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QAU campus not safe
Islamabad, Feb 22: The gangsters are not even sparing Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU) as incidents of purse, wallet and cell phone snatching in addition to thefts have increased on its premises, a group of QAU students said.
"Police have left students and faculty members at the mercy of anti-social elements," said an affected student. On January 23 at about 4:30 p.m. in the area behind visiting faculty houses, the son of a senior professor and his classmate were stopped by a youngster, who asked them at gunpoint to hand over whatever they had.
The poor chaps had to surrender their cell phones and wallets, which had cash. The criminal managed to escape from the scene. The campus residents said that this is not the first incident of its kind in the university.
According to them, it is very rare that a day goes by that they do not learn of a physical attack or robbery through media. "These crimes affect our educational activities. The criminal activities are increasing day by day on the university campus."
BU inks MoU with NUST
Islamabad: Bahria University (BU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) as part of its campaign for promotion of linkages with leading universities and R&D organisations of Pakistan.
The top officials of Bahria University management visited NUST for the signing the MoU. By signing the MoU, the two institutions indicated their willingness to encourage cooperation and direct contact between schools and faculties and departments through exchange of faculty, joint research activities, joint conferences, seminars and workshops, faculty development, credit hours transfer and other activities.
PTCL launches internship programme
Islamabad: Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) has opened its doors to the talented youth of Pakistan through its One-Year Paid Internship Programme 2014. The programme enables fresh graduates to develop essential skill-set and experience required to compete in today's fast-paced and challenging job market, says a press release.
"At PTCL, we believe in contributing towards the socio-economic progress of the country through various community development initiatives and we would continue exploring innovative ways like this to serve the society," said Walid Irshaid, President & CEO PTCL.
"I am confident that such programmes will play an important role in capacity building and nourishment of country's human capital and future leaders," he further added.
"This programme is designed to develop and enhance the capacity of our youth and we plan to explore such innovative approaches which serve the community in future as well," commented Syed Mazhar Hussain, Chief Human Resource Officer PTCL.
Fifty top performers of first batch were also offered an opportunity to work as full-time employees at PTCL, while 100 interns were hired by various organisations upon completion of the one year term.
This year another batch comprising of 500 interns has been selected after going through the assessment process. The successful interns have joined the programme, with an increased stipend amounting to Rs15,000 per month. The news
BISE Rawalpindi all set for matriculation examination
Rawalpindi: The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (BISE) Rawalpindi has finalised preparations for the annual matriculation exams 2014.
According to BISE Rawalpindi Chairman Prof Ghulam Mohammad Jhaggar, nearly 102,939 candidates will take the exam, of which 64,339 are regular while 38,600 are private students.
The candidates will take the examination at 338 centres, of which 129 are for boys, 132 for girls and 77 are joint centres.
He also said that a special cell had been established by the board for complaints against any examination centre.
Meanwhile, the BISE Rawalpindi has extended the date for submission of Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) forms, besides extending the fee deposit date for the annual examination.
According to BISE Rawalpindi spokesman Arslan Cheema, the intending candidates of Part-I and Part-II can submit their admission forms with single fee until February 17.
The last date for submission of forms with double fees will be February 24. Moreover, the candidates who fail to follow this process can avail the last chance by submitting the forms with triple fee between February 25 and 28.
For obtaining more information about the schedule of forms and fee, the intending candidates can visit the Rawalpindi education board's website: www.biserwp.edu.pk. Daily times
RBISE extends HSSC fee deposit date
Rawalpindi: Rawalpindi Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education (RBISE) has extended Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) forms submission and fee deposit date for annual examination 2014.
According to RBISE spokesman Arslan Cheema the intending candidates of Part I & II could submit their admission forms with single fees till February 17.
The last date for submission of forms with double fees would be February 24. Whereas the candidates who fail to follow this process could avail the last chance by submitting forms with triple fees from February 25 to 28.
For obtaining more information about the schedule of forms and fees the intending candidates could visit RBISE website www.biserwp.edu.pk.
Mamnoon receives revised summary for KIU vice chancellor post
Islamabad: President Mamnoon Hussain has received revised summary carrying five names for the post of the vice chancellor of Karakoram International University (KIU) with senior academician Dr. Najma Najam pushed out of the race on political pressure from the Gilgit-Baltistan government, sources said here on Sunday.
Sources said the summary now carries names including Dr. Iftikhar Ahmad, chairman of the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Dr. Asif Khan from Peshawar University, Dr. Muhammad Memon from Aga Khan University, Dr. ZA Hilai of Peshawar University and Dr. G Raza Bhatti, director of the Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation at Shah Abdul Latif University.
They said the Search Committee constituted by Higher Education Commission (HEC) initially sent four names to 15-member Senate of KIU that rejected the name of Dr. Najma Najam and forwarded three other names to the president who was supposed to select one of them for the post of the KIU vice chancellor.
"The president directed the KIU Senate on January 28 to include more names in the list of the candidates after which interviews were again conducted by the Search Committee that increased the number of candidates to five in its revised list. After receiving revised list, the KIU Senate forwarded it to the president who would now give his final decision in this respect," sources said.
An official who is believed to have close working relationship with present vice chancellor of KIU Dr. Najma Najam claimed that the majority of members of Senate of KIU enjoy cordial terms with the high-ups of the Gilgit-Baltistan government that was why they used their influence to get her out of the race for the slot of the vice chancellor.
He said Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan Syed Mehdi Shah on May 29 wrote a letter to the then president, Asif Ali Zardari, against Dr. Najma Najam and levelled baseless allegations against her.
When contacted, Syed Raziuddin Rizvi, chairman of Public Accounts Committee of Gilgit-Baltistan, told this correspondent that Dr. Najma Najam failed to live up to the expectations of the relevant authorities due to which a highly reputed educational institution lost its respect in the eyes of the people.
The official record showed that Vice Chancellor of KIU Dr. Najma Najam completed her four-year term on June 10, 2013 after which she was given six months extension by the president on the recommendation of the KIU Senate. The president then directed the HEC to constitute a Search Committee and forward names for the post of the vice chancellor through Senate of KIU within six months.
Expressing her inability to comment on the issue, Dr. Najma Najam told this correspondent that "I can offer no comments on this issue."
Afzal Shigri, who resigned as head of Senate of KIU but later again took charge on the insistence of the relevant authorities told this correspondent "We have followed all rules and regulations while shortlisting the candidates and conducting their interviews for the post of the vice chancellor of KIU so there should be no doubt regarding transparency in the whole process." The news


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If President Donald Trump had his way, teachers would be required to carry guns in school. Yes, just like the Wild West where just about everybody carried a gun. No license required. No "Second Amendment" to make it lawful to carry a gun. But in the Wild West, there was one exception: Teachers didn't carry guns. There were enough gunslingers to scare psychos away from schools.
But those were the good old days when good guys – like Wyatt Earp and his brothers — killed the bad guys. Today, there are no more good guys to go after the bad guys because the bad guys don't carry six-shooters anymore; they carry "assault rifles" that can fire six hundred rounds a minute. That would certainly scare the hell out of any good guy who's armed with just a handgun.
And that's probably what Trump had in mind when he suggested that teachers carry guns to kill psychos armed with "weapons of war" like the AR-15 that was used to kill 17 people at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida last February 14. Trump had tweeted that there were "many signs the Florida shooter was mentally disturbed."
The killer, identified as 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz, used a semi-automatic assault rifle in his murderous spree, which also wounded 14 other people including five with life-threatening injuries.
It was reported in the news that the FBI was alerted six months ago after a YouTube user named "Nikolas Cruz" posted a comment stating "I'm going to be a professional school shooter" on the video site, which makes one wonder: What did the FBI do to stop Cruz from pursuing his evil plans? Could the FBI have the same nonchalant attitude in dealing with other potential terrorists?
But the FBI can't be blamed for their perceived inaction. They don't have enough manpower to deal with the problem. The 35,000 people employed by FBI include special agents and other support professionals such as intelligence analysts, information technology specialists, scientists, and others.
"Have gun, will teach"
So whose problem is it then? Trump and National Rifle Association (NRA) Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre are of the same mind about guns in schools: they both want more guns in schools. Trump wants to arm teachers to protect themselves and the school children. LaPierre agrees with Trump in the sense that arming the teachers would be consistent with his convoluted philosophy, which he reiterated during the recently concluded Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC): "The only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." The only problem with this is that oftentimes the good guys gets killed, simply because they're under-armed and don't have proper training in handling guns. Simply put, teachers teach children, not shoot people. But Trump and LaPierre believe otherwise. They're convinced that teachers can be made into good shooters; that is, killing people. But that's not what they were taught to earn their teaching credentials. They were taught to teach children, not to kill people.
It is interesting to note that when the shooting started at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, there was an armed deputy on duty at the school — someone tasked, specifically, with keeping the students inside safe. Needless to say, the deputy was armed with a handgun, which was typically what most deputies would carry. So, when the mass murderer started shooting with his AR-15 in a rapid-fire fashion, the deputy on duty must have gotten so scared and he froze. For the next four minutes he stayed out of the school while the shooter murdered 17 people inside.
The problem in America today is that there is a proliferation of assault rifles. And Congress isn't doing anything to rid the streets of these dangerous weapons of war. Their use should be limited for law enforcement purposes. And there must be laws that restrict their sale to civilians and minors. Stringent background checks must be enforced and people with mental health problems must be banned from purchasing them.
But nothing is being done about it. Lawmakers refuse to enact gun control laws for fear of losing the endorsement of the NRA and their campaign contributions. To be blacklisted by the NRA would spell the end of their legislative careers. In other words, the NRA and their lackeys in Congress control the deadly game that has been putting the lives of school children in danger.
Never Again!
But the gruesome massacre of 17 people during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School changed all that. The survivors of the Parkland school decided to bring their case to the State Capitol in Tallahassee, Florida. Busloads of students and others took the seven-hour trip to Tallahassee. They were joined by thousands of other students and supporters. They called their movement, "Never Again." After four days, the movement has spread across the nation. The organizers plan for a nationwide protest rally in Washington, DC on March 24. They call it "March For our Lives."
Yesterday, six teen-aged students in Kansas took a bold step into the murky waters of politics – they declared their candidacies for governor of Kansas. More are expected to run for legislative seats and other political offices as well.
Finally, the dragon has awakened, ready to challenge the political dominance of the NRA that has for so long been at the apex of power. Indeed, the Never Again Movement could usher in the dawn of a new age in America.

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Lest you think we only care about ticks these days, another bloodsucker is at its prime. The hot, muggy, wet weather has created perfect conditions for buzzy, bitey mosquitoes. Besides itchy welts, they too can transmit pathogens that cause disease. And the first report of mosquitoes testing positive for West Nile Virus in NY this year was recently released.
So, with all the rain, it's time for a quick yard inspection. When I conducted mine, it was too easy to find collected rainwater. The wheelbarrow was left right-side up. A snow rake tucked behind the shed was filled with water. An upside down garbage can collected water in its grooves. For these items, I simply flipped them over and the mosquito problem was solved. This simplest of IPM method is highlighted in the video, Managing Mosquito Breeding Sites, by Dr. Matt Frye.
For less flippable items, such as garden ponds, Amara Dunn, NYS IPM Program biocontrol specialist, just released a new fact sheet on using Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, or Bti for those in the know, to kill mosquito larvae.
Keeping an eye on the weather can also help with management decisions. Take, for example, the puddles formed in my driveway. Getting into inspection position (head down, butt up), it was easy to see the wriggling larvae. I checked the weather, saw it was going to be dry through the next day, and made the decision to let the puddle dry up. When I checked the driveway the next day, the puddle, and the mosquito larvae, were gone.
Alas, the rainy forecast will cause it to refill with water, again providing a good location for female mosquitoes to lay her eggs. Next step? Fill in the low spots in the driveway with sand to prevent standing water.
Diligence in monitoring is the key to preventing mosquitoes from breeding on your property. Monitor regularly and take steps to prevent standing water from becoming mosquito breeding sites.
For more information on mosquito IPM, visit https://nysipm.cornell.edu/whats-bugging-you/mosquitoes-and-other-biting-flies/.


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Our MISION:
Focusing on the development of new markets for the brand and Ceregumil, promote and ensure the welfare of Ceregumil, directing our efforts with our distributors concretize the most optimal way to position the brand in the country.
All our company work in perfect gear ideas and work to achieve our goals.
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Being the pillar that support our distributors and costumers, that is the most important, our clients. Be more competitive in the creation of strategies to boost and put our brand Ceregumil in its rightful place, No. 1


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Rabia Asfa
Dear Saba,
I wish you peace, health and prosperity.
How are you doing? I am doing very well.
I want to thank you for helping me like you were my mother and father.
We want to make you proud of us by studying hard and by doing very well in school. I hope that one day I will be able to do return the opportunity and help others that are in need.
Project Details
- Client Name : Rabia Asfa
- Location : Weledi, Ethiopia
- Posted On : 07 Feb 2016


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Simon Green Sci-fi Lovers' Hangout Site
Simon has published great collections of Sci-fi novels that we all love. We are anticipating for his upcoming series. We know that Simon will never leave his fans disappointed. It gets better and better from one novel to another. We found his novels when we're in high school. Now that we are adults, we keep coming back for more. We noticed that Simon has many fans around the world, as we saw those comments from online relatie starten, we immediately thought that it would be a nice idea to create a website for him. Besides, we have so many things to be thankful for to him. He might not know this, but he became a huge part of our teenage years. We learned to love reading books because of him. Blue moon rising is a hangout site for all Simon's fans, as a way of saying thank you, for all those years Simon captivated our minds as we dig into his series.
Freestyle Sci-Fi Writers
We are so inspired by Simon because of his great writing skills. Blue moon rising is also a platform where freestyle sci-fi writers can showcase their rich imagination and writing skills. Don't let writing be your second love. You can write. We can help each other improve our writing skills. Join our healthy and loving bookworms community.


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Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here
The New York Times called Dennis Miller's The Rants "a pleasing mix of profanity and wit...that will make fans of his irreverent liberal angst laugh out loud." Readers across the nation clearly agreed, because the book stayed on the Times hardcover bestseller list for months, with more than 130,000 copies in print. Now, an even broader audience can discover Miller's stinging wit in paperback.
Dennis Miller respects no boundaries. Whether the subject is dope-addled baseball players who can no longer swing their bats, do-nothing politicians who devote their careers to creating meaningful sound bites, or the nation's resigned acceptance of violence as a way of American life, these thematically arranged monologues are funny and angry. More significantly, they shatter the conventions of comedy by simultaneously making us laugh, think, and seethe.
When Miller takes the stage, the audience demands, "the rants, the rants, the rants." Here is the collection of his invigorating and thought-provoking monologues that showcase his singular point of view.
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Well, Design Float has been up for 18 days so I figured I'd share a little update about how things are going. So far, we are off to a great start. The community really seems to be embracing the project and I have received plenty of positive feedback. I'm delighted that other designers are finding DF helpful and useful! I would also like to thank everyone who has contributed so far, and I hope that we continue to bring exposure to artists, designers, and authors who would otherwise have a difficult time gaining exposure.
I'm still working as often as I can to fix bugs and issues throughout the site. Some still outstanding issues that I haven't had time to address, but hope to get resolved this weekend:
- Private Messages Don't Work
- Minor display and style issues when viewing the various tabs from the profile page.
- Two step registration process will be condensed to one step.
- Live Feed section doesn't have enough width to display properly.
If you discover any more annoying quirks, please don't hesitate to let me know and I'll add them to the list of fixes.
Some General Stats:
- There are currently 142 registered members!
- Currently indexing 836 articles from accross the web!
- We have 213 email subscribers and growing!
- We've had over 8,000 unique visitors and over 30,000 pageviews!
Thank you again to all the users, supporters, and contributers!


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Solutions for Success From Pilot to Launch
At Confab, each development project is approached with the commercial manufacturing process in mind. Our formulation scientists work closely with our manufacturing team to develop formulations that are scalable from pilot batches, to clinical phases, to commercial launch.
- Laboratory pilot, cGMP-compliant clinical trial materials and cGMP commercial scale
- Process identification, evaluation and selection
- Assessment of commercialized formulations, including rheology
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New Haven hopes Long Wharf makeover will draw more people to waterfront
City hopes makeover will draw more people to waterfront
NEW HAVEN >> The Long Wharf area is about to get a makeover the city hopes will attract more people to the waterfront and reconnect it with its maritime heritage.
Multiple infrastructure projects are quickly coming together, including a two-way cycle track and pedestrian safety improvements, as well as better accommodations for the popular food trucks with additional parking for patrons.
Construction work is under way for portions of the Vision Trail and the terminus of the Farmington Canal Trail at Canal Dock Road, where the original short-lived mid-19th century transportation network reached New Haven Harbor.
And finally, construction of the $18 million Canal Dock Boathouse, will start in mid-July, an idea that was first broached in 1997 as mitigation for the razing of the George Adee Memorial Boathouse on Forbes Avenue to make way for an expanded Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.
Tens of thousands of vehicles speed past the harbor on Long Wharf Drive on Interstate 95 daily, and while it is a destination for some, New Haven wants to boost that.
"This is all part of our narrative to activate our waterfront and connect residents to this great natural treasure we have," said City Engineer Giovanni Zinn, whose department is designing the cycle track, also known as a protected bike lane, and other improvements along Long Wharf Drive.
It is one of several city departments that have had a close partnership for almost two decades now with the state Department of Transportation on the boathouse, the Farmington Canal Trail and the massive Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge and highway interchange project.
"New Haven is a coastal city," Zinn said. "From Mayor Toni Harp on down, we want people to have active lifestyles and come down here."
In addition to eating, walking and biking in the area, the opportunities for community engagement will grow exponentially once the boathouse is complete by 2018 with its maritime programs and support for non-motorized boats, particularly kayaks, canoes and racing skulls.
"All these things will bring Long Wharf alive," Zinn said.
Construction to connect the walking and biking trails can now be seen at Canal Dock Road where the DOT is putting in the grade for the Farmington Canal Trail on one side of the road and the Vision Trail, a grassroots undertaking, on the other.
The commemorative bricks that had to be disassembled at one point from the Vision Trail will be reinstalled, as well as the limestone running-man decorative panels.
Caroline Smith, who recently helped organize a clean up of the Vision Trail as it winds its way off Water Street, said they are ready to do what they can to get a higher profile for it.
She views it as a "beautiful gateway between downtown and Long Wharf."
Part of the advocates' dream is to have trees planted along this section for shade, and potted plants to beautify it. They are working on that aspect in conjunction with the city and the Urban Resources Initiative.
Beyond that, lighting, a much more expensive undertaking, remains a crucial component.
Smith said a safe trail not only would bring people to the waterfront, but could enhance a connection to the Long Wharf Theatre off Sargent Drive.
Elizabeth Nearing, community engagement manager at Long Wharf Theatre, said she bikes to work every day and now uses the Vision Trail after Doug Hausladen, who heads the city's Department of Transportation, Traffic and Parking, pointed it out to her.
Nearing said the Long Wharf area is designed to just drive through, rather than be a destination, but an enhanced Vision Trail and cycle tracks will safely bring people to the area.
A two-way cycle track will be built through Canal Dock Road to Sargent Drive and Brewery Street. You can start to see the continuation of that track on the south side of Water Street as DOT construction heads up to East Street.
Zinn said from Water Street, the trail over the Tomlinson Bridge and then to the East Shore Parkway is a future project, as are connections to the 3,000 mile East Coast Greenway.
As part of the last phase of the Farmington Canal Trail, there will be an off-street cycle track from Olive Street to Water and Brewery streets.
Portions of the Farmington Canal Trail in New Haven are already in place, but it remains stalled in the Whitney Avenue-Audubon Street area over easement negotiations with nine property owners. The entire canal line trail is 84 miles to Northhampton, Mass.
The city has a large active biking community, which follows these developments closely.
J.R. Logan, who is part of the Mill River trail advocates, as well MakeHaven, is one of them.
"New Haven has been removed from its waterfront in unfortunate ways," Logan said, of the placement of the interstate highway that cuts in front of it. "We are fighting to reclaim that heritage."
Logan, who considers himself "a river guy," said he hopes the increased prominence of the harbor area in residents' consciousness "awakens the sense of connection to nature in the city."
He said the greater that connection is, the happier people will be.
The biggest immediate change this summer all along Long Wharf Drive, after the DOT repaves it, will be a two-way cycle track on the water side of the street and a more organized area for the food trucks.
The city will use $500,000 of a nearly $1 million grant it got for the area from the state to cover the cost of the infrastructure.
Zinn said adjacent to the cycle track there will be an estimated two-foot buffer, followed by an 8-foot parking lane, two-travel lanes and an oversized parking lane on the north side of Long Wharf Drive for the vendors.
Each of the existing crosswalks will have a protective island with a rectangular rapid flashing beacon to alert the car traffic and the number of travel lanes will be cut from three to two.
"This greatly reduces the crossing the distance and makes it a lot safer for people to go back and forth ," Zinn said.
Where the food trucks are now located on the highway side of the road, the city will build a 10-foot sidewalk, a sort of promenade for people to walk up and down to the vendors. Next to the sidewalk, there will be a stripped and paved parking area for the patrons.
The state will put in curbing and the food trucks will be moved to the street, an arrangement that can accommodate up to 32 trucks. Every two spots will have a plug in station for electricity and additional lighting will be installed.
Designated on-street parking spaces will be greatly increased to accommodate events, including the activities at the boathouse.
"Really, what we are trying to do is take a situation that brings a lot of energy and activity to the waterfront and put in infrastructure that supports that, so it happens in a safe manner," the engineer said.
He said currently visitors are parked everyone and none of it is in legally marked spaces.
One other piece on the to-do list this summer is repairing the narrow park along the edge of the harbor that was damaged by Superstorm Sandy and Hurricane Irene.
Federal Emergency Management Agency funds will help cover the cost of replacing riprap and bringing back the walking trail to the condition it was before the storms eroded the area.
Part of the work being done by the DOT will also have a direct economic development component for New Haven.
The large dirt pile off Brewery Street used by the state as a resource staging area during the highway construction will be converted to a parking lot, after the first of the year.
Additional parking is needed to help market the modernist Pirelli Tire Company building located across the street at IKEA.
Economic Development Administrator Matthew Nemerson has said interested developers need parking access in order to close any deal and IKEA has not been able to give up much of its current parking to make that happen.
Nosal Builders of Durham has been chosen to construct the boathouse, which has been estimated to cost $18 million out of the total $37 million expense.
The one-acre platform that will support the 32,000 square foot, two-story boathouse was finished in the spring of 2015.
Bids for the boathouse itself were broken into separate components and the multiple approvals needed delayed awarding this contact for a year.
The complicated project required special architectural and engineering considerations, adding to the cost.
Langan Engineering and Environmental Services designed the platform to withstand a 100-year-storm and to hold up a heavy load. It is supported by steel pilings driven more than 100-feet into the ground.
Architect Rick Wies, who designed the boathouse, structured the first floor of the boathouse to have break away walls in the event of hurricane.
The foundation will be built over the historic Canal Dock, which originally reached all the way back to the Ninth Square, bringing a reminder of the Farmington Canal full circle, 181 years after it was built.


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Today I'm going to show you pictures of my version of the galaxy nails. I have been wanting to do this nail art for so long & now is finally the moment!
Tomorrow I start with my three days of exams. [ I have eight exams in those three days.]
&& for one of the exams I needed to do a presentation about a subject. I choose to talk about the Evolution of stars, cause that's easy [sarcastic?]. & I thought this nail art would go perfect with this presentation !
So here are the pictures.
Isn't is gorgeous?
&& this is the same hand but then with flash. This way you can see the glitters better.
&& This is my right hand. I know I never show the nail art on my right hand. [Unless I filmed a video].
List of used nail polishes:
- Lady in black, OPI
- My boyfriend scales walls, OPI
- Color 16, CR
- Sparrow me the drama, OPI
- Blue vogue, Rimmel
- Much adored, MAC
- Gone Gonzo!, OPI
- Black violet 264, Kiko
- White, Kiss nail art
- Diamond flash topcoat, Sally Hansen
- Diamond strenght base & top coat, Sally Hansen.
I would love to see pictures
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Next week, Harry Reid will hold a vote on the Keystone pipeline. Why? To help Mary Landrieu hang on to her Senate seat. Landrieu wants to posture as a pro-energy Keystone supporter, and Reid is happy to give her the opportunity.
There is a nice irony here. Tom Steyer contributed (or promised to contribute, anyway) $100 million to anti-Keystone Democrats. The Democrats happily accepted his money and nearly all of them toed the "green" line. Now that the election is over–except for Landrieu's race–who cares about carbon dioxide that used to be the greatest threat ever known to mankind? Not Harry Reid.
It will be interesting to see how the Senate votes. In 2012, the Senate actually voted on Keystone; the tally was 56-42, not enough to overcome the Democrats' filibuster. In 2013, 62 senators purported to vote for the pipeline. But that was on John Hoeven's amendment to a non-binding budget resolution, so it was just for show.
It seems pretty clear that the lame-duck session will not muster 60 votes, which means that the Senate bill–co-sponsored by Mary Landrieu and supported by every Republican–will go down to defeat. But the Democrats' political purpose will be served, which is all that Mary Landrieu and Harry Reid care about. And Tom Steyer hasn't been heard to object, either.


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Any discussion of crochet like fabrics on home knitting machines, whether single or double bed, invariably lead to looking at gathered loops, whether created as a hand technique using holding, or automated by using the tuck setting. The function of the card remains the same when cam buttons are engaged, regardless of whether knitting single or double bed. In Brother machines punched holes result in needles being selected to D position (brother has no C), those needles will knit (second color in FI, thin yarn in thread lace / B feeder). Unpunched areas remain in B position, and will tuck or slip, (color 1/A feeder FI, both yarns together in thread lace) based on cam settings. Another Brother feature is that the needle tape to help with markings for stitch counts, pattern repeats, etc. centers between 2 # 1 needle positions. This can cause some confusion when translating patterns from other makers that rely on needle position numbers only for their directions.
I often use punchcard designs on my electronic machines after isolating the repeat, most often for the sake of speed and convenience. Swapping out the needle tape for the electronic with one for a punchcard machine makes identifying and placing repeats easier. In Brother punchcard machines tapes the heavy solid line, followed by a thin line on alternate sides, reflect each 24 stitch repeat. Repeats on these KMs are fixed, there is no option for altering starting position. When using electronics in some patterns, aside from the added convenience of color reverse for minimal "drawing", it is helpful to know that the punchcard design reflects what happens on the purl side, so letters, etc are reversed on the knit side. As a result, when translating for electronics, some patterns may also require being flipped horizontally. Using the markings on needle tape is pointless if tape is not properly centered. Check needle "bow" mark at 100 on left side, the last needle on that side should rest directly in its center. As retainer bar begins to loosen a bit from wear, tape may start shifting position, and cello may be needed to anchor it in place
Marking colors have varied over the years
"Trims" can be any width, from narrow to wider bands. Punching cards is enough work so that it is worthwhile to get as many functions or fabrics out of each card as possible. Software makes it easy to check for repeat tiling, or simply copy card with black paper behind it, cut it up and cello together to sort out needle placement. I chart mostly in Excel, old fashioned colored pencils and graph paper work just fine if any software is unavailable
self drawn punchcard for Brotherside by side repeatsin this instance, left side needs some adjustment
got a prepunched card? tucks occurring for 3 rowsfor an all over pattern, or trim choosing section of repeat Studio card (use appropriate starting row for machine)same needle arrangement, tucks will now occur for 4 rows
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He said the militants based inside "Ferrari camps" were targeting security forces and vital national installations in Balochistan, Pakistan's sparsely populated and least developed province.
"Despite meagre resources, we are determined to restore traditional peace of Balochistan," the FC chief told reporters on the occasion of display of huge catche of arms and ammunition near Chaman, Pakistan's border town with Afghanistan.
The statement has come after Chief Minister Balochistan Dr Abdul Malik Baloch announced to hold talks with all militants groups in the province to pave the way for negotiated settlements of issues relating to the troubled province.
The FC claimed to have foiled a major bid of terrorism while recovering huge catche of arms and ammunition from Chaman.
Major General Shahid stated that following efforts of FC, the crime ratio was decreased in Balochistan during last six months.
"Coordination between FC and other law enforcement agencies have been improved," he added.
He said the weapons seized by the FC at Chaman were being brought to carry out subversive activities in Balochistan. "FC timely acted and foiled the terror bid," he said.
Meanwhile, two militants were killed during an armed clash with security forces in Balochistan's troubled Naseerabad district on Friday, a security official said.
A security official, who requested not to be named since he was not authorised to speak to media, told Dawn.com that militants opened gunfire at the FC convoy in Chahtar area of Naseerabad district.
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I get the error that a core property is read-only?
Please make sure to run an up-to-date installation (you can call the updater via Help>Update Fiji). There was a bug in the HamamatsuHam driver that has been fixed in the meantime (many thanks to Patrick Gregorio of Hamamatsu who helped us a lot to resolve this issue).
How to share images?
We use BitTorrent Sync (now Resilio) to have a shared directory of images and stuff. After installing BitTorrent Sync, you will need to add a folder using this "secret": fUS9i4Ps/g+MLohUPun1rEfK8b0A+ABQitckZiONwPZK5BPm1N/wYg==
How to share scripts/macros?
The ideal way, of course, is to add a Wiki page to this Wiki. However, if you want to work on a macro together with somebody else, the easiest way is to use kind of a shared clipboard.
How do I autostart µManager when Fiji starts?
In Fiji, run the command Plugins>Macros>Startup Macros... and add the following lines to the end:
macro AutoRun {
("Micro-Manager Studio");
How do I autostart the OpenSPIM plugin when µManager starts up?
If you want the SPIM plugin to be called every time when Micro-Manager starts, add the following lines to the Fiji.app/MMStartup.bsh file:
import org.micromanager.MMStudioMainFrame.PluginItem;
for (PluginItem plugin : gui.plugins_)
(plugin.className.equals("SPIMAcquisition")) {
How do I start µManager from the command-line?
There are two ways, really. The Fiji way:
ImageJ-win32 --run Micro-Manager_Studio
Call the Studio directly, without first starting ImageJ:
ImageJ-win32 --main-class=org.micromanager.MMStudioMainFrame
Can I run OpenSPIM with Windows 7 or 8?
At the time of writing, we know that the Hammamatsu camera works with both Windows XP and Windows 7 using the DCAM driver.
How can I build the OpenSPIM software myself?
Please have a look at this page.
Micro-Manager runs and loads my configuration, but the OpenSPIM plugin won't start, what should I do?
Try zeroing the positions of all the stages, especially the twister. You can do this either by opening the Picard software (USB 4D-Stage Version 1.0) and clicking "All Home" and also "Set Zero" for the twister, or you can do it in Micro-Manager by doing the following:
Launch Micro-Manager
Click Tools > Script Panel
Type or copy/paste the following (if you did not use the default twister name, be sure to replace the text in the line below with the correct name):
mmc.setPosition("Picard Twister", 0);
- Press enter.
If this doesn't correct the problem, repeat for the X, Y, and Z stages.
Look at the CoreLog
Whatever you do, first have a look at the file CoreLog
When Micro-Manager does not list the driver
- Make sure the .dll is present in bin_Win32/mm/Win32/
- If you copied the driver from an independent micro-manager installation, make sure the micromanager version the driver comes from corresponds to version embedded into OpenSpim.
- Use the Dependency Walker to detect missing dependencies
The driver for my hardware is not listed in OpenSPIM, but it supported by micro-manager
In theory any hardware supported by micro-manager should work in OpenSPIM. If the driver for your hardware is not listed in OpenSPIM, you can add it to the OpenSPIM driver list by copying the .dll to the /mm/Win32/ folder. Watch out that the versions of micro-manager from which the drivers originates and the version of OpenSPIM your are using are compatible. For instance, OpenSPIM-20130131 is built on micro-manager v1.4.9.
Micro-Manager just crashes when I connect
Micro-Manager's memory management is not very safe on the driver side. Try to start Fiji with less memory reserved for Java, e.g. --mem=512m.
If that does not help, try to find out what's in the CoreLog and if that fails, too, you might have more luck using Visual Studio's interactive debugger.
Using Visual Studio's interactive debugger
Start Fiji, and before starting Micro-Manager use Visual Studio's Debug>Attach to Process... to attach to the process. After that, you may set breakpoints (optional) and then start Micro-Manager in Fiji.
Using Eclipse to debug MicroManager/SPIM Acquisition
Option 1: Eclipse-only
- Make sure you have Eclipse installed.
- Add Fiji's JRE to Eclipse:
- Window -> Preferences; under Java, select Installed JREs and
click Add...
- Use Standard VM.
- Set the JRE Home to Fiji.app/java/win32/jdk1.6.0_24 (or similar). Eclipse should fill in the rest.
- Click Finish.
- Check the checkbox next to the newly-added JRE.
- Window -> Preferences; under Java, select Installed JREs and click Add...
- Create a new project for Micro-Manager Studio:
- File -> New -> Java Project...
- Uncheck "Use Default Location"
- Point Location to /src/fiji/3rdparty/micromanager/mmstudio
- Eclipse should auto-configure all sorts of useful things.
- Click Next.
- On the Libraries tab, click Add External JARs...
- From /src/fiji/3rdparty/bin_Win32/jars/:
- bsh.jar
- commons-math-2.0.jar
- ij-
- MMCoreJ.jar
- MMAcqEngine.jar
- swing-layout-1.0.4.jar
- swingx-0.9.5.jar
- From /src/fiji/3rdparty/bin_Win32/jars/:
- On the Libraries tab, click Add External JARs...
- Click Finish.
- File -> New -> Java Project...
- Create a project for SPIMAcquisition:
- File -> New -> Java Project...
- Uncheck "Use Default Location"
- Point Location to /src/fiji/3rdparty/micromanager/plugins/SPIMAcquisition/src/main/java
- Let Eclipse auto-configure things.
- Click Next.
- On the Projects tab, click Add... and select the mmstudio project added above.
- On the Libraries tab, click Add External JARs...
- From /src/fiji/3rdparty/bin_Win32/jars/:
- ij-
- MMCoreJ.jar
- ij-
- From /src/fiji/3rdparty/bin_Win32/jars/:
- Click Finish.
- File -> New -> Java Project...
- Depending on your workspace settings, you may need to reduce the
enforced JRE level for both projects:
- Right click on each project and go to Properties.
- Select Java Compiler.
- Enable project-specific settings and set the Compiler Compliance Level to 1.6 (depending on the JDK used by Fiji).
- Click Apply then OK.
- Set up the debug configuration:
- Run -> Debug Configurations...
- Create a fresh launch configuration
- Use SPIMAcquisition as the project.
- For the Main class, click Search... and find ij.ImageJ
- On the Arguments tab, under VM arguments, pass the
-Dplugin.dir=fiji/3rdparty/micromanager/bin_Win32(modifying as appropriate).
- On the Classpath tab, select SPIMAcquisition, then Add
External JARs...
- From fiji/3rdparty/micromanager/bin_Win32/jars:
- MMAcqEngine.jar
- From fiji/3rdparty/micromanager/bin_Win32/jars:
- Click Apply.
- Click Debug to make sure everything works.
- Run -> Debug Configurations...
Option 2: Eclipse and Maven
- Follow steps 1-3 above. Additionally install m2e for Maven support in Eclipse.
- Import the SPIMAcquisition Maven project
- File -> Import...
- Select Maven -> Existing Maven projects
- Browse to micromanager/plugins/SPIMAcquisition and let m2e work.
- Click Finish
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Bim-targeted cancer therapy: a link between drug action and underlying molecular changes
Akiyama, Toru, Dass, Crispin R and Choong, Peter F. M (2009) Bim-targeted cancer therapy: a link between drug action and underlying molecular changes. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics , 8 (12). pp. 3173-3180. ISSN 1535-7163Full text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
In the past few years, the pro-apoptotic molecule Bim has attracted increasing attention as a plausible target for tumor therapy. A variety of normal and pathological systems regulated by Bim, dependent on cell type, apoptotic stimulation, and chemotherapeutic agents, have been documented. Bim promotes anoikis of many tumor cells, such as lung cancer, breast cancer, osteosarcoma, and melanoma. Various chemotherapeutic agents use Bim as a mediating executioner of cell death. Hence, Bim suppression supports metastasis and chemoresistance. Imatinib, gefitinib, bortezomib, and Bim protein itself are spotlighted as current and future Bim-targeting therapeutic agents. The potential benefits of Bim-targeted therapies are selectivity of treatment for tumor cells and reduction in tumorassociated phenomena such as chemoresistance and metastasis. Thus, Bim-targeting therapies may provide more effective and unique tumor management modalities in future. This review article discusses all these issues.
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With the modern day emphasis on the style being more of an individualized concept than of women blindly following fashion rules, you might feel there are no hard-and-fast rules to follow when it comes to fashion. However, if you're more of a traditionalist who likes sticking to style guidelines and you wish to avoid fashion faux pas, keep on reading for the 6 fashion rules of wearing white.
- Don't wear a white dress to a wedding unless you're the bride.
Remember, the only woman who should wear a white dress to a wedding is the bride. Wearing white on a wedding can outshine the bride and shows disrespect to the solemn occasion. However, it's fine if your ensemble has white in it, but head-to-toe white for anyone but the lady exchanging vows is generally seen as a no-no.
- Avoid wearing white clothes after Labor Day.
There was a time when people stuck to the rule that white clothing was only "allowed" between Memorial Day and Labor Day. However, this is usually a regional issue, where you have to know the difference between summer and fall's fashion colors. Some call it cutting edge when women boldly go forth in white during the winter. Fortunately, there are no real fashion police who can arrest you for breaking fashion laws, so if you want to wear white clothing from January through December, the choice is yours.
- Avoid white clothes in city environments.
If you live in a big city and rely mainly on public transportation, wearing white clothes is prone to disaster. Between subways, taxis, dirty seats, and puddles, it would be a miracle for a white dress or slacks to make it through the day unscathed. This is one of the main reasons you see so many metropolitan women sticking to black ensembles as they slimming and they don't show dirt as much. However, if you wish to channel your organized and polished look, as long as you can maintain the neatness of your white clothes then go for it.
- Embrace white ensembles in the warmer months.
If you live in a tropical environment, white clothing probably seems necessary, even in winter, especially if your days are full of 80 degrees weather. Like fashion blogger Marta Pozzan, you can pull off cute white summer dresses in the warmer months to give you a fresh and breezy look.
- Wear off-white in cool weather.
If you just love white and the way it complements your complexion, but you're still afraid to wear it during the winter, choose off-white, cream, and gray colors instead. Even fashion traditionalists usually wear winter white. After all, it's more about the fabric and texture of your outfit and not solely on the white shade alone.
- Wear the right shoes with your white outfits.
Though black and white combination is a timeless classic, wearing heavy black pumps with lightweight white dresses can be an odd combination. So, if you wear a white outfit in the spring or summer, better pair them with nude-toned or white sandals. On the other hand, if you choose to wear white in fall and winter, brown shoes still look better than black. Fashion changes all the time, so what was considered a "law" at one time could be outdated today. So, when it comes to white clothing, the choice is yours.


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Chronic illness is a constant weigh-up between looking after your body, giving it the best chance at wellness, and still allowing yourself to live a life and have a bit of fun.
I'm leaving my job of 4 1/2 years this week to begin a PhD. Last night I went out with my wonderful team of colleagues as a 'farewell', and needless to say I had several glasses of wine too many. I drink fairly infrequently these days, so my tolerance for it is pretty low and I am fully regretting my choice this morning!
For most people it seems that, although a hangover might feel like death at the time, a day or two later it becomes a source of humour; a light-hearted "oh silly me" and then it's all forgotten about, until the next time they want a drink and the cycle begins again. But when you have chronic illness, something as seemingly mundane as a couple of drinks too many can be the difference between being well, and having a major flare of sickness that, for me, can potentially last days or even weeks.
Luckily for me, it is rare that one single event triggers a serious flare. It tends to be more of a cumulative effect – if I'm stressed, and I've had a bad nights sleep, and I have a few drinks, then that is likely to lead to a flare. Lots of people with chronic illness are even more sensitive than me and an alcoholic drink or two can be enough to push them over the edge. Nonetheless, alcohol absolutely has an effect on my general health and wellbeing, and on my body's ability to cope with the inevitable stresses, physical and emotional, of life in the 21st century.
Chronic illness is a constant weigh-up between looking after your body, giving it the best chance at wellness, and still allowing yourself to live a life and have a bit of fun. Getting that balance right is one of the things I find hardest. It is difficult to know at what point sensible becomes obsessive, but equally when does letting your hair down become stupid and irresponsible? I guess these daily decisions are not unique to those with chronic illness, they're decisions we all have to make. But with chronic illness, the consequences of those decisions can be huge, and therefore the stakes of each decision feel much higher.
I try my best to look after myself in all the ways I think make a significant difference. Mainly – I don't eat gluten or dairy, I aim for 8 hours of sleep a night, I get moderate and regular exercise, I take time out for yoga and meditation, I try to remain calm as much as possible and avoid getting into unnecessary arguments with anyone, and I avoid sugar (this, I confess, is the hardest of all and the one I slip up with most often). The words 'aim' and 'try' are key here. I do my best. But I am human, and these things are hard. So therefore when I have a night like last night where I very clearly overdo it, I feel like a bit of a twat. What is the point of trying so hard, day in day out, to make careful and difficult decisions for the sake of my health, and then ruin it all by getting drunk? And the really stupid thing is, I don't even like alcohol that much. Don't get me wrong, an occasional glass of wine goes down a treat, but the feeling of getting drunk really doesn't do it for me anymore, and the hangover is just horrendous. How on earth did I ever do this so often in my youth?!
Last year I gave up alcohol entirely for nearly 12 months and honestly, I didn't even miss it. But at Christmas I decided I wanted one small glass of wine, and over the course of a few months that gradually crept up to where I'm at now. To be fair, I really don't drink a lot by most people's standards, but nights like last night just can't happen anymore.
So, I officially announce to the world that I am giving up alcohol once more. This is one of those few sensible/fun decisions that is actually quite easy – my health is frankly more important than getting pissed.


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The deal comes as President Vladimir Putin and President Donald Trump meet at the G20 summit in Germany. The cease-fire isset to go into effect Sunday at noon, Damascus time. It is open-ended, according to three U.S. officials who spoke with AP.
The neighboring countries of Jordan and Israel are also part of the agreement, one of the officials said. Those nations have been concerned that the violence taking place in Syria will spill across their borders.
The cease-fire deal is not part of a separate agreement between Russia, Iran, and Turkey to try to establish de-escalation zones in Syria in which fighting would be reduced. Those negotiations, which continued this week in Astana, Kazakhstan, have thus far failed to reach a cease-fire agreement in those zones.


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How to Access Application Data on the iPhone
When you launch and use an app on your iPhone, the device saves and protects data -- logins to your email account and settings for your stock ticker, for example -- within the system so it's available and preloaded the next time you access the app. App data is helpful when you're transitioning between phones because it eliminates the need to re-establish user preferences and other important information on the new device. It also comes in handy if you're experiencing a sluggish system and need to eradicate a particularly data-heavy app. By connecting your iPhone to your computer -- just like you would for syncing -- you can use iTunes to obtain information, manage your apps and perform an app backup.
Launch iTunes on your computer.
Connect your iPhone using the USB cable.
Click or tap your iPhone in "Devices."
Click "Apps" along the top of your iTunes window.
Locate the app data on the left side of the main window. Delete or reinstall apps (and associated data) using the "Remove" and "Install" buttons next to the app's name.
Drag and drop app icons on the Home screen replica on the right to rearrange their placement on your iPhone.
Scroll down to the bottom of the main window to access the File Sharing pane. From here, click an app on the left to manage files accessed when you launch the app on your iPhone. For example, e-books read using the Kindle iPhone app can be saved to your computer (simply drag and drop) or deleted from here.
Click "Summary" at the top of your iTunes window to go to the main summary of your iPhone.
Click "Back Up Now" to perform a full system backup, which saves all of your app settings and data to your computer. This can be accessed later and reloaded onto your current or new device.
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Foodservice pros drain canned pears before serving. But, how many save the juice for other purposes? A #10 can of Pacific Northwest Canned Pears has tremendous culinary potential, and chefs can use the juice (5 cups!) to enhance a range of delicious recipes. Take
Pear and Sweet Potato Red Thai Curry
, a spicy, sweetly subtle dish. The juice adds a fruity note to the curry sauce. In
Oatmeal and Pear Pudding Brûlée
, the juice boosts the complexity of the pudding base.
Five tips to save the juice and get creative to optimize your canned pear purchases!
Vinaigrette - Blend pear juice with vegetable oil, red wine vinegar, Dijon mustard and spices.
Pear, Winter Squash and Wheat Berry Salad
Marinades and pastes - Stir pear juice into an Asian BBQ paste and marinade.
Asian Pear BBQ Pork
Sauces, Salsas and Soups - Perk up classic and ethnic flavors with a fruity finish.
Pear and Pepper Quesadilla with Pear Salsa
Condiments - Make sensational pear mustard with a flick of the wrist.
Grilled Pear Cubano
Baking liquids and custards - Add pear flavor to baked popular goods and tender custards.
Pear-Cran-Bran Muffins
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Boost fruit intake and encourage clean plates with USA-grown canned pears-a readily available, recipe-ready ingredient that kids like. Easy for you to prep and serve and easy for kids to eat, canned pears lower labor and food waste in the kitchen and the lunchroom. Use canned pears to transform pizza dough into these grab-and-go
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Northwest Bartlett pear growers and canners proudly produce an annual supply of top quality USA-grown canned pears expressly for school foodservice programs. In fact, an abundance of Pacific Northwest canned pears is available in the marketplace now!
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Minions the film about the little creatures from Despicable Me was an excellent film for children though not much else. These characters are fine secondary comic relief characters but are the kind of characters that can carry their film, at least not a future. This film would have made a fine, and probably should have been a short film attached to the upcoming third Despicable Me. One the minions speak only in that gibberish language of theirs leading a film built on slapstick and sight gags. While that is not necessarily a bad thing, the reliance on those kinds of gags makes the film quickly repetitive and frankly boring. However, there were redeeming qualities in this film one is Sandra Bullock as Scarlett Overkill. Her performance is certainly one of the great voice-over performances in recent years, and maybe even in the upper echelon of VO performances of all time. The other thing was that while having too many sight gags and slapstick gags made the film repetitive, there were some that were great, i.e. the Nixon campaign poster in the scene when the minions first arrive in New York.
The minion characters may not be able to hold their feature, but the film is one that children will indeed enjoy. Beyond that, there is not much to Minions, and it becomes dull rather quickly so I would give the film 2.25/5.


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If you could live forever, would you do it? Throughout history, money has allowed the elite to buy just about anything they want – except an escape from death. Many super-rich individuals are deeply haunted by the knowledge that they have spent their lives working incredibly hard to accumulate vast amounts of wealth but they only have a very limited amount of time in which to enjoy it. As a result, many of them are absolutely obsessed with finding a way to cheat death. The quest for eternal life is very much alive today – especially in tech hotbeds such as Silicon Valley. As technology continues to increase at an exponential rate, many among the elite are absolutely convinced that eternal life will be possible someday, and they are determined to stick around long enough to be a part of that revolution. (Read More...)
1000s Of People In Sweden Are Willingly Microchipping Their Own Hands, And It Is Part Of The "Transhuman" Movement That Is Sweeping The Globe
The future is coming, and it is going to look very strange. In the past, many authors had raised the possibility of tyrannical governments forcibly microchipping their own populations someday, but what if most of humanity actually embraces this new technology enthusiastically? Today, thousands of people in Sweden are eagerly having microchips inserted into their own hands, and it is rapidly becoming a natural part of society. Even in the United States, at one time there was great resistance to the idea of microchipping our pets, but now it is almost universally accepted. Personal microchips are being promoted as a way to make routine tasks faster, easier and more convenient, and Swedish "biohackers" are quite thrilled to be on the cutting edge of this new trend… (Read More...)
Transhumanism: An Attempt To Use Technology To Turn Men Into Gods
Did you know that the word "transhuman" literally means "beyond human"? All over the world, scientists and intellectuals are joining the transhumanism movement. Those that adhere to this philosophy believe that the time has come for us to use technology to take control of our own evolution. By doing so, they believe that we can give ourselves superhuman powers and radically extend our lifespans. Right now, the most popular movie in America is "Avengers: Age of Ultron", and in recent years we have watched films about "mutants" and "superheroes" become some of Hollywood's biggest moneymakers. But transhumanists believe that we will soon be able to literally turn ourselves into such superheroes as technology continues to increase at an exponential rate. And once we have superhuman powers and superhuman intelligence, they are convinced that we will eradicate all sickness, disease, poverty and war. Many of them actually believe that we will be able to achieve immortality and establish a utopia on Earth just a few decades from now. In other words, we won't need a "God" because we will have become our own gods. (Read More...)
A New Way To Be Human: The Plan Is To Replace Existing Humans With 'Transhuman' Hybrids
Transhumanists believe that the time has come for humans to take control of their own evolution. Many of them are fully convinced that we can use emerging technologies to "fix" the flaws in the human race and ultimately eradicate sickness, disease, poverty and war. So would you like to have the eyesight of an eagle? Would you like to download an entire library of information directly into your brain in just minutes? Would you like to rid your family line of all genetic diseases? Would you like to extend your lifespan to 500 years or even longer? Transhumanists promise that all of these things will soon be possible, if we are willing to embrace a new way of doing things. They foresee a future in which we will all have lots of little nanobots running around inside of us, in which we are all connected directly to the Internet, and in which we have all been genetically modified to at least some degree. In fact, one prominent transhumanist recently stated that he believes that "eventually every human will be designed on a computer". In the end, the goal is to produce a vastly improved version of the human race which will usher in a golden new age for the planet. But as we merge ourselves with animals, machines and weird new technologies that scientists cook up, at what point do we cease to be human? (Read More...)
Transhumanists: Superhuman Powers And Life Extension Technologies Will Allow Us To Become Like God
If you could merge your current mind and body with technology that would give you superhuman powers and would allow you to live forever, would you do it? This is essentially what the transhumanism movement is seeking to accomplish. Transhumanists envision a day when technology will allow humanity to become so advanced that sickness, disease, poverty and war will essentially be eradicated. They believe that merging with machines will permit us to become trillions of times more intelligent than we are today, and they also believe that radical life extension technologies will make it possible for humanity to actually achieve immortality. Many transhumanists are convinced that such a world can be achieved within their lifetimes. They point to Moore's Law and to the fact that technology already appears to be growing at an exponential rate. As the technology curve continues to steepen, transhumanists believe that our world will rapidly become transformed into a place that would be unrecognizable to us today. Just a few decades from now, transhumanists believe that superhuman powers and extremely advanced life extension technologies will allow them to essentially become like gods. (Read More...)


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Heffron Park
In the Autumn and Winter (April to September) the club holds its training sessions in Heffron Park, Maroubra.
Centennial Park
In the Summer months (January, February, and March) the club base itself in Centennial Park, Randwick, 2017, NSW.
Monarch Oval
All games are held in Monarch Oval, Monarch Fields, Ingleburn, 2564, NSW.


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Yakuza 3 PS4 Remaster Gets First Screenshots on Famitsu; Will Run at 1080p, 60 FPS
SEGA's upcoming PS4 remaster of Yakuza 3 received its first screenshots and pricing details in today's issue of Weekly Famitsu.
Today's issue of Weekly Famitsu included the first screenshots of the upcoming PS4 remaster of Yakuza 3.
We also learn that the gameplay is mostly unchanged from the original PS3 version of the game, but it will run in 1080p resolution, and 60 frames per second.
For those unfamiliar with Yakuza 3, it was released in Japan in 2009, and in the west in 2010. It was the second game of the series that brought Kazuma Kiryu to another location in addition to Kamurocho, letting the player visit the exotic island of Okinawa.
This new version will also come at a cheaper price than the original, and it'll cost 3,990 yen plus taxes, launching in Japan on August 9th. It will even include a download code for the original soundtrack.
Yakuza 4 will also come in the fall, followed by Yakuza 5 in the spring of 2019.
Of course, at the moment we don't know whether it'll release in the west, as the North American and European arms of Sega are still silent about a possible localization. That being said, the game is already translated, so it'd be weird if we did not get it at some point.
If you're unfamiliar with the series, you can check out our review of its latest release, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life. You can also grab a copy on Amazon. If you already have it, you can pre-order Kiwami 2.
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As a matter of fact, I am finally going to visit and explore Fairfield county South Carolina this month. I've located John Ellison's son, William's grave and the general area he lived in the Eastern part of the county near Longtown. I'm looking forward to the field trip and wonder how it will be to stand next to the grave of an ancestor who was born in the 1700's.
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PET Scan
What is a PET Scan?
PET stands for Positron Emission Tomography and is new technology available for detection and diagnosis of cancer including lung, breast, melanoma, lymphoma, colorectal, head and neck, ovarian, pancreatic, esophageal and other cancers.
Cancer can spread silently in the body. When symptoms appear, it may signal more advanced disease. PET exposes "silent" disease. PET allows a physician to examine large areas of the body in a single scanning session, producing images of human body functions unobtainable by other imaging techniques. These images capture biochemical processes, such as tissue glucose metabolism, that often cannot be revealed by anatomical imaging with conventional X-ray, CT, or MRI.
PET Accredited Facility
Illinois Cancer Specialists is an ACR Accredited Facility for both PET and CT. This means our facility has met the standards for the highest level of quality and radiation safety. Our staff has been thoroughly reviewed and accredited by the American College of Radiology, a national professional organization serving radiologists, radiation oncologists, nuclear medicine physicians and medical physicists.
Patient Benefits
- Potential reduction of invasive procedures such as biopsies or other local
- Therapies that may not be helpful.
- Greater peace of mind for patients and their families, knowing that this technology provides comprehensive information. This technology also eliminates a "wait and see" approach, commonly used to monitor the patient during post-treatment. It may be used during the actual treatment phase at times to evaluate the patient's response to therapy.
- To evaluate the significance of changes seen on CT exams or other imaging modalities.
Relevance to Cancer
The types of cancer that are most commonly evaluated with a PET scan include: breast, esophogeal, cervical, melanoma, lymphoma, lung, colorectal, head and neck, and ovarian cancers. PET technology can help physicians answer the critical questions for many cancer patients in one exam including the following:
- Is a lesion benign or malignant?
- Where is the cancer? Is it spreading?
- What is the optimal therapy?
- Is the therapy working?
- Is there a recurrence of cancer?


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It's time to rewind time as you find yourself back in the 1930's in Chicago where you've just been invited to take a seat in the back room of a casino for an underground poker game against the toughest gangsters in the city – with 20,000 coins on the table to try and escape out the back door with!
In a time when Al Capone ruled the streets of Chicago, you'll find yourself in a dark room filled with smoke as you listen to the busy atmosphere of the casino, with the chittering of customers and noises of coins being pumped into the video poker machines audible, as you rub shoulders with the city's most notorious crime bosses who are wearing tailor-made three piece suits as they puff on Cuban cigars and keep their guns close by in case someone tries to make a dodgy move for the cash!
The Kings of Chicago slot machine has been developed by Net Entertainment and is played across 5 reels with 5 fixed paylines, however the reels don't spin in the typical way you'll be used to - instead you'll see a deck of cards get spread out across the table from left to right in a 5x3 grid. You can stake from 1p up to £1 per payline and with up to ten coins allowed to be bet per line this means you can take a seat at the underground poker game from as little as 5p up to £50, plus it boasts a hefty 97.8% return to player percentage so your money will last well into the early hours!
It's only poker cards and hands that feature on the table (well along with chips, cash, diamonds, guns, cigars and alcohol of course) therefore you had better know your poker hand rankings or these mobsters will take advantage and hustle you like a fool for the night.
They have left the Joker cards in the deck and these are the Wild symbols in the Kings of Chicago slot machine, possessing the ability to substitute for all other cards and hands, even the Scatter symbol (which shows Chicago's biggest mob boss as the King card), plus when they substitute for a winning combination the win is worth double its face value.
Natural royal flushes are of course the highest valued hand with five of them resulting in you scooping 10,000 coins, plus you can make a five of a kind, a royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight and three of a kind.
This is essentially a free spins bonus game, however as it's a poker game, it's free deals you will be enjoying instead of free spins. In order to get free deals and make winning combinations with the cards on the table you will need to land three or more of the Scatter symbols (King) at once, with the more you land resulting in a higher instant win and a higher number of free deals, as follows:
Three Scatter Symbols: 10 free deals plus 15 coins
Four Scatter Symbols: 15 free deals plus 50 coins
Five Scatter Symbols: 30 free deals plus 500 coins
Of course, the majority of the time it's three Scatter symbols that you will trigger, however the fact that you can re-trigger additional free deals as they play out provides you with better chances of triggering the four or five combinations instead for even greater wins, plus all winning combinations your deals create are subject to a 2x multiplier – if only all mobsters were so generous!
I really love how the Kings of Chicago slot machine has been developed by Net Entertainment with the cards spread across the table with the final column being flipped over at the last moment to keep you in suspense, although it is a little disappointing that there is only a free spins/deals feature.
Once you master the cards and are crowned a card shark after taking all of the mobster's cash you should also check out The Sopranos slot machine from Playtech, or for a gorier experience, the Scarface slot machine which has also been developed by Net Entertainment, as they both boast a plethora of exciting bonus features!


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If you missed it, please read Part 1 of this blog series.
It is not surprising that the question of whether to choose a contact center or CRM desktop is more common today than it was five or ten years ago. According to respected analyst house Gartner, the CRM market nearly quadrupled from 2007 to 2015, from an $8 billion market to $23 billion. It grew another 12+ percent in 2016, with much of that increase attributable to cloud-based deployments.
In fact, the rise in cloud CRM deployments is certainly a factor in the rise of cloud-based contact center solutions. As aging premises-based contact centers are reviewed for replacements, companies that have already deployed a cloud-based CRM solution have inherently fewer concerns about cloud reliability and security.
When it comes to the choice of which desktop should be primary, contact center or CRM, here are some factors to consider:
- Volume: High volume, high agent occupancy environments favor a contact center desktop. Phone and interaction controls are designed to be easily distinguished and located for quick agent action.
Examples of businesses with high-volume contact centers are airlines, hotel chains and consumer banking. While there are often CRM integrations, the majority of calls are completed in a single interaction.
- Complexity: Complex interactions, that require repeatedly accessing and updating information, are more suited to CRM desktops. Frequently these interactions require the opening of a trouble ticket or case file, or have several workflow steps. This type of center includes various types of help desks, insurance claims or named account enterprise sales.
- Workforce Optimization Requirement: Certain industries have a high requirement for the recording of interactions or complex scheduling of multi-skilled agents. These is especially true in financial services and healthcare. Contact center desktops are more apt to have integrations to the required voice and screen recording applications.
Zebra Technologies is a recent inContact customer that chose the inContact Agent for Salesforce desktop when they replaced several legacy premises-based solutions. The company manufactures and sells marking, tracking and computer printing technologies for the supply chains, retail, healthcare and government sectors.
Zebra Technologies' contact centers are purely service related, offering three levels of triage. They fit perfectly into the scenario above where the complexity of each interaction and the workflow involved favors use of the CRM desktop. In addition to highlighting the inContact/Salesforce integration, Zebra is a great example of the power of cloud for both contact center and CRM. The company was able to unite the operations of six different centers across the globe in a way that was not possible with the prior on-premises deployment.
The Zebra Technologies implementation underscores another aspect of the contact center or CRM desktop decision. Zebra is using inContact to route Salesforce emails to agents because theirs is a CRM-centric environment. Customer who chose to use a contact center desktop, like inContact My Agent eXperience (MAX), are more likely to route email interactions from within the contact center application.
As this two-part series has discussed, there is increasingly duplication in the product suites of contact center and CRM vendors. The good news is that neither side has declared war on the other and there seems to be no fear of that happening any time soon. The partnerships between the two types of vendors are healthy and focused on delivering an optimal solution to not just their customers but their customers' customers.


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On Tuesday, January 22, 2013, Jerald David August presented at the American Law Institute CLE Webcast Event, "American Taxpayer Relief Act: What You Need To Know for Tax Planning and Compliance"
After months of fiscal cliff-driven anxiety, the deadline for the looming scenario set up by lawmakers to ensure even Washington would take action has come to pass.
Now is the time to be sure you know exactly what this means for you and your clients.
For tax professionals, a bullet-point summary doesn't offer nearly enough insight into the immediate effects — and does even less to help you plan for the unavoidable next round of changes. Register for this ALI CLE accredited program to ensure you fully understand the immediate ramifications of the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA). This timely discussion will also provide you with a great foundation for anticipating the inevitable onslaught of issues the current legislation merely sidesteps. Join us for this live webcast and get the critical analysis you need to help you and your clients move forward in 2013.