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Sad blue eyes and a fine even smile, his build bragged of gym dues and vegetables. A friend of a friend, that's usually how these things start, he said he was recently divorced, forty years void of love. I believed him. If any man seemed starved for affection it was he and if anyone's self-esteem had been ruthlessly damaged, it was his.
Both over sixty, an odd age for a summer love but astounding beauty like his was a gift. Was my judgment clouded by perfection, my sight blurred by superb? I wanted him and I wanted him to know that I wanted him, and the tastes of his kisses were pastries of sensory delight. I savored each one, found joy in his touch. I devoured this man from each graceful finger to his strong lovely legs, gave him the tenderness he had learned to live without. Freely, without shame I admit to loving this man with all my might.
I guarded him jealously because I knew he would not be mine for long. As soon as he understood what a commodity he was in a world full of women, he'd be gone. Someone younger and prettier would get him that is exactly how it happened.
I got to love that man for only six months before he found her and it was painful as hell when he left. For three full months I cried, spent sleepless nights writing bad poetry, I even considered Prozac till I began to recognize a small spark of joy between each tear. I could be pleased for him because I knew that if anyone deserved happiness it was he. If anyone deserved to be appreciated, if anyone ever deserved to be loved it was this man.
Maybe Rumi was right when he said, "The wound is the place where Light enters you." Or maybe Bob Marley when he said, "Truth is everybody is going to hurt you. You just gotta find the ones worth suffering for." But I clung to one thought, maybe she deserved him.
I am impressed with my heart. It's still open, still willing to endure injury in order to love. I'm proud that this weird world hasn't jaded me and no barriers protect from deep feeling. I'm only slightly crazy, I don't drink… and I'd give all the Prozac in Walgreen's to have a chance like that again, to help a deserving man grow in confidence and realize he is worthy of love. This was life affirming and there is no experience more existential than skin to skin, heart to heart, face to face contact and sharing vital breath with someone you love.
Then I did the math. Six months of bliss minus three months of melancholy, I'm ahead by three months. Net positive, bliss, hell, ya, I'd do it again. It beat the heck out of crocheting shawls by lamp light.
If you must lose in love, lose to a woman half your age with long gorgeous legs and a doctorate. A large house on acres of land is a plus, an heiress maybe with a sports car or two for good measure. Or to a kind, sincere, loving soul who rescues animals, volunteers with the elderly and keeps a vegetable garden.
I saw them in the analgesic section of Walgreens. I peered through the endcap gaping. She had a fake set of boobs like two fishbowls, her hem was crooked and her eyelashes came from a box. I wished them well (him more so than her). Perhaps he has found the woman of his dreams or an adolescent-like crush on a cheap shiny piece or maybe, just maybe she recues kittens between hair appointments. So goodbye to my handsome, make your life happy… and love… love willingly, love passionately, love with everything you've got.
But, damnation, if I had lived forty years of neglect and had a body like his, I'd keep looking. In truth, I'd probably be messing around like Tiger Woods on hell fire.

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Science and engineering outreach, also called Education and Public Outreach or simply public outreach, is an umbrella term for a variety of activities by research institutes, universities, and institutions aimed at promoting public awareness (and understanding) of science and engineering and making informal contributions to the education. In JUIT we aimed to provide awareness to the schools in H.P. or nearby states for the same purpose.
School students and teachers are an important target group for science outreach. Outreach activities include visiting schools, giving talks at assemblies, discussions with students, or participation in events such as career fairs and science and technology camps.
Inviting groups of school students to our campus for lab visits and workshop. Lectures for various discipline will be delivered to those students. Another method of science outreach invites school teachers to participate in workshops where they are able to learn effective strategies to engage students in science. Such workshops will also be planned in near future.
Besides organizing independent events, we also support existing events that promote sciences awareness. JUIT faculty and staff regularly participate in International, National and state level science and engineering events for this purpose.


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The challenge for marketers over the past hundred years hasn't changed: to find new customers to fill the funnel through various advertising channels. It's now much easier to do that in today's real-time advertising ecosystem, as marketers are armed with new technology and innovation to help automate this process.
The introduction of the ad exchange and programmatic buying – the automation of buying and selling online ads – has revolutionized the way marketers scale. Read this guide to understand how to use programmatic advertising to find new prospects.


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The Fermain Valley Hotel is a haven of luxury and comfort for you to retreat to after a long day of sightseeing or shopping. Our home-from-home ethos extends to our facilities, so why not make the most of our swimming pool and sauna, The Venue facilities, or take in the views and treat yourself to food and drinks on The Terrace.
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Polar Season Planner now available for all Flow users
All Polar Flow users now have a brand new coaching tool to use, Polar Season Planner. With it you can plan ahead the whole upcoming training season all by yourself or together with your coach using the Polar Flow for Coach service.
No matter what your training goal is, Polar Flow helps you create a comprehensive plan to reach it. With Season Planner you can:
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WUWM Bremen Conference
October 10, 2006
The recent WUWM Conference hosted by Grossmarkt Bremen in Germany was a great success with more than 130 people from 26 countries attending the event. The theme of the conference was "Markets in Partnership", with discussions held on topics that included: Traditional Retailers versus Chain Retailers on the Market; Food Markets - Managing the Relationship with Retailers; Recycling and Market Waste; International Food Standard Compliance; and Educating the Public on the Benefits of Markets. The conference enjoyed support from Mayor Thomas Röwekamp, Senator of the Interior and Sports, as well as Minister Ronald-Mike Neumeyer, Minister for Town Development and Environment. This event received good sponsorship from Messe Berlin (Fruit Logistica), the Atlanta Group, Plattenhardt and Wirth GmbH, Messe Bremen GmbH, Chiquita, and Nehlsen AGI. Support from the media was also good with journalists from the Fresh Produce Journal and Fruchthandel Magazin also in attendance. A technical visit was made to the Grossmarkt Bremen, as well as to the city's weekly retail markets. The original publicly-owned wholesale market in Bremen was built in 1962. However a new Grossmarkt Bremen (see photo attached) was built on a different site near the airport to replace that facility in 2002. The market is 16 hectares in size and serves a population of 1.5 million. There are roughly 500 daily visitors to the market, with market halls for fruit and vegetables, fish, as well as flowers. There are 120 producers/traders on the market, and the market authority employs some 20 persons. In total the market employs some 550 persons, and has an annual turnover of about 190,000 tonne and 250 million Euro. Speaker presentations from this Bremen Conference have been uploaded to the WUWM website member-only section, along with various photos taken at the event. The minutes arising from the WUWM annual general meeting will be distributed to members shortly. In brief, some main decisions adopted at that meeting are as follows: 1.Unification of the Latin American and North American regional working groups into one regional group which will encompass all of the Americas; 2. A new category of WUWM membership for consultant entities; 3. A proposed name change of the WUWM (to incorporate the new retail market involvement) will be further discussed with members in 2007. Until such time as this discussion is finalised, a strap-line will be formally incorporated into WUWM correspondence and communications. That strap-line will read: WUWM – promoting wholesale and retail markets world-wide. 4. Agreement on the process to develop the data held by WUWM on member markets, along with agreement on the presentation of this information publicly, as well as internally, in WUWM communication vehicles. Information on the outcome of WUWM regional and working group meetings in Bremen will be distributed to members directly.
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In her works, Teja Reba deals with the relationships between physical, emotional and political acts that walk the line between aesthetics and ideology, between references (repetition) and possibilities of the new (difference), between the sublime and the abject, between gender and sexuality, between everyday life and art, between courage and vulnerability.
In Made With Love, Reba examines the social and private roles of a woman as an artist, a mother, a partner, a precarious worker. Faced with the economic reality, giving birth and the creation of a new life as a cosmic experience is degraded into unrecognised and self-evident carework that, other than emotional, has no proper social status. The artist juxtaposes the ideology of motherhood as well as woman's happiness and fulfilment with the feeling of uneasiness. The idyllic picture of family cosiness (where the traditional roles are already dissolving) is troubled by anxiety, uncertainty, effort, necessity. On the other hand, the family, with its social role of disciplining also turns out to be the place of the unseizable, the ludist, the chaotic – i.e. a place of creation. For this reason, this well-structured performance transitions into performative vagueness and affective impetuosity.
The life of a family and a mother is problematised mainly from the standpoint of the contemporary precarious working conditions of artistic activity, which erase the difference between work (social) and private life – their equalisation is no longer a matter of political declarativity but a necessity. Production occupies the entire field of life, and in precarious working conditions, production and reproduction get mixed. If the family sphere is included in work, can its products therefore be socially and economically valued? How much is a child worth? What is the economic value of giving birth? And what is the economic value generated by an artwork?
"Teja Reba […] highlights the female social roles – woman as mother, daughter and artist trying to balance her creative impulse, precarious pay and family life." Mojca Kumerdej, Delo, 1/29/2015
"Altogether, the work Made With Love shouldered a huge artistic and political responsibility. It initiated the debate that – whether we want it to or not – always bears intense political and emotional expectations."
Ana Schnabl, Dnevnik, 1/16/2015
Author and
choreographer: Teja Reba
Performed by: Teja Reba, Loup Abramovici
Dramaturge: Suzana Koncut
Sound design and original music: Eduardo Raon
Space and light design: Meta Grgurevič and Jaša
Light design and technical supervision: Igor Remeta
Professional advisor: Barbara Kapelj Osredkar
Photographer: Nada Žgank
Graphic design: AjdinBašič
Production manager and executive producer: Tina Dobnik
Public relations: JanjaTekavec
Produced by: Maska
Special thanks to: Janez Per in KoličevoKartonProizvodnjakartonad.o.o., JanezJanša, Barbara Rajgelj, Maja and JernejaŠorli, Sarah Lunaček, Ava and Bela Reba Abramovici and all who helped with the realisation of the project in any way.
The project is
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Violence against Christians grows in Iraq
Christian agencies in in Iraq have reported increased violence against Christians in the country with the beginning of Ramadan and statements from Pope Benedict 'igniting an explosive atmosphere'.
Several Christians have been murdered, abused and kidnapped, and a hand grenade was thrown at a priestís car.
In Baghdad and Mosul, several churches have been attacked. On Wednesday morning, a group of men reportedly fired rockets on the Chaldean Church of the Holy Spirit in Mosul and detonated an explosive device outside the church's door. AsiaNews reported that no one was hurt during the attacks.
On the morning of Sunday 24 September, the Church of the Holy Spirit was fired upon by Muslims who wanted the local bishop to issue a condemnation of the popeís speech.
A young man wrote on the church doors, ìIf the Pope does not apologise, we will bomb all churches, kill more Christians and steal their property and money,î an Open Doorsí contact reported.
Some churches have now reportedly made statements that they will not support the Popeís comments.
Also on Sunday, a hand grenade was thrown at a priestís car parked outside St Maryís Ancient Church of the East Cathedral in Baghdad. After police and church members arrived at the scene minutes later, a car bomb went off nearby, killing a child and the churchís guard.
Open Doorsí sources in Baghdad report that at least two people have been killed and many more have been injured by bombs in front and behind the cathedral and Patriarchate of the Ancient Church of the East.
Earlier this month, a car bomb went off 250 meters from Open Doorsí property in Baghdad. No one was injured, but visitors were very frightened and co-workers remain anxious.


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Julie Yates
VP of Learning Solutions
Julie Yates is Vice President of Learning Solutions at CorpU. She brings 20 years of experience in product management, service delivery, and cloud technologies. Julie is responsible for CorpU program delivery and the Program Management office, where she works with customers and the CorpU team to ensure project success. She is also responsible for product management and supporting technologies. Julie's project experience includes global customers in financial services, manufacturing, insurance, telecommunications, and healthcare.
Prior to joining CorpU, Julie worked with multiple start-up companies, including KnowledgePlanet and NextPage, to build professional services practices, set up customer service teams and define products focused on solving business needs. She also has global enterprise experience, including almost a decade in the professional services industry with Andersen Consulting (U.S. and EMEA) and AT&T where she specialized in global delivery of professional development, organizational development, and knowledge management solutions.
Julie has an MBA from Pennsylvania State University and a B.S. degree in Corporate Communication from Ithaca College.


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Vacuum soldering system VADU 200XL
Soldering of substrates and wafers in series productionThe soldering system of type VADU200XL is equipped with two separate process chambers and can be operated with paste as well as preforms.
This allow the precise control of all relevant process parameters e.g. the temperature gradients during heating and cooling. Due to its intelligent temperature management the system provides short cycle times and an excellent temperature stability.
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|2 chambers
|Process area (W x D)
|410 x 280 mm
|Clearance height
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|Dimensions of the system (W x D x H)
|1,200 x 1,890 x 1,680 mm
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|1,200 kg
|Power supply
|3 x 400 V, 50/60 Hz
|Power input
|10 kVA
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- Void-free solder connections
- Soldering with preforms and/or pastes
- Individual soldering profiles
- Process temperatures
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- Short cycle times
- Separate soldering and cooling chamber
- Flux-free soldering with formic acid
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- Inert gas atmosphere
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Truth is stranger than fiction. It can also be more frightening. It's one thing to read a spooky ghost story and imagine all sorts of creepy things. It's another to look at the darker sides of real life. Still, even dark tales can captivate, educate and offer hope for better things.
1. The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
It's hard to believe this book isn't actually a work of fiction. The story follows two men, Daniel H. Burnham, the architect responsible for the construction of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, and H.H. Holmes, a serial killer posing as a doctor. These two worlds mix together tell a thrilling tale.
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2. The Dead Beat by Marilyn Johnson
Marilyn Johnson dives into the world of obituaries and explores how we talk about the dead, how these stories impact us and who writes and reads them. The book also features excerpts for a variety of real obituaries.
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3. Ghost Hunters by Deborah Blum
At the close of the nineteenth century, William James, a philosopher and a founder of the American Psychological Association announced he believed in ghosts. Deborah Blum's book explores the evidence James cited and looks closely at his research into the things that simply could not be explained.
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4. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
When death comes to a Savannah Mansion, it's uncertain whether the shooting was murder or self defense. Playing out more like a novel than a nonfiction account, the story chronicles the case and the lives of those around it.
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5. Everyone Loves a Good Train Wreck by Eric G. Wilson
We are fascinated with darkness. Morbid curiosity often gets the best of us, and Eric G. Wilson explores why that is. If you're wondering why you're reading this list or any of the books on it, this book might just answer that question.
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6. Aftermath, Inc. by Gil Reavill
True crime writer, Gil Reavill, had confronted plenty of gruesome details in his life, but none so gruesome as the work of an bioremediation company, Aftermath, Inc. Reavill explores the world of cleaning up after crimes, how those doing it handle the horrors and just what it does to them.
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Traffic Jam
Traffic jam is a situation in where vehicles cannot move freely and traffic comes to a standstill. It occurs almost all the district towns where a lot of vehicles play every day. Especially it occurs near bus stand, railway crossing, and turn of a road, at the junction of various roads or near a market. It occurs mainly in the morning and afternoon on working days when everyday body tries to attend office in short time or returns home as early as possible. The indiscriminate playing of vehicles like rickshaws, bus, scooters etc. and haphazard parking of vehicles and small shops in the footpaths are the main reason of traffic jam. Traffic jam causes untold sufferings to people. Students cannot reach schools in time. It kills our time and lessons our working hours. It causes great sufferings to the ambulance carrying dying patients and the fire brigade vehicles. The increasing of traffic jam hampers our economy. So, well spacious roads should be constructed. One-way movement of vehicles should be introduced. The driver should be trained in order to cope with the other developed nations. After doing all these things we can hope to have a good traffic system for our easy and comfortable movement.


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David & Kerrie Czynski
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0402 232 113
PO Box 2148
Wangara WA 6947
With Summer here, I bet you are absolutely loving taking a dip in your pool….but wouldn't it be nice to have uninterrupted views of your pool all the time, without a nasty looking metal fence? Well now you can, thanks to the guys at WA Glass Pool Fencing.
WA Glass Pool Fencing is a Western Australian owned and operated family business run by David and Kerri Czynski and their son Dustin. They specialize in glass fencing for your pool allowing you to have sensational uninterrupted views.
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Live At The Roxy London WC2 (Jan - Apr 77)
Capturing the full force of the first wave head on, The Roxy is an essential historical reminder of the power and the glory of punk rock. Originally released on Harvest Records, Live At The Roxy London WC2 (Jan - Apr 77) features a number of emerging acts from the punk rock scene.
Capturing the club's famous atmosphere, the release features many artists including Wire and The Buzzcocks who went on to great success.
For a limited one-time run, this release is pressed on special pink and blue splattered vinyl - an essential record for all Punk Rock fans.
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival
A live recording of a variety of acts that played the famous Hope & Anchor venue in Islington, London. Recorded from 22 November to 15 December 1977, this album features many acts that went on to have major commercial success. These acts include The Stranglers, XTC, Dire Straits and more - repressed on 2LP black vinyl for the first time since 1978.
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Live At The Roxy London WC2 (Jan - Apr 77)
Side One
- Slaughter And The Dogs - Runaway
- Slaughter And The Dogs - Boston Babies
- The Unwanted - Freedom
- Wire - Lowdown
- Wire - 1,2,X,U
- The Adverts - Bored Teenagers
Side Two
- Johnny Moped - Hard Loving Man
- Eater - Don't Need It
- Eater - 15
- X-Ray Specs - Oh Bondage! Up Yours
- Buzzcocks - Breakdown
- Buzzcocks - Love Battery
Hope & Anchor Front Row Festival
Side One
- Wilko Johnson Band - Dr. Feelgood
- The Stranglers - Straighten Out
- Tyla Gang - Styrofoam
- The Pirates - Don't Munchen It
- The Steve Gibbons Band - Speed Kills
- XTC - I'm Bugged
- Suburban Studs - I Hate School
Side Two
- The Pleasers - Billy
- XTC - Science Friction
- Dire Straits - Eastbound Train
- Burlesque - Bizz Fizz
- X-Ray-Specs - Let's Submerge
- 999 - Crazy
Side Three
- The Saints - Demolition Girl
- 999 - Quite Disappointing
- The Only Ones - Creaures Of Doom
- The Pirates - Gibson Martin Fender
- Steel Pulse - Sound Check
- Roogalator - Zero Hero
Side Four
- Philip Rambow - Underground Romance
- The Pleasers - Rock & Roll Radio
- Tyla Gang - On The Street
- The Steve Gibbons Band - Johnny Cool
- Wilko Johnson Band - Twenty Yards Behind
- The Stranglers - Hanging Around
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Virtual Transfer University Visits
Jennifer Kloberdanz
Director of Admissions & Recruitment
Phone: 815.280.2493
Email: email@example.com
Jennifer oversees the recruitment and admissions functions for the Admissions Office at Joliet Junior College. Jennifer has over 30+ years of experience in financial aid and admissions.
"During my career, I have worked in higher education in various enrollment management positions. As a community college graduate and the director of admissions at Joliet Junior College (JJC), I am very passionate about the mission of community colleges and am extremely excited to showcase JJC's state of the art facilities and many academic program offerings. The first impression to the student is key since it reinforces to students that JJC is an excellent first choice in pursuing their career path. Lastly, I enjoy working with the Admissions team on a daily basis to serve the students and communities in the JJC district."
The recruitment staff's main responsibilities are to promote the college and all it has to offer to prospective students. This is done through high school visits, college fairs, open houses, campus tours, admissions information sessions, etc..
Susan Bartels
Recruitment Specialist
Phone: 815.280.2355
Email: email@example.com
Primary High Schools: Coal City, Gardner South Wilmington, JCA, Lemont, Minooka, Newark, Peotone, Plainfield Central, Plainfield East, Providence, Dwight, Reed Custer and Wilmington
Sue's role also focuses on the recruitment of students who are home-schooled and is primarily responsible for outreach to high school counselors through the Office of Admissions bi-monthly newsletter, the Joliet Junior College Inside Scoop.
" I really like getting out and talking to the students at the various high schools – each school has its own personality and vibe and the students truly reflect this."
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Student Recruitment Coordinator
Phone: 815.280.2562
Email: email@example.com
Language: Spanish
Primary High Schools: Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lockport, Lincoln Way Central, Lincoln Way East, Lincoln Way West, Plainfield South, Plainfield North, Seneca, Bolingbrook, Romeoville and Morris
Rosa's ability to speak Spanish fluently gives her the unique ability to communicate with prospective students and families who understand very little, if any English. She also works closely with other Joliet Junior College offices to assist in keeping track of all recruitment activities for JJC.
"I love the ability to help prospective students enroll at JJC. Knowing that I am able to help others, gives me a great sense of accomplishment."
The Admissions staff are conveniently located at Main Campus in Joliet, IL.
Jake Barber
General Admissions Advisor
Phone: 815.280.2459
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Sandra Barrera
Admissions Specialist, Student Application Processing for Radiologic & Veterinary Medical Technology programs
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Kathleen Cartwright
Admissions Specialist, Student Application Processing for Nursing, Sonography and Early Entry programs
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Tony Marotta
International Admissions & Office Coordinator
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Sandra Vasiliades
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This unloved industry is mispriced for its growth
By Brian Tycangco
There's been a lot of collateral damage in the U.S.-China trade war. The share price of China's internet stocks, in particular, have taken a lot of trade war shrapnel.
The CSI Overseas China Internet Index is down nearly 29 percent this year. That's even worse than the Shanghai Composite Index, which lost 22 percent.
By comparison, U.S. internet stocks have gained 15 percent year-to-date, as reflected by the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index.
The CSI Overseas China Internet Index, which tracks foreign-listed Chinese internet stocks, includes 44 of the biggest Chinese internet stocks, like e-commerce giant Alibaba. It also includes social media giant, Tencent, search engine Baidu (China's version of Google), online travel booking service CTrip.com, Weibo (China's version of Twitter), and dozens of other internet stocks.
Meanwhile, the Dow Jones Internet Composite Index tracks the share price movements of 41 U.S.-listed internet economy stocks like Amazon, Facebook, Netflix, Alphabet, and Twitter. The chart above shows comparisons of the U.S. and Chinese internet stock universes.
As shown in the chart above, China's internet stocks have sharply underperformed their U.S. counterparts since March 2018. That was right about when the U.S.-China trade war began, and since then they've fallen victim to the bearishness that has gripped Chinese stock markets.
Additionally, some shares – like Tencent in particular – have weakened because of an ongoing crackdown by Beijing on mobile internet games.
But the story is only starting for China's internet.
Mobile access is driving internet company growth
Most Chinese internet companies are growing fast, as China shifts from a manufacturing-led economy to a service- and consumption-driven economy. And that shift is being led by technology.
Indeed, by the end of this year, China's total e-commerce sales will amount to a quarter of the country's total retail sales, after posting growth of almost 30 percent year-on-year. That's 2.5 times higher than the share of e-commerce in annual retail sales in the U.S.
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese using mobile phones to access the internet is also rising. That in turn fuels the internet sector.
According to the China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC), the number of mobile internet users in China has reached 800 million. That's 167 percent more than the number of mobile internet users in the U.S.
It's also almost 30 million more users than there were in early 2018. And though 800 million is an enormous number, it's still less than 60 percent of China's population. So there's lots of room for growth.
Moreover, China's mobile internet users are becoming increasingly dependent on internet-based services that make life more convenient. The CNNIC states that 31 percent of users are using bike sharing apps, while 43 percent are using taxi-booking apps (similar to Uber) and 37 percent use the internet to book seats on buses and trains.
Just beginning to tap the market's full potential
Chinese internet companies are just starting to tap into their target markets. And they're posting enormous growth.
China's largest video-streaming services company, for instance, has gone from 5 million paying subscribers in May 2015 – to 66.2 million by June of 2018. That's a 13-fold increase in just three years.
WeChat, the country's most popular social messaging app has one million mini-programs downloadable within its app. WeChat also has its own mobile payment service. Most Chinese use WeChat Pay for just about anything nowadays, even to give money to beggars.
Another popular and growing internet service is Weibo, the country's equivalent of Twitter. According to eMarketer, 340 million people are expected to be using Weibo in China by the end of 2018, for growth of 17 percent. That's roughly equivalent to Twitter's number of active users.
So the foundations of China's domestic internet industry are strengthening. Users across all major platforms – be it social media, online messaging, or ride sharing services – are growing.
A government that's behind the industry all the way
A big factor to the success of China's internet companies can be attributed to strong government support. For instance, Beijing prevents foreign rivals from accessing the huge domestic internet services market. Until today, popular Western online services like Twitter, Facebook or YouTube are inaccessible in China.
The internet companies in China also benefit from unfettered sharing of personal user data if they also share information with government. This is something that wouldn't be possible in countries like the U.S.
This setup isn't going to change any time soon. It means Chinese internet stocks should continue to flourish even if the old economy continues to slow down.
It's also resulting in the birth of entirely new internet industries. We're just starting to see smart warehouses, artificial intelligence-enabled delivery systems, facial recognition in day-to-day activities (including paying for your grocery) spread throughout China to support the growing online economy.
Things are happening faster, easier and in exponentially larger numbers in China. The one billion in transactions taking place during Singles' Day is but a sneak peek into the future of the world's second-largest economy.
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Against the backdrop of the Central Hall at the Natural History Museum, beneath the skeletons of dinosaurs, 540 guests were entertained by host and comedian Rory Bremner.
Following the drinks reception and dinner, a live auction featuring lots submitted by designer Amanda Wakeley, Disney, Grosvenor and Helical Bar, among others, drew fierce competition and high bids. Total donations for the night raised £90,000.
Guests were invited to take a plant home as a gift donated by Hillier Nurseries and the Royal Horticultural Society.
Joanna Averley, chief executive of LandAid, said: "Tonight epitomises all that LandAid is about: it's a celebration of the property industry's collective philanthropy, and the fun and reward we can get by being involved. Tonight has only been possible due to the hard work and collective spirit of many people."


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How to Interrupt Overthinking & Start Feeling Calm Again
Overthinking is a very common experience for Highly Sensitive people and Empaths who are prone to having high standards, caring a lot, feeling a lot, and noticing all the details and depth of interactions.
Sound like you?
Excessive planning, thinking, rehearsing or replaying conversations often comes from a wish to do things well, to be understood, (or to understand something), and a feeling that life happens too quickly.
But getting stuck in your head can leave you feeling down, unproductive, anxious, empty and upset, without any resolution!
Here are 5 ways to move beyond the cycle and back into life!
1. Experience the difference.
Acknowledge that you'd like to have a different experience than what you're feeling right now.
- Go for different as opposed to good.
- When you're down or upset, it can be too big a stretch to try to feel good or happy or even calm.
- Ask yourself to be open to having a different experience. Who knows what it will be yet? 😉
2. Try 3 rounds of Loving Kindness Meditation (& expect nothing).
May I be safe. (take a breath)
May I be peaceful. (take a breath)
May I be at ease. (take a breath)
May I be happy. (take a breath)
- Do 3 rounds.
- Expect nothing, just let yourself feel.
- Give yourself full permission to be where you're at.
- Notice what comes.
- See how you breathe, and what feelings emerge.
- Expect nothing. When you're a perfectionist, you already have HUGE demands of yourself. This exercise sets you free to just be you.
- Give yourself FULL permission just to BE. 🙂
3. Do something physically active that brings you comfort.
Move to change your feelings.
4. Notice what you do like in your environment.
- When you're feeling upset, it's easy to focus intently on what's wrong within or around you. Let's shift that!
- Don't push; just allow.
- Be curious and open — this shifts your feelings.
5. Choose 1 list of 5 Things:
- Name 5 things to be grateful for (and really feel them!) OR
- Compliment 5 people OR
- Choose uplifting words for the first 5 letters of the alphabet (e.g. Altruism, beautiful, creativity, delight!, everlasting). Feel those words!
Now, assess and return to #1, is something different? How are you feeling?
In Summary
For most Highly Sensitive people, a balance between thinking, feeling, and action is at the heart of well-being.
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Hi Dianne, we can supply a constant supply of goat's milk... but what quantity? and, sheep's milk... well I haven't heard of anyone doing that in Brisbane or even the Sunshine Coast where we go twice per week to our farms to pick up and drop off organic produce. You will probable have to source someone out Toowoomba way or further south west and make some arrangement. Our Goat's milk btw only comes on Tuesdays freshly milked that morning.
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Three UCLA basketball players — including a younger brother of Los Angeles Lakers rookie sensation Lonzo Ball — remained held Thursday at a Chinese luxury hotel after they were arrested this week for allegedly shoplifting sunglasses from a Louis Vuitton store in Hangzhou.
LiAngelo Ball, plus four-star recruits Cody Riley and Jalen Hill, were in Hangzhou, where the alleged incident occurred, while the rest of the UCLA team proceeded, as scheduled, to Shanghai to play Georgia Tech at 11:30 p.m. Eastern time Friday. UCLA Coach Steve Alford, who stayed in Hangzhou until his players were released from police custody, confirmed after arriving in Shanghai that the three players would not play in Friday night's game.
"We are aware of a situation involving UCLA student-athletes in Hangzhou, China," UCLA said in a statement. "The University is cooperating fully with local authorities on this matter, and we have no further comment at this time."
[LiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA players released on bail after shoplifting arrest in China]
What happens next, however, is unclear. ESPN reported that the players will have to remain at the hotel until the situation is resolved — something that could take "days, weeks or months." A State Department official told The Washington Post in an email that it is "aware of reports of three U.S. citizens arrested in China and subsequently released on bail in China. We stand ready to provide appropriate consular assistance for U.S. citizens. Due to privacy considerations, we have no further comment."
Meanwhile, China foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying, speaking at a regular news conference Wednesday, said, "I don't have details of this affair, but what I can tell you is that China has circulated a notice to the United States according to the relevant regulation of the China-U.S. Consular Treaty. China handles the affair according to law and will guarantee the legitimate rights of the parties involved according to law."
Wang Fu, a criminal defense lawyer based in Beijing, said although there is no law banning the players from leaving China while released on bail, they were unlikely to be allowed to leave the country.
Verdicts in such cases, when there is sufficient evidence, can be reached quickly, according to Wang. He also believes authorities were "lenient" when they allowed bail, given the profile of the case. "Maybe it's because it involves foreign nationals of influence," he said.
This would be a salacious story on its own — it's not every day college basketball players are arrested overseas. But the inclusion of Ball — a younger brother of Lonzo, the rookie point guard who already has become the face of the Los Angeles Lakers, and the son of LaVar, the brazen family patriarch attempting to launch his own shoe and apparel company, Big Baller Brand — amplifies it to international news.
Every game Lonzo Ball plays for the Lakers is scrutinized. While the team has gone out of its way to try to anoint him its next superstar — President of Basketball Operations Magic Johnson himself has said Lonzo is going to usher in a new era of the "Showtime" Lakers — Ball's father has engineered a nearly nonstop sideshow to enhance the family's profile. LaVar Ball has become a constant presence on television — particularly ESPN — and has doubled as a way to promote the family's company, which is ubiquitous whenever any of them are in public.
The company website offers three signature shoes for purchase: the "ZO2: Prime Remix," the initial Lonzo signature shoe, which retails for $495; a version autographed by Lonzo that retails for $995; and a signature shoe for youngest son LaMelo — still just a junior in high school — that sells for $395.
While the eldest son remains in the United States with the Lakers — who visited the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night in a game being marketed by ESPN as "Lonzo Wednesday" — the rest of the Balls, including LaVar's wife, Tina, are in China filming episodes of "Ball in the Family," the Facebook reality show that already has been picked up for a second season.
[From August: Having accomplished nothing on his own, LaVar Ball goes a familiar route]
The family also is in China to promote the opening of two pop-up stores later this month — one in Shanghai and another in Hong Kong — for its nascent company. As a sign of the seriousness of the situation at hand, LaVar Ball — who basically has never seen a microphone he doesn't like — wound up not holding a news conference scheduled for Wednesday morning Eastern time, telling ESPN it was "due to the legal nature of the matter."
Later Wednesday, LaVar Ball told ESPN, "I'm going to wait until I get some more intel on what's going on, and then I can tell you what's up.
"He'll be fine. He'll be fine. Everybody making it a big deal. It ain't that big of a deal."
How big of a deal it is, exactly, remains to be seen. The maximum sentence for stealing goods in China varies, depending on the value of what has been alleged to be stolen. Stealing goods worth between 1,000 and 2,500 yuan ($150 to $380), for example, comes with a maximum sentence of six months but could result in merely a fine.
Anyone convicted of stealing goods for more than that amount, however, would face jail time. Someone convicted of stealing goods worth between 7,000 and 10,000 yuan ($1,050 to $1,510) would face between two and three years in jail under Chinese law.
Louis Vuitton men's sunglasses cost $435 to $1,990, according to the company's U.S. website.
According to the website China Law Translate, shoplifting can be considered either a crime or an administrative violation, and the penalty handed down can vary greatly.
That the players involved are teenagers could reduce the severity, as well as whether they show a willingness to make the situation right. That could include displaying forgiveness, paying compensation and admitting wrongdoing.
Unlike older brother Lonzo, who was a top-five recruit nationally and went on to be the No. 2 pick in June's NBA draft, and younger brother LaMelo, a top-20 recruit nationally who also committed to UCLA, where he is scheduled to begin play in 2019, LiAngelo was a solid but unspectacular basketball prospect, generally rated as a three-star (out of the traditional five) player by recruiting sites. He isn't viewed as a future NBA prospect.
In the team's lone exhibition game, a 111-80 victory over Cal State Los Angeles on Nov. 1, Ball had 11 points, five assists and three steals in 16 minutes off the bench. Riley had eight points, five rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes in the exhibition, while Hill didn't play.
Simon Denyer and Luna Lin in Beijing contributed to this report.
Read more on the NBA:
A loss to the lowly Kings shows how far the Thunder has to go
Joyous reaction of Knicks' Kyle O'Quinn says it all as Kristaps Porzingis does it again
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Local musician Emm Gryner, herself a three-time Juno nominee, will play host to a panel discussion with well-known Canadian music engineers and producers on what goes into the studio sessions that have produced some of Canada's best-known songs.
The event will be held at Fanshawe College's downtown campus on Dundas Street in London on March 16 — one day before the Juno awards bash at Budweiser Gardens.
"If you're a music student, enthusiastic, aspiring engineer or producer, or music industry professional, we encourage you to come and check out this one-of-a-kind event," said Allan Reid, president of the Juno Awards.
The Juno-nominated producers and engineers taking part include:
- Ben Kaplan, a London native who's worked with Mother Mother and Rise Against among others
- Eric Ratz, whose credits include Billy Talent, Big Wreck and The Arkells
- Greg Wells (Adele, Keith Urban, Deftones)
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The fact that Brittney Lindley set Rutgers' all-time, single-season home run record with 13 blasts this season was no surprise to her sister, Nicole.
After all, it was Nicole who surrendered Brittney's first long fly of the spring.
""I hit a home run the first time I faced her in practice," Brittney said, laughing. ""Of course she was really upset but I didn't really rub it in too much because I didn't want her to get mad at me. She's thrown at me before in practice."
Nicole also laughed at the memory, shrugging, ""You get lucky sometimes."
Turning serious, Brittney's older sister offered: ""She's a great hitter and I think all the pitchers on our team know that. You have to be focused and throw your best pitches if you don't want to get lit up. I've always known she's a great hitter."
When the Scarlet Knights begin play Thursday in the Big East Tournament with a showdown against top-seeded DePaul in Louisville, much of their fortunes will be riding on Brittney's bat and Nicole's right arm.
Nicole, the lone senior on an underclassmen-laden Scarlet Knights squad, will draw the circle assignment hoping to improve on his 11-16 record and 3.18 ERA.
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SKK Migas head Dwi Soetjipto announced that the new gas reserve was discovered by a consortium of Repsol, Petronas and Mitsui Oil Exploration.
"The potential of the reserve is significant although we have not been able to mention the figure. Of course, in the near future, we will prepare the production," Dwi said in Jakarta as quoted by Antara.
Repsol started its second drilling project in the Sakakemang Block on Aug. 20, 2018, in the Kaliberau well 2X (KBD2X) with a fractured basemen target, Dwi said.
Located 60 kilometers from the Suban giant gas field, Repsol discovered the reserve in early February, Dwi added.
Since Feb. 10, Repsol had been carrying out a production test with an initial result of 45 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd), he said.
The discovery paved the way for a fractured basement exploration target from South Sumatra to the central part of Sumatra, he said, adding that on Monday, Repsol signed a commitment to carry out exploration in WK South Sakakemang. Gas reserve discovered in Sakakemang Block, South Sumatra (bbn, The Jakarta Post)
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Park rangers currently are investigating a dozen incidents in the past 30 days.
"Criminals are breaking windows and removing valuables left in plain sight, as well as glove boxes and consoles," said Adam Kelsey, deputy chief ranger.
In the past 30 days, six break-ins were reported at the Gold Strike Canyon Trailhead parking lot, which is located two miles west of the Hoover Dam off Highway 93 in Boulder City.
Incidents also were reported at other locations: two at the White Rock Canyon Trailhead parking lot, two at the Historic Railroad Tunnel Trail parking lot, one at the Alan Bible Visitor Center parking lot and one at Kingman Wash.
Extra patrols now are scheduled in these areas. Anyone who witnesses suspicious activity within the park or who has information related to these incidents should call 293-8998.


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Deep In The House Of ccMixter - Take Two
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While my last set Deep in the House of ccMixter had some songs that were not stricty deep house this time I'm a little bit close to the pure genre. ;)
I tried to add as many different artists as possible but my limited abilities forced me to pick nearly half of them from Shebbe. Which I feel is no bad choice due to the fact that I really enjoy listening to his productions. Adding some songs by Turkdirty the resulting set is finished with contributions by Omni Vista, Levihica, Scomber Martijn de Boer (aka NiGiD) and Xalpheric.
The upload's quality is pretty lousy - the 50 MB limit needed heavy compression. In higher quality it is available at Soundcloud.
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We diners may be acutely aware of the bold new letter grades popping up in the windows of our favorite haunts. But you're unlikely to see a restaurant plastering up the Health Department plans they have to file to keep within code.
As restaurants' report cards are becoming more publicized, one long-standing struggle of kitchens and the health departments remains surprisingly obscure. HACCP plans (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) have been causing chefs and managers acres of paperwork for decades, especially as the Health Department reacts to chefs' new techniques and regulates them.
Implemented by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, the plans require chefs to map out a convoluted strategy for avoiding food-borne pathogens in potentially dangerous cooking techniques. The task, in addition to sounding like a bore, seems best left in the hands of a species more highly evolved, or at least patient enough to deal with things called PICs, SOPs, CCPs, and HCs. Basically, a lot of OMFG.
One technique that has been around since the 1960s in European nouvelle cuisine and gained popularity here in the last 10 years is sous vide — cooking food in sealed plastic bags. Sous vide came under scrutiny and was even banned temporarily in 2006 while the Health Department decided how to regulate the newfangled method. Cooking raw proteins in lukewarm water had, funnily enough, raised some eyebrows. Now restaurants desiring to use the sous-vide method must have an approved HACCP plan to do so.
It's not only understandably risky techniques like sous vide that draw Health Department fire, says Elizabeth Meltz, director of food safety and sustainability for the Batali-Bastianich group, which includes Babbo, Del Posto, and food emporium Eataly. "There was one E. coli outburst from apple cider, and now there's a HACCP plan required" for its mass-market production.
Maybe things have gone a little too far.
The HACCP plan for sous-vide approval is so involved, it's been a deterrent for many. Though sample plans are available on the Health Department website, some restaurants just don't bother. Like Batali-Bastianich's. "We don't do sous vide," says Meltz. "We weighed the pros and cons, and when it came down to it, it wasn't that important to us" to go through the hassle of getting approved since they don't use the technique often enough. In their case, "cured meats was important."
Now that sous vide is no longer the of-the-moment technique and restaurants have consultants like Meltz to help them attack their labyrinthine HACCP plans, the days are over of rolling the Cryovac machine out the back door when the Health Department came in the front, Meltz says. Even still, the saga continues: "The Health Department is at the mercy of the latest food-borne illness outbreak or in-vogue cooking process." Note to chefs, picklers, sausage makers, and cheesemakers: Whatever craze captivates you today may be regulated tomorrow.
This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on April 19, 2011
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LIMA (Reuters) - Newmont Mining said on Friday it has accepted a stricter environmental mitigation plan for its $4.8 billion Conga gold mine and could resume work on the massive project.
Conga, the biggest mining project ever proposed in Peru, has been stalled since November because of ongoing protests by community groups who say it would hurt water supplies and cause pollution.
Newmont said that before the mine is built it will first build reservoirs that will guarantee year-round water supplies in towns that currently suffer shortages.
In an attempt to quell protests, the government had hired outside experts to recommend improvements to the company's own environmental impact plan.
President Ollanta Humala said on Thursday that Newmont had "finally identified" with the recommended changes that urged the company to build larger reservoirs that would replace two or more in a string of alpine lakes.
Humala is slated to address the issue on Saturday in a nationwide address where he is expected to call for more mediation to calm dozens of social conflicts over the spoils of natural resources.
"We have ratified our decision to implement the recommendations international auditors made to the environmental impact study for the Conga project," Newmont's head of South America, Carlos Santa Cruz, said in a statement.
"We share the government's call for dialogue, for the vast majority of civil society in Peru," Santa Cruz said in reference to local political leaders in the northern Andean region of Cajamarca who are leading protests to halt the mine. Gregorio Santos, the president of Cajamarca, did not immediately react to Newmont's announcement.
Conga, which is partly owned by local miner Buenaventura, would produce between 580,000 and 680,000 ounces of gold annually.
Peru, which has vast mineral resources, is the second largest producer of copper and sixth of gold, but many mining communities suffer from widespread poverty and complain Peru's decade-long economic boom has passed them by.
(Reporting by Terry Wade and Marco Aquino; editing by Carol Bishopric)


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October's ESA Open Day looks to the Moon
Come to ESA's technical heart this October to meet veteran Apollo astronauts and hear from engineers designing future European missions to the Moon. This year's ESA Open Day at ESTEC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands, will take place on Sunday 6 October – everyone is welcome.
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the first lunar landing and plans for return there in this coming decade, the theme of this year's Open Day is ESA to the Moon.
To tie in with this theme, we are happy to announce that our confirmed guests on the day include Apollo 7 astronaut Walt Cunningham, who flew on the first crewed Apollo mission; Apollo 9 astronaut Rusty Schweickart, first pilot of the Lunar Module and who tested the first lunar EVA suit, and Dutch ESA astronaut André Kuipers, who has flown two missions to the International Space Station.
With 22 Member States, ESA is the space agency for Europe, working in every aspect of space activities, working with people and organisations all across our continent and beyond.
Our Open Day is hosted at ESA's ESTEC technical centre, but you can come here to see space science and technology from across the Agency – from astronauts to Earth observation, spacecraft control to satellite testing.
Visitors are free to explore ESA's largest establishment at their own pace, learn how we simulate space on the ground, plan future missions, try out hands-on activities and exhibits and join Space Talks by astronauts and space experts.
ESA to the Moon
Global celebrations of Apollo's achievements has made this the year of the Moon. These historic human landings marked a highpoint in humankind's ongoing fascination with our natural satellite, which began with ancient myths and legends, and extends to this day.
The samples collected during Apollo, together with follow-on Moon missions, have transformed scientific understanding of our natural satellite, conclusively showing there is water ice at the lunar poles, and demonstrating the Moon may have been geologically active until comparatively recently.
The result is that the international community has turned its attention back to the Moon as a destination for exploration, and eventually settlement.
ESA is contributing the service module to NASA's Orion, the spacecraft that will return humans to the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis programme, and is collaborating with all the International Space Station partners on the Lunar Gateway, a station around the Moon to act as a base for both robotic and human explorers.
ESA is also working with Russian space agency Roscosmos on future Luna missions, contributing landing systems and science payloads, including a drill to search out water ice and other chemicals under the surface.
ESA is leading an ambitious mission to return samples from the lunar South Pole, called Heracles, in development with Japan's space agency, JAXA, and the Canadian Space Agency. Another proposed ESA mission, Lunar Pathfinder, is being planned with European industry for lunar orbit. Further ahead, ESA's Director General Jan Wörner has proposed a 'Moon village' as a model for cooperative international lunar settlement.
Attending ESA's Open Day
The Open Day typically attracts upwards of 8000 visitors per year – but to ensure a great experience for all who do attend, you will have to register in advance. Registrations will be free of charge, and open from 30 August onward.


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How to Deal with Late Payments As a Small Business
It's a fact that can be a little hard to swallow at times, but there will come a point within your time of owning a business where payments will be late. It starts as business as normal; the brief was set, the work was completed, the invoice was sent – then……nothing. The time has come when you need to chase the payment, but let's be honest, it's not the most desirable part of the job – especially for us painted smile and gritted teeth super polite British folk. A survey conducted last year suggests that the average small to medium businesses in the UK are owed £40,857 in unpaid invoices, with more than 50% of the total being overdue. 1,000 businesses were surveyed, and 23% of them said that these late payments have put them at risk of closing. Chasing a late payment can be one of the most ... »


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A Beginner's Guide to Roofing Terminology
In the event that you're new to the universe of material, at that point you will hear a great deal of terms you might not have any hint about. It's smarter to get to holds with the phrasing so you can spare yourself a ton of disarray further not far off.
While you may hear bunches of various words being hurled about, the majority of the words utilized for the more significant material phrasing continue as before all through the world. Ideally this guide can assist you with what you have to know.
Basic Terms
Beneath we will clarify a portion of the more typical terms you may hear on material sites or from material contractual workers. This is the phrasing each house proprietor should think about.
Shingles are a kind of rooftop covering that comprises of various covering tiles. Typically you'll see that shingles are level and rectangular and are laid in lines that go vertically up the rooftop.
Tiles will be overseen so each tile is covered by a tile above and underlapped by a tile underneath. You may frequently observe stone shingles utilized for lodging yet different materials, for example, wood or metal can be utilized too.
The eave is the edge of the rooftop which overhangs the side of your home divider. The eave goes on a level plane over the base of your rooftop. Overhang are utilized in material to keep water off of the dividers. Roof can regularly be a point of embellishment for property holders.
Fire Rating
A fire rating is utilized to decide the obstruction a specific material should fire. At the point when house flames can be a major concern, understanding the fire rating of your home and roofing materials is significant. Materials are classed as having A, B or C class fire rating, with A being the most heat proof.
This is a little structure that distends from the out the highest point of a slanting rooftop surface. You'll regularly observe dormers with windows – you may have one in your upper room or on the highest floor of your home. These are regularly used to furnish headspace in rooms with low roofs or as a way to let in common light and ventilation.
A beam is found in arrangement with different rafters to help bolster the rooftop and any related weight. Rafters are regularly called individuals by material experts, yet you'll consider them to be your home as a progression of pillars that broaden corner to corner upwards from the exceptionally external edge of your inside, for the most part where the rooftop and your dividers meet. For most home development, you'll frequently see that rafters are made out of wood.
In material wording the deck is a hidden layer of roofing material over which material is applied. The deck is regularly made out of wood sheets, pressed wood or boards. The deck is one of the more significant auxiliary pieces that keeps most other basic parts together. The material term for deck ought not be mistaken for the engineering term of a similar word, which alludes to a level surface or floor that is typically worked outside, raised starting from the earliest stage associated with the side of a structure.
A Few More Valuable Terms
There are many different terms utilized in material and while you don't have to comprehend them okay away there are some more terms that might be helpful for those investigating overhauling pr fixing their rooftop.
Rankling is caused when air pockets or variations from the norm are made in roofing materials. The reason for rankling is generally identified with dampness from gathered rain or day off. Rankles can be brought about by dampness being caught under the material or by dampness being caught inside the material. This is regularly found in shingles.
Dribble Edge
A dribble edge is a bit of material that is introduced along the edge of a rooftop to stop water dropping into territories that could get harmed, for example, the deck or the overhang. As a rule a trickle edge will be built from metal.
Glimmering is a term that alludes to introducing meager sheets of material onto your rooftop to keep water from going into undesirable zones. You'll frequently observe shingles or different materials pointed outwards nearby stacks. This is an ideal case of glimmering – the water will hit off of these materials, keeping any dampness from arriving at the joints of a house.
A cricket is a little edge structure worked at the most noteworthy side of a fireplace that is intended to redirect any water from taking between the stack and the rooftop. Crickets are regularly observed at the back of stacks however they are likewise utilized on some other rooftop projections. A cricket is additionally now and again alluded to as a seat.
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Date: 29th January 2001
SIR SEAN CONNERY got into trouble with Beverly Hills cops when he tried to run a persistent autograph hunter off the road.
In a scene which could have been lifted right out of a JAMES BOND film, Connery was leaving MR CHOW'S restaurant in Los Angeles when he stumbled across autograph hounds waiting for him. The annoyed Scottish star ignored their requests and was driving away when he noticed a nervy fan following him in another vehicle. Connery quickly veered his car to the side and tried to run the guy off the road. He successfully scared the autograph seeker off, but Beverly Hills police saw the entire incident - and pulled Connery over.
Luckily for the ENTRAPMENT actor, the cops were satisfied with his explanation, letting him go with a warning. (LE/TS/MCM)
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Research has revealed that 17 of the UK's top 20 best postcodes for buy-to-let rental yields are located within close proximity to a university campus.
Lettings platform Howsy used statistics from PropertyData to look at the best buy-to-let postcodes based on 12 months' rent divided by the average property price in the area, ranking each postcode from the highest yield available to buy-to-let landlords and property investors.
Bradford's BD1 topped the list; covering Bradford city centre, it is just a short walk from the University of Bradford and, with the average property in the area costing £54,938 and an average monthly rent of £468, buy-to-let landlords can secure yields of 10.2%.
Sunderland's SR1 is the next best university postcode for property investment with yields of 9.4%, followed by Liverpool's L7, which is close to both the University of Liverpool and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital, with yields of 9.3%
The TS1 postcode, close to Middlesbrough train station and Teeside University, is home to yields of 9.2% and L6 (also around the Royal Liverpool University Hospital) has yields of 9.1%. L1, also nearby to the University of Liverpool, is close behind at 8.7%.
Other towns that feature some of the highest yields are Grimsby (DN31), Edinburgh (EH8), Pontypridd (CF37), Glasgow (PA3, G21, G52 and G14), Manchester (M14), Newcastle (NE6), Leeds (LS6) and Nottingham (NG1).
"It's no coincidence that the vast majority of postcodes with the highest rental yields are found within a stone's throw of a university campus, and for a safe bet on your investment, these are the places to look when buying," Calum Brannan, founder and chief executive officer of Howsy, comments.
He says that while students aren't always the ideal tenants, they bring consistent demand through an annual flow of new arrivals. The void periods are typically much shorter, and the supply-demand imbalance puts the landlord in control when choosing a tenant.
"As a result, these hot pockets of buy-to-let demand offer landlords an investment option that is almost certain to provide a healthy return despite slower market conditions and uncertain times in the buy-to-let market," Brannan concludes.


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First Reading: Isaiah 52:13-53:12
Second Reading: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:7-9
Gospel: John 18:1-19:42
It is in St. John's account of the Passion of Jesus that we see, in stark relief, both Jesus' humanity and his divinity. We also get a very hard look at the human nature of the men Jesus chose to be His closest confidantes and the leaders of His Church. And if we ever needed confirmation of human cowardice, all we have to do is look at one very central figure in the drama that was Jesus' suffering and death.
We believe as a dogma of the faith that Jesus Christ was both human and Divine. He knew who he was and he understood the purpose for which He had come. He alludes to that reality all through the Gospels, and most of the time, the Twelve don't seem to "get it," it was almost as though they didn't believe that all of this talk of suffering and death until the reality of what Jesus was telling them began to come to pass. Jesus knew they were weak, just as he knows that we in our humanity are weak. Jesus was ready to forgive all of them, just as he is ready to forgive all of us.
When the temple guards came to arrest Jesus, he identified himself as God when he asked "who are you looking for" and the guards said "Jesus the Nazarene" and he answered "I AM." The Gospel says they turned away and fell to the ground. They did this because Jesus had used the Divine Name to refer to himself, a name that they had all been taught that no human being should utter so flagrantly in public, that only God could speak it so freely…and God was placed under arrest that night.
Often we hear people in the world speak of the leaders of our Church as hypocrites, and that may be the lightest charge we hear leveled. Sometimes we ourselves might be frustrated at Church leaders for some reason or other, and in our sincere faith, we don't understand why they are allowing this or that to go on, or we might ask ourselves "why do they allow such and such to go on" or even "why doesn't Pope Francis do something about ______." When we think in this way, we need to remember that not only did Jesus not promise us perfect leaders, we are given a clear example in the Passion accounts that our very first bishops, the Apostles, were just as weak and prone to sin and betrayal as we are, because the Gospel tells us that the Apostles ran away and hid like cowards. Just as Jesus had foretold, Peter denied him three times rather than be accused and suffer with Jesus…think about that for a moment, the Pope denied Jesus rather than die as he did. Yet we know that the risen Lord embraced and forgave Peter, and he didn't say to him "you can't lead the Church anymore, you denied me, sorry." The reason for this forgiveness is because Peter was sorrowful, but he never doubted Jesus' love and mercy enough to take his life.
Judas was the saddest case of all of the Twelve, but not because he was the one who betrayed Jesus. Someone had to hand Jesus over in the end, and it would have been someone close to the Lord. Judas is such a sad figure because unlike Peter, Judas despaired of God's mercy, he gave into that temptation of Satan which says "you don't deserve to be forgiven for the horrible thing you did, so why then do you think God is going to forgive you, you are responsible for all of this." Judas gave into that attack of despair and hung himself. He never gave Jesus the chance to forgive him and to restore him to life in Christ. Had he done so, we might speak of him very differently today.
And then we have the ultimate example of moral relativism-Pontius Pilate. I have often believed that Pilate, were he among us today, might be something of a popular character among a certain crowd in today's society. When he questions Jesus and asks him "so you are a king…" Jesus responds "you say that I am a king. For this I was born, and for this I have come into the world, to bear witness to the truth. Every one who is committed to the truth hears my voice." (cf. Jn. 18:37). Jesus makes clear that he has come to bear witness to the truth. He has already declared himself to be "the Way, the Truth, and the Life" (cf. John 14:6) and now he tells Pilate that he has come into the world to testify to the truth-to bear witness to it. Jesus is clear that there is such a thing as truth, and he is a testimony to what this truth is. Pilate's reaction is virtually the same as much of today's world when they are presented with the reality of the Gospel…"What is Truth? (cf. John 18:38). It is very reminiscent of today's moral relativism, wherein even some of our friends and family members, when presented with the reality of the Truth of Christ, or the Church, or the moral law, they will say "well, that is true for you but not for me" or "that is your truth but it isn't everyone else's truth." This is a fallacy. Either what Jesus was telling us about himself and his mission is true, or it is not true, it cannot be true for some but not others. When we accept that false notion, as Pilate apparently does in the Gospel, we are denying that such a thing as truth even exists, and we are accepting moral relativism as a basic reality of how to live.
Relativism is always a cop out. Usually those who profess such a relativistic attitude know the truth, and they know what is right and just, they simply do not wish to be inconvenienced or have to sacrifice for the sake of what is right. The evidence suggests that this is most certainly true of Pilate. He knew that Jesus had been brought to him based on charges that were trumped up, and Jesus' trial was not even valid according to Jewish law. As the Roman Procurator, Pilate had the absolute power of life and death in the Province of Judaea, and he knew that Jesus was an innocent man. He had the authority to say "enough of your customs, this man has done nothing wrong, and I'm not going to stand for this," that was well within his power. Instead, he let the hostile crowd decide because he was afraid of having to deal with an insurrection, something the Jewish people in Judaea had become known for even by that time. Rather than stand for what he knew to be true, Pilate let fear rule the day and let a hostile crowd decide that they would rather release an insurrectionist named Barabbas than Jesus who is called Christ.
Pilate did perform one invaluable service, however. Jesus Christ was, and is, our Passover Lamb. The Passover Lamb that was sacrificed and eaten had to be inspected to insure that it was without fault, without blemish, otherwise the Lamb was not suitable for the Passover. Pilate inspected our Passover Lamb for us, and what did he say? "I find no fault in Him." (cf. Jn. 19:6) Just as they ate the Passover Lamb in the Old Covenant, so we are given the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world to eat in the New Covenant. Happy are those called to the Supper of the Lamb. Amen.


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I took this shot in Lapland in March 2009 on our our annual winter trip to Finland and Norway. I also made some sound recordings on that very same trip - have a listen to their fantastic call:
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Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Whooper Swans
Its been dawn until dusk winter photography for the past few days with many great opportunities. With the lochs still pretty much frozen, I wanted to get more shots of Whooper Swans and today proved to be the best day yet. The light was once again amazing, but getting the close up shots involved moving some tricky manual exposure work to really bring out - but not burn out - the whites, and get the yellow and black on the bill spot on. Harder than I thought.
Monday, 28 December 2009
Eider Calls
Aren't Eider calls just amazing. Here is a recording of a flock of 30 birds from the harbour with the males displaying to the females...
Sunday, 27 December 2009
To Russia with Love...
In March 2008 and 2009 on our annual pho-tour to the Varanger region we noticed - and photographed - a few King Eiders with antenna in the harbour at Batsfjord. After a few e-mails to colleagues in Norway, I learned that these birds were part of a satellite tagging project to try and establish where the Finnmark King Eiders migrated to, after leaving their wintering grounds. The results make very interesting reading and can be viewed here.
Saturday, 26 December 2009
Boxing Day
Thursday, 24 December 2009
Whoopers on Ice
We finally had a hard frost in the south Mainland and this forced most of the Whooper Swans to Spiggie. The setting was perfect for some really creative photography using the texture of the ice and the light from the dramatic sunset. By over exposing, one could create really 'cold' looking images and as the sun got lower, the deep orange glows stretching across the water made for some nice opportunities with silhouettes. Great stuff.
Monday, 21 December 2009
Laplanduil as the Dutch say - one of my Great Grey Owl images from Finland as seen on the front cover of the latest edition of Dutch Birding.
Sunday, 20 December 2009
Black Guillemots ~ Tysties
A few pix of winter-pluamged Black Guillemots from a very enjoyable one-day pho-tour this week. The snow we had overnight will hopefully stay around for a few days!
Sunday, 13 December 2009
TW3 6 - 13 December
A great week of weather, but office-based for most of it. Here are a few fresh out of the card from edits today:
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