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SPRINGFIELD — The lack of a state budget will soon start to be felt by more people, namely Illinois drivers.
Secretary of State Jesse White on Monday announced his office will stop mailing out registration renewal reminders due to the lack of a state budget.
White said the move will save about $450,000 monthly and prolong by a few months his office's ability to keep mailing renewal stickers, titles and license plates.
"Without a state budget in place, we are doing what we can to manage so that we may serve the people of Illinois for as long as possible," White said in a new release.
Last week, White sent a letter to Gov. Bruce Rauner and legislative leaders warning them that the absence of a budget would eventually endanger his ability to keep offering driver services.
And, he told the chief executive and lawmakers, without a budget he cannot indefinitely keep open the Capitol complex, which includes about 20 buildings.
White's office said the secretary is determined to prioritize cuts as best he can to ensure core services for as long as possible.
"I urge the governor and the Legislature to come together and solve this budget crisis so that my office, and all of state government, can continue providing services to the people of Illinois without interruption," White said.
The Rauner administration contacted White's office last week, spokeswoman Lyndsey Walters said in an email.
"We are dealing effectively with similar operational issues at agencies throughout state government and are happy to provide Secretary White with assistance in finding solutions to his office's challenges," Walters said.
"We hope he will also join us in encouraging his friends in the Legislature to fulfill their constitutional obligation to pass a truly balanced budget," she added.
Rikeesha Phelon, spokeswoman for Senate President John Cullerton, D-Chicago, said White's office "is joining a long line of individuals, organizations and vendors that cannot continue to operate without a fiscal resolution.
"We have reached a point in the fiscal year where the true cost of proceeding without a budget is being revealed. President Cullerton is willing to work through these issues with the governor and other leaders in whatever forum that works," Phelon said.
Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno, R-Lemont, said the "budget crisis is certainly beginning to affect the people of Illinois in a very real way. We cannot get long-term solutions to our financial crisis without fundamental reforms, which the Democrats continue to resist. We remain hopeful they will eventually come to the table."
Illinois is entering its fourth month of fiscal year 2016 without a budget in place as the first-term Republican governor and legislative Democrats remain at loggerheads.
Rauner-led Republicans argue the Democrats have sent the governor a plan billions heavier in spending than estimated revenue. And Rauner says he won't agree to revenue increases until he gets what he considers fundamental reforms.
Democrats argue Rauner and GOP legislators have been unwilling to work on the budget with them until the governor gets movement on his agenda items, which Democrats do not support and do not consider directly related to the annual budget.
Rauner answers that his proposals are necessary to improve the state's economy.
Without a budget, Illinois is spending at a clip that could see expenditures outstrip revenue by $5 billion or more this fiscal year.
The only large piece of the fiscal year 2016 budget made law this spring was the budget for primary and secondary education. The rest of the spending is largely attributable to continuing appropriations — such as debt service and pension payments — and to spending demanded by consent decrees and court orders.
What it means:
— Vehicle owners won't be getting registration (license sticker or license plate) renewal reminders.
— The Secretary of State's office asks that owners check their vehicle's registration and be sure to renew on time so they don't end up driving with expired stickers.
— More vehicle owners will have to visit the state's offices to renew their stickers because, without a reminder notice, they will not have a pin number needed to renew online.
However, people can still sign up for renewal reminders at cyberdriveillinois.com.
Illinois News Network journalists Greg Bishop and Cole Lauterbach contributed to this report.


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New Delhi, July 21, 2015: CBSE today cautioned affiliated schools against indulging in "educationally unsound" and "unhealthy practice" by pressuring children and "coercing" parents into buying additional books and use of material other than NCERT.
In a communication to all school heads, it said "Parents should not be coerced to buy additional textbooks by the school authorities".
Taking on several such schools following complaints, CBSE said it was "unfortunate" that they are exerting pressure on children and their parents to buy an excessive number of textbooks predominantly published by publishers other than NCERT.
"It has come to our attention that schools are compelling children to purchase and use books of publishers other than NCERT which are costly, voluminous, and unscientifically designed."
"This practice of the schools is jeopardizing the proper teaching learning activities of the schools and imposing pressure on students," it said.
This is a matter of grave concern and the CBSE would like to reiterate its stand in unequivocal terms that prescribing too many textbooks and coercing parents and children to buy them is an unhealthy practice that is educationally unsound, it said.
In this regard, it remained of the recommendations of a Professor Yashpal committee report which had made several recommendations to reduce the curricular burden and stress on children in its report entitled 'Learning Without Burden'.
The National Curriculum Framework, 2005 has called for several curricular and systemic reforms to make children's life at school enjoyable.
One of these reforms pertains to reduction in the number of textbooks for different classes, it said.
As per rule, all the schools affiliated to CBSE follow syllabi prescribed by the NCERT up to class VIII and the syllabi prescribed by the CBSE from Class IX to XII.

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July 26, 2007
Off to DC for ACS
I am about to hit the road for Washington DC to participate in the Fifth Annual ACS National Convention. A complete schedule of events is available at this link, and I'll be moderating a great panel of great judges discussing "The Future of Federal Sentencing: The Courts Continue to Sort it Out."
Blogging may be light through the weekend, though I hope to have pockets on time on-line.
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The Supreme Court merits brief for Kimbrough, and for the Gall and Kimbrough amici, are being filed today. Gall's brief on the merits was filed early, last week. The New York Council of Lawyers plans to post them on their site soon. There is a lot of excellent work supporting the reasonableness of below-Guidelines sentencing to be found in these briefs.
Posted by: Peter G | Jul 26, 2007 6:35:49 PM
You'd better be careful. Too many trips to the ACS convention and you may be tarred as an extremist, just like the folks at the Federalist Society. You'll be unelectable, unappointable, unquotable, and otherwise generally unreliable. In particular, if you try to become a judge, your ACS membership will be cited as basis to deny your confirmation.
Fair warning.
P.S. This is -- I wish it were obvious -- a joke. However, I've been shocked by the fact that membership in the Federalist Society, or participation in its events, has been used as a basis for criticism of potential judges. While that criticism should be, in my opinion, laughed at, any similar attacks against ACS members (if anyone ever stoops that low) should be similarly laughed at. Have a great time.
Posted by: Mark | Jul 26, 2007 7:26:26 PM
You're right Mark, people who are in the Federalist Society are completely "unelectable, unappointable, unquotable, and otherwise generally unreliable."
Unless, of course, you want a legal job in or from the current administration. Then a position with the Federalists is a pre-requisite. Just ask Monica Goodling.
Posted by: Anon | Jul 27, 2007 3:06:29 PM
Here, Anon, is a clear example of what Mark was referring to. Schumer is a disgrace. I withheld the proper adjective to keep it family friendly.
Posted by: Ben D | Jul 27, 2007 9:55:20 PM
Schumer is 100% correct. It's about time the Dems stood up for something. There wouldn't be a problem if Bush would stop nominating conservative nutjobs.
Posted by: Anon | Jul 28, 2007 4:09:44 PM
Folks, I don't think you get it.
Schumer is a Congressman. When he talks, no matter what he says, people listen. They listen not because he is necessarily saying something true or just, but because he is taking a position. In effect, his words are political rhetoric. When speaking to ACS, he knows that his words will be listened to by the administration. (Yes, they do follow ACS.)
So, instead of questioning whether Schumer said something coherent, just ask whether he is capable of putting his money where his mouth is.
In its heyday, FedSoc got a bad rap, I think, because its some of its members started acting like a cabal that they were telling people controlled law firms, politics, etc. etc. etc. I mean, I was once told that you couldn't get a job in a northeastern city without being active in FedSoc. This struck many as ridiculous. Then, the FedSoc fell out of favor (for reasons I don't understand) with the "electoral" wing of the GOP. Then, the Democrats came back into power.
This is all very strange to me, as the FedSoc people I know seemed to genuinely want to sponsor rigorous debate.
Whether ACS will make the same mistakes as the FedSoc remains to be seen.
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"VOLBEAT" Original Painting
Painting of Denmark's #1 Metal-Rock-Band
The painting of "Volbeat" was featured in the US-Magazine "Royal Flush" and later commissioned by the band's US label to promote their record on large billboards throughout Los Angeles. The painting's technique is mixed media with a collage of 50's pulp-references and the band painted over that foundation.
The large format is handpainted on a stretched canvas and mixed media with a heavy wooden frame. Acrylics on canvas
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We are very proud to have won a Great Taste 1* award for Salted Maple & Pecan Fudge – the second award this flavour has won in just two years!
The flavour, introduced in 2015, has become one of our bestselling favourites at Roly's Fudge within only a matter of months, alongside our Sea Salt Fudge and our Vanilla Clotted Cream Fudge.
Last year in 2016, Salted Maple and Pecan Fudge won a 1* at the Great Taste Awards – and this year at Taste of the West Awards it won a prestigious Gold award for a fudge that was described as "faultless in flavour".
The fudge flavour was developed by Roly's Fudge Salcombe as an exciting alternative combining the 100% authentic maple syrup from our Maple & Walnut Fudge with the popular salted flavour of Sea Salt Fudge.
The judges at Great Taste described Salted Maple and Pecan Fudge as a "dark, rich, buttery, soft fudge with a generous level of nuts. The salt is well balanced, the nuts fresh and the maple adds a delicious flavour".
Roly's Fudge has been entering Great Taste since 2013 and so far has won 12 awards in the space of 4 years. Other popular award winners from previous years include Vanilla Clotted Cream (2016 2 Stars), Sea Salt (2015 1 Star) and Honeycomb (2014 2 Stars)
You can try our Salted Maple & Pecan Fudge at many of our Roly's Fudge Pantries across the country, and if you don't live close to a Roly's Fudge Pantry you can also buy it online.


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For every iPhone user, it is extremely important to see iMessage working perfectly. But, what is not always the case, because some users reported the problem when iMessage does now work normally, freezing, crashing, or both. When such an issue occurs, you simply cannot send messages normally. If you are experiencing this problem yourself, there are some possible solutions. Keep in mind that iMessage maybe does not work because Apple performing system maintenance, which means that as soon as they finish the task, everything will be back to normal. If you try to use iMessage a bit later, and it still does not work, start solving the problem. These 5 ways to fix iPhone 5 issues with iMessage will be extremely useful, and one of them will be the solution.
See also: 5 Ways To Fix IOS 8.1 No Audio Microphone Icon In IMessage
5 ways to fix iPhone 5 issues with iMessage
Solution No.1: Check Date & Time.
The first thing you should do is check the Date & Time Settings. In case you find the settings are not set correctly, change them. Go to Settings > General > Date & Time.
Solution No.2: Turn iMessage on/off.
One more solution which is very simple is to turn iMessage on/off. To do so, go to Settings > Messages > iMessage. Turn it off then on again.
Solution No.3: Reboot your device.
To reboot your device, press and hold the sleep/wake button, and then slide to power off. Hopefully, once the phone turns on, iMessage issues will disappear.
Solution No.4: Reset Network Settings.
This step will clear VPN settings, as well as saved Wi-Fi networks and passwords, but you should give it a try, because it may help. To do so, go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset Network Settings.
Solution No.5: Update iOS.
If there is a new iOS version, make sure to update your device, because it will probably fix the problem you have with iMessage.
We hope these 5 ways to fix iPhone 5 issues with iMessage were not too complicated for you, but most importantly, we hope that iMessage works perfectly now.


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Bad Capacitors
We deal with a number of systems here at Altitude Integrations. Many of our clients bring in older systems that they've had for several years. Often a system optimization or malware scan & clean will resolve issues with system reliability or performance. When our diagnosis and troubleshooting moves beyond software issues, we have to open up the computer and take a look inside.
Heat can be a major contributing factor to system instability. Dust and pet hair are common finds inside of fans, heatsinks and all of the other nooks and crannies inside a desktop PC. One client brought in a desktop system laden with pet hair. I was accurate in my guess that he had at least two dogs or cats as I blasted their collective sheddings from his system. Yes, you can be allergic to some computers!
During an onsite visit with another client, I opened a non-booting computer to find piles of dust, dirt and sand. The machine had enjoyed a former residence in New Mexico and managed to hold on to a little bit of the desert. Cleaning that system resulted in a dust storm that rivaled the atmospheric disruptions of the Eyjafjallajökull Volcano.
Other times, after we've determined that fans are spinning smoothly and that intermittent system freezes and shutdowns are not related to software or heat (see thermal shutdown) we start looking for bad capacitors. A capacitor is a handy electrical component that stores electrical "juice" until needed. A more thorough description can be enjoyed via HowStuffWorks. While any electrical component can fail, there is a plague of bad capacitors that has had a significant impact on all sorts of electrical components.
While capacitor plague largely affects desktop computer hardware, this problem is by no means limited to that area. These capacitors can also be found in some cameras, network switches, audio equipment, DVD players, and a range of other devices[1].
We've seen a number of PC motherboards come through our shop and we've also taken apart a few large LCD televisions with our friends at Boulder Community Computers to find bad capacitors lurking.
Just what makes a capacitor bad? It isn't the components it hangs out with after school, nor is it the capacitor's moral and ethical values. Most likely the problem stems from quality control issues during the manufacture process and the bad components find their way into the supply chain. A more intriguing explanation points to industrial espionage gone wrong as "several Taiwanese electrolyte manufacturers began using a stolen formula that was incomplete, and lacked ingredients needed to produce a stable capacitor.[1]"
What does all of this mean for your system if we find bad capacitors? It points to eventual failure of your computer along with increasing issues with stability and reliability. While the bad capacitors can be removed and your motherboard or power supply repaired, the cost of doing said typically outweighs the value of an older system and replacement of the failing component or system as a whole is the best option.
We share our clients' frustration when this is the case and do our best to help with migrating/recovering data and any usable components from their systems. We are also there to help with selecting a new computer when warranted.
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Set mostly in rural France, the movie deals with the conflict between the Kadam family, refugees from political conflict in India, and Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren), when the Kadams open an exuberantly Indian bistro across the road from Mallory's elegant haute cuisine establishment. It's not so much that they are competition, but that she perceives that they lower the tone for her place, which already has one coveted star in the famous Michelin Guide, and Madame Mallory is striking for two, a rarified category where ambiance definitely matters.
Initially Madame Mallory stoops only to tricks and legal harassments that are overcome by Papa Kadam (Om Puri) and his family, but when some of her workers take things too far, guilt cracks her façade, and leads to a truce, eventual reconciliation, and ultimately far more than that.
Although Helen Mirren is the above-the-title star (at least for Western audiences) her role is actually the "heavy" and much of the film actually belongs to the indomitable Papa Kadam (Puri), his talented chef son, Hassan (Manish Dayal), and Mallory's sous-chef, Marguerite (Charlotte Le Bon), all of whom are excellent. The main characters all take part in working out a complex emotional web dealing with relationships between Mallory and Papa, Mallory and Hassan, Hassan and Papa, and Hassan and Marguerite, with some surprising twists and turns.
We think Mirren is a wonderful actress, and have pretty much put her on the 'will see anything she does list," but one does have to wonder why she was cast instead of real-life French women such as Juliette Binoche or Marion Cotillard. Indeed, Ms. Mirren herself, in interviews, admits that her French accent is 'dodgy', but that she always wanted to be a "French actress" and so was glad of the role. One expects that, as an American production, it was felt that someone was needed who had both the acting 'chops' to balance the formidable Mr. Puri, and name recognition/'bankability' for the American audiences. In any case, Mirren is great in the role and perhaps the fact that she's not totally glamorous adds to her vulnerability.
Om Puri is a veteran actor with a long resume of both Indian and Western film roles, and is totally believable as the sometimes visionary, sometimes bullheaded, patriarch. Manish Dayal does a fine job as the young man who has inherited passion and talent for food from his martyred mother, and Charlotte Le Bon gives a solid nuanced performance as the open-minded yet ambitious chef he is attracted to.
The movie is very good looking, both scenically, and in the food preparation scenes (we came away hungry for both Indian and French food--). Kudos to the script writers for establishing that English is the common language between the French and the Hindi-speaking Kadams, which explains why much of the film is in that language, with occasional non-subtitled asides. (Not so easy to understand why English is spoken by the Kadams at home, or in the kitchen at "Le Saule Pleureur", but it's easy to accept in context.)
Interestingly, Le Saule Pleureur ("The Weeping Willow") is a genuine Michelin-starred restaurant located outside the village of Monteaux, near Avignon. One wonders what effect this film will have on their business. One hopes it will be positive.
All in all, an excellent, feel-good movie, and mostly family-friendly, for those younger people who have patience and understanding to follow the plot. No sex, no bad language (at least, not in English or the French I caught--), and minimal violence, although the scenes of rioting in India and the attack on "Maison Mumbai" in France are intense.
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It was nature at its most fierce. Ocean floor upheaval forced by the pressure of plate tectonics. Volcanic eruptions with flowing basalt. Hundreds of thousands of years of glacial retreat creating blistering winds that deposited airborne soils along the northern part of what is today the Chehalem Mountains – the upper end of the Willamette Valley.
"We're glad we didn't live here back then. But happy with the results of nature's turmoil."
The geologic furor has given us a unique gift: deep Laurelwood soils on top of volcanic Jory soil. Together they allow for our vines to express some of the very best Oregon has to offer. Flavors that are rich, spicy and bold.
Our 15-acre patch of heaven is located only 35 minutes from downtown Portland, next door to Ruby Vineyard. We hope you'll come see us when it's time!
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Costa Rica Adventure with G Adventures is our today's tour pick!
This exciting tour takes you from coast to coast in Costa Rica. This tour is packed with adventures – snorkeling in the Carribean, visit to the Manzanillo National Wildlife Refuge, nesting grounds of the green and leatherback turtles, kayaking down the canal in Tortuguero, taking part in empinada making lessons and many more cool activities.
This tour is 16 days long and starts and ends in San Jose with a starting price of ?1045. Some of the meals and all accommodations are included in the price.
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We're very excited to introduce our 4th Anniversary Ale, "Without ReGarde." This special brew is an experimental Biére de Garde brewed especially for our 4th Anniversary. A riff on our acclaimed Bier de Marc, Without Regarde showcases NY State red winter wheat and Chinook hops from our friends at Mosher Farms. The twist comes from…Details


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I will disclose that I do work for Lush. I won't go into the product ingredients as it's going to sound like I'm trying to sell you these products, which I'm not. I'm just going to talk about the effects they had on my hair and why these worked for me. If you are interested in learning about the ingredients, you can find all that information on www.lush.co.uk :) I wanted to mention that prior I go onto my reviews, because I didn't want you all to think that I'm pulling a fast one. I honestly love these products and whether I work for Lush or not, I will continue buying these products.
First up...
Roots was one of those products that was recommended to me from my first day at Lush due to my apparent thin/fine hair. I grabbed this immediately as I am always looking for something to help this flat mop attached to my head :) I read the bottle like anyone else and did as they said. I put the creamy mixture onto my scalp and massaged it in. It is very thick and I think I applied too much the first time (typical me). I let it sit there while I had a bath and even applied a face mask. I could feel a tingly feeling. I left it on my hair for about 15 minutes and rinsed it off. I did this for about 2 weeks and I can't visibly see a difference, but my hair dresser did. I'm going to continue using this, because if my hair dresser can see the difference then there obviously must be some growth.
HAIR DOCTORI can't rave enough about this product. It has turned my dry hair into a manageable lock. I love how silky my hair feels after using this. It is very stimulating due to a menthol property. My scalp feels alive and really revitalised. I'm not too crazy about that, but my hair feels like silk afterwards! If they ever discontinue this product, I will be crushed x
This dry shampoo bar looks so ugly lol. Let's be honest, there is nothing pretty about this product, but where it lacks in looks, it delivers in effectiveness. I actually confused this with the big conditioner, so I used this by mistake. What a glorious mistake that turned out to be! This creamy coconut scented shampoo bar is immensely moisturising. I needed this so badly as my hair has been rough, dry, and just lifeless. I am in love with this shampoo bar. So anyone who has dry hair - this is a must have!
Everyone knows that citrus oils break down oils naturally. So my greasy scalp really needs this product, but that's honestly not why I use I love Juicy. It's the AMAZING scent. I wish I had a body lotion, shower gel, soap and perfume in this scent. It is so yummy that I just close my eyes, take a sniff, and drift away onto a tropical island somewhere. My hair reacts well to this, but I honestly don't care if it is doing nothing for my hair, I will use this, because it is just the most delicious shampoo that I have ever used in my life. My lush dream would come true if I could get a perfume made in this scent lol! Fat chance, but a girl could dream, right? :)
The neroli oil in this sells this product for me. I love this one for the scent as well and have actually even put it on my wrist, because I love the scent...oh and yeah it works wonders on my dry ends too hahahaha
I love this yogurty deep conditioning hair conditioner so much that I even made the mistake of applying too much of it to the point that one day it weighed my fine hair down, but this is amazing for my dry ends. I also don't mind the scent at all either. Between Hair doctor and Retread, my hair has really taken a turn for the best. I am starting to feel better about my appearance because of these products. I love retread so much. For my thin and fine hair, a little bit of this goes a long way. I really wish they made bigger tubs so I can hoard these.
I think my biggest allure to these products were the fact that the ingredients were so natural and the fact that I could literally see my hair transform right in front of my eyes. I'm like any other girl who really stresses over their hair and especially for someone like me who suffers from a weird combination of oily scalp and dry hair, these Lush products have really made a huge difference. As I said before, even if I no longer work for Lush, I'll still buy these products.
I think the best way I can sum up my love for these products is by this photo :)
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The purpose of the physical layer is to provide physical connections (both electrical and mechanical) between FireWire cables and devices. It is this layer that handles the transmission and reception of data. In addition, the physical layer ensures that all connected devices have a fair amount of access to the bus through a process known as arbitration.
The link layer provides data packet delivery service both asynchronous and isochronous packet delivery. Asynchronous is the conventional transmit-acknowledgment protocol, whereas isochronous is a real-time guaranteed-bandwidth protocol for just-in-time delivery of information, ideal for streaming video. The link layer utilizes the request, indication, response, and confirmation service primitives.
The transaction layer adds services specifically for the asynchronous protocol, and routes isochronous data to the Isochronous Rescource Manager (part of the Serial Bus Management). For asynochronous transfers, the transaction layer determines whether the function to be carried out is "read", "write", or "lock". During a write, data is sent from the originator to the receiver. A read returns the data to the originator. Lock combines the function of the two other commands by producing a round trip routing of data between originator and receiver, including some processing by the receiver.
Serial Bus Management provides a kind of guiding control over all three of the protocol layers. Among it's functions are optimizing arbitration timing, basic error notification, guarantee of adequate electrical power for all devices on the bus, and assignment of the cycle master and isochronous channel ID. While it may not be the newest technology utilized by FireWire, bus management is in many ways the glue which holds the three protocol layers together.
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Fire Door Keep Locked Sign
Fire Door Keep Locked Sign
British style Mandatory sign
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Mandatory Sign - Fire door keep locked shut - More Info
This Fire door keep locked shut sign is used to display the need of keeping fire doors locked and shut in accordance with fire safety regulations. This fire safety sign conforms to the new 2013 legislation EN 7010 which replaces the old British Standard 5499. This mandatory sign conveys health and safety instructions for action during a fire.
This safety sign is available as a self-adhesive vinyl sticker or in poly propylene (a more environmentally friendly product than PVC). 'Fire door keep locked shut' is displayed as white text with a blue circular background. 3.94 inches square/10cm x 10cm/100mm x 100mm. Self-adhesive vinyl (stickers) are suitable for the application onto smooth firm surfaces, it is intended for use as an interior sign. Poly propylene is suitable for both exterior and interior safety signs and has a self-adhesive backing for smooth surfaces, but may need additional adhesive for rough exterior surfaces exposed to the weather.
Fire door keep locked shut is just one of the fire safety signs available in our mandatory range. Mandatory signs give instructions that must be followed and are dictated by a blue background with white text..
Mandatory Sign - Fire door keep locked shut - Legislation
Fire door keep locked shut signs should be located on/at all fire doors as it is a mandatory sign, it illustrates the necessity to keep doors shut to reduce the risk of a fire spreading.
EN7010 are standards that dictate uniform shape, colour and graphical symbol in this case text required on health and safety signs throughout all European countries. They have been tried and tested to ensure safety signs are easily recognised and understood irrespective of language barriers, reading difficulties and poor eye sight. EN7010 also maintains standards of health and safety signage for all industry workers.
BS5499 is the British standard that describes the colour shape and characteristics for each type of safety sign. This Automatic fire door sign complies with this standard, whilst remaining acceptable under EN7010 regulations.
Please be assured that all the symbols on safety signs we manufacture comply with current legislation. However not every safety sign has been affected by this change.
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TWO police inspectors who put their heads together to bid for government cash are looking forward to a #1.6 million investment to change the face of policing in the south-east of the city.
Mark Robinson and Andy Roughton say the cash from the Neighbourhood Renewal Fund will drive down crime in Stoke Aldermoor, Willenhall and Willenhall Wood, and improve the quality of life for people living in the neighbourhoods.
The cash will pay for 16 neighbourhood wardens ? the first large-scale scheme in the city ? who will help tackle anti-social behaviour and environmental problems like litter and graffiti.
Insp Robinson said: ?This is not just lip-service. This project will make a real difference to people living in these areas.
?Neighbourhood wardens will help reduce crime and the fear of crime, and provide a reassurance to the community.
?I would like to see them out-side schools at home time, outside post offices when OAPs are collecting their pensions and in high-profile places where people will actually see them.?
The wardens will wear a ?street-style? uniform including red fleece and baseball cap, so that they are instantly recognisable but not perceived as ?mini? police officers.
Area Co-ordination?s John Wainwright, who will help maintain the scheme, said: ?It is important they are seen as civilians who are there to help.?
Training for the new breed of patrolling officers will start soon and the first wardens are expected to be on the streets by spring.
The money will also fund two extra police officers for Willenhall and Willenhall Wood, and a crime-fighting manager for Stoke Aldermoor, who will manage a team of six extra police officers.
There will be a new community base in Willenhall Wood, and an anti-crime fund to install security measures in particularly vulnerable homes.
Local police are also to play a leading role in schemes to reduce drug abuse and crime among young people.
By the end of the year, a Dream Scheme will be set up to divert youngsters away from crime, giving them the opportunity to learn new skills and take part in sports and activity weekends.


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Thursday 12th of November 2020
"Knowing leads to caring" is the slogan of the Gardens Trust movement and this is what we feel our Research Group is all about.
You don't have to be a professional researcher or even have any previous experience, but if you are interested in local history, this part of our work could appeal to you.
We are a small group who meet every month. We work together, combining our skills, sharing information and just having fun. You can commit as much or as little time as you wish.
We will give you the opportunity to
Our Research Group will be at the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society History Fair on Sunday 23 March 2014. Do come and see us there,History Fair
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Our podiatric office treats all aspects of foot and ankle injuries and conditions. Common foot and ankle injuries include:
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For your use, we have provided an extensive patient library covering an array of topics on foot and ankle health. If you have a specific concern or topic of interest, please use the search box below on the left or browse through our resource library.
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Tarsal coalition is a bone condition that causes decreased motion or absence of motion in one or more of the joints in the foot. The bones found at the top of the arch, the heel, and the ankle are referred to as the tarsal bones. A tarsal coalition is an abnormal connection between two of the tarsal bones in the back of the foot or the arch. This abnormal connection between two bones is most commonly an inherited trait.
The lack of motion or absence of motion experienced in a tarsal coalition is caused by abnormal bone, cartilage, or fibrous tissue growth across a joint. When excess bone has grown across a joint, it may result in restricted or a complete lack of motion in that joint. Cartilage or fibrous tissue growth can restrict motion of the affected joint to varying degrees, causing pain in the affected joint and/or in surrounding joints.
Symptoms usually include an aching sensation deep in the foot near the ankle or arch, accompanied by muscle spasms on the outside of the affected leg. Nonsurgical treatments, such as corrective shoes or custom orthotics, physical therapy, and anti-inflammatory medication, are the first courses of action. Note: Please consult your physician before taking any medications. Surgery is sometimes performed in severe cases to allow for more normal motion between the bones or to fuse the affected joint or surrounding joints.


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Kelly's Greenscapes is looking forward to seeing everyone at 2014's NARI home improvement show at State Fair Park, February 13-16! We will have representatives there to discuss everything from our landscape design process to plant, patio or retaining wall installation and more!
Location: Wisconsin Expo Center, State Fair Park
Date: February 13-16, 2014
Additional info available here: http://www.milwaukeenari.org/spring-show-2014.php
The Milwaukee branch of NARI, the National Association of the Remodeling Industry, puts on a great show every year to address home improvement projects of all kinds. This will be their 52nd show! As a Landscape Design/Build contractor, our Kelly's Greenscapes representatives meet and talk to people with a wide range of home improvement goals at this show! Often times, we will hear about people who are adding an addition to their home and need help with the surrounding exterior areas associated with that. Others are working on improving their roofs, siding or other exterior projects, and decide they would like to improve the adjacent outdoor spaces while they are at it. Still others come to the show specifically to talk to us about landscape ideas!
Whatever the reasons for going to the show, we love talking with people and helping them get the ideas rolling. It is always a great time filled with inspirational displays and literature for any home improvement project! NARI also offers discounted admission for seniors on the first day of the show, and free admission for children and military personnel every day! There are also discounted admission rates when you buy tickets ahead of time, so be sure to check out the information at their website below! We hope to see you there!Kelly's Greenscapes, LLC is a full-service Landscape Design/Build Company offering residential landscape design, construction and installation services in Waukesha County and surrounding SE Wisconsin communities.


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Mumbai-Goa Highway mishap: 5 dead, 1 injured in head-on collision
The six men were heading towards Pali in Raigad district in their car, when it rammed into a bus at Wadkal on the Mumbai-Goa highway on Sunday morning
A visit to a temple turned out to be a death trap for six Thane residents. On a visit to a temple in Pali, five men lost their lives while one was grievously injured in a freak accident that occurred on the Mumbai-Goa highway at 4 am on Sunday.
The six men were travelling in a Hyundai Getz and were headed towards Pali in Raigad district when they collided with a luxury bus at Wadkal. The bus was making its way to Mumbai from Sawantwadi.
Police officials at Wadkal police station said that three of the six travellers in the car died on the spot, while two others succumbed to their injuries later. One of the six men, however, was admitted at MGM Hospital in Kamothe, Navi Mumbai. He is in a critical condition and is on a ventilator.
The deceased have been identified as Mahesh Kadam (24), Sandeep Shinde (26), Pravin Raje (25), Ashwin Sawant (24) and Kishore Ankati (24). All of them are residents of Vartak Nagar in Thane (west). Speaking to MiD DAY, Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) M P Patil from Wadkal police station said, "While three of the men died on the spot, two others succumbed to their injuries. We are yet to establish the cause of the accident, but prima facie, it looks like the driver of the car probably must have dozed off, considering that the accident occurred during the early morning hours."
Those travelling by the luxury bus, fortunately, did not suffer any injuries. A staff member from MGM Hospital's Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU), said, "While Ashwin Sawant passed away after being brought to the hospital, Shankar Raje was put on a ventilator and has been undergoing treatment. However, his condition is extremely critical."
Dangerous highway
Of all the national highways that pass through Maharashtra, the Mumbai-Goa highway has witnessed the highest number of accidents and fatalities between 2006 and 2011. During the period, while 1,479 fatalities occurred on the Goa Highway (476 km), the Dhule-Adilabad Road (632 km) witnessed 1,471 deaths. Transport experts and motorists using this important road feel that widening the road alone is not enough, and needs to be supplemented with installation of reflectors at accident-prone spots
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Happy to see Legein return
It's nice to see Stefan Legein has finally come to his senses. Many of us were left scratching our heads as he walked away from hockey at the start of this season.
As a Blue Jackets fan, I was horrified we had lost a promising prospect for no apparent reason.
Hopefully Mr. Legein has put aside his personal differences and is now ready to play again. Best of luck Stefan, and please don't leave again.
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Britain could be braced for more thunder and lightning after a "special" type of storm swept across the country, bringing with it a tornado to some areas.
Forecasters said there was a "definite chance" of further thunderstorm activity after an unusual "supercell" storm travelled through the south Midlands on Monday afternoon, bringing rain, large hailstones, and a tornado in Oxfordshire.
The thunderstorm started in Wiltshire, and moved across Oxfordshire - where a tornado was reported in several places including Bicester, Eynsham, and Kidlington - then moved to Buckinghamshire.
Richard Glazer drove through the tornado with his wife and son on the A34 near Kidlington, Oxfordshire. "It was very wet, we were just driving on the A34 and looked up and realised one part of the sky was moving in one direction and another in the opposite direction," he said. "I thought, 'that looks like a tornado!' We pretty much drove through it, we were right underneath it. As we drove into it the trees were blowing left to right and as we got through it they were blowing the other way."
Forecasters said it was almost certainly a tornado, and the storm that caused it was thought to be a supercell storm - more commonly seen in the US than the UK.
Brendan Jones, forecaster at MeteoGroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said it was unlikely there would be another supercell storm in the coming week, as they require very specific atmospheric conditions. However, heavy rain has been predicted for much of the country, which could bring more thunder and lightning, Mr Jones said.
He continued: "It's going to remain unsettled, there will be rain and showers around and there is a definite chance of more thunderstorm activity. This particular thunderstorm developed over the northern part of Wiltshire, and then gradually over the next three hours that storm tracked through Oxfordshire and into part of Buckinghamshire before eventually dying out before it got to Cambridgeshire. That's quite far for one thunderstorm to track.
"At the moment it's difficult to say exactly where the tornado was because while the parent thunderstorm travelled all the way across the south Midlands, it wasn't necessarily producing a tornado all the time. There has been more than one report of a tornado beneath this storm. There has also been some quite big hailstones."
He said the UK had seen plenty of reports of tornadoes and funnel clouds - which do not touch the ground - but not supercell storms, adding: "This one was fairly special."
The storm comes less than two weeks after high winds tore through Rugby, Warwickshire, blowing the roof from one home and damaging others, described by some people as being like a "mini tornado".


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Alpha Traders
Alpha traders is a new binary options software that claims to have provided their clients with nearly 2000 consecutive $1000 profit trading days. They're trying to suck people in by telling everyone that they can make $1000 every day guaranteed just by creating a free account.
Today I will be analyzing the reliability of this trading software and informing the binary today community of my expectations.
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As we see so often in this market the Alpha traders website consists of an email subscription form and a binary options video. On the bottom right-hand side there is a chat box which is something I haven't seen on these websites in the past. The chat box looks to be a script, nobody will respond to you and there are just auto generated results saying that a member won X amount of dollars today over and over again. If you refresh the website the conversation in the chat box will start over again which proves to me that there is no actual conversation being had here.
The Alpha traders video starts off by telling traders that their software is only for people who need help and so if you have any success at all turn away. I feel like this is a way for the producers of this system to weed out the smart and skeptical traders and try to take advantage of the weaker more desperate traders. He goes on to tell us that using this Alpha system he was able to take a $250 deposit and turn it into $53,750 in a matter of a few months. These are some pretty aggressive claims but we are used to that in the binary options market.
Today I won't be providing my final verdict because I haven't tried of the alpha traders binary software yet. I am obviously quite skeptical about this system because it is another free binary options software. Before I get involved with this product I will require some good comments so that I know people are actually interested. If you have something to contribute please leave your remarks below the article now. I appreciate you coming to the website today and I hope that your visit to binary today has been fruitful.
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On the Alpha Traders website alphatraders.co they ask you to contact them if you have any questions. So I did so. I sent e-mails to firstname.lastname@example.com, email@example.com, email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com and all of the emails I sent came back "undeliverable". So in my opinion, if they list an email address in their contact information that is bouncing, then they are likely not legitimate. I mean if one cannot contact them, then how sure can one be of the advertised claims they make, or how safe one's money actually is in the brokerage account they refer you to. And how can one be sure that even if they show you have earnings in your account that one will be able to withdraw it whenever one feels like doing so. I smell a rat here.


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Mind Clattering?? Find Calm. Become Strategic.
People who have strategic skills are the ones who know themselves well. When we know that we know what to do in any given situation, it sets us up for becoming calm in general and focused, in particular.
If you want to think more strategically and feel like you have control of your life, take the time to know (and accept) yourself. What do you value? What are the non-negotiables in your life? What brings you joy? What/Who brings you up or down?
And most importantly……what are your strengths?
Rather than taking in every swirling bit of information, knowing your strengths will become an infallible filter—–imagine "interal velcro"—for what information needs to "stick", to further your mission. All the rest of those cacaphonous bits can fall through the funnel into someone else's basket to deal with.
Strategic thinking, based on a conscious awareness of our unique strengths, keeps us out of overwhelm and grid-lock. It takes us into action that makes us feel fully alive rather than full of fear.
Would you like to become absolutely clear about your own strengths? That's what I do with my clients. We start at the top by identifying your very own strengths—where you are most likely to shine. Then, we create a strategy/plan that will take you into NEXT with clarity and certainty. I am here for you.


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Do you need a custom solution with enhanced functionality for your automation projects? Our OEM program offers such a solution – from consultation up to finished product that works for your own specific needs. Offer your customers your own solution – we will provide the right hardware platform.
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- The product line - Unipi Neuron or Unipi Axon as prototype basis
- Hardware – inputs/outputs and communication interfaces combination, other functions (e.g. DALI, EnOcean, M-Bus, LTE)
- Graphics – logo, aluminium chassis colour, product name, I/O labelling, additional graphical elements
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- Low development costs – our unit's modular construction allows Unipi developers to focus only on developing the required functionality without the need to develop a whole new type of controller, significantly decreasing both the cost and the development time needed.
- Fast development process – dispatch of customized product in 15 weeks (if you choose from our default colour palette for custom graphic design, you can expect delivery in 6 weeks from production approval).
- Custom development from small amounts – graphical design from 20 pcs, hardware development from 100 pcs´.
- Individual approach – we want to offer a product that works for your own specific needs at the best possible price, that is why we discuss all development possibilities beforehand.
- No need for your own development – it takes a lot of money and time. Solution based on Unipi hardware platform presents an alternative for fraction of the costs.
- Store custom hardware units in our warehouse – we will dispatch them according to your needs.
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The modular design of Unipi controllers offers customers with a wide array of hardware customization options. Circuit boards used in Unipi controllers have a universal design and can be freely combined or swapped if a new combination of I/Os is desired. This means customers that did not find a suitable model among standard Neuron or Axon models have the option to order development of a prototype featuring a customized architecture (a new combination of I/Os, additional serial interfaces etc.) or additional functionality (DALI, EnOcean, M-Bus, LTE etc.).
The first decision for the customer to make is to choose a product line the prototype will be based on. There are two options - Unipi Neuron line based on the Raspberry Pi computer (multiple Raspberry Pi models are available - see below), or Unipi Axon line featuring a computing module based on a quad-core ARM CPU and 8GB eMMC onboard memory. Using standard models as the basis allows Unipi developers to focus only on developing the required functionality without the need to develop a whole new type of controller, significantly decreasing both the cost and the development time needed.
In the next phase, the customer formulates his or her requirements and sends them to the Unipi development team. Developers examine the requirements and determine whether it is profitable to implement the required functionality directly into the hardware. If the direct implementation is considered too costly or time-consuming, an external solution is preferred through external converters or extension modules. If a custom software integration is also required, the Unipi team implements the software into the Linux OS - the OS all Unipi controllers are based on.
The result of the development process is a prototype controller featuring the required functionality. This prototype is then shipped to the customer for testing and confirmation (so-called "proof of concept"). In the meantime, between delivering the prototype and testing conclusion, the customer cooperates with the Unipi team to refine the requirements, certifications, temperature ranges and other features intended for the final product.
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- passive cooling: Yes
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- CPU: quad-core (1.2 GHz)
- memory storage: external microSD card
- Ethernet: 10/100 Mbit
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Mervis compatible: Yes
- passive cooling: No
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- CPU: quad-core (1.4 GHz)
- memory storage: external microSD card
- Ethernet: 1 Gbit
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Mervis compatible: Yes
- passive cooling: No
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- RAM: multiple choice (2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB)
- memory storage: external microSD card
- Ethernet: 1 Gbit
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Ok, this is another big merge of a number of pending patches, although to some degree the patches have now moved "outwards" from the core, and most of them are in driver land.
There's a lot of network driver updates (have been in -mm and Jeff's testing trees for a while), and Al Viro has been fixing up not just network drivers, but also cursing over parport interfaces ;)
Andrew's patches are all over, from fixing warnings with new versions of gcc to merging things like the ppc updates he had in his tree, and everything in between.
On and a big ALSA update, along with SCSI updates (big qla update, for example).
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Today's craft project is actually two tutorials rolled into one. First, I'm going to show you how to print directly on origami paper with an inkjet printer. I even made a few templates for you to use. Second, I'll be sharing directions on how to fold a basic origami box. Lets get started.
How to Print on Origami Paper
Template (click here and print on white card stock)
Class of 2015 Template (click here)
6in x 6in origami paper
Washi Tape
1. Take four strips of origami tape and place them on a blank piece of cardstock. Now, slowly peel them off. This is going to lessen the strength of the tape, that way it will not ruin the origami paper.
2. Tape down a piece of origami paper in the square template. Make sure none of the tape is peeling up or wrinkled. You don't want to jam your printer.
3. Place paper in printer and choose one of the templates to print (bow or class of 2015). Make sure you feed the paper into the printer the same way you did with the first template so it prints in the same place.
4. Wait for the ink to dry. Carefully pull off tape. You're now ready to fold a box.
Other options
*Use your own pictures and sayings to print. Make a basic 6in square template like I did. Copy that template and add an image to it.
* You could also print one of the templates on colored paper and cut out the square.
How To Fold an Origami Box
1. Fold paper in half, unfold (refer to dotted lines).
2. Fold all corners to the center of the paper (refer to dotted lines).
3. Your paper should now look like this. Turn 90 degrees.
4. Fold both sides to center, unfold.
5. Fold the top and bottom of paper to center, unfold.
6. Unfold left and right sides.
7. Fold the top and bottom of the paper to the center.
8. Fold according to dotted lines.
9. Fold according to dotted lines.
10. Fold top and bottom flap up at 90 degrees. You will begin to see the box forming.
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FL Senior Community Receives $45M Financing
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Trez Forman Capital Group has arranged $44.8 million construction financing for a maintenance-free, 309-unit senior community in Venice, Fla. Envisioned mainly for Baby Boomers with inclination towards traveling, The Floridian Club of Sarasota will not be age-restricted.
The property will be located at 2445 East Venice Ave., a roughly one-hour drive from downtown Tampa. The upcoming development will include 261 single-story attached villas with optional one-car garage and 48 three-story, elevator-served units. All apartments will comprise one or two bedrooms and one or two baths, with floorplans ranging between 991 and 1,339 square feet.
Encouraging Active Lifestyles
Apartments are available for long-term leases from two to 10 years. The gated Floridian Club will include amenities such as:
- infinity-edge pool
- lap pool
- fitness center
- café
- club room
- pickleball courts
- guest suites
- business center
- outdoor barbecue area
- pet spa
- walking/running trails
The loan was originated by Ben Jacobson of Trez Forman, while borrower Sarasota Floridian LLC was represented by Larry Lieberman and Fred Starling.
According to Brett Forman, CEO of Trez Forman, Baby Boomers are looking for communities offering the lifestyle of The Floridian Club, the interest in renting versus owning being on the rise in the targeted demographic.
In January, Trez Forman arranged $6.8 million in construction financing for a 50-unit community in Philadelphia aimed at Millennials.
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We have discussed several times in the past about the humanization of pets and the strength of the human-companion animal bond. In previous posts such as The Human-Animal Bond, Fido or Friends? The Age Old Question Gets An Answer, Uncle Spot and Aunt Socks Part of the Family Tree?, and It's me AND the dog we have explored the role that pets play in our lives. They are our constant companions delivering unconditional love. They are ecstatically happy to see us every time we return home. They share the joys of our highs and sense the lows in our lives providing comfort and consolation. They are bonded to us in ways that some people cannot understand. But they are our bosom buddies, there beside us through thick and thin.
This is never more apparent than when we suffer the loss of one of our long time companions. It is difficult to think of life without one of our best furry friends, but to actually experience that loss can come as a jarring jolt of reality. In a recent post fellow City Brights blogger, Debora Daniels, relates her feelings following such an event in the loss of her beloved 16-year-old cat, Maggie. In The Cost of Loving One of Them, Debora reflects on the intimate role that Maggie played in her life. Through her passionate post we can actually sympathize with the hole in her heart that Maggie's loss has left. The grieving process is very personal and can often be more intense than in the loss of a close friend or family member.
The nature of our relationship with our pets is nicely presented in the video GoD and DoG.
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HITCHCOCK Suite - Danny Elfman
Publié par ChiefDundee à 08:55
Libellés : Danny Elfman, FILM MUSIC, LOSSLESS, SUITE
3 commentaires:
- Scoredaddy a dit…
many thanks
- 14 juillet 2013 à 19:47
- Keir a dit…
Thanks. I was curious to see what Hitchcockesque themes and devises would be employed (especially after your uploads of the classic Vertigo and NNW scores), but it's simply more of Danny Elfman's insipid monotony. I know there was another Hitchcock-themed film produced last year; would be curious to see if the composer tried to match the music to the man.
- 21 juillet 2013 à 14:46
- ChiefDundee a dit…
You can listen to samples from The Girl here: http://www.philipmiller.info/audio/the-girl/.
Although I admit Hitchcock is monotonous, I wouldn't call it insipid. It's Elfmanesque, not everyone's taste. Would it have been better to compose a Bernard Herrmann pastiche? I'm not so certain.
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China's Jade Rabbit leaves trace on moon
China's first lunar probe on Sunday successfully separated from the lander and left deep traces on its loose soil, hours after the communist giant carried out the world's first soft landing on the lunar surface in nearly 40 years.
"China's first moon rover, Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, separated from the lander early today. The six-wheeled rover touched the lunar surface at 4:35 a.m., leaving deep trace on the loose lunar soil," state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
The process was recorded by the camera on the lander and the images were sent to the earth. After the separation, the rover and lander will take photos of each other and start their own scientific explorations, it said.
The landing of the probe Chang'e-3, with China's first lunar rover, marked the first time that a soft landing has been made on the moon in nearly four decades.
China's first lunar rover yesterday successfully landed on the moon, making the communist giant one of three world powers to make a "soft landing" as part of an ambitious programme that aims to put a Chinese astronaut on the moon.
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Image: Moon rover Yutu, or Jade Rabbit, drives away from Chang'e 3 lander.
China's Jade Rabbit leaves trace on moon
The landing was carried out 12 days after the probe blasted off on an enhanced Long March-3B carrier rocket.
It also made China one of only three nations -- after the United States and the former Soviet Union -- to soft land on the moon. A soft landing is one which does not damage the spacecraft and the equipment it carries.
The probe is equipped with shock absorbers in its four "legs" to cushion the impact of the landing, making Chang'e-3 -- that includes a lander and a moon rover called "Yutu" or Jade Rabbit -- the first Chinese spacecraft with "legs."
The lunar probe touched down in Sinus Iridum, or the Bay of Rainbows, at 9:11 pm local time, according to Beijing Aerospace Control Centre.
Chang'e-3 relied on auto-control for descent, range and velocity measurements, finding the proper landing point, and free-falling.
Chang'e-3 adopted a variable thrust engine completely designed and made by Chinese scientists. It can realise continuous variation of thrust power ranging from 1,500 to 7,500 newtons, according to Wu Weiren.
Yutu's tasks include surveying the moon's geological structure and surface substances and looking for natural resources. The lander will operate there for one year while the rover will be there for three months.
Chang'e-3 is part of the second phase of China's lunar programme, which includes orbiting, landing and returning to the Earth. It follows the success of the Chang'e-1 and Chang'e-2 missions in 2007 and 2010.
"The success also made China the first country that conducted a soft landing on Sinus Iridum, or the Bay of Rainbows, a lunar area that remains unstudied and silent for hundreds of millions of years, stamping new foot prints in the history of mankind's lunar exploration," Xinhua news agency said in a commentary.
Chang'e-3's graceful landing, one of the three key stages of China's lunar programme featuring "cycle, land and return," made a historic breakthrough, leaving the achievements of her previous two sisters Chang'e-1 and Chang'e-2 far behind, it said.
A small rover by Chang'e-3 on the moon demonstrated a big stride of China, it said.
According to statistics, 129 lunar explorations were seen before Chang'e-3 landed, but only half of them succeeded, among which only the US and the former Soviet Union completed 13 unmanned soft landings successfully, it said.
Image: The rover's first image from the moon surface.


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Growing Old: Tips Which Will Enrich Your Lifetime!
Getting older is something which everybody may experience at another or some time, but there is a lot that you can do to ensure that you do not age quickly and feel better while you age. Read on for a few recommendations on staving off growing older so that you might have much better senior years.
Keeping your cholesterol in check is essential for aging well. A build up of cholesterol can increase your danger of stroke or heart attack. A diet lower in animal fats and high in fiber might help keep your cholesterol level under control by upping your HDL (good) cholesterol and lowering your blood (bad) cholesterol.
Staying mentally active can help one to age. Just like a muscle, the mind can be held fit with activity. Although mental activities take longer once we age. Some popular passions which encourage mental exercise are crossword and suduko puzzles. Brain fog can be kept by carrying out a challenge per day.
In order to keep your body from aging it is extremely important that you get the right level of sleep. For many people, the direction they look is essentially dependent on how much sleep they get. Having eight hours of sleep every evening is great but it varies from one individual to another.
While you may be used to taking care of items, it may be tougher as you age. Now is the time. This could be as easy as cleansing a cabinet or even a closet. Once you have noticed that you remove items that do not assist an intention any further, and can decrease the clutter, then you're able to move on to the rest of your life that need simplification.
As you age, to have a healthy looking skin, moisturize it every day. How the skin appears is directly associated with the quantity of moisture your skin is getting. It is important to get back water into the skin, so pick a lotion that is best suited for you and use it every day. This is a location associated with aging that you could have a significant affect.
Plan the end. For the time to organize a living will and pre-prepare your funeral you will find much peace in the act. Dying is part of living that can't be overcome and having the remainder of your family as well as an idea that is ready for that time is just a gift to oneself.
Go out with family and friends. One of the worst things while you start to become older to do is to separate yourself in your house. Be sure to get out several times per week for anything: to offer, to get lunch or some of countless options. Venturing out and observing others include a great effect on your mental health.
Make sure you have fun! Age has its rights and you ought to concentrate on them rather than fretting about lost youth. Consider fresh and fascinating approaches to take it easy, and make sure you benefit from every option that comes your way, living life for the fullest.
Analyze your money. Do you have enough to live on for your rest of your life? Do you have to create some improvements as a way to stay happily? Browse the state of the personal finances so you could live as easily as possible and prepare yourself.
Using olive oil is just a key to keep the human body looking and feeling fresh. Olive oil can be a delicious, flexible and healthy approach to obtain the benefits of good fat for your body. Over time, oils have gotten a bad reputation from nutritionists, but oils are necessary for maintaining a body healthy.
Try to eat a healthy diet. By eating a well-balanced diet comprised of lots fruits, greens, fiber and whole grain. Taking foods lower in trans-fat, cholesterol and saturated fat offer your body with all the vital nutrients it takes to keep optimum health. Mfiii of switzerland helps the body fight off attacks and disease.
Keep your bones strong by increasing your calcium intake. Many older people break sides and knees every day. Make sure that your bones remain strong with 2-3 servings everyday of calcium. Calcium is found in broccoli, milk products and other vegetables. Protect your bones by feeding them.
If you are retired, look for sites to keep you involved in your group and keep friendships. If this appears like something fun for you to do, nearby schools usually need volunteers, contact local universities in your town. Keeping a social life will help fight off if you're all on your own despair which often may become overwhelming.
Although aging is inevitable, you can read out of this post that there are lots of things that you can certainly do to make sure that your aging process can be not as painful as possible. Take effect on these tips today, to ensure that later, you'll stay longer and feel much better!


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Salsicce e Peperoni alla Contadina
4 tablespoons olive oil
8 Italian sausages (hot)
1 red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 yellow bell pepper, cut into strips
1 medium onion, sliced
6 cloves garlic, thickly sliced
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary
½ (one half) cup white wine
1can (14 ½ oz.) Italian style stewed tomatoes, drained and chopped. Juices reserved
½ (one half) teaspoon salt
½ (one half) teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley
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Grandma's Polenta
Yield: 6 generous portions
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Brown the sausages on all sides in half of the olive oil. Remove the sausages, slice each sausage into thirds for easier serving and keep warm. Fry the peppers over high heat until just brown, about 3-4 minutes. Transfer the peppers to a plate with the sausages. In the same pan, reduce the heat to medium and add the remaining oil. Cook the onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, parsley and the rosemary until the onions are tender, 6-8 minutes. Add the wine, stirring gently to remove any brown bits at the bottom of the pan, reduce by half, about 3-4 minutes.
Add the chopped tomatoes and season with salt and pepper. Cook until the tomato mixture is nearly dry, about 7-8 minutes. Return the sausages and the peppers to the pan. Add the reserved tomato juice. Bring the sauce to a boil then simmer, stirring often, until the sausages are cooked through and the sauce has thickened, about 15 minutes.
While the sauce is simmering, make the polenta
To serve, pour the polenta onto a warm serving dish and top with the sausage and pepper mixture. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.
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Omaha teacher to receive NEA Human and Civil Rights award
WASHINGTON - June 23, 2011 -
Omaha English and special education teacher Ferial Pearson will be honored for her work to support gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender (GLBT) students during the National Education Association's (NEA) annual Human and Civil Rights Awards dinner in Chicago, Friday, July 1, 2011. Pearson will receive NEA's Virginia Uribe Award for Creative Leadership in Human Rights.
"Ferial Pearson doesn't just teach appreciation of diversity, she lives it," said Dennis Van Roekel, NEA president. "She has changed the course of many young lives by her commitment to GLBT youth."
Pearson knows first-hand the challenges of being young and feeling like an 'outsider.' She was born in Kenya to a Muslim family of Indian origin.
She came to the United States at age 19 to study at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, MN, where she became interested in GLBT issues after learning of the discomfort many youth experience when trying to acclimate in the straight world.
Pearson started teaching at Omaha South High Magnet School in 2001 and sponsored the Gay-Straight Alliance. The program started with only five students. Today there are more than 150 gay and straight students participating in the program.
Dr. Virginia Uribe served as a teacher and counselor in the Los Angeles Unified School (LAUSD) district for 42 years. She became a leader in the movement to improve the lives of gay and lesbian youth. In 1984, she founded California's Project 10, the first school-based dropout prevention program for students facing sexual orientation discrimination and harassment. Although retired since 1998, Uribe now serves as the executive director of Friends of Project 10 Inc., a nonprofit that raises money to support LGBT students.
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Please join us for our weekly wine tasting this Saturday, March 16th, from 12:00 - 4:00! Every Saturday, Vin Chicago pours a diverse selection of the hottest new wines from our monthly newsletter. This week's table is packed with delicious wines, including a triple 90-point Italian white, a 95-point Assyrtiko, a 95-point Chianti Classico Riserva, a small-batch Napa Valley Cabernet that is an exceptional value, and a 94+-point red blend from Andy Erickson's Leviathan!
Check out the entire list below (CLICK on a wine to read the full tasting notes) and stop in Saturday afternoon to taste with us while you shop!
Land of Saints Santa Barbara County Sauvignon Blanc 2018Colli di Lapio Fiano di Avellino 2017Domaine Montanet-Thoden "Galerne" Bourgogne Vezelay 2014Gai'a Estate "Thalassitis" Santorini 2017Penner-Ash Willamette Valley Pinot Noir 2015Luiano Chianti Classico Riserva 2015Gibbs "Three Clones Estate" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2016Leviathan California Red Wine 2016
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We all have questions on plumbing on occasion. Not only do people want information about fixing problems that might crop up, they also want general information about plumbing around the house. Take a few minutes to read this article and find out how you can face plumbing emergencies.
Noisy pipes is an easy do-it-yourself project. Exposed pipes will have to be anchored. For pipes that are situated inside walls, or the floor or ceiling, you should hire a professional.
Don't let your house temperature drop to below freezing and make sure to insulate anything that is exposed to the outside elements to prevent frozen pipes. But, be advised that your pipes may freeze if the surrounding temperature near those pipes is less than freezing. It could take some time in order for the pipes to thaw out so that you can have running water. However, frozen pipes commonly break or crack pipes, leading to flooding and costly repairs.
Your septic tank should be pumped out at least once every five years if you want it to stay in optimum working order. Doing this prevents any sediment from getting built up within the tank, which causes a backup in your home or causes your entire septic system to fail. White it is somewhat expensive to pump the septic tank, it will be much more expensive should you need to clean backup, repair your septic tank or replace it altogether.
A great maintenance routine for bathtub drains is to pour baking soda and vinegar into the drain opening once a month. Cover the drain with a plug or rag as you wait for the chemical reaction between the vinegar and baking soda to happen in your pipes. Allow some time to pass, then follow up by pouring down boiling hot water. This method clears out soap scum buildup and accumulated hair that gets caught in the pipes.
It is very important to to use lots of cold water when running your garbage disposal. Using cold water not only preserves the sharpness of the blades, but also makes the disposal process itself smoother. Hot water is not recommended because of what it does to greasy products.
Swapping out old shower heads for energy-efficient ones can save you money on the energy bill. Most hot water is consumed in our showers. Install energy saving faucets throughout your home and you can recapture your cost within the year.
Clean out your dryer's lint filter. This can prevent troubles, including fires. Inspect your lint trap every so often for tears or holes that could cause lint to go into your pipes, this could cause clogs or other problems you will have to deal with.
If you have grout deposits inside your pipes, it is almost impossible for an inexperienced homeowner to fix. You can break the grout up and make it go further down the line. This works best if your pipes are plastic instead of metal. Usually, however, you will need to hire a professional for this issue.
Always learn about the options before you actually begin working on home or public plumbing system. Just by doing a bit of routine maintenance, you can stave off future issues. Use this advice for any future plumbing needs.…


text: Birth is a time of intense feelings, both physical and emotional. There are big changes happening in your body as you prepare to welcome your baby into the world. It can feel overwhelming and scary, but having some positive sayings or mantras can help you to feel more prepared and confident. There are so many birth affirmations on Google and Pinterest, and I used Canva to create some of my own. Some women print them to display in the room while in labor, others read them as inspiration and motivation during their pregnancy. Having positive phrases that remind you of your strength and power will definitely help you stay positive!


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These days you won't get an argument out of anyone about the health benefits of exercise. While many of us may not engage in physical activity as much as we would like, there is no one who doesn't know that doing so benefits a person in many ways. What is less clear to some is that there is a connection between exercise and healthy glowing skin. In other words, fitness experts have concluded that regular physical activity benefits both the inside and outside of our bodies. Aside from our clarifying toner, here are some ways that regular exercise helps us to maintain youthful, glowing skin.
- Increases circulation – Regular exercise nourishes our skin by bringing more oxygen and blood to it. According to Mauro C. Romita, M.D., a board-certified plastic surgeon and founder of Ajune Center for Beauty Synergy in New York City, this helps draw toxins out of our bodies.
- Increases endorphin levels – Exercise increases the levels of Endorphins the body releases. This in turn reduces stress levels. As everyone knows, stress is bad for the skin. In fact, too much of the cortisol hormone (a hormone that is produced when the body is under stress) actually increases the breakdown of collagen.
- Improves sleep – Research has suggested that not only does exercise help people sleep better; it may also give skin the time it needs to repair itself from the damage done to it during the day.
- Cleanses the pores – During intense workouts, sweat helps to purge the body toxins that are trapped in the pores. However, it is always important to still shower after working out in order to further help remove these toxins and dead skin cells.
- Tones the muscles – Working out helps to keep the muscles tone. The muscles form the framework for our skin. The more tone the muscles underneath the skin are the better the skin looks.
- Increases vitamin D – Known as the "sunshine vitamin," vitamin D is produced in the skin by exposure to the sun. This vitamin optimizes the immune system and destroys free radicals which can damage the skin and cause premature aging. Outdoor exercise facilitates the production of vitamin D in our skin. However, care should be taken in exposing the sun to too much sun. Doing so can increase the appearance of wrinkles and sunspots and increase the risk of cancer.
Yes, there are many health benefits to exercise and healthier skin is just one of them. The connection between exercise and healthy glowing skin is a bond that every person should explore.


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Lots of exciting things happening. I'm hoping to get a newsletter out in a day or two, so if you're not signed up, just looking for the link above. I'm going to include a giveaway this month.
Next week I'll be at the Indy Irish Festival.
At the same time I'll be attending ACFW's annual conference in Indy, and I'll get to meet with my agent, three Tyndale editors, and many new and long-time author buddies. It will fun for sure!
On Saturday, Oct. 12, I'll be at the Books By the Banks book festival in Cincinnati.
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"Quantity Surveyor (QS)"??
What do they do?
What service do they provide?
Being in a profession that most people haven't heard of or frequently gets confused with other industry professions has it's challenges
What is a Quantity Surveyor? I am a Quantity Surveyor. QS for short. Not to be confused with other building and construction industry professions including ie Building Surveyor or Land Surveyor.
In like manner, In all 'surveyor references above' it is true that each one of the above professions does indeed survey data, land, building and construction projects; but for different purposes.
Quantity Surveyors are concerned with quantifying building and construction related costs and adding value to the bottom line.
The traditional service of a Quantity Surveyor
A traditional service that a Quantity Surveyor (QS) offers is to undertake a Bill of Quantities (BOQ) for building and construction projects. This is their 'bread and butter service' if you will. This service involves mostly quantifying the number of materials required for the project and expressing the information in a standard format to distribute for pricing/tendering purposes.
The initial quantification of the materials including measurement information is extracted from the contract documents. The contract documents for measuring and quantification purposes include architectural plans and drawings, services and engineering drawings.
The BOQ sets out to provide a level playing field to head contractors and contractors to price. Going further, it all provides all tendering parties a common base. to price from. This, subsequently, leads to a better analysis, comparison, the award of the contract to the right tendering contractor and the best outcome with cost and quality in mind for the client. During this entire process, the QS would be engaged for the best outcome.
A tongue in cheek answer to what a Quantity Surveyor does, by some, includes "they count bricks". This has come about from the above mentioned BOQ service of a Quantity Surveyor. Yes, we do 'count bricks'. Therefore accounting for many, many bricks (as well as the multitude of other building and construction materials and cost sensitive items required for a project).
Awareness (lack of)
Revisiting the opening of this article. I am often greeted with confused expressions when I mention the term Quantity Surveyor to others. My personal experience and feedback supports the notion, that 'the general public does not know what a Quantity Surveyor is'.
Moreover, in 2003 I undertook a thesis regarding the 'Future Threats and Opportunities Facing the Quantity Surveying Profession. This thesis highlighted a factor that there was the lack of education and awareness on what a Quantity Surveyor is and does? The thesis was directed at Quantity Surveying Firms. However, there was evidence and expression supporting 'the lack of awareness and education concerning the benefits of and what a Quantity Surveyor is'from the general public.
Furthermore, even at a university level for related building and construction undergraduate courses, there is also a lack of awareness. Whilst working with a large international Quantity Surveying firm, I was in a position to promote the profession at university information sessions and trade shows.
Why may the awareness factor be an issue? Without understanding what a QS is and does, the general public may not be able to benefit from the value they add. Sure this article has barely scratched the surface of all the services of a QS(only mentioning Bill of Quantities), however, an example of a service and the value of a QS is demonstrated in the link provided.
What is a Quantity Surveyor (QS)? Service of a Quantity Surveyor? In summary, a 'Quantity Surveyor counts costs and adds value to building and construction projects'.
Consider how and where a Quantity Surveyor would be used and the value that can be obtained from engaging one.
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Confetti and Lace XIV - Part 2 Getting Ready
We join Mark on the Academy's first destination wedding with Tamsin and Greg, who decided to get married on the sunny Spanish island of Majorca.
In this second part we join Mark at the villa where the Bride and her family are getting ready, along with the bridesmaids. Mark arrives with plenty of time to make sure he can get all of the detail shots, along with the reportage images of everyone getting ready. Mark keeps it relaxed and fun, but still making sure everything keeps moving to timescale so he gets what he needs before having to leave.


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The 18th Annual Star of Texas Tattoo Art Revival returns to the Palmer Events Center in 2020!
The address is 900 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, Texas, 78704.
Discount reservations are available at the host hotel, the Embassy Suites Austin - Downtown/Town Lake, 300 South Congress Avenue. For reservations, call 512-469-9000 (and mention the group name "Star of Texas Tattoo Revival" and the group code "STA").
All activities are open to the public and tickets will be available at the door.