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text: C A L L F O R P A P E R S =============================== The 2008 International Conference on Frontiers in Education: Computer Science and Computer Engineering FECS'08 Date and Location: July 14-17, 2008, Las Vegas, USA You are invited to submit a full paper for consideration. All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings/ book. SCOPE: Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following: O Accreditation and assessment O Student recruitment and retention methods O Promoting multi-disciplinary initiatives - impact on curriculum O Capstone research projects: examples and case studies O Distance learning; methods, technologies and assessment O Innovative degree programs and certificates O Innovative uses of technology in the classroom O Learning models O Learning from mistakes O Need for change: computer science and computer engineering curriculum O Computer and web-based software for instruction O Proposed methods for ranking CS and CE departments O Ethics in computer science and engineering O Incorporating writing into CS and CE curriculum O Preparing graduates for academia O Preparing graduates for industry O Partnerships with industry and government O Team projects and case studies O Undergraduate research experiences O Student observation and mentoring strategies O Advising methods O Evaluation strategies (professors, students, ...) O Transition to graduate studies O Integrating gender and culture issues into computer science and engineering curriculum O The balance between course-work and research O Issues related to the choice of first programming language O Debugging tools and learning O Computers in classroom O Active learning tools O Undergraduates as teaching assistants O Funding opportunities for curriculum development and studies O Pilot studies O Recruiting methods to attract graduate students O The role of visualization and animation in education O Academic dishonesty in a high-tech environment O Collaborative learning O Using the web O Factors that lead to success in CS and CE SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Prospective authors are invited to submit their full paper (about 5 to 7 pages - single space, font size of 10 to 12) to Prof. H. R. Arabnia by Feb. 25, 2008 (firstname.lastname@example.com). email submissions in MS Doc or PDF formats are preferable. All reasonable typesetting formats are acceptable (later, the authors of accepted papers will be asked to follow a particular typesetting format to prepare their papers for publication.) The length of the Camera-Ready papers (if accepted) will be limited to 7 (IEEE style) pages. Papers must not have been previously published or currently submitted for publication elsewhere. The first page of the draft paper should include: title of the paper, name, affiliation, postal address, and email address of each author as well as the name of the conference the paper is being submitted to (ie, FECS'08). The first page should also identify the name of the Contact Author and a maximum of 5 topical keywords that would best represent the content of the paper. Each paper will be refereed by two experts in the field who are independent of the conference program committee. 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The reputation and caliber of the co-sponsors of the 2008 conference will be comparable to the 2007 offering of the conference which included: Academic Co-sponsors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab., MIT + Computational Biology and Functional Genomics Lab., Harvard University + Statistical Genomics and Computational Biology Lab., Dept. of Statistics, Harvard University + Biomedical Cybernetics Lab., Harvard University + Texas Advanced Computing Center, University of Texas at Austin + Statistical and Computational Intelligence Lab., Purdue University + Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Indiana University and Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) + University of Iowa's Medical Imaging HPC Lab. + BioMedical Informatics and Bio-Imaging Lab. of Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University + Intelligent Data Exploration and Analysis Lab., University of Texas at Austin + Statistical Genetics Research Group of Columbia University, New York + Institute for Informatics Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences + University of North Dakota (Grand Forks, North Dakota). 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All these HB 2 lawsuits are making me dizzy.
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Here is a copy of the U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit filed yesterday afternoon against the State of North Carolina. The McCrory (North Carolina) v. USA lawsuit is pending in federal court in the Eastern District of North Carolina (Raleigh). The DOJ lawsuit is pending in federal court in the Middle District of North Carolina (Greensboro).
Both lawsuits were filed yesterday.
As I reported yesterday, Judge Terrence Boyle is the assigned judge for the Raleigh lawsuit. I checked Pacer this morning, and it doesn't appear that a judge has been assigned yet to the Greensboro suit. Judge Thomas Schroeder of the Middle District is the assigned judge for a lawsuit filed in March by private plaintiffs challenging HB 2.
It looks like North Carolina will be where the action is for a while. We'll keep you posted.


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Shanghai, China
Set on the estuary of the Yangtze River, the exciting and diverse city of Shanghai was still a fishing village until the mid-19th century. Thanks to its current position as the country's banking hub, it's now one of China's most Westernized, modern, and crowded metropolis. Still, among all the construction and glittering new neighborhoods, there are pockets of the past, such as the charming former French Concession, with tree-lined streets and gorgeous colonial mansions.
What We Love
Water Villages: On the outskirts of the city are Venice-like communities built atop the water. Spots like Zhujiajiao have canals for roads and lots of bridges; the best way to have a look is on a boat excursion.
Eating: Set lunches are great deals for sampling the local fare such as dumplings and soups, steamed crab and fish, pepper duck, and beggar's chicken, a lotus-wrapped, stuffed poultry dish.
Best Known For
The Bund: This colonial-era waterfront street along the southern bank of the Huangpu River is definitely worth a stroll. Not only is it lined with an array of architectural styles, but the promenade is a pretty perch from which to view the city's modern skyscrapers.
French Concession: The neighborhood, built for the French and attracting other well-to-do expats, thrived between the mid-1800s and the mid-1900s — and its art deco architecture is gorgeous. Wukang Road is especially striking.
Yuyuan Gardens: The city's only surviving Ming dynasty garden features traditional rock formations, pagodas, rustic bridges, carp-filled ponds, flowering walls, and dragon motifs.
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Who It's Best For
History Buffs: If you're into 19th- and 20th-century European and Asian history, the two realms collide in Shanghai.
People-Watchers: The city of Shanghai is a conflux of fashionable locals, chic expats, traditionally garbed workers, and visitors from all over the world.
Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
Cranes: Shanghai is one of China's most modern cities and it's still being built. Construction abounds.
Bad Traffic: Welcome to China, where traffic is congested and chaotic no matter where you go — and Shanghai is particularly bad.
Language Difficulties: If you're on a guided excursion, you'll be fine, but if you venture off on your own, be prepared to use sign language.
Heidi Sarna is a Singapore-based contributor to ShermansCruise who has also written for Condé Nast Traveler and USA Today.


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Click our nifty new logo on the top left of the page. Optionally, click your heels and say those enchanted words -- please let us know how that works.
The Lamb Feed (get it? … "lamb feed") is the official name of our blog. On the home page, we display the most recent blog posts under "The Lamb Feed" header so you can quickly review what's going on in the Laemmle universe.
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MyLaemmle is a feature for site members only. It is a panel that opens up above the site header. First and foremost, it allows you to see, at a glance, what's playing today at your neighborhood theater. In addition, it gives you quick access to vital Premiere Card info as well as our "Make a Movie Date" module. MyLaemmle can be open and closed at will.
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- Get Personalized Film Recommendations. The "MyLaemmle" panel makes it a snap to find your movie and get into your seat.
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Simply click the "Create an account" link on the top right of the page and follow the on-screen instructions. Or go here and click "Join us". It's free and easy.
Watch trailers from any film page or on our trailers page. In addition, Laemmle.com offers a variety of short films that can be enjoyed for free!
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Pretty much what is says it is. Our employees are an eclectic bunch of opinionated cinephiles and "Staff Picks" is our way of sharing their passionate voices with you. Use the picks as a guide to choosing movies … or not.
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We consider "In Theaters" all films that are "Now Playing" or films that are "Opening This Week". Thus, when you look at the "In Theaters" section depending on the day of the week, you might find some films that are opening in a matter of days but have not yet started their run.
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The 7 Biggest Excuses People Use to Delay Switching to Solar Energy
Stop letting these common misconceptions hold you back from making the switch to the energy- and money-saving potential of solar power.
When people aren't sure about making a big decision in their lives, they usually tend to procrastinate on it.
They think the answer to their options will hit them like a stroke of inspiration and all the research they did, pro and con lists they made, and articles they read will finally make sense.
Until this moment of genius, people hold on tightly to one or more "logical" reasons for delaying their decision.
If you find yourself thinking it's not the right time to switch to solar energy, you may have a similar plan of inaction.
But a lot has changed in the solar world since you first heard about how it works to save people money every month. Solar is better — and more affordable — than ever before.
So let's see if any of these common misconceptions about solar energy have been holding you back from the energy- and money-saving awesomeness of solar power.
1. My Home Doesn't Get Enough Sun for Solar Energy
One of the biggest myths about solar energy is that you need to live somewhere that's always sunny for it to work.
People automatically assume sunshine-abundant states like Florida and California are better for generating solar energy than states with less-than-perfect weather.
But this couldn't be further from the truth.
See, it's not the sun's brightness that solar panels capture — it's their UV rays.
UV rays are present whether it's an Instagram-worthy blue-sky day or rainy and overcast out.
That means your weather doesn't matter as much as the positioning of your solar panels.
It's the strength of the sun's UV rays on your property and how many hours your solar panels get to capture those UV rays that matter most.
As long as your solar panels are soaking up as much energy from the sun as possible, they'll help you generate power to offset your electricity bill.
Check out the top 10 solar states according to the Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) and you'll see that solar energy doesn't prefer one specific climate over another:
- California
- North Carolina
- Arizona
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- Utah
- Massachusetts
- Georgia
- Texas
- New York
Most of these locales aren't known for their sunny 24/7 weather and yet they're crushing the solar energy market.
And the top performing countries for solar energy may also surprise you by their lack of constantly sunny weather:
- China
- Germany
- Japan
- Italy
The reality is, solar panels actually perform best when the weather is cooler. Their efficiency is higher when they're not baking in very hot temperatures or spending too many hours in extreme sunlight
Only a solar energy expert can tell you how conducive your property is for solar energy so don't count your place out yet.
You may be able to capture a lot more sunshine than you think your property receives.
2. It's Too Expensive to Switch to Solar Energy
"97% of Americans overestimate the cost of solar panels," according to The World Wildlife Organization.
Are you one of them?
While solar panels used to only be for the rich and environmentally-conscious, the recent demand for clean energy has caused a spike in popularity.
Mass production of solar panels overseas has resulted in lower overall prices across the board. Solar panels have dropped nearly 80% in price since 2008.
That's not even 10 years of progress to bring costs down so solar panels are more of a mainstream energy option instead of a luxury upgrade.
Even though your procrastination may have paid off in one regard (the price of solar panels has never been as low as they are right now), that won't always be the case.
As the market continues to saturate, solar panel manufacturing will stop so suppliers have a chance to sell off their inventory.
Take advantage of the current glut and snag your solar panels while they're still priced competitively.
And don't forget that every state offers different credits, incentives, and rebates for switching to renewable energy like solar power.
Check to see the discounts you qualify for before pricing your options.
These will give you the fastest, easiest way to lower the cost of your installation and help you earn a better ROI.
And if the upfront cost of a solar installation is really the only reason holding you back from switching to solar energy, you can always go with a residential solar lease.
For little or no money down, you'll have a solar system installed on your property so you can start saving money on your electric bills immediately — no big upfront installation costs to keep you up at night.
Of course this may disqualify you from the state incentives of owning a solar system, but you'll still be able to lower your electric bills — arguably the biggest perk of going solar — as we'll talk about later.
3. Solar Energy Isn't Reliable
It's true that your solar panels don't work at night or when it's super cloudy outside.
If you live somewhere prone to dark and stormy nights, you may feel a little uneasy about relying on something so tied to the sun for your power.
But that's why most homeowners who go solar still connect to the reliability of the power grid.
After installing your solar system, your solar panels will generate electricity during the day. Because solar energy is so efficient, you'll most likely generate more electricity than your home can use in a single day.
This extra energy gets sent back to the power grid (and to the electric company).
The electric company will then distribute the energy you've contributed to the grid to the other homes, businesses, etc. in your area.
At night when your solar panels aren't generating power for your home, or when a mega thunderstorm is raging outside your window, you'll still have electricity thanks to the power grid.
If solar energy was so unreliable, the U.S. Department of Defense probably wouldn't be one of the largest consumers of solar energy in the world.
4. Solar Energy Won't Reduce My Electricity Bills That Much
Though most people see a return on their solar investment in four to six years, you may be able to cut your electric bills in half or even eliminate them to save a bunch of money in the short term.
Since you're still connected to the power grid, you're going to be charged for the electricity your home uses.
But since you're also producing energy for the electric company, you're going to pay a lot less for the energy you do use.
The process is called net metering.
It means the electric company takes the difference between what your solar panels generate minus the energy your home uses.
The net amount is what you'll be charged.
In most cases, solar panels create so much energy homeowners can either completely eliminate their electric bills or make them so small they're close to it.
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5. Solar Panels Will Ruin My Roof and My Property Value
Gone are the bulky solar panels from old science fiction movies. Solar panels these days are slim, modern, and ultra sleek.
There are even solar panels that look like roof shingles to hide their utilitarian nature by blending with the aesthetic design of your home.
With so much demand for attractive solar panels, manufacturers are listening and producing efficient options that add major curb appeal.
When the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development studied the effect of solar panels on property values, they learned that for every $1,000 you save in annual electric costs with your solar system, you'll earn an additional $20,000 in home value.
6. Solar Panels are Difficult to Install and Maintain Over Time
Unless you have training for solar panel installation, it's not the smartest DIY to take on yourself.
An experienced technician from a trusted solar energy company will handle the whole process for you so you get it right on the first try.
Once installed on your property, solar panels are easier to maintain than your car.
There are literally no moving parts on your solar panels so they're way less likely to break down when you compare them to dishwashers, A/Cs, and other everyday appliances.
Just keep them free of debris that could block sunlight from hitting the panels, like falling leaves, snow, bird droppings, and pollen, and they'll continue to work for you.
Since solar panels hardly ever need to be replaced, you can expect your installation to last the next 20–30 years if it's properly maintained.
And if you're leasing your solar energy system, you don't have to worry about a thing.
Your solar energy provider will take care of your solar panels and make sure they're running at their best all the time.
Using state-of-the-art monitoring software, you or your solar energy provider will be able to spot drops in efficiency and correct them ASAP so you're always producing at maximum capacity.
7. The ROI for Solar Energy Isn't High Enough
To calculate the return on your investment, you'll need to add up the savings you racked up from your electric bills every month and compare them to the cost of installing and running your solar array.
While installations generally take an average of 4–6 years to pay for themselves, the average homeowner saves over $20,000 over the course of 20 years by switching to solar energy:
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Even people leasing solar panels will enjoy the discount in their electric bills and save just as much as owners every month without any of the upfront investment of installation.
People who live in states with higher-than-average electricity rates will see the biggest monthly savings, which therefore speeds up their ROI.
Be Honest With Yourself. What's Stopping You from Switching to Solar Energy?
Change is always hard for people.
But it's better to clarify the facts so you're not relying on outdated information during the research stage of your solar energy journey.
Install a solar array on your property and you'll start to enjoy the benefits of clean solar power from day one. You'll still have access to the power grid, you'll just be paying a lot less for the electricity and never struggle with fluctuating energy prices again.
It takes less than 10 minutes for the sun's light to reach the Earth, and when it does, it has the power to provide electricity for the whole planet for an entire year.
We just have to harness a bit of that power to help you save money.
Click here for a free, no-obligation quote from 1st Light Energy and make the switch to solar energy today.
And to slash your home's electric bill even more, check out this infographic of money-saving tips to make your home more energy efficient:


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Unlock Samsung Galaxy S free
Unlock your Samsung Galaxy S for free! You can use this app to unlock your Samsung Galaxy S, the app will then generate an unlock code for your phone.
You will have to check whether you have the right firmware and software installed. If you get stuck, why not visit the community and get advice from our members about Unlocking the Samsung Galaxy S . Alternatviely, enter your network below and check for unlocking Service providers who can unlock your phone for a small fee.
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Finally! A new pixelmator tutorial after several months waiting. So sorry for the delay, I have a lot of other projects going on that needed my attention first. But now we're back with a new Pixelmator Tutorial on the longest running Pixelmator tutorial website.
In this tutorial I will show you how you can put the whole world in your hand. Well.. sort of. In this case we're going to put a part of this map in this hand.
Welcome back to yet another Pixelmator Tutorial podcast episode.
This week we have an easy project for you on how to create digital tintype photos.
First a little bit of history. What are tintype photos? Well, back in the old days, and then I really mean the old days, like around 1860.. photographers began to take pictures by exposing sheets of iron that was blackened by painting that was used as a support for a photographic emulsion called Collodion. This method of creating images was very popular in the US during the Civil War.
The image used in this tutorial is by frankpierson and is published under a (CC BY 2.0) Creative Commons license.
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In this short lesson you will learn a quick, easy procedure to use when you need to recover a badly underexposed photograph. A photograph is described as underexposed when there is not enough light in the photo, so it has a loss of shadow detail. This Pixelmator tutorial is based on a method described by Dave Johnson in PCWorld. Click on the download link to download the tutorial as a pdf-file or click on the read more button to read the whole tutorial right away.
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Bettini critical of Italians at Tre Valli Varesine
By Cycling News
Leadership of Italian worlds team still undecided
New Italian national coach Paolo Bettini was never one to mince his words and has criticised many of the riders that he is considering for the Italian national squad after they allowed Dan Martin (Garmin-Transitions) to steal the glory at Tuesday's Tre Valli Varesine race.
Martin attacked with Domenico Pozzovivo (CSF-Colnago) in the final stages and dropped him on the rise to the finish line in Varese. Before then Damiano Cunego (Lampre-Farnese Vini) and Giovanni Visconti (ISD-Neri) had taken turns to attack but quickly chased each other down. Martin then timed his move perfectly and he was allowed to jump clear, denying the Italian riders a prestigious win on home roads.
"They've thrown this race away," Bettini told Gazzetta dello Sport. "I know there are team strategies at play as well but it's a pity when Italian riders mark each other too much and leave space to the foreign riders."
Bettini was disappointed by one tactical failing in particular that would be fatal to Italy's hopes of a rainbow jersey if repeated by his charges in Australia. "The Italians have to understand who their most dangerous rivals are," he said. "I'd never have let Martin get away. He won the Tour of Poland ten days ago, they know he is one of the men who is most in form at the moment. I'm not saying they gave it to him, because he is strong, but they certainly made it easier for him."
The form of Damiano Cunego is also a concern for the Italian coach. "For the Worlds, I'd need the real Damiano, not a Damiano half in form," Bettini said. "He battled, but with the polish of his golden days he would have entertained us in a finale like that." Cunego led the Italian team at the world championships in Mendrisio last year, finishing in 8th place.
The leadership of the Italian squad for this year's race is still up for grabs, and the recent lack of results from many of the main contenders is a worry for Bettini.
"I'm sorry that races are lost like that, because when all is considered, the results are lacking. And without results, it's even more difficult to designate roles."
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Excellent can openers for all types of arms.
If you are looking for the best manual can opener then you will want to take a look at these 5 top-rated easy-to-use can openers. Whether you have carpal tunnel syndrome, arthritis or are left handed or one-handed, one of these will meet your needs. Let's face it you may have to strong healthy hands and still many manual can openers still don't work.
Most manual can openers have a tendency to get hung up, miss a spot or run off the lip of the can. Not these. How many times have you found yourself in the dangerous situation of having to pry the lid open with your bare fingers or possibly worse, a knife? Here are 5 manual can openers to take a look at.
First of all why choose one of these manual can openers? Because will be a nice addition to or even replace your electric one. If you grew up with an electric can opener you will be aware of the difficulty of attaching the can to the magnet, and the mess of spilled soup as you try carefully to remove it.
1. The OXO Steel Can Opener has gotten excellent reviews by all. The OXO Steel Can Opener will save you time and aggravation. It works simply and smoothly. Yet, its price compares with any cheap opener on the market. It costs less than $20 and eligible for Super saver shipping.
2. The WMF Profi Plus Stainless Steel Can Opener is beautiful; is not going to rust and It and has few crevices in which food can hide away encouraging bacteria to grow. The WMF brand is well-known in Germany and trusted! It is touted as being easy to use and a success! It is just over $20 and qualifies for super saver shipping.
3. Kuhn Rikon Auto Deluxe Safety Lid Lifter, Red
If it is ultimately safety you crave in a can opener then The Kuhn Rikon Safety Lid Lifter is for you. It is different than a traditional can opener which cut off the top. The Kuhn Rikon Safety Lid Lifter separates the top of the can from the can cylinder. In this way you avoid any sharp dangerous edges. You can trust your children to open cans rinse them out and recycle them without worry.
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This is the current issue Traditional 11" Gurkha Afghan Issue Camouflage Waterproof Sheath Kukri for the Gurkhas who are in Afghan war. Therefore the name derived after the Afghanistan. The Gurkhas are deployed since the war started for Enduring Operation Freedom in Afghanistan. The Regiment is decided to carry new kukri fit to the Afghan environment. Therefore the Afghan Kukri AEOF is issued to Gurkhas. It is about 16" in overall length with an 11" Double Fuller (Angkhola Style) semi-polished made of high graded carbon Steel, Very sharp blade. The handle is made of Rose-wood. The shape is different and has finger grip. The scabbard is natural leather which is brown color. Two small knife "karda"and" Chakmak" are free with this kukri. "karda"sharp one is for small type of work like skinning animals etc.and "chakmak' blunt one is for sharpening the blade.This kukri can be used to cut wood,meat,clearing bushes etc. The craftsmanship on this knife is amazing so if you are looking for the finest quality Kukri for "Christmas Gift" you will not be disappointed.
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|Highly Graded Carbon Steel (car & jeep spring leaf 5160), Camouflage Waterproof nylon for Scabbard (outside) and Rosewood for the Handle, Pinewood for the Scabbard (inside), Whitemetal and "Laha" ( Nepali Traditional Glue) .
|Blade Size and Type
|11 inch (27.94 cm) and Hand Forged Unpolished blade.
|Handle Size and Type
|5 inch (12.7 cm) Full Tang Blade Handle.
|Upper Spine
|10 mm.
|Lower Spine
|3 mm.
|Handle Circumference
|4.5 Inch.
|4.7 cm.
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Greece saw its credit rating cut on Friday night, with Standard & Poor's warning the country's cash constraints could force it to leave the euro.
S&P downgraded Greece to B- from B, one notch above default range, and kept the outlook on the nation at "negative", meaning further cuts to the rating are possible.
The ratings agency said the amount of time Greece's new government has to reach an agreement with its creditors over its €240bn bailout has shrunk, with its worst-case scenario seeing the country being forced to leave the euro after European funding dries up.
S&P said the downgrade "reflects our view that the liquidity constraints weighing on Greece's banks and its economy have narrowed the timeframe during which the new government can reach an agreement on a financing programme with its official creditors".
Greece has undergone painful changes over the past four years to put its bloated public finances back in order and regain the trust of financial markets. But eurozone officials say the work is not yet complete.
Yet the new left-wing Greek government wants to reverse some of the reforms to meet electoral pledges, clashing with creditors who lent Athens €240bn to save it from bankruptcy and who want the reforms to continue.
Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs the Eurogroup of eurozone finance ministers, told Reuters that Greece had to apply for an extension of its reform-for-loans plan by February 16 to ensure the eurozone keeps backing it financially.
He stressed that the meeting on this date would be Greece's last chance to apply for the bailout extension because some eurozone countries will need any agreement approved by their parliaments. The EFSF eurozone bailout fund, which is in charge of lending to Greece, will need time to complete its formalities, too.
But extending the bailout programme, even temporarily, would mean agreeing to its terms that are hotly contested by Greece, leaving little common ground between Athens and the eurozone.
The downgrade came a day after an uneasy two-hour showdown between finance minister Yanis Varoufakis and his German counterpart in Berlin. Mr Varoufakis admitted he had failed to "agree to disagree" with Wolfgang Schauble over his government's demands to re-write its €240bn bailout agreement.
The meeting was the last leg of Syriza's tour of Europe's capitals, where Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his number two hoped to drum up support for an alleviation of the bailout terms imposed by the Troika.
Mr Varoufakis sought to appeal to the hearts of ordinary Germans, even evoking the spectre of Nazism in his country in a bid to end the "gross indiginity" Greece has suffered since the financial crisis.
"The German nation is the one nation that can understand us best," said Mr Varoufakis, comparing Greece's "ritual humiliation" with the debt deflationary policies that helped bring Hitler to power in the 1930s.
"When I return home tonight I shall find myself in a parliament in which the third-largest party is not a neo-Nazi party, it is a Nazi party. We need the people of Germany on our side."
Mr Varoufakis repeated his demand for Greece to be awarded an emergency bridging loan to help keep the country afloat as it seeks to negotiate with the Troika. Athens current bailout deal is due to expire on February 28.
In a tense exchange, Mr Schaeuble said Europe's creditors had gone to the limit of what was "possible and reasonable" on Greece's debt arrangements.
"Yes we must respect Greek voters, but we must also respect the voters of other European countries," said Mr Schauble.
In an ominous prelude to the showdown between Europe's largest creditor and its most indebted government, it was revealed that Mr Schaeuble refused a request from George Osborne to give Mr Varoufakis the German minister's personal mobile phone number. Mr Varoufakis was in London for talks with the Chancellor earlier this week.
The meeting between the two came hours after the European Central Bank suspended the waiver allowing it to accept the country's junk-rated bonds as collateral for loans.
The move means Greek banks' sole source of funding will come through the ECB's emergency liquidity programme (ELA). The central bank moved to raise the ELA limit for Greece to €60bn, according to reports in Germany's Die Welt. Greek lenders borrowed €56bn in December, according to the Bank of Greece.
However, ELA liquidity carries a more burdensome interest rate compared wit regular bank financing for Europe's bank, and could well be removed all-together should the ECB decide Greece's new government is not abiding by its bailout pledges.
Shares in Greece's biggest banks plummeted 10pc on Thursday following the news.
Returning to Athens on Thursday night, Mr Tsipras struck a defiant tone in front of his parliament, insisting his nascent government could not be "blackmailed".
"Greece won't take orders anymore, especially orders through emails," said Mr Tsipras.
"Greece is no longer the miserable partner who listens to lectures to do its homework. Greece has its own voice. Greece cannot blackmailed because democracy in Europe cannot be blackmailed."


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| 8.1°C Belfast
A Belfast woman is celebrating after winning a massive £300,000 on a National Lottery scratchcard.
Maureen Wilkinson from the Cregagh estate made the shock discovery as her son took her to work.
Incredibly after realising she had won the jackpot and asked her son to confirm it, the cleaner continued to work and completed her usual five-hour shift.
The 58-year-old bought the Bejeweled Scratchcard in her local Mace in Greenway.
"I couldn't believe it," said the 58-year-old.
"I felt sick and was sure that I'd done something wrong.
"I asked my son to stop the car but he couldn't as we were in traffic but when we came to the next set of traffic lights, he had a quick look and told me that I hadn't gone mad… and that I'd really won £300K.
"He dropped me off at work and I did my usual five-hour shift without saying a word to any of my colleagues, before going home to try and come to terms with what had just happened.
"I certainly had an extra spring in my step at work that day though.
"I bought the scratchcard on a Sunday so wasn't able to phone the National Lottery claim line until the next day when, much to my joy - and relief - they confirmed that I was a winner."
Maureen is a regular player of The National Lottery's Gamestore scratchcards and also occasionally plays the EuroMillions.
She plans to spend the money on some new furniture and possible a new car for the family, although she doesn't drive.
"I think I'm still in shock," continued Maureen.
"I'll not be going mad with my winnings and I won't be leaving my job. I plan to keep my feet well and truly on the ground and try to do what's best with the money."
Maureen lives with her long-term partner Joseph and has four sons, one daughter and three grandchildren. She's looking forward to a special family Christmas.
She added: "Christmas will be upon us before we know it and I'm looking forward to spending it and some of my winnings, with my family."
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Become a Superhero With a Homemade Thor Hammer
If you're tired of sitting around waiting to get bitten by a radioactive spider or for Batman to retire and leave you his Batmobile (and hopefully Alfred), then take matters into your own hands — build your own hammer that could rival Thor's.
In this video Hackaday teaches us how to trick out a hammer to superhero proportions. It may not actually summon lightning like Mjölnir does, but this one is powered by 80,000 volts.
SEE ALSO: The Fatal Flaws of 'Iron Man'
Unfortunately, the hammer probably won't defeat all your archnemeses, but come Halloween-time you'll have a pretty bangin' costume on your hands.
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- Date Occurred: 06/23/2014
- Reported Damages: $2,290.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile
The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity
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The tickets were meant for the game Netherlands against Chile, Order Number 293163, for the World Cup in Sao Paulo, Brazil. See the e-mail they sent me
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Unfortunately due to the fact that our supplier let us down we cannot provide you the tickets that you requested and ordered, therefore according to the Terms & Conditions we will have to cancel your order and give you a full refund. The refund will be made in the next 7 days and will reach your account within the next few days (depending on your bank's working days). Again we apologize for the inconvenience and we appreciate your understanding.
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Does eczema drive you crazy? It could be that you just haven't discovered the proper way of dealing with it. Fortunately, this article contains many tips that can help decrease the discomfort you experience.
Avoid hot showers if you suffer from eczema. Each shower should be quick and the water lukewarm. Gently cleanse the skin with a moisturizing skin cleanser rather than soap. When the skin is clean, then gently pat it dry.
Avoid scratching as much as possible. Eczema can cause a lot of discomfort. If you scratch, though, you will just feel the need to continue scratching. This can lead to infection. Use a combination of remedies, such as moisturizers, humidifiers, and cold compresses to improve your experience.
If you have eczema, avoid stressful situations if you can. Eczema often flares up when you are under stress. Meditate if you have a lot of tension and anxiety. Maybe you can keep that eczema flare up to a minimum.
Choose a sunscreen that is labeled as PABA-free. This ingredient is reportedly problematic for eczema sufferers. Also, always look through the ingredient list carefully, even if the sunscreen is PABA-free. If you are unable to find something that works for you, talk to your doctor about a prescription sunscreen.
Some types of clothing can be a real irritant to your eczema. Some fabrics like the ones that are synthetic may trigger some flare-ups. If you are an eczema sufferer, cotton should be your first choice. You should also be sure that all new clothing you purchase is washed before you put it on. Use a natural laundry soap and avoid perfumed fabric softeners.
When you have eczema, keep skin properly moisturized. This can be tremendously helpful in keeping flare-ups controlled. Moisturize often, especially after showering and bathing to keep skin supple and soft. Stick to unscented products that are low on chemicals and added ingredients.
If you suffer from eczema, make sure that your home remains at a comfortable temperature. Varying temperatures outside of normal ranges can actually cause your eczema symptoms to worsen. If it is hot, then keep it cool with an AC. If it is cold enough outside, then use a humidifier inside. The humidifier will work to keep your skin moist.
Eczema can cause your skin to become dry and itchy. Moisturizer will help to reduce the dryness you are experiencing. Contrary to popular belief, moisturizers do not hydrate the skin. Frequently applying them can lock a person's natural oils into their skin to keep it hydrated. When that happens, this helps to prevent the skin from becoming dry and cracked.
If you have eczema, you know how frustrating that is. Learning more about it can help you handle it better. This article should prove to be a great reference on dealing with eczema.


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Meyda Tiffany 12961 Christmas Tree Accent Lamp
by Meyda Tiffany
by Meyda Tiffany
This festive holiday Christmas Tree accent lamp, crafted of Holiday Red and Pine Green stained art glass with Yellow, Blue and colorful jewel accents will put you in the spirit of the season .
- Shade: 16" Height x 10.5" Width
- Size: W10" H16"
- Bulb Type: Candelabra x 2
- Max Watt: 15x 2
- Bulb Quantity: 2
Dimension: 24.375 x 17.5 x 18.75
Item Weight: 9 lbs
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Table A1 describes locations of measured sections
LePain, D.L., Wartes, M.A., McCarthy, P.J., Stanley, R.G., Silliphant, L.J., Peterson, Shaun, Shellenbaum, D.P., Helmold, K.P., Decker, P.L., Mongrain, Jacob, and Gillis, R.J., 2009, Facies associations, sand body geometry, and depositional systems in Late Oligocene-Pliocene strata, southern Kenai Peninsula, Cook Inlet, Alaska: Report on progress during the 2006-07 field season: Preliminary Interpretive Report PIR 2009-8A, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks Alaska.
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Lepain, D.L. ed., 2009, Preliminary results of recent geologic investigations in the Homer-Kachemak Bay area, Cook Inlet Basin: Progress during the 2006-2007 field season: Preliminary Interpretive Report PIR 2009-8, Division of Geological & Geophysical Surveys, Fairbanks, AK.
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This is a Point data set.
Horizontal positions are specified in geographic coordinates, that is, latitude and longitude. Latitudes are given to the nearest 0.0001. Longitudes are given to the nearest 0.0001. Latitude and longitude values are specified in Decimal degrees.
The horizontal datum used is North American Datum of 1927.
The ellipsoid used is Clarke 1866.
The semi-major axis of the ellipsoid used is 6378137.
The flattening of the ellipsoid used is 1/298.25722210088.
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Names are assigned by the geologist to measured sections and are unrepresentable
|Coal Cove, Port Graham
|measured section is located in Coal Cove, Port Graham
|Point Pogibshi, Kachemak Bay
|measured section is located in Point Pogibshi, Kachemak Bay
|Fritz Creek, Kachemak Bay
|measured section is located in Fritz Creek, Kachemak Bay
|Bluff Point
|measured section is located in Bluff Point
|Diamond Gulch
|measured section is located in Diamond Gulch
|Falls Creek, Kachemak Bay
|measured section is located at Falls Creek, Kachemak Bay
|Fox River, Kenai NWR
|measured section is located at Fox River, Kenai Wildlife Refuge
|Deep Creek, southern Kenai Peninsula
|measured section is located at Deep Creek, southern Kenai Peninsula
|Clam Gulch, Cook Inlet
|measured section is located at Clam Gulch, Cook Inlet
|Tyonek formation, Tertiary
|Beluga Formation, Tertiary
|Beluga Formation and Sterling Formation,Tertiary
|Sterling Formation, Tertiary
|questionably Sterling Formation, Tertiary
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|Range of values
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The work is part of a Cool Inlet basin-wide effort to reconstruct depositionsl systems for use as a predictive tool in oil and gas exporation. The resulting framework will provide the context for evaluating sand body geometries.
The latitued and longitude values in this report were collected with handheld GPS units which are accurate to approximately 4 meters.
The horizontal position accuracy on point data is approximately 4 meters based on the error range in the handheld GPS units used to collect spatial information.
Sample collection locations were determined in the field using handheld GPS devices, the error of which is probably ~4 meters. When sample coordinates are plotted on a topographic base map, the samples collected accurately reflect the actual location of sample collection.
No topologic relationships are present in this data set.
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Dr. Alastair Flint is Professor and Vice-Chair, Research in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. He is also a Senior Scientist in the Toronto General Research Institute, an Adjunct Scientist in the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, and a faculty member of the School of Graduate Studies at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Flint obtained his medical degree and training in psychiatry at the University of Auckland. He completed a clinical research fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the University of Toronto. An accomplished and highly respected investigator, Dr. Flint's research focuses on depressive and anxiety disorders in later life (with an emphasis on improving the treatment and outcome of severe depression), treating psychotic depression, and investigating the intersection of affective disorders with balance and mobility in older adults. Dr. Flint has received numerous research grants from federal agencies and private foundations. He is currently the lead investigator of a NIMH-funded multi-centre trial examining relapse prevention in psychotic depression. He has authored or co-authored more than 180 scientific articles, many of which have been published in leading journals such as the American Journal of Psychiatry, British Journal of Psychiatry, JAMA Psychiatry, Biological Psychiatry, and Neuropsychopharmacology.
Dr. Flint has served as Head of Geriatric Psychiatry and Head of the Division of Neurosciences and Psychiatry, University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto and Director of Psychiatric Research, UHN. He has been listed in "The Bests Doctors in Canada" and "The Best Doctors in America" for his clinical and academic contributions to psychiatry. He is a triage editor for the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and is a member of the editorial board of International Psychogeriatrics. He has served as a reviewer for a number of scientific agencies, including NIMH and CIHR. He was elected as a founding member of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists and of the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology.
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text: Leaves Change And So Can Your Smile Change is a part of life. Change can be predictable, like the annual transformation of leaves from green to shades of yellow, orange and yellow. We can also expect changes in our bodies, too, but how does that relate to our teeth? Teeth are set in bone, not stone. There's no question that bone is a hard substance. But unlike stone, bone is living tissue. It is in a constant state of change. Bone cells are broken down and rebuilt; this process is called "bone remodeling". It takes stimulation to keep the process moving. The bone remodeling in your jaws come from biting, chewing, swallowing and speaking. Just as these actions place force on the teeth, the force, in turn, stimulates bone remodeling, which is why teeth can move. It is this remodeling process that makes orthodontic treatment possible. Appliances like braces and aligners are tools the orthodontists at Zaytoun Orthodontics use to place controlled forces on teeth in order to move them into ideal positions. Without having expertise like Drs. Mary Paula and Henry Jr. have in guiding the direction and amount of pressure applied to teeth, they are free to move where the forces take them which could result in your bite being off and could lead to various other dental problems. Have you noticed a change in your bite? Are your bottom front teeth beginning to crowd? Did you lose a permanent tooth and its former tooth neighbors are on the move? If you previously had some orthodontic treatment are you noticing some shifting in your teeth from the lack of wearing a retainer? Whatever the cause, visiting Zaytoun Orthodontics for a complimentary exam and consultation will help you find out what can be done to get you the smile you have always wanted. So this year, when it comes to your teeth, let the fall colors be your reminder that although your teeth may shift or change, it doesn't mean it's permanent or something you have to live with. A healthy and beautiful smile really can last a lifetime. Your journey to a beautiful, healthy and radiant smile begins right here at Zaytoun Orthodontics with three convenient locations in Raleigh, Cary, and Garner.


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Wed, 7 December 2016
On today's show, the first two interviews are from The Running Event in Orlando, Florida. We start with Vinu Malik who founded a company called FuelBelt. Learn what the early prototypes of his hydration system were made of, and how he grew the brand to what it is today.
We then sit down with David Meerman Scott who gave a great talk on marketing in 2016, including all the things Trump did correctly to win the popular vote. (PS This is in a marketing context, not a political one).
The second set of interviews is from Conyers International Horse Park, site of the Georgia Spartan Super.
We grabbed a bunch of athletes shortly after they crossed the finish line. Listen in as we talk to several top finishers, including: Ryan Kent, Ryan Woods, Tyler McCreadie, Rachel Hamrick, Yanet Urciaga, Jackie Landmark, and more.
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As a kid, I was very interested in the environment (still am). In the summer between third and fourth grade, I attended a day camp at a "nature center" in our Chicago suburb–a large park with a lagoon, a hiking trail, and several fire pits.
The theme of the camp was learning about the wilderness–which meant, in essence, learning how to tame it. We went fishing and canoeing, put up tents, practiced archery, and–most fun of all–prepared firewood using a variety of tools, from pocketknives to hatchets to two-man saws. I spent the better part of one memorable day swinging a heavy axe at some bigger logs, preparing wood for three groups of campers.
I attended the same camp the year after that, and the year after that as well. By the third year, there had been some radical changes. The axes and hatchets were taken away. The fishing was rare. The bows and arrows were all that was left of the old fun. Instead of taming nature, we were taught to respect it, moving slowly through the now-overgrown prairie grasses of the park.
It was rather contrived, and boring. But it mirrored a cultural change in how Americans–particularly those in or near cities–think about the environment. It was a shift from the old ethic of conservation, which still implies the use of nature, to preservation, which stresses study and contemplation but discourages use.
When you consider the folly of much of our environmental policy today, much of it has to do with that shift–with placing nature off limits, which is quite a radical concept, at odds with both history and necessity.


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Heartwarming, isn't it? Yes this add to sell graham crackers
has been oh-so-cleverly designed to "sell" not only its product but its consumer. "One Million Moms" and other homophobic hate groups (whose influence is now at an end) will of course complain on cue. But shouldn't we all complain? Is this what the gay rights movement has come to — Milk and Crackers for an identikit family that it's insisted we all must have?
What I see (and I hope others will as well) is the Triumph of Capitalism transformed into a mirage of "Social Progress."
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We have just shot a new campaign for Australia Zoo Africa exhibit . What do they always say, "Never work with kids and animals"? Well try wild animals for size! The talent wasn't the easiest to direct that I've ever had in front of the camera but thanks to help from Wes and all the rest of the staff at the Asutralia Zoo it went as smoothly as it could have. The marketing dept were also a huge help in getting the job done as they organised everything so that we had the best chance to get a stunning result. Justin from Ion once again went above and beyond with the comping and grading of the image to achieve want I think is a set of dynamic strong images.
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Everything we know about the new royal baby, due any day now
Royal fans are ready to welcome Prince William and Kate's second child — a younger brother or sister to Prince George, whose birth two years ago whipped up a worldwide media frenzy.
As in 2013, the royals are keeping everyone guessing by disclosing virtually nothing about the baby, including the due date and gender.
If the bookies are to be believed, the baby will be a princess, and she will be called Alice.
Here's what we know — and don't know — ahead of the second royal baby's birth, expected in the coming days:
The mystery around the due date
Clarence House announced on Sept. 8 that Kate was pregnant, but gave no clues about the due date other than to say it would be this month. On a recent public visit, Kate reportedly told a charity worker that she is due mid-to-late April.
The baby could share a birthday with her great-grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, who was born on April 21. The newborn's birthday could also coincide with William and Kate's fourth wedding anniversary, on April 19.
Where is Kate planning to give birth?
Kate plans to return to the Lindo Wing at St Mary's Hospital in Paddington for the birth, according to the BBC. Prince George was delivered there in 2013. It will cost more than £5,000 for the first 24 hours of delivery and an extra £1,000 for each extra night she stays.
In preparation, the hospital enforced parking restrictions outside this week.
Parking restrictions outside the Lindo wing come into force tomorrow and run until April 30 - so Kate should have had her #royalbaby by then
— PA Royal Reporters (@PARoyal) April 14, 2015
Many bets say it will be a girl named Alice
Although there has been no confirmation of the baby's gender, bookies and the British media seem confident it will be a girl. Some suggest that Kate herself offered a hint of what's to come with her choice of clothing: She wore a bright pink coat for her final public appearance, before disappearing for maternity leave.
As for what the baby will be called, many are betting on one quaint-sounding name: Alice.
The name is by far the favorite among Britain's bookmakers, with William Hill putting odds at 2-1 after a number of unusually large bets came in for it. Ladbrokes puts the odds at 3-1. No one seems to know why, though.
Elizabeth and Charlotte follow closely, with Victoria, Alexandria and Diana trailing behind. James and Arthur come in as the top bets for a baby boy.
"It's absolutely dominated at top of the market by girls' names," said Joe Crilly, a spokesperson for William Hill. "They're the seemingly perfect couple, so maybe they'll have the perfect combination of a boy and girl family."
Britain's royal history has seen a few women called Alice: Queen Victoria named her second daughter Princess Alice, and the queen's mother-in-law — Prince Philip's mother — is Princess Alice of Battenberg.
Whatever the royals choose, it's fairly safe to rule out names like Wayne or Mercedes — both with odds of 500-1, according to Ladbrokes.
Where the baby will be in terms of succession?
When George was born in 2013, he jumped the line of succession ahead of uncle Prince Harry to become third in line to the throne, after granddad Prince Charles and father William.
George's sibling will become the fourth in line, bumping Harry down to fifth place. Prince Andrew, the queen's second son, moves to sixth.
As the second-born, the new baby will likely not be expected to become the ruling monarch. Instead, he or she will be the "spare," or backup, should anything happen to the first-born.
George VI famously became king unexpectedly after his brother, Edward VIII, abdicated in 1936.
"An abdication is highly unlikely to happen again, but you never know," said Joe Little, managing editor at Majesty magazine.
And unlike in the old days, the second child's gender will not matter.
Britain in 2013 introduced legal changes to end a centuries-old "male primogeniture" rule that puts boys before girls in the line of succession. Under that system, a princess can be robbed of her place in the line by a younger brother.
That rule, which dates back to the 1701 Act of Settlement, is now abolished in Britain, as well as in 15 former British colonies.
How are the parents doing?
Kate, 33, and William, 32, seem relaxed about the birth of their second child, and both have been out and about chatting with locals and keeping up their official duties until March.
Kate did suffer from severe morning sickness, or hyperemesis gravidarum, in the early months — just as she did during her first pregnancy — and had to pull out of plans to make her first solo royal tour to Malta.
But Kate's health has improved since then, and she looked well as she was snapped by photographers wherever she went.
Meanwhile, William will be taking some paternity leave from his new job. The former search-and-rescue helicopter pilot began his full-time job with the East Anglian Air Ambulance on March 30, and is expected to begin flying rescue missions this summer.
Who gets told first about the birth?
The Queen will be told first about the new arrival after which other members of the royal family and the Middletons will be told. Following all that, the public will be notified. If the baby is born after 10 p.m., the public won't be notified until after 8 a.m. the following morning.
How will we all learn the news?
Britain's royal family may be one of the world's most traditional institutions, but its press team has made efforts to modernize communications by taking on Twitter and other social media.
Just like when George was born, royal officials plan to announce the baby's birth via Twitter, broadcasting the news directly to the monarchy's millions of followers worldwide.
Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a son at 4.24pm
— Clarence House (@ClarenceHouse) July 22, 2013
Journalists will get a slight head start, though; they will get an email two minutes before the palace tweets the news.
About two hours later, officials will post a more traditional announcement on a gilded easel outside of Buckingham Palace.
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Global In Vitro Fertilization Market: Market Estimation, Dynamics, Regional Share, Trends, Competitor Analysis 2012-2016 and Forecast 2017-2023
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InVitro Fertilization Market: In-vitro fertilization (IVF) is a process where eggs (ovum) from the ovary of a woman are taken and fertilized with sperm in laboratory method, and the embryo (fertilized egg) is sent back to the uterus of the woman. In vitro fertilization is one of the many possible ways to enhance the chance to infertile couple to get pregnancy. IVF usage is depended upon the reasons for infertility. IVF can be an option in case of endometriosis or fallopian tube blockage in the woman or in case of poor quality or low sperm count in man. There are many other treatments for this condition like surgery which can be tried prior to IVF. IVF does not work for the woman who does not have the ovulating capability or the men who unable to produce the proper count of healthy sperms.
Market Outline: Global InVitro Fertilization Market
Increasing in the number of delayed pregnancy cases among the women, growing awareness regarding consequences of infertility, and availability of favourable reimbursement policies, increase technological advancements in IVF process such as capsule in vitro fertilization and embryoscope, growing medical tourism globally are expected to accelerate the demand for in-vitro fertilization market. Rise infertility disorders and gynaecological diseases, increased focus on the innovation of IVF technologies by the clinical research centres, are the factors which are boosting the growth of the global IVF market. However, huge requirements of budget and time to run IVF procedures, difficulty in maintaining the IVF procedure, a risk of multiple conceives by women, ethical issues regarding gender selection, lack of awareness about issues regarding infertility in under-developed countries are expected to hamper the global IVF market growth.
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The InVitro Fertilization Market is classified on the basis of instruments, reagents and consumables, technique, end user and geography.
Based on instrument, the InVitro Fertilization Market is segmented into the following
· Cryosystem
· Ovum aspiration pump
· Incubators
· Sperm separation system
· Imaging system
· Micro manipulator
Based on reagents and consumables, the global InVitro Fertilization (IVF) Market market is segmented into the following
· Cryopreservation media
· Embryo culture media
· Ovum processing media
· Others
Based on Technique, the global InVitro Fertilization (IVF) Market market is segmented into the following
· Donor egg IVF technique
· Frozen Embryo Transfer
· Fresh embryo transfer
Based on end user, the global InVitro Fertilization (IVF) Market market is segmented into the following
· Hospitals
· Fertility clinics
· Clinical research institutes
· Surgical centers
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Global invitro fertilization market expected to grow at tremendous growth rate due to surge in infertility cases across the globe owing to the high prevalence of the infertility diseases globally. As per Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, around 6 Mn women are suffering with infertility problems in U.S. National Health Service (NHS) also reported that about 3 Mn women are suffering with infertility in UK owing to irrregular ovulation, fallopian tubes blockade & endometriosis. Favourable government initiatives have expected to create awareness of innovative IVF technologies. For instance, in India, Bhartiya Mahila Bank & New India Assurance joined together to offer insurance plan for the infertility treatments irrespective of financial status of individual. Which are attracting the infertile couple to adopt IVF, which in turn, boosts the IVF market growth. Expansion of the players in the market are also boosting the growth of the IVF market growth for exemplar, in 2015 November has PALASH launched an innovative unit called as PALASH IVF Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
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Based on the geographical regions, IVF devices market is segmented as Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Middle East & Africa. Increased population with infertility issues, rise in the adoption of advanced IVF technologies over the traditional infertility treatments and availability of favourable insurance coverage for the IVF in some of the U.S. states like New Jersey, New York, Maryland etc. are the factors which are bolstering the North America to be as the dominating market in IVF market. Asia Pacific region is anticipated to show fastest growth rate IVF owing to the factors like high maternal age in Japan, one child policy abolishment in China, increased tourism in fertility in India & Thailand, increase in adoption of surrogacy are propelling the market growth in Asia Pacific countries.
Some of the players in the IVF market are Vitrolife AB (Sweden), Cooper Surgical, Inc. (U.S.), Cook Medical, Inc. (U.S.), Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. (U.S.), Irvine Scientific (U.S.), Genea Limited (Australia), EMD Serono, Inc. (U.S.) and IVFtech ApS (Denmark).
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Press Release
July 9, 2001 Contact: Rachel Stohl, 703-593-1989
Small Arms Working Group Condemns Bolton Statement at UN
The Small Arms Working Group (SAWG), an alliance of U.S.-based non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and individuals, strongly condemned the statement of U.S. Under Secretary of State John Bolton today at the UN Conference on the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in all its Aspects. The Bush appointee hardened the position of the United States on the Conference's attempt to combat the proliferation and misuse of small arms.
Bolton stressed that the Conference should address only the illicit transfer of military style weapons, excluding firearms and non-military rifles. Bolton adamantly stated that the United States will not join any consensus viewed as infringing on rights guaranteed under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
"What we actually heard was the National Rifle Association speaking from the podium, repeating their tired misrepresentation of the Second Amendment" said Michael Beard, President of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence.
Tamar Gabelnick, Director of the Arms Sales Monitoring Project at the Federation of American Scientists argued that Bolton is projecting the concerns of domestic lobbyists onto the problems affecting other countries. "It is precisely those weapons that Bolton would exclude from the purview of this conference that are actually killing people and endangering communities around the world."
The Bush Administration representative laid out additional U.S. "redlines," items unacceptable for inclusion in the Conference plan. Bolton stated that the United States could not support a final Conference document that included:
� restrictions on the legal trade and manufacture of small arms and light weapons;
� promotion of international advocacy by NGOs and international organizations;
� restrictions on the sale of small arms and light weapons to entities other than governments;
� a mandatory review conference; and
� a commitment to begin discussions on legally binding agreements.
"Bolton's redlines are in fact red lights, halting effective international action on small arms and endangering the success of the conference," said Michael Crowley, Senior Analyst at the British American Security Information Council (BASIC).
Rachel Stohl, Senior Analyst at the Center for Defense Information, challenged Bolton's position, noting that without the inclusion of the items Bolton identified as "redlines," the conference process, and indeed the efforts to counter the proliferation and misuse of small arms would be undermined. "Attaching redlines to controls on legal trade and manufacture is illogical as the United States already has many of these mechanisms in place. To not push U.S. best practices at a minimum is unacceptable," Stohl noted.
Noting Bolton's criticism of civil society advocacy, Loretta Bondi, Advocacy Director at The Fund for Peace, said that the Bush Administration appears to reject the voices of the victims of small arms violence. "We have heard the U.S.'s closest allies taking quite a different stand on this issue," Bondi stated. "The U.S. position will further isolate the United States from the world community.


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A diverse group of partner agencies participate in the Rightsizing the Parking Code Technical Advisory Committee (TAC). The purpose of the TAC is to function as primary technical reviewers throughout the Project. The TAC will meet at four separate times throughout the process.
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Scripture: Matthew 12:15-21
We are told in Matthew 12:15-21, "But when Jesus knew it, He withdrew from there. And great multitudes followed Him, and He healed them all. Yet He warned them not to make Him known, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the prophet, saying: 'Behold! My Servant whom I have chosen, My Beloved in whom My soul is well pleased! I will put My Spirit upon Him, And He will declare justice to the Gentiles. He will not quarrel nor cry out, Nor will anyone hear His voice in the streets. A bruised reed He will not break, And smoking flax He will not quench, Till He sends forth justice to victory; And in His name Gentiles will trust.'" Jesus did something for us. What He did was, He took judgment to victory. Taking judgment to victory meant that we have access to Spirit-led judgment – anywhere, anyplace, anytime. As a matter of fact, our access to judgment is one thing that restrains evil. We can pray it, we can walk in it, we can ask for it, we can declare it and we can decree it, as led by the Holy Spirit. Jesus went there and made it available to us. The question is, are we saying yes to judgment that restrains evil?


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A number of archaeologists are currently working with Exmoor National Park Authority in a variety of roles. We've tried to present a complete picture of our 'day of archaeology' although unfortunately our HER assistant decided to take the day off to do something entirely un-archaeological so her work is left to the imagination.
Working on Exmoor on 29th June:
- Faye Balmond (Me), Moorland Heritage Officer for the HLF funded Exmoor Landscape Partnership Scheme
- Rob Wilson-North, Conservation Manager for Exmoor National Park Authority
- Dr Lee Bray, Historic Environment Officer for the Exmoor Mires Project
- Janette Henderson, MA student Placement
Faye Balmond:
My role has a public and community archaeology focus, but this morning Rob and I were driven out to a remote part of the moorland to take an architectural consultant to look at a building known as Hoar Oak Cottage. Although remote, it lies just off the Two Moors Way, so we passed a number of walkers braving the constantly changing weather conditions. Once a farm house dating back as far as the 18th Century, Hoar Oak Cottage is now a ruin in need of consolidation. We left the land agent and architect to return in the land rover and walked towards Furzehill, an area identified by the National Park as a PAL (Principal Archaeological Landscape). This means that it demonstrates particular characteristics of Exmoor's archaeology particularly well. In the case of Furzehill, it has a mixture of prehistoric features such as hut circles, cairns and stone settings and a high level of relict field systems and boundaries. Along one edge lies the boundary of the former Royal Forest of Exmoor and a number of boundary stones are still evident. The purpose of this visit was to determine how it is possible to assess the condition of the PALs. Surprisingly difficult and not helped by the inevitable Exmoor weather, which had lulled me into a false sense of security leading to a taking off of the waterproof trousers, only to be regretted minutes later when the driving misty rain returned and didn't really stop for the rest of the afternoon. However, we are used to this (or should be) and persevered. A long, muddy and archaeology filled walk brought us back to the car and back to the office with just enough time to check emails!
Rob Wilson-North:
Friday 29th
June, 2012 was spent out on the wild moorland of Exmoor National Park North Devon.
I was picked up by Land Rover and driven for 20 minutes with 3 colleagues (a land agent, architect and another archaeologist) out onto remote moorland to visit the ruins of a Victorian cottage which we are in the process of conserving in the Hoar Oak Valley. Following the site meeting two of us parted company with the others and trekked out further into the moor to do some assessment work on Exmoor's Principal Archaeological Landscapes (PALs) which have been designated because of their exceptional historic and archaeological interest. Here we looked at the condition of medieval boundary stones which delineate the edge of the former Royal Forest of Exmoor. By now it was lunchtime and we ate our sandwiches within the earthworks of a Bronze Age roundhouse. As we did so, a large group of between 16 and 20 red deer emerged from Ruckham Combe, a deep valley below us. After lunch we headed off to find and assess the condition of other Bronze Age archaeology in this area, including another roundhouse, a stone row and several burial cairns. By this stage it was time to head back to the car, which entailed a long walk over the moorland during which we came across the traces of old medieval field boundaries, peat cuttings and finally, a tiny stone-built bothy to shelter a shepherd in bad weather.
Dr Lee Bray:
The day started with a telephone discussion with a geophysical contractor concerning the initial results of a high-resolution magnetometry survey undertaken on a flint scatter site in advance of mire restoration. The focus was the possible interpretation of the anomalies identified by the survey. I then moved on to initial planning of mitigation measures necessary in response to geophysical results. The remainder of the day was spent reading draft reports and drafting comments on walkover and metric survey on other mire restoration sites on Exmoor and on designing posters for an upcoming outreach event, highlighting the archaeology of mires including liaison with Exmoor National Park Designer, concerning poster layout and image sourcing.
Janette Henderson:
I'm a mature post-graduate student studying for an MA in Landscape Archaeology at Bristol University. I'm currently doing a six week work placement with Exmoor National Park and am just at the end of my fifth week. One of the things I am doing as part of my placement is to design a couple of historic walk cards. This is one of the methods that the Park will use to inform people about the archaeology on the moors. Today I am making some changes to the text (route description and details of the archaeology) for the walk cards, looking for suitable images to go in them, checking a map produced in GIS, and liaising with IT to pull it all together. I'm doing this mainly from my room in a B&B just outside Dulverton and the photographs which accompany this blog are of me sitting at my 'desk' in the B&B (taken by my landlady), and of the fantastic view of Exmoor from my bedroom window. As you can see, I am surrounded by 50thbirthday cards. I recently celebrated (if 'celebrated' is the word) reaching that advanced age, and what a place to do it in! Tonight a friend of mine is coming to visit for the weekend. She doesn't know it yet, but tomorrow she is going to be a guinea pig to test out the walk cards!


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Western Fair Raceway can't afford the purses the government says it must offer for its standardbred horse races — leaving the racetrack to ask a provincial body that oversees racing for help in sweetening the pot.
It recently got it.
The Ontario Racing Commission ordered Woodbine Entertainment Group to direct $500,000 from provincial purses it holds in trust London's way so the racetrack could offer $60,000 in daily purses to horse people for its signature-level standardbred races.
The racetrack has 125 race dates on its calendar this year, racing three days a week, and didn't generate enough money in commissions from betting to cover the purses on its own, said Hugh Mitchell, the fair's chief executive officer.
Under a new government plan for horse racing, the racetrack must offer at least $60,000 in purses every day it races.
But the fact that Western Fair can't make enough in betting to cover purses shows how the industry is still hurting, said one area politician.
"Things aren't going well," said MPP Randy Pettapiece, the Tory rural affairs critic.
The number of people working in the industry and the number of races and horses being bred have all dropped, he added.
"It's been devastating," he said.
"There had to be changes in the system — I think everybody agrees with that — but the way it was done was like taking a sledge hammer to something when you only needed a small hammer. Unfortunately, the incentive isn't there to stay with it."
It takes about $30,000 to keep a horse running, said Pettapiece. After the slot-sharing program ended, horse people were making an average $27,000 from racing — if they won races at all, he said.
With an expected shortfall, Western Fair asked the Ontario Racing Commission to tap into a pool of money from betting to cover the difference.
The commission agreed and ordered Woodbine to give the London racetrack $500,000 it earned from betting.
The commission approved a similar transfer — $1.6 million — from Georgian Downs to Flamboro Downs to fund purses at that racetrack.
The changes come after the province ended a revenue-sharing agreement with the horse-racing industry in which it took a cut of slot revenue for its operations.
Meanwhile, the commission revealed that two racetracks — Dresden and Kawartha Downs — didn't apply for licences to race in 2014.
Government changes to horse racing have upset smaller tracks like Dresden that survived off slot revenue.
In October the province announced it was funding eight tracks — Western Fair, Hanover, Clinton, Grand River, Flamboro, Georgian Downs, Mohawk and Woodbine — which between them could get up to $72 million a year for five years.
The others — including Dresden — would have to submit detailed business plans to get a cut of the remaining $8 million in government money that's up for grabs.
Details of the five-year plan that's supposed to offer the horse- racing industry some stability will go into effect April 1.
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Premier: High quality, competitive, North American-wide, year-round races, with large purses. Offered at Woodbine and Mohawk racetracks.
Signature: Racing in winter, summer and fall with smaller purses than premier races. Offered at Western Fair, Grand River, Flamboro and Georgian Downs racetracks.
Grassroots: Traditional summer racing with the smallest purses. Some younger horses wet their feet at these tracks before moving up. Offered at Clinton and Hanover race tracks.
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