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A timeless land
South west of Delhi, Rajasthan is partially desert, the colour and splendour of the local people and the place to go for camel treks.
Here you can see and even stay in old palaces, explore the famous towns of Jaiselmeer and Pushkar, or take a bus out to the temple of the rats at Bikaner.
The state capital Jaipur (Hindi: जयपुर) is popularly known as the Pink City and famous for its palaces.
Rajasthan is culturally rich and has artistic and cultural traditions which reflect the ancient Indian way of life. There is rich and varied folk culture from villages which is often depicted and is symbolic of the state. Highly cultivated classical music and dance with
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Having so many Corgis, I found I had to separate them to allow full concentration while in the training process. I didn't have any problems with the first three but when Andy came along, he had absolutely no training and this is what I did for him and he is the perfect little man now. It took a few months but it was well worth it. . . . .
I feel no distractions will help in training. Hope this helps.
Hi Chinni's Mom, Some corgis are "sensitive" meaning that they sense illness and of course we not know that certain dogs can even detect cancer, heart disease and an on coming seizure. Randy is one of those and obviously Chinni is one. Over a year ago, I tried to give both dogs a bath at the same time because Reese our new rescue was very afraid. I was going to bathe Randy first to show her it didn't hurt. Randy has always studied pictures on the walls and things up high on shelves. I have this big roll of foam in a huge plastic bag that I kneel on to give them their baths. I had both dogs in the tubs but Randy turned around and placed his front paws on the back of the tub and was looking up at the shelf-like area at the top of the tub so I couldn't reach him. I had not put towels on the floor to soak up water and didn't realize that I had sprayed any water around. I put my food over on the floor to the right to reach him and it was wet and I slipped and banged my left rib cage on the top of the tub. It really hurt but I washed them and didn't even dry them. The 2 days later I was helping my neighbor take down Christmas decorations and because of the first injury stumbled and fell on my left arm and shoulder. I had a lot of disability for 6 weeks and then had slow recovery for another 6. Randy took almost every step that I took and tried to make sure I was OK. At one time, when I was hurting and laying in bed, he eased on top of vertically and laid his body on my body and his head on my head. He seemed to be trying to "transmit" healing and health to me. Reese, our rescue girl had several illnesses, including heart worm so we had about a 9 mo. period of trying to get her well. He treated her like he had me and seemed to try to take care of her. She would have periods of chills and he would lay on her to help keep her warm.
Poor boy is trying to be an alpha dog and his 2 females (Mom and Reese) both like to be alpha also. I can tell that sometimes he is so frustrated because his darn females won't let him dominate. I would say your Chinni is not only "sensitive" but has healing abilities. You are very lucky to have her as it is not common!!! She is a treasure and obviously you are appreciating her and you should. Bye for now, Lois
Thanks for the gift. There is nothing like a corgi or a corgi lover and I am totally hooked!!!!! I am on my 3rd corgi and still love all of my past dogs but love my previous pem the best. I decided to malinger in bed longer today and Randy eventually laid on my head ( a dominance technique). He was letting me know it was past time for breakfast!!
Thanks again, Lois
Welcome Chinni Bean!

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5 Signs You Need A Water Softener
Most of us use water filter systems nowadays or are in the least acquainted with why we may desire a water filtration system to get rid of waste from the water we drink. The simple truth is that practically 80% of homes in America are serviced by hard drinking water, which can damage belongings, fittings, and even your hair… but most of us don't even realize what's happening.
A water softener can be used to soften drinking water. What which means is the fact it takes away the chemical type elements; generally ions that make drinking water become hard. Normal water becomes hard when there may be too much calcium mineral and magnesium in it. The calcium mineral and magnesium ions can cause drinking water hardening which can result in many homes and plumbing related problems.
So have you any idea if you have a hard water problem? What exactly are the signals that you do need a water softener?
Cleaning soap scum (diamond ring) around your tub – Regardless of how hard you scrub that tub, that unsightly band doesn't disappear completely, right? Don't stress, it's not dirt and grime, by itself – or its clean dirt and grime, at least. Hard-drinking water causes the cleaning soap you utilize to precipitate from the drinking water, so you're still is left with a scum residue that is clearly a mixture of cleaning soap and dirt around your tub where the surface of this usually sits.
Just can't seem to be to build up a lather – Do you are feeling like you're using a lot of cleaning soap for bathing, dishwashing? Is your nice hair getting worn out because you keep throwing increasingly more shampoo to build up lather? They are signals of hard normal water. High degrees of calcium mineral and magnesium ions in the hard drinking water prevent the cleaning soap from lathering properly, creating you to put in the more cleaning soap in response.
Stain on clothing after laundering – You move your laundry from the washer, fully wanting an excellent, batch of clean clothes instead you get a streaked clutter instead. Hard normal water can really do a number on your clothing. It could lead to an overall dinginess, graying, or yellowing, a stiff feel to the textile, or even gray streaks on your colored materials. If you start seeing peculiar discolorations such as this on your clothes, from the good sign that you have hard water.
Spotting on your glasses – Same applies to your glasses, flatware, and dishes. If you have begun seeing peculiar spotting, streaks, and discolorations on everything that moves through your dishwasher, that is clearly a signal of hard drinking water. Crystal is especially prone and coarse yellowish circles can build-up on your very best glassware over time.
"Scales" on your accessories – When you have hard normal water, you will commence to see scaling on the accessories on your kitchen sink and even on your pipes. This sort of buildup can damage your complete system, reducing circulation time in your drinking water and even harm your boiler performance.
If you're experiencing any or many of these signs in your house, you may desire a Fleck Water Softener. Consider looking at water softener options as a solution – it'll protect your stuff as well as your home over time.


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A pillow which uses cool water to help the user drift off to sleep will go into production after raising more than double its crowdfunding target in just days.
Moona, invented by David Stoikovitch and Coline Juin, warms and cools water in a bedside device, quietly pumping it around a pad which is inserted into the user's pillowcase.
Controlled via an app, Moona claims it can help the user fall asleep, stay asleep, and wake up when they need to – all by changing the temperature of the head and neck.
When the user decides it is time to go to sleep, the pillow will decrease its temperature to 26C.
Once the motion sensor in the pillow pad recognises that the user is asleep, the temperature will further drop to around 25C to encourage deep sleep.
When the user has set Moona to wake them up, the pad's temperature will slowly heat up to around 31.5C to help the user wake up naturally.
The app will also gather data on the user's sleeping habits, giving tips and adapting to their sleeping patterns.
The creators of Moona are also working with the University Hospital Centre of Nantes to test the benefits of their product in a study on 15 participants.
The project has already raised more than double its $50,000 target on Kickstarter.
The team are aiming to ship Moona to Kickstarter backers in June 2018.
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Sound Healing Certification
Enter the world of sound healing with singing bowls and connect with your deeper self.
Work with a trainer who has 15 years experience with sound healing and learn to use crystal and metal singing bowls to promote physical and mental wellbeing.
Everything in the universe has a vibration and singing bowls home in on that connection between you and the world. In sound and energy healing, balancing vibrations can bring the body into harmony and therefore good health.
Aligning with your Chakra energy centers, singing bowls can help reduce stress and pain, promote relaxation and develop better self-awareness. On a deeper level, the music that emanates from singing bowls promotes inner healing, both physically and spiritually.
Have not experienced sound healing before? Sign up for a private sound healing session or group sound healing before the course.
In this one-day certification workshop, you will participate in sound healing meditations with bowls and learn about how sound healing can work with your energy centers to improve wellbeing. This workshop also features the science behind sound healing, including entrainment and Cymatics, as well as energetic anatomy for both the Vedic (Western) and Tibetan systems. Learn how to play the bowls and add another dimension to your yoga teaching, practice, Reiki or general self-care methods.
In this training you will learn:
-the science of sound and sound healing
-the difference between metal and crystal singing bowls
-how to play the singing bowls
-Tibetan and Vedic sound healing systems
-the concepts of harmonics and entrainment
-the Chakra System and how to apply it to sound healing
-how to prepare for sound healing sessions
-how to do a sound healing session for groups and individuals
- Early bird (Register 8 weeks before the start date of the course): SGD 400
- Standard fees: SGD 500
- Tirisula students gets 10% off
- The fees include the course fee, manuals and certificate
- The fees exclude accommodation, food, additional reference books
- Full payment online upon registration (major credit cards accepted)
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Thanks for sharing Dixon – brilliant images man!
The Children of Panama – an iPhoneographic essay
Here at the MPA we are big fans of music. We often liken a single picture to a song and a series of images to a full-length LP (remember the LP?) – the idea being the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. Each of the shots in the gallery below by iPhoneographer Dixon Hamby could easily stand on it's own – taken together we begin to see a bigger picture, we hear the whole album if you will, and the story takes on a larger, deeper significance…
"My favorite subject to take photos of in Panama is the children. They seem so happy to have their photos taken and never beg for money like in some other countries to which I have been. I quit trying to take photos of children in the USA because many of them are afraid of strangers and parents don't want you taking photos of their children. Not in Panama, here the children joyously pose for you."
Dixon Hamby
All images Copyright Dixon Hamby 2012
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What Dan said! Great stuff! Not at all surprised to see some great kid images from ya – as I learned when we met IRL, you're fantastic with kids!
Amazing pictures! Tks man!
Excellent work Dixon!
Very moving photos Dixon, excellent!
What a joyous collection of images! Great captures. Each one unique and a reason to celebrate.
Wonderfully moving set of images. An absolute joy. Very refreshing. Thanks Dan & Dixon.
Magnifico photos de los ninos.
Absolutely stunning work Dixon!
Beautiful collection Dixon!


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It's Ash Wednesday tomorrow – the beginning of Lent. Traditionally we find things to give up during Lent. According to the Independent, an online survey shows that more than one in five British adults is planning to do something for Lent.
If you want to do a little more this year than just give something up and want to use the time positively, there are a wealth of initiatives you might be interested in. I haven't time to do anything more than list them here, but maybe there's something for you?
The Carbon Fast provides daily actions and prayers for Lent to help you protect poor people from the changing climate and care for God's good creation.
Christian Aid: Count Your Blessings
Lent is an opportunity to still our minds and focus our thoughts on those less fortunate than ourselves. Count Your Blessings is a daily calendar which takes you through Lent using thought-provoking reflections and engaging actions that will encourage and challenge you, not only in your own life but in praying for those living in poverty around the world.
Are you giving up something for Lent? Do Lent generously! 40 days, 40 reflections, 40 simple acts. Join us and create a movement of generosity this Lent.
Love Life Live Lent book and booklets contain over 40 simple things to do during Lent: one action for each day. These actions help us to transform our world – locally, nationally and globally.
Through the weeks of Lent we are called to live lives of prayer and action.
The Big Read – Tom Wright's Lent for Everyone
Something that we will be doing together on Tuesday evenings at Church Night during Lent (and starting tonight!) will be joining in with #bigread12 (part of the #BigBible Project). We will be making use of Tom Wright's Lent for Everyone: Mark. To find out more, make sure you come along this evening!
BigRead12 – Join The Conversation!
- FBC Live Daily Prayer 4 May 2020 - 4 May 2020
- A Little Bit More - 3 March 2020
- The People God Wants Us To Be - 1 February 2020


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Welcome to the Primer Podcast!
A little about us. William and Davis have been into cars and home projects for at least 20 years. We're basically gearheads who spend a lot of time working on old stuff primarily related to cars, trucks, motorcycles, bikes, houses and everything in between. If it's broke, we'll try to fix it ourselves. We attend swap meets, usually auto related, a lot of car shows, and some drag racing events. We've also acquired a taste for some good drinks along the way. So one day we figured we'd try to share all this with project/car show stuff with others. Why read a forum when you can listen to a couple guys who might help you and feel the same way you do when you're tackling those projects.
Our Mission is to share our experiences with others regarding most anything vintage. Hot rods, cars, trucks, planes, motorcycles, bikes and the social interaction in between. We're sharing our pics and videos.
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This rare breed, which averages 87 cm in height, 124 cm in length and 130 kg in weight, takes its name from a village Vechoor in Kottayam, Kerala. It is the smallest cattle breed in the world according to the Guinness Book of Records. Around 4,000 heads of Vechur cattle are believed to exist today in Thrissur, Alappuzha, Kottayam, and Ernakulam, among other districts.
Bovines are known for their huge diet. The average weight of a cow/buffalo in India is about 350 kg. And this weight is managed by a cow / buffalo by drinking about 40 liters of water and about 4-5 quintals of fodder. This is the average intake of an Indian breed which after feeding this much gives about 20-25 liters of milk in a day and is valued for the larger amount of milk it produces relative to the amount of food it requires.
The Velacur Breed of cows are known for their high milk productivity when compared to others depending on their diet. The Vechur cow was popular in Kerala until the 1960s, but became rare when native cattle were crossbred with exotic varieties. And this breed faced a serious extinction in the 1980s. The Vechur animals were saved from extinction due to conservation efforts by Sosamma Iype, a Professor of Animal breeding and Genetics along with a team of her students.
In 1989, a conservation unit was started. A Conservation trust was formed in 1998 to continue the work with farmer participation. In 2000, the Vechur cow was listed on the FAO's World Watch List of Domestic Animal Diversity, in its 'Critical-Maintained Breeds List', pointing to imminent extinction as breeds are included in the list when the number of breeding females and males fall to very low levels. About 200 cows are supposed to exist today, nearly 100 of them with the Veterinary College.
In a conservational effort, Muhamma pachayat in Kerala's Alappuzha district, these smallest cattle was breed by setting up a natural mating centre. The 'super speciality' Vechur cow reproduction centre is the first of its kind to come up in the State. The centre would be set up on 56 acres of pasture land.
Natural breeding will be focused by allowing the cows to roam freely and graze in the vast green pastures. Once the cow is impregnated, the animal will be returned to its owner.


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Kim Walker-Smith's new album, On My Side, is out today and we couldn't be more excited to share it with you. In celebration of her release, we're providing free resources for Throne Room. Get a free chart + listen to the New Song Cafe to hear an exclusive acoustic performance and learn the song below*.
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1. Agreement
1.1. This is an Agreement between the Customer and Creditsafe
Business Solutions Limited ("Creditsafe") a company incorporated in England and Wales under registered number 3836192 at the registered address Bryn House, Caerphilly Business Park, Van Road, Caerphilly, CF38 3GG. The Creditsafe Service ("Service") purchased by the Customer will consist of products detailed in the Order Confirmation and may include the following:
1.1.1. Creditsafe Company Reports (which provides information on and assessment of the creditworthiness of third parties via the internet) and/or
1.1.2. Provision of marketing and prospecting data via the internet and/or
1.1.3. Services provided in conjunction with third parties (including provision of Consumer Credit Reports, Trace and ID Solutions and Debt Recovery Solutions) which may be subject to additional terms.
1.2. This Agreement consists of the Order Confirmation and the Terms and Conditions and constitutes the entire agreement between the Customer and Creditsafe in relation to the Service.
1.3. By signing the Order Confirmation, or by accessing or using the Service, the Customer accepts the content of this Agreement. Unless otherwise stated in the Terms and Conditions, where the terms of the Order Confirmation conflict with the Terms and Conditions, the Terms and Conditions shall take precedence.
2. Agreement
2.1. This Agreement shall be in force from the date inserted on the Order Confirmation and continue for a period of 12 months unless otherwise stated in the Order Confirmation.
2.2. The Customer may be contacted during this Agreement period regarding new developments and products.
2.3. From time to time Creditsafe may, from time to time, at its absolute discretion, make and/or apply updates, alterations, modifications and adaptations to the Service or any element of the Service ("Alterations"). Creditsafe will take reasonable steps to inform the Customer of these Alterations with as much advance warning as possible.
2.4. Creditsafe does not warrant that the Customer's use of the Service will be uninterrupted or error-free and is not responsible for any, or any other loss or damage resulting from the transfer of data over communications networks and facilities, including the internet, and the Customer acknowledges that the Service may be subject to limitations, delays and other problems inherent in the use of such communications facilities. Creditsafe shall have no liability (on any account whatsoever) to the Customer as a result of or related to such events.
2.5. This Agreement entitles the Customer to access and retain the Service for the purposes detailed in this Agreement and for the duration of the Agreement only. The rights to access and use the Service shall automatically lapse on termination or expiry of this Agreement. No subscriptions, rights or credits may be extended or carried over on any renewal, unless agreed in writing by Creditsafe. No refund shall be payable by Creditsafe in respect of any unused rights or credits.
3. Charges and Payment
3.1. In consideration of Creditsafe providing the Service, the Customer agrees to pay the sum specified in the Order Confirmation and or the invoice issued therewith ("the Invoice") on the times and dates specified therein. For the avoidance of doubt, all payments must be made within 21 days of the invoice date unless otherwise stated in the Order Confirmation or where the parties have agreed that payment shall be made by direct debit.
3.2. Subject to clause 3.7, if you fail to pay the amount specified on the Order Confirmation and or invoice on the times and dates agreed the full amount will become due with immediate effect.
3.3. In the event that the Service is suspended in accordance with clause7, then Creditsafe shall be under no obligation to:
3.3.1. Re-instate the Service and/or:
3.3.2. Recompense the Customer in respect of any period of suspension from the time of payment default to receipt of payment.
3.4. If the Customer fails to pay Creditsafe any sum due pursuant to the Agreement, the Customer shall be liable to pay interest to Creditsafe on such sum from the due date for payment at the annual rate of 4% above the base lending rate from time to time of HSBC Plc, accruing on a daily basis until payment is made, whether before or after any judgment.
3.5. Creditsafe reserves the right to claim interest and compensation under the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998.
3.6. The Customer agrees to fully indemnify Creditsafe against all third party costs incurred in the pursuit of payment.
3.7. Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this clause 3, where the Customer and Creditsafe agree that the Customer shall pay the amount specified in the Order Confirmation by direct debit then:
3.7.1. Creditsafe will use reasonable endeavours to contact the Customer by telephone to complete the direct debit mandate (which shall for the avoidance of doubt include the Customer providing its bank details and authorisation to any direct debit payments).
3.7.2. Where the Customer and Creditsafe are unable to complete the direct debit payment mandate within two working days of the date of the Invoice ("the Invoice Date"), then payment of the full amount of the sum specified in the Order Confirmation will become due within 21 days of the Invoice Date. In the event that the Customer fails to pay the sum due within the aforementioned 21 days, the full amount will become due with immediate effect and clauses 3.3 to 3.6 of this Agreement shall apply in full force and effect.
3.7.3. Where Creditsafe attempts to take a payment by direct debit and the payment fails for whatever reason, payment for the full amount of the sum specified in the Order Confirmation will become due immediately and clauses 3.3 to 3.6 of this Agreement shall apply. The Customer accepts that it shall be liable for any bank charges incurred by Creditsafe as a result of a failure of a direct debit attempt.
3.7.4. For the avoidance of doubt the provisions of this clause 3.7 shall only apply to Customers paying by direct debit.
3.8. The Customer acknowledges and agrees that:
3.8.1. Creditsafe may collect payment information relating to the Customer and its payment of Creditsafe's invoices, which will be used by Creditsafe as part of its products/services; and
3.8.2. any failure by the Customer to pay Creditsafe's invoices on time may have an adverse impact on the Customer's credit rating.
4. Creditsafe's Proprietary Rights
In this clause 4 the term "Intellectual Property Rights" means patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, trade marks, business names and domain names, rights in get-up, goodwill and the right to sue for passing off, rights in designs, database rights, rights to use, and protect the confidentiality of, confidential information (including know-how), and all other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registered or unregistered and including all applications and rights to apply for and be granted, renewals or extensions of, and rights to claim priority from, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
4.1. Except as expressly provided herein access to the Service does not grant the Customer any database rights or rights in the copyright, trademarks or any other Intellectual Property Rights of Creditsafe or any third party.
4.2 The Service is protected by Intellectual Property Rights. All Intellectual Property Rights in or arising out of or in connection with the Service shall be owned by Creditsafe or, where relevant, its third party subcontractors or the third party providers.
4.3 The Customer is not permitted and will not allow any third party to adapt, alter, modify, reverse engineer, de-compile or otherwise interfere with any element of the Service without Creditsafe's written permission. Creditsafe may take steps to assist identification of its Service.
4.4 Data protection
4.4.1 For the purpose of this Agreement "data controller", "personal data", and "processing" have the definitions contained in the Data Protection Legislation and "Data Protection Legislation" means (i) the Data Protection Act 2018; (ii) the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) ("GDPR") and any national implementing laws, regulations and secondary legislation, as amended or updated from time to time in the UK; and (iii) any successor legislation to the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR together with any judicial or administrative interpretation of any of the above, any guidance, guidelines, codes of practice, approved codes of conduct or approved certification mechanisms issued by the Information Commissioner's Office or such other supervisory authority as may be responsible for enforcing compliance with the Data Protection Legislation from time to time.
4.4.2 This clause sets out the framework for the sharing of personal data between the parties as independent data controllers.
4.4.3 The Customer is responsible for establishing the lawful basis for processing personal data obtained pursuant to use of the Services and maintaining compliance with the Data Protection Legislation in connection with such data.
4.4.4 The Customer acknowledges that accessing personal data through the use of the Services is only permitted where the Customer has a lawful basis for doing so and the Customer warrants that it shall only request personal data where the Customer has a lawful basis for doing so.
4.4.5 The Customer agrees that it shall only access and use the Services for the purpose of credit checking, prospecting, direct marketing, know your customer checks, compliance, data verification and enhancement, debtor trace and other lawful business due diligence purposes.
4.4.6 The Customer acknowledges that it is its duty to record and demonstrate the existence of its lawful basis for processing.
4.4.7 Where the Customer uses the monitoring service, Creditsafe will inform the Customer by email whenever there is a relevant change in the data monitored. The Customer shall stop the monitoring service for monitored data when the Customer ceases to have a lawful basis for processing that data.
4.4.8 Where the Customer provides Creditsafe with data or information which includes personal data to enable Creditsafe to provide the data cleanse and append service and/ or the 3D Ledger service, the Customer warrants that it has a lawful basis for doing so and that it has complied with the transparency requirements set out in Articles 13 and 14 of the GDPR as applicable.
4.4.9 The parties agree that if Creditsafe considers that the provisions of this Clause 4.4 do not comply with Data Protection Legislation then Creditsafe may adapt, update or amend the terms of this Clause 4.4 to ensure compliance with Data Protection Legislation.
4.4.10 Further, Creditsafe and the Customer both acknowledge that as a result of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union the law relating to privacy and data protection as it applies to this Agreement may change. Should such a situation arise Creditsafe may make any alterations, amendments or updates to this Clause 4.4 that may be required as a result of such changes.
4.4.11 In the event that any personal data is transferred from the European Economic Area ("EEA") to a country outside the EEA pursuant to this Agreement, the parties acknowledge and agree that the European Commission's Standard Contractual Clauses for the transfer of personal data to controllers established in third countries available here ("SCC") shall apply to any such transfers. The parties shall comply with the SCC, as well as the terms of this Clause 4.4, in relation to any such transfers. For the purpose of the SCC, the data exporter shall be the party located in the EEA and the data importer shall be the party located outside the EEA.
4.4.12In the case of a conflict or ambiguity between any of the provisions of this Agreement and the SCC, the provisions of the SCC will prevail.
4.4.13In the event that the European Commission approves new standard contractual clauses, Creditsafe reserves the right to replace the SCC with any such new standard contractual clauses.
5. Customer Obligations and Conduct
5.1 The Customer shall:
5.1.1. provide Creditsafe with any information or assistance which the parties have agreed the Customer shall provide in order for Creditsafe to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and shall use all reasonable endeavors to ensure that any such information provided to Creditsafe is complete, accurate and in the agreed format
5.1.2. not to do anything to harm Creditsafe's reputation
5.1.3. abide by all laws & regulations applicable to its use of the Service and the data contained therein, including full compliance with all aspects of Data Protection Legislation
5.1.4. not attempt to copy, modify, duplicate, create derivative works from, frame, mirror, republish, download, display, transmit, or distribute all or any portion of the Services in any form or media or by any means. You will not attempt to reverse compile, disassemble, reverse engineer or otherwise reduce to human-perceivable form all or any part of the Services. You will not access all or any part of the Services in order to build a product or service which competes with the Services nor will you use the Services to provide services to third parties. Use of any automated system or software to extract data from the Site, the Application or the Services ("screen scraping") is expressly prohibited.
5.2. The Service made available to the Customer is a non transferable license and is provided solely for the Customer's own internal use within the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. The Customer may not sell, transfer sublicense, distribute, commercially exploit or otherwise make available to, or use for the benefit of, any of the Service. The Customer may not include the Service in any product or service which the Customer sells.
5.3. During this Agreement the Customer agrees not to attempt to gain unauthorised access to the Service or modify the same.
5.4. The Customer shall only take such copies of the Service as are reasonably required for the use of the Service in accordance with this Agreement.
5.5. The Customer agrees to be responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of its password and account details.
5.6. Unless otherwise detailed within your Order Confirmation, the use of the Service provided under the terms of this agreement is limited to one designated user any may not be used by any other person other than the designated user. The use of the Service by more than one individual, either simultaneously or otherwise will require the provision of additional licenses.
5.7. If the Customer receives consumer reporting services (Consumer Service), the Customer undertakes and warrants that it shall only use the Consumer Service to conduct searches for which it has obtained prior consent from the relevant individual and it shall not use the Consumer Service for any tracing, debt collection or private investigation activities. The Consumer Service is also subject to Supplementary Terms and the Customer agrees to comply with such terms.
5.8. If the Customer receives prospecting or marketing information (Prospecting Data), the Customer is licensed to utilise the Prospecting Data for internal marketing purposes only. The Customer is responsible for determining on which lawful basis it shall utilise the Prospecting Data pursuant to the Data Protection Legislation and for compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements in relation to such Prospecting Data, including the Telephone Preference Service, Commercial Telephone Preference Service, and DMA guidelines.
6. Warranties and Limitation of Liability
6.1. The Creditsafe Service is not intended to be used as the sole basis for any decision making and is based upon data which is provided by third parties, the accuracy of which it would not be possible for Creditsafe to guarantee. Whilst Creditsafe aims always to maintain a quality, fully operative service, the Service and third party services are nonetheless provided on an "as is", as available basis without warranties of any kind, whether express or implied.
6.2. Specifically Creditsafe gives the Customer no warranty or assurance about the contents of the Service. Whilst Creditsafe does endeavour to maintain the accuracy and the quality of the Service, information contained may be incorrect or out of date. Therefore any use of the Service is at the Customer's own risk.
6.3. Subject to clause 6.5 Creditsafe shall not be liable for any indirect or consequential loss. Creditsafe shall not be liable for the following types of financial loss (whether direct or indirect); loss of profits, loss of earnings, loss of business or goodwill in addition to the following types of anticipated or incidental losses; loss of anticipated savings, increase in bad debt and failure to reduce bad debt.
6.4. Where any matter gives rise to a valid claim against Creditsafe its liability shall be limited to a sum equal to the sum paid for the Service supplied under this Agreement in the year the claim arises.
6.5. Nothing in this clause 6 or any other provision of this Agreement shall seek to exclude or limit liability for infringement, death, or personal injury or for breach of its obligation under s12 Sale of Goods Act 1979 or section 2 Supply of Goods and Services Act 1982 or fraudulent misrepresentation.
6.6. Each party to this Agreement warrants that it has obtained and will continue to hold all necessary licenses, consents, permits and agreements required for it to comply with its obligations under this Agreement and for the grant of rights to the other party under this Agreement.
7. Termination
7.1. Creditsafe shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement with immediate effect by giving written notice to the Customer if:
7.1.1. the Customer fails to pay any undisputed amount due under this Agreement on the due date for payment and remains in default not less than 14 days after being notified in writing to make such payment; or
7.1.2. the Customer commits a material breach of its other obligations under this Agreement and (if remediable) fails to remedy that breach within 14 days of receipt of notice requiring it to do so;
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The rear tail light is Arion Pacific Industries mini cateye with number plate bracket that was slightly modified to fit. Custom mini speedo and tacho with clip on bars, GT heavy duty hand grips and small mirrors keep the steering area uncluttered.
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Former Alabama Congressman and failed gubernatorial candidate Artur Davis (pictured) announcing that he will be leaving the Democratic party for the Republican party in his new home of Virginia is not exactly shocking. As he wrote on his website, "If I were to leave the sidelines, it would be as a member of the Republican Party that is fighting the drift in this country in a way that comes closest to my way of thinking: wearing a Democratic label no longer matches what I know about my country and its possibilities." Frankly, like many other "conservative Democrats," the label never fit him that well to begin with.
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This is, after all, the same person who said about Obamacare:
But scrapping the program validates some of the central critiques of health care reform – that it is overly complex, is unsustainable financially, and is too experimental and bureaucratic.
Who defended voter ID laws by claiming:
"Voter fraud is common in many jurisdictions. I'm struck by the people who forcibly argue there's no such thing, that it never happens. Many jurisdictions are slow to purge their rolls, so people who have been dead for a number of years can still be on those rolls, and people who have died more recently are certainly on them."
Not to mention regurgitated a nifty little GOP talking point about the state of the Democratic Party when opining on Nebraskan Senator Ben Nelson's retirement for the National Review:
There is one final way to see Nelson's fall: as one more piece of proof that for the first time in the 150-year history of the two-party alignment, there really is a monolithically conservative party and a just as exclusively liberal party.
He also contributed money to campaigns launched by Republicans Heather Wilson and Phil Bryant. Not to mention Davis wasn't exactly happy after suffering an embarrassing defeat to Ron Sparks in the Democratic primary for governor in 2010. You know, after he opted to bypass the state's Black political leadership under the assumption he could build this diverse (and post-racial) voting bloc in Alabama.
Genius political strategy at work.
That said, though it remains to be seen if Artur Davis will indeed challenge Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) in 2014, perhaps some will look to him as a Joe Lieberman, who also switched parties in 2010. There's no need to paint Artur Davis as an Uncle Tom for finally admitting his preference unless he starts mouthing off a bunch of self-loathing racial nonsense to appease his new Republican friends.
The theory that Black folks would start calling Davis an Uncle Tom was introduced by conservative radio host and political mad scientist Rush Limbaugh who seems to be under the impression (conveniently so) that Democrats and the Blacks are ready to pounce on Artur Davis for his switch.
Rush said on the radio:
"Some people are being cynical and are saying, 'Well, he's just doing an Arlen Specter. He's just switching parties because he knows he can't win as a Democrat. I don't care. I listen to what he's saying. This is an African-American who is setting himself up for Uncle Tom status. This guy is going to join the ranks of Thomas Sowell, Clarence Thomas, and Shelby Steele. He's going to be persona non grata in the Democrat Party."
Going to Rush Limbaugh for thoughtful analysis of the Black community is like hitting Taco Bell and expecting pad thai: rarely — if ever — does an actual point roll out of his mouth.
Being a Black Republican in general does not make one an Uncle Tom. If there's any side that goes out of its way to racialize even the smallest issue in an effort to score cheap political points, though, it will be members of Artur Davis' new party. And yeah, good luck with that, Artur.
Michael Arceneaux is a Houston-bred, Howard-educated writer and blogger. You can read more of his work on his site, The Cynical Ones. Follow him on Twitter: @youngsinick
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From 2011 to 2015, Jimmy served as the CEO/Co-Founder of LiveOne Inc. – an audience engagement and data analytics company focused exclusively on transforming the way live online video content is consumed and monetised around the world. Under Jimmy's leadership, the company experienced 300% Y/Y growth and grew to be recognised as the final word on engagement around digital content. Key to Live One's success was Jimmy's experience as both a content creator and a consumer, as well as his knowledge relating to the monetisation of cultural movements.
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The BIMA awards are one of the most esteemed and longest running digital awards in the UK, celebrating, encouraging and supporting the best work in the digital sector each year. To quote their website: "To win a BIMA award is a prestigious honour and earmarks your organisation as one of an elite few moving the game on and the digital economy forward." So, we were chuffed to find out that we have been nominated for, not one, but TWO awards this year, for our work with National Theatre Scotland and Donmar Warehouse!
The categories we have been nominated for are 'Transformation & Consultancy Design: Small budget' for our digital transformation work with NTS, and 'Website & Apps: Craft' for our website and ticketing work with Donmar. We're thrilled to be nominated, especially in the categories we have been, alongside other talented agencies and companies; you can view the shortlist here. So, when better a time to relive the exciting work we've done for these two theatre giants!
Transforming the National Theatre of Scotland
We managed to secure a UK-wide tender with NTS back in the middle of 2016. This theatre company is internationally renowned, established back in 2006 and is known fondly as Scotland's 'theatre without walls'. They have managed to get over 250 global productions under their belts in the last 12 years, and are continuing their mission to reach and leave a lasting impression on audiences worldwide.
We worked with them to develop a clear digital roadmap, for the website, but also to find out how digital technology could be implemented into day-to-day working to create vast improvements in efficiency, operations and production. We held 7 workshops that included NTS staff and key external partners, covering diverse topics including marketing, data, augmented and virtual reality applications in theatre, and digital skills' analysis. Following this, our consulting experts focused in on working through their findings to create a comprehensive map, that leads from where they were 'now' through to where they needed to be, and the steps it would take to get there. With a clear business case to support the roadmap, speaking on our work, Roberta Doyle, Former Director of External Affairs at NTS said:
"The workshops with After Digital were stimulating, thought-provoking and challenging in equal measure as we all - National Theatre of Scotland and After Digital - meshed into the team charged with advancing our online world."
- Roberta Doyle, Former Director of External Affairs at NTS
At the end of the road mapping, we had consulted 50% of the staff and identified 6 key workstreams. You can read more about our project with NTS here.
A high-end theatre experience with Donmar Warehouse
Donmar Warehouse is a small, non-profit theatre company based in Covent Garden in London, with a big reputation.. internationally acclaimed and boasting an impressive history, some of the biggest names in the arts including Sam Mendes, Michael Grandage and Josie Rourke, have been Artistic Directors through the years. They have become a theatre leader on the global stage, so the opportunity to work with them was incredibly exciting.
We began working with Donmar back in 2016 after winning a tender which looked for a UX design and web partner, who would be able to translate their unique brand identity into the online space, whilst creating a seamless ticket buying experience for customers across devices. Their main concerns were that they wished to enhance the online experience, and offer the opportunity to communicate more with their loyal customers, whilst also enticing new custom and encouraging key conversions.
Starting with their ticketing experience, we ran workshops with Donmar's stakeholders to identify key user personas. From this, we were able to create numerous user scenarios and over 40 wireframes, to test usability and provide a clear blueprint for the new design and experience, based on their target audiences. Interactive prototypes were then presented, allowing for testing and rapid refinement of usability, all brought together with Tessitura's API integration, complimenting complex membership logic that increased the website's functionality and ability to personalise journeys.
The website created for Donmar has been incredibly successful, winning us The Big Chip Award for Best User Experience Design in 2017. The stunning new website offers the user and the client far greater control and flexibility. It has garnered improvements across the board, from sell-out performances to a dramatic increase in membership signups, and the client is more than pleased with the result. Josie Rourke, Artistic Director, said:
"Amazing work from the team. It is a thing of beauty and efficiency, two things that rarely meet except in truly great design."
- Josie Rourke, Artistic Director
Our work with Donmar resulted in a 33% increase in page views, a 22% drop in bounce rate and sell-out performances. If you want to find out more about our work with them, take a look at the case study here.
With a lasting and successful relationship, we have continued our work together since then, in making the Donmar experience and brand a force to be reckoned with. Most notably, in our latest education project with them, in their efforts to bring Shakespeare to the (online) masses, specifically UK schools. In conjunction with the National Theatre and BBC, they required a platform that was simple, accessible and complimented the main website in order to enhance the experience for those who watched the Shakespeare Trilogy - find out more and look at the website here.
Once again, we are thrilled to be nominated for these two BIMA awards and will be looking forward to the big night with all the other nominees when it comes around!


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Colors' popular show Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka is gaining a lot of popularity with each passing day.
The dynamics of Kunal, Mauli, and Nandini (Drashti dhami) have changed with Mauli's pregnancy becoming known to Nandini.
Nandini then requests Kunal to sacrifice his love and get back to Mauli for the sake of the child.
Although Nandini (Drashti Dhami) and Kunal have decided to separate, they both are in pain and the decision is certainly not be an easy one for them.
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This type of Acan can readily devour small meaty foods, and if you happen to see it opened up like these pictures, seize the opportunity to drizzle some mini mysis over the polyps. They'll capture the food like an anemone and consume it completely. Acans can get quite puffy, and grow nicely in a reef system.
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John McAfee who has inadvertently never missed a chance to be surrounded in controversy has again garnered headlines after he admitted to making illicit transaction with cryptocurrencies.
McAfee recently admitted that he had used cryptocurrencies to pay for car, entertainment, homes, food and even sex for hire services. This led to a lot of discussions against the security software programmer. Following all this 'hubbub' that was created because of his admission, he admitted that he bought illegal drugs, pornography, and "nearly every other questionable product or service that you can imagine — all with crypto when possible."
He said that it was naive for his followers to assume that he never used cryptocurrency to make illicit transactions.
The incident is the second time that McAfee's Twitter account has made news in recent weeks. At the end of December, his account was hacked and used to pump a number of cryptocurrencies in a parody of his controversial "coin of the day" series.
McAfee is no stranger to controversy. He was at the centre of the bitcoin price surge prediction tornado when he promised to to eat his d–k on national television if the bitcoin price fails to reach $500,000 by 2020. He even went on to claim that the cryptocurrency will reach a high of $1 million.
He even ran for president and had his house raided by Belize's Gang Suppression Unit.
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Sawmill operators in B.C. have committed to a safety plan since two separate explosions that killed four workers and injured 40 others in 2012, says a special adviser appointed by the government.
Gord Macatee took on the task last July to review safety operations at the province's sawmills.
His mission also involved overhauling investigation and inspection methods at WorkSafeBC after flawed techniques were cited by the Crown for its decision not to lay criminal charges in both cases.
The threat of combustible sawdust at mills was highlighted as a safety issue that required constant vigilance.
"I see evidence of a serious commitment to managing this risk on an ongoing basis," Macatee said Wednesday. "All of that leads me to say, hopefully, it's much safer that it's ever been in the past and it will stay that way."
He said sawmills have committed to a daily inspection routine reporting weekly to WorkSafeBC, which would also conduct regular on-site inspections.
"It's an example of where the industry has really taken responsibility for getting on top of this risk and ensuring that not only are they compliant on a day the inspector shows up, but that they are compliant every day," Macatee said.
Macatee's report made 43 recommendations, which the government said it would implement.
He said 23 of the recommendations are already in place, eight are on track for completion and legislation introduced this month covers the 12 that remain.
The Workers Compensation Amendment Act proposes immediate and stiff penalties for safety violations and comes with powers to shut down operations.
"We've certainly seen major progress made by WorkSafeBC, and Mr. Macatee continues to oversee the progress that's being made," said Labour Minister Shirley Bond, who appointed the special adviser.
"There's still some work to be done, and, obviously one of the most important pieces is the piece of legislation in front of the house."
Bond called for changes at WorkSafeBC last spring to restore public confidence in the agency's investigations when no charges were laid over the explosions just months apart in 2012 at Burns Lake and Prince George.
Macatee recommended WorkSafeBC adopt a new investigation model based on a dual system that preserves the ability to conduct investigations for both cause and prosecutions at the scene of accidents or incidents.
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This proposal is to add Ledger support for Nebulas.
There are three deliverables to this project
A new Nebulas App for Ledger devices will be created which will add for creating new Nebulas wallets and signing transactions from the Ledger devices.
Support for the following devices will be included:
New Nebulas Javascript library to help encapsulate the low level ledger calls.
Nebulas Web Wallet will be enhanced to add support for ledger based wallets.
U2F protocol will be used to communicate with ledger device which will allow browser support from the following web browsers:
See https://caniuse.com/#feat=u2f
Web Wallet changes will allow your to view balance of ledger wallet and to send a transaction that is signed using ledger device. Web Wallet was chosen as the wallet to implement these changes in first since it is an offline wallet and would be most trusted by users who would want to use a hardware wallet to store their NAS.
Timeframe: 60 days (this is the development time. it does not include review/approval time from Ledger team)
Reward Requested: 29500 NAS
All three deliverables are required in order to get approval from Ledger team.
The javascript library provided in deliverable #2 could easily be added to Web Ext Wallet in the future as another Go Nebulas project to add support for DApp calls (similar to metamasks ledger integration).
When I was on a business trip in Paris, I met the ledger team and got the contact information of the people who does integration works. If you need, Just let me know. I can give you that contact.
Telegram ID: @xiur37
One question.
Is "60 days" mean 1 person works for 60 days?
smalloranges i may bring on a second developer from my team to help with this. the 60 days is development and testing time before i share the repositories with the Nebulas team (it may be delivered earlier if everything goes as planned)
Considering Ledger has an already good user base, I think this project will have a positive impact.
this is much requested.
Here is a screenshot posted on Telegram from m5j. It seems he is working on it. Would it be possible for the team to give their go ahead with this and greenlight the bounty for his work? It would be of the utmost importance to be part of the Ledger ecosystem, and will surely give much more exposure to the project.
@smalloranges how does go nebulas voting and approval work? would love to continue working on this.
m5j The roadmap of go.nebulas.io is:
Mar 2019 - Show the projects by Nebulas team in progress, people can claim to join projects.
April 2019 - Basic voting system online, people can vote for a proposal.
May 2019 - NAT voting system
June 2019 - on-chain voting elections for Nebulas Council Directors.
Coming soon.
And I also suggest separating one big proposal into more small proposals. Shorter time. Less NAS. Easy to move on. What do you think? @m5j
Very timely project. It would be great to have a proposal for Trezor as well in the future
Still waiting for approval on this.
I see other wallet projects were just added to go nebulas. A secure hardware wallet is more important to have.
m5j You got the result. The amount is too high. We all think it's reasonable and useful, but it's not small enough. And we decide to leave this proposal for the community to vote for it on go.nebulas.io this month. Let the community make a decision, not Hitters or team. After NOVA on mainnet.
I was told that there was going to be a vote this Monday, so as to publish several projects directly on Go Nebulas (as voting was already made via Twitter, I guess).
@arielsbecker @royalasgard @Mista-Mist @MDN If you think Ledger support is important please vote for it to be completed here: https://go.nebulas.io/project/113
Temporary Establishment of The Nebulas Technical Committee Announcement (Posted on April 17)
And the new post: Creating a project on the Go Nebulas platform and understanding the voting process,
The community's public assets which consist of 35 million NAS will not be released to the Nebulas Council until its formation it is completed at the end of June 2019.
To assist community members who wish to create projects for the betterment of the ecosystem, the Nebulas Foundation will provide a total of 50,000 NAS from its pool of funds to support projects proposed by the community and continued operation of existing projects.
The community's public assets which consist of 35 million NAS will not be released to the Nebulas Council until its formation it is completed at the end of June 2019.
To assist community members who wish to create projects for the betterment of the ecosystem, the Nebulas Foundation will provide a total of 50,000 NAS from its pool of funds to support projects proposed by the community and continued operation of existing projects.
29,000 NAS is too high. Total is 50,000 NAS. >__<.
And of course, there is a bug on go.nebulas.io, we shouldn't let people type an amount over 5,000 NAS.
I have voted for your proposal personally. I need the ledger. I support it. But we should find a balance between using public assets carefully and incentive the community.
https://go.nebulas.io/project/113 m5j smalloranges @Hitters @Aero101
So bottom line is the proposal was rejected. One of the most important milestones to add Nebulas on Ledger HARDWARE device which would offer optimal security of funds for investors, developers, users, was rejected. When clearly that endaevour should have been completed a year ago by Nebulas, even when Robin Zhong was still working with Nebulas and pushing us to vote on the Trellio website. Which the community did.
Can i know why this Ledger integration is such a problem for the Nebulas team? Can i know the real truth as to why there is always a lack of transparency or clear answers as to why not much attention is being put on the Ledger integration for NAS? I feel like i'm taking crazy pills trying to understand why the team doesnt care much about Ledger or Trezor being put in priority for the good of the community.
xixiu Thanks, but I've stopped all work on this after the proposal was denied.
m5j Yeap….Sorry to hear that 😢
Mista-Mist the answer is pretty easy. It takes to much funding.
royalasgard I guess so…If Nebulas were to have focused on it in parallel when designing the NAS Nano pro the funding wouldnt have been that significat, given that non-Ledger developers were working on the integration. Even adding Ledger onto NAS Nano im sure is doable. The SDK for Ledger S and X are both available open-source


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God I love these two! Khia and I have been friends for years! She is literally one of the funniest chicks I have ever met – and Andrew Barnes her dreamboat just compliments her pun for pun!
Khia wanted to find a wedding venue where her guests could all sleep onsite – so she researched the hell out of it and found a school camp in the Toolangi Forrest in Victoria. Everyone got their own bunkbed in communal rooms and they named their wedding "Camp Amantes" – which means "lovers" in Spanish (they met in Spanish class!)
The day was a whole lotta fun for their guests – and a lot of traditional ideas which I loved. Their celebrant was a friend dressed up in a red robe & swigging from a hit flask, they drew the names of their wedding certificate signers out of a hat, Khia forgot to bring her vowels so she made them up on the spot, each guest got their own camp mug with "Camp Amantes" inscribed on it and the next day they held a games day called "The Hungover Games" where everyone was dressed in 80's aerobics outfits. It was absolutely classic!!!!!
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Happy birthday, Bob Newhart! What a marvelous coincidence that his 84th birthday falls on the same night CBS is repeating his terrific Emmy-nominated guest performance on The Big Bang Theory (Thursday, 8/7c). And wouldn't it be splendid if this finally earns him an Emmy? It's unfathomable that he has yet to receive one for his illustrious career. Newhart's timing is impeccable as ever as "Professor Proton," the former TV host of a kiddie science show that Sheldon and Leonard still obsess over (so what else is new). And while they gush over meeting their hero, he's understandably much more impressed by Penny — although what she's doing with these geeky goofballs is a puzzle he'll never understand. The good news is that he's expected to return at least a few times during the next season, so maybe he'll eventually figure it out. Whatever the excuse, it's a treat to see Newhart working his magic before a live audience on one of TV's most deserving smash hits.
Another recommended CBS repeat: Elementary (10:01/9:01c), which introduces Natalie Dormer in a climactic arc as the more-than-meets-the-eye incarnation of Sherlock's lost love Irene Adler.
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GOALS AND GROWLS: The big event, and unquestionably the biggest audience draw, is NBC's NFL Kickoff launching the official season of TV's top-rated sport, with an hour-long pregame show (7:30 ET/6:30c) setting up a rematch between Super Bowl-champ Baltimore Ravens and the Denver Broncos, who lost in their playoff round in overtime. ... As one season begins, another ends, as FX's surreal shaggy-dog comedy Wilfred wraps its third year (10/9c) with a melancholy tone and life-changing twists, as Ryan's neighbor Jenna overreacts to their impulsive kiss by banning him from hanging out with her mutt. Which may be the safest plan of action, given that Wilfred is angrily trying to sniff out the rascal who's making time with his mistress. How long can this combative and strangely co-dependent relationship continue? At least one more season, I suppose, although the joke grew stale quite a while ago.
NEARING THE END: Only one week to go before the series finale of USA Network's Burn Notice (9/8c), and Michael (Jeffrey Donovan) once again confronts his divided loyalties as his latest (and presumably last) undercover gig takes a treacherous turn when he must expose his actual identity to James (John Pyper-Ferguson) and Sonya (Alona Tal). ... Also airing penultimate episodes of their summer runs: USA's new and yet-to-be-renewed Graceland (10/9c), where Briggs (Daniel Sunjata) is forced to make his own tough call regarding his future as an enigmatic FBI operative; and ABC's hit Canadian import Rookie Blue (10:01/9:01c), already picked up for a fifth season, with series star Gregory Smith directing an episode in which an unseen shooter takes aim at officers of 15 Division as they respond to emergency calls.
ODDS AND ENDS: How soon until Syfy concocts its own Duck Die-Nasty movie to join the ranks of the immortal Sharknado? Until then, we'll have to settle for Ragin Cajun Redneck Gators (9/8c), starring Continuum's Victor Webster in a meaningful parable (who are we kidding) about the effects of contaminated moonshine in a Louisiana bayou where gators go mutant, as you knew they would. ... Digital network Crackle premieres a 90-minute action film, Extraction, about a Black Ops team attempting to get an inmate out alive from a maximum-security Chechen prison. Martial artist John Foo stars, along with Danny Glover, Sean Astin and Warehouse 13's Joanne Kelly. ... National Geographic Channel prospects for ratings, joining a rush of similar themed cable series with Yukon Gold (7/6c), about four family-run mining camps hoping to make it rich in Canada's Alaska-adjacent territory. ... OWN complements its acquisition of Undercover Boss repeats with the new reality experiment The Customer Is Always Right? (10/9c), in which consumers are chosen to give feedback and work alongside company execs in hopes of improving the brand. First up: Mrs. Fields cookies, which may or may not crumble under the scrutiny.
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|Occurred : 6/26/2012 05:00 (Entered as : 06/26/2012 5:00)
Reported: 6/26/2012 5:49:02 AM 05:49
Posted: 7/4/2012
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Shape: Changing
Duration:At least an hour
|Lights appear and then rotate upwards into the sky.
On June 26th, 2012 at approximately 5:00am my roommate and I went outside and saw some strange lights in the sky. I photographed them. In one picture one appears oval and in another egg shaped. At about 6am after I went inside my roommate witnessed one appear to rotate upwards into the sky and the other subsequently disappeared.


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8.555799 - CHOPIN: Piano Favourites, Vol. 2
Fryderyk Chopin (1810-1849)
Piano Favourites, Vol. 2
Fryderyk Chopin was born in 1810, the son of a French father and a Polish mother. He spent his early life largely in Warsaw, where he had his musical training at the Warsaw Conservatory and gave his first successful concerts. He left Poland in 1830 to seek the kind of opportunities that his own native country could not then offer. He spent a winter in Vienna, where he had earlier won brief success on the occasion of another visit, but now that he was in earnest pursuit of a career, he achieved nothing. He then moved to Paris where he would live for the rest of his life.
In Paris, Chopin established himself as a pianist, generally performing to private audiences in the elegant salons of the capital, rather than competing with more ostentatious performers such as Liszt, Thalberg or Kalkbrenner. Instead he found a more congenial position for himself as a teacher with a socially distinguished clientèle.
Through Liszt, at whose way of life he had previously looked askance, Chopin met the blue-stocking writer George Sand (Aurore Dudevant), recently separated from her husband. The two became lovers and in the winter of 1838-39 travelled together to Mallorca, where the climate had a deleterious effect on his health, with signs of tuberculosis that were alarming not only to the couple but also to the local people, who had already nurtured suspicions of the strange couple, accompanied, as they were, by George Sand's two children. In France again he returned to his life in Paris, generally spending the summer months at George Sand's country-house at Nohant. The complications of involvement with George Sand's now adult children led to their separation in 1846. During the political disturbances of 1848, when normal life was impossible in Paris, Chopin accepted an invitation to Britain, but the climate greatly affected his weakened health. He returned to Paris, where he died in 1849.
Chopin's compositions were mainly for the piano. He was able to use the instrument to convey subtle tone-colours, creating new forms to suit his genius. His two Piano Concertos were written before he left Warsaw and were intended as material for his career as a virtuoso performer. Much of his later work, however, was for solo piano, composed in forms that he adopted and developed, such as the Nocturne, the Waltz, the Polish Mazurka, and the Polonaise.
The waltz, a German country dance in origin, had, by the end of the eighteenth century, won considerable popularity in the ball-room, in spite of the warnings of doctors and moralists. With Lanner and the Strauss family in Vienna it became even more fashionable, making its way into opera and into ballet. With composers like Chopin it found a further home in the salon, and later, with Mahler and others, in the concert hall. Chopin had first turned to the form in Warsaw in 1827, having already adapted Polish dances for his own artistic purposes. The present collection includes two examples, the Waltz in E minor [1], with its E major central section, written in 1830 and published posthumously, and the more elaborate and adventurous Grande Valse in A flat major, Op. 42 [14], written in 1840.
Among the forms that Chopin made his own was the Nocturne, at one time synonymous with the Serenade, but with the Irish pianist John Field and Chopin, his successor, a lyrical piano piece, offering, nominally at least, a poetic vision of the night. Chopin's Nocturne in F sharp major, Op. 15, No. 2 [2], was one of a set of three published in Paris in 1833 with a dedication to Mendelssohn's friend Ferdinand Hiller. Here the relatively tranquil outer sections enclose a passage of greater intensity. The Nocturne in C sharp minor [11], was written in Warsaw in 1830 but published posthumously in 1875. Something of its character is indicated in the direction Lento con gran espressione.
Chopin's single Barcarolle, Op. 60 [3], in F sharp major and written in 1845-46, is an extended treatment of the original Venetian boating-song, an example of the composer's later style in its complexity. The rocking motion on which it is based still provides scope for elaborate chromatic figuration above. The Berceuse, Op. 57 [7], in D flat major and written in 1843, elevates the cradle-song into a higher art form, setting here, as elsewhere, an example to later composers.
The four Ballades of Chopin are said to have been derived from poems by the exiled poet Adam Mickiewicz. The third of these [5] was written in 1841 during an uneasy summer spent, as had become his custom, with George Sand at her country house at Nohant. The Ballade is said to draw on the poem Undine by Mickiewicz, telling again the story of the mermaid, a subject of opera and of other musical manifestations, whose love for a mortal would prove fatal. The moderate voice of the narrator is heard at the outset, introducing this tale of love, against the gentle rocking of the waves, leading to a central development and a recapitulation of greater passion and intensity.
Chopin completed his set of 24 Preludes, Op. 28, during the winter of 1838-39 spent in Mallorca, handicapped there at first by the lack of a satisfactory piano and by the conditions in which he and Geroge Sand were living. The Preludes, individual pieces rather than introductions to anything else, as their title would have suggested, are in key order, each one followed by its counterpart in the relative minor key, as the cycle proceeds through the circle of fifths, the most complex keys at the heart of the whole work. The Prelude No.17 in A flat major [4], an Allegretto in 6/8, is a lyrical work, while the Prelude No. 20 in C minor [6] is in a slower and more sombre mood.
Chopin wrote his first set of a dozen Etudes between 1829 and 1832 and dedicated them to his friend Liszt. The second group of twelve Etudes, Op. 25, were written between 1832 and 1836 and dedicated to Liszt's mistress, the blue-stocking Comtesse Marie d'Agoult. The Etude in A flat major, Op. 25, No. 1 [8], popularly known as 'The Aeolian Harp', has a melody accompanied by arpeggiated chords held by the sustaining pedal of the piano, creating a subtle mist of sound. The Etude in G flat major, Op. 25, No. 9 [13], known to many as 'The Butterfly', brings contrasts of legato and staccato within each group of notes.
The Impromptu, in title at least, was typical of its period in its suggestion of immediate inspiration, abandon and freedom. Chopin wrote the first of his four works under this title, the Impromptu in A flat major, Op. 29 [9], in 1837. Its delicate and lively outer sections frame a more sustained F minor section, which is at the heart of the work. He also wrote four Scherzi, pieces that expanded beyond recognition the original scherzo form, making what had been a little musical joke into a work of extended virtuosity. Scherzo No. 2 in B flat minor, Op. 31 [12], written in 1837, starts with a summons to attention, before the principal melody emerges. There is a central oasis of A major tranquillity, before the original key and mood return.
The Mazurka takes its name from the Mazurs, inhabitants of the province of Mazovia, near Warsaw. The dance is strikingly rhythmic, based on rhythmic and melodic patterns followed by Chopin in his fifty odd versions of the form. The Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 [10], with its A major middle section, is a slower version of the dance, finding a place for a poetically nuanced piece of writing.
The Fantasia in F minor, Op. 49 [15], was written in 1841. It starts with a solemn march, through which the sunlight shines from time to time. It was said to have been written at Nohant during a quarrel with George Sand, who first knocks at the door and is then told to come in, before the ensuing passionate conversation. The march moves on to a passage of greater excitement, giving way to a more rational chordal intervention. In broadly classical sonata form, the work ends, unusually, in A flat major.
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Book Review: The Tiny Book of Tiny Stories
These stories are so tiny that it's hard to do my usual writing/entertainment value review for them. They are only a sentence or two long at most, and half of the book is illustrations. The book is precious - the stories are by turns funny, cute, inspiring, and touching. And the illustrations are amazing. I only wish they were bigger or sold in the project's store so I could buy some as art. They DO have some cute t-shirts and tote bags, so be sure to check that out. If nothing else, do yourself a favor and find a copy of the book (the first in a three part series). It's adorable!
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