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Following on from the partnership signed last year at the 13th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice, UNODC and the Doha-based International Centre for Sport Security (ICSS) unveiled a new resource guide that will help law enforcement and sports organizations better detect and investigate match-fixing and cases of sports-results manipulation.
Launched during a side event of the Seventh meeting of the Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group on the Prevention of Corruption, which was attended by representatives of the 178 States parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, the new resource guide is the result of an extensive 18-month project led by the UNODC and ICSS.
The new UNODC-ICSS guide has been developed for investigators in both law enforcement and sports organizations and also to raise awareness among policy makers about the threat of match-fixing. It provides comprehensive information on the different factors, approaches and practical investigation techniques needed to conduct effective investigations into match-fixing. It also provides guidance on how law enforcement and sport organizations, and other relevant stakeholders, can effectively work together to detect and investigate match-fixing across different jurisdictions.
Over 40 experts contributed their knowledge to the development of the resource guide. These included officials from: FIFA, the International Olympic Committee, INTERPOL, the European Commission, Hong Kong Jockey Club, World Snooker, Council of Europe, Ministries of Justice from France and the Republic of Korea, and EUROPOL.
Speaking at the launch of the resource guide, John Brandolino, UNODC Director for Treaty Affairs, said, "The problem of match-fixing is such that it undermines integrity in sport with the significant illicit profits it generates allowing organized crime and corruption to thrive. In addition, the investigative skills of both law enforcement agencies and sports organizations around the world which are needed to identify and apprehend those responsible, are relatively underdeveloped."
For his part, Mohammed Hanzab, President of ICSS, while highlighting the expert contributions in the development of the guide, mentioned: "This handbook provides a comprehensive range of case studies, investigation techniques and approaches to combat match-fixing as well as providing valuable guidance on how to disrupt the international organized crime syndicates that now operate in sport."


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Our Core Values:
One of our major core value is integrity which we handle with topmost perusal and priority. Integrity in project execution, status reports of on going projects and project timeline adherence.
Building ICT Giants
Constant building of individuals to be I.T oriented giants is also our core in SKS. We deliver with top notch practicals on all ICT courses we offer. The training has gone beyond theory which fades off with time. Practical on hands projects is the mother of every training in SKS.
Constant Development/Innovation
We strive to deliver best technological innovations and invest in expertise and our workflow teams and engineers who are highly qualified to ensure quality service delivery.
Excellent Service Delivery
The most important thing that we also do is listen to our clients' needs and requirements, then proffer and deliver the right solutions with high level of integrity and transparency. Our foundation has been built on this hard earned credibility from clients.

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Serving the Arlington community for over 80 years!
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An American Service Center company, Mercedes-Benz of Arlington, Virginia is one of the nation's oldest and largest Mercedes-Benz dealers. Our commitment to providing exceptional customer service is exemplified in what our founder, Saul Brooks, said - "take care of the customer first, that's the main thing." Be sure to read up on our dealership's history and mission statement before you come see us.


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The Spirit Collection contains nearly 28,000 vials of mostly orchid flowers in preservative fluids, along with several thousand gesneriad specimens, making it the second largest collection in the world. The Selby collection is the largest such collection in the western hemisphere and second largest in the world (after Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, U.K.). The entire Selby collection numbers more than 36,000 vials of flowers and small plants, with 26,000 vials of the orchid family (Orchidaceae); 2000 vials of gesneriads (Gesneriaceae); and 300 vials of bromeliads (Bromeliaceae). The preservative fluid has 70 parts denatured alcohol, 27 parts water, and 3 parts glycerin.
The MSBG Spirit Collection houses the Orchid Identification Center (OIC), the Bromeliad Identification Center (BIC), and Gesneriad Resource Center (GRC) voucher collections plus the Dunsterville, Luer, Dodson, Hirtz, Escobar, Alexander, and other miscellaneous collections. Significant new additions (2006) to the collection are from Katherine Gregg (Catasetiinae) and Leslie Garay, providing several thousand new specimens. The spirit collection includes many type specimens.
The Gardens, with support from the National Science Foundation (NSF DBI-0138615), completed a project in 2004 to extend the lifetime of the Spirit Collection. The work included replacement of trays, vials, metal caps, and liners. To improve inventory and tracking of the collection, a bar code was applied to each vial.
Plant specimens in fluids (spirits) preserve flowers in a 3-dimensional, close-to-nature form. Spirit collections thus complement dried, pressed specimens that provide only a 2-dimensional view. The Spirit Collection has special reference value for taxonomists who identify plant species and name new ones, and serves as a repository for voucher specimens. Vouchers are designated by researchers in their publications and placed in a recognized herbarium to serve as a permanent reference to their work. Although dried flowers can be rehydrated, they do not always regain their natural shape and the process shortens the life of a herbarium specimen.
The Spirit Collection is available for consultation by all qualified researchers.
For more information, please contact us.
Curation of the Spirit Collection was made possible through a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF DBI-0138615).


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about us
deberenn exemplifies international quality through its' design and production of chairs and sofas for all contract furniture projects. We offer a wide range of activity-based seating arrangements for offices, hotels, hospitals, restaurants or any lounge areas needed.
Our seating collection is a comfortable answer to the many needs of our customers, by offering different solutions characterized by innovative comfort, ergonomics, wellness, design and materials.
Aesthetics, beauty, resistance and versatility of use are adjectives which best describe our seating collection, where quality and functionality is the first step for first-rate product designs.
Each product family allows a display of individual interior concepts contributing to the corporate identity of our business. Our products are designed in such a way that they can be customized to meet special customer requirements. Even in large-scale orders, we are able to develop and implement special solutions quickly and efficiently. Our customers' requirements and wishes are, in fact, a constant source of valuable ideas for developing new products.
deberenn has become a leader among our competitors as we increase our market and brand recognition with Turkish and foreign designers such as David Fox, Christophe Pillet, Bartoli Design, Esat Fişek, Farm Design and Bona Design. These experienced freelance architects have become a part of studio deberenn, a research and design group behind all of our interior designs. By using different colors and fabric material, our interior designers are able to understand the needs of our market, creating new collections and helping us target not only offices but every type of contract projects.
These new designs come as a result of what we think.
A good design is based upon a synthesis of material, function, aesthetics, cost and flexibility. An experienced production team crafts these designs into reality by displaying their skills and adding quality to our company culture.
Our latest philosophy explains that we are always 'crafting beautiful solutions through constant evolution'. This vision describes our latest collection, which is always pursuing reachable designs while keeping the costs payable, but never ignoring the quality and design aspect.


text: I just released Ampoule 0.0.2 on pypi and launchpad http://pypi.python.org/pypi/ampoule/0.0.2 https://launchpad.net/ampoule/ampoule/0.0.2 Ampoule is a process pool implementation written on top of Twisted Matrix. Its name comes from the use of AMP as the default communication protocol between the pool and all its children. It's different from other alternative solutions because it provides an API very close to that of the Twisted ThreadPool. As an helper function it also provides a deferToAMPProcess function that creates the ProcessPool and submits jobs to it. The code is pretty well tested, in fact it contains more test lines than actual code lines, and it's pretty well documented. Speedwise on my macbook pro I was able to run about 1700 Ping calls per second without recycling processes and about 1500 with a recycling value of about 10000 calls per process. If anyone wants to contribute a C implementation of amp serializer/deserializer I'm pretty sure that Ampoule would benefit a lot from it but for my current tasks 1500 calls per second is more than fast enough, it's actually pretty fast. A usage example is the following: from ampoule import child, util from twisted.protocols import amp class Pid(amp.Command): response = [("pid", amp.Integer())] class MyChild(child.AMPChild): @Pid.responder def pid(self): import os return {"pid": os.getpid()} @util.mainpoint def main(args): import sys from twisted.internet import reactor, defer from twisted.python import log log.startLogging(sys.stdout) from ampoule import pool @defer.inlineCallbacks def _run(): pp = pool.ProcessPool(MyChild) yield pp.start() result = yield pp.doWork(Pid) print "The Child process PID is:", result['pid'] yield pp.stop() reactor.stop() reactor.callLater(1, _run) reactor.run() What's new in this version: Ampoule 0.0.2 (2008-09-26) ========================== Features -------- - Support process recycling after predefined number of calls. Changes ------- - ProcessPool argument max_idle is now maxIdle to comply with Twisted style guidelines. - removed ampoule.runner module because it was essentially useless, if you want to change subprocess startup behavior pass a string that contains the new code as an argument by overriding the default processFactory for example with a closure like this: from ampoule.main import startAMPProcess from ampoule.pool import ProcessPool pp = ProcessPool() def myProcessFactory(*args, **kwargs): kwargs['bootstrap'] = myBootstrapCode return startAMPProcess(*args, **kwargs) pp.processFactory = staticmethod(myProcessFactory) Have fun with ampoule! :) -- Valentino Volonghi aka Dialtone Now running MacOS X 10.5 Home Page: http://www.twisted.it http://www.adroll.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: </pipermail/twisted-python/attachments/20080927/989e1970/attachment.html> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: PGP.sig Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 194 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part URL: </pipermail/twisted-python/attachments/20080927/989e1970/attachment.sig>


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Category Archives: MY MOST POPULAR BLOG ENTRIES
Something Amiss
Skewed: Bias, Corruption & Hypocrisy in Contemporary Science & Medicine
HARM: Side & adverse effects of conventional medicine & hospitals vs. natural (alternative medicine or CAM) health care practitioners and supplements & Side & adverse effects of natural & wholistic health care practices & supplements (A Compendium)
Have we made prophets of Mel Brooks and Gene Roddenberry et al?
The contemporary American empire
The (near) future American empire?
Some cautionary words about prosperity theology (The Prosperity Gospel)
For those of you who are believers and subscribe to prosperity theology aka "The Prosperity Gospel": Please take some time and carefully read Rev. Bert M. Farias's new Charisma article titled "8 Reasons to Flee From Carnal Prosperity Preachers". As you will see, Rev. Farias marshalled some powerful scripture-centric reasoning in this insightful piece and, if I were a betting man, I'd wager the good Lord is going to have him write a book on this very topic (I know Dr. Michael Brown has written extensively about this topic but there is always room on the proverbial plate of life for another incisive tome on the subject).
If after reading Rev. Farias's conclusions and cautionary warnings you are tempted to reject them, kindly check out the earliest known catechism for messianic non-Jews which is the Didache (Many scholars believe it was written and first circulated in 50 CE. Given that Yeshua HaMashiach was crucified by the imperial Roman government sometime between 30 and 33 CE, this means the Didache was penned perhaps as few as 17 years after his death, burial and resurrection). It has a few choice things to say about greed (The very first chapter of it includes instructions on "almsgiving"). Those who wish to read it in its entirety can do so online for free at http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/didache-lake.html
And for those good folks who appreciate authoritative and balanced commentaries, there is one on the Didache which IMO is top flight: The Way of Life (Didache: A New Translation and Messianic Jewish Commentary) by Toby Janicki (600 pages, Vine of David © 2017). I actually had a gift copy sent to Rev. Farias during early January of this year and have sent copies to many other people in my orbit as well since then.
My fellow Roman Catholic Charismatics are invited to read Why the Prosperity Gospel Is Bankrupt by "Catholic Answers" writer Trent Horn.
We are all explorimentalists by nature
On 6-16-2018 Rev. Bert M. Farias posted the request below on his very popular Facebook page. A number of replies followed including one comment from a Miss Alice. I responded to her comment, Rev. Farias to mine, and so it went back & forth between us. We did not exactly stay on topic but did kibitz on things that might, just might prove of interest to some of you.
Bert Farias
For those who have the time and interest:
I'd like some feedback on this comment to my recent article. I'm constantly searching my heart on these issues, never wanting to be high-minded about these things, but to remain teachable. I guess the core question I found myself asking after reading this comment is this: What are some indicators of preachers who teach the gain is godliness message, and that financial prosperity equates to spirituality? (the article is on my timeline as I didn't want to repost it).
READER COMMENT: "There are some things worth considering in this article but it is hard to judge someone's heart and steweardship (sic) based only on their wealth. I will say that it seems extreme to compare someone like Joyce Meyer 35 million in estimated net worth to Bill Gates 91 billion, (A 2600 times difference) If I followed this logic, a typical minister in the USA might have 200k in net worth, while many poor have only debt. This is worse than 2600 times. Should ministers be allowed to have two cars when much of the world does not have a bike? Using the same standard, such relativism could apply the label false teacher to any Western Christian that has a skilled occupation. No, fortunately, God looks on the heart. Are you ruled by money or are you ruled by God? There is no certain dollar standard, lest all Westerners be guilty. Never mind that it takes LARGE Christian donors to move policy to the right..such as what occurred in recognizing Jerusalem as the capital."
Alice: And one more comment: I once had a lady ask me why God didn't let Christians win things like PCH millions of dollars prizes. My answer, without evening thinking about it, was that to many Christians can't /won't tithe on a $1,000, how can God trust them with millions. I believe God will bless obedience. It's not just money, but in everything that concerns us. I don't believe in all this "give $49.52 and God will multiply it 100 fold" stuff. That is just manipulation. But the Word does say that we are blessed with faithful Abraham. Again, that's not JUST money.
Anthony G. Payne Right on, Miss Alice. I would add: If God rigged drawings & lotteries to favor specific Christians or others winning he would be guilty of engaging in a form of cheating (When chance is violated in such lotteries by people who profit from it or do so to profit others this is a crime. Of course, human law is not binding on God in instances in which it violates his articulated rules and ways, but he does respect these when they spring from or dovetail with his rules & ways, i.e., his prescribed laws/instructions & ethics).
Bert Farias Anthony G. Payne Dr. Payne! Nice of you to chime in. 😁
Anthony G. Payne I'll be sending you something from my laboratory shortly, Herr Reverend (It took a while, yes, to process it). Oh vey! Oh, and here's a link to my "What's Up, Doc?" fill-in-the-blanks video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zdIRLuTTgU (Do I know how to have fun or what?!?!)

Eh, what's up doc? from Dr. Anthony G. Payne on Vimeo.

Bert Farias Not only do you know how to have fun, but you are brilliant! To God be the glory! While you're putting the finishing touches on your lab work, I'm gonna need about a gallon of that hair stuff! 😂
Bert Farias I'll pay for it!
Bert Farias And if both of these things work for me I will spread the good cheer and joy and market it in my circles.
Anthony G. Payne As a boy I was smitten by astronomer Edwin Hubble's writings including this beautiful, powerful gem….
"The scientist explores the world of phenomena by successive approximations. He knows that his data are not precise and that his theories must always be tested. It is quite natural that he tends to develop healthy skepticism, suspended judgment, and disciplined imagination."
Later on, as an adult, I got into explor-i-menting and discovered firsthand how my own musings & handiwork are but "successive approximations". Sometimes a hypothesis or idea or invention will pan out quickly, while at other times it needs retooling & retesting or, worst case scenario, proves an irredeemable dud (And, yes, sometimes an invention or product creation will work for some or a few and not the many). But above all I strive to question my own findings & conclusions. The alternative tends to birth dogma which is anathema for the theorist as well as the experimentalist.
Bert Farias Anthony G. Payne Our God of wonders and selection put this in your heart at a young age. You not only have to have an acute sense of fascination but incredible patience to explore such things.
Anthony G. Payne Most of us are natural born explor-i-mentalists, Herr Reverend. We are all engaged in testing this against that and weighing the preponderance of evidence & logic for and against things (albeit to varying degrees). The sad part if that so many folks have had their curiosity and willingness to question & test certain beliefs & such constrained or eroded by dogmatic teachers or preachers or family or others who prefer to dole out pat answers & solutions that are never to be questioned (The truth is these people should actually welcome such questioning and even argumentation as it might just compel them to closely examine, revise and even discard that which is unfruitful or useless). IMO we should all take to heart the approach of scientists and rabbis who question almost everything and take nothing as absolutely settled or final (Which is to say any claim, pet theory, finding or even law of nature can be overturned by sufficient contrary evidence).
God & Satan: Clash of the Experimentalists
Why is America so messed up?
Living the faith is countercultural & radical
Following Messiah and living the faith authentically is countercultural & radical. One way to do so is in community as a lay monk or nun (Married or single, Catholic or non-Catholic is OK)
FYE (For Your Edification): Brother "Practicing the Presence of God" Lawrence was a lay monk.
In keeping with this:
Getting back to pre-paganized Christian beliefs & practices
Ekklesia: Rediscovering God's Instrument for Global Transformation by Dr. Ed Silvoso
The Real Jesus by Rev. Bert M. Farias
The road to hell is paved with appeasing evil
If you stayed awake though your high school or college history of western (or world) civilization courses, you may recall lessons concerning the many instances in which ambitious, sometimes wantonly evil leaders probed for weakness in those they opposed and acted decisively when they found it. In light of these dark chapters in the human experiment, what do you think of our administration's penchant for striking deals with regimes and groups whose expressed political and territorial ambitions are nothing short of one day obliterating those they consider their nemeses?
I am a political liberal, a democratic socialist since 1985, and am perplexed and distressed to see many of this country's leaders working frantically to appease evil at almost every turn. No, I am no fan of war but I'd be pretty stupid not to realize that evil men tend to sit tight or retreat when confronted by armed opponents who will not back down. Don't think this is so? Let's jump in the Wayback Machine for a moment and set the dial to early 1936:
Nazi Germany's leader (Fuehrer) Adolf Hitler ordered his army to remilitarize the Rhineland but later remarked that "The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life. If the French had then marched into the Rhineland we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even a moderate resistance". No one stood up to Hitler. Afterwards he made territorial demands on one country after another, always threatening war but confident that his enemies would do little or nothing to stop him beyond saber-rattling talk while frantically appeasing him in order to avoid war.
What will you let life do to you this year?
When you were a young lad or lassie how many times were you asked, "What will you do in life when you grow up?"
I have a different spin on this which is not peculiar youth or young people: What will you let life do to you?
"What do I mean?", you ask. It's really quite simple: Every person, influence, work of art and music, hobby, passion, group, tribe and such is writing paragraphs and chapters in the unique storybook which is your life. Your very being may even form a dynamic circuit with select others.
Picture your life as a huge whiteboard. Now walk along and read the entries on it — "the good, bad and ugly", if you will. As you look around you see the various people in your life writing on your "lifeboard". What kind of story has emerged? Are you happy with it? If not, how many "bad content writers" can and should be banned from writing on your lifeboard in 2015?
Dr. Anthony G. Payne
Some questions for you
►Which dominates your life: Competition or sharing & harmonization?
►Is what you've been doing with your life consistent with your core nature, or not? That is, are you faithful to your true or authentic self or not?
►Do you tend to think your own thoughts or those of Madison Avenue, Wall Street, etc.?
►Are you nurturing what is genuine & true in life or something else entirely?
►Which is better: To be whole or something else?
►Do you resist learning what closed doors have to teach you?
►Have you consciously embraced your limitations?
►Are the "ought's" & "should have's" that bedevil you reflect who you really are?
►Do you run from failure and "experiments gone bad" or learn the lessons they offer and revise your life course accordingly?
►Have the roles you play in life, its pleasures, indulgences, escapes, or obligations, or something else eclipsed or undermined the "you beneath & within"?
►Do the conflicts and paradoxes in your life demand resolution, or embrace & integration into all that you are?
►Is your trip through the valley preparing you to fulfill your unique purpose in life?


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The Muslim Student's Association (MSA) will work as an offshoot of The Union to kickstart a few new initiatives this school year, including a summit for Muslim students as well as a pen pal program with refugees, MSA club leader Zarina Iman (12) said.
The summit will take place on November 18th at school and will be similar to the Gender and Inequality summit that took place two years ago, which featured a keynote speaker and several small workshops, Iman said. The event will focus on issues concerning Muslims, mainly what it means to be Muslim in America, especially from the perspective of high school students, Iman said.
"Visibility is really important, and I think the summit is a great way to say, 'We're here,'" MSA club member Tasfiah Tabassum (12) said. "It encourages inclusivity and influences change."
"We're trying to reach out as far as we can, so that students from many different schools attend," Iman said.
At the moment the club is in the process of finding speakers and planning workshops and affinity groups, Iman said.
MSA is collaborating with Students for Refugees, an organization that aims to serve refugees and help them assimilate into the US. It is still a work in progress, Iman said, but if all goes well, students will be able to write to people in US detention centers seeking asylum.
"This would be a great program to have here at school," Iman said. "Activists and lawyers working with these people have found that letters of support can be encouraging and can serve as a distraction from their rough circumstances."
"A little goes a long way, and I think everyone should be involved in this initiative because it's one of the easiest ways to make a difference," Tabassum said.
"Though refugees have lost a sense of community and so many people are reluctant to welcome them into their own, we can inspire change and send a message to refugees that they are a part of our worlds and communities," she said.
MSA is a relatively new club, formed by Iman at the end of her sophomore year. Iman, now a senior, has been involved in activism and hopes to extend her efforts to MSA and the school community, she said.
"Even though there aren't many Muslim students attending here, [MSA] was definitely a safe space that needed to be here, especially in this political climate," Iman said.
"I feel more supported having a network of people who do understand where I'm coming from," Tabassum said.
In the past, the club was more discussion based, often collaborating with The Union. Because of this, Iman has decided to make MSA a subgroup of The Union instead of a separate club, she said. It will be a lot easier to handle since she is a leader of The Union as well, she said.
"The Muslim voice and identity is something that we don't really hear much about in modern society, so we hope to introduce the Muslim narrative to the school," Union co-leader Yasmin McLamb (11) said.
Iman has also participated in many social justice related activities outside of school. She writes for Muslim Girl, an online publication centered on social justice for Muslim women.
"I've read some of the pieces she [Iman] has worked on and they're fantastic," McLamb said.
Some articles that she has written include one titled, "3 Things You Need to Understand to Be A Woke Muslim Girl," and another discussing the "problem with white feminism in the Women's March."
Last February, Iman also organized a peaceful protest and memorial for the Indian man who was shot in Kansas. Despite how cold it was that day, many people still turned up, so Iman considered it a success.
Iman hopes to continue with her activism, she said.
"I don't consider myself just a 'Muslim' activist because movements of social advancement and equity are really all intertwined, and it's impossible to reduce people down to just one identifier," she said.
"Zarina understands that justice for Muslims would be a lost cause without the Black Lives Matter movement and the fight for women's rights," Tabassum said. "I really respect her and her actions make me want to be more active as well."


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Interview Tips
The most important thing to remember about your initial interview, is probably the most obvious!
'You don't get a second chance to make a first impression'
This is so true when it comes to your initial interview, the client will be watching you from the second you enter their offices. So always heed the following interview tips:
- Always research the company prior to your interview as much as possible, look at the company website, request brochures. Gain as much information as possible from your Recruitment Consultant, they may well have met the clients and have a good insight into their personalities and requirements.
- Always ensure you are on time. If possible try the journey to the office the day before, to check for distance, time and anything that may hold you up like roadwork's, rush hour traffic, parking etc.
- Always be ready to present at your interview a copy of your CV. Also, if possible any supporting evidence of production figures, reference, testimonials, achievement awards etc.
- Appearance is vital to any successful interview, this will be one of the first points your interviewer will judge you on. So always ensure you are smartly dressed, ideally some form of business attire. If you are not sure what is appropriate, then always ask for advice.
- Create the right impression as soon as you enter the building. Receptionists, secretary's and other members of staff have an opinion too, and are often only too happy to share it!
- When you meet your interviewer for the first time always maintain strong but friendly eye contact. Make sure your handshake is strong and firm. Introduce yourself and greet them with a warm and friendly smile.
- Your initial conversation should be again warm and friendly, ideally centered around your interviewer. Remember at this stage you are showing the interviewer your people skills.
- Your interviewer will have a number of questions that they will want to ask you. Listen to each question in turn, and think about the answers before you give them. Always think about what the interviewer wants to hear, and focus your answer around that. But always be honest about yourself and your own abilities.
- When answering questions, try and draw on past experiences, this will give the interviewer an insight into the way you handle yourself in various situations. Also never be afraid to sell yourself, that's exactly what your there to do so talk openly about any achievements you may have had, business or personal.
During your interview remember the following points:
- Smile often and remain friendly and open in your approach.
- Be aware of your body language at all times. You should appear open, forward and confident.
- Sell yourself whenever possible. Give them reasons to offer you the position.
- Think about the question before you give your answer.
- Give clear and precise answers and don't oversell yourself. Always try and remain aware of who is doing most of the talking during the interview.
- Avoid criticising previous employers or colleagues.
- Don't be afraid to ask questions.
If appropriate follow up your interview with a letter of thanks, this shows interest and professionalism.
At the end of the interview
At the end of the interview you will normally have the opportunity to ask questions. Use any of the questions, or any others you have to ensure that you are comfortable and understand exactly what the position involves.
If you are happy then you should always ask for feedback from your interviewer. There are a few reasons why this is so important.
- It shows the interviewer that you are confident enough to ask for constructive feedback.
- It provides you with a final opportunity to overcome any concerns the interviewer may have about you.
- It should give you a good idea of where you stand in relation to other applicants the interviewer has seen, or against other interviews you have attended.
The easiest way to phrase this question is simply:
'Do you have any concerns or reservations about me or my ability to do the job?'
If the client does raise any concerns then answer them! Ideally by giving examples of how you may have overcome this concern in previous situations. Then ask the question again, always remember your ideal outcome from first interview is a second interview (or occasionally an offer!)
Questions you may be asked
- Tell me a little about yourself
- What do you know about us?
- What can you bring to the table?
- Tell us about your previous experience
- How does this relate to our position?
- Give me examples of difficult situations you may have been involved with
- What do you hope to achieve here?
- What are your strengths?
- What are your weaknesses?
- What motivates you?
- What demotivates you?
- Why should I offer you this position?
Questions you may want to ask
- How has the vacancy arisen?
- Can you tell me a little about the companies plans?
- Can you tell me a little about yourself?
- Can you tell me what opportunities are available within the company?
- What sort of person are you looking for to fill this role?
- Who are your main competitors?


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Two Books and a Performance
A lot has been happening for me on the piano front and I can't believe its been a month since I last wrote! Ofcourse, ever since I got my piano practice has kicked into high gear. The piano is still rather new but slowly opening up with all the playing that has been going on. I've gotten more used to its sound now and have no reservations about playing a forte in my tiny apartment. No complaints from anyone yet so that's promising.
In the meantime, my teacher informed me that I'll be performing the Chopin etude (op. 10, no.9) sometime close to the end of this month. For the last two weeks I've worked on cleaning up certain areas of the piece and trying not to have memory lapses on certain areas. It's a tough piece but it's sounding loads better from where it was two months ago. My fingers and arms feel very relaxed throughout and that's always a good sign with such a fast piece.
Two new books have made it onto my bookshelf to accompany me on this journey. The first has to do purely with pedalling. While practicing my piece I realised that I would often get so caught up in the piece I'd forget about my foot resting on the pedal. To better understand the art of pedalling, I picked up the "Pianist's Guide to Pedalling" by Joseph Banowitz. It's a well written book although it'll take me some time to get through it all. It covers a variety of pedalling technique over different musical periods which I found immensely helpful.
The second book I'm currently reading is "The Musician's Way" by Gerald Klickstein. This one isn't specifically about piano but it has everything to do with general musicianship. I'm only a few chapters in but I'm already reaping the benefits of many of the suggestions in this book. One of the biggest changes this has helped me do is structure my practice sessions and break down my repertoire into various categories (such as developing pieces versus performance pieces etc.) This helped me not only view all of them in bite-size amounts, but it also helped me keep track of my progress. Recently, the Bach Prelude went from a "developing piece" to a "performance piece" and it was pretty rewarding to watch it move to a different list and have space for a new piece.
Sometime in the near future, I will figure out a good way to record an accoustic piano. I'm learning quite a bit about the way sound travels and I did a couple experiments today with a studio condenser mic we recently bought. The general consensus seems to be that one requires atleast two or three mics placed at various spots near the soundboard to adequately capture the range a piano produces. After today's experiments, I can see why they say that.
Well that's most of the update for now. Hopefully the next time I post, it will be with a recording from my new piano!


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A week ago I wrote about how to have a relaxing vacation by doing what you love and by planning to do nothing.
That may sound good. But what if you simply feel like you don't have time to do that? Try this:
- What are you really using your time for? It's very easy to fool yourself and think you are doing "pretty good" when you in actually are not doing really that good. If you want to find out where your time in a normal week is going create a simple time log in a Word-document or something similar. Type down notes about everything you are doing to find the truth. Then cut the least important stuff down to a minimum to be able to have more time to relax.
- Realize that you don't have to do everything you do. And that the sky may not fall if you do/don't do something. You don't really have to do anything. Try to look at it as you choosing what to do instead. Of course, there are always consequences. But the point is to take control of your life. Instead of having your world doing the choosing for you. This way of thinking makes it easier to find out what isn't really that important and eliminate or reduce to free up time.
- Show up and just do it. When you have found out what you are actually doing with your time and let go of some of the things you "had to do" then show up and just do the rest. Spend your time working on the just do it habit instead of on procrastinating, over-thinking, hoping someone else will do it or inventing excuses.


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That's a heart breaker :S My co dot cc domain at tumblr is being blocked by my antivirus D: I don't know why. It is so irritating 🙁
I wonder if it will get fixed if I move it to WordPress? Oh well. For now I got to focus on how I can help my friend in his search for steel buildings stuff. Since he says it's really urgent. I might get some good websites where he can buy through my other online friends – they're the experts! Haha!
I have to find this soon then I got to find a fix to that Eset Nod problem. It's really irritating to see my one of my precious websites like that 🙁 On a lighter note, I'm back at PR1!


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Apart from the random freak heatwave that hit this weekend, it's safe to say Autumn has arrived! The streets are paved with golden leaves, the days are getting shorter and there's a definite chill in the air. Autumn is my favourite fashion season; I love the colour palette and the endless layering options that the colder weather provides.
Primark coat £25 // New Look boots £29.99 & bag £24.99 // River Island leather look jeans (old) // Dorothy Perkins blouse £28 // Marc by Marc Jacobs sunglasses
It's the details that caught my eye on these accessories. The 3 buckles on the side of the boots, the gold coloured metal hardware and zip trim on the bag; small details that make them appear more expensive than they actually are. The tote bag is also available in tan or navy but the red stands out for me.
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SAN JOSE, Calif. — December 17, 2015 — North America-based manufacturers of semiconductor equipment posted $1.24 billion in orders worldwide in November 2015 (three-month average basis) and a book-to-bill ratio of 0.96, according to the November EMDS Book-to-Bill Report published today by SEMI. A book-to-bill of 0.96 means that $96 worth of orders were received for every $100 of product billed for the month.
SEMI reports that the three-month average of worldwide bookings in November 2015 was $1.24 billion. The bookings figure is 6.7 percent lower than the final October 2015 level of $1.33 billion, and is 1.7 percent higher than the November 2014 order level of $1.22 billion.
The three-month average of worldwide billings in November 2015 was $1.29 billion. The billings figure is 5.2 percent lower than the final October 2015 level of $1.36 billion, and is 8.3 percent higher than the November 2014 billings level of $1.19 billion.
"The semiconductor equipment book-to-bill ratio continued to decelerate in the fourth quarter," said Denny McGuirk, president and CEO of SEMI. "In light of this recent softening and with the currently strong U.S. dollar, SEMI anticipates that the total equipment market (billings) will be flat to slightly down this year vs. last year as reported in U.S. dollars."
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When do I prune twig dogwoods and twig willows?
Grown for their colorful twigs (you can see some of mine in fall with golden crabapple fruit here), these tough creatures in the genera Salix and Cornus can be cut to near the ground every few years if they grow out of bounds, or you can thin selectively, removing some older stems at the base to let new ones come through. If their color isn't as good anymore, give them a thorough cutback, or stooling, to promote younger more vibrant wood. Prune in late winter or earliest spring if needed.


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When I first downloaded this app, I honestly didn't expect much. However, I matched with a teen around my age instantly. I found her really cute so we started chatting and after a week, we went out on a proper date. It went really well, she seemed pretty interested in me. In the end of the day, I sent her back home and she invited me to her house. As soon as we entered the house, we started making out, very intensely. We were alone in the house, so without a second thought, i asked for sex and she agreed. It was honestly the best sex I ever had. After that, i asked her for a friend with benefit relationship. We lasted for 3 months and it was the best 3 months I ever had. 3 times a day. Who would've expected that from a girl on the internet?


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Most people, when embarking on the journey of choosing a heating/cooling system for a new home or replacing an existing system in their present home, start by researching the options. It's hard to know where to start, or even which questions to ask. Water Furnace put together a "Case Study" on one such replacement. There is a lot of relevant information in the article – facts about what to look for and what to expect. The highlighted study talks about updating the heating/cooling system on an 1830's farmhouse.
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Or rather, sometimes I dream I am in Perth, and I wake up in Barcelona... surreal!
The architecture here is amazing, from Gaudi to Gothic.
I'm always up early so I get to see the sun rise...
and set!
And in between there is a lot of opportunity for taking amateur photographs!
But not a lot of time to write :(
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Naming Therappy is an app designed to help people with aphasia and children with special needs practice naming and description skills. This app provides real photographs that are appropriate for adults. Naming Therappy allows you to create your own category with your own items and you can track data online. Limitations of this app include the inability to remove specific pictures or to adjust the level of difficulty to individualize the activity for clients. Also, the clinician must give the client feedback whether the item was correct or incorrect so the application is not suited for home practice.
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A note from the head Librarian of Maribor- "When this tome was given to us, I read through it as was customary. Afterwards I sought out the author to make sure that everything written was factual, but when I reached what had been his residence it had suffered a great fire during the night. Since I can not verify the contents, everything written within this tome must be taken with a grain of salt."
A Brief Overview
Dragons are massive creatures with an inherently magical nature. Seldom seen in their true forms, the tales of these beings speak of them as being the size of a large manor house or larger. Thick scales cover their bodies, capable of deflecting even the mightiest of blows. It is mentioned in quite a few tales that dragons possess magic that allows them to change their shape, and thus hide what they truly are.
The scales of a dragon are unique in that their coloration changes depending on the dragon's current mood. Normally they are a deep blue, but when the dragon begins to anger they change shade to a brilliant red. This is the reason that many tales describe a dragon in battle as scarlet with rage. When a dragon is so enraged that it will stop at nothing to destroy its foe, the scales that protect turn black, and swathes of landscape end up destroyed in its rage.
Legends and tales are quick to speak of the intelligence, deadly teeth and claws, and intense fire breath. Only a few, however, mention that dragon's all possess powerful magic, enough to rival any great mage. These same legends also tell that Dragons are seldom brought to battle by mortals, and when they are things usually end poorly for the mortals that dared to challenge such a creature.
Most tales and religions are oddly silent on the creation of dragons, but there is a story that they tell amongst themselves about their own creation. A story that they say has been passed down since the very first generation of dragons. The tale begins during the war of the First Men, when they challenged the Gods. As the battle went on, a small group of First Men prayed to the gods. They did not want to fight, they just wanted to live their lives, but knew that the God would punish their people, so they sought an answer.
Their prayers were answered by many of the Gods. Aranayan gifted them with a new form, one that would befit their wisdom in seeking answers from the Gods. Kannath gifted them with magic to enable them to retain a measure of their old forms. Belendor gifted them with fire in order to destroy those who threatened them. Lastly Feydor gave them a piece of his own rage, so that foes that angered them would do it but once. And thus, dragons were born from what had been First men.
Dragons reproduce extremely rarely, and suffer the effects of time unlike any other creature or race. Wyrmling dragons hatch from eggs that are laid in a clutch of two to three. When they emerge from the egg, they are the size of large housecat. The mother of the newly hatched dragon watches over the hatchling for the next decade as it grows to a size where it can defend itself. At this point it would be larger than a destrier.
Dragons do not reach true adulthood until thirty years after they have hatched. At this point they are in full command of their magic and abilities. However, dragons do not stop growing as they age. During their long life, dragons will take many mates, seldom do dragons mate for life, though few of these result in the laying of eggs.
As dragons age, they do not grow more infirm as most races and peoples do, instead they become prone to sleeping. At first for days and then for centuries, until they just sleep away time. The dragons believe that the first of their kind still sleep somewhere hidden in the world and will only awaken when certain conditions are met.
The Great Game
With lifespans greater than elves, and the ability to hide themselves amongst the mortal races with their magic, the dragons have devised what they call the Great Game. Dragons that take up this hobby spend the majority of their time in mortal guises. The purpose of the Great Game is to manipulate the kingdoms of mortals to achieve various goals that they have established amongst themselves. Dragons in their mortal form often pose as nobles or advisors to the rulers of the kingdom that they are manipulating.
However, most of their manipulation is done through catspaws that they use to enact their plans and push the kingdoms in the directions that they desire. Dragons can become incredibly obsessed with the Great Game. Those who interfere with a dragon in their pursuit of the Great Game often end up missing. Occasionally, two or more dragons will be attempting to manipulate the same kingdom. These contests rarely if ever spill over into physical confrontations, but they do often result in the kingdom having a civil war or coup.
Dragons that play the Great Game go to extreme lengths to protect their true identities. Oftentimes revealing themselves only to their most trusted of agents. Those who suspect that a noble or advisor may actually be a dragon participating in the Great Game are cautioned to be careful, as such knowledge could lead to their deaths.


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Fairmount in Sussex County, Delaware — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Indian Mission United Methodist Church
The church was formally incorporated on May 23, 1915. In 1921 a new building was constructed and named Indian Mission M.P. Church. The Nanticoke people continue to hold their religious services here, and the church continues to provide cohesiveness for the Nanticoke to retain their Native heritage and culture.
The oldest marked grave is that of Ann Johnson, who died October 7, 1885. Indian Mission United Methodist Church was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on April 26, 1979.
Erected 2002 by The Delaware Public Archives. (Marker Number SC-122.)
Topics. Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Churches & Religion.
Location. 38° 40.386′ N, 75° 14.056′ W. Marker is in Fairmount, Delaware, in Sussex County. Marker is on Harbeson Road (Delaware Route 5) near Hollymount Road (County Road 48), on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Harbeson DE 19951, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saint George's Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away); St. Georges Chapel (approx. 1.2 miles away); Zoar Methodist Church (approx. 3.9 miles away); St. John's Methodist Church (approx. 4 miles away); Ancient Paths (approx. 4.4 miles away); Harmony United Methodist Church (approx. 4.7 miles away); Israel United Methodist Church (approx. 6 miles away); Indian River Hundred (approx. 6.2 miles away).
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A team of researchers at Microsoft has announced its new pair of AR glasses. This technology was design by the same team of researchers in Microsoft. They have revealed a paper that shows that the new technology has been slimmed and appears to be a skinnier version of its predecessor.
This new innovational technology was announced in the research paper which was titled "Holographic Near-Eye Displays for Virtual and Augmented Reality". This was written by Andrew Maimone, Andreas Georgio and Joel Kollin. According to a report, the end results of their research work were published in the ACM Transaction on Graphics Journal.
They describe this in the research paper: "novel designs for virtual and augmented reality near-eye displays based on phase-only holographic projection."
The research methodology of the study which was written by the researchers is "built on the principles of Fresnel holography and double phase amplitude encoding with additional hardware, phase correction factors, and spatial light modulator encodings to achieve full colour, high contrast and low noise holograms with high resolution and true per-pixel focal control."
This design of the pair of glasses looks almost the same as the normal pair of glasses we know which the user could feel comfortable to wear it on a daily basis. The form factor is said to be the major thing that differentiates this new technology from that of the HoloLens.
'The proposed holographic displays provide full colour, high resolution, and high-quality imagery and are capable of true per-pixel focal control and user vision correction,' the team said in the research paper.
The team will give the world a detail of their work amidst a panel somewhere in August at this year's SIGGRAPH convention in Los Angeles.
We will provide you with all updates about this story as they come available, but for now, let us know what you think about this in the comments below or on any of our social media pages.
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As we approach the holiday season, it appears that the push to get us into the festive mood and full of Christmas cheer begins earlier each year. By mid-October, retail outlets are reminding us to deck the halls and drain your wallet. We are bombarded with images of Christmas marketing resplendent with parties, gifts and merrymaking. It is easier now than ever to lose sight of the reason for the season and succumb to the expectations and pressure of trying to obtain what we are told is the ideal Christmas.
But what happens when that special guy doesn't have a beautiful diamond ring with the all important question? Or when our entire family is not all perfectly coiffed and pleasantly gathered around the dining room table? What happens when a hubby that doesn't wrap a set of keys to our new car waiting in the driveway with a beautiful red bow?
I am reminded of the time my son Kyle was selected to portray the character of Joseph in the elementary school play.
The teacher informed the parents, that the purpose of the play was to have the children become more familiar and mindful of the birth of Christ. Since the children were only in first grade, just have the children do their best memorizing their lines and let them wear costumes made from their existing clothes. Instead, I immediately went into overdrive and made it more about the execution and less about the intention of learning about the Christmas story.
I made several photocopies of the script so that Kyle and I could rehearse his lines whenever we had a few spare moments including the commute to school and mealtimes. Of course there was even a copy in his bathroom so we could practice his lines while he was in the bathtub. I contacted a local seamstress and had a costume made so that Joseph would look completely authentic. Yes, the play went well and Kyle did an outstanding job; unfortunately I did not enjoy the performance because I was stressed and anxious with such unrealistic expectations for an elementary school play.
My focus was completely misguided and I overwhelmed myself unnecessarily.
As you are reading this, it is probably very easy to identify how absurd my behavior was for an elementary school play yet, my approach is what many of us deploy during the Christmas season:
1. Missing the message that it really is all about celebrating the birth of Christ.
2. Having unrealistic expectations of ourselves and others.
3. A misguided focus that causes unnecessary stress and anxiousness.
4. Making Christmas more about the execution and less about appreciating the intention of God sending His son to be a Savior to the world.
If we are honest, for many of us Christmas becomes a time for an overstuffed calendar and an underfunded wallet which is enough to stress and/or depress anyone.
Instead what I want for you is a Christmas that is less about the presents and more about the presence of God during this very special season.
Wishing you the gladness of Christmas which is hope, the spirit of Christmas which is peace and the heart of Christmas which is love.
"For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace." —Isaiah 9:6


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It would be a good idea to refer to some of the best adventure travel websites if you wish to embark on an adventure tour. There are some adventure travel sites at our finger tips, which we could suggest for you to consider when you plan your trip.
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National Geographic is one of the best adventure travel sites. It presents the best in adventure travel and ecotourism, complete with descriptions of destinations and photos. Get acquainted with the researchers and their projects. Right now you can choose from the best of American adventures or 20 Family Adventure travels. It is often difficult to plan a vacation that pleases all the members of your family. With the help of experts, you can do just that and have a marvelous holiday, no matter what you're looking for – culture, wildlife, or just pure relaxation. You could check out the 50 best American adventures, or go on a hiking trail.
About.com lists 21 top adventure travel companies, which present an interesting collection of adventure trips like biking in Morocco or rafting through the Grand Canyon. The websites of each company has a list of its adventure trips, with its itineraries, prices and photos to give you a 'feel' of the adventure. They include geographic expeditions, mountain travel, ecotourism and nature trips, rafting and so on.
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Zucchini rolls with minced meat
A new day, a new recipe. Last week I was tired about eating all the time more or less the same tipe of food and therefore I tried out the recipe below. I recived the tipp for this delicious recipe of a lovely friend of mine. Many thanks – it was not the last time I have cooked this meal! 😊 The best of all is, it not even looks very tasty – it is really tasty 😃! I am sure, you are going to like it.
- 2 tomatoes
- Pelati (peeled tomatoes)
- 1 red pepper
- 3 zucchini
- vegetarian minced meat (you can make the recipe also with «normal» minced meat)
- basil
- salt
- pepper
Oven: 180 degrees
Slice the 2 tomatoes, 1 zucchini and 1 red pepper and put them in a pan.
After add the minced meat and mixe all ingredients together. Cook them for a while. Add pepper and salt as much as you like.
In the meantime slice the other 2 zucchinis as thin as possible.
When everything is cooked, add the pelati (peeled tomatoes). Now fill up the slices zucchinis with the minced meat-tomato-zucchini-red pepper-pelati (peeled tomatoes) mix. Roll them.
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Put the food in the oven for about 20 minutes.
At least I have put some basil leaves over the meal.
Finish: now it is time to eat! Enjoy this delicious meal and it would be a pleasure for me to receive some reactions from your side☺!


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Monday, 10 November 2014
Too Pretty (to clean up ?)
... and some friends on the bench ... chatting ?
With an odd character out ? ... Boston fern character is refusing to give it up ! LOL
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- Leslie's Garden said...
How pretty, Joy! Our leaves don't keep their color on the ground! They're just all brown and splotchy. I would definitely leave them! Your garden is still so pretty!
- 10 November 2014 at 19:23
- tina said...
Gosh, where to start? Your blog is probably my favorite. Which template is it do you mind me asking and can you give me instructions on how to make the header look so good? Please, pretty please?
Leaves are very pretty. I am enjoying fall so much and so happy to see others appreciate the colors of the leaves too. How was Halloween for you? Hard to believe this year is nearly over!
- 10 November 2014 at 20:24
- NanaDiana said...
I am one of those weird people that love to see leaves laying/lying/staying? on the ground. It just makes me smile to see them there.
My ferns are hanging in there, too, even though we have had snow..but we haven't had a hard freeze yet.
Have a wonderful night- xo Diana
- 10 November 2014 at 21:18
- CanadianGardenJoy said...
Hello Leslie girl !
Thank you so much ... but my leaves will turn brown and curled eventually.
I have to do a clean up in the back garden Friday/Saturday ... so it won't be so much work in Spring.
I feel better when I put the garden to bed properly ? LOL
Tina girl hello there : )
You are too sweet ! Thank you !
I think you have my email about that now : )
Fall is my favorite time of year but this past October has been rather retched with bad weather .. it whizzed by without me enjoying it much .. Halloween whizzed by on a broom too! haha .. Yes this year is just about over and on to the next one!
Diana girl I am always so glad to read some one else is a fan of October and it's leaves : )
This Boston fern is one crazy dude hanging in till the BIG frost which will come soon. It is late here as well ... bundle up it is coming !
- 12 November 2014 at 08:54
- RobinL said...
You're right, you should definitely wait to clean up those lovely leaves. I especially like to kick through the sweetgum leaves, because they are amazingly colorful. I really need to get one of my own!
- 13 November 2014 at 21:21
- CanadianGardenJoy said...
Hi Robin girl .. today is our do as much as we can day even though this morning it is COLD ..-2 and a heavy frost finally. Sweetgum I have seen on other blogs and they are beautiful!
Yes !! you should get one even if it is only for the Fall colour and fun : )
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- Penelopeee
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I wrote quite a few months ago about my mom's boyfriends children being invited. That drama was resolved when my fiance spoke to my mother's boyfriend about it and he completely understood about his kids not being invited. My mother is still pouting but oh well.
Here's a new situation……
My Fiance and I are to be married in a church and after are taking our guests to a lovely restaurant for dinner. As it is a second wedding for us both we are keeping the guest list very small (35) as we want only our immediate family and closest friends in attendence.
My sister disagrees with me and is insisting that her boyfriend of not quite a year should be invited as her date. I have only met her boyfriend a few times. Because we want the wedding to stay very intimate we are only inviting guests as a couple if they are married, enagaged, or living together.
If I invite my sister's boyfriend that would open up the floodgates for all single guests to bring a date (I have 5 single siblings). Our wedding day is going to be very emotional for my Fiance and I and I selfishly don't want to be surrounded by strangers. Also, the private room where we are having the dinner will only accomodate 37 people.
My sister and I are in our early 30's and she knows most of the other guests very well. Am I in the wrong?
Aside from the guest list planning this wedding has been drama free and that's the way I want to keep it!


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Managed Artwork provides art gallery software solutions that help track consignor and consignee details. The Consignments menu offers a comprehensive set of tools to manage all aspects related to artwork consigned to the art gallery, as well as for those times when the art gallery consigns artwork out to a third party.
Whether you are working with artists or a third party, each Consignor has agreement settings related to commission percentage, maximum discount, consignment period, pay day and artwork consigned.
Create professional Consignment Agreements with the terms between the gallery and the consignor. Define settings related to an individual Consignor, such as Commission Percentage, Maximum Discount, etc... All agreements include a small image of the artwork being consigned to the gallery, consignor and gallery contact information, consignment settings and terms.
Consign artwork out to a third party and track the details in the Artwork Manager™ art gallery software. Use the Consigned Out Agreement tool to choose your Consignee, select artwork, adjust discount offered on each artwork, indicate start/end dates of agreement, and add terms and details related to the agreement. Download the finished document that can be printed or emailed.
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|Resources:Introduction to Laser Vision Correction
An Introduction to Laser Vision Correction in Milwaukee
|Nearsightedness, farsightedness and astigmatism are visual problems frequently corrected by glasses or contact lenses. However, there are a variety of surgical procedures available that may reduce or eliminate dependence on these devices.
Understanding 20/20
Your visual acuity is medically described as the number 20 over another number. 20/20 is used as the standard for normal vision. Normal vision is not perfect vision, for it allows for some imperfections.
Your visual acuity is measured with an eye chart. Each line of the chart has a number next to it to indicate the distance in feet at which a person with normal vision can read that line. Larger letters have higher numbers next to them, because they can be read from farther away. For example, in the chart above, the "E" is on the 400 line, while the "F" and "P" are on the 200 line. A person with normal vision can read the "E" at 400 feet, while the "F" and "P" are only visible from 200 feet.
The first number in the description of your visual acuity indicates the distance from which you read the chart. The standard is 20 feet, so the first number is usually 20.
The second number represents the smallest line on the chart that can be read. For example, if you can only read down to the 60 line, then your vision would be 20/60. In other words, you can see at 20 feet what a person with normal vision can see from 60 feet.
Many people don't realize that 20/15 vision is even better than 20/20. With 20/15 vision, you can see at 20 feet what person with normal vision would have to move to within 15 feet of the chart to see.
Refractive surgery can significantly improve a person's uncorrected vision. It is even possible to provide the ability to see with 20/20 vision. People with low to moderate degrees of refractive vision problems have predictably good results. Severe refractive vision problems may still require the use of glasses or contacts, even after the most successful refractive surgery.
General Restrictions and Limitations
All patients considering laser vision correction must be aware of certain factors. Patients should be at least 18 years old, and show stability in their refractive prescription. There has been controversy regarding the treatment of children under of the age of 18 due to both the legal and medical situations involved. The FDA currently limits the lower age of laser treatments performed with the Wavelight Refractive Suite to 18 years of age. In the past, the age limit had been 21 with some of the earlier laser systems. In those systems patients under the age of 21 could have laser treatment but this falls under the category of "off-label" treatments, meaning it has not been specifically tested for these age groups or conditions. It's best that patients do not have any significant diseases of the eye, like keratoconus or herpetic keratitis, nor any systemic conditions such as lupus, scleraderma, dermatomyositis, and depending on the severity, rheumatoid arthritis. Women are not considered as candidates during or immediately following pregnancy.
It is also important that patient expectations are realistic. While we have moved significantly closer to the "ideal" refractive surgical procedure, we have not yet fully achieved this reality. While the vast majority of patients will be very pleased with their surgical results, the body's natural responses are uniquely individual and will sometimes deviate from the expected response.
How Lasers Correct Vision
Myopia (Nearsightedness)
With myopia, the cornea is too steeply curved, and too much focusing power is produced. As a consequence, light is focused in front of the retina.
When the excimer laser is used to correct myopia, the laser gently flattens the contour of the cornea, which lessens its focusing power and allows light to focus farther back, directly on the retina.
Hyperopia (Farsightedness)
With hyperopia, the corneal contour is too flat, and not enough focusing power is produced. As a consequence, light is focused behind the retina.
When the excimer laser is used to correct hyperopia, the laser gently steepens the contour of the the cornea, which increases its focusing power and causes the light to come into focus directly on the retina.
Astigmatism causes light entering the eye at different axes to be focused different amounts. For example, light entering vertically (from 12 o'clock to 6 o'clock) may be focused more than light entering horizontally (from 9 o'clock to 3 o'clock). In an eye without astigmatism, light is focused the same amount in each axis.
The net result of astigmatism is blurred vision. Often letters appear slanted or with "tails" coming off of them. sometimes the affected eye sees double.
When the laser is used to correct astigmatism, the cornea is reshaped by the laser to allow proper focusing, regardless of the axis light enters the eye. In practical terms, astigmatism is treated similar to myopia and hyperopia, but with different amounts of treatment to each axis.
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Shortly after moving to Atlanta three years ago, my wife and I were confronted with the sad state of pizza in Atlanta.
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August 2, 2017 — AKVIS announces the release of AKVIS LightShop 6.0, a versatile program for adding light effects to images. Version 6.0 offers the new Sparkle Brush that scatters light spots of different shapes, colors, and sizes. Also, the new Gray interface theme is now available.
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About market regulation (SMP)
The purpose of the Electronic Communications Act is to secure good, reasonably priced and future-oriented electronic communications services for the users throughout the country through efficient use of society's resources by facilitating sustainable competition, as well as fostering industrial development and innovation. Nkom's market regulation should promote sustainable competition to achieve the paramount goals.
Nkom's market regulation is based on six directives passed by the EU, and incorporated in the EEA Agreement. The foundation for Nkom's market regulation is implemented in the Norwegian law through chapter 3 and 4 in the Electronic Communications Act.
Nkom's work on market regulation can be defined as a three-stage process:
- Defining relevant markets. This is done with reference to ESA's recommendation on relevant product and service markets.
- Analyzing each relevant market to detect whether one or more undertakings have significant market power (SMP).
- Impose suitable obligations for the/those undertaking(s) which is/are found to have significant market power
Nkom must impose one or more obligations for those undertakings found to have significant market power. Which obligations to impose are decided after an assessment of the various available remedies, based on the market analysis, with a limited forward looking period. Nkom will, when imposing obligations, pay particular attention to ensure that the adopted remedies contributes to increased competition.
When imposing obligations, Nkom will also consider Nkom's remedies document (only available in Norwegian). This document is based on a document developed by European Regulators Group (ERG), namely "Revised ERG Common Position on the Approach to remedies in the ECNS regulatory framework". The objectives of the guidelines and principles set out in these documents is to stimulate the development of the market for electronic communications network and services, as well as contributing to a consistent and harmonised approach to the application of remedies in the various member states.
Nkom has made an overview with information related to current, upcoming and former decisions related to the various relevant markets.


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Abortion providers sue Texas for banning second-trimester procedure
AUSTIN — Abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday to challenge a new Texas law banning a common second-trimester medical procedure.
The lawsuit had been anticipated in a state known for passing some of the nation's toughest abortion restrictions.
Abortion providers stressed in its 19-page lawsuit that the procedure is the "safest and most common" method of abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy, and a ban would create an undue burden for women to terminate a pregnancy.
"It's very obvious that the intent of the law is to be an abortion ban and to restrict doctors' decision making," said Amy Hagstrom Miller, founder, president and CEO of Whole Woman's Health, which is one of the plaintiffs. "Politicians are tying the hands of doctors and not letting doctors use their expertise."
The Republican-led Legislature passed Senate Bill 8 this spring, ushering into law comprehensive abortion regulations that banned dilation and evacuation, a medical procedure used to remove a fetus using surgical tools. The method is most common in the second trimester.
According to 2015 data, the latest available, the procedure was used 4,386 to terminate a pregnancy. In total, 55,287 abortions were performed that year, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Abortion opponents say they favor the ban on what they call a "dismemberment abortion," but the director of the Texas Alliance for Life said he expects the court will shoot the law down.
"We are not confident that this will withstand a court challenge," said Joe Pojman, executive director of the pro-life organization. He said U.S. Supreme Court needs two more votes to uphold the law and warned legislators during the regular session that the law would likely fail.
Other abortion opponents say they think the court will side with Texas.
"This is the right discussion that the court needs to be having," said Emily Horne, a lobbyist with Texas Right to Life "It brings the attention back to the child."
Women seek the procedure for many reasons, according to the suit, including late confirmation of the pregnancy, difficulty gathering funds or making arrangements to obtain an abortion, or choosing to terminate a pregnancy due to fetal abnormalities discovered during the second trimester.
The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Texas, comes just more than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a pair of regulation that forced several abortion clinics around the state to close. The court ruled the state could not require abortion facilities to adhere to the stringent standards of a ambulatory surgical center, nor could it require abortion providers to obtain admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
That suit was also filed by Whole Woman's Health and other providers, handing abortion supporters a major political victory. However, by the time the high court struck down portions of the law, the number of abortion clinics in Texas fell from 41 to 19.
Other plaintiffs in the suit filed this week include several Planned Parenthood facilities, including the Planned Parenthood Center for Choice in Houston, the Alamo City Surgery Center in San Antonio, the Southwestern Women's Surgery Center in Dallas, Nova Health Systems in El Paso, and several family practice physicians and obstetricians who are suing on their own behalf and on behalf of their patients.
Abortion supporters have filed legal challenges to similar dilation and evacuation bans in Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma.
The legal action also comes as the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals mulls another regulation requiring burial rights for fetal tissue, which lawmakers also wrote into state law this year.
Advocates for the law say the dilation and evacuation abortion procedure is grotesque and passing the law keeps with the state's imperative to protect life and oppose abortion.
Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, has asked state lawmakers to pass additional anti-abortion laws this summer in his special session call, such as banning coverage of abortion in government health care plans.
Several of those bills are up for debate at 8 a.m. Friday in the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and another is up for a vote in the Senate Business and Commerce Committee at 9 a.m. Saturday.