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If changing the paint of the house and the carpets is called a cosmetic renovation, structural renovation is much deeper and requires a more significant transformation. Basically, structural renovation involves alteration from moving walls to changing the whole floor plan of the house. As it is named, the house structure is changed in order to make a more comfortable shelter for the family.
Why is it necessary to go for a structural renovation?
Generally, homeowners prefer a structural renovation because they want to make some changes in their old-fashioned property. Many of them especially those who lived during the 40's and 80's have built their houses in an oddy-shape style, which may appear outdated in today's modern world. On the other hand, some other houses are built illogically when it comes to the layout. While it is true that structural renovation can be expensive, nothing can beat in giving another year to the overall lifespan of the house and in providing and ensuring livable house for your family.
Acquiring funds in starting a Structural Renovation Project
You have to remember that structural renovation will require a lot of money on order to complete the project. If ever you are financially constraint but still want to pursue in the plan, your fate may fall in securing a loan from financial institutions like banks. But before actually deciding the amount of the loan, you need to estimate the total cost that the renovation is likely to spend.
Taking a step towards structural renovation necessitate careful planning and deliberation. You need to consider budget allotment while coming up with you preferred design and style along with the things that you want to change in your property. But it would be a lot easier if the engineer or architect will bring out the floor plan and will evaluate on the integrity of the structure as part of their job. Before starting the renovation plan, everything must be settled in order to avoid any property damage or financial loss.
Here are the Do's when undergoing a structural renovation
- Begin with the appropriate property
Investing for this expensive project should be well thought off. You must begin to the area that matters most such as the street frontage, the slope, layout and the likes.
- Make use of an effective layout
Adding some changes in the house such as in the number of bedrooms can valuably make a significant transformation in the building. With that, you will need to have a tried and tested layout for the structure to serve its purpose. Once the layout is disjointed, the whole structure may look unusual and totally devastated. The layout should work accordingly with your plan and match the theme of the house. Those areas like the bathroom; bedrooms and the others must be centrally located in a position where everyone would see. On the other hand, the kitchen and the dining area must be placed in the rear part of the house.
These simple thoughts about structural renovation can help you win the project and make the most of your investment. You just have to make things right.


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If you've been following this blog or my Twitter, you'll know what I headed over to San Diego Comic Con for the first time last week (or two weeks ago...it's a blur, really). I came home and practically collapsed with exhaustion. But while I was there, I did a bit of reporting for Nerdist at … Continue reading Let's Talk About San Diego Comic Con
If you haven't noticed from this site and my Twitter, I'm heading to both Denver Comic Con and San Diego Comic Con this year. I hit up DCC every year, but this will be my very first time hitting up the craziness that is SDCC. I'll be real honest with you guys: I'm super intimidated … Continue reading Comic Con Survival Guide For People With Anxiety
2017 Convention Plans!
ECCC just wrapped up, so I think it's safe to say we're officially starting into the spring and summer convention season! Last year I kept my convention plans pretty chill, and I don't have a zillion cons planned this year either. However, I am hitting up some pretty exciting conventions, and I cannot wait! Here's where … Continue reading 2017 Convention Plans!
5 Fandom Friday: Things I've Bought at Cons
I'm gonna be real honest with you guys. I don't buy a ton of stuff at cons. It isn't because I don't looooove getting some freshly squeezed, con-exclusive nerd goods, but they are usually so CRAZY expensive and I rarely have the money to get the stuff I really want. Besides, half of the fun … Continue reading 5 Fandom Friday: Things I've Bought at Cons
SDCC News: Hunger Games and Doctor Who
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Nerdist Presents: The Hive at San Diego Comic Con
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Emma, the style-setting, all things vintage maven behind The Yellow House on Union (which Back in River City scooped last fall) is throwing a Girl Party this weekend. Saturday, February 8, 2014 is the date of her first annual Vintage Fashion and Accessories Show. From 11:30 to 2:00, models will stroll through the Yellow House showing you how to look fabulous and chic in one-of-a-kind, vintage clothing from noted designers including Allessandro, Della Roufagali, Cache´, Tahari, Missoni, Bella Viaggia, Carole Little, Franklin Simon and Company of New York, and more.
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Nancy Barry of Retrotherapy will be there, showing the latest in her line of one of a kind, handmade vintage jewelry and accessories inspired by distinctive brooches, pins and earrings collected from southern estates. Two standouts are Nancy's leather cuff bracelets adorned with antique brooches and belt buckles, and "Bobbie" bracelets composed of vintage earbobs.
Guests can relax and enjoy the show; browse the art gallery's current exhibition (featuring local photographers Peter Barta, Bill Fisher, Lauren Beyer, William Zachary, Norman Soskel, and Jack Childers, along with bronze sculpture artist Ann M. Moore);
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Saturday should be dry and not as cold, so what could be a better reason to get out and have some shopping fun? The Yellow House on Union is always warm and inviting, providing respite from the wearying weather and wicked world outside. Reservations are recommended (call 901-272-9222). Phone a friend and discover this great Memphis find together.


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Online shopping just got better. Topshop's online store will soon include music to set your shopping mood thanks to a new deal with iTunes. The music samples will match with the latest clothing to hit the site or the local weather according to the market a customer is shopping from.
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David Hewson's novels have been translated into a wide range of languages, from Italian to Japanese, and his debut work, SEMANA SANTA, set in Holy Week Spain, was filmed with Mira Sorvino.
David was born in Yorkshire in 1953 and left school at the age of seventeen to work as a cub reporter on one of the smallest evening newspapers in the country in Scarborough. Eight years later he was a staff reporter on The Times in London, covering news, business and latterly working as arts correspondent. He worked on the launch of the Independent and was a weekly columnist for the Sunday Times for a decade before giving up journalism entirely in 2005 to focus on writing fiction.
SEMANA SANTA won the WH Smith Fresh Talent award for one of the best debut novels of the year in 1996 and was later made into a movie starring Mira Sorvino and Olivier Martinez. Four standalone works followed before A Season for the Dead, the first in a series set in Italy. The titles are published in numerous languages around the world including Chinese and Japanese… and Italian.
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Franz Goller from University of Utah explained that the study is their foundation of studying the sounds of prehistoric birds. He explained that there is still a need to look at the data of modern birds. Dinosaurs may not have the ability to sing "I love you. You love me." like Barney because of syrinx absence.
Paleontologist Julia Clarke explained that this shows why there is no syrinx found in non-winged dinosaurs. She explained that this is a step in the sound dinosaurs create and the evolution of birds. Scientists consider birds as dinosaur's direct descendant. They are dubbed as the living dinosaurs, Science Daily reported.
Clarke explained that a syrinx was found in a Cretaceous bird called Vegavis Iaai. It was discovered in 1992 in Antarctica. Syrinx can be found in modern birds. It is a stiff cartilage ring that support soft vibrating tissues that creates the songs birds sing.
She stressed that no one noticed a syrinx in the fossil until she noticed it in 2013. Since then, she and her colleagues looked at other dinosaur records for syrinx but couldn't find any, UT News reported. Clarke added that cartilage and bones do not fossilize but syrinx rings can be fossilized. The ancient syrinx allowed winged-dinosaurs to create honking noises.
Clarke stressed that this study allows them to find the vocal behavior. This is also gives them insight on the anatomical feature of this prehistoric birds. This might show that this birds developed bigger brains. It shows that there are more things needed to be learned from prehistoric dinosaurs aside from the evolution of flight and feathers, he said.
As of to date, the scientist are working with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to create a model of the sound-producing organ.
Clarke explained that this study follows their study published last July. In that paper, they explained that dinosaurs used closed-mouth vocalization similar to ostriches.


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Congratulations to Brewer, Steve Hutchinson and the team at Fernandes Brewery Tap & Bierkeller! Fernandes Malt Shovel Mild took home the SILVER award from within the mild category in the CAMRA Champion Beer of Britain Awards at the Great British Beer Festival last week. The finals of the competition took place after a year of beer tastings, selection panels and beer festival competitions throughout the UK. Successful beers were submitted from these events into this final round and were conventionally judged in a blind tasting made up of journalists, celebrities, fellow brewers and tr.. Read more
Huddersfield Oktoberfest 2015
We are very happy to announce that once again our beers picked up a number of awards at the Hudderfield Camra Oktoberfest. The awards were voted for by the public out of 100+ beers: GOLD award in MILD category: Riverhead Brewery – Damson Mild SILVER award in STOUT/PORTER category: Fernandes – Black Voodoo GOLD award in STRONG BITTER category: Rat Brewery - Number of the Rat Congratulations to our Brewers; Lisa, Steve & Robin!
Wakefield CAMRA Beer Festival 2014
Once again the Ossett Brewery team ventured to the annual Wakefield CAMRA beer festival. This year the festival featured 'Celtic Fringe' beers along with local brewers and real ciders. All the beer was on top form and included beer from all four of our microbreweries. Our stand out beer of the festival was Fernandes Black Voodoo. June Bradbury from Wakefield CAMRA joined Steve at Fernandes to brew our favourite chocolate orange stout, and to make it even more unique the voodoo heading for the festival was racked into a wooden cask. The beer went down a treat and we are very happy.. Read more
Sheffield CAMRA 40th Steel Beer Festival
Our micro-breweries picked up a couple of awards at the Steel City beer festival at Kelham Island: GOLD award in BITTER category: Fernandes Brewery – Half Nelson GOLD award in BEST BITTER category: Rat Brewery – Ratweiller Half Nelson also won SILVER and Ratweiller bronze in the OVERALL BEER of the FESTIVAL competition. Our congratulations to all the brewers involved.
Huddersfield Oktoberfest Triumphs
We're really chuffed our beers picked up a number of awards at the Hudderfield Camra Oktoberfest. The awards were voted for by the public out of 100+ beers: GOLD award in BITTER category: Riverhead Brewery – American IPA GOLD award in STOUT/PORTER category: Rat Brewery – Ratsputin (Russian Imperial Stout) GOLD award in SPECIALITY BEER category: Riverhead Brewery – Marzden (Bavarian Smoked Wheat Beer) BRONZE award in SPECIALITY BEER category: Fernandes – Czech Mate (German style Pilsner) The Rat Brewery 'Ratsputin' was matured in and served from a.. Read more
Fenandes Black Voodoo
We've just being informed by Cleveland Camra that Black Voodoo won beer of the festival at their Saltburn Beer Festival. Thanks to everyone that drank and voted for our 'chocolate orange' beer.


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A heartwarming video starring two Limerick kids has taken the internet by storm.
The 26 second clip shows two young boys eating beans on toast before falling over as they hear the jingle of an ice cream van approach.
The hilarious video has notched up a whopping 8.9million views on Youtube.
It was posted online by Tipperary based photographer Selina O'Meara, who captured her godson Liam, 18 months, and his four-year-old older brother Luke.
Mum Karen Naughton said: "It's mad how much it has taken off. It has been a really interesting week just seeing it grow and grow.
"Selina initially posted it on my Facebook page just for me and my husband James to see it and I was amazed that it had 61 views at that stage.
"It wasn't a set-up. Selina always has her camera on, and she thought there was going to be an incident with the bowl of beans. It was just a coincidence that the ice-cream van drove into the neighbourhood at the same time."


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HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) - The Department of Justice has filed a motion opposing the Huntsville City Schools rezoning plan laid out at a school board meeting earlier this month.
The filing claims Huntsville's rezoning plan "does not integrate the Huntsville City
Schools to the extent practicable, as the District asserts in its motion." The Department of Justice goes on to claim that the plan further cements the boundaries between many of the identifiable black and white schools, along with corresponding barriers to equal educational opportunities.
Though the proposed plan would make sweeping changes to Huntsville's zoning boundaries, that alone isn't good enough, the Department of Justice claims.
On Thursday Huntsville City Schools Superintendent Casey Wardynski responded to the Department of Justice's plan. The district presented a slideshow response that we have included in a photo gallery below.
"Yet despite these large-scale changes, the District's Plan would leave most students in segregated schools and, in some cases, assign them to even more segregated educational environments. Further, students at schools identifiable as black schools would continue to lack equitable access to the array of advanced courses and science/technology programs available at schools identifiable as white," the filing says.
The Department of Justice listed three primary reasons why it opposes Huntsville's plan:
- The closure of Butler and reassignment of its students will place students in highly segregated educational environments.
- The District's Plan leaves a racially identifiable white school under capacity, despite the closure of a racially identifiable black school and the likely overcrowding of another contiguously zoned racially identifiable black school.
- The District Plan does not anticipate or allow room to develop viable magnet programs capable of attracting a desegregated enrollment at its racially identifiable black high schools.
The Department of Justice will hold a conference to gather more information about the methods and data gathered by Huntsville City Schools in order to submit a new plan for rezoning.
Read the full motion by clicking here.


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Main Material : silver |
Other Materials : gold 23.5ct |
One of a Kind : No |
Metal : 23.5ct gold and silver |
Hallmarked : Yes |
Length (inches) : 16
If the silver becomes oxidised, wipe with a cotton bud dipped in SILVER DIP solution. Quickly rinse well in cold water. Or gently wash in warm soap and water. Pat dry.
For the perfect accompaniment.
Large Pebble drops by Jessica Briggs
Pebble Cuff by Jessica Briggs


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A tanka coined in Bengal, showing a horseman, with a border inscription in an Indic script
Source: http://www.vcoins.com/ancient/parscoins/store/viewitem.asp?idProduct=3779
(downloaded May 2007)
"Bengal. Iltutmish.1st Reign.1217-1220 AD. AR Tanka (10.80 gm; 26 mm). Horseman left holding mace."
A billion 2-ghani silver coin minted by Iltutmish, with a Nagari inscription around the edge of the left face
Source: ebay, May 2007
*Ancient Coins Canada**-- many fascinating coins of Iltutmish's, including others with Indic designs and inscriptions
== Indian Routes index == Indian Routes sitemap == Glossary == FWP's main page ==


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The Bachelor of Global Studies will shape you as an informed citizen who can make a difference in our increasingly globalised world.
This interdisciplinary programme will expand your mind as you are exposed to new ways of thinking about the world. As you gain competency in another language you'll deepen your understanding of other cultures and perspectives.
You will develop skills for employment, such as leadership, teamwork, public speaking, critical thinking, research and intercultural communication.


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Bian lian (变脸), literally "Face-changing", is an ancient Chinese dramatic art that is part of the Sichuan opera. Performers wear brightly colored costumes and move to quick, dramatic music. They wear vividly coloured masks, and within a second, their masks' change — revealing completely new and vibrant visages.
He is a joker.
Can you see what I see? The shadows of different characters are created by a man's hands


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If you've got a high school senior, you are probably already charging your camera's battery and making space on your memory card for the hundreds of pictures you'll be taking. When the day comes, you'll take pictures of your soon-to-be graduate getting dressed, getting in the car, walking out in the line, receiving the diploma, and after photos with every single family member and friend. All this is great and should definitely be done, but kids only graduate high school once, so why not get a little creative with the pictures. Here are five creative shots you should really take outside the normal "pose and smile" pictures.
**Hint: If your Grad can keep their cap and gown, opt for a mini-photoshoot on a different day than the graduation. You will have parties, guests, and all kinds of craziness going on so save your kid and yourself the extra stress by shooting another day.
I hope you are inspired to think outside the box when taking graduation pictures this year. The photos of your child standing with family and friends are great, but featuring the little things really help keep the memory alive.
Special thanks and congratulations to my "baby" brothers (pictured) who graduated last year and have just finished their first year of college. I'm sure they love all my photoshoots, but they powered through them like champs.


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It's easy to get caught up in details, to spend too much time on meaningless projects, or just working to survive. Many of us never seem to have time to smell the roses, play with our dog, or walk along the beach.
Whether you believe in a superhuman creator or not, we all share the wonderful gift of life and the amazing space we live in. Do we ever just take a moment to look around and just be amazed? Are we missing out on the true meaning and joy of being alive in this time and this place? Can we just enjoy our lives one day at a time?
Each day should be considered a blessing. We should cherish and enjoy all 24 hours by just soaking in our surroundings. Take a moment to look up, look out, and take a deep breath. Life is a great gift.
TEDxSF presents Louie Schwartzberg, founder of Blacklight Films and the producer of a wonderful short film called "Gratitude." All I ask is that you take just ten minutes of your life and allow yourself the pleasure of enjoying this most wonderful presentation. It's very possible that you will want to change your lifestyle after seeing it. At the least you will have a greater appreciation for each and every day and the amazing world that surrounds us.
"Gratitude" – a film by Louie Schwartzberg


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We're a creative studio based in Leeds.
We love making expressive animation, slick motion graphics and films with flair; but there's much more to us than that. Little Motel was created by animators with a belief in the art of keeping things simple. An ambitiously simple set-up; simple straightforward communication; and a simple process that works. By immersing ourselves with all things animation and motion, we push ourselves to find the perfect approach, unlimited by style, technique or resource. At heart, we like stuff to look good, sound great and do its job.
How it works
We pair-up with awesome brands, charities and agencies across the country to create crafted films that bring pizzazz and punch to their communication. We're trusted as partners by the people we work with to match purpose with pretty pictures.
Our small team of creators will walk you through our well-oiled, adaptable process, mapping out the whole journey from start to finish. Our doors are always open. (Literally, we have no doors.) And at each stage, you get to tell us what you think. That means there's no nasty surprises along the way and what you end up with is more than you imagined.
Matt Cochrane
Co-founder / Animator / Illustrator
Leigh Harrison
Co-founder / Animator / Illustrator
Amy Garrod
We love, love, love working with Little Motel! The team are really helpful. Their ideas for every brief are exciting and well thought-through. Thank you for your great work!
This is truly EPIC. I'm blown away by how this has turned out. The final edit, with all those little extra touches have really added something extra and lifted the whole thing.
This is absolutely brilliant! You had a good understanding of our requirements. The design and artwork has been great. I can't wait to get sharing.
I LOVE the animation. You were brilliant to work with. Efficient, friendly and great with communication.
Little Motel's process and communication was clear, they met our tight deadline, all whilst maintaining adaptability, professionalism and creativity.
It's been a pleasure to work with Little Motel. We hadn't commissioned any animation before and they were very helpful in guiding us through the whole process!
The team managed the projects from start to finish, making my life easier. The videos are engaging our customers and bringing in new business.
Little Motel took the time to fully understand the needs of the client and our creative vision. It's the little flourishes that they add that really bring the animations to life.


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Alkaram launched a stream of new summer prints in Alkaram Spring Summer Collection 2015 vol-2 and showcased complete catalog of dresses on its official Facebook page. This is just not the ordinary summer dress launch of Alkaram but a complete summer clothing experience for young, beautiful and stylish girls of Pakistan. Alkaram has introduced everything in this volume 2 for everyone; if you are looking some embroidered formal stuff this catalog of Alkaram will provide you your dreamy formal embroidered summer dress. And if you are searching for a funky casual colorful dress for the casual happenings of summer 2015 Alkaram launched a series of colorful summer prints under "Pop Art" and "Rangon Ki Dunya". Alkaram has also introduced summer kurti designs in ready-to-wear format in this Alkaram Spring Summer Collection 2015 Vol-2 Catalog. So, this time Alkaram brings more than 150 contemporary summer prints to give you a real feminine look in this summer season 2015.
Alkaram Floral Prints for Summer 2015
Alkaram launched season's most sizzling looks in floral prints. Alkaram launched 3 piece summer dresses comprising of floral printed shirt and dupatta with dyed shalwar. Akaram has also nourished the dresses in formal look with trendy, cultural and modern embroideries to give you formal elegant look. So, live a very own romantic summer 2015 with Alkaram dreamy floral summer lawn prints and feel the timeless elegance of floral prints throughout the summer 2015. Moreover, Alkaram also made some of energetic, artistic and creative summer prints of summer 2015 with aesthetic abstracts and amazing block prints.
Alkaram Kurti Designs 2015
For your summer 2015 casual happenings Alkaram introduced the most demanding summer dresses; yes, Alkaram Kurti designs 2015. In this collection Alkaram brings fabulous kurta designs in ready-to-wear format for your casual happenings. So, live the whole summer with lively colors and fabulous prints of Alkaram. Don't miss the opportunity of happiness this summer 2015 and be the real feminine with style, elegance and fashion.
Tales of Persia | Alkaram Special for Summer 2015
Alkaram brings some prints from the heart of Persian civilization for you to give you royal look of the season. Alkaram Tales from Persia is the dress collection of summer 2015 that will remind you the ancient era of Persian fashion. The gorgeous prints are the best artistic work in feminine clothing; so, feel the classic beauty from the heart of classic Persia. Alkaram introduced Persian summer prints in this Alkaram Lawn Collection 2015 Volume-2.
Alkaram Ethnic Summer Prints
And if you are looking for some tribal prints are belongs to tribal areas and wants to experience the tribal lifestyle Alkaram's Ethnic Summer Prints will be the best choice for you. Ethnic prints in tribal funk will remind you the real beauty of tribal areas with the feelings of colors, dreams and looks.
Alkaram Funky Pop Art
Especially made through artistic work of aesthetic block work and creative art Alkaram design Funky Pop Art for summer 2015 and launched in this Alkaram Summer Designs 2015 Edition-2 Catalog. These are the funky prints for your funky moments. Feel crazy and cheerful with Alkaram Funky Pop Art lawn prints and experience the happy phase of summer 2015. In this Funky Poo Art Alkaram introduced colorful dresses which have been made in exciting prints patterns that will lead you in "Rangon ki Dunya".
Alkaram Studio- Summer 2015 Vol-2 Magazine
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Jobs & Careers Involving Law Enforcement
The paths to a law enforcement career are many, depending mostly on the applicant's background, geography and talents. Most jobs require at least a high school diploma, but rapid promotion is possible after completing a probationary period that usually lasts 90 days. The major pre-condition for advancement is the completion of additional training, which allows officers to focus on certain types of crimes, or bid for specialized jobs, such as becoming a detective.
Basic Educational Requirements
A high school or general education diploma is the minimum entry-level credential for most law enforcement jobs. However, many state and local agencies evaluate applicants' mental and physical fitness by requiring them to undergo an academy training phase. Candidates must also pass varying background checks, personal interviews and physical fitness tests. Once officers begin working, they move on to more specialized assignments, typically by completing further training. Officers can also upgrade skills by taking continuing education classes, for which many departments offer financial assistance.
State and Local Agencies
Law enforcement careers are commonly divided along geographic and training lines. City police and sheriff's departments enforce laws at the municipal and county levels, respectively. State police departments, as their name suggests, investigate crimes on a statewide level. Detectives focus on gathering facts and interviewing witnesses to help departments arrest criminal suspects. Some law enforcement personnel work a specific geographical area, while others specialize in a particular crime, such as vice, for example. Most managers in these jobs are appointees, except for county sheriffs, who are elected by county residents.
Federal Jobs
National and international investigative work is done by federal law enforcement officers, who must also meet stricter qualification criteria than their local or state peers. For example, FBI special agent applicants must be college graduates with at least three years' professional work experience. Recruits must also undergo extensive training at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia, or the U.S. Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia. Candidates may also have to pass lie detector tests and obtain special security clearances.
Work Environment
Law enforcement careers are stressful and dangerous by nature. Uniformed officers suffer especially high fatality and injury rates, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation notes in its Uniform Crime Report for 2010. During that year, 56 officers were killed on duty, including 15 in ambush situations, and 14 slain by suspects attacking them during arrest situations. Of the 53,469 officers assaulted in 2010, 26.1 percent of them suffered injuries. Thirty-three percent of assaults occurred when officers handled disturbance calls, including bar fights and family quarrels.
Job opportunities are expected to grow seven percent by 2020. The bureau expects competition to remain fiercest for state and federal jobs, which offer better pay and inter-agency promotion and transfer opportunities. Prospects are brightest for bilingual applicants with a bachelor's degree and related law enforcement experience. Openings at state and local agencies depend on municipal funding levels. In most cases, however, officers and investigators who lose jobs to budget cuts have little trouble getting hired by other agencies.
- Federal Bureau of Investigation; Uniform Crime Reports; Officers Assaulted
- Federal Bureau of Investigation; Uniform Crime Reports; Officers Feloniously Killed
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Outlook Handbook; How to Become a Police Officer or Detective
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Outlook Handbook; Job Outlook
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Outlook Handbook; What Police and Detectives Do
Photo Credits
- Doug Menuez/Photodisc/Getty Images


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Sales Have Ended
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Marketing - The Engine Room Of Your Business!
Do you have the right machine working at the right speed?
If you are a business owner who is ..
- Looking for effective ways to grow your business
- Keen to do things a little differently
- Want to stand out in a competitive industry
This workshop is for you!
You will explore…
Key aspects of the planning, implementation and evaluation process that every business needs to have in place -
- How to uncover the areas that you need to focus on for your business to get instant improvements
- How to make smart decisions about what bad marketing habits you can drop instantly
These small group workshops give you focused access to our expert presenter and enables you the opportunity to share your experiences with likeminded business owners.
Presented by Todd Wright of Threesides Marketing.
Morning Tea provided.
This is a Level 2 workshop
"Business Essentials, you have the basics in place and need to explore key areas like Planning, Marketing, Legal or Accounting in more detail. Would suit entrepreneurs, established businesses and their staff."


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William Penn's Prayer for Philadelphia, 1684.
And Thou Philadelphia the virgin settlement of this province named before thou wert born, what care, what service, what travail have there been to bring thee forth and preserve thee from such as would abuse and defile thee. O that thou mayest be kept from the evil that would overwhelm thee, that faithful to the God of thy mercies in the life of righteousness, thou mayest be preserved to the end. My soul prays to God for thee that thou mayest stand in the day of trial, that thy children may be blest of the Lord and thy people saved by His power.
Credit: William Hepworth Dixon, William Penn: A Historical Biography, (Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, 1851), 221.


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Hello folks! Hope your day is better than mine. I've had a stiff neck and upper right shoulder since Monday and I am not a very happy camper (it's just a bit of an inconvenience since I have a lot to do which requires my right arm). BUT, as long as I don't do sudden moves or reach up high or down low, I can still create {::SMILES}.
This month WPlus9 is sponsoring Card's Magazine blog challenge and based on the lovely sketch by Dawn, I came up with the above card.
Do join us because there is a set of fabulous prize for the winner!
For my card I stuck to the colors that I have been using for the release it seems like my new favorite stamp is that banner. It's just such a great looking piece, stamps so well, and the little sentiments are a lot of fun to use.
I hope you do join and I'll post more later… when I can flap my right arm a bit more. Right now even typing is a bit uncomfortable. Ciao!


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Sunday, February 01, 2009
Anniversaries anonymous
Area bombing or a scatter-gun? While BBC Radio 3 uses the former, I prefer the latter. So here is a list of otherwise anonymous anniversaries for the week:
Feb 1 - Ernest Pepping, died 1981
Feb 2 - Palestrina, died 1594
Feb 3 - Luigi Dallipicolla, died 1975
Feb 4 - Iannis Xenakis, died 2001
Feb 5 - John Pritchard, born 1921
Feb 6 - Karl Weigl, born 1882
Feb 7 - Wilhelm Stenhammar, born 1871
Inclusivity is the name of the game.
Header image is my graphic transformation of Xenakis' sketch of the Diatope, a combination of sound and light effects in a pavilion he designed himself especially for this purpose (Paris/Bonn 1978-1979). See the original image here. Any copyrighted material on these pages is included as "fair use", for the purpose of study, review or critical analysis only, and will be removed at the request of copyright owner(s). Report broken links, missing images and errors to - overgrownpath at hotmail dot co dot uk
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- Pliable said...
I notice that the ever innovative American Symphony Orchestra are performing two Dallapicolla operas at Lincoln Center on Feb 20 -
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- Garth Trinkl said...
Great!! I was wondering when someone was going to produce Dallapiccola's 'Volo di notte' (Night Flight)! (I've heard the choral 'Canti di prigionia' in performance; but have never heard or seen 'Il prigioniero' in performance. I'm surprised that there is no DVD of that work available.)
I know that Stanford University and the Manhattan School of Music (NYC) both mounted 'Volo di notte' in the 1960s (the Stanford U. production was the American premiere, in English [1962]), but I can't quickly locate a source for more recent revivals. (American pianist William Kapell was killed in the King's Mountain trans-Pacific plane crash in 1953, not far from the Stanford U. campus.)
I hope that it is too late to hope that Lorin Maazel, who conducted the premiere of Dallapiccola's 'Ulisse' in Berlin in 1968, might find time to revive the work in Munich, New York City, London, or Virginia (if not now in Valencia, Spain). (It is the Ernest Bour, 1975 French recording of "Ulisse" which is currently available in the catalogue.)
It is probably more likely that George Steel will revive Dallapiccola's 'Ulisse" with the New York City Opera than that Lorin Maazel will lead a revival of the great 20th c. opera, but who knows ...
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Sunday Gravy: Yankees would rather retire No. 13
After four weeks of zero-degree temperatures, busted snow shovels and eight-inch ice dams in our gutters, the vision of pitchers and catchers reporting on Friday was positively divine. Spring is almost here.
• The Yankees say they'll retire the numbers of Andy Pettitte (46), Jorge Posada (20) and Bernie Williams (51) this season. It's a sad consolation for the team's front office. What they really wanted was a retirement announcement from the guy who currently wears No. 13.
• We appreciate Alex Rodriguez's hand-written note of apology (what penmanship!), but it's unnecessary. We're certain the guilt he feels for decades of lies and deceit is far worse than any punishment he's already received. Besides, if A-Rod really wanted to offer the insincere mea culpa suitable for most fourth-graders, he could have just gone to the Yankees' clubhouse blackboard to write "I will not do steroids" 500 times.
• When it comes to retiring numbers and chiseling plaques for Monument Park, the Yankees probably overdo it (Willie Randolph?). Mediocre on-field performance likely has something to do with celebrating the glory years, as pointed out by the New York Times earlier this week.
• The long-proposed boxing match of the century between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao is finally a done deal. Both are about five years past their primes; each a bit slower, a bit less technically proficient. It hasn't quelled the excitement. Early estimates say the May 2 bout in Las Vegas may draw 3.5 million pay-per-view subscribers at nearly $100 a pop. That means there's potential for each fighter's haul to be over $50 million, a number so absurd that, in the shady boxing world, means a rematch is inevitable. But so what? We'll still be watching.
• Is NASCAR still a legitimate sport or a Spike TV reality show?
• The Yale-Quinnipiac Hockey Haven rivalry is the best annual sporting event in Connecticut, and frankly, there's nothing that even comes close to matching the atmosphere and intensity.
• Branford's Mike Olt had his path to the Texas Rangers blocked by Adrian Beltre, the team's veteran third baseman. Now with the Cubs, Olt must hold off promising prospect Kris Bryant, who belted 43 minor league homers last year, to win a big league job.
• Bobby Knight yelled at fans blocking his view to sit down during the middle of his live ESPN color commenting gig of Temple and SMU. It was the broadcasting equivalent of that grumpy old man next door hollering at neighborhood kids to get off his lawn. He should be on every college basketball telecast.
• Multiple outlets report Columbia has hired East Haven native Al Bagnoli as football coach, an announcement to be made as soon as Monday. While it won't get much media play, this is an Ivy League bombshell.
When he announced his impending retirement as Penn coach last season, Bagnoli wasn't sure his coaching days were finished. "You never say never," Bagnoli told the Register in April. "At some point I'd like to go back and be an assistant in high school."
Columbia, in its current state, represents a slight upgrade from high school and a far greater challenge. The perennial Ivy League sad sack has dropped 21 straight games and last enjoyed a winning season in 1996. If Bagnoli can bring Columbia back to .500, he'll have cemented an already rock-solid case for the College Football Hall of Fame.
• Why are they still talking about Deflategate?
• The Miracle on Ice occurred 35 years ago Sunday. Not many goaltenders can say they once faced off against the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team. Keith Allain is one of the few. He was Yale's starting goalie in December 1979, when the Bulldogs traveled to Buffalo, New York, to take on Herb Brooks' boys in a pre-Olympic exhibition. Yale lost 6-1.
"I'd played against most of those guys before," said Allain, Yale's hockey coach since 2006. "At the time (Boston University and Boston College) were in the ECAC, and we'd played at Minnesota and Minnesota-Duluth the year before."
Few would have predicted the team would win gold in Lake Placid, the signature moment beating the unbeatable Soviets in perhaps the greatest upset in U.S. sports history.
• The Westminster Dog Show and the NFL Combine — two televised events that essentially have the same concept — took place this week. Major difference is the dog show is infinitely more watchable.
• Baseball will now have a timer to help speed up the pace of play. Only it'll be tucked away almost out of sight and won't be enforced, aside from warnings and fines to serial violators. In other words, it shouldn't have much effect at all and is fairly pointless.
• Why doesn't anyone complain about how basketball drags out the final minutes of every close game? Don't quote us on this, but we're fairly certain each team has an unlimited supply of timeouts. Stop the over-coaching and let the kids play.
• Frank Verducci, UConn's new offensive coordinator, is the nephew of baseball great Gil Hodges. Let it be known Hodges, manager of the 1969 Miracle Mets, had his No. 14 retired by the Mets but not the Dodgers, for whom he blasted 370 homers and helped to seven World Series and two championships.
• Not terribly excited for Sunday night's Academy Awards. The only nominated film I saw was "Boyhood," which had an intriguing concept but was mostly boring and underachieving. It got to the point where I was begging for it to end so I could get on with my life. Which, we suppose, sort of mirrors a typical Sunday Gravy story arc.


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Farewell to a friend of Samoa
A J.I.C.A. volunteer and expert, Mahmoud Riad is leaving tomorrow after six years working in Samoa and the Pacific Island countries.
Mr. Riad has been working and assisting the Japanese Technical Cooperation Project for Promotion Initiative on Solid Waste Management (J-PRISM 2).
It is a five year multi – million dollar project funded by J.I.C.A. in partnership with S.P.R.E.P. with the main goal, the sustainable management of solid waste in the Pacific region.
Mr. Riad has been working as a J.I.C.A. expert for over 30 years around 30 countries. He first visited Samoa in 2012 and have been working in Samoa and other Pacific Island countries since then.
He believes that working as a J.I.C.A. expert provides him the opportunity to interact with many different cultures and introduce Japanese expertise to other countries. Riad has contributed a lot in developing of waste management in Samoa.
"I understand that a Samoan word for rubbish did not exist before but rubbish has started to grow as the life styles of the people here changed," he said.
"Also the rubbish here is managed by the national government directly and not by local authorities as in other countries. Finally I realized that much more efforts are needed to develop public awareness on waste matters. All these factors made me interested to work in Samoa."
Riad helped in developing the capacities of the institutions and individuals working in the solid waste management sector, mainly sustainability practices are introduced and the results are shared by the counterparts in different countries in the region.
He was also worked closely with the Division of Environmental & Conservation (D.E.C.) of Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in tackling many waste issues in Samoa.
His successor, Ayako Yoshida has return for the 2nd time and she's no-stranger to the J-P.R.I.S.M. Project team.
She formerly worked as a Project Coordinator for Micronesia's activities based in Samoa from 2014-2016.
She then promoted to the Project Formulation Advisor for Environmental Sector in J.I.C.A. Micronesia Office (in charge of Palau, F.S.M. and R.M.I.).
Ms. Ayako is now back for another two years term as a Regional Cooperation Coordinator for J-P.R.I.S.M. 2.
Her main role is managing regional activities with collaboration among various donor partners such as S.P.R.E.P., E.U. and others. According to Yoshida, she would like to introduce many good practices from other J-P.R.I.S.M. 2 member countries
Lita Lui spoke on behalf of the Government of Samoa to thank Mr. Riad Mahmoud for his time helping out with the improvement of solid waste management in Samoa and as well as welcoming back Ms. Ayako Yoshida for another two years term based in Samoa. She also thank J.I.C.A.'s continuous support not only Grant assistance but as well as Technical Cooperation that helped the development of Samoa.


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''My book came out last year a week before the presidential elections," says Madeline Iva, author of the fantasy romance Wicked Apprentice. "What I came away with, standing in the blasted devastation of our liberal democratic psyche, was that I'd just written a book about a woman who ends up holding all the power—and people are very nervous about it."
The experience inspired Iva's upcoming panel, Queens of the Damned: Women Who Write Horror, Fantasy and Paranormal Fiction, and she will lead a discussion October 28 at Barnes & Noble on how women are challenging and changing genre fiction.
"The title of this panel references that post-election moment," Iva says. "I have to keep writing that kind of book. Young women need to see and hear about women having power, being comfortable with it, and everyone else not freaking out."
Whether carving a path in a male-dominated industry or beating the odds to actually publish and attract readers, these women prove the power of positive action in publishing.
Elizabeth Massie, Desper Hollow
"Horror is often thought of as a 'guy's genre.' It's edgy, gritty, scary and sometimes no-holds-barred graphic," says the two-time Bram Stoker Award winner. "I don't begrudge my male horror writer counterparts any recognition they have rightly earned—that would be sexist. But I do know woman horror writers have a ways to go."
Shawnee Small, The Night Kind series
"I was a goth for over 20 years, both here in Charlottesville when I did my English literature degree at UVA in the early '90s, and also later, when I lived abroad in the U.K. during my 20s and 30s. As a fantasy author, I decided from the onset that I wasn't going to hide my gender behind a pen name, for better or worse. …Women are still told that we're being silly, and that our feelings are over-exaggerated, or just plain wrong. I say don't listen. Stand by your convictions and don't be afraid to go against what everyone else says. That's how revolutions are started."
Mary Behre, Tidewater series
"I had 42 agents turn down the first book in my award-winning series," Behre says. They feared they wouldn't be able to sell the book, which she'd written because "I'd always wanted to read books about ghosts that did more than creak the floorboards or move a lamp." She went on to sell a two-book deal and sign contracts for more.
S.A. Hunter, Scary Mary series
Hunter writes about a high school girl who hears ghosts and wishes they'd shut up. Welcomed into the community by local romance writers, the Charlottesville-based, self-published author says that "being paid and praised for my writing is still amazing to me."
Jodi Meadows, Before She Ignites
"I think fondly of the authors whose books I read as a teen, whose books showed me that fantastic adventures weren't just for boys, and I want to carry on that tradition." Meadows' latest includes dragons, politics and a girl who did the right thing and was punished for it. "Now, as someone whose books are getting bigger, it's my job to make sure that path includes space for marginalized authors, whose voices have been silenced throughout history."
Tina Glasneck, Dragon's Awakening, part of the Through the Never anthology
"Representation of different colors, beliefs and backgrounds [as a few examples] matter in fiction," Glasneck says. "I truly believe that books help people grow. Minds are changed through great storytelling. …To me, when we stop reading, we also, as a culture, stop thinking and growing."


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Replacement seat foam for Bacchetta recurve seats.
If you're tired of messing around with pull pins on your bike, then these clamps from Velo Genesis are the way to go! Made from aluminum, these clamps replace the pull pins on your recumbent, allowing maximum adjustment, help to stiffen up your seat and adds the finishing touches to your bike. Available in two different sizes.
Replacement seat bottom cover for the Bacchetta recurve seat and foam. This is a Bacchetta product. This cover is held on with a bungee cord draw string running around the bottom of the cover.
Sometimes 1 1/2" isn't quite right. Many of us (me included) need just a little more padding. Our 2" seat foam replacement comes cut and velcro attached. Just stick it back on your Euromesh seat. This foam comes from the very same stable that Bacchetta's 1 1/2" foam comes from.
Replacement seat back and zipties for Bacchetta's recurve Seat.
For the ultimate in comfort, look no further than the ReCurve. While most recumbent seats fall away at the top, the ReCurve curves back towards you to keep you tucked into the seat and in the lap of luxury. Seat stays, seat attach bracket, and pull pins are not included with the seat.
Performance, comfort and maximum breathability come together in the perfect all-purpose saddle. At a weight of only 2 1/2 lbs., the EuroMesh is light enough to use for your fast club rides and comfortable enough to tour across the nation. The EuroMesh is quickly becoming our favorite seat. Seat stays, seat attachment bracket, and pull pins are not included with the seat.
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South Lake Tahoe Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum Co-sponsored by the Lake Tahoe Community College.
The evening promises to be lively, informative, and fun. The format will start at 5:15 with each candidate introducing themselves with a stump speech to let the audience know why they're the best person for the office they're running for. Following that, the forum will take a dramatic change with the candidates joining the audience at preassigned tables for a more personal opportunity to answer questions and interact with the public.
The Chamber and the College want our local voters to have a final opportunity to get to know the candidates so they can make better decisions at the polls on November 4.
There is no charge to attend. Please be there to get to know the candidates on a more personal basis and to cheer on your favorites. RSVP is appreciated but not necessary. To confirm your attendance for the Candidates Forum on October 9, please email email@example.com by Tuesday, October 7 or just show up!


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Illuminated "Disney Halloween Harvest Village" Collection
Handcrafted, hand-painted village collection captures a Disney Halloween harvest with illuminated buildings and FREE Disney characters figurines!
Mickey's Haunted Barn measures 10.2 cm W x 11.4 cm L x 110.2 cm H
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Mickey Mouse and his friends invite you to join them at their Happy Haunting Grounds for a frightfully fun time! Introducing the Disney Halloween Harvest Village Collection, an eerily illuminated village collection from The Bradford Exchange. Featuring favourite Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Goofy and more, this eerie collection begins with Issue One, Mickey's Haunted Barn with FREE Count Mick-ula Figurine. Next to arrive will be Issue Two, Goofy's Spooky Silo with FREE Goof-enstein Figurine. Soon your collection will continue with Issue Three, Donald's Sweet Bite Coop with FREE Mad Donald Doc Figurine and additional Halloween village buildings (some with a FREE figurine), each building a separate issue to follow.
Each of the Halloween Harvest village buildings and figurines in this wickedly wonderful collection is expertly handcrafted and hand-painted in ghoulishly detail. You'll shriek in delight at the eerie illumination coming from inside each building, and you're sure to come up with spooktacular ways to make each scene your own with the Disney character figurines that come with your collection. Better hurry though; intense demand is expected from legions of Disney fans and collectors. Order now!
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Oh Yeah Music Centre Fundraver
Oh Yeah Centre are celebrating their seventh birthday with a special fundraiser.
"We are 7. If Oh Yeah were a dog, this would make it our first birthday. This is fitting considering that it's our first traditional birthday party celebration. Of course, by 'traditional' we mean the kind of party where you stuff your face with cake, dance around with glo sticks, and make new friends.
It's like a kids birthday bash, only with no actual children, grown-up drinks and marginally less boke. There will be party bags, UV lights, plus ridiculously good music from DJs Jonny Tiernan and Emma-Rose McGrady. And like all of the best parties, everyone is welcome.
Bring yourself, bring your friends, and just generally bring it.
Saturday May 24th, 2014
Doors: 9pm / Adm: £10
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Christi Salamone, Executive Director of La Quinta Arts Festival was recently honored by the Greater Palm Springs Convention and Visitor Bureau (CVB) for outstanding efforts to enhance the image of the Palm Springs region.
Each year the hospitality industry singles out the efforts of a local individual or organization that has made an extraordinary contribution during the past year to promote the Palm Springs area. This year the CVB chose to recognize the La Quinta Arts Festival – #1 Fine Art Festival in the nation and acknowledge the efforts of the La Quinta Arts Foundation staff and the city of La Quinta who have hosted this successful event for the past 30 years. Top sales numbers, along with the quality of the festival experience earned La Quinta a well-deserved number one national destination ranking last year.
This year's La Quinta Arts Festival attracted more than 25,000 attendees to the four-day festival featuring 230 contemporary artists from 38 states and Canada. The success of the Festival has also generated more than $1 million over the years to support college scholarships for students pursuing degrees in the arts.
Arts and cultural organizations, institutions, and facilities have helped move the Palm Springs region to the forefront of the hospitality market. That's important, of course, to those living here for the way the arts inform local lives and advance creativity and potential. But the growth of the arts and creative industry the region also parallels and propels growth and development, providing rich and rewarding cultural experiences which help define and promote the community and spur economic growth.
"By all measures, it was an outstanding year for the La Quinta Arts Festival," said LQAF Executive Director Christi Salamone. "The diversity, quality and expertise of our artists and the unmatched outdoor setting consistently delivers a first class show and our staff and volunteers deliver a first class visitor experience."
The 2014 La Quinta Arts Festival is scheduled for March 6- 9. For more information, go here.


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Opinion: Democrats Fear the Tax Cliff
Editorial board member Steve Moore on six Democrats who have expressed a willingness to negotiate with Republicans over extending the Bush tax cuts. Photo: Associated Press.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Blue Competition Bicycles is a brand that has been around since 2004, but they have recently come under new ownership. Although the brand's original founder is gone, the new owners are making a big push to let everyone know that they are back and they mean business. Now known as simply Blue Bicycles, we got an up close look at their 2017 model lineup including road, aero road, cross, gravel, tri and even track models. But clearly, the biggest news is their full carbon gravel/endurance road bicycle called the Prosecco EX that will sell for $2,699 with Ultegra Di2.
Blue Prosecco EX
The alloy Prosecco is a current model in Blue's lineup and for 2017 they have the Prosecco EX model that is full carbon. It is an endurance/gravel bike with thru-axles front and rear, 386 bottom bracket and flat stays for compliance and comfort. The geometry is more relaxed and has a longer head tube than a standard road bike. On all of the Blue Bicycles seen here, you will find Aerus wheels in alloy and carbon. Aerus is Blue's own in-house wheel brand. It can fit up to a 42c tire and the best part? It will retail for an amazing price point of $2,699 which includes a Shimano Ultegra Di2 drivetrain. The Prosecco EX will be available in September.
Blue Prosecco AL
The Prosecco AL is made from 6061 custom hydroformed double butted aluminum and provides a lightweight platform at an entry level price. The relaxed geometry is designed for long rides and stable handling. The full carbon fork, all internal routing, Shimano 105, and mechanical disc brakes compliment the build. This bike can fit up to 40c gravel tires. The Prosecco AL is available from your local Blue dealer now with a price of $1,364.
Blue AC1 EX
The AC1 is one of the longest standing models in Blue's history and the first generation of this line was created in 2008. It is an aero road bike that is heavily tested at the A2 wind tunnel in Georgia. Of course, the bike has undergone several upgrades and changes since those early models and now features Blue's top of the line high-modulus carbon fiber. It has a BB30 bottom bracket, Blue's SFT2 Super Flow Tube Tech (which means the down tube and seat stay cross sections oriented to the direction the wind flows across bike), Blue's C4RDA carbon aero road fork with carbon dropouts, FSA integrated headset, tapered headtube and micro adjust front derailleur hanger for superior shifting. The seatclamp has been redesigned to provide more comfort to the rider. It is available in 3 models including a Shimano Ultegra Di2 version, Shimano Ultegra version and Shimano 105 version. The Shimano Ultegra (mechanical) version will run $2,676.
Blue Axino SL
The SL stands for super light and for 2017, the Axino road bike is taken to a whole new level. The distinct feature of the Axino line is Blue's proprietary Kamtail designed tube shapes that are designed to make the bike fast and to provide exceptional handling. Kamtail refers to a shape that is much like an airplane wing, but instead of tapering out to a point, it's slightly chopped off and flattened on the tail end, drastically improving aerodynamics over standard round tubes. The frame is made from high-modulus, uni-directional carbon fiber.
The Axino SL will come in three builds including Shimano 105, Shimano Ultegra (mechanical) and the Shimano Dura-Ace shown here. These bikes are available now and the Dura-Ace equipped Axino SL will run you $5,144.


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(0)Python replacement for PHP's Arrays [ edit ]
An array in PHP is actually an ordered map. A map is a type that associates values to keys. This type is optimized for several different uses; it can be treated as an array, list (vector), hash table (an implementation of a map), dictionary, collection, stack, queue, and probably more. As array values can be other arrays, trees and multidimensional arrays are also possible.
Explanation of those data structures is beyond the scope of this manual, but at least one example is provided for each of them. For more information, look towards the considerable literature that exists about this broad topic.
Specifying with array()
An array can be created by the array() language construct. It takes as parameters any number of comma-separated key => value pairs.
array( key => value , ... ) // key may only be an integer or string // value may be any value of any type
A key may be either an integer or a string. If a key is the standard representation of an integer, it will be interpreted as such (i.e. "8" will be interpreted as 8, while "08" will be interpreted as "08"). Floats in key are truncated to integer. The indexed and associative array types are the same type in PHP, which can both contain integer and string indices.
A value can be any PHP type.
If a key is not specified for a value, the maximum of the integer indices is taken and the new key will be that value plus 1. If a key that already has an assigned value is specified, that value will be overwritten.
Before PHP 4.3.0, appending to an array in which the current maximum key was negative would create a new key as described above. Since PHP 4.3.0, the new key will be 0.
Using TRUE as key will evaluate to integer 1 as a key. Using FALSE as key will evaluate to integer 0 as a key. Using NULL as a key will evaluate to the empty string. Using the empty string as a key will create (or overwrite) a key with the empty string and its value; it is not the same as using empty brackets.
Arrays and objects can not be used as keys. Doing so will result in a warning: Illegal offset type.
Creating/modifying with square bracket syntax
An existing array can be modified by explicitly setting values in it.
This is done by assigning values to the array, specifying the key in brackets. The key can also be omitted, resulting in an empty pair of brackets ([]).
$arr[key] = value; $arr[] = value; // key may be an integer or string // value may be any value of any type
If $arr doesn't exist yet, it will be created, so this is also an alternative way to create an array. To change a certain value, assign a new value to that element using its key. To remove a key/value pair, call the unset() function on it.
Useful functions
There are quite a few useful functions for working with arrays. See the array functions section.
The foreach control structure exists specifically for arrays. It provides an easy way to traverse an array.
Array do's and don'ts
Why is $foo[bar] wrong?
Always use quotes around a string literal array index. For example, $foo['bar'] is correct, while $foo[bar] is not. But why? It is common to encounter this kind of syntax in old scripts:
This is wrong, but it works. The reason is that this code has an undefined constant (bar) rather than a string ('bar' - notice the quotes). PHP may in future define constants which, unfortunately for such code, have the same name. It works because PHP automatically converts a bare string (an unquoted string which does not correspond to any known symbol) into a string which contains the bare string. For instance, if there is no defined constant named bar, then PHP will substitute in the string 'bar' and use that.
More examples to demonstrate this behaviour:
When error_reporting is set to show E_NOTICE level errors (by setting it to E_ALL, for example), such uses will become immediately visible. By default, error_reporting is set not to show notices.
As stated in the syntax section, what's inside the square brackets ('[' and ']') must be an expression. This means that code like this works:
This is an example of using a function return value as the array index. PHP also knows about constants:
Note that E_ERROR is also a valid identifier, just like bar in the first example. But the last example is in fact the same as writing:
because E_ERROR equals 1, etc.
So why is it bad then?
At some point in the future, the PHP team might want to add another constant or keyword, or a constant in other code may interfere. For example, it is already wrong to use the words empty and default this way, since they are reserved keywords.
Converting to array
For any of the types: integer, float, string, boolean and resource, converting a value to an array results in an array with a single element with index zero and the value of the scalar which was converted. In other words, (array)$scalarValue is exactly the same as array($scalarValue).
If an object is converted to an array, the result is an array whose elements are the object's properties. The keys are the member variable names, with a few notable exceptions: integer properties are unaccessible; private variables have the class name prepended to the variable name; protected variables have a '*' prepended to the variable name. These prepended values have null bytes on either side. This can result in some unexpected behaviour:
The above will appear to have two keys named 'AA', although one of them is actually named '\0A\0A'.
It is possible to compare arrays with the array_diff() function and with array operators.
The array type in PHP is very versatile. Here are some examples:
Example #1 Using array()
Example #2 Collection
The above example will output:
Do you like red? Do you like blue? Do you like green? Do you like yellow?
Changing the values of the array directly is possible since PHP 5 by passing them by reference. Before that, a workaround is necessary:
Example #3 Collection
The above example will output:
Array ( [0] => RED [1] => BLUE [2] => GREEN [3] => YELLOW )
This example creates a one-based array.
Example #4 One-based index
The above example will output:
Array ( [1] => 'January' [2] => 'February' [3] => 'March' )
Example #5 Filling an array
Arrays are ordered. The order can be changed using various sorting functions. See the array functions section for more information. The count() function can be used to count the number of items in an array.
Example #6 Sorting an array
Because the value of an array can be anything, it can also be another array. This enables the creation of recursive and multi-dimensional arrays.
Example #7 Recursive and multi-dimensional arrays
Array assignment always involves value copying. Use the reference operator to copy an array by reference.
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Kappa Authentic Amal Sock 3-Pack - White/Black/Pink
Whether you play basketball, football, netball, auto-racing, skiing, sailing, golf, fencing, martial arts or anything in between - Kappa is THE go-to brand for on-trend sportswear, destined to give you an edge on the competition.
Available in unisex sock sizing - see size chart for correct fit!
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- Style: Authentic Amal
- Colour: White/Black/Pink
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- Materials: 75% polyamide, 22% cotton, 3% elastane
- Machine washable
- Country of origin: Portugal
- Please note: Change of mind returns will not be accepted for this item due to hygiene reasons
Designed for active and dynamic people, heritage Italian brand Kappa is known as a leading sportswear brand that is synonymous with fusing performance with sleek, sports-led style. Kappa delivers a range of technical and functional clothing and sports footwear characterised by their modern, engaging coloured style and their instantly recognisable Omini logo - guaranteed to deliver the best performance.