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How can you add only 74,000 jobs in a month and still have the unemployment number go down to 6.7%? Doesn't make sense.
And how can you ask for an extension in the unemployment money if unemployment is only 6.7%? Doesn't make sense.
But that's what the American people are expected to believe with the information given us from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, aka BS Dept.
I guess you could say, as the media always does, that all this is "unexpected." The rate "unexpectedly" went down and the prophecy of 197,000 jobs added "unexpectedly" turned out to be 74,000. This, according to ZeroHedge, makes the "biggest miss since December 2009. The drop from last month's revised 226K was the largest since December 2010. The good news: the unemployment rate plunged… For all the wrong reasons. As a reason for the plunge the BLS says there was a major weather effect seen on the forced part-time series, and notes the decline in healthcare which is rare and part of the sector slowing. Thank you Obamacare."
Weather is the lamest excuse for poor performance. Doesn't stop the administration or the media from promoting it, though.


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All-Weather Championships Finals Day: The third All-Weather Championships series has been running from Thursday 29th October 2015 and culminates with All-Weather Championships Finals Day on Good Friday, 25th March 2016 at Lingfield Park.
The seven races on All-Weather Championships Finals Day are worth a total of £1.1 million.
Horses have qualified for one of the races on Finals Day by racing three times on an All-Weather surface in Britain, France or Ireland. Horses needed to be high enough rated to run in one of the seven Finals, each worth at least £150,000, or they made sure of participation by winning a Fast-Track Qualifier, which grants free and guaranteed entry.
The other way to qualify for one of the Finals was to run three times during the Championship period, including twice on a designated All-Weather surface in Great Britain, Ireland or France and at least once on dirt at Meydan, Dubai.
The categories this season are: 3-Y-O Sprint, 3-Y-O Mile, Sprint, Mile, Fillies' & Mares', Marathon and Middle Distance. There have been four Fast-Track Qualifiers for each race category.
£10,000 will go to each of the All-Weather Champions, based on the number of winners, at the end of All-Weather Championships season:
- Champion All-Weather Jockey
- Champion All-Weather Trainer
- Champion All-Weather Owner
- Champion All-Weather Sire
- Winning-Most All-Weather Horse
- Champion Tipster
In addition to the awards above, the horse who wins the most prize money during the period will become the 'All-Weather Horse of the Year'.
For the third year, Arena Racing Company (ARC) is pleased to be supporting the Lambourn Open Day with a £10,000 donation. Also for the third year, ARC is giving each lad or lass that leads up a horse and each travelling lad and lass £100 as a goodwill gesture for working on Good Friday.
Alicia Lowes will sing 'You'll Never Walk Alone', the song of official All-Weather Championships charity partner Walking The Courses, before racing and there will a bucket collection on gates when racegoers are leaving the course.
For full information on the All-Weather Championships, including the All-Weather blog, please visit: www.awchampionships.co.uk
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Overview of the Economy gives a brief outline of the economic outlook of Pakistan with regards to various different sectors. It covers briefly the growth and investment in Pakistan and other sectors of economy. Highlights of Pakistan Economic Outlook Survey 2015-2016 draws attention to the major points of the survey in sectors like agriculture, manufacturing, fiscal and monetary outlook, inflation, trade, education, health and nutrition, population, transportation, communication, energy, poverty, environment etc.
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Volume 22, Number 2—February 2016
Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis Infection
Bacteria genetically related to Coxiella burnetii have been found in ticks. Using molecular techniques, we detected Coxiella-like bacteria, here named Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis, in skin biopsy samples and ticks removed from patients with an eschar. This organism may be a common agent of scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite.
Only 1 species of bacteria in the genus Coxiella is officially recognized: Coxiella burnetii (1). However, in recent decades, many genetically related bacteria have been found in hard and soft ticks (2). These Coxiella-like bacteria genetically cluster with C. burnetii and share some degree of identity with these bacteria but not enough to be considered the same species (2,3). Genotypes of Coxiella-like bacteria vary among ticks of different species (3); however, bacteria with different genotypes have not been isolated, and whether there is a tick reservoir is not known. Coxiella-like bacteria have been associated with infection in birds (4,5). To explore pathogenicity to humans, we used molecular techniques targeting Coxiella-like bacteria to retrospectively analyze skin biopsy samples and ticks collected from patients with eschars. We also evaluated serologic tests for Candidatus Coxiella massiliensis diagnosis.
During 2011–2014, we identified patients in hospitals throughout France, who had eschars after tick bite. We retrospectively tested skin biopsy or swab samples of the eschars, serum samples when possible, and ticks from the patients. Ticks were identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (Bruker Daltonics, Billerica, USA) (6). All human samples and ticks were tested for Rickettsia, Borrelia, Bartonella, and Ehrlichia spp.; Francisella tularensis; Staphylococcus aureus; and Coxiella burnetii by quantitative PCR (qPCR) (2,7). On the basis of the aligned rrs gene sequences of Coxiella-like bacteria, we developed a specific qPCR to detect the DNA of all Coxiella species and degenerated primers aimed to amplify a 659-bps long portion of the groEL gene of Coxiella spp. (Technical Appendix Table 1). Skin biopsy samples were also tested by universal eubacteria 16S rRNA gene amplification and sequencing (7).
Five spawns of Rhipicephalus sanguineus ticks infected with Candidatus C. massiliensis were used for antigen production (8). Molecular assays indicated that these spawns were negative for Rickettsia, Borrelia, Bartonella, Ehrlichia spp.; F. tularensis; S. aureus; and C. burnetii. We used spawns of R. sanguineus ticks without Candidatus C. massiliensis infection as negative controls to confirm that their antigens did not react with serum from the patients. To confirm the presence of Candidatus C. massiliensis, we used qPCR and transmission electron microscopy to visualize the bacteria (Technical Appendix Figure). To determine the specificity of our immunofluorescence assay (IFA), we used healthy blood donors as negative controls; to determine if there was cross-reactivity with C. burnetii, we used serum from patients with Q fever.
Patients were considered infected with Coxiella-like bacteria when a skin biopsy sample was positive by qPCR and there was no evidence of infection with another agent. Patients were considered possibly infected if they had clinical signs (fever, skin eschar, local lymph node enlargement) and if a removed tick was positive for Coxiella-like bacteria according to qPCR but no skin biopsy was sampled or when serologic results were positive. For data comparison, we used Epi Info 6.0 (https://wwwn.cdc.gov/epiinfo/html/ei6_downloads.htm). We considered a p value of 0.05 to be significant.
Phylogenetic analysis based on groEL confirmed that Coxiella spp. from ticks of different species are genetically very distant (9). On the basis of phylogenetic clustering, epidemiologic role, and the fact that we used its antigens for the diagnostic of human infection, we propose the name for the Coxiella-like bacteria associated with R. sanguineus, R. turanicus, and H. pusillus ticks to be Candidatus C. massiliensis (Figure 1).
A total of 57 ticks removed from 55 patients were available for testing. Of these, 20 (35%) ticks from 19 patients were infected with Coxiella-like bacteria only: 11 (55%) Dermacentor marginatus, 7 (35%) R. sanguineus, 1 (5%) R. bursa, and 1 (5%) Ixodes ricinus ticks. Coxiella-like bacteria were found significantly less commonly in I. ricinus ticks (p = 0.002, relative risk = 0.5).
We tested convalescent-phase serum from 5 patients. Total immunoglobulin titers of 1:400 against Candidatus C. massiliensis were detected for 1 patient and >1:800 for 2 patients (Figure 2). All IgG titers obtained were identical. These results indicated an infection caused by Candidatus C. massiliensis. IFA results indicated that all patients were negative for Rickettsia spp., C. burnetii, F. tularensis, and Bartonella spp. Among serum samples from 40 blood donors, total immunoglobulins titer was 1:200 for 6 donors and IgG titer was 1:400 for 1. Receiver operating characteristic curves, defined by the true-positive rate (serum from patients infected with Candidatus C. massiliensis) as a function of the false-positive rate (serum from blood donors) demonstrated that for a total immunoglobulin cutoff of >1:400, sensitivity was 60% and specificity was 100%, and for an IgG cutoff of >1:400, sensitivity was 60% and specificity was 98%. Moreover, among 13 patients with acute Q fever, 12 with Q fever endocarditis, and 5 who had had Q fever in the past, serum was positive for Candidatus C. massiliensis, indicating the cross-reactivity of our IFA with C. burnetii.
Of 465 skin biopsy samples from 465 patients, cell culture results (10) were negative for all. However, samples from 8 (2%) patients were positive for Candidatus C. massiliensis, and a possible infection was considered for another 7. Of these 15 patients, 8 (53%) were female, 8 had recently participated in outdoor activities in France, and 2 had recently traveled to Algeria and Israel. Three cases occurred during winter, 9 during spring, and 4 during summer. All patients had an eschar, regardless whether they had lymphadenopathy (Table). A scalp eschar with cervical lymphadenopathy was common (40%). Other common findings were fever (40%), increased C-reactive protein (60%), and thrombocytopenia (40%). Most patients received oral doxycycline, 2 with macrolides and 2 with a β-lactam. Symptoms resolved for all patients.
We determined that Candidatus C. massiliensis is an etiologic agent of human infections. For our molecular assay, we routinely included large numbers of negative controls that were processed identically to the test samples. Only Coxiella-like bacteria DNA was present in the samples, indicating that these bacteria were the only infectious agents. Supplementary serologic testing was used to confirm the molecular results, and results were validated with samples from blood donors; specificity was good but sensitivity was low. The fact that all serum tested demonstrated IgG only does not eliminate the possibility of previous exposure (patients and blood donors) because these bacteria are common in ticks (9). Although Candidatus C. massiliensis IFA results were cross-reactive with C. burnetii, all patients were negative for C. burnetii.
A study limitation was that our assays were specific for Candidatus C. massiliensis only. In addition, many of the ticks that bit the patients were not available for examination, and the level of serologic cross-reactivity among Candidatus C. massiliensis and other Coxiella-like bacteria is unknown. Thus, the patients reported here may have been infected not exclusively with Candidatus C. massiliensis but also with another Coxiella species associated with ticks.
Most patients had a scalp eschar and cervical lymphadenopathy, reminiscent of a recently proposed clinical entity named SENLAT (scalp eschar and neck lymphadenopathy after tick bite) (11). All symptoms arising from Candidatus C. massiliensis infection can be easily attributed to other infectious agents transmitted by ticks (12,13) and can easily go unrecognized because of the absence of systematic research on these bacteria and the nonspecific clinical manifestations of diseases caused by them. Most patients in our study were empirically prescribed doxycycline, the treatment of choice for many tick-transmitted infections (14). We illustrated the value of systematically testing for Candidatus C. massiliensis in skin biopsy samples. Candidatus C. massiliensis may be a common agent of SENLAT, which may go unrecognized or misdiagnosed as a sign of another tick-transmitted infection.
Dr. Angelakis is a medical microbiologist and researcher at the Unité de Recherche sur les Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales Emergentes, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 6236, Institut de Recherche pour le Développement, in Marseille. His research interests are zoonotic pathogens.
- Tissot-Dupont HT, Thirion X, Raoult D. Q fever serology: cutoff determination for microimmunofluorescence. Clin Diagn Lab Immunol. 1994;1:189–96 .PubMed
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My niece graduated High School and she wanted her Uncle to make a hope chest. I used the plans from Jay Bates half lap hope chest for the frame using 2×4's and half laps. It is VERY sturdy. I covered it with 3/4" plywood and the top is 2×4's also distressed to look like barn wood. Thanks for taken' a look.
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This is a very attractive hope chest and is beautifully done.
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1. Durian Fruit
Despite being a fruit, durian can make people gag with its obnoxious smell. It is compared to "rotting flesh", which is the reason why it is banned in public places in Singapore. The fruit has spiky skin and is hard to cut open. It tastes sweet and nutty, but to many people, especially the first-time triers, it is "disgusting". The others find it appealing and even get addicted to its unordinary taste.
2. Balut (Philippines)
Even a starving stomach may back down at first sight of the balut egg. It looks like a normal hard-boiled egg, but once cracked open, a tiny duck fetus with full body and limbs is revealed. Part of the yolk is still inside, along with a tiny bit of broth. When the egg is done boiling, it should be eaten straight away. The broth is sipped first, then the duckling and the solidified yolk is scooped out right from the shell. The egg part tastes like any normal egg, while the fetus tastes like chicken. Balut egg is most popular in Southeast Asia, especially in the Philippines, where it is said to "increase manliness".
3. Odori Don (Japan)
Oridon Don – also known as dancing squid rice bowl – is one of the most controversial dishes in Japan. This dish consists of a whole dead squid added on top of a bowl of rice or noodle. It stays still because its brain has been removed. But when soy sauce is squirted over, its tentacles begin to wiggle as if the squid is still alive. Many say it's cruel and animal abusing as it seems like the soy sauce is torturing the squid, yet the squid is actually dead before being served.
4. Sea urchins
Sea urchins are invertebrates that can be found on ocean floors worldwide with a thousand varieties of sea urchin, but only a small proportion of these can be eaten. There are countless methods to eat sea urchins, both raw and cooked. If you've never tried sea urchins before and even if you have thought that you didn't like it because it looks scared, you must definitely try it when you have chance. You could be addicted to its taste.
5. Fermented skate
A whole skate is placed in a pile of hay or freezer within for days for the natural fermentation process to take place. After the fermentation, the skates are cut into slices and then eaten raw. This horror dish has a typical smell like urine and some compare it to a public toilet. However, it is one of the most popular dishes in Korea.
6. Bat soup
Bats are part of the native cuisine in Thailand, parts of China, Taiwan, Guam and more even though they are regarded as notorious disease carriers. Fruit bat soup is considered to be a delicacy in these Asian and Pacific Rim countries. It is known to have a flavor similar to that of chicken. Bat is preliminary processed to remove fishy smells, marinating and then put in a nutritious bowl of soup for diners.
7. Akutaq – Alaska
Akutaq is a Yup'ik word, meaning something mixed. Akutaq which is also called Eskimo Ice Cream can be made in many different ways. It can made with moose meat and fat, caribou meat and fat, fish, seal oil, berries and other Alaskan things. In many restaurants in Alaska, this kind of ice cream is one of the most expensive dishes on the menu.
8. Tuna Eyes
Tuna eyes is a very popular dish in China and Japan but there are a lot people being scared when seeing this kind of food. The standard ingredients for cooking "Tuna eyes" is tuna eyes which remains the eyeball and the surrounding fat and only a few eye muscles are cut. Although the dish is rich in omega 3, DHA and of a high nutritional value which is good for eyes and brain, not everyone has the courage to try it because the eyes of tuna are processed as if it is still alive.
9. Surströmming – Swenden
Surströmming, which is a lightly-salted fermented Baltic Sea herring, is a specialty in Sweden. However, this dish can make people who are unfamiliar cannot bear it when they smell it. Surströmming is served with thin sliced bread, boiled potatoes or onions. Drinks used when people eat this dish are usually milk, Akvavit wine or beer.
10. Stinky Tofu - China
Fresh tofu is marinated in prepared brine for only a day or two to be fermented. Although it has a smell like rotten garbage or smelly feet, those who have eaten this dish said they have a characteristic flavor and are good for health.


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We absolutely adore venues with a history. There is nothing more exciting than a beautiful venue with an interesting past. What we love even more than this is couples who appreciate this as much as we do. This was definitely the case with Brittany and Garrett. When I approached Garrett on the day of their wedding, he began to talk about the history of the venue and proudly show off the new Groom's quarters. He truly loved Olde Dobbin Station as much as his Bride – and us! We had the greatest time celebrating these two and the new history that they created that day. We are wishing them the very best in their new life together!
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Addiction Allies LLC is a drug and alcohol addiction treatment center that is situated in lovely Lynchburg, Virginia at 3723 Old Forest Road. Addiction to drugs, alcohol, or any other substance of abuse, can take a toll on the well-being and livelihood of the addict. It's important that these individuals seek professional treatment, guidance, and care in order to safely and successfully beat the addiction. Whether the patient requires inpatient treatment or outpatient treatment, Addiction Allies LLC can provide patients with everything they need to beat addiction.
It's very typical for an addict to believe that they can overcome addiction on their own. Although this idea may seem tangible, going cold turkey is unsafe and more than likely will result in a relapse in the very near future. It's imperative that addicts seek the help of Addiction Allies LLC as patients will receive quality addiction care and treatment methods at Addiction Allies LLC. If addicts do not seek help for drug and alcohol addiction, their future will be unclear. This is because addiction is a degenerative and progressive disease that requires intense, professional treatment in order to conquer.
Addiction Allies LLC can provide patients aged Adolescents, Adult men, Adult women with unique treatment methods along with compassionate care and guidance. The counselors that work with the patient will be by their side every step of the way, helping to ensure their success in recovery. Every addict is able to overcome their addiction if they want it badly enough, but it does take the professional help of Addiction Allies LLC in order to get to the level of sustained sobriety.
Through deciphering the core reasons why the patient uses drugs and alcohol as an escape will help counselors to better create a treatment program that works for them. A tailor-made approach to recovery is what patients will receive when they enter Addiction Allies LLC and this is believed to be the best way to treat addiction.
If patients are truly ready to overcome their addiction and begin a new happy and content life than they will succeed in recovery. They must be in that mindset, though, in order to achieve lasting sobriety. Visit Addiction Allies LLC online now at www.addictionallies.com and recognize how quality treatment can change one's life for the better.
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Last November, search giant Google had launched a 'digital literacy' initiative campaign called 'Helping Women Get Online' (HWGO) in partnership with Intel, HUL and Axis Bank. The aim was to empower women in India with the help of the internet, where they could gain education, self esteem, self expression and be exposed to a world of new opportunities.
After a successful first phase that saw a rise in the number of women using the internet growing to 35 per cent as against 31 per cent by men, Google has now launched a social campaign in association with actor and director Farhan Akhtar's initiative MARD (Men Against Rape and Discrimination).
The jointly promoted campaign called 'ReachForTheSky' will look to generate awareness around the need to get women online as well as encourage existing users to help get more women online, and spread awareness on 'Gender Equality' and 'Women Empowerment'.
ReachForTheSky has started creating the buzz with "Chulein Aasman" song sung by Farhan Akhtar and singer-musician brother duo, Salim-Sulaiman. Chulein Aasman is about female emancipation, a song about freeing women from the roles that they have been coerced into playing for centuries. It highlights the importance of equal opportunity, possibilities and the impact it can have on women.
Uploaded on the official MARD YouTube channel, Chulein Aasman has crossed over 1.1 million views in the two days of being uploaded. The song is available for free download at the MARD website after you pledge to value gender equality and respect for women and spread gender awareness amongst your family, friends, local community and schools.
Popular Bollywood fraternity has also joined hands to support the initiative. Anushka Sharma, Priyanka Chopra, Neha Dhupia, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shruti Haasan, Ranveer Singh, Yuvraj Singh, among others, have taken the pledge to spread awareness on gender equality.
Big shout out to @priyankachopra speaking in support of gender equality and online empowerment. http://t.co/pvRsfZmXeS #ReachForTheSky #MARD
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 25, 2014
Thank you @AnushkaSharma for speaking in support of Helping Women Get Online. https://t.co/WTXFD4ApDM #ReachForTheSky #MARD
— Farhan Akhtar (@FarOutAkhtar) September 25, 2014
'Helping Women Get Online' (HWGO) has a website featuring stories of women who have found meaning in their lives due to the internet. It also provides content on the basics of internet as well as tips on childcare, cooking, financial and household, in Hindi and English languages.
Bollywood never fails to makes news in the country, be it in print, television, radio or digital. With the inclusion of Farhan Akhtar's MARD, Google's aim to empower women in India will get the much needed boost. And, hopefully fulfil Google's aim to help 50 million women in the country go digital in a year.


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Nowadays it is better to say, "How to access UEFI in Windows 10", but for the sake of simplicity we will keep calling both BIOS and UEFI simply "BIOS". We all are used to say "BIOS" when we speak about low-level software every motherboard uses to control all components of your computer.
BIOS/UEFI is a crucial part of every motherboard. It is a special software inside your motherboard which controls how components of your computer work. BIOS is responsible for managing boot order, overclocking, changing how CPU features work, etc. Every PC user should know how to get into BIOS no matter which OS it prefers because there are lots of things tied to BIOS settings. Do you know that you can't reinstall Windows without knowing how to open BIOS? Also, no overclocking for you if you do not now hot to enter BIOS in Windows 10. In addition, PC troubleshooting involves messing around with BIOS settings thus you better learn how to open BIOS whether you need it right now or not.
Enter BIOS Windows 10
The good thing about accessing BIOS is that there is no more need to randomly hit different keys on your keyboard testing your luck and guessing the correct key. You can access BIOS in Windows 10 without the need to touch any key on your keyboard. Microsoft has built-in option to quickly reboot a computer and automatically open BIOS. The only thing is that it works only on relatively modern motherboards with UEFI, not legacy BIOS. If your PC is not older than 6-7 years old, then you are good to go.
Here is what you need to do to quickly open BIOS in Windows 10:
- Press Win + I. This shortcut opens the default Windows Settings app.
- Go to Windows Update – Recovery. Locate Advanced Startup section and press Restart Now. This option reboots your computer into default recovery mode. It gives you few options to troubleshoot your PC, roll back to the previous version of Windows, use command prompt or, as in our case, open BIOS. And yes, be sure to close all apps and save your data, because after you press the Restart Now button Windows will restart.
- Now you are in recovery mode. Press Troubleshoot.
- On the next screen hit the Advanced Options button.
- And the next one is UEFI Firmware Settings. This button is what you need. Press it and then hit Restart. Do note that recovery says "UEFI", not BIOS. Don't mind this. As we mentioned before, UEFI and BIOS refer to the same thing if we do not dig into details and differences between the two.
- Now, wait for the PC to restart. From here you do not need to touch or press anything. Windows will do everything for you and open BIOS automatically.
How to Open BIOS – part 2
Suppose you have very old but still perfectly working computer and want to get into the BIOS. There is a big chance that opening BIOS within Windows won't work in your case. Don't worry, you still have a few options to access BIOS. In this time, it won't matter which OS you are using. Getting into BIOS using a keyboard happens even before motherboard initializes OS loading.
For your information: you need to act quickly. A motherboard accepts key commands during very narrow "time window". Usually, you have only a couple of seconds to hit the right button and enter the BIOS.
There is one more thing you need to consider. If your PC has a Bluetooth keyboard, you probably won't be able to open BIOS using a keyboard. The Bluetooth connection establishes only after Windows boots. In this case, you need to find wired or wireless USB keyboard (old PS/2 keyboards work perfectly fine if you have a required connection in your I/O list).
Turn off your computer then turn it back in. Take a closer look at the first few screens. Usually, there is a bit of information about how to access BIOS, how to change the boot device, how to enter BIOS flash, etc. It is one of the easiest ways to learn which key gets you into BIOS. No info in splash screen? Maybe it is time to find motherboard user manual and go to the BIOS section. Do not have a user manual? Try the following key to enter BIOS:
Delete, Insert, Esc, F1, F2, F3, F3, F8, F11 or F12.
These are the most popular keys manufacturers use to open BIOS. Some old motherboards have special shortcuts like Ctrl + Alt + Delete. Luckily for all of us, nobody is using this shortcut anymore.
In order to open BIOS, you have to start pressing the BIOS button right after you hit the power on button. As we mentioned earlier, the timeframe is very narrow, so you better keep smashing it to make sure you hit the right spot.
That's it. Now you can mess around with your UEFI/BIOS settings but remember not to change anything unless you know what to do. Maybe it is better to read a couple more manuals on our website just to be sure you won't screw up your PC.


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Learn what it takes to make it in the Christian Music Industry. There is no set path to the top of the industry, except talent and great songs. You must first understand the basics needed for success…. Touring, Songwriting, Production, Mastering, etc.
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In this post you will learn the Technic of Enabling Hyper-V and Creating Virtual Machines in Windows 10 Pro.
Hyper visor technology is software on which multiple virtual machines can run, with hyper visor layer controlling the hardware and allocating resources to each VM operating system. Hyper-V Server 2008 was released on October 1, 2008. So, you can create a virtual machine and use it for evaluating software and services without risking the stability of your real PC. Here we show you the easiest way how to enable Hyper-V in your Windows 10 Pro.
Enabling Hyper-V and Creating Virtual Machines in Windows 10 pro.
The following prerequisites are required to successfully run Client Hyper-V on your Windows 10.
- Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise 64 bit Operating System
- 64 bit processor with Second Level Address Translation (SLAT)
- 4 GB system RAM at least
- Bios-level Hardware Virtualization support
Note: Your PC must have Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise. If your PC have Windows 10 Home then it does not include Hyper-V support.
1: Firstly, make sure that you have enabled the Hardware Virtualization Support from BIOS Setup setting. Restart your PC while the computer is restarting press F12 for Dell/F10 for HP to open the BIOS settings and enable Virtualization Technology under Security system.
2: Go to the search box after that type Turn Windows features on or off and click the top result.
3: First find the Hyper- V then click on Plus (+) to expand it.
4: After expanding click on square brackets to select them afterward click on OK.
5: Wait till the applying changes completes.
6: Now restart your PC to add new features in your Computer.
7: Intend to the search box therefore type Hyper-V Manager and click on top of the result.
8: The first thing you need to do is creating a network switch to create and run virtual machines together. So now open hyper-V, right click the host and choose Virtual Switch Manager. You can also find it on actions panel as well.
9: Click on Private then click on OK.
Finally you enabled Hyper-V Manager.
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The Parish Council meet on the first Tuesday of every month. Meetings are held at 8pm and take place in Felthorpe Pavilion. Members of the public are welcome to attend.
About this siteWelcome. This site has been created by the Parish Council to allow us to better connect with the people living and working in our village. You can read more about what the council does here and you can leave a response on most pages to let us know your views on the subject.
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Science Journal is a free app designed by Making & Science, an initiative by Google. It allows you to gather data about the world around you by harnessing the sensors in your smartphone. At The Tech, we use Science Journal to hone our ninja skills, explore the sounds around us, test our reflexes and much more.
You can play with data, too! Check out some of our favorite ways to use Science Journal.
Gyroscope Dancing
This activity is an introduction to accelerometers and wearable technology. Wear the phone on your arm or leg and show off your dance moves, but try not to make peaks in the graph!
High Tech Hot Potato
This is a group activity that focuses on creative problem solving, as well as data visualization. Use the X-axis, Y-axis and Z-axis accelerometers to redesign the classic game Hot Potato.
Match It
Be a scientist and a sleuth in this data matching exercise. Use the light and sound sensors to test different materials and see if you can match the graphs.
Ninja Walk
Can you move as smoothly and silently as a Ninja? Keep the sensor from detecting sound or motion as you sneak through a noisy obstacle course.
Rubber Chicken Roll
Use rubber chickens to introduce scientific concepts of controls, making hypotheses and adjusting the constraints of an experiment to achieve a desired data set.
Toy Tops
You've played with fidget spinners and spinning tops, but have you ever designed them? In this design challenge, participants will develop and test their very own spinning toy! Toy designers and engineers get to play with their toys, but they also need a scientific way to figure out how to make them fun. Use everyday materials to build a spinning toy, then test it using the accelerometer sensors found in smartphones!
What's it like to be an amusement park engineer? In this design challenge, participants are tasked with creating a fun zipline experience. Their job is to create a model version of the transport vehicle for a zipline. However, like an engineer, participants must keep in mind that their experience can be fast, but it still needs to be stable, safe and enjoyable. Using Science Journal, an app that can use the sensors in everyday smartphones, participants can find out if their zipline ride can stand the test of amusement park guests.
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5 Drugstore Makeup Essentials
Hi everyone, its been a while since I posted about beauty and makeup.
Today I'm sharing my top 5 drugstore makeup essentials!
I love drugstore makeup, and as a teenager most of my makeup was from those brands. As I've grown older, I've started using more high end products, but I'm still loving drugstore brands. I particularly love discovering new products, but whats better is my absolute ESSENTIALS.
These products have never let me down, and I've been using them for years. Have you tried any of them? What are your favourite drugstore products? Please connect with me on social media and let me know your thoughts in the comments down below!
5 Best drugstore makeup
These are the top 5 drugstore makeup which I've come to discover over the years. I've tried to evenly spread them over face, lips, and eyes in order to keep this list to 5. I've got so many amazing drugstore products I love, it was tough to keep the list down!
But regardless, here we go:
So my friends argue with me about whether La Roche-Posay is a drugstore brand or not. But I've been using this product for years and I always buy it at Boots – so I decided to include it! At £16.50, its just about justifiable as drugstore – so please bear with me! Its the most expensive product on this list but I promise – its worth it!
With only two shades, light or dark it doesn't actually include much colour variety. I use the lighter shade, but its such a light coverage that I've found it actually doesn't matter that much that theres only two colours. Enriched with niancinamide, which is well-known for its anti-inflammatory and soothing effects, its a daily skincare product, and not actually marketed as a foundation at all!
Obviously it has NO parabens and has been dermatologically tested for even the most sensitive skin, has no preservatives, soap or lanolin. It's hypoallergenic and non comedogenic, all which are things I think are important for any product. It soothes sins and reduces inflammation to prevent red and brown pigmentation marks which can be left behind by spots. It is a daily get moisturiser, and also hides the appearance of spots and blackheads, and also controls shine. That's why its also recommended for oily and acne prone skin.
I love this product because it acts as coverage but is actually just a daily moisturiser and keeps skin hydrated for 24 hours. Makeup without having to wear makeup!
Another face product I've been using for years, this one is only £3.99! This mattifying powder is absolutely incredible and SO versatile. My mom was the one who recommended this to me when I was a teenager, and I've never looked back. Also she has great skin and always looks amazing!
The most common way I use this is as a setting powder. I get the shade 001-translucent. I load it up on a large, fluffy powder brush (currently loving one I bought from Sephora) and apply it all over. If I'm going out for dinner or drinks after work, I also bring a travel brush and go over any shiny or oily areas of my face.
If I'm not bothered about using a liquid base, using a BeautyBlender gives a much heavier coverage, and is all I need for running errands. I absolutely adore this lightweight and versatile pressed powder, and just two days ago I think I bought probably my 15th+ powder!
Years ago, I was watching one of Zoella's drugstore haul videos, and this product in particular stood out for me so I bought one for myself. For only £4, I wasn't expecting much but I was so wrong! This is one of the easiest and most comfortable concealers out there. If I use this, I usually use this alone without foundation.
They claim that it stays on for 16 hours, but I'm yet to try out leaving make up on for that long. The applicator makes it simple to use, and gives the perfect amount of product for each use. You can also use this as an eyeshadow primer, and lighter and darker shades of it as highlighter or contour. It blends unbelievably well, my favourite way is to apply it with the applicator wand, and then blend with a beauty blender.
I used these lashes for a wedding, and I was amazed at how easy it is to apply. It's also surprisingly light and comfortable to wear. For that particular event, I had these on for over 8 hours, in the Portuguese summer heat, and it didn't budge! I also wear contact lenses and it wasn't a problem at all.
The application is incredibly easy, and the lightweight lashes also look very natural, adding just the right amount of glamour. Since then, I've used them over and over and each time the wear has been just as good! I would say you can wear them up to around 5 times but make sure you clean and store them properly!
This was one of my first makeup products I tried out, and definitely one of the first lip products which I fell in love with. I've been using it since I was a teenager, and its become even better since then! They have 10 colours available, personally I love the light pink shades.
It's a velvety matte finish, and acts more like a lip balm than a lipstick. It's so easy to reapply throughout the day, and top up on the colour. I love that it is a retractable chubby crayon. Super easy to carry around!
Well that's it for my top 5 drugstore makeup essentials!
What are yours? Have you tried any of these? Please let me know! I'm thinking of doing a similar post for luxury/high-end products. Would you be interested in that? Leave me a comment down below and share!
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Links from products go to Boots.com, a British pharmacy/drugstore. I have no association or affiliation with them, nor do I receive any products or payment from them.
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I swear by the collection concealer as well! I really like the Urban Decay one but just can't justify the cost when this does practically the same job.
Rina Kay
Isn't it just the best! And its so affordable! Thanks so much for sharing and for stopping by! X
Samantha Lewis
Honestly admire this post, and you for writing it! Honest and thorough, will be sure to read more 🙂
Rina Kay
Thank you so much! That really means a lot 😊😊 I hope you enjoy what's to come too!
The Newbury Girl
I've wfrually never tried most of these drugstore goodies, except for the Revlon lip pencil. The Rimmel Stay Matte Powder has always been on my list of products to try though! Will have to look out for that next time I'm at the drugstore!
Rina Kay
These are my absolute faves! The Rimmel Stay Matte Powder is just so great, its available pretty much everywhere I think and its so cheap yet so effective – I absolutely adore it! Thank you so much for reading! Please do let me know if you try any of them! I'd love to know what you think 😀


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All right, here it is. The recipe that I've been holding out on sharing with you. Not intentionally of course, I just have never got around to sharing these Cinnamon Rolls Biscuits which is completely wrong of me.
So here is the story behind these beauties. Years ago I received in the mail a package of recipe cards—you know what I'm talking about, where a company sends you their cards and wants you to join their " recipe card " club but even if you don't, the cards they sent you are yours to keep. Well I didn't join their club, but I kept the recipe cards they sent me and these biscuits happened to be one of them. I have been making them for years and we never get tired of them.
I absolutely love/adore/crave cinnamon rolls but I don't always have the time or patience to make them. Because let's be honest, when you're craving a warm, gooey, loaded-with-frosting homemade cinnamon roll, you usually want it right then and there, not in three or four hours. That's where these come in handy. They are so incredibly quick and simple and are absolutely fabulous! I'm not exaggerating when I tell you I could eat the entire pan. Cinnamon rolls are my weakness and these are too because they are just as good.
The recipe didn't call for frosting, I of course had to add it, so feel free to leave it off but I highly suggest you don't! If you love cinnamon rolls, I promise (a cross my heart and hope to die promise) that you will love these. Make these and then you can thank me later.Print
Cinnamon Roll Biscuits
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 9 rolls 1x
These are a fabulous quick alternative to cinnamon rolls. They are simple to make and are just crazy delicious!
UPDATE (April 1, 2017): After years of making these, I've changed the way I mix these and slightly adjusted the ingredients. Now I mix the dough in my food processor by pulsing the dry ingredients and then adding the liquid with the food processor running and mix it just until the dough comes together. If you don't have a food processor, just mix it in a bowl like the original instructions say.
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 3/4 cup + 1 1/2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 6 tablespoons butter, softened (almost melted)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- Buttercream frosting ((optional))
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda in a medium bowl and mix well.
- In a small bowl whisk together the oil and buttermilk. Add to the flour mixture and stir until just combined.
- Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until just smooth. Roll dough into a 15 x 8-inch rectangle.
- Spread the butter oven the dough. Mix the sugar and cinnamon together and sprinkle generously over the butter. Roll up jelly roll style starting with the long side. Pinch seam to seal.
- Cut the roll into 1 1/2 inch slices. Place in a greased 9-inch round pan (or you can use a small cookie sheet type pan) cut side up, flatten slightly with your palm. Bake until lightly browned 18-22 minutes or until they start to turn golden brown on the edges.
- Let cool slightly and then frost with your favorite buttercream frosting if desired.


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Comedian and actor Todd Barry will be in Dallas April 25 at the Sons of Hermann Hall to promote his Louis C.K.-produced "Todd Barry: The Crowd Work Tour." It won't be the typical guy-stands-before-crowd-and-tells-jokes show. Instead, it's complete improv and his main source of material is you, the audience.
Basically this all came about when he toured the country putting on crowd work shows and then decided it would make a good documentary or TV special. Without the funds to produce it, he planned to reach out to different production companies, when his friend of 20-something years, who just happens to be Louis C.K., called and offered to host the show on his Web site.
"It seemed like a done deal after that," Barry said.
Directed by Lance Bangs, cameras and a crew followed Barry, filming him on stage and off. But Barry told me the constant presence of the cameras didn't irritate him like he thought they would.
"If I didn't want them to film, I would just tell them to stop," he said. "It wasn't like they were following me into the bathroom or anything."
Filming complete, Barry is now promoting the online show with more "crowd work" shows. When I talked to Barry by phone Thursday morning, he sounded cool and laid back. And I guess that's the attitude a comedian needs to work a show that's completely off the limb.
He doesn't scout out the crowd beforehand. Instead he waits until he's on stage to see everyone in the partially lit room.
"It's not like I'm like, 'This guy. This guy. Not this guy," he said. "I just wait until I'm out there and start talking to them."
But just like anything that's unplanned, not everything goes smoothly.
He laughed when I asked if he has any serious nightmares regarding the show and said things can and do go astray, like audience members not giving him too much to work with.
"I usually move on if I can tell the person is just there to watch the show instead of being involved with it," he says.
I spoke with Barry just hours before Stephen Colbert was officially named the new host for CBS's the Late Show.
When I asked him what his response would be if David Letterman called him tomorrow to ask him to take over the coveted late night spot, he didn't seem too fazed by the idea.
"Well I don't see that happening," he said. "But I guess I would say, 'Why not?' But Letterman is good and it's not something I'm really interested in doing."
After Colbert was named the new host, Barry tweeted this.
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If you're looking for him while he's in Dallas, you can most likely find him sipping on some warmth at a nearby coffee shop. May we recommend Murray Street Coffee Shop, Todd?
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As an example, she said officers may need an undercover investigator to make a deal. The cases are dropped unless there is any additional information to re-evaluate the decision, she said. Bradenton Police Department Maj. William Tokajer said the bust was made with sufficient evidence. "Just because the state feels there is not evidence to convict them doesn't mean there is not enough evidence to arrest or prosecute them," he said. "We would like to have the opportunity for a jury to decide, but it's up to the state to make that decision." The sweep, called Operation Broken Ice, resulted in the confiscation of dozens of bags of meth and cocaine, weapons, ammunition and a large marijuana plant. Investigators from the Bradenton Police, Manatee County Sheriff's Office and Drug Enforcement Administration seized 32 pounds of meth - $575,000 in street value. The investigation began December 2006. The bust was intended to curtail meth sales and manufacturing from becoming widespread in Manatee County, officials said at the time. Three leaders of the meth ring, a mother and two sons, were arrested at the time. The mother, Andrea Zarabia- Mindueno, 44, of Bradenton, had her charges dropped by the state. She was charged with conspiracy to traffic meth and conspiracy to traffic cocaine. Her sons, Rogelio Velez, 26, and Ricardo Velez, 19, have not had their charges dropped. Rogelio Velez still has an active court case. He was charged with conspiracy to purchase a controlled substance, conspiracy to commit an armed robbery, conspiracy to traffic meth and possession of marijuana. Ricardo Velez pleaded no contest Dec. 11, according to the state. He was charged with conspiracy to commit an armed robbery, conspiracy to traffic cocaine and conspiracy to sell rock cocaine. Investigators recorded hundreds of calls in which Rogelio Velez and his mother discussed selling and using drugs, prices and clients. Zarabia-Mindueno allegedly obtained meth smuggled from Mexico through Texas to Atlanta. She reportedly would give the meth to her sons to sell to street level dealers. Leonel Tribilant, 37, of Bradenton had been charged with conspiracy to traffic cocaine, conspiracy to sell rock cocaine and conspiracy to sell marijuana. Police had intercepted conversations between him and Rogelio Velez. His charges were dropped Jan. 15. "There's much more to conspiracy than just a phone call," his attorney, Charles Britt, said. "When you start looking at drug conspiracy and wire-intercepted calls, it has to be more than Johnny calling Sue saying, 'I want to get a couple of tires.'" Investigators maintained they intercepted calls of defendants talking in code at times, Britt said. "Two tires means a kilo. Well how do they know that? I've got 10 years of police experience too and I've never heard of that before. Without some type of corroboration, there's nothing there." Tokajer said the bust went farther than simple phone calls. "When you have someone who says they are going to buy some cocaine and then goes to buy cocaine and goes to the location and has money, that's more than just going out on a whim and saying, 'I'm going to buy buy cocaine,'" he said. Bradenton Police Department began an appeal process on the dropped cases two weeks ago, Tokajer said. "Sometimes they agree with us. Sometimes they disagree," Tokajer said. "There was a lot of hard work that went into this. We believe they are solid cases and (law enforcement) did their job to make good probable-cause arrests." Britt thinks the state will drop more cases. "When you do these wire tap cases, it cannot be solely based on phone calls," he said. "Unfortunately for the police, that's where it stopped." [sidebar] WHERE ARE THEY NOW? Out of the 19 people arrested in Operation Broken Ice on Sept. 26, investigators described 14 as the main players in a meth ring. Charges included trafficking in methamphetamine, conspiracy to manufacture meth, conspiracy to traffic rock cocaine, and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Cases dropped: 6 Cases expected to go to trial: 2 No contest pleas: 2 Cases pending: 4 SOURCE: State Attorney's Office - --- MAP posted-by: Richard Lake


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Nintendo Corp. announced a deal this week to place Wii consoles in guest rooms and lounges at several Marriott hotels nationwide, as well as 20 popular games. The special console will be viewable through the room's TV, which does not necessitate game discs.
The Wiis will appear at such hotels as the Marriott Marquis and Renaissance New York Hotel- both in New York's Times Square- as well as Boston's Marriott Cambridge, the Bethesda Marriott Suites and Annapolis Marriott Waterfront (both in Maryland), and the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa in Phoenix.
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- Lecturer: Dr. Heinrich Brasse, Free University of Berlin
- Date: 27 March 2019; 12:00 h
- Place: Sala d'Actes de l'Institut de Ciències de la Terra Jaume Almera (ICTJA)
- Further information: Dr. Juanjo Ledo (UB)
Magnetotelluric investigations in the South and Central American Subduction Zones revealed many electrical conductivity anomalies connected to widespread volcanism and magmatism. Smaller high-conductivity zones may reflect individual magma chambers beneath volcanic edifices at shallow depths (5-8 km), while large-scale anomalies in the mid crust (10-20 km depths) hint at a common magma source for a whole series of volcanoes. However, the by far largest conductive feature is the Altiplano-Puna Magma Body in the Bolivian backarc with a conductance of more than 20.000 Siemens which does not allow to resolve its lower limit. A critical assessment of 3-D inversion results and the influence of far-reaching crustal anisotropy will be discussed in this contribution.


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Modern hotel box rooms lacking everything from originality to personality are so last year. Now, we get hot under the collar by accommodation which supports the environment we live in via a super-sophisticated approach.
Fine-tuning our wishes are a range of three boutique eco-hotels that merge luxury with eco-tourism.
Recently opened under Sharjah Collection By Mantis, the hotels are (you guessed it) in Sharjah - the emirate offering a world undiscovered by many. From the deep desert to beautiful coastline near the borders of Oman, adventure is at your fingertips.
The first to open is Kingfisher Lodge, located in the heart of Kalba. Activity-wise you can kayak through the mangroves, look out for sea turtles or catch a glimpse of various rare species of birds including the White-Collard Kingfisher and the Sykes' Warbler (yep, we need to top up our bird knowledge too).
After exploring you can unwind in one of the 25 luxurious tents that offer complete privacy. And by the way, we're not talking about the questionable style of tent that should have been thrown away after its first (and last, let's be honest) Glastonbury. These tents boast open views of the sea and feature their own private pool and wellness spa. Wow.
The two other lodges - Al Badayer Oasis Lodge and Fossil Rock – are also set to open later this year and equally impress with their commitment to promoting nature.
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Catching a Witch: Heidi Eljarbo, Touch of Night, Carin Rafferty
Catching a Witch: A Novel of Loyalty, Deception, and Superstition, Heidi Eljarbo
Genre: Historical
I take a dip into historical novels every now and then and this one, covering the period when Witch-hunters were very active caught my eye. I'm very intrigued by the way the mass hysteria took hold so easily. seems weird to us now but I guess superstition abounded then when people had so little control over their lives, when animals sickened and died, crops failed, people were dogged by what seems like bad luck – and of course they wanted someone to blame. It was a way too of seeking vengeance for imagines or petty insults. Throw in the misogynistic men and its a recipe for disaster.
Disaster is just what happens when a student of the famed Matther Hopkin arrives in the sleepy little village where Clara lives. We see at first hand just how easy it is to whip up hatred, for innocent gestures to take on insidious meanings, for those who used herbs to heal others to be accuses of using witchcraft. Over it all is the witch-hunter and his self important acolytes in the village men. Not all of them, some stay fast but of course no-one dare speak out for fear of being the next accused. All except Clara, who does her best to stop the awful "trials" where in reality ladies stood no chance, once accused it was like a death sentence.
Its a scary thought but I could see people acting in a very similar way if this were to take place now. some people seem so full of bitterness, jealousy, a need to blame everyone but themselves and I've no doubt they would happily convince themsleves they were doing the right thing. we see so much hatred every day to anyone the slightest bit different from their peers and that would easily translate into a story like this today. 😦
I felt the historical aspect of the novel was well done, it was very realistic and genuine. I did feel the pacing was very slow for me though. some books need that but with this one I found it dragged in parts. I expected Clara's friend to be accused sooner, but its almost halfway through before that happens. I didn't feel "in" the story much of the time, but an observer, and found myself losing interest in sections. Overall I enjoyed it but it's not a story I'd re-read.
Stars: three and a half. I enjoyed parts of it a lot, but other sections seemed very slow paced.
Touch of Night, The Sanctuary Series Book 1, Carin Rafferty
Genre: sci-fi and fantasy, Romance
Well, the description sounded interesting, but sadly this wasn't one for me.
Lucien isn't anyone to aspire to IMO, he cares about the coven, even though he's been cast out, but his attitudes to mortals…well, he's pretty scathing and rude.
Ariel wants to find her twin, the police won't help and Lucien at first won't either. Then he will…and that sets the tone for the book.
Both characters constantly change their minds, decide one thing and do another, don't talk, focus on irrelevant issues, and disrespect the other. The same things are explained over and over, in case the reader just can't quite grasp it.
I think the biggest issue for me though was the sex.
No matter what the problem sex in some form was the answer, even though Ariel says she doesn't like Lucien, doesn't trust him, just wants to find her brother. Lucien would never take a mortal for a mate, doesn't like her, doesn't find her attractive yet wants/has to have sex with her all the while. Reading minds, yep he needs to read her mind but they have to connect with sex, connecting with Armand, more sex, finding out who the strange warlock is, yep sex again….you've got it, sex is the answer to everything.
I like sex in a story, but it needs to fit, the story and reasons need to be strong enough and for me this just didn't feel right.
Even the end I still felt they didn't like each other and suddenly – bam- everything is perfect.
I won't be continuing with the series, but as ever this is just my opinion, you may feel very differently. Others have 5 star loved it, so you chose.
Stars: Two, a miss for me.
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This is a substantial commercial property, extending to c. 3,400 sq.ft, in a busy location on the Antrim Road in North Belfast. This impressive Victorian building enjoys excellent frontage onto the bustling Antrim Road, enjoying high levels of footfall and passing vehicular traffic.
The property is in good order throughout, with bright spacious offices and private car parking to the front.
The ground floor and first floor are currently let at £19,200. There are 5 vacant offices on the second floor that are ready to rent, these would achieve a further £10,500 (£175 per office per month) bringing the total rental return to £29,700.
- Substantial commercial property, c 3,400 sq.ft
- Three storey victorian building with double bay & parking to front
- Partially let, achieving £19,200 per annum; potential for £29,500 per annum
- Current tenants are Sinn Fein & Bombshell Beauty Studio
- 5 offices on second floor currently vacant
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Summer parties are great, but you need to know how to make a margarita to serve to your guests. Margaritas are popular because they basically taste like summer--but you don't have to spend too much time and money to make them. You can also customize your own margarita recipe by adding strawberries, kiwis, and lime -- the possibilities are endless! Before you start making your own mix, here's a refresher on the basics first.
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A margarita is a cocktail composed of three simple signature ingredients: orange liqueur, tequila, and lime juice. It's also given extra flair by adding salt and lime to the rim of the glass for an extra kick. The ingredients for Margarita all bring something unique to the table.
Limeade is a beverage created by mixing lime juice and sweetened water. Limes are somewhat sweeter and sharper in taste than lemons, making it a better option for drinks because of its stronger taste. Limes are also filled with antioxidants and vitamin C to help detox the body and strengthen the immune system. Adding the sugar and water will help you adjust the tart-sweet flavor.
100% agave tequila can have varying flavors but the most common is bold, fruity, and herbal, with a hint of spice. Drinking agave tequila may help improve digestion to prevent constipation, and can also help you sleep.
Grand Marnier has a sweet citrusy flavor, which is the perfect contrast to other bitter-tasting beverages. You can add this to your drink to sweeten it and create a more complex flavor. And as you're well aware, a little liquor can loosen you up and make you more social. People drinking together are likely to talk more and smile, leading to new friendships.
Orange juice has a good sweetness and acidity, making it perfect for improving the flavor of your drink. Fresh orange juice contains Vitamin C and antioxidants that may help in fighting off many types of cancers.
Now that we've discussed the ingredients and their benefits, it's time to show you the quantities needed for your margarita.
Now that we've covered the ingredients and their quantities, we can start making our margarita.
Get your blender and gather your ingredients.
Pour the limeade and orange juice into the blender.
Pour enough ice until the blender is almost full.
Pour the Tequila and Grand Marnier into the mixture.
Cover your mixture with the lid to prevent it from spilling everywhere.
Blend the mixture on high until it's all smooth.
Serve it on a chilled glass rimmed with salt and lime.
Check out this awesome video from Hilah Cooking to see the steps in action:
Summer is a great time to have parties, but no party is complete without a good margarita. Margaritas are the perfect choice for party drinks because they are easy to make en masse while offering a good variety. Store bought mixes contain more sugar and calories while cheap ingredients make for poor drinks. Follow our guide on how to make a margarita, and you'll end up the king of summer.
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Judged by New Zealand's first and only Master Sommelier, Cameron Douglas, The Shout is written for the hospitality and FMCG market, with a focus on showcasing high-quality wines and other delicious beverages like craft beer and spirits.
That's why we are so pleased to have taken out the highest scores in both the Marlborough wine tasting and the New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc tasting, with our te Pā 2017 Pinot Gris and
This fantastic result is the first major review for our newly released 2017 Pinot Gris, which features an intriguing French oak barrel component for the first time this year. And of course, our 2016 Oke continues its reign, after taking out the Number One spot in Dish Magazine's Sauvignon Blanc tasting last year.
Many thanks to MS Cameron Douglas and the team at The Shout for showcasing these fabulous wines.


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Winter Solstice Retreat during the Triple Ecliptic Passage of June/July 202
Over the weekend I hosted a three-day retreat for 12 people during the extremely potent energies of the Triple Ecliptic Passage with the intention to rally Light Workers and hold Light during this tumultuous time on Earth. To gather as One is so important now for both Gaia and ourselves. It is powerful, and it is so enjoyable! With the focused points of the solar eclipse woven into Winter Solstice and a New Moon I have never seen people so affected by energy, barely able to contain it within their physical bodies. And I have never before seen such rapid transformation, such an up taking of Light.
We opened our Sacred Circle at 5pm Friday evening to set our intention of receiving the energy gifts from the Galactic Federation and the Great Central Sun. The gifts were all designed to assist out gradual transition into our God Nature through upgrades to our DNA and the retreat had been carefully planned to allow plenty of time for meditation, rest, soaking in the area's geothermal pools and gentle walks in nature. A perfect formula for receiving these transformational upgrades enhanced by high-vibrational food, nutritious, delicious and easy for the body to digest. People had driven up to six hours to attend and four of them were unknown to me, the rest had attended my events before. After the welcome and introductions I took the group through an uplifting Ascension and Purification Ceremony over lighted by St Germain, Serapis Bey and Adama of Telos. Then we settled down to our first shared meal, Algerian vegetable tagine, lemon-infused millet, cauliflower rice and a green leafy salad, followed by a raw Blueberry Cheesecake.
We gathered the next morning at the old Tokaanu wharf which stretches lazily out over the head waters of southern Lake Taupo. From there we were directly in line with a very new and very powerful vortex which had been co-created by four female elders who said they had preceded the Waitaha people. This was the very first time I had consciously worked with the vortex and I wondered what was to be discovered as I invited the group to tune into it. In my mind's eye I immediately saw the tall reedy raupo swamp plants parting to create a pathway between us and the vortex, which is a small hill known as Maunga Namu (Mosquito Mountain). The vibrational frequency held by the vortex was sweet peace and love; everyone felt this same energy and were surprised by its strength. We then drove the short distance to Roto Pounamu, on of the highlights of our weekend as this small lake is also a vortex and it holds the original blueprint for water. Our slow, meditative walk through the bush was enchanting as the overnight rain had created a glistening emerald garden of huge tree ferns and ground ferns. Bright moss adorned the soaked trunks of towering trees and we were treated to a close-up view of a Kereru (native Wood Pigeon). After arriving at the lake and greeting the guardians, ancients and Nature Spirits I was inspired to sing a song to the Lady of the Lake and quickly taught our lovely group a song about the waters of the river returning to the sea. To my surprise, after three rounds of this simple song I found myself channeling a song that the Lady sang back to us! It was in Light Language with a very sweet tune. We each found a spot and spent time tuning in to the lake and the Nature Spirits, standing, sitting or meandering slowly along the water's edge.
Back at the house I was heating up beetroot soup for lunch when I suddenly felt dizzy and was forced to leave my capable helpers to continue preparing the meal while I lay down for a few minutes. Rejoining the group I was still feeling lightheaded and not completely grounded and became aware that the others were also struggling to be fully in their bodies. Lunch will ground us, I thought, but it didn't. I took the group outside barefooted and they had fun finding the warm spots on the lawn from the geothermal activity below. We then all did an exercise to draw the cosmic energies down into our bodies through all of our chakras before anchoring it firmly into the Earth. We were still ungrounded, and most could barely keep their eyes open, so half the group found a bed or sofa to sleep on while the rest soaked in the geothermal pool. Thankfully, I was now feeling grounded and was able to tend to my group monitoring how they were managing the intense energies. Several confessed later that if they had been able to run away at that stage, they would have! Regrouping a couple of hours later, we all did Qi Gong to further assist the integration of the energies, yet I could see most were still not totally grounded as these New Earth energies were so strong, and having come from many different sources in our Galaxy, were not familiar to us. It was a marvelous opportunity to talk about the energies of the 5th dimension and how our bodies needed to be fit and strong to cope with the high-vibrational frequencies that would continue to be pulsed onto the Earth. We were practicing being at peace with feeling very different.
The next morning was Solstice, the Eclipse and the New Moon, what a line up! I was relieved to see that the group looked more grounded and were all in good spirits, excited about our mountain visit that day. We had decided to hold our morning Solstice ceremony at the house and venture out when the day was a little warmer. Connecting in with global Solstice meditations I led the group through a journey of the New Earth, describing how Life might Be for us collectively, and then allowing time for each of us to set our personal intentions for the second half of the year while aligning with the Great Central Sun. The it was time to drive to the mountains and we set off with warm clothing and picnic lunches despite falling rain. As we began to ascend the mountain road at the Ohakune end of Mount Ruapehu, my three passengers had cause to be alarmed as I spontaneously began speaking Light language and waving my hands about as I was driving. But I am well-used to this and was quite capable of driving in these unusual conditions. A beautiful song came through and I intuitively knew it was to help my body manage the energies that were percolating, literally bubbling up inside me.
My favourite sacred spot was curiously busy that day- the normally empty parking area was filled with cars and to form a circle our group had to squeeze into the only free space right up close to a campervan. It was cold and raining but the campervan occupants of mother, father and child (Holy Trinity) were cosy inside enjoying fried bacon as I popped my head though their open door to warn them we were just going to gather for a few minutes and they might hear some singing. Well, it wasn't exactly singing that they heard! The energy that had been building inside of me was bursting to be expressed and for the first time that I can recall, due to this intense pressure and the inclement weather I forgot to greet the ancients as we formed our circle. The moment we joined hands the Sound began; it was like no worldly Sound that Human ears hear. I was astonished at what was being transmitted though my Voice, I just relaxed and allowed this incredible flow to do whatever it was doing. This was one of the most powerful Sounds I had ever produced, yet it felt effortless and volume came with ease. It ended as abruptly as it had begun, and my first words were 'That could create an earthquake'. (Two days later Mexico experienced a 7.5 quake). The others were gob-smacked at what they had heard, and someone said it was like standing next to a human crystal bowl. They had felt the vibrational frequencies of the Sound go right through their bodies, felt their cells vibrating and had instantly felt grounded. Thank goodness! Later back at the house sharing, I learnt that the little boy in the camper van had come out with eyes wide open to witness this scene. And after the Sound the father had stepped outside and let out a loud 'Phew!' – the kind of sound you make when you escape from an enclosed room when someone has farted! Or in this case I joked (thinking of Blair Styra's book) someone had 'cartharted'!
It was a jubilant dinner that night, especially when a couple of bottles of champagne found their way to the dinner table. We had earned it! From the moment we had opened our circle on Friday evening everything we had done together had cummulated into one point of consciousness on the mountain that Sunday afternoon. To hold intense energies for an extended period was a new experience for the group, they had struggled, they had surrendered, and they were proud of themselves. 'Welcome to my world' I joked, explaining that this was how I felt whenever I went on quests to sacred sites all over the planet, and also prior to events and workshops. Everybody was glowing, their bright faces a perfect canvas for their shining eyes and wide smiles; and they all expressed how Light they felt! Mission accomplished!


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Albuquerque City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on Nov. 6, making panhandling to motorists illegal. This is not a good solution for our city.
The City Council's new pedestrian ordinance places restrictions not only on panhandlers, but also on vendors such as Girl Scouts selling cookies to motorists. The ordinance also forbids "boot brigade" firefighters from receiving donations from people in their cars.
The criminalizing of these harmless fundraisers not only ignores what the people in Albuquerque asked for, but also does not solve the issue it was meant to address.
The new ordinance makes it illegal for panhandlers to approach drivers on street corners, medians and sidewalks. Drivers giving money or food to panhandling pedestrians will also be cited. It is ridiculous to punish people who are trying to help others.
Richard Berry has been the mayor of Albuquerque for eight years, and yet he has failed to respond adequately to the problem of panhandling in the city.
In 2015, the City of Albuquerque placed blue signs along the streets of Albuquerque, encouraging citizens to call 311 to get help, food or shelter for panhandlers and the homeless.
Instead of utilizing city resources to directly help homeless people, money has been spent on dozens of blue signs that don't feed people or provide homes. It puts the responsibility for solving the problem on citizens instead of the city government.
Whenever I see these signs, I never know what they mean or what their purpose is. I am sure I am not the only person who is confused by this. Even if you do call the 311 number, the process is lengthy and inefficient.
This new ordinance attempts to make the panhandling population look invisible, but people in need are still there, and still do not have money, food or shelter.
Panhandlers are not criminals. There are many reasons why they beg. They might be addicted to drugs, they might have a family to feed or they are simply trying to survive.
Mayor Berry has not addressed this issue properly and failed the panhandlers as a result. Something has to be done, sooner rather than later.With the mayoral election coming up this week, the next mayor will have to create more effective solutions to address the panhandling and homelessness in our city.
State Auditor and mayoral candidate Tim Keller's solution for the problem involves sending a social worker and paramedic to the scene to care for the needs of the person. This is a great idea, because it actually attempts to solve the causes of panhandling, instead of punishing those involved.
The law has been changed, but nothing has been solved. By eliminating "boot brigades" and girl scout cookies from public roads, wasting money on 311 signs and city council turning its back on those in need, panhandlers have been effectively ignored by their government.
Future programs need to have more support for shelter, social welfare and more opportunity to find work. Ignoring this issue will only increase our panhandling situation even more. This ordinance is a bad reflection of our city.
The last thing we need is one more reason for people not to come to Albuquerque. If this panhandling situation is resolved effectively, it will make our city a more attractive tourist destination.
Believe it or not, it is possible to solve the issue and still treat panhandlers like human beings.
Ludella Awad is a freelance reporter with the Daily Lobo. The views in this column are her own. She can be reached through firstname.lastname@example.com or @LudellaAwad on Twitter.


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IDC Worldwide Semiannual Internet of Things Spending Guide:
"Worldwide spending on the Internet of Things (IoT) to grow 16.7% year over year in 2017, reaching just over $800 billion".
"More than 10 percent of new jobs created in the U.K. this year have been in technology fields, with expertise in artificial intelligence and data science two of the primary drivers—but filling those positions is proving tough"
Eddie Cue on Apple's TV Strategy:
"We have exciting plans in store for customers and can't wait for [Erlicht and Van Amburg] to bring their expertise to Apple -- there is much more to come"
Professor Andrew Blake (via TechCrunch):
"I'm personally fascinated with how different it is humans learn from the way, at the moment, our machines are learning," adds Blake. "Humans are not learning all the time from big data. They're able to learn from amazingly small amounts of data"
Ronan Kelly (ADTRAN) (via Total Telecom):
"Unfortunately there's no differentiation from the industry perspective of long-loop G.fast versus short-loop G.fast, it's all just called G.fast. So if there's a bad experience on one extreme, it tends to tarnish every use case"
Richard Senft (Amber Waves VR):
"The biggest challenge is to not misrepresent the data"