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text: This weekend, Glenn Barr (HF Vol. 10) is celebrating his second solo exhibition with Cotton Candy Machine gallery in Brooklyn, titled "Pit of the Id." His previous showing with the gallery was in 2012, covered here, which depicted cute space faring girls and robotic monsters in his signature nostalgic style. In a new series of small wood on panel paintings and drawings, Barr continues to explore this futuristic universe he has created in a playful way. His works feature cameos from 60s sitcom cartoon characters like "The Jetsons" and "The Flintstones".

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I am afraid of everything, and I adore horror movies. I love the thrill of fear and adrenaline a great scary movie brings. Having heard fantastic things about The Witch from critics and reviewers alike I was eager to head to the theatre and see it. After a lovely day of skating and eating out, we headed to an evening showing.
It was two hours of my life that I'll never get back.
Spoilers below the cut.
The Witch is set in Puritanical New England, and begins with the main family being cast out of their settlement. The first thing that struck me about this film was the score. It was jarring and loud, contrasting with the quiet scenery and continuing over scene changes. It continued to pop in and out seemingly at random during the film and was fairly unpleasant. Not in a good horror movie unsettling way, just in a 'my ears really want this awful noise to end' kind of way. It would build to an unbearably loud crescendo and end abruptly sometimes after a scene change and sometimes with no prompting at all.
Overall the score was clumsy and unpleasant.
The dialogue was supposedly true to the era, although it sounded rather contrived and unnatural in the film, especially in short lines and in those spoken by children. As for the realism of the family itself, that seemed true to form for a super religious pioneer era family. They tried to purge themselves of sin through prayer, but remained incredibly hypocritical and unpleasant people despite that.
Thomasin (the oldest daughter) is tasked with looking after her youngest brother Samuel (a baby) and he disappears. Her family (her mother especially) blames her for his loss, and become increasingly antagonistic towards her. She is then tasked with looking after her twin siblings who are little brats who refuse to listen to her. She is blamed for their lack of discipline, and when she attempts to scare the girl into listening to her it only makes things worse.
The twins speak to and sing songs about the goat they have on the farm (Black Phillip) and yet they're never suspected of anything sinister because Thomasin is a teenaged girl so of course she must be a witch. Despite the fact that goats are traditionally symbols of Satan and the kids sing creepy songs about him, and pretend to be afflicted with the same illness as Caleb (their older brother). It seemed intensely unlikely.
All this film ended up being were scenes of prayer, antagonism towards Thomasin, and suspicion and paranoia that was just exhausting to watch. Quite frankly, this movie was boring to watch. There were no scary scenes and the narrative was fairly non-existent. They clearly tried to create scary scenes but the boredom in the theatre was palpable, laughter even breaking out after one particularly striking scene near the end, when the mother believes her dead children have come back to her and her breast is actually being pecked at by a crow.
Trying to establish fear from tension is one thing, but there cannot be tension where there is a lack of compelling story. When you're basing your film on a 'New England Folktale' I think you have to take into account the hysteria and religious fear of the era. Women were accused of being witches purely because any independence or sexuality on their part was thought of as morally wrong. Young women were accused of being 'whores' solely for existing.
This film's attempt at bringing in supernatural elements near the end seemed at odds with everything else, and it made me roll my eyes. I heard groans from others in the theatre as well. I wasn't afraid at any point during this film.
I didn't enjoy this movie and I wouldn't recommend it. It was a boring two hours that I'm shocked critics have praised. There was absolutely nothing about it that was redeemable and I regret having seen it.


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The hull is of single skin construction using glass/aramid hybrid fibre reinforced polyester
Laminate finished in White Gelcoat (NGA9023) with Blue gel coat stripes
Hydraulically operated stern bathing platform with bathing ladder
Flush seacocks
Antifouling, International Extra, white
Antimony lead cast keel with cast-in hi tensile steel keel bolts
Foam filled composite rudder blade with tapered composite stock
Rudder supported by two self-aligning roller bearings
Steering Systems
Steering gear sheaves provided with guards to prevent jamming
Destroyer type stainless steel wheel with elkhide cover
Pedestal with roller bearing and brake, and car bar over compass
Emergency tiller stowed in lazarette
Deck is of sandwich construction, using glass fibre reinforced polyester laminate, with low density closed cell foam core, and glued to the hull. High-density core under deck fittings.
Laid teak 9 mm nominal thickness in cockpits and on bridge deck, side decks, coachroof
and coamings, glued and vacuum bagged without screws.
Removable teak footrests for helmsman, 2 pcs.
Teak toerail instead of aluminium, including open roller fairleads forward and aft, closed roller fairlead amidships.
Deck Equipment
Fixed aluminium mooring cleats on bow and stern, pop-up Versari-Delmonte cleats amidship
Nautor Custom hatches with recessed roller blinds/mosquito screens
Six openable Goiot portholes
Deck fittings on both sides amidship to attached bathing ladder
Outboard mounting bracket on pushpit
Gas locker under helmsman's seat with drain overboard
Carbon radar post mounted through aft deck
Primary winches Lewmar, 2 x L77/3 AEST,
Secondary/runner winches, Lewmar 54 AEST
Main sheet winches 2 x Lewmar 66/3 AEST including two Spinlock ZS1214 jammers
Traveller control winches 2 x Lewmar 40 AST
Halyard winches, 3 x Lewmar 54
Main halyard/spi halyard/foreguy winch, Lewmar 54 AEST
Teak with hand rubbed satin varnish is used for the visible woodwork.
Floorboards with laid teak veneer, providing access to the bilge.
Topsides where visible lined with teak battens.
Overhead lined with removable paneling.
Locker doors with finger hole type latches
Rounded corners on furniture
Leather for settees in saloon and navigation seta, 8087/RAL 7035 grey
Fabric for mattresses, Orient Occident Monika 73 for aft cabin, Annala 18 for forward cabins
Curtains for side windows, Orient Occident Benny 11 Nature
Additional Swan chair in saloon, aft of the table
Additional toilet forward, on SB side, instead of standard shower stall
Corian Glacier white countertops and wash basins, instead of standard Corian Cameo white, in both heads
Forward Cabin
Two berths starboard side
Additional GRP was basin
Teak grating, with drained GRP pan connected to Whale Gulper pump below
Work bench and lockers port side
Guest Cabins
Double berth in SB side Cabin , upper and lower Berths in Port side cabin .
Hanging lockers Each side
Main Cabin
L-Shaped settee with table and chairs on starboard side
Settee on port side with bookshelf outboard
Saloon table, with table top in one piece, Corian inlay
Teak roll-top door in front of the 20" TV port side in saloon
Stainless steel four-burner Force 10 gas stove with oven and grill,
Remote controlled shut-off and leak detector near gas bottle with control switch
Corian lacier white countertops in galley
Aft Cabin
Two wooden berths,
Entrance ladder
Locker above the berths
Locker on CL aft, all the way up to the cockpit
Acrylic mirror with teak frame on front bulkhead in aft cabin
Engine Room
Internally sound insulated, fire resistant meeting SOLAS B-15 requirements
Drip tray integral with engine beds
Yanmar 4JH3-HTBE Turbocharged and intercooled marine engine, output 73.6 KW/ 100HP
Maxpower 206.2 24v bow thruster including separate battery bank of 60Ah and independent 25A battery charger. Control buttons on bracket at steering pedestal
Canvas holder for tools inside engine room door
Plumbing Systems
Deck shower, hot and cold water, close to the bathing platform
Watermaker, Sea Recovery, SRC Aqua Whisper, 230 V, 180 l/hour
Water, total capacity 670 l
Fresh water connection to deck wash
Deck wash, sea water
Selector valve chest for fresh or sea water toilet flushing, for all three toilets
Additional PAR manual toilet in forepeak, with removable teak seat above toilet bowl
Electric bilge pump, manual and automatic control
PAR Jabsco Quiet Flush 37245-1094, 24 V, for all three toilets, instead of standard
Additional refrigeration unit, Iceberg, 230 V, 0,5 hp, 50/60 Hz
Ventilation System
Air conditioning, Marine Air, 38000 BTU, 230 V:
Port forward cabin, 7000 BTU
Starboard forward cabin, 7000 BTU
Saloon, 2 x 7000 BTU
Aft cabin, 10000 BTU
Natural ventilation through dorade box inlets
Drainage System
Galley sink drains though seacock
Washbasin and shower trays drain to sump tanks, capacity about 60 ltr (16 US gallons) each
Sump tanks are emptied by electrical pumps. Back-up Whale manual pumps.
DC System
Service battery capacity, 450 Ah
Voltage stabilizer for instruments
Battery parallel between engine start and service batteries
Additional 12 V outlet in cockpit
Power sources
Westerbeke generator 6kVA, 230 V
Inverter, Mass Sine 24/2500 VA, 230 V, including transfer switch
230v shore power system with polarity alarm , polarity reversing switch and connecting cable
230v outlets in each cabin
Electric consumers
Additional overhead lights in saloon, 2 pcs.
Panels and controls
Battery Ah capacity meter, DCC 4000
Switches for saloon lamps and air conditioning to be located in chart table port side locker
Voltage stabilizer for the instruments, including 2 x 10 A batteries
Navigation Instruments
Hydra 2000 Wind/Depth/Log Pack, 240-PK-2, including transducers and one NMEA FFD at chart table
Non-NMEA FFD, digital repeater, 240-PK-10
Non NMEA FFD, digital repeater, 240-PK-10, 2 pcs
Boat speed indicator, analogue, 215-HL-019
Wind speed indicator, analogue, 215-HL-022
Wind direction indicator, 360°, analogue, 215-HL-016
Four 20/20 displays to be mounted on mast
Radio telephone, communication
VHF Shipmate RS 8400 at chart table
B&G, Halcyon display pack, Hydra 240-PK-13 and Off course analogue display
Installation of customer supplied Barometer, Hydrometer and Thermometer at chart table
VCR, Sony
Sharp TV, LC-20E1E LCD 20", installed on port side in saloon
Sony DVD player DVP-NS405D installed in saloon
VCR Sony SLV-SE-820 installed in saloon
Radio/CD-player in saloon, Sony, with two loudspeakers, Poly-Planar MA-905
Extra pair of loudspeakers in cockpit, Sony XS-MP-61
Change-over switch for loudspeakers, 3 pairs
Navigators, radar
Furuno 1833C radar/plotter (Navionics compatible) at navigation station, scanner 4kW 24" radome mounted on radar post, and GP-320 B GPS antenna on pushpit
Autopilot, Autohelm ST 7000 PLUS, hydraulic
Autopilot, B&G Hydra Pilot, hydraulic
Active antenna, Delta Pacific, for VHF, marine receiver, TV/FM, cellular phone, including Windex unit
Vertical mast head unit, 1450 mm, instead of Type 213 masthead unit
Silver anodized alloy mast and boom
Nautor made bracket on mast, in SS/aluminium, for four 20/20 repeaters
Harken blocks and cleats for spinnaker pole car lift, instead of Antal Line Driver
Standing rigging
Furling headsail, manual, Reckmann RS 2000/40, including blocks and jammer
Aramid runners and checkstays instead of standard
Aramid innerforestay instead of standard
Hydraulic systems
Hydraulic babystay adjustment, Navtec-17, on deck
Outhaul cylinder, Navtec N10, in boom no winch
General Equipment
Table for aft cockpit
Inland fright Pietarsaari – Raumo
Transport cradle, C/R keel
Anchoring and mooring
Additional anchor, Fortress FX-37, 9,4 Kg, with storage bracket in lazarette
Anchor chain, Lewmar 10 mm, grade 40, 70 meters
Canvas work
Large sprayhood over forward end of aft cockpit, instead of standard
Small sprayhood over aft entrance
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Dr. Leonard Perry, Extension Professor
University of Vermont
Viburnum are popular ornamental shrubs with attractive spring or summer flowers, often followed by attractive berries and colorful fall foliage. There are several species and cultivars (cultivated varieties), some of which are native. Many of these landscape plants are being threatened and killed by a recent insect pest, the viburnum leaf beetle.
According to an Extension leaflet from Cornell University containing many details on this non-native invasive pest and its controls, this beetle is originally from Europe. It was first found in North America on the Niagara peninsula of Ontario in 1947, with the first breeding populations reported near Ottawa in 1978. In 1996, the first populations of this pest in our country were reported in upstate New York. Since then the pest has become established in eastern Canada, upper New England, and is spreading into Pennsylvania and Ohio.
What makes this pest such a problem is that it feeds rapidly, and can defoliate a shrub (eat all the leaves) in a few days, leading to death of the plant if this happens for two or three consecutive years. This pest has a fairly simple life cycle, beginning with larvae hatching from eggs in spring. These feed on leaves, then in early summer crawl down the stems to pupate in the soil. The adults emerge in midsummer, feed again on leaves, mate, and lay eggs which overwinter until next spring.
Luckily, not all viburnums are created equal when it comes to feeding preference of this pest. Species that are most resistant to this pest still may become partially infested yet usually have little or no feeding. The most resistant species you should consider for landscapes if this pest is in your area include the Koreanspice (carlesii), Judd (x juddii), doublefile (plicatum), leatherleaf (rhytidophyllum), tea (setigerum), and Siebold (sieboldii) viburnums.
The most susceptible species you should avoid planting, or consider replacing, if this pest is nearby include arrowwood (dentatum), possum-haw (nudum), and cranberrybush (opulus) viburnums. Still susceptible, yet not as much so, are the mapleleaf (acerifolium), wayfaringtree (lantana), Sargent (sargentii), and Wright (wrightii) viburnums. Many of the other species you may find are likely moderately susceptible.
If planting resistant species or replacing susceptible ones isnt an option, consider least toxic control options before reaching for an insecticide. There are several beneficial insects that feed on viburnum leaf beetle larvae, including lady beetle larvae and adults, lacewing larvae, and spined soldier bug nymphs. Adults of both the lady beetle and spined soldier bug also eat viburnum leaf beetle adults. An excellent website from Cornell University (www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/) has photos to learn how to spot these helpful garden insects.
Although there are some pesticides you can use to control this viburnum pest, several (including organic pyrethrins) are contact poisons that also kill the beneficial insects. A couple of least toxic organic insecticides that kill many viburnum leaf beetle larvae, yet least harm beneficial insects, are insecticidal soaps and products containing the fungus Saccharopolyspora. Keep in mind insecticides provide little control to eggs, or when you see the adults feeding. The best time to spray such products is in late April or early May when the larvae are emerging. Initital research indicates that horticultural oils applied in mid-April can kill many of the pest eggs.
So if you see feeding this summer by adult leaf beetles, dont instinctively reach for a spray that may only kill beneficial insects. Instead, consider planting resistant species. Also, start checking twigs closely from July through fall and winter for eggs. Look for rows of brownish-black bumps the size of pinheads that contain the eggs. These are easiest seen in fall when leaves drop. Pruning these infested twigs out is perhaps the best way to control the viburnum leaf beetle in future years.
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The Mad Millionaire
Clark read the passage again unbelievingly. "This says that you don't have hair anywhere!"
"Maybe you should stop shaving me, to prove them wrong?"
Clark threw the book down to the bedside. " I like you that way and the itching would drive you crazy. Guess talking to Chloe and Lois had been a dumb idea." He glared at the picture of the cousins that graced the unauthorized biography.
Lex slipped into bed next to Clark. "The angry sex, however…" Lex recalled how he'd taken Clark that night in a fury.
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This home is without a doubt simple, rustic and classic in every way. From the gorgeous outdoors to the bright and breezy interior… each aspect of this beautiful villa is relaxing and pleasing on the eye and has been excellently created by the team at RIBA MASSANELL S.L. in Spain. Who would want to enjoy this space as romantic getaway for a weekend or even a forever home?
The key element of this villa is without a doubt the use of wooden features, neutral colour and rustic tones, which collectively creates a comfortable and elegant home, perfect for unwinding and getting in touch with nature! But wait until you see that swimming pool!
It is clear that wood and nature are the main element of this architectural project. The exterior is strictly stone, traditional roof tiles and a fantastic wooden door that represents a bygone era. The wooden shutters in front of the windows are great in shading the exterior from the strong sunlight, while also protecting from the elements on colder days! Keeping the warm air in during winter and allowing for some ventilation during the warm summer months. It's a modern take on a rustic style home and we are just getting started at enjoying this sight!
This home is not short on land size with a complete floor area of 200 square metres and a vast reaching backyard space too! This home has a gorgeous green lawn and garden area, great for planning and growing your favourite vegetables and herbs… but how about that swimming pool? Imagine a hot summer day at this house and the possibilities that it comes with! It certainly adds value to the home and creates a comfortable space to enjoy the sunshine too!
The terrace area of this amazing villa has the perfect spot to relax and enjoy a good book, doze off in the afternoon sun or just entertain family and friends with a delicious barbecue. Make this outdoor space your main social zone at any time of the day!
It's a great place to enjoy good company with the added benefit of being at home and so close to a swimming pool! If you or your friends have kids, then there's no excuse not to call them over too… with so much garden space to run around in, they will surely have fun too!
The garden of this home is as much a part of the villa as anything else, it is an extension of the interior living areas and because it is under cover, can be enjoyed regardless of the weather. There would be nothing better than to just sit in this beautiful outdoor space and enjoy the fresh air, warming sunshine and cool breeze of the outdoors! But wait, we haven't seen the inside yet? Let's take a peek into the interior of the lovely and lively home to get an idea of what the residents' personal style is like!
The dining room of the interior is definitely classic and rustic in style. The wooden element of the furniture and fixtures along with the large and comfortable dining room table and the intimate lighting means this home is great for entertaining close family and friends!
The choice of fabric and style of the dining room chairs will go a long way in staying trendy, making this home just that much more stylish and perfect in every way. We love the neutral tone of everything in this dining room, it adds to the classic decor!
Moving on to the living room of this villa and we see a touch of colour. The addition of this colourful space provides some character and personality to the interior. The living room still has an undeniable rustic and classic decor, but with a touch of colour for style.
The space is warm, cosy and inviting! The addition of colour however doesn't detract from the wooden designer aspects of this home interior and even exterior… in fact, it just adds a little more personality to the villa! For another rustic inspired home, have a look at: The Sleekest House on the Street.


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I thought I'd share what my kids will be getting for Christmas this year. Not because anyone's asked. But because I'm a blogger, so that's what I do.
This year I had a couple of goals in mind for gifts for the kids:
- Open ended play items: meaning toys that can be played with in a multitude of ways, sparking imagination and creativity.
- Wooden or sustainable sources.
- Support small businesses.
- Quality over quantity.
So this year, I have bought items that I have coveted for the kids for aaaaaages. Ones that I've had my eye on and waited months to purchase for Christmas. Hopefully these items will set them up for many beautiful hours of imaginative, co-operative play in the year ahead.
As a reminder, my kids are (almost) six, four, and two years old.
First up, because I love it SO MUCH, their joint gift from my parents (and us) is a
Rock-it Board
I am SO flippin excited about this. This is an item I've wanted for the last two years, and bought for our toy library before. I'm stoked to finally have our own! I chose to buy the 'Little Earth' size which I think is appropriate for our small kids. I will do a full review of this on the blog at a later stage, because I have A LOT of things to say about these boards!
Ok onto the individual items:
For our eldest (turning six):
his main present is a Hape wooden marble run – 'The Roundabout'. Another item that's been on my list for the last year!
Hape are one of my absolute favourite brands of toys. According to their website, they are a sustainable business, sourcing products from renewable bamboo and giving back to their local community too.
I love that this marble run is made of extremely sturdy wood, so can be easily set up by the kids independently, as opposed to the plastic variety of marble runs. It hopefully isn't going to break and end up in the landfill.
This set is not the biggest marble run that Hape make, so we can add to it at later stages if we want to. There are so many developmental benefits of this marble run, including visual perceptual development, hand eye co-ordination, problem solving, and eye tracking development. Love it!
For our four year old:
his main gift is a Rainbow stacking set with stacking plates from Moo&The Gang Toys. He loves building things, so I hope he'll embrace these.
As soon as I laid my eyes on Grimms Rainbows I was immediately intrigued by them. These open ended play items can be used in many different ways, in many different areas of play. I chose to purchase from Moo& The Gang because they're a small work-at-home family (well, they actually homeschool out of a house bus!), so I truly wanted to support them.
It will be interesting to see how the kids play with these. I'll be sure to follow up with a review for these too!
For our wee toddler:
She was the hardest to choose for. A) because she's the youngest of three, and she doesn't really *need* much, and B) her birthday is just a week before Christmas, so she already gets something for that!
But. I decided to add on a set of Rainbow Pips from Moo&The Gang for her.
These cute wee friends are gender neutral and can add to our small world play. We don't really have figurines so this was perfect.
She's also getting a drink bottle (much needed!) and a bucket (the boys have blue and green ones of these brilliant metal buckets from Twigz). I've included a wee gardening set in her gifts because we legitimately needed a few more tools.
Other little things they're getting are butterfly nets, a Schleich animal figurine to add to our collection (a gift tradition of mine), LEGO boards, and small measuring tapes.
Christmas Book:
As part of our Christmas traditions I buy a new Christmas themed book each year, this year I've bought "A Little Shepherd's Christmas" by Carol Heyer, which I bought from The Christian Superstore.
I always love to go to this shop and have a wee browse at Christmas time. They have a great range of lovely Christmas books and I loved this particular ones as it has beautiful illustrations, and tells the Nativity story from a perspective slightly different to the traditional telling. It's really lovely.
So that's Christmas 2018. It's a bit more than I would usually spend, but we have a bit more money than usual available this year, so I have invested in quality items. Last year we gifted them Magnatiles and although I initially balked at the price, they've been an amazing investment. Hopefully (like the Magnatiles did), these additions to their play will again set us up well for more hours of fun, happy, playful times.
No matter what you get for Christmas, may your day be filled with love, laughter and joy.


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Amrit Manthan 6th March 2013 Written Episode Update
Amrit Manthan 6th March 2013 Written Episode, Amrit Manthan 6th March 2013 Written Update
Epi starts with everyone doing work in kitchen including tej , nimrit , bani , jojo , sunita , mahi , bubbly and other servants … the food was cooked and then Nimrit told the servants to take the food out . then she said theat tej and i are going , so bani said that mama i an jojo will go along with you , so nimrit said now as you both have did lots of work , so you must be tired so do some rest , bani said that mama pleae , jojo too … so tej said that the girls are right they must go with us .. nimrit agrees .
Agam calls yug & said that i have done the catering order & just going to deliver it … so yug said which order ? so agam told him every thing why did he does this … mahi goes to kitchen , take a spoon & get some rice , when he was eating , Bani comes & told him not to eat …
yug calls amrit & she was sleeping he called vishal & they had a conversation
agam goes to the person to delver catering order and told him that nimrit dhaba is close & so he brought the food , so he said ok & gave agam the payment for all those food , nimrit , tej & bani comes , nimrit see the food and calls choudhry . and he said that that person did the catering .. and agam was leaving then bani said stop ..Agam turns back & look at her . she said sorry uncle but you can't do this , agam said to stay away from this , so she said but my mama had said if some one do some thing wrong so don't be quiet . agam lokoed at nimrit , and she said infront of me wrong is happening with my mama and so i will not stop , agam was staring at nimrit , bani go to choudry and ssaid that our dhaba was closed but still mama cooked the food at home & we all helped her .
agam feels guilty , she said my mama tells me that honesty is best ut why are you punishing her , nimrit said that its ok bani . agam stops him and said that i will take my order back & he lefted ..
everyone was happy . vishal and amrit had a conversation …
mahi said to bani to eat the sweet & they all continued , bani & jojo went to nimrit , they clear her tears & then aga remembers what had yug & amrit tolden him and he said that even if she is bad but she taught her children good , agam said is she really bad ? lots of questions in his mind .
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agam and yug looking into a file & every where was no light , mahi was coughing & so then both of them runs , then the file felled down & mahi said who is there , agam was looking
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The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted raids at 22 places in and around Delhi in connection with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and his family in an alleged "benami" property case.
This comes a day after Bihar CM Nitish Kumar stated that if there was documentary proof or solid evidence against the Rashtriya Janata Dal chief and his family then the central government should take legal action.
The Bharatiya Janata Party leaders had alleged Lalu Prasad was connected to hundreds of "benami" properties.
Following the IT raids, senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi, who has been repeatedly accusing Lalu Prasad and his family in the "benami" properties case, told the media in Patna that his stand was "vindicated".


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Rely the Stock Investment newspaper in shareholder meeting this year, Chairman & CEO of Phu Nhuan Jewelry Joint Stock Company (PNJ), Ms.Cao Thi Ngoc Dung said: PNJ is driven by continued focus on the core competencies of production and jewelry trading to sustainable development
At the same time, PNJ currently in the process of restructuring the system of governance and the executive apparatus to hold the number one position on the Vietnam market and aims to become the top retailer in Asia.
Chairman and CEO of PNJ – Ms.Cao Thi Ngoc Dung
Reporter: The policy of the government bank and the difficulties of the market, which impacted and significantly affected to the operations of many companies in this industry. Why is PNJ still achieving the satisfactory profitability in the last year?
Ms.Cao Thi Ngoc Dung: The jewelry trading activities in the past few years were difficult due to the purchasing power reduced and consumers spending slipped. In particular, the changes in management policies of the Government for the gold market had a certain impact on the operation of lots businesses in this area, including PNJ. However, since the first year in operation to date, the policy and strategy of PNJ has selected core competence is to develop production, sales of jewelry to achieve revenue and profit. Therefore, a decrease in the trading of gold bars will not affect the profit of PNJ.
Moreover, in order to adapt to the market situation, PNJ has conducted the market research and design jewelry products to match with the customer tastes in the economic context has difficulty and consumers spending slipped. Specifically, unlike before, now PNJ's jewelry is manufactured with lightweight, slender, thin, but the design still ensures the sophistication, luxury and special, which still meets the needs of the large, but very light weight, reasonable value product. This showing clearly in the 2012 business results: Profit from trading gold bars is only about 5% of total profit, while jewelry sales still growing stable, reaches 3,647 billion, up to 3% over the same period; Consolidated profit after tax reached over 254 billion, or 96% of the year plan; dividend rate ensure at 23%.
Reporter: So what is the business plan of PNJ in 2013?
Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung: In 2013, the purchasing power has not improved much, but we have set a target of 20% revenue growth and profit unincorporated equivalent to 2012. PNJ have confidence in the policy lag even though the business situation in the first quarter did not achieve as expected, the company still expects to the last 3 quarter. If in 2011, PNJ has extraordinary profits from the trading of gold bars and in 2012 from the divestment then in 2013, PNJ will further step up towards the core business lines in many different solutions to ensure profitability. Accordingly, PNJ sets goals in 2013: gold-jewelry sales have increased by 18%; Consolidated profit after tax reaches 241 billion; dividend expected 20%. In particular, PNJ will continue to implement the restructuring project, which aimed at putting the management achieve the highest efficiency.
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Reporter: How to PNJ promote further development on core competencies?
Ms.Cao Thi Ngoc Dung: PNJ jewelry factory being put into operation in late 2012 at Go Vap District, HCMC (with a capacity of 4 million pieces / year) is a huge advantage in strengthening production and trading jewelry. In recent years, due to limited production premises so PNJ can not promote wholesaler and exporter jewelry, but now, when the factory go into operation gradually stabilize, PNJ will maximize geographical balance of the domestic market as well as export market. Besides, administration system and information technology are also improve under the development demand together with qualified human resources, which were elevated with professional standards as restructuring required; it will help PNJ have more solid steps and maximize our core operations and inherent strengths.
PNJ jewelry factory in Go Vap District, HCMC. HCM is considered the largest jewelry factory in VietNam today.
Reporter: What are your evaluations of market potential and jewelry demand of consumers?
Ms.Cao Thi Ngoc Dung: The past 2012, the economic situation was still tough, leaded to the purchasing power of consumer goods industry is reduced sharply as: Fashion decreased to 40-50%, while jewelry industry dropped only 12%. This indicates that, for Vietnam market, the field of manufacturing and trading jewelry is still potential to exploit. By these reasons: first, the notion of Asians on stored gold is still the first priority, consumption culture and saving gold has always existed and developed. Second, as the economy growths, consumption culture also developed under, so customers will choose to buy products with prestigious brand. On the other hand, if based on the per capita then the weight of jewelry that owned by Vietnamese people today is still relatively low than others country in Asia. Therefore, the demand for jewelry is still large.
According to the World Gold Council, 2012, the jewelry market of Vietnam declined by 12%, but in context, PNJ gold jewelry sales growth was 3%. This proves that, gold-jewelry has always been the top priority choice and PNJ's jewelry has always been consumer trust.
Reporter: Could you share the restructuring and efficiency brings to PNJ when doing this project?
Ms.Cao Thi Ngoc Dung: To do this, PNJ has hired foreign consultants to reassess what PNJ have like: infrastructure potential, human potential and include the revaluation of producing system management and business; so that can determine the size and position of PNJ with the No. 1 on the Vietnam market and top in Asia. Based on that, PNJ has changed the organizational structure as well as the executive apparatus in response to international governance standards. After sorted, put new governance system to apply, we had cut down the operating costs, while ensured increasing salary for employees. New administrative apparatus is streamlined and more efficiently, which contribute to ensure the objective of controlling operation costs to increase profits.
Reporter: Please indicate the PNJ's development orientation in the next 10 years?
Ms. Cao Thi Ngoc Dung: To implement the mission and vision of PNJ that we have identified, the next 10 years, PNJ will focus on the following three main orientations: First, we will focus on building PNJ factory, which has modern production technology, high output, ensure the quality and efficiency, fully meet the market demand; Second, we invest more in the designing, up to now PNJ always focused on this stage. We have hired foreign designers to train for PNJ's design team. Third, PNJ will exploit synchronously 3 markets include the wholesale market, the retail market and export market, in which, the retail market is still determined to bring significant revenue. In business activities, the past few years, PNJ only concentrated in the central districts of large cities. In the next time, PNJ continue to expand its network, increase sales. Besides, PNJ will push the wholesale gold-jewelry for stores across the country. PNJ still has strength in its supply wholesaler so far, particularly in provinces, especially in the provinces areas, especially since the introduction of Decree No. 24, the gold shop pay more attention to the quality of branded jewelry products, so the demand for PNJ jewelry will certainly more.
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Get ready everybody, the Obama's might be coming to Netflix! It has been reported that Barack Obama is in "advanced negotiations" with Netflix to produce a show with Michelle Obama.
According to the New York Times, the 44th President of the United States will produce content that will be exclusive to the streaming service. Although the number of episodes and format has not been decided, the Times suggest that the series will "highlight inspirational stories." It is reported that in a possible show idea, Obama could moderate conversations on topics including health care, voting rights, foreign policy, immigration and climate change – while Michelle will cover topics such as nutrition.
"President and Mrs. Obama have always believed in the power of storytelling to inspire," said Eric Schultz, Senior Adviser to the former President. "Throughout their lives, they have lifted up stories of people whose efforts to make a difference are quietly changing the world for the better. As they consider their future personal plans, they continue to explore new ways to help others tell and share their stories."
As the New York Times reports, the deal with the streaming service will provide the Obamas an unfiltered connection to the public – which has approximately 118 million subscribers around the world. Barack Obama already has a strong presence on social media. On Instagram alone, Obama has over 17 million followers and 101 million followers on Twitter. As for Michelle, the former First Lady has amassed over 10 million followers on Twitter and more than 19 Million followers on Instagram.
It has been reported that along with Netflix, executives from Apple and Amazon, who have their own streaming services, expressed interest in cutting a deal with Obama. However, it is apparent that Netflix reigned supreme to land a deal with the former President.
Although the deal isn't finalized and there is no premiere date for reported series, we can only hope a series with the Obama's will be coming to the streaming service.
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Linkage 11/19: Snake Fangs & Chinese Bridges
Fangs You Very Much, Evolution
Where did the snake get its fangs? It sounds like the lead-in to a Rudyard Kipling Just So stories, but it's a legitimate evolutionary biology question about one of nature's deadliest weapons, one that goes back 20 million years ago to the oldest snakes in the fossil record. But even those ancient snakes had fangs similar to the poisonous snakes of today, with a hollow tube running through the tooth to inject venom into some poor prey like a hypodermic needle. How snakes (and other venomous reptiles) evolved such an elegantly dangerous mechanism was a mystery, until a new study published this week by University of Chicago's Jonathan Mitchell and colleagues.
To study the evolution of snake fangs, Mitchell and his team were forced to go to a non-snake reptile – the mysterious Uatchitodon, a roughly 200 million year old reptile known only by its teeth. But in this case, the teeth were what the scientists cared about, and they compared the dental fossils from Uatchitodons found in Virginia, North Carolina, and Arizona. Interestingly, the teeth of older specimens appeared to show a kind of proto-fang, with a "canal" running down the outside of the tooth for the delivery of venom. This style of venom delivery is more similar to the modern-day Gila monster, the authors wrote, which "chews" its venom into its victims (shudder).
Later Uatchitodon teeth display a new form more similar to modern snakes, with the once-external groove now hidden inside the tooth. "This fossil really suggests that you can't get hollow fangs any other way," says co-author Wolfgang Wüstertold Nature News. Indeed, modern snakes even demonstrate a fast-forward highlight reel of this evolution, with grooved "replacement fangs" that give way to the mature, tubular model. It's also a demonstration of the kind of transitional, evolutionary process that intelligent design supporters absolutely hate, demonstrating that the highly successful fang mechanism didn't just appear out of nowhere, but through a series of intermediate steps that were also functional in their own right.
Another Bridge to China
The effort to help Wuhan University revise their medical school curriculum, described here yesterday, is not the only current collaboration between the University of Chicago Medical Center and Chinese hospitals. Last month, a delegation from Comer Children's Hospital and the Department of Pediatrics visited Shanghai, where they signed an agreement establishing an educational, clinical, and research collaboration with Shanghai Children's Medical Center (SCMC).
The relationship between the two pediatric hospitals sprouted from a training program started by Donald Liu, professor of surgery at Comer, who has taught minimally invasive techniques to surgical fellows from the Shanghai hospital for the last 10 years. For a disease called gastroschisis, where an infant is born with their bowels on the outside of their body, Liu's instruction helped SCMC improve survival rates from 30 percent to 95 percent in 10 years. The success of that informal program and a successful visit from SCMC leadership to Chicago last year inspired the expanded collaboration, which will begin next year.
To read more about the delegation's experiences in China and the partnership plan, see the article and video of the signing ceremony on the Comer website. You can also find several more examples of University of Chicago projects in China at the University of Chicago Center in Beijing site.
The massive Society for Neuroscience meeting, an annual pilgrimage for me in my former life as a graduate student, was held this week in San Diego. This year's celebrity speaker (I saw the Dalai Lama and Frank Gehry in previous years) was Glenn Close, the actress who famously had her genome sequenced earlier this year. New Scientist wrote up her talk, and provided a whole bunch of other fascinating dispatches from the meeting, on topics such as hormone spray charity, virtual reality stroke rehab, and the female orgasm. Another favorite study to leak out from the meeting: scientists find that jet lag may cause learning and memory problems.


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Make War Not Love 4: Sega's cross-game non-Valentine's event brings discounts and rewards
Make War Not Love [official site] – Sega's cross-game point collection event which aims to stick it to Valentine's Day while also raising awareness of their games/rewarding fans – has returned for a fourth outing. This year it technically started on Valentine's Day but the real meat of the event kicks off yesterday and involves Company of Heroes 2, Endless Legend, Dawn of War 2 and Total War: Warhammer.
SO. The broad idea is that Sega are pitting the four studios behind those games and their related communities against one another as factions in a competition. Winners will be crowned for events taking place daily from 16-19 Feb and that faction will win DLC for its followers. There will also be an overall winner and more prizes in the form of digital content for the game in question.
My favourite thing about the announcement video is about the 1:35 mark where it sounds like they've edited it to say "available to buy at great discounts" instead of "fff" – free, perhaps?
Even though the competition is underway you can still register and pick a faction to ally with as well as the games being fff- available to buy at great discounts.
From [Feb 16th] until Feb 20th, up to save 80% off the Dawn of War franchise, up to 75% off the Company of Heroes franchise, 33% off Total War: Warhammer, up to 75% off the Total War franchise and up to 75% off the Endless franchise
There's also an art contest which is partly about Sega picking their favourite artwork for a faction and partly about a numbers competition relating to how many times particular images are shared on social media.
The final showdown is happening as part of the PC Gamer Weekender which, I believe, is an RPS tribute convention and meet-up hosted by cheery RPS fanzine, PC Gamer. The two leading factions will compete against one another in their respective games for points, glory, digital content and so on.


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what, no Target for a year?!
I saw this story this morning and laughed.
What would Amara do on our Mommy-and-Amara-days?!
"Target" was one of Amara's first words. She recognized the big red box before most other things in her world.
And to think 3,000 people out there decided that they didn't need to buy anything new for a year? I'd go through withdrawals! Amara would go through withdrawals! Given a choice, Amara would surely choose visiting Target over other activities!
I could live without Dillard's and White House Black Market but don't take away our Target!
These people are insane!
today's good: I ate a sweet and salty breakfast bar that actually tasted yummy! So simple I am today, I know!
today's bad: I think my alarm clock hates me. Or my body hates my alarm clock. Whatever it is, I can't seem to wake up with enough time to get ready in the morning! Grrrr!


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Short-circuiting sets are designed for short-circuiting and grounding of electrical circuits, usually of three phases in equipment with non-insulated or indirectly grounded node. This device is designed for Cu and Al conductors. The short-circuiting stes consist of three basic parts:
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These clamps are used to connect the short-circuiting set to the electric line of a circular, flat and tubular cross-section, or to short-circuiting globular points. These clamps are made of copper or aluminium alloys. The clamps made of copper alloy are tin-plated. Short-ci rcui ti ng ropes:
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The Netherlands Consul General visits DriverLab during Inauguration
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13 October 2017 – As part of the official opening ceremonies of DriverLab at the University Health Network, Consul General of the Netherlands Anne Le Guellec visited – and drove – this unique simulator.
During the past five years, the Netherlands-based company IDT has worked intensely with the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute to create DriverLab. This simulator will help improve road safety through better understanding of how age-related factors such as reduced vision, cognitive deficiencies and the use of medications affect driver safety. It will also be used to help design better feedback systems for future cars that help drivers with increasing limitations. Finally, it will help develop new licensing standards.
The visit by the Consul General Le Guellec and Policy Advisor Carlijn Lubbinge helped acknowledge the close collaboration between the organizations, and generated interest in future bi-lateral studies. "Safe roads are in everyone's best interests, and we want to ensure that knowledge is shared between our nations", according to Ms. Le Guellec. "The Netherlands welcomes collaboration with Canada, since both nations are strong in transportation safety research".
"As the population ages, driving privileges must be in line with their actual abilities, and not subjectively defined limits", says IDT president Dr. Sunjoo Advani. "DriverLab will open doors for multi-national collaboration to working together. Besides building the simulator together, Canada and the Netherlands share a common interest in road safety, operate highways with high traffic densities, and have growing elderly populations.
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California Leaders to Convene for Maritime Conference
The 14th Annual California Maritime Leadership Symposium, slated to take place February 19-20 at the Sacramento Convention Center, attracts key members from California's State Legislature and representatives from California's ports and the maritime industry. The symposium aims to encourage productive dialogue among maritime industry leaders and communicate port needs to California decision makers.
The symposium is hosted by a broad-based coalition of the maritime industry, headed up by the California Association of Port Authorities, California Marine Affairs and Navigation Conference, California Marine and Intermodal Transportation System Advisory Council, California Maritime Academy, Harbor Association of Industry and Commerce, and the Propeller Club of Los Angeles - Long Beach.
Organizers claim the event to be the only comprehensive forum for port executives, commissioners and other stakeholders across the state to seek resolution to the growing challenges the Maritime Transportation System faces.
The event's highlighted speakers include:
- Assemblyman Travis Allen, 72nd District, California State Assembly
- David J. Arsenault, Vice President, Hyundai Merchant Marine
- Majority Leader Toni Atkins, 78th District, California State Assembly
- Leslie T. Blakey, President & Executive Director, Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors (CAGTC)
- Andre Boutros, Executive Director, California Transportation Commission
- Jane Pacht Brickman, Professor of History, United States Merchant Marine Academy
- Kristin Decas, CEO & Port Director, Port of Hueneme
- Cassie Doyle, Consul General, Consulate General of Canada, San Francisco/Silicon Valley
- Gina Krueger Herrera, Director, The Energy Coalition
- Fran Inman, Senior Vice President, Majestic Realty Co.
- Senator Ricardo Lara, 33rd Senate District, State of California
- Victor La Rosa, CEO/President, Cofounder, Total Transportation Services, Inc. (TTSI)
- Anil Mathur, President and CEO, Alaska Tanker Company
- Bill Mongelluzzo, Senior Editor, Journal of Commerce
- Monique Moyer, Executive Director, Port of San Francisco
- Daniel Smith, Principal, The Tioga Group, Inc.
- Richard D. Steinke, Director, Marine Terminals, Moffatt & Nichol
- Susan E. Anderson Wise, Member - Board of Harbor Commissioners, Port of Long Beach, California
- Betty T. Yee, Member, State Board of Equalization, First District
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Yes - I saw there is an internal pullup resistor, but would that not be used if you are using the pin for input/output?
I have a few battery powered gadgets that don't have an external pull-up and they have been very reliable.
The other problem is that by default the pull up resistors are not enabled. Therefore you can't use it until the code is running. The code can't run unless this pin is high. See the problem?
The other problem is that by default the pull up resistors are not enabled
What you mean is that you have not detected any problems with the limited use you have given this project
if the data sheet says something is needed
I meant what I said. In 2.5 years of use the gadgets have all been reliable. Any problem would be recognized by the human.
Sorry but this is a very naive view of reliability.
Which is why I chose to not use an external pull-up on RESET. There is no indication in the datasheet that it is required.
Damn!! Now I am really confused. :~
I have fitted a 10k pullup resistor to the pin...
I have fitted a 10k pullup resistor to the pin... I guess if I have problems I will remove it.
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Recognizing the important work that hospice and palliative care professionals do every year for more than 1.65 million Americans living with life-limiting illness and their families, the City of Marysville has proclaimed November 2017 as National Hospice Palliative Care Month in Marysville.
In making the proclamation at the City Council meeting Oct. 23, Mayor Jon Nehring noted, "With baby boomers coming into their retirement years, this line of work is more valuable than ever. The volunteer hours are staggering."
More than 430,000 trained volunteers contribute 19 million hours of service to hospice programs annually in this country, saving Medicare more than $2 billion by providing solutions for doctors, patients and their families.
On hand for the Marysville presentation were Hospice of the Northwest representatives Dana Brothers, outreach and communications program manager, and Kaaren Flint, community outreach and education specialist. Hospice of the Northwest provided no-cost services and resources to 89 Snohomish County patients last year.
"Thank you for this important work in our community," Mayor Nehring said.
Hospice of the Northwest also operates in Skagit, Island and San Juan counties.


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'Tis the season for Internet company IPOs. Veteran local business review site Yelp has signed on bankers Goldman Sachs and Citigroup to lead its initial public offering at a valuation between $1 and $2 billion, the Wall Street Journal is reporting.
Yelp could file with the SEC to become a publicly traded company as soon as early 2012, according to the Journal's sources.
Yelp, founded in 2004, lets users post restaurant and venue reviews. The San Francisco-based company has raised $56 million in funding to date, has 800 employees and makes money through on-site advertising.
In September, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman indicated that the company was interested in going public — and soon. At the time, Yelp was attracting more than 62 million unique monthly visitors, and members were said to be adding 1 million new reviews to the site each month.
Yelp joins a batch of internet startups anxious to put their value in the hands of investors and shareholders. LinkedIn led the pack with a stock market debut in May. Deals juggernaut Groupon followed suit last week, and social gaming company Zynga may file its papers after the Thanksgiving holiday.
Yelp declined to comment on this story.
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School of Planning Professor Works to Improve Community Health
Increasing evidence suggests that neighborhood characteristics are linked to issues such as depression and obesity and the quality of built environments are one of the characteristics that are important to health.
Built environments are part of our physical surroundings and include services and amenities such as parks, schools, grocery stories, public transportation and more.
Beginning this month, School of Planning Assistant Professor Mikiko Terashima will compare communities across the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) to determine how these built environment characteristics affect human health. The research project is the first of its kind in HRM.
Cross-appointed between Dalhousie's School of Planning and the Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Terashima's research work has focused on understanding the mechanisms of places producing disparities in health and well-being.
"Social epidemiologists look at different social environments and how they influence things such as the way we eat, engage in physical activities, cope with stress and anything that has a relevance to our health," she says.
With the support of both the HRM Planning Department as well as the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness, the three-year project will include several phases of study including:
1) Determining how accessible some services and amenities are in various communities across the HRM.
2) A large-scale initiative to survey people living in the HRM to determine their chronic and general health statuses by community.
3) Examining the relationship between findings from phase one and phase two of the project.
"We are looking at what kind of services are in our communities and how their influences on our health mediate or mitigate each other," says Terashima. "For example, even if you don't have a nice park area next door to your home, you may have a good public transportation service. So you'll just hop on the bus and go to the park. This would mitigate the effect of not having good services and amenities such as green spaces by your house."
Terashima says that understanding the interrelationship among these services will help advance knowledge about what kind of built environments make healthy communities, and what policies and planning tools can help develop even healthier communities in the future.
"In conjunction with this project, planning students will learn how these different services, especially those related to land use, transportation and housing, can be changed so that we can create healthier communities," she says.
The public will be able to view the results of the study as they become available. Terashima says findings will be published on the Nova Scotia Health Atlas, a web-based mapping tool that illustrates differences in measures of health status, health service use, and the social determinants of health across communities in Nova Scotia.
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Caroline Gray will demystify all things 'jam & pickle' in this fantastic hands-on workshop. Pectin, setting-points, sugars, cookware and sterilizing will be all be discussed.
Making your own jams, marmalades and relishes are one of life's great satisfactions. In this class, Caroline will take you through preserving for jams, jelly, relish and pickles using the best of seasonal fruits and vegetables.
- Roasted tomato relish
- Brinjal pickle for our
- Bread and Butter Cucumbers
- Strawberry and Vanilla Bean Jam
- Gingerbread & apricot jam
- A gin infused orange cake to also share during class.
At the end of the class, everyone gets to take a jar of each recipe home to share with friends and family. We can also on-sell you jars at wholesale cost price for Christmas gifts at home.


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Marian Kopp Joins Lauffener Weingärtner, Germany as President / Managing Director
Marian Kopp has been recruited by Lauffener Weingärtner (Germany), the leading premium wine cooperative in Württemberg effective Feb. 1, 2014 to take the helm as its president/managing director.
His previous executive positions were with Reichsrat von Buhl Estate, VDP (Germany), Deutsches Weintor cooperative (Germany) the Racke Group (The Donum Estate, USA). Kopp was also Golden Kaan wines' founding president (South Africa). Kopp holds a degree in business administration of Frankfurt/Main University and is a member of ROTARY International. He lectures on wine marketing at France's prestigious Bordeaux Business School.
The Lauffener Weingärtner comprises of 870 ha (approx. 2,150 acres) of member vineyards and 1170 shareholders/members. The turnover 2012 was 22,7 Mill. Euro (approx. 32 Mill. US-$) and is the largest independent cooperative in the winegrowing region of Württemberg/Germany.


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I've chosen this specific excerpt and this specific work in progress because it evokes a strong emotion in myself and hopefully to those who read it. It's a topic that's rarely broached in our daily lives but it is very real subject that plagued many people. The title Behind the Mask speaks for itself because no matter who we are, we all have things hidden.
"Are you listening to what I'm telling you Ella?" The soft voice of Dr. Peyton questioned.
Immediately her eyes shifted from the bookcase to him and then downcast to the file in his hands, a soft blush heated against her cheeks, "I-I-um, well, sorry. I didn't quite hear what you said."
"Must we do this each visit, Ella? You sit there and look around my office and pretend you're listening when we both know you are not. Don't you think we could try, just this once, you listening and even sharing what is bothering you?" He hoped.
Her lips scrunched together as she pursed them left to right. She shrugged, looking away and towards the window.
"What do you want me to say?" Suddenly, her chest felt tight, throat felt dry. "Do you want me to sit here and whine about all that was wrong in my life? I don't want to be one of those people that seek pity and attention...I just want to be normal." Her jaw clenched, eyes blinked rapidly though no tears pooled. She had mastered these emotions years ago and learned quickly that no one wanted to see a young girl cry. Tears made adults uncomfortable, especially the ones that wanted to fix everything or pretend everything was okay when everything was wrong.
In the corner of her eye, his leg crossed over the other and she froze for a second. Slowly, her breath blew from between her barely parted lips as the ice in her body began to thaw.
"I want you to tell me what's in your heart. Be honest with me but do you know what I want more than anything to happen during these sessions? Do you?" Ella shrugged slowly, her eyes drifting back to him, "I want you to feel safe. I want you to be honest with you."
"I don't think I know how to be honest with myself anymore. I don't know if I can be honest with you, either. I don't even know why I'm here. I should go."
She rose from the couch, the brown, stiff leather beneath her groaning in protest at the movement. Ella fully intended to leave, her fingers ghosting over the cool leather as she walked behind the couch and towards the door.
"Stop Ella." Dr. Peyton dropped the file to the coffee table and leaned forward, "That's good you've told me that. Please...stay. Just for a little while longer. No one is forcing you to be here. You are doing this on your own and that in itself is commendable." He noticed she made no movement towards the door. They were making progress today. Slow baby steps he reminded himself. "Why do you believe you cannot be honest with yourself?"
Ella nibbled her lip, sucking the soft flesh between her teeth. Her voice grew quiet, soft. "I've lied for so long about so much that a lie feels better than the reality." The feeling of tears burned hot in her nose. "No one, doc, wants to hear my honesty. Not even my mom." She made her way back to the couch, sitting to the edge.
"Hiding something that hurts us can be far more detrimental than releasing a truth that will hurt. It isn't healthy to squelch your pain."
She remembered the look of disappointment in her mother's eyes the day she found out her dirty secret. The stone cold words of her mother that forever taunted her. She promised herself that very day she would never tell her brother Jason; she just couldn't bear to see disgust or tolerated pity in his eyes.
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Mexico City, one of the biggest metropolis in the world, offers an unlimited number of attractions, activities and experiences for every visitor in its immense territory.
Know all that this great metropolis has for you
Nearby tours
Take excursions to nearby touristic destinations such as Taxco, Puebla, Queretaro or Teotihuacan
Our Lady of Guadalupe´s Basilica
Safeguards the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. It is the most visited Basilica in the world, just behind the St. Peter´s Basilica.
Must see tour to the Sun and Moon pyramids and the Quetzalcoatl pyramid, as well as the Avenue of the dead. How about a balloon ride?
City Sightseeing Tour Double Decker Bus
Explore Mexico City getting on and off the bus in any of its´ four routes:
1. Downtown 3. Polanco
2. South 4. Basílica
Theme routes
How about an experience in Mexican canteens, wrestling, Six Flags theme park or sightseeing the city in the night?


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This Tuesday night, heavy-metal legends Black Dahlia Murder bring their "Abysmal Predator" tour to the Hi-Tone. Formed in 2001, the Black Dahlia Murder entered the booming metal core (aka "melodic death metal") scene of the early '00s and helped solidify the genre as a profitable subsect of heavy metal. The band's latest album, 2015's Abysmal (released on Metal Blade Records) served as a farewell album for longtime guitarist Ryan Knight, who left the band in February of 2016.
As is many times the case with top-tier hardcore and metal bands, the "Abysmal Predator" tour featured some of the biggest names in modern hardcore and metal, including Napalm Death, Pig Destroyer, Power Trip, and Abnormality. But by the time the tour rolls into Crosstown, death-metal band Abnormality will be the only group from the package joining the Black Dahlia Murder. Instead, locals Vera and Prophasis will round out the weekday metal show.
Formed in 2012, Vera got off to a strong start in the local Memphis metal scene but cooled down before making a comeback of sorts earlier this year. While the band hasn't released new music since January of 2015, the uptick in live gigs could mean new music is on the way. MFG Promotions, the local production company responsible for bringing many a hardcore and metal show to the Hi-Tone and most recently RockHouse Live, has pre-sale tickets available for Tuesday night's show on their Facebook page.
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My wife and I was going to purchase a 2008 Toyota Camry but after driving it we found it too bumpy of a ride. We would like suggestions for alternative cars at a similar level that would provide a smoother ride.
In addition to ride quality, you need to consider seat comfort!
I can tell you from personal experience that Honda Accords (the chief competitor of the Camry) are built very low to the ground and they also feature seats that are VERY close to the floor. The net result is that you have to lower yourself much more in order to get into the vehicle, and you have to lift yourself much higher when getting out of the car. These maneuvers can be very hard on the back.
Also, the very low position of the Accord's seats–relative to the floor–results in a "legs out" seating position, which is very bad for the lower back. When driving my '92 Accord, I typically experienced lower back pain and sciatic pain radiating into my right leg if I drove for more than 30 minutes.
Later, when driving my SO's '01 Accord, I experienced the same intense discomfort. While it is possible that the newer Accords are not built in the same manner, it would behoove you to do an extended test drive of an Accord if you are considering one. With the current sales figures for most car dealerships, you should encounter little resistance if you tell the salesman that you need to drive the car for an hour or so, in order to assess whether it is suited to your anatomy.
Incidentally, the easiest vehicles to get into and out of are–believe it or not–the smaller SUVs, such as the Honda CR-V, the Toyota RAV-4, and the Subaru Forester. Their seats are, literally, "butt-height" for most people, making for very easy entry and exit, and this is much easier on the back than having to lower yourself into a sedan seat or having to climb up and down in order to seat yourself in a large SUV.
With any vehicle, plan on an extended test drive in order to assess both the ride quality and the seat comfort. The typical 15 minute test drive tells you very little about seat comfort.
When you have lower back problems, cars are like shoes–you have to try them on for size. My wife and I don't have a car anymore because of the seating position–we have a Chevrolet Uplander minivan and a Toyota 4Runner SUV. Before the 4Runner, we had a 1993 Oldsmobile 88. The ride was soft, but due to the seats, my legs and back ached after only 100 miles. The 4Runner has a firm ride, but the seats fit us so well that we can ride all day and not be tired.
The university where I am employed has three makes of vehicles in its fleet–Honda Civic hybrids, Ford Tauruses, and Chevrolet Impalas. My wife is also employed by the university and recruits graduate students. Of the three, she prefers the Ford for its comfort. I haven't been assgined to the Chevrolet Impala, but I prefer the Ford Taurus over the Honda Civic Hybrid when I have driven these cars. The institution once rented a Hyundai Sonata for me for a road trip. I didn't find it particularly comfortable.
Try the cars on as you would a pair of shoes. VDCdriver has given you good advice in not overlooking a small SUV.
Do you have problems entering and exiting cars? If so, you might consider a small SUV. My neighbor has back problems and switched from a Honda Accord to a Honda CR-V. It worked for him. If you like Toyotas, look at a RAV4. Other, similar trucks are the Ford Escape and Chevy Equinox. There are many others, too.
Toyota makes a car that rhymes with have a lawn. Then there is a Ford Expedition. Try the Taurus too.
Whatever you look at, make sure you take it for more than a spin around the block. It may seem comfortable after a short trip, but after 20 or 30 minutes, can really feel horrible. Upscale cars like Acura or Cadillac may have the smoother ride you're looking for, but you'll need to spend a good deal of time looking at, and test driving, different vehicles.
Let no stone go unturned would be a good phrase to remember.
My daughter-in-law has severe back problems. Her car is a really nice 1995 Ford Mustang. However, she hasn't been able to drive it for the last seven years. She is drivng a minivan while my son drives the Mustang. To my son, "a car is a car" and as long as something rolls, that's all he cares about. My daughter-in-law really likes cars, but driving comfort is more important. She will have back surgery this coming week and has hopes of being able to drive her Mustang again. The point is that comfort needs to be your first concern. Try SUV's, minivans and even a Divco milk wagon where you can stand up and drive if necessary.
I don't know about a smoother ride but my wife had spinal fusion and loves our blazer with the adjustable lumbar support, she says it is the most comfortable car for her back she has ever ridden in. Not similar for sure but just our experience.
In the early 1960's, I had a fellow college student who had a severe back problem. His parents were wealthy and told him he could buy any car he wanted. He checked out everything that was available in 1961 and purchased a Volkswagen Beetle. He claimed that it was more comfortable for him to drive than his parents' Cadillac.
It would be neat if a new vw was as good for her, A long test drive is probably the best advice.
A couple of years ago a used car dealer that I have done business with (dealership has been in the same family since the 1920's)had an MG midget on the lot that needed some work, but was priced at only $700. I always thought I wanted one and thought this one might be fun to own. The two sons who do the saleswork were tied up with customers, but the mother of the family told me that I could go take it for a spin. She said that if I could get into the car, they might just give it to me. I'm 6' 2" tall. When I got back from my ride, she came up and said,"I hope you can get out of it or you will have to buy it". I almost had to buy the MG. I learned very quickly that this geezer belongs in a minivan.
Most comfortable seats I have ever sat in for an extended period were in a 1998 Volvo S70. Leather, not cloth S70 seats. The padding is quite different.
The seats in my wife's 330 BMW are not necessarily all that comfortable, but I love the fact that you can adjust them in so many ways that you can have a different shaped seat every few minutes. The electric lumbar support moves up and down as well as in and out, and the seat bottom changes shape, so you can get it just the way you want it.
Believe it or not the Dodge Caravan we have got has the best combination of seat comfort, ease of getting in and out and gas mileage. The gas mileage is better than a SUV and the height is perfect for me. As others said you need a long test drive to know. Consider renting a car for a week before you buy.
This is Jimbarb. I appreciate people taking the time to respond and there a number of good tips. Since my initial question our dealer has suggested we try a Hyundai Azera. Has anyone had experience with this car in relation to comfort and back problems?
We road tested a Dodge Caravan in 2000 and neither my wife nor I found the seats very comfortable for us. We found the seats in the Ford Windstar a much better fit. This just points out the need for the original post to really test the vehicle before he makes a purchase. Cars are like shoes–different cars fit different people
We have a windstar and wife prefers the blazer by far! they are both 03, mileage is a little worse for the trailblazer both are 6 cyl, 15 vs 18 city and 22 vs 23 highway, neither a good prospect for the future given the recent history of gas prices.
My brother has an Azera and he loves it in every way, including seat comfort. However, since seat comfort is so subjective, you have to evaluate each possible car model on your own terms.
Have you considered a Ford Five-Hundred/Taurus? It has the "command seating" with the seats at fanny level making entry and exit to and from the car quite easy. And the wheel base is long enough to give a smooth ride. So does the Ford Fusion although not to the same extent. Of course, the Mercury equivalents of both also ride pretty much like their Ford counterparts.
See if the dealer will let you take an Azera home overnight. Drive it for at least a half hour to see if you have any issues. You don't need to drive far, just sitting in traffic would be enough.
If you can't borrow one, see if you can rent one for a weekend. Do a web search for "rent azera" and see what you get. If you rent one, make sure the rental agency knows why you are renting it so that they will have an Azera for you and not a usually reasonable substitute.


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The site is in a wetlands area, so there are specific requirements about the amount of land a building can use. In addition, most building codes require parking for a specific number of people based on the expected occupancy of the building. The capacity of the hotel will affect the acreage to be covered with asphalt.
All went well until the building was finished and the county noticed that it was two floors higher than what had been approved. Was it intentional, or a blunder made by both the county and the builders? Some say there are construction companies in
The county was outraged at the overbuilding. They refused to grant a certificate of occupancy. They said the builders could tear down the top two floors, or – get this – fill them with foam.
After eight years of legal wrangling and $1.6 million in attorney fees, buying and selling of the building, the original developers won $7.5 million from the county in court. It was a jury trial. Not hard to get juries to side against the government.
The new owners, who bought the hotel in 2003 for $11.2 million to add lodging for the horse racing track they operate, have found problems with the electrical system, fire sprinklers and temperature controls, fire escape stairs and fire doors. Hmmm… did they order enough stuff for the two extra floors on the hotel? Eight years of vacancy is a recipe for deterioration too.
Funny story. But think about the amount of copper, aluminum and steel sitting there for all this time. The polymers in the carpets, décor and plastic components – that will probably be scrapped – were produced from petroleum products. Labor was wasted in the construction, but also in manufacturing all the bathroom fixtures, doors and windows, and elevators. And fire control systems. And attorneys' fees.
And it was a plain and simple human system at the root. Intentional or not, the lack of common understanding of the product and process produced a monster.


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Degree Type
Date of Award
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy
Graphic Design
Human Computer Interaction
First Advisor
Debra Satterfield
Second Advisor
Anson Call
Online education is an important part of the modern higher education system. For universities, online education means being able to increase enrollment, supporting students who would not normally be able to attend campus for reasons such as employment, family, etc. For online students, online education allows for a flexibility in their education that was not possible before the invention of online education. Students taking online classes can benefit from time shifting their education, allowing for them to take classes when external conflicts would typically not allow them to meet at a specified time. Students living at a distance from campus benefit from spacial shifting, allowing them to be in a different location than a physical classroom.
To continue to improve the quality and effectiveness of online education, it is important to define and understand who the "user" is in online eduction. This user group can be defined as, the primary audience is students who take a majority of their courses online, either at a distance or while living on campus. The secondary audience is defined as faculty, educators, and support staff working to create and present online classes.
A survey was conducted of students 18 years of age or older who have taken an online course for credit within the last three years. We will examine this data and build personas representing the online education user and the user's current needs, future needs, and challenges with online education. A recursive method of reviewing the needs of the users in online education would allow for more frequent modifications in a online education. Additionally, an assessment tool can be developed to regularly capture the needs of the user.
By understanding the users, effective changes in online education can be instituted to increase the experience for those users. By basing these changes on the needs of the user, universities would benefit from increased enrollment as well as a higher quality of education being offered to online students.
Copyright Owner
Ryan Gary Wilson
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178 pages
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Ryan Gary, "Understanding the user in online education" (2015). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 14693.
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