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RegOpenKeyTransactedA function
Opens the specified registry key and associates it with a transaction. Note that key names are not case sensitive.
LSTATUS RegOpenKeyTransactedA(
HKEY hKey,
LPCSTR lpSubKey,
DWORD ulOptions,
REGSAM samDesired,
PHKEY phkResult,
HANDLE hTransaction,
PVOID pExtendedParemeter
A handle to an open registry key. This handle is returned by the RegCreateKeyEx, RegCreateKeyTransacted, RegOpenKeyEx, or RegOpenKeyTransacted function. It can also be one of the following predefined keys:
The name of the registry subkey to be opened.
Key names are not case sensitive.
If this parameter is NULL or a pointer to an empty string, the function will open a new handle to the key identified by the hKey parameter.
For more information, see Registry Element Size Limits.
This parameter is reserved and must be zero.
A mask that specifies the desired access rights to the key. The function fails if the security descriptor of the key does not permit the requested access for the calling process. For more information, see Registry Key Security and Access Rights.
A pointer to a variable that receives a handle to the opened key. If the key is not one of the predefined registry keys, call the RegCloseKey function after you have finished using the handle.
A handle to an active transaction. This handle is returned by the CreateTransaction function.
This parameter is reserved and must be NULL.
Return value
If the function succeeds, the return value is ERROR_SUCCESS.
If the function fails, the return value is a nonzero error code defined in Winerror.h. You can use the FormatMessage function with the FORMAT_MESSAGE_FROM_SYSTEM flag to get a generic description of the error.
When a key is opened using this function, subsequent operations on the key are transacted. If a non-transacted operation is performed on the key before the transaction is committed, the transaction is rolled back. After a transaction is committed or rolled back, you must re-open the key using the RegCreateKeyTransacted or RegOpenKeyTransacted function with an active transaction handle to make additional operations transacted. For more information about transactions, see Kernel Transaction Manager.
Note that subsequent operations on subkeys of this key are not automatically transacted. Therefore, the RegDeleteKeyEx function does not perform a transacted delete operation. Instead, use the RegDeleteKeyTransacted function to perform a transacted delete operation.
Unlike the RegCreateKeyTransacted function, the RegOpenKeyTransacted function does not create the specified key if the key does not exist in the registry.
If your service or application impersonates different users, do not use this function with HKEY_CURRENT_USER. Instead, call the RegOpenCurrentUser function.
A single registry key can be opened only 65,534 times. When attempting the 65,535th open operation, this function fails with ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES.
|Minimum supported client
|Windows Vista [desktop apps only]
|Minimum supported server
|Windows Server 2008 [desktop apps only]
|Target Platform
|winreg.h (include Windows.h)


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|Siti at work on Chek Jawa.
A first look at the distribution and extent of seagrass meadows in Singapore
Siti Maryam Yaakub, National University of Singapore
The past three decades have seen most of Singapore's original coastal and marine habitats, such as mangroves, coral reefs and seagrass give way to extensive shoreline development. While the loss of mangroves and coral reefs is well documented, the original extent of seagrass meadows in Singapore has never been documented. As a result, the corresponding loss due to coastal development is unknown and up until recently, many species of seagrass were thought to be locally extinct. However, substantial tracts of seagrass still exist in Singapore waters and this study is a first attempt at documenting the present extent of large seagrass meadows at Chek Jawa, Pulau Semakau and Cyrene Reef by remote sensing using satellite imagery (IKONOS & Geoeye-1) and ground-truthing.
We will of course also feature posters about TeamSeagrass and the work we do. Joycelyn will be kindly representing us should the Guest of Honour stop by our booth!

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Selena Gomez is continuing to put her health and happiness first in 2018.
E! News can confirm the "Come and Get It" singer and Hollywood actress recently completed a two-week treatment program for depression and anxiety.
"She had a difficult year, especially towards the end, and she decided she wanted to spend some time focusing on herself," a source shared with E! News. "It was all about wellness and her health."
We're told it was Selena's decision to get some professional help in New York City.
In addition, Justin Bieber was aware of the situation and fully supported her decision.


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Developing a process that meets labeling standards while also ensuring ease of use for anesthesiologists and other clinical providers creates a complex challenge.
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LANSING, MI—With the craft beer craze continuing to sweep the state of Michigan and summer approaching, Pure Michigan and Founders Brewing Co. have teamed up to give fans and craft beer enthusiasts a chance to pick a Founders beer style that best represents Pure Michigan.
The beer chosen by fans will be featured in the Founders tap room in downtown Grand Rapids throughout July as part of Michigan Craft Beer Month.
Starting today and running through Friday, May 3, fans can vote between the following three beer styles – Vanilla Stout, Apple Ale and Wheat IPA – to choose the one they want to try in the Founders taproom. To vote, visit michigan.org/blog. Individuals can vote once a day for the duration of the contest and the winning beer will be announced in May. Participants must be 21 years of age to vote.
"Michigan has a thriving craft beer industry that is building on our tourism efforts by offering visitors unique flavors and memorable experiences," said George Zimmermann, Vice President of Travel Michigan, part of the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. "Founders is a vibrant and growing company here in Michigan and we are excited to work with them on this fun, beer-inspired contest. And we encourage fans to stop in at the Founders taproom this summer for a taste of Pure Michigan craft beer."
Home to more than 100 breweries, Michigan is fifth in the nation for the number of breweries, microbreweries and brewpubs. Grand Rapids, home of Founders, shared the designation of Beer City USA with four-time winner Asheville, North Carolina in 2012. Michigan's craft beer industry grew by 20 percent in 2012, outpacing the national industry growth rate by 12 percent, and has a total economic impact of more than $133 million in the state.
Michigan's craft brewers are also part of a close knit community, promoting all that the Great Beer State has to offer.
"On a given weekend in our taproom, our staff will check the IDs of people from Grand Rapids to Detroit to Chicago to Louisville and beyond," said Dave Engbers, Co-Founder and Vice President of Brand & Education at Founders Brewing Co. "Having so many great beer destinations in Grand Rapids and across the Great Beer State brings new people into town and keeps others coming back."
For rules and regulations or for more information on voting, please visit michigan.org/blog. Pure Michigan and Founders Brewing Co. remind everyone to drink responsibly. When enjoying a brewery tour or visiting a taproom, please use a designated driver, call a cab or use public transportation. Founders is conveniently located across the street from the Rapid bus station.
For more information on beer trail suggestions and brewery tours, visit michigan.org/breweries.


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During the 1920s and 30s ballerina Harriet Hoctor, dubbed the "Pavlova of America" by showman Florenz Ziegfeld, charmed audiences with her graceful and unique dancing. Double-jointed, she was able to bend her body backwards and execute a perfect question mark, as seen in this photo, and incorporated her backbend into many of her dances.
Born on September 25, 1905 in Hoosick Falls, New York, she made her Broadway debut at just 15 in the chorus of the Ziegfeld produced musical Sally (1920) starring Marilyn Miller. After dancing on the vaudeville circuit, she was asked by the Duncan Sisters (huge vaudeville stars at the time) to join the cast of Topsy and Eva, a musical version of Uncle Tom's Cabin, which toured the country before opening on Broadway in 1924. After a 20-week run, Hoctor went on tour again before returning to Broadway for A La Carte (1927).
Harriet Hoctor in The Three Musketeers (1928), Photo by Maurice Goldberg. While Hoctor was lovely
as a blonde, I like the bob and general flapper attitude in this photo.
as a blonde, I like the bob and general flapper attitude in this photo.
Having made an impression on Ziegfeld, she was cast in three of his productions: The Three Musketeers (1928), Show Girl (1929), and Simple Simon (1930). During this time Hoctor also participated in recitals, showing off her dance skills in various pieces including one based on The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe for which Hoctor tapped out of the sounds of the bird. This was accomplished by toe tapping en pointe, which is exactly what it sounds like— dancing en pointe with taps attached. Although not the only dancer to utilize this style of dance, Hoctor was one of the best.
In 1932, she travelled to London to perform at the Hippodrome in Bow Bells where she received huge ovations from the audience. Returning to New York, she appeared in a series of productions including Earl Carroll's Vanities (1932) before she turned to film. She played herself in The Great Ziegfeld (1936) and danced with Fred Astaire in Shall We Dance (1937) for which George Gershwin wrote a number specifically for her titled "Hoctor's Ballet." Back in New York, she was a member of the Ziegfeld Follies of 1936 along with Josephine Baker and Fannie Brice.
She spent the rest of the decade and the war years dancing on stage, including performing and choreographing dances at Billy Rose's nightclub the Diamond Horseshoe, after which she retired and ran the Harriet Hoctor Dance School in Boston for many years. She passed away on June 9, 1977.
Her appearance in Shall We Dance comes at the end of the film. She's in the first part of this clip (before the dancers with the creepy Ginger Rogers masks appear). Notice her name on the marquee in the opening shot? Look at how beautiful and effortless her movements are and how perfectly paired she is with Astaire. It was rumoured that Ginger Rogers didn't want to make this film at first and that Hoctor was going to replace her. Rogers decided at the last minute to take the part. At least Hoctor got her own ballet, and we get to see it. Enjoy.


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The 227th Merseyside derby is almost upon us so we decided to celebrate the occasion by hosting our very own Everton v Liverpool encounter on FIFA 17.
The match was held in ECHO Towers on Old Hall Street with our EFC writer Phil Kirkbride going up against our LFC writer James Pearce.
The rivalry between both sets of Reds and Blues fans is amongst the most passionate in the world with this fiery encounter being no exception.
There was no shortage of controversy either as a multitude of refereeing decisions played a part in the outcome of the result much to the dissatisfaction of the watching crowd.
Both participants went into the game confident they could get the win with Phil Kirkbride applying the pressure early on, only for James Pearce to dominate the closing stages of the first half.
The second half was full of match action with chances for either side.
Will our game of FIFA imitate life as Everton take on Liverpool for real on Monday night at Goodison Park?
Whoever your allegiance, this is a must watch.


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Hi! I'm Max and I build things for the web. I love WordPress, theater, recursion, and Swedish Fish. I'm currently studying at Vassar College as a computer science major with a math minor, but I blinked and now I only have one semester left. I always indent my code with tabs, not spaces.


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Stemming the tide of rising economic insecurity for service workers, a major union has won significant job protection and increased pay for about 20,000 AT&T wireless employees, as well as a commitment to bring work back from overseas.
The deal, struck Wednesday, comes as President Trump has made clear his desire to keep low- and middle-skilled jobs in this country.
The union, for its part, offered to help make the case for AT&T's proposed $85 billion acquisition of Time Warner, which the Trump administration has opposed. The support of a union representing hundreds of thousands of working-class voters may have proved compelling to AT&T as it faces off against the White House.
"We tried to emphasize to the company that we could help you or hurt you," said Dennis G. Trainor, a vice president of the Communications Workers of America, which represents the employees. The union called in mid-November for approval of the acquisition.
Service industries provide by far the largest share of American jobs. But in many service fields — notably the traditional retail sector — workers have found it difficult to gain traction on issues like low pay, high turnover and unpredictable scheduling.
The AT&T wireless workers had been without a long-term contract since February and staged a strike in May that lasted less than three days.
Under the labor accord, which primarily covers workers in call centers and retail outlets, AT&T will significantly increase the proportion of calls it routes to centers in the United States, reversing a recent trend. It will also commit to giving workers a new job, in most cases, if the company closes the call center or retail store where they work.
The agreement is subject to ratification by the union membership in voting on a local level from now to Jan. 12.
"AT&T wireless workers' victory is a watershed moment, for themselves and their families, and for working people across the telecom sector who are fighting to keep good jobs in our communities," the union's president, Chris Shelton, said in a statement.
The union estimated that AT&T had cut thousands of call center jobs since 2011 and sent many of them overseas.
It also complained that AT&T had been shifting work from company-owned retail stores to so-called authorized retailers that were not unionized and tended to have lower wages and weaker benefits.
AT&T provided assurances that it was not planning to shift its strategy away from company-owned retail stores, Mr. Trainor said. AT&T did not explicitly commit to keeping a major retail-store presence, he added, but the job security provision of the contract alleviated the union's concerns.
Crucially, the union said the agreement addressed concerns that changes in the structure of retail workers' commissions were limiting or reducing their pay. The accord shifts some compensation that had been paid out as commissions into the workers' base pay.
"That's huge for us," Mr. Trainor said. "Companies are constantly changing the goal posts for us. Workers don't know what they're making from week to week."
Beyond that, pay for workers will rise by about 10 percent over the life of the four-year contract, to an average of more than $19 an hour — substantially higher than is typical for retail and call center workers.
The company's wireless business has been growing faster than its wireline operations — traditional landlines and wire-based internet service — and is more profitable. This has created something of a challenge for AT&T and its competitor Verizon, which straddle the two businesses, particularly as they compete with T-Mobile, which focuses on wireless.
AT&T faces the additional complication of a major union presence on its wireless side, which competitors lack, but the relative profitability of the wireless business may have eased the way for a deal.
If the contract is approved, union officials will have their work cut out for them in following through on the commitment to help with company's proposed acquisition of Time Warner. The Trump administration recently sued to block the acquisition, and the parties are due in federal court next year to make their case.


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- Title
- Improved depth coding for HEVC focusing on depth edge approximation
- Creator
- Podder, Pallab; Paul, Manoranjan; Rahaman, Motiur; Murshed, Manzur
- Date
- 2017
- Type
- Text; Journal article; acceptedVersion
- Identifier
- http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/166120
- Identifier
- vital:13391
- Identifier
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.image.2017.03.017
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- Abstract
- The latest High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC) standard has greatly improved the coding efficiency compared to its predecessor H.264. An important share of which is the adoption of hierarchical block partitioning structures and an extended number of modes. The structure of existing inter-modes is appropriate mainly to handle the rectangular and square aligned motion patterns. However, they could not be suitable for the block partitioning of depth objects having partial foreground motion with irregular edges and background. In such cases, the HEVC reference test model (HM) normally explores finer level block partitioning that requires more bits and encoding time to compensate large residuals. Since motion detection is the underlying criteria for mode selection, in this work, we use the energy concentration ratio feature of phase correlation to capture different types of motion in depth object. For better motion modeling focusing at depth edges, the proposed technique also uses an extra pattern mode comprising a group of templates with various rectangular and non-rectangular object shapes and edges. As the pattern mode could save bits by encoding only the foreground areas and beat all other inter-modes in a block once selected, the proposed technique could improve the rate-distortion performance. It could also reduce encoding time by skipping further branching using the pattern mode and selecting a subset of modes using innovative pre-processing criteria. Experimentally it could save 29% average encoding time and improve 0.10 dB Bjontegaard Delta peak signal-to-noise ratio compared to the HM.
- Publisher
- Elsevier B.V.
- Relation
- Signal Processing: Image Communication Vol. 55, no. (2017), p. 80-92
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- Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V.
- Rights
- Open Access
- Subject
- 0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering; Depth edge; HEVC; Inter-mode selection; Motion classification; Motion estimation; Pattern mode
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Amarantos Rocks
Leaving behind the beaches of Stafylos and Velani, a little before Agnontas, you will see a dirt track on your left, leading to Amarantos.
In reality, it is not one continuous beach, but small rocky gulfs, ideal for bathing and fishing.
Some of the scenes in the "Mamma mia" movie were shot at Amarantos.
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Meconium is the first stool of an infant. Sometimes this stool is passed into the amniotic fluid that surrounds the baby in pregnancy.
Meconium aspiration is when the meconium is inhaled into the baby's lungs. Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a set of symptoms that may result from meconium inhalation.
Not all infants who inhale meconium will develop these symptoms. It is not known why some infants develop MAS and others do not.
Factors that may increase your baby's risk of meconium aspiration include:
Factors in the mother that may increase the chance of meconium aspiration in the child include:
Gestational Diabetes
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MAS may cause:
You will be asked about your baby's symptoms and medical history. A physical exam will be done. Tests may be ordered to look for complications or causes.
Meconium aspiration may not cause serious problems. Your doctor will monitor your baby. Other treatment may not be needed.
If your child is not vigorous in the delivery room the doctor may need to intubate your child to remove meconium from the trachea (breathing tube).
Supportive care may be needed if the aspiration is causing breathing difficulty. Your baby may need to be monitored in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
Talk with your doctor about the best treatment plan. Options include:
MAS can lower the amount of oxygen to your baby's body. Your baby may be given oxygen in the delivery room. The oxygen will be given through a mask or a hood that fits over the baby's head. This will improve the amount of oxygen in the body by making more available in the lungs.
The therapy may be continued if your baby continues to have problems breathing.
Your baby may be given IV fluids to control blood pressure and glucose levels.
Your baby may be given medication. The medication will coat the lungs and help clear the airways. This will also help your baby's lungs mature.
Other medication may include antibiotics or heart medication. A special gas called nitric oxide may also be added. This gas can help open the blood vessels in the lungs. This will let more oxygen enter the body.
In some cases, your baby may not be able to breathe properly on their own. Mechanical ventilation may be used to help your baby breathe.
Take these steps to help reduce your baby's chance of MAS:
Healthy Children—American Academy of Pediatrics
Kids Health—Nemours Foundation
About Kids Health—The Hospital for Sick Children
Caring for Kids—Canadian Paediatric Society
Meconium aspiration. Kids Health—Nemours Foundation website. Available at:
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Updated October 2014. Accessed September 25, 2017.
Meconium aspiration. Lucile Packard Children's Hospital website. Available at:
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Accessed September 25, 2017.
Meconium aspiration. University of Rochester Medical Center website. Available at:
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Meconium aspiration syndrome. EBSCO DynaMed Plus website. Available at: http://www.dynamed.com/topics/dmp~AN~T116582/Meconium-aspiration-syndrome . Updated July 31, 2017. Accessed September 25, 2017.
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The candidate may or may not be important. The phrase means that the person is the only one, or a few of, a certain group. For example, it may be that Abbott is the only woman candidate or that Abbott is the only candidate from a certain religious persuasion.
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FIRST big show at TAPATIO STUDIOS in Dallas, TX will be HC show, with two bands we've brought through in the past: BACKTRACK, XIBALBA & HARNESS.
Parade of Flesh presents . . .
Saturday, October 27th, 2012 – 7pm
BACKTRACK (reaper)
XIBALBA (Southern Lord)
HARNESS (closed casket)
at TAPATIO STUDIOS – Dallas, TX
All Ages – $8 adv, $10 dos.
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Dark Legacy: Long After The End Of The Vietnam War, New Questions Raised About Agent Orange Exposure — Including For Soldiers And Civilians In The U.S. And Abroad
By Jamie Reno
When Army veteran Steve House tells people he was exposed to Agent Orange, the toxic defoliant the Department of Defense (DOD) sprayed on trees, vegetation and rice fields during the Vietnam War, the first thing he's typically asked is where he was stationed in that country. But House has never been to Vietnam. He didn't join the military until three years after the last American troops evacuated Saigon.
In 1978, House, now 56, was an E-4 specialist and bulldozer operator with D Company 802nd engineers at Camp Carroll, a U.S. Army base in South Korea, where House said he and four fellow soldiers were ordered to dig an enormous trench on the base, then bury 250 barrels of Agent Orange.
In separate, exclusive interviews, former soldiers House, Bob Travis and Richard Kramer each told IBTimes how their postwar exposure to the harmful agent has had a profoundly negative effect on their lives and that the DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continue to call them liars.
"They didn't tell me what we were burying, but on the side of the 55-gallon barrels it said in bright yellow and bright orange letters, 'Province of Vietnam, Compound Orange'," House said. "We knew that stuff was bad, and I had a lot of guilt about what I'd done to the people in Korea. I also felt really betrayed by my own government and the country that I love. "
Travis, an Army private first class and one of the two truck drivers who dumped the Agent Orange along with House, said he didn't know much about Agent Orange at the time, "but our sergeant, who'd been in Vietnam, told us this was the stuff he had sprayed on the trees. We just did what we were told. It isn't right that the government keeps lying about what happened at Camp Carroll."
The widespread use of Agent Orange in Vietnam was a dark chapter in U.S. military history that proved devastating for countless Vietnamese civilians as well as hundreds of thousands of American troops. After decades of denial, VA in the early 1990s first started acknowledging the direct scientific links between exposure to the herbicide and a variety of cancers as well as Parkinson's disease, diabetes, birth defects and more. But the government has never talked much about the allegedly harmful ways in which DOD stored, tested and then disposed of Agent Orange on U.S. military bases across the globe before, during and after the war.


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Hours: Sun.-Thurs. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 4:30 - 9:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. & 4:3 – 11:00 p.m. Mon.-Fri. 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. happy hour
Price: $$$
Sean Brock has also parted ways with Minero, but you can still feast on expertly crafted Mexican street food on East Bay with new executive chef Alex Yellan at the helm. Even with exposed brick walls, wood-slatted banquettes, and servers in T-shirts and khakis, they're still serious about the food. The Brock-trained crew makes their tortillas from scratch, nixtamalizing and grinding landrace heirloom corn into masa and pressing them two times a day. They top them with traditional fillings, like green chorizo, potato, and grilled onion, as well as Southern fusions — think fried catfish with pickled green tomato tartare. Servers douse charcoal-grilled chicken wings with Valentina hot sauce and shake them tableside in brown paper bags. The menu's cultural mash-ups include shrimp and masa grits, Carolina Gold arroz rojo, and a burrito filled with hoppin' John, avocado, poblano, and queso de Oaxaca. The appealing bar selection includes 16-oz. cans of Tecate, dozens of artisan mescals, and an array of cocktails named for lucha libre wrestlers. It's a whole new vibe for tony East Bay Street, bringing the vivid flavors of the Mexican streets to the heart of Charleston's old restaurant row. —Robert Moss (Dish, Summer 2019)
Sean Brock's Mexican restaurant brings his exacting eye for cuisine to tacos, tortas, and tortillas.
• $2 PBR Pints. $2 Tequila Shots. $3 Bourbon Shots. $4 Select Wines. $2 Off Margaritas, Micheladas, and Sangria. $5 Guacamole and Queso Fundido.
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July 09, 2008 10:03 IST
Stating that the United Progressive Alliance coalition led by Manmohan Singh [Images] had lost its majority in the Lok Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial nominee Lal Kishenchand Advani on Tuesday night issued an appeal to President Pratibha Patil [Images] to advise the prime minister not to take the next steps in concluding the Indo-US nuclear deal before proving his majority in the Lok Sabha.
The PM, who is in Japan [Images] for the G-8 Summit in Japan, has spoken of taking the next steps in concluding the Indo-US nuclear deal, but it was incumbent on the part of the government to seek a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha in a week's time, Advani said giving a lecture on 'Transparency and Accountability in Governance,' in New Delhi.
Advani asserted, "A minority government cannot go ahead with the Indo-US nuclear deal" and the country's governance was already in a state of 'paralysis'."
"The Left parties have withdrawn their support to the Congress-led UPA government due to irreconcilable differences over the Indo-US nuclear cooperation deal and the PM should show his majority in Parliament in about a week's time," he added.
Recalling how the Jammu and Kashmir [Images] state government had fallen after its coalition partner People's Democratic Party withdrew its support, Advani said the Azad government was allowed one week's time to prove its majority and it should be the case for Central government also.
The leader of the opposition said ideally in a democracy, any major interntional agrement that impinges national unity, territorial integrity and security must be ratified by Parliament. In fact, the majority of the MPs were opposed to the nuclear deal and the BJP had sought amending the provision of the Constitution, he added.
"This was in contrast with the way the previous National Democratic Alliance government headed by Atal Bihari Vajpayee had handled the nuclear issue in 1998. When the BJP headed the NDA, it had evolved a consensus within the ruling alliance and it was part of the Common Minimum Programme," Advani said.
"The BJP had abided by the coalition dharma by leaving out contentious issues of the National Agenda for Governance unlike the Congress which had flouted the dharma by zealously pursuing contentious issue. The PM must come clean on the 'deal behind the deal," he said pointing to the "brazenly opportunistic" alliance struck between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party. The ties between these two parties was marked by 'bitter relationship' all these years but 'scandalous reasons' must have happened to sweeten this animosity, he said.
The PM must assure the country that there was no 'quid pro-quo' between the two partners and the government was not misusing the institution to bail out certain individuals in cases of economic offences and financial irregularities, he said.
He said the degeneration of political and governance culture was detrimental to democracy and would affect citizens' conduct in society and the BJP was committed to halt and reverse this degeneration. The party was also committed to alliance politics based on trust and common programme, he said.
Advani said his party was committed to ideal of good governance, which alone could unleash the full potential of India and make the country a great power to overcome poverty, backwardness and divisiveness at home and secure a front ranking position in the comity of nations.
"We shall strive our utmost to defeat the politics of cynicism and opportunism that has reigned supreme in New Delhi for the past four years," he said.
Advani said the government had stopped functioning on burning issues like price rise, slowdown in the economy resulting in reduced employment opportunity, rising interest rates and the plight of the farmers who were facing fertiliser shortage in crucial sowing season. "The past record of the government in dealing with the twin menaces -- terrorism and Naxal violence- was 'most dismal'," he alleged.
He said the recent developments in the UPA had also brought to the fore the challenge before India's democracy and how to make the system work for the country and the common man in the era of coalitions.
While nobody disputed that the era of coalitions had come to stay, however, it was a test for the political parties and for their willingness and commitment to work comparatively with one another on agreed programmes to fulfil the needs and aspirations of the countrymen.
He also recalled how the BJP's earlier avatar the Bharatiya Jana Sangh had worked closely in association with the non-Communist opposition parties although the party had a handful of MPs in its earlier days. Its conduct with the previous National Democratic Front had helped the formation of NDA coalition in 1998, he recalled.
"Today after 28 years of the BJP, the party was proud about its growing strength and the party was responsible for ending the single party system perpetrated by the Congress at the Centre to a bipolar polity. The party now had governments in a dozen states of the country either on its own or with allies. We set high standards of accountability and transparency in governance when we were in government between 1998 and 2004 and had set a record of never misusing the institutions for partisan gains. We made India strong and properous with many bold initiatives," he claimed.
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Celtic Woman Éabha McMahon
Fiona O'Brien spoke to Éabha McMahon, the newest member of international singing sensation Celtic Woman, as they prepare for their first ever UK tour on their 10th anniversary
At the time of interview Éabha is relishing a few (four!) days at home before shooting off on her next tour.
"It's been such a whirlwind," she says, having just joined the four-piece in the summer. "I'm here dropping my granny at the hair salon, but it's the first time I've seen my family in months so it's so nice, and now that our tour is in the UK it means they can come and watch me, they're so excited." Éabha was making a name for herself in music circles in Ireland having gained a substantial following on YouTube when she first got the call to join Celtic Woman.
A native Irish speaker from Dublin, with a Human Rights degree from NUI Galway that she says 'is great to have both, and may hopefully help me in the future'. "It's so funny how small Ireland is, everyone seems to know everybody. They must have seen me on YouTube and they sent me a message on Facebook to see if I would be interested in coming in and auditioning. It goes to show how helpful social media can be!
"And also that one of the most important messages I ever got was through Facebook! I actually had lined up a little tour for myself in the States so I we arranged it for when I got back.
"So I went in on the Monday, and they got me to sing a few Irish ballads around a board room table, my usual kind of repertoire, and said they wanted to make sure I sounded as I do on my videos! I suppose to make sure I wasn't editing my voice with autotune or anything.
"They liked me, and I fitted the part they needed to replace; I've got quite a traditional Irish voice, and a lower key, an alto I suppose, and they needed to specifically fill a deeper voice role. "It was such a case of my life changing overnight, however cheesy that sounds! I was trying to make it in music, and like many other struggling artists I was spending as much time as I could gigging and recording while holding down other jobs to pay the bills.
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"They offered me the job and were like, tell work you're not coming back because you'll be in the studio with the other three band members on Friday.
"It was such a shock. I was working away writing music and trying to make it in my own capacity. I was working as a nanny and also had a second job in a salon and gigging in the evening.
"And what was brilliant was I had been saving up for a year just to pay for a day's worth of recording time in Cauldron Studios in Dublin, and that was where they sent me. To record for a whole week!
"I couldn't believe my luck, it is my dream studio. I had worked there for a day with producer Ciaran Byrne, and now because of this I am able to go back there and finish off the album with him next year. It really has changed my life." It was an even quicker transformation than that however, as the Wednesday was shoe-horned in for the 24-year-old's dress fitting; one of the standout features of the Celtic Woman shows.
"That was just an incredible experience. Two days after I got the job I was told to head to Synan O'Mahony's dress room to be fitted. That is just an experience in itself, and such an added bonus to having your dreams come true on stage. He was going with a gold theme, but he asked what kind of shape I liked.
"He is unreal. He completely designs for your specific figure and although they are beautiful and glamorous dresses they are so comfortable and flattering.
"Every night I go on stage I am so excited to wear his designs, it's just so different to normal clothes you own that you get tired or bored of eventually. I'm still in love with mine.
"I keep saying that I'm absolutely spoiled, and have no idea how I'm going to manage with a wedding dress as these are so perfect. We are actually getting new ones designed soon for our Christmas shows which will be more festive, and I just can't wait!" And how has she found the tour? "Well there's a lot of choreography, and I come primarily from a singing background. I did a bit of dance as a child but I'm did more trad singing, including Sean Nos and even had a bit of training from Moya Brennan. That was the kind of influence I had growing up in an Irish speaking household.
"But thankfully I joined the musical society in college so that has helped with the dance aspect. To be fair it is more flowy than full-out dancing, as we have professional dancers with us, but it is such an energetic show, and my performances before tend to be more haunting, so it has been a real learning curve.
"I joined the show on such a big stage as they were recording a new album and doing a new show for the tenth anniversary. We've just done six weeks in America, three weeks in Australia and then shot the DVD too. It's been all go. "The other girls have been absolutely wonderful. I suppose in most jobs when you are the new girl, in any industry, people's attitude is, well you have to work your way up and put the hard work in. "But they've been great. So supportive and welcoming. When I started I learnt all the stuff for the album so didn't really have time to get to grips with the live shows, but they offered me all the help that I needed from them to run lines or whatever I needed, and they meant it to.
"The first few times on stage I was still getting used to the choreography, and I would maybe walk the wrong way but without anyone noticing they would kind of grab me by the arm and guide me back the right way. "I suppose they all know what it's like to be the new girl too and how daunting it can be, especially considering how big the show is. They have just been the nicest people, it's been a real pleasure and they've welcomed me with open arms. And the support network means I've never really had a chance to feel homesick either."
The other three members are Susan McFadden, the sister of former Westlife star Bryan, who has a wealth of musical theatre experience on the West End circuit, Máiréad Nesbitt, an Irish classical and Celtic music performer, most notably as a fiddle player and violinist and Máiréad Carlin, who has an extensive career having won BBC Talent's Young Singers' competition at the age of 15.
"We do hand out with each other on our days off. But with all the production crew and dancers and cast there is actually about 25-30 of us touring at one time, so we have these WhatsApp (instant messaging) groups to see what to do with our days off.
"It's so not cliquey, and it helps keep things balanced. For example if someone fancies going for a walk and exploring one day they'll put it up and whoever fancies joining will join, so you might be hanging out with different people all the time who are just interested in that one activity one day.
"It means you get to meet so many more people because you are naturally close to the people who have the same schedule as you, but this opens it up to people you don't necessarily spend a lot of time with day-to-day."
Éabha, like the other two vocalists, sings two solos on the album, how did it work with the selection process? "Mutt Lange wrote one new song for me, which is very different from anything that I would ever sing. Then I was given the Enya song How Can I Keep Me From Singing, which is more my kind of style, with an Irish voice. "They just told me to go away with it and come back and show them what I had done. I think, and hope, it's worked really well. It was great to do my own interpretation of it."
• The new album Destiny was released on November 6 through Decca Records
• November 11th – The Sage, Gateshead
• November 12th – Usher Hall, Edinburgh
• November 13th – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow
• November 14th – International Centre, Harrogate
• November 16th – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend
• November 17th – de Montfort Hall, Leicester
• November 18th – Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
• November 20th – Philharmonic, Liverpool
• November 21st – Symphony Hall, Birmingham
• November 22nd – Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
• November 23rd – Eventim Apollo, London
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- First race of the year done! I made a few moves and then rode in easy on the last lap. Not a bad start to 2012.
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un nez tres doux
Une entree en bouche tres delicate, du velours...
Aromes de fruits secs, agrumes, caramel....tres subtil melange, une belle reussite
Une longueur en bouche tres appreciable pr un rhum typé espagnol
A recommander vivement à tous ceux qui aiment les rhums doux, sucrés (mais pas ecoeurant) et complexe.
You can find far better Domincans.I recognized its origin at a blind tasting but i know like 5 other Domincans which give u more in this price-class. It simply lacks depth and the finish is watery
This rum is a very decent sipping rum and it also fares well in drinks.
It is not the sweetest of rums but it has a round and smooth finish.
I would recommend som finnish liquiroce to accompany the rum.
Fairly hard to find. The flavors are weak, and could benefit from some sweetness. Mor oak than I like to have in a rum.
Great rum. A dry and less sweet dark rum that resembles a Scotch. It is also a bit dry. One of my favorites. I do find it a bit pricy but worth it. This one I only share with special guests.
This 100 anniversary edition is good, and not as dry as most of their range.
Mon premier "vrai rum straight!
Un super goût complexe avec des touches de crème brulé, bananes et de noix, quand même assez sec mais délicieux!
Ne pas abuser peux être traitre après la première bouteille!!
Few hints of.sweet, nice for neat or rocks, excellent when mixed with soda water
Chocolate, spice, fruity nose, Caramel, toffee, smoky oak on the palate....
Love this Rum it is great 1st had it in the Dominican
This one is really different and interesting. A short immediate flavor with a long leather Leather LEATHER taste. A very good one, not many other flavors involved, perhaps a lot of wood.... and seconds. An excellent alternative.
The best I found in our trip to dr...dryer, meatier, mature, complex...no extra sugar, a fine tipple
Agree that this is dry, smooth and complex. It struck me as mildly woody with a very slight smoky flavor.
Es un ron sabroso pero inclusive parece que lo hubieran aguado, no es un premium
Grei og balansert,som forventet til prisen men ikke noen opplevelse ala Diplomatico,Ron Millionario etc til samme prisen
Smooth solid flavor. not overly sweet rum that i found to have a caramel esqe finish
Although my bottle was corked there were still notes that showed impressive complexity and depth. But unfortunately the corkiness (the only time that I have found with a spirit) completely ruined things. I really should buy another bottle, but.....
At first it seems quite good. But the taste doesn't last very long nor is it very complex. But if you are looking to serve decent cocktails, the Brugal 1888 will do the job just fine.
Great nose. Light color.
This rum seams to be a great divider of opinion due to the very dry taste. I like it. (The lowest score seems to have voted twice which has pulled down the average)
Caramel, sherry and a very, very light spice.
Tør rom. Lidt sødme. Ok til prisen.
Very balanced flavor from start to finish.
By far, Brugal's best rum. Very high quality reserve for a high yielding producer. Deep bananna, oak, and cherry flavors. A little abraisive on the tounge at first. I prefer it on the rocks, but can be straight up. Bordrline very dry.
This a very good complex dry rum, with no added sugar and so none of the sweet doctored-up taste of so many of the "Z" rums (Zaya, Zacapa, Zafra). This is what rum should taste like - woody, smoky, leathery. A little on the pricey side and not one I would drink every day, but a nice bottle to own if you like that flavor profile.
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New Hampshire's Department of Corrections says an inmate serving a prison sentence for theft returned to a Concord halfway house hours after leaving without permission.
Fifty-year-old Robert Mozeika, of Chichester, left the men's North End Transitional Housing Unit on Thursday around noon to go to work. Authorities say he left his work site without permission.
Mozeika was placed on escape status later that afternoon. He returned at about midnight and was moved to the state prison.
He is serving a sentence of up to 10 years in prison for theft by unauthorized taking. He began the sentence in April 2013 and would be eligible for parole in June 2016.
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Book Art Is Awesome: Fashion Edition
You guys, we have done book art for the home. Book art that you can fold up and create yourself. Book art done with a needle and thread. But, we have not yet tackled the fashionable book art that you can adorn yourself with. And that's a real shame, ain't it?
These will be different from many of the amazing, beautiful, put-my-checkbook-in-the-freezer finds from Book Fetish in a slight way. Book art, as I define it, is that art made directly from the pages or the spines or the letters. It's not always practical (and usually isn't). It should, however, always catch you. It should make you stop. It should, most of the time, make you say "damn."
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Carrie Ann Shumacher's dresses that are made from the pages of romance novels are stunning. End stop. We've covered some of her work in an earlier post and, in that post, Aram was spot-on about why these are such amazing pieces. I think you'll agree:
"There is something hauntingly beautiful and culturally relevant about taking physical, printed books and using them as a catalyst for creativity. That is to say, these dresses couldn't be made out of Kindles. (Though if anyone wants to give it a try I'd say go for it.) I think what made me happiest when viewing the exhibit was simply seeing printed books exist in an ulterior form. It finally seems everyone is starting to get over the big huff and puff of print versus digital, and now we can move on and appreciate physical copies of books in a new way."
"Harlequin" by Carrie Ann Schumacher
"Renee, Star Ballerina" by Carrie Ann Schumacher
"Vicki and the Vision" by Carrie Ann Schumacher
While Schumacher's designs are more approachable, even perhaps wearable for the truly daring, Christine Elfman takes the book dress to high concept fashion art for a stunning effect in her "Storydress I" collection.
Have I mentioned how much we love Malena Valcárcel here? (I will keep mentioning this thing. It bears constant repeating.) Find all of her absolutely fantastic designs on her Etsy shop. For this post, let's take a look at some of her swoon-worthy book art jewelry.
And, finally, if you just want to sport some real book fashion on your wrist, in a simpler way, The Book Crook Etsy store has got you covered.
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Vision's rush to expand population is to blame
In reference to your article, Vancouver traffic congestion is a real problem. Mayor Gregor Robertson and his councillors are blinded by their "vision."
Vancouver was designed to be a small town, with narrow streets and low rises. Unfortunately, in their rush to achieve their goals and those of the developers, Vision's team made Vancouver the worst in North America concerning rush-hour congestion.
Soon, Vancouver will earn the title as the "most polluted 'green' city in the world.
Hamdy El-Rayes, Vancouver
Car culture to blame
Your editorial, Vision doesn't care if you're stuck in traffic, put me into a red rage.
Do you truly believe that Vancouver's bike lanes, specifically the beautiful new Point Grey Road bike lane, are the cause of our traffic congestion? Do you truly believe that we should have more car lanes so that cars can continue to degrade the quality of our lives and our environment?
Trace Bond, Vancouver
Mayor's bike lanes are to blame
Yes, we have the worst traffic on the continent. I was amazed when Vancouver re-elected a mayor who is considering knocking down the Dunsmuir and Georgia viaducts at a cost, so they say, of $1 billion.
This proves there are no limits to stupidity.
You re-elected Gregor Robertson. You have the traffic jams you deserve. It makes real sense to cater to a handful of cyclists while at the same time creating yet more havoc for the gazillion people who need their car to get around.
I drove over the Dunsmuir Viaduct recently, a one-minute trip. Number of cars both ways? About 80. Bikes? None.
Get rid of your dumb mayor!
Glen Williamson, Maple Ridge
Pave paradise?
Free up farmland for housing? Is Wendell Cox of the Frontier Centre for public policy kidding? Has he not heard of the world food shortage and poor air quality due to high-density buildings and lack of trees and green space?
If they remove more farmland in the Fraser Valley and put up housing, what are the people in the houses going to eat? Where are they going to buy clean air?
Pave paradise and put up a parking lot? Way to go!
Marg Surinak, Burnaby
We need farmland
Freeing up farmland to ease house prices and urban density would be completely misguided.
For starters, it would rectify the problem for what — a few years? Then the Lower Mainland would face an ever-growing population and significantly reduced ability to grow food locally.
It's important for the public to realize that farmland isn't a series of fields sitting fallow or some vague concept of empty land. Insightful urban planning recognizes this and balances these critical needs within the region.
Delta, Abbotsford and Chilliwack contain some of the best farmland in the world. Paving this over to lower house prices is a great idea if you're a real-estate developer, but doesn't meet the needs of the average Lower Mainland resident.
Trevor Hargreaves, B.C. Dairy Association
Irresponsible pot position
Your editorial on medical marijuana contradicts itself.
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Canada ahead of U.S. on emmisions
In response to an article that appeared in The Province about the Obama administration's proposed regulation of power-plant emissions, it's important to make a few things clear.
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Posted: Jul 6, 2012 11:25 PM EST | Updated: Nov 6, 2014 4:34 AM EST
LONDON -- British authorities have foiled another possible terror plot just weeks ahead of the Olympic games.
Authorities arrested seven more people on Thursday making it the third security incident in less than 24 hours.
In one case, officers impounded a vehicle with hidden firearms inside.
And three of those arrested this morning are brothers. One of them was a muslim convert and a former BBC security guard has been known to lash out against the Royal Family and the military.
The recent events have heightened the level anxiety in London. Police have said that they haven't found a direct connection between the suspects and the games.
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EUtopia, the think tank connected to the College of Europe in Bruges, is organising a debate on European democracy and Free Trade.
Looking at the recent debate around CETA, it is clear that globalisation and free trade agreements can be at odds with principles of democracy and transparency.
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Buildings associated with the Prison but outside the walls.
An undated WH Smith Kingsway series card S/N: 8172 of Dartmoor Prison Quarry.
A postally used card by J. C. Budd, Princetown. Sent from Princetown on the 9th of July 1914. The Waiting Room sign can just be glimpsed beside the right hand side of the arch.
An undated card from W. E. Tooker's Series, Princetown, showing the Governor's House.
A Chapman card S/N 18874 from the Western Morning News Prison Mutiny commemorative series of 1932.
An undated Valentine's Series postcard.
Some times I think postcard publishers just made things up as they went along. "We need a postcard of Portland Prison", "Will this do?", "Yeah, they'll never know the difference."
A Frith's Series view card. Postally used from Ashburton October 6 1911, but a view from a much earlier date.
Another Frith's view of the Prison gates. Taken a few seconds later than the previous image. This clearer view allows a couple of details to be enhanced:
The ornate design of the lamps used outside the prison walls (and throughout the parts of the village lit by gas street lighting can now be seen.) Also, it is possible to read the writing on the sign to the right of the guard: "NOTICE. Strangers cannot be admitted to any part of the prison, or premises unless by an order from the Secretary of State."
An undated W. H. Smith's view of the Prison gate.
And the next one in the WH Smith series. The dogs have been seen off by the arrival of a group of Prison Officers, shift change perhaps? For some strange reason several of them seem to be carrying sacks - returning empty ones or bringing sacks to be filled I wonder?
An undated later Chapman series postcard. A couple of things to note. A bell has appeared over the main gate and a notice has been posted to the right hand side pillar pointing out the prohibition now in place against taking photographs of inmates or prison buildings. Which may go some way to explaining this horrible image...
If you can no longer take photographs of prison inmates, what can you do instead to liven up a pretty awful picture? Yes, draw in an imaginary work party with their equally imaginary guards. Genius! No publisher for this one by the way, I guess they were too ashamed of themselves.
I am grateful to H.H. Benning for this image of the Prison gate from the 1960's.
A card published by S. B. Wadge, Tavistock. Postally used 15 August 1932. It shows the scene after the Prison Mutiny in 1932. Both Pathe news and the Western Morning News had aeroplanes flying over the Prison to take photographs and film of the aftermath of the riot. I imagine that this must be the cause of the evident interest and craned necks of the figures in the foreground.
A card from an unknown publisher, postally used in 1953. By the time this view was taken, the gas lamps had been removed from the outer arch.
An undated card published by E. A. Sweetman & Sons Ltd, Tunbridge Wells.
A Peacock's Series card. Postally used July 15 1905.
A Chapman card S/N 18876 from the Western Morning News Prison Mutiny commemorative series of 1932.
An undated Frith's card, S/N: 41953. The notices on the outside gate pillars are marked V. R. which indicates a date of 1901 or before. Note the conventional looking gas lamp holders on the gates. The ones fitted earlier were of a hexagonal design.
A copy struck from the original Frith's negative shows that the above scene had a couple of interested onlookers originally.
An undated card with two publishers. It is marked as being a Frith's Series card, but also as being from Lord's Cafe, Princetown, No. 22578.
Occasionally Chapman liked to take views from an identical viewpoint with a gap of a few years between them, as can be seen from this card and the one below it. Though undated, this card S/N: 8828 looks to have been taken a couple of years before the one below.
A Chapman card S/N: 10949. Unbeknownst to me when I bought it, this card actually has a direct family connection. It was sent to a Mr. Thomas Willcocks, Church House, Walkhampton, Nr. Horrabridge August 2 1911. It reads "Sir. Received the money all safe, thank you for the same. Every thing is all square between us as far as I know. Yours Truly. Edward Worth." Edward Worth was my paternal great grandfather.
A sadly foxed and faded stereoscopic image of the main gate of Dartmoor Prison. The reverse of the card simply has the word Furze for the publisher.
An undated card published by H. Lord, The Cafe, Princetown.
A view of General Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army on his visit to Dartmoor Prison in October 1906. The view taken in the driveway of the Governor's House. General William Booth carried out several motor-car tours of the country in the early part of the 20th Century. His visit to Dartmoor Prison was the last one of his 1906, 100 date tour.
A card from an unknown publisher postally used September 4th 1908. The card was sent to Miss L. Worth, Governor's House, H. M. Prison, Exeter. The card reads "Dear Lottie. We were so sorry we did not see you when you were home. It is wet weather here. We have had Bella home for a week, she goes on Friday. It was not much of a fair this year. With Love from all. L. H."
A card published by S. B. Wadge, Barn Studio, Tavistock, showing the unveiling of the memorial arch commemorating the rededication of the American Prisoner of War Memorial at Dartmoor Prison. A fascinating if brief film of this event can be viewed at the British Pathe website here.
A Chapman card S/N: 17563 showing the memorial arch shortly after unveiling.
An undated WH Smith card, S/N: S 9073 showing the central memorial of the American Cemetery.
A Chapman card S/N : 10953. Postally used March 26 1920. Looking at the two cards above, it's obvious that postcard publishers were none too scrupulous about copying each others work if a card proved popular.
An undated card from W. E. Tooker's Series showing the Prison farm.
An undated card published by W. E. Tooker, Princetown. Almost certainly taken within the prison farm.


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Bluetooth Smart, the low-power version of the Bluetooth specification, has gradually evolved into a building block for the Internet of Things (IoT), allowing devices with extremely low power requirements to transmit and receive data over short distances. The Bluetooth SIG—the organization that oversees the development of the Bluetooth standard—recently unveiled several of the IoT features being added to Bluetooth in 2016.
The planned upgrades include improvements in data transmission range and speed (four- and two-fold increases, respectively) without increasing energy consumption. The current version of Bluetooth Smart supports ultra-low peak, average, and idle mode power consumption, allowing Bluetooth devices to run for a month on standard coin-cell batteries, the organization says. The Bluetooth standard can typically transmit data over a distance of 10 m, but has the potential to send information up to 100 m.
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This collection includes most of the ASU Theses and Dissertations from 2011 to present. ASU Theses and Dissertations are available in downloadable PDF format; however, a small percentage of items are under embargo. Information about the dissertations/theses includes degree information, committee members, an abstract, supporting data or media.
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Women are exposed to numerous endogenous and exogenous hormones across the lifespan. In the last several decades, the prescription of novel hormonal contraceptives and hormone therapies (HTs) have resulted in aging women that have a unique hormone exposure history; little is known about the impact of these hormone exposures on short- and long- term brain health. The goal of my dissertation was to understand how lifetime hormone exposures shape the female cognitive phenotype using several innovative approaches, including a new human spatial working memory task, the human radial arm maze (HRAM), and several rodent menopause models with variants of clinically …
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Xiaomi is a mobile Internet company that focuses on independent research and development of high-end smartphones. Established in April 2010, the company has three primary business areas including Xiaomi Mobiles, MIUI, and Mi-Chat. With a motto of "born for the enthusiast," Xiaomi used crowdsourcing to develop its mobile operating system, which more than 600,000 fans helped create. Three years after being founded, Xiaomi now has more than 14.2 million mobile users in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan as well as ¥13.27 billion in revenues.
Xiaomi knew that in order to succeed in the competitive smartphone industry, the company needed to differentiate itself in two ways: by providing content services for its users and building a sustainable, global business. According to Yongbin Li, IT Infrastructure Manager at Xiaomi, content services have become an important driver for consumer satisfaction, along with excellence in product design, hardware configuration, and pricing. Launching an app store became a top priority for the company.
In 2012, the smartphone provider launched a global business plan to introduce Xiaomi mobile devices to a worldwide audience. Xiaomi wanted to deliver fast download speeds for customers and build a reliable infrastructure that would allow the company to scale up quickly as it grew. To do that, Xiaomi began evaluating cloud computing providers. "We needed a solution that could provide the reliability and connection speeds that would satisfy our users in various countries and regions," Li says. "We also wanted to make sure that we could seamlessly expand our services as we grew."
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To run its app store, Xiaomi deploys a Linux-based virtual server machine on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) that provides the company with the flexible computing resources it needs. AWS also provides Xiaomi with a simple and user-friendly web interface for configuration and management. The company achieves reliable data storage, access, and search by storing smartphone app resource packages, configuration files, and related content in Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3).
Xiaomi also uses Amazon CloudFront to reduce latency and deliver content quickly. "We were able to set up Amazon CloudFront in just one day," Li says. "By shifting our traffic to CloudFront, our IT team was able to support our business growth without delay."
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Running on the AWS Cloud also allowed Xiaomi to launch its app download center without a large upfront capital investment. "With AWS, we were able to cut our capital expenditure to zero," Li says. "Using Amazon CloudFront enabled us to save about 50 percent in the first month of our subscription, and significantly reduce the response time of our servers overseas—improving our user experience."
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Digivaasi appoints Kamal Bhatnagar as their new creative head
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The agency responsible for the extremely successful Pepsi tweet 20 campaign has just appointed Kamal Bhatnagar as their new Rajnikanth AKA Creative Head of Content and Strategy in a bid to 'ramp up operations'.
Digivaasi, a creative digital agency in Delhi, was established four years ago and clients include Pepsi, EMC and Expedia.
Kamal Bhatnager has been appointed as the new Creative Head. He has over 12 years' experience in advertising and was previously creative director at Contract Advertising. Kamal also worked as a creative consultant for agencies such as Ogilvy and Mather, and is a guest faculty at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication.
Rahul Bahuguna, Chief Operating Officer, Digivaasi added: "Digital is an extremely dynamic space and needs constant innovation. Creative directors are expected to be the greatest problem solvers and handle multiple responsibilities- think and do things beyond regular imagination. Kamal brings with him an excellent understanding of the advertising landscape and I am confident that he will lead our work, creative output as well as business to greater heights"


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