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Deniro Farrar continues to flood the internet with videos from his The Patriarch 2 project. This time we get an official video for his solo cut "The Calling." Directed by Anthony Supreme.
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Deniro Farrar drops off a visual for his Red Book, Vol. 1 single "Where I Come From".
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Warner/VICE Records artist Deniro Farrar revisits his 2012 track "UnderCover Fan" with an official music video, directed by Anthony Supreme. The visuals also double as…
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Two of rap's rising stars Denzel Curry and Deniro Farrar connect to release a new song titled "Bow Down."
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Deniro Farrar releases an official video for "Come Home" featuring Prince Innocence, one of my favorite records from his incredible Patriarch II project. Produced…
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I have butterfly bushes right outside my kitchen windows. There were butterflies swarming all around the bushes yesterday afternoon. I am not sure what kind these are but they sure are beautiful. Butterflies are surprising hard to photograph. They kept fluttering away as soon as I got close.
This sunflower showed up in my gardens even though I didn't plant any sunflowers. However, my daughter likes to feed the birds and has a feeder right nearby. The birds must have planted it for us! It is such a nice surprise and it just makes me happy to look at it.
We were walking out the door to go swimming at a friend's house and my daughter spotted this gorgeous grasshopper on my sage plant. He was huge and such a bright yellow.
I think I need to notice the little things more often. They do brighten my day.

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Doing a little writing challenge and combining it with my daily sketch for 60 days.
I'll be writing everyday at least 500 words (unedited) for 31 days. Both challenges are intended for the extra exercise and routine.
Of course I am also wishing to create engaging content for you, too. But please forgive me if I'm just rambling on.
As for today, it marks the third day of my daily sketch and the second day of the writing challenge.
I did not intend to paint clocks. And, had I realised what a terribly complex topic writing about the concept of time would turn out to be, I would have painted some simple blotches to which I could have wrote just anything! But I stuck it through, for better of for worse. Tomorrow I'll need to come up with something simpler to write about. 😉
Time (31 day writing challenge 2/31)
The last couple of years, I've had a feeling that time is passing really fast. And I mean, really fast! 2016 felt not different. Is time flying by? Or am I flying with time?
Accepting age as a factor for a fast time perception alone does not satisfy me at all. I really dislike when people blame 'whatever' on age. But I'll give the age argument a fair chance and contemplate its influence on my personal time perception:
Let me travel back to when I was a toddler. I barely remember anything in the first couple of years of my life. Or let's phrase it differently; I've go no memory of time related sensations. I'm guessing, as a child, I still did not have enough awareness to add the time factor into the experiences I was making. Early on in life, my only concern was to quench my thirst or hunger, poop, rest or explore this strange new place I found myself in and be as cute as possible to make sure the ones feeding me (my parents – a concept I did not understand in the beginning of my existence) will continue with keeping me warm, dry and well fed.
Around the age of three and four, memories started to kick in and got archived. Gradually there were more things to remember and more things to look forward to. A great experience wished to be repeated and not so great ones, well, avoided. And before I even realised it happening, I was stuck in either past memories (good or bad) or dreaming or fearing the future, disassociating myself from the present.
I feel that my ability as a child to be more in the present did not stem from my age as such, but from my disinterest in the past and the future and an in-the-moment concentration on what I was experiencing. The more I grew into the time concept of past and future, the more I was jolted out of the 'timeless' experience of the now into a decelerated perception of my passing days and existence.
As I grew older troubles and worries derived from challenging circumstances made life harder. Worries in particular are like chains that couple past traumas with future angst. It's like an endless loop in coding or a dog chasing its tale. There is no clear beginning nor visible end to worries. Looking back I can say that worries decelerated my time perception massively.
Until, well, because I set upon a path to consciously return to the present moment, which in my case would be by means of yoga and meditation I was able to break out of the endless loop and feeling of stagnation.
Time can pass quickly when we are engaged in something we enjoy, but it can also pass quickly while we are engaged in so much 'doing' that we miss out on the 'being', which in my opinion is also a lesser than desirable state of being. There needs to be a balance of movement and stillness within time.
Thinking about it, from a happy person's perspective life will not seem much longer than a blink of an eye. For a person who is suffering, life is an endless endurance and time seemingly stands still.
The thing is, circumstances cannot necessarily be influenced directly or even changed. Life will always bring its fair share of challenging situations. There will always be things do that I do not enjoy so much. But, whatever the circumstance, I can always decide to be happy and engage in life with utmost awareness and aliveness to make the best of the present moment and fly with time.
Time should not just fly by nor should it stand still. We should fly with time and make best use of it.
For now, I just want to fall into bed!
Good night and sweet dreams.


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I live 2.3 miles from the selected weather station. I have measured 4.3 inches of rain in the past two weeks in my rain gauge, yet my app shows no rainfall. The weather station is at Wiley Post Airport and I am certain they record rainfall at this station. Rachio definitely skipped watering when these rain events occured. Is there something I need to do to show rainfall? Also, I don't have any water savings showing up. How do I get the water savings to register?
If you are using flex daily unfortunately we haven't built a calculation to show water savings yet. We have a few ideas which are all fairly complex to implement. Any ideas regarding this appreciated!
Regarding the weather station, you can view precipitation on the soil moisture graphs (details) assuming you are using flex daily. If it is not showing up we will need screenshots of the missing data and a screenshot of the weather station reporting the precipitation so we can provide the data to our weather provider.
If not flex daily we would perform rain skips which show the precipitation information in your activity feed. If this is incorrect we will need a screenshot of that and weather station reporting to provide to our weather service provider.
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2012 Audi A6 Reviews
2012 A6 New Car Test Drive
The Audi A6 has been redesigned for 2012. The all-new 2012 Audi A6 has a longer wheelbase than the previous version but it's shorter and wider, by small but noticeable amounts. A new body is better balanced and more athletic. It's a bit taller but improves the coefficient of drag of 0.26, as good as it gets. It's a very lovely car, especially in charcoal.
The A6 seats five, but it's a stretch. The rear center seatback doubles as a fold-down armrest so it's not contoured for a human back, and it straddles a driveline tunnel so spreads the unlucky passenger's feet. It's more comfortable for four people. Rear legroom of 37.4 inches isn't bad.
By streamlining the A6 fleet, Audi has redefined the car. Only two engines carry the A6 line now, when there had been five. The 3.2-liter V6, 4.2 V8, and 5.2 V10 have been benched, leaving the 2.0-liter I4 turbo that's becoming ageless, and the newer 3.0-liter supercharged V6.
The 2012 A6 3.0T is silky smooth, and fast. It gets 310 horsepower and 325 pound-feet of torque out of the 24-valve V6 using direct injection, supercharging and intercooling. The previous 6-speed automatic transmission is replaced by a flawless 8-speed automatic for 2012.
The 3.0T uses quattro all-wheel drive, which sets the front/rear power distribution at 40/60 percent for cruising, but depending on traction demands, can vary from 15/85 to 70/30. In its advertisements, Audi says the A6 makes 2000 decisions per second; many of them are about giving quattro what's needed. The 2012 A6 3.0T gets an EPA-estimated 19/28/22 mpg City/Highway/Combined. We got 31.6 miles per gallon on premium fuel, running with the cruise control set at 72 mph in the 3.0T. Puttering around town, we dropped as low as 16 mpg.
The 2012 A6 2.0T uses front-wheel drive and a CVT (continuously variable transmission). If you don't need all-wheel drive, the 2.0T looks good, because you get the same suspension, ride, looks and interior for about $8000 less. You also get 6 more miles per gallon: The government estimates the 2.0T at 25/33/28 mpg City/Highway/Combined, which appears to be best in class.
It's hard to beat the 2012 A6 interior for style and class. One arc flows gracefully into the next, on the dash and door panels, from vents to grab handles. On the 3.0T, the leather is grainy, wood is walnut, trim brushed aluminum.
The A6 went through 4000 crash simulations to reach its level of safety, with special attention paid to the front crumple zone, where structural cross members direct impact energy to two longitudinal members that deform in a controlled manner. In European crash testing from various directions, it's earned 5 stars.
Model Lineup The 2012 Audi A6 is available in two models, the A6 2.0T with a 211-horsepower 2.0-liter turbocharged engine, 7-ratio CVT and front-wheel drive, and the A6 3.0T quattro with a 310-horsepower 3.0-liter supercharged V6, 8-speed Tiptronic automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.
The A6 2.0T ($41,700) comes standard with three-zone air conditioning, leather interior, full power, glass sunroof, multi-function steering wheel, 5-inch monochrome driver information display, halogen ambient lighting, Multi-Media Interface (MMI) with 6.5-inch screen, Audi music interface radio with single CD, Bluetooth, power front seats, folding rear seat with pass-through, halogen headlamps, LED taillamps, and 17-inch alloy wheels.
The A6 3.0T ($49,900) includes all the 2.0T equipment plus heated front seats.
Options for the A6 2.0T include a Premium Plus package ($4220) adding things like Google Earth navigation, a 7-inch color driver information screen, parking sensors, high-intensity discharge headlamps, and 18-inch wheels. The Prestige package ($6880) adds four-zone climate control, adaptive headlights, a BOSE sound system and other features. Additional options include a cold weather package ($650) and sport packages.
Options for the A6 3.0T include an innovation package ($5800), driver assistance package ($2500), Bang & Olufsen sound system ($5900), LED headlamps with daytime running lights ( $1400), and a sport package with 20-inch wheels ($2300).
Safety equipment that comes standard includes six airbags in front, front side, and front/rear curtain; electronic stability control, anti-lock brakes, LATCH for children, and tire pressure monitor. Optional safety equipment includes Audi Side Assist, rear side-impact airbags, Adaptive Cruise Control, and all-wheel drive.


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A recent study has found farming can improve the mental and physical well-being of veterans. The therapy called care farming involves individuals in horticultural activities on working farms and agricultural landscapes. Participants learn useful skills in a safe community, surrounded by nature.
"Farming acts as a kind of loose group therapy - the veterans are working with people who have had similar experiences that only those who have served in combat truly understand," said Dr. Arie Greenleaf - co-author of the Journal of Humanistic Counseling study. "The farm provides a space they need to heal, a space where they can grow life rather than destroy it - not a small factor for many veterans trying to come to grips with the death and misery they witnessed in war, at times inflicted by their own hands."
In the study, care farming improved life satisfaction in three of the five foreign war veterans who participated. An increase in optimism about future life satisfaction and a decrease in perceived loneliness was also seen in two of the participants, findings which support the use of this treatment for troubled veterans and others experiencing mental illness.


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Symptoms of Melanoma
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Melanomas are not usually painful. In fact, the majority of melanomas are asymptomatic. The first sign of melanoma is often a change in the size, shape, color, or feel of an existing mole. Melanomas also may appear as a new, black, or abnormal mole. Symptoms result from the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells. It's important to remember that most people have moles, and almost all moles are benign.
The following are signs that a mole may be a melanoma:
Asymmetry —The shape of one half does not match the shape of the other half.
An Asymmetrical Mole
Ragged edges —The edges are ragged, notched, blurred, or irregular, and the pigment may spread into surrounding skin.
A Mole with Ragged Edges
Color variation —The color is uneven with shades of black, brown, or tan, and possibly even white, gray, pink, red, or blue.
A Mole with Color Variation
Change in size —The mole changes in size, usually growing larger. Melanomas are usually larger than the eraser of a pencil (5 mm or 1/4 in).
Change in texture —The mole may begin to have fine scales. In more advanced cases, a mole may become hard or lumpy.
Itching —The mole may start to itch. In more advanced cases, it may ooze or bleed.
American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp .
National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/ .
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Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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ARCO Madrid
FERIA DE MADRID, Av. Partenón, 5
28042 Madrid
press release
Following the success of ARCO'08 and its restructure, which drew over 190,000 visitors to Madrid for one of Europe's top contemporary art fairs, ARCO will continue being celebrated in halls 12, 14 and 14.1. ARCO'09, which will be held February 11-16 2009, will feature India as Guest Country and it will include the following programmes:
GENERAL PROGRAMME International galleries presenting works that span the avant-gardes, modernism, contemporary classics, and the art of today. Approximately 160 galleries from over 30 countries will present painting, sculpture, installations, photography, video, new media, drawing and engraving. Galleries applying for this section will not be able to apply for participation in ARCO 40, but they will be able to apply for the other sections.
ARCO 40 After the success of this new programme in the past edition, ARCO 40 will again put together galleries that represent the most contemporary of new art practices. Within an area measuring 40 square metres per gallery, ARCO 40 will exhibit projects created during the last three years by no more than three artists. This section will be placed in halls 12 and 14, together with the General Programme. Galleries applying for this section will not be able to apply for participation in the General Programme, but they will be able to apply for the other sections.
SOLO PROJECTS Designed for site-specific works, this programme complements the General Program and ARCO 40, with projects of only one artist creating specific work for the fair. These solo projects will be proposed by a team of international curators, providing new insights into the global contemporary art scene. The number of selected projects will be reduced.
EXPANDED BOX This programme focuses on the ongoing expansion of art practices towards new formats and contexts. e-BOX embraces current influences and tendencies surrounding the use of technology in art and accommodates works requiring a non-conventional exhibition space. e-Box encourages the wider acceptance of new media art in the art market. The selection will be made by a curatorial group.
There will be two types of exhibiting settings: 1. Modular stand of 30 m2 approx. addressed to new technologies and electronic art. 2. Screen space in which there will be 4 different spaces for big format video-projections.
PERFORMING ARCO ARCO'09 continues with this section addressed to galleries that wish to present visual artists proposing live art (performances). In addition to the galleries applications, a prestigious team of international curators will also present proposals and will supervise the programme. This section is aimed at galleries exploring the potential of performance as a visual art practice and provides a rare opportunity to present performance works in the context of a contemporary art fair.
PANORAMA: INDIA A selection of Indian galleries and projects by Indian artists.
ARCO URBANO ARCO needs to extend its contents and provide the Fair with sections to enrich it. In this case, we have created a section called ARCO URBANO, a work platform for the art made for outdoor spaces.
ARCO INSTITUTIONS This programme is designed to raise awareness about public and private institutions that are committed to contemporary art, creating collections, building exhibition venues and implementing programs supporting contemporary art practices.
CONTEMPORARY ART PUBLICATIONS: To encourage a thriving and broad-based, international art press, this section will provide Art Magazines and Publishers with and integrated space within the Fair, with two differentiated zones for each of the above mentioned kind of publications.
The main feature of ARCO'09 is unquestionably the fair's new location, which will greatly improve its ability to serve visitors, galleries, artists, and arts professionals alike. The fair's new programs and sections will expand the potential for interaction between these various constituencies. Yet ARCO's core mission remains the same—to promote and support contemporary art galleries and art practices from Spain and abroad.
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Virginal Mothers, Groovy Chicks & Blokey Blokes: Re-thinking Home Economics...
Virginal Mothers, Groovy
Chicks & Blokey Blokes:
Re-thinking Home Economics (and) Teaching Bodies
by Donna Pendergast
Published by Australian Academic Press
by Donna Pendergast, 2001
Available for $21.95 (U.S. funds, including U.S. postage)
Kappa Omicron Nu
PO Box 798
Okemos, MI 48805-0798
(T) (727) 940-2658 ext. 2003
(Call or write to find out if you qualify for a discount.)
Pendergast's book deals with the stereotypes of teachers
to explore the bigger issue of teacher identity and the impact
on teacher status, supply, and satisfaction. Case studies
of atypical home economics teachers* give rise
to new possibilities for changing the long-suffering, marginalized
status of the "proper" teacher, grieving for a legitimate
identity. Her final paragraph puts it in perspective: "The
thinking I am proposing in this book rejects the boundedness
of traditional truth claims and modernist dualism, and instead
alludes to the possibility for enacting a politics of difference.
It does not attempt to 'overthrow' orthodoxies, including
the heterosexual normativity of mainstream home economics
pedagogy, just as four atypical teachers will not 'overturn'
it. This thinking neither expects to nor has it embarked on
this as a mission. The effect, however, can be unsettling."
Dorothy I. Mitstifer
* Family and consumer sciences education is still called home economics internationally.
In Donna's words from the back cover of the book:
There is an expectation that teachers are and will be transformers of society as they prepare young people to deal with an ever-changing world. While this role has never been greater, the status and respect once enjoyed by teachers has declined internationally over recent years. Diminishing status and negative stereotypes have in turn contributed to a growing teacher shortage crisis. Home economists, as a group of increasingly scarce teachers, have carried their share of negative stereotyping, led by tired cliches such as cookers and sewers and stitchers and stirrers. This book encourages re-thinking of home economics and home economics teaching by providing insights into the embodied pedagogy of teachers who refuse to live by tired cliches. It explores ways in which these teachers engage in fun and pleasure, demonstrating that transformative moments are part of their classroom culture. This re-thinking offers challenges not only for home economics teachers, their profession and home economics as a cultural practice, but for the broader teaching community engaged in embodied pedagogy, thereby providing a paradigm shift for re-thinking the status and perceptions of teachers and teacher professionalism.
Book Review by Claus Jehne (Retired, Queensland University of Technology)
This book review is reproduced from The Journal of the Home Economics Institute of Australia, Vol. 9, No. 1, page 51, with kind permission from the Home Economics Institute of Australia.
Much has been said and written about Home Economics' problems of legitimization, its negative image and marginalized status in the educational system and in society. And in past decades, little has been achieved by way of recognition of Home Economics' contributions to society and to give it the credibility it deserved. This may be about to change.
Dr. Donna Pendergast, in her clearly written and well researched book with its delightful title, argues that Home Economics' dilemma arises from the way our "modernist" society is organized and how we think about power and knowledge relationships. She challenges us to re-think Home Economics from a "post-modernist" perspective to allow it, and its practitioners, to escape from the bondage of last century's dominant ideology.
In eight carefully crafted chapters the author presents, both on a practical and theoretical level, her observations, insights and conclusions. In particular, she addresses how "the material bodies of Home Economics teachers are read as inscribed by social and cultural meanings about the nature of the discipline" (p. 9). Chapter One, "Setting the Scene," deserves carefully reading as it is a road-map through the possibly unfamiliar conceptual and philosophical terrain of some of the subsequent chapters.
The chapters following, Chapter Two: "Negative History of Beliefs" and Chapter Three: "Home Economics--Marginal Subject," examine the educational, institutional and societal forces which have shaped and characterized the profession over the past century and have produced Home Economics as a marginalized subject area. Why and how this has occurred is further explored in Chapter Four: "Body Subjects--From Modern to Post-modern Concepts of the Body." Our dualist thought patterns, characterizing present-day "modernist" society, are said to be the root of the problem. Dualities such as center/margin, mind/body and controlled/uncontrolled, which advantage one aspect to the neglect of the other, have resulted in the Home Economics body being perceived as "skilled and suffering."
Chapter Five: "Disciplining the Body of Home Economics Teachers" explains how this duality of "skilled and suffering," having become the conventional stereotype, is unwittingly promoted and propagated by a large majority of Home Econoics teachers themselves in their version of the "proper" professional practice of their subject area. Reference is made throughout to current literature and the author's own scholarship and research findings to support these significant conclusions.
However, readers will be pleased to discover that this is not the end of the book, there is more, there is a way forward for Home Economics. That such limiting dualities are unimportant and inappropriate are graphically illustrated in Chapter Six: "Four Odd Bodies: Home Economics as carnival." Four "atypical" Home Economics teachers, practicing at the margins of present-day Home Economics culture, and their students, are interviewed. It is clear that these teachers transgress convention, that they put their whole being, their mind and body and soul, into their teaching and that, as a result, they make teaching and learning fun.
By accepting the risks and pleasures of teaching in such a manner, these teachers are able to escape from the conventional Home Econoics' stereotype, they see themselves as "skilled but not suffering." The theoretical basis for this is a "post-modernist" re-conceptualization of people, not as fixed entities in a dualist framework, but as subjects shaped and re-shaped by unconscious desires and language. This important theme is further elaborated in Chapter Seven: "Carnivalesque in the Home Economics Classroom." In the concluding Chapter Eight: "A Shift from the Familiar to the Un-familiar--Re-thinking Home Economics," readers are invited to reflect on the possibilities and opportunities that lie ahead for Home Economics in this century.
While the above all-too-brief synopsis of the content may suggest that the book is "heavy going," this needs not be the case. The book can be tackled at a number of levels. On a practical level it is a really good read; there is much that old and new teachers can identify with and use as guidance. On a theoretical level, it may serve as a useful introduction to modernism and post-modernism. On an academic level, the book makes an original contribution to educational scholarship and Home Economics research that should stand the test of time. The book may certainly be read a number of times, and for the reader to concentrate on and explore a different theme at each reading.
With this book, Dr. Pendergast has shown the way forward for Home Economics. It is highly recommended as essential reading for all Home Economics professionals and students. Furthermore, the book should also be purchased by all persons who still champion an out-dated and negative stereotype of Home Economics.


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If you have a LAN (two computers or more connected in a network), of which one is connected to the Internet (via a DSL modem, cable, etc.), it may be worthwhile to make the Internet accessible to the other computers on the LAN by installing software that will act as a proxy server, i.e., giving access to LAN computers "by proxy", by redirecting information.
However, the larger the number of users, the weaker the bandwidth for each one will be, because the users share the bandwidth of the proxy... Thus, if 8 users are connected on a 56000 baud modem, there will only be 7000 baud per person, which is... not a lot: useless for 8 people surfing the web
with a modem...
There are various programs that allow for this function. The best known among them is Wingate, which acts as a server (on the computer connected to the Internet) and a client (on all LAN computers that one wants to connect to the Internet).
Wingate is shareware, i.e., paid software; its unregistered version allows for connection sharing with one other LAN computer at a time. The unregistered version will therefore suffice for a LAN consisting of only two computers; however, to connect more computers to the Internet, you will have to pay for the license.
The server will be the LAN computer connected to the Internet. In order to be able to use the Wingate as a server, make sure that the TCP/IP protocol is correctly installed on the computer that will act as the server.
If it is connected to the Internet via a modem, you should see the two following protocols in the control panel/network window:
If the server is connected to the Internet via a network card (cable or other), you should see the two following protocols in the control panel/network window:
Then, install Wingate as a server on this machine (the recent versions, i.e., 3.0 and above, will ask you to choose between client and server, while the prior versions just had to be installed on the server).
Once Wingate is installed, it acts as a service, i.e., it does not act as a normal application that can be seen as a task while clicking on CTRL-ALT-DEL. Thus, in order to configure it, you will have to use the "GateKeeper" tool supplied with Wingate.
This tool allows you to configure access for the users who will use the proxy. In this way, you will be able to define the permissions for each user (i.e., the services the user can access) and see the users connected in real time. In the GateKeeper interface, there are three tabs that allow you to configure:
Wingate allows you to add the users who can "pass through" the proxy (avoid allowing LAN access to external users...). You can also add the services you want (ICQ, FTP, WWW, etc.) by specifying the ports
associated with each service.
Wingate can create an event log file that allows you to see the actions of each user connected via the proxy. Finally, Wingate has a cache system that allows you to save frequently visited pages so that LAN users connected to the Wb do not have to reload the same information several times.
The clients are the computers that will be connected to the server. To allow Internet access, it is necessary, with the Wingate versions below version 3.0, to configure each application to specify that the connection will be made via the proxy. For versions 3.0 and higher, it is possible to install Wingate as a client on all of the computers to avoid having to configure all applications; however, it is also possible to do that. Thus, all recent applications related to the Internet (browsers, FTP clients, ICQ, etc.) have a "proxy server" option, sometimes called firewall, an abuse of the term; this option may be like this:
Then, as the address, enter the address of the machine on which Wingate is acting as a server (i.e., 192.168.0.1 customarily), as well as the port associated with the application.
To configure your web browser, just go to preferences (options, configuration, etc.) and find the option "connect via proxy server".
Then, enter the proxy address into the first field (192.168.0.1) and the port into the second (80). Certain browsers will ask you for the proxy addresses for each of the sevices, the two essential services being http and ftp, for which you will fill in the field as follows.
Programs such as CuteFTP, WS_FTP, etc., generally have an option under preferences that allows you to specify the address of a proxy server; enter the address of the computer running Wingate (192.168.0.1), then enter port 21.
Optionally, a password may be entered if you restricted access on Wingate by assigning passwords to the LAN users.
By means of this process, the LAN computers will have access to FTP sites on port 21. In order to be able to access FTP sites on other ports, you will have to use FTP clients that accept the SOCKS service. SOCKS is a service that allows you to dynamically open ports on the proxy, the only way to use applications having variable ports (FTP on ports other than 21, IRC, etc.).
Messaging or e-mail is the most commonly used service on the Internet; thus, it is essential to be able to use it when sharing a connection on a LAN. E-mail service includes two principal functions:
For incoming mail, Wingate must know the location of the mail of each network computer. Thus, in the options, in the field where you normally enter your user name, you will have to enter your user name followed by a hash sign, then your messaging server, e.g., your_name#pop.server.com, then your normal password in the password field.
Wingate and similar free software are available in the download area of this section. The network computers are configured in the same way with the other programs. For details, see the help files of those programs.
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Sunday mornings are one of the only times that I can sleep late and eat a big breakfast. I like to stay at home and spend the day crafting. However, my daughter wanted to go hiking because it was going to be another beautiful sunny day. The forecast predicted a 90 F day so we decided to go hiking early in the morning , when the air would still be cool and crisp and we could be able to avoid the crowds.
We headed to the Twin Falls trail, located about 45 minutes drive east from Seattle. It was around 9 am when we started to hike and there weren't many people on the trail. As we expected, the morning air was cool and fresh. It was a perfectly sunny day but the trail was in the shade and the sun beams that came down from in between the tree branches were beautiful.
We saw a few chipmunks during the hike. They are so tiny and cute, and they were moving so fast but somehow my husband managed to take a few pictures of them.
At the end of the trail we could see two waterfalls that were very beautiful.
At first, I was reluctant to give up my lazy Sunday routine and go hiking, but it was very refreshing and energizing!


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Give Peas a Chance
Give Peas a Chance! presents an inspiring posse of human campaigning peas – periodically popping out of their patient's pods with politically pertinent chants.
There are many silent 'p's in the professions that deal with the mind, whether in psychology, psychiatry, psychotherapy etc. You can hear the 'p' in patient but can you hear what patients really think? That's why we've given our peas the chance to speak their minds.
Give Peas a Chance! premiered at BonkersFest on Camberwell Green, London on Saturday 19 July. It was presented in association with Clean Break and Queen Mary Drama Department, University of London.


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Sharp Corporation and ContentGuard Renew and Expand Scope of Digital Rights Management IP License
El Segundo, CA. (Business Wire) July 2, 2012 - ContentGuard Holdings, Inc. ("ContentGuard"), a subsidiary of Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ: PCO), announced today that Sharp Corporation ("Sharp"), one of the world's leading consumer electronics manufacturers, renewed its global patent licensing agreement for access to ContentGuard's digital rights management (DRM) patent portfolio.
Sharp originally entered into a five-year license agreement with ContentGuard in 2007 covering wireless handsets. The expanded agreement, entered into June 28, 2012, marks the first renewal of a prior patent license agreement for ContentGuard, and it is the second agreement entered into by the company this year that covers tablets. Specific terms of the agreement are not being disclosed.
ContentGuard is a leading developer of DRM technologies. ContentGuard's DRM solutions enable consumer-friendly implementation of digital content distribution models such as content rental, content subscription, variable pricing, and secure peer-to-peer distribution.
"Sharp is a worldwide leader in technology innovation, and this renewal of Sharp's license for handsets underscores the continuing importance of ContentGuard's leading intellectual property portfolio, while the expansion of the license to cover tablets reflects the emergence of a new class of devices whose primary function is the delivery of content," commented Mario Obeidat, vice president of licensing for Pendrell. "In the time since the original licensing agreement with Sharp and ContentGuard, there has been explosive growth across a wide range of connected devices that deliver DRM-enabled content. ContentGuard continues to develop and deliver cutting-edge solutions that are more relevant than ever in today's consumer electronics environment."
ContentGuard is a leading inventor, developer and licensor of digital rights management (DRM) and related content distribution patents and technologies. ContentGuard's intellectual property (IP) portfolio features more than 260 issued patents and more than 160 pending patent applications worldwide. ContentGuard currently has licensing agreements in place with leading technology companies, including LG Electronics, Microsoft, Nokia, Panasonic, Sharp, Sony, Sony Ericsson, Toshiba, Casio, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Technicolor, Time Warner and Xerox Corporation. ContentGuard is jointly owned by Pendrell Corporation and Time Warner, Inc. (NYSE: TWX). For more information about ContentGuard and its technology and licensing programs, visit www.contentguard.com. For more information about Pendrell Corporation, visit www.pendrell.com.
Sharp Corporation is a worldwide developer of innovative products and core technologies that play a key role in shaping the future of electronics. As a leader in liquid crystal displays (LCDs) and digital technologies, Sharp offers one of the broadest and most advanced lines of consumer electronics, information products and electronic components, while also creating new network businesses. For more information about Sharp, please visit http://sharp-world.com/index.html.
Christopher Doherty
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You better watch out – Santa Run is Coming to Town
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015
on behalf of Project Work and Other Clients
Perth's North Inch is set to look more like the North Pole on Saturday 12th December when hundreds of Santas will descend on the area for the most anticipated race of the winter period.
Father Christmases of all ages will make their way to the city centre to take part in the City of Perth Winter Festival Santa Run, a 5km event which will start at the Perth Concert Hall and finish at North Inch.
Those taking part will be able to enjoy all of Perth's best loved sites running through Mill Street, Kinnoull Street, High Street and Tay Street before crossing Queen's Bridge and continuing along Dundee Road, Gowrie Street and over Perth Bridge towards the finish line.
With just three weeks to go until the event the run has already seen over 350 entries with many more expected to flood in.
Nick Kydd, Race Organiser said: "The Santa Run is great fun and all the family can take part.
"It's all very relaxed as runners can enter the race to raise money for a charity or just to have a bit of Christmassy fun.
"It really helps everyone, both locals from Perth and those visiting, to get in the Christmas spirit and it is quite a sight seeing over 500 people dressed as Santa running down the high street and across the bridges.
"It is a hugely popular event so I would encourage everyone to get their skates on and sign up to ensure they secure a place."
Prices to enter are £12 for adults and £7 for children, included in these prices are the Santa suits which will be handed out on the day and can be kept.
After the event all those taking part will be given a medal and goody bag for their amazing efforts and are encouraged to stay in the area with many local businesses offering discounts to those coming to shop in their outfits.
Full details of the Santa Run can be found on http://www.eventfull.biz/index.php/sporting-events/perth-santa-run
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Why Reflect Reality?
Why reflect reality? It's been a wonderful weekend of disruptive behaviour in the idyllic setting of a Montreal national beauty spot where I gave talk to explore belief systems as part of an emotional intelligence presentation. Thanks Mastered.com for inviting me.
As many expressed in powerful ways, hearts were open to the benefits of creating a broader range of body and beauty ideals in fashion. Discussing entrenched mindsets and beliefs around body type, inherited from an industry predisposed to portray mostly narrow visions of humanity we considered our power to activate small changes. The sticking point was clients. Everyone needed help to incentivise the clients or brands they were working with to embrace change. I referenced Dr. Ben Barry's ground-breaking study...
Why reflect reality: an exploratory study on the effectiveness of traditionally attractive models and realistically attractive models in fashion and beauty advertising (Barry & Bell, 2007).
An associate professor at Ryerson University, Barry has created some excellent support for those of us looking to shift mindsets. I first met him as co founder of All Walks Beyond the Catwalk and we've been united in our desire for progress ever since. These powerful findings mean that the benefits of diversity are translated as cash. Cold hard cash people! This quote of Barry's summarised findings makes for powerful reading no?
"My study found that women increased their purchase intentions by more than 200% when the models in the mock ads were their size. In the subgroup over size 6, women increased their purchase intentions by a dramatic 300% when they saw curvier models. Conversely, when women saw models who didn't reflect their size, they decreased their purchase intentions by 60% and women over size 6 dropped their purchase intentions by 76%
My results weren't limited to the issue of size. Consumers increased their purchase intentions by over 175% when they saw models who reflected their age; in particular, women over the age of 35 increased their purchase intentions by 200% when they saw older models. When models didn't reflect their age, consumers decreased their purchase intentions by 64%. Furthermore, black consumers were 1.5 times more likely to purchase a product advertised by a black model.
The numbers paint an interesting picture, but they don't tell the women's stories: Why did women increase purchase intentions when models looked like them? In the focus groups, women explained that they could better picture themselves in the dress advertised by similar models. They could imagine how the dress would flatter their shape, how the aesthetic would suit their age and how the colours would complement their complexion. One woman, on viewing a similar-looking model, put it this way: "I'd buy the dress in an instant because [the model] looks like me. I can see how this dress will hug my curves in all the right spots."
Dear creatives, keep in touch let me know how it's going on twitter @Caryn_Franklin
NB The above content is the intellectual property of Dr. Ben Barry, Judge Business School, Cambridge University. Any comments reproduced here must be entirely attributed to him.


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The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) [LA JOLLA, Calif. and JUPITER, Fla.] has named Richard A. King, formerly president and CEO of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc., as chief operating officer. King has held senior leadership roles in a variety of life sciences commercial operations. Most recently, from 2010 to 2015, he led AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Prior to AcelRx, King held positions as president and general manager of Tercica, Inc., and as executive vice president of commercial operations at Kos Pharmaceuticals, Inc. King has also worked for Lederle Laboratories, SmithKline Beecham and Solvay Pharmaceuticals. Douglas Bingham, who previously held the role of TSRI's chief operating officer, will continue to serve as part of the executive management team as executive vice president and general counsel.
NOVA [GLENDALE, Calif.] announced that Graham Younger will be joining the Company as President & Chief Operating Officer later this month. Mr. Younger joins NOVA from Box, Inc., where he has served as Executive Vice President, Worldwide Field Operations since February 2014. Early in his career, Mr. Younger worked for IBM and Oracle Corporation in a variety of sales and management positions in London, England before moving to the U.S. in 2005 with Cramer Systems. Following the acquisition of Cramer by Amdocs in 2006, Mr. Younger rejoined Oracle as Global Vice President of Sales. In 2011, Mr. Younger joined SuccesssFactors, prior to the Company's $3.4B acquisition by SAP. As Senior Vice President & General Manager, he was responsible for over $1B in global SaaS & Human Capital Management software revenues, before joining Box, Inc as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Field Operations in February 2014.
TMI Trust Company (TMI) [FT. WORTH, Texas] announced the addition of Dennis D. Gillespie as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Gillespie joined TMI on January 1, 2016 following 13-year careers with Deutsche Bank National Trust Company where Mr. Gillespie was a Director and regional manager of corporate trust.
Aventura [DENVER] announced the appointment of Patrick Flynn as Chief Operating Officer. Flynn's most recent role was Chief Technology Officer for Phytel. In 2015, Phytel was acquired by IBM as part of the Watson Health line of business. Before Phytel, Flynn founded and led Clear IT Leadership. Flynn also served as Senior Vice President of Technology and Chief Technology Officer for Getty Images, as well as Vice President and Chief Information officer at PACCAR, Inc.
MemorialCare Medical Foundation [ORANGE and LOS ANGELES Counties, Calif.] the physician group division of MemorialCare Health System, announced that Laurie Sicaeros has been named Chief Operating Officer. She will continue to serve as MemorialCare Health System Vice President of Physician Integration, Prior to joining MemorialCare, Sicaeros was a management consultant to multidisciplinary physician practices in Orange County.


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A master herbalist is a specialist in herbal medicine who can advise people on what herbal remedies to use to resolve various health issues. Retailers of herbs will often employ master herbalists to advise customers on the products they need to cure ailments naturally. Anyone can become a master herbalist; however, master herbalists are not licensed to diagnose or treat diseases.
Find a school that offers a degree program in herbal medicine. For example, the School of Natural Healing has a distance learning degree program for those interested in becoming master herbalists.
Before you are eligible for the master herbalist degree program, schools will require that you complete training as a general or family herbalist. Be sure to take all general herbalist courses before pursuing a master herbalist degree.
Begin the master herbalist degree program. On average, you will need to successfully complete twenty courses that focus on different areas of herbs and natural healing methods. Examples of required classes offered by the School of Natural Healing include Simple Home Remedies, Herb Identification, Botany and History of Natural Healing. On average, it may take as many as three to four years to complete the degree program to become a master herbalist.
Complete the certification exam at the conclusion of the master herbalist program. A skills test will be given prior to your receiving your certificate. The test will cover the information you learned in your courses, including the common names, Latin names, identification and uses of different herbs.
Apply for jobs through companies that hire master herbalists. Potential career opportunities include working for herb product development firms, acting as a nutritional consultant, doing health writing, offering instruction in alternative medicine and consulting for herb product retailers.


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ESPN's Bassmaster Magazine Highlights Drew in Cover Story
Categories: Latest News, News, Press
Drew was recently recognized by Bassmaster Magazine in their July/August issue where he worked with senior writer Louie Stout to put together an article about catching all 8 black bass species. Drew's role was to assist with the when's and where's of catching the elusive shoal bass, redeye bass and suwanee bass.
"Being contacted and recognized by Bassmaster as the authority in my area of bass fishing (rare species and rivers) is a true honor. I want to thank Louie Stout for his passion for writing in Bassmaster and ESPN for recognizing the article as a feature online as well."
ESPN's Bassmaster Magazine is known nationally as the leading magazine concerning all things bass fishing. Their Bassmaster Tournament Trail is also the most respected trail in bass fishing to date with millions of dollars in prize money awarded each year.
Click on one of the photos of the article below to read it on ESPN.com


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Spell Effects: Greater Destroy Matter
Inherent Modifiers: Damage, Crushing Explosive External, Enhancements: No Wounding, Persistent, Double Knockback, Explosion, Attractive.
Greater Effects: 1 (x3)
This spell creates a missile that continuously destroys air at the it's place of impact, creating an implosive force. This force pulls things towards the point of impact, instead of away from it. It lasts for 10 seconds. It has two effects in game terms, the first is No Wounding Double Knockback Crushing Damage that pulls things toward the center of the blast, instead of away from it. Knockback is equal to the damage, doubled, divided by the strength of the subject -2. Anything that gets dragged into the center takes damage each second for colliding with an immovable object until the spell ends. This does dice of crushing damage equal to (HPxVelocity)/100.
Typical Casting: Greater Destroy Matter (5) + External AOE Crushing Damage 12d (20) + Enhancements: Double Knockback, +20%, Explosion 3 (+100%), Persistent +40%, Attractive +0%, No Wounding -50% (22) 141 energy (47x3).
*A variant of this exists that uses Kinetic Energy. It uses a Greater Create Energy effect instead, and thus costs 3 more energy and becomes a Kineticist Ritual.
- If your GM has ruled that explosive damage means Explosive 3 at no extra cost, then the typical casting above actually costs 81 energy instead.


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Oomathurai (Tamil: ஊமைத்துரை (real name Duraisingam), died 16 November 1801) was an Indian Poligar (Palaiyakkarar) from Tamil Nadu, who fought against the British East India Company in the Polygar Wars. He was the younger brother of Veerapandiya Kattabomman.
Oomathurai was born to the Poligar of Panchalankurichi - Jagaveera Kattabomman and Arumugattammal from Rajakambalam Nayakar Community .His birth name was Duraisingam. He was nicknamed as Ooomaithurai (lit. the dumb prince). Different reasons are given for this nickname. While contemporary Tamil accounts say he was nicknamed as the dumb one as a parody of his oratorical ability, European accounts refer to him as "dumby" or "dumb brother" because of his speech impairment. His elder brothers were Veerapandiya Kattabomman and Dalavai Kumarasami (Sivathiah). Oomaithurai was involved in the Polygar Wars against the East India Company. In the first Poligar war, he was captured and imprisoned in Palayamkottai prison. In February 1801, he escaped from Palayamkottai and rebuilt the Panchalankurichi fort which had been razed in the first war. In the second Poligar war that followed, he allied himself with Maruthu brothers (who ruled Sivagangai) and was part of a grand alliance against the Company which included Dheeran Chinnamalai and Kerala Verma. The Company forces led by Lt. Colonel Agnew laid siege to the Panchalankurichi fort and captured it in May 1801 after a prolonged siege and artillery bombardment. Oomaithurai escaped the fall of the fort and joined Marudu brothers at their jungle fort at Kalayar Kovil. The Company forces pursued him there and eventually captured Kalayar Kovil in October 1801. Oomaithurai along with the Marudu brothers was hanged on 16 November 1801.
In popular culture
In the 1959 Tamil film Veerapandiya Kattabomman Oomaithurai was portrayed by O.A.K. Thevar
- Major James Welsh (1830). Military reminiscences : extracted from a journal of nearly forty years' active service in the East Indies. London : Smith, Elder, and Co.
- Robert Caldwell (1881). A Political and General History of the District of Tinnevelly, in the Presidency of Madras. E. Keys, at the Government Press. pp. 195–222.


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Located in Porto-Vecchio, Les Roches Blanches is by the sea, minutes from Porto-Vecchio Marina, and close to Bastion de France. This family-friendly hotel is within close proximity of St Jean-Baptiste Church and Palombaggia Beach.
Make yourself at home in one of the 17 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and satellite programming provides entertainment. Private bathrooms with bathtubs or showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and blackout drapes/curtains.
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If you want to get most out of your liposuction, than you need to follow some basic liposuction recovery tips which are given below.
Your doctor will give you specific instructions, based on your individual physical and medical condition and surgery type and your occupational and lifestyle demands.
1. You need to be patient.. Don't panic or push yourself to get fast liposuction recovery. as any kind of invasive surgery is a "trauma" to the body and it will need time to recover. So you should take that necessary time to heal.
2. You need to Follow the Doctor's Orders. Take all prescribed medications and consult as your doctor knows what exactly you are going through physically and mentally. and this is the number one liposuction recovery tips for all.
3. You need to have a Realistic expectation: Like all other surgery, your liposuction will have some post surgery bruising and swelling. How much your recovery time will need or how much pain will you might get after lipo depends on person him or herself , liposuction Procedure ,Total liposuction area and person himself or herself.
4. You should be prepared for Emotional roller coaster you might face after lipo surgery. As it's not just a little fat removal, its surgery on your body and which have both physical and emotional impact as well.
Your doctor may suggest you the diet and exercise plans and so on. If needed psychological or behavioral counseling can be added after liposuction. Below general liposuction recovery questions and answer are mentioned in details ...
Food: is there any dietary restriction
There are no dietary restrictions, however, you should drink lot of fluids after your lipo surgery so that you don't dehydrated which is important. and you should not take greasy or acidic foods so that you will not get nauseated.
It is extremely important that you drink no alcohol while you are on this diet-including beers, wines, or wine coolers. Alcohol tends to retard wound healing
If you are diabetic, make sure to monitor your blood sugar level three times per day, for the first 2 daysYour doctor may give you a diet plan.. Stick with it. Usually your diet will mostly compose of fruits and vegetables. Beside these foods, moderate to low protein (like: fish, meat, egg, chess etc.) and low animal fat might be added to your diet.
After surgery, your doctor may give you a prescription (usually acetaminophen) for mild pain, but they seldom need to use it. you should be taking the multi-vitamin and mineral supplement as your doctor prescribes, while you are following this diet.
Cloth: Using Compression Garments
After surgery You might need to use compression garments for your fast recovery. Normally doctor tells their patients to wear this kind of clothing which covers the liposuction areas and this help the patient to reduce swelling and to make easy movement.
Note: You need use this garment until the first visit after liposuction. Keep the garment straight, in order to lessen dimpling of suctioned areas.
After your first visit with doctor, leave the garment on 24 hours a day for 3 weeks, removing it only to shower. Avoid hot showers, but warm water is acceptable. You can replace your garment at this time, as needed.
The fourth week after surgery, wear the garment during the day and remove it at nights to sleep. At this time you may purchase another garment at your local department store (i.e. J.C. Penny's, Sears, Target). Make sure that the garment is not too constricting but tight enough to give you support.
Fly: After liposuction Is there any restriction for flying in an airplane?
Patients normally can fly on a commercial airline within 24 hours after liposuction, unless the surgeon think it's not good idea. sitting in an airplane or any place for long intervals increases the risk for blood clots in the leg . And this might turn into nightmare if clot travel from a leg to the lungs causing a pulmonary thromboembolus.
Sex : Is there restriction regarding having sex after surgery?
There is no restriction regarding having gentle sex after surgery. Other than limitations imposed by postoperative soreness and tenderness of the treated areas, there are no restrictions at all for having sexual activity after liposuction?
Work and Exercise: how long i need to wait after liposuction for Work and Exercise?
Most patients can resume normal activities three to seven days following liposuction. Refrain from extraneous activities or exercising for the first two weeks. Although you can do gentle walking during this period, unless it is not a challenge for you.
generally After two weeks, with your doctor permission, you can resume your exercise routine if you feel comfortable and strong enough
Light massage:
Start gentle fingertip massage (light kneading motion) to operated areas for 10-20 min., three times daily, for three to six weeks.
Time: Liposuction Recovery time depends on
what you want to do after liposuction surgery-
• Say for a heavy physical work (like professional swimmer or dancer ) you need to wait long (at least 6 weeks)
• For less physical work , for desk job or office job you need to wait less (say for 2 to 3 days )
how liposuction is preformed
• under local anesthesia – take less time for recovery
• or general anesthesia – generally took longer time for recovery
New techniques for post-liposuction care allow more rapid recovery, less bruising, less swelling and less prolonged tenderness. This is achieved by encouraging rapid "open drainage" of residual blood-tinged solution.
With open drainage, patients can usually see dramatic improvements within two to four weeks after surgery, and they can expect to see 90 percent of the final result within 4 to 6 weeks. With older techniques that closed incisions with sutures, the ultimate results following liposuction usually require 12 to 16 weeks to become fully apparent.
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The duo play fellow topflight sides Bright Stars and Police respectively.
The Stanbic Uganda Cup Draws
Round of 32.
Synergy v Masavu
Soana v Onduparaka
Busula v Amuka Bright Light
Vipers' v Police
Kira United v Lira United
UPDF v Rushere FC
Ndejje University v Ntinda United
SC Villa v Bright Stars
Mbarara City v Nabitende United
Water v Seeta United FC
Kansai Plascon v Doves All Stars
Simba v KCCA
Proline v Luweero United
BUL v Nyamityobora
KJT v Arua Tigers
Kitara v Express
SC Villa and Vipers will start their round of 32 of the Stanbic Uganda Cup with tricky draw. The duo play fellow topflight sides Bright Stars and Police respectively.
This comes after today's draws conducted at Stanbic Bank at Umoja House in Kampala. SC Villa who have won the trophy nine times eliminated Hope Doves 2-0 in the previous round, while Vipers ejected SC Bronken from Kasese 3-1.
The 2017/2018 Uganda Cup began in October with preliminary rounds across the eight regions of Kampala, Buganda, Eastern, North Eastern, Northern, West Nile, Kitara and Western.
This year's final will be held in June in Kumi district. Winners of the Uganda Cup represent the country in the CAF Confederation Cup.


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The Daily Grind—Friday, February 11
What started as a spontaneous verse at last year's MTV VMAs turned into six months of titillating foreplay, as Gaga teased her little monsters into an all-out frenzy. Well, the wait is over—Gaga's latest track, which she describes as the most important piece of poetry she's ever written, is finally here! Worth the hype? Absolutely! "Born This Way" is an anthem for our time.
About The Daily Grind
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When tractor-trailers haul loads of autos, soccer balls and new couches across America, they use public roads financed by taxpayers.
But when trains haul exactly the same goods in virtually the same containers, they must use mostly privately-owned tracks, bridges and overpasses that need regular maintenance.
That's why railroads like Norfolk Southern — which serves the Tristate — have to reinvest up to 18 percent of their revenue in capital projects, versus the trucking industry's 4 to 5 percent, explains Bill Harris, vice president of government relations for Norfolk Southern.
And that limits railroad expansion, putting them at a competitive disadvantage.
Yet America's rails may be a solution to a freight traffic system that is clogging our highways and airways with fossil-fuel dependent vehicles and pollution.
Rails can be less costly transportation options for businesses, too, hauling 300 40-foot-containers with a handful of staff, compared to a tractor-trailer fleet with 300 drivers.
Two dozen local, high-profile business people, along with economic development and government officials, met in May to seek solutions to freight congestion. They were brought together by the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI).
Martha Kelly, the city's chief traffic engineer, told the group that Cincinnati has seen a tremendous increase in truck traffic and cannot keep adding to highway volume. One of the solutions being examined is to add a fourth regional railroad freight consolidation facility, where containers are loaded off and on railcars by giant cranes. CSX and Norfolk Southern each have one of these hubs in Queensgate, and Norfolk Southern also has one in Sharonville. At the latter facility, some days there are 60 to 70 trucks idling or backed up onto city streets, waiting hours to load or unload freight, reported Adam Short of Mason Dixon Intermodal.
The group is studying a possible a public-private mix of funding for such a facility — a new strategy that helped build a similar rail freight hub in Texas.
A new Tristate facility should be built in Butler County, believes John Fonner, executive director of the county's Transportation Improvement District. Land is cheaper and more plentiful there, and it would add a much needed economic shot in the arm, he notes.
In February, his agency completed a $100,000 study, funded through OKI, that showed a new rail freight consolidation facility could mean up to 842,000 containers of international and domestic freight would cycle through the region by 2030.
Sounds like a lot more noise and traffic stopped at railroad crossings. But it also smells like money.
Businesses want to locate near railroad off-loading hubs because of the cheaper, timely transportation options, says Howard Jackson, a partner in Midd-Cities Development. He attracted businesses from Canada, Germany and Pennsylvania to a 60-acre site his firm redeveloped west of the AK Steel plant in Middletown. He has 17 cranes there to off-load freight from a CSX rail line serving the site.
Midd-Cities put $750,000 in new railroad switches, rails and equipment into that site, with the financial help of the Ohio Rail Commission. Now he's considering doing the same thing to an Amberley Village property he owns.
Any new railroad hub "has to be a public-private partnership," says Jackson. "Investing in rail facilities ultimately will reduce the cost of road maintenance," he adds. "And it will make us more competitive as a region."
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Last weekend saw Jose Campana make his Nuremberg debut as a half-time substitute and helped his side overcome Augsburg 1-0 as they climbed out of the Bundesliga relegation zone.
The Spanish under-20 international swapped England for Germany on transfer deadline day and his introduction from the bench helped his new side find the only goal of the game with 25 minutes remaining to continue their revival.
Having not won in the league until 25th January, not helped by drawing 11 of their first 17 games, they have now won three of their last four matches to pull away from danger and face bottom club Eintracht Braunschweig on Saturday.
Jimmy Kebe continues to help Leeds United stabilise on the field at least by steering the Whites to two wins in their last three matches, while also grabbing a goal in their 5-1 victory against Huddersfield Town at the start of the month. However the winger couldn't prevent his current side go down 1-0 to Brighton in their last outing, so will be looking to help them get back on track against Middlesbrough in a televised clash on Saturday lunchtime.
Barnsley loanees Peter Ramage and Jack Hunt haven't been able to rectify the Tykes' recent slump as they have gone the month winless, including a 2-0 defeat to Wigan Athletic on Tuesday night. Hunt sat out that game but had featured in the previous three games as he continues his rehabilitation from an ankle injury which has delayed his Palace career to date.
Stephen Dobbie has made three appearances for Blackpool since returning their for a third spell on deadline day, but like Ramage and Hunt has yet to taste victory as the Tangerines have drawn their last two games against Nottingham Forest and Ipswich Town, with former Eagle Elliot Grandin making his second debut for the club in the former.
Hiram Boateng and Sullay Kaikai are still yet to make their Crawley Town bows after their last two games against Carlisle United and Tranmere Rovers were postponed due to weather. Indeed the Red Devils haven't played since the end of January due to the recent storms sweeping Britain, but the Palace pair will hope to make their first appearances on Saturday when they travel to Walsall.
Kwesi Appiah's initial one-month loan at Notts County saw him make five appearances for the Magpies, finishing on the winning side just once as they slid into the League One drop-zone, whilst Ryan Inniss made his Gillingham debut against Sheffield United last night but was injured trying to prevent Chris Coady's solitary strike for the Blades just before half-time.
Alex Wynter has extended his loan deal with Sutton United for another month and continues to help their Conference South promotion push, playing the full game as they saw off Dover Athletic 1-0 on Tuesday before they take on Eastbourne Borough this Saturday, and Ross Fitzsimons has returned to Palace after a couple of months at Hendon, playing nine times for the Isthmian League Premier Division club.


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I couldn't agree more with the view that drawing and making are essential to the initial stages of any design project (Editor's blog, www.designweek. co.uk, 12 November).
There is no better way to quickly generate ideas than by using a pencil and paper. The speed and freedom of the process quickly generate new ideas that would never otherwise see the light of day. Ideas beget ideas beget ideas. I couldn't imagine starting a project any other way.
Just as there is no way to know how a double-page spread will look until it's printed out in front of you, there is no other way to get an accurate feel for the form and proportions of an object than to actually hold it, move it and use it. The ultimate destiny of the object is to exist in the real world where it will interact with other real objects.
We all need to draw and some of us also need to make. And it is good fun. So, hats off to The Sorrell Foundation – The National Art & Design Saturday Club is a superb idea which will benefit both British design and designers for decades to come.
In David Cameron's Big Society it seems we'll even have to learn to draw ourselves.
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I used to think I loved sushi.
Then, I went to SUGARFISH for the first time and discovered that I'd never really had sushi before.
SUGARFISH is a restaurant of sushi chef Kazunori Nozawa. Nozawa is affectionately known as the "Sushi Nazi," and is renowned for his keen eye for good fish and for his uncanny ability to give you exactly what you want without your even having to ask.
He's famous for his Omakase (chef's choice) menu, delighting his customers with whatever it pleases him to make for them, and politely but unceremoniously tossing out those who would question his choices. At SUGARFISH, the menu's as simple as it gets:
If you want more than each of these prix fixe menus give you, you can order random rolls and sushi as well. The rules at SUGARFISH are a bit more relaxed than at Sushi Nozawa.
The sushi here is served with warm sushi rice, which makes all the difference. The warmth of the rice awakens your taste buds to the delicate flavors of the fish. Even my sister, who pooh-poohs my propensity to get teary-eyed about food, had to admit that the sushi at SUGARFISH made her get a little verklempt.
But the real star of the show at SUGARFISH is the FISH. Nozawa is a master of fish selection. Every single piece of fish here is of the highest quality, and just melts in your mouth. Certain dishes are served with light sauces, but these sauces serve only to enhance the flavors of the fish, and not to cover it up as it would at lesser sushi restaurants.
I've had lunch at the Brentwood location and dinner at the Downtown location (makes for the ULTIMATE pre-opera dinner, yo), and the restaurant's mellow, trendy ambience and décor is quite memorable until the sushi comes out and you forget everything else in a haze of delicate, yet powerful flavor.
I thought I loved sushi before, but my past devotion pales in comparison to this new passion for sushi awakened by just a taste of the real sushi to be had at SUGARFISH.
Do yourself a favor and save up as much as you can for one night of unforgettable sushi at SUGARFISH. It's worth every penny.
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Paying off a home mortgage can help you save on your policy. There is a good chance that the insurance provider will assume a greater level of responsibility and care for the home if you own it. If you pay your mortgage fully, your insurance premiums will fall.
Lots of things can damage your home. Fire is one of the most destructive forces on the planet, and your home may be no match for it. Make sure you have home insurance quotes that covers fire, storms, earthquakes, floods and cars. Study your policy and consult with your agent, so you can be sure you are covered in case any of these types of disasters should occur.
There are two separate techniques guaranteed to reduce the price of your insurance premiums. The first thing you should do is put a security system in place. Doing this can decrease your premium as much as 5% every year. However, you must prove to your insurance company that your home possesses an actual security system that is properly working. This proof can be either a bill or contract. Also, put in smoke alarms. This could save you as much as 10% per year.
If you own a boat, it might not be covered by your homeowner's insurance policy. Requirements vary from one insurance company to the next, and may take into account the size of the boat, its engine and your individual coverage. Call your agency and they will hand you the bottom-line regarding the boat's coverage and policy.
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Phuket Airport Departures
Phuket Transport | Departing from Phuket International Airport
If your flight out of Phuket is later in the evening it's well worth asking at your hotel reception a few days before if you can pay a little extra for a late check-out. If they don't need the room straight away this will help you avoid a long day at the airport. In fact the perfect time to organise this is when you re-confirm your departure flight.
The key to Phuket Airport is planning
Allow between 40 minutes to 1 hour travel time to get to the airport from almost all of the locations in the southern half of the island (Surin, Kamala, Patong, Kata Karon..).
You should check –in 2 hours before an international flight and 1 hr before a domestic flight (unless your ticket states otherwise). The average check-out time of your hotel will probably be around 12:00 (this is so your room can be cleaned ready for the next guests who can check in from 2pm onwards).
Re-confirming Your Flight Home
Remember you'll need to confirm your return flight (normally at least 72hrs before departure). It's generally easier to ask your hotel reception to perform this simple task for you. However if you prefer to spend a few moments of your own time you'll find the Phuket Airport Information and Airline Telephone Numbers here.
On most airlines when you re-confirm your flight you can also request a seat reservation and any special meal requirements you have. The various airline offices at Phuket airport don't operate 24hrs a day (or weekends) so if you can, it's best to call between 9am -5pm Monday to Friday. In a pinch you can generally find someone to help or you can always call the main overseas numbers which do operate on a 24 hr schedule.
Getting to the Airport
If you didn't already book your return airport transport when you booked your hotel you can still book online here and we'll arrange everything for you using our discounted transfer rates. If you don't mind paying a little extra you can always get the hotel to organise your transfer. Just make sure you go direct to the airport as some cheaper transfers stop at several hotels to collect passengers. This is great if your the last ones collected but if your first, you could spend valuable time sat in a mini bus.
At Phuket Airport - Departures
Phuket Airport is a very busy, small and basic airport. When you get into the departure hall which is the upper level of the airport, find your check in desk by looking on the tv screens for your flight number. The check in desk numbers run left to right (left lowest, right highest).
Once you've checked in you are free to go through customs and immigration, international departure gate is to the right and domestic departure gate is to your left. Now BEFORE you go through passport control if you're hungry it's recommended that you eat now before you go through passport control. Once through passport control, there are limited options for food and these are restricted to light snacks, tea, coffee and maybe beer if you're lucky.
In the main check-in hall the food choices are much better; it's still quite basic in comparison to other international airports but you at least a handful of options offering Thai and international food and a refreshing drink. There's even a little internet cafe for that last minute e-mail. Just make sure you allow ample time to go through immigration as the lines can be long especially when you get closer to your departure time (or it might just seem that way). These lines can and often do move very slowly, looking at your watch impatiently and sighing loudly will not make your line move faster it's best just to stand patiently and smile.
If you've overstayed your visa you'll be taken to one side to sign some documents and pay a fine (500 THB per day overstayed). You will also receive an overstay stamp in your passport. (This is for accidental or minor overstays, if you have really overstayed for a long time the consequences can include jail time). You should always check your departure date is still within your visa dates, and contact Phuket immigration if you are unsure or have any questions (Tel. 076221905).
Once you've passed through immigration and the standard airport security check you enter the departure lounge where there are a handful of small duty free shops selling, but nothing of any particular interest besides the basics like cigarettes and alcohol. If you've a stop in transit and you have time, it's recommended to do any duty free shopping there. In fact if you have to change flights at somewhere line Singapore it's worth spending an hour or two if your flights times allow, even then you won't have time to visit all the shops.
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August 4, 2019
My sophomore year of college I moved into my first apartment and bought a bed from a girl in my sorority who was moving out in the same complex. It was just my mom and I on a really hot summers day, trying to move this small, but surprisingly heavy bed 8 floors down. It's a white, Ikea twin bed with one of those Swedish names like Malm. Not much to write home about – I think I bought it for a grand total of 80 dollars, mattres...
June 21, 2019
Last year I did a 21 at 21, so I think it's appropriate that I start a new list. It's been an amazing year!
Here's what I learned while I was 21:
Drinks are expensive. Buy a flask.
Don't tell your mom about a boy until you're actually sure about it.
No seriously, don't.
Paint your nails, it's a small thing, but a huge boost of confidence.
Don't burn out – millennial burn out culture is real and it's stupi...
January 1, 2019
At the end of 2017 I was hopelessly lost and still mending old stitches from old pains. I entered a new year with no expectations or goals for myself.
I couldn't have imagined the year ahead of me.
It begins in Hong Kong. I don't even know where to start. Almost one year later and I still can't wrap my head around the time I spent there, and even after all this time I haven't been able to write about it. When I think about Hong...
September 30, 2018
It's hard to move on after heartbreak. Yes, I am "over it" and a lot of the pain has now been healed. But there's a nagging and annoying voice in my head that's keeping me restless.
I don't think this just applies to heartbreak. It applies to losing a loved one, losing a job, not getting the grade, or simply not feeling good enough. It's that pit in your stomach that keeps sinking and sinking and you don't know what can pull yo...
July 15, 2018
The first time my mom told me to be kind to myself I started to cry.
I cried because I wanted to love myself so badly, I wanted to believe in myself but to even imagine a life of confidence and free of anxiety … I didn't know how to even begin.
Like a lot of teenagers, I spent all of my time in high school and into college concerned about what others thought about me. I was constantly anxious that I wasn't funny enough, pretty e...


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A steps campaign is a great way to get moving. And it doesn't just have to be walking, you can convert different activities to steps and track your physical activity for the day.
The American Medical Association agrees that sitting for extended periods of time can be bad for personal health. Read what scientists have named "sitting disease". Visit juststand.org and work to eliminate the average 7.7 hours a day sitting.
Take a look at the Sitting Disease Infographic (click to view a bigger version) and you'll be shocked and motivated to stand more!
Some 'walk more' tips to get your step counter going. Revisit this section later for more top tips:
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