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Get this trendy and gorgeously cute knit. Features dropped shoulders, long sleeves, stepped hemline, side splits and ribbed cuffs and hemline. Wear yours with denim and sneakers for off-duty cool.
This cropped black Sparkling Sequin Top features silver and dodgerblue sequins in an abstract design, a slightly boxy silhouette, ¾ sleeves, a curved hemline, and a split back. Killer with skinny jeans and sneakers, or a midi skirt and strappy heels. Get your glimmer on:)
Comfort meets effortless style. Keep cosy and warm with the Alissa Black Knit. Features relaxed fit, cable knit detailing, versatile black hue, side splits and stepped hemline. This chic knit works with everything in your wardrobe.
Stylish comfort-wear is a must for the cooler months. The relaxed black knit is crafted from a fluffy fabrication and finished with flecks of black and gold. Team with your favourite denim for an easy off-duty look.
You won't get sick of wearing these skinny jeans everyday. Great fit and colour that goes with any top. Made from stretch denim that gives you extra comfort and fit. Washed finish, distressed details, zip fly, button closure.
Quality stretch fabric gives you high comfort when active. These tights feel incredibly soft, slim your silhouette and retain their shape. Perforates for a sporty look, as well as cooling ventilation while you train. Wide waistband, logo on back waistline, perfect full length.
The Tiny black pants are a leggings-meets-pants hybrid. You'll love the super skinny cut with durable, stretch fabric for remarkable comfort. A button and zip fastening on the front, two side pockets and twin faux hip pockets.
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Inspired from Milano Collection and step forward the High Street version. This dress is finished with an elongated lace-up front and lace-up side details and threaded eyelets. Made from quality washed denim fabric. Featuring Round neckline, lace-up fastening and loose-fitting. You can wear with or without straps for a more relaxing look. Cute and stylish!!!
Hugging Dress is a stunning mini dress crafted from a fine knit. The fitted design flatters the figure, while the three stripes on the bodice lend the dress a street style edge. The dress works just as well with heels as it does with flats.
A wrap dress is this season's easiest and most versatile go-to dress and it's the one style that flatters every figure. Every wardrobe needs at least one wrap dress for elegance that displays a flattering feminine silhouette. Made from a liquid-like stretch fabric, the Santorini Wrap Dress drapes effortlessly around the figure. Features v-neckline,...
Bright hues and lively patterns combine with flattering cuts for pieces that are sure to make an impression everywhere you go. Features long sleeves with flare cuffs, v neckline, loose fit, adjustable waist with self tie and button-through front. This midi dress has a playful flare hem.
A contemporary take on the classic trench, the Meet Me Later Trench offers a feminine silhouette and features relaxed fit, rich burgundy shade, open front, removable waist belt, long sleeves and side pockets. This burgundy trench works well with anything from Jeans and a t-shirt to a floral dress.
Stay warm and stylish in the Sweet Rose Cardigan. This cute cardi features adorable pearl buttons on front, fine and soft fabic, round neckline, long sleeves and regular fit. With decorative buttons this is sure to add some colour to your ensemble.
For an elegant and contemporary approach to winter layering, we love versatile Camellia Coat. This relaxed fit piece features a open front, a waist tie belt to temper the voluminous silhouette and a hood for that extra warmth on those cold nights out. Wear yours with a pair of jeans and a stylish knit.
The If Only Coat is made from a wool-blend fabric which is super cosy and comfy. The longline length, thick felt shell and silky lining make it our new-season favourite. We love the warm brown hue.
The sleek silver bar is set on a center stud with synthetic pearl and round black accents. The earrings have a removable post dropping behind the ear with crystal rhinestones, creating a feminine and sparkly piece. Wear the two pieces together or let the semi-circle with a regular backing.
The Karmen Earrings feature a faceted black crystal rhinestone in the centre, surrounded with clear crystal rhinestone detail on a silver-toned metal base. These earrings add instant style to your look.
An earring to bring glamour to any outfit, this arrangement of chain, circle and bar adds excitement and a touch of fun. Feature a removable post dropping behind the ear. Wear the two pieces together or let simple bar with a regular backing.
Swap your heavy tote for the carefree Nova Bag. Features an optional strap and back slip pocket for your convenience. Synthetic leather, detachable shoulder strap, back slip pocket, button snap closure, zip pocket inside and ample storage for your cards. Versatile bag that goes with any outfit.
A modern addition to your jewellery box, this open bangle is adorned with two marble-look semi precious stones for added chic.
Offering every day glitz and glamour, this 18K White Gold filled bracelet features oval shape and eternity design. Enhanced by lines of delicate Swarovski crystals, this Alchemy Bracelet is a glamorous choice. Sparkle in the crowd!
Exclusively designed bracelet features quality Swarovski crystal jewels fixed to an 18k white gold filled base and linked to a chain. This beautiful design is perfect for completing evening ensembles.
Adorable pastel toned pink and blue cotton is twisted together with a gold toned thin chain. Features lightweight, lobster clasp fastening with an extra chain. Wear them in multiples or mix with other bracelets, cuffs or fine charm bracelets for a beautiful statement stack.
The One dance bracelet has a modern wrap-around design with sparkling beads. Wear it alone or layer with other bracelets for an eclectic finish. Two snap buttons, allowing you to adjust the size for a comfortable fit. Gorgeous!
Featuring a rose gold plated stretchable bangle with Crystal rhinestone. This open bangle/bracelet offers a contemporary injection of elegance to your everyday favourites, and can be layered for a bolder statement.
White marble look howlite gemstones are paired with Rhinestone beads. 5cm in inner diameter, stretches to fit most wrists. Wear alone for a minimal look or stack for a street style vibe.
Beautiful four leaf bracelet with CZ. It goes well with any bracelet so stack with others or wear it by itself. So gorgeous! It will be your everyday bracelet.
This everyday piece has a leather-look finished with cotton tassels and a round pendant. Can wear this as a bracelet, turning twice around your wrist or wear as a choker necklace.


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LONDON – Over the last ten years China's demand for hepatitis drugs has grown at a fast pace. In the next five years, both production and demand are expected to keep on growing. Because treatment with nucleoside/nucleotide analogues is typically long-term (in many cases, lifelong), even steady diagnosis and drug-treatment rates would generate sizable near-term expansion of this market. Government-sponsored improvements to the healthcare system and increasing economic prosperity among the Chinese population have also added to this market growth.
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In light of the global nature of the private equity industry, minimizing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) risks is an important consideration for private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
Latham & Watkins counsel Kari Chandler was joined by Jeffrey Ferguson, managing director and general counsel at the Carlyle Group, and Kevin McGlinchey, general counsel for Accudyne Industries, for a webcast on navigating the FCPA risks inherent to the private equity industry. The group discussed key FCPA considerations that private equity firms need to be mindful of, offered tips on conducting thorough due diligence on potential transactions, and recommended strategies for managing FCPA risks at the portfolio company level.
In this Q&A interview, the team offers highlights from the discussion. A recording of the full webcast, "Navigating FCPA Risks in Global Private Equity Ventures," is available online until October 7, 2015.
Chandler: Private equity firms and their portfolio companies can be subject to anti-corruption laws around the world. The FCPA is the most vigorously enforced anti-corruption law out there. In a nutshell, the FCPA prohibits companies subject to its jurisdiction, as well as their officers and employees, from directly or indirectly bribing a foreign official to obtain an improper business advantage. The FCPA applies broadly to domestic concerns, US issuers and US persons. Prosecutors often assert jurisdiction over non-US companies based on minimal ties to the US. Some other anti-corruption laws prohibit even broader contact. Notably, the UK Bribery Act prohibits commercial bribery, the acceptance of bribes, and facilitation payments.
In the private equity context, it is important to note that private equity firms can face exposure to FCPA risks, both legal and reputational, for their own activities as well as the activities of their portfolio companies. With respect to their own dealings, private equity firms often deal directly with state-owned banks and sovereign wealth funds in their own operations. Employees of these entities are considered to be "foreign officials" for FCPA purposes, and dealings with such individuals could expose firms to FCPA risks. In addition, the FCPA applies to indirect bribery, which in the private equity context could put relationships with finders and placement agents under scrutiny.
Ferguson: You of course want to acquire a well-run business with a good management team that has high integrity. So, it is a basic proposition that you should do effective due diligence. This is particularly important because private equity firms can face successor and ongoing liability for the acts of a portfolio company depending on the private equity firm's level of knowledge and control over the portfolio company.
FCPA issues found during diligence can impact the valuation of the deal. The value of the deal may be lower if lucrative contracts obtained through bribery need to be terminated. FCPA compliance issues can also impact the price private equity firms receive for the portfolio company in the event of a future divestiture. Finally, firms may want to negotiate to include termination and indemnification protects in the governing deal documents.
McGlinchey: Tone at the top at the portfolio company level is absolutely critical. During that initial 90 to 100 days after the deal, there is a lot going on. You may have a new executive team, or you may have an existing executive team. You may have a really healthy culture from the standpoint of compliance, or you may have a culture that needs some improvement and support. I really can't stress enough that having a strong tone at the top where the sense is "this is the way we are going to operate" solves a lot of problems, and the absence of it can cause a lot of problems regardless of how well written your policies and procedures are.
In terms of the compliance program, I think it's helpful to recognize that every company is different, and there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach. You could have a carve-out from a very sophisticated, highly regulated US business, or you could have a small, standalone company that hasn't historically been subject to these laws. So you need to get in and assess very quickly where you stand and prioritize what you need to do. There is a lot benefit to tailoring your program to the specific risks, such as the countries you operate in, your level of interaction with government officials, and the nature of your work as much as you can.
Chandler: A comprehensive risk assessment is key. It is important to review the diligence report to identify the gaps, to develop a strategy to close those gaps, and to make sure the gaps are closed within a reasonable time following closing. Training is also crucial. You may have private equity firm personnel on the board of the portfolio company, so training those individuals is particularly important because they likely have insight to the portfolio company's conduct that could present FCPA risks.
Ferguson: The firm should also consider the level of oversight it will have over the portfolio company. You may want to get periodic certifications by the portfolio company board members and management team that they are taking the appropriate compliance measures, or receive monthly reports from fund managers on compliance matters and issues reported through the company's internal hotline. Failure to take these steps may catch up with you at the divesture phase, impacting valuation or even precluding the sale altogether.
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Welcome to Citadel City. This is the land of temptation, subterfuge, and all the vices of life. Be careful though, this city is can offer all the happiness you could ever want, or the deepest despair you've ever experienced...
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- A challenger must not reveal information about a gym leader's team to anyone.
- All challenges will take place on Pokemon Showdown.
- My Gym Schedule Is: Monday-Friday from 6PM EST to 9PM EST
- You may only challenge my gym once a week. If you lose a challenge, you'll be placed on the blacklist until a week after your challenge.
- The winner will receive the Eclipse Badge.
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- All Pokémon to be used in battles must be within the allowed level margin: Lv80 - Lv100.
- All battles are conducted as 6 vs 6 single battles.
- Battlers are not allowed to change the order of their teams, as previewed in the Team Preview feature of the WiFi Club.
- The use of Wonder Launcher is not permitted.
- Hacked Pokémon cannot be used. Hacked Pokémon are those created through a cheat device, or Pokémon obtained using a hacked item.
- Uber-only Pokémon are banned.
- Hax Items are banned. (- Brightpowder,Quick Claw, Focus Band,King's Rock)
- The ability, Moody, and move, Acupressure, are banned.
- Having both the abilities, Drizzle and Swift Swim, in the same team is forbidden.
- Sleep Clause: None of the players can put two of their foe's Pokémon to sleep. The player should wait until the sleeping Pokémon wakes up or faints in order for him/her to induce sleep upon another Pokémon. If a player has induced one of his/her foe's Pokémon to sleep, then he/she cannot use Yawn to force switches. He/She can still use Relic Song; if the target Pokémon falls asleep due to its secondary effect, the user does not lose the battle. If his/her foe has used Rest, he/she can still induce one of the foe's Pokémon to sleep. If the foe's Pokémon is put to sleep due to Effect Spore, the player can still induce one of the foe's Pokémon to sleep.
- Species Clause: Two Pokémon of the same species are not allowed in the same team.
- Evasion Clause: Any move or item that increases the evasion of your Pokémon is forbidden.
- OHKO Clause: All One-hit Knock-out Moves are banned.
- Self KO Clause: Using a move the knocks out both Pokémon, and these two are the only ones left, would cause the user of the move to lose. Recoil damage is not included in this clause, as the attacking Pokémon is considered the victor.
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Juicy Adventures in Paradise. A journey within a journey.
OK girls…Challenge time.
Ever dream of going to paradise, meeting women from all over the world, who, along with you, are pursuing their dreams too?
Not only is it possible, it's there for the taking. October, 2013 will be here before you know it. So check this out.
You might want to know a bit about Robin Sparks, the creator of this juicy journey, as you are making up your mind to dive into the deep end of your life.
Robin and I met a few years ago, at a writer's retreat in LA, led by the best selling author, Barbara Sher. Barbara has been a world-leader in the notion that when you "discover your gifts, then give them to the world" you will be living the life you were meant to have. Amen sister.
And, Robin is doing just that. Here's her story……the high points…..as much as my memory bank has on deposit. She can fill you in on the details when you get together on the beach in Bali.
After twenty-plus years of marriage to a man who would not have been successful without her, Robin found out that he was sailing off into the sunset with someone else. Rather than continue to live in their small California community, watching his new life unfold right under her nose every day, Robin decided to do something bold, for a change, with her own life. Afterall, she had won the BEST-MOM-EVER badge of honor with her kids grown and gone……so maybe this new found freedom would actually serve a long-held secret dream of living in Paris. Even in the midst of sadness over the divorce, she could see that her "some day" had arrived.
Parlez-vous francais! Apartment secured. Even a new love interest had found its way to her door. C'est la vie!
In reverse proportion, as the transitional love of a new "him" waned—–life in Paris only gained momentum, whetting her appetitie to see more of the world. (More of Robin's story at www.RobinSparks.com)
What she discovered during her travels, was not only the journey to a new sense of confidence and ease with moving through the world but also that she had a talent for finding the "back roads", and the non-touristy connections that made savoring all these new sights, sounds, and cultures even more rich and delicious.
Robin began writing, from her technicolor perspective, about her experiences as an ex-pat. By connecting with other Americans already living abroad, it provided an almost instant sense of 'family' and allowed her to see an inside view of these exotic places that had become homebase to them—seeing life as it was truly lived rather than skimming the surface of the usual 'recommended' lists provided by a hotel concierge. ('Ex-pat' is short for ex-patriot–people not leaving the US spirit or citzenship behind…but just living and working in other countries.) Her popular articles were picked up by blogs and travel magazines around the globe.
As she wrote and traveled, she met people who were masterful teachers and successful authors, themselves…who were sharing what they had learned with students of all ages, aspiring to express themselves with words. This led Robin to an idea—to create workshops around the world for people who wanted the experience of traveling "in"—-seeing places through her seasoned eye and learning a new craft, while creating a brand new network of fascinating friends in the process.
About the same time, Robin began to yearn for a real sense of her own home base. Istanbul caught her attention in a way most other places had not. So did Bali. They weren't exactly in adjoining zip codes. Typical of Robin—she decided on both. By selling her apartment in Paris, she was able to purchase places to live part time in both areas, leasing one when she was living at the other. In the meantime she also continued to share her love of writing by hosting writing workshops, with the amazing teachers she had met along the way. The workshops were open to dreamers, beginners, and pros….to become more of what they were meant to be and to write about it.
Robin is full of life. She is the most creative, can-do person I have ever met. She is the embodiment of the c'est la vie approach—taking life as it comes and making every lemon a tall, refreshing cosmic cocktail of joy, wisdom, and laughter. Going to Bali would be the journey of a lifetime on so many levels.
Check it out for yourself. There are just a few spaces available. Bon voyage.


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Finding the Gold Standard of Common Standards Implementation
In North Carolina's Iredell-Statesville school district, mentioning the Common Core State Standards elicits a response best described as "nonchalant."
I visited Iredell-Statesville in May as part of Education Week Teacher's recent special report dedicated to personalized learning, "Getting Personal: Teachers, Technology, and Tailored Instruction." (Read it all, tell your friends.) Iredell-Statesville won $20 million from the Race to the Top-District competitive-grant program in December 2012, and by all accounts within the school system, implementation of the personalized-learning plan that won it that funding seems to be going smoothly, including the 1-to-1 program that gave every middle and high school student a MacBook Air.
But the district has also had a smooth implementation of the Common Core State Standards, too, according to many educators there.
"It's really not that new, and I don't understand what the fuss is about, honest to goodness," said David Ivey, principal of North Iredell Middle School, one of many administrators in Iredell-Statesville to come from a career in teaching.
If that experience has been shared in the rest of North Carolina, you might not know it. On Wednesday, Gov. Patrick McCrory announced he would be signing a bill to trigger a "review" of the common-core standards to see if the state should be reconsidering its adoption.
That's a less aggressive approach than that taken by Indiana, Oklahoma, and South Carolina, which have all dropped the common-core standards.
In Iredell-Statesville, the view ranges from indifferent to enthusiastic, but with little negativity.
"I think we've had the support that we need for it," said Leigh Brown, a language arts teacher at East Middle School. "That doesn't mean it's always been easy."
Kaitlyn Alford, a language arts teacher at North Iredell Middle, admitted being intimidated by the English/language arts standards, before finding opportunity in them.
"When you first look at that, it's very frustrating, but then it's very liberating," she said. "It allows me to open up a lot more lessons I can do so that I'm not boxed in."
"We did so much preparation before it happened," said Erin Walle, a teacher-turned-blended learning coordinator at North Iredell Middle. "And the same thing's happening with this whole blended-learning initiative. We did so much preparation before we said, 'Here's a MacBook.' I don't think our teachers around here are having a fit about common core as much as teachers around the country, the state, the other counties around here."
The common standards have made a believer out of North Iredell Middle instructional facilitator Barbara Hill, who got herself choked up talking about the changes she's seen since she started teaching 28 years ago. She says that, unlike some of her colleagues, she understands the hype and the instructional changes the standards require.
"I taught math, and I taught students how to solve problems, but I didn't teach them how to be a problem solver," Hill said. "Am I gonna teach my students just the Pythagorean theorem, or am I gonna tell them, when they need to build a handicapped ramp at home, and they have an aging parent, how they're going to figure out the slope of that handicapped ramp? That's what the common core is all about."
A good deal of credit for the district's approach to policy implementation goes to a simple chart produced in 2007 that features five central questions:
The chart is already an institution, hanging on just about every wall in every room of every district building.
Superintendent Brady Johnson believes in the model, not just for the actual picture, but for what it represents.
"That don't cost a dime right there," he said. "That is just strategically aligning your work and organizing schools as a team, and learning how to use assessments to write prescriptions for kids, and lots and lots and lots of collaboration."
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Bottom image: A triangle with a mission. Credit: Iredell-Statesville school district


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Ephemeral storage on AWS is a wonderful thing, right up until the point that you need to restart the machine and keep your data intact. As soon as that instance goes offline, poof! , your data is gone forever. Volatile memory has always been an issue, from the earliest days of computing - a double-edged sword of speed versus persistence. The only solution is to take your volatile data and put it onto your primary volume - but how can we easily reinstate that data when our primary disk may only be a few gigabytes in size?
One of the work projects I was tasked with recently had such a problem - multiple Cassandra nodes with ephemeral storage that needed to persist after a reboot and instance size increase. "but surely, can't you just re-sync your data from it's sibblings? After all, that's the whole POINT in distributed database systems like Cassandra" I hear you utter in contempt? Well, the truth as is with most things production-sensitive is that it's not easily and quickly achieved with the size of data I was working with, lamentably. In my case, it was going to take more than eighteen hours to synchronise my data per node. Way too long for a nine-hour maintenance window.
The data is huge; we can't take the unit offline until we're absolutely sure we have the data and that we
can create a multi-stage backup process; We have a limited maintenance window; We need something we can
test on a duplicate cluster that is reliable and reproducable.
Thinking hats on, fellow geeks...
So, a cunning method was floated and I managed a proof of concept with the test cluster to replicate data and reconstruct it ( relatively ) quickly after a power cycle on the AWS instance.
Using the volume management in AWS I attached a separate high IO SSD to the live instances. I used a high IOPS volume
but you could achieve the same results with any SSD-based volume.
Once attached we just need to connect the volume to the live running unit with a few simple commands:
This gives details of connected storage items - in this case we had a new volume displaying on /dev/xvdf ( AWS default ). Depending on what your server's drive mapping is, you may find your new drive shows up under a different xvd{letter}.
file -s /dev/xvdf
It's always best to check there is no file system on the newly mapped volume - just in case you mapped
the wrong unit to your live node. If this simply says "data" there's no filesystem there.
Once you're sure on the correct mount point you can create the file system and mount your new drive:
Once the drive is mounted, you can use Rsync to transfer from your ephemeral storage across to the new drive. This is best achieved initially live with low impact processes and bandwidth settings - with a second-pass operated once you have shut down all of your processing on the unit. You want to be sure to get all of the changes from any tasks on the server and drain any pending tasks before your final synchronisation.
Low-impact CPU settings can be achieved using the linux nice command. Set your value lower than other tasks on the box so that it doesn't impede the processing of other tasks. In my example, I set a nice value of 19 so that the Rsync task would not absorb too much vital CPU time.
Bandwidth limiting on the actual process of copying can be achieved with Rsync and the bwlimit command ( which is set in KB/s ). This helps to reduce disk IO overloading risks.
If you know that your task will take time to run, it's best setting the task as a background task or using a tool like tmux to allow you to disconnect your Linux session and come back later without worrying about dropping the process on disconnection.
nice -n 19 rsync --bwlimit=10000 -av --hard-links --progress /path/to/ephemeral/mount /syncbackup/
So here we have the unit starting it's copy process. Once completed in it's entirety, you can restart your server and undertake the maintenance you need. It might be wise to take a snapshot of your data drive before you restart just to make sure you definitely have a copy of your data if something goes wrong!
Upon bringing the unit back online, you can reattach your storage with the usual mount command:
mount /dev/xvdf /syncbackup
Now the process is in reverse - it's pretty much guaranteed you want the fastest possible transfer back in reverse so remove your nice and bwlimit values and swap your source and destination paths thus:
rsync -av --hard-links --progress /syncbackup/ /path/to/ephemeral/mount
Once you're happy your system is back online, you can unmount your backup drive, detach it from your instance and delete it if it's no longer required.
So, there we go - an old-school new-school way to make the volatile slightly less volatile...
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By Laman Ismayilova
An event dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Honored Art Worker of Azerbaijan, Ph.D. in art history Ziyadkhan Aliyev was held at the Vajiha Samadova exhibition hall.
In his speech, the chairman of the Azerbaijan Union of Artists, Farhad Khalilov, spoke about the activities of Ziyadkhan Aliyev, Trend Life reported.
He noted that Ziyadkhan Aliyev is the author of more than 20 monographs and hundreds of scientific and journalistic articles. As chairman of the department of "Criticism and Art Criticism" at Azerbaijan Union of Artists, he successfully promotes Azerbaijani national art both in the country and abroad.
Rector of the State Academy of Fine Arts Omar Eldarov, founder and director of the Museum of miniature books, honored cultural worker Zarifa Salakhova, Department Head of the Culture and Tourism Ministry's fine arts and decorative art Galib Gasimov, Promotion Advisor of the Turkish Embassy to Azerbaijan Irfan Çiftçi, poet, journalist Azer Abdulla and others stressed that Ziyadkhan Aliyev is known as a scientist who conducts complete and detailed studies of the visual arts.
Ziyadkhan Aliyev's book "The Way of the Art Critic" was presented as part of the evening.
In conclusion, Ziyadkhan Aliyev expressed his gratitude to the event organizers, stressing that he would continue his work in art, as before.
Then the guests of the event got acquainted with the exposition of the works of artists, about the works of which Ziyadkhan Aliyev wrote articles.
In 1974, Ziyadkhan Aliyev graduated with distinction from the Azim Azimzade Azerbaijan State Art School. Then, in 1976-1982, he studied at the Faculty of Art History at the St. Petersburg Institute for Painting, Sculpture and Architecture.
He worked at the Museum of Art of Azerbaijan as a research associate,and then headed the Research Department "Western European and Russian Art." For his activities, Ziyadkhan Aliyev was engaged in the study and propaganda of world and national art.
Ziyadkhan Aliyev taught more than one generation of art historians.
He is also an active participant in various scientific and theoretical conferences, exhibitions of fine art.


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Actor Chris Hemsworth swaps his superhero suit for sea legs in his latest big-screen adventure. The Thor star tells Susan Griffin how all his childhood dreams are coming true.
Chris Hemsworth had such a great time playing the glamorous Formula One driver James Hunt in Ron Howard's Rush, he made a beeline for the director's next project, In The Heart Of The Sea.
"He created an environment on Rush where I felt I could take bigger risks and I hadn't felt that kind of trust before. I said, 'If you're not sick of me, we can maybe do it again'," says the 32-year-old of the former Happy Days actor, who's helmed the likes of Splash, A Beautiful Mind and Apollo 13.
"Ron had the same passion and excitement for the script (as me), so it happened really quickly after that," continues the tall and athletic Australian, known for playing the hammer-wielding Thor in the Marvel Comic movies. The movie's based on Nathaniel Philbrick's bestselling book about the dramatic true story of the Essex.
In the winter of 1820, the New England whaling ship was assaulted by a mammoth-sized whale.
The real-life maritime disaster inspired Herman Melville's Moby-Dick, but that told only half the story. In The Heart Of The Sea reveals the encounter's harrowing aftermath, as the crew are forced to do the unthinkable in their fight for survival.
"It's this epic, seafaring adventure with a beautiful backdrop and real edge-of-your-seat sequences, but it's a drama at the heart of it and you don't see that combination very often," says Hemsworth, who plays the vessel's veteran first mate Owen Chase. In order to do the story justice, he, along with actors Cillian Murphy, Benjamin Walker and new Spiderman Tom Holland, endured a strict diet.
"I lost a lot of weight for Rush, as I'd come off the back of Thor, but this was even more intense," explains Hemsworth, today looking every inch the movie star, in simple black jeans and white T-shirt.
"Plus, Rush was very glamorous in the sexiness of it all, whereas this was brutal and raw. We were wet 90% of the time and exhausted. Really cold when we shot in London, really hot when we shot in the Canary Islands, and then you're just in rags."
Heeding a nutritionist's advice, they gradually reduced their calorie intake, week by week.
"The 500-calorie period was only for a couple of weeks. If you do it for four weeks, someone told me, you start to mess with your metabolism. So I think we did it the healthy way."
The normally laid-back Hemsworth does admit he was a little more trying at home.
"I think my wife (the Spanish actress Elsa Pataky) prefers me putting on the weight," he laughs.
"She doesn't have to put up with the mood swings, as you're highly sensitive to the most trivial things. My wife's like, 'Oh, just shut up and eat something'."
The film was shot two years ago, and since then, the couple have had twin boys, Tristan and Sasha, now 22 months, who joined their older sister India (3).
"We all travel together if it's going to be a four-month shoot. It'd be insane to try and bring them on a Press tour, but we try not to go longer than two weeks apart. And we've been lucky to have shot a number of films over here and be together."
That includes The Huntsman Winter's War, which is due for release next year, and sees the actor reprise the titular gruff Scot who appeared alongside Twilight star Kristen Stewart in Snow White And The Huntsman.
"I didn't want it to be as dark and heavy as the first one," reveals Hemsworth. "I was proud of it, but also wished it had more fun and adventure. This one has a lot more humour to it."
Stewart doesn't appear in the new movie, but Charlize Theron, who played the evil queen Ravenna, returns - and they're joined by Jessica Chastain and Emily Blunt.
"I felt like I had three sisters, because they were all getting stuck into me, it was hilarious," says the actor with a grin.
"I was just trying to keep up, because they're all witty as hell. They have their fair share of smart-a*** attitude, so it was great."
He was surrounded by even more women on the set of the Ghostbusters reboot, starring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy in the lead roles.
"I hadn't done that much improvisation and I remember calling Paul (Feig, the director) the night before, having a bit of a panic about it.
"He said: 'Just trust me'. On set he would throw out ideas and suggestions and the girls would throw stuff in and it would just take off - he keeps the camera rolling for hours.
"It's chaos and everyone's cracking up and trying to hold it together. It's a whole different way of working to what I'd done in the past, but awesome.
"It's good to be uncomfortable," he adds.
"I feel like the moment it becomes too familiar, you lose a bit of that spark. That anxiety and fear gives it that bit more energy."
Raised in Melbourne and the Australian outback with brothers Luke and Liam, who are also actors, he recalls that they had "the best childhood and we're all still super tight".
He explains: "We weren't from an acting town. None of my friends were doing it and I didn't go to drama school, so it was a pretty far-reaching dream.
"At school, I remember people going, 'Well, that's nice, but what are you really going to do?' But my parents were the ones who went, 'Go for it'. I had that safety net and confidence and support to go and have a crack at this business."
In 2004, he moved to Sydney when he was cast as Kim Hyde in Home And Away. He left the soap in 2007 and, four years later, was playing superhero Thor on the big screen. "I was dreaming about it as a kid, watching movies and thinking 'I want to be part of that'. So now, to be doing it? All the time I go, 'Is this actually happening?'
"I think there's some big kid in me still just playing make-believe in the backyard."
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Our Mission & Vision
The mission of First Baptist Olney is to make disciples by loving God, loving others, and magnifying the name of Jesus Christ in all that we do. We believe The vision of our church is to see each member of our fellowship growing in Jesus, serving Him, and sharing His unconditional love with others. We place a high priority on the preaching and teaching of the Bible because the proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ guides our actions and builds within us a common desire to glorify God.
FBC Olney has served the Olney community since it was founded in 1898. We are affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention, the Baptist General Convention of Texas, the Southern Baptist of Texas Convention, the Bi-Fork Baptist Association, and the Brazos River Ministry Association. We also support many other mission endeavors in our nation and around the world.
Our two guiding documents are the FBCO Statement of Faith and Church Covenant.
We are a congregational-ruled Baptist church as specified by our Church Constitution. We operate by various committees which serve at the pleasure of the congregation.Our pastors lead and equip our congregation primarily through the teaching and preaching ministry.
Our deacon body serves the physical needs of the congregation and assist the pastor in his pastoral work.
We seek to be a church that practices "meaningful membership." In other words, it means something to be a member of FBCO. We care for each other's souls through encouragement and accountability. We find great joy in worshiping and serving Christ together.
During the Church Reporting Fellowship, a vote will be taken on candidates for membership. Candidates who have been baptized according to scripture (immersion following a profession of faith) will be admitted into membership immediately. Those who have not will be admitted once they have been baptized in accordance with our understanding of scripture.
As stated in our constitution and bylaws, if a candidate is joining by letter from another church of like faith and order, they will be admitted upon receipt of a letter of recommendation from their former church. Following the church vote, those received by promise of letter shall enjoy the full privileges and responsibilities of membership.
On May 28, 2017 and June 4, 2017 our Pastor, Brother Chad, preached two messages on Church membership. If you are interested joining First Baptist Church of Olney, Texas, these are great messages that will give you an introduction to how we think about church membership at First Baptist Church. You can listen to these messages by clicking below!
Sermon: Why Should I Join Your Church, Part 1 – Pastor Chad A. Edgington (5.28.2017)
Sermon: Why Should I Join Your Church, Part 2 – Pastor Chad A. Edgington (6.4.2017)
You may also find this article by Erik Raymond Helpful:
Why Church Membership by Erik Raymond
At First Olney we practice covenant membership. When we join the church we commit to Christ and to one another. The Church covenant outlines the way that all members of First Baptist have agreed to live in light of what we believe the Bible teaches. Brother Chad and Brother C.J. spent time developing an annotated version our church covenant. The annotated church covenant document explains how each part of the covenant applies to our lives.
Our pastoral staff recognizes the authority of God, and realizes that we are shepherds who serve under the Chief Shepherd, Jesus Christ. We desire to devote ourselves to prayer and to the ministry of the Word. Our passion and goal is to equip the believers for the work of the ministry until we all attain maturity in the fullness of Christ.
Chad A. Edgington, Senior Pastor
Brother Chad has served as our Pastor since August 2013. He and his beautiful wife, Melissa, met while they were students at Howard Payne University, in Brownwood, Texas. They married while Chad was pursuing a music career in Nashville. While in Tennessee, they taught middle school at a private school operated by the Park Avenue Baptist Church where Chad also served as youth minister. Chad is a 2004 graduate of Texas Tech University School of Law and a 2016 graduate of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to joining our church staff, Chad served as the Associate Pastor at First Baptist Church Wake Village, Texas. Chad is a licensed attorney and spent time practicing criminal and family law before entering full-time pastoral ministry. Chad served as a deacon at First Baptist Church Eastland, Texas, and has held other ministry positions at FBC McCamey and FBC Blanket. Melissa is a stay-at-home blogging mom. You can follow her at yourmomhasablog.com. Chad and Melissa have three wonderful children, Adelade, Sawyer, and Emerald. The Edgingtons enjoy spending time together and with friends. Chad enjoys playing and writing music and following the Cowboys, the Rangers, and the Texas Tech Red Raiders! The Edgingtons have made a couple of records you can listen to on itunes or Spotify.
Anna Rogers, Preschool Minister
Jan Simmons, Church Administrator
Jan Simmons is FBC Olney's secret weapon. The answer to most questions that come up in the church office is "Ask Jan!" It is an inspiration to see how Jan shows love and attention to every person who comes into the church office with a need. Jan can whip up a meal in the church kitchen faster than anybody. She is deeply committed to Christ and this church. In addition to being the greatest church secretary in the world, Jan is also the wife to Rodney Simmons. Jan and Rodney have three sons, three wonderful daughters in-law, and seven incredible grandchildren. Jan is a longtime member of the church and has been the church secretary at FBCO since August 1992.
Sandy Grubbs, Financial Secretary
Shannon Moses, Preschool Ministry Assistant
Shannon serves as the preschool ministry assistant at FBC Olney. She loves to work with children. She teaches a class in our Wednesday night TeamKid program. In addition she coordinates the story time program at the Throckmorton Depot Library and works at Throckmorton Collegiate ISD. Shannon is married to John Moses. The Moses family has five children, four incredible boys and a sweet little girl. They are also blessed to have an amazing nephew who also lives with them. She enjoys spending time with her family. Shannon is a member of the First Baptist Church of Olney, Texas.
What You Can Expect When You Visit:
An FBCO church service lasts about an hour and fifteen mintues. Services begin with the FBCO band leading the church in music. Song lyrics are projected onto the screens so you can sing along and/or engage with worship however you feel most comfortable. After the music portion of the service is complete, our pastor will preach an message from the Bible.Our services and Bible studies are exciting, casual, and relaxed. Come as you are and expect to be welcomed as a friend.
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Technological advances continue to shape and redefine the world we live in. From new apps to self-parking cars, the scale of these technological advances varies. Regardless of the scale, it's impossible to deny that technology permeates every aspect of how we live our lives. This includes the education field.Educators from all levels are embracing new ideas that revolve around the integration of audio-visual technologies. One of the most beneficial audio-visual technologies in the class room is virtual field trips. Popular with both students and educators, virtual field trips allow students to virtually visit places unfathomable for a field trip before this AV technology, while simultaneously allowing teachers to stimulate interest from a diverse mix of students. Even though virtual field trips are the next big thing in education technology, there needs to be plan in place for the trips to be successful. Here's what you need to know.
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One of the most effective ways to ensure a student is engaged in a virtual field trip is a K-W-L Chart. A K-W-L is an interactive way for students to chart "What I Know," "What I Want to Know," and "What I Learned". By using tactics such as the K-W-L chart, teachers can cultivate a learning experience that encourages students to be more attentive and engaged.
There are other ways to ensure students are benefitting optimally from virtual field trips as well. Just like a traditional lesson plan, teachers should make virtual field trips fun and hands on. For example, teachers should consider bringing props—flags, food, and other concreate items from the destination of the virtual field trip will give an authenticity to the virtual field trip.
Virtual field trips are a practical and fun way for students to experience a variety of new places and cultures. But fun doesn't have to translate into no work. For a virtual field to reach its full potential, teachers must assess their students in some fashion on the content of the trip.
So, What's the Catch?
It sounds like a win-win—and it is. Done well, a virtual field trip has no catch. Many virtual field trips are completely free. Beyond the dollars and cents advantages, though, virtual field trips allow students to see and—more importantly—experience places that would otherwise not be possible.
The creativity involved in virtual field trips is also a major benefit. Instead of reading about the mystery of Stonehenge in a textbook, students now have the ability to take a 360-degree virtual tour of the site. The vast capabilities of virtual field trips and the technology involved allows teachers to engage with a diverse student base on a more personal level.
Virtual field trips allow students to take interactive tours from Antarctica to Athens, while engaging them in a way textbooks can't. If orchestrated correctly, these virtual trips offer a learning experience unlike anything else. Because the AV technology involved is user-friendly and cost-effective, there's never been a better time to learn more. For more information on the technology behind virtual field trips and what these opportunities can mean to students and educators, visit our page on Technology Tools for Education here.Photo Credit: Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs Flickr via Compfight cc


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A Ford GPA at the South African National Museum of Military History, 2008
|12,778 (1942–1943)
|United States
|Body and chassis
|Amphibious military utility vehicle
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|84 inches (2.13 m)
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|64 inches (1.63 m)
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The Ford GPA 'Seep' (Government 'P' Amphibious, where 'P' stood for its 80-inch wheelbase) was an amphibious version of the World War II Ford GPW jeep. Unlike the jeep, the seep was not a successful design; it was considered too slow and heavy on land, and lacked sufficient seagoing abilities in open water.[1] The design features of the much larger and more successful DUKW amphibious truck were used on the GPA.
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After having commissioned Willys, Ford and Bantam to build the first 4,500 jeeps (1500 each) in March 1941, the US Motor Transport Board set up a project under the direction of the National Defense Research Committee (NDRC) to be designated "QMC-4 1/4 Ton Truck Light Amphibian".[1]
Roderick Stephens Jr. of Sparkman & Stephens Inc. yacht designers was asked to design a shape for a 2,700-pound (1,200 kg) amphibious jeep, in the same vein as his design for the DUKW six-wheel-drive amphibious truck. Stephens' hull design looked like a miniature version of that of the DUKW, and just like it, the 'Seep' was going to have a screw propeller, driven by a power take-off, operating in a dedicated tunnel faired into the rear end bodywork, as well as a proper rudder.
The construction of the vehicle was developed in competition by Marmon-Herrington and Ford Motor Company. Marmon-Herrington specialized in all-wheel drive vehicles.[2] The Marmon-Herrington prototype's hull formed an integral unibody structure, created by cutting shapes out of steel sheet and welding those together. The Ford entry, however, used a sturdy chassis and internal frame, to which more or less regular automobile type sheet-steel was welded. This construction made the GPA some 400 pounds (180 kg) lighter than its competitor. The GPA's design was based on the Willys MB and Ford GPW standard Jeeps as much as possible, using many of the same parts. The GPA had an interior similar to that of the MB/GPW jeeps, although the driver's compartment had almost twice as many control levers: 2WD/4WD, hi-range/lo-range, capstan winch (on the bows), propeller deployment and rudder control. After a direct comparison of the two company's prototypes, Ford received a contract for production starting in 1942.
In contrast to the DUKW, the GPA did not perform well in the field. At some 1,600 kg (3,500 lb) the production truck had become much heavier than the original 1,200 kg (2,600 lb) specified in the design brief, but its volume had not been increased accordingly. As a consequence, a low freeboard in the water meant that the GPA could not handle more than a light chop or carry much cargo. The GPA's intended use of ferrying troops and cargo from ships off-shore, over a beach and continuing inland, was therefore very limited.
On land, the vehicle was too heavy and its body too unwieldy to be popular with the soldiers. GPAs would frequently get stuck in shallow waters, where the regular Willys MB's water fording abilities allowed it to drive straight through (Pohl, 1998). Production was already halted in March 1943 after production of only 12,778 vehicles[1] due to financial quibbles between Ford and the US government, as well as bad reception of the vehicle in theatre. Although some sources (Pohl; Carlin, 1989) state that less than half of that number were ever completed, serial numbers of surviving specimens suggest that the figure of around 12,700 is actually correct.[3]
In spite of participating in the Sicily landings of September 1943, most GPAs were routed to the Soviet Union under the Lend-Lease programme. A small number of GPAs were used in action in North Africa and the Pacific.
The USSR developed a derivative of the GPA after the war. The GAZ 46 MAV, which closely resembled the GPA, entered production in 1952. The GAZ 46 was exported to many[citation needed] USSR-allied countries.
GPAs were also sold as surplus and were purchased by farmers, ranchers, adventurers and others. By the 1970s, collectors had discovered them, and started restoring them back to their original specifications. They appear at various military vehicle shows.
Half-Safe and other conversions
After World War II, several adventurers converted surplus GPAs into world-travelling machines.
The most famous one was during the 1950s when Australian Ben Carlin (1912–1981) sailed and drove a modified Seep, that he called "Half-Safe"[4][5] on a journey around the world.
A young American couple, Helen and Frank Schreider, converted one which they called "La Tortuga" and traveled from Los Angeles to the Southern tip of South America (1954–1956). They later converted another one called "Tortuga II" which they used on National Geographic expeditions in India (1959) and Indonesia (1961).[6]
World War II British paratrooper veteran Lionel Force purchased a GPA from Levy's Surplus in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and called it "The Amphib".[7] Among many changes, he grafted on a roof from a Dodge station wagon and lengthened the hull at the stern. He used the top halves of the doors, but knowing that he might be tied up alongside a dock, he added a round roof hatch. He planned to travel from Toronto to England via the USA, Mexico, Guatemala, Panama, South Armerica including Brazil, Africa, the Middle East, Greece and up to England. He got as far as Panama but turned back when he learned that the freighter upon which he intended to ship "The Amphib" from Brazil to Africa had been taken out of service.
See also
- Volkswagen Schwimmwagen - German World War II - based on the Kübelwagen.
- G-numbers (G-504)
- ^ a b c The Amphibious jeep story
- ^ Spoelstra, Hanno. "Trucks converted with Marmon-Herrington All-Wheel Drive Conversion Kits". Marmon-Herrington Military Vehicles.
- ^ Half-Safe
- ^ Half-Safe: Across the Atlantic by Jeep
- ^ Helen and Frank Schreider, "20,000 Miles South, A Pan-American Adventure", Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, New York, 1957.
- TM 9-1263[clarification needed]
- TM 10-1264 Parts List[clarification needed]
- René Pohl: Mit dem Auto baden gehen. HEEL Verlag, Gut-Pottscheidt Konigswinter 1998, ISBN 3-89365-702-9
- Ben Carlin, Half Safe, Across the Atlantic by Jeep, Andre Deutsch (London), 1955
- Ben Carlin, The Other Half of Half-Safe, Guildford Grammar School Foundation 1989, ISBN 0-9598731-1-2
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Womens Football News Archive - 4th Jun 2003
City girls do alright with the boys !
Last summer Bristol City took the step of becoming the first club in the country to allow girl footballers to enter their FA Academy in order to train and attend college alongside the boys who were seeking to earn professional contracts with the Nationwide League club. In the season just finished, the City first team reached the Division Two play-offs and won the LDV Trophy with a first team squad that included around a dozen players who had come through the academy, making it one of the most productive in the country for their club.
The pioneering scheme began with three 16-year-old members of the Bristol City Ladies first team squad which had just won the South West Combination and promotion to the Premier League. Katy Little, Lizzie Barratt and Rachael Allen have all just finished their first year with the academy. Rachael is a talented defender who can play anywhere across the back four, Lizzie is a pacey striker who can also play on the wing, and Katy, who plays on the left side of midfield, has been in outstanding form towards the end of the season and may push for higher things in the future.
Former City captain and Watford defender Keith Millen, the club's under-17 manager, is in charge of training although it is sometimes taken by Alan Walsh and Peter Clayton. First team manager Danny Wilson also takes an interest: "He's always asking us how we're getting on !" says Katy.
Monday and Tuesdays see training in the morning and college in the afternoon, Wednesday is all day at college and Thursday is all day training, as is Friday morning. The players attend St George Communuty College whilst the new academy is still being built. "We have fifteen in our class and the education standard is very high - we are well looked after," adds Katy. The only difference between the girls and boys is that the girls are not paid.
Women's Soccer Scene caught up with Katy and Rachael to find out their thoughts on how the year had gone.
How does it feel to be one of the first three girls to attend a men's academy at a professional club ?
Katy: Good! I think it will be different in a few years time as it will become more commonplace and I'm glad I've done it.
Rachael: It feels pretty good but I haven't really thought about that! It was too good an opportunity to turn down.
What kind of experience has it been for you ?
Katy: It's been a good one, it was really hard when we started out in pre-season and we weren't prepared for it. None of us expected it to be so hard and we all suffered injuries as a result.
Rachael: It was extremely hard at first but I got plenty out of it. It has been totally different for us as it is a different world.
You train with the boys at every session. Has it been hard trying to keep up with them ?
Katy: Yes! They didn't expect us to keep up really, but we had to do the best we could. They all encourage us during matches and I'm pleased to say they've accepted us. It can be hard playing practice games against them but they don't tackle us too hard !
Rachael: It got easier as it went along but it's still hard as they are two years ahead of us. Small sided practice games are a lot betterr for us than the 11-a-side ones but the slower pace of women's football does make it a little easier when we play for City.
Do you think that the academy has improved you as a player ?
Katy: I've got a lot more confident and have improved most aspects of my game but to be honest I'll probably benefit more next season. Rachael has improved an awful lot but unfortunately Lizzie has been out through injury.
Rachael: Yes it has. Because it's been a trial, nobody knew what to expect - us or the club, but we learn things from playing with the boys. I've had a lot of injury problems but, touch wood, not since I returned to the side after Christmas as my body is adapting to training and I'm better off for it.
How would you recommend the academy if you were asked by anyone ?
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Rachael: Definitely, but not unless you go into it whole heartedly and put everything into it. It's a great experience and opportunity, you improve parts of your game without knowing it !
City manager Jack Edgar has hailed the scheme as "very successful" although at times he has had to make do without the players. "Their progress has been a little mixed - their work rate has been very hard as they are trying to live with potential professional footballers and initially picked up little strains and injuries as a result. They came through all that however and Katy Little in particular has looked very strong since Christmas. It has probably been a little frustrating for them overall in that sense but it should be remembered that, as boys, they may not have had this opportunity."
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