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Samsung has announced the New Zealand launch of the Galaxy Tab Active, a device designed to enhance productivity and connectivity across the toughest of environments.
Recent Gartner reports show that, globally, tablets continue rapid growth with an increasing number purchased for enterprise use.
However, up until now the prevailing view in New Zealand has been that consumer-grade tablets just aren't robust enough for industry – whether that's for construction, utilities, manufacturing or agri-business.
In answer to this Samsung now introduces the Galaxy Tab Active which is more suited to Kiwi enterprise and which is capable of working in tough outdoor environments.
"Our ruggedised Tab Active has been very well-received in the UK and USA, across a wide variety of industries," says Verdon Kelliher, Enterprise Director at Samsung New Zealand.
"With a challenging climate, a construction and infrastructure boom underway, and a focus across the board on increasing productivity and driving cost out of business, we felt that the time was absolutely right to make the Tab Active available here."
Furthermore, Samsung and SAP are working together on a new ecosystem designed to bring out the best in Samsung's mobile devices and the SAP Mobile Platform.
"As a market leader in smart devices and solutions, we know how to bridge consumer expectations for what a premium mobile experience should feel like for enterprise," Kelliher adds.
"New Zealand business can benefit from a world-class enterprise mobility ecosystem that combines the strengths of Samsung's mobile innovations and the SAP Mobile Platform.
Kelliher says following the company learning lessons in other markets, Samsung has seen gains in improved real-time decision support to executives and the workforce.
"Increasingly, our customers aren't in an office and require fundamentally new ways to work," adds Andre Russell, Account Executive, SAP New Zealand.
"Our aim is to create a seamless experience that enables our clients to unleash the potential of mobile devices, wearables, Internet of Things and other forms of mobile computing.
"Our partnership with Samsung means we can deliver a premium solution – and with the Galaxy Tab Active we can do this in the dustiest, dampest, toughest Kiwi locations."
According to Kelliher, a partnership with GeoOp also means that the device is ready for the SME or large enterprise business out of the box, while also featuring Samsung Knox protection and 4G capabilities.
"With GeoOp and the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active mobile staff can substitute pen and paper for instant info on their tablet; easily managing their jobs, from creating, assigning, scheduling and doing the job to invoicing and payments in any weather and in the toughest of environments," adds Tim McFarlane, GeoOp.
"It's a partnership that really works for our customers, saving them time, increasing their productivity, speeding up their cash flow, and in turn raising their customers' satisfaction levels. The pay-off is more revenue."
The Galaxy Tab Active is available now in partnership with Vodafone, Spark and 2degrees Enterprise teams.


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Starting October 12th through November 30th, the gallery will show 16 original Wolf Kahn pastels on paper, dating from the 1950s to present day. The pieces featured are from the private collection of art enthusiast and a longtime acquaintance of the artist. The work exhibits the collector and friend's, true appreciation for Kahn's deft feel for color at its most vibrant, and often, unexpected. As a result, the show represents a capsule collection of the rarest Kahn's, spanning the past half-of-a-century. The collection of these unique pastels speaks visual volumes as to why the artist, Wolf Kahn, is hailed as "America's Greatest Colorist."Wolf Kahn - the master of light, expressive color and harmonious subtlety has changed "the game" of traditional landscapes for past, current, and future generations. For some of his work, he handwrote his artistic viewpoint, detailing the process and inspiration of its fruition.
Kahn's work exonerates itself from the expectations of the traditional American landscape. It allows viewers to escape in his abstraction, yet recognizable, place of their own mind and imagination. In addition to the masterful artist's hand, it is perhaps this ineffable quality that allows the work to transcend and appeal across time. As the artist once expressed in regards to his subject, "I help nature take its course."
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Tracking down Dalby is nearly impossible. You would think it'd be easier given that he's a rather conspicuous character clothed in costumes that even an alien would point out as above and beyond, yet he somehow still manages to appear and disappear like a puff of smoke. Next thing you know he'll be popping up at the crack of dawn to capture your drunken debauched decisions on camera. Camp Life Roskilde!
Cheers to Camp Amish for winning Camp Of The Year at Dream City!
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The 2nd Annual Eagle Ridge Subdivision Property Owners Open Meeting was held on Saturday, November 7, at 4:00 P.M. at the Jefferson College Fine Arts Theater. Topics included an update of the past year's activities, treasurer's report, and plenty of open discussion.
Thanks to all the neighbors that were able to join us. We have provided a video of the meeting for those unable to attend.


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Rich with culture and history, Massachusetts is an ideal place for active adults looking for a state that offers natural beauty, remarkable cultural events and top-notch healthcare. From small Atlantic beach towns and big cities to mountains and farmland, Massachusetts has it all. Although, the cost of living is higher than most states there are many regions that are less expensive. Its diversity assures that there is a Massachusetts s 55+ community where you can be ecstatic and peaceful in retirement. Some of the most notable Massachusetts active adult communities are located in and around the Boston area. These communities include Oak Point, Great Island, and The Villages at Quail Run.
Climate & Geography
Massachusetts is the 7th smallest state and is located in the New England area. It is ranked the most populous of the six New England states. New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island and the Atlantic Ocean neighbor Massachusetts.
Massachusetts has cold, snowy winters and moderately warm summers and tends to be considered a humid continental climate. Annually, the state gets around 50 inches of rain and has gotten hit by tornados and tropical cyclones in the past. Even though Massachusetts is a small state there are still distinct differences between the western and eastern parts. The western part of the state is more mountainous with the Berkshire Mountains. Central Massachusetts is more rural and the Eastern part of the state has metropolitan areas with sandy beaches and rocky coastlines.
Recreation, Culture & Entertainment
Massachusetts is rich in history and heritage and is proud of its culture and influences toward the establishment and growth of America. Pulling from its Native American and Yankee roots, it was the home to numerous notable religious, literary, cultural, and political leaders of America throughout the centuries.
Massachusetts takes great pride in its culture and has an abundance of museums and historical sites. Some of the popular ones active adults enjoy include Museum of African American History, Museum of Russian Icons, Worchester African Culture Center, Gallery of African Art, Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield Armory National Historic site, Freedom Trail and Minute Man National Historical Park. Plymouth Plantation and Old Sturbridge Village are two museums that recreate life as it was in the 17th and early 19th centuries. Massachusetts s active adults who consider themselves to be history buffs will enjoy any one of these historical sites.
Active adult residents love that Massachusetts is also a key region for performing arts with both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops Orchestra. Other performing arts and theater organizations include the Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, Tanglewood Music Festival, Boston Ballet, and Boston Lyric Opera. There were also a number of musicians and bands that were produced in Massachusetts such as The Modern Lovers, New Wave Band, The Cars, and Pixies.
Massachusetts established the manufacturing of textiles and shoes but since has been replaced by electronics and communications equipment fields. The state plays an important role in dairy and poultry products, nursery and greenhouse produce, vegetables and fruits and is also the second-largest state in the nation for cranberries. With the numerous recreational and historic sites Massachusetts has become a huge state for tourism. No matter what your interests and hobbies are there is sure to be something for all active adults within Massachusetts.
Cost of Living & Taxes
The cost of living in Massachusetts is higher than the nationwide average however, the average yearly income is higher than the US average. Overall the state is ranked 11th highest in the United States for its local and state tax burden. The state imposes a 6.25 percent sales tax and all real and tangible personal property is taxable unless specifically exempted by statute. The state also ranks the 8th highest in the nation for property tax.
Active adults and retirees benefit from the fact that Massachusetts is home to over 100 hospitals and it normally ranks very high among states in most health and disease prevention categories. As of 2013, Massachusetts is ranked 4th in healthiest state in the nation. Their strengths include a low number of uninsured residents, low occupational fatalities rate, low prevalence of obesity and ready availability of primary care physicians. The average life expectancy is 78.4 years which is the fifth longest in the country.


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Frankfurt / Main – If you want to save a lot of money by the end of the year, you can do so: options are available, for example, in the case of old-age provision, a change of tax class or car insurance. We show with 6 practical savings tips, what consumers can do.
Tip 1: Car insurance – Use special right of termination
Drivers who want to switch to a cheaper motor vehicle insurer in 2016 still have to hurry: insured persons generally have to cancel their policies by 30 November. Shortly before the expiry of the period of notice for one-year car insurance prices fall. But even after the deadline, a change of insurance is possible: If the insurer increases the contributions, customers can make use of their special right of termination one month after receipt of the notification.
Tip 2: Pensions – Securing state Riester allowances
Riester savers should check before the end of the year, whether they have applied for all state allowances. After two years the claim expires – by the end of December at the latest the supplements for 2014 have to be applied for. A so-called permanent allowance application makes the annual applications superfluous.
Tip 3: Allowances – apply now
The net can also be increased by applying for allowances – for example for travel expenses to work, child care or domestic help. Employees must apply for their allowances by the end of the year if they are to be included from January. All changes to the wage tax features are requested at the tax office.
Tip 4: Investments – Prefer expenses and deduct from tax
Those who prefer certain expenses to the current year can save taxes. So it is sometimes worthwhile to bundle expenses that can be deducted as income-related expenses later this year, provided that they exceed the lump-sum limit of 1,000 euros. Because what goes beyond the employee's lump sum in a calendar year can be claimed for tax purposes. The cost of income includes all professional expenses from work equipment to childcare.
Especially when you are in the middle of a major renovation, experts advise you to split the payment. Craftsman services are deductible up to 6,000 euros per year (of which a maximum of 1,200 euros), household-related services up to 4,000 euros (of which a maximum of 800 euros). The pure labor costs can be deducted pro rata with 20 percent of the tax burden. By paying in advance or by paying in advance, the costs can be spread over 2016 and 2017.
Tip 5: Donations – Reduce tax burden through donations
As special expenses, donations to church, charitable or charitable organizations and associations can lower the tax burden. Here, a maximum of 20 percent of the total income as a donation is possible – but only with a valid donation receipt.
Tip 6: Investment – offset losses with profits
Investors should check with their bank for interest and other capital gains exemptions. The distribution of the tax allowance can be adjusted until the end of December. For profits in excess of the allowance of € 801, investors must pay a flat-rate 25% withholding tax. for jointly assessed pairs, the allowance is € 1,602.
Anyone who has already thought of submitting a loss certificate to their bank by mid-December can reduce their burden even further. Losses from securities transactions can be offset at one bank with profits at another institution.
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Go natural—order this t-shirt and enjoy the comfort of a truly all-natural organic cotton that is grown and harvested without any fertilizers and pesticides. The high-quality ringspun cotton yarns make sure that the fabric is extra soft and durable. If you're looking to invest in ethical clothing that is sure to last and has a low environmental impact, look no further than this organic t-shirt!
• 100% certified organic ringspun cotton
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• Low environmental impact
Why Organic Cotton?
Organic cotton is produced and certified according to organic farming standards. Its production uses natural processes rather than artificial inputs to support the health of soils, ecosystems, and people. The use of toxic chemicals or GMOs (genetically modified organisms) is not permitted by important organic cotton farming. It combines tradition, innovation and science to the advantage.
Organic Cotton
Certified organic cotton provides demonstrated advantages for individuals and the planet-nothing beats it when it comes to creating sustainable allegations.
By preventing the possibly damaging impacts of poisonous pesticides, organic cotton benefits cotton manufacturers and the atmosphere in emerging nations, and the decreased price of manufacturing increases economic circumstances.
For the Environment, it's Better
Organic fibers are produced without the use of artificial fertilizers or pesticides that may be poisonous. Organic producers assist lock CO2 into the land by constructing soil fertility, helping to mitigate climate change. It also prevents the use of poisonous pesticides that are liable for poisoning animals and waterways in non-organic structures, as well as murdering an approximately 16,000 individuals annually.
Employees are Better off
Cotton employees profit from preventing possibly poisonous pesticides by preventing the related health issues and fatalities prevalent in non-organic cotton manufacturing. Avoiding pesticides also lowers manufacturing expenses and farmers ' debts–the pesticide debt burden has led to thousands of suicides in India, the world's biggest manufacturer of cotton.
It is not GM
GM is prohibited in organic structures, whereas genetically altered an approximately important quantity of all cotton cultivated globally. GM cotton presents a future threat to animals and human health and exposes producers to excessive expenditure.
Chemicals and Limited Residues Are Restricted
GOTS guarantees that the chemicals used in textile production comply with rigorous safety and biodegradability regulations. The quantity of allergic, carcinogenic or poisonous chemical substances in final goods is limited. These substances can be breathed or passed through the body, causing allergies, skin rashes, or breathing issues.
Non-organic manufacturing, on the other hand, utilizes tens of thousands of acutely poisonous chemicals, many of which the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies as dangerous.
Improved Factory Circumstances
Poor working conditions and rights in the garments industry are common place. GOTS certified organic textiles must meet social criteria based on the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions. These cover minimum wages, working hours, child labour, freedom of association, discrimination, harsh or inhumane treatment and more.


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Reports of Internet-related fraud now account for more than half the consumer complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission, the agency said Thursday.
Internet-related fraud was the subject of 55 percent of the more than half-million complaints filed in 2003, up from 45 percent a year earlier, the FTC said. The median loss for victims of Internet-related fraud was $195.
Identity theft _ stealing someone's personal information for financial gain _ was the most common complaint the FTC received for the fourth consecutive year, the agency said. It represented 42 percent of all complaints in 2003, up from 40 percent the year before.
The most common cases of identity theft involved credit cards, followed by telephones or utilities, banks and workplace fraud. But concern was growing about online transactions of any kind.
Internet auctions represented 15 percent of the complaints, while shop-at-home/catalog sales were 9 percent, and Internet services and computer complaints made up 6 percent.
The other top categories were prizes, sweepstakes and lotteries; foreign money offers; advance fee loans and credit protection; telephone services; business opportunities and work-at-home plans; magazine buyers clubs; and office supplies and services.
Overall, 516,740 consumer complaints were filed last year, up from 404,000 in 2002. The Washington area had the largest number of fraud complaints as a percentage of the population, followed by the Seattle, San Diego, Phoenix and the Tampa Bay areas.
The report highlighted data from Consumer Sentinel, the complaint database developed and maintained by the FTC, and the Identity Theft Data Clearinghouse.
The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the National Consumers League's National Fraud Information Center, Canada's Phonebusters and Better Business Bureaus also contribute complaint data to the database.


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Giving Tuesday
The Red River Valley Down Syndrome Society aims to make a difference in the lives of individuals with Down syndrome, or other disabilities, by increasing their opportunities in life. We see a world where people with Down syndrome, or other disabilities are included totally in family, school, and community life.
This Giving Tuesday, make a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities by donating to RRVDSS. Your donation of $20 can help one person with a disability play America's favorite sport, baseball, through our buddy baseball program. It can also provide a new parent basket of resources to a new parent that just found out their child has Down syndrome. In the past eight weeks, RRVDSS has welcomed 10 new members with Down syndrome into our family.
Donations made by check should be payable to RRVDSS and mailed to PO BOX 6455, Paris TX 75461-6455.
To pay with a debit or credit card, please use the donation form below.
Help us reach our goal of $500 this Tuesday by making your donation today! RRVDSS is a 501(c)3 organization and all donations are tax deductible.
Thank you for supporting RRVDSS and helping us continue to provide valuable programs and services to our members, their families, and the communities in which they live.
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XL Group has hired Aldith "Allie" Townsend as a new underwriter in its railroad business, part of XL Group's Global Excess Casualty division. Townsend will be based in New York and report to Senior Vice President and Railroad Manager Denise DePrimo.
Townsend joins XL Group's rail team from Arch Insurance where she most recently served as a railroad underwriter. She brings more than 20 years of insurance underwriting experience, and nearly a decade dedicated to addressing the railroad industry's risk management needs.
XL Group's railroad team provides risk management services including insurance and claims management assistance to railroads and rail-related companies across North America. The XL Group insurance companies provide a variety of specific rail insurance coverages including railroad protective, rail contractor's commercial general liability, primary rail equipment liability and excess railroad liability.
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Identifying staff and learner development needs in challenging discrimination
Keywords: Construction, Disability, Enabling careers advisers, Engaging employers, Engineering, Race, Religion and belief, Retail, Sex, Sexual orientation
Region: West Midlands region
This project aimed to address a perceived lack of understanding by staff and learners in applying equality principles in working situations.
Located within the construction, engineering and retail industries, the project reviewed FE and Skills Inspection Reports (2014) to identify recurring themes and recommendations relating to the development of learners' understanding of equality at work.
- Booklets and that are being issued to our sub-contractors nationally
- Improved workplace support for learners
- Increased confidence in learners in knowing how to complain and/or report
- Increased learner confidence in recognising and challenging potentially discriminatory behaviour
- A clear picture of staff and workplace mentors' concerns and perceived barriers in effectively promoting learners' appreciation of equality-related issues when they are at work
- An identification of staff and CPD needs in the area of promoting equality and diversity to learners in work situations
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The junior series launch of the year!
Emerging readers will fall in love with this adorable and collectable new series from award-winning Australian author Katrina Nannestad.
'Lights! Camera! Action!'
That's my cue.
'Harold,' I sigh. 'I think I'm in love.'
My name's Charlotte, but you can call me Lottie. I'm a movie star.
At least, that's my thing this week.
Charlotte Perkins is seven years old and can't wait to grow up - if only she could decide what she wanted to be!
Luckily, no dream is too big for little Lottie Perkins!


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Fill with fresh cut flowers or succulents. This square grey brushed wooden container looks nice for rustic style weddings and parties.
Made of thik wood. Each container included a clear plastic liner so they do not leak when filled with water.
Each container is unique and no two are the same.
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Robert K Baggs is a professional portrait and commercial photographer from England and Director of Acufocal London. Robert has a First-Class degree in Philosophy and a Master's by Research. In 2015 Robert's work on plagiarism in photography was published as part of several universities' photography degree syllabuses.
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Adjusting to change isn't always easy. This move to Vegas is very different to South Dakota. My new unit runs things very different and how they treat me is completely different that what I expected and how I was treated while I was 34th, back shop, 37th (All 28 MXG units). (Yes, I put in them in order based in how well I was treated and accepted.)
First big change is obviously the climate. The temperature has not dropped below 85 during the day and 76 during the night. I was surprised that it's rained a decent amount since I have been here. When it rains, it causes a lot of flooding.
Second big change is the way people drive here. I am amazed by the lack of law enforcement on the roads and enforcing speed limits. I go the speed limit and folks with Nevada plates completely fly past me or the ride my ass to the point that I can't even see their headlights in my side mirrors. The majority also do not utilize turn signals and will cut you off with no advance warning if they desire to be your lane and ahead of you.
The third big change has been my job. I expected to be ignored and treated like I'm worthless until I prove my worth.
Back shop treated me like that at the beginning. Once they got to know me a little bit, I was ignored until we got more airmen in the shop. At that point, I was constantly gossiped about. I felt like I was never going to be enough or get ahead. I felt like that place was a black hole.
So at that point, I volunteered to deploy and I went with the 37th.
The 37th has some of the worst people I have ever met in my life and I have never been treated that poorly before. I was constantly judged and my personal life was discussed and gossiped about behind my back. I had a SrA (now a SSgt) tell me to my face that he doesn't think females should be allowed to work on the flight line. (Hopefully now that he has the additional stripe, he has matured some and let go of some of his sexist views.) I had spineless supervision. I was doing all the "bitch work" and then some while my fellow engine troops slept on the truck. I fucking hated being deployed with them and was so glad to get away from the majority of them. Sadly, it is the select few that bring down that AMU.
The 34th had heard the rumors about me. They also knew that the majority of them were not true. They gave me a chance. Well, most of them did. The rest of them just ignored me. I was perfectly okay with that. I'd rather be ignored then gossiped about and picked on. I deployed with them too. It was much smoother minus a couple hiccups. There's a horrible NCO over there and when I brought it to the leadership's attention, it took a few months for them to realize that I was telling the truth and to take me serious. Once that smoothed over, I liked working for them. I feel respected and trusted. I would have been happy finishing out my contract with them.
My new unit is the Viper AMU for the 57th AMXS. I've been working for them for a short bit, and it's completely different that what I expected it to be. My report times for my shift are dependent on the flying schedule. The engines don't break as much as the B-1's engines did. Engine removals are more complicated. I could go on and and on about those differences. I am so happy that I work with some really kind men. I am the only female so far for the engine troops. I don't mind. The guys I work with haven't shown any sexism. They have treated me with respect since Day 1. They didn't ignore or avoid me. They asked some basic questions. Once I showed a lot of initiative to learn, they were more than happy to hand me the tools and teach me.
I'm grateful. I've had a rough go of the military since I've been in. I feel like I have been used, abused and cast to the side without a second thought. This place feels different. I feel like my coworkers would care if something was wrong. I feel respected. I feel like I am treated like a competent adult.
This is how the maintainer side of the Air Force should be.


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Longford has highest level of residential mortgage arrears in country
At 19%, County Longford has the highest level of residential mortgage arrears in the country, according to Central Bank figures released today.
It is the first occasion the Central Bank has broken down the level of default on home loans on a county by county basis and according to the Loan Level Data from June 2014, Longford has the highest default rate.
The average level of arrears nationally, measured by mortgage accounts in arrears of 90 days or more, is 11.2%. However, there is considerable variation across the country.
The data illustrates that counties in the border and midlands regions were worst hit by the economic collapse.
The arrears rate in neighbouring Cavan is 17%, while Meath, Louth, Laois and Leitrim had arrears levels of 16%.
Default rates were lowest in Cork 10%, Tipperary 10.5% and Mayo 10.5% while the rate in Dublin was at the national average of 11%.


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As I reported recently, Nigel Benn is set to leave retirement after twenty one years. He is will face old foe, Steve Collins in their third meeting. It was Benn's idea for the pair of veterans to get back into the ring.
Benn feels that he never fully lived up to his potential. This is due to the fact that when his career ended, he was battling drug addiction and personal issues as well as his opponents.
Benn originally planned to face Chris Eubank Sr. in his return bout. Eubank had an iconic feud with Benn back in the 90's. Which led to two grudge matches. The two were in negotiations for a time but that door appeared to be closed when Benn turned his attention to Collins. He became frustrated with the politics of sponsorship and promoting in boxing.
However, in a recent interview on The True Geordie podcast, Eubank reopened the possibility of a rematch two decades later. Geordie brought up the fact that Benn has a bout coming up, Eubank responded with fighting words.
He stated that he would 'tear him a new one'. Chris Eubank Sr. and Nigel Benn are both in tremendous shape for their age and there is clearly still some unfinished business. Could we see these two legends back in the run for one last tear up? We will have to wait and see.


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Take a virtual tour of the Moon in all-new 4K resolution, thanks to data provided by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. As the visualization moves around the near side, far side, north and south poles, we highlight interesting features, sites, and information gathered on the lunar terrain.
See Orientale Basin, a Texas-sized impact site, Shackleton Crater, a mysterious cavity on the moon's South Pole that may or may not hold water or ice, and other fascinating spots like the 100 million year old Tycho Crater, Aristarchus Plateau, and the Apollo 17 Mission landing site. This video is a new version of this one from 2011: Tour of the Moon (our One and Only).
Continue to explore the moon with NASA's Quickmap, an interactive tool that shares LRO's images on an online moon globe.Plus, learn more with these videos: A Guided Tour of How the Moon Evolved and Earthrise from the moon, captured by JAXA Kaguya Spacecraft.
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Nothing much to talk about today. Just a quick follow up video – going on and on and on about Exhaustion Volume. Promise, this is the last one for a while.
In fact, I've got something completely different planned for tomorrow. Stay tuned.
If you're reading this article via email or RSS reader, then follow this link to view the Volume Patterns Follow Up video on the website.
Volume Patterns: Exhaustion Volume Follow Up – 23 Mar 2010 (7:01)
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text: Fashion, Lame Celebs Golden, no. Silver maybe. January 20, 2010 ONIKAI Leave a comment Versace Gown Carolina Herrara Gown Christian Lacroix Gown The celebs did good this season I have to admit… but there were a few cases where I really just wasn't sure if I hated their dress or loved it! No hurt in giving away "second best" awards right?? LOL As seen above: Christina Aguilera's Versace Gown fit like a glove, was very sexy, "new" and very in trend with a hint of bling; the reason I'm on the fence with this dress is due to the fact that the very tan singer with blonde hair blends into her dress and it washes her out. All in all Christina… kudos on the boobs and the new hair-DO> next time wear black. NEXT we have Sofia Vergara who is wearing amazing Carolina Herrara Gown, the color combo is sharp and original, the design is beautiful… my only concern is the texture of the fabric vs. the fit… it's slightly ill-fitting, and bunches in too many areas making the dress look more complicated than it already is. Final Verdict: C+. Last we have Diane Kruger (who ever she is HA-HA) in a BRIGHT pink Christian Lacroix Gown; now this dress is FAB, couture chic, maybe a little premature with the pink this season but bright and pretty regardless… my only problem is that it's such an intense dress and I don't think she had the confidence to pull it off… shame. Now…. on to the BEST dressed…. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related


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The surprise of prayer
Here's two little stories of the little miracles that come with prayer.
The other morning our team came out to our waiting area and asked the patients to join us in prayer. Ismael acknowledged the goodness of our God, thanked Him and asked Him to bless our work, to give us guidance, to help us bring healing. He prayed for all the patients that were there. In my church at home, we have a time at every service where our Pastor asks if anyone has any special prayer of thanks or petition that they would like to share. Often, when those prayers are said, there may be someone or many in the congregation who may be able to be an answer to that person's prayer. So I added at the end "Does anyone have any special prayer they would like to offer or say?"
I don't think that kind of thing is customary here so Ismael quickly said "Any of you can pray with any of us when you come back."
So my first patient came in – a 70 year old woman with many of the infirmities that come with the reality of getting older – diabetes, arthritis, lots of aches and pains. I did my exam, gave her a pap smear, offered some medications that might help and then she said "Would you pray for me now?"
Thinking she had some particular problem in her life that needed prayer, I asked "Is there anything special you would like to pray about?" She smiled broadly and said "No, I just think that if you would pray for me, I would feel so much better. I think it would take my pain away and make me feel less worried."
"Wow", I thought. "you must think I'm capable of a whole lot more than I do!" I wanted to tell her that I don't have any closer connection to the Almighty than she does….that I'm just a flawed little person trying to find some purpose in this world. I felt like her request was one of the biggest things I've ever been asked to do. You're saying that just ME praying might make you better!
I'm honestly not AT ALL one of those people who is good at praying out loud. You know how some people can just go from 0 to 90 in one second and invoke all this inspiration and feeling of God's presence in their prayers. Well I am definitely not one of those. But I just felt so much responsibility….. like she was asking me, an unworthy person, to bring her healing in a way that was so much grander than any medication or surgery.
So I said ok and closed my eyes and held her hands. I paused for a minute (another hard thing for me to do!) and just really asked God to give me the right words (in Spanish, nonetheless!). I don't even know what I said but whatever it was, she started crying and squeezing my hands so tight. Whoever God is, I could just totally feel Him in our presence – that Spirit that we talk about was just so right there.
The prayer didn't last very long – maybe a minute or two. At the end, she just hugged me and said she wouldn't forget this and she was so grateful.
Maybe she thinks some Gringa doctor has some connection with our God that the average person doesn't have! All I know is that she believed in God and she believed in me. Perhaps God sent her to me to show me the power of prayer – of how when we humble ourselves and ask with a pure heart, anything can happen.
The next day, we had a group of women come for treatments for their precancerous lesions of the cervix. Some of these lesions are pretty significant and they need a procedure done that has some risks. I've done it here many, many times. Sometimes it is very easy and other times, there can be some complications that make it a bit more challenging. I had been emailing Randy just 30 minutes before and telling him how the day was going so well and all the procedures were going without a hitch. Don't I know after all these years that you should never say anything like that!!! God will surely humble you in a second if you start to feel a bit cocky! Inevitably, as soon as you say that, problems start.
So I started this procedure on this woman. There were many reason why it was more complicated but without boring my non-medical audience here, suffice it to say that it was a challenge. The next thing I know, my "loop" (connected to electricity so that it should burn as it goes thus eliminating bleeding) must have hit what Dr. Phibbs used to call the "wandering vein of hemorrhage"!
In one second, it was like I just put a hole in a major pipe and the blood came pouring out. Now at home, this is easy. The patient is asleep so you can manipulate things without them moving. You have great light, lots of assistants, any tool you want at your disposal. But here that is not the case. My heart started pounding thinking about what would happen if I couldn't get this controlled quickly.
Now the patient had NO idea this was happening. There was a drape so she couldn't see anything. I didn't say a word. But a few seconds later she just started praying quietly out loud. And somehow I just knew everything would be OK. Somehow I was able to place sutures quickly in the midst of a stream of blood that blinded my visibility and everything was fine. Again, it was like the Spirit of God just swooped in, brought calm and gave me the ability to do something that was almost beyond my reach.
At home of course, the same thing would have brought a flurry of people and instruments and better light and better attention from everyone. Here, when those things don't exist, you just invoke the power of God and prayers seem to be constantly answered.
Believe me, I'm not bashing modern technology in medicine – it is incredible. But maybe a little prayer and faith in God's power would help a bit too! Maybe we should all offer more prayers to each other. Maybe when we say "I will pray for you…we should really do it." That presence of the Spirit is an awfully nice thing to have around!
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The Project was recently launched in the capital, Funafuti, with the aim to preserve ecosystem services, sustain livelihoods and improve resilience in Tuvalu using a 'ridge-to-reef' approach. The approach is an effort to restore, rehabilitate and enhance marine and terrestrial ecosystems.
The Prime Minister, Honourable Enele Sosene Sopoaga has committed himself to this course saying, "Protection of biodiversity is protection of life. What we do on land impacts our coral reefs – there is a clear connection. I will do all I can to protect our biodiversity".
Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Trade, Tourism, Environment and Labour Secretary, Temate Melitiana in his opening remarks underlined the value of the project in addressing impacts of climate change and development issues such as waste management.
Executed nationally by the Department of Environment, the five-year project will strengthen management of coastal fisheries on nine islands in Tuvalu and work closely with the government and island councils.
UNDP Resident Representative, Osnat Lubrani said, "UNDP is privileged to assist Tuvalu implement the Ridge to Reef Project which is designed to improve livelihood and well-being of communities on the nine islands.
"The Project will enable Tuvalu to address environmental and social priorities stipulated in the 2016-2020 National Strategy for Sustainable Development."
Representatives from the Department of Environment, Department of Agriculture, Department of Rural Development, Department of Gender Affairs, Solid Waste Agency of Tuvalu, the Pacific Community Geoscience Division and UNDP were present at the inception workshop.
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Maximum significant wave height is 10 feet.
Animated multispectral imagery indicates improving convection developing over a low level circulation center.
A WINDSAT pass indicates tight banding wrapping about the LLCC with deep convection on the southern periphery.
The upper-level environment has remained favorable with an anticyclone over the LLCC and enhanced poleward outflow caused by a shift in the upper-level trough/low northwest of the system.
Animated water vapor imagery reflects this improvement with expanding poleward outflow evident over the southern semi-circle.
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Warres launch of Otima 10 & 20 Year Old Tawny caused a revolution in Port that introduced a completely new concept to consumers, helping to rejuvenate Ports image in the main markets. Otima is now widely acknowledged as the most successful new development in the Port trade for over 25 years.
The merit of Otima was to show Ports versatility as an all year round, anytime drink, appealing to both women and men, dispelling many of the myths attached to Port.
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DOL Fiduciary Rule and the Proposed Delay
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is set today, March 17th, to push the proposed delay to the Fiduciary and Conflicts of Interest Rule on the Federal Register. The delay would push the applicability date to June 9, 2017, creating a 60-day delay. This is significantly less than what many industry professionals speculated after President Trump's memorandum on Feb. 3, 2017.
As the Fiduciary Rule continues to evolve, it is important to note that some aspects of the rule have already been implemented naturally by the marketplace. Many firms have already created policies to help aleviate conflicts in their business, and to create an environment best suited for their clients. Because of the impending rule change, some advisors have already begun to modify their business models to adhere to the new rules.
Whether the rule eventually is applied in its exact form or not, it seems to be inevitable that there will be changes, and how the rule is executed could ultimately change the distribution of retirement products forever. Because of this, it's important that all of us in the financial services industry stay on top of and engaged with government representatives to help shape the DOL rule.
Combined Benefits United continues to prepare for the Fiduciary and Conflicts of Interest Rule. As we get closer to a final outcome, we will work with our independent agents to make sure they have an avenue to continue to best help their clients while creating the least amount of disruption to their business.
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Setting up a group of people can improve your life and education
So you are thinking of setting up a group of people, great idea, but where do you start. It is all very well having the intension of setting up a group. However it will not last very long if the people attending all have different interests and expectations. They are giving up their time so will want to be getting something out of it.
Firstly you need to address why you are setting up a group of people. Foundation is the key to any good group.
- Step 1
Why is setting up a group important to you?
Primarily you need to look at what you want the group of people for. Are you bored and need company? Do you want to meet new people with similar interests? Do you want to learn from each other and all contribute something new each week? Do you want to improve your knowledge on a topic?
Knowing why you are setting up the group is the first piece of vital information you need. It is pointless setting up a group if you don't really know why you are doing it.
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What are you setting up the group of people for?
Are you setting up the group of people for book reviews, parenting tips, improving your financial knowledge? Before you start telling people that you are thinking of setting up a group you need to have the information so people know what they can expect from the group.
It is pointless setting up a group of people if you all want and expect different things from it. Decide upfront what you want from it, this will attract like-minded people who are looking for similar things.
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Where are the group of people going to meet?
You need to address where the group is going to run. You need a venue. Are you going to run it from your home? Are you going to hire a hall once a week? Start an after school club? Think of the logistics around this. It is practical to address all aspects like, travel and costs involved for the group of people and yourself upfront. This will be a deciding factor if there is going to be a charge for attending the group.
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How is the group going to be run?
Your next step will be addressing how it will be run. How many people will be able to attend, what is the size of venue? If you are running it in your front room, offering it to a large group of people will hardly be practical. When is it going to run? Is it going to be an open or closed group? How long will the group of people spend together? How will it be facilitated?
This is all important information that the group of people will need before they attend the group.
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Advertise the group and spread the word
Depending on what you want the group of people for and how many can attend depending on the size of venue, now you have the foundation you can shout about it. Tell your family, friends and work colleagues. Ask your friends to do the same.
Advertise on Face-book, if you have an account. Get your ideas out there and see what comes back but most importantly have fun and learn from the experience.
Oh, one last thing to think about. Once your group is up and running and the ideas flowing, maybe you could try setting up a Face book group page that this dedicated to your group of people and chosen topic.Credit: dreamtime.comCredit: dreamtime.com


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America's most popular ice cream flavor has only been in use for the last 200 years. Where did vanilla come from, and what came before it? Let's learn and taste our way through its history.
In this class:
-Learn the history of vanilla and its culinary uses
-See how vanilla is farmed and processed
-Taste three different regional vanillas and one "pre-vanilla" flavor.
All in all, you'll be filled with facts you can bust out at your next dinner party and dazzle your friends, as well as make better informed choices when using vanilla in your kitchen.
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Coeo Solutions is a telecommunications service provider that was built up from a SIP and MPLS core. They are proud to be Chicago based while still providing a global reach, filling a void for customers who have become frustrated with the support they get from their legacy carrier.
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Eric Schmidt suggested that young people should be entitled to change their identity to escape their misspent youth, which is now recorded in excruciating detail on social networking sites such as Facebook.
"I don't believe society understands what happens when everything is available, knowable and recorded by everyone all the time," Mr Schmidt told the Wall Street Journal.
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In an interview Mr Schmidt said he believed that every young person will one day be allowed to change their name to distance themselves from embarrasssing photographs and material stored on their friends' social media sites.
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One (1) year
To provide Indigenous students with financial assistance towards their education costs to support thier academic success.
Who is eligible?
To be eligible for the scholarship an applicant must:
- be of Australian Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent and provide either:
- a Confirmation of Aboriginality from a Local Aboriginal Land Council or other Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander organisation; or
- a UTS Statutory Declaration form accompanied by two written references from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people from the applicant's community who can confirm their identity and are not an immediate family member; and
- be intending to enrol, or currently enrolled, in an eligible course, which includes:
- an undergraduate award course; or
- a postgraduate award course; or
- the Jumbunna Unistart program; and
- not be in receipt of other Commonwealth funding which may make them ineligible for this scholarship; and
- apply using the Universities Admission Centre (UAC) Equity Scholarship application form and therein demonstrate financial disadvantage through:
- receiving a means-tested Commonwealth income support payment (e.g. ABSTUDY, Parenting Payment Single, Disability Support Pension, Carer Allowance); or
- providing comprehensive information demonstrating exceptional financial hardship.
Alternatively, students can arrange a financial assessment with the UTS Financial Assistance Service to evidence financial disadvantage. This option is only available when an applicant cannot demonstrate financial disadvantage as specified above and in the UAC Equity Scholarship application.
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- Recipients are selected based on meeting the eligibility criteria.
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This week Russ Roberts shared the podium before Congressional staffers with Arnold Kling, explaining what happened and why. Roberts is the second speaker in the audio available here.
Roberts tells a riveting Hayekian macro story of the economic bust — massive leverage via expanding banking money and credit created in part by loaning to each other, distorting the structure of relative prices and production / capital goods across time, accelerated by bandwagon effects / asset price spike profiteering — all of it fueled by the expectation of additional money and credit from the Federal Reserve and the U.S. government whenever "too big to fail" firms needed it to remain solvent. (Note well, for the purposes of Hayek's macroeconomics, houses and cars are capital goods — Hayek explicitly explains this in his The Pure Theory of Capital. And note also, Hayek explicitly says that the bubble / artificial boom can be completely internal to private banking system and private economy, and he explicitly says that it need not be central bank generated — see Hayek's 1929 Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle. In any case, Roberts' story isn't fully internal to the private economy, his story turns on the expectation and implicit guarantee of central bank and central government intervention to provide expansions of credit and money whenever necessary to sustain the solvency of increasingly leveraged financial firms.)
Folks are blind to the character of Hayek's macro if they don't understand that Roberts' story is a Hayek story, i.e. his story here of the poker players generating money and credit by loaning to each other and leveraging on shrinking capital reserves — and with this new money getting misdirected into overvalued sectors of the capital asset structure with bandwagon profits — is "straight outta Monetary Theory and the Trade Cycle". And note well, the implicit "to big to fail" guarantee of a central bank / Federal government bailout generates monetary expectations which are the same thing as any other expectation of central bank interventions to "keep the party going" by increasing the money supply or lowing interest rates as needed to continue the expansion of leveraging and the asset bubble.
In other words, Russ Roberts story is Hayekian all the way down.


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"The authorization for the authorization object S_TCODE is not checked" warnings are in ABAP Test Cockpit, ATC checks for secure ABAP coding in development SAP systems and ABAP programs.
To build more secure ABAP programs and identify code vulnerability, ATC (ABAP Test Cockpit) outcome are good starting points to re-code your existing ABAP developments.
When I execute Code Inspector, I can see following items classified under Information.
The authorization for the authorization object S_TCODE is not checked.
Double click on the message text, it will direct the developer to the ABAP code line which causes Code Inspector to react.
set parameter id 'AUN' field p_st_sel-value.
call transaction 'VA03' and skip first screen.
It is a best practise to check if the user has authorization to call SAP transaction VA03 for example in this case, before actually launching it.
So a better way to build the same task in ABAP code will be as:
authority-check object 'S_TCODE'
id 'TCD' field 'VA03'.
if sy-subrc = 0.
set parameter id 'AUN' field p_st_sel-value.
call transaction 'VA03' and skip first screen.
message i001 with text-e26. " not authorized
Applying the below ABAP code block (authority-check for object S_TCODE) where you launch a SAP transaction by using "CALL Transaction" command will produce a clear Code Inspector output.
If the above code modification does not help you solve the problem, please use CALL TRANSACTION command with WITH AUTHORITY-CHECK as follows:
set parameter id 'AUN' field rs_selfield-value .
call transaction 'VA03' with authority-check and skip first screen .
Following ABAP "Call Transaction" code used with "with Authority-Check" passes ATC (ABAP Test Cockpit) checks for code vulnerability
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The IES range of TFT Interface Kits ( TIK ) is an advanced TFT LCD monitor control board, offering high quality images
on a range of TFT products.
This single board solution enables an easy monitor and or video replacement with a large area TFT display.
The TIK has a wide input and automatic scaling range, up to WUXGA ( 1080x1920 pixels ) at 60Hz, and in all video
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Suitable applications include monitor replacement and adding additional monitors.
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Starting secondary school is an important and exciting time for every young person as they become more independent and have more choices and increased opportunities. It should be a time for fun, new friends, broader learning and personal development. However, it may also be a daunting time for some families. Parents and carers are aware that their child is growing up and will soon be a teenager. There are lots of things to get used to. There are new ways to do things, a larger school to find their way around, a wider range of staff and different expectations.
There are many things that you and your child can do to make the move from primary school a smooth process. Use this page to talk to your child about moving to secondary school and involve them in the process.
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Mkulu Open Index is intended for people who want a way to automatically open an HTML document when a CD is placed in to a Windows computer with autorun enabled.
When autorun is enabled (which is the default behaviour in Windows) and you
insert a CD in to you CD-ROM drive, Windows looks for a file called
autorun.inf in the root directory of the CD. This file specifies
an application which is automatically be run by Windows, normally a setup program
or something similar.
The basic syntax of the
autorun.inf file is very simple:
[AUTORUN] open=application_to_open.exe /command-line-switches
So, if you wanted your CD to automatically pop up an HTML document when it's inserted in to the drive, you may think to try the following:
[AUTORUN] open=index.htmlUnfortunately, that won't work. The Windows autorun feature expects the open directive to point to an executable file. That's where Mkulu Open Index comes in.
Mkulu Open Index, when run, looks for a file named either
index.html in the same directory and if found, launches the default
browser to view that file. The syntax for using the app is very simple:
[AUTORUN] open=mkOpenIndex.exe
You can download the application or source code below
- Download the application
- Download the source code
Mkulu Open Index was written in Borland Delphi and is released under the GPL. It's an extremely simple application, there's only one source file, mkOpenIndex.dpr, Here's the full source:
program mkOpenIndex; uses ShellAPI, SysUtils, Windows; {$R *.res} var IndexFile: String; begin if FileExists('index.htm') then IndexFile := 'index.htm' else if FileExists('index.html') then IndexFile := 'index.html' else MessageBox(0,'Unable to locate the index document to autorun.' +#10#13 + 'Please browse to your CD-ROM drive and open either ' + ' ''index.htm'' or ''index.html'' manually', 'Unable to autorun index file', mb_OK); ShellExecute(0, 'open',PChar(IndexFile),nil,nil, SW_SHOWNORMAL); end.
File index.shtml last updated Thursday, 24-Feb-2011 12:55:57 PST


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Raffaello (or as we call him Raff!), was the founder of R&T Global Services Ltd and now he's the founder and the manager of PONF GmbH. Among other exciting projects, they are developing the PONF Modular System, a camera system that helps shooting better images and take smarter decisions, with the support of Artificial Intelligence. Raff was an Awesome Acorn on the 6th Acorn Enterprise Business Accelerator Programme in Fife.
Raff's love for photography and desire to enhance the experience for other photographers led him to create PONF Multiback Open Camera. He loves learning, making things better and challenging the norm! Raff is an Italian serial entrepreneur, who now resides in Germany.
Read on to find out more about his business, advice for other new businesses and how he benefited from the Business Accelerator Programme.
Raffaello Palandri
Business Name
PONF Multiback Open Camera – R&T Global Services Ltd
Why did you apply for the Acorn Enterprise Business Accelerator Programme?
To meet other entrepreneurs and sharing ideas.
As a business owner, how would you describe yourself in three words?
Resilient, consistent, creative.
What or who motivated you to form your business?
My love for photography and the desire to offer the best experience to all the users of my multi-back camera.
How would you describe your business in three words?
Game-changing, compelling, inclusive.
What was the best bit of advice your received on the Business Accelerator Programme?
Create a good entrepreneurial ecosystem around you.
How has your business grown since being on the Programme?
In the next 6 months we will be on the market with the PONF multiback camera, we expanded our business to Germany and we plan to have a key role in the European camera industry.
What are you most proud of about your business?
Having made something that many believed impossible.
What are the three most important things you would tell an aspiring business "Acorn"?
- Don't tell stories but create something really good.
- Invest in quality.
- Don't give up.
What is the most amusing incident that has happened in the history of your business?
Incidents don't happen if you plan properly and are prepared for react to them.
If you started over, what one thing would you do differently?
It's something I never consider, thinking at past. I find it's not useful and it's a waste of precious time. I learn from every single day, and where I am is what I come from. Changing the past in not possible, so why bother?
Who's the most famous or interesting character you've met whilst running your business?
The next person I will meet.
How do you unwind?
Reading and studying (linguistics, philosophy, maths and physics); hacking and making things.
How would you describe Acorn Enterprise?
A great place to foster great ideas!
If you enjoyed reading about Raff, you may find these other Featured Acorns interesting!
Jen Morrison – Impressive Memories
Ekaterina Matveeva – Amolingua


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Both sides lost their first match in Group B to the South Korean U-19 team, who is this year's title favourite.
They do not have any point yet but Hoang Anh Gia Lai stand higher in the ranking due to the goal difference.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai just need a draw to go on, while Myanmar's coach Eric Williams has asked his players to go for a win over the defending champions.
He said his young players have a few days of training and some friendlies ahead of the tournament, but they performed pretty well.
A 0-2 loss to South Korea was unexpected and it pushed his team in difficulty when playing with Hoang Anh Gia Lai in the last group round match.
Hoang Anh Gia Lai not only had strong fan support but also more rest than Myanmar, Williams said, but his players would try their best to win.
Myanmar is home to two players who took part in the recent World U-20 Cup, while Htike Aung and Shine Thu Ya are their raising stars.
Watching Hoang Anh Gia Lai's 0-1 loss to South Korea, Williams saw the local team's pros and cons.
He said the team had a good combination and understanding but their low speed and poor physique limited their attacking power.
The Australian appreciated three Hoang Anh Gia Lai players, Nguyen Cong Phuong, Luong Xuan Truong and Nguyen Tuan Anh, who are all the nation's most loved footballers.
On the other side, coach Nguyen Quoc Tuan welcomed back midfielder Nguyen Phong Hong Duy, who is ready to play after being replaced early in the last match because of an injury.
Duy, whose nickname is 'Flash of Lightning' is expected to strengthen Viet Nam's attacks from two wings, according to coach Tuan.
Tuan said, "It is not true that there is no pressure on my team ahead of the decisive match, but I am confident of my team's chances."
Tuan admitted that his defenders' lack of focus and poor finishing skills were the main reasons for their loss to South Korea.
These were two issues that Tuan and his assistants tried to correct in the last two days.
The match is at 6pm and will be aired live on VTV6 channel. Earlier in Group A, Viet Nam, who qualified for the next round, will play Singapore. The winners will top the group. — VNS


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During the Great Depression, the Works Progress Administration began the Federal Writers' Project to provide employment for historians, teachers, writers, librarians, and others who work in similar fields. The original project was to create a series of guide books to the United States called the American Guide. To do this, interviewers were sent out to collect the life stories of ordinary Americans.
At first only four states began including and collecting the stories of African-Americans who had been slaves – Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Virginia. John A. Lomax, the National Advisor on Folklore and Folkways for the FWP was so interested in the freed slave material that in 1937 he directed the remaining states involved in the project to carry out interviews with former slaves as well. Federal field workers were given instructions on what kinds of questions to ask their informants and how to capture their dialects. They often visited the people they interviewed twice in order to gather as many recollections as possible. Occasionally they took photographs of the freed slaves and their houses.
The Houston Metropolitan Research Center has a collection of the Slave Narrative Project in Texas conducted in 1937 and 1938. Our collection contains correspondence about the project, transcripts of interviews, photographs, and other materials used for the project. Most of the interviews in our collection came from freed slaves living in the Houston, Galveston, and Beaumont areas.
Written to capture the way each interviewee spoke, the transcripts read like you are standing there talking with that person yourself. The freed slaves discuss the hardships and trials they had to endure, as well as the abject cruelty of their white masters. Josephine Howard said of the owners' reluctance to free their slaves, "Why dey don't even give us freedom when dey oughter, an' twan't till de sojers come to de place an' tell us we is free as de white folks an' not to work fo 'em 'less we gets paid for it, dat we know we is free."
The freed slaves also talk about what Houston and Texas were like when they arrived and worked there. William Davis, a freed slave who lived in Houston since 1870, describes the city as it was when he arrived, "Course, Houston was jes' a little bit of place to what it is now—dey wasn't no big buildin's like dey is now, an'mud—I tell you de streets was jes' like a swamp when it rain. You know 'bout what at Gray street is? When I come here dat was way out in de country."
Another, Daniel Ransom, describes the hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900, "We live there till the 1900 storm. That sure was an awful sight. I was at my house that day when it hit and my wife was visiting some folks. I knew the wind was blowing hard, but didn't think much about it until the house kinda rocked. I opened the door and the water rushed in. Then, I knew we had a real storm. I went to the front door and jumped in the water and I don't know to this day if I swam through the gate or over the picket fence. That was about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and I swam for two and one-half hours and rescued forty-five people from houses that had blowed down or was just about to, and swam with them to a brick building where hundreds of people were. It wasn't till two days after that I found my wife. She was in a house that hadn't gone down."
The Slave Narratives Collection, MSS 0154, is available for viewing in the Texas Room and many of the photographs are available on the Houston Area Digital Archives. The photos in this post are also from that collection, although we don't have photos of the people quoted above.
Photo below: Betty Simmons
Photo below: Frank Rosett
Photo below: Aunt Lucy and Uncle Cinto
Written by Emily Scott, Houston Metropolitan Research Center


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What is ListedPropertyInsure Insurance?
ListedPropertyInsure Insurance allows those working in the motor trade to get quotes in a quick and easy manner. Getting multiple quotes, allows listed property owners to get a true sense of the value of a policy and therefore make an informed decision.
How ListedPropertyInsure Works
On each insurance product page there is a red button that takes users to the quote form. After providing some information about their business type and insurance needs, users then have access to tailored quotes from the panel of insurance providers.


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How to Best Use Our Referral Program
As you may know, Growing Generations offers an incredible referral bonus to those sending us approved surrogate applicants. You can earn up to $1,000 as well as entry into quarterly drawings for even more prizes. Since we're always in the market for incredible women who have the heart to help create families, this program is our way of saying "thank you" to the incredible women who come our way because of your recommendation.
To learn more about the perks of our referral program, please click here!
While the simple act of being a surrogate can draw potential surrogates to you, we also understand that the act of recruiting may be new to you. We can also appreciate that you may feel overwhelmed by the idea of recruitment and confused about how to begin. That's why we have a built-in support network to help teach you about recruiting and referring new surrogates to our program.
Education is Key
We offer three primary ways to help prepare you to recruit new surrogates. First, there is a Facebook group called "Spreading the Word GG Referral Group" where you can ask questions and learn from other successful surrogate recruiters! We also host live monthly group coaching calls via video or phone, as well as prerecorded quarterly educational phone messages. All of those are free to attend and cover a variety of topics.
Market Yourself!
Being a surrogate will attract other potential surrogates to you. You will find that many women have considered surrogacy, but have not known where to begin. In other cases, some women will have no interest in being a surrogate themselves but will know other women who do have an interest in being a surrogate.
Knowing a surrogate firsthand creates a level of familiarity that opens the door for both groups of women to ask questions. Talking about your surrogacy with these women paints you as a resource worthy of conversation. You can start these conversations in a variety of ways. Yes, your big surrogacy belly will be an obvious icebreaker, but you're not always going to have that belly. Surrogacy pride tee shirts, bumper stickers, and window clings can also help. Talking about your journey on social media and utilizing appropriate hashtags can help strangers find you, and open the door to communication as well.
Where to Look
It's okay if you don't know the women you refer. They don't have to be your best friend to make a great surrogate. So, where should you look for qualified women? Considering that you're a successful surrogate, start by looking around yourself. If you're surrounded by like-minded women, chances are great that you're already surrounded by women you can refer to us. Places like playgroups, playgrounds, school events, grocery store checkout lines, and even the play place at McDonald's can be filled with moms who would make great surrogates. Working your experiences as a surrogate into the conversation can start a dialogue that can lead to a successful referral.
- Be confident! Don't be afraid to talk about your journey, and ask others if surrogacy is something they've ever considered for themselves.
- Start conversations by working surrogacy into conversations. If someone mentions enjoying pregnancy, mention that you loved pregnancy so much that you chose to do it for others!
- Be approachable. Wearing a smile can help show that you're an open book and excited to share your experiences as a surrogate.
- If you want to share your journey on social media, consider setting your profile to public. And, as always, make sure that you're not sharing sensitive information about your intended parents.
- Join other surrogacy groups on Facebook! These groups are filled with people who are already considering becoming a surrogate, but may just need that motivation to get involved!
Finally, don't worry about whether a surrogate applicant can clear our process. We know that it's difficult to become a Growing Generations surrogate, and that's by design. It's our job to sort through hundreds of applications per day and decide who meets our guidelines and requirements. All we ask of you is that you send interested people our way. We promise we'll be grateful for all your referrals, even if none of them wind up in our program. Even if your referral doesn't make it into our program, her awareness of the program could help someone else learn about and apply to work with us. And, in the end, that ripple effect still helps to create families. And that's what we're all about.
You will get information about our referral program immediately following your final screenings with us. We'll talk about things that you can do to help spread the word about your surrogacy. Ideas, like keeping a blog and using social media, can help be your first step to not only making money for yourself but also to change the lives of so many others. You see, for every surrogate you recruit, you're not only helping to change her life, you're helping to create a new family for the intended parents that she helps to create.


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Contact Details29 High Street
Fax number: +44 (0)1438 840 429
Web address: http://www.ejjh.co.uk
Email address: firstname.lastname@example.com
Company Profile
Choose EJJH as your recruitment consultancy and you'll find industry HR & recruitment experts who genuinely know the pharmaceutical and healthcare marketplace. We understand the challenges whilst delivering superb service and value for money.
We have a proven track record of matching complex company objectives with individual career solutions. And we offer a range of services spanning executive search and selection, advertised recruitment assignments, database searches, personnel consultancy, psychometric evaluation and assessment design.
Established in 1989, we recruit from executive to board level positions in sales, marketing, business development, medical, clinical research, regulatory affairs, research and development, quality control, production, human resources and general management sectors.
Date established: 1989
Number of local staff: 9
Additional services
- Executive search and selection
- Advertised recruitment assignments
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- Database searches
- Personnel consultancy
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Site content is produced by our editorial team exclusively for Pharmafile.com and our industry newspaper Pharmafocus. Service company profiles and listings are taken from our pharmaceutical industry directory, Pharmafile, and presented in a unique Find and Compare format to ensure the most relevant matches
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Words in the News
Intermediate level
What's the meaning of a royal name?
Episode 150506 / 06 May 2015
A little baby with a big name. This is Charlotte Elizabeth Diana, the daughter of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
Elizabeth is a tribute to her great-grandmother, the British monarch.
The baby was also named after her paternal grandmother, the late Princess Diana.
The birth of the fourth in line to the British throne was marked by gun salutes.
a tribute to
an act done to show respect and admiration to someone
sovereign or ruler
named after
to be called the same as someone else
the late
the deceased
in line to
in a queue for something
To do
Use one of the words or phrases below to complete each of these sentences from news reports. Note that you may have to change the form of a word to complete the sentence correctly.
a tribute to / monarch / named after / the late / in line to
1. A newly described 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago has been __________The Doors singer Jim Morrison.
The choice of name Barbaturex morrisoni is a play on the late frontman's epithet "The Lizard King".
2. Leonard Nimoy fans have been turning the face on a Canadian bank note into his Star Trek character, as __________ the actor who died last week.
3. A signed first edition of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by __________ Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been stolen.
4. For much of his reign, Juan Carlos was seen as one of the world's most popular _________, but recently many Spaniards have lost confidence in him.
5. The former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al Saud, has been named the country's second deputy prime minister by King Abdullah.
The appointment puts Prince Muqrin third __________ succeed the 89-year-old Abdullah.
1. A newly described 6ft lizard that roamed South East Asia from 36-40 million years ago has been named after The Doors singer Jim Morrison.
The choice of name Barbaturex morrisoni is a play on the late frontman's epithet "The Lizard King".
2. Leonard Nimoy fans have been turning the face on a Canadian bank note into his Star Trek character, as a tribute to the actor who died last week.
3. A signed first edition of the novel One Hundred Years of Solitude by the late Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez has been stolen.
4. For much of his reign, Juan Carlos was seen as one of the world's most popular monarchs, but recently many Spaniards have lost confidence in him.
See story
5. The former head of Saudi intelligence, Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz al Saud, has been named the country's second deputy prime minister by King Abdullah. The appointment puts Prince Muqrin third in line to succeed the 89-year-old Abdullah.
Latest Words in the News
Record-breaking royal
Episode 150909 / 09 Sep 2015
Queen Elizabeth II has broken the record. She's now been on the throne longer than any other British monarch
Notting Hill Carnival
Episode 150902 / 02 Sep 2015
One of the world's biggest festivals hits the streets of London
Plastic art
Episode 150826 / 26 Aug 2015
The art of recycling. Find out how plastic bags are being turned into pictures
Snakes in a cafe
Episode 150819 / 19 Aug 2015
New cafe in Tokyo offers customers the opportunity to hold a snake. Watch the video
Underwater clean-up
Episode 150812 / 12 Aug 2015
Reducing plastic rubbish on Britain's beaches. Clean-up group gets busy in Cornwall
Surfing dogs
Episode 150805 / 05 Aug 2015
Pets take to the waves at a Californian event. Watch the video and learn new words
Plant energy
Episode 150729 / 29 Jul 2015
Could your garden be a source of green energy? Scientists use electricity from plants
Auditions for Harry Potter spin-off
Episode 150722 / 22 Jul 2015
Do you want to be in the movies? Thousands queue in London for the chance to be in a new JK Rowling film
Grass phone
Episode 150715 / 15 Jul 2015
Would you use a phone made out of grass? Take a look at some 'green' technology
A good year for smelly fruit
Episode 150708 / 08 Jul 2015
What's causing a stink in Asia? Could it be the 'king of fruits'?!
The secret of giraffes' long legs
Episode 150701 / 01 Jul 2015
Is being tall a good thing? Scientists study how giraffes move
Ivory protest
Episode 150624 / 24 Jun 2015
Ivory objects destroyed in New York to curb trade behind killing of elephants
Monuments in Nepal reopen
Episode 150617 / 17 Jun 2015
Nepalese government wants to bring back tourists after earthquake destruction
Oil painting copy shop
Episode 150610 / 10 Jun 2015
Can't afford an original painting by Picasso? Visit the place where cheap copies are made
Paris 'love locks' removed
Episode 150603 / 03 Jun 2015
Padlocks lovers attach to Parisian bridge became a nuisance, say the authorities
New York's view from the top
Episode 150527 / 26 May 2015
The skyscraper replacing the World Trade Center opens its top floor to the public
Fighting child marriage
Episode 150520 / 20 May 2015
Pakistani teen campaigns to end practice of offering girls for marriage to resolve local disputes
Obstacle race in Germany
Episode 150513 / 13 May 2015
About 11,000 athletes endure mud and water to try to win the race
What's the meaning of a royal name?
Episode 150506 / 06 May 2015
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's daughter is called Charlotte Elizabeth Diana
Return of the lynx
Episode 150429 / 29 Apr 2015
Conservationists want to bring the lynx back to the British countryside, but farmers are worried
Ivory smuggling
Episode 150422 / 22 Apr 2015
Customs officials in Thailand capture four tonnes of smuggled ivory from the Democratic Republic of Congo
Playing 'Harry Potter'
Episode 150415 / 15 Apr 2015
A castle in Poland has been transformed into a College of Wizardry to welcome Harry Potter fans
3D paintings
Episode 150408 / 08 Apr 2015
A museum in the Philippines wants visitors to be part of the picture
Giant Easter egg
Episode 150401 / 01 Apr 2015
UK cook uses 100kg of chocolate to create two-metre-tall egg
Symbol of peace
Episode 150325 / 25 Mar 2015
People come together in Northern Ireland around a burning symbol of the future
Can you see the light?
Episode 150318 / 18 Mar 2015
Children who can't see get more active by playing with light and sound
Driving change in Afghanistan
Episode 150311 / 11 Mar 2015
Afghanistan's first female taxi driver
British sea power
Episode 150304 / 04 Mar 2015
The sea is powerful. But how can it be used to create electricity? Find out about a plan to build the world's first lagoon power plant
The 'No Cry' onion
Episode 150225 / 25 Feb 2015
A new type of onion has been developed that tastes good and won't make you cry
Battle of the Oranges
Episode 150218 / 18 Feb 2015
Some 500 tonnes of fruit are used in this Italian festival
Flying food
Episode 150211 / 11 Feb 2015
Food literally flies to the table in restaurants in Singapore
Shining a light on the past
Episode 150204 / 04 Feb 2015
New technology means we can now read texts written in Roman times
Guns in school
Episode 150128 / 28 Jan 2015
Teachers in Pakistan carry guns to protect school children after Taliban attack
Rich and poor
Episode 150121 / 21 Jan 2015
The gap between rich and poor is growing wider, says Oxfam
Desert snows
Episode 150114 / 14 Jan 2015
Snow hits Saudi desert regions for the third year running
How many in the zoo?
Episode 150107 / 07 Jan 2015
Zookeepers count more than 750 species in London
Not just for Christmas
Episode 141231 / 31 Dec 2014
Trees left after Christmas are used to prevent floods in the UK
Spiderman Santa
Episode 141224 / 24 Dec 2014
Why did Santa climb down a building 100 metres tall?
Hunting for medals
Episode 141217 / 17 Dec 2014
Maasai Olympics encourages young to show skills on sports rather than by killing lions
The city with no street names
Episode 141210 / 10 Dec 2014
A new project brings road signs and house numbers to Cotonou in Benin
Stonehenge tunnel
Episode 141203 / 03 Dec 2014
A tunnel is to be built near the ancient monument of Stonehenge. Watch the video and learn new words
Snow in the US
Episode 141126 / 26 Nov 2014
Residents of the north-east United States fear floods as temperatures rise. Watch the video and learn new words
A joke gone wrong
Episode 141119 / 19 Nov 2014
A British man drives his girlfriend's car round an ex-Grand Prix circuit. Watch the video and learn new words
Don't look down!
Episode 141112 / 12 Nov 2014
Two adventurers cross Zimbabwe's Victoria Falls on a high wire. Watch the video and learn new words
Puppet carnival in Thailand
Episode 141105 / 05 Nov 2014
Hundreds of puppets bring colour to the streets of Bangkok. Watch the video and learn some new words
Parkour is here to stay
Episode 141029 / 29 Oct 2014
British academies train people in urban running. Watch the video and learn some new words
Alternative Miss World
Episode 141022 / 22 Oct 2014
Men and women take part in a colourful event in London. Watch the video and learn some new words
Wife-carrying race
Episode 141015 / 15 Oct 2014
Couples should support each other. But, does that mean you need to carry your wife?
Let's rock and roll!
Episode 141008 / 08 Oct 2014
The world's biggest guitar is on show in the US. Watch the video and learn new words
Smoking in France
Episode 141001 / 01 Oct 2014
Will changes in cigarette packets make people smoke less? Watch the video and learn new words
Prison bank
Episode 140924 / 24 Sep 2014
Visit the bank which operates inside Peru's biggest prison. Watch the video and learn new words