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Reggae From Around The World. Catch the Vibes!
With the fourth volume in the Hi-Grade Ganja Anthems series, VP/Greensleeves takes to the streets (and reggae festivals)with promotional items and on site vending to spread the word about the songs and the series. People all over the world love marijuana and in a similar way, 'weed tunes' are some of the best loved hits from the reggae genre. This title is a calling card for music fans to discover the current scene and some classic reggae songs too.
An international advocacy for marijuana use is presented on 18hit songs from around the globe including Alborosie (Italy),Katchafire (New Zealand), Mighty Mystic Snoop Lion (USA), Collie Buddz (Bermuda), and of course, Jamaica is represented with multiple roots reggae classics.
Track Listing:
Cali Green – Mighty Mystic
Hi Grade – Busy Signal
Collie Weed – Shinehead
Smoke The Weed – Snoop Lion featuring Collie Buddz
Strong Sensi – Little John
One Draw – Alborosie featuring Camilla
Puff It – I Octane
Ganja Tea – Keida
High Grade – Jamelody featuring Natural Black
Collie Herb Man – Katchafire
Bring The Kouchie Come – Mystic Eyes
I Love Marijuana – Linval Thompson
I Am A Grasshopper – Pablo Moses
Better Collie – Horace Andy
Sensi Addict – Horace Ferguson
Weed Fields – Desi Roots
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The RT Hon Phillip Hammond, MP for Runnymead and Weybridge and Secretary of State for Defence was guest of honour on the 27th of April, at the official opening of the new branch of Lodge Brothers, Funeral Directors, in Englefield Green.
The occasion also saw the dedication of the Chapel of Rest led by the Reverend Mark Ewbank of St Jude's United Church, Englefield Green, with a reading by Reverend Tim Hillier, Minister for St Peters, Chertsey and the rural Dean and a closing prayer and blessing by Father David Maskell of the Catholic Parish of Egham.
Beverley Lodge, a Director of Lodge Brothers, opened the proceedings by welcoming everyone and especially Mr Phillip Hammond to the new style premises which would now enable Lodge Brothers to serve the community of Englefield Green.
After the Dedication, Mr Robert Lodge Chairman of Lodge Brothers, said he believed the new style premises would further enhance the company's reputation and create a warm and comforting setting for bereaved families.
"Our business" said Robert Lodge, "was started in 1780, over 230 years ago. Today Lodge Brothers is run by the seventh generation of our family. We are very proud that we now have 38 branches and yet we are still a family company, dedicated to up-holding traditional family values".
Mr Hammond was then invited to unveil the plaque to mark the official opening of the branch. 'I had no idea that Lodge Brothers had as many as 38 branches' he said ' and I think it highly admirable that this successful company should still be family owned and family run."


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I love working out. My kind of working out. Just to be clear, I'm not talking about running, or yoga, or doing one of those Jillian Andrews torture you skinny videos. I'm talking about going to the gym, at a prescheduled time, and engaging in a group fitness class of my choosing. The musical kind. Like Zumba and other Zumba like classes.* I find them
Every Single Thing You Need to Know About Medifast
As many of you know I am in the process of a life redo. And, for those of you who know me (via this blog or via the football field), you know that I am the master of disaster when it comes to those. I makeover my life often (I love makeovers and also, I need to). Restart, reimagine, redo, resolve. That's me. I'm basically
Hungry Family Healthy Meal Plans: Week 2
Who's hungry. OMG, y'all, I'm so hungry. I'm not even going to lie to you and tell you that this weight loss thing is a breeze. It is not a breeze. It is tornado force winds that are blowing me around the block and tangling up my hair. I so badly want to bake something delicious. Or get a milkshake from Chik-fil-A, or really anything
Hungry Family Healthy Meal Plans for 2015
Another holiday season followed by another new year means that I (like so many other Americans) am reupping my commitment to health and fitness for the New Year. Only difference between me and the eleven billionty other New Years Resolutionists (that's what I call the people who jam up my gym every January and then disappear by mid February) is that I mean it! Not
Vegetarian Protein Supplements for Health and Wellness.
Today's blog post is being brought to you by GNC and the Motherhood. All opinions are my own, because no one is the boss of me. I'm going to spend the next 4 minutes of your life telling you everything you need to know about plant based vegetarian protein supplements. Now, before you sigh and click away, let me just tell you this is information
Dear Mean Girls, I'm Bringing Booty Back.
Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. Ummmm, liars. Words do hurt. A couple of weeks ago I had a really sad mean girls experience. It happened at a place where I usually feel so happy, a place that I'd grown to feel safe and welcome, a place that is helping me be who I want to be in
Happy Human Hacks: Easy Ways to Lose Weight
Two weight loss posts in one week? I know, I know, I don't want to beat this chunky horse to death, but after yesterday's post when I went on and on about how hard it is to lose weight and how it took me nearly two years, buckets of tears, and more than one program (Medifast is what I'm trying after also doing Weight Watchers,
Don't Eat All of The Cookies: How Medifast Works.
Perspective. It's hard to maintain. Especially, in the face of challenge. Leading a healthy, fit life has been a constant one for me. My daily struggle… Say no to cookie. Think for hours about cookie. Eat a salad to keep my mind off of cookie. Lick cookie. Give cookie to dog. Eat a miniscule square of dark chocolate. Look at cookie on Pinterest. Say eff
Wordful Wednesday. Down and Dirty Mud Run.
When I decided to get in shape last year I was pretty much doing it for myself. I couldn't be this person anymore… I wanted to feel better. I wanted to live longer. I wanted to look cuter in the dresses at H&M. I wanted to never be "The Fat Mom" at soccer again. I wanted to be able to have a long, full, active


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SMB data storage news briefs: Vocalocity offers online storage and data backup services to SMBs
The following is a compilation of the latest SMB data storage technology news.
Vocalocity offers online storage and data backup services
Vocalocity, a small business VoIP service provider, announced it will offer SMB customers online storage and data backup services. Vocalocity's new service helps protect against data loss and provides a shared storage drive accessible through the Web, which allows for simple data recovery. All data, documents and other information is stored on this shared storage drive, which can only be accessed by authorized users.
Tiger Technology's poolIT now shipping storage and file virtualization software
Tiger Technology announced that one of its products, poolIT, is now shipping. poolIT has several key features aimed at SMBs: It pools together multiple live storage devices into a single namespace, and isolates users and applications from changes to the physical storage infrastructure. poolIT also aggregates physical volumes into a single virtual volume so data can be accessed from a single mount point. poolIT optimizes data storage and offers advanced virtualization for direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS) and storage area network (SAN) storage -- keeping the most recent files local, and transferring older files to an offsite server.
Axcient doubles number of MSPs in third quarter
Axcient Inc. announced that it has doubled the number of Managed Service Providers (MSPs) that sell the Axcient service in its latest quarter of operation. Axcient provides data backup, business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) services for SMBs. Its hybrid cloud service has an on-premise data backup and replication appliance with offsite cloud storage.
Storage Guardian launches online data backup campaign for SMBs
Storage Guardian has launched a "Dust-Off Your Tapes" campaign to help give SMBs awareness about the dangers of relying on vulnerable magnetic tapes for long-term storage. With this campaign, Storage Guardian is encouraging SMBs to migrate data stored on tape to online data backup service providers. Many online data backup service providers will migrate tape data to online service providers, such as Storage Guardian's Asigra. Asigra converts tape format into a backup lifecycle management archive package that can then be integrated into an accessible online tiered storage system.
Do you have SMB data storage news to share with us? Email the editors of SearchSMBStorage.com.


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Exchange Hotel
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Exchange Hotel – 39 Bay St, Port Melbourne, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Exchange Beef Burger
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Smart Casual
5 minutes
Would we recommend:
Don't expect much
With lots of room for activities and beautiful taps pouring lushes golden ale, the locals of Port Melbourne have been visiting The Exchange Hotel since 1916. With a classic formal dining area and a barn-like wooden ceiling that contains that sweet roast smell from the kitchen, this place will surely entice you for a Sunday sesh. As we always do, we went for the burger: the Exchange Beef Burger came with bacon, cheddar, caramelised onions, tomato, iceberg lettuce, pickled beetroot, garlic mayo and triple cooked house cut wedges.
"When paying more than $20 for a burger, one would expect the little things to be done right. Which is why I was a little shocked when after waiting over 40 minutes (in a half empty dining room) to find that the bacon had barely been cooked, and the cheese was cold, therefore unmelted. This ultimately resulted in the burger tasting more like a parma, minus the chicken of course. It was presented all pretend-fancy with the chopping board, the useless knife in the burger, and 6 measly, cold wedges… even after apparently being 'triple cooked'."
"Looking at the calibre of the food that our neighbouring tables were receiving and, smelling the great aroma of a Sunday roast filling the dining room, I was left surprisingly disappointed with the end product. I felt the presentation and texture of the burger let it down. Things like: the meat pattie being really compressed and feeling like I was eating a sausage, the cheese looking a bit stale or the cloud of doubt surrounding what was meant to be triple cooked wedges. The bacon and mayo were OK, but not great. All these negatives really tampered with what could have been a great burger to match the great service."
"It's freezing cold on a Sunday night and all you're hoping for is a warm hearty meal (OK, maybe more). Whilst taking a seat in the church/barn-like dining room, I really believed I'd be getting one. It took a while to come out but I don't know why because they weren't busy. The pattie did very little for me and tasted a lot like supermarket sausage. The onions were my highlight; popping up with some sweetness every now and then. The burger was very balanced but it feels like it's not the pride and joy of their menu."


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By Laura Benitez
LONDON: Vodafone was forced to include investor protection for the first time ever in regards to a planned 3-4bn bond issue next week, after push back over a lack of covenants forced the telco to shelve a multi-billion dollar deal in November.
Vodafone hired Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank and ING to arrange investor calls on Friday ahead of a four-tranche euro deal, which could come as early as Monday, a lead bank confirmed.
But Vodafone is taking no risks this time around and is offering a change of control put option for the new bonds.
"Vodafone are suddenly having to change their tactics after having to pull their US deal, they're also running through around 6.5bn of commercial paper, so they need access to the capital markets again," one investor said.
Investors said the change of control language is imperative to the deal's success, but some still have concerns that future M&A deals could ratchet up leverage.
Liberty Global and Vodafone announced on Monday a new 50-50 joint venture that will combine their Dutch businesses, which some credit analyst think could be a prelude to a wider combination of the two companies.
Liberty targets up to 5x leverage on its European businesses, all of which have high-yield credit ratings.
In addition, some say that the provisions could prompt investors to demand the same covenants for Vodafone's existing bonds.
"The CoC will divide opinion. It's against Vodafone's style to do this but they had little choice after the last deal being pulled," said a banker away from the deal.
"It also gives the buyside more leverage to change the language of the bonds they already hold."
The change of control option is triggered if more than 50% of Vodafone is acquired and the company loses its investment grade rating as a result, according to documents seen by IFR.
Despite the change of control options being added, investors are still banking on receiving a premium for the new bonds while market conditions remain volatile.
"We've been underweight due to the acquisition risk and general market volatility, but now they've included the CoC, we could go overweight if it comes cheap enough. The premium is likely to be chunky and their outstandings have widened a fair bit," one investor said.
"We'll buy and then sell it back down again," said another.
Vodafone's outstanding curve widened around 15bp since the news of the potential new supply was announced on Friday morning, with its 1.875% Jun 2025s bid 16bp wider to 133bp over mid-swaps, according to Tradeweb prices.
"To announce a mandate for a deal on Monday, at the earliest, on a weak Friday is a foolish move, you should never take weekend risk," a syndicate banker away from the deal said.
Vodafone also attracted attention on Thursday when it began marketing a £2.88bn convertible bond, although the deal did not price until the following day due to a dispute over the convertibility terms.
As part of their own hedging effort the lead managers JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley bought 45% of the bonds.
Vodafone is rated Baa1/BBB+/BBB+ (all stable), and will be using funds from the convertible and for the upcoming bond issue for general corporate purposes, according to a lead. (Reporting By Laura Benitez, editing by Alex Chambers and Robert Smith.)


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While some people have no problems making decisions, there are those of us who find it incredibly difficult to decide what type of yogurt to buy in the grocery store or what movie to rent on a Saturday night. I usually fall into the second category. While I will occasionally know exactly what I want (like a Tazo Chai Latte at Starbucks or a Marc Jacobs dress that I can't afford) there are definitely other times when I waver and ruminate over certain decisions. In those trying times, now (thanks to my friend's recommendation) I have Hunch to come to my rescue. With a huge range of questions including the ever-popular "What should I wear today?" and the more obscure "Which coffee table book should I buy?" Hunch has got you covered and it gets smarter the more that you use it. Beauty addicts can seek counsel as well with topics such as "What's the best sunscreen for me?" and other burning questions.
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Saturday turned out pretty perfect with a new route opened up linking two of my favourite rides. On the way, we saw warthog, and duiker and the vegetable farmer. We rode through a narrow gorge which was so reminiscent of the Kruger Park that we expected to see more than just the little buck.
The rides we have done lately test more than fitness. After this weekend, we realised that they are also the best preparation for meeting adversity head on. Whilst not doing mega distances, they are tough physically and mentally. It was almost a case of last man standing but with stretched senses of humour, we got to the end, tired but satisfied that we had persevered.
So in that light, I started collecting quiz questions with multiple answer options. How about adding yours? I bet we could put together a whole training bible on the scenarios faced at one or other time.
Here are mine so far (all based on true life).
What do you do when faced with the following scenarios:
- The group disappears round a corner and you cant find them? Do you a) wait where you last saw them knowing they will come back or b) turn around and go back to the car and refuse directions or c) test your tracking skills and follow the tire tracks?
- Your tire slashes on a gnarly rock - do you a) plug it and keep pumping, b) replace with a tube or c) grin and bear it and take the tar road home to prevent further drama?
- Your saddle breaks one post. Do you a) hitch a ride home, b) see as a test of your ingenuity or c) strap a tube around it and suffer the merciless teasing and nicknames for your discomfort.
- Your chain suddenly starts grinding against the front derailleur. Do you fiddle with it initially and straighten what appears bent. b) leave it cos it isn't your bike or c) service the bike at the coffee stop?
- or the most famous one of all...you plod up endless valleys with your bike on your back and you receive a note from the race director saying "You are in the wrong valley, go back". Do you a) obey his instructions cos he is all powerful, B) laugh because you realised this several valleys ago, c) plug on because you have the correct route in sight or d) lose your sense of humour completely.


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Oskar Kokoschka:
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Oskar Kokoschka was a significant pioneer of Expressionism as a painter, graphic artist and writer. He studied at the Vienna School of Arts and crafts and was influenced by the art of Vincent van Gogh, Ferdinand Hodlers and by the artists of the Vienna secession to Gustav Klimt. At the time of the Third National Socialism, his art was considered "degenerate" so he first fled to Prague and later lived in exile in London.
The artist gained special fame through his portrait images and views of the city. Also in his flower paintings, Kokoschka not simply painted from nature, but constructed a new artistic reality, without completely abstract the subject of the image. In 1953, he founded the International Summer Academy of fine arts, which he called "School of seeing" in Salzburg.
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Artistic movement that replaced the Impressionism in the early 20th century.
Expressionism is the German form of the art revolution in painting, graphics and sculpture, which found its precursor in the works of Paul Cézanne, Vincent van Gogh and Paul Gauguin in the late 19th century. The Expressionists tried to advance to the basic elements of painting. With vibrant, unbroken colors in large areas and with the emphasis on line and the resulting targeted suggestive expressiveness they fought against the artistic taste established by bourgeoisie.
The most important representatives of Expressionism were the founders of "Die Brücke" (The Bridge): Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Erich Heckel, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Max Pechstein, Otto Mueller and Franz Marc, August Macke, among others.
Masters of Viennese Expressionism are Egon Schiele and Oskar Kokoschka.
The Fauvism is the French form of Expressionism.
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WorkSTEPS Announces Jerry Hanke is New Corporate Training Director
WorkSTEPS is pleased to announce that Jerry Hanke, OTR CEAS, is its new Corporate Training Director. Jerry brings 20 years experience in the fitness and health care industry, has been specializing in industrial rehabilitation for the past 13 years, and has been certified and expertly administering the WorkSTEPS program since 2005.
Jerry transitions into the role after Lindee Greer announced her retirement from WorkSTEPS in May. Lindee worked in the position for more than two decades, and left to pursue a service position at her church. Lindee will continue to offer consultant services to WorkSTEPS on a part-time basis.
Jerry graduated from Angelo State University with a BS in Kinesiology in 1995, and then earned his Occupational Therapy Degree from the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio in 2000. His expertise and area of interest since graduation has been in Industrial rehabilitation. Jerry is an expert in the performance of functional capacity evaluations, job assessments, employment testing, and ergonomic consulting. He is also a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist.


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- "Aren't storms your thing, brother? Can't you make this any easier on yourself?"
"The storm is of unnatural origin; it dares defy me."
"Ymir is using that Spire to focus his power. But here! This passage leads to the heart of the storm."
"No Spire, no storm."
"We'll make a thinker out of you yet."
- ―Loki and Thor
The Storm Spire was used by Ymir to create storms.
Ymir used the Storm Spire to prevent Thor from entering his throne room on Niflheim. Loki showed Thor a passage that led directly to the Spire, and Thor deduced that destroying the Spire would remove the storm. Fighting his way through Frost Giants and other perils, Thor destroyed the Spire and entered Ymir's throne room.[1]
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5 Ways to Save On Home Insurance
You have more opportunities than you realize to lower the cost of your home insurance. Before your next renewal comes up, try some of these options to pay a little less.
Shop Around
If you've been with your current insurance company for several years, there's a good chance you're not getting the best price. Talk to an independent agent and they can get you quotes from multiple companies, giving you more options to choose from. You may pay less for the same coverage or pay the same amount but have better insurance.
Increase Your Deductible
Your deductible should always be an amount you can pay if you need to file a claim, but bumping up the amount will cut your premiums. If your deductible is $250, consider $500. If it's $500, try $1000. This is a great option if you rarely, if ever, file a claim.
Only File the Big Claims
The more claims you file under your insurance, the higher your premiums will be. The rule of thumb is to file a claim if the cost to fix the problem is substantially more than your deductible. Yes, your insurance is there for a reason, but you don't want to give the insurance company a reason to charge you more either. Note: If a visitor is hurt or has an accident in your home, always file the claim for liability coverage. You never know if someone will sue.
Bundle Your Insurance Coverage
Most insurance companies will give you a discount if you buy multiple types of insurance through the same company. Homeowners insurance and auto insurance is the most common bundle that offers a discount. Talk to your agent to find out if there are any other types of insurance that will qualify for a similar discount like life insurance, boat insurance, or even your college student's renter's insurance.
Take Care of Your Home
By adding security and taking measures to protect your Tampa home in a disaster, you may qualify for extra discounts. Something as simple as a dead-bolt and a smoke alarm could save you five percent. Consider adding a high-end security system for bigger discounts. You may also want to add storm shutters or a new roof built to today's standards to save even more money.
If you have specific questions about your insurance coverage or discounts, make sure to talk to your insurance agent.
Insurance is one of those necessary evils. No one wants to have it or need it, but when the worst happens and a tree lands on your roof or your first floor floods, you're grateful for it. Always carry homeowner's insurance but don't pay more than you have to for it.


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After stumbling out of the gate into 2017 a couple of weeks ago, the Vintages team has hit its stride this weekend with an attractive release that has many wines to please the value buyer. Here is my selection, a pretty good one, if you want my humble opinion.
Ontario, Niagara – VQA St. David's Bench Château des Charmes Gamay Droit 2015
This wine was recommended when it last appeared in September 2016 and I still think it is a worthy value so here it is again. This unique Gamay clone yields a ripe, juicy medium-bodied wine, meant to be enjoyed now and over the next few years. The fruit is rich and round with cherry, plum and raspberry accompanied by some light herbs and bright, juicy acid. The tannins are soft and light in weight. The finish long. This is a wine to buy now for barbecue season.
Extra dry, red wine – $17.95 per bottle
Argentina, Salta – Colomé Calcahaquí Valley Torrontés 2015
Torrontés is a grape that can yield highly variable results, especially in the hands of the wrong winemaker. The poor versions are often flat and soapy, while the best Torrontés wines exhibit expressive aromatic and floral character that delights the senses. This wine is one of those delights. It comes from vines grown at some of the highest elevations in the mountainous Salta region. These cool-zone conditions deliver bright fruit, brilliant aromatics and zesty acid. There is plenty of citrus fruit on nose and palate, firm minerals and an elegant mouth feel. The finish is long with lingering minerals. Exceptional value!
Extra dry, White wine – $15.95 per bottle
Argentina, Mendoza – Viña Cobos Felino Malbec 2015
Here we have an intense, full-bodied, well-structured Malbec that will appeal to all. It is loaded with concentrated, ripe fruit – plum, blueberry and black currant, along with some modest oak character, spice and earth notes. The structure is notable with assertive acid and finely-grained tannins. This a great wine for stews and roasted red meats.
Extra dry, red wine – $19.95 per bottle
France, South West – AOC Madiran Château Peyros 2011
For the second release in a row we have a Madiran, this time made in the modern style. Modern in this case means the winemaker has intervened to tame the rustic tannins and thus soften the wine so it is ready for early consumption. This wine is an appealing blend of Tannat with Cabernet Franc, a combination that delivers bright, juicy texture along with expressive red and black berry fruit, garrigue and herb notes. This is an amazing-good value wine.
Extra dry, red wine – $16.95 per bottle
South Africa, Stellenbosch – WO Simonseg-Stellenbosch Rustenberg Merlot 2014
Ever since the entertaining movie, Sideways, many wine lovers – including me – stutter over Merlot when they think of Miles and his extreme distaste for the grape. This said, I believe the Rustenberg should erase any doubts: Merlot makes a fine wine when the fruit is carefully nurtured and the winemaker lets the fruit speak, unadorned. In fact, I think Stellenbosch does Merlot as well as any region in the world, Old or New. The fruit is intense, the acid is juicy, the tannins are round, the body is medium-plus in weight and the finish is long. Structure, balance, brilliant palate expression: this wine has a lot going for it!
Extra dry, red wine – $19.95 per bottle
à bientôt…
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MCC Group specialises in all types of mobile hospitals and prefabricated hospitals. Our range of products include:
- Expandable operating theatres
- Expandable mobile hospitals
- Multispace trailer clinics (MTC)
- Diagnostic station units
We operate according to the ISO 8323 and our military version for mobile hospitals meet the following MIL Spec:
- Regular tactical ISO 20" shelter MIL-M-81957-AS
- One-sided expandable tactical shelter MIL-S-44197 A
- Two-sided expandable tactical shelter MIL-S-44195 A
as well as MIL-STD-105, MIL-STD-129,MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-907, MIL-STD-1595 and MIL-STD-2219, STANAG 2413, 2831, 3548, and 6042.
Our hospitals and mobile hospitals are designed according to the STANAG 2068, Echelon II, III and IV. MCC Group is also involved in prefabricated hospitals, shelters, containers, tactical tents and inflatable tents.


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Lahore (Web Desk): International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8 to mark the contribution and achievements of women to society across the globe.
International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, focuses on respect, appreciation and love towards women for their economic, political and social achievements. It is also known as the United Nations (UN) Day for Women's Rights and International Peace.
There are certain colours which represent women's struggles on International Women's Day, including purple, white and green. On Women's Day, activists wear a purple ribbon on their wrist to support equality, justice, dignity and respect to women.
In 1945, a Charter of the United Nations signed the first international agreement for the equal rights between women and men. The UN became a major force in helping change the traditional legacy of women. Every year, there is a unique theme for International Women's Day by the UN.
This year's theme is "Women in the Changing World of Work: Planet 50-50 by 2030", which aims to address and bring to light issues related to women's economic empowerment including:
1. Ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal – 4 effective learning outcomes till 2030.
2. All girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care and pre- primary education so that they are ready for primary education by 2030.
3. Terminate all discrimination against all women and girls by 2030.
4. End of violence against women and girls in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation.
5. End practices like child, early and forced marriage and female genital mutilation.


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OPINION4 September 2012
OPINION4 September 2012
Heavy vouchering and discounting have helped end 18 months of declining volumes for retailers while promotional activity has remained unchanged at 35% of FMCG sales, following continual use of money-off vouchers and coupons. But what are the implications for brands in being discounted?
Heavy vouchering and discounting have helped end 18 months of declining volumes for retailers while promotional activity has remained unchanged at 35% of FMCG sales, following continual use of money-off vouchers and coupons.
Although this is primarily a retailer-driven initiative, what are the implications for brands in being discounted? How can brands maintain perceptions of quality if they are being discounted? Is this the thin end of the wedge where the only way to sell is to be discounted?
Each of us, of course, have brands that we are likely to buy no matter what; discount or no discount, those products will continue to find their way into our baskets. But those brands are probably in the minority. We are in an economic phase where brands need a compelling proposition in order to remain at a premium within their category. But while discounting may persuade consumers to try something new, it is unlikely to lead to sustainable business unless the products offer a better experience than their competitors. The challenge for brands is to retain those consumers without retaining the price reductions.
Discounting, of course, doesn't need to be quite so overt. There are 'brands' that discount more discretely but equally successfully. The secret hotels on lastminute.com, 'shopping clubs' or Groupon style offers can help bridge the gap between increasing sales and occupancy while avoiding brand equity erosion that accompanies continual overt promotion.
This works online too, with sites offering large discounts on higher-end fashion brands. To many, this makes premium brands more accessible without feeling like they are compromising on quality. While it doesn't necessarily impact on how they feel about the brand, it may elevate how they feel about themselves. This can rub off on the brand by association.
There is also a more pragmatic view of discounting to consider. A brand being constantly discounted might lose its premium positioning, however it might (in the current climate) be balanced by a consumer's delight at bagging themselves a bargain. In fact, not being discounted could be perceived as brand arrogance, as if you are out of touch with the problems of your audience. For FMCG brands, premium often equals a touch of affordable luxury – a small treat to brighten your day – so frankly the danger of undermining your quality perception through careful promotion is probably quite low. What might be an issue is who the discount is attributed to – as a brand you will be paying for the promotion, but the retailer will probably get the accolades and be seen as the shopper's friend. So it might be important to communicate to consumers that the brand is responsible for the promotion rather than the retailer.
Brands should perhaps take note from politics – it is important to demonstrate to people how you share their pain, rather than telling them we are all in this together and retreating to your ivory tower of price premium.
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Our FACE OFF: Skull-A-Day vs Street Anatomy opening was an incredible night celebrating one of the most iconic pieces of the human body, the skull.
We had music piping through the museum, tasty food & drinks, an awesome gallery shop featuring the jewelry of Anatomical Element, a melt-in-your-mouth human-size chocolate skull by Conjurer's Kitchen, an incredibly creative audience drawing their own skulls, and even had famous tattoo artist Hannah Aitchison of Deluxe Tattoo and LA Ink drop by. Noah Scalin of Skull-A-Day was in attendance with his crew and the Street Anatomy team plus the staff of the International Museum of Surgical Science were making sure everything ran smoothly.
For those of you that couldn't join us for opening night, we'd like to share with you photos of the gallery and event below. Enjoy!
Intricate 3D printed skulls by Joshua Harker
DJ Sam Rolfes providing music throughout the museum all night
Audience Participation: Create your own skull
Chocolate Skull Smashing
A gorgeous life size skull provided by the extremely talented Annabel de Vetten of Conjurer's Kitchen. The only way to eat it was to smash it to pieces!
The FACE OFF Team
From left to right: Lindsey Thieman, Abby Davis, Raquel Ruiz, Rachel Stork Stoltz, Vanessa Ruiz, Noah Scalin, Dan Springer, Becca Levine, Jennifer von Glahn, and Justin "Tatman" Lovorn
And, of course, no show would be complete without the help of my wonderful mother, Raquel!


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You might remember a few days ago in what might be the most ironic stories in recent memory that a pro-gun poster girl was accidentally shot in the back by her four-year-old son.
You'd think being shot and almost killed by your child might change your views on gun control, but not Jamie Gilt, oh no.
Instead it seems she is completely ignoring her close shave with death and carrying on with her pro-gun stance anyway. I don't think this fucking moron will ever learn.
Speaking to The Sun, Jamie's mum, Jane Bramble said:
All the gun control people are jumping on this, but it will not change her opinion about owning guns. She is very pro gun and will not change her opinion about owning them. She will keep her guns and I'm happy that she will.
Just, wow. Apparently Jamie's son is being looked after by her mum and they've still failed to explain how he got hold of her gun in the first place.
Jane added:
If they try to take our guns from us, they'll just go into the hands of criminals. People own guns here, it's our way of life – hunting and shooting. But I'd still own a gun if I lived in New York City. It was just a freakish accident, Jamie's done nothing wrong. People are trying to make it into something it's not, we are not criminals, we are the victims here.
So much logic right there, obviously.
Days before the shooting Gilt had used social media to support the right to own guns and boasted that her son knew how to shoot.
Police say that Gilt was driving to her sister's home near Jacksonville, Florida, when her son found her.45 semi-automatic handgun on the floor of the vehicle before firing a single shot into the driver's seat. The bullet passed through her back and exited out of her stomach.
She was flown by air ambulance to the UF Hospital in Gainesville where she remains in a stable condition.
The Putnam County Sheriff's Office said Gilt could face a first degree misdemeanour charge of negligence if it was found the boy had easy access to the gun.
Some people will never learn.


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Release date: 5/3/2017
ActiveBatch Version 11 simplifies Hadoop integration, consolidates workload, IT process and big data automation within a single automation environment
ActiveBatch Version 11 simplifies Hadoop integration, consolidates workload, IT process and big data automation within a single automation environment
Morristown, NJ, May 3, 2017 – Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. (ASCI) is redefining the IT automation space by expanding ActiveBatch's support of the Hadoop ecosystem and adding new features to improve workflow performance. By simplifying the integration of Hadoop components within an IT infrastructure, ActiveBatch Version 11 gets data into the hands of end users in real-time, empowering organizations to make better business decisions.
As the amount of structured and unstructured data continues to grow exponentially, companies continue to look for new and better ways to uncover usable insights. Traditionally, IT connects a variety of data sources that were not designed to work together through scripting, a time intensive and error prone process. With the latest version of ActiveBatch, the industry's most comprehensive IT automation solution, users now have the flexibility to re-use and manage existing scripts, as well as quickly build and reliably maintain Hadoop processes with production-ready content. This significantly reduces the need to create new scripts. ActiveBatch Extension for Hadoop, along with powerful automation and scheduling capabilities, provides users with more options making it possible to automate big data in a simple, scalable and consolidated manner.
ActiveBatch Extension for Hadoop provides:
"By using pre-built actions, along with the ability to trigger events in real-time, IT managers have more time to take on interesting mission-critical challenges," says Jim Manias, vice president at ASCI. "The amount of data is a roadblock, but so is the variety of systems. ActiveBatch already contains hundreds of integrations for a wide range of third-party applications to enable true end-to-end automation. Now with the addition of production-ready content for Hadoop, we continue to help developers focus more on function and less on coding."
Additional major updates in ActiveBatch V11 include:
ActiveBatch V11 is now available for licensing as well as by automatic upgrade for companies participating in ASCI's ActiveBatch Version Upgrade Program. For more information and to view additional V11 features, please visit: https://www.advsyscon.com/en-us/activebatch/features#
About Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc.
Founded in 1981, Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. has developed cutting-edge products across the breadth of customer markets for over 35 years. Advanced Systems Concepts offers many software products and options for users of Windows, UNIX, Linux, HP OpenVMS and NSK systems as well as IBM z/OS, AIX, i5OS, and SCO UNIX. With a worldwide base of customers in 48 countries worldwide, Advanced Systems Concepts helps companies respond to increasingly complex business needs with a leading-edge IT Automation solution that improves business performance and IT operations.
Copyright © 2017 Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. ActiveBatch is a registered trademark of Advanced Systems Concepts, Inc. Other company and/or product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective firms.


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Was your loved one was killed mercilessly while working? If so, you deserve the chance to seek compensation for his death and justice for the murder, just like the widow in this case.
A 44-year-old man has been booked into a jail in California and will be extricated to Oregon, according to news from Feb. 17. He is accused of killing a Clackamas County weighmaster in 2014.
The man faces other accusations including the possession of a firearm as a felon. While that case takes place in Oregon, he also faces an accusation of being involved in a child rape in Washington.
The Oregon case centers around the accusation that the 44-year-old man shot a 47-year-old assistant weighmaster. The 47-year-old man had stopped the man's truck on Oregon 224 to check the trailer. After the 47-year-old man was dead, the 44-year-old allegedly fled the scene.
Later on that year, 2014, he was found trying to break into a vehicle, according to police. He fired on police, and police shot him twice, one time in the face and once in the arm. He survived with hospitalization. Following his arrest, a 2016 trial found him guilty of attempted murder, exhibiting a deadly weapon while resisting arrest, second-degree burglary of a vehicle, possession of a firearm by a felon and assault on an officer with a semiautomatic firearm. He received a sentence for 38 years and eight months to be served in prison.
The widow of the man who was killed in the above Oregon case sued Clackamas County for her husband's wrongful death. Clackamas County stopped allowing weighmasters to stop traffic since the death, and it was fined for improperly training its employees. The woman sought out $2.75 million but settled for $700,000, according to the report.
Source: Oregon Live, "Clackamas County weighmaster murder suspect extradited to Oregon," Everton Bailey Jr., Feb. 17, 2017


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Kris Jenner Flies For A Divorce From Bruce Jenner!
Miley Cyrus Admits She Still Has Feelings For Liam Hemsworth!
Miley Cyrus has admitted that she still has feelings for Liam Hemsworth even tho they haven't been together for a long time now!
Opening up about her relationship Miley said to Australia's Sunday Night television show:
"I love Liam; Liam loves me."
Then talking about when she split from Liam she said:
"It's about finding yourself. I had to set myself free."
Miley and Liam loved each other so much and it was a massive shame when they broke up.
You never know maybe one day they will get back together.
Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Are Married!
It's the day that people have longed for but on Saturday it came true!
It's been announced today that Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie tied the knot and are now husband and wife.
The pair have been together for nine years now so it's been a long time waiting for the big day.
The wedding took place in a private ceremony attended by family and friends in a very small chapel near by their house called , Château Miraval.
Brad and Angelina received their marriage license from their local California judge.
Such good news, good for them!
Nick Cannon Confirms Him And Mariah Carey Are Over!
The last few weeks it's only been rumoured that Nick Cannon and Mariah Carey's relationship was on the rocky side but now it has been confirmed that they are over!
Nick was the one to break the news and he also announced that they have been living apart for a few weeks now!
Nick said:
"There is trouble in paradise. We have been living in separate houses for a few months."
Nick has now made sure that everyone know that he is thinking about his children though all of this:
"My main focus is my kids."
We just hope they can sort things out even just for the kids sake!
Zac Efron & Michelle Rodriguez Are Over!
Over the summer Zac Efron and Michelle Rodriguez have been getting very friendly,spending loads of time together and then started dating.
Well now it's been said that the summer romance is now over and sources have reported that the pair got into a massive argue in Ibiza, Spain.
A source has said:
"Michelle is going to do her own thing. Zac knew this about her when he got with her. He's very into her though, and perhaps more than she's into him."
The source went onto say that Zac still wants to be with Michelle but she's not having any of it.
Justin Bieber And Selena Gomez Are Back On!
Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's relationship is so up and down we just can't cope but now it looks like they are back together again!
For the last few months the pair have been secretly dating and sources have even reported that the Love word has been thrown around!
The reports have said that the 'love' word was used over the weekend and they where spending lots of time together.
The pair spent the weekend together hanging around at their home.
We wonder where this relationship is going?
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La Liga champions Atletico Madrid have an early season chance to avenge their defeat to Real Madrid in May's UEFA Champions League final in the first leg of the Spanish Super Cup on Tuesday.
Despite having arguably Atletico's best ever season, Diego Simeone's men have still suffered from the departure of a number of key players over the close season as Filipe Luis and Diego Costa joined Chelsea and Thibaut Courtois returned to Stamford Bridge after a three-year loan spell.
The money received from the sales of Costa and Filipe Luis has however been reinvested in an exciting new frontline as Mario Mandzukic joined from Bayern Munich, Mexican international Raul Jimenez was signed from Club America, and Antoine Griezmann moved from Real Sociedad for €30 million (USD $40 million). All three are in line to make their competitive debuts at the Santiago Bernabeu, but playmaker Arda Turan misses out due to a hamstring injury.
The Super Cup is one of the few titles Atletico have missed out on during Simeone's three years in charge as they were just edged out on away goals by Barcelona last season.
And midfielder Mario Suarez is determined to make amends for their heartbreaking 4-1 defeat to Real after extra time in Lisbon three months ago having been just over a minute away from wining the Champions League for the first time in the club's history.
"On Tuesday we are playing for an important title against our eternal rivals and we will face it as we always do. We want to win and everybody knows that," said Suarez.
"It will be very difficult. The two teams know each other very well and it will be a great, hard-fought game as all derbies are. We know that the team that commits the fewest errors and is more concentrated across the 180 minutes will be the one with most chance of winning the trophy."
Real haven't rested on their laurels after claiming a tenth European crown as they have splashed over €100 million on FIFA World Cup™ stars James Rodriguez, Toni Kroos and goalkeeper Keylor Navas. Colombian Rodriguez and Germany playmaker Kroos made an immediate impact in their debuts as Real won the first of a potential six trophies this season by defeating Sevilla 2-0 to win the UEFA Super Cup last week.
However, Navas has had to wait for his opportunity as Iker Casillas started against Sevilla in Cardiff despite his poor form in Spain's disastrous campaign at the World Cup. Real boss Carlo Ancelotti, though, hasn't yet declared who his first choice 'keeper for the campaign will be and Navas is willing to push Casillas for his place in the side.
"I have come here to work with humility and to try hard every day, which is what I have done my whole life. I am at the disposition of the coaching staff and I will never give up," Costa Rican Navas told the club's website.
"Now we need to think about the next game. We want to win and we have that winning mentality. The team is very motivated and we know it is an important title that we will all fight to win."
The second leg will be played at Atletico's Vicente Calderon stadium on Friday evening before both clubs begin their league campaigns next Monday.


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How to Clean Your Mouse and Keyboard
Mice and keyboards get grimy — fast — because your PC's keyboard and pointing device are continually in use, and they get pawed by human hands. (Of course, you could always wear surgical gloves, but what about your kids?)
Never fear. Here's a list of guidelines that help you keep your pointing device and keyboard clean and working:
Buy an optical mouse or trackball. (You'll thank me.) If you're still using an old-style mouse with a ball — how very 1980s — clean it once a month as well. Unscrew the retaining ring on the bottom, remove the mouse ball, and use a cotton-tipped swab dipped in tape-cleaning alcohol (which is 90+ proof and leaves no residue) to clean the rollers inside.
Also, make sure that your mousepad is clean and dust-free to prolong the life of your rodent. An optical mouse or a trackball doesn't need to be cleaned anywhere near as often (if ever).
Do the Keyboard Shake! No, it's not a new dance craze, but it is the best method of cleaning accumulated gunk from your keyboard, and you should do it at least once per month. Turn your keyboard upside down and shake it vigorously back and forth; prepare to be amazed (or grossed out, especially if the whole family uses your PC).
A number of manufacturers sell swabs premoistened with alcohol that work great for cleaning keys, and there are dusting contrivances especially made for keyboards that can help keep your keyboard pristine.
Find another use for your compressed air. Your keyboard can collect debris that can't be shaken free. If so, using compressed air will likely blow it free.


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How to Change and Arrange Desktop Icons in Windows Vista
You can personalize your Windows Vista workspace by changing the way the icons appear on the desktop. You can arrange icons on your desktop in Windows Vista using the desktop shortcut menu. To be able to move your icons anywhere on the desktop, follow these steps:
Right-click the Windows desktop.
Choose View.
Make sure that Auto Arrange isn't selected. (If it is selected, deselect it.)
Click any icon and drag it to another location on the desktop.
Alternatively, you can arrange all the icons by sorting them all at once.
Right-click the Windows desktop.
Choose Sort By, and then choose your criteria:
You can choose to sort by Name, Size, File Extension, or Date Modified.
You can also personalize your desktop by automatically adding icons and folders to your desktop using the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box.
Right-click the Windows desktop and choose Personalize.
Click the Change Desktop Icons link in the Task pane on the left.
Select any of the Desktop Icons check boxes to automatically display shortcuts for those standard items.
Click OK to save the settings and click Close in the top-right corner to close the Personalization window.
You can also the icons themselves.
Right-click the Windows desktop and choose Personalize.
Click the Change Desktop Icons link in the Task pane.
Select any of the Desktop Icons in the middle of the dialog box and click the Change Icon button.
Click an icon that you like, and then click OK twice.
The new icon you chose for the shortcut will now appear on the desktop.
Be careful when using this feature: If someone uses your computer but isn't aware that you changed the icons, he could click the wrong icon and potentially run a program that you don't want him to run.
If you make changes and decide to go back to Microsoft's original idea of a good icon for programs, click the Restore Default button in the Desktop Icon Settings dialog box.


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Scoop and Score: College Football Week 11 Recap
Actual good games to discuss this week, so we do that, sort of. There's not much individual game analysis, but there's plenty of playoff scenario discussion. Who controls their own destiny? Is there a path for Western Michigan? Plus, an official end to #NittanyWatch.
Scoop and Score: College Football Week 9 Recap
It's Steve's birthday, so I let his audio sound better than mine for once. But I do almost trick him into two financially crippling bets. I indulge — join?! — the playoff committee conspiracy theorists, a move that Steve believes will increase listenership. Enjoy the new intro/outro and keep the comments coming!
Scoop and Score: College Football Week 8 Recap
The committee's rankings come out next week, but who do we like right now? We are not in agreement on all four teams, but we can both appreciate the beauty of a Leonard Fournette toss play. #NittanyWatch has taken on a whole new meaning. This Saturday should be highly entertaining. Thanks for listening.
Scoop and Score: College Football Week 7 Recap and Guest Jay Kornegay
This week, Steve and I talk about the important games from Saturday and look ahead to this weekend. I recount my special breakfast and Steve gives an update on his deodorant usage. About 24 minutes in, we are joined by Jay Kornegay from the Westgate Las Vegas Superbook, to talk about national championship and Heisman odds as well as ways you can beat the book. Subscribe and rate on iTunes!
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Corn hole, joke stealers, and The Sports Guy: In Story Time with Steve, we hear about a unique tailgate before a wild game between Auburn and LSU. Plus, we look ahead to the THREE matchups between top-10 teams this weekend. Subscribe and rate on iTunes!
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Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Cassi shoots Portmans, gets cyberbullied by ANTM hosts
On Thursday frockwriter first mentioned that ANTM 2009 runnerup Cassi van den Dungen was returning to her childhood modelling agency, Tanya Powell, and had booked a first job with Portmans. The shoot took place on Saturday in Sydney and here are three shots - two of which appeared in the Herald Sun yesterday (with the hilariously provincial headline, "Forget New York, this is the big time"). This is a lookbook designed to accompany Portman's September collection and it will be primarily featured online - but also possibly on point of sale material in-store. It was shot by Nicole Bentley, who also photographed Kelsey van Mook for Portmans' August campaign. The Tanya Powell agency reports that it is currently fielding approximately 10 job offers for van den Dungen. UPDATE 29/07: Van den Dungen signs with Work Agency.
Alex Perry and Charlotte Dawson meanwhile - the two ugly step-sisters of the ANTM Cinderella machine - have both been whinging on Facebook about van den Dungen's decision not to accept the ANTM-affiliated offer of Priscillas and Elite contracts.
Perry, moreover, who noted on Facebook at one point that he is so "OVER THE BOGAN", has made quite some fuss over van den Dungen's nerve in sending him a Facebook friend request.
Perry put the decision to accept or decline the friend request up to Facebook vote and solicited the yays or nays of his follower posse. Over 60 responses ensued - most to the negative.
If you are going to berate your show's teen contestants for bitching, snarking and bullying, have the grace to follow your own example.
27 comments:
Too right Patty, Alex and Charlotte shouldnt be bullying a teenager for her decisions in life. Its beyond crazy! Come on she already has a campaign out, before the real winner of ANTM. She will go far.
- July 28, 2009 at 2:48 PM
Good on Cassi for taking her own path, hopefully it will eventuate into something big!
She does look great in these shots... slightly too smooth but good none the less!
As for Alex Perry... well.. not even sure what to say! He should keep his thoughts off the internet!
- July 28, 2009 at 2:54 PM
this bitchiness coming from a fashion designer who is apparently 'not gay' *cough*
- July 28, 2009 at 3:23 PM
Alex Perry should try to be more "EXPENSIVE" rather acting cheap.
- July 28, 2009 at 3:41 PM
Cassi looks amazing! Well,I am still disappointed that she didn't sign up with Elite but Alex has no right to do that to the former contestant!
So unprofessional,I mean he isn't perfect himself,former over weight,insecure,plastic....Plus his stupid gowns are just a cheap tranny knock off of a Valentino anyway.blah!
- July 28, 2009 at 3:42 PM
Cassi looks really beautiful!! yay Cassi! I agree Patty that it lacks class for someone like Alex Perry to bully someone who is virtually still a kid.
Patty the other interesting thing today is that Sarah Murdoch launched Tony Abbott's new book Battlelines. Murdoch wrote of her voting decision, "in the end she couldn't trust Cassi would represent the show and what I stand for" ... It is not unreasonable therefore for one to assume Murdoch "stands for" the sentiments of Abbott's book calling for the reintroduction of fault based divorce? I did. My work colleagues did. Mmmmm great role model for young Australian girls???
- July 28, 2009 at 4:26 PM
- teequila said...
She may be an immature lil whatevs but OMG she photographs soo well, I'm jealous. Whatever happened to Tahnee?
- July 28, 2009 at 5:11 PM
Well said Patty!
- July 28, 2009 at 5:11 PM
She is beautiful.Wish more bogans would look like her!
Patty you are my favourite fashion reporter!
- July 28, 2009 at 5:21 PM
- Sunster said...
Love the eyes, love the nose, and those lips , basically great face, but please have a feed bogan girl, I hear they do a great rack of lamb out west, eat one once in a while, those arms and legs are dangerously close to Anna
- July 28, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- Patty Huntington said...
selezna or wintour?
- July 28, 2009 at 6:04 PM
- TheLibrarian said...
^ at last look, Selezna. Wintour at least looks like she accidently swallows while gargling food every now and then...
- July 28, 2009 at 6:13 PM
^ Patty, I think Sunster means Anna R., she's been a hit on the Paris runways the past few seasons. Lagerfeld in particular loves her!
but yes, I agree with Sunster,.. great face, love her lips, but she does look a bit fragile.. could it be the photoshopping?
- July 28, 2009 at 6:32 PM
Why do people always have issues with skinny people and never over weight people?! It is just as unhealthy to be over weight?! maybe.... just maybe Cassi is still in her teen and she is pretty tall so maybe she is naturally that thin?! and yes advertising always get photoshop anyway.
patty you are a thin person,how do you feel about it?
I don't think Alex Perry is being very professional to bitch about a young girl like that.Nasty if you ask me.
- July 28, 2009 at 6:51 PM
Anna Rex...
she's everywhere this season.
- July 28, 2009 at 7:28 PM
- DARIAN ZAM said...
I thought that it was quite interesting that when Alex Perry made some of his stank comments like calling a girl a "bush pig" it provoked hardly any comment let alone outrage. Feminism is up to you, laydeez.
- July 28, 2009 at 7:30 PM
- A Time To Be Selfish said...
Hey Patty,
How public is Alex Perry's profile? Is it a semi-private one, where his activities could be seen as snark for close acquaintances, or one where Cassie could have seen what he had written, making his comments off-the-hook cruel?
- July 28, 2009 at 7:33 PM
His profile is private, so Cassi wouldn't have been able to read them herself (although she would most definitely be aware of them by now). And for all the people insinuating Tahnee has disappeared into the abyss - she has secured a six-month exclusive with Harper's Bazaar after shooting her editorial as part of the winner's prize.
- July 28, 2009 at 7:48 PM
Your blog is great. I was a fan of the show so its great to follow up on what these girls are doing now.
Alex Perry is way out of line. Cyberbullying-very year 8 isn't it.
- July 28, 2009 at 9:21 PM
- Patty Huntington said...
anon @ 6.51:
re the body image debate and skinny-bashing in general, look, this is a wider discussion subject and it's complicated. but that's right, there are various reasons why a model could be thin. as emma balfour recently pointed out, taking drugs is not axiomatically one of them. nor is having an eating disorder. if you look at alexandra agoston-o'connor - who cassi reminds me of in some ways - she has an extraordinarily fine frame and ultra-long legs and torso. interestingly, it was a professional backstage photographer (sonny) who brought up the weight issue. he makes a living out of shooting the world's top runway girls. most of whom would by anyone's definition be considered ultra thin.
re bush pig comment, i agree, totally unacceptable comment. but i think you will find there has already been quite a lot of commentary about it. not on this blog perhaps - i wasn't covering the show from the beginning - but i have seen commentary on other blogs and i'm sure i spotted flak on news.com.au. i did not watch the entire series, but saw a lot of it later online and covered the finale. i did draft a post at one point, working title "Australia's #@!!*%! Next Top Model", about the fact that while cassi was singled out for dropping the F word, other contestants and even some of the hosts (Dawson for example) appeared to regularly swear on the show. like many posts that don't see the light of day here due to time constraints, it remained in draft form. there are lots of issues i would love to have the time to cover. i can barely manage trying to focus on paying work and keep this blog moving, as it is. i am not trying to make excuses. but there you have it. sarah murdoch is not just the host, but an exec producer on the show, so you have to assume she signed off on all that language going to air. personally i don't think it sets a very good example. i would wager that the producers love it because they think it makes the show juicy.
a time to be selfish & anon @ 7.48:
alex perry's facebook profile might well be set to private. but as we all know facebook is not private. it is "semi private" and, pending the size of your FB friends circle, the information you choose to publish has the potential to be widely circulated. it's not like perry sent a private email to one person and someone hacked into it. i don't have access to perry's or dawson's facebook pages (up until a week ago i was not even registered on FB) however people are constantly drawing my attention to facebook material, as no doubt occurs with plenty of other ppl. you don't post material on facebook with impunity in other words.
i was going to name this post "cassi.....gets iced out of facebook by alex perry" but of course i don't know for sure if he accepted her friend request or not. given how much time he and others seem to have spent slagging her off on it, i doubt very much that he'd be going out of his way to provide access to that information. that doesn't mean she won't get to hear about it via numerous other parties.
bullying is not just direct physical and verbal intimidation. there can also be a passive aggressive element, when less direct bullies use covert tactics, spread rumours about others, discuss them behind their backs and attempt to ostracize and marginalise them. you see it in children all the time.
so, perry and dawson are pissed that cassi didn't accept the priscillas/elite contracts. kvetching about her or any other teenage contestant of a show they are contracted to work on, does not seem a particularly professional way to go about things.
- July 28, 2009 at 9:56 PM
- Cox said...
not a fan of cassie, but she looks amazing in these photos
- July 28, 2009 at 10:48 PM
alex perry is a reprehensible human being for some of the comments he has made towards the young girls in the show.
i understand ANTM needs to be entertaining, but both he and charlotte dawson have repeatedly crossed the line in their bitchiness.
especially given how pertinent the bullying issue has become since demelza's behaviour in the previous season.
i can only hope sensible young women will retaliate by boycotting this overexposed dressmaker.
PS. I wouldn't be caught dead in one of his 'gowns'. there are so many other talented australian designers, why is this logie-frock designer considered one of the country's best?
- July 29, 2009 at 12:04 AM
ah there is no way she got this job through a ettiquette school in melb guys.... I think shes signed with a sydney agent??? Priscillas could still have her?!
- July 29, 2009 at 12:15 AM
On the hunt are we? Haha I bet all these agencies like vivs and chadwicks are dyinggg to get her! Well who ever has her must be very honoured... Also alex perry is such a douche... Pick on someone ur own age eg. Bert newtown
- July 29, 2009 at 12:45 AM
I'd say that Priscillas would have got the ball rolling with negotiation with Portmans, but Cassi decided not to sign with them, so portmans followed her to Tanya Powell and booked the job through her.
No wonder people on the show feel a bit let down and betrayed by Cassi, Priscilla's went into bat for cassi, gave her their vote talked her up, believed in her, a lot of energy that could have gone into promoting a girl that would appreciate and return the investment.
i have worked with priscilla's in the past and I can say that they are very good to their models, look after them and treat them like gold!And I certainly wouldn't begrudge Cassi going to her childhood agency, if that is where she feels secure and happy, that is her choice and a good one for her.
I don't think her choice of agency will be the problem for her, rather her personality, I have worked with many teens like Cassi, they always have someone "saving" them, and when one lot get sick of it, another lot come along to take up the "poor Cassi", until they get the same treatment as the previous "savers" and the cycle goes on
It may look all Cassi right now, but a year down the track it will be all about Tahnee because she has the personality to keep friends and keep clients, just my opinion!
- July 29, 2009 at 7:25 AM
I was looking for nicole bently, the photographers agency and I found cassi in the models part. Nicole shoots for portmans and does some fantastic stuff! Here's the site workagency.com.au. The agency is little but represent a good bunch of talent :) they prob don't care for publicity and aren't hungry for pr like Tanya powel who cant even give good advice! Anyone seen their site? It's pretty bad. They tell u to wash ur hands after fake tan! Ah it's the fashion industry darling we do it professionally
- July 29, 2009 at 8:10 AM
- Patty Huntington said...
thanks for the tip. see new post.
- July 29, 2009 at 1:15 PM
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Pharmaceutical Pollution: FAQ
The pollution of water and soil with pharmaceutical residues has been recognised by the European Union as "an emerging environmental concern." The European Commission is currently developing a Strategic Approach to the pollution of water and soil by pharmaceuticals, which will be released on 13 September 2015. Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe campaign for UPSTREAM and PREVENTATIVE measures to be introduced, which will help reduce pollution.
Frequently asked questions about pharmaceutical pollution
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How does pharmaceutical pollution occur?
What is being done about pharmaceutical pollution at EU level?
How should I dispose of medicine?
How can medical professionals help?
Where can I learn more about pharmaceutical pollution?
How does pharmaceutical pollution occur?
Hundreds of different pharmaceuticals have been detected in environmental compartments globally. Pharmaceuticals can enter the environment in a variety of ways:
- Manufacturing emissions
- Human consumption and excretion of pharmaceutical products
- Improper disposal of pharmaceuticals down toilets and sinks
The active ingredients of pharmaceuticals are designed to stimulate a response in humans and animals, and some are engineered so that they remain unchanged during their passage through the body. Unfortunately, this stability means that they also persist outside the body and, as a consequence, can have therapeutic effects on non-target organisms and build up in the environment.
Pharmaceuticals that enter the environment can have unexpected harmful effects on wildlife. One of the worst cases of wildlife poisoning by a chemical has been attributed to a pharmaceutical product: Diclofenac. This anti-inflammatory non-steroidal drug (NSAID), caused a 97% decline in 3 species of Old World vultures (genus Gyps) in Asia, with risk of extinction. Vultures feeding on carcasses of cattle treated with diclofenac suffered acute kidney failure and died within days.
Pharmaceuticals in the environment may also pose a concern to human health. Although the concentrations of pharmaceuticals may be low, exposure to mixtures of pharmaceuticals with other chemicals could pose a risk to human health. Synergistic effects can intensify therapeutic properties and even low concentrations can be dangerous to people for whom a medicine has been contraindicated.
What is being done about pharmaceutical pollution at EU level?
Pharmaceutical pollution is addressed peripherally in certain EU legislation such as the Directive on medicine for human use and the Water Framework Directive.
By 13 September 2015, the European Commission will create a strategic approach to the pollution of water by pharmaceutical substances "which will include proposals enabling, to the extent necessary, the environmental impacts of medicines to be taken into account more effectively in the procedure for placing medicinal products on the market."
By 14 September 2017, as a follow up to the strategic approach, the Commission will propose measures to be taken to address the environmental impacts of pharmaceutical substances, "with a view to reducing discharges, emissions and losses of such substances into the aquatic environment, taking into account public health needs and the cost-effectiveness of the measures proposed."
How should I dispose of medicine?
Most Member States of the EU have implemented collection systems for unused and expired medicines. Find out how to return unwanted medicines in your local area by asking a pharmacist. But always remember: never put medicine down the toilet or sink.
How can medical professionals help?
Read How Doctors Can Reduce Pharmaceutical Pollution. This explains how pharmaceuticals reach the environment and the potential risks to wildlife and human health. The leaflet also advises healthcare professionals on altering prescription practices and educating patients on safer disposal of unused and expired medicines.
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PharmaEnvironment.org – The Pharmaceuticals in the Environment Resource Centre is an open-access database of resources to increase public understanding of the issues revolving around pharmaceuticals in the environment and to highlight ways to reduce their impact by promoting critical thinking, education, and informed citizenship. The database contains scientific articles, reports, fact sheets and more.
PIE Debate Event Report – In October 2014, HCWH Europe and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) held a Joint Debate on PIE. Lawmakers and stakeholders spent the day discussing solutions to pharmaceutical pollution at all stages of the lifecycle. This report is a summary of the debate.
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