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REDIA LTD ("We") are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy.
We respect your privacy and are committed to protecting your personal information. This privacy notice will inform you as to how we look after your personal information when you visit our website (regardless of where you visit it from), or use our services. This privacy notice will tell you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.
Our website is not intended for children and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.
It is important that you read this privacy notice together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal information about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your information. This privacy notice supplements the other notices and is not intended to override them.
It is important that the personal data we hold about you is accurate and current. Please keep us informed if your personal information changes during your relationship with us.
Redia Ltd is the controller and is responsible for your personal information.
Our contact details
Redia Ltd is a limited company with company number 10220747and registered office at 54 Clarendon Road, Watford, England, WD17 1DU
Our website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins and applications. Clicking on those links or enabling those connections may allow third parties to collect or share data about you. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements. When you leave our website we encourage you to read the privacy notice of every website you visit.
Personal information that we collect about you
We may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal information about you and process the following information about you:
- Identity information – such as your first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender
- Contact information –such as your postal address, email address and telephone numbers
- Financial information – such as your bank account and payment card details
- Transaction information – such as details about payments to and from you and other details of products and services you have purchased from us
- Technical information – such as information from your visits to our website, your browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access our website
- Profile information – such as your username and password, your interests, preferences, feedback and survey responses
- Usage information – including information about how you use our website and services
- Any other information relating to you which you may provide to us
- Marketing and communications – including your preferences in receiving marketing from us
If you fail to provide personal information to us where we need to collect it by law, or under the terms of a contract we have with you and you fail to provide that data when requested, we may not be able to perform the contract we have or are trying to enter into with you (for example, to provide you with our services). In this case, we may have to cancel a product or service you have with us but we will notify you if this is the case at the time.
We may also collect certain special categories of personal information about you including information about your race, ethnic origin, sex life, health and genetic and biometric data. We do not collect any information about criminal convictions and offences.
How we collect your personal information
We use different methods to collect information from and about you including through:
- Information you give us. You may give us information about you by contacting us on our website: www.ivftravel.com, when you create an account with us, when you register or visit us in at a trade show or by corresponding with us by phone, e-mail or otherwise. This includes information you provide when you register to use our website, subscribe to our services, search for a product or service, or when you report a problem with our website or when you join any marketing Scheme. [ANY MORE?]
- Information we collect about you. As you interact with our website, we may automatically collect the following information: technical information, including the Internet protocol (IP) address used to connect your computer to the Internet, your login information, browser type and version, time zone setting, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform. We collect this personal information by using cookies and other similar technologies. Please see our cookie policy for further details.
- information about your visit, including the full Uniform Resource Locators (URL) clickstream to, through and from our website (including date and time); products you viewed or searched for; page response times, download errors, length of visits to certain pages, page interaction information (such as scrolling, clicks, and mouse-overs), and methods used to browse away from the page and any phone number used to call our customer service number.
- Information we receive from other sources. We may receive information about you if you use any of the other websites we operate or the other services we provide. In this case we will have informed you when we collected that information that it may be shared internally and combined with data collected on this website. We are also working closely with third parties (including, for example, business partners, sub-contractors in technical, payment and delivery services, advertising networks, analytics providers, search information providers, credit reference agencies) and may receive information about you from them.
We also collect, use and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data for any purpose. Aggregated data may be derived from your personal information but is not considered personal data in law as this data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity. For example, we may aggregate your certain usage data to calculate the percentage of users accessing a specific website feature. However, if we combine or connect aggregated data with your personal information so that it can directly or indirectly identify you, we treat the combined data as personal information which will be used in accordance with this privacy notice.
How we use your personal information
We use information held about you in a number of ways in the provision of our services as follows:
- to administer and protect our business and website, including troubleshooting, auditing and monitoring its use
- data analysis, system maintenance and support and survey processes
- to register new customers of our business who have signed up to our website
- to process your order including managing payments, fees and charges
- to carry out our obligations arising from any contracts entered into between you and us and to provide you with the information, products and services that you request from us
- to provide and improve our services to you
- to notify you about changes to our service, terms or privacy policy
- to deliver relevant website content and advertisements to you and measure or understand the effectiveness of the advertising we serve to you
- to ensure that content from our website is presented in the most effective manner for you and for your computer
- to make suggestions and recommendations to you services that may be of interest to you
We use your personal information on the following bases:
- To perform a contract, such as engaging with an individual to provide our services
- To comply with legal and regulatory requirements
- Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests, such as:
-to keep our records updated and to study how customers use our products or servicesto develop our products and services and grow our business
-to inform and update our marketing strategy
-for running our business, provision of administration and IT services, network security, to prevent fraud and in the context of a business reorganisation or group restructuring exercise)
In addition, we use the special categories of personal information that we hold about you as follows:
- for the assessment of certain medical diagnoses relating to your overall health and fertility
- in the provision of our services, in particular any IVF treatment
- pursuant to contracts that we have in place with trained medical healthcare providers for the purpose of providing you with our services
Generally we do not rely on consent as a legal basis for processing your personal information other than in relation to sending direct marketing communications to you via email. If you receive marketing communications from us and no longer wish to do so you may unsubscribe at any time by emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com
We will get your express opt-in consent before we share your personal information with any company outside of Redia Ltd for marketing purposes. You may receive marketing communications from us if you have requested information from us or purchased services from us and, in each case, you have opted in of receiving that marketing. You can ask us or third parties to stop sending you marketing messages at any time by logging emailing us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Where you opt out of receiving these marketing messages, this will not apply to personal information provided to us as a result of your purchase of our services or other transaction.
Change of purpose
We will only use your personal information for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose.
If we need to use your personal information for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
Please note that we may process your personal information without your knowledge or consent, in compliance with the above rules, where this is required or permitted by law.
Sharing your personal information
We may be required to share your personal information with certain trusted third parties in accordance with certain contractual obligations that we have with them and to assist us in providing you with our services, including:
- business partners, suppliers, sub-contractors, medical staff and doctors and approved IVF clinics for the performance of any contract we enter into with them or you
- analytics and search engine providers that assist us in the improvement and optimisation of our website
- third parties to whom we may choose to sell, transfer, or merge parts of our business or our assets. Alternatively, we may seek to acquire other businesses or merge with them. If a change happens to our business, then the new owners may use your personal data in the same way as set out in this privacynotice
- if we are under a duty to disclose or share your personal data in order to comply with any legal obligation, or in order to enforce or apply our terms of use or terms and conditions, contracts and other agreements; or to protect the rights, property, or safety of Redia Ltd, our customers, or others. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organisations for the purposes of fraud protection and credit risk reduction
How we protect your personal information
We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal information from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal information to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a business need to know. They will only process your personal information on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal information breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
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We will only keep your personal information for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for.
To determine the appropriate retention period for personal information, we consider the amount, nature, and sensitivity of the personal information, the potential risk of harm from unauthorised use or disclosure of your personal information, the purposes for which we process your personal information and whether we can achieve those purposes through other means. We also take into account legal and regulatory requirements which require the retention of personal information for a minimum period of time, limitation periods for taking legal action, good practice and our general business purposes.
International transfers of your personal information
Some of our external third parties are based outside the European Economic Area (EEA) so their processing of your personal data will involve a transfer of data outside the EEA.
Whenever we transfer your personal data out of the EEA, we ensure a similar degree of protection is afforded to it by ensuring at least one of the following safeguards is implemented
- We will only transfer your personal data to countries that have been deemed to provide an adequate level of protection for personal data by the European Commission.
- Where we use certain service providers, we may use specific contracts approved by the European Commission which give personal data the same protection it has in Europe.
- Where we use providers based in the US, we may transfer data to them if they are part of the PrivacyShield which requires them to provide similar protection to personal data shared between the Europe and the US.
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You have certain rights under the European Union's General Data Protection Regulations and other data protection laws
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- withdraw consent at any time where we are relying on consent to process your personal information. However, this will not affect the lawfulness of any processing carried out before you withdraw your consent. If you withdraw your consent, we may not be able to provide our services to you. We will advise you if this is the case at the time you withdraw your consent. Please note that even after you have chosen to withdraw your consent we may be able to continue to process your personal information to the extent required or otherwise permitted by law, in particular in connection with exercising and defending our legal rights or meeting our legal and regulatory obligations.


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Testing Ventures Tied to Standards Take Flight
If you tapped into the voice mail of the man overseeing Colorado's new student assessment last week, you got more than just a greeting.
Unsolicited, Don Watson's voice announced the April and May dates when the statewide test of student achievement is to be given for the first time.
The message is not only a public service. It is also emblematic of a testing system plagued with uncertainty in the past couple of months, including when it would get under way and where its funding would come from.
But Mr. Watson and his colleagues are forging ahead and now plan to launch the testing program April 28.
Though less pummeled than Colorado's, new testing ventures linked to academic standards are appearing all over the country. This spring marks the birth of either a whole new statewide assessment system, as in Florida, or new pieces of a recently introduced one, as in Utah and Kansas.
In other states, such as Maryland, state officials are making the commitment to create new examinations.
In either case, such planned or existing state assessments are aligned with standards that the state has recently set for what students should know and be able to do. That way, tests in a given state can measure how well students are achieving the specific goals that educators have set for them.
That scenario has been pursued by state policymakers at least since 1989, when the nation's governors and President Bush met in Charlottesville, Va., a seminal moment in the movement to set high academic expectations for U.S. students. And it's particularly been the aim since it became clear politically that the states--not any federally created body--would be the ones deciding just how high to set those standards.
Aligning assessments with state standards "is a natural evolution and consequence of what we've been engaged in for a number of years," said Christopher T. Cross, the president of the Council for Basic Education in Washington, which promotes high standards in schools. "It's the bow wave of what will be actions in many states."
"What's encouraging to me," said Mr. Cross, who was an assistant secretary of education in the Bush administration, "is we're really following through on a strategy and direction that has considerable support and around which there is remarkable consensus."
Colorado Retools
In Colorado, Mr. Watson, the student-assessment supervisor, perhaps wishes there had been more consensus there in recent weeks. In January, just two months after the state school board formally awarded the contract for writing the state's rigorous new assessment, the exam's future was thrown into question.
With the start of the legislative session, lawmakers balked at the $1.6 million first-year cost of the testing program. Some thought they had been promised a price tag more like $600,000. A state education department request for supplemental funding never made it out of the joint budget committee, Mr. Watson said.
After legislators made clear their displeasure, the testing system--which has been on a mercilessly tight schedule--was retooled. And the education department has vowed to find the money it needs from within its own coffers, without squeezing districts or laying off workers.
Originally, every 4th grader was to be tested in either reading, writing, or geography, and testing was to get under way April 14. Now, there's a two-week delay, and geography has been shelved. Every 4th grader will take both reading and writing instead.
"It's playing havoc with everything, logistically and technically," Mr. Watson said of the furor and changes. "I have joked about 'which assessment are we going to work on today?'"
Nonetheless, Colorado's content standards are well regarded and seen as challenging.
And now, after negotiations between officials in the education department and state legislators, Mr. Watson said last week, "We're on track." But, on a realistic note, he added: "That doesn't mean it couldn't get derailed."
Florida Debut
This month in Florida, meanwhile, students in grades 4, 5, 8, and 10 are taking reading and math field tests for the new Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test. Once officials see how the field tests go, the first testing that will count will be given next January and February, said Thomas Fisher, the testing director for the state education department.
The new, $8 million-a-year testing is aligned with the Sunshine State Standards, which the state board adopted last May. The exam will provide results about the performance of individual students as well as help the state monitor how schools and districts are doing.
The new tests both complement existing statewide tests and replace old ones. They fill the void left in 1990 when the state canned its minimum-competency testing in grades 3, 5, and 8, Mr. Fisher said.
In addition to a separate essay test of writing for three grades and another 10th grade reading and math test, students currently must pass the state's high school competency test before they can graduate.
With the advent of the new assessment, the existence of the 11th grade graduation test "will become an obvious problem next year," Mr. Fisher said, "because the minimum-competency test is going to be easier than the FCAT."
A decision has yet to be made, Mr. Fisher said, but the 10th grade test could become the exit exam. Or, he said, any student who does well enough on the new comprehensive assessment might not have to take the competency test.
Delaware, too, is working hard to have its new testing system debut next school year with assessments in language arts and math for grades 3, 5, 8, and 10.
In the 1998-99 year, the state would inaugurate exams in science and social studies. The assessments are to include multiple-choice questions, open-ended responses, and hands-on tasks.
How High the Stakes?
Other states, including Utah and Maryland, are adding new pieces to assessment systems that have already gotten under way.
This spring, Utah will give a new secondary-level math test for the first time and field-test a secondary science exam.
The new state tests reflect recently revised state core curriculum standards, said Barbara Lawrence, the coordinator of evaluation and assessment for the state education department.
In 1995, Utah kicked off its new elementary math exam, and last year did so with its elementary science test. Other subject tests will follow, such as the field test of elementary language arts in 1999.
The Maryland state school board last month moved into new territory by creating tough new end-of-course tests for high school students in English, math, science, and social studies.
For several years, the state has given challenging assessments in grades 3, 5, and 8 that were created in conjunction with state standards.
The high school tests, which would begin in 1999, would provide individual student scores, unlike those in the lower grades. They would replace the state's low-level competency tests that high school students now must take to graduate.
Still to be decided is whether a student's performance on the tests would be linked to the award of a high school diploma, said Mr. Cross, who is also the president of the Maryland state board.
Concerns from parents and others about the potential high-stakes nature of the new high school tests prompted state schools Superintendent Nancy S. Grasmick last month to vow to convene an advisory panel of community members, educators, and students.
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One thing that sets our practice in St. Petersburg, FL, apart from other offices is the advanced technology we use to perform root canal procedures. Along with high-powered microscopes, our endodontists use the EndoVac™ system to perform root canals the right way the first time. This device uses suction instead of a forceful injection to deliver the disinfecting solution into the contaminated root canal without touching the surrounding bone.
In a traditional root canal procedure, the dentist injects a strong disinfectant into the contaminated canal. This method of irrigation typically does not get a sufficient amount of disinfectant into the root-tip.
Studies have shown that the root canal space can be decontaminated most effectively with sodium hypochlorite, this powerful disinfectant will kill and dissolve bacteria.
Needles used for this treatment by other dentists usually do not reach all the way down to the root-tip and are ineffective in delivering the disinfectant.
Our endodontists have found the EndoVac system to be the most effective irrigation system for root canal treatment because it greatly reduces the failure rate. This advanced technology uses suction to deliver the disinfecting solution only in the areas that need treatment. It allows for safe irrigation all the way to the tip of the tooth root, unlike needles that may not go all the way down the root. This device vacuums up loose infected debris and bacteria from the canal system. Since the disinfection technique used to perform a root canal is closely linked to the final outcome, we use the EndoVac system, as well as a microscope and other advanced technology, to perform all root canal treatments and re-treatment procedures at our practice in St. Petersburg, FL.
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Uttarakhand Open University Job Notification: Uttarakhand Open University invited applications for 25 posts of Faculty. The eligible candidates can apply to the post online on or before 21 September 2015.
Uttarakhand Open University Vacancy Details
Name of the Post: Faculty: 25 Posts
Eligibility Criteria for Faculty Job
Educational Qualification: Details in this regard can be found from the link given below.
How to Apply?
Eligible candidates can apply to the post online on or before 21 September 2015.
Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 21 September 2015
Last Date for Submission of Printout of Online Application: 28 September 2015
About Uttarakhand Open University:
Uttarakhand Open University is an Open University located in the city of Haldwani in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. The university was established by an Act of Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly on 31 October 2005.


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A daughter is married, a mother remembers
This past summer, I (YJ) was a bridesmaid at my friend's wedding in England. Her parents were so happy and they told me the story of their own wedding day, in far humbler circumstances, in the years just after the Cultural Revolution. [Read More...]


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That's what our Culinary Arts instructors and one lucky student will learn when they duke it out on the national stage to compete for the title of best burger in the world at the World Burger Championship.
Chefs JJ Meland and Roger Knapp, along with second-year student Tony Brooks, will be one among fifty teams slated to compete for a $10,000 prize, a chance to win more cash, and to be crowned World Food Champion at the World Food Championships in Las Vegas, Nov. 12-18.
If you're not familiar with it, the World Food Championships are "the most ambitious and authentic culinary competition on the planet."
The event itself attracts more than 25,000 people per day through multiple events and competitions–all while being filmed for a reality TV series slated to air on the A&E family of networks, newly rebranded the FYI Network, this summer.It's a big deal to compete at the World Food Championships. Most contestants must qualify through local food competitions, like the Washington State Spring BBQ Championship. The Bates Technical College team had luck in the form of a Golden Ticket.
"One really cool opportunity that came from the American Culinary Federation national convention I attended in July, was meeting Ben Vaughn, a Food Network host and celebrity chef," said Meland."I spent a couple of days hanging out with him, and had the opportunity to pick his brain about being on TV and competing in shows. I also did a live interview with Ben at the conference, which was a pretty cool experience," he said.Because Vaughn thought Meland would be a good fit for the competition, he "offered me a Golden Ticket, which is a free pass to compete in the World Food Championship," said Meland. "I am super excited about the opportunity, and I am excited that Bates is supporting the culinary arts team on this awesome, one-in-a-lifetime opportunity."A tournament-style competition, the massive event includes nine categories: barbecue, chili, sandwich, burger, dessert, bacon, recipe, pasta and seafood.Once the champions of the first seven categories are named, they get the opportunity to compete at what's called the Final Table. The lucky winner of the Final Table will become the World Food Champion and take home bragging rights and a nice pile of cash.
While Chefs Knapp and Meland are hush-hush about the details of the burger they plan to serve to the food-critic judges, we have it on good authority that you may be able to sink your teeth into the burger upon their return. And we know it will be the perfect combination of ingredients.
Check out last year's competition highlight reel, below.
And wish the Bates Technical College Culinary Arts Team GOOD LUCK. Bring home the bacon!


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I am ADD and I have nothing against the gymnastics discipline, its practitioners and the federations that govern them.
That said, it is no longer a question of defending one branch (ADD or Parkour or Freerun) rather than another, we want to cut off our tree, and, like what has already been said in the different exchanges on this subject since the publication of the FIG, I consider that our discipline-whether it is indifferently called ADD, Freerunning or Parkour- and gymnastics, since they are two totally separate entities, do not have to be governed by the same instance. Under what pretext should they? Because some of our acrobatic techniques are inspired by those of gymnastics? It would be as unfair and incomprehensible as if other federations, other sporting disciplines, claimed their legitimacy to govern us, one under the pretext that some martial arts techniques are used to fall, the other, some Yoga techniques for our stretches, a third, some athletic techniques to improve our jumps in length … All this would have neither tail nor head …
For all those who have known how to believe in us and continue to do so, to believe in our practice and for those who want to believe in the exchange and sincere sharing between individuals, I thank them for their support. I rarely take a position so openly, but following the publication of the FIG projects, the confusion in the minds of many practitioners is such that I can not decently remain silent and unmoved. As a co-founder of the ADD, it is obvious that I stand alongside my brothers Chau, Laurent, Malik, Williams, to support all international and national parkour and freerunning organizations (Parkour UK, FPK and all those who have joined the movement), and all the personalities in the community like Eugene Minogue, Julie Angel, who have come out loud and clear against what could cause the end of the legitimacy of our common practice. I thank you all for your mutual support, as well as for your responsiveness. The FIG thinks perhaps to be bold and innovative? On our side, we are now much to think that it is rather a spoliation, at least. An explanation from its leaders would be more than necessary to unravel the situation.
What about their accomplices?
When some strive to remain honest and independent for the sake of the practice and well-being of their practitioners, others who claim to belong only to the parkour branch from the beginning, demonstrate today that they only go after the money, thus sparking the lust. This drift can have no other purpose than to serve the opportunists and the long-term opportunists. Personally, as a proud representative of Yamakasi that still burns in me today, I would like to state unequivocally that I have not represented the vision or the approach of Mark C., David B. and Charles P. for a very long time. Arrivism, individualism and greed stand here to try to lead the gang. It's nice to tell them that money has never made anyone happy, they still believe it's more comfortable to cry by car than by bike. Well ! Even if their hypothetical ethic would like us to drive in an electric car "to get things done", we must not forget that as ecological as it is, the electric car has a limited autonomy that will require them early or later, to continue the way on foot, when we, poor conscious, we will continue in tandems from all sides. As they wish, we will have them (once again) warned. As for Mr. Watanabe, he is described in a well-known French sports journal article THE TEAM (link in comment), as being someone ambitious and whose program, I quote: "is based on the commercial development of gymnastics to increase its popularity. Secretary General of the Japanese Gymnastics Federation since 2001, he revived the discipline in his country, which had failed to distinguish at the Atlanta Games (1996) and Sydney (2000). This is a portrait we could not more explicit!
Finally, I just learned that my brother Christopher will accompany (will participate himself?) Two of the Yamak Pacific FISE next games, invited by Charles! After David, so it's my brother's turn to fall into the arms of the counterfeit Morpheus aka Charles the Somniferous. It makes you sleep for a while, you are happy the time of your sleep, and one day, you end up waking up, completely stripped. I would have warned you my brother.
Thank you to all those who understand us, thank you to everyone who understood us from the beginning, thank you to all those who have just opened their eyes.
Yann HNAUTRA
YAMAKASI and ADD Co-founder


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I was asked to open my personal bag . this morning by manager of labor job. when I refused, he told me to leave building. when I passed through outside gate , I was mugged by the person that told said manager that I took his sweat pants and place in bag. but eaelier the same person admired my limited edition kobe Bryant shoes( value $200 ) and my cell phone ( value $? )both were what was stolen
Sounds like there's some disagreement happening between you and possibly a co-worker?
You described whatever happened outside the gate as a mugging. Is that when the shoes and cell phone were taken? Were you injured? Is there a police report?
If this is all going down between you and a co-worker, and your boss is not responding to your complaints, then you should contact your company's human resources department directly. If they fail to take appropriate steps then yes, you could have a legal action against the employer.
Regards, — Dave
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Quite a rare model this one. It's a 1″ scale model of a 7nhp Davey Paxman agricultural traction engine to the 1958 design published in the Model Engineer by Earnest Steel. It's a really nicely proportioned Traction Engine, and this example, although an older build is particularly well made by a skilled model engineer.
The boiler should probably be viewed as 'display only' as it is original to the model, and the price is set accordingly. Although nicely made as well is showing it's age in terms of design and condition. The safety valve spring and ball has at some point been removed, presumably to dissuade any new owner from casually raising steam!
It would benefit from a sympathetic bit of TLC, but is a lovely and rare thing. It also comes with a nicely made wooden carrying case. If you'd like to know more, please don't hesitate to give us a bell on 07816 963463
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As the days get warmer, opportunities rise to introduce summertime flavors that tease the taste buds and intoxicate the senses.
Beverage options are a great way to keep your customers cool this summer, but consider creating a dessert menu full of icy and refreshing treats instead.
Creating a last minute dessert menu may seem daunting; however, this can easily be done with simple and traditional dessert options.
Freshen up ice cream, soft serve, frozen yogurt and popsicles by adding unique elements to them. Some of these desserts can be enhanced with toppings; others can feature extraordinary flavors that are original and hard to find elsewhere. Here are a few tips to bring summer dessert to your business:
Ice Cream
There is nothing like the creamy sensation of cold ice cream to ease the pains of blistering summer heat. Ice cream is a very easy dessert to enhance. While it is delicious and often enjoyed on its own, business owners can create a premium dessert by adding more to ice cream.
Sauces are just one of many easy ways to add some flare to ice cream, but they can be essential when making a banana split or sundae. Add fruit or nuts and drizzle a chocolate sauce over your ice cream for a nostalgic flavor customers will love.
Soft Serve
Instead of choosing a vanilla or chocolate soft serve, try something a bit different. Fruit flavored soft serve perfectly channels summer vibes. Consider the popular pineapple Dole soft serve, which is often called "pineapple ice cream" by its fans. This pineapple treat is an extremely refreshing dessert. Experiment with other flavors like orange, raspberry or mango. Add hunks of fruit to the finished product, or serve it smothered in icy, cold fruit juice.
Frozen yogurt has been an extremely popular dessert over the past several years. Get in on this by adding it to your menu.
While frozen yogurt itself is a good dessert, what makes it so loved are the toppings used. Cookie crumbles and candy bits are good topping options, but try adding mini mochi, boba or popping boba to the top of your froyo.
Popsicles are popping up on menus in many major cities across the nation, especially at establishments on the west coast. Popsicles make the perfect dairy and dairy-free option, they are fairly easy to prepare and are also easy for customers to grab and go.
Create a dairy-free popsicle by combining fresh water with your choice of juice. You can also add a high-quality flavored syrup to make a popsicle that features multiple flavors. Add fruit to your concoction, freeze and serve.
Create creamy popsicles by adding milk or creamer. A great example of this would be the rich, grass jelly milk tea popsicle.
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Monnok is a Minifigure from LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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Ignore Low-cartridge Warnings
Modern inkjets are equipped with the equivalent of air-raid sirens that warn of impending ink outages. The lights on the printer flash frantically. Dialog boxes of doom pop up on you screen. You are running out of ink, they say, the world is coming to an end. Change the cartridge immediately.
Ignore them. In some cases, testing has shown that these warnings appear when cartridges are still as much as 40 percent full [source: Bertolucci]. While newer printers tend to be more accurate than that, the warning system still normally fires when there's still life (or more accurately, ink) left in the cartridge.
If anything, use low-ink reminders as a helpful reminder to buy replacement cartridges. Just don't install them until you absolutely have to. Many ink cartridges have clear or translucent cases, so checking the level is as simple as looking at them.


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Operating profits rose 60% to £81.3m ($155m), helped by more firms listing and growth in electronic trading.
The US tech-based Nasdaq index has acquired a quarter stake in the LSE after its $4.2bn takeover was rejected.
UK-based broker Icap has also held talks, but the LSE has said that it can continue to grow alone.
"Our coveted global brand and our unique strategic position at the heart of the world's capital market in London make us an exceptionally valuable asset," the LSE said in its results statement.
"We are continuing to assess opportunities for further value accretion from this very strong base."
Pre-tax profits at the exchange were up to £76.7m, from £29.4m in the same period last year.
Market consolidation?
Nasdaq, whose approach was rebuffed in March, would have to pay at least £12.43 a share if it wanted to launch a fresh bid, the top price it paid to acquire its stake.
Pan-European market Euronext and Germany's Deutsche Boerse have also made approaches to the LSE.
Earlier this year, LSE chief executive Clara Furse said that the company would not do a deal for the sake of it.
However, analysts and market observers have speculated that stock exchanges will need to merge if they wanted to keep on growing and offer a wide-range of global financial services.
The New York Stock Exchange has agreed to merge with European market Euronext, and analysts are expecting further tie-ups in the industry.
The LSE is attractive because of the UK's light-touch regulatory regime that makes it less onerous for companies to list their shares.
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OnePlus One users are in for a special treat, as the industrious XDA-recognised contributors, Quasar and h2o64, have released the latest Android 5.1.1 AOSP custom ROM for the flagship smartphone, which is based on Code Aurora Forum (CAF) and AOSParadox project. The ROM is allegedly based on stock vanilla firmware with modified bits of CAF to make it fully functional on the OnePlus One.
As the ROM is fully custom-built with CAF sources, other third-party custom kernels will not be compatible or boot with it. Consequently, rooting the device is possible only by flashing SuperSU as it is an AOSP stock Android build.
Note: The Google Apps (Gapps) backup script is missing in this release and hence it is imperative that Gapps needs to be reflashed with each update. Besides, the data activity indicator arrows are improperly aligned with this build and will be fixed in the forthcoming update.
Interested users may go ahead and install the latest Android 5.1.1 AOSParadox Project 1.0 ROM on OnePlus One, using the step-by-step guide provided below. IBTimes UK will not be responsible for any damage to the device during or after the firmware installation. Users are advised to proceed at their own risk.
-Fixed NFC
-Fixed hardware button backlight (brightness is low)
-Fixed video recording
-Added Google Webview support to fix Google Play Services FC at startup wizard
-Fixed a bunch of wakelocks caused by AOSP systemupdateservice
-Added remaining charge time
-Added a bunch of APN fixes, so messaging issues should be fixed now
Downloads Required
- The instructions given in this guide are meant for OnePlus One only. Verify device model number by navigating to Settings > About Phone.
- Ensure the phone has at least 80% battery charge to prevent unexpected device shutdown (due to battery drain) while installing the ROM.
- Back up data and settings using a recommended custom recovery tool, like ClockworkMod (CWM) or TWRP, as it creates a complete image of the existing phone setup. In Recovery, choose Backup and Restore and tap Backup.
- Verify correct USB drivers for the phone are installed on the computer (download OnePlus One USB drivers).
- Enable USB Debugging mode via Settings > Developer Options (if running Android 4.0 or above) or Settings > Applications > Development (if running Android 2.3 or earlier).
- Ensure that the device is rooted with CWM recovery installed and its bootloader is unlocked.
Steps to install Android 5.1.1 AOSParadox Project 1.0 ROM on OnePlus One
Step 1 - Download Android 5.1.1 AOSParadox Project 1.0 ROM for OnePlus One on the computer.
Step 2 - Connect and mount the phone's USB mass storage on computer with USB cable.
Step 3 - Now, copy the downloaded AOSP ROM zip file to the root folder on the phone's SD card.
Step 4 - Power off the phone and disconnect its USB cable from the computer.
Step 5 - Boot the device into Recovery Mode by pressing and holding Volume Down and Power buttons together.
Step 6 - Once the phone enters CWM Recovery, perform a full data wipe task by clicking Wipe Data/Factory Reset. Use the Volume keys to navigate between options and Power button to select an option in the Recovery Mode.
Step 7 - Perform Wipe Cache Partition and wait until the process completes.
Step 8 - Perform Wipe Dalvik Cache as well. To do this, go to 'advanced' option and then click Wipe Dalvik Cache. This will help in preventing boot loop issues or any boot ROM related errors during firmware installation.
Step 9 - Then return to the main recovery menu and choose Install Zip from SD card.
Step 10 - Click Choose Zip from SD card. Use volume keys to navigate to the AOSP ROM zip file that you copied earlier to your phone's SD card and choose it by tapping the Power button. Confirm the ROM installation on next screen and the installation process will begin.
Note: Repeat Step 9 and Step 10 to install Google Apps (Gapps) as well.
Step 11 - Once the ROM and Gapps installation completes, go to "+++++Go Back+++++" and select Reboot System Now in the Recovery menu.
The phone will now reboot and the first boot may take about five minutes to complete. So, please be patient.
Your OnePlus One is now running the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop via CyanogenMod 12.1 custom ROM. Go to Settings > About phone to verify the firmware version installed.
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Full disclosure: I don't know much about TVs and the technologies that make them tick. I mean, I like TVs. They're quite nice. I occasionally use them to play games and watch movies, and I like to think my years of staring at screens of various kinds has made me reasonably adept at telling the difference between a crappy display and a great one.
I tell you this because I've spent the last few days staring at a variety of moving images on Hisense's new 55M7000, and I'm happy to say this is one of the best TVs I've ever locked eyes with.
Sporting 55 inches of ULED screen real-estate, the 55M7000 is a massive television. Even when it's off, it looks exceptionally stylish, wielding a thin silver bezel that lines the outer edges of the screen. A sturdy detachable base ensures the TV is solidly grounded and won't be easily toppled over, and the option is obviously there to wall-mount the screen.
Power it on, hit the home button on the remote, and you're greeted by an easily navigated series of menus that grants you access to all the functionality of the 55M7000. Being a smart TV, getting it connected to the Internet via Wi-Fi or an Ethernet cable is quick and painless, and once you're online there's a range of built-in apps and doohickies for you to fiddle with. You'll find Netflix, YouTube and other essential software pre-installed and ready to go. One of my only complaints with the 55M7000 relates to menu navigation. The design and flow of its menus is all well and good, but there's noticeable sluggishness in the interface when flipping through the various tabs and options. It's nothing too severe, but it definitely affects the user experience and is something to keep in mind.
The most important aspect of the 55M7000 is its support for 4K resolutions and HDR. 4K simply means that the TV supports resolutions above 1080p (i.e. full HD). Its native resolution of 3840×2160 is able to display still images and video with astonishing clarity. The leap in visual quality isn't nearly as pronounced as it was when 720p and 1080p televisions first hit the scene and began replacing SDTVs, but there's no denying that 4K imagery offers an enhanced level of smoothness and clarity.
Meanwhile, HDR, or High Dynamic Range, offers a significant visual improvement that's far more evident at first glance. TVs with HDR support feature enhanced brightness and contrast, and as such they're able to present a wider variety of colours across the spectrum, thereby adding more detail and realism to any given scene. This is especially important in gaming, with both the PS4 Pro and Xbox One S primed to take full advantage of the new wave of HDR-capable displays. Unfortunately, given that neither of those consoles has hit SA's shores just yet, I had no means to test HDR gaming on the 55M7000. I've seen it demoed elsewhere, however, and the advancements in colour and lighting that HDR offers has a profound effect on the overall visual quality of games that support it.
There's a lot to like about the 55M7000. For a price that won't make you cringe, it offers an excellent viewing experience and all the smart functionality you'd expect. I'd recommend pairing it with a decent external speaker set, however, because the built-in speakers are kind of awful. They lack tone, clarity and volume, and you'll be thankful you spent a bit of extra cash for dedicated speakers. Other than that, if you're excited by the prospect of owning a 4K-ready, HDR-capable TV, but don't want to part with a truckload of cash to get it, Hisense is offering a good entry point.


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In our line of work we see every type of entrepreneur there is, here's a few we were able to profile.
Paranoid Entrepreneur. This entrepreneur is scared of their own shadow. They call you over and over to discuss their idea but never tell you what it is. They talk about their best friend whose idea stolen by investors. They tell you that their invention/idea will change the world. They ask you to sign an NDA but never get around to sending you anything.
Harvard Entrepreneur. This entrepreneur has a degree from Harvard, which they value immensely. They are brilliant in their own mind but can't find the coffee shop that you have met with them at three times previously. They want your money but not your advice and input.
Selling to Google Entrepreneur: This entrepreneur entire business plan is selling their business to Google. They point out that Google has purchase over 800 companies in the last four years. They can't describe their product or market, just that Google will purchase the business. Be especially careful if their company is a medical device company.
Like Facebook Entrepreneur: This entrepreneur has an idea for a company just like Facebook but for seniors, artist, cowboys, cowgirls, etc. Their business plan consists of membership dues, advertising and product placements. They will attract their customers via viral marketing, but can't articulate why we need another social media website.
Drinking Their Own Kool-Aid Entrepreneur: This entrepreneur is an advocate for social change via their business model. They live and breathe their product and market. They testify to anyone that will listen. When making an investor pitch they lecture the investors on how smart they are and how dumb the investors are if they don't do a deal with them.
My IP is Very Valuable Entrepreneur: This entrepreneur believes their idea will change the world and they should be compensated as such. A typical deal proposed by this type of entrepreneur is they own 95% of the company, investors 5%. The IP for the company is held by a separate company owned by the entrepreneur. The company which has been funded by investor money pays a royalty to the entrepreneur owned company. And, the entrepreneur gets paid a salary of $250K. Not many of these deals get done.
Has Been Entrepreneur: This entrepreneur hit it really big 15 years ago. Their last venture backed company blew up big time. They float between technology providers and venture capital funds lending their expertise for a fee. They have lots of deals in the works but can't raise money for any of them. Of their deals, they don't have the time or money to move the company forward but they do want an ownership stake and a salary for their efforts. Hangs out with the Has-Been-Angel, and together they are planning world domination. Enjoys a good drink as long as someone else picks up the tab.


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The LIST of things I should be doing instead of writing this blog:
What to do first?
- Take down the tree. This will include keeping three pairs of paws off the tree so that I can neatly organize each sentimentally valuable ornament, wrap the lights in an organized fashion on the nifty little reel that Hubby bought me at the after-holiday sale, and break the tree into a thousand little branches so that it will fit in the Christmas Tree Body Bag we keep in our basement. How this task will probably go down: I'll chuck everything in bins and curse myself next December.
- Play with one of the many, MANY toys our children received from the jolly old elf. My choices include playing legos, painting pottery shaped like cartoon characters, constructing my very own monster truck, coloring in a coloring book so large that Stevie Wonder could see it from space, pushing buttons that make annoying and/or repetitive sounds, or teaching Batman how to repel off his batcave, (which, at press time, is in Time Out because of a progression of events that included the following: whining, mild stomping, a full-blown temper tantrum, time out, and pulling on curtains with such force that my curtain rod was yanked out of the wall resulting in Mommy losing her sh*t in a very unladylike manner.)
- Tackle one of the 4 loads of laundry that is literally overflowing from the laundry room. I finished 4 loads last night, so I'm halfway there! I feel that the universe is punishing me for having my laundry "sent out" while we were in NYC. It's not that I was particularly spoiled – it's just that we lived in a 3rd floor walk-up and I had two little boys with me at all times. When we first moved, I loaded up the double stroller (which city dwellers will tell you they loooooove . . .) with a child in front and a gargantuan bag o' laundry in the back. I tried to steer the stroller with one hand and hold Large's hand with the other all the way to the Laundromat, where I was expected to do enough laundry to keep my family of four clothed for a week. And I was supposed to do this with my well-behaved and always cooperative toddlers in tow? Okay, I'm spoiled – but really, Hubby agreeing to pay for us to have our laundry sent out may have just saved our marriage.
- Dispose of the two gift bags of cookies Hubby's administrative assistant gave us. They're yummy, but devoid of chocolate. Who sends cookies (to a family with children, no less) that don't have chocolate chips, or chocolate drizzle, or chocolate candies, etc.? Hello, Gift Horse, this is me looking in yer yapper.
- Write a letter of apology to my uncle and his wife, who had to endure a dinner out with my children. Grandpa's idea of a casual meal with my family (sans my hubby, who was having new tires installed on the Divorce-Maker) included eating at an establishment where we had to wait a half hour just to be seated. When we were finally seated at a booth with a 2-top stuck on the end, baby Small was perched way out in the aisle so that when wait staff raced by with trays precariously balanced with hot meals and heavy drinking glasses, my instinct was to cover his head. It was like he was going through a little baby gauntlet filled with steak knives and pepper mills. Medium was no more rambunctious than usual, but my uncle had to witness me gently escorting him outside so we could chat about his ability (or lack thereof) to make good decisions, one of them being NOT having a full-blown temper tantrum in an eating establishment that is clearly not designed for 5-year-olds whose bedtime was 10 minutes ago. So now my uncle is privy to all of our dinnertime rules: "no feet where we eat" and "get out from under the damn table" being among them.


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In 1996 the Davenport family recognized a long-term dream by opening their first Davenport Motor Company location in Dallas, TX, near the TI complex. This was the first independent and locally owned Lexus repair center in the area, and the new shop met excellent success!
As the business continued growing, they relocated the Dallas shop to its current location on Plano Parkway, and then in 2005 opened a second location in Dallas on Inwood. By this time, three Davenport brothers—Dave, Craig and Daniel—were all part of family business, as well as their father, Billy Joe, a retired Baptist minister.
In 2013 the business expanded yet again with a new location in Colleyville, operated as a franchise location by Dane Bailey. Davenport clearly serves customers throughout the area, with convenient locations and unbeatable service!
What makes Davenport different? Our business and our lives are enriched by the clients we do business with. We look at every client as an opportunity to build trust and friendship. The pillars of Davenport's success were founded on strong values. Now with three locations, Davenport looks forward to the future and the continued opportunity to build lasting relationships with those we serve.
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Davenport Motor Company exists to provide excellent service for owners of Lexus automobiles at a reasonable cost and in a manner consistent with Christian values.
We seek to fulfill our mission in two principal ways:
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Rewarding excellence: Alumnus provides funds for new university Livestock Marketing and Learning Center
MANHATTAN -- From the animal husbandry group that emerged from the Kansas State University farming department in 1901, to its current form as one of the largest departments of its kind in the U.S., the department of animal sciences and industry has held fast to its commitment to excellence in teaching, research and extension -- and that's no bull.
With a gift from K-State alumnus Rich Porter, building on previous gifts from other alumni and friends, the department will begin construction of the expanded university Livestock Marketing and Learning Center.
The center, which is being expanded to become a multipurpose facility to support events and other programs in the university's College of Agriculture, will be named after the late Stanley Stout, well-known auctioneer and loyal K-Stater. It will serve as the home of the Legacy Sale, the annual cattle sale of the university's Purebred Beef Unit, and provide a location for numerous educational and industry events. The center will be located north of the Purebred Beef Unit across Kimball Avenue.
According to Ken Odde, head of the department of animal sciences and industry, the Livestock Marketing and Learning Center will allow the department to better serve Kansas State University students and the livestock industry.
"The center will be equipped with the latest technology and will be a great facility for our Legacy Sale, youth livestock education, conferences and other industry events," Odde said. "Additional funds remain to be raised to complete the technology needs, auction block, bleachers and other furnishings, but we're very excited about the great potential for the center and the impact it will have at Kansas State University."
Porter and his wife, Sarah, own Porter Cattle Company in Reading. He graduated from K-State in 1972 with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering and earned his master's degree in agribusiness from Kansas State University in 2004. A member of the Kansas State University Foundation's President's Club and 1863 Circle -- as well as a lifetime member of the Kansas State University Alumni Association -- Porter believes the time he spent at K-State was a strong factor in his professional development and inspired him to make gifts to the university.
"While at K-State -- in particular, pursuing my second degree -- I became well-acquainted with a number of faculty members who helped me learn a lot about how to better run my business," Porter said. "I wanted to do something that would make a real difference at Kansas State University and help it better serve the faculty and students there who are doing so much good for society. I'm very passionate about helping the university pursue its mission."Philanthropic contributions to Kansas State University are coordinated by the Kansas State University Foundation. The foundation staff works with university partners to build lifelong relationships with alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students through involvement and investment in the university.


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Paladins are supposed to be holy warriors, blessed by the gods. If you don't talk about the gods in a paladin thread, it may look kinda empty. Specially when one of the topics is how to *don't* use the proverbial stick for being a "choosen one".
I got that, but I was just pointing out that referring to the Christian "God" (as both name and designation) may have been a bad idea, but as a placeholder it works quite well.
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KENNEBUNK — A spokesman says former President George H.W. Bush was an official witness at the same-sex wedding of two longtime friends in Maine.
Jim McGrath says Bush and his wife, Barbara, attended the ceremony Saturday where Bonnie Clement and Helen Thorgalsen were married. He says they were there as private citizens and friends.
A photo posted Sunday on Thorgalsen's Facebook page shows Bush signing the marriage license as a witness. She captioned the photo: "Getting our marriage license witnessed!"
The 41st president has deep ties to the area and owns a compound in Kennebunkport.
Thorgalsen and Clement own a general store in neighboring Kennebunk. McGrath said the Bushes became friends with both women. The newly-wed couple was honeymooning overseas and did not immediately respond to emails.
"Helen and Bonnie have operated a well-known store for a number of years. It's a small town and you get to know people," McGrath said.
Maine legalized same sex marriage in 2012.
One of Bush's sons, former President George W. Bush, opposed same-sex marriage and in 2004 announced his support for a proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw it. But his wife, Laura Bush, and their daughter Barbara Bush support gay marriage, as does his former vice president, Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary Cheney is openly gay.
A spokesman for George W. Bush on Wednesday declined to comment on his current feelings about same-sex marriage or his thoughts about his father's role in a same-sex wedding.
In July, George W. Bush made headlines when he said he wouldn't comment on the issue, saying he "shouldn't be taking a speck out of someone else's eye when I have a log in my own." He later explained that he just wasn't going to answer the question because he was out of politics.
His brother Jeb Bush, a former governor of Florida and a potential presidential candidate, has said same-sex marriage is an issue best left to the states to decide. In a speech in June, he told the Faith & Freedom Coalition the nation needs to be supportive of non-traditional families.
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2018 Audi SQ5 TECHNIK
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Vehicle Specifications:
CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY with UNLIMITED KM to July 22, 2022!
Ultra High Spec Vehicle with Techniq Package
21" Alloy Wheels
Clean CarFax Canada Report – no damage claims whatsoever
Audi virtual cockpit (a digital customizable gauge cluster borrowed from Lamborghini),
Bang & Olufsen Premium Sound system
Ambient interior lighting
Heated rear seats
Heated and cooled cupholders
Blind spot monitoring
Top-view camera
Rear cross traffic alert and Audi pre-sense rear
Audi pre sense front and pre sense city.
Adaptive cruise control with stop-and-go, traffic sign recognition,
Passive keyless entry and engine start
Audi drive select
Panoramic sunroof
Heated front seats,
Three-zone automatic climate control,
Hands-free power tailgate,
Front and rear parking sensors,
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Power front seats with lumbar adjustments
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The hot hatch. A European staple. Here in North America, few even know that such a thing exists. The formula is simple, take a small hatchback, and make it go fast. But this is the Americas. We have wide open highways that span thousands of miles, rugged dirt roads leading to mountains, deserts and forests and dog gone we get out and make the most of our diverse continent. None of us want to travel through this vast unpredictable playground in a rock hard miniature lunchbox.
Enter the 2018 Audi SQ5. With 354 HP and 347 Ft lbs of torque from it's Turbocharged 3 Litre V6, this lifted hot hatch will leave you bewildered at how Audi was able to hide an entire S4 within the shell of an ordinary Q5. Run through the 8 speed automatic connected to Quattro All Wheel Drive, and 0-60 comes up in a scant 5.1 seconds with a top speed of 250 km/h. Yes that's right, you, your wife, the kids, and your bike rack can enjoy an acceleration experience similar to what was felt on Apollo 11.
But fear not, this Autobahn stormer on stilts holds its own when the road goes all squiggly. Look forward at the Lamborghini-borrowed 12.3 inch LCD gauge pack, and watch the speed and revs climb while the navigation map shows what the approaching curve looks like. Throw it into a corner too quickly and feel your face being peeled off slowly in one direction as your organs reassign their order through another. Enter the next corner even faster while upshifting, and hear the electronic baffles in the exhaust open to release a burt of machine gun fire between gear changes. But that's not all the SQ5 has up its sleeve.
With 824 Litres of cargo space with the rear seats up (1623 with the seats folded), Nappa leather, 14 speaker Bang & Olufsen surround sound, front and rear parking sensors, blind spot monitors and a power lift gate to top it all off, the lifestyle of your choice will get a little bit more attention, be it by getting there more quickly, or by being able to literally fit all of it inside. Speed, practicality, ruggedness and comfort. The hot hatch may have 2 bases covered, but in North America, only the SQ5 can hit a home run.
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In Canada, every province has different taxation rules and we can accommodate them all. We can help you secure worry free shipping to your door, and assist you with vehicle registration once your car arrives.
You have a number of choices available to you:
The first step is to contact us. We always have our professional photographs, our inspection reports, lien checks, service records, CarProof, and CarFax Reports available to you. We're happy to refer you to previous out of town customers so you can get a reliable third party account of their experience with us, to give you peace of mind when purchasing a car sight-unseen.
Should you prefer to see, touch, and drive your vehicle prior to purchase, we will pick you up at Vancouver International Airport (YVR). From there, you can choose safe, insured door to door delivery in enclosed transporters that guarantee the arrival of your purchase in the same condition that it left our showroom.
Or, should you opt for an exceptional drive home, we will happily pay up to $250 toward your overnight stay en route. Please contact us if you have questions or need further information on out of province or international purchases, shipping, and/or sales tax exemptions.
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World Taekwondo elect four new members to their Athletes' Committee
World Taekwondo have confirmed the appointment of four new members into their Athletes' Committee for the period of time between 2019 and 2023. All four members were elected by their peers at the Manchester 2019 World Taekwondo Championships. This is the first time the members were elected and ensues the commitment the International Federation has towards democratically uplifting and promoting the athletes' voice within the Olympic movement.
The four newly-elected members are:
- Jingyu WU (China)
- Nikita GLASNOVIC (Croatia)
- Benjamin HAINES (Great Britain) and
- Stephen LAMBDIN (USA)
In order to maintain universality, no two members on the council – irrespective of sex – are allowed to be from the same country. The Athletes' Committee also adheres to gender balance. Currently co-chaired by Pascal Gentil and IOC Athletes' Commission member Nadin Dawani who are both ex-officio members on the WT Council hold their spots till the end of their term in 2021. The newly-elected members will automatically become candidates for the role of Chair in 2021.
Apart from the four newly-elected members, up to two more members could be appointed to the Athletes' Committee by World Taekwondo's President. Speaking at the launch of this candidature process earlier this year, WT President Chungwon Choue said, "The Athletes' Committee is vital in ensuring that our athletes' voice is heard at every stage of our decision-making processes. Athletes are at the heart of our sport and we must ensure that we are representing their interests and providing the best possible environment for them to compete."
During the AC meeting held at Manchester, IOC Athletes' Commission member Nadin Dawani presented the work of the IOC AC and the Athletes' Rights and Responsibilities Declaration. The Taekwondo AC backed the Athletes' Declaration and adopted it with a view to bringing it to the Taekwondo Executive Board in the future.
We wish the World Taekwondo Athletes' Committee the very best and look forward to working together.


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The Georgians had it good, and Sibton Park in Suffolk is the proof. They had architectural elegance, snug gun rooms, chandeliers dripping with charm, serpentine drives, rolling parklands and Chinoiserie wallpaper.
You'll have all this, too, but you'll also go one up, because you can fire up a movie in the giant-screen, surround-sound Blu-Ray movie room. You can work out in the on-site gym. Pad across heated marble floors to your freestanding bath. And you can watch your bedroom TV glide out from inside its blanket box.
The spirit of good living lives on at Sibton Park. You'll cook up a storm in the Aga kitchen with seating for 24. You'll kick back in front of roaring fires as you pop a cork and turn a page or two. And you'll sleep like kings and queens in royalty-approved Hypnos beds.
Sleeping 24, Sibton Park is a period escape that's the height of indulgence. You'll revel in the opulence, but the real luxury is the time you spend with the people who matter.
Live the English dream in the endless acres of Sibton Park. Wander the woodlands, see the morning mist over the wetlands. For the nocturnal, the night canopy comes unpolluted by light. Enjoy the flora and keep an eye peeled for fauna, too.
The woodlands, meadows and hedgerows are alive with migratory wetland species. Listen hard for the shrill call of the reed bunting, the chirrup of the reed warbler and the boom of the bittern.
Take your binoculars and spot damselflies and dragonflies, otters and American mink slinking into the water. Rise early and catch the bellowing stags in the morning mist or take a Morning Chorus birdsong tour.
In among the reed beds, you can see frogs, snakes, voles and great-crested newts. Sit under the stars in the evening as the pipistrelle bats swoop low over the Shiraz.
The outdoor heated swimming pool has spectacular views over the estate which you can enjoy from the water or on one of the sun chairs on the surrounding terrace.
Follow the serpentine drive to an oasis of five-star luxury. There's no need to duck through the triple-height entrance hall, then the choice is yours. Light the fires and put your feet up in the sunlit morning room, the Chinoiserie-papered drawing room, the dramatic dining room or the luxurious library.
The Georgians had it good, but they never had it this good. Pop open some popcorn, settle back in the sumptuous armchairs and enjoy family movie night in the private Blu-Ray, surround-sound cinema. If the kids get itchy feet, the games room complete with pool, table tennis and table football will fit the bill.
Sibton Park is packed with escape holes and special spaces. You can be as solitary or sociable as you like. Sip a scotch and turn a few pages in the snug gun room. Get together and make merry around the family kitchen with seating for 24. Fire up the logs in the lounge for tall tales and long drinks.
There's Wi-Fi for keeping in touch, a fully equipped gym for keeping toned and iPod docks throughout for spontaneous singalongs.
The Aga kitchen and 24-seat dining might tempt you to show off your skills. But if you'd rather put your feet up than get your fish-scaler out, we can provide the chef.
Choose from bespoke, one-off menus for celebrations or fully catered holidays, country and continental breakfasts, lavish lunches and scrumptious suppers. Picnicking in the parklands? Let us load the hamper with fresh local fare and plenty of fizz.
For a change of scene, local village pubs come with cosy snugs, big fireplaces and full plates. Or hit cosmopolitan Norwich or beautiful Bury St Edmunds for Chinese, Vietnamese, Lebanese, Italian and more.
Bedrooms here come with a vigorous nod towards opulence. All are as sumptuous as it gets, so squabbling will be quashed at the door. On the first floor, seven king-size rooms look onto rolling parkland. Six have en-suite marble bathrooms, most have separate showers and many have freestanding baths. Floors are toasty warm.
Among five further bedrooms, four are king-size with marble en-suite shower and/or bathrooms. Hypnos beds are approved by the Queen and you'll feel like royalty, too, as you burrow down into deep slumber.
It gets no better than a movie in bed, so flick the button and watch the flatscreen LED TV rise from the blanket box at the foot of the bed. If you fancy a morning singalong, you'll find iPod docks here, too, and Wi-Fi for keeping in touch.
In the bathrooms, you'll find endless piping-hot water, soft, fluffy gowns to snuggle into and products that are kind to nature.


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A dear friend called to check on me this morning and we once again had such a beautiful conversation and bible time. She has been good to check in when prompted by the Lord and just see how Im REALLY doing.
SO I mentioned to her that I am not good at waiting.
Im not good at being patient
Im not good at being quiet.
I cant do this.
Her reply, "But you are."
SIGH......... like a big whooosh.
I glance around me. Hey, I can do it.... look at me ma no hands!!!!
After we talked it out pretty thoroughly..... ha ha!
I hung up with one assurance.
This deep fear, dread, gnawing inside my chest.
"How am I going to know what we are supposed to do?"
"How do I know Im not going to screw up?"
Just begging God,
"Please, tell me, Im trying so hard to be quiet. Im trying to be still........"
(reminded me of telling my youngest. You can sit still this long. I know you can, Ive seen it. Remember how long Sesame Street is? Thats how long we will wait. Just one Sesame Street. And we both know you can sit still and quiet that long dont we????" )
God says in His word that He loves us so much more than our earthly fathers.
As a parent we make sure our children know the rules and boundaries.
We know they try so hard.
We want them to be successful.
So we set the rules in advance.
We make sure they know what our expectations are.
If my father was good enough to make sure I knew what was expected of me,
wouldnt that lead us to believe that God, our heavenly father, would so so much more.
I am hanging on to that.
We will know.
We are his sheep....
We know His voice.
I need to relax and know He will make sure P and I know what we are supposed to do.
He is our heavenly father.
He loves us so much more than our earthly fathers. (and they were and are so good to us!)
My words may come back to haunt me.
In the beginning I said, " This isnt about adopting a child. This is about being obedient. God will have to do this."
Mind you- my mind was all on the money part.
I really thought that was what would be the issue.
But EVERYTHING has been so smooth.
Got our passports in RECORD time without paying the extra fees.
Our Immigration officer has been more than incredible.
The whole thing.... amazing.
But this red tape.
This one HUGE thing.
"This is not about adopting a child. Its about being obedient. God will have to do this."
Under His wings,


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Facebook Celebrates the Like Button's 1st Birthday By Showing Off Its Footprint
One year ago today at the f8 conference, Facebook released the Like button, its Open Graph social plugin for showing affinity for content on third-party websites. The company has now tells us that the site, and most frequently the Like button, have been added to many of the world's largest sites according to comScore Media. These include all of the top 10 sports properties, 9 of the top 10 news/information properties, 9 of the top 10 entertainment properties, and 18 of the top 25 Comscore U.S. retail sites.
Other stats about the button's performance that Facebook has shared in the past include:
- 10,000 websites integrate with Facebook each day
- More than 2.5 million websites have integrated with Facebook (including over 80 of comScore's U.S. Top 100 websites and over half of comScore's Global Top 100 websites)
- Over half of the 25 fastest growing Comscore U.S. retail sites use Facebook
- Media sites that adopt the Like button average a greater than 300% increase in referral traffic from Facebook
The plugin's widespread integration helps Facebook in many ways. The Like button helps users share their affinity for things in the most streamlined way possible. Rather than have to click through a third-party designed Facebook sharing panel, such as the popular Add This, and manually assemble a story to share, Facebook's Like button lets users share with one-click. If they choose, they can add a comment afterwords for more context. This streamlined flow seems to have performed better than Facebook's old Share button which did much of the same but slower, leading Facebook to phase out the Share button.
Most visibly, the Like button gets Facebook's name and logo in front a huge audience, encouraging those without accounts to join. When clicked it produces content for the site and news feed, leading to increased engagement. The referral traffic generated by the buttons demonstrates the value of the site to brands, leading them to spend more to advertise their Pages.
The Like Box, which allows sites to display a Like button for their Facebook Page, creates more connections to Pages that advertisers can target. This granular interest targeting allows Facebook to charge more and draw more spend. The plugin also entrenches Facebook, putting up barriers to entry for other social networks. In an effort to gain some of same advantages, Google recently introduced its similar +1 button.
There's also speculation about how the Like button is a beachhead that lays the groundwork for Facebook to one day launch an as-yet-unconfirmed Open Graph ad unit — one that would allow sites to target ads at their visitors the same way they can target users on Facebook.com. By priming sites for this Facebook ad network-style integration, it could ensure an explosive launch that could steal attention and business from Google's AdSense. By indexing user preferences across the web, Facebook could also potentially use the button to power an expansion of its search capabilities.
Austin Haugen, a product manager for the Like button, tells us his team's goal for the coming year is to continue experimenting with different designs of the buttons and the stories they publish to see which generate the most clicks and referral traffic. For example, earlier this month Facebook tested showing users previews of the stories a button would publish to increase transparency.
Few could have foreseen Facebook's rapid colonization of the internet via the Like button, but now it seems hard to imagine a time before it. The Like button and Facebook's other social plugins have forced websites to radically rethink their social strategy. If sites want access to Facebook's enormous user base, they need to think of social as a key part of design and functionality, rather than something grafted onto a finished product.
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text: Home / Categories / All Products / Aloe arborescens – Candelabra Plant – Octopus Plant – Krantz Aloe (6″ pot) Aloe arborescens – Candelabra Plant – Octopus Plant – Krantz Aloe (6″ pot)$22.00This succulent is mainly purchased for its medicinal purposes. The leaves of this plant heals burns, but is also known to be the plant that cures practically everything and is sought after especially by cancer patients. Easy to grow.Ships in 1gallon pot (6″ pot).Out of stockEdit alert text Click Here to be notified when this product is available again Description Additional informationDescriptionBrittle leaves, some leaves may break during transit but does not affect plant. FAMILY: Asphodelaceae ORIGIN: South Africa MATURE AVERAGE SIZE: 8′-10′ LIGHT REQUIREMENTS : full sun to partial sun WATER REQUIREMENTS : keep dry MIN. TEMP.: high 20's for short periods FLOWER: Dec-Feb when matureAccording to some studies, this Aloe is 200% richer than the Aloe Vera in respect to medicinal properties. Most people are only familiar with the skin healing such as for burns that aloe plants offer, but Aloe arborescens is also known to be the plant that cures practically everything and is sought after especially by cancer patients. It is even said that advanced cancer patients have had success in curing their cancer with a recipe containing aloe arborescens leaves. Please consult your doctor before consuming.Aloe also makes a beautiful ornamental plant with 2′ spikes of reddish orange flowers. It is an easy to grow tropical succulent. We normally do not offer large mature plants, BUT we propagate these Aloe ourselves by cuttings at our nursery. Our mother plant is old and the babies maintain the maturity of their mother. If we had started them from seed, it would be a different deal, seedlings start from zero.All photos are for reference purposes only.Additional informationWeight1.5 lbsDimensions6 × 9 × 24 inRelated products Heliconia rostrata – Lobster Claw (6″ pot) $20.00 Out of Stock Guaiacum sanctum – Holywood Lignum Vitae (4″ pot) $20.00 Add to cart Portulacaria afra 'Variegata' – Variegated Mini Jade (4″ pot) $20.00 Add to cart Bucida spinosa – Dwarf Black Olive (4″ pot) $20.00 Add to cart


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Elevated Arcadia
by Kostis Velonis
A balcony calls upon us to escape without having to flee from home
The balcony and the spacious veranda is the place where the drama of the interior can be derailed and diffused in the broader external environment. Burdened with family obligations and refusing to accept the dramaturgical restrictions of a theatre-room, we lean on the banister and daydream of 'another life'. A balcony calls upon us to escape without having to flee from home.
The balcony with its mechanisms of providing shade on hot days and a refuge for those wishing to avoid the family melodrama, is almost a rule in Mediterranean architecture but almost absent from the more northern countries.
No one is likely to dispute the fact that the predominance of apartment blocks in post-war Greece, particularly in the cities, as a sustainable answer to the problem of housing an increasing, shapeless population led to the deterioration or even the annihilation of the natural landscape. However, in the case of apartment blocks the notion of 'upgrading' the landscape within the city is associated with the private space of the balcony rather than the shared garden outside the building's main entrance.
By the end of World War II and after the Civil War every modern housewife dreamed of moving into a flat, since the newly-built complex offered comforts that an older house could not match. A flat gives you central heating, hot water, indoor toilet facilities, lower running costs, fire-resistant materials, a modern kitchen, ergonomic storage spaces, and remains impervious to changes in the weather. It shapes a new housing model based on the demand for modernisation. Until the 1970s, all social classes in Greece sought to become 'civilised' by opting for apartments—each class on its own terms, of course—with their small balconies and huge verandas. Nevertheless, this newfangled access to the environment through balconies in the 1940s and 1950s did not seem to convince certain conservative social groups.
If apartment blocks were seen as the quickest and cheapest solution for housing the lower classes in the cities, in terms of both construction and urban planning, the luxury of a house in a garden city did not remain an objective only for the affluent. The rational option of a flat, in the sense of healthier living conditions, is disputed as long as it is not combined with a return to nature. Stamatia D. Mastroyannopoulou, expressing the Christian moral values in her book Realm of the Home, which is meant as a bible for pious housewives among similar publications, believes that "the best house is the so-called 'solitary' one. It should be detached, and have some space for a garden, if only a small one". She goes on to say: "So let us not envy those who rent flats in apartment blocks, because in addition to never having a quiet moment they lead an unhealthy life". The little house in the garden city is recommended for proletarian families, since "outdoor work will always be the best antidote for those who work in factories".
It is fortunate that developers, who are usually blamed for the slipshod way in which Athens was built, envisaged a typology whereby one could create a second place of habitation par excellence; the concept of the garden was concisely reflected in the idea of spacious balconies. In this way the former rural populations that moved into the city found an indirect solution to their identity crisis in a space where they could replicate village life within the safe conditions of urbanisation; the village yard's honeysuckle became a creeping plant between the drying clothes on the clothesline. This almost exclusively Greek generosity in apartment design was combined with the retiré practice—the gradually recessed top floors—and could replicate the effect two or three times in the same building.
For Greek families, this access to public space from a certain height, with the balcony or the deep veranda of a retiré flat as the outer boundary, provides a parallel place of habitation where the extrovert nature of relaxation and chatting with friends and neighbours ends up generating and sustaining sociability. This sociability extends beyond such gatherings to include chats with the chubby housewives on neighbouring balconies, thus reproducing the custom of village gossip. A retiré flat is the quintessence of isolating oneself from the bustle of the city.
Between the spaces for exclusively private living and the provocatively open veranda we can observe certain degrees and variations. The shade turns the veranda into a space protected from the unpleasant and undesirable view of the city and makes it possible to create a rural Eden within the micro-scale of the apartment's functional layout. Even the colours of the shade, usually green, yellow or orange, reveal the unconscious correlation with the green of nature and the bright colours of the sun, whose life-giving effect is essential for the household's physical and mental health. The tastes of the prospering middle class of the 1970s follow the commands of modernity, and the shades now sport decorative patterns in tune with the psychedelic fad.
The balcony as a spatial boundary of privacy serves as a forum for information gathering, a place from which a housewife can survey male-dominated public life. There is a difference between a window and a balcony. The window is a tool for reverie, but one in which the female observer is distanced from the external environment, concealed behind or between the curtains. On the balcony, discretion is absent. The aggressive nature of the balcony and the defensive one of the window or the skylight are eloquently reflected in the representations of Western painterly tradition, which find their special parallel in the art of our own Munich School and Greek impressionism. For many years we used to take it for granted that behind a neat balcony there was a diligent housewife, a chubby Greek mother who watered her plants and enjoyed feeding her children there in the summer months. Yet while in the early decades the emphasis was on flowers and decorative trees, in recent year verandas have come to include plants important for nutrition. The spirit of the times calls for economising through the organic growth of vegetables, and more importantly through a general new approach in the design of our habitable zones.
Today, the veranda acquires more significance as a place that carries the seeds of ecological vigilance, if only in a quixotic way. Among the bamboo furniture with the comfortable cushions and the lanterns, the pots with baby tomatoes, basil and spearmint but also the corners with the flowers and cactuses echo that long-lost notion of living in a garden-city villa. The microcosm of the veranda gives the once-docile "manageress" of the house an opportunity to subvert the patriarchal structure. Against the backdrop of a bankrupt public sphere, this nature-in-the-house comes as the vengeance of our home and seeks to break down the built urban environment into scattered gardens.
This is an excerpt from a text published in the book Sichroni Ellinida, edited by Marina Fokidis and published by Vimadonna, D.O.L., Athens, Greece, 2011.