talents. They've always been there. I was born a mother. I have always been nurturing. I have always loved children. I have always felt deeply the pain and suffering of others. I have always been a perfectionist. I have always been overly critical of myself. I have always been willing to self sacrifice, many times to a fault. I met God at age 12 and from then recognized humility. I found a desire for integrity and real self worth at age 24. And then at 30 I found a woman, so imperfect, whom I really liked.
Being a mother, that was all I ever wanted. I wrote a paper in middle school about becoming a pediatrician, because it was through this that I could work with children and that was all I cared about. It wasn't until my first child that I quickly realized my daughter's pediatrician and I didn't see eye to eye on some very basic issues. I attribute a lot of this to my upbringing, with a mother who didn't hand out drugs for headaches and a father who thought nail polish and McDonald happy meals were poisoning the earth. She told me, mind you I was 20 years old with a newborn, that babies screamed 4 hours per day and that crying it out was the only way. When I asked to delay vaccinations until I had had time to research further she became personally offended at my lack of trust. I think we went back one more time and then we moved on. They weren't all that extreme, but they were all doctors in their varying degrees.


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It is a web application to create image collages. You can make collages in a very simple way using your own photos. The created collages can be saved and used according to your creativity.
Why do I have to accept a Secutity Certificate to use CrazyCollage?
CrazyCollage is realized as a Java Applet. The andvantage is that you don't have to upload the images to a web server. The collage will be localy created by your machine. Because of this, you have to allow the Java(TM) Platform to acces your hard disk to read the images. CrazyCollage does not insert or extract any data from your computer.
What means "high quality print"?
If the checkbox "high quality print" is checked, CrazyCollage will create a collage with a higher resolution. This is useful if you want to print the collage. If you just want to use the collage e.g. to send per email or to publish on the web, we recommend not to use this option, because the collage file size will be larger. Furthermore the creating process needs more time.
How does CrazyCollage select the image regions?
The algorithm is inspired on visual attention mechanisms in order to detect the most important regions of the scenes.¹ Such regions can have different sizes, shapes and can be localized at different positions into the images. Some images and it's detected regions are depicted below:
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Can I set the resolution of the final collage?
You have the possibility to set the checkbox "high quality print". With this option CrazyCollage will create a image collage with a higher resolution. This is useful if you want to print the collage. But remember, creating the collage with this option needs more time.
Which image file formats are supported by CrazyCollage?
CrazyCollage supports the image formats JPG, PNG, BMP and GIF.
The website colors are constantly changing. Is it normal?
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Are the collages free for any kind of use?
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NORMAN, Okla. (AP) Baylor quarterback Seth Russell is expected to miss the rest of the season after severely dislocating his left ankle during Saturday's 45-24 loss to No. 9 Oklahoma.
Replays of the gruesome injury showed his foot pointing straight to the side instead of forward.
''The good news is that I think he'll heal up just fine, but the bad news is that I don't think he'll get back this year,'' acting Baylor coach Jim Grobe said. ''Just really, really sad because you love the kid so much.''
Russell missed much of last season after breaking a bone in his neck.
''You hate it for a guy like Seth because he's such a good guy,'' Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield said. ''It's more unfortunate because he had the neck injury last year. Like I said, you hate it for a guy like that, but he's going to handle it really well. He always does. That's how he handles everything.''
Russell was carted off with 5:48 remaining in the third quarter, with Baylor trailing 35-10. Players from both teams went over to comfort him, and the crowd cheered for him as he was driven off the field in a cart.
Freshman Zach Smith stepped in and completed 6 of 15 passes for 144 yards and a touchdown.
''He's really disappointed that Seth got hurt, there's no question about it,'' Grobe said. ''At the same time, it's his opportunity to step up, and he should be excited about that.''
This story has been corrected to show that Russell dislocated, not broke, his left ankle.
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University Construction Community Funding now available
06 Feb 2018
£20,000 fund to support neighbourhood initiatives in areas closest to the University's construction sites
The University of Manchester and its main construction partners – Balfour Beatty, Laing O'Rourke and Sir Robert McAlpine - have established a £20,000 fund to support neighbourhood initiatives in areas closest to the University's construction sites around Oxford Road and near Owens Park, Wilmslow Road.
The fund is open to established non-profit groups, voluntary groups and other community groups, as well as groups of residents and community members working together for the first time.
There are two categories of funding: small awards for amounts up to £500 and large awards for amounts between £500-£2,000. Projects or initiatives must show clear evidence of potential community benefits and begin before 31 July 2018.
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Star Catcher: A Post-Mortem Pathways Study
The pathways we saw
1.The pathways
a) Lots of arm waving. Linear, circular, repeating or randomness.
b) Linear and noise pathways using all X, Y, Z. The players move horizontally, back and forward towards the screen, squat and standing up vertically.
c) Some stretching.
d) Circular movement turning their body.
What did we predict and design for?
a) Arm waving and position adjusting. One of the core interaction is to find out which joints are selected and get to control them.
b) Linear movement that parallel to the screen.
Which were surprises?
a) Usage of depth space. We did design for depth space, but our expectation was in another way: For example, player need to reach two stars at the bottom of the screen, but using two joints from top part of his body. Then he'll need to move backward so that it could be a little bit easier.
b) Player trying to draw with their joints. Ehh, this is not our intention. The reason could be the trail taking too much attention.
c) Player trying to side face the screen. We thought it would be mostly facing the screen.
Design choices
1.The core interaction
The core interaction is to reach two stars at the same time to 'Catch' them and score. Players need to figure out which two joints of theirs are selected by looking at the skeleton. And adjust their pose and even position in the room to get the two joints reach the stars.
2.The pathway we expect
Our design intention was to require some body stretches and all kinds of combination of poses based on stretches for the players. The random generating stars and random selected joints brings a bit difficulty to this interaction. It's impossible to achieve the goals if the player is standing still. We want the players to use some joints that they don't normally move with intention, such as shoulder and hip. This is the kind of pathway we expected.
3.The visual elements
1)Color trail of joints with fade-in effect. –code done by Corbin
2)Rotating and blinking stars generate randomly from the edge. – code done by Manning
3)Star disappear with intersection check. – code done by Yuhan
4)Beautiful animated background galaxy. – code done by Corbin
We all love this 'Star Catcher' idea so much. We wanted the experience to be complete and immersive— not make the audience feel it's just an everyday P5 sketch using one joint as x and y. But the way we put everything together is more like an experimental phase that we just put all the parts that we achieved technically and individually together. And we don't criticize on teammates' work. As a result, the outcome that we didn't thought through was not as good as we expected. Unfortunately, the visual elements and the technical elements were not meshed well together. We did not think about how the visual dynamics would direct the technical aspect of our sketch. This is valuable information to receive, as we will now design to make sure the visual elements enhance the the players ability to discover their agency within Star Catcher.
There was a discussion on how we could leverage the Trails that we incorporated into Star Catcher. If we need slower motion from the user, the audience suggested that would be the moment to use a longer, slower dissipating trail, whereas if we need a fast, rapid movement, change the trails to a shorter duration. This could be useful in directing the player through different types of exercises
How the audience felt
The overall experience seems to be very confusing to the audience, as we were the one group that got a lot of questions. All those visual elements we put there made it hard for the audience to understand the interaction very clearly. The feedback we got was mostly about 'What' and 'How' other than 'Why'.
1.No one found the stars could be interacted with until the third tester. Even after the third tester found it, the following testers seem not clear about this function. And there's no feedback when the player reaches one of the stars other than disappear, that made it not clear to the audience.
2.Audience felt the trail could be the interaction itself because it's obvious and not continuous. They thought it was something to play with and change with different movement.
3.The red/green color are confusing. They didn't know what does each means. And it doesn't work for color blind audience.
4.Audience were curious about the visual design and how we made them. They seem like the way it looks.
5.The players realized that the chosen points were not only hands. But the audience that watched it didn't realize. They felt the skeleton is not very clear to recognize
6.It was clear that the audience/player wanted a clear symbiosis of the visuals and sound. This would generally relate to action/reaction – i.e. when the player collects or catches the stars, there must be a sound response with a visual response to corroborate the interaction.
7.The players all suggested that the music should drive the movement.
8.Our audience and players found the idea of "being apart of the space" fascinating. How can we incorporate the player into the space? Clearly the visuals were working to ignite the imagination of our testers, perhaps if we enhance the dimensional space by projecting onto the floor, onto the ceiling, StarCatcher will be a more immersive experience.
9.We had feedback from our crit that suggested the idea of "Not giving too much away." Our testers suggested to us that holding back on instruction could allow for a fun puzzle element.
Before vs. After diagram
Diagram with additional color referencing. This idea came up during production and may in fact be very useful for helping our users understand cause and effect/relationship to environment


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Acetaldehyde is a common and potent neurotoxin. Acetaldehyde is ubiquitous in the ambient environment. It is formed as a product of incomplete wood combustion in fireplaces and woodstoves, coffee roasting, burning of tobacco, vehicle exhaust fumes, and coal refining. Many individuals are exposed to acetaldehyde by simply breathing ambient air. Other environmental sources of acetaldehyde include room air deodorizers, cologne's and perfumes1. Inhalation of air containing elevated levels of acetaldehyde can cause respiratory tract irritation, central nervous system depression and possibly pulmonary edema. Very high concentrations can cause dizziness, respiratory depression, convulsions or even death2.
Despite the number of neurotropic drugs introduce over the past three decades, there has been an astonishing increase in neurological disorders in the United States. An article in "Ethical Human Psychology and Psychiatry", Volume 7, Number 1, Spring, 2005, written by Robert Whitaker, states that "The number of Americans disabled by mental illness has nearly doubled since 1987, when Prozac-the first in a second generation of wonder drugs for mental illness-was introduced." Mr. Whitaker also documents that in placebo controlled studies involving anxiety, depression and other neurological disorders, relapse was significantly higher in the pharmacotherapy groups as compared to those taking a placebo.
Maybe it's time for a paradigm shift in the way we address anxiety, depression and other neurological disorders. A number of published studies have looked at the connection between diet and mood, as well as, how the availability of neurotransmitter precursors and other metabolic co-factor impact the synthesis of neurotransmitters.
Remember Me


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Shahid Kapur admits that his recent break-up with Kareena hurts
It has of course now been made official that one of bollywood's hottest couple's Shahid- Kareena have split after almost three and half years together. It was made official first when Shahid admitted on camera that he was single and then later by Kareena when she walked in with current beau Safi Ali Khan at a public event . While both have maintained a dignified silence about what went wrong in their relationship, it seems that Kareena has already moved on. Shahid meanwhile is concentrating on his film career, but he does admit that seeing the media splash Kareena and new beau Saif on-screen continuously does hurt him.
Shahid says "today I am single but I choose not to dwell on went wrong." Although the actor admits that he and Kareena are not together, he maintains that there is no point in talking about what went wrong in the relationship. Shahid says "It's not just me and Kareena who are involved, our families are involved too. I respect everybody. Also right now things are being blown out of proportion as the whole thing is fresh." Shahid though does not seem to hold any grudges against Kareena outwardly; he says "I wish her all the best. She is a very good actress and a great human being." Shahid admits that Amrita Rao who according to rumours was one of the reasons for his split from Kareena is one of his favorite co-stars. Shahid says "Amrita is a good actress and a wonderful human being."
About Kareena and Safi constantly being spotted together in the media, Shahid says "It will be dishonest to say that this doesn't affect me. I am human, it hurts to see and read this all the time, but I guess I have no choice but to live and deal with it." On being upset with Kareena, he says "I hold nothing against anybody and I' m not like that. I'll cherish the good memories of that relationship and move on." However the one feel good aspect is that Shahid is single again and he says "I am feeling a certain sense of independence all over again. The best part is the overwhelming affection, concern and support that people are showing towards me. I feel special."
Finally Shahid has only good words for his lost love Bebo; he says "I wish her all the happiness in the world. I have great respect for her. She's a wonderful girl." But Shahid himself remains positive and optimistic about finding love in the future, he says "I still believe in love, you don't plan to fall in love, but yes I will fall in love again." Meanwhile Shahid and Kareena's film Jab We Met will soon release and a certain section of people continue to maintain that this is a publicity stunt for their film. But Shahid says "This is no publicity gimmick. It concerns the lives of two individuals, their emotions and their families. There are too many people involved." However a source claims that despite the fact that Bebo has been spotted around town with Saif, recently on October 14 she was seen spending time and bonding with Shahid at a private party. The source claims that at the party both Bebo and Shahid were seen chatting and hugging like nothing was wrong.


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Andicon II - The Popcorn Strikes Back
(aka The Quest for the Holy Not-Poodles)
It started with a car, or more accurately, the lack of a minibus. In my infinite wisdom (yeah, right) I had decided that I could manage to fit Me, Andi, Olwyn, John, Darran (The Romulan), beer, CD player and luggage into a car. It *did* save money and either way, it didn't matter to me as the driver doesn't get squished anyway.
I actually picked the car up on time (3pm-ish) but wasn't en-route for a while after that as I had to take the car back home and load it up, never mind finish my own packing.
Me, disorganised?...Naah.... I just operate on a different time system to everyone else... honest!!!
I even had a plan (and an atlas) for the journey:
1) Get to Manchester bus station
2) Get out of Manchester, preferably heading in the right direction.
3) Get to Leeds, wherever I had to in order to pick up Olwyn and John.
4) Get out of Leeds.
5) Find Romaldkirk.
6) Offload everyone/thing in Romaldkirk and then find Darlington train station.
Simple, huh?
Remember, this is *me* we're talking about. Nothing is *ever* simple.
Getting to Manchester wasn't that bad, traffic was OK for a change. I even got a phone call from Olwyn as I was pulling into the city centre. Something along the lines of...'Where's John?'
Where do you think? He'd said to me before I left that he had to pick up some stuff for me and Andi, but would meet Olwyn in the station pub. He wasn't there.
Ooer. I told Olwyn to stay put, it's a bar... John will be there...
He actually arrived about the same time as I did at the bus station to pick up Andi and Darran, apparently. I pretended to be a taxi this time; only staying long enough to get the beer, the luggage and the people (I use the term loosely) in the car. We were off to bonny Leeds *my* way, carefully avoiding all tramlines in the process - much to the Romulan's delight.
Getting to Leeds is easy. At least it is if you don't get caught in traffic queues. Which we did,of course. I told you nothing was simple when I was involved. Despite having a Leeds native in the car, I decided to let Andi navigate - she at least knows which side of a map is *up*. The journey itself was generally OK, even if we did narrowly miss having a crash due to the strange combination of toffee wagon wheels, the windscreen and Darran. Ask nicely and we might even give details...
Once we hit Leeds (not literally... Honest, though Darran might argue that I *did* try), after much conniving on the phone, I pretended to be a taxi again. This time so's I could pick up Olwyn and John. At this point the car was definitely past it's ideal capacity, but what the hell, we all managed to fit in. Just. We even managed to move. I navigated out of Leeds by dint of listening to whoever I could hear. I don't think *interesting* is quite the word I'm looking for...
I needed cash (and beer), Andi wanted ice-cream (and beer) and I'm not entirely sure what the other three wanted, but I know beer was in there somewhere... So we stopped off at Morrisons. We got the cash, the ice-cream and the beer and also ended up with a packet of four chicken and mushroom pot-noodles (don't tell anyone, but I actually quite like them.
This however does *not* make me an addict. I will deny this most vehemently.) More on the Pot-noodles later... honest!!!
Back on the road (the A 1 if anyone's interested) we got caught in more traffic queues. The passage of time was made so much more agreeable by the addition of the ice-cream. We even had spoons!
I'm still not sure what was going on in the back of the car, and after Olwyn's later request for a sponge to clean up the stains, I think that's probably for the best...
Alis rang to tell us that she would shortly be arriving in Darlington while we were still in transit. Oops. We had to get to Romaldkirk and unpack before I could even think about fitting Alis and her luggage in the car. Luckily enough we found the cottage without too much trouble, due to more of Andi's navigational skill (the fact that none of the rest of us knew where we were going had *nothing* to do with it. I'm sure Andi would agree.)
At the cottage we had a welcoming committee, consisting of a nicely burning open fire and a ginger cat. I decided the cat was auburn rather than ginger (it was too dark) and wandered in to talk to the fire (much more interesting than a cat) and to do a spot of exploring. The cat apparently got a name while my attention was elsewhere - Jonesey - and I think there was something else going on. What, I have no idea, so don't ask me...
After we'd all finished exploring, it was time to go get Alis from Darlington. I took Olwyn with me as emergency backup... I needed someone who could read a map in case I couldn't navigate myself. Darran said he knew *exactly* where we were supposed to be meeting Alis, but neglected to tell *us*. The sad thing is, we didn't realise this until we were halfway to Darlington. Oh Well. Just another Romulan thing I suppose.
Frighteningly, we had a brainwave not long after this. Why not ring up Alis and ask *her* where she was? It even worked... honest!!! Alis was exactly where she said she'd be. Wowzer! I tried to get the three of us back to the cottage ASAP without getting pulled up by the resident police.
Once we got back, Andi had designated rooms. Mike (arriving Saturday) was going in the one furthest from everyone else. As to why... Answers on a postcard please...(Heh Heh Heh).
Any recollection of Friday after this point becomes seriously...ummm... hazy... I was tired... Honest!!! It has nothing whatsoever to do with the quantity of alcohol consumed. I did my best to totally confuse everyone including myself (though the classic instance of multiple confusion for everyone would happen on Saturday), and even ate a pot-noodle (sorry, Not-Poodle). Is this starting to sound scary yet?
I think I managed to hit the bed about 3am (using the word *think* in it's broadest sense). I was awake enough to notice that it had been constructed for not very tall people (the *bed*, you bunch of reprobates... what do you think I meant? Actually, don't answer that one, I don't think I want to know). I did sleep... honest!!!
I eventually surfaced sometime in the afternoon after introducing John to Sid James, the Nutty Professor and the entire ensemble of Old MacDonald's Farm. I sort of wandered downstairs, following the smell of breakfast. I even managed to get some bacon and mushrooms and stuff. For some reason, after that I was almost physically propelled by Alis into the shower. I think she thought I was talking too much. Me?
*Anyone* will tell you I'm quiet as a mouse...
And if you'll believe that, you'll believe *Anything*. There was also an amazing chorus of sniggers when someone asked me if I'd seen the sign. Unfortunately that made me think of spinning pictures as in 'The Man With Two Brains' (excellent film).
'What sign?' Says I. More sniggers.
I went and found said sign.
I even left it on the door.
If you *really* want to know what it said, please follow the guidelines below:-
1) Remember who was in the room.
2) Use your imagination (but not in public, please, in case you get arrested).
3) Don't forget we're talking about Andi (even if she *is* hiding under the bed).
And if you *still* have no idea ask Da Chief - it was her responsibility after all, honest!!!
After brunch, everyone managed congregate in the main lounge (the one with the fire) and sat around waiting for Mike and Darren (Sonic) to arrive. It was at this point I managed to get a group 'Uhhh?!' Instead of just Alis's.
Something to do with the change of subject between shopping in Zagreb and dead relatives and Canada. Don't ask, you had to be there...
Although if you ask nicely (again) I'm sure one of the others will oblige.
Luckily enough the other two arrived then. More offloading took place, with the careful relocation of the Dragon ingredients (except for the 6 litres of orange juice which had arrived with me). We then decided we had to go shopping and ended up in Barnard Castle, the local metropolis (I've actually been there before, drawing pictures of rocks for geology).
The lads got kind of distressed as we told them it would be better if we got the beer last, seeing as how we would be purchasing it from the very supermarket in whose car park we had abandoned both cars. The 'Beer... Last??' expression had to be seen and heard to be believed.
We ended up with:
More food
More ice-cream
More beer
3 pairs of socks
Birthday cake candles (we didn't have a cake, but that's a minor point)
More pot-noodles
Teddy-bear sprinkles
An Oscar biscuit barrel (Johns)
A violet and red shark (mine)
1 pair of handcuffs (Romulans)
A Duran Duran CD - Electric Barbarella (John's again)
A mobile phone voucher (also Johns)
I *think* that was all. We stashed the shopping in my car and split up for the journey home. The lads went to find a pub by the cottage (we had the key); Me, Andi, Alis and Olwyn went to find the leather tankard place as Andi had fortuitously realised that it was in a place called Bowes, near Barnard Castle. Could we find Bowes? Could we hell.
Well we did eventually, but it did take a while.
We found the actual house without any trouble and knocked on the door to be met by an enthusiastic, if scruffy, Springer Spaniel (liver and white) called Bruce. I *like* dogs, I always try to find out their names before I talk to them - it's only polite after all. 'Dog' just doesn't have the same je ne sais quoi.
*Anyway*, I don't remember what the tankard man looked like, but he made us very welcome. First thing I did was have a quick shufty at his book case... Some interesting Atlases and a very well read copy of 'Interview With A Vampire' were what I noticed.
Tankard bought (for Peter Wingfield), we zoomed back to Romaldkirk to discover the lads playing on the swings in the back garden. Apparently both pubs were shut.
Also apparrently, while they were off getting petrol for Mike's car, Sonic was practicing his 'Hee-eeh' (at least that's how John decided you ought to spell it.
When I said 'Oh my God it's a pallendrome!' he said he hoped it got better soon, and that it wasn't infectious). He'd also said he would instruct Sonic the proper usage of 'Hee-eeh' later in the day....
Shopping offloaded, we started getting the dining room ready for Andi's birthday tea. There were various strange sounding squeaks emanating from the room next door, which I just *had* to investigate. Turns out they'd decided to get the Star Wars Trivial Pursuit out. One problem... R2D2 was being awkward. I think it was Sonic who arrived in the kitchen, droid in hand, to tell Andi;
'Artoo won't work!' Oh it was *so* pitiful. And no, I didn't laugh (for which I deserve a medal, I think). Andi took the offending droid off him.
'Give him to mummy and let her fix him.' (I still didn't laugh, but it *was* close).
Sonic went away happy, and I toddled in shortly afterwards to find 3 of them fighting (almost) over who was going to be what. KIDS!!! (I did laugh at that point - couldn't resist it any longer).
We decided to make MTAS Mules which involved much fun wielding a hammer (which I thoughtfully brought with me) on some poor, unsuspecting ice cube bags. Olwyn was *very* good at this, said it was all to do with getting your hand into a rhythm.....Hmmm.
We decided to watch the Star Wars fracas for a bit before telling them they were actually doing it *wrong*. No, you don't get a cheese for every right answer.
Luckily enough, tea was ready at that point so any potential nastiness was diverted.
We all grabbed a seat round the table (it was a bit like musical chairs without the music) while Alis brought in the Cherry Pie (doubling as birthday cake) with a flourish.
It did have candles in, 1 for each decade, but one of them fell over before Andi could blow them out. Cherry Pie was not made for candles, it was made for eating. Which we did.
And I'm sure I shared my Chute related thought of Tom and Harry with Olwyn at that moment.
Birthday tea consisted of:-
Cherry Pie
3 flavours of popcorn (it was different colours too)
Prawn Crackers
KP Skips
Funny Faces (the *biscuits*)
Pretzel Flipz
Wafer biscuits
Jelly Winnie the Pooh shapes
Grand Marnier and Brandy flavoured whipped cream
Teddy bear sprinkles
Pan baked crisps
And probably more that I can't remember
I managed to gross everyone out first by dunking wafers in my Mule, and then by squirting a good sized dollop of the Grand Marnier cream into it. It was very nice... Honest!
I also think I ate most of the Prawn Crackers singlehandedly.
After munchies the lads disappeared next door to carry on murdering each other over the Trivial Pursuit. Andi soon followed to be question master and keep them under *some* semblance of control. I mean, would *you* cheat with Andi in the same room?
That left me, Olwyn and Alis. We indulged in a spot of popcorn throwing, but kept the whipped cream well away from Alis. Olwyn and Alis maintain that they were trying to get the popcorn in the pie dish... funnily enough a good portion ended up in my hair, in my Mule and on the floor. The lure of food fighting eventually lost its charm and we actually ended up having a serious discussion about fanfic in general, and my distinct lack of progress in writing in particular. Time flies when you're enjoying yourself.
We eventually joined the rabble in the main room, to watch the progress of the Trivial Pursuit. John had won one game at that point, and they were fiercly contesting the second. It's amazing how much fun it is to say 'I know that' when everyone else is stuck on a question (especially considering Mike and I were the only people in the room who were actually in double figures when Star Wars came out the first time). After 2 games (John 1 - 1 Romulan) we decided it was Dragon time.
We didn't have enough pint glasses for proper Dragons all round, so some of us ended up with Baby Dragons. Gizmo (my ever so cute little green pottery dragon chrimbo pressie from a friend at work) had a full immersion baptism, despite being told that it would make him melt. He was fine, once I'd licked all the interesting bits off.
Alis and Olwyn weren't paying much attention to the general proceedings, as they were reading Sentinel zines, the cover of one in particular was *veeeerry* nice. Alis also committed the grossly indecent and sacreligious act of spilling a Dragon. Shock! Horror!!
Mad dash for cloth to wipe up the ever increasing green stain!!! We then moved the chair a little bit so you couldn't tell.
We ate pizza (we even cooked it first) accompanied by haunted house potato shape type things, turned marshmallows into gooey incendiary objects and generally had fun with the fire. Mike somehow managed to get covered in half melted marshmallow, courtesy of Alis. It really was nothing to do with me.... honest!
Andi also had the bright idea that I should try on this corset of hers. Not the top of *That* outfit, a *proper* corset. With bones. And laces. God it was tight. I now know why all those women in films hold onto the door or something when they're being laced up. I also never realised just how much of my lungs I actually used for breathing until I *couldn't* (useless fact - most people only use the upper 65% of their lungs, sometimes less). Then she went and made me laugh. Or at least I tried to laugh. A half strangled sort of snort managed to escape as I clung onto the wall - snort number 69 unfortunately.
Mind you, I really *did* need help getting out of that corset. I think there's even a photo (of me *in* the corset, I hasten to add!). And as for the snorts, I'm sure everyone had some sort of neferious plan that they aren't telling me about. It was a conspiracy! I think the grand total of snorts for the entire weekend was over 120... I'm not entirely sure as we lost count!
Once I managed to get out of the damned corset (actually it was very nice) and back into normal clothes, it was time to unleash the Dragon's Revenge on an unsuspecting Mike, Sonic and Olwyn. Unfortunately there wasn't *quite* enough Mule left to get the mixture exactly right. They even had the temerity to drink it *fast*.
We waited.
And waited.
And *eventually* their eyes took on that sort of glazed, post Revenge look; Mike insisting that he was fine, Olwyn very carefully sitting on the floor and letting the wall hold her up (she'd very casually been making sure she sat there most of the evening so we wouldn't notice anything amiss when the Revenge bit. She's not thick, our Olwyn.) Sonic went very, very quiet for a bit.
Then we got the Twister out. I can't remember whose idea it was, but it certainly wasn't mine as I was suffering from the excruciating pain of a pulled chuckle-muscle. Seriously.
I mean it. Honest!!! I even had to take pain killers (a rather dubious event considering the alcohol flying around. Why do you think my e-addy is flyingpig, hey?)
Twister was funny (pain or no pain), we eventually persuaded Sonic, Romulan, John and Alis to indulge. Andi did the whizzy thing with the pointer, Mike took pictures, Olwyn continued to prop the wall up, and I was relatively quiet for about half an hour. The Romulan was out on nearly the first round. John lasted a bit longer. Sonic and Alis looked ready to go for it all night (and we have the photographic evidence, or rather Mike does). It was even better once we told them to get their arses in the air (much chuckling from the slashettes in the house).
After the Twister debacle Andi decided it was time for a bath and Sonic decided it was time to die. I think Andi just wanted to use her Baileys bubble bath. We later on had Rom trekking up and down the stairs doing the dutiful servant bit. First it was for a cold drink, then ice-cream and then for chocolate fudge and teddy bear sprinkles *on* the ice-cream.
He didn't reappear after that though they *definitely* left the bathroom.
I contemplated moving the sign.
With Andi and Darran out the way, Sonic dead and Mike mellow; Alis and Olwyn decided to toast more marshmallows and crumpets. Failing that, Olwyn tried to set fire to the skewers, herself and the poker (for the *fire*), not to mention the carpet. I added to the general pyromaniacal ambience by digging out the candles I just *happened* to bring with me. Very Nice. I *like* fire. So we sat and we chatted and we listened to music and generally vegged.
Eventually we had to crash (those of us who hadn't already). It was about 2:30, I think.
The bed hadn't got any longer. I thought about moving the sign again (still didn't. Anyone who even *dares* to mention poultry will be... well, I'm sure I'll think of something... Honest!
I woke up about 8am and meandered downstairs for a drink. A sleeping bag had miraculously appeared over Sonic, who didn't seem to have moved from where we abandoned him. I thought about starting to tidy up, but going back to bed seemed much more interesting and a hell of a lot warmer too. Heh heh heh.
When I officially surfaced the place was clean. Wow! And then we had to make breakfast and mess it all up again. I cheerfully volunteered John to do the washing up, seeing as I was driving. I did the drying...
* * * The Quest for the Holy Not Poodles * * *
Now this was an ongoing event for the weekend, which was so eloquently explained by our resident Horsegirl in disguise. So here we have the tale of *The Quest*...
Talking of Horsegirls, I did my bit for mayhem and terror this weekend. *Certain* people (not me, Andi or Alis) decided Pot Noodles (or as TO John TG quaintly calls them, Not Poodles) were an acceptable food group.
Clearly, this was unacceptable.
The first set were relocated at source. (Hidden in shoulder bag at shop when no one was looking.)
Time taken to realise they were non-available: 17 hours.
Places searched: Kitchen - 11 cupboards. Living Room. Bedrooms (as if).
Retrieval procedure: placed in full view in kitchen.
Second set:
Relocated in pseudo-domestic activity (put away shopping, hid items in freezer)
Time taken to realise etc: ten hours.
Places searched: Darren was looking for ice-cream, and accidentally located the Not Poodles.....Darn.
Action: Due to the Romulan's inability to do more than observe that the Not Poodles were in the freezer, they remained there for a further two hours.
Second set (part 2):
Relocated (as part of ostensible drinking water trip) to washing machine.
Time taken to etc : Sonic discovered non-Noodle situation at an undiscovered time (<2.30 am >8.30 am) Probable time: 5 hours.
Action: passed out again, hungry {eg}
Places searched: All. (inc freezer)
Action: Mike spotted Not-Poodles accidentally when commiserating with other addicts and glancing across the utility room.
Darn darn.
Second set: part three
Due to shortness of time, plan D did not eventuate as preceding. Moving fast, only half of target was achieved, relocated externally to juvenile suspenso-pendulum facilities. (two pot noodles on the swings) Rom and Sonic cracked first, and collected them.
JTG has promised the EC Not Poodle Mountain for Chronicles...
* * * *
Time just seemed to run away from us and in no time at all I had to tke Alis back to Darlington for her train. I'd got used to the trip by then, but still forgot how long it took. We (me and Olwyn) even managed to miss another one of John's Magnum moments.
Despite packing at the speed of light we were pushing it for time to get Olwyn back to Leeds for her train so I finally got to see how fast I could go in the car, fully laden. Fun! Of course we'd forgotten about the A1. Bad roadworks. Nasty, nasty roadworks.
Even so, we *nearly* made it. I think we missed the train by 5 minutes. I'm just glad the police weren't being particularly vigilant and I'm surprised Romulan didn't run screaming from the car as soon as we stopped.
Actually I think getting *into* Leeds station car park was possibly the most harrowing part of the drive...
'Where now?'
'Stay over here.'
'Over there?' (turn steering wheel)
'No!!!! *Here*' (waves arms. I readjust steering wheel.)
Oops. I can drive... honest, but I'm saying nothing about my sense of direction, my ears or my inability to know which left they mean (or which right for that matter).
We found out it wouldn't cost Olwyn any extra to get a later train (collective sigh of relief as we were going to foot the bill if she had). All we had to do then was decide what was going to happen next. The problem?
It's Sunday.
It's Leeds.
It's *the* night at the Phono.
Eventually we compromised on eating in the station Burger King before abandoning Olwyn in the pub (again), taking Darran and Andi to Darran's house so they could get changed and then going to John's so me and him could get changed. I was slightly dischuffed by the lack of time - I had enough time to do John's hair but not to do my own. If you have hair that is near as dammit one length, and that below shoulder level, it takes half an hour to an hour to crimp. Definitely not enough time. Still, I did manage to use some weird purple feathery braidy type things instead.
We arrived at the Phono for 9:30pm, where the chap behind the desk who takes the money and coats commented on how nice and unusual my coat smelled ('Ginger', by Cosmetics to Go - whether you're interested or not). We had fun, as per usual, even if we were only there for an hour. Andi diligently minding the bags while us more enthusiastic types had a dance.
The Phono is suffering from a very bad paint job at present (sort of bright duck-egg blue)and over preponderance of light, which is supplied by things that bear a startling resemblance to an alarming combination of vacuum cleaners and Bobba Fett's jet pack.
Not to mention the oh so wonderful kitsch 70s spangly Death Star thingy. You too can join the rebellion! In other words, there's a conspiracy going on in an effort to return the Phono to its natural state, ie *black*. And dark. But we'll keep the new loos, please.
Eventually we caught the bus home. Next morning I was banished while John phoned work (as if I would have made him laugh...)Needless to say we set out later than originally intended, but still managed to unpack the car at mine and get it back to the hire place on time. Then I had to get back home, pick up my own car and go and fetch my dog who'd been in kennels for the weekend. As I wheelspun off down the road I had the startling revelation that the Peugot we'd had for the weekend definitely *wasn't* a 2 litre car. John was not surprised. At least he wasn't by the time he'd managed to scrape himself off the back seat.
The dog was pleased to see me and decided John was an easy target for all sorts of things (like being coerced into playing ball). I nearly died laughing at the look on John's face when he told me,'Your dog is *nuts*...' Like he was actually surprised at this. Amazing. But he's *my* dog, so what else should you expect?
I had to go out for a work do that evening so John was dispatched back to Leeds via public transport. I decided to drive, thinking my liver would probably leap up my throat and strangle me if I drank any more, never mind hating me forever. I was even in bed by 11pm. *Scary*. Seriously, I needed to recover from the weekend before I was in work again.
Yes, a good time was had by all.
Things to remember....
Not Poodles
Star Wars Trivial Pursuit
And the fact that Olwyn is a pyromaniac
People saying:-
'Uhh?' (usually in reply to me)
'One small step for Ally, a giant leap for mankind...'
(see above. Thanks Olwyn
'So that's what you kids are calling it these days...'
'Beer... Last?!!'
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Jeko Disain OU
Jeko Disain OU is an electronics design and manufacturing company that was founded in 2005.
Areas of work
- Electronic and mechanical equipment design and manufacturing.
- SMD components installing (Pick and Place) (proto- and small series)
- CAD/CAM design and programming
- CNC milling (proto- and small series) PCNC 1100
- Software design and programming (C++, C#, .NET, SQL)
We offer solutions for optical quality control of liquid substances, determination of undesirable additives in liquids and their concentration measurement. Wide range UV light intensity measurement. Solutions for spectroscopy, production and renovation of devices.
Solutions for test data collection and online (cloud) sharing between involved users.
SPECTRA-280™ is a cloud-based food analytics platform, integrated with our accurate and low-cost flow-through liquid fluorescence sensor (spectrometer) and designed to help SMEs and large industries in the Dairy, Fruit Juice and Olive oil industries assess the safety and quality of their food products by replacing expensive and time consuming laboratory spectrometers. Improving food safety and quality leads to significant waste, water and energy reductions and improved resource efficiency.


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Mr Buffet,
CRZ Ministry,
Dear Mr Buffet,
I, Mr Warren, am writing this letter to seek consent from you, on the behalf of the CRZ Ministry of Florida. This consent is required for the construction of a helipad at our commercial centre in the city of Miami. We have taken several necessary permissions and the consent from your side will mean that we can go forward with the construction of the necessary helipad. The details of the acquired permissions have been enclosed along with this letter.
The enclosure of this letter has also been provided with the details of the helipad which is to be constructed. As a responsible citizen of the state, we put forward our plea for your consent, to assure that everything is done in accordance with the law. We would be highly obliged for your consent. We are awaiting a quick and favourable response from your side. Thanking you in anticipation of an affirmative response,
Yours sincerely,
Mr Warren


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World's Largest Hedge Fund is Completely Automating Management (and Humans)
There has been a lot of discussion regarding the role automation will play in our workforce in the coming years. Much of this talk is focused on how the shift will impact low-skilled workers in areas like manufacturing. However, these jobs are increasingly being joined by other positions like doctors, lawyers, and now, even finance managers.
Ray Dalio is the founder of Bridgewater, the world's largest and most profitable hedge fund, who just happens to also be working toward completely automating the firm's management. Software engineers are hard at work developing systems to completely take over the day-to-day decision-making process, including hiring and firing. The software team is referred to as the Systematized Intelligence Lab and are led by David Ferrucci, who also led the development of IBM's Watson.
The project is based on Dalio's 123-page public manifesto known as the "Principles." The manifesto culminates into what the Wall Street Journal describes as an "unorthodox management approach" involving "radical openness" that encourages employees to rate each other, openly disagree and criticize, and where honesty is a top priority.
Read more: https://futurism.com/worlds-largest-hedge-fund-is-completely-automating-management-and-humans/


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Every year since 1989, ADAMites have gotten together to celebrate and share their thoughts, ideas, and memories of the Coleco ADAM computer. The gathering is known as ADAMcon. Throughout the years, we have seen homebrew applications and hardware for both the ADAM and ColecoVision game console.
This year, ADAMcon 23, will be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For registration information, click: http://ann.hollowdreams.com/ac23register.doc


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Jay & Jennifer
Jason & Joanne
Ivan & Courtney
Gary & Pei Yuan
Eric & Debbie
I love shooting weddings for many of its heart-warming parts. But what I always find absolutely mesmerizing is the part where the bride gets ready. Whether it's in the wee hours of the morning or close to noon, whether it's …
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Yew Chuan & Tricia
Sometimes we get lucky enough to meet clients who fly us all around the world, to all this exotic and beautiful locations. We shot Yew Chuan and Tricia pre-wedding portraits around Italy. Amore!! They say that whenever there is love …
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Earnest & Valerie
Kent & Pui Ling
One of the things we loved most about Kent and Pui Ling was how laid back they are, they put a lot of time and effort into planning their wedding, but once their day arrived, they were able just to sit back, enjoy their wine, and relish in the romance.
Well of course, the beautiful city of London do play a big part as well, it is almost impossible to get a bad shot in this beautiful view, just check out the first picture!! It looks like a cinematic moment we have there, and also to all the other long shots, it just seem like the shot was being pluck out from a romantic Korean movie.
Despite being a married woman myself,I am always curious to hear about how people fall in love, and I never tire of hearing about their journeys. One part I especially love is about how they are convinced that they were meant to spend the rest of their lives with each other. Each story is different and unique in their own ways, but to me, they always have the same heart-warming effect.
Anyway back to this shoot, I am very appreciative of Kent and Pui Ling for having the same thing in mind. Instead of being overshadow by the larvish and beautiful setting of London, they prefer to make their story center-stage ,which is very romantic and sweet.
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1) The Perfect Mortgage
Or Is It?
The couple was excited! They'd found a house they loved and even the name of a real estate agent they liked on one of their very first drives through the most beautiful neighborhood in town. Better yet, they'd found a mortgage company that approved them for a whopping loan, $270,000 for thirty years, with no hassle, no closing costs, no "points"—and an interest rate two percentage points below the competition.
Better yet, the mortgage was an adjustable rate mortgage, which cut the payment, when interest rates went down, but didn't raise the payment a nickel if the interest rate went up! And they only needed to pay five percent down, not ten or twenty percent, like those other companies. The couple grabbed that loan quicker than you could grab a set of free tickets to Tahiti. The payment stretched their budget a bit, but they could handle it.
And were they happy! Until the fifth payment, that is, when the payment unexpectedly jumped $300 per month. Turns out the "lower" interest rate promised by the mortgage company was just a "teaser" rate for the first four months. After four months, the base interest rate jumped higher than the base rate of the other mortgage companies the couple had shopped.
Now the payment really stretched their budget—especially when the couple got their first property tax bill at the end of the year. Their property taxes had doubled. No one had warned them property taxes can go up dramatically.
But they struggled with the payment for four years, at least comforted by the thought that their payment hadn't gone up even higher. Interest rates during those four years had jumped from 4% to 8%, but their payment didn't go up a dime. At least something was working right!
Then rates dropped back to 4% over a 6-month period, and the couple watched each month for their payment to decrease. It didn't. What was wrong? The couple didn't know their "adjustable" mortgage rate was very different from the adjustable rate mortgage plans at the other lenders: their mortgage company's plan allowed the company to delay lowering payments until a full six months after interest rates dropped. Very nice for the company, but not so nice for the couple.
Then his company down-sized, along with his position at the company. Very quickly, the mortgage payment became unmanageable. This couple's only hope was to get a smaller house and a smaller mortgage. That's when the problems really began:
- Their old mortgage contained an early termination clause. The couple didn't even know what that meant, but, with sinking stomachs, they understood the mortgage company's explanation: "If you pay this mortgage off early, there will be a $12,000 early termination penalty."
- Even worse, they had a "negative equity" mortgage (also called a "negative amortization" mortgage) with no "cap." The couple didn't know what that meant, either, but with real terror they understood the mortgage company's explanation: "Oh, you haven't been paying down your mortgage at all during the last four years. It's gone up. It's gone up by $50,000, even after all your payments. Now, speaking of payments, you're late. What are you going to do about that?


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A lot of marketers prefer creating audio products over writing ebooks and other written information base materials. The reason for this is very simple; CD series and MP3s are much easier and quicker to create as you don't need to put everything into writing. You just have to speak your mind and share your knowledge by doing your recording. Depending on your topic and the length of your audio products, you can potentially create 2-5 units in just a matter of 24 hours.
Here's how you can increase your audio business creation:
1. Carefully choose your topics. Go with topics that your potential clients will be willing to spend their hard-earned money on so you can easily sell your creations online. It would help if you can do a keyword research to figure out the most common or popular search terms within your niche or if you can send surveys to your opt-in list to determine the kind of information that your potential clients are looking for.
2. Do your research. Before you grab that microphone, I strongly suggest that you obtain more information about your chosen topic so you can make your audio products highly informative and more content-rich. Check out Google news, Yahoo! Answers, relevant forums and blogs, and other reputable sites like Wikipedia dot com.
3. Create a script or an outline. Ensure that your ideas will flow smoothly and that you'll avoid long pauses and dead air by creating a script or an outline that can greatly help you all throughout the recording process. This can serve as your blueprint so stick to it as much as possible.
4. Make it personal. So as not to alienate your clients, ensure that you communicate your ideas using conversational tone. Be warm, upbeat, friendly, and spontaneous all throughout. Empathize when needed, insert appropriate humor every now and then, and don't forget to ask questions once in a while to make your content sound more engaging.
5. Deliver quality content. Give your clients their money's worth by ensuring that your audio products sound clear and crisp. They must also be loaded with valuable and useful information that your potential clients are looking for. In addition, they must be easy to understand, direct to the point, short, concise, and your ideas must flow smoothly to avoid confusing your listeners.


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Ollie is originally from the Caribbean island of Barbados, so his surfing background has taught him the importance of flexibility, core strength, balance and functional strength. A holder of the prestigious Premier Personal Training Diploma and a REPS level 3 advanced instructor, Ollie is also a kettlebell master trainer, TRX suspension trainer, nutritional therapist and all round funny guy.
Following the Diets Don't Work Method, his sessions are always structured, varied and interesting with challenging things to try. Your success and the achievement of your goals are of the utmost importance to him. Ollie is the Training Director for the Leeds area; look out for his Diets Don't Work car in the area.
Desert Island Selection
Album: Catch A Fire by Bob Marley
Movie: Step Into Liquid
Food: Anything non-dairy
Single Luxury Item: A transporter, like on star trek
Personal training areas covered
Leeds – Roundhay – Allwoodley – Horsforth
Areas of specific expertise
Nutrition – Weight loss – TRX – Stability ball – Bosu ball – Strength training – Boxercise – Circuits


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Statement on the Merrion Square Plaque
A word to the LGBTQ Pride Community on this weekends unveiling
Posted on Monday, June 19, 2017 - Back to News Stories
Dublin LGBTQ Pride are very aware of the upset that was caused by the plaque that was unveiled yesterday. This plaque was reinstated as it was previously put in place by the community, along with the Pride tree, and we were proud about having it back in its rightful place.
We acknowledge that it doesn't do enough to respect the experiences of our LGBTQ family who we have lost along the journey. We are now working to create a monument that acknowledges all members of our community.
We always appreciate feedback from the LGBTQ community and are constantly striving to be as inclusive as possible.
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Fifa open North Korea enquiry
Fifa will investigate claims of mistreatment of North Korea's players and coach, Sepp Blatter has confirmed.
Last Updated: 11/08/10 3:02pm
Fifa will investigate claims of mistreatment of North Korea's players and coach, Sepp Blatter has confirmed.
North Korea's World Cup campaign ended with three straight defeats and a host of reports have claimed coach Kim Jong-Hun was sentenced to hard labour and his squad were subjected to a six-hour interrogation by government officials on returning from South Africa.
And Blatter has admitted Fifa have contacted the new president of the North Korean Football Association regarding the alleged incidents.
"(We contacted them) to tell us about the election of a new president, and if it is true, the allegations made by the media that the coach and some players have been condemned or punished," he said in a press conference in Singapore.
"The first step is the federation and we'll see what the answer will be, and then we can elaborate on that."
Fifa take a dim view of government interference in footballing matters and have often in the past suspended affected federations, like the case of Nigeria in the summer.
Blatter has also confirmed the matter of goal-line technology would be on the agenda at the International Football Association Board meeting in October.
Meanwhile, Fifa have confirmed the planned visit of their inspection group to Russia is expected to go ahead as planned despite the wildfires currently affecting the country.
The group are due in Russia from 16th to 19th August as part of the bidding process for 2018 and 2022 World Cups.


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News Release
NASD Board Approves Cold Calling Rule for Unregistered Individuals
Washington, D.C.—The National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD®) today announced that its Board of Governors has approved a rule that narrowly specifies the types of cold calls that can be made by individuals who work for brokerage firms but are not registered representatives and imposes explicit supervision requirements on the brokerage firms that employ them.
Under this rule, which will be sent to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for approval shortly, brokerage firms that employ unregistered cold callers must: designate at least one of the firm's principals to monitor and oversee the callers' activities; ensure that the callers are not subject to any of the NASD's disqualification conditions; and train the callers with respect to the permitted activities.
Unregistered cold callers will be permitted to work only after they acknowledge to the NASD that they are subject to the organization's jurisdiction. The rule also stipulates that the unregistered callers must be paid on an hourly or salary basis (sales commissions and sales-related incentives will not be allowed).
Brokerage firms will be able to meet their supervisory responsibilities by, for example, periodically monitoring some of the marketing calls and contacting investors who received the calls. Individuals and brokerage firms violating these rules will be subject to appropriate disciplinary actions by NASD Regulation's Enforcement Department.
Unregistered cold callers, under this rule, will be allowed to: extend invitations to attend brokerage firm-sponsored events; inquire whether an investor wants to discuss investments with a registered broker; and ask whether an investor wants to receive investment literature from the firm. In addition to telephone solicitations, the rule will apply to marketing efforts via the Internet, or other forms of electronic communication. This rule formalizes restrictions on unregistered cold callers that have been in place since 1988.
"Increased supervisory requirements coupled with clear limitations on the types of cold calls that unregistered individuals can make will help to ensure that investors are protected without diminishing brokerage firms' legitimate marketing efforts," said Frank G. Zarb, NASD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "This new rule offers the same protections to existing customers as it does to prospective clients, equalizing regulatory protection for all investors."
The NASD already has rules in place to protect investors from abusive cold calling. In December 1996, the SEC approved a series of NASD telemarketing rules that, among other things: prevents cold calls from being made before 8 a.m. or after 9 p.m. unless the investor receiving the call is already a customer of that firm or has given permission to be contacted outside of the normal calling hours; requires that cold callers immediately provide investors with their name, the name of their brokerage firm, their phone number, and that they are calling to solicit the purchase of securities or related services; and requires brokerage firms to maintain a "Do Not Call List" for any investor who does not wish to be contacted in the future.
The National Association of Securities Dealers is the largest securities-industry self-regulatory organization in the United States. Through its subsidiaries, NASD Regulation, Inc., and The Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc., the NASD develops rules and regulations; provides a dispute resolution forum; conducts regulatory reviews of members' activities; and designs, operates, and regulates securities markets all for the benefit and protection of investors.


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The entire upstairs is painted Benjamin Moore Hush. The trim
and cabinetry is....you guessed it! Swiss Coffee:)
I still need something above the toilet, and curtains
or a roman shade on the window.
The hanging light is from FOUND and I found the sconces
at Pottery Barn and they were a perfect match!
The rug is from Home Goods.
so we just went with a very inexpensive plain one and trimmed it out.
tannish goldish streaks in it, where
with this design and Chrissy at Custom Stone Works worked her magic:)
And by magic I mean BLACKOUT curtains!!
Yep. I found these lovelies at Pottery Barn.
Seriously, you close them and... presto! morning never appears:)
I may or may not have woken up to my hubby eating lunch
on more that one occasion:)
I live in ARIZONA. And I'd rather die a thousand deaths then go a summer
without one. Oh wait, I do die a thousand deaths every summer....
One of these days ima gonna have the hubby recess that thing
into the wall so I can cover it with a picture of....anything.
Anything is better than that black square of ugly.
I'll take more pics and talk the details
next week!!


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Belanger Titan Prep System
Price: $11,632.00 (Starting at)
Product by Belanger
The Titan VPS™ (Vehicle Prep System) uses a large volume of medium pressure reclaim water to thoroughly prep all vehicles from the window ledge down prior to entering a mitter curtain. Consisting of two triple manifold tubes with a total of 14 nozzles, the Titan eliminates the need for manual vehicle prepping. The manifold's brass nozzles are engineered to deliver 85 GPM to the vehicle in a 3 layer pattern for maximum cleaning at peak pump efficiency. This results in higher line speeds and reduced man-hours, allowing the Titan to deliver a rapid return on your investment.
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Select an FAQ below to learn more about Quotes on AOL Finance.
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a. Where it says 'Enter a Stock Symbol,' enter your desired company name or ticker symbol.
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Elizabeth and James Nirvana Bourbon (get it here!)
I'm a loyal Jo Malone wearer, but when I got a sample of this in my Sephora PLAY! Box, I immediately ran out to buy it. It's unlike anything I've ever worn, and it's definitely my favorite of the Nirvana line. MK&A are really killing the fragrance game here. The notes listed are vanilla bourbon, oakwood, and tuberose (which I looked up for you, its a Mexican flower).
Kiehl's 'Ultra Facial' Oil-Free Gel Cream (get it here!)
My new go-to moisturizer. I had been using LUSH 'Enzymion' for years, but my face needed a break. This is super-moisturizing, without making my face too oily, and also without being too matifying. It's the perfect moisturizer for oily-normal skin.
NARS Blush in 'Outlaw' (get it here!)
NARS always has the most incredible blushes, but this is not one I would have just grabbed. It's somewhat intimidating in the pan, but it's a beautiful, deep pink/red color with some gold shimmer. (Sephora describes it as a 'soft rose' color, which I am not entirely sure I agree with, so go swatch this one yourself). The girl at the Nordstrom NARS counter got me hooked after using it on me. It was my go-to holiday blush and I've found myself reaching for it as an every day blush now too.
Lipstick Queen Cupid's Bow Pencils in Apollo and Ovid (get them here!)
Beyond Yoga Inner Light-Weight Tank (get it here!)
Yuni SHOWER SHEETS (get them here!).
These are amazing. There are definitely people out there who are going to read this and think I'm disgusting, but I know the majority of my audience is with me on this. These obviously don't replace your regular shower schedule, but they're extremely helpful when you workout and aren't able to shower/go home right away (which is frequently the case with me). They smell great and are big enough where you only need one per use. Definitely recommend them, and have been loving learning more about this brand, which is new to Sephora.com! They're also probably going to make an appearance in my 'How Not to Wash Your Hair for a Week" blog post.
Lipstick Queen Cupid's Bow Pencils in Apollo and Ovid (get them here!)
I cannot believe it took me this long to discover Lipstick Queen! This product specifically has been one of my favorites from the line thus far and may be my favorite lip 'pencil' that I've ever tried (yes, even beating NARS). They're so smooth and creamy, and I never have any problems with feathering! Plus, they're $5 cheaper than NARS. Apollo is a wine color, and Ovid is a deep blue-red. Both are amazing, and there are six other shades to choose from!
Beyond Yoga Inner Light-Weight Tank (get it here!)
Beyond Yoga has become my go-to athlesiure (and athletic) brand recently. It's not cheap, but the quality is incredible and 100% worth it. The leggings and tanks are so comfortable and soft, unlike any I've ever worn. If you can swing it, I highly recommend picking something up by them, specifically this tank!


text: I just spent an hour going through a beta. I found that I love the steering wheel and the column. I see why they chose it. MB has made good choices. It tilts and telescopes more than most. The controls have intuitive feel even though I have only ever driven a MB around the block previously. I don't want the push button PRNDB any more. The column shifter brings me back to my youth.


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Ryoga Hibiki developed a romantic interest in Akane Tendo when she took his cursed form as a pet, innocently unaware that the pig was truly a human in cursed form, and dubbing him "P-Chan"[1][2]. From that point forward, Ryoga was Ranma's rival for Akane's affection.
Ryoga's feelings may have partially been inspired as a way to get one back at his rival, but they quickly become quite genuine, albeit motivated strongly by Ryoga's loneliness. Ryoga deeply wants to confess his feelings for Akane in person, but is far too shy to muster the will to do it, which is not aided by the fact Ranma readily interrupts Ryoga or plays tricks on him for the fun of it. Ryoga mostly expresses his feelings for Akane with subtle methods; he constantly brings Akane presents and tries to be her best friend, being quick to stand up on her behalf or encourage her. Sometimes, Ryoga's efforts to be Akane's ally lead him to actually being too supportive for her own good, as he is perfectly willing to lie to her or tell her what she wants to hear in order to make it happy. Most notably, he refuses to ever admit that her cooking is bad and will choke it down without complaint; this, in turn, fuels Akane's belief that she is a good cook and Ranma is merely being a jerk when he refuses to eat her food or tells her it tastes bad.
Ryoga's affections for Akane are also the reason why he goes along with the deception of being P-chan, the pet pig. While he does feel somewhat ashamed of it, as he knows it's wrong and that Akane would not be happy to learn she had actually been treating a human being in such a familiar manner - hence why he never confesses his curse to Akane and always panics if it looks like she might be about to figure it out - he is so addicted to the closeness and affection she gives "P-chan" that he readily goes along with it and takes every advantage of it. He is shown at least once to try to avoid seeing her nude, which is admittedly practical given how suspicious a pig with a nosebleed would be, but he still readily goes to bed with her and allows her to cuddle him into her breasts.
By the end of the manga his situation became more complicated when he also develops reciprocated feelings for Akari Unryu. Since meeting Akari, Ryoga has struggled with which girl he wants to pursue - see the Akari-Ryoga Relationship page for further details.
There is no evidence that Akane sees Ryoga as anything more than a friend, despite Ryoga's best efforts to win her romantic affection. She makes a point of acting confused, dismissive or oblivious if someone raises the idea that Ryoga may have a crush on her, and repeatedly refers to Ryoga as a "friend". She evidently seems to think that friendship is enough, and is repeatedly baffled when her calling him a friend seems to make him upset - this is most notable towards the end of the Shishi Hokodan vs Moko Takabisha arc, where she is utterly confused when Ryoga only becomes more depressed when she insists she doesn't hate him and wants them to be "friends forever"[3].
That said, in the ending of the Waterproof Soap arc, Akane comments to the line that after seeing Ryoga's true feelings - and how dangerous he is when emotionally excited - she has no interest in such a dangerous relationship and Ryoga will need to find a girl much stronger than her[4]. Thusly, the possibility exists that after that story, Akane is deliberately feigning ignorance of Ryoga's romantic intentions, in hopes of gently discouraging him from being in love with her, but trying to keep him as a strictly non-romantic friend.