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Alan Fisher
Where are you from?
Motherwell in Scotland
How did you get started in broadcasting?
Hospital radio when I was still at school but my first real job was at Moray Firth Radio in Inverness
When was that?
Why News broadcasting?
I've always loved making people go 'well I didn't know that'.
Where else would have viewers seen or heard you before?
I was at GMTV for thirteen years and before that I was on television in Scotland
What is your Best on-air moment?
Telling the GMTV audience live on air that a missing schoolgirl in Brighton had been found safe and well.
What is your Worst on-air moment?
Forgetting the name of a murder accused live on air but managing to get out of it.
What would you like to do before your career ends?
Break more stories – add more countries to my visited list
What do you like to do in your spare time?
Play with my children, cycle and collect books on journalism.
What advice would you give to anyone that would like to get into the broadcasting world?
Get involved early, work hard and read everything you can lay your hands on. Find your own voice!
A big thanks to Alan for taking part.


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13 December 2016 - Remaining Assets To Be Sold Online
12 December 2016
9:00 am - 4:00 pm CT
or earlier by appointment
Sale Details
HilcoHelps will donate an amount equivalent to the selling price of lot 349 plus $1 per lot sold, to the Tarrant Area Food Bank, whose mission is to empower communities to eliminate hunger by providing food, education and resources through innovation and collaboration.
The closure of this facility offers a unique opportunity for producers of large dies/molds, complex frames, sub-assemblies, cylinders, and rolls to purchase large capacity CNC machine tools and CNC cylindrical grinders at a fraction of the cost of new and with immediate delivery. These machines will be sold through a live, webcast auction sale on 13 December, however, select machine are available for immediate inspection, sale and removal.
Goss International supplies presses and finishing systems – including the most automated and productive web offset presses in the world – for magazine, newspaper, packaging, catalog, direct mail and other printing applications. The company is differentiated by its printing process knowledge, engineering expertise, high-tech industrial manufacturing capabilities and ability to execute and support large-scale capital equipment projects.
The company is headquartered in Durham, New Hampshire and has major manufacturing centers in North America, Asia and Europe as well as a global sales and support network.
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CNC Vertical Machining Centers
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CNC MIilling & Turning Centers
- WFL M100/6500 Millturn
- (2) WFL M65 Millturn
- Mazak Integrex 300SY
- Gildemeister CTX-500E
- Leadwell LTC-50BXXL
- (2) Neue Magdeburger CNC 604M
CNC Cylindrical Grinders
- (3) Naxos-Union 63/3250CNC-S Double End
- Fortuna 24" x 120"
- Fortuna 12" x 72"
CNC Grinders
- Favretto MC/U 400 Angle Head
CNC Horizontal Machining Center
- Kitamura HX500i Mycenter
Test & Measurement
- Zeiss MMZ-G 30-50-20 Coordinate Measuring Machine
- Magnaflux GD-96 Magnetic Particle Inspection
- Schenck CAB90H Balancer
- Zoller Saturn 2 Tool Presetter
Straightening Presses
- Eitel RP 60
- Dunkes HR16
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- Elb 24" x 72" CNC Horizontal Surface Grinder
- Lodge & Shipley 26." x 96" Lathe
- Monarch 24" x 120" Lathe
- Mazak 20" x 80" Lathe
- (3) Rockford Planers – to 32" x 90"
- Tool & Cutter Grinders
- Vertical Milling Machines
- Horizontal & Vertical Band Saws
- CAT T125D 12,500-Lb.
- Hyster S120XL 12,000-Lb.
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- Yale GLC050 5,000-Lb.
- Clark CGC25 5,000-Lb.
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- Tennant 6700 Floor Sweeper
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- Large Quantity of Perishable Tooling
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- Removal Deadline: 31 January, 2017
- Removal dates and times: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM local time Monday through Friday.
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Empower employees to boost customer satisfaction—and your brand—online
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Social media is no longer just a function of marketing—and when done correctly, it can transform your organization into a social powerhouse. With over 1500 employees completing social media certification and 500 active members of their "140" employee advocacy program, software analytics company SAS is scaling social media across its global organization to drive increased customer satisfaction, brand awareness and revenue. Kirsten Hamstra, SAS' global social media manager, leads her team to help make customers, partners and employees feel more confident and comfortable using social media to meet their goals. In this session, she'll share how you can move past "just doing social media" and instead build a successful program around the power of your organization's employee base. Doing so can capitalize on your brand's brightest and best talent to reach customers where they live online.
Key Highlights:
- What data can drive decisions for business growth on social media channels
- How to identify and empower employees to support your brand
- Tips for building a social training program on a shoestring budget
- Strategies to measure the influence of your employee brand advocates
Kirsten Hamstra is the global social media manager for SAS, a leader in business analytics software. She championed the creation of SAS' corporate social media team and leads a team of five to raise social media's profile, engage SAS customers, build brand awareness, and influence SAS' bottom line. Before SAS, Kirsten was on the digital and corporate reputation management teams at Edelman Public Relations in Chicago. Kirsten has a bachelor of arts in English from Emory University and a M.A.M.C. in Public Relations from the University of Florida. She has worked for CNN, Atlanta Magazine, Atlanta Press Club and John Wiley & Sons Publishing.


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How to do and have less but enjoy life more
How to do and have less but enjoy life more? Have you ever stopped to consider the ways in which you can do less with your life and still enjoy it? This articles aims to take a closer look at how you can consume less, do less and work less. Read on for more information.
What to eliminate from your life to be happier
Do you have a nagging suspicion that you could only be happier if X was true, or you could do Y? What should you change about your life in order to be happier?
Being Happy by Yourself
Do you ever feel lonely? Do you think it's possible to be happy by yourself? Being happy by yourself is perfectly feasible. We've come up with a list of helpful tips for you to consider that turns being alone into a positive state of affairs. Read our advice here.
Is loneliness a disease?
Is loneliness a disease? Loneliness has been recognised as a precursor and cause of poor physical and mental health and has even been described as a 'hidden killer' especially among older people. Loneliness is a complex human emotion, unique for every person. Do you recognise this issue? Read on.
7 reasons why you shouldn't be blue this Blue Monday
We're on a mission to make Blue Monday 2018, Brilliant Monday instead. Here's 7 reasons why you shouldn't be blue this Monday.
10 signs that you are sliding into depression
Are you worried you may be suffering with depression? Read on for our 10 signs that you are sliding into depression and need some help.
12 tips to brighten up a blue Monday
Got the Monday blues? Longing for the weekend? Struggling to feel motivated? Feel much better with our 12 tips to brighten up a blue Monday.
Are you sabotaging your own happiness?
Are you sabotaging your own happiness? All too often we sabotage our own happiness and in this article we're going to look at how you do that.
Learn to forgive: How?
Forgiving someone isn't very easy, especially when you're hurt. Yet it is important to learn to forgive. Why and how? Read on and get to know.Read the complete article
Banning negativity from your life: Start today
Is life getting you down? Negativity can ruin your outlook and stop your productivity. What about banning negativity from your life? Start today.


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Disable the wp-cron.php in WordPress
WordPress uses a file called wp-cron.php to run scheduled tasks such as publishing posts, checking for plugins, theme updates, and sending notifications. However, this file cannot self-execute. It only checks for scheduled tasks whenever someone visits your site.
It works fine with sites that get decent traffic, but not necessarily for sites with high and low traffic. If your site gets high traffic, tasks will pile on top of each other, consuming server resources. For sites that get low traffic, it will take time before your tasks can be executed.
By default, WordPress views the wp-cron.php and asks it for tasks. So, turning it off and forgetting about it is not recommended. You just have to disable the default file and then set up a Cron Job on the Hosting Manager to automate a command on your site.
Disable default wp-cron.php
Follow the steps given to disable default wp-cron.php:
- Click Sign Up / Log In at the top of this page.
- Select Hosting Manager from the drop-down menu.
- Enter your username and password and click Log In.
- On the Home page, click Files or the [ v ] arrow symbol on the right side, then click File Manager.
- Select Web Root (public_html/www), then click Go.
- Locate wp-config.php, right click on it, and select Code Edit.
You can also click wp-config.php, then select Code Editor button on the upper part of the page.
- A code editor popup will display, just click Edit.
- Look for the database setting in wp-config.php file. Then, add the following bolded code in the location indicated:
/** The Database Collate type. Don't change this if in doubt. */
define('DB_COLLATE', '');
define('DISABLE_WP_CRON', 'true');
- Click Save Changes at the upper right corner.
Set up a manual cron job for wp-cron.php
After you have disabled the default wp-cron.php, you can now control wp-cron.php by setting up a manual cron job. Follow the steps below to be guided.
- Click Sign Up / Log In at the top of this page.
- Select Hosting Manager from the drop-down menu.
- Enter your username and password and click Log In.
- On the Home page, click Advanced or the [ v ] arrow symbol on the right side, then click Cron Jobs.
- Scroll down to Add New Cron Job.
- On the box provided for Common Settings, select Once Per Hour (0****).
- On the Common Settings under Hour, select Every Sixth Hour (*/6).
- Scroll down to Command field, and enter the following code to run the cron job:
cd /home/username/public_html; php -q wp-cron.php
(This refers to the primary domain /home/username/public_html, if your WordPress was installed in a sub directory, set this path to the correct location).
- Click Add New Cron Job.
Congratulations! Your WordPress site will now run the wp-cron.php script at the scheduled intervals.
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Anodized aluminum plexiglass cup holder. Suitable for business and professional use, it allows you to unify, in a strict and clean form, the elements that make up the daily gesture of the coffee rite.
"Portacaffè was born from an incident occurring during a business briefing. They brought me coffee in a plastic cup that, accidentally spilling, went over to my shirt and trousers. From this disadvantage, the idea was to combine in one single object the three elements that make up the daily ritual of administering coffee. "
Arch. Giuseppe Gregorelli
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The arena of website design is something that many individuals have aspirations of success in. Yet no one really takes the time to learn what it takes to become successful with it, and the few who do are the ones reaping all the benefits. Use this article so you too can gain from learning how to design websites.
If you're creating a website, you must look at it in more than one browser. What you see on your screen may be different from what others see. Always go out of your way to discover what browsers are the most popular and design your site to work efficiently in all of them. Also check your site with different operating systems.
Have a visible tagline. This tagline should give visitors an idea of what your site is about. It's important to use a tagline that is clear since you have about eight seconds when someone goes to your page to get them interested in exploring your entire website.
Ensure your site can pass the NoScript test. Download NoScript and activate the Firefox extension. This will tell you if your website can be read. Some content, like ordering systems, will not work properly without scripts, but when your site is completely blank when scripts are turned off, then that's not a good sign.
Try doing some research on a variety of keywords. Your customers should always be the top focus, but search engine optimization is still necessary to bring those customers to your pages. Knowing which keywords are the ones that will draw search engine visitors to your site is essential if you want to become successful.
Elicit feedback from your visitors. This way, you will know what you're doing right and wrong and you can fix any problems that your visitors are coming across so others don't have to deal with the same issues. Getting visitors to your site to feel they are involved is a smart way to be certain they are going to go to your site again.
While you want to keep the aesthetics of your site in mind, you also need to make every effort to keep your file sizes to a minimum. This is because the size of the files dictates the speed at which your website loads. A website that loads more quickly is always a top priority in web design. Bear in mind that some site visitors are still using dial-up. Test to be sure that even computers with slow dial-up modems can connect quickly to your website.
Avoid having pop-up windows on your website. While popup adverts can help you to generate some income from your website, they are also likely to frustrate your visitors. A user who is constantly closing pop-up ads is more likely to look for information on a different site without endless nuisances.
Now with all of the information you've learned about web design, you should feel a lot more confident in the subject. Whether you put your web design skills to work in a professional capacity to earn yourself money or you simply derive satisfaction from building and improving your own websites, you may find cultivating this skill-set to be highly rewarding.


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Version 1.1 of Buissy.com, the place where you can find business software in an easy way, is released. Buissy.com continues to make the user interface more easy to work in as well as increase functionality.
Buissy.com is a business software marketplace where purchasers can find business software in numerous areas and news about that software - All in ONE place.
The software directory including Business Software for almost 40 areas has now released version 1.1 of the site.
The features of the new version are:
* Continued renewing of the user interface of the first page
* Indications whether products have price, screen shots and video included in the product description
* Continuous work for better on-site SEO
* Checks for VAT number validity for software vendors
* Nicer interface for the control panel for vendors, including better support for the featured listing
* A specific tab in the control panel for statistics, including number of views on the product information, number of clicks on ads and number of referrals from other parts of the site
* Email statistics and reminders for the software vendors
* Customised link shown for the last 10 news published from software vendors
* Google+ and Facebook likes
* Better looking product information pages
* Fixing some bugs found since last release
Buissy.com is continuing the SEO work to get higher listed on search engines and therefore help software vendors to easier be found. By being listed on Buissy.com software vendors automatically receive high quality leads looking for software and find Buissy.com. For Swedish keywords, Buissy.com is listed on the 1st position in a lot of cases.
The business software directory will be released in several more languages to give opportunities for even more markets in using Buissy.com. Today Buissy.com is available in English and Swedish. French and Italian are soon released and German, Spanish and Russian is coming later during 2012.
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As frequent travellers and devoted Airbnb hosts, we understand the needs of modern leisure and business travellers alike and the challenges that come with managing an Airbnb rental first-hand. Today guests expect hotel quality amenities and extraordinary personal services when booking a vacation rental, something that can be hard to keep up with when hosting multiple guests a week. With an extended collection of premium Airbnb management services and a combined experience of over 50 years in the fields of hospitality, financial business and - we're not kidding - rocket science, we find powerful solutions to the problems that arise when hosting on Airbnb. GuestReady operates across the UK, France, Portugal, United Arab Emirates, Malaysia and Hong Kong.
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Nothing is Better than the Greeks Exercise System
Ok... so I am far from being an authority in the matter. I have no clinical certificates... I am no aerobic training instructor or the like.
I am your good ol'history buff. That little girl that saw in amazement those comic books most of them sponsored by Charles Atlas (could barely ever see his face but, gosh!, what a body!). The ads were so corny, I always thought the guy was a fake. What do children know anyhow?
Now, as a mother of three... after a good many years of going up and down on my very personal Richter scale... After being bombarded up to the yin yang with infomercials, "jump like this!, buy this!, I know I told you the last gig was great, but you are really gonna love this"... It stroke me: Charles Atlas, this man sure knew what he has talking about.
Stumbled Upon Charles Atlas
I never got to study in depth the Charles Atlas method in my yesteryears... I just stumbled into it some time ago... as I was climbing out of depression due to my life-producing-out-of-shape body. Like Charles (he feels so familiar to me already) I also went to the gym. I had to leave it for different reasons though. Although I was glad with the results, my hips couldn't bear the aerobic training! I know about "no pain no gain" but come on! My hips were clinically hurting with bursitis on top of the jumping. So my excuse had nothing to do with the overrated time issue (which if one has time to write or read this, one sure has time to exercise).
So I also started to look elsewhere for alternate methods in order to deal with my flabby abs and my despised overweight. I finally found a system that worked for me! Now I have my desired weight, but what now?
From this system I inherited the greatest exercise equipment ever invented: the rubber band. There is nothing in the planet better than the rubber band... Or so I thought, until one good day I just didn't feel like pulling the band out of the drawer... I went commando, acapella... isometrics :) or isotonic, or isokinetic...
Isotonics, the Real Deal
It should be safe to state that Charles Atlas first discovered isometrics and studied them enough to build a mogul business empire by it, a business so strong that is not only still going, but it laughed in the face of both 1929 and 2009 depressions... an 80 year old business. Yet, he insists in thanking the Gods. He narrates that it was by observing nature, at how the animals play at resisting each other that he realized the power lying within, a great, cheap, powerful and effective workout!
What is isometrics? To define them bluntly, isometrics are body contractions. Is the voluntary (and rarely involuntary) force that we exert upon our own bodies. The rubber band is great, but if I'm able to educate my body well enough in order to exert that same amount of force upon myself (aka pretending I still have the rubber band) I've escalated greatly in the world of physical training and even body building.
The root "iso" stems from the Greek, means "equal". When it comes to isometric, is all basically the same amount of force against your body... or your body resisting the amount of force exerted upon. They are also called resistance exercises. Stretching, Pilates... and my beloved rubber band are some examples of isotonic exercises, as well as body contractions. Pilots know about those g-forces, which is the amount of weight of their bodies against themselves. If a pilot endures one g-force, and he weighs about 170 pounds, that's 170 pounds against him that his body has to fight off... Most pilots endure four or more g-forces to say the least, in any given flight. That is why they are required to stay in tip-top mint condition!
Play With Your Body Tension
To reiterate, there are three kinds of muscle contractions (or movements) 1) isometric, 2) isotonic and 3) isokinetic. In isometric muscle length and tension remain constant, providing much needed muscle strength. Isotonic movement occurs when the tension remains constant but the muscle length changes. Isokinetic implies variation in both muscle tension and length.
So why do I find this workout so divine? As a busy facebookian mother who likes to hang out and keep a tidy house, I can mix this movements-contractions thoroughout my day! I do not have to schedule an exercise session. I am exercising right now by contracting my abs as I sit and write and sit up properly. It works I tell you!
Let's go for the classic testimony. By my third pregnancy, I was about 32 years of age. With metabolism going downhill, it was truly hard for me to lose those almost 40 pounds that dragged me across town everyday.
Gotta give some credit here to Essence magazine. They have a fitness section in which they publish simple yet effective mostly isotonic exercises. I started to include these exercises in my daily routine. I mean, I would workout my buttocks while brushing my teeth. I workout my legs while doing the dishes. Sometimes I even take advantage of those infomercials. Whatever exercise equipment they're promoting, I will mock their very movement without the fad equipment. It works I tell you!
Your Body Will Obey Your Command
Our bodies are like clay... They will conform to the love seat, the sofa, those burgers we impose them... Or they will respond to the challenges, the postures, the paced breathings we treat them with.
Five minutes a day sure make a difference. Besides, if anything, think of it as your temple. Or so they say right? Your body is your temple... We tidy up our homes every single day, we mow the lawn, take out the garbage... How come our body is not yet part of that ritual?
How do I become it? This is what works for me. I get up in the morning (I am an early bird by force) and after going to the bathroom, before getting dressed, I work my triceps. Try standing before the mirror, legs thigh spread, and force your arms to the back. Put an effort in it! Pretend your holding heavy dumbells. As I work my triceps, I lift my body a bit trying to work both my legs and my buttocks. This is not a five minute exercise, is less than that. I do not uphold the same routine every day, I dread routines. Sorry, but there are no cookie cutters formula here. One thing remains though, get on the go! Better do something than nothing.
Another good exercise is turning your back besides the bed and holding onto the bed rail, move your feet forward in order to work those triceps. Get it? Second exercise for triceps. Target your problem areas and the rest of your body will follow.
Of course, like I said in my introduction, I am no expert in fitness so here goes the disclaimer. Before you start any fitness program, be sure to consult your fitness or health practitioner. In the meantime, at least stretch those arms up, and get that blood flowing! Breathe! Contract!


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'Street School' Offers Life Lessons, Support for At-Risk Students
Partnership serves Tulsa, Okla., district
Elijah Wilson dropped out of high school in February, but on the first day of the new academic year, he decided to show up again. Really show up.
"I came back because Pam and all of the staff here believe in me. I have a lot of support here," said Mr. Wilson, 19, referring to his counselor, Pam Sinor, and Street School, which serves at-risk teens in Tulsa, Okla. "I know they want to see me succeed, and I want to be successful."
Through its partnership with the 42,000-student Tulsa school district, Street School has become a national model for helping at-risk youths, ages 14 to 19, because it combines alternative education classes and therapeutic counseling. It began as a grassroots community effort in 1973, and the district soon became involved.
In return for Street School's services, the district provides in-kind services, such as the school's building, custodial, and cafeteria services; utilities; and salaries for four of the school's 10 teachers.
The nonprofit receives additional funding through the state's education department, office of juvenile affairs, and department of mental-health and substance-abuse services, and from the United Way. About 45 percent of its budget is also raised through fundraising.
Street School is tuition-free, and the district provides city bus passes to students needing transportation.
Counseling for Life
The five counselors don't just handle their 100 or so students' class-scheduling issues, credit checks for graduation, and college-admissions and scholarship needs.
They're licensed therapists who provide therapeutic counseling in individual, group, and family settings, and much like social workers, they address students' practical needs for food and clothing, housing and health care.
"The beauty is the program is so small—our main focus can be on emotional needs," said Jana Emerson, Street School's head counselor. "We get to know them so well; truly, by just looking at them, we know whether we need to see them that day."
When Ms. Sinor, who has been at Street School for 14 years, saw Mr. Wilson in the hall around 10 a.m. on a recent Friday, she immediately pulled him into her office.
The second-year senior first came to Street School from a group home in January 2011. He said his mother had agreed to support his latest return to school by driving him each day, but things at home quickly went south, and she kicked him out.
Mr. Wilson said he has been staying with friends, and he has been getting rides to and from school with Street School's security guard. But late last month, Ms. Sinor told him it was time to apply for one of Tulsa's transitional-living apartments for young adults. As he waited on the line for someone at the city's youth-services office to take his call, Ms. Sinor explained how important it was for him to go to the agency's emergency shelter for homeless youths if he runs out of places to crash at night.
"What they need, we try to get them," Ms. Sinor said, then turned back to the teen: "You're going to find a place where you feel comfortable and safe. It just may take some time."
Personal Attention
Students living within the district can be referred to Street School by their home high school, a neighbor or friend, or they can refer themselves.
Some have had serious substance-abuse problems and brushes with the law, while many more have been subject to family turmoil, including abuse, neglect, frequent relocations, and state intervention, including foster care. When students first arrive, counselors work with them to develop treatment plans and to focus on specific goals and objectives.
"We work with them mainly on social skills and future plans—and the importance of just being here and actively participating," counselor Jenny Fitzgerald said.
If you ask senior Bianca Gray about the counselors at her school, she will tell you they don't give up on even the toughest, most defensive cases—like her.
The 19-year-old came to Street School in January 2012 on the recommendation of a counselor at her old school, East Central High.
"I didn't like it there, so I skipped all the time," Ms. Gray said. "Jenny asked me all of these questions, and I tried to just give her what she wanted to hear, but she knew I'd be lying, so she reworded it and kept at it. She never gave up."
Ms. Gray says she is still a guarded person, but she has decided to let Ms. Fitzgerald help her pursue her goals. "She has shown me she really cares about me and whether I succeed or not," Ms. Gray said.
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Tuesday night held a lot of very good things for the GOP across the country and particularly in Kentucky and Virginia.
By the way, new analysis of election scheduling shows that contrary to the narrative, the Democrat Party (and their supporters) work hard at suppressing the vote in state and local elections.
While some conservatives still don't trust him, Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) seems to have survived his missteps on immigration and may yet become the next GOP presidential candidate.
Even San Francisco's liberal voters can't seem to stomach the "Sanctuary City" nonsense.
Democrat efforts on gun control are falling on deaf ears and costing them millions!
Foolish Democrats blame "Trump-mania" for Tea Party conservative Matt Bevin's BIG win in Kentucky.
If we though the Syrian conflict was ugly now… just wait, things could get much worse.
The GOP probably shouldn't expect a "fair" debate when most of the media has already said some pretty harsh things about most of the candidates… particularly Donald Trump.
Rush Limbaugh has an interesting take on why it seems that the media has been moving leftward at such a fast pace in recent days… it's because the mainstream media is being destroyed by conservative media.
Things in Iran seem to be getting worse now that the nuke deal has been pushed through… not better.
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the supreme leader, said the "Death to America" slogan is eternal. New anti-American billboards in Tehran include a mockery of the Iwo Jima flag-raising photograph that symbolized Marine sacrifice in World War II. And an Iranian knockoff version of K.F.C., the chicken chain widely associated with the United States, was summarily closed after two days.
"It feels like a witch hunt," said one Iranian-American businessman in Tehran, who dared not speak for attribution over fear for his safety. "It's pretty scary."
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Monday, February 25, 2013
I was a basket case from the time i got up Friday morning til the time My girlfriend and i got to the Bridal Boutique...Why you may ask? I had to try on clothes...never mind just regular clothes but dress and Fancy not everyday dresses. I had told them i wanted to try on some Bridesmaid dresses and Wedding Gowns....Oh BOY....
So i cried and hyperventaliated from the time i got up til my appointment at 2... I have a hard time trying things on Cause i like something try it on and 1 it doesnt fit or 2 it looks terrible because of my size. So this was not gong to be an easy 2 hours...not to mention that everyone told me to expect to be trying on dresses that are about 2 sizes bigger than i normally wear..Panic Mode since i already am close to being the biggest size htey had there.
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So i said if i got married again i wanted a Real Wedding Dress. So i picked a couple and my girlfriend picked a couple and the consultant picked a few. I started to try them on and to my surprise i fit into a 24-26....
... I was elated and found the one accompanied by a few tears at how good it looked ...and the consultant brought me a just for fun dress. It was a true Cinderella Dress...Ball gown Crystals, bling the whole nine yards...i put it on and Wow...once i was laced into it...OMG i started to really cry this time
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I am not getting it right now though because i have 17 mths til my wedding and weight to lose and the Consultant said to much weight loss and it would ruin the dress trying to take it in to many sizes so i will wait...And Try it on again in a few months or Find a different Cinderella dress who knows....
The best part of the trip was that i finally found where i have lost the weight...In the wedding dresses i found a great thing...What? THat i have a waist and a great shape....
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That is so sweet. I am glad that they are making bridesmaid dresses and wedding dresses in more sizes. I think the last time I was in a wedding, you tried on like a size 10 and it was either too small or too big. My sister had the opposite issue when she got married at 18. She is only 4'11" and was very thin. She was trying on size 10 dresses and she looked like a little girl trying on her mother's wedding gown. She finally found one that looked like her.
Sounds like you are on the right track and I also added you as a friend.
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That's SO exciting, congratulations! *HUGS*
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What a heart warming story. So happy that the shopping trip went so well for you. I'd say it sounds like it was a joyous occassion. Congratualtions on getting into the 24/26 size! Great non scale victory. You are going to look stunning in the wedding party. I just know it.
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I am glad you overcame your anxiety. Congratulations on finding the dress and on the wedding. I know you set a weight loss goal and you can accomplish that as well and you will be the most beautiful bride anyone as ever seen.
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Wonderful! Good for you! Congrats on finding THE DRESS!
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Congrats on finding a dress! You should feel beautiful no matter what size on such an important and happy day. Best of luck :)
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For the so-called DREAMers, essentially undocumented aliens who arrived legally or illegally to the United States as children (minors), the process of legalizing to the RPI status is somewhat different than that for other immigrants. It seems that since many of the most desirable elements of the DREAM Act have now been incorporated into the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013, there will not be a separate act of Congress as such. As such, the following topics answer all the questions related to legalization for DREAMers:
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From the latest proposals before Congress, it appears that there will not be a separate DREAM and/or ACHIEVE Act. At this time, all illegals will be processed under one Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill, though, with different paths for legalization and citizenship depending on the conditions of entry. The current bill calls for a faster track to green card and citizenship for the DREAMers, which will be accomplished by their completing separate USCIS forms and providing evidence proving that they entered America as children.
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Join In With WWF's Earth Hour
Every year, WWF organises Earth Hour. The idea behind it is to bring together as many people as possible to collaborate and commit to looking after our planet.
Is Energy Evil, or our Attitude towards it?
This morning, I headed along for the first of Keele University's open lectures being run in conjunction with Go Green Week. Across the campus, a range of exhibitions, events and sessions are taking place to inspire students and the wider community to consider sustainability and its role in our lives.
Opus Energy: Powering Businesses With Renewables
Opus Energy is one of the UK's fastest growing companies providing gas and electricity to the business market in the UK. The company currently supplies energy to over 160,000 business locations and employs over 500 staff in its offices set in Northampton and Oxford.
Renewable Energy Systems Can Reduce Carbon Emissions
One of the largest areas to consider if you're looking at ways to be greener and to reduce your carbon footprint is by looking at the resources that you and your family consume. This can encompass many different areas, such as food, clothing and transportation, but as the weather gets colder, one thing we all begin to use more of is fuel, both for heating and electricity.
BP Oil Leak Stopped With 'Top Kill' Method
Five weeks into the oil leak caused by an explosion at a BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, and a number of unsuccessful attempts at plugging the holes in the pipework later, BP's latest solution, 'top kill', has managed to stop the flow of oil and natural gas.
Lack of Engineers Put Offshore Wind Farm Development at Risk
A lack of experienced renewable energy engineers could put contracts for nine new wind turbine projects in jeopardy as there are not enough suitably qualified people to install the turbines at their designated locations in the Firth of Forth and Moray Firth in the Scottish Highlands.
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Environment Agency To Integrate Carbon Emission Reducing VPO Technology
Further to a trial in 8 of their buildings, the Environment Agency will install Voltage Power Optimisation technology in a further 33 of its buildings in a bid to reduce their energy consumption and carbon emissions. The trial resulted in a saving of between 10%-18% of the buildings' electricity consumption, which is the equivalent of 281 tonnes of carbon.
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When genes are switched on, the cell makes copies of them from a substance called RNA. These RNA copies need to be altered extensively and delivered to the right areas of the cell before they can be used. Defects in these alteration and delivery processes are involved in degenerative conditions including Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Dr Judith Sleeman's group studies how the cell makes and uses RNA copies of genes, and how this goes wrong in SMA and ALS.
Judith studied for a BSc in cellular and molecular pathology at the University of Bristol followed by a PhD in stem cell biology at the University of Edinburgh. Following postdoctoral research at the University of Dundee she was awarded a Royal Society University Research Fellowship and established an independent group in 2004. Judith was appointed as a lecturer at the University of St Andrews in 2007.


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NYC's IFC Theater Will Let Teens See NC-17 'Blue Is the Warmest Color'
Posted on Friday, October 25th, 2013 by Angie Han
The news that the MPAA had stamped Abdellatif Kechiche's Blue Is the Warmest Color with an NC-17 rating wasn't much of a shock. The board is famously prudish when it comes to sex, and the film raised eyebrows at Cannes for its lengthy, intense, and graphic scenes of lesbian lovemaking.
Distributor Sundance Selects announced in August that it would not "compromise Kechiche's vision" by whittling it down for an R, so it's rolling into theaters this weekend with that NC-17 rating still intact. Normally, this would prevent anyone under 17 from seeing the movie, even with parental supervision. But one theater in New York has decided to defy the MPAA recommendation and let teens see it anyway. Hit the jump to find out why.
To be clear, this isn't exactly a big corporate chain we're talking about. The cinema in question is the IFC Center, which — like Blue Is the Warmest Color's U.S. distributor Sundance Selects — is part of the IFC family. Still, it's unusual for a theater to flat-out ignore the MPAA rating like this. At least one American theater has even gone in the opposite direction, refusing to show the film at all due to its sexual content.
In a statement, John Vanco, the IFC Center's senior VP and general manager, explained why he felt "high school age patrons" should be able to see the movie. "This is not a movie for young children, but it is our judgment that it is not inappropriate for mature, inquiring teenagers who are looking ahead to the emotional challenges and opportunities that adulthood holds," he wrote.
While the vast majority of theaters in the U.S. adhere to the MPAA guidelines, as the New York Times points out, the ratings are technically just recommendations "without legal or contractual force." It's just that public expectation and industry pressure make it tough for a theater to simply flout the ratings.
The MPAA has come under fire plenty of times over the years for its inconsistent — some would say totally nonsensical — approach to ratings. It tends to be far more forgiving of violence than of sensuality or bad language, which is how The King's Speech winds up with an R while The Dark Knight gets away with a PG-13. Heck, it even gave the documentary Bully an R at first, essentially arguing that kids are too young to hear the language that they themselves are using in real life.
In the case of Blue Is the Warmest Color, there was never much doubt that the MPAA would give it an NC-17. Still, not everyone agrees that graphic sex scenes should automatically be off limits to young people. Times reporter A.O. Scott argues that the scenes aren't actually all that scandalous, and that the plot — which centers around a high school girl — is actually more appropriate for teens than adults in some ways. The MPAA equivalent in France apparently agrees: Blue Is the Warmest Color got a 12 rating in its native country, which roughly corresponds to a PG-13 here.


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Sri Lanka probes bid to fix West Indies Test
Island nation's cricket authorities investigate match fixing claims after 'keeper Kusal Perera and spinner Rangana Herath were approached by a bookie to fix the Galle Test against West Indies
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities are investigating a bid to bribe members of the national cricket team to under-perform in a recent Test to ensure a surprise victory for the West Indies, the government said yesterday.
Sports Minister Dayasiri Jayasekera said a man linked to a bookmaker had offered wicketkeeper Kusal Perera and star bowler Rangana Herath tens of thousands of dollars to engineer a Sri Lankan batting collapse at a Test in Galle in October, which the hosts went on to win emphatically.
Rangana Herath bowls during the first Test against New Zealand in Dunedin last week. PIC/Getty Images
"They wanted Sri Lanka to get out early for a very low score. This is a match Sri Lanka was expected to win, but if they lost, the bookie would have made a lot of money," Jayasekera told AFP.
The minister said some 10 million rupees (around $70,000) had been offered to the players to lose the match. Police had mounted a search for the suspect who was said to have approached the two players. "After Kusal turned down the offer, the man approached Herath who also rejected the offer and alerted the authorities," he said.
"We have started a police inquiry in addition to an anti-corruption probe by Sri Lanka Cricket," Jayasekera added, in reference to the national cricket board.
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Sri Lanka beat the tourists from the Caribbean by an innings and six runs after veteran left-arm spinner Herath took 10 wickets in the match on the country's south coast. The West Indies, who have never won a Test match in Sri Lanka and went on to lose the two-match series 2-0, were rank outsiders for the showdown in Galle where the home team have a particularly strong record.
Dope linked to fixing?
Jayasekera also suggested that Perera's recent failure in a doping test during the ongoing tour of New Zealand may have been linked to his raising the alarm over the match fixing attempt. "It is possible that something was slipped into his food or his urine sample was tampered with to get this result," Jayasekera said.
>> The first of the two-Test match series between Sri Lanka and West Indies was played at the Galle International Stadium from October 14-17.
>> Sri Lankan spinner Rangana Herath's 10-wicket match haul helped the hosts beat West Indies by an innings and six runs inside four days.
>> Batting first, Sri Lanka scored 484. The visitors were asked to follow on after being bowled out for 251 in the first innings.
>> West Indies could only manage 227 in their second essay.
>> Wicketkeeper Kusal Perera scored 23 and accounted for five dismissals in the match
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Ahhh, the perfect tan. It's hard to argue how healthy and refreshed someone looks with a golden glow. With the warmer weather approaching we all want to look our best while we're wearing less. Proms, weddings, and island getaways send legions of glow-getters off to the tanning salon. Well, this year that's gonna come with a price: a 10% tax to be precise.
"Botax" is out, and the "Glow Tax" is in. Washington added a 10% tax on any tanning treatments involving more than one UV light, hoping to reign in an additional $2.7 billion over the next 10 years. Unlike the cosmetic surgery tax, there is legitimate medical evidence that this tax is on a product that is detrimental to your health. Risks of skin cancer, burns, and eye damage are all increased with intentional exposure to UV light, and the cost of treating these conditions undoubtedly contributes to our already overwhelmed health care system.
For all the pale people crying injustice, take a minute to think about this. Melanoma is a preventable disease (by limiting UV exposure) yet it is responsible for 75% of all skin cancer deaths (10,000 a year), and it is now the most common cancer in young men and women aged 25-29. There are as many new cases of melanoma each year in the US as there are new cases of AIDS! Of course, tanning beds are not the only culprit , but they certainly don't help.
Regardless of which idea scares you more, the cancer, or the tax, you should know that there are plenty of great options to get a radiation-free tan. These are our favorites:
Brazil Bronze Faux Glow Airbrush Tan ($60, full body, brazilbronze.com)
Xen-tan ($22-39, Xen-Tan.com)
Loreal Sublime Bronze ($8.97, Walmart.com)
We hope that this enlightens you to keep Fighting Fine Lines by wearing broad spectrum sunscreen every day, by limiting UV exposure of any type, and by getting any suspicious spots looked at by a professional.
If all else fails, let the pale prevail!
Nicholas Vendemia, M.D. Plastic Surgeon, New York City MAS / Manhattan Aesthetic Surgery www.ManhattanAestheticSurgery.com
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NOTICE: None of the celebrities or individuals discussed here have ever received treatment, surgery, medical advice, or evaluations from any author, physician, surgeon, or representative of this blog. All images and photos in this article represent models only. No actual patients or clients are shown.


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Mirrors are one of many parts in a vehicle that are homologated as a component. The tests are quite varied and aim at the examination of safety and reflection of the mirrors. Installation of mirrors in a vehicle requires further testing, so called view tests.
TÜV SÜD Czech offers in this area:
- Homologation and development tests of mirrors,
- Ensuring approval of mirrors in EU (type approval) but also in other territories (e.g. Taiwan),
- Homologation testing of views from vehicles of any category,
- Testing view from vehicles individually imported from countries with left-side traffic.


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Hi I am in UK now, holding Myanmar passport and I m going to Hanoi for attend my friend is weeding on March 5 and I will arrive Hanoi at March 3, so my question is do I need visa to go to Hanoi, Vietnam and I will only stay like 5 days approximately ! Thanks.
Be kindly advised that Myanmar citizens don't have to apply for Vietnam visa for a stay of less than 14 days.
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Coupe de la Ligue Predictions
When do we release our Coupe de la Ligue predictions?
Similar to our Coupe de France football tips, our Coupe de la Ligue betting predictions are available every Monday at 15:00 London Time.
We aim to provide accurate Coupe de la Ligue football picks, which could help our readers make their betting profitable. Our football tips arrive after in-depth researches by our French football experts, and they are always double-checked.
If you want to study football predictions for today, make sure you to visit our football predictions of today page.
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Founded in 1994, Coupe de la Ligue is the second most popular cup competition in France. No fewer than 42 teams compete for the trophy each season, facing each other in single-leg ties, including the final of the competition.
Unlike Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue is only open to clubs from the top three football divisions.
The winner of the Coupe de la Ligue is guaranteed a place in the Europa League. Paris Saint-Germain are the first winners in the history of the competition, with the team beating Bastia 2-0 in the 1994/1995 final.
From 1998 to 2015, the finals were held at Stade de France, but nowadays, the hosts differ from season to season.
PSG are the most successful club in the Coupe de la Ligue history, with the team clinching their eighth trophy in 2018.
Stephane Guivarch holds the record for the player with most goals scored in one season as he netted seven goals in the 1997/1998 Coupe de la Ligue campaign.
In 2000 Guegnon became the first team below the top two French football divisions to win the trophy. Les Forgerons defeated Paris Saint-Germain 2-0 in the title game, which was awarded as bet of the day.
Coupe de la Ligue Tips, Predictions and Betting advice
When it comes to betting on the Coupe de la Ligue, our advice is to check out our football predictions as they could help you learn the condition of key players.
Since managers often rest first-team regulars in the Coupe de la Ligue games, checking team news is probably the best way to beat the bookies.
Clubs who struggle in the Ligue 1, on the other hand, always take Coupe de la Ligue matches very seriously as they want to make amends for the unsuccessful domestic campaign.
Bear in mind that home-field advantage is yet another important factor when it comes to placing Coupe de la Ligue bets.
Considering that reputable bookmakers offer nice odds on favourites in Coupe de la Ligue games, betting on the second most popular cup competition in France could prove to be a boost to your sportsbook account.
Popular Coupe de la Ligue betting tips
As underdogs always fight tooth and nail when facing elite division clubs in the Coupe de la Ligue, punters should avoid betting on favourites, except for star-studded PSG.
Regardless of which players are deployed in their starting line-up, les Parisiens are always considered favourites to win.
The big-money capital club aim to win everything, but bookies mainly offer low odds on the French giants.
Since top French clubs often head into Coupe de la Ligue games with severely-weakened squads, under 2.5 goals could prove to be a good betting option.
Our Team of Coupe de la Ligue Experts
Our Coupe de la Ligue predictions are delivered after in-depth analyzes by our team of French football experts.
Each betting tip includes team news, H2H record and current form, helping you find the best betting opportunities.
On our side, we have analysts and football lovers, who enjoy sharing their betting experience with our readers.
To make things even better, our local insiders provide us with fresh and reliable information whenever Coupe de la Ligue games are on offer.


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Cyberoam NetGenie is a wireless modem router offering safe Internet surfing to home users. It offers Internet access over devices like desktop, laptop, PDA, smart phone, iPAD and more. Internet connectivity can be shared among family members along with the ease of connecting Wi-Fi enabled devices like printer, gaming consoles and more, across the home networks.
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Parental Controls – NetGenie blocks unsafe/adult Internet content and offers flexible controls to enable parents to set age-appropriate Internet access for kids. Pre-categorized list of websites and applications in NetGenie remove the inconvenience for parents to manually enter websites and applications they want to block for kids. Read More
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A critical conversation, or as it is sometimes called, a crucial conversation or a difficult conversation, is any conversation in which two or more people or groups have different opinions about an issue that has important consequences for the parties and, as a result, evokes strong emotions. In other words, three criteria must be met in order for a conversation to be considered critical: 1) the parties have different opinions about an issue, 2) the issue is important to the parties, and 3) the parties are experiencing strong emotions. In hospitality, management situations will arise on an almost daily basis where you will have a critical conversation. This course discusses these types of situations and presents suggestions and methods to best deal with them.
This course is comprised of multiple courses, as well as quizzes that will test your knowledge and reinforce your learning.


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Cellular Sheet-Pile Floodwallby Robert E. Taylor, (M.ASCE), Struct. Engr.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV,
David F. Meadows, Geotechnical Engr.; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Huntington, WV,
Serial Information: Civil Engineering—ASCE, 1991, Vol. 61, Issue 1, Pg. 58-60
Document Type: Feature article
Williamson, W. Va., flooded 37 times in this century, will soon be guarded by a $41 million, 4000 ft floodwall being built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. A series of 41 circular sheet-pile cells and a length of conventional concrete wall form a U-shape around Williamson, beginning and ending at the mountains that rise up behind the town. The wall is almost complete and is scheduled to be finished in 1992, a year ahead of the original schedule. Design challenges included unstable riverbanks and intensive land use along the valley. The chosen solution will have a relatively long life and is easy to maintain. Two pump stations move water to the Tug Fork River from Williamson's storm sewers and a creek that runs through the town. Five quick-closing gates complete the barrier where roads and a railroad interrupt it. The design of the cell wall was complicated by the soft in-situ clayey material, the unstable bank, and the cell's unusual dual purpose as riverbank retaining wall during normal conditions and floodwall when the river rises. Replacing the cohesive material with granular material, as is standard practice for this type of structure, would be expensive and cause temporary stability problems. The partial replacement of the cohesive material meant that we had to modify classic design methods that generally consider only granular cell fill. To check our results we contracted to have a finite element analysis performed, followed by test-driving of two cellular structures.
Subject Headings: Granular materials | Piles | Floods | Walls | Scheduling | Hydraulic design | Pumping stations | Rivers and streams
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Carrie Chapman Catt
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(b. 9 Jan. 1859, d. 9 Mar. 1947).
US suffragist Born at Ripon, Wisconsin, she was present at the founding of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1890. As its president (1900–4 and 1915–20), she saw the fulfilment of women's suffrage in the US with the passing of the Nineteenth Constitutional Amendment in 1920. In that year she co‐founded the League of Women Voters. An isolationist, Catt was also associated with the American pacifist movement. In 1915, she founded the Woman's Peace Party (together with Jane Addams). She chaired the Commission on the Cause and Cure of War between 1925 and 1932. In contrast to Addams, however, after the war she partly turned her attention away from the issue of international peace. She devoted her efforts to the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (later the International Alliance of Women), which she had co‐founded in 1904 and which she continued to lead with energy until 1925. Opposition to Fascism and the Nazis caused her to abandon her pacifism in the 1930s.
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Josh Bleisch '16 – Monday was the first full day of activities for class. We began by visiting the Frankfurt stock exchange. On the way there, we walked through the City Hall square. In the middle of the square, there was a memorial of a Nazi book burning that took place during the lead up to World War II. I found the site interesting and very powerful. The quote around the memorial roughly translated to: "when you burn books, you burn people." This was just one of the many things in the city memorializing the events of World War Two.
At the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, we learned about the history of trading in the city, as well as how the exchange operates today. At the ECB, we enjoyed a great presentation about the strategies of the central bank, both in good times and in crisis. We have been reading about European Monetary policy for half of a semester, but this was our first chance to speak with people actually working within the European Central Bank.
We learned so much valuable information about what the ECB has done during the Eurocrisis to ensure price stability. I ended the day by going to an Ethiopian restaurant with a few other students in the group. It was a great end to a busy day in Frankfurt! We still have most of the week left to explore and learn. I'd like to give a special thanks to the Rogge Fund for making all of this possible!


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I remember when Erin and I discovered Il Cane Pazzo. It was a cold autumn night, and we had decided to see a movie at Vinegar Hill. In the ticket line, Erin craned her neck to take in the warm glow of the restaurant next door. "Why have we never noticed this place?" she said. I shrugged and went over to look at the menu. Just a few items, classic Italian with a twist here and there, not cheap. As it turns out, it was also fantastically delicious. Some of the best Italian either of us had ever had. When it went away and Camino took… Read More
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Every now and then we encounter a dish so flavorful and harmonious that it is as if the ingredients were separated at birth, only to be reunited at long last on the plate. In the case of Camino's duck dish, the earthy sweetness of figs is balanced by tangy stripes of balsamic vinegar, with a body of salty-sweet potato hash underneath. The duck meat itself is appealingly mild, with a subtle note of gaminess giving it character.
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With over 24.000 connected vehicles, Emixis is a Belgian leader in the field of telematics fleet management systems. We develop and commercialize innovative hardware and software solutions to help companies manage field personnel, vehicles and assets. Our solutions, available in the form of SaaS, are sold in Europe and Africa via a network of resellers


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Built by Snowman's Alto's Odyssey has been public knowledge for more than a year (and was subject to a last-minute delay in late summer), but it's finally here... almost. The Alto's Adventure sequel is now slated to launch on iOS and Apple TV devices February 22nd with a not-too-unreasonable $5 price tag. As before, Odyssey takes the endless boarding concept to a desert landscape that throws fresh challenges into the mix. You'll have to contend with natural hazards (including lemurs) and take advantage of hot air balloons, shifting grind rails and wall rides in order to keep moving.
'Alto's Odyssey' reaches your phone on February 22nd
The long-in-development mobile game finally has a release date.
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On top of the usual competitive mode, you'll get staples like the no-pressure Zen Mode and a Photo Mode to record the journey.
There's no mention of an Android release date yet, although that's not completely surprising when it took roughly a year for Alto's Adventure to reach Google-powered devices. This is very much an evolution of the formula that made Adventure a mainstay of mobile gaming. However, that's not necessarily a bad thing -- the first game combined solid endless runner gameplay with an intriguing sense of style, and this promises to be more ambitious with a more varied landscape and more complex (though still easy-to-grasp) mechanics.


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In the wake of Time magazine's cover story about the "Transgender Tipping Point," right-wing commentators have been out in force. This includes the National Review, the Wall Street Journal, The Federalist, and others. All of them operate off of the same set of talking points, which are based on groundless assumptions, poor science, discredited research, and straw-man arguments.
The Federalist's Joy Pullmann takes all those talking points, mashes them together, and adds a bit of libertarian-sounding philosophy and Christian persecution myth for good measure. These are intellectual bullies, however. They seem to expect that no one will stand up and actually check their "facts."
But that's exactly what I'm going to do. Let's start with the Federalist blog post. No straw-man arguments here, just their own words.


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AFBF Joins Groups Seeking More Assistance for Dairy Farmers
Amidst depressed prices, lawmakers and farm groups, including the National Milk Producers Federation, have asked USDA to provide more help to dairy farmers struggling to stay in business. Add Zippy Duval, president of the American Farm Bureau Federation to that list. Duval sent a letter to Secretary Vilsack on behalf of Farm Bureau members requesting a stronger safety net for dairy producers.
In the letter he sent last week, Duval explained the May milk price of $14.50 is the lowest it has been since 2009. "The decline in dairy farm revenue has led many dairy farm families to exit the industry," Duvall wrote. "In 2015 we lost 1,225 dairy farms — many of those small dairy farm operations where the average herd size is fewer than 200 milking cows."
USDA recently offered producers a new risk management tool with the last farm bill, the Margin Protection Program. Unfortunately, farmers haven't been quick to adopt MPP and many of those who have participated have not been pleased with the program.
In his letter, Duval asked the agency to purchase cheese that can be used in school lunch programs and be given to food banks.
"Specifically, we believe cheese could be purchased in a quantity that would help the dairy industry and yet not negatively impact our exports of cheese products," Duvall said. "If the Department spent $50 million, it could purchase 28 million pounds of cheese for domestic feeding programs. This would not only be beneficial to those in need of food, but also would help reduce the record high inventories and would provide a positive price impact for dairy producers."
Do you think the government purchasing cheese will improve prices?
Farm Groups Ask USDA to Buy Cheese Surplus


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Acts 17 New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
Chapter 17
Paul in Thessalonica. 1 When they took the road through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they reached Thessalonica, where there was a synagogue of the Jews. 2 Following his usual custom, Paul joined them, and for three sabbaths he entered into discussions with them from the scriptures, 3 expounding and demonstrating that the Messiah had to suffer and rise from the dead, and that "This is the Messiah, Jesus, whom I proclaim to you." 4 Some of them were convinced and joined Paul and Silas; so, too, a great number of Greeks who were worshipers, and not a few of the prominent women. 5 But the Jews became jealous and recruited some worthless men loitering in the public square, formed a mob, and set the city in turmoil. They marched on the house of Jason, intending to bring them before the people's assembly. 6 [a]When they could not find them, they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city magistrates, shouting, "These people who have been creating a disturbance all over the world have now come here, 7 and Jason has welcomed them. They all act in opposition to the decrees of Caesar and claim instead that there is another king, Jesus."[b] 8 They stirred up the crowd and the city magistrates who, upon hearing these charges, 9 took a surety payment from Jason and the others before releasing them.
Paul in Beroea. 10 The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas to Beroea during the night. Upon arrival they went to the synagogue of the Jews. 11 These Jews were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all willingness and examined the scriptures daily to determine whether these things were so. 12 Many of them became believers, as did not a few of the influential Greek women and men. 13 But when the Jews of Thessalonica learned that the word of God had now been proclaimed by Paul in Beroea also, they came there too to cause a commotion and stir up the crowds. 14 So the brothers at once sent Paul on his way to the seacoast, while Silas and Timothy remained behind. 15 After Paul's escorts had taken him to Athens, they came away with instructions for Silas and Timothy to join him as soon as possible.
Paul in Athens.[c] 16 While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he grew exasperated at the sight of the city full of idols. 17 So he debated in the synagogue with the Jews and with the worshipers, and daily in the public square with whoever happened to be there. 18 Even some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers[d] engaged him in discussion. Some asked, "What is this scavenger trying to say?" Others said, "He sounds like a promoter of foreign deities," because he was preaching about 'Jesus' and 'Resurrection.' 19 They took him and led him to the Areopagus[e] and said, "May we learn what this new teaching is that you speak of? 20 For you bring some strange notions to our ears; we should like to know what these things mean." 21 Now all the Athenians as well as the foreigners residing there used their time for nothing else but telling or hearing something new.
Paul's Speech at the Areopagus. 22 Then Paul stood up at the Areopagus and said:[f]
"You Athenians, I see that in every respect you are very religious. 23 For as I walked around looking carefully at your shrines, I even discovered an altar inscribed, 'To an Unknown God.'[g] What therefore you unknowingly worship, I proclaim to you. 24 The God who made the world and all that is in it, the Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in sanctuaries made by human hands, 25 nor is he served by human hands because he needs anything. Rather it is he who gives to everyone life and breath and everything. 26 He made from one[h] the whole human race to dwell on the entire surface of the earth, and he fixed the ordered seasons and the boundaries of their regions, 27 so that people might seek God, even perhaps grope for him and find him, though indeed he is not far from any one of us. 28 For 'In him we live and move and have our being,'[i] as even some of your poets have said, 'For we too are his offspring.' 29 Since therefore we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the divinity is like an image fashioned from gold, silver, or stone by human art and imagination. 30 God has overlooked the times of ignorance, but now he demands that all people everywhere repent 31 because he has established a day on which he will 'judge the world with justice' through a man he has appointed, and he has provided confirmation for all by raising him from the dead."
32 When they heard about resurrection of the dead, some began to scoff, but others said, "We should like to hear you on this some other time." 33 And so Paul left them. 34 But some did join him, and became believers. Among them were Dionysius, a member of the Court of the Areopagus, a woman named Damaris, and others with them.
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Mazars, a different player in auditing, accounting, tax and advisory services in Hong Kong
Mazars Hong Kong is part of Mazars Group, a business advisory firm providing auditing, accounting, tax, business risk advisory, corporate recovery, forensic accounting and corporate finance services. Mazars Group is one of the world's largest international accounting firms. With 40,400 staffs, Mazars is operating in 91 countries. Mazars is also one of the founding members of the Praxity Alliance, a global alliance of professional firms, which gathers 65 independent orgainsations and 39,000 professionals in 103 countries.
Our background
Mazars Hong Kong specialises in audit, accounting, tax and business advisory services, corporate finance, business risk assessment, corporate restructuring and forensic investigation services. We focus on providing value in meeting clients' needs - whether they be individuals, OMB's / SME's, or multi-national corporations. We work closely with our Mainland China offices in delivering professional services through multi-lingual teams experienced in both international and local requirements and regulations.
Mazars applies a strategy of ongoing development in Asia, enabling our firm to expand and strengthen its presence within this fast-growing region. Including the Hong Kong office, we operate 31 offices in China with around 5,000 staff. Through Mazars Group and our global Praxity Alliance, we can also draw upon a wide pool of resources, specialities and expertise such that we can truly claim to possess a personal touch backed by big experience.
Our vision
We seek to make a difference to our clients, our team and our community by providing high calibre accounting, tax and business advisory services in a manner that is personal, principled and professional.
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To focus on our clients' needs, delivering value through our personal touch backed by big experience.
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Integrity, independence, honesty, transparency and accountability are at the heart of everything we do.
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How to Eat Soup Dumplings
Xiao long bao, or 'soup dumpling', is a variety of steamed bun that has its origins in Shanghai, Eastern China. Owner of the 'New Shanghai' restaurant brand, John Chen, shares his tips for savouring this delicacy!
The traditional Xiao long bao dumpling has a delicate skin that seals in a flavourful juicy pocket of pork and hot, gingery-sweet broth – hence the name! Just like making these dumplings, there is also an art and technique to eating them. If you really want to enjoy their delicious juiciness (and not end up burning yourself and others!!), there are certain ways to go about eating them.
1. To begin, pour vinegar onto the ginger. At New Shanghai, we serve the dumplings like they do in Shanghai – with Chinese black vinegar and julienne-style matchsticks of fresh ginger.
2. Next, pick up the dumpling with your chopsticks, making sure to do this gently so as you do not puncture the skin. This is where problems often occur – if you accidentally break the skin, the hot broth will escape!
3. Dip the dumpling carefully into the vinegar sauce, before placing the dumpling onto a spoon. From here, you pierce the dumplings skin by either nibbling a hole in the side, or making a hole with a chopstick.
4. When you have blown on the hole several times to cool the inside broth slightly, tip the dumpling and suck the soup from inside. If you just bite into the dumpling, the juice can squirt anywhere and burn you, not to mention making a mess!
5. Once the broth has been drained, you can add more ginger and vinegar as you like, and finish the dumpling. And, most importantly - don't forget to enjoy!
More about New Shanghai
Growing restaurant brand and dumpling house 'New Shanghai' has just announced its expansion into Charlestown, New South Wales – set to open its doors on November 27, 2010.
Featuring cobblestoned floors, hanging red lanterns, leave-twined walls and patterned umbrellas, the space is bestowed with the rich oriental beauty of Shanghai's hinterland. A signature of all the New Shanghai restaurants, a live dumpling making theatre takes centre stage to offer diners a sneak peak into the action.
As well as the new Charlestown restaurant, John says you can expect to see a lot more of New Shanghai around Australia and abroad in the near future.
Here are a couple of simple recipes from John Chen you can impress your family and friends with:


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Ganesh (or Ganesha) is one of the most popular and well-known of the Hindu gods. He is the remover of obstacles and is invoked when a new task is about to begin. He is portrayed with an elephant head. His wives are Buddhi (attainment), Riddhi (propserity) and Siddhi (attainment). He is the son of Parvati and younger brother of Kartikeya.
Birth and Elephant Head
Ganesha's birth is the subject of many tales. He is usually considered the son of Shiva and Parvati, with many tales describing him as created by one parent only. In a common account, Parvati created Ganesh to guard the door while she bathed. She had previously asked her husband's servant Nandi, to do so. However, he was loyal first to Shiva himself and, when Shiva asked to enter, Nandi let him pass. Enraged at this, Parvati created Ganesh out of turmeric paste
As she was taking a bath, her husband came to see her. Ganesh, not knowing who he was, stopped Shiva from entering the cave where they lived, claiming his mother was inside. Shiva, angered by his insolence and insubordination, immediately beheaded him. When Parvati finished, she came outside and saw her dead son upon the ground. She asked Shiva to bring him back to life and, having cooled down, he complied. He sent Garuda to find the head of the first animal he saw and bring it to him. This head was that of an elephant. Thus Ganesh was brought back to life with an elephant head.
|Gods and goddesses of Hindu mythology
|Creator: Brahma • Preserver: Vishnu • Destroyer: Shiva
|Creatrix: Saraswati • Preservatrix: Lakshmi • Destructrix: Kali
|Main Devas
|King: Indra • Sun: Surya • Moon: Chandra • Fire: Agni • Wind: Vayu • Ocean: Varuna • Sky: Dyaus • War: Murugan • Wealth: Kubera • Love: Kama • Death: Yama • Rain: Parjanya • Remover of Obstacles: Ganesh
|Other Devas
|Recorder of Fate: Chitragupta • Counsellor to Gods: Brihaspati • Architect of the Universe: Vishvakarman
|Sun: Surya • Moon: Chandra • Mercury: Budha • Venus: Shani • Mars: Mangala • Jupiter: Brihaspati • Saturn: Shukra
|Main Devis
|Motherhood:Parvati • Earth/Nature: Prithvi • Love: Ratri • Dawn: Ushas • Night: Rati
|Other Devis
|Mother of the Gods: Aditi • Dusk: Saranyu • Death: Yami • Beauty: Shachi • River Ganges: Ganga