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Siri and Alexa are not patent attorneys, yet
Challenging times foster innovative solutions and when times are tough we, companies and individuals alike, tend to hunker down and start innovating.
Once you start innovating you turn towards the omnipotent and all-knowing Siri, Alexa, or whoever your AI-dame of choice is, and ask the fundamental question "am I the first one to come up with this idea, or are there similar products out there?" After receiving an affirmative answer to the former and a dissenting answer to the latter, it is all systems go or so it appears at first.
You then enthusiastically splurge resources on the design, manufacture, production, and marketing of the product borne out of your innovation, and before you know it you are an emerging Elon Musk.
And then woe and behold, you open your email one day and receive a much-dreaded letter of demand (also known as a cease and desist letter) alleging that you are infringing upon another party's intellectual property rights. Usually such a letter will in essence demand that you immediately cease making, marketing and selling the allegedly infringing products and deliver all such products up for destruction. The letter usually includes a phrase along the lines of "failing to meet the demands (within a short time span) will result in legal proceedings and a claim for damages to be instituted against you".
So, instead of trusting Siri, Alexa, or whoever your AI-dame of choice is to navigate you through intellectual property's complex minefield, rather ask her to call a firm of specialist intellectual property attorneys before you embark on your exciting journey of innovation. Not only will they provide you with the latest technology landscape reports, but you will also receive sound advice on how to avoid infringement, protect your innovation, structure your business and optimise your brand.
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Bengaluru (PB): Government of Karnataka is planning to open Ayush-based (Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy) outpatient units in all the taluka hospitals in the state in a phased manner in association with various organizations, which are involved in promoting Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM).
The state department of Ayush in collaboration with the Shantivana Trust of Dharmasthala has already opened outpatient units in 10 taluka-level hospitals in the state on public-private partnership model. These units have proved to be useful in extending natural health services to the public. "We intend to extend this concept to all the districts of Karnataka in a phased manner", said Karnataka chief minister D V Sadananda Gowda, during the International Conference on Yoga, Naturopathy (ICYN) & Arogya Expo 2012 held between February 9-13.
"Our government has duly recognized the importance of Yoga in daily life and has given priority for the empowerment of this sector. In an effort to promote Yoga and Naturopathy through educational initiatives, the government also plans to set up a number of schools and colleges.
"We have already established a full-fledged Yoga & Naturopathy college in Mysore. This institute is offering several useful courses. Yoga and Naturopathy are safe and effective combination of drugless therapy. They need to be promoted in the interest of society," the Karnataka chief minister pointed out.
"Altered lifestyle, food habits, stressful life, overuse of medicine and pollution have made health to be measured by percentage of diseases. World over, people are looking for a safe, effective and multidimensional healthcare system based on Yoga, which advocates that healing and happiness come from within. It is Yoga and Naturopathy which have now emerged as the proven alternative to prevent and cure a variety of ailments, including lifestyle diseases. The government will continue to provide support to Yoga and Naturopathy in order to extend the benefits to society," he said.
A conclave of leading Yoga gurus, elected representatives, policy-makers, and seers, as part of the ongoing ICYN have also passed a resolution urging the Centre to allocate 10 per cent of the Health sector budget to Ayush in an effort to promote Indian Systems of Medicine (ISM).
The government should promote Ayush extensively so that the benefits of the ISM reached the masses, including the villagers. The conclave also felt that Ayush was the best form of therapy that can provide holistic care to the masses because it emphasizes on prevention rather than cure of diseases. Further, resolutions were also passed to ensure proper documentation and recording of data relating to Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddhi & Homoeopathy therapies and treatment methods. It also stressed upon the need to promote research and development into Ayush therapies to standardize treatment techniques, stated G N Sreekantaiah, director, Department of Ayush, Government of Karnataka.


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What to Consider when Choosing Upholstery Fabrics
Reupholstering furniture is a big investment. Not only is the work expensive, but the fabric can be, too! The folks at Spruce blogged some smart tips to help pick the right fabric for the job.
The most important thing to consider first is scale. How big is your piece? Is it a small chair cushion? In that case, a broad pattern is probably not the best choice since you won't see a lot of it. Picking something with a smaller repeat (how many inches until the pattern repeats itself) will be a better choice.
Next, think about what you like: color, pattern, texture and sheen. And, consider what the room you intend to put the piece in needs. If you have a solid color sofa already, you may want to do something more bold with your chair, for example.
Spruce is an Austin, TX upholsterer that gives classes, sells furniture and has a fantastic blog, complete with video tutorials for those of us who don't live in Austin. See more examples of upholstery choices on the Spruce blog.


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Mission Python
Code a space adventure game in this Python programming book published by No Starch Press.
19 July 2017
Below you can see a screenshot of the earliest version I have on file, which is dated 1998 but was probably designed in 1997. The box on the left contained a random quote, and the background changed randomly too, to make the site more dynamic for repeat visitors (should I be lucky enough to get any). The pull-down menu was abused to create a window that opened to display more information, a way to squeeze more space out of the limited screen size we had then. The title used individual images for each letter, which were reused across the site, to speed up download time. We didn't realise back then that each separate image request carries a penalty (or perhaps it didn't matter so much in the days of dial-up). The whole thing was laid out using tables. So, plenty of what we would now call bad ideas, but which represent the spirit of exploration and innovation that defined the web back then.
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of sean.co.uk, I'm sharing 20 of my favourite pieces of content on the site. In this blog post, you can find the first ten.
Thank you to everyone who's visited the site and shared its content over the last two decades!
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Visit www.sean.co.uk for free chapters from Sean's coding books (including Mission Python, Scratch Programming in Easy Steps and Coder Academy) and more!
Code a space adventure game in this Python programming book published by No Starch Press.
Learn to make games and other programs in Scratch, and make a web page in HTML. Highly interactive book for 7-10 year olds.
Discover how to make 3D games, create mazes, build a drum machine, make a game with cartoon animals and more!


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Prodigy Lending is popular with many first time homebuyers in Lewisville looking to purchase their first house. We have a special fondness for this category because these are citizens in need of a house as a basic necessity and not property speculators out to make money. For this category, we have excellent products with good rates like the most common Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that has very lenient qualification requirements, low down payment, and our special interest rate. We also have niche mortgage products for military personnel and the rural residents through the VA and USDA programs respectively, all supported with the best interest rates on home loans in Lewisville.
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Do You Want Google to Count the Calories of Your Meal for You With the Click of a Button?
Google's New AI Is Developing the Ability Count The Calories in Your Food Through the Camera on Your Smartphone
Have you ever wanted to know approximately how many calories are in the food you're about to eat while in a restaurant? Well with the AI technology that Google is currently researching, eating food without knowing its calorie content could become a thing of the past.
How the Technology Works
By taking a photo of the food you're eating, Google's innovative Im2Calorie tech will be able to analyse the depth of pixels and gauge the size and shape of the type of food you are eating and then approximate the number of calories. This will depend on the AI's ability to recognise exactly what type of food it is.
Wolfram Alpha's imageidentify.com is an example of some of the technology that is available today:
Gathering Information on User's Eating Habits
Kevin Murphy, Google's research scientist commented:
"Now we can start to potentially join information from multiple people and start to do population-level statistics. I have colleagues in epidemiology and public health, and they really want this stuff,"
The amount of additional user information Google would accumulate through this type of app would be enormous.
Google could:
- Sell you calorie dieting apps
- Sell your data to advertisers who want to sell you dieting products
- Sell your data to governments/institutions that want population data
Helping Us Make Health Eating Decisions
If the technology works successfully and were to be integrated with a calorie tracker, it could well be used to give people an understanding of approximately how many calories they are consuming within a given day or week, and help them to control their intake over-time.
As Murphy states:
"Maybe we get the calories off by 20 percent. It doesn't matter. We're going to average over a week or a month or year."
Will you be using the app if it is released? Or would you like to be more guarded about giving Google access to your eating habits? Let us know in the comments section below:


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I find myself typing about PTSD, and how it gets to turn a funny, loving, and positive person, into a blubbering fool who is ready to just give up.
All survivors have those types of triggers. In fact, sometimes it can be a smell, or a song, or seeing someone in the street who looks just like our abuser.
Fear is an emotion of negative influence and the sooner you learn to push past the fear and recognize it for what it is, you will find new peace.


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Don José Guesthouse
- 390 Mexico Street Pucallpa, Peru
About This Center
Don José Guesthouse is a sort of bed & breakfast with capacity for 20 guests. It is well located near the Pucallpa Airport and the downtown area as well. For Pucallpa standards, it is unusually beautiful and modern. The cost of the rooms are part of the all inclusive Dieta package but you can stay additional nights before or after the Dieta at very affordable rates. Also, feel free to refer any of your friends that may travel to the Pucallpa area in the future.
Room Rates: US$ 35.00 per night for the first guest in a room. Second guest is US$ 15.00 and any additional guests in the same room are US$ 25.00 per guest up to the number of beds in the room.
If you are booked in a Dieta package, upon arrival to Pucallpa, you are picked up at Pucallpa Airport to check-in at the Guesthouse. Participants have a free day to explore the town, enjoy an organic vegetarian lunch and later on, dinner (fish optional). At night enjoy a refreshing shower before getting your things ready for departure to Munay Camp early the next morning. Similarly, when you leave the Munay Camp after the Dieta, you come back to the Guesthouse by early afternoon and have another free time to shop for handcrafts and souvenirs. You will have another delicious organic dinner and prepare to leave the next morning to Pucallpa Airport and catch your flight back to Lima. You will definite enjoy your two nights at the Don José Guesthouse.


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Top Five Picture Perfect Photo Op Stops in Douglas County
Big Manitou Falls – Pattison State Park
Amnicon Falls State Park
and river rapids backdrops throughout the entire park. If you're looking for a more rustic photo site, the
historic Horton Covered Bridge brings that old-world charm. Amnicon Falls State Park is also home to a
Travel Wisconsin Selfie Stand, making it easy to get that must-have photo.
Superior Entry Lighthouse – Wisconsin Point, Superior
Superior and Douglas County sit at the South Western tip of the Great Lake Superior making Superior a
major port for shipping traffic. Located on Wisconsin Point, part of the world's largest sandbar, The
Superior Entry Lighthouse has helped guide ships safely into the Superior Harbor for over a century.
Don't miss the opportunity to get a photo as a 1,000 ft ship makes its way into port!
Superior Municipal Forest – Superior
The 4,400 acre Superior Municipal Forest is one of the best examples of a boreal (conifers and
hardwood including white and red pine, balsam, cedar, black spruce, white birch and aspen trees) in the
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Brule River State Forest
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At the beginning of a new year, it's natural to reflect on the past year. It was my fourth year of practice in 2014 and I can see obvious progress from where I started, but I know I have a long way to go to become the clinician I want to be. I know I am exponentially better at communicating with patients than I was when I first graduated. I am a natural people-pleaser and I had a hard time at the beginning really drilling home (pun intended) all the treatment that would be optimal for each patient. No one likes to hear that they have cavities and I had a tendency to call every cavity "a small cavity." I have learned my lesson, and now I tell patients what they need to hear, regardless of how I feel they will take the news.
I know my clinical skills also have improved; the area in which this is the most obvious is in endo. I am so much faster and more effective than I was four years ago. My RCTs look better on radiographs, and I sleep better at night knowing that the patient received a quality service. Sheer volume of teeth and practice, as well as several continuing education (CE) courses, are to thank for that improvement. Looking ahead, I have some personal resolutions to improve in myself as a person and as a dentist. My resolutions for 2015 include the following areas:
Time management: I will be having my first child in the spring. Right now, I consider myself good at time management, but it will be exponentially more important when I have a human being to look after. I hope I can still find the time to work out, take CE, and read. I am not fooling myself though, and I have limited expectations on how much "free time" I will actually have. Fortunately, I have a very helpful and accommodating husband.
Communication: When it comes to communication, especially for patients and staff, there is always room for improvement. I work in a group practice and I always enjoy hearing how other doctors describe treatments and post-op instructions—and generally how they speak with each patient. There is always a new way to approach things, and I have taken bits and pieces from various doctors and incorporated them into my own vernacular.
Clinical skills: As part of the Nebraska MasterTrack class, I will be taking CE on restorative and endo this year. If time and money permit, I also would like to take classes on implants and ortho. Time will tell what a newborn allows me to accomplish, so I am not getting my hopes up too high.
Budgeting: I need to get better at budgeting my personal finances. I am going to have to start paying for daycare in a few months, so my husband and I are going to have to make a few changes—mostly about buying things for our house and going out to eat—though we are actually fairly thrifty people to begin with. I also want to learn more about business finances. I am not currently in charge of any practice-related budgeting, but hopefully that will change in the future. Anything I can learn in the meanwhile will only help me down the road.
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2D1N Walk the Torq Via Ferrata Route
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At a Glance
At a Glance
This option includes the regular summit climb up Mt Kinabalu, as well as the Walk the Torq via ferrata activity. The Walk the Torq via ferrata is an easy activity after your summit climb, and takes place off the side of the mountain. The Walk the Torq via ferrata is suitable for beginners, being 380m in length and takes an additional 2 hours to complete on average. Highlights of the activity include a 6m monkey rope bridge and a 10m hanging ladder.
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Trip Highlights
Choose this if...
What's included
What's included
Accommodation - 1 night at Pendant Hut Hostel - Dorm
Return Transfer from Kota Kinabalu
Meals (Lunch & Dinner the 1st day, Breakfast the 2nd day)
State Park guide
Climbing permit
Entrance fees
Walk the Torq via ferreta pass
Tourism tax of RM10/ night per room
Porter charges
Mt Kinabalu Certificate of completion
Where You'll Meet
Where You'll Meet
- Anywhere in Kota Kinabalu: 06:30am
What You'll Do
What You'll Do
Today you'll hike up to Pendant Hut at ~3300m and see a variety of incredible landscapes along the way
Accommodation: Pendant Hut Hostel - Dorm (Shared)
- 06:30am - Pick-up at Anywhere in Kota Kinabalu
- 0630 am – Proceed to Kinabalu Park traversing the Crocker Range with panoramic views of the surrounding hills, the focal point of which is Mt Kinabalu.
- 8 - 8:30 am - Arrive at Kinabalu Park. Upon arrival at Kinabalu Park, collect your packed lunch, proceed to the Park Registration office to register for your Mt Kinabalu summit climb and meet your Mt Guide. Thereafter you will be transferred to Timpohon Gate (1,829m), from here you will begin your climb to Pendant Hut (approx. 3300m) where you'll spend the night
- 9 am - 9:30 am - Begin your climb.
- 12:30 pm - Lunch break
- 3 pm - Arrive at Pendant Hut and settle in
- 3.30pm - Attend the mandatory via ferrata familiarization in Pendant Hut and meet your Mountain Torq trainer
- 6-8 pm - Dinner at Laban Rata then lights out to get as much rest as possible before your early start the following morning.
Today you will summit at sunrise, and climb a 10m hanging ladder off the side of the mountain
Accommodation: Pendant Hut Hostel - Dorm (Shared)
- 1.30 – 2 am - Wake up for early morning supper
- 2.30 am - Start hiking up to the summit with your Sabah Parks' mountain guide
- 5.40 am - Catch the sunrise on Low's Peak
- 06:00 am - Descend Low's Peak to meet your Mountain Torq trainer
- 07:15 am - Meet your via ferrata trainer at Sayat Sayat Hut @ 3,668m for Walk the Torq via ferrata experience
- 09:30 am - Return to Pendant Hut for breakfast
- 11:00 am - Check out of Pendant Hut and descend to Timpohon Gate
- 5 -5:30 pm Arrive at Timpohon Gate and depart Kinabalu Park
- 6:30 – 7:30 pm Arrive back at your hotel in Kota Kinabalu
- 07:00pm - Drop-off at Anywhere in Kota Kinabalu
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What others are saying
River Junkie Policies
River Junkie Policies
Other Things to Know
Other Things to Know
It'll depend on your fitness level and the weather. On the morning of the summit, you'll need to get to the summit checkpoint by 5pm in order to be cleared by the local rangers for summit. If you do not arrive in time (due to fitness level or other reasons), you will not be allowed to proceed to summit. In addition, there are a handful of days each year where the summit climb is cancelled by Mt Kinabalu Park due to dangerous weather conditions. Cancellations happen if there is torrential rain and it's deemed dangerous for climbers to make the slippery summit climb. Cancellations are rare, and no refund will be issued by Mt Kinabalu Park for any cancellations.


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Pineapple-Papaya Slaw
This is no ordinary coleslaw! Bursting with flavor from fresh fruit, cilantro and red bell pepper, it just may become your new picnic mainstay. For easier preparation, buy packaged shredded cabbage. If you can't find papaya, substitute mango. —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Total TimePrep: 20 min. + chilling
Makes8 servings
- 1/2 cup pineapple juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
- 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 cups shredded cabbage (about 1 small)
- 1-1/2 cups chopped peeled papaya
- 1-1/2 cups cubed fresh pineapple
- 1 small sweet red pepper, chopped
- Whisk together first 6 ingredients. Place remaining ingredients in a large bowl. Drizzle with dressing; toss to coat. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours. Stir before serving.
Health Tip: Thanks to the pineapple, papaya, bell pepper and cabbage, this side dish covers more than 75% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin C.
Nutrition Facts1 cup: 112 calories, 7g fat (1g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 87mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1 vegetable, 1/2 fruit.
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Dr. Joey's April Newsletter
April is truly a month that needs celebrating! In addition to sharing some of the hottest health tips, "must have" products and ways to get bikini ready for summer, I cannot wait to show you the before and after photos from our Cityline weight loss challenge. Over 102 pounds dropped collectively in just 3 months! Bravo ladies – job very well done.
If you have read any of my previous newsletters, articles or books- you know my goal is to help people of any age achieve good health... naturally. Eating well should not include starvation, injections or deprivation. Before you start any weight loss program or health kick, ask yourself the fundemental question "Can I see myself following a version of this program for 5 years or longer".
So in honor of getting healthier, feeling stronger and more energetic - this edition of the Dr. Joey newsletter is filled with natural goodness... just for you. Enjoy!
Wishing you best health,
Dr. Joey Shulman DC, RNCP
Congratulations to our Cityline weight loss winners who lost a whopping 102 pounds in 3 months collectively! From breaking cravings, feeling more energy and "cracking the weight loss code" – they all achieved huge success!
If you want to learn more about the Cityline weight loss challenge – just click on my blog at www.cityline.ca
And remember... timing is everything for weight loss! Click here to read more.
Pacifica Hydrating Hand Cream
Jump into spring with this refreshing and soothing hand cream that not only smells great, but is formulated with nourishing and natural ingredients. Pacifica's Tahitian Gardinia hand cream is super hydrating; containing many of the products we love to see in our creams, including vitamin E, shea butter and coconut water.
Quinn Microwave Popcorn
Quinn popcorn is the new favourite in my home and for good reason. This delicious popcorn is made with organic, non-GMO kernels and high quality omega-3 oils. Even better, Quinn popcorn is packaged in compostable, chemical-free bags that are grease proof. Flavors include Parmesan and Rosemary (my favorite!), butter and sea salt, and cheddar and chipotle.
Giddy Yoyo Chocolate
Giddy Yoyo dark chocolate squares are made with natural ingredients that are nourished by mineral-rich soil, giving two pieces of chocolate a whopping 22% of your required daily iron intake. The cocao in all the Giddy Yoyo products comes straight from Ecuador and is 100% raw.
Not only is cacao delicious and satisfying, it also has excellent health benefits, including cholesterol lowering abilities and increased antioxidant content. The bars are infused with 10 different flavours including spirulina, mint, orange, ginger, and, maca.
Skinnychews 1 Day Special!Cravings and hunger can often get in the way of healthy eating. That is where Skinnychews fit in. The inulin fiber in skinnychews has been shown to be beneficial for appetite control and blood sugar balance (cravings!). Inulin also has a pre-biotic effect making it very good for digestion. For today only – enter the word"spring" as a promo code and receive $2 off each bag at check out. And remember... order 2 or more and shipping is on me!
Flourless Dark Chocolate Cake
Makes 12 servings
Nutrition Analysis: 152 calories, 10g fat, 12g carbohydrates, 11g sugar
Grapefruit Avocado Salad
Serves 2
Nutrition Analysis per serving: 475 calories, 12g fiber, 7g protein
Raw Zucchini Pad Tai
For the dressing:
Makes 2 servings
Nutritional Analysis per serving: 471 calories, 25g fat, 11g fiber, 9g sugar, 24g protein
DIY Easter Eggs
Try these 'do it yourself' Easter eggs. They are fun for the kids and use only natural ingredients.
For a yellow egg: Prepare 4 oz. chopped carrots and simmer in 1 1/2 cups water for 15 minutes. Strain the carrots and add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar to the remaining liquid. Dip hard-boiled eggs into liquid and remove. Allow to dry.
For a red egg: Add 2 tablespoon of paprika into 1 cup boiling water. Add 2 teaspoons of white vinegar. Dip hard-boiled eggs into mixture and remove. Allow to dry.
For a purple egg: Mix 1 cup grape juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Dip hard-boiled eggs into liquid and remove. Allow to dry.
Grapefruits top the charts when it comes to being nutritional superstars. Whether pink, white or yellow, grapefruits are high in vitamin C, and are loaded with anti-oxidants making them a great cleansing food. Grapefruits also contain pectin – a soluble fiber that helps to lower cholesterol naturally. Grapefruits are also low in calories and low on the glycemic index (making them ideal for weight loss!).
Did you know: Grapefruit juice freshly squeezed and stored covered in the refrigerator will retain 98% of its vitamin C for up to a week.
Oh She Glows Cookbook: Vegan Recipes to Glow From the Inside Out by Angela Liddon
Angela Liddon's new vegan cookbook is a must-have for vegetarians and meat-lovers (I promise you my meat eater friends... you will love her non processed, delicious food choices and recipes!). Liddon's book has over 100 wholesome, delicious plant based recipes that contain real, whole food ingredients. The book also contains over 100 full page, full color photographs shot by the author. For those who are gluten free, nut free, sugar and grain free... or just love good food – this book is for you! Available at Indigo and Amazon.
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ABC Orders Musical Fairy-Tale Comedy From 'Neighbors' Producer
ABC is taking a page from its own playbook.
Combining the strengths of musical drama Nashville and fairy-tale effort Once Upon a Time, the network has ordered to pilot a fairy-tale musical comedy from The Neighbors' Dan Fogelman. The half-hour, Galavant, is centered on handsome Prince Galavant and his quest for revenge against the king who stole his one true love.
The single-camera effort is set up at ABC Studios, with Fogelman on board to write and executive produce. Alan Menken is attached as an EP to write music, with Glenn Slater expected to EP and pen the lyrics. The trio recently teamed up to produce a musical episode of The Neighbors, for which the sophomore comedy garnered its first Emmy nomination.
The news comes as the Disney-owned network plans to add another familiar fairy-tale drama to its lineup this season with Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. Adding music to the formula, while historically challenging, can provide a lucrative ancillary revenue stream in success, as rival studios have found with both Nashville and Glee.
Galavant marks the first project from Fogelman's new deal with ABC Studios. He has brought on former Industry Entertainment manager Jess Rosenthal to run the new company, titled Rhode Island Ave. Productions.
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Genoa Routes
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Ferries with Algerie Ferries and other companies operating to and from Genoa are known for their comfort and high levels of service, and you will feel like your holiday has begun the moment you step on board. Travelling to Genoa will be easy and hassle free. Start by making your booking today, it's quick and easy.
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Genoa Ferry Port is in a strategic location for all the tourists and commerce and has always acted as a connecting point between Continental Europe and the Mediterranean. Spain, Morocco, Corsica, Sardinia and Tunisia are all well connected from Genoa Ferry Port.
Ferries to and from Barcelona
Barcelona ferry port is situated just a few kilometres away from the capital of the Catalonia region of Spain, and offers great links to Italy, the Balearic Islands and North Africa - all of which can be booked here with AFerry.
Acciona Trasmediterranea's modern air conditioned ships are designed so that passengers feel their journey is a part of their holiday. On board their ships, in addition to a range of cabins and seating, you will find swimming pools in the summer months, bars, restaurants, cinemas and even discos.
Balearia has a modern, impressive fleet of ferries and offers excellent service. Most of their ships offer a range of cabin and seating options, a bar/cafeteria, restaurant, TV and shops.
On board a Grandi Navi Veloci ferry you will find a la carte and self-service restaurants, a snack bar shops and children's play areas. Some ferries also feature a cinema, disco, swimming pool and even a gym.
With Grimaldi, you will also find numerous lounges with comfortable seating, restaurants and bars and children's play areas. Many of the ferries also operate swimming pools in the summer months and on some you can even treat yourself to a luxury spa treatment.
Barcelona port facilities
Barcelona to Majorca routes :
Terminal Trasmediterránea is located in the moll de Sant Bertrán. It has air conditioning, bar/restaurant, toilets, gift shops, rent-a-car, public telephones, bank, left-luggage, taxi rank, customs and immigration police services, and the car park is located at the World Trade Center.
Terminal C moll Adossat is located in the moll Adossat. It has air conditioned, toilets (outside the terminal) and a vending machine.
Barcelona to Ibiza/Minorca routes:
Terminal Trasmediterránea - facilities as above.
Terminal de Drassanes is located in the moll Barcelona Nord. It has air conditioning, a coffee bar, toilets, public telephones, luggage room and a newspaper kiosk. The car park is located at the World Trade Center.
Barcelona - Genoa routes:
Terminal de Génova is located in the moll Ponent Nord. This Terminal is equipped with air conditioning, toilets, public telephones and various vending machines.
Getting to Barcelona
The nearest metro stop is in Drassanes (green line L3), which is approximately a 20 minute walk from the port, near the Christopher Columbus monument along the Ramblas. You may need to get a port shuttle bus to the monument, depending on which terminal you arrive at.
You can simply catch a taxi from the ferry port terminals to the city centre, at around 8 Euros. This usually takes less than 10 minutes.
There are various options for travelling between the ferry port and the airport. The quickest option is to jump in a taxi, which are usually reliable and cheap. The journey will take approximately 25 minutes.
The Z.A.L bus service (bright blue buses) runs every 20 minutes from the main port terminals to the Christopher Columbus monument, allowing for easy access to the metro. Ticket prices are approximately 1.10 Euros (subject to change).
The Bus Montjuïc Car Park at Passeig de Josep Carner / Passeig de Montjuic, provides a 24 hour secure place to leave your car, and is only 5 minutes from the port terminals.
Barcelona ferry port is located next to the main cruise terminal near Port Vell (the old port), which is located at the southern end of the famous Ramblas, a 1.2 Km walkway through the very heart of the city centre.
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Port Addresses
Port of Genoa (Liguria) - Maritime Station, P.le dei Traghetti Iqbal Masih 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
Grandi Navi Veloci
Port of Genoa (Liguria) - Maritime Station, P.le dei Traghetti Iqbal Masih 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
Moby Lines
Port of Genoa (Liguria) - Maritime Station, P.le dei Traghetti Iqbal Masih 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
Tirrenia di Navigazione
Port of Genoa (Liguria) - Maritime Station, P.le dei Traghetti Iqbal Masih 5, 16126 Genova, Italy
27 Dec 2019Olbia to Genoa Ferry
It was comfortable journey and the staff were super friendly.
Review by BIKRAM BAHADUR SINGH
31 Jul 2019Fine until disembarkation
Checking in at Palermo port was a bit chaotic. On board when we were called for disembarkation (which was 45 minutes to an hour too soon) we went to a lounge where there were too many people and not enough seats. The call should have been delayed for say 30 - 45 minutes to avoid the crush.
Review by STEPHEN BOULTON
02 Jun 2019Good value for money
If you are thinking of driving north through Italy or getting the ferry, it is well worth getting the ferry. Cabins clean and comfortable, ferry good, staff busy but friendly. The only down side was the loading and unloading which was somewhat chaotic.
Review by Anon
07 Jul 20184 berth cabin, alone, very nice
Review by STAN PERRY
27 Feb 2018the conditions are regrettable
the waiting time to get on the boat is too long. we were four hours to enter. the ferry started the journey eight hours late. in the travel room, the seats were dirty, the floor completely dirty. the conditions are regrettable. I do not advise !!!
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|Häne, K. (2007): The black poplar (Populus nigra). www.forestknowledge.net
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|Stand: 01.11.2007
Although the black popular can be found nearly all over Europe, it is one of the rarest and most endangered trees. The main reason is the eradication of the alluvial areas, which are the natural habitats of this quick growing giant. But the cultivation of hybrid poplars also contributes to the decline of this species which is threatened with extinction.
Fig. 1 - Native black poplars are also endangered because of a
possible cross breeding with hybrid poplars.
Photo: Daniela Csencsics (WSL)
World wide there are around 60 species of poplar. They belong to the willow family. The quick growing black poplar needs only 30 to 50 years to grow into a majestic tree of around 30 m in height and 2 m in trunk diameter. Two different forms distinguish this species of tree.
The former is now only to be found occasionally, along river banks and on flood plains. The latter along roads. In spite of their quick rate of growth black poplars can reach an age of 100 to 150 years.
The dark grey, almost black bark with its furrowed structure gave this species of popular its name. Its crown is wide, but irregular, and the trunk is often gnarled and covered with burls. The unusual trunk form is characterized by a board like root base.
Fig. 2 - A black poplar (Populus nigra) with its typical burls,
which not all trees have.
Photo: Daniela Csencsics (WSL)
The buds are close together, sticky and brownish in colour. The 8 to 12 cm long leaves which twist around their stems are diamond shaped, nearly triangular with long drawn out points. The catkins of the black poplar are around 10 cm long and appear in April growing on separate trees according to gender (dioecious). Poplars reproduce not only by means of fluffy seeds which float out of the burst fruit capsules (so called poplar snow) but also vegetatively through shoots and suckers. To preserve this tree species, tree nurseries propagate black poplars by means of cuttings or grafting.
The usefulness of black poplar timber is limited not only because it is bent, knobbly and knotty, but mainly because it is not very durable. The light wood, which has a dark centre, is soft and easy to work with and is mainly used for making palettes, chests, and matches and pressed wood. Wood carvers carve mainly clogs. The use of the downy seeds is also interesting. They are used as fillings for cushions and covers as well as insulation material. That is why poplars in North America are often known as "Cottonwood".
Like many willow species the black poplar is a typical tree species of alluvial forests. These forests provide habitats for a large number of insects. The black poplars are special favourites of the following insects: the poplar longhorn; poplar leaf beetle; poplar leaf roller; poplar hawk moth as well as the poplar lutestring and the poplar twig borer. Many species of birds use the crown as a nesting place. The fact that the black poplar is able to remove heavy metals out of the soil is also of ecological importance.
|Fig. 3 - Koehler's Medicinal Plants (1887)
According to Greek mythology the poplars emerged from the Heliades, the sisters of Phaeton, the son of the sun god Helios. As he was not able to rein in the horses after they bolted with their father's sun coach he was hit with a punishing lightning bolt by Zeus. Out of grief over their dead brother the Heliades turned into black poplars. That is why this species of tree was associated with death during antiquity.
4000 years ago the Greek Doctor, Galen, recommended a cream made out of black poplar buds for inflammation. Today the poplar cream is still used for skin inflammation and haemorrhoids. Tanning agents and ethereal oils, whose substances are fever reducing and disinfecting, are extracted out of the buds. Napoleon was responsible for a rapid spread of the Lombardy poplar in the 19th Century. He had his military roads lined with this quick growing species of tree, which originated in Italy, for better orientation in winter and shade in summer.
Native black poplars are not only endangered because of their declining habitat – the alluvial forests – but also because of a possible cross breeding with hybrid poplars. Therefore as many pure black poplars as possible should be cultivated and planted. However, this is not easy as it is very difficult to ascertain the purity of this species on its appearance alone.
Scientists of the WSL working together with the ETH on the project "Promoting rare tree species" (SEBA) tested over 1'000 poplar samples using genetic methods (DNS Analysis). Within a few weeks using only a few milligrams of wood it could be seen whether the samples, which had been collected in different Cantons, were really pure black poplars or hybrids. What is encouraging is that these typical alluvial forest trees are more wide spread than once imagined. A prudent estimate of numbers is around 65'000 black poplars.


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The 4-Hour Workweek provides step-by-step breakdown for Lifestyle Design, Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich.
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Sandusk Golf Club
Sandusk Golf Club 1445 Sandusk Rd.
Jarvis, Ontario, N0A1J0, CA Phone: (519) 587-5886
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Today's WagJag: $89 for Unlimited Holes of Golf for two with a Power Cart at Sandusk Golf Club (a $178 Value).
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Getting to these Links
- Best of all, Sandusk Golf Club is just a short drive from Hamilton, Brantford and the Greater Toronto Area (GTA)
Enhance your Golf Experience with the FREE Sandusk App:
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Highlights of the Course
- Located in lush Haldimand County just over an hour west of Toronto, this course offers 18 holes spread out over 5,600 yards
- The waters of Jacob's Pond and Sandusk Creek meander along the edges of the fairways, making for both challenging and picturesque play
- Sandusk Golf Club, is an 18 hole Par 70, 5,600 yard golf club located south of Hamilton, between Jarvis and Hagersville on Highway # 3. Sandusk Golf Club is often referred to as the "Hidden Gem" of golf located in Haldimand County
Tips for Success on the Greens
- Watch out for hole 3, which spans 346 yards. Teeing off, you won't see any sign of the two-tiered greens, only the 150-yard mark.
- Sandusk recommends you take your first shot straight on target, then play your way carefully towards the greens, located right behind the fortress that is Jacob's Pond
- If Jacob's Pond ends up getting the best of your ball, and you, there's another chance to prevail over this menacing body of water on the 108th yard at hole 12
Club Comforts
- Sandusk features a two-level clubhouse with a wrap around deck, ideal for enjoying refreshments alongside expansive views
- Golfers who frequent the club have the opportunity to take advantage of the Loyalty Program, which allots points per rounds played that can be used to cover green fees, redeem pro shop goods and rent power carts. Special events, like tournaments, take place each year, and memberships are often discounted at the beginning of the season.
To Please the Golfer's Palate
- At the clubhouse, you'll want to tuck into the Lake Erie perch - the perfect dish to cure cases of the yips or reward putting prowess
About Sandusk Golf Club
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Official statistics from the US Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) have once again confirmed that, despite decades of affirmative action and billions of dollars of set-asides, black students still underperform academically when compared to whites.
The new NCES study, titled "School Composition and the Black–White Achievement Gap" made a point of studying the lack of black academic achievement in schools that were "predominantly black" and those in which blacks were a minority.
The report calls this distinction the "Black student density" and used the 2011 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) grade 8 mathematics assessment data. Black students at the national level, on average, scored 30 points lower than their White peers in 2011.
Among the results highlighted in the report, the study indicates that the achievement gap between black and white students remains whether schools fall in the highest density category (that its, schools that are composed of at least 60 percent black students) or the lowest density category (i.e., schools that are composed of less than or equal to 20 percent black students).
When accounting for factors such as student socioeconomic status and other student, teacher, and school characteristics, black students, and black male students in particular, scored lower in the highest, rather than the lowest, density schools.
According to the report, the "demographic makeup of public schools is of particular interest, given recent concerns about the growing resegregation of schools"—in other words, whites fleeing the intolerable living conditions created when areas become majority nonwhite.
This report explored eighth-grade achievement as it relates to the density of black students, all, it said, to help "contribute to the understanding of the black–white student achievement gap."
In reality, as all honest educators and scientists know, the achievement gap is caused by the large Intelligence Quota (IQ) gap between the races—a genetically pre-determined and environmentally unchangeable fact which has placed sub-Saharan African IQ at an average of 75. According to even the most liberal interpretations of IQ data, a result of that nature puts the population into the "borderline mentally deficient" and "mild mental retardation" categories.
The NCES study of course ignores this fact in its findings, but goes on to accurately report on its effects:
Analysis of the relationship between the percentage of students in a school who were black and achievement showed the following:
– Achievement for both black and white students was lower in the highest black student density schools than in the lowest density schools.
However, when accounting for factors such as student socioeconomic status (SES) and other student, teacher, and school characteristics, the analysis found:
– White student achievement in schools with the highest black student density did not differ from white student achievement in schools with the lowest density.
– For black students overall, and black males in particular, achievement was still lower in the highest density schools than in the lowest density schools.
– The black–white achievement gap was larger in the highest density schools than in the lowest density schools.
– Conducting analysis by gender, the black–white achievement gap was larger in the highest density schools than in the lowest density schools for males but not for females.
In addition, the size of the achievement gaps within each category of black student density was smaller when the analysis accounted for student SES and other student, teacher, and school characteristics (except in the highest density category), suggesting that these factors explained a considerable portion of the observed achievement gap.
In summary then, the report found that black and white students at schools with a "high density" of black students performed worse than those at schools with a "lower density" of black students. In plain English, this means that the blacker a school, the worse the academic performance.


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Virgular Quinquecostate Ogham
The Book of Ballymote is an important 14th century manuscript written in Irish at Ballymote Castle in County Sligo. It contains a version of the Historia Brittonum, and hence the De Mirabilibus Britanniae, as well as a copy of Virgil's Aeneid amongst other things. Its home is now at the other end of the Sligo railway line, in the archives of the Royal Irish Academy, or Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann, in Dublin.
In one of Tom Stoppard's plays, Travesties, Henry Carr has a dream in which he interrogates James Joyce in a trial, asking "what did you do in the Great War?" since Joyce didn't fight. Joyce replies, "I wrote Ulysses. What did you do?" Though he wrote Ulysses in Switzerland and France, it was of course set in Dublin, the city of a thousand stories. Every word in Ulysses seems to contain a thousand other stories behind it, for example these few words from chapter seventeen: "virgular quinquecostate ogham writing". This chapter is set as a series of questions and answers, and the question whose answer those words appear in is "in what common study did their mutual reflections merge?", referring to Bloom and Dedalus.
Virgular means being branched. Quinquecostate means fiveiform, or more specifically a structure which has five ribs. The latter is mainly a very rare botantical term, and the former is only a little less rare, referring also to rod like marks in, for example, musical scores. Ogham is an ancient alphabet used mainly in Ireland to record special inscriptions, a few hundred of which still survive on megaliths. The alphabet flourished most in the 5th century AD, and though its origins are obscure, its quinquecostate nature links it to the digits of the hand. The series of five different characters each in Ogham are called aicmí. Mary Jones has an interesting ASCII Ogham system, in which "Ogham" would be >--||-//-'-|-/--, i.e. ᚛ ᚑ ᚌ ᚆ ᚐ ᚋ in Unicode.
Much of what we know about Ogham comes from the Auraicept na N-Éces, The Scholars' Primer, which is a section of the Book of Ballymote. It actually depicts dozens of variants of Ogham, some of which are virgular, and gives kennings for each of its letters. It also provides the background for the alphabet, steeped in mythology, answering "quot sunt genera of the Ogham?" with "not hard", though now we're having a fair bit more difficulty. It's not even known what the etymology of the word Ogham is, with theories ranging from the Greek for groove to Old Irish ghuaim, "bardic wisdom" or "skilled use of words".
Irish is a Goidelic Celtic language, as opposed to the Brythonic languages such as Welsh and Cornish. The former are said to be of the Q-Celtic branch and the latter of the P-Celtic branch because Proto-Celtic *kw became *k in the former branch and *p in the latter. You'd think it would be the K and P branches, but it isn't, so it's all too easy to get them mixed up. One way of keeping it straight is to use the mnemonic words Pwelsh and Quirish.
This entry's been taking shape over a few days, and I doodled it down as a directed labelled graph on a piece of paper eventually to work out which order I'd put it in. I thought that moving from Ballymote to Joyce and back through Ogham to Ballymote again would be a nice way of showing the connections. Though it may be oversystematization, often you want to follow a paragraph with two different ideas, but you can only choose one of them, so it's best to have it all planned out beforehand. That's especially true of these shorter pieces of writing, where you can't ebb and flow between topics returning to something later as easily.
Cite: Palmer, S.B. (2005). "Virgular Quinquecostate Ogham", in: What Planet is This?
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LIM College Now Participating in NYS Enhanced Tuition Award Program
April 19, 2018
New York State residents may now qualify for additional financial aid to attend LIM College.
LIM is participating in the New York State Enhanced Tuition Award (ETA) program, which provides tuition grants to eligible students.
*Among other requirements, eligible students must:
- Have a total family adjusted gross income of $110,000 or less
- Be enrolled full-time (at least 12 credits per semester) and complete 30 credits each academic year
- Live and work in New York State after graduation for the same number of years that they receive an ETA
Students who receive an ETA will have the price of their tuition frozen. This means their tuition will not go up as long as they are still receiving an ETA.
The deadline to apply for an ETA for Fall 2018 is July 31, 2018.
Click here to apply. (LIM College is listed as "Lab Inst of Merchandising")
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Hi. I have experinced the same issue on my Play1. it is caused by Trueplay. I use my speaker in a small room approx. 7 m2. I move my speaker to a large room, and run Trueplay caibration again, and the problem is solved. I beleave Trueplay calibration is not working properly in small rooms.
I had the same problem with my Play1 in my Kitchen with Trueplay on. I moved it into my living room where my stereo pair is and re-tuned it. Brought it back to the Kitchen and the popping is gone. I'm convinced it's a problem with the Trueplay calibration.


text: Christmas is the season for giving (actually who needs an excuse, we love giving 24/7!). If you're on the hunt for festive gifts, we've got u covered with all the good stuff. You'll find cosy knit sweaters and furry slide-on slippers for when you want to make a statement, gr8 choices for someone special (like yourself). Or if you're on a budget we've also got fun gift ideas from make-up bags and eye masks to mugs, socks and other little things that make great stocking stuffers or are perfect for secret Santa presents. It feels rly good to get festive. Happy gift hunting, bbz!


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With the opening of the 51st Annual Colusa Farm Show February 2-4 nearing, the number of informational seminars available is also growing.
Initially presentations were scheduled only on Tuesday and Wednesday, but now there will be seminars and workshops during all three days of the Show.
Opening day speakers include Western Growers Insurance's Gretchen Rooney-Adan speaking on new crop margin products, and Diane Charlton will focus on farm labor supply. Also on day one of the Farm Show Red Dot Corporation presents the AG & HD Truck Air Conditioning System Class.
Day two of the show will open with the 7:00am Ag Leadership Breakfast sponsored by Chico State/AGR.
Seminar speakers this day will include Nadine Bailey, Family Water Alliance Chief Operations Officer speaking on current water issues, Amy Wolfe with AgSafe addressing safety in agricultural practices, and Allison Van Eenennaam, PhD covering GMO's in the dairy industry. CCRCD Executive Director Patti Turner will lead a workshop on innovative Ag marketing.
Closing day of the show will feature a Town Hall Meeting hosted by Family Water Alliance. The meeting will focus on the SMUD powerline. Also on Thursday there will be presentations by the California Highway Patrol on the requirements for the Basic Inspection Terminals (BITprogram) for truck and trailer combinations. The final presentation will be with Jisang Yu presenting on the expansion of the federal crop insurance program and its production effects.
All seminars and workshops will be held at Pacific Gold Agriculture Building (Stagehands Theater). A time schedule will be posted on the building and also available online at www.colusafarmshow.com.
44th District Agricultural Association CEO Jonathan Howard commented that he, along the 44th DAA District Board and the Farm Show Committee, are very pleased with the speakers and workshops being offered this year. "There is a wide variety of topics being covered. This is going to be a great opportunity for our farmers and ranchers to gather important information," said Howard.


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So here we are at the start of another year, where did 2018 go? I know that we're a week into 2019, but today feels more like the new start. I wanted to chat a bit about goals, setting them and working towards them. I used to be terrible at setting myself goals, making them far too generic. Which is why I never often hit them or made much progress. This year I want to work towards some bigger goals that I've set myself to achieve before I turn 30 next year (which will come around quickly).
Define your goals.
After attending a talk last year on how to set goals and achieve them, I realised I used to make my goals too generic and without a plan on how I was going to achieve them. This year I'm setting goals that are easier to achieve. They mostly relate to fitness & health as it's something I want to focus more on this year, especially running. I've also made some career & personal focused ones too. So instead of saying, I'd like to get better at running this year (which I do) I've set myself a goal of entering a half marathon and running it. Defining what it is you really want to achieve will help you know what you need to do to work towards it.
Break them down.
One thing I took away from the talks last year was to make smaller goals to achieve your bigger ones. So instead of just aiming to run a half marathon (which is my bigger goal) I'm first aiming to build on my running from last year to be able to run 10k without stopping. Breaking it down into a smaller goal makes it less daunting and more achievable. I've gone through most of my goals and broken them down into more manageable ones that will help me get to my bigger ones. If you're feeling a bit overwhelmed with something you want to achieve, try breaking it down first.
Make a plan.
Next is make a plan on how to achieve them. This helps map out how you're going to achieve your goals. This could be aiming to run so many times a week, or attending a certain fitness class to help see improvements. I'll be aiming to attend Parkrun each week or a midweek running group to keep on top of my training. I find planning one of the most effective ways to stay on track to make sure you're making progress and working towards your goal.
I'd love to know some of your goals, is there anything you'd like to achieve this year?


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The Duronto express trains have mostly AC coaches. Are there also any normal sleeper coaches on it?
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1Not sure why this is getting "unclear" close votes. The question formulation could be improved but all the information is there. – gerrit Jun 8 '17 at 9:39
Yes, Sealdah - Puri Duronto Express consist of both Normal Sleeper Coaches and AC Sleeper Coaches.
For further info you can search for Train No. 22201 on Indianrailinfo or go to the following link
1You obviously understood what OP is asking; could you please then edit the question to something understandable by everyone, so that it can be useful to other people? Thx :-) – motoDrizzt Jun 8 '17 at 12:27
1Thx, much appreciated :-) – motoDrizzt Jun 8 '17 at 12:54
It was my first time editing, so did it a couple of times, will improve in future, welc :) – rshah4u Jun 8 '17 at 12:58


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Surrealism and the sublime or the vertiginous plunging into the real
Publication Details
James, K. E. (2010). Surrealism and the sublime or the vertiginous plunging into the real. In A. Damlé and A. L¿Hostis (Eds.), The Beautiful and the Monstrous. Essays in French Literature, Thought and Culture (pp. 105-122). Oxford: Peter Lang.
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Despite lifting the veil of those most primordial of forces, Eros and Thanatos, both of which are rooted in the material, if not base, the Surrealists have never ceased to incur criticism for eluding material reality. Little credit is given to them for approaching areas of human experience which have frequently been considered to be too taboo for representation, their explorations of the erotic and the deathly being frequently dismissed as poetic sublimations, which signify a flight from reality. They have thus been aligned with a specific agenda, most notably that of propagating a covert idealism which encourages its members to indulge in oneiric solipsism and thereby keep their heads immovably above the clouds. Moreover, the popular perception of Surrealism's leader which lingers on today is generally that of the young Andre Breton, the romantic idealist, who as a young man fought to reclaim the rights of the imagination and lost himself in poetry's forest of symbols, rather than the man who, as Foucault described him, tried to bring knowledge (that is to say, psychoanalysis, ethnology and art history) into literature in the manner of Goethe and took an interest in all aspects of the real.


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Elsevier Announces Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference Supported by The Lancet
Oxford, UK, 13 January 2010 - Elsevier announced today the Genomic and Personalized Medicine Conference in Arlington, VA, USA from May 16-18, 2010, which is, supported by The Lancet and organized in association with the book 'Genomic and Personalized Medicine' by Huntington Willard and Geoffrey Ginsburg.
The conference will serve the needs of a wide group of stakeholders - practicing physicians, physician-scientists, industry leaders, policy makers, and other health care professionals and trainees at all levels. The conference will embrace one of the most promising avenues for advances in diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of human disease.
The topics that will be covered have been derived from the comprehensive, two-volume book 'Genomic and Personalized Medicine' published in 2009 and will provide in-depth coverage of the field of genomic and personalized medicine, including genomic and other technologies, state-of-the art of genetic and genomic discoveries for individual diseases and practical uses of genome-based information in clinical medicine. Delegates to this event will be offered a 25% reduction on the two-volume book.
Christine Minihane, Senior Acquisitions Editor for the book commented "Elsevier is proud to be the publisher of 'Genomic and Personalized Medicine' and the sponsor of this conference. The work of Huntington Willard and Geoff Ginsburg and their colleagues should be commended. They are defining a field which has valuable implications for all areas of health care research and practice. Elsevier is pleased to have the opportunity to support the collaboration which will transform the practice of diagnosis, prevention and treatment of human disease."
'Genomic and Personalized Medicine' is now inviting abstract submissions from the wider audience for poster presentation; however a select number of abstracts may be chosen for oral presentation at the conference. Abstracts should be submitted by February 8, 2010.
More information about this event can be found at www.genomicandpersonalizedmedicine.com.
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Ducati names "three good candidates" for 2020 MotoGP ride
Ducati has "three good candidates" to partner Andrea Dovizioso at its works MotoGP team in 2020, sporting director Paolo Ciabatti says.
Danilo Petrucci was promoted from satellite team Pramac to replace Jorge Lorenzo at the factory outfit this year but, unlike every other works rider on the grid, he was handed only a one-year contract.
To keep his seat past 2019, Petrucci will have to see off competition from Jack Miller, who will ride a factory-spec Desmosedici bike for Pramac, and the Aussie's new teammate Francesco Bagnaia, who will have a 2018-spec Ducati.
"The results of Petrucci, Jack and Pecco will lead us to decide which rider will be in the official team in 2020," Ciabatti told Motorsport.com.
"We have three good candidates to fight for the 2020 factory ride."
Bagnaia, the 21-year-old protege of MotoGP legend Valentino Rossi, impressed in post-season premier-class testing with Pramac at Valencia and Jerez.
Ducati had handed him a MotoGP deal even before the start of his title-winning Moto2 2018 campaign, in which he sealed the championship with a race to spare.
"Pecco did an amazing season in Moto2," Ciabatti said.
"We hired him in January and it was a gamble. We signed him thinking about our future, and now we know it was the right decision.
"Next year he will ride a 2018 Desmosedici, and we've demonstrated that it is a very competitive bike, although I expect the 2019 [version] to be even more competitive.
"Debuting in MotoGP is always difficult, but I think he will learn a lot and very quickly, having Jack as reference [at Pramac]."
Ciabatti said earlier that Petrucci - whose best result in MotoGP is second place, achieved on four occasions – still needed to prove it to Ducati that he was able to win races.
The sporting director has since added, however, that he didn't expect the new works rider to target beating Dovizioso right away.
"Danilo will have to face more pressure, and his goal will be to win for the first time and always fight to end up within the top five," Ciabatti said.
"Danilo's target isn't beating Dovizioso, although if he can do it, that would be perfect.
"The idea is that he needs to gain confidence rather than try to show that he's better than Dovi."
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Nothing eases for Maltesers on appeal
Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd [2009] FCAFC 174
While the get-up or trade dress of a product can be protected by trade mark registration, if the brand name is the distinguishing feature of a composite trade mark, a look-alike product that is otherwise clearly labelled with a competitor's own brand will not necessarily infringe, pass off or mislead.
In Mars Australia Pty Ltd v Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd1 ("Maltesers") Mars Australia Pty Ltd ("Mars"), which manufactures, distributes, markets and sells the well known chocolate covered malt balls typically in a packet represented as follows:
took action against Sweet Rewards Pty Ltd ("Sweet Rewards") in the Federal Court of Australia alleging passing off, misleading conduct and false representations under sections 52 and 53 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Cth) ("TPA") and trade mark infringement for distributing "Malt Balls", principally through Target and Kmart and some discount stores, in a red jar and in an orange jar as depicted below:
The trade mark infringement claims Relevantly, Mars is the owner of registered trade marks for the following mark:
and the series mark:
(collectively, "Maltesers Trade Marks").
The decision
The Primary Decision
The Court was asked to determine if Sweet Rewards had infringed the Maltesers Trade Marks by using as a trade mark a sign that is deceptively similar thereto in relation to goods in respect of which the trade marks are registered. As Sweet Rewards' "Malt Balls" are goods in respect of which the Maltesers Trade Marks are registered2, the principal issues of contention were whether:
- Sweet Rewards had used the red jar Malt Balls label as a trade mark; and
- the red jar Malt Balls label was deceptively similar to the Maltesers Trade Marks.
Use as a trade mark
By definition, a trade mark is a sign3 (namely, any letter, word, name, signature, numeral, device, brand, heading, label, ticket, aspect of packaging, shape, colour, sound or scent) used, or intended to be used, to distinguish goods or services dealt with or provided in the course of trade by a person from goods or services so dealt with or provided by any other person.4
The trial judge, Perram J, held that Sweet Rewards' use of the "Delfi" brand on the red jar Malt Balls label was the use of a trade mark and the words "Malt Balls" are used to describe the contents of the jar. Consequently, Mars' trade mark infringement claim could not be maintained because the "Delfi" mark could not be said to be substantially identical with or deceptively similar to the Maltesers Trade Marks.
Deceptively similar
A trade mark is taken to be deceptively similar to another trade mark if it so nearly resembles that other trade mark that it is likely to deceive or cause confusion.5
His Honour went on to say that if, contrary to his conclusion, Sweet Rewards' use of each element of the red jar Malt Balls label said to be the same as the elements of the Maltesers get-up could qualify as trade mark use, the red jar Malt Balls label was not deceptively similar to the Maltesers Trade Marks. This was particularly so in view of the notoriety of the Maltesers Trade Marks and consumers' general familiarity with them.
Proof of a reputation in a mark may indeed be a double-edged sword. Generally, reputation is irrelevant to the question of trade mark infringement, however, the trial judge in the Maltesers case observed that the authorities establish that:
"… in assessing the notion of a consumer's imperfect recollection of a mark, the fact that a mark is notoriously so ubiquitous and of such long standing that consumers generally must be taken to be familiar with it and its use in relation to particular goods or services is a relevant consideration."
The trial judge considered the Maltesers Trade Marks to be very famous such that consumers could not possibly be confused by the Malt Balls packaging.
The passing off and misleading and deceptive conduct claims
Mars argued firstly, that the get-up of Sweet Rewards' red and orange jars conveyed a representation to the public that the Malt Balls products were associated with Maltesers or Mars.
His Honour was of the view that "The orange jar does not remotely resemble the Maltesers packaging or use all of the essential features of the Maltesers get-up."
In relation to the red jar, the trial judge held that:
"Because the principal component in the Maltesers get-up is the word "Maltesers", it is highly unlikely that any ordinary consumer of chocolate confectionary could mistake something which is not called a Malteser for a Malteser. In that sense, Mars is a victim of its own success."
In addition, His Honour considered the word "Delfi" with a skier motif next to it emblazoned on the label to be a significant feature of the Malt Balls product; the red of the Maltesers products to be quite different to the red of the Malt Balls red jar; and that despite the Maltesers and Malt Balls products both being festooned with floating chocolate balls, this similarity is not sufficient to overcome the effect of the words "Malt Balls", the "Delfi" mark or the different red colouring.
The second line of argument proffered by Mars was that Sweet Rewards had represented by its red and orange jars that the contents of the Malt Balls had the same ingredients, were made from the same recipe or tasted the same as Maltesers. The Malt Balls product carried no statement to the effect that "Malt Balls taste like Maltesers". Having found that the packaging of the orange and red jars was not deceptively similar to the Maltesers getup, His Honour rejected Mars' "product equivalence" argument.
The third way in which Mars presented its passing off and misrepresentation case was that Sweet Rewards had represented that its Malt Balls were equivalent to Maltesers by depicting floating chocolate balls, including some cut through to reveal a yellow filling in conjunction with the words "Malt Balls". His Honour found that the most important aspect of the Maltesers get-up is the brand "Maltesers" and that "To know that one is eating a "Malt Ball" is to know that one is not eating a Malteser."
The passing off and TPA claims were therefore also dismissed.
Calderbank offers6
Following the dismissal of Mars' claims, Sweet Rewards sought an order for indemnity costs as Mars had failed to achieve a result as favourable as settlement offers made by Sweet Rewards by way of two "Calderbank" letters. In short, a Calderbank letter contains a without prejudice offer of settlement that may be drawn to the Court's attention at the time of awarding costs. If the offer is found to have been unreasonably rejected by the offeree (in this instance, Mars) and the offeror (Sweet Rewards) achieves a result as favourable or more favourable than the terms of the offer, the Court may order the offeree to pay the offeror's costs on an indemnity costs, rather than make the usual order that the successful party's costs be taxed on a party/party basis and assessed according to the Court scale of costs.
In the Calderbank letters, Sweet Rewards offered, among other things, to give an undertaking not to sell, import or distribute the red jar product. Perram J ordered Mars to pay the costs of the orange jar claim on an indemnity basis, it being His Honour's finding that this aspect of Mars' case was "wholly unmeritorious".
On the other hand, Perram J did "not think that the pursuit of the red jar case was itself an exercise in tilting at windmills". Thus Mars' failure to accept Sweet Rewards' Calderbank offers should not lead to an indemnity costs order in relation to that part of Mars' case.
The appeal decision
Emmett, Bennett and Edmonds JJ affirmed the trial judge's decision on appeal to the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia. In respect of the trade mark infringement claims, Mars submitted that its reputation was irrelevant to the consideration of whether the elements of the Malt Balls get-up infringed the Maltesers Trade Marks. The Full Court agreed with the trial judge's finding that the word "Maltesers" is the distinguishing feature of the Maltesers get-up and trade marks, the other features such as the red colour and pictures of the malt balls being found on the evidence to be commonplace on confectionary packaging. Their Honours held that the overall impression in the imperfect recollection of the consumer of the Maltesers Trade Marks is the word "Maltesers", that the elements of the Malt Balls get-up are not used as a trade mark by Sweet Rewards and that the distinguishing feature of the Malt Balls products is the "Delfi" trade mark.
Food for thought
In considering whether a competing mark is deceptively similar to a registered trade mark, the mark that has been used by the competitor as a trade mark, or moreover, those aspects of the packaging or labelling that denote the competitor product's origin, must be identified. Further, the fact that a registered trade mark has attained notoriety may be taken into account in the assessment of deceptive similarity.
The Maltesers case, and several other recent Federal Court cases7, serves to highlight that to succeed in a passing off and misleading conduct action, it is necessary to establish that the features of a product get-up:
- are distinctive to a particular trader;
- are not commonly used in the trade or merely descriptive or functional; and
- are used as a badge of origin
Notwithstanding the presence of other distinguishing product name branding to identify the trade source of the product. To revisit Gibbs CJ's oft-cited passage from the High Court of Australia's judgment in Parkdale Custom Built Furniture Pty Ltd v Puxu Pty Ltd ("Puxu") (1982) 42 ALR 1 at 7:
"Speaking generally, the sale by one manufacturer of goods which closely resemble those of another manufacturer is not a breach of s 52 if the goods are properly labelled. There are hundreds of ordinary articles of consumption which, although made by different manufacturers and of different quality, closely resemble one another. In some cases this is because the design of a particular article has traditionally, or over a considerable period of time, been accepted as the most suitable for the purpose which the article serves. In some cases, indeed, no other design would be practicable. In other cases, although the article in question is the product of the invention of a person who is currently trading, the suitability of the design or appearance of the article is such that a market has become established which other manufacturers endeavour to satisfy, as they are entitled to do if no property exists in the design or appearance of the article. In all of these cases, the normal and reasonable way to distinguish one product from another is by marks, brands or labels. If an article is properly labelled so as to show the name of the manufacturer or the source of the article its close resemblance to another article will not mislead an ordinary reasonable member of the public…"
- See section 120 Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) ("TMA").
- See section 6 TMA.
- See section 17 TMA.
- Section 10 TMA.
- See [2009] FCA 899.
- See for example Safari Automotive Technology Pty Ltd v Ironman 4×4 Pty Ltd [2009] FCA 1330; Nutrientwater Pty Ltd v Baco Pty Ltd [2010] FCA 2; Playcorp Group of Companies Pty Ltd v Peter Bodum A/S [2010] FCA 23.


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Crew member on MLT100 Nomad IV
Hello Everybody !
We are now sailing in the trade winds, and we hope they will be the hardest possible to warp the 56 tons of Nomad IV.
Our purpose is to get the honour line with 200 nautical miles of advance ; we are actually in good progress for that.
This morning, we learnt that the RORC predicted the first over all place ; joy on board !
But everything remains to be done, first of all to finish about 700 NM ahead of Walkirie, who did the best sailing departure, and who has been designed for this classification. Windfall is not so far behind.
On the operating side, it is not th at easier ; we are sailing with 1 400 m² of sails ; watch out for nonsense !
Life onboard is now easier ; less heeling ; more sun. We are all satisfied with the ambience on board and of to take part to this race.
"Bises" to our families and fair wind to our competitors !
Jean Paul Rivière - 03-dec-2015 - 10h16 am.


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Helen Shanahan's new single "I Only Hide" invites the listener in, as she opens up about the battle of suffering from anxiety. It's an issue still incredibly prevalent today and for many creatives, music often provides a great avenue for comfort and escape.
The single is officially released on February 17th, but you can listen to "I Only Hide" below, today. Evocative and touching, the delivery of the music will wrap you up tight!
February 4th | Perth Fringe Festival 1X1X1
Tickets available here
February 15th | Villanova Music, PERTH | 18+
Tickets available here
March 4th | Perth International Arts Festival
Tickets available here


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The year is 1929, the place, Berlin. Willkommen, bienevene, welcome...to the Kit Kat Club. Outside the Third Reich is slowly rising, but inside, life is beautiful. Theatre UNI presents the iconic Kander and Ebb musical, Cabaret. Based on Charles Isherwood's acclaimed novel, The Berlin Stories, Cabaret examines the dawn of fascism in Germany through the eyes of Clifford Bradshaw, an American novelist. Grab a table, order a drink, and join a wild cast of characters for a evening in the Cabaret. At the Kit Kat Club, you never know how the night will end...
WARNING: MATURE CONTENT: May not be suitable for children under 13
Special seating offer - be "in" the Cabaret! Ask for Club Seating, and you'll be seated at a table on or near the stage. Enjoy beverage and snack service during the show, and feel like you're out for an evening at the Kit Kat Klub!
Cabaret is presented by arrangement with TAMS-WHITMARK. (www.tamswitmark.com)


text: Does Santa exist? Help your child defend jolly old Saint Nicholas with this persuasive essay exercise. Uh oh, some mean kids have made an argument that Santa doesn't exist! Help your kid brother feel better by crafting a counter-argument in this holiday version of a persuasive essay. Convince others of your answer to the question, "Does Santa exist?" by making confident claims, providing explanations, and believing in the big man himself. Preserve the magic of Christmas and be creative with your counter-arguments!


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By now we are all aware of the proposal by ACT Health that pregnant women in the ACT should be allocated their birthing hospital depending on their postcode – Calvary for the North, TCH for the South. The new facilities at TCH are reaching capacity – they are state of the art and give women the option to have a water birth, and there is of course the NICU.
Sorry-not-sorry: didn't we ALL help pay for TCH's new facilities through our taxes? Why would some women then be told they are not allowed to use it? This is ridiculous and I can hardly believe it is happening.
A very long and amusing facebook thread has opened up with mums debating which is better and why. Mums have asked; if TCH is at capacity due to the excellent facilities, instead of this postcode model, shouldn't we be looking at how Calvary can improve? But the thing is, it doesn't matter which is better. All that matters is that women have the right to chose. I was one of those mums who snuck over the border to Queanbeyan for my birth, and IT WAS MY CHOICE to do that. Yay for me. And another mum decided to birth at Calvary. Yay again! And a different mum chose TCH. Yay for her too! Other mums decide to birth at home. Yay for them! IT IS THEIR CHOICE.
This issue is much more deep seeded though. It is about the ongoing disempowerment of women when it comes to birth. What the government does not seem to be aware of, is that women are the experts at their own births and bodies, and a woman who has rights and choice and empowerment when it comes to her birth, will have a much more positive birth, with less interventions. Taking away her right to chose will be a very sad day for ACT Health system.