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Call for submissions for Augmentation: the second volume of a two-part publication initiated and published by current participants of the Jan van Eyck Academie.
Each volume is comprised of contributions selected through an open call. Text and image submissions are open to anyone from any field.
If compression was the means, augmentation is the presumed ends. Augmentation is the automated process by which we move towards higher states. Through augmentation we extend ourselves and proceed into more advanced levels of being. Augmentation generates accelerated movements, while we bounce between renewal through progress and the capacity to comprehend change.
Here we refer to augmentation as it applies to modes of publishing, the perpetual circulation of images and the radical ways in which the notion of representation is thereby altered. The self, extended through the screen, performs the act of living in a process without an end; a self referential perpetuation for its own sake. Forget the jack-of-all-trades, the standard is ultimate all-around mastery. Accessoires have become attachments. We attach ourselves to the central database and are granted access based on our proximity to its core. Suspended within this framework of infinite expansion, the tools of self representation mirror the overriding infrastructures of control. We recognise its influence in excessive production, in the excess of time.
Augmentation makes us think of the temporality inherent in the competition for world championship rankings. It is in celebrity shows from ten years ago still being watched on Youtube. Hashtag habits: the semi-fictional process of maximising resolution. High definition bodies magically take form within pixelated clouds. Zoom in on it and multiply. Beyond the infinite. To infinity… and beyond. All this and heaven, too.
We invite both writing and image submissions relevant to the theme of Augmentation. Writing can be in the form of essays, criticism, reviews, fiction, poetry, and other imaginative responses. Images are welcome from all disciplines and can be singles or series, video stills, documentation of works/installation, memes, etc. Submissions can be produced either collaboratively or individually. For longer texts please send a 500-word abstract as well as estimated length of final text. The deadline for submission is December 20th.
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Lacey Schwimmer, who was paired with season 13 of "Dancing with the Stars" with Chaz Bono, apparently went under the knife for breast enhancement. A source tells US Weekly she increased her bust from a B to a D.
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David Milch to Adapt William Faulkner for HBO -- Cinema Blend

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Essential Travel is one of the UK's leading online travel essentials providers. Since 2001, over 5 million British travellers have enjoyed peace of mind when travelling with the company's fully comprehensive, competitively priced travel insurance. In addition to this, they have offered priority access to the most sought after airport car parks, hotels and lounges in the UK while also offering excellent rates on car hire and car hire excess insurance.
EssentialTravel.co.uk was created as a result of a merger between Essential Travel, co-founded Stuart Bensusan, Richard Hannan and Philip Jordan, and Online Essentials, owned by Simon Purnell and Stephen Smith. The two teams saw the potential the internet provided to offer great value travel essentials straight to the consumer in an easily accessible format.
Essentialtravel.co.uk's aim was to provide customers with a quick and easy web platform to book a full range of travel extras or 'essentials'. Another goal was to provide the travel industry with a 'white label' solution to embed into their own holiday websites to help increase ancillary sales.
Quickly developing a reputation for innovation and fairness to the consumer, EssentialTravel.co.uk built one of the UK's first online quote-comparison engines. The company continues to monitor the market closely to ensure it only offers the most reliable, comprehensive, good-value products, all instantly available through the secure and easy to navigate website.
In March 2010, EssentialTravel.co.uk was acquired by Thomas Cook, the second-largest leisure travel group in the UK. In 2014, EssentialTravel.co.uk became part of the Holiday Extras Group.
EssentialTravel.co.uk has frequently received recognition for its modern approach and high standards in the industry. In 2008, Real Business magazine declared EssentialTravel.co.uk one of the Top 100 fastest growing companies in the UK and 2009 saw it win Best Travel Insurance Website at the Travolution awards. In 2010, EssentialTravel.co.uk received the Best Travel Add Ons Website Award at the TravelMole Web Awards, and was nominated for Best UK Airport Accommodation and/or Parking Provider at the prestigious British Travel Awards.


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Tor'ara was an Ebranite operative for the Rebel Alliance.
As a child, Tor'ara saw the Galactic Empire subjugate her native world of Ebra. Tor'ara and her sisters, Nyik and Rith Tar'ak, from the Rull were enslaved.
They managed to escape from Ebra by hijacking an Imperial shuttle. The sisters forced the pilot to take them to the Rebel Alliance. The sisters became the first Ebranites to serve as soldiers for the Rebel Alliance.
They joined the 28-member Scandium Team, based in the Tharin sector. The operations of the Scandiums were noticed throughout all the galaxy. The sisters also created Sandstorm Unit, which specialized in desert infiltration.
During the Wellte-ir Massacre, Scandium Team was defeated, with 22 of the 28 members dying on the Bresnan plains. Rith was the only surviving Ebranite; Tor'ara and Nyik died during the battle.


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Tim Bien makes the Davidson scholar athlete experience possible for more students through support of volleyball scholarships. "Sometimes, it's easy to become cynical, but this group really renews my faith in the future," he said.
Month: July 2016
Davidson Impact Fellows Program Changes Graduates' Lives, Receives Wells Fargo Support
Generous support from Wells Fargo made this year's Davidson Impact Fellowships possible. Through this increasingly competitive program, recent graduates aim to address health, education and environmental issues across the U.S. and around the world.
Campaign Surpasses $318M Following $59M Fiscal Year
Scholarships, international experiences, athletic programs, research opportunities, internships and more were made possible because of your gifts. Thank you for making this fiscal year a great one and for all you do for Davidson!
Nika Fendler and Vivienne Fang Named First Beckman Scholars
Beckman Scholars Nika Fendler '19 and Vivienne Fang '18[/caption]
Two students have been named the first Beckman Scholars at Davidson College, thanks to a $104,000 award from the Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation that will support four scholars over the course of three years.


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Although we don't believe in timing the market or panicking over market movements, we do like to keep an eye on big changes -- just in case they're material to our investing thesis.
What: Shares of Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM) are trading roughly 10% higher today following news that the life sciences company has gained pre-market clearance from the FDA to market its IMPACT genotyping test. Sequenom is also collaborating with Quest Diagnostics (NYSE:DGX) to expand patient access to Sequenom's flagship MaterniT21 prenatal test.
So what: The IMPACT Dx Factor V Leiden and Factor II Genotyping Test, which was developed for in-vitro use to detect thrombophilia (an increased risk of blood clots) and is intended to run on the IMPACT Dx system, obtained pre-market 510(k) clearance this morning. Sequenom recently sold its bioscience segment to privately held Agena Bioscience, and this means that the clearance will transfer to Agena, in exchange for a $2 million payment. Agena now bears full responsibility for commercializing the test once all further regulatory hurdles are cleared.
The bigger news of the day appears to be that the much-larger Quest Diagnostics will offer nationwide access to the MaterniT21 test for chromosomal abnormality, and will also license Sequenom's patents to develop its own noninvasive prenatal tests for launch next year. Since Quest operates over 2,200 service centers in the United States and offers diagnostic services to roughly half of the country's physicians and hospitals, this will certainly help Sequenom expand its market quickly and without a massive self-funded marketing expenditure. The precise terms of the deal have not been disclosed.
Now what: News of the IMPACT clearance is probably irrelevant to Sequenom's future, as $2 million is barely 1% of the company's trailing 12-month revenue. However, expanded access to MaterniT21 is a big deal, especially if it helps the never-profitable Sequenom drive revenue higher with minimal additional overhead costs in marketing or customer service. However, since Sequenom has had ongoing difficulties achieving profitability despite strong revenue growth, I'd do more research -- and possibly wait to see the full terms of this agreement -- before calling this news a buy signal.


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Strong non-farm payrolls gets US job market back on track in March
Strong non-farm payrolls gets US job market back on track in March
US non-farm payroll rose by 196,000 in March - versus expectations of 177,000 - while the gain in February was revised upwards to 33,000. The important message from the report in March is that the weakness in February was just temporary. The underlying state of hiring in the US remains robust. The weaker part of the nonfarm payroll report is that average hourly earnings disappointed by slowing to +3.2% year-on-year (YoY) from +3.4% YoY in February.
The combination of strong employment and easing wage growth is a "goldilocks" backdrop for markets. Despite the tight labour market, a lack of significant inflation pressure means the Federal Reserve can retain its patient stance. US equity markets reacted positively after the release.
After revisions, the average pace of job gains in the last three months is 180,000, which is impressive given the mature stage of the economic expansion. The unemployment rate remained at 3.8%, as expected. Given that payroll change is back to a near +200,000 pace, it is likely that the unemployment rate will continue to fall further this year. The strong labour market and lower inflation supports our assessment that household consumption growth should return to a solid path in the second quarter.
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- SilverLineWife
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- Wedding: April 2014
anyone have any tips on best type of flowers to use?
I have done a couple but I am not thrilled, family thinks they are nice but they look more like arrangements then bouquets to me.
I keep getting random flowers but some prove to be quite difficult to use in practice, the ones that are bunches aren't even heights. that or they are too soft.
Bleh I'll post my trials but please be nice.


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What sets Some Like It Hot! apart from other Dixieland Jazz Bands? The energy and enthusiasm for the music. This enthusiasm spreads quickly to those in the audience as each musician brings his or her own special style and sense of fun to the music.
Some Like It Hot! is a New Orleans Dixieland Jazz Band that was formed from a love of traditional jazz. Members of the band: Kaye Caldwell-Leader-Trumpet, Janice Medlock-Trombone, Eric Shuman-Clarinet, Ron Kennedy-Banjo, Lil Josephine-String Bass, and Nita Hemeter-Drums, all share a love of Traditional Jazz.
The band has become very popular in the past few years and has performed at numerous festivals including the French Quarter Festival, the Satchmo Festival, and the 2006 and 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The band performs every Sunday to standing room only crowds at the popular Buffa's Jazz Brunch in New Orleans.
When not working at local clubs, the band stays busy playing at fundraisers, private parties, corporate events, and weddings.
Some LIke It Hot! continues to steadily pick up a following of fans because of the band's dedication to the vintage songs and their all around sense of fun. Some Like It Hot! is known for giving 100 % in every performance, whether it is a fan of one or a festival of 5000.
Some Like It Hot is playing the Jazz Brunch every Sunday from 11am - 2 pm at BUFFA'S LOUNGE. Come by to drink the Mimosa's and enjoy a delicious brunch! It is located at the corner of Burgundy and Esplanade Avenue in New Orleans, LA.
Check our calendar and come see us!
For an updated schedule and more information about the band, stay tuned to our website here at www.somelikeithotband.com
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News__ Natasha Lyonne on TV
Natasha Lyonne will be on your box (no cheerleader)
Some husky-voiced actresses get a DUI and make critically-panned biopics, others turn liquor into liquorice and develop a network TV show. Natasha Lyonne should give Lindsay a few tips because she's set to star and produce a new sitcom for Fox. The currently untitled project will be a single-camera comedy about Stella (Lyonne) living with her conservative brother after she leaves rehab. It's semi-autobiographical because Lyonne was arrested for driving drunk in 2001 and went through a court-ordered drug problem. Before the sitcom airs on Fox, you can see Lyonne in a Netflix original series called Orange is the New Black, from the creator of Weeds. It's about a women's prison. Seems like Natasha Lyonne is really cornering the "bad bitch" TV market. We're not complaining. She can be our anti-New Girl any day.


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Noooo! Shaymin!
The Shaymin figure is a present from Dawn :) It's so cute! ^^
After we came home. I went out with Helen to have something to eat, then I stayed at her house for a while. We watched the Blood: The Last Vampire movie (The live action version, already seen the anime version some years ago now) Which was pretty interesting, I'm not huge on movies like that myself but I thought it was good ^^
I'm going into town early tomorrow with Tony to look around for some cosplay stuffs before I head off to the charity shop :)


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Although you can schedule recurring updates to a distribution point by using the Data Source tab in the properties of a package, you can also manually update package data on associated distribution points at any time. Manually updating the distribution points will not interfere with the recurring update schedule. (For more information about setting a recurring update schedule for a package, see Package Name Properties: Data Access Tab.)
|To update a package on its associated distribution points, you must have Distribute permission for the Package Security object type or for the specific package instance. For more information about security permissions, see Classes and Instances for Object Security in Configuration Manager.
When you update package data, Configuration Manager builds a new, complete compressed package file and a delta compressed package file. The delta file is then copied to the distribution points. The version of the package is incremented every time the package is updated.
To update package data on a distribution point
In the Configuration Manager console, navigate to System Center Configuration Manager / Site Database / Computer Management / Software Distribution / Package / <package name>.
Right-click Distribution Point, and then click Update Distribution Points.
Note You can also update a package's distribution points by right-clicking the package name and then clicking Update Distribution Points.
Click Yes to confirm that you want to update the package on the selected distribution point with a new version of the package.
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Chermoula is a Moroccan sauce traditionally paired with fish. I first came across this Chermoula sauce recipe in a Martha Stewart cookbook before I was vegetarian. In the original recipe this sauce is poured over wine poached chicken. These days we pour it over Gardein vegetarian chicken breasts. This sauce is so vibrant and flavourful you will find it delicious with any protein. Try it with tofu or seitan.
What I really love about this sauce is the simplicity. There are alot of ingredients but there is no cooking involved. So for camping or cottaging it is easy because you can pre-pack a spice blend and then just add the wet ingredients at your site. Or just pre-make the entire recipe and bring it in your cooler. I promise, it will brighten up the most spartan of dinners.
What you need:
A container to mix the sauce in
1 TBSP ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp cayenne
1 TBSP minced garlic
3 TBSP fresh lemon
2 TBSP olive oil
1/3 cup finely chopped parsley
1/3 cup finely chopped cilantro
1/3 cup tomato juice
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp pepper
1. Combine all ingredients
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|World War I
Clockwise from top: Trenches on the Western Front; a British Mark IV Tank crossing a trench; Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the Battle of the Dardanelles; a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks, and German Albatros D.III biplanes
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World War I (WWI) was a global war centered in Europe that began on July 28, 1914 and lasted until November 11, 1918. It was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until the start of World War II in 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter. This conflict involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Triple Entente (the United Kingdom, France and Russia) and its allies, and the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Spain) and its allies. The fighting ended in late 1918 with the victory of the Triple Entente and its allies. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 15 million people were killed, making it also one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
- 1 Background
- 2 Prelude
- 3 Progress of the war
- 4 Aftermath
Political and military alliances
In the 19th century, the major European powers had gone to great lengths to maintain a balance of power throughout Europe, resulting in the existence of a complex network of political and military alliances throughout the continent by 1900. These had started in 1815, with the Holy Alliance between Prussia and Austria that later consisted of Austria-Hungary, Spain and the German Empire. In 1882, this alliance was expanded to include Italy in what became the Quadruple Alliance.
Chancellor of the German Empire, Otto von Bismarck, had especially worked to hold Russia at Germany's side to avoid a three-front war with France, Scandinavia and the Russian Empire. When Wilhelm II ascended to the throne as German Emperor (Kaiser), Bismarck was compelled to retire and his system of alliances was gradually de-emphasised. For example, the Kaiser refused to renew the Reinsurance Treaty with Russia in 1890. Two years later, the Russian Empire joined the alliance with France and Scandinavia. However, Scandinavia soon withdrawn the alliance following the pressures from its Swedish population that had been in a long-time conflict with Imperial Russia and declared neutrality in 1893.
In 1904, Britain signed a series of agreements with France, the Entente Cordiale, and in 1907, Britain and Russia signed the Anglo-Russian Convention. While these agreements did not formally ally Britain with France or Russia, they made British entry into any future conflict involving France or Russia a possibility, and the system of interlocking bilateral agreements became known as the Triple Entente.
Arms race
German industrial and economic power had grown greatly after unification and the foundation of the Empire in 1871 following the Franco-Prussian War. From the mid-1890s on, the government of Wilhelm II used this base to devote significant economic resources for building up the Kaiserliche Marine (Imperial German Navy), established by Admiral Alfred von Tirpitz, in rivalry with the British Royal Navy for world naval supremacy. As a result, each nation strove to out-build the other in capital ships. With the launch of HMS Dreadnought in 1906, the British Empire expanded on its significant advantage over its German rival. The arms race between Britain and Germany eventually extended to the rest of Europe, with all the major powers devoting their industrial base to producing the equipment and weapons necessary for a pan-European conflict. Between 1908 and 1913, the military spending of the European powers increased by 50%.
Conflicts in the Balkans
Austria-Hungary precipitated the Bosnian crisis of 1908–1909 by officially annexing the former Ottoman territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which it had occupied since 1878. This angered the Kingdom of Serbia and its patron, the Pan-Slavic and Orthodox Russian Empire. Russian political maneuvering in the region destabilized peace accords, which were already fracturing in what was known as "the powder keg of Europe". In 1912 and 1913, the First Balkan War was fought between the Balkan League and the fracturing Ottoman Empire. The resulting Treaty of London further shrank the Ottoman Empire, creating an independent Albanian State while enlarging the territorial holdings of Bulgaria, Serbia, Montenegro, and Greece. When Bulgaria attacked Serbia and Greece on June 16, 1913, it lost most of Macedonia to Serbia and Greece and Southern Dobruja to Romania in the 33-day Second Balkan War, further destabilizing the region.
On June 28, 1914 Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student and member of nationalist group Mlada Bosna, assassinated the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his wife in Sarajevo, Bosnia. The assassination led to a month of diplomatic maneuvering between Austria-Hungary, Germany, Russia, France, and Britain called the July Crisis. Believing correctly that Serbian officials were involved behind the assassination, and wanting to finally end Serbian interference in Bosnia, Austria-Hungary delivered the July Ultimatum to Serbia, a series of ten demands intentionally made unacceptable, intending to provoke a war with Serbia. When Serbia agreed to all but one demand, Austria-Hungary ordered a partial mobilization against Serbia and declared war on July 28, 1914.
On July 29, Russia, unwilling to allow Austria–Hungary to eliminate its influence in the Balkans, and in support of its longtime Serb protege, ordered a partial mobilization. Germany and Russian both fully mobilized on July 30, 1914, where the former ready to apply the "Schlieffen Plan" for a quick, massive invasion of France to eliminate the French army, then to turn east against Russia. The French cabinet resisted military pressure to commence immediate mobilization, and ordered its troops to withdraw 10 km from the border to avoid any incident. France only mobilized on the evening of August 2, when Germany invaded Belgium and attacked French troops. Germany declared war on Russia on the same day. The United Kingdom declared war on Germany on August 4, 1914 following an "unsatisfactory reply" to the British ultimatum that Belgium must be kept neutral.
Progress of the war
Opening hostilities
African campaigns
Some of the first clashes of the war involved British, French, Spanish and German colonial forces in Africa. On August 5, French and British troops invaded the Spanish Morocco and Spanish Guinea and the German protectorates of Togoland and Kamerun two days later. On August 10, German forces in South-West Africa attacked South Africa; sporadic and fierce fighting continued for the rest of the war. The German colonial forces in German East Africa, led by Colonel Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck, fought a guerrilla warfare campaign during World War I and only surrendered two weeks after the armistice took effect in Europe.
Serbian campaign
Austria invaded and fought the Serbian army at the Battle of Cer and Battle of Kolubara beginning on August 12. Over the next two weeks, Austrian attacks were thrown back with heavy losses, which marked the first major Allied victories of the war and dashed Austro-Hungarian hopes of a swift victory. As a result, Austria had to keep sizable forces on the Serbian front, weakening its efforts against Russia.
German forces in Belgium and France
At the outbreak of war, the German Army (consisting in the West of seven field armies) carried out a modified version of the Schlieffen Plan. It designed to cripple France by invading Belgium and Luxembourg, sweeping down towards Paris and encircling and crushing the French forces along the Franco-German border in a quick victory. After defeating France, Germany would turn to attack Russia.
The plan called for the right flank of the German advance to bypass the French armies (which were concentrated on the Franco-German border, leaving the Belgian border without significant French forces) and move south to Paris. Initially the attack was successful: the German Army swept down from Belgium and Luxembourg and was nearly at Paris, at the nearby River Marne. However the French Army and the British Army put up a strong resistance to defend Paris at the First Battle of the Marne resulting in the German Army retreating. The aftermath of the First Battle of the Marne was a long-held stalemate between the German Army and the Allies in dug-in trench warfare.
In the east, the Russians invaded with two armies when Germany only had one Field Army defended East Prussia. In response, Germany rapidly moved German forces intended for the Western Front to East Prussia. German Army, led by General Paul von Hindenburg, defeated Russia in a series of battles collectively known as the First Battle of Tannenberg (August 17 – September 2). However, it cause the diversion of German troops to the east, allowing the tactical Allied victory at the First Battle of the Marne. This meant that Germany failed to achieve its objective of avoiding a long-two front war.
Asia and the Pacific
New Zealand occupied German Samoa (later Western Samoa) on August 30, 1914. On September 11, the Australian forces attacked the island of Neu Pommern (later New Britain), which formed part of German New Guinea. On October 28, the German cruiser SMS Emden sank the Russian cruiser Zhemchug in the Battle of Penang.
Motivated by its defeat at the Spanish-Japanese War (1898–1901), Japan declared war to the Central Powers on November 31, 1914 and invaded the Spanish East Indies on December 1, 1914. The ground and naval battles between Japanese and Spanish forces on the Spanish East Indies were proved to be the most notable fighting on the Asian and Pacific theatre between the Allies and the Central Powers. The fighting would lasting until 1916, following the Japanese victory at the Battle of Mindanao.
While the Spanish still busily fighting with the Japanese throughout the war, the Allied forces had seized all the German and Austro-Hungarian territories in Asia and the Pacific within a few months after the war started on the region; only isolated commerce raiders and a few holdouts in New Guinea remained.
Western Front
Just after the First Battle of the Marne (September 5–12, 1914), Entente and German forces repeatedly attempted maneuvering to the north to outflank each other. German commander, General Erich von Falkenhayn, decided that his troops must hold onto those parts of France and Belgium that Germany still occupied. Falkenhayn ordered his men to dig trenches to protect them from the advancing British and French forces. The Entente forces soon realized that they could not break through German defenses and also began to dig trenches that would spread from the North Sea to the Swiss Frontier, establishing the beginnings of a static western front that was to last for the next three years.
Pyrenees Front
Despite initial reluctance to join the fighting on Central Powers sides, Spain officially declared war on the Entente on August 5, 1914 after the French and British troops invaded the Spanish Morocco and Spanish Guinea. The mobilization on Spanish mainland, however, was not fully ordered until September 1914 as Spain still prepared for a mountain warfare on the Pyrenees. On September 17, 1914, the Spanish Army, led by General Miguel Primo de Rivera, launched an offensive aimed to cross the Pyrenees and take the border town of Prats-de-Mollo-la-Preste at the southwestern France. France was able to halt the Spanish forces for a month at the Battle of the Canigou (September 19 – October 1, 1914).
Unlike its ally, Germany, on the Western Front and its colonial forces on Africa and Asia, Spain performed much better on the Pyrenees. The Spanish Army successfully occupied the French departments of Pyrénées-Orientales and Pyrénées-Atlantiques by November 1914 since France did not want to move some of its forces on the Western Front at the risk of a possible German advance. However, this occupation would only lasting for three months.
World War I witnessed both sides breaking the international law of naval warfare where either the Allies and the Central Powers blockading each other trading activity and causing shortages of food and other necessities. Soon after the outbreak of hostilities, Britain began a naval blockade of Germany, effectively cutting off vital military and civilian supplies. Britain mined international waters to prevent any ships from entering entire sections of ocean, causing danger to even neutral ships. In 1915, Germany declared a naval blockade of Britain, to be enforced by its submarines, the U-Boats. The nature of submarine warfare meant that attacks often came without warning, giving the crews of the merchant ships little hope of survival. This resulted in many civilian deaths, especially when passenger ships were sunk.
Southern theatres
War in the Balkans
Faced with Russia, Austria-Hungary could spare only one-third of its army to attack Serbia. After suffering heavy losses, the Austrians briefly occupied the Serbian capital, Belgrade. However, a Serbian counterattack in the Battle of Kolubara succeeded in driving them from the country by the end of 1914. For the first ten months of 1915, Austria-Hungary used most of its military reserves to fight Italy. German and Austro-Hungarian diplomats, however, were able to persuade Bulgaria to join the attack on Serbia.
Middle Eastern Campaigns
Concerned about Russian growing expansion in the Balkans and the Caucasus, the Ottoman Empire signed a secret defensive alliance with Germany in August 1914. The Ottomans formally joined the war on the side of the Central Powers in November 1914. The British and French opened overseas fronts with the Gallipoli (1915) and Mesopotamian campaigns. In Gallipoli, the Ottoman Empire successfully repelled the British, French, and Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs). In Mesopotamia, by contrast, after the disastrous Siege of Kut (1915–16), British Imperial forces reorganized and captured Baghdad in March 1917.
Farther to the west, the Suez Canal was successfully defended from Ottoman attacks in 1915 and 1916; in August, a joint German and Ottoman force was defeated at the Battle of Romani by the ANZAC Mounted and the 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Divisions. Following this victory, a British Empire Egyptian Expeditionary Force advanced across the Sinai Peninsula, pushing Ottoman forces back in the Battle of Magdhaba in December and the Battle of Rafa on the border between the Egyptian Sinai and Ottoman Palestine in January 1917.
Italian Campaign
Italy had been allied with Germany, Spain and Austria-Hungary since 1882 as part of the Quadruple Alliance. However, the nation had its own designs on Austrian territory in Trentino, Istri and Dalmatia. A secret 1902 pact with France effectively nullifying Italy's alliance with Germany. At the start of hostilities, Italy refused to commit troops, arguing that the Quadruple Alliance was defensive and that Austria–Hungary was an aggressor. In the early stages of the war, both Allied and Central Powers diplomats courted Italy, attempting to secure Italian participation on their side.
Further encouraged by the Allied invasion of Turkey in April 1915, Italy finally renounced her obligations to the Triple Alliance and joined the war on the Allied side with the Treaty of London on April 26, 1915 which was secretly engineered by three individuals— President Leonida Bissolati, Prime Minister Antonio Salandra, and Foreign Minister Sidney Sonnino. Italy joined the Triple Entente and declared war on Austria-Hungary on May 23. Fifteen months later, Italy declared war on Germany.
Militarily, the Italians had numerical superiority. This advantage, however, was lost, not only because of the difficult terrain in which fighting took place, but also because of the strategies and tactics employed. Field Marshal Luigi Cadorna, a staunch proponent of the frontal assault, had dreams of breaking into the Slovenian plateau, taking Ljubljana and threatening Vienna. Cadorna's plan did not take into account the difficulties of the rugged Alpine terrain, or the technological changes that created trench warfare, giving rise to a series of bloody and inconclusive stalemated offensives.
Romanian Campaign
Romania had been allied with the Central Powers since 1882. Similarly with Italy, Romania declared its neutrality when the war began, arguing that the Quadruple Alliance was defensive and that Austria–Hungary was an aggressor. When the Entente Powers promised Romania large territories of eastern Hungary which had a large Romanian population, the Romanian government renounced its neutrality and declared war against the Central Powers, with limited Russian support. The Romanian offensive against Austria-Hungary was initially successful, pushing back the Austro-Hungarian troops in Transylvania, but a counterattack by the forces of the Central Powers drove back the Russo-Romanian forces. As a result of the Battle of Bucharest, the Central Powers occupied Bucharest on 6 December 1916. Fighting in Moldova continued in 1917, resulting in a costly stalemate for the Central Powers.
Russian withdrawal from the war in late 1917 as a result of the October Revolution meant that Romania was forced to sign an armistice with the Central Powers on December 9, 1917. In January 1918, Romanian forces established control over Bessarabia as the Russian Army abandoned the province. Although a treaty was signed by the Romanian and the Bolshevik Russian governments on the withdrawal of Romanian forces from Bessarabia, on March 27, 1918, Romania attached Bessarabia to its territory, formally based on a resolution passed by the local assembly of that territory on its unification with Romania.
Eastern Front
While the Western Front had reached stalemate, the war continued in Eastern Europe. Initial Russian plans called for simultaneous invasions of Austrian Galicia and German East Prussia. Although Russia's initial advance into Galicia was largely successful, it was driven back from East Prussia by Hindenburg and Ludendorff at Tannenberg and the Masurian Lakes in August and September 1914. By the autumn of 1915, the Russians had retreated to Galicia, and, in November, the Central Powers achieved a remarkable breakthrough on the Ukraine's western frontiers. On December 5, 1915, the Central Powers captured Kiev and forced the Russians to withdraw from the Ukraine.


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This year's winners were announced via live webinar on June 17th at 11 AM Eastern US Time. Please watch the recording here:
Now in their sixth year, the Power of the Profession Awards identify and recognize the top Supply Chain and Talent initiatives from the past twelve months that help to elevate the Supply Chain profession.
Voted for by industry peers and our expert panel of independent, executive-level practitioner judges, the Awards recognize initiatives in two categories: Talent Breakthrough and Supply Chain Breakthrough. The Awards are open to all businesses and individuals worldwide that own, operate and/or manage a supply chain.
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Within each category there are three sub-categories, meaning there are eight awards available in total (six category winners and two overall winners). To win, entries need to demonstrate how they meet the following criteria. More generally, the judges will also be looking for the way an initiative elevates the profession, the quality of execution, and your ability to demonstrate the impact of your initiative – both qualitatively and quantitatively.
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2019-2020 Timeline
Submissions for Power of the Profession will open on May 13th 2019 and close at midnight GMT on the September 10th 2019.
All entries will be shortlisted down to a group of semi-finalists by expert analysts from Gartner Supply Chain research teams.
Semi-finalists will be announced live at Gartner's North America Peer Forum, held in Ft Lauderdale on October 16th 2019; and our Live Europe Forum, held in Barcelona on the October 29th 2019.
The supply chain practitioner community voting round will commence on October 16th and close on December 6th. Our semi-finalists will be put out to vote to their professional supply chain peers, who will shortlist the top six initiatives for each of the two main categories.
Our Award finalists will be then be announced on December 16th, 2019.
Our executive judging panel voting round will begin on December 16th and close on the January 31st, 2020. From the Power of the Profession finalist list, our panel of distinguished judges will select the strongest initiative in each sub-category, and from those, determine the overall winners.
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Here we have a short British film from 1966 – The Pylon Men – highlighting just how much things have changed since the Swinging Sixties.
No cranes were used, and not even a whiff of any safety equipment or PPE – not even boots. It is quite fascinating and well worth a couple of minutes on a Friday afternoon.
Before you think ahhh that is when men were men, don't forget that work place fatalities and serious injuries were much higher than the levels we see today- and just a hazard of the job.
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Entrepreneur Aaron Hurst, author of the purpose economy, explains why it is the next stage in the world's economic development. Businesses that fail to differentiate their products based on purpose will not survive.
When the American futurist and entrepreneur Aaron Hurst coined the term "the purpose economy" to describe the world's fourth major economic development, he was following in a grand family tradition of pinpointing trends. Hurst's financial soothsaying was inspired by the work of his uncle, the entrepreneur Marc Porat, who formulated the term "information economy" back in the 1970s to describe the third stage in the global economy.
If Hurst turns out to be as prescient as Porat, the purpose economy will soon be the phrase on everyone's lips. In the early days of the tech revolution, Porat predicted the rise of Silicon Valley. The technology boom he described is still ongoing, but Hurst believes the next stage of economic history is emerging. He sees the purpose economy partly as a reaction to the downsides of the information economy, which has left people feeling alienated by technology and hungering for greater connection and meaning.
In Porat's theory, the information economy was preceded by the industrial economy, which lasted 200 years. Before that, the agrarian economy lasted 12,000 years. Back then, it wasn't usually of critical importance to react quickly to changing times. But, clearly, economic history has picked up speed and companies unprepared for the rapid transition to the purpose economy will be left behind.
"Businesses have to take the purpose- driven economy into account, or they won't be successful," says Hurst. "I work with the CEOs of major retailers and they all realise the only way to sell their commodities will be to differentiate based on purpose. Whether you're a clothing retailer, or a local restaurant, or even a consulting firm, there's a lot more competition now. Companies need to humanise their products to survive.
"Customers don't want to be anonymous anymore and that's reflected in their choice of consumer goods. They don't just want to be someone on Facebook no one knows in depth. They want to authentically know their neighbours, and they want to make an impact on society."
The meaning of the 'purpose economy' is not as obvious as it sounds at first hearing and it's useful to understand the misconceptions surrounding the word 'purpose'. "There's a major myth in society that 'purpose' has to be about causes, but I intend it in a psychological sense," says Hurst. "So, for example, I was meeting with a large company and they were tied to creating 'purpose' through cause-based marketing. I said 'that's actually not going to be successful because it, too, is trying to make purpose into a commodity'. Instead, I told them to focus on how they were improving relationships and impacting personal growth. It was a breakthrough for them. They realised they didn't need to do new things, but amplify what they were doing already."
Taproot Foundation
Hurst's ideas about purpose have evolved over the course of his varied and successful career. He is the grandson of the economist Joseph Slater, who turned the non-profit Aspen Institute into a global platform for philanthropic ideas. Hurst took inspiration from Slater's civic engagement when he founded the Taproot Foundation in 2001. Applying an industrial model to "pro bono", or voluntary, work, Taproot rapidly became the world's largest non- profit consulting firm.
"Purpose is about strengthening relationships and making an impact on your community and the world at large. It's largely about personal growth."
But the restless and imaginative Hurst remained unsatisfied. He wanted Taproot's influence to extend further than the non- profit sector and in 2008 he and other activists launched A Billion + Change, a campaign for commercial companies to pledge pro bono work. By June 2013, more than 500 companies had promised nearly US$2 million and Taproot became a fully-fledged pro bono marketplace.
By this stage in his life, it was apparent to Hurst that there was a widespread hunger to carry out pro bono work to gain a sense of purpose. This realisation was brought home to him most forcefully while he was working as a consultant for LinkedIn in 2011. Hurst was tasked with helping the company to work out how pro bono work could become a part of its professional network. Within seven months of the launch, a million people had signed up and Hurst asked himself why, if so many people found satisfaction in voluntary work, the rest of the working day wasn't like that?
His awakening led Hurst to write his book The Purpose Economy two years ago and also to found Imperative, a "human-centred career platform" that helps businesses and workers develop meaningful careers. His work is backed up by academic research showing that 70 per cent of the US workforce is disengaged. He has been especially influenced by the research of Dr Amy Wrzesniewski, from Yale University's School of Management.
Work orientations
Wrzesniewski, and her colleagues, described three orientations that most workers maintain throughout their careers. The first is 'job orientation'. Such people see work as a means to get enough money to pay for outside interests rather than an intrinsic source of fulfilment. Her second category is 'career orientation'. These ego-driven employees define work as a means of achieving social status, achievement, and prestige. Wrzesniewski's final category is 'calling orientation'. This group finds work rich in purpose. They see it as a manifestation of their passions and a force for good.
"Wrzesniewski showed the third group has the highest job and life satisfaction. They also tend to be more successful and higher performers," says Hurst. "As purpose-driven people, they seek colleagues who become like a second family. They see work as a means to help other people and make an impact.."
One company that embodies the ideals of the purpose economy is the West Elm furniture store, which trains staff to look for ways to enrich interactions with customers. The culture is apparent in West Elm's home-decorating service, which sends design experts to customers' homes at no charge. "One of the great realisations at West Elm was that people buying furniture are often going through major life changes. A lot of divorcees, for example, will go and buy more furniture. The shop assistants were acting as quasi- therapists and friends to customers, which made it profoundly emotionally satisfying for them, as well as for customers."
Hurst says the breakthrough for West Elm in developing a deeper understanding of purpose came when the management asked its shop workers about their interactions with customers. "They got such beautiful insights about relationships, which were far more useful than the anonymous surveys many companies rely on," says Hurst.
Even in the financial sector, Hurst says, there are companies embracing the purpose-driven mindset. He is an admirer of the Oregon-based Umpqua Bank which has overthrown the notion of banking as a staid and boring institution. "They realised that for the average millennial there's little reason to visit a bank branch, but they have to maintain them. So they started doing movie nights in their branches, which are known as 'stores'.
"They also enabled local NGOs to use the spaces to sell their products. On some days they offer fresh cookies and their own brand of coffee and customers get dog bowls full of water to encourage them to bring their pets. They also have walls where people can write what they love about their city. It's really cool to go in there and see their community-centre approach. It's also a lot more fun to work at an Umpqua store than in a ghost-town bank branch."
The peer-to-peer e-commerce website Etys also expresses clear purpose. Clients are able to purchase handmade and vintage items, as well as unique factory-made ones. "The site enables craftspeople to distribute their products instead of struggling to monetise their unique goods," says Hurst. "People buy authentic goods that create a meaningful connection between the personal craftsmen and the consumer. It's a world away from purchasing mass-produced items at Walmart."
Hurst says the purpose economy impacts all sectors, including education, healthcare and non-profit. He includes global businesses that support expression and community building, including Facebook and YouTube. Another striking example of purpose- driven business is the explosion in the global market for lifestyle of health and sustainability, now estimated at US$540 billion per year. Meanwhile, the peer-to- peer, or sharing market, is now estimated at US$26 billion a year.
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BCR-ABL1 Gene Rearrangement, Quantitative PCRTest code(s) 91065
Question 1. How does Quest Diagnostics perform PCR testing for the BCR-ABL1 fusion gene found in chronic myelogenous leukemias (CML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemias (ALL) that bear the t(9;22) Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome?
For new patients, Quest Diagnostics will test for both the P210 isoform (e13a2 and e14a2 transcripts) and the P190 isoform (e1a2 fusion). Once a BCR-ABL1 fusion is detected, subsequent samples from the patient will be tested for the indicated isoform(s) only.
Question 2. What types of samples can be tested?
International guidelines1 recommend that CML testing be performed using peripheral blood only. Ph-positive ALL can be assessed using either peripheral blood (6-10 mL) or bone marrow aspirate samples (1-3 mL). While lavender-top EDTA collection tubes are preferred, yellow-top citrate or green-top heparin tubes will be accepted.
Question 3. How are the results reported for P210- and P190-positive cases?
The level of the BCR-ABL1 fusion transcript is expressed as a percent of the ABL1 gene transcript level. For the P210 transcript, this ratio is further normalized to the international scale (IS) and reported as BCR-ABL1/ABL1 % (IS). The IS is a standardized correction factor that enables direct comparison of results from different laboratories regardless of differences in methodology. The universal baseline is defined as 100% (IS). A 3-log decrease, indicated by a % (IS) value of 0.1%, is indicative of the major molecular response (MMR) level with transcript levels below the MMR being the target for optimal CML therapy.
No IS currently exists for the P190 isoform, so P190-positive cases are reported asBCR-ABL/ABL1 % with no further normalization.
Question 4. What are the major differences between the old BCR-ABL1PCR tests and the new BCR-ABL1 PCR test (test code 91065)?
Effective 08.07.2012, the test was renamed to BCR-ABL1 Gene Rearrangement, Quantitative PCR and a new test code (91065) was assigned. All the previous BCR-ABL1 PCR codes (15052X, 15101X and 17853X) have been retired. With the new test,
- It is no longer necessary to order transcript subtyping as that is done automatically for new patients.
- The log-reduction method of reporting has been replaced by the BCR-ABL1/ABL1 % (IS), as described above.
- There is now a graphical trending report available via Care360 (see your sales representative for further information on how to get this report).
Question 5. How do the values in the new assay compare to those in the old assay?
Although not precisely equivalent due to changes in the assay design, a BCR-ABL1/ABL1 value of 10% (IS) in the new assay roughly correlates to a 1-log reduction in the old assay; a 1% (IS) correlates to a 2-log reduction; and a 0.1% (IS) correlates to a 3-log reduction.
Question 6. Is the Leumeta® (plasma-based) test code for BCR-ABL1 still available?
No. As described above, peripheral blood is now the recommended standard specimen type for CML monitoring. In Ph-positive ALL, either bone marrow aspirate or peripheral blood can be tested.
Question 7. Why do discordances between BCR-ABL1 PCR and FISH occur?
Cases that are PCR-positive and FISH-negative are common, since FISH is a less-sensitive technique. However, approximately 1% to 3% of CML and Ph-positive ALL cases will have an altered fusion transcript (usually missing exon A2 of ABL1) that cannot be detected using this PCR assay. In those cases, FISH can be used to monitor patients. FISH can also be used to monitor patients with the very rare P230 BCR-ABL1 isoform, which is not reliably detected by this PCR assay.
Question 8. What does a value >100% (IS) mean?
This signifies that the amount of BCR-ABL1 transcript is greater than the universally established average level at diagnosis. For the purposes of the trending report, values above 100% are plotted at the100% line.
Question 9. What are the causes of treatment failure in CML?
Lack of initial response to tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) such as imatinib mesylate (Gleevec®) is called primary resistance and is most commonly related to inadequate drug levels or pharmacodynamic factors although all causes are not yet known.
The most frequent cause of secondary resistance to TKIs is a mutation in the ABL1 kinase domain. Such mutations can be detected using the ABL kinase domain mutation test (test code 16029X). Another cause of secondary resistance is acquisition of additional cytogenetic changes; these can be detected using a bone marrow aspirate chromosome study (test code 14600X).
Extra copies of the Ph chromosome can mediate both primary and secondary partial TKI resistance. Extra copies can be detected using the BCR-ABL1 FISH test (test code 12070X).
Question 10. What degree of increase in BCR-ABL1 transcript suggests secondary resistance?
Therapeutic response to initial treatment is indicated by a drop in the BCR-ABL1 level. A subsequent 5- to 10-fold increase in the % (IS) level suggests developing drug resistance, which is usually due to an ABL1 mutation or clonal evolution. Overt hematologic or cytogenetic relapse and emergence of blast phase are others indicators of secondary resistance.
For patients in the first year of treatment, a repeat PCR test is indicated to confirm the increase in BCR-ABL1 transcript prior to a drug resistance workup.
- Hughes T, Deininger M, Hochhaus A, et al. Monitoring CML patients responding to treatment with tyrosine kinase inhibitors: review and recommendations for harmonizing current methodology for detecting BCR-ABL transcripts and kinase domain mutations and for expressing results. Blood. 2006;108:28-37.


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An estimated 1.5 billion subscriptions will sign up for 5G by the end of 2024, says a report.
The key drivers for 5G deployment include increased network capacity, lower cost per gigabyte and new use-case requirements, Wuttichai Wutti-Udomlert, Ericsson Thailand vice president and head of network solutions, said yesterday.
The 5G service worldwide is being developed mainly on the spectrum range 3.4GHz to 3.7GHz, noted Jesada Sivaraks, Ericsson Thailand's head of government and industry relations.
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission is expected to auction the 700MHz by the end of this year for telecom operators to offer the 5G service. It wants to see 5G take off in Thailand in 2020.
According to the Ericsson report, North America and Northeast Asia are expected to lead the 5G uptake.
In North America, 5G subscriptions are forecast to account for 55 per cent of mobile subscriptions by the end of 2024.
In Northeast Asia, the corresponding forecast figure is above 43 per cent.In Western Europe, 5G is forecast to account for some 30 per cent of mobile subscriptions in the region by 2024.
In Southeast Asia and Oceania (excluding India and China), WCDMA (wideband code division multiple access) and HSPA (high-speed packet access) still dominate wireless technology at 48 per cent of all subscriptions.
However, LTE (long-term evolution) wireless technology subscriptions grew by 70 per cent during 2018, with a 26 per cent share. This transformation is expected to continue to 2024 when LTE is projected to account for 63 per cent of all mobile subscriptions in the region.
Copyright: The Nation/ Asia News network


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In our well facilltated workshop in Maarheeze oue dedicated team of specilaist is working on several medium to large sclae restorations projects on a daily basis.
As a customer you receive frequent upgrades of the progress and detailed activities. Due to our CEx (customer expereince) you feel yourself well connected at every milestone in the restoration process.
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Maintenance and Event Service
If you have any difficulties with your military vehicle, or want to be sure that it performs well during the upcoming events, we are happy to support you with our Maintenance & Event Service program (MESP).
Your vehicle is fully checked and inspected. Based on our conclusions and findings all necessary work will be performed on fixed price!
Enjoy the upcoming season, don't worry about technical difficulties and breakdowns. Peformance is in this repsect our passion!
Trading and Auctions
We always have a well selected range of classic military vehicles on stock. We can help you too find a specific vehicle, due to our great knowledge of what is or might be available. If you consider to shrink or sell your collection,
we also organize Auctions on a regular basis. We make sure you get the best prices for your collection. For the WPR 2017 we will bring a nice selection of vehicles. this might be chance to buy finally the vehicle you always admired.
Reproductions & Development
With 3D CAD techniques we are experts in reserve enigneering. Due to current emission rules, changed fuels and lubricants we also design new concepts, parts and system adapted to modern standards.
Some examples; shut off valves, sheet and armour plating, shafts and brake parts, electrical fuel and oil pumps, modern lighting systems on add-on basis, fuel tanks capable for storage of all kinds of gasolines (also the modern E10) etc.
This allows you to enjoy your vehicle even more, and it contributes to comfort, usability and safety. On all this we offer a two years guarantee on construction and materials.


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Customer satisfaction is our first priority. Our Company is providing the top cleaning services, specifically suited to your needs. Reasonable and competitive prices, corporate rates, senior's and referral discounts. Industry certified firm and cleaning professionals. We use the latest technology equipment. Our work is guaranteed. read more...
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Boris and Rayka have been cleaning our carpets annually for a few years now and I am always very pleased with their service. We have large dogs that definitely get our carpets dirtier than normal and they always come up looking and smelling great. The service is always friendly and attentive and the price very reasonable. This is the first carpet cleaning service that I have used on an ongoing regular basis. In the past I kept trying new companies to find one that met my standards on results and also in taking care with the rest of my home while they worked. Proaction (Boris & Rayka) is my go to carpet care company!
It is a pleasure to write this review here.
I had my first experience with Pro Action Carpet Care back in 2009 during a flood at my old house. Ever since, I have Boris and his crew coming two times a year to clean my carpets, area rugs and furniture. Absolutely amazing service - always!
They are never late for an appointment, treating my house as if it were their own and respecting my wishes.
Two months ago we had a flood in our new house. I called Pro Action Carpet Care and got immediate response. Again, the job was performed with the highest quality of excellence.
With no hesitation I recommend all of the services Pro Action Capet Care provides. Looking forward to my appointment for the spring cleaning!
Thank you guys for your great service over and over again.
Stoney Creek, ON
My husband and I cannot say enough good things about the quality of work Boris from Pro Action Carpet Cleaning provided in our home. He was on time, took the time to look at the amount of carpet to be cleaned, measured the area, and quoted us a fair price. Boris then took time to remove all our floor vents so they wouldn't get wet, covered our floor and stairs leading to the area to be cleaned, protected our corners, wrapped the hose as it came in the house, tucked in the bed skirts around the beds and worked his out back out, even cleaning the wood stairs and ceramic floor when he was done. We were so thrilled about the results we are not even thinking about having to replace our carpet anytime soon. We would not hesitate to recommend Boris to anyone and have already done so.
The General Manager of Pro Action, Boris Todorov (who is listed as the company owner on their website) along with 2 employees were the team that came to our home to clean after a flood and were dealing with the damage to our home and belongings. I know there is absolutely nothing that can be done to go back and fix the damage, stress and heartache they caused for us. However, I would like to stop someone else from going through the same nightmare we did.
I have NEVER written an online review for any company before, but after what they did to us I found it beyond necessary to inform anyone I could of the garbage we have dealt with because of their negligence and laziness.
The day after we had a flood, Pro Action was sent to our home. Our expectations that they would successfully do their jobs and we could rely on their help were much too high apparently.
By the time they were done:
Two new cardboard boxes had been lined with garbage bags and filled. However, they were filled with both damaged and non-damaged items.
The additional wet and damaged items were taken out of their original wet cardboard storage boxes and put into new cardboard boxes - with no plastic liners - so the water just drained through and sat on the floor under the box. (Common sense dictates that this does not eliminate the opportunity for mold growth.)
After going through the boxes ourselves and having the restoration company send their own team out to do the job again, it was determined that each box was filled with items that were both wet and dry, so a lot of items were salvaged, despite being treated like trash by Pro Action.
There were some electronics in the basement that were damaged by the flood, these were scattered randomly throughout the basement. They were in bags, wet boxes of contents and trash, and lining boxes. It is unbelievable that we needed to participate in a scavenger hunt to find these items, the expectation by all was that Pro Action would separate the electronics and pile them up for assessment.
There was a guitar case leaning up against a wall when they left, the case was filled with water which half poured out when we opened the cover on the case. I don't expect a thick fabric lined guitar case to be dry, but I certainly expected it to be empty and at least drained of the standing water.
Our cat's travel kennel was down there and apparently hadn't moved - Pro Action had gone around it. When my husband lifted it to move it out of his way during the electronics hunt he discovered the inch of stale, dirty water lining the bottom of the kennel as it poured out and onto him.
Additionally, our basement only had one electrical outlet available to them, so, as a solution for them when they needed to plug in 2 industrial fans, they used a power bar that belonged to us that was in the flood. The next day, the electronics company was here and wrote off every power bar that was in the basement as they were unsafe for use.
And my favourite part....I honestly could have let everything else go considering all that we are now dealing with, but they did this:
We had rubbermaid tote bins in our basement that are water tight so no damage occurred to the items inside.
Until Pro Action arrived.
They, honestly - I cannot make this up, put soaking wet damaged items, dripping wet clothing, books and Christmas ornaments into OUR tote bins and damaged the items inside beyond repair. They were full of, amongst other things, my Grandmother's belongings that had been given to me after her passing - these cannot be replaced and the fact that they were not damaged in the flood but by Pro Action brings me to tears.
The night that we had a flood, so did most of the town that we live in, the idea of Pro Action going to another person's home and doing the same thing to them horrifies me.
Dear Mrs. Wallace,
I accidentally ran into your comment from almost a year ago and I am so surprised you felt this way. In fact I am floored of your untrue and undeserved comments.
I clearly remember all the details from the work we had done at your home on July 23, 2012. I also remember that I personally walked you and your husband through everything we had done, before we left and you were very happy with us at this point.
We were subcontracted to do a certain portion of the work and we are in no way responsible for how the rest of your claim was handled.
We are always trying to make our customers happy and I wish you had called us on the very next day if there really was something we have missed.
I do understand that even the minor water damage could be very stressful for the homeowner, however I have to clarify how the whole process works and what we were hired for.
We were contracted by your Restoration Company to do only the emergency clean up and set up drying equipment.
In your case you had a small flood in an unfinished basement and not too many belongings. We dispose all wet cardboards that were sitting on the floor, we re-packed and bagged wet contents and moved and blocked your contents. We sorted your contents and kept the dry ones on the separate pail. We removed wet insulation under the stairs. We cleaned and sanitized your basement floor. And we set up drying equipment.
We were hired ONLY to extract standing water if any, clean and sanitize your basement floor and set up drying equipment. We were just helping everyone in a moment when people were waiting for their cleaning crews for weeks.
I am sorry you felt this way and possibly lost some belongings, but it has nothing to do with us, there was supposed to be another company coming to your address the next day to deal with your contents.
You are right for one thing we did use the power bar we found in your basement. We had to dry the structure quickly in order to prevent further damage to your home. We also showed you the faulty GFCI outlet on the wall, saving you significant amount of money from buying a new sump pump, as the pump was fine.
I truly hope that you are not writing this review because of some possible limitations in your insurance policy or some unmet expectations dealing with insurance.
We ask you, please kindly remove your comment as it is leaving a bad and undeserved impression to our company.
Boris Todorov
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Discover the professional carpet and fabric care difference. Steam cleaning, IICRC certified, wool safe approved service provider, approved service provider by the carpet and rug institute, industry certified, written guarantee.Powerful, state of the art truck mounted cleaning and restoration unit.
Customer satisfaction is our first priority.
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Reasonable and competitive prices, corporate rates, senior's and referral discounts.
Industry certified firm and cleaning professionals.
We use the latest technology equipment.
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We use only brand names, properly selected and formulated cleaning solutions which cause no harm to you, your pets or your property.
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Individuals who are heavy alcohol consumers may be at an increased risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer, an analysis has shown.
Individuals who are heavy alcohol consumers may be at an increased risk of developing non-melanoma skin cancer, an analysis has shown. The findings, published in the British Journal of Dermatology, revealed that for every 10-gram increase in alcohol intake per day, the risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) increased by 7 per cent and cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (cSCC) by 11 per cent. These are the two most common types of non-melanoma skin cancer. While ultraviolet radiation is directly linked to BCC and cSCC risk, the relationship between alcohol and these cancers is not exactly defined, the study said.
For the study, the team conducted a meta-analysis and reviewed findings from 13 case-control/cohort studies, which comprised 91,942 BCC cases and 3299 cSCC cases, to determine any link between alcohol intake and nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence."This meta-analysis found evidence that alcohol drinking is positively associated with both BCC and cSCC risk in a dose-dependent manner," said H.Yen from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. However, "these results should be interpreted with caution due to potential residual confounding", Yen added.
Because alcohol drinking is a prevalent and modifiable behaviour, it could serve as an important public health target to reduce the global health burden of non-melanoma skin cancers, the researchers said.
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Whittakers passion for making chocolate knows no bounds. Chocolate lovers first started spreading rumours on social media and now the Jelly Tip block has arrived. Get in quick it won't be here for long.
It has Whittakers delicious creamy milk chocolate as the base and the white chocolate top is vanilla ice cream flavour. A smooth Jelly Tip centre makes this the perfect combination. Its what happens when Tip Top and Whittakers get together to play.
Jelly Tip flavoured jelly, made by Whittakers using natural colour and flavour, is encased in vanilla ice cream flavoured Whittakers white chocolate on a 5 Roll Refined Creamy Milk chocolate base. This gives the authentic flavour of Tip Top's classic Kiwi ice cream combined with Whittaker's hallmark top quality chocolate.
Whittakers Jelly Tip block is a fun and unique product that we're very excited about. True to form, they have ensured all its ingredients are of the highest quality. Whittaker's is the only major chocolate maker in New Zealand that ensures quality by controlling the manufacturing process – from bean to block – and this block is no different.
Whittakers Jelly Tip block is a fitting tribute to the Jelly Tip ice cream which, like Whittaker's chocolate, has been loved by New Zealanders for decades.
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8.5.1. Conjunctions, like prepositions, are closely related to adverbs, and are either petrified cases of nouns, pronouns and adjectives, or obscured phrases: as, qod, an old accusative. Most conjunctions are connected with pronominal adverbs, which cannot always be referred to their original case-forms.
8.5.2. Conjunctions connect words, phrases or sentences. They are divided in two main classes, Coordinate and Subordinate:
a. Coordinates are the oldest ones, which connect coordinated or similar constructions. All of them are put behind and are normally used as independent words. They are:
I. Copulative or disjunctive, implying a connection or separation of thought as well as of words: as, qe, and; we, or; neqe, nor.
II. Adversative, implying a connection of words, but a contrast in thought: as, ma, but.
III. Causal, introducing a cause or reason: as, nam, for.
IV. Illative, denoting an inference: as, igitur, therefore.
NOTE. Newer particles usually come before, and some of them are general, as the copulative eti, and (et in lat., probably with nasal infix in ger.), and illative od, certainly, or odqe in lat. Others are not so generalized.
b. Subordinates connect a subordinate or independent clause with that on which it depends. They are:
I. jo, which has general subordinate value (relative, final, conditional), and it is possibly related to the relative pronoun.
II. Conditional, denoting a condition or hypothesis: as, man, if; neman, unless.
III. Comparative, implying comparison as well as condition: as, man, as if.
IV. Concessive, denoting a concession or admission: as, qamqam, although (lit. however much it may be true that, etc.).
V. Temporal: as, postqam, after.
VI. Consecutive, expressing result: as, ut(i), so that.
VII. Final, expressing purpose: as, ut(i), in order that; ne, that not.
VIII. Causal, expressing cause: as, qia, because.
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Looking for a dog carrier pet bag that doesn't scream DOG CARRIER? So was HEART PUP founder Anastasia. Determined to create a hands-free dog carrier that wouldn't ruin her outfit and would be comfortable for both her and her pup, Anastasia created the now patented Scarf Sling. A thoughtful design, the scarf sling supports your pooch on all sideswhile distributing his or her weight across both shoulders. Plus a large outside pocket allows you to bring your phone, dog leash, & leave purse at home.
Scarf sling unisex pet carrier with pocket & harness clip will keep your pet put if your pup's a jumper or you simply need to bend over during the day. By popular demand, the Barely There version is great for the hot climates of FL, TX, AZ, CA. feel like the Naked Sling is barely there as the single layer of comfort raw edge cotton jersey fabric lightly drapes your body with a feather light touch and a gentle stretch your puppy will heart snuggling into. Designed to hold small & extra-small dogs under 4 lb (see our other fabrics for pups up to 18 lb on HeartPup.com). These work best for customers who are tall and/or athletic/curvy built.
21" from top of right shoulder to bottom of the sling.
24' from top of left shoulder across body to bottom of the sling.
And as it's made from soft Italian breathable knit cotton jersey, you just might catch yourself donning this ditty sans dog.