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.....We stayed the previous night at the Holiday Inn close to Dock Gate 8 Southampton who do a cruise package of one nights stay, breakfast and up to 3 weeks parking (we paid for an extra night parking as our cruise was 22 nights) with complimentary taxi to the terminal...this cost less than the parking provided by CPS in the dock. We were informed by text message the day before the cruise that Oriana would be berthed at City terminal rather than the planned Ocean terminal (our taxi driver told us that if its windy they can't use the 9 million pound Ocean terminal!!) Embarkation was quite slow, we arrived about 11.30 ish and it was over an hour before we got onboard. We made our way to our cabin and asked our steward if we could leave our hand luggage there as it was made up...he agreed and we went to the Conservatory buffet restaurant where we had a bite to eat and then explored the rest of the ship. There was a team around the ship putting up the Christmas decorations which were quite tasteful and not overpowering. We were allowed into our cabins at 2.00 pm...ours was c144 and was quite sufficient for our needs although the wardrobe rails were front to back x 3 which didn't give much hanging space, plenty of drawer space, a fridge and a safe. The air con was very efficient. The bath room was pink with bath with shower over and plenty of storage We sailed at 5.00 pm and once we rounded the Isle of Wight the force 8 winds were quite evident ...these strengthened to a force 9 over the next day and night and the first of many Stugeron tablets passed my lips !
Our first port of call was Vigo where it was a grey, rainy day we were slightly late leaving as they had put a tender boat down and couldn't retrieve it as it was too windy...as we left they turned the ship and retrieved it in the lee of the ship..the Captain later told us that it was a force 11 wind as we left Vigo and we had our third noisy bumpy night in a row. He made the decision to go south of the Azores to try and find some calmer weather...but it was our fourth day before we could go out on deck and sit in some warm sunshine...the outside decks had been closed before then. We had one more wet and windy day confined to the interior of the ship before we arrived in St Maarten .Next was St Kitts, then St Vincent, St Lucia, Grenada and Barbados.... We then had five days at sea ...two sunny, one cloudy, and two not so sunny ....our planned stop at Madeira was not possible as it was a tender port and the sea was much too rough and wind and rain prevailed. Disappointing for a lot of passengers but the Captain had no choice in our opinion....the comedians and singer had to disembark by rope ladder onto the pilot boat which must have been scary...Gary Rhodes who was due to join us there was unable to fly in because of the weather.....so after two hours treading water off the harbour we set off for Southampton and what would be eight days at sea. It became noticeably cooler as we travelled further north and our entry to Bay of Biscay was very rough ... the exit was calmer and we arrived at Southampton on time. Disembarkation was quite chaotic...I think they disembarked too many passengers too quickly (we left half an hour earlier than anticipated) and there was a mad scramble to find suitcases and then a huge queue for customs....however we emerged unscathed from the terminal at 10 am ish...
Ports of call Vigo - it was pouring with rain here - we did walk up through the town , into the church - then around in a big circle and through the shopping mall near to the terminal where there were some quite nice shops including a huge electrical retailers which we thought was amazing (and useful as we needed a new mouse for the laptop!)
St Maarten - we were late arriving here because of the bad weather on the way down....but we didn't leave until 11 pm ...we got a water taxi to the shopping centre $6 return....this is the place for cheap cigarettes £20 for 400 Marlboro ....nowhere else had them cheaper. We started to walk to the salt ponds area to see if there were any unusual birds but we felt a bit uncomfortable after a while as there were no other tourists anywhere to be seen....so we returned to the shopping area. 84 degs here !
St Kitts - we did a trip here 'Best of St Kitts'. It was a quite good overview of the island visiting an old sugar plantation Romney Manor and a Batik factory shop and then we went to Brimstone Hill fortress National Park. 82 degs here !
St Vincent - we did a trip to some Botanical Gardens here - Kingstown where there were nice lawned areas and trees and shrubs and then our favourite Montreal gardens which was 3000 feet above see level in the rain forest area...there were lots of beautiful flowering shrubs and plants here and paths down a little valley to a fast running stream it was lovely.
St Lucia - we did a private tour with Cosol tours here which was excellent...saw lots of the island with some super photo stops, visit to the sulphur springs inside a volcano, waterfall and botanical gardens, and got a water taxi to the beach between the pitons travelling there in a torrential tropical shower at great speed!!!!! Walked into the water and was immediately surrounded by a shoal of yellow and black striped fish!! Then we had another torrential downpour before returning to Souffriere in the water taxi via the bat cave full of fruit bats. Had a typical Caribbean breakfast in a private house and hot bread baguette type things with cheese for lunch along with a couple of rum punches....
Grenada - we just wandered the Port complex of shops here as we were quite tired so decided on a day off!
Barbados - we did a trip here which was a bit disappointing just a photo stop in the Highlands area and then a drive to Dover beach where we had two hours use of sunbeds and sunshades. The beach was very nice but the sea was quite rough with a strong current so I didn't feel safe to swim. We were disappointed because we actually berthed at the 'flour mill' dock and this was within walking distance of a nice looking beach with much calmer water which we could have enjoyed for free !!!
Madeira - we did not go ashore here as detailed above.
The Cruise director is Gary Glading who did a fairly good job - he did wonders with the passenger choir who performed a concert of Music from the Films which was excellent. The Headliners Singers and Dancers were good - if a bit too energetic - one singer Lisa stood out - she was excellent.
There were up to date films in the Cinema and some older ones on cabin TV . We felt that the cabin TV was underused and that there could have been a music channel all day - especially when there were no satellite signals. We also felt that the Cruise director could have appeared on the TV and summarised the days activities, especially as there were so many sea days on this cruise.
Martin Daniels (son of Paul Daniels) was on twice in the theatre and was the best of the individual entertainers (in my opinion). Singer called Mark Porter, Elaine Delmar, singer, a Welsh comedian who we didn't see but heard not so good reports on, another comedian Kevin Devane who was quite funny, a couple of young lads who did two concerts one of Beatles songs and another of 50s and 60s songs, they were excellent musicians but a bit nervous, however we did enjoy them. Bobby Crush was also on twice but we gave him a miss.
We also had Diana Moran, the Green Goddess, on board for the duration, who gave five talks I think....we just went to the first one. There were also talks by the Tate gallery, a fingerprint expert, Philip Hobday ex BBC, the Captain Paul Brown, Executive Purser Kathy Jones, and Second Officer Wendy O'Donnell. We went to the last three and they were very interesting. We weren't impressed with the young 'Future Cruise sales manager' who did a presentation in the Cinema.
We ate breakfast and lunch in the Conservatory (buffet) and dinner in the Peninsular restaurant. We had some good food, but it was not always easy to find something that we liked, especially in the Conservatory at lunchtime. We did have to resort to the alternative of Chicken Breast, or Sirloin Steak in the Dining room on more than one occasion. The meat was very good but we never had good roast potatoes, they were always hard and anaemic looking ! There was always a good variety of vegetables in the dining room.
We liked the size and style of the ship...there was always space to sit somewhere quiet if we wanted....we used the gym which seemed quite well equipped....we also used our laptop in the internet room to send emails (30p per minute pay as you go)...there was a nice library with a good selection of books.
The age range was quite elderly...(I felt young at 62) but there were a dozen or so school age children and also several babies/toddlers in pushchairs. It seemed to cope well for the disabled passengers with several motorized and manual wheelchair users.
We felt the ship generally handled well in the rough weather but our bed was positioned under the window so was side to side of the ship rather than front to back and when seas were rough it felt like we would fall out of bed ....but we didn't ! It was the noise of the ship hitting the waves that kept us awake at night.
All in all we enjoyed the cruise very much...in spite of the rough weather ...and the resulting 8 continuous days at sea! We covered nearly 8500 nautical miles in three weeks.
Quiet cabin..close to lifts and staircase...close to Theatre but 2 decks up...picture window...not much hanging space in wardrobe...bath with shower over.


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Early in the week Irena Kobald shared the story behind her award-winning picture book "My Two Blankets" with the students in Years 2 – 4.
And on Friday, I ticked all the boxes for our Book Week Parade.
Will is small for his age √ but fast and quick-witted. √
All his life he dreamed of becoming a great knight (Librarian / Book Warrior that's close enough right? √)
On theme, Australia! Story Country √
And this year most of the students knew who I was dressed as. √√
Given my dubious track record (2015 2014 2012) at Book Week Parade, the big question is will I be able to tick all the boxes next year?

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Tying into election year buzz Denny's is targeting consumers who love breakfast through an integrated promotion. The effort which includes TV ads in-store online and guerrilla components centers on a website vote4real.com where consumers can vote for real breakfast—made from ingredients cooked to order in Denny's restaurants—versus the so-called "fake" meals offered by competitors.
The effort kicked off on March 3 during the Ohio and Texas primaries and will culminate with an announcement the day after the presidential election in November. It moves to Pennsylvania at the end of April for the primary elections and will hit other key locations such as Los Angeles San Francisco and the Republican and Democratic conventions. Guerrilla teams in select cities are taking peoples' votes in real-time. In return voters get a bounce-back for a free cup of coffee. In addition unbranded lawn signs around electoral sites on highways and street corners urge people to "vote for real."
Denny's on July 4 will kick off a sweepstakes offering a trip for two to Washington DC to attend the presidential inaugural parade.
"We're targeting people who are excited about the election " Michael Polydoroff director of sales promotions and licensing told Buzz. "We are trying to make our brand relevant so we are taking a stance on relevant issues and topics in terms of getting out and voting." Agency: Publicis Dallas.
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- Far from being on a guaranteed path towards a secure, prosperous future, Yemen confronts serious risks of political instability and a looming resource crisis, forced by the rapid depletion of the oil reserves that underpin the state budget.
- The interim government of Yemen has committed itself to political and economic reforms, but may struggle to push them through in face of the resistance of incumbent elite interests.
- A small elite forms Yemen's political economy: around 10 key families and business groups with close ties to the president control more than 80 per cent of imports, manufacturing, processing, banking, telecommunications and the transport of goods. The substructure of the pre-uprising political economy has remained largely intact throughout the transition, with all evidence pointing to internal 'rebalancing' between elite beneficiaries as opposed to radical change.
- Further blockages to Yemen's development include outward capital flows facilitated by tax havens, which dwarf international aid inflows. For every dollar spent on aid in Yemen between 1990 and 2008, another $2.70 left the country.
- Failure to achieve significant reform in the oil-based patronage system represents the greatest risk to a successful outcome for the transition. Successful elections – if elections are held at all – will not necessarily translate into an immediate sense of improved political legitimacy, and policy-makers therefore need to prepare for future political unrest and scenarios where Yemen becomes poorer and hungrier.
- The report recommends that Western and Gulf donors need more effective strategic planning to reconcile the differences and trade-offs between short-term security and counterterrorism priorities and longer-term political and economic development objectives.
- To avert Yemen's economic collapse and promote its political stability, donors in Yemen need to mainstream political economy analysis and improve their understanding of elite incentives. Tackling illicit financial flows from states like Yemen to tax havens should be a global priority, including in the post-2015 global development agenda.
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by Suzie
Love is a business disclosure, as Demi Moore has prepared for sexual harassment contra Michael Douglas in the movie Disclosure.
An example of how some people who request consulting and want others to help them do things in a hurry, write such long sentences and just don't care.
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How could you expect somebody to give you time and help you, if you don't respect this?
Be nice and when you are about to request something you should read the guidelines to do that right.
A girl called Suzie from Sweden, Stockholms Lan, Stockholm wrote the following request:
Me and my ex dated for a while and then he left me he told me he does not have feelings later on he told me he regrets it and still wants me but again one day it was over, this happened for a couple times and now completely stopped the thing that's making me go crazy is right now we talk every day he ignores me a lot by going online talking to people and not reading my text and when i read his last message and not answer back he double texts its like he doesn't want to let me go but at the same time he does not want me or at least only wants me to be there whenever he feels like talking I don't get it does it mean he cares but it doesn't feel like it but if he doesnt care about me then why is he still talking to me!
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Does anyone know what Sanctuary will be about?with them saying it will have a batman feel to it im kinda hoping tapping plays a women like an assasing that can vanish pretty quickly
Does anyone know what Sanctuary will be about?with them saying it will have a batman feel to it im kinda hoping tapping plays a women like an assasing that can vanish pretty quickly
Mckay: Size doesnt matter
Sheppard:thats a myth
I like farris wheels,college football and a good cup of tea.
Is this the 3rd Series of is this a 4th? I'm hoping 4th But regardless this sounds cool maybe the best thing since SG-1.
It looks like and intresting project, I'll have to watch it when it first comes out.
Am liking the website- and looks pretty interesting.
But did this news come out of nowhere, or have I just been out of it?
As nifty as the images on the website look and how much I love the concept of using the net and interactivity and all that my first thought was (and remains) "Ugh... not another paranormal fantasy series centered on Christian mythology". I've had enough of demons and angles and the battle of good (God) versus evil (Satan) and I hate to say that that's what the images (and the font of the title) seem to suggest. I hope there is more to it than that or you can be sure I won't be watching for long. I'll give it a try at first because of who's involved but I won't stick around if the story is not new.
May our transmatter beams cross again...
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well, depends on what you mean by 'word'
Amanda talked abou a project she was working on back in July, but could give no details. Even in November, things weren't finalized. They obviously are now and at least four episodes of the show exist.
going by how many stargate folks are involved, i'm thinking that this is one of those 'friends helping friends' things, kinda like AT and Jr Bourne making Stuck (a short movie) during htier weekends, etc, just to have something different to do.
I think it looks interesting and i'd love to give it a shot. I'll just have to find someone to download or get it for me. that's the one thing that bites about internet series...not everyone has or can get or can afford high speed, which is mandatory for this sort of stuff.
This looks to be really interesting. From the teaser site, it looks like it's aiming to be the darkest, most serious Stargate project yet. Hopefully it doesn't go all happy-bright like Atlantis, eh? Anyone have any ideas on what that "interactivity" could be?
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Is it even stargate based?
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No, I don't think it's Stargate based. They said amanda tapping will be starring not samantha carter.
it's not stargate based. something totally different, just made by folks that have something to do with stargate
I think you're right. It isn't Stargate related. Totally different characters played by some of the Stargate actors.
I don't think the third series is in production, but rather is in the development stage.
And I agree---this new series looks good! Can't wait to hear more about it.
That, and it doesn't look very Stargate-like. It will be interesting to see if this form of "television" entertainment does take off.
Yep, i don't think it's stargate based.. If you read the news piece, (and i'm sure all of you have) there is nothing to suggest that it is stargate based. Plus nothing on the website eludes to it either.
Hopefully i'm/we're wrong though..
Geez people, I thought it was pretty obvious.
Are we clear now?


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How to Ace Video Interviews
Graduate jobs
December 05, 2019
For quite some time now, video has been the trending format of content. So, it comes as no surprise that more and more companies have resorted to video interviews in the recruitment process. As an increasing number of recruiters add them as a key stage in the application process, it becomes important for you to be prepared. We give you all of the hacks in this guide. Read on to ace that video interview.
What is a Video Interview?
The most common form of video interview is where you answer questions that light up on the screen (or on an app). You read each question, and then record your response. In most cases, there is a time allocation for each response (usually somewhere between 1 to 3 minutes), and you have around 30 seconds after reading the question to prepare the response.
Employers that have been using video interviews for graduate recruitment include:
· Fidelity International
· Lloyds Banking Group
· Morrisons Supermarkets
· Deloitte
· PwC
· Mazars
Mostly, these video interviews are conducted remotely for convenience (while very few are conducted in the employer's office location).
Thus, if you are going to be giving the interview from home/library/cafe, there is more than just the interview you'll have to worried about. We enlist all the things you should check off your list before the video interview:
1. Find a quiet and well-lit location. The setting is important: it can make it or break it
2. Ensure you have a steady internet connection. Try to have a connection with the speed of at least 1MB per second. And always have a back-up
3. Be technology-ready. Headphones with in-built microphone, or a separate microphone. A laptop/desktop system with webcam. Or a smartphone or tablet might work too.
4. Make sure everyone at home knows what you're up to, and that you have zero distractions during the interview. No pets, flatmates, friends or noises should be able to disturb you! For this reason, you might want to avoid cafes or public spaces.
5. Adjust the web camera in a way that you face it centered and looking up slightly, and in a way your profile is visible without reflections. If you wear glasses, for example, adjust the seating position to avoid or minimise glare from lenses.
6. Dress to impress. Avoid wearing funky colors/designs and keep it simple, yet formal. Even though the video won't record you face down, it is a good precaution to wear something formal like pants or skirt in case you need to stand up.
7. Body language. It is tricky to understand the amount of importance one should give to their eye contact, hand movements, and facial expressions - things that matter a lot in a conventional face-to-face interview. Here's a quick tip: look directly into the webcam while answering (practice this beforehand if you feel unsure), don't worry about your facial expressions as that may distract you from the content of your answer, don't fidget or twitch during those few minutes, and hand anywhere near chin is an absolute no-no. In the end, remember it is about articulating your ideas well.
8. Don't worry if you stumble or if things go wrong on the technical aspect. If you fumble, or if you find yourself nervously repeating yourself, or, if an issue crops up with video/audio etc, do not get anxious. It is also a test of how well you can handle stressful situations: be calm, breathe and take a solution-oriented or remedial approach immediately.
Final words: Before your actual interview, it is advised that you practice some sample questions and do a test-run of the technology set-up. This will help you understand your body language, keep eye contact, let you be 'you', and minimise surprises during the actual interview.
Always thank the employer in the end, however you are given the space to, whether at the end of the last response or in the very end when you're asked to wrap it up.


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Dec. 21, 2012
THE FLATS – Georgia Tech, which ran its homecourt record to 5-0 with a 75-41 victory over Alabama State Monday night, continues its seven-game homestand against The Citadel at 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon at McCamish Pavilion.
Tech (7-2) is looking to continue its best start since the 2009-10 season with a victory against the Bulldogs. The Yellow Jackets' two losses have come to California, which was undefeated at the time and went on to win the DirecTV Classic, and undefeated and 10th-ranked Illinois on the road.
Saturday's game will be televised on the ACC's Regional Sports Cable network (RSN) and can be seen in the Southeast on Fox Sports South. The game also can be heard over the Georgia Tech IMG Sports Network (790 AM, 106.7 FM in Atlanta), as well as satellite radio on Sirius Ch. 93 and XM Ch. 191. It is also available online at ESPN3 outside the ACC footprint.
Tech, in its second season under head coach Brian Gregory, has won its last three games, matching the season-opening 3-0 start and the Yellow Jackets' longest winning streak of early December last season.
The Citadel is 3-6 in its third season under head coach Chuck Driesell, son of the legendary coach Lefty Driesell, and comes to Atlanta having lost five straight games following a 3-1 start, including a 97-57 loss at St. Bonaventure Wednesday night.
Tech takes a break for the Christmas holiday following Saturday's game, resuming its homestand against Fordham at 7 p.m. on Dec. 29.
Opening Tip
Every player who suited up for Georgia Tech in its first eight games is from the state of Georgia, seven of those from the Atlanta metropolitan area. That changed Monday night when freshman Solomon Poole (Jacksonville, Fla.) took the floor at McCamish Pavilion for the final six minutes of Tech's 75-41 win over Alabama State.
His older brother, Stacey, Jr., became eligible to play for Tech this week when fall semester grades became official and will be in uniform for Saturday's game.
Tech was listed No. 50 in CBSSports.com's RPI ranking after its first six games with an overall strength of schedule ranked No. 60. As of Thursday, three wins later, Tech's RPI rank was No. 74 in that service, and its strength of schedule was No. 179.
Tech's two losses have come to teams with a combined record of 19-3 (as of Dec. 19).
Tech's three games immediately before Georgia were played against teams either ranked in the nation's top 25 or are receiving votes. California and Saint Mary's were Tech's final two opponents in the DirecTV Classic, and Illinois jumped into the top 25 following its victory in the Maui Invitational.
Tech has defeated its in-state rival, Georgia, in consecutive years for the first time since winning three straight from 1992-94.
In both of Tech's losses, the Yellow Jackets held leads well into the second half. Tech led Cal by three at the 15:33 mark, and Illinois by four with 7:15 left.
The Yellow Jackets' third-place finish in the DirecTV Classic was their best finish in a holiday tournament since finishing third in the 2007 Paradise Jam.
Tech's most frequent starting lineup this season (eight of nine games) has been Mfon Udofia and Brandon Reed at the guards, Marcus Georges-Hunt and Robert Carter, Jr., at the forwards and Daniel Miller at center. Jason Morris started in place of Georges-Hunt against California.
Robert Carter, Jr., and Marcus Georges-Hunt became the first pair of freshmen to start a season opener for Tech since Derrick Favors and Mfon Udofia did so against Florida A&M on Nov. 14, 2009.
Marcus Georges-Hunt has been named ACC Rookie of the Week twice (Nov. 26, Dec. 10), the first Tech freshmen to earn that honor since the 2009-10 season, when Derrick Favors won it four times.
Tech has not played a game closer than seven points. Its seven wins have come by an average of 15.4 points, its two losses by 12.0 points.
Tech has held its opponents to 55.0 points per game, second-best in the ACC. The Yellow Jackets have held two opponents under 40 points.
Tech's opponents have shot 36.4 percent from the floor collectively, third-best figure in the ACC. California had the best success rate at 44.2 percent.
Series Notes vs. The Citadel
Georgia Tech and The Citadel are playing for the sixth time, and the first time since the 1998-99 season, when the Yellow Jackets took a 73-50 victory at Alexander Memorial Coliseum.
Tech has won all five of the previous meetings, dating back to a 41-35 win in Charleston on Dec. 26, 1928.
The middle three meetings all took place within a 12-month period in 1976 and 1977, two at Alexander Memorial Coliseum and one in Charleston.
Georgia Tech is 93-18 all-time against current members of the Southern Conference, and has one more meeting against the league on this year's schedule – Chattanooga on Jan. 2.
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I absolutely fell in love with Ireland! The people, the music and the culture won over my heart as soon as I arrived. In my 10 days in the country I had some amazing adventures, including sampling some Guinness at the Guinness Storehouse, hiking the Cliffs of Moher, exploring the Aran Islands and falling in love with Dublin.
The hardest part about preparing for my trip to Ireland was deciding what to pack. The weather can be completely unpredictable, especially in the off-season. I definitely forgot a few essentials and brought a few things I didn't need.
So to help you learn from my mistakes, I put together this packing list for a trip to Ireland! If you are visiting during a different time of year, you may need to swap a few things out but this guide provides the basics.
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Tops & Layers
When packing, I usually will pack tops in neutral colors like white or black so I can mix and match outfits throughout the trip with ease. To keep it from getting boring pack a statement necklace to add a pop of color!
- Black T-shirt– Can't go wrong with the basics! I swear by H&M's t-shirts. I always pack a few every time I plan to travel long term.
- White Scallop Shirt– A dressed up basic like this can go from sight seeing to a fancy dinner with the addition of some accessories!
- Striped Long Sleeve– Good for layering and goes with everything!
- Cardigan– This sweater will match with everything and is good to have in your bag in case it gets chilly.
Pants & Dresses
- Leggings– These will be perfect for the flight over and for any hiking or walking activities.
- Jeans– Good for mix and matching.
- T-Shirt Dress– Easy and comfortable for a day of sight seeing. It's easy to dress up or down.
- Long Sleeve Dress– Perfect for dinner and drinks!
When creating a packing list for Ireland, a few good layers are essential! Here are a few coats to keep you warm. I always wear my bulkiest layer on the plane to save space in my luggage.
- Simple Blazer– Good to wear over outfits to dress them up and add a layer of warmth.
- Heavier Winter Coat– It can get cold any time of the year in Ireland so it's important to have a coat that will keep you warm in the elements. This one also has a hood to cover from any rain.
- Rain Coat– A Light raincoat is a necessity on any packing list for Ireland.
Shoes & Boots
Because of Ireland's rainy weather and amazing outdoor activities, it's important to pick versatile but durable footwear.
- A Good Pair of Sneakers– Ireland has so many amazing hiking and walking trails, a good pair of sneakers will make all exploring comfortable.
- Packable Rain Boots– The rainy weather makes these a necessity! Plus, this pair is specifically made with travel in mind. They fold down to a packable size.
- Sperrys– A perfect shoe for exploring Ireland's cities, especially if the weather is damp.
- A Cute Pair of Flats– Good to go out for dinner or drinks!
- A warm pair of gloves and beanie– If you are visiting any time outside of the summer months it's best to plan for a bit of chilly weather. These will keep you cosy during any misty and cold Ireland weather!
- Umbrella– Ireland averages over 150 rainy days a year so it's important to keep one of these on hand.
- Sunglasses– A good pair with polarized sunnies will help you see the sights on sunny days.
- Casual Cap– Good for looking chic right off a redeye flight or to keep your hair under control on super windy days!
- Patterned Scarf– A scarf can help you accessorize a plain outfit and also add another layer incase it gets cold!
- Large Tote– Perfect for lugging around your camera, some rain gear and anything else you need for the day!
- Backpack– A backpack is the perfect carry-on and can hold all your items during a hike or in transit.
- Small Crossbody– This is perfect for when you don't want to carry a huge bag around.
- Passport Cover– It's important to keep your passport protected from the elements. This adorable cover will protect it from any spills or tears. Just don't forget to take it out at immigration!
Carry-On Essentials
- In-Flight Organizer– I love this organizer! Since everything I need for the flight is stored in this organizer, I don't have to dig around in my carry-on every time I need something. It also fits perfectly in the seat pocket.
- Eye-Mask– Perfect to catch some shut-eye on your redeye flight.
- Battery Phone Case– More battery means you can take more pictures and videos of your travels. It also helps keep you entertained on a long flight.
- Headphones– Noise canceling headphones are a traveler's best friend.
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Norward Roussell, the superintendent of schools in Selma, Ala., whose dismissal by the school board last winter sparked months of protest, has resigned.
Last December, the white-dominated board voted not to renew Mr. Roussell's contract when it expires next month. He was the school system's first black superintendent.
Mr. Roussell last week accepted a $150,000 cash settlement in exchange for dropping his $10-million federal lawsuit against the board.
Mr. Roussell said he was planning to write a book and several newspaper articles about the "disturbing things that are happening in the education of black children."
The board is considering an interim superintendent and has begun a search for a permanent replacement.
Martha C. Fricke is the new president of the National School Boards Association, succeeding James R. Oglesby.
Ms. Fricke, a school-board member in Ashland, Neb., since 1969, took office during the nsba's annual meeting in New Orleans last month.
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The show ends with a musical battle at sea, with [[Gonzo]] and a crew of [[chickens]] fighting to save Kermit and the theater. ==Songs/Sketches== * "[[Workin' at the Car Wash Blues]]" ([[Gonzo]] and the [[Chickens]]) * The [[Pirates]] sing "[[Blow the Man Down|Tie-Aye-Aye the Man Down]]" * [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts|Fozzie's Comedy Act]] * [[Glenda Jackson|Glenda]] and The Pirates sing "[[The Walloping Window Blind]]" * [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]]: [[Eric the Parrot]] sings "[[Carolina in the Morning]]" while being chased by [[The Swedish Chef]] * [[At the Dance]] * On "[[Muppet Sports]]", [[Louis Kazagger]] presents a new sport -- yardarm hanging. * [[Muppet Show Medleys#Episode 507: Glenda Jackson|"Battle At Sea" medley]]: Glenda and the Pirates sing "[[Sailing, Sailing]]" but are interrupted by Kermit, [[Miss Piggy]], Gonzo and the Chickens ==Notes== *In ''[[Of Muppets and Men (book)|Of Muppets and Men]]'', head writer [[Jerry Juhl]] explained the origin of this episode: "A problem with some guest stars is that they have strong ideas about the show -- about what they'd like to do on it -- and those ideas are not exactly original. Almost everyone wants to work with Piggy, and sometimes that's fine, but often we'd feel much happier if we could match that guest up with another puppet. I think we generally do our best work when we're given a completely free hand, as happened with Glenda Jackson, for example. We asked her if there was anything she would like to do and she said, 'You people know what you're up to. I'll do anything you write for me.'" ==Episode== {|border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="8" |- bgcolor=#eeeeee ! Picture !! Description |- | [[File:TMS507-01.jpg|250px|center]] | [[Cold Open]]: [[Pops]] finishes up a phone call where he has ordered a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, insisting that it talks. He greets Glenda at [[reception]] who is accompanied by a penguin who identifies himself as Eric. Glenda claims that she's Eric's limousine and drives on to her dressing room. Pops says you can't miss it, as a crashing noise is heard off screen. |- | [[File:TMS507-02.jpg|250px|center]] | "[[The Muppet Show Theme]]": [[Gonzo]] blows [[Gonzo's Muppet Show Openings|his trumpet]] and gets pushed out of the way by four [[penguins]]. |- | [[File:Song-carwashblues.jpg|250px|center]] | Kermit tells the audience that their planned acts include centipede tag-team wrestling, the Singing Marinated Turnips, and "the fabulously versatile actress Glenda Jackson." Gonzo sings "[[Workin' at the Car Wash Blues]]" with some [[chickens]] in a car was station. His dream sequences include sitting, well-dressed in the car that has come in for service, and working in an office where his assistant, Miss Leghorn(played by [[Camilla the Chicken]]), is so attractive that he takes the afternoon off. She then jumps into his arms and cuddles with him. |- | [[File:TMS507-03.jpg|250px|center]] | Kermit greets Glenda in [[Guest Star's Dressing Room|her dressing room]], where she and Eric speak heavily in aquatic references. Kermit suspects she has ties to the ocean, and she reveals herself as Black Jackson, the heartless pirate captain. Eric announces himself as a heartless, pirate parrot, changing his costume behind the dressing screen from a penguin costume to a colorful parrot. Glenda says they're taking over the show with her band of [[pirates]], including [[Sweetums]] as Short John Silver. |- | [[File:Tms-pirates.jpg|250px|center]] | The pirates find their way to the stage and sing "[[Blow the Man Down|Tie the Man Down]]", but the number ends with three of them tied together in ropes. |- | [[File:TMS507-04.jpg|250px|center]] | [[Backstage]], Glenda announces that the Muppet Theatre has cast off to search for buried treasure. Kermit protests, but her crew tied him up as she continues to prepare the "ship" to go underway. |- | [[File:TMS507-05.jpg|250px|center]] | Kermit, still rope-bound, introduces [[Fozzie's Comedy Acts|Fozzie's comedy act]], but [[Fozzie]] only gets one joke in before Glenda interupts. The curtains fall back to reveal the theatre has been transformed into a ship at sea. |- | [[File:TMS507-06.jpg|250px|center]] | Glenda and the pirates perform a rousing rendition of "[[A Capital Ship]]" consisting of a dance number and some rough housing. Kermit enters halfway through to express his disbelief at the outdoor surroundings. When one of the [[trolls]] falls on the deck, the others use his belly as a trampoline. The number ends after one of them falls overboard. From his [[Statler and Waldorf's Box|box seat]], [[Statler and Waldorf|Waldorf]] says, "If you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" and dives into the theatre house which is underwater. |- | [[File:TMS507-07.jpg|250px|center]] | In the [[UK Spots (The Muppet Show)|UK Spot]], [[Eric the Parrot]] sings "[[Carolina in the Morning]]" while [[The Swedish Chef]] readies him for the kitchen. Eric has the last word when he shoots him in the face with a blunderbuss pistol. |- | [[File:TMS507-08.jpg|250px|center]] | Continuing the illusion that the whole theatre is sailing on the ocean, the pirates work busily [[backstage]], one raises a pirate flag, [[Sweetums]] takes the helm from the upstairs landing, and the whole room rocks back and forth making [[Scooter]] seasick. |- | [[File:TMS507-09.jpg|250px|center]] | The rocking continues [[At the Dance]], contributing to the gags between dance partners. Each joke is punctuated by a piece of furniture sliding across the floor clearing out the participants. |- | [[File:TMS507-10.jpg|250px|center]] | In [[Muppet Sports]], [[Louis Kazagger]] sits on a ship's mast on the open ocean waiting for a [[Whatnot]] to set a record for yard-arm hanging. He explains that you shouldn't look down or you might get dizzy. When he's five minutes away from his goal, Kazagger asks him how high up they are, prompting the Whatnot to look down and lose his grip. On the way down, he grabs Kazagger's microphone cord, pulling them both in a plummet to the deck. |- | [[File:TMS507-11.jpg|250px|center]] | Backstage, Kermit pages [[Shakey Sanchez]] for his number and Fozzie asks if he's okay because he looks kinda green. [[Lew Zealand]] takes an interest in Shakey's bomb-balancing act just as the theatre's movement on the ocean has calmed down. When Piggy passes by, she starts rocking the boat, and Shakey's bomb is passed back and forth from the stage to the backstage until is explodes in the wings. Kermit's had enough and heads out to the stage to announce that he quits. |- | [[File:TMS507-12.jpg|250px|center]] | Glenda tells Kermit that it's too late to close the show because the finale consists of a musical battle at sea. The extended sequence [[Muppet Show Medleys#Episode 507: Glenda Jackson|spans a medley of several sea-chanty songs]] on the deck of the pirate ship. Having fired a number of canonballs, Piggy demands that the pirates stop destroying her frog's theatre. Glenda obliges by doing something to her: she's tied to a barrel and sentenced to walking the plank. |- | [[File:TMS507-13.jpg|250px|center]] | When the pirates run out of ammuninition, [[The Flying Zucchini Brothers]] offer to stand in as projectiles. Under attack by flying chickens, Glenda notices that they've come under attack by "the scourge of the sea" Gonzo the Great. His ship approaches to board the Muppet Theatre as his checkens launch him as a living grappling hook. |- | [[File:TMS507-14.jpg|250px|center]] | An all-out battle commences filled with sword-fighting, explosions, bombs launched with baseball bats, and various acts of swashbucklery. Determined to regain control of the theatre, Kermit boards and entangles himself in a sword fight with Glenda. Kermit's swordplay triumphs, and the Muppets find Glenda and her pirates in defeat. Switching sides, Sweetums ties up his former captain bringing the battle/medley to a close. |- | [[File:TMS507-15.jpg|250px|center]] | Signing off the show, Kermit thanks Glenda for playing a pirate on the show. As she takes a bow, she picks up a sword and exclaims that she's really a pirate. A net drops, trapping the Muppets as Kermit tells the audience they'll see them next time. Still a pirate to the end, Glenda addresses the audience, "Don't hold your breath." |- | [[File:TMS507-16.jpg|250px|center]] | Statler and Waldorf's epilogue is from atop the mast where they ask why the lookout is called a crow's nest. A crow appears and says, "Get outta my nest, ya dummies!" |} ==Performers== :[[Jim Henson]] as Kermit the Frog, Waldorf, Jade Green Frackle, and The Swedish Chef :[[Frank Oz]] as Miss Piggy and Fozzie Bear :[[Jerry Nelson]] as Pops, Eric the Parrot, Lew Zealend, Louis Kazagger, and Camilla :[[Richard Hunt]] as Scooter, Statler, Sweetums, and Dead Ear Dick :[[Dave Goelz]] as Gonzo and Beauregard :[[Steve Whitmire]] as Shakey Sanchez :[[Louise Gold]] :[[Kathryn Mullen]] :[[Karen Prell]] ==Gallery== <gallery orientation=landscape> Image:TMS-507-SweetumsPirate.jpg Image:Glenda Jackson bluescreen.jpg|Filming the pirate ship with blue screen to be filled in with stock footage later. 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Topic: Melody (08/24/06)
TITLE: Songs For Battle | Previous Challenge Entry
By Bonnie Derksen
Through the pain of these days, the Shepherd has reminded me of the value of song. His storehouse is full of melodies and tunes, perfectly fit for every situation. They are weapons of war, sung between Father and child, Creator and creation, for the dismantling of strongholds. Songs sung for His honor and glory, to accomplish His will both in Heaven and on earth.
As my mother-heart has cried out for peace and comfort, a vision of the exchange of Kingdom-melodies has been given...
The eyes of the Father and Shepherd searched His creation. Longing to help His children in their troubles, His gaze roamed over the whole earth, settling on one of His daughters, who was also a mother.
Her son had left. Trouble had beckoned and the young man had answered. Her heart felt shredded by the ache and anxiety and though victory over worry had been established at the cross, the discipline of faith needed to be worked into each moment.
The Spirit of the Father, who was also the Worship Leader, suggested a heavenly melody, "Lord, you have my heart, now I will search for yours…" And through her singing, the dissonance of worry was dispelled by the harmony of her surrendered pain.
As she sat in the garden, the Creator summoned His feathery choir of birds to sing over her. Melodies and harmonies of His love were chirped and whistled. Kingdom words, previously planted in her heart, surfaced:
"The Lord your God is with you,
He is mighty to save.
He will take great delight in you
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing." (Zephaniah 3:17)
She received the melody of love and was comforted.
Now the eyes of the Shepherd rested upon the young man. The miracle of rebirth and regeneration had begun in his heart years before but Trouble had persistently beckoned, causing lies and confusion to penetrate.
With limited understanding and no thought for tomorrow, he was following Trouble's path away from his land and people. His unsettled and wandering heart tried to make his own way. The Savior and Father knew the uniqueness of this dear one and sang melodies of promise about his future. Though not acknowledged consciously, the seed of life within him received the song:
"For I know the plans I have for you,
declares the Lord.
Plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
Plans to give you hope and a future." (Jeremiah 29:11)
Trouble's hold on the young man was strong, so the Father and Commander sang a song to rally His troops to the front lines.
"If my people who are called by my name,
Will humble themselves and pray and seek my face,
And turn from their wicked ways,
Then I will hear from heaven, will forgive their sin
And will heal their land." (II Chronicles 7:14)
The call for intercessors was heard and accepted by many, fasting and prayer breaking out in response to the Commander's melody.
The Shepherd turned again to His daughter. He knew she desired to walk in peace so He sang a song of His intent to comfort her:
"For this is what the Sovereign Lord says,
'I, myself, will search for my sheep and look after them.
I will search for the lost and bring back the strays." (Ezekiel 34:11,16)
Her heart understood this song of action, the Father's melody striking a chord within her and she joined her voice with His, declaring to Trouble that his day was soon over, the battle and victory was the Sovereign Lord's.
Standing firm in the Truth, the Master's many melodies resonating in her spirit, she responded using the words of David, another child of the Shepherd:
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My hope comes from Him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation.
He is my fortress, I will not be shaken." (Psalm 62:5,6)
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The small towns of Ireland – John Betjeman
The small towns of Ireland by bards are neglected,
They stand there, all lonesome, on hilltop and plain.
The Protestant glebe house by beech trees protected
Sits close to the gates of his Lordship's demesne.
But where is his Lordship, who once in a Phaeton
Drove out twixt his lodges and into the town?
Of his tragic misfortunes I will not dilate on;
These mansions a ruin, his woods are cut down.
His impoverished descendant is dwelling in Ealing,
His daughters must type for their bread and their board,
O'er the graves of his forebears the nettle is stealing
And few will remember the sad Irish lord.
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Museum's evolution
Report Shannon Lindsay
Photography Paul Philipson
Making significant changes before turning 40 is one way to ward off a mid life crisis.
Monash University Museum of Art (MUMA), marking its 40th year this year, did just that in 2010. It became a bigger player in the Australian art scene with a move from Clayton to the more central Caulfield campus, an award-winning and larger gallery designed by Australian architect Kerstin Thompson, and a more active exhibition and education program.
MUMA has garnered a reputation as an edgy public art museum, presenting, promoting and researching post-1960s contemporary Australian and international art, and highlighting the most innovative art and curatorial practices.
In an increasingly globalised world, the gallery has developed a greater focus on art's international context and creating international connections. This year, part of MUMA's Spiritualism exhibition is heading to London, while the exhibition Concrete is travelling to Istanbul.
Charlotte Day (BA 1989, MA 1996) has been the director of MUMA since 2013. She says to expect the unexpected in exhibitions as "we always keep reinventing ourselves and the way we do things".
This is true even for the exhibitions drawn from he Monash University Collection. The nationally significant collection, which began in 1961, today numbers more than 2500 artworks by more than 350 emerging and established artists, including works by Brook Andrew, Howard Arkley, Emily Floyd, Tracey Moffatt, Patricia Piccinini and Fred Williams.
The collection remains focused on post-1960s contemporary Australian art, spanning the development from modernism to postmodernism and beyond, cross a wide variety of media – from painting, drawing and sculpture to photography, video and performance art.
MUMA has similarly developed a strong public art collection, which features in the Ian Potter Sculpture Court and elsewhere on Monash's campuses.
The University's public art commissions enliven its campuses, such as Canadian-born, Melbourne-based artist Callum Morton's steel scaffold-like sculptural commission Silverscreen, which marks the entrance to MUMA.
MUMA sprung from a modest start in March 1975 as the Monash University Gallery (MUG), occupying a small area in the Department of Visual Arts, as the brainchild of the department's foundation professor, Patrick McCaughey (HonDLitt 1988).
Through Mr McCaughey's advocacy, MUG gained its first full-time curator – Grazia Gunn.
Ms Gunn began the gallery's first program of exhibitions and, as her successor Jenepher Duncan (director, 1980 – 2004) put it, she "project[ed] the new Gallery as a public exhibiting space of standing and relevance".
When Mr McCaughey became the National Gallery of Victoria's director in 1981, Margaret Plant replaced him as Professor of Visual Arts.
Ms Plant's legacy was the establishment in 1987 of a purpose-built gallery on the Clayton campus.
Max Delany, replaced Mr Duncan and, oversaw MUMA's move to Caulfield, which was green-lit in 2005 and took five years to complete. The move broadened the gallery's public audience.
"Visits have doubled," Ms Day said. "We've really been able to develop our education and public programs, and build our profile and reputation.
"The art community views MUMA in high regard. People will make an effort to see our shows."
Ms Day is proudest of MUMA's advanced art education program and welcomes those unfamiliar with contemporary art.
MUMA doesn't have membership and its mailing list is inclusive.
"I encourage Monash's alumni to join the mailing list and be involved in any way they want, so they can feel this is their museum.
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Special Issue Call for Papers - Interpretive Research in Management Disciplines in the MENA Region
Special issue call for papers from Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences
Guest editors:
Dr. Larissa von Alberti-Alhtaybat, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammad Khawaji, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Khaldoon Al-Htaybat, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
About the special issue:
The value and contribution of interpretive research in management has been shaping up. As the business environment is getting more sophisticated, the interaction between strategy, products, policies, information systems, customers and other related issues is too complex in today's dynamic market to be captured from a distance. The question that has been asked is: 'do we really "understand the stakeholders of the present day?!' (Ahrens et al. 2008). Therefore, an alternative research approach (interpretive) is certainly needed (Scapens, 2005), as organizations should be studied as social settings, in the belief of realities being socially structured. Subjects, such as strategy, accounting, policies, and individuals form certain realities as they interact (Chua, 1986). Researchers, therefore, seek to interpret how these subjects take certain meanings, and relate to each other within a specific space and time (Ahrens and Chapman, 2007).
Considering the debate in Western countries, we argue that studies that allow us to understand the social and socially constructed reality we are part of within the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region are urgently needed. Concepts such as culture, power, trust, authority, efficiency…etc. might have different meanings and impact on how business is run in such region. Understanding our realities, we argue, would help to improve our practice of business, internationalization of it and also our teaching and research in Higher Education.
Only few interpretive studies were undertaken by researchers based in the MENA region or that are focussed on the MENA region, and this call for paper seeks to encourage such studies further across business disciplines, focussing on the MENA region or undertaken by researchers based in the MENA region. In addition to providing a platform for interpretive researchers to share their studies, this call for paper seeks to establish interpretive studies as a realistic alternative to positivist studies in the MENA region. Papers can be theoretical, conceptual or empirical within the realm of interpretive studies, for instance engaging with particular theories related to interpretive research, illustrating the use of interpretive research methodologies conceptually, or undertaking an empirical, interpretive study. All areas of management are welcome to submit papers, such as economics, accounting, finance, human resources, marketing, etc.
Thus, contributions are welcomed including, but not limited to, the following:
• Pre-existing theories, for instance Latour's actor-network-theory, Bourdieu's theory of practice, Stones' strong structuration theory, institutional logics, to name but a few, can be used as lenses through which interpretivists approach research matters (Baxter and Chua, 2003).
• In the same vein, interpretive studies employ specific methodologies and methods that reflect the principles that reality is construction of social subjects, thus allowing them to express their points of view and share their experiences and perceptions. Examples for such methodologies are ethnographic, grounded theory, and case studies, to name a few, and related data collection methods are documents review, interviews and observation amongst others (Johnson, et al., 2006).
• Papers addressing how interpretive research methodology enhances our understanding and may contribute towards the development of theory.
• Papers critiquing and refining the use of interpretive research methodology in business research.
• Papers which present research design, interpretation, and critical evaluation through substantive empirical work, drawing on interpretive research methodology.
• Papers can be theoretical, conceptual, empirical or methodological in nature.
• Papers engaging with a particular pre-existing theory in relation to interpretive research in the MENA region.
Submission details
• 31 August 2018 Submission Deadline. All papers must be submitted by the deadline through the journal's Scholar One system at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/jeas. In submitting their papers, authors are asked to follow the journal guidelines. when submitting your paper, please choose the relevant special issue title.
For queries, please contact the correpsonding Guest Editor, Larissa von Alberti-Alhtaybat at [email protected]
Ahrens, T., A. Becker, J. Burns, C. S. Chapman, M. Granlund, M. Habersam, A. Hansen, R. Khalifa, T. Malmi, A. Mennicken, A. Mikes, F. Panozzo, M. Piber, P. Quattrone, and T. Scheytt. 2008. The future of interpretive accounting research - A polyphonic debate. Critical Perspectives on Accounting, vol. 19, issue 6, pp. 840-866.
Ahrens, T. and Chapman, C. (2007). Management accounting as practice, Accounting, Organizations and Society, Vol. 32, pp. 1- 27
Baxter J;Chua WF, 2003, 'Alternative management accounting research - Whence and whither', Accounting, Organizations and Society, vol. 28, pp. 97 - 126
Chua, W.F. (1986), Radical developments in accounting thought, The Accounting Review, Vol. 61, No. 4, pp. 601- 632
Johnson, Phil, et al. "Evaluating qualitative management research: Towards a contingent criteriology." International Journal of Management Reviews 8.3 (2006): 131-156.
Scapens, R. (2005) "Reactions on reading "The withering of criticism";", Accounting, Auditing & Accountability Journal, Vol. 18 Issue: 1, pp.147-149


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Lava Pixel V1 Specifications : Lava has launched its new smartphone Pixel V1 on July 2015. The Smartphone is now available to purchase at the price of Rs. 8,999 from leading shopping portals and retail outlet. The smartphone comes with two different colors options which are Gold and White. The smartphone gives competition to Asus Zenfone 2 Laser ZE550KL and Meizu M2 Note.
Lets take a look at the Lava Pixel V1 Specifications and Features.
Lava Pixel V1 Specifications
Display: 5.5 Inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with 16M Colors
Resolution: 720 x 1280 pixels
Dimensions: 152.1 x 76.3 x 8.5
Pixel Density: 267 ppi
Primary Camera: 8.0 MP with Autofocus and LED Flash
Secondary Camera: 5.0 MP with LED Flash
Video Recording: Yes Full HD
Operating System: Android v5.1 Lollipop
Processor: 1.3 Ghz Quad Core
Ram: 2 GB
Weight: 135 gms
Dual Sim: Yes
Internal Memory: 32 GB
Expandable Memory: Upto 32 GB
Bluetooth: v4.0 with A2DP
Wifi: 802.11 b/g/n
WLAN Support: No
USB Support : Yes
Sensors: Accelerometer, Proximity
Battery Capacity: 2560 mAh Li-Po
Total Standby Time (2G) : Up to 220 hrs
Total Standby Time (3G) : Up to 200 hrs
Total Talk Time (2G) : Up to 11 hrs
Total Talk Time (3G) : Up to 9 hrs
Network Band : GSM
Network (2G): GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 MHz
Network (3G): HSDPA 900 / 2100 MHz
Lava Pixel V1 Review
The smartphone comes with 5.5 inch IPS LCD touchscreen with 16M Colors and has resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
The Smartphone has inbuilt memory of 32 GB Which can expandable upto 32 GB via SD Card.
The smartphone has 8.0 MP of front facing camera that record HD video at the framerate of 30fps and has 5.0 MP of Front Facing camera for video calling.
Operating System
Lava Pixel V1 runs on Android v5.1 Lollipop operating system and it does support dual sim functionality.
The smartphone has good processing speed of 1.3 Ghz Quad Core Processor and has 2 GB of Ram.
The smartphone gives good battery life of 2560 mAh which gives good standby time of upto 220 hrs and talktime of upto 11 hrs.
The connectivity options include in this smartphone is Bluetooth V4.0, GPS, Micro-USB, Wi-Fi 802.11 and GPRS/EDGE.
Lava Pixel V1 Features
- Intel Quad Core Processor
- IPS LCD Touch Screen
- Android v5.1 Lollipop
- 3G Connectivity
Lava Pixel V1 Price
The price of the smartphone according to country are given below-
Price in USA:- $ 147 Approx
Price in India: Rs 8,999 /-
Price in UK: £ 98 Approx
Lava Pixel V1 Release Date
The smartphone is now launched and available to purchased in leading online stores and retailers.
For more updates on the latest news on Lava Pixel V1 Specifications price and availability on ecommerce site stay updated to this blog.


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Multiple Teams · Cross Country State Qualifiers
Congratulations to the following Cross Country State Qualifiers who will compete in Jefferson City on Saturday, November 4: Boys: Connor Kingsland and Billy Driemeyer Girls: Abby Juedemann
Congratulations to the following Cross Country State Qualifiers who will compete in Jefferson City on Saturday, November 4: Boys: Connor Kingsland and Billy Driemeyer Girls: Abby Juedemann
Congratulations to the Lindbergh High School men's and women's cross country teams for capturing MSHSAA Class 4, District 1 titles last Saturday, Oct. 21 in Jackson, Mo. Both teams will compete in sectional races this Saturday, Oct. 28 at Parkway Central. The women's race is scheduled for 9 a.m., followed by the men's race at
Here's a preview of this week's events for Lindbergh High School, Oct. 2-8: MONDAY October 02, 2017 4:15 PM Boys Freshman Football @ Ritenour High School SCHEDULE 4:15 PM Girls Varsity Softball vs. Kirkwood High School SCHEDULE 4:15 PM Girls Junior Varsity Softball @ Kirkwood High School SCHEDULE 6:00 PM Boys
Thank you to all that attended our Fall Sports Green & Gold event Thursday, Aug. 17. LHS Athletics officially kick off Friday, Aug. 18 when women's golf takes on Lutheran South and varsity football visits Oakville. Don't forget to order your Lindbergh gear by Monday, Aug. 21. Click here for details. Go Flyers! [complete_gallery id="3818″
Look under Flyers HQ above and you will find the link to all of the Fall Team Schedules! If you have trouble finding it or have any questions, contact Sheryl Collins in the Athletics Office at 314-729-2400, ext. 1701.
Twelve Lindbergh High School student-athletes committed to college teams during a signing ceremony on May 17. LHS Athletics Director Scott Luczak congratulated the seniors, who will represent six sports at seven higher education institutions. Luczak said all of the Lindbergh athletes signing are great students as well, and applauded them on balancing high academic standards
Local businesses now have a winning opportunity to support Lindbergh High School athletics by purchasing banner advertisements in major competition areas such as the outdoor athletic complex, gymnasiums and pool area. Because the ads are being sold by Lindbergh Schools, all of the revenue goes directly to student programs (with the exception of printing costs).


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LazyPaw participated in the Prosperity Place Fun Run as a top-level sponsor on Saturday, May 18. The annual run benefits Prosperity Place, a center for children with special needs that offers therapeutic and financial services to these children and their families. This safe haven revolves around the idea that a family is a child's greatest advocate. They work to educate families on how to find the necessary resources available for their child and how to fully utilize these resources so that their child can reach their full and unique potential.
Photo courtesy of Prosperity Place
Dr. Hunter is an active volunteer and participates in many other charitable organizations that benefit children with special needs, such as her participation and sponsorship in the Hope Park Build Week this past April, and her involvement in organizations like Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Dr. Hunter is also involved in career day presentations at many local Frisco schools, sharing her passion for science and veterinary medicine with these young students in hopes to inspire and motive them to work hard for their futures.
Make sure to watch the Prosperity Place video about their story of how they began touching the lives of so many children and families. For more information about Prosperity Place or to find out how you can get involved with events, visit http://prosperityplace.org.
LazyPaw strives to be the best veterinary hospital and Frisco business possible, with a mission to reflect an attitude of service, giving, and community involvement.


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Cubase quick tip: ShuffleAPRIL 1, 2013 in PRODUCTION TIPS
I promised to post some production tips, so let's kick off with a workflow-related tip which I find myself using a lot in Cubase. Say you have recorded a long take of mangled drums for example, and you've cut out the best pieces of this take and deleted the rest of the take. The track in question would look something like this:
Now, you would like to join these pieces of audio together again so that they're easier to continue working with, for instance for a second round of resampling. A really quick way of achieving this is by (1) selecting all the parts except the first, (2) entering shuffle mode and (3) dragging your selection to the left a little bit. Like so:
The result? All audio parts are now neatly arranged side by side. Nice and easy.
If you have cut out pieces of audio from a long take of unquantized material, such as a recording of various foley sounds or whatever, using this tip in conjunction with quantize can do wonders for quickly creating rhythmical sequences out of any type of audio.


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Cherry Blossomsby Karl Hitzemann
The cherry trees along the shore of the Tidal Basin in Washington, D.C., were a gift from Japan in 1912. The song "Cherry Blossoms" celebrates that gift. It has a distinct Japanese feel to it, and sounds sweet and haunting at the same time - which depicts the beautiful, but brief time that the trees are in bloom. While the melody for "Cherry Blossoms" is original, some of the lyrics come from the well-known Japanese folk song, "Sakura, Sakura." ("Sakura" is Japanese for "cherry blossom.") This is an excellent opportunity for a cross-curricular experience with the other teachers at your school. Whether you're studying Japan, Japanese culture, folk songs, Washington D.C., or just celebrating spring, this song will fit in nicely. (from Music K-8, Vol. 22, No. 4)
About the Downloadable OptionThe downloadable version contains all the components the print version would, but in electronic format. Files may be quite large: A high-speed connection is recommended. (Visit the Download Help page for more info.)
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Lagunitas Brewing to lay off 12 percent of its workforce, affecting more than 100 employees
Lagunitas Brewing Co., a Heineken-owned brewing company with headquarters in Petaluma, announced Tuesday that it would be laying off 12 percent of its workforce. The brewery cited a "retrenchment of the American craft beer market" as the reason for the layoffs, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported.
In addition to the main brewing operation in the North Bay, Lagunitas also has two taprooms in Seattle and Azusa, California, and a second brewing facility in Chicago. More than 100 people in every department of the roughly 900-person company will be affected, although the Petaluma location will experience most of the cuts.
"The craft beer market is rapidly evolving and, in many ways, more challenging," said Lagunitas CEO Maria Stipp in a statement. "More breweries, more choices ... very much like the late '90s when the craft beer segment had similar pressure."
Stipp said to combat the slowing of the market, the company would be refocusing on taking "steps to drive our flagship IPA." That beer, the Lagunitas IPA, is considered one of the paradigmatic examples of the West Coast IPA style.
"We do not take this lightly and are making every effort to do it in the right way, as these actions impact our valued co-workers, friends and community who have contributed to our tribe story," the statement continues.
Lagunitas Brewing was founded by Tony Magee in 1993 with a 420-friendly aesthetic and a penchant for resinous, "dank" IPAs and hoppy style-beers. The company grew exponentially over the next 20 years, but in 2015, Magee sold a 50 percent stake to Heineken. In 2017, Heineken purchased the other half. The company was valued at around $1 billion at the time, although the price of the sale was never disclosed publicly.
Lagunitas has recently been exploring non-beer business possibilities, starting with launching the production of Hi Fi Hops, a non-alcoholic sparkling water infused with THC in June. Shortly thereafter, the company released another non-alcoholic hop-flavored sparkling water.
Such struggles are not unique to Lagunitas. A year ago, Anheuser-Busch InBev's High End division, which manages Golden Road, 10 Barrel and others laid off 90 percent of its sales division. In June, San Diego's Green Flash Brewing scaled back plans to expand distribution to 32 states and laid off 15 percent of its workforce amid slowing sales. Then in August, Constellation Brands, which owns Ballast Point and Funky Buddha among other breweries, laid off around 60 employees while restructuring the company.
Alyssa Pereira is an SFGATE staff writer. Email her at firstname.lastname@example.com or find her on Twitter at @alyspereira.
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Last Day in Yangon – Shwedagon Pagoda, Relaxing Day
We arrived in Yangon around 6.30 am and our driver hasn't arrived yet by that time. So we went into JJ express office and waited on the bench. At 6,45am our driver came and drove us to our first destination, Lucky Seven Restaurant for breakfast. The restaurant was very crowded and there were plenty of tourists.
After fully recharged with energy, we went to Shwedagon temple, finally. Entrance was USD 8 for foreigners. It was a huge compound. Unfortunately, there was some restoration going on, therefore the big pagoda was covered with scaffolds, but the shape is still very visible. There was a smaller golden pagoda that was restricted to foreigner, and we felt very disappointed with this discrimination. (more…)


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weight of water. It loses 1.5 per cent of its own weight in 24 hours, 6.7 per cent in 90 hours, and 11.8 per cent in 144 hours. Besides the loss in weight, marked chemical changes take place which greatly decrease its value for bread baking purposes, and probably also as a food for stock. Great loss may thus be occasioned by the sprouting of wheat in field, shock, stack or bin. Experiments indicate that sprouted wheat will regerminate and form healthy sprouts until the stem (plumule) has reached a length of 34-inch in the first germination, and an average of 80 per cent of all sprouted wheat with the length of the stem not exceeding 1/2-inch will again germinate.'
Stooling or Tillering.–Wheat, like other cereals, has the characteristic of throwing out side shoots after the plumule has appeared above the surface. These branches or culms may form at any node covered with soil. The number of such stalks from one seed varies much with conditions. There are usually at least six, but there may be from two to several dozen in extreme cases, 52 spikes having been observed. As a rule, the more favorable the conditions for plant growth, and the thinner the wheat is on the ground, the more it tillers. Cool weather during early development may result in a long period of subsequent growth h MA which encourages tillering. Time of seeding SA SA also has great influence, for late sown wheat may not have time to stool. The habit varies quite materially in different varieties. While thinner sown wheat may tiller more, a greater amount of seed per acre often increases the The
the A stool of wheat. yield, even though there are fewer stools. a single seed origi.
nally at a. Pliny is said to have declared that it was not --uncommon in northern Africa and in Italy to find from 200 to 400 stalks of wheat growing from a single kernel. Humboldt put on record that in Mexico each grain of wheat produced 40 to 70 stalks. It is probable that each of these men was seeing with the eyes of an enthusiast.
The Growth of a Wheat Plant is the aggregate result of the enlargement and multiplication of the cells which comprise it. · · Rept. N. D. Sta., 1901, p. 107.
The culms are from
Generally cells reach their full size in a brief time, and continuous growth depends mainly upon the constant and rapid formation of new cells. The essentials to growth are light, air, moisture, heat and food. In the absence of any one of these, the plant dies, and in their disproportionate combination, growth is sickly. In germination, food is furnished by the seed, and light is not essential. Over light man has no control. He can increase the amount of air that has access to the plant by loosening the soil around its roots. An adaptive control of heat is exercised by sowing during the warm season. By selecting soils, fertilizing and changing existing foods from unavailable to available forms, food can in a great measure be regulated, and water, acting as a solvent and vehicle, can be very largely regulated as to amount by drainage and irrigation. That the growth and multiplication of cells involves a migration of material within the plant has long been recognized. In wheat, as in many other plants, there is a comparatively large development of roots soon after the first leaves appear. Only some low-lying leaves are put forth while the great complex of roots is being formed. In a wheat plant only 23 days old, the roots had penetrated the soil over 1 foot in depth. When the system of roots has been formed, the stalk suddenly shoots up almost to mature stature. Perhaps the roots are completely developed by the time that the formation of grain has begun.
The leaves of the wheat plant, with their chlorophyl cells, have been considered as little laboratories elaborating vegetable matter. Under the influence of light they are able to extract carbonic acid from the atmosphere. This acid is one of the raw materials of these little factories. They decompose it, eliminate the oxygen, and from the residue they manufacture sugar, cellulose, straw-gum, vasculose, and all the ternary matters composed of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. A perfect system of canals penetrates every part of the plant. These canals are filled with water, which enters at the roots, for leaves do not absorb water to any appreciable extent, and is in constant motion until it is exhaled from the leaves. During one hour of insolation a leaf of wheat exhales an amount of water equal to its own weight. Upon these highways of moving water are borne raw materials destined for the little cell factories, such as nitrates, phosphoric acid, potash and
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silica. They, too, are reduced. If there is an abundance of rain, the cells continue work long, elaborate much vegetable matter, and the plant grows.
If the water supply is insufficient and the soil parsimonious, this prodigious consumption cannot be supplied, and dessication of organs takes place. This begins in the oldest leaves, and nearly always the little leaves at the base of the stem become soft, fxabby, and withered. Analyses have been made which show that these leaves let escape some nitrogenized matter, phosphoric acid and potash, which they contained when living, green and turgescent. Thus the closing of one of these groups of little cell. factories by the dessication of a leaf is a very important process to the plant, for less vegetable matter is elaborated than if it had continued its work. In dry years a shortening of the stems and a comparatively small amount of straw results.
The dying of leaves involves not only the closing of these workshops, but the transportation of much of the finished product, stored in them. Metamorphosis of the nitrogenized matter which forms the protoplasm, the living part of the cell, takes place, and it assumes an itinerant property which enables it to pass through membranous walls and migrate over the liquid highways to new leaves. With it are carried phosphoric acid and potash. Some of the elaborated material is thus continually being transported from lower to upper leaves during the entire period of vegetation. Flowering takes place when enough material has been elaborated to nourish the appearing seeds. This migration of substance can take place only when there is plenty of water, and the crop fails when it is too dry. Too much water is also injurious, for it causes a tendency to keep up growth indefinitely." The Minnesota station found that the wheat plant produced nearly one-half its dry and three-fourths its mineral matter by the end of 50 days. This included 75 per cent of the potash, 80 per cent of the phosphoric acid, and 86 per cent of the nitrogen. At 65 days, 65 per cent of dry and 85 per cent of mineral matter had been produced, as well as most of the fiber, which suffered a loss after 81 days. Compared with the processes observed in nitrogenized matter, phosphorus and potash, the
"? Minn: Bul. :29. pp. 152-160.
formation of starch is yet quite a mystery. Its accumulation in the leaves cannot be detected in wheat as it can be in a large number of other species. Neither are reserves of saccharine matters to be found there. It is not until the last stage of vegetation that starch is formed. Consequently climatic influences at the close of the growing period have a marked effect on the amount of starch produced, and cause it to vary greatly from year to year. · The process of transporting elaborated material begins in the planted seed, and does not cease until the wheat is dead ripe. This is the explanation of wheat ripening after it is cut. It also explains the fact that wheat straw, as well as many other straws, is not as well liked by animals, and is not as nutritious, after it is ripe as when green, or when cut before ripe.
Fertilization.—The one-seeded ovulary is a little greenish swelling. It is surmounted by the stigmas, two erect and adjacent aigrettes of plumes. There are three stamens, and the anthers are compactly arranged about the ovulary. At flowering the filaments to which the anthers are attached elongate rapidly. As the anthers are pushed upward, they suddenly overturn, and the pollen falls upon the stigmas, which have
now grow slightly divergent. These delicate operations all take place within the closed flower and generally wheat is thus essentially self-fertilized. The anthers are now pushed outside of the glumes, and the wheat is popularly said to be in flower. As soon as the pollen comes in contact with the stigmas, it germinates by sending out a long tube (called the pollinic branch) into the ovulary. This completes fertilization and the grain is formed. If fertilization in incomplete, the ovularies remain unfertilized, and the spikes bear sterile flowers in which no kernels are formed. It seems that the crop is thus injured when fertilization takes place in rainy weather. The water probably finds its way within the involucre, and the pollen grains are either imperfectly retained, or their germination is irregular. The process of fertilization generally occurs early in the morning, and may require less than an hour of time. After its completion the ovule (seed) grows very rapidly to maturity. The embryo develops first, and then the endosperm.
The Most Favorable Ripening of wheat requires a mild temperature and a slightly clouded sky. A high temperature the month before wheat is ripe diminishes the yield, and in particular prevents the formation of starch. There is a real, though small, loss in wheat from the period when it is "ripe" to the time when it is dead ripe, and it is claimed that this loss does not result from careless handling, or from drying of the grain.'
Deherain offers the explanation that "all the organs of a plant respire by the aid of the oxygen of the air consuming some of their principles. In the seed the combustion chiefly affects the starch, and a crop which remains standing long diminishes in weight both by the loss of seeds that fall and by the slow combustion which continues as long as desiccation is not produced." What is lost in quantity, however, is perhaps more than gained in quality, for the best flour can be obtained from dead ripe wheat only. Such flour has a better color, and will take more water in bread-making. If the grain is cut before ripe, the most serious feature is increased acidity in the flour. This interferes with fermentation in bread-making, and is liable to make the bread sour or dark.
The Rate of Multiplication of Wheat.-Paley gave 300 grains harvested from one grain sown as a moderate estimate; 400 as a possible one; and 10 to 12 as a practical one. Herodotus said that on the irrigated land of Assyria, wheat yielded from two to three hundred fold, and grew to giant size. Fifty grains of wheat, selected from one spike, were planted, and the 30 grains which grew produced 1434 ounces of wheat. This was sown the next year, and produced 5 pecks of grain, which in turn produced 45 bushels the subsequent year. The 45 bushels produced 537 bushels in another year, enough seed
1 Kedzie, Rept. Mich. Board Agr., 1881-2, p. 337: Mich. Bul. 191, p. 160; Neb. Bul. 32, p. 97.