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Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020, Hajj Qurrah Lottery Result 2020: This is absolutely amazing news for all those candidates who are willing for Hajj Yatra once in their lifetime. The Hajj Committee of India has invited huge candidates every year to apply for Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020.
So, the people who are now planning and interested also to join the Hajj Yatra 2020 Online Form filling process are announced that online application process will be started in the month of January 2020. The last date to fill online applications for Hajj Yatra 2020 is 6th Feb 2020.
This is the first time when Hajj Committee of India has taken an action plan just before 6 days of registration. Yes, It may be happened that the last date may change as per the sources. Interested Muslim community can submit the duly filled online application for Hajj Yatra 2020 before the closing date.
Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020
Applicants can apply via going on official website which is hajcomittee.gov.in. To see more essential details about Hajj Yatra Application Form 2020 such as important dates, flight schedule and how to apply procedure etc scroll down this webpage as all the details are provided clearly below on this page.
Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020 dates
|Initial date of online Application Form
|Jan 2020
|End date of online Application Form
|Feb 2020
|Hajj pilgrimage 2018 Dates
|14th March to 21st March 2020
|Last date of Document submission
|13th April 2020
|Last date to submit Passport/ Payment slip/Medical certificate
|21st April 2020
|Qurrah Lottery Result Announced on
|28th April 2020
Apply online for Hajj Application Form 2020 @ hajcommitee.gov.in
As Hajj 2020 Yatra online registration process is going to be initiated from January 2020 through hajcommittee.gov.in official. Hence, all the participants are now having ability of online registration for Hajj 2020. This is the time when all the people are willing for Hajj Pilgrimage 2020. Now people who wants to fill up the Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020 must check the action plan and official guidelines once before applying. Candidates should follow all rules and regulations as it helps to do hajj Yatra very safely and they will not find any problem during registration.
As you all know the fact that this is the holy journey. That is why the security always remains tight at the time of beginning of Yatra. If you are now eagerly searching latest news about the Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020 then you may refer official website or can use below given direct official link.
Hajj Flight Schedule 2020
Saudi Arabia Hajj Online Registration 2020 will be started from January 2020 and can be submitted in various center like Lucknow, Kerala, Aligarh for further verification process. The Qurrah Hajj Result 2020 link will be updated soon here. All Hajj pilgrims should to go through medical check-up and Medical screening.
Hajj Qurrah Lottery Result 2020
Hajj Qurrah Result 2020 will be declared by the committee on official website. All those candidates who have applied for Hajj Yatra are now waiting for the result of Qurrah 2020 Hajj. The Qurrah will be done from 14th March to 21st March, 2020.
Qurrah is the process through which the very lucky pilgrims will be selected. After getting selection that selected pilgrims should submit their associated amount in advance.


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PO Box 411013
San Francisco, California 94141
Visit Website
Local Phone: (415) 587-1121E-mail: email@example.com
Grateful Dogs Rescue is the oldest all-breed rescue group in San Francisco.
Since 1990 their mission has been to save the lives of local dogs, primarily at San Francisco Animal Care and Control, that are at risk of euthanasia.
Grateful Dogs Rescue saves as many of these dogs as possible, places them in experienced foster homes, and provides veterinary care as needed until loving adopters can be found.
Grateful Dogs Rescue is an all-volunteer organization with no paid staff, so donations to Grateful Dogs Rescue go towards the care of their dogs.
dog rescue, San Francisco, San Francisco County
The first volunteer at San Francisco's Animal Care and Control department in 1990 was Michelle Parris, who quickly discovered that all too many potentially great pets never had a chance. SFACC considered them unadoptable because of a fixable but resource-consuming issue.
Grateful Dogs was born; two decades later, the organization has made a life-saving difference for San Francisco shelter dogs who need a little extra help, whether they're terrified of the shelter environment, in need of training or dealing with medical issues. Besides providing treatment, training and a safe haven, Grateful Dogs works to find the perfect match for each dog it takes in.
Along with the rest of the state, says Administrative Director Kim Durney, Grateful Dogs recently has been deluged with Chihuahuas and Chi mixes-the latest Hollywood-inspired, now-abandoned fashion accessory. "Everyone sees this perfectly behaved, well-trained little dog and says, I want that," Durney says. Reality soon intervenes, and thousands of dogs find themselves homeless.
In 2009, after SFACC held a press conference and Virgin Airways airlifted a batch of Chihuhuas to the East Coast, Grateful Dogs stepped up to help a bit closer to home. "We realized that these were dogs we could really help," Durney says. "Now about half our dogs at any given time are Chihuahuas or Chihuahua mixes."
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10 Top Payment Methods
If you're a fan of online gaming, then you will have certainly heard about WMS or Williams Interactive. The American gaming company has been around since 1943 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada. There are many casinos that WMS owns, and players are well aware that registering to one of their sites is a great idea if you want to bring the excitement of Vegas direct to your home. But what are the payment methods offered by the company? This article is going to explain everything you need to know about online payment methods & options.
Depositing and withdrawing money is one of the main aspects that gamblers have to consider when registering with a new online casino. It's convenient that there are plenty of banking options, so there's no need to open up a new account. It's also beneficial if they know whether or not the method is going to be safe in terms of security. Thankfully, WMS manages to provide fast, easy and convenient banking methods for gamblers who sign up to their casinos. Here are the 10 most popular online payment methods:
This was one of the first credit and debit cards that enabled you to deposit and make withdrawals. Visa has managed to build a solid reputation and is one of the industry's most popular payments method. It's one of the biggest companies across the world, and you will struggle to find a casino that doesn't accept it. Processing fees are quite often free for players using this method, and the minimum deposits are usually low. If you're looking for an easy banking method, Visa is probably your best bet and can accommodate millions of players globally. This method is available at all WMS casinos and is probably one of the most secure ways of transferring funds.
MasterCard is naturally Visa's biggest competitor in the gambling industry as it works similarly to its rival. Most online casinos will accept MasterCard, and it's very simple and convenient to deposit and withdraw funds. Just speak with your banking institution if you want a credit card offered by the company. One slight difference between them and Visa is that you may incur small bank charges. However, their superb security means that you can feel safe and secure while using MasterCard and won't have to worry about fraud. Minimum deposits using this method are usually as low as £5 which is great for low-stake gamblers.
Skrill is a company that has been around since 2001 and has emerged as Neteller's biggest rival. With more than 5 million users, it is a very popular form of payment options when using online casinos. It is known to be extremely safe and secure, and it is very simple to open up an account. The electronic method can be found on a lot of online casinos, more so than other companies such as PayPal or Neteller. Another great feature of Skrill is the fact that players can use a MasterCard which is linked to their Skrill funds. There is only a £10 yearly fee and enables you to withdraw money from any ATM machine globally.
Neteller is a huge payment giant within the gambling industry and is considered to be extremely reliable by players. It caters to gamblers from more than 180 countries across the world, and even though it has only been around for just over 10 years, it has won respect through a reliable, quick, and cost-effective service. You can open up an account simply on their website, and a huge advantage is the fact they offer pre-paid cards. This enables you to decide how much money you want to add to it while playing real money slots, and you can also withdraw cash from ATM's. However, be aware that there may be a small charge to do this.
Paysafecard is the most popular prepaid method for payments online. It can also be used at most online casinos and nearly all of the websites owned by WMS. To grab yourself one of these cards, you will have to visit a point of sale, but it is considered a safe method of banking. One small problem with Paysafecard is that you are required to use all your credit within a year of funding it; otherwise, you will be charged £2 a month until it goes. There is also no way to withdraw any funds from ATM machines. However, this is a great option if you wish to sensibly set yourself a gambling budget before you play for real money.
As we have discussed earlier, one of the most convenient ways of depositing funds into a WMS casino is directly through your bank. That's why Trustly, a Swedish company founded in 2008, has become a well-recognised payment processor in the industry. It serves around 30 countries across the globe and works with a plethora of banking institutes. Funds will appear in your account instantly, and you can also withdraw using this method. Even though there are no fees charged by Trustly, some banks may charge a fee, so it's worth checking this out first before using the company.
With most online gambling happening through mobile apps, it's no surprise that PayByPhone is one of the most popular payment methods. The biggest advantage of using this company is that it's very simple and easy to use. Another great feature is the fact that you don't have to pay for deposits straight away. All of your fees will appear on a monthly bill. Even though you don't have to pay until a later date, there is no delay in your gaming time. All deposits are processed instantly, and it's a great way to play real money mobile slots straight away.
PayPal has become one of the most used deposits and withdrawal methods available across the world, with over 230 million accounts, and around 190 countries using their services. It is certainly the most used e-wallet and has earned huge respect due to its simplicity, security, and flexibility. To set up an account, just visit their website and enter the details of the bank you wish funds to be used from. Even though it is free to pay for products, PayPal will usually charge a fee for transferring money or withdrawing funds from your account. A big advantage is the fact you don't have to keep entering your card details every time you want to pay for products – simply enter your log-in details, and you're good to go.
If you're going to be using your mobile device for online gambling, then Zimpler may be a company you might want to check out. Previously known as PugglePay, this Swedish firm has become popular with players wishing to transfer funds. Once your account has been set up, depositing funds into a WMS casino couldn't be any easier. Simply enter the correct amount and your telephone number, and then Zimpler will message you asking for confirmation. Because there's no need to input personal data, security is super-high while using this method. Zimpler may have only been set up in 2016, but we're expecting big things from them in the near future.
EcoPayz was founded in 1999 and has become a popular e-wallet payment method within the gambling sector. It offers all the features of other e-wallet companies; however, you will also be able to withdraw money straight to your prepaid debit card – otherwise known as an ecoCard. The service is available in many different languages, and there are more than 50 currencies you can deal with too. To create an account, just visit their website, and you will be transferring funds within a matter of minutes. One slight downfall of EcoPayz is that you may incur a small fee if you wish to withdraw money using the method.
So, there we have it – a list of 10 of the most popular payment methods that WMS casinos deal with. Even though the list is much bigger, there should be enough flexibility here to enable you to deposit and withdraw funds with your favourite casino. Whether you prefer the tried and tested Visa and MasterCard, or you admire the benefits of e-wallets such as EcoPayz and Neteller, there really is something for everyone. With so many options, it makes it so much simpler the next time you want to deposit funds into your favourite WMS casino.


text: As a special preview for our upcoming Alex Rider Dream Gadget Contest, we're giving away two copies of Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz, part of the Alex Rider series! Just leave a comment in this post and tell us why you or your kid(s) needs one of these books. That's all you need to do to enter! Please make sure you include your email address in the comment form field (it won't be published). All eligible comments will be closed by Noon PST on Sunday, November 8th. The winners will be announced next week on the site. Good luck!


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Coming Attractions: New Digital Billboards on L.A. City Streets?
New digital billboards are going to start popping up along L.A.'s streets and freeways, probably sooner than later. The only questions are exactly where these brightly-lighted signs with rapidly-changing ads will appear, and how many will ultimately brighten the landscape with their shiny sales pitches to motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians on those congested thoroughfares.


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First up is some pixie parcels to a couple of the girls who had previous exchanges go awry for one reason or another...
|Pixie parcel to Gislene
|Pixie parcel to Annette
The last of these pixie gifts arrived recently in Brazil after a long tour of the world!
Now for some pics of the latest exchange for the MS Lovers Blog - the Blogaversary Exchange. This was a "free" choice. Being a free choice made it a little bit harder to decide what to stitch as there are so many lovely designs in the Margaret Sherry catalogue. The only way I could choose what to stitch was to start with the final product and work backwards. Of course that was another hard decision - what to make as the final finish? In the end I decided to make my finish as a box. I had a box in my cupboard that I have never got around to doing anything with and now was the time to get it out and start putting it to some use.
As the box had an aperture for adding a photo, I decided that if I put the stitching into the aperture that would decide the design size and would help me to pick a design to stitch. The design that I ended up choosing was the cute little sheep that originally appeared in the UK Cross Stitcher magazine, issue 234 (January 2011). I did have to adjust the size of the design slightly, but it was like it was just made for the box.
Now, we come to the painting on the box. Did I have fun... Not!! I was going to do this fancy crackling with a light green and white paint shabby chic look combination, but that didn't work, so I then decided to use some pink and gold and sponge the paint over the box before a couple of layers of glaze. That worked better and probably was a better result in the end than the original plan!!
After the box was finished I decided to make a couple of cute little scissor fobs. By this stage it was pretty obvious that green was the theme!!!
The rest of the little gifts to go into the package were also green - ribbon, thread, scissors. I also added a small cross stitch kit and an Australian pin souvenir.
|Exchange gifts for Anne
Well, now that you have seen what I sent to Anne, do you want to see what I received from Fara in Malaysia. Of course you do!
Fara sent me the cutest Ballerina bag, and some really lovely gifts. Have a look - isn't it so lovely?
|Ballerina bag for Fara
|Exchange from Fara
So there you have it, we are now all up to date with the MS Lovers Blog exchanges. This would have to be the most successful one so far - everyone has sent on time and at last count there were only a couple of packages still travelling. Our next exchange is a Halloween one in Sept/Oct. I already know what I am stitching for that one... But will need to work out the finishing style soon so that I can get started!
Til next time, happy stitching everyone, see you again soon!


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Take a 20 minute break, learn something every human being should be aware of and then make smarter choices for our future. Wonderfully made and very easy to understand.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
The Story of Stuff
Posted by Christina Conway at 5:30 PM
2 comments:
- Haute Cute said...
You're right! Very interesting.
- January 5, 2008 at 4:25 AM
Oh Christina! It is so great that you posted The Story of Stuff in your blog. This is something that every person on planet Earth should see. I saw it the other day with my husband and since then I feel like a different person, I look around me and I see everything so differently. Thank you so much!
- January 11, 2008 at 4:10 PM
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"I heard that UF created the lovebug. Is that true?"
No, it's not true. Not by a long shot. Not even close. NO! This rumor's been around for decades and its origins are unknown. But we can tell you a few things to bust this myth: First, it's… Read More


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The Monthly Version of the Online Earnings ReportCredit: Javrsmith
I am pleased to present a report of my September online earnings from many of the active sources that I use. This month was quite good as I was able to accrue $31.68 from published content. As usual, the bulk of this amount was from my niche site. Infobarrel also seemed to generate a few dollars as well. Unfortunately, my analytics are not fully established so a complete breakdown of all revenue details is not available. This will change in the future.
On Squidoo, my September numbers were better than they have been for some time. My content there has seen a resurgence of late. Part of that comes from a renewed dedication to several of the articles. This started when Justin Trudeau, a Canadian federal politician, began to consider running for the leadership of his party. One of my Squidoo articles described the possibility that Justin would eventually take over as leader of the Liberal party of Canada. In fact, my article maintains that the party is essentially dead if he didn't. Traffic for the article went up substantially with Trudeau's announcement. Several of my other articles received boosts as well. Many of these were from the readers of the Trudeau article checking out my other articles. Squidoo does a very good job of interlinking articles. I received $1.16 as a payment from Squidoo but this was actually for July traffic. There is a lot of room for improvement, obviously. Time will tell but I imagine that September revenue will be much better than the July numbers.
Amazon affiliate earnings seem to be one online category that eludes me. While other authors generate substantial sums using this avenue, my online content does not. This is due to my lack of product selling articles although I have written some over the years. On Squidoo, I have always used the Amazon modules and initialized them with products that are relevant to the content. I have made some Amazon sales through Squidoo, but not many. This is definitely an area that I should improve upon in the future. I would like to see the introduction of Amazon modules at Infobarrel. The Squidoo platform has 4 or 5 such modules. Infobarrel has only a single format. Squidoo also has a link utility that allows you to reference specific Amazon items. These are then built right into your article. When complete, the product displays, with price and photo, and it includes a text block that you can edit. This is an excellent way to work with Amazon. As I said, I hope Infobarrel includes something like it in the future.
Online affiliate sales were successful again in September. One particular product, the Formidable Pro form generating plugin for WordPress, was quite interesting. This is an excellent tool and I have written quite a number of articles to promote it. The tool is available for single web site use or for unlimited use. From sponsored sales, my affiliate earnings were $63.30. Although I obviously appreciate the revenue, I am also pleased that my readers have decided to use the product. I am a big fan of Formidable Pro because it simplifies the building of user input forms, surveys, mailing lists and a lot more. If you use WordPress, be sure to check out this product, (and please use my affiliate link!).
My other affiliate arrangements were not as successful this past month. I made a small effort to promote a cloud backup service which I think is excellent. Two articles were published that highlighted the merits of the service. Alas, there were no conversions in the month. I use the service myself and I am a big fan. It installs as a background job and automatically backs up my machine. I get remote access to my files as well. Check out my article to see it for yourself. I didn't have any other affiliate earnings in September either.
Infobarrel Contest Details
During September, I made a concentrated effort to write enough articles to boost my revenue sharing percentage at Infobarrel. The site credits authors with points based on the number of articles written in a month, emphasizing longer ones. Five credits are given for articles longer than 1000 words, three credits for 800+ words and one credit for 500+ words. I wrote six articles that were longer than 1000 words plus one 500+ word effort. That earned 31 credits for the month. This level means that my October revenue share is boosted from the 75% standard level to 85%. In August, I was only able to earn 21 credits which translated into an 80% revenue share for September. As well, I submitted 5 articles to the editorial calendar submission page, each of which was worth a further 1% boost in revenue share. Thus my October revenue share is 90%. This is the first month for me at this revenue sharing level. I will watch for signs that it is paying off.
Goals for October at Infobarrel
With the boost in Infobarrel revenue, it would be nice to see the amount earned increase. I would like to improve my understanding of analytics in order to track statistics better. I will also try to meet the requirements of the Infobarrel contest in order to earn a 90% revenue share again. That means that I'll have to write at least seven articles again. This article is counts for 5 credits so I'm on my way.
Goals for October at Squidoo
There should be a way to improve the statistical reporting at Squidoo. I will be checking into this. As for my articles, I should be adding a few more in October. There are some interesting games underway at the site. These don't earn money in themselves but they do help to enhance the work ethic. With more attention, Squidoo tends to provide better revenue when authors are more involved. Publishing more articles is the key but editing the existing portfolio of content is important as well.
Affiliate Goals for October
This month should see several more articles published which promote my various affiliate arrangements. These include utilities for WordPress, online cloud backup service, Internet web hosting and more. The payoff is actually quite lucrative so a little effort can often improve revenue greatly.


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Aston Villa are closing in on Kieran Richardson in a move which would reunite the midfielder with former manager Roy Keane.
Press Association Sport understands Villa are close to striking a deal for the Fulham player, who has 12 months remaining on his contract at Craven Cottage and could be available for a modest fee following their relegation.
Should Villa manage to reach agreement, the 29-year-old would once again find himself working under Keane, who recently accepted manager Paul Lambert's offer to combine his role as assistant to Republic of Ireland boss Martin O'Neill with a similar position at Villa Park.
Keane knows Richardson from their time together at Manchester United, and paid £5.5million to take him to Sunderland in July 2007 after taking over as manager at the Stadium of Light.
The former West Ham trainee, who left Wearside in a £2million switch to Fulham in August 2012, was a member of the Cottagers squad which slipped out of the Barclays Premier League at the end of last season.


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An appeal to Latino voters? A dig at Mitt Romney for declining to release more of his tax returns?
How about both?
On Tuesday afternoon, Vice President Joe Biden made an address to the National Council of La Raza conference in which he trotted out a new double-barreled attack on the presumptive GOP nominee.
"Mitt Romney wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his," Biden told the Las Vegas conference, according to his prepared remarks.
The provocative line's debut comes as both campaigns are working to woo Latino voters.Last month Obama and Romney delivered back-to-back addresses at the NALEO conference of Latino officials, an event that came on the heels of Obama's announcement that his administration will halt the deportations of some immigrants who were brought to the United States illegally as children.
Hector Barreto, former head of the Small Business Administration and co-chairman of Romney's Latino outreach effort, responded by pointing out that Biden's address "comes on the heels of yet another disappointing jobs report which showed that the second quarter of this year was the worst quarter of job creation in two years."
"We have now had 41 straight months of unemployment above 8%," Barreto said in a statement. "For our Hispanic community, the situation is even more precarious, with the unemployment rate stuck at 11% and for our youth between the ages of 16 and 19 at a staggering 31%. Regrettably, President Obama's answer to our economic troubles is to set up the U.S. economy for one of the biggest tax increases in history in 2013. Increasing taxes on any American at this time is the wrong policy at the wrong time. Either the President does not recognize that or chooses to ignore it for political purposes."
Biden's remarks come as the Obama camp is renewing its calls for Romney to release more than a decade's worth of tax returns. Romney earlier this year released his 2010 returns, but Democrats have hammered him for not releasing 12 years' worth of returns, as his father, George Romney, did when pursuing his own presidential bid.
In a Radio Iowa interview taped Monday, Romney maintained that there's "nothing hidden" in his tax returns.
And Colorado Attorney General John Suthers, a Romney surrogate, told reporters in Grand Junction, Colo., before the candidate's town hall meeting Tuesday that he believes Romney has been sufficiently transparent about his finances.
"I think he needs to stay on message on the economy," Suthers said. "That's what people care about. These folks don't care about Cayman Islands investments, they really don't. They care about their own jobs, their own lives and they're hurting, there's no question about it."
Asked later whether he would release more tax returns than Romney has, Suthers snapped: "Don't ask me those kinds of questions. I'm not the candidate. Governor Romney will make the disclosures that he thinks are appropriate."
Other Romney surrogates, meanwhile, have taken a different approach to the tax-return issue.
In an appearance on CNN's "Starting Point" Tuesday morning, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) said of Romney's decision not to release his tax returns that Democrats should "get over it."
"[Romney's] been very successful," Chaffetz said. "He has released everything that is required to be released, including paying more than 16 percent of his income to charitable giving. So I think it's a diversionary tactic. Most people don't care about this. Governor Romney has been very successful. Get over it. It's a reality. He's been successful. That's the kind of guy I want to be president. He actually knows how to turn the economy around."
Excerpts of Biden's La Raza remarks as prepared are below:
You're the fastest-growing population. You now make up more than 16 percent of the population. But there are voices among us who fear your inclusion. This is not new. There have always been fights between the voices of inclusion and the voices of exclusion. Between those pushing us forward and those who keep pulling us back. Between those appealing to our hopes, and those appealing to our fears. ...
Imagine what the Supreme Court will look like after four years of Governor Romney. Imagine what it will act like. Imagine what it will mean for civil rights, voting rights, and so much we have fought so hard for. Imagine a Justice Department that supports, rather than challenges, continued efforts to suppress the right to vote. Because that's what will happen if they win. ...
This is a man whose idea of tax reform is to maintain the Bush tax cut for the very wealthy, which costs $1 trillion, 55% of which goes to just 120,000 households in America, households of an average income of $8.4 million.
And on top of that, an additional $1.6 trillion tax cut to people with incomes in excess of a million dollars, which is a $250,000 per year tax cut for the average millionaire.
A budget that strikes 200,000 students from Head Start, 19 million poor off of Medicaid, as many as eight million cut from supplemental nutrition assistance. Child nutrition, school lunch program, child care, early education.
The impact on the Hispanic community would be devastating—and the effects would last a generation. And he says the President is out of touch? ...
When his father, George Romney, was a candidate was for President in 1968, he released 12 years of tax returns because, as he said, 'One year could be a fluke, perhaps done for show.' His son has released one year of his tax returns. Making a lie of the old adage: Like father, like son. Mitt Romney wants you to show your papers, but he won't show us his. So many questions …
Philip Rucker and Amy Gardner contributed to this report.


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Anthony Haynes writes: Once, when I was preparing for a job interview, I asked a friend — an experienced interviewer — for advice. He gave me one tip on how to prepare. What he said was:
'Think about the questions, rather than the answers.'
What he meant was this. When preparing, many candidates draw up a list of questions that they think they might be asked and then promptly turn to formulating their answer. The problem with this approach is two-fold:
1. You might not be asked the question in exactly the form you expected, in which case you have two options, both sub-optimal — (a) abandon the rehearsed answer and formulate a fresh one (in which case, what was the value of the rehearsal?) or, worse, (b) stick to the answer you rehearsed (in which case the answer won't quite dovetail with the question).
2. Even if the question is precisely the one you expected, a rehearsed answer is likely to sound pat — and may even be interpreted as somehow inauthentic or untrustworthy.
My friend's solution is not to rehearse answers, but rather to analyse the questions. Take, for example, the question, 'Why do you want to work here?' This appears to be just one question but in fact can be analysed into several sub-questions. For example: 'What is it about our employment brand that attracts you?'; 'What kind of team or workplace attracts you?'; or even, 'How would working here help you progress towards your long-term goals?'
The advantages of this approach are:
1. it helps you to see the various sides of each question, making it more likely you'll select the best response;
2, it helps you to identify where a question is ambiguous – something you might then want to clarify with the interviewer before answering;
3. it helps you to appreciate the inter-connectedness of questions.
In a nutshell, this advice may be paraphrased as: 'Analyse rather than rehearse'.


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All nurses and midwives in the UK are required to renew their registration every three years.
Revalidation commenced and went live on the 1st April 2016.
This means that everyone on the NMC register has to demonstrate they're able to deliver care in a safe, effective and professional way
Revalidation means that all nurses and midwives on the register has to demonstrate they are able to deliver care in a safe, effective and professional way. They will have to show they are staying up to date in their practice and living the values of the NMC Code by reflecting on their practice and engaging in discussions with colleagues.
For the first time they have been required to demonstrate they have met all the requirements before they apply to renew their place on the register every three years.
Nearly 16000 nurses and midwives in the UK were the first to revalidate in April 2016.
Up –to-date practice and professional development
Reflection on their practice, development in relation to the NMC Code
Engagement in professional discussions with other nurses and midwives
Revalidation will help to encourage a culture of sharing, reflection and improvement amongst nurses and midwives and will be a continuous process that nurses and midwives will have to engage with throughout their career. It will allow nurses and midwives to demonstrate that they practice safely and effectively, strengthening public confidence in the nursing and midwifery professions.
Revalidation is about promoting good practice across the whole population of nurses and midwives. It's not an assessment of a nurse or midwife's fitness to practice.
We are proud to say 100% of MEHT April registrants completed their revalidation by 31.3.16
Information Hub (this is an online info hub which is available to all staff and contains information and resources to assist them to revalidate).
Revalidation Workshops which will allow staff to come along annd gain the knowledge they need to be able to revalidate effectively
Monthly Event Stand in our Atrium dedicated to Revalidation; where staff can come, talk, and seek advice they need to know to Revalidate
Confirmer Workshops – aimed at those confirming nurses and midwives have met the requirements
Local guide on Revalidation available to all nurses and midwives in MEHT
If you want to find out more about Revalidation, visit the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) website at:


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The U-Boat is Jimmy's latest flat water race board, designed to be the fastest board on the water, period. Both sizes are 25″ wide, which makes them perform like no others. If you're a racer, or just want the absolute fastest board out there, you've found your machine. Please note that you must be a fairly experienced rider to get the maximum enjoyment from these thoroughbred racers. Bred for speed!
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One week removed from the massive The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, this week sees a wide variety of new releases, including Ultra Street Fighter IV on PlayStation 4, the three-way cross-buy Badland: Game of the Year Edition, Mega Man 8 as a PSOne Classic, the Jaws of Hakkon DLC for Dragon Age Inquisition, and more.
*All games/content are releasing in North America and Europe, unless otherwise noted. Also, some digital titles may release on Wednesday in NA and/or Tuesday in EU.
PlayStation 4 Games
- Arcade Archives: Crazy Climber (PSN) – NA
- Arcade Archives: Ninja Kid (PSN) – NA
- Badland: Game of the Year Edition (PSN, cross-buy)
- Game of Thrones Episode Four: Sons of Winter (PSN)
- Magicka 2 (PSN)
- Roundabout (PSN) – NA
- The Escapists (PSN) – EU
- Ultra Street Fighter IV (PSN)
PlayStation 3 Games
- Badland: Game of the Year Edition (PSN, cross-buy)
- Game of Thrones Episode Four: Sons of Winter (PSN)
- Weird Park: The Final Show (PSN) – NA
PlayStation Vita Games
- Badland: Game of the Year Edition (PSN, cross-buy)
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed (Retail) – EU
- Invizimals: The Resistance (PSN) – NA
- Octodad: Dadliest Catch (PSN, cross-buy)
- Vitamin Z (PSN) – NA
PSOne Classic
- Mega Man 8 (PSN) – NA
- Dragon Age Inquisition 'Jaws of Hakkon'
- DriveClub 'Lamborghini Icons Expansion Pack'
- Dying Light 'The Bozak Horde'
- The Evil Within 'The Executioner'
- Zen Pinball 2 'Portal Pinball'
*Keep in mind that all release dates are subject to change, and more games/items will likely be added during the PlayStation Store updates in North America and Europe.
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I decided to take today off work. It was the last day before we closed up for the holidays, and I was just out of steam. I put the "pro" in "unproductive" this week. I decided I was better off staying away from my desk.
So, I woke up this morning, and for the first time in a long time, I stayed in bed. I didn't hop up and go to the gym/for a swim/for a run. I didn't jump into the shower and zoom off to work. I just... stayed there. That was strange.
We're leaving on Sunday to go to my family's house for the holidays. I'm normally crashing through the last few days of work before we go anywhere, and so my packing method is usually of the oh-whatever-I-can-buy-more-underwear-if-I-need it style.
This morning, apart from my toothbrush and some extra toiletries, I finished packing. That's two days earlier. That's strange.
I have a little poinsettia plant that I rescued from work last year. It was sitting in an arrangement that none of us realized was actually a living plant until the leaves started to fall off. I took it home and put it in a pot and figured it would do what most poinsettias do after the holidays: turn green and busy and never resemble anything Christmas-y ever again.
I looked over at it a couple of weeks ago, and for the first time in my life, a poinsettia is turning red again. Around Christmas time, even.
And... for all my protestations and disgust over the whole "ugly Christmas sweater" trend right now, I have a feeling that my latest knitting project is just going to join the theme. I'm not so sure about this one:
I dunno. Maybe I just need some proper time off, totally switched off from work, with enough sleep and nothing pressing to do.
I hope everyone is enjoying the merriment of the holidays more than I am. Here's hoping it all evens out somehow.


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With Rosh Hashana starting on September 9, we are thinking of our kids at college and Rosh Hashana gifts for college kids. Jewish Holidays, particularly Rosh Hashana, since it falls at the beginning of the school year, is particularly difficult for parents. We miss our kids around our holiday table! However, from my own personal experience as well as that of thousands of customers, this sadness can be diminished by sending Jewish holiday foods and Rosh Hashana gifts that your student will love.
At Challah Connection, we have created kosher holiday gifts specifically with college kids in mind. When my first son Sam left for college, I missed him terribly. There was a hole at our holiday table that was tangible to us all. However I did get some solace knowing that I had sent Sam enough round challah, honey, rugelach and apples to share with his dorm friends. When he called to tell me how much the kids loved the goodies (many of whom had never had challah) I felt a sense of happiness and peace.
1) Shipping to a dorm? Allot 1-2 days for the gift to navigate its way from the dorm loading dock or entrance to your child's mailbox. Be sure to tell your student to check his/her mail. Often, the kids forget to do so. These are simple steps that will ensure smooth delivery.
2) Shipping to Apartment? Ask your student when he/she or roommates will be there to receive the package. If no one will be there during the day and there is no doorman, then you may need to consider delivery to an alternate address such as a friend or job address. Fedex will only leave packages if the driver feels it's safe to do so andwill attempt delivery 3 times before leaving a note that the recipient needs to come to the Fedex office to retrieve the package. You may want to select a gift that is not perishable in this case.
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Mino unveils 'BODY' music video
He wrote the lyrics for the track and it was jointly composed with Future Bounce.
A representative from YG Entertainment revealed that the original version of this music video was too raunchy so it had to be edited. He also hinted at a future release of an unedited director's cut version.
Meanwhile, Bobby of iKON, who is also under the YG label, rolled out his solo track "HOLUP!" on Tuesday, revealing a powerful and bold side to himself.
The pair are set to release on Friday two tracks together as a unit named MOBB.
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After the Great Fudge Date Rape of 2007 (no means no), I decided I needed something sweet yet restrained to cleanse my psychological palate in this newest of years. Something to lead me staggering back to the path of the righteous. Or thereabouts.
So, I thought, what's the opposite of fudge? I know. Grapefruit pie.
One of my favorite octogenarian relatives sent me a big box of local-to-her Texas grapefruits for Christmas. And I do so love the occasional grapefruit, despite all those pesky food-miles. This recipe is a twist on summery key lime pie, but I think grapefruit works any time of year. Plus, who wouldn't love a slice of frozen pie in the dead of winter?
Grapefruit Pie
You can use any kind of grapefruit: Ruby Red, pink, white. But, I happen to like it best with the tart whites, which are increasingly hard to find these days.
3.5 oz. sleeve Goya plain Maria cookies (In the Latin American section of the supermarket. They kind of taste like animal crackers, which you could also use. Or graham crackers, of course.)
4 Tbsp. butter
14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk
¼ cup grapefruit juice (from ½ grapefruit)
2 grapefruits worth of zest (Yes, you'll be left with some bald grapefruits. Just have them for breakfast the next day)
½ cup heavy cream
1/3 cup sour cream
3 oz. cream cheese
In a blender or food processor, whiz the cookies into crumbs. Dump into a bowl and, with your fingers, work the butter into the crumbs until it's uniformly incorporated. Knead until you end up with something dough-like. Press evenly into the bottom of a 9-inch pie plate. I don't bother bringing it up the sides because you never know how high the filling is going to come up, and it just ends up looking stupid.
Using a mixer with a whisk attachment, blend the rest of the ingredients in a large bowl until the lumps are gone. It can take a while. Okay, you can get away with a few lumps. Pour into crust, cover with a plate, and freeze until set, I'm guessing at least 6 hours. I stopped paying attention by this point. I like it best before it gets to Popsicle consistency, though. Slice it right before you intend to serve it, otherwise a few sexy drips will turn into a significantly less attractive puddle.


text: Home > Business APEC 2015 Summit in Boracay? By RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News Posted at Aug 29 2012 01:53 PM | Updated as of Aug 30 2012 01:04 AM Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn PH to host 21 leaders again after Subic in 1997 PH may meet with China in APEC summit in Russia MANILA - The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has confirmed that the Philippines is poised to host the 2015 Leaders' Meeting of the Asia Pacific Economic Conference (APEC). DFA Undersecretary Laura del Rosario said the announcement of the Philippines as host of the 2015 APEC meeting is expected to take place during the 2012 APEC Leaders' Meeting in Vladivostok, Russia next week. Del Rosario said the government has no venue for the meeting yet. The last time the Philippines hosted APEC, it was held in Subic in 1997 by then President Fidel Ramos. The Philippines will host the summit again after Indonesia (2013) and China (2014). Del Rosario welcomed this development since it will allow the Philippines to show its cooperation, particularly with China, by making note of its own APEC agenda when it hosts the summit. Del Rosario said the country will need a venue with at least 63 presidential suites for the meeting, with government getting suggestions for Boracay and Amanpulo as hosts. No PNoy-Obama bilateral Meantime, US President Barack Obama is not expected to meet with President Aquino during the summit next week. Del Rosario said Obama is not attending the summit, sending a foreign minister instead as it is an election year in the US now. Del Rosario said that a bilateral meeting with China President Hu Jintao is on top of the priority list among 8 requests for bilateral meetings next week. She also expects that the West Philippine Sea conflict may be raised during the possible bilateral meetings with the other countries, though President Aquino is just expected to explain and reiterate the current Philippine position on the disputed territories. Others on the list of requests for bilateral meetings are China, Chile and Japan. Aquino has only 3 to 4 hours to hold bilateral meetings. A bilateral meeting lasts around 30-40 minutes each. Del Rosario said the West Philippine Sea dispute is not going to be raised in APEC itself since it is a political issue that does not concern all of the 21 member-economies. Aquino will lead a delegation that will also include DFA Secretary Albert del Rosario, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima, and Trade and Industry Secretary Greg Domingo. APEC 2012 has a motto of "Integrate to Grow, Innovate to prosper". Aquino is expected to present the Philippine position on APEC'S 2012 priorities, namely: trade and investment liberalization, regional economic integration; strengthening food security; establishing reliable supply chains, intensive cooperation to foster innovative growth. Aquino is also expected to particpate in the APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) dialogue with leaders. The ABAC Philippine delagtion is going to be led by A. Magsaysay Inc. President and CEO Doris Magysaysay Ho, Jollibee CEO Tony Tan Caktiong, and Ayala Corp. Chairman and CEO Jaime Augusto Zobel de Ayala. Share Facebook Share on Twitter LinkedIn Business,Top Story,Top Stories,philippines,free trade,china,Obama,Subic,DFA,Boracay,APEC Read More: philippines free trade china Obama Subic DFA Boracay APEC


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A councillor's view on tackling the BNP
PP reader and occasional commenter 'A Councillor Writes…' wrote an interesting post a few days ago on a previous thread which I believes deserves proper reading and discussing. I hope he or she does not mind me highlighting it, particularly since it covers some efforts by councillors to neautralise the BNP.
Five years ago, in 2002, the BNP first stood in the precursor seat to my ward, they attracted a meagre 2% of the vote. In 2003, they didn't bother. In 2004, when the boundaries changed they got 15% of the vote with one candidate in an "all-up†contest (i.e. all three councillors for re-election) - this usually enhances the vote of the smaller parties. In 2006, with a traditional one on one election, they got under 20% of the vote. All of this was done with very little campaigning, the odd bit of door to door work and the odd (very odd in one case) leaflet, but no concerted campaign.
Where did this increase come from? Well, a common comment is that it came out of the votes of the main parties by voters disenchanted with their similarity and that has a share in the truth, but I suspect that many of their voters actually hadn't voted for some time.
Why this increase? My ward is a mainly white working class ward, it has some middle-class pockets, less than one-fifth of the electorate are from a BME (Black Minority Ethnic) background. It has high residual unemployment where there used to be well-paid skilled jobs and high levels of perceived anti-social behaviour and crime (neither are as high as they are perceived to be). There are considerable housing pressures within the ward, with a high number of "hidden households" and average houseprices well above the required sums for a couple to buy a house.
Over the last ten years, there has been a considerable increase in the BME population - many of which have moved into social housing properties because of the higher levels of multiple housing need amongst some of the BME communities. Over the last three years a considerable number of Eastern Europeans have come to live in the ward, the latter has increased private rental prices considerable whilst competing for the pool of jobs available in the area.
The downtown area has been extensively and expensively regenerated, what was a declining shopping area and nighttime crime area is now a bustling area with excellent shops, good nightlife and lots of apartments with 'City Living'. Many inner city areas have also received extensive and much needed funding to deal with the many problems in those areas.
Very little has been spent on the outer former council estate areas which now have identikit shopping parades with two takeaways, a newsagents/offie/general store, a hairdressers/tanning salon/nail salon and an estate agents . We have poor facilities available to the public (a common problem of mainly social housing areas of the interwar and postwar periods).
I have no doubt that the BNP and it's ilk have a small core vote of stone racists and nazi worshippers.
I have very little doubt that there are other people who happily vote for them knowing full well what they are like because what they say echoes with what they are feeling about unemployment, housing and the decline and lack of investment in the area. They may not be the most politically correct people in the world, but they aren't hardcore haters and they are voting as a message to the political establishment.
They have an increasing number of older people supporting them because they are more comfortable with the social message of the BNP than that of the main parties.
In trying to combat this - they have three councillors who try to keep them informed (regular newsletters every couple of months) and take action on local problems and help them with casework. We are elected with around 50% of the vote. One of the other mainstream parties is also active and does some good work and keeps us on our toes, we have some very good community organisations and residents associations - although they tend to dip from the same pool of people, many of whom are retired.
The schools are at worst above average and the best of them are excellent. Our local police are friendly, approachable, have increased their visibilty and taken on more resident-centric methods of policing. We have attempted to wisely spent our small amounts of regeneration funding. All this helps to keep the wolf from the door.
"Hope not Hate†and other associated campaigns may keep areas from electing BNP members and that's good (although some of their literature is rather "preachyâ€), but it only offers a short-term solution. There are fundamental problems that need to be sorted out before things will improve that the 57 varieties of Britism proto-facism return to the insignificance they once held.
We need to smarten up even further, as elected members and as active citizens. We need work as catalysts for community interaction to bring people together. We need to work harder not just on the day to day issues, nut on capacity building in community organisations and on gaining inward funding. Most of all we need confidence in ourselves and our community to do these tasks.
As a final comment, more picklers in electoral politics, yes please. You'll be younger than the average, I suspect better educated than the average and will come from different socio-economic backgrounds to many of us. Of course, you may not like the hours or the wages, but the rewards are different to what you'll get in any other "jobâ€.
But the one thing you can do, if you have local elections this year is vote.
I'm not going to ask you to vote for my party, I'll ask you to vote for the person who you feel will do the best job for all the people in your area. But please vote, it's important and if the BNP are standing in your area, remember, every vote in the box that isn't for them, is against them.
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Top US Republican wants trade talks with Britain
[WASHINGTON] Paul Ryan, the Speaker of the US House of Representatives, called on Tuesday for Washington, in parallel with its negotiations with Europe, to pursue a separate free trade agreement with Britain, once it has formally separated from the European Union.
Mr Ryan, the highest-ranking elected Republican in the United States, echoed a call from many members of his party, who have dismissed President Barack Obama's contention that Britain will be at the "back of the queue" for trade talks. Mr Obama issued that warning in April when he intervened to try to persuade Britons to vote to remain in the June 23 referendum on staying or leaving the EU.
Free trade agreements require the approval of both houses of the US Congress. Mr Ryan's Republicans currently control a majority in both the House and Senate.
EU and US negotiations had sought to conclude the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) talks before Obama leaves office in January. Although many of his fellow Democrats oppose trade deals as a potential threat to US jobs, Mr Obama has worked with Republicans to pass trade measures.
"That is something we should begin discussions with Great Britain to ease concerns so that we do have a smooth trade relationship with Great Britain because they are our indispensable ally," Mr Ryan said on WISN, a radio station in his home state Wisconsin.
The remarks were distributed by Mr Ryan's office in Washington.
Some trade experts have said that a deal on TTIP is unlikely for years now without Britain at the table, which could open an opportunity for a separate deal with Britain.
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This course requires students to think critically about historical and contemporary cinematic representations of race, class, gender, sexuality, and the urban landscape. The class will examine various Spike Lee films for their aestheticization of broader social and cultural phenomena as well as their engagement with larger theoretical and political concerns. Students with a background in literary theory, visual studies, anthropology, film, Africana studies and communication are especially encouraged to enroll.
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Tropical Trees for Shade
The word tropical conjures images of profuse, lush greenery flourishing under bright sunshine. However, many tropical trees thrive in shady areas, too, sheltered from the light and heat of the day. Despite their lack of daylight exposure, these tropical plants still manage to produce evergreen foliage, fragrant flowers and even tasty fruit.
Angel's trumpet (Brugmansia x candida), also known as datura, grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 10 through 12, tolerates full sun to full shade in slightly acidic to highly alkaline loam or sand. Native to the tropical regions of South and Central America, it grows as a spreading tree or shrub that produces fragrant white flowers in the summer. Many cultivars are available to choose from, including "Charles Grimaldi" (Brugmansia versicolor "Charles Grimaldi"), which grows in a wide range of soil types and pH levels and produces orange or yellow flowers.
Some tropical palms tolerate shade, including the golden cane palm (Dypsis lutescens), which grows in USDA zones 10 to 11, a native to Madagascar, and the kentia palm, (Howea forsteriana), growing in USDA zones 9 to 11, a native of Lord Howe Island in the South Pacific. The golden cane palm tolerates full sun to full shade, and the kentia palm requires partial to full shade. Both trees are evergreens that produce inconspicuous white flowers and grow best in moist, acidic to alkaline clay, loam or sand.
The strangler fig (Ficus aurea) and the weeping fig (Ficus benjamina), both thriving in USDA zones 10 to 11, are tropical trees that grow in full shade. The strangler fig, an evergreen native to Florida and areas around the Gulf of Mexico, tolerates full sun to full shade in a wide range of acidic to alkaline wet, well-drained soils. The weeping fig grows best in slightly acidic to slightly alkaline moist loam or sand under full sun to partial shade. It is tolerant of full shade, but shade-grown trees will not be as large as those exposed to sunlight. It also is commonly grown as a houseplant.
The Mexican tree fern (Cibotium schiedei), which is grown in USDA zones 9 to 11, and the Tasmanian tree fern (Dicksonia antarctica), growing in USDA zones 9 to 10, are tropical plants that grow under partial shade to full shade. Both like moist, highly acidic to slightly alkaline soil. The Mexican tree fern requires loam or sand; the Tasmanian grows best in loam. Both have spreading, medium to light evergreen foliage that does not produce fruit or flowers.
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute: Angel's Trumpet
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute: Brugmansia "Charles Grimaldi"
- University of Nebraska-Lincoln UNL Extension: Backyard Farmer: Weeping Fig
- University of Florida IFAS: Mid-Florida Education and Research Center: Acclimatization of Ficus benjamina: A Review
- University of Florida Cooperative Extension Service: Ficus benjamina 'Jaqueline'
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute: Strangler Fig
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute: Mexican Tree Fern
- Cal Poly San Luis Obispo Urban Forest Ecosystems Institute: Tasmanian Tree Fern
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Another high-end coffee shop opened in our neighborhood recently. Cultivar is now open at Jefferson Tower.
A specialty cheese shop is planned for the corner of West Davis at Edgefield, in the building that houses the Book Doctor and Bouchon 1314. The shop is called Cheese and Chutney, and it could open by summer.
A new taquería is taking the space formerly occupied by Los Torres. Workers were putting up a new sign on the storefront on Clarendon at Edgefield for Pokito.


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This tomato tart with caramelised red onions is very simple to prepare and makes the most of the different varieties of tomatoes in season. The sweet caramelised onions bring out the natural flavour of the tomatoes to give a delicious and crowd-pleasing tart that is the perfect dish for al fresco lunches or a late summer dinner party starter. Once you've made your caramelised onions, which can be prepared in advance, this tomato tart couldn't be easier to prepare. Ready made puff pastry can be bought in most supermarkets and is much less of a hassle than making your own. The all-butter varieties give the best results, but pastry made with margarine can be used to make this recipe suitable for vegans.
British tomatoes are in season from June until October, and this tomato tart is a great way to use up a surplus of seasonal tomatoes. Our recipe for delicious slow roasted tomatoes is another great way to celebrate this healthy and flavour packed ingredient. For more ideas with tomatoes have a look at our tomato recipe collection.
- 5 red onions, thinly sliced
- 1tbsp olive oil, plus extra to drizzle
- 2tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 2tbsp brown sugar
- 375g all-butter puff pastry
- 500g tomatoes, thickly sliced
Cook the onions in a sauté pan with the oil until softened, about 40 mins. Add the vinegar and sugar, stir well until the sugar has dissolved and set aside to cool.
Heat the oven to 200C. Roll out the pastry to about ½cm thick to a rectangle and lightly score with a knife 3cm in from the edge. Spread the onions over the pastry base and top with the sliced tomatoes. Bake the tart for 25 mins or until browned and crisp at the edges. Serve immediately with a green salad.


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Winnie-the-Pooh: Exploring a Classic opens at the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, from June 3 through September 2, 2018. It will be the premiere U.S. venue for this multi-sensory and playful exhibition which celebrates the magical world of Winnie-the-Pooh – one of the most adored fictional characters of all time.
The show reveals the inspirations behind the characters and explores the creative partnership between A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard, brought to life through sketches, letters, photographs, cartoons, ceramics and fashion. Designed for both children and adults alike, the exhibition captures the timeless adventure of story-telling and the relationship between text and illustration.
Tickets can be booked online here.


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Can I Use Pressure-Treated Lumber for Raised Beds?
Raised-bed gardening allows you to have good soil without digging or applying soil amendments such as lime or sulfur. Raised beds bring plants up closer to the level of the gardener and create a tidy and attractive appearance in the garden. But some gardeners fear that if you build your raised beds out of pressure-treated lumber, you won't be able to eat the vegetables you grow.
Arsenic Compounds
The safety of pressure-treated wood for garden beds depends on what preservative was used to treat the wood. Wood treated with chromated copper arsenate or CCA can leach toxic arsenic into soil that may be taken up by the plants grown in that soil. CCA-treated wood should not be used for garden beds, says the Vermont Department of Health. CCA-treated wood has been restricted since 2004 to foundation construction only. Wood treated with creosote, a black, smelly coal tar derivative, also should not be used for raised beds because of toxic leaching.
Copper-Based Preservative
In 2013, most pressure-treated wood used copper-based compounds, including copper azole, or CA; alkaline copper quaternary, or ACA; and micronized copper quaternary, or MCQ. Copper is considered much less toxic than arsenic. Producers of wood treated with MCQ claim that their product won't leach any copper into the environment and so is safe for all uses, including raised garden beds. If you are still concerned, experts at the University of California, Davis, suggest lining the interior walls of your raised bed frame with heavy plastic sheeting or using decay-resistant lumber such as redwood or cedar.


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Ingham Property Development Pty Limited (IPD) are the developers and project delivery managers for Freemans Ridge. After the sale of the Ingham poultry business in March 2013 the Ingham family retained a selection of property assets including Freemans Ridge and IPD was formed to manage the development of these assets.
The Ingham group along with IPD are very experienced property developers and their traditional involvement and financial security continues today with IPD. IPD holds a number of strategic land holdings in Australia with future plans to expand the group's development portfolio.
One of the popular advantages of Freemans Ridge is its great transport connections, both today and in the future.
The estate is located at the intersection of Cowpastures Road and Kurrajong Road, Carnes Hill and just 3kms from the major intersection of the M5, M7 and Hume Highway via Camden Valley Way.
There's also easy access to several regional rail stations at Edmondson Park, Leppington and Liverpool.
To read more about the lifestyle at Freemans Ridge click HERE


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January Ecommerce Digest
January 2016 is entering the history books. See what we've been up to and enjoy these other items from across the Web you might have missed.
January 2016 is entering the history books. See what we've been up to and enjoy these other items from across the Web you might have missed.
In 2015 we covered the tips and tools you need to bring your business to the next level. Below, find our most popular posts of the year, important digital publications you might have missed and our contributions to the subscription commerce conversation across the internet in our 2015 year in review.
This month, we covered the basics of online payment processing, the value of professional networking, and how to optimize your site for customer trust. We feasted on Ecommerce Eye Candy of all flavors, from the world's largest trade expo to atomic-proof data centers. Now that we've gobbled turkey and stuffing, let's take a look at what made the news this month in our November Ecommerce Digest.
The shorter days and colder temperatures can mean only one thing: welcome to the fourth quarter. For our October Ecommerce Digest we take a closer look at the expected growth for online holiday sales, optimizing your landing pages for the holiday rush, as well as the recent news that touches all online retailers: the proliferation of ad blocking software.
For the September Ecommerce Digest, we're digging into localization, Klarna's debut in the U.S., the role of shopping carts in subscription commerce, the challenges of omnichannel shopping, and the impact of chip-and-PIN cards on ecommerce fraud prevention.
Our Ecommerce Digest dips its toe into the problem of monetizing the Internet of Things, looks into new ways of facilitating mobile purchases, considers the growing use of video advertisements in search engine marketing, and thinks about the capabilities channel partners have in either enhancing or damaging a company's brand.
For this month's Ecommerce Digest, we're discussing whether merchants should use Amazon as a channel partner, the psychological effects of subscription billing, and the infamous Chicago cloud tax.
For our Ecommerce Digest series, we're showcasing content that centers around using keyword research for optimizing search results, planning editorial calendars as part of an effective content strategy, considerations for taking your ecommerce global, and understanding why it is that the sales and development teams sometimes appear to be on different wavelengths.
For our Ecommerce Digest this month, we're discussing the amount and variety of customer touchpoints, the implication of a Google buy button, how to optimize subject lines in email marketing, how to present choices to your customers, and the difficulty of expanding into the Chinese ecommerce market.
For our April Ecommerce Digest, we want to highlight some great articles and stories about the influential players in the global ecommerce market, the challenges of recurring billing, the difficulties involved in product adoption, and the growth of B2B ecommerce market.
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Adobe Will Pay $1 Million Dollars Due to Data Breach and Bolster Security
More than 500,000 consumers affected by hack
A 2013 data breach that might have compromised credit card numbers and contact information for more than 500,000 consumers will cost Adobe $1 million, stated North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper.
More than 50,000 North Carolinians were affected by the hack.
"Criminals and hackers are after our personal financial data and businesses and government must do more to protect it," Cooper said. "If a data breach may have put your information at risk, act fast to protect it."
Under the terms of a multistate agreement, Adobe is to pay $1 million to 15 states, including North Carolina, as well as to put new policies and practices into effect in order to prevent similar breaches from occurring in the future. North Carolina's share of this settlement totals $71,186.75.
The agreement resolves an investigation into the hack of certain Adobe servers, including servers that contained personal information for roughly 552,000 consumers across 15 states. In all, there were 52,734 North Carolinians affected by the hack.
Adobe first discovered an attempt to steal consumers' payment information kept on one of its servers in September 2013. The hacker stole customers' encrypted credit card numbers and expiration dates, names, addresses, telephone numbers, e-mail addresses, usernames, and other information.
Together with the other states participating in the investigation, North Carolina claimed that the company did not take reasonable security measures in order to protect its systems from attack or have adequate measures in place for detecting an attack right away.
The other states participating include Arkansas, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
State law requires North Carolina businesses and state and government agencies to notify consumers when their personal financial information may have been compromised by a security breach. In addition, they also have to report the hacks to the North Carolina Attorney General's Office.
Since the law went into effect in 2005, there have been more than 3,700 such breaches reported that affected almost 10 million North Carolina residents. This number includes the 677 hacks reported in 2016 to date.


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In statistics, G-tests are likelihood-ratio or maximum likelihood statistical significance tests that are increasingly being used in situations where chi-squared tests were previously recommended.{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}[citation needed] }}
The general formula for G is
where Oi is the observed frequency in a cell, Ei is the expected frequency under the null hypothesis, ln denotes the natural logarithm, and the sum is taken over all non-empty cells.
G-tests have been recommended at least since the 1981 edition of the popular statistics textbook by Sokal & Rohlf.[1]
Distribution and usage
Given the null hypothesis that the observed frequencies result from random sampling from a distribution with the given expected frequencies, the distribution of G is approximately a chi-squared distribution, with the same number of degrees of freedom as in the corresponding chi-squared test.
For very small samples the multinomial test for goodness of fit, and Fisher's exact test for contingency tables, or even Bayesian hypothesis selection are preferable to the G-test .{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}[citation needed] }}
Relation to the chi-squared test
The commonly used chi-squared tests for goodness of fit to a distribution and for independence in contingency tables are in fact approximations of the log-likelihood ratio on which the G-tests are based. The general formula for Pearson's chi-squared test statistic is
The approximation of G by chi squared is obtained by a second order Taylor expansion of the natural logarithm around 1. This approximation was developed by Karl Pearson because at the time it was unduly laborious to calculate log-likelihood ratios. With the advent of electronic calculators and personal computers, this is no longer a problem. A derivation of how the chi-squared test is related to the G-test and likelihood ratios, including to a full Bayesian solution is provided in Hoey (2012).[2]
For samples of a reasonable size, the G-test and the chi-squared test will lead to the same conclusions. However, the approximation to the theoretical chi-squared distribution for the G-test is better than for the Pearson chi-squared tests.[3] In cases where for some cell case the G-test is always better than the chi-squared test.{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}[citation needed] }}
For testing goodness-of-fit the G-test is infinitely more efficient than the chi squared test in the sense of Bahadur, but the two tests are equally efficient in the sense of Pitman or in the sense of Hodge and Lehman.[4][5]
Relation to Kullback–Leibler divergence
The G-test quantity is proportional to the Kullback–Leibler divergence of the empirical distribution from the theoretical distribution.
Relation to mutual information
For analysis of contingency tables the value of G can also be expressed in terms of mutual information.
Then G can be expressed in several alternative forms:
where the entropy of a discrete random variable is defined as
and where
is the mutual information between the row vector r and the column vector c of the contingency table.
It can also be shown{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}[citation needed] }} that the inverse document frequency weighting commonly used for text retrieval is an approximation of G applicable when the row sum for the query is much smaller than the row sum for the remainder of the corpus. Similarly, the result of Bayesian inference applied to a choice of single multinomial distribution for all rows of the contingency table taken together versus the more general alternative of a separate multinomial per row produces results very similar to the G statistic.{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= {{#invoke:Category handler|main}}{{#invoke:Category handler|main}}[citation needed] }}
- The McDonald–Kreitman test in statistical genetics is an application of the G-test.
- Dunning[6] introduced the test to the computational linguistics community where it is now widely used.
Statistical software
- The R programming language has the likelihood.test function in the Deducer package.
- In SAS, one can conduct G-test by applying the
/chisqoption after the
proc freq.[7]
- In Stata, one can conduct a G-test by applying the
lroption after the
- Fisher's G-test in the GeneCycle Package of the R programming language (fisher.g.test) does not implement the G-test as described in this article, but rather Fisher's exact test of Gaussian white-noise in a time series.[8]
- ↑ Sokal, R. R. and Rohlf, F. J. (1981), Biometry: the principles and practice of statistics in biological research, New York: Freeman. ISBN 0-7167-2411-1.
- ↑ Hoey, J (2012). The Two-Way Likelihood Ratio (G) Test and Comparison to Two-Way Chi-Squared Test
- ↑ Harremoës, P. and Tusnády, G. (2012). Information divergence is more chi squared distributed than the chi squared statistic, Proceedings ISIT 2012, pp. 538–543.
- ↑ Quine, M. P. and Robinson, J. (1985), "Efficiencies of chi-square and likelihood ratio goodness-of-fit tests", Annals of Statistics, 13: 727–742.
- ↑ Harremoës, P. and Vajda, I. (2008), "On the Bahadur-efficient testing of uniformity by means of the entropy", IEEE Transactions on Information Theory, 54: 321–331.
- ↑ Dunning, Ted (1993). "Accurate Methods for the Statistics of Surprise and Coincidence", Computational Linguistics, Volume 19, issue 1 (March, 1993).
- ↑ G-test of independence, G-test for goodness-of-fit in Handbook of Biological Statistics, University of Delaware. (pp. 46–51, 64–69 in: McDonald, J. H. (2009) Handbook of Biological Statistics (2nd ed.). Sparky House Publishing, Baltimore, Maryland.)
- ↑ Fisher, R. A. (1929), "Tests of significance in harmonic analysis", Proceedings of the Royal Society of London: Series A, Volume 125, Issue 796, pp. 54–59.


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From Why don't they just...?":
It seems every time I come across a story about the Mars Curiosity rover there will be many people commenting on the technology used starting with "Why don't they just..?" and usually pointing out things like: the processor in their smart phone is way faster than the one of Mars, or they have way more memory on their iPad, or their digital camera is way better than the one sending back pictures. These "Why don't they just..?" questions are both annoying and to be expected.Ultimately after listing some of the reasons why the situation isn't as simple as the askers think it is, he adds an excellent suggestion:
Annoying because the underlying thought is "Those NASA/JPL guys are so dumb LOL" and to be expected and encouraged because we wouldn't make any progress without asking questions and, in particular, asking why.
But it doesn't take much research to find the answer. (Even though I'm tempted to answer: "Because it's on friggin' Mars, doofus!")
But rather than explaining all this stuff, I think there's a better way: build, land and operate a rover here on Earth.It's too bad that sort of suggestion isn't a possibility in many of the other situations where people ask, "Why don't they just...?"


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Paris, February 24, 2015
The foreign ministers of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine met this morning in Paris, in accordance with the decision made by the heads of state and government in the Normandy format last week.
The meeting followed the signing in Minsk of a "Package of Measures for the Implementation of the Minsk Agreements" and the declaration by the heads of state and government of France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine adopted on 12 February 2015, providing for the establishment of an oversight mechanism in the Normandy format.
This morning they exchanged views on the implementation of the ceasefire. The situation in Debaltseve in particular was discussed and particular attention was given to the situation in the region of Mariupol.
The four ministers call for the strict implementation of all provisions of the Minsk agreements, beginning with a total ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of heavy weapons.
They call for the swiftest possible conclusion of the plans for the withdrawal of heavy weapons and their full implementation. They ask for a reinforcement of the OSCE Special Monitoring Mission and the extension of its mandate with additional personnel, equipment and financing. To this end, they are ready to take the initiative in Vienna to ensure that this mandate is extended swiftly.
They call on all parties to ensure full access by the OSCE observers to all areas. They call on all parties to fully cooperate with the OSCE, in order to enable it to fulfil its mandate, particularly regarding the monitoring and verification of the withdrawal of heavy weapons. They invite the OSCE and the JCCC to liaise closely in their work in order to help the OSCE monitor the ceasefire and the withdrawal of heavy weapons.
They also call on the Trilateral Contact Group to establish working groups without delay, in order to achieve progress on a range of issues, including the political process, as agreed in the "Package of Measures", with the participation of representatives of all signatories of the Minsk agreements.
They underline the importance of unhindered access for humanitarian assistance to all areas.
Lastly, they confirm that France, Germany, Russia and Ukraine remain determined to continue their action in this format and to do their utmost to ensure that the commitments made are honoured and the crisis is resolved.
They task their political directors/deputy foreign ministers to oversee the implementation of the Minsk Package. They will return to the issue if need be./.


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This apple pie moonshine cocktail really resembles the flavors of apple pie. The cocktail is super smooth and ridiculously easy to drink.
Farewell, Summer Pimm's Cup and Stone Fruit Sangria, it's all about apples now!
I really want to go apple picking this weekend. You may be wondering… where the heck do you go apple picking in Los Angeles? Well, about 90 minutes east of LA apple orchards exist! There are quite a few orchards to choose from in Oak Glen and Yucaipa.
My go-to apple orchard in Oak Glen offers the most delicious freshly pressed apple cider as well as scrumptious mini apple cider doughnuts. (If I get to go this Saturday, I'll be sure to share photos on Instagram!)
In the meantime, I'll be sipping on this apple pie moonshine cocktail.
Apple Pie Moonshine Cocktail
Are you excited?! You should be. APPLE PIE moonshine cocktail. This is one crazy drink. It actually tastes like apple pie.
I didn't think it was possible, but this apple pie moonshine by Junior's Midnight Moon is the real deal.
This is the kind of cocktail where you can't taste the alcohol. This moonshine cocktail really resembles the flavors of apple pie. The cocktail is super smooth and ridiculously easy to drink.
It smells wonderfully delicious, like freshly baked pie. The addition of cinnamon simple syrup kicks up the autumn flavors. (Plus, if you make a big batch of cinnamon simple syrup, you can use it sweeten your coffee or tea!)
While I'm serving this cocktail chilled, I think it would be amazing warm with fresh apple cider. You could even add a dollop of cinnamon whipped cream to make this drink even more heavenly.
And if you really want to booze it up, spike the drink with a little bourbon. Just be sure to keep this drink from kids. It smells too much like apple pie, and the alcohol doesn't hit you until it's too late.
Cheers! Have a great weekend, friends!
Apple Pie Moonshine Cocktail
This apple pie moonshine cocktail really resembles the flavors of apple pie. The cocktail is super smooth and ridiculously easy to drink.
Yield: serves 2, multiply as needed
- 4 oz apple pie moonshine*
- 4 oz apple juice
- 2 oz cinnamon simple syrup (recipe follows)
- 1 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
- apple slices, to garnish
- cinnamon sticks, to garnish
Cinnamon Simple Syrup:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cinnamon sticks
In a cocktail shaker, combine apple pie moonshine, apple juice, cinnamon simple syrup, and lemon juice. Fill shaker 2/3 full of ice. Stir for 10-15 seconds to chill drink. Strain ice. Serve cocktail with new ice. Garnish with sliced apples and cinnamon sticks.
Cinnamon Simple Syrup:
In a medium sauce pot, add water, sugar, and cinnamon sticks. Set over medium heat and bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Cover pot and let mixture steep for 30 minutes. Strain out cinnamon sticks. Allow cinnamon simple syrup to cool to room temperature. Transfer to an airtight container and store in the fridge until ready to use. Keeps in the fridge for 2 weeks.
If apple pie moonshine cocktail isn't your thing, have a look at my apple pie!


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*This is NATURAL Citrine from Brazil!
- Solar Plexus Chakra
- Never needs cleansing
- Attracts abundance
- Imparts joy to all who hold it
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