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Fresh, bright, and cheerful, our newest collection Hopeful is the perfect way to say goodbye to the gray days of winter and welcome the freshness of spring. Filled with airy clouds, lofty balloons, birds and butterflies, HOPEFUL inspires us to look for the rainbow after the rain, to embrace the silver lining of each cloud and to keep our chin up when life feels hard.We are HOPEFUL this collection will have a special place in your crafting and remind you to keep hope in your heart!
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6 Simple Ways to Vape More Discreetly
Why would someone want to vape discreetly? It is not an illegal or harmful activity by any stretch of the imagination. That being said, there are certain public places where you are not allowed to smoke or vape. These rules and regulations may be a little too stringent, but they have to be acknowledged and respected nonetheless. The last thing you want to do is draw negative attention towards the vaping community by breaking the vaping laws set by the local authorities.
This takes us back to our original question, should you ever think about going into stealth vaping mode? The answer is yes. Vaping discreetly is not about disregarding rules and regulations. It is about protecting your rights as a vaper. Vaping publicly is often not an option even in places where you have the legal right to vape. For instance, family gatherings, birthday parties, school events and business conferences are just one of the many occasions where you need to think twice before pulling out your e-cigarette. You are not going to physically harm or injure people by vaping in front of them. However, it is preferable for you to vape in discreetly to avoid putting yourself in an inappropriate situation.
You do not want to attract unwanted attention by vaping at the wrong places and you certainly do not want give vapers a bad reputation. Vaping discreetly is often perceived as a symbol of showing respect. This will go a long way in fixing people's faulty assumptions about vaping and vape products. There is no need for you to be socially awkward and hide in a corner. All you need to do is act smartly and vape privately. Here are six tips to help you out:
1) Smaller Device
The gigantic MODs are designed for extraordinary performance and massive clouds of vapour. If you are arranging a vaping session with your buddies, you are strongly recommended to get a hold of one of the many MODs out there in the market. However, you should carry smaller devices when you are vaping in public places. You do not want people to be bothered or even intimated by the sight of a gigantic e-cigarette that fills up the room with enormous vapour clouds. A large device such as this will most certainly grab the attention of the bystanders. It will be nearly impossible for you to hide such an e-cigarette. A smaller setup can be easily shielded by your hands. It is also going to produce much less vapour, which means that you do not have to worry about attracting unwanted attention.
2) Volt/Watt Settings
Small devices are actually capable of producing large volumes of vapour if you apply the right volt/watt settings. This is exactly what you need to avoid doing when attempting to vape discreetly. One good puff can be enough to fill up the entire room with vapour. To avoid this problem you need to change the volt/watt settings to make sure that the small e-cigarette does not create any big problems for you.
3) Holding the Vapour In
The longer you hold the vapour in, the better are your chances of vaping discreetly. By holding the vapour in, you are basically limiting the amount of second hand vapour that is being released from your mouth. The longer the vapour stays inside your mouth, the more it gets absorbed by the body.
4) Slow Exhalation
When you are about to release the vapour, make sure that you take all the time in the world. Do not rush the exhalation. Try to savour every bit of the vapour in your mouth. The slower you exhale, the more time the vapour will have to get absorbed in your body and the smaller will be the vapour cloud that comes out of your mouth.
5) Diminishing the Vapour
You can use your hands to break up the vapour cloud quite easily. This helps you to vape in a discreet manner. When you release the vapour from your mouth, make sure that you have your hands positioned right in front of your lips. Some people prefer to breathe through an article of clothing to lower the visual impact of vaping. You can also use your sleeves or your cup for a similar effect.
6) High Propylene Glycol Content
The amount of propylene glycol in the e-liquid can vary based on your preferences and those of the brand in charge of manufacturing the product. Propylene glycol is a great carrier of e-liquid flavours. However, it is not particularly good for producing massive vapour clouds. When you are trying to vape discreetly, use e-liquids that contain a higher content of propylene glycol. In this way, you can reduce the amount of vapour that you are releasing into the air.

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10th & 11th June 2014
Copenhagen University
by Bart Cooreman, Rachel King & Chiron Oderkerk
In June the INDIREA network met in Copenhagen for their second international Bootcamp. The aim of the meeting was to learn about the Theory of Visual Attention (TVA) and how it can be applied. There was a mix of lectures and discussions which covered everything from the mathematical principles, to applied patient work.
Claus Bundesen kicked off the meeting with an introduction to the theoretical framework of TVA, and its neural interpretation (NTVA). Søren Kyllingsbæk focused on the various paradigms and its methodological issues, while Anders Petersen covered the methods for fitting individuals' TVA-parameters from appropriate data. This last talk was followed by a workshop which allowed students the opportunity take part in a TVA experiment and to apply Matlab-based TVA-models.
On the second day, the focus shifted to the use of TVA in more applied research: Thomas Habekost laid out studies of patients with lesions. Iris Wiegand, in turn, talked about current attempts to find neurophysiological biomarkers of TVA. Signe Vangkilde discussed current attempts to improve neuropharmacological approaches. Finally, Claus Bundesen allowed for questions and discussions regarding the specifics of TVA.
Following the Bootcamp there was a TVA conference which illuminated both the scope for application and the future direction of TVA modelling. The trip also provided opportunities for members of INDIREA to network during a series of dinners and explorations of the city. The staff and students from the university were very welcoming, knowledgeable, and delivered a good balance between academic content, discussion, and cultural exchange. Overall the Bootcamp proved both enjoyable and valuable for the attending INDIREA students.
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R.S.V.P.Broadway will open in Toronto Feb/Mar 1997 at the Winter Garden Theatre, 189 Yonge Street. Produced by Follows - Latimer (Forever Plaid, Forever Tango), R.S.V.P. Broadway is an hilarious new musical which brings the '30's to life with art deco sets, the dancing style of Fred & Ginger and the sly wit of Noel Coward.
Noel and Betty are tangled in a web of mystery, romance and intrigue when they are chosen for the lead roles in an upcoming Broadway musical. Little do they know that Burns Rubenstein is financing the venture through questionable resources.
Broadway is the next planned stop for this show.
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Theatre News Canada


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If you want your home free of pests, start with basic home maintenance.
1. Make sure there is proper drainage around the exterior of your home. Standing, stagnate water will attract pests. Eliminate standing water from the exterior of your home.
2. Caulk around windows, doors, soffits, and any cracks or crevices that insects can crawl through.
3. Maintain a tight seal around the exterior doors in your home. Over time, the sweep on the bottom of the doors can deteriorate. Inspect often and replace when needed.
4. Keep your pets food area clean. When not in use, move food off of floor to avoid insects infesting the food dishes.
5. Keep kitchen clean after meals and avoid leaving food out for long periods of time.
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Consumers more likely to choose rejected options later: StudyBy ANI
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
WASHINGTON - Purchasing decisions are always made by either choosing between alternatives or by rejecting certain options.
However, a new study has found that consumers are more likely to focus on choosing a rejected option later.
Juliano Laran of the University of Miami and Keith Wilcox of Babson College elaborates their point with an example.
"If a consumer prefers a business phone, a choice task would lead her to purchase a Blackberry. In this research we demonstrate that rejecting alternatives makes consumers more likely to select preference-inconsistent options. Thus, if a consumer prefers a business phone, a rejection task would lead her to purchase an iPhone," they said.
Why does this happen? When consumers reject alternatives, they need to decide which alternative they do not want, so they focus on options that are less preferred in order to assess if they should reject those options. his shift of focus makes them more likely to notice appealing features.
"Such situations are very common in marketing. Consumers may want a nice apartment but still want to save money; they may want a fast car but still care about safety; they may want healthy food, but still desire tasty food," wrote the authors.
So, even though a consumer may prefer a business phone, she is more likely to purchase an iPhone when she 'rejects' it because the process of rejecting increases her focus on the appealing non-business features of the iPhone.
In one study, participants who said they would prefer an apartment closer to nightlife to a less-expensive one further from nightlife were told to select an apartment to 'reject'.
"Simply instructing them to decide which one they would like to 'reject' makes them more likely to choose the less-expensive apartment," the authors wrote.
And when they were primed to prefer the less-expensive apartment, participants selected the apartment closer to nightlife.
"Regardless of whether participants prefer the apartment closer to nightlife or the less-expensive apartment when they choose, having them reject reverses preference," the authors wrote.
The study is published in the Journal of Consumer Research. (ANI)
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Learn how to purchase firearms online
The REX Alpha (REXALPHA9-01) is the next evolutionary step in the REX handgun family. It is a direct descendant of the REX zero 1 and has inherited its toughness and reliability. Listening to the practical shooters, Arex designed and developed a pistol that excels in competitive practical shooting as well as in tactical scenarios. With the elusive and all important "shootability" being Arex's primary goal, a steel frame was used in place of an aluminum one. A reengineered grip results in shorter trigger reach and notably higher hand position. An undercut trigger guard and extended beavertail complete the ergonomic transformation. The long slide houses a five inch barrel, providing a longer line of sight for faster and more accurate shots. The slide has been lightened significantly utilizing lightening cuts to accomplish faster cycling.
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Interview: Julie McQueen, Fashion Model, Hunter, and Now CarbonTV Co-Host
Outdoor Hub Staff 08.23.16
Editor's note: This exclusive OutdoorHub interview is the first of many that will focus on the amazing females who are driving positive changes in the outdoors. Julie McQueen was one of three diehard hunters featured in CarbonTV's "Women Who Hunt" online special. This original "Women Who" series shares the stories of women who have the outdoors in their blood. Whether it's hunting, shooting or farming, these women make no apology for who they are and aim to inspire the same passion in others. Be sure to check in often to CarbonTV.com for more "Women Who" originals.
OHUB: Julie, you worked in the fashion industry, obtained a pilot's license by age 24, and even played poker professionally. How did you get started hunting and fishing?
Julie: Yes, I've had some interesting careers and accomplished some big goals in life so far! I began fishing at a pretty young age, but I'm not from a hunting family. I learned about hunting when I was late in my teens, and I'm mostly self-taught. I read a lot of books and magazine articles about hunting, and then I went into the field and tried to figure it out on my own. I credit that as the reason why I'm so passionate about passing our hunting heritage down to future generation now; I didn't have anyone to teach me, so I know how crucial it is.
OHUB: You take pride in harvesting wild game for the table. In your opinion, what is the best-tasting wild game?
Julie: I always say that if your wild game doesn't taste good, don't blame it on the animal! Some people try wild game for the first time, and because of the preparation they think all game tastes bad. There are a lot of great ways to prepare meat from the animals that we harvest, and one of my favorites is elk. I've been known to put an elk roast in the slow cooker and add veggies and broth before we go out into the field hunting for a day. By the time we get back to camp, we have a perfectly prepared elk shoulder. This is especially good when it's cold outside and we've been in the field working all day. Who wouldn't want to come home to that?
OHUB: As you know, conservation and wildlife management are keys to ensuring hunting's future. What can we hunters do to better communicate these messages to the non-hunting public?
Julie: I think that we need to let the facts do most of the talking, and we also need to keep in mind that some people will be very emotional when they are against us on this topic. I've learned that many anti-hunters, or even non-hunters, feel passionately about animals that they believe are being mistreated. By having empathy for the non-hunters, I can stand my ground in a respectful way and help them to understand the facts about conservation, population numbers, and the devastation that would occur if we did not use hunting as a tool for conservation. Hunters need to remember that when they speak to the people who do not hunt, they are representing all hunters as a group. Speak with respect and knowledge, educate yourself ahead of time, and remember that they feel as passionately about their argument as you do about yours.
OHUB: Which model Mathews bow do you shoot? Draw length and weight? And assuming you get a new bow each year, what do you do with your previous one?
Julie: This year I'm shooting a Mathews Halon 6. I am a 27-inch draw, and I pull around 50 pounds for big-game season. It's by far the best bow I've ever shot, and that's saying a lot because I really loved the Mathews Jewel I used last season. I typically get a new bow every year, and I like that because it challenges me to sight it in and get it exactly the way I want it. I typically sell my bow after I'm done using it. Right now I'm selling my Mathews Jewel and I'm giving 100 percent of the proceeds to Wishes For Warriors. Wishes is a 501(c)(3) organization that helps our veterans with life after combat. They take wounded veterans on therapeutic outdoor adventures, which is crucial to regaining and living out their passions in life.
OHUB: Sticking with the archery theme: As a co-host of CarbonTV's "Till Death Do Us Part," there must be pressure at times to "get a show." How do you resist the urge to attempt a bow shot that might be outside of your comfort zone?
Julie: Unlike a lot of other outdoor shows, we like to air our misses, mistakes, and misfortunes. I enjoy telling a true story, so even if I don't fill a tag, or if I miss an animal in the field, we still have a show. Some of my favorite episodes have been the ones that didn't include any filled tags. Those stories are crucial for people to see because it reminds the world that we are all hunters that go home empty-handed sometimes. I hope I never get to the point where I'm just doing something to "get a show". My stories revolve around the entire hunting process instead of just harvesting the animal.
OHUB: Who came up with the name, "Till Death Do Us Part"?
Julie: My husband, Daniel Lee Martin, came up with the name. He's a creative soul, and he has a great sense of humor, so he's always coming up with great ideas like that.
OHUB: Your blog is outstanding, and one story we especially enjoyed is titled, "Passing the Buck," which details you passing a trophy buck in Texas so your husband could shoot him. Has Daniel returned the favor?
Julie: That episode of "Till Death Do Us Part" actually just aired recently, and I think it's a brilliant story about making sacrifices for people you love. I did pass on a beautiful Texas buck – twice – and I let Daniel tag it instead. I enjoyed seeing the happiness and joy it brought to him! He is always making sacrifices for me in the field. He will call in a turkey for me, or film me hunting out west, and he never complains about it. Technically, that could be looked at the other way around. I probably owed him a favor after all of the sacrifices he has made for me.
OHUB: Do you have a concealed carry permit? If so, what is your carry handgun (brand and caliber) of choice?
Julie: I do have my concealed carry permit. I can remember being a teenager and promising my dad that I would carry a gun as often as possible. My dad was a police officer, so he's very protective. I typically carry a .380 because of its small size. I have .380s in Kel-Tec, Ruger, and Remington that all look similar, and I typically have one of them concealed on my person.
OHUB: In addition to hunting and shooting, you love to fish, especially from a kayak. What is your biggest kayak catch?
Julie: I do love fishing from my Hobie kayak! There is something so peaceful about being out on the water, even when I'm not catching anything. I haven't caught a lot of large fish from my kayak, but I've taken it in some pretty fun waters. My husband hooked up on a large shark in his, and it actually towed him almost 2 miles offshore before he cut the line. My biggest catch in my Hobie is probably just a large redfish.
OHUB: You were recently featured in CarbonTV's "Women Who Hunt" series (video below) along with your friends Jana Waller and Kristy Titus. Do you see yourself as a role model for other females who are interested in the outdoors? And what was it like working with Jana and Kristy?
Julie: I believe that there are a lot of women who are role models to the younger generation, even if they don't realize it. Young people, who are impressionable, can watch us through social media and other platforms at any given time. We have to keep in mind that we are constantly being observed, and that we need to make decisions that will have a positive influence on the younger minds that watch us. I do see myself as a role model, simply because I know that my actions are being observed and my words are heard by young girls who admire my line of work.
I'm fortunate to have Jana and Kristy as my close friends. We all lead similar lives, and we have similar interests and goals. All three of us are animal lovers and strive to be true conservationists. Jana, Kristy and I always get along really well, so working with them on this project was a lot of fun. We laugh nonstop, and we all really respect each other. It's an honor to be a part of any project with two women for whom I have so much respect.
OHUB: Final question: If you could take part in only one more outdoor adventure, where would you go, what would you do, and who would join you?
Julie: If I knew that I could only take one more outdoor adventure, I would choose to go mule deer hunting in the late season in Arizona with my husband. I love that state, and I really enjoy the late-season hunt. I've always felt like my heart is out west, and I like the challenge of spot and stalk hunting out there. People are always surprised that this is what I choose as my favorite hunt. I've never been successful on that specific hunt, but I still love it the most. The entire experience fills me with so much happiness that I don't mind the fact that I never fill my tag. I soak in the beauty, I enjoy every second of it, and I would choose that as my final outdoor adventure because I always leave there feeling like my heart and soul are at peace.


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Haula Noor
Haula Noor received her BA in Psychology and MA in Interdisciplinary Islamic Studies under the thesis project titled "Pride within Stigma: The Case of Indonesian Terrorists' Families", both from State Islamic University Syarif Hidayatullah, Jakarta, Indonesia. She is currently in the third year of her PhD in the Department of Political and Social Change, ANU Canberra for the research project titled "The Family Context and its Role in Making Jihadists: The Case of Indonesian Jihadist's Families". Prior to her current position, she received a fellowship to attend courses in Utrecht University and conduct a library research at Leiden University's library in the Netherlands in 2011. Her publications include: "Dinamika Otoritas Keagamaan di Indonesia", Journal Indo-Islamika, Volume I, Nomor 2, 2012/1433; 2nd Author on "Normative Support for Terrorism: The Attitudes and Beliefs of Immediate Relatives of Jema'ah Islamiyah Members", Journal of Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, Volume 34, Issue 5, 2011; "Normative Ideology Supporting Terrorism", Research Publication Poster, McGill University Montreal Canada, 2009.
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"The Family Context and its Role in Making Jihadists: The Case of Indonesian Jihadist's Families"


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|Albums > Whittingham Village
|This series of photographs is centred on St Bartholomew's Church which dates from 737 A.D. The Church has an early English Piscina which is extremely rare and may be the only one of this age to survive in the Country. The Church was much re-built in 1840 when much of the Anglo Saxon Church building was demolished. The South Porch dates from the 14th Century.


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Meinrad Schade - War Without War
Photographs of the Former Soviet Union
Distributed for Scheidegger and Spiess
With Essays by Nadine Olonetzky, Fred Ritchin, Mikhail Shishkin, and Daniel Wechlin
Traveling over a period of ten years through Chechnya, Ingushetia, Kazakhstan, the Nagorno-Karabakh region of Armenia, and the Ukraine, Schade reveals the precariousness of life in those areas, oscillating between vicious war and uncertain peace. His portraits, still lifes, interiors, street scenes, and landscapes carry the viewer to remote places far from the headlines, and they make war's lasting, little-considered human costs impossible to deny. A moving, troubling book, Meinrad Schade—War Without War is an unforgettable statement about what war leaves behind.
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Between War and Peace – Nadine Olonetzky
The Burden and Inheritance of the Past in the Post-Soviet Area – Daniel Wechlin
An Expedition to Kitezh, Or Presentiments of Donbass – Michail Schischkin/Mikhail Shishkin
Questioning the Afterwar – Fred Ritchin
Art: Photography
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Here's your listing of free and discounted Kindle book offers in a variety of genres for Wednesday: for those books listed as being free in this post – while the pricing of the free status is valid at the time of this posting, please make sure you check the pricing carefully before you press the "buy" button as it could revert back to paid status at any time!
Crooked Man
Author: Tony Dunbar
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
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A simple man with a refined palate, maverick New Orleans lawyer Tubby Dubonnet has a penchant for fishing, Old Fashioneds, off-track betting, and fighting evil while passing a good time.
His clients are all renegades from the asylum (aka Orleans Parish), including a transvestite entertainer, a buxom deadbeat blonde, a doctor who refers his own patients to a malpractice lawyer, and a Mardi Gras reveler who drives a float shaped like a giant crawfish pot. He also has his hands full with an ex-wife and three teenage daughters, who are experts in the art of wrapping Tubby around their little fingers. And somehow, between work and family, Tubby finds time to sample the highs and lows of idiosyncratic Crescent City cuisine, from trout meuniere amandine and French roast coffee with chicory to shrimp po-boys and homemade pecan pralines.
Tubby's new client is Darryl Alvarez, the manager of a local nightclub who's been caught unloading marijuana from a shrimp boat. At their first meeting, Darryl entrusts Tubby with an ordinary-looking blue gym bag. But after Darryl's unfortunate demise, Tubby realizes he must tighten his grasp on the gym bag — and its million-dollar contents.
Tubby can't just give up the cash. But if he gets caught, he'll be in jail. And if the wrong people catch him, he'll wish he was.
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The Dark of Twilight
Author: Kate Danley
Genre: Fantasy
Rating: 4.3 out of 5 stars
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Half a kingdom is marked to turn into wolves at night and half to turn into wolves during the day, but one girl does not shift and she must save them all.
Aein lost her family when she was a child, and ever since, she dreamed of becoming a soldier for the man who saved her. When that day finally comes and she is sent to patrol the border's swamp, it seems like her wish has come true.
But something unearthly follows her home.
When Lord Arnkell's wedding is interrupted by a werewolf attack, the dream shifts into a cursed nightmare… and Aein is the only one awake. Will she be strong enough to defend the ones she loves? Or will she be destroyed by the coming darkness?
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Sing Me a Love Song
Author: Lee Strauss
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: 4.2 out of 5 stars
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Katja Stoltz is used to tough times—an abusive stepfather, life on the streets, a musical dream that keeps shattering—but it's hard to compete with the ghost in Micah Sturm's mysterious closet.
The Baroque beauty of Dresden Germany can be breathtaking, but it can also be bitterly cold. After being tossed onto the streets by her unfeeling roommates, Katja fears there's only one recourse left for her. The oldest profession on earth.
Micah's the one to pick her up, but he surprises her with his no strings offer — a place to stay until she gets on her feet.
If only it weren't for this undeniable attraction between them, a gravitational pull they both struggle to resist. Katja can't help but fall in love.
But Micah has a secret that could ruin everything.
Will Katja find happiness on her quest for the truth about Micah? Or will she miss out on her Love Song?
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Loss of Reason
Author: Miles A. Maxwell
Genre: Thriller
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One Of The Most Disturbing Stories You'll Ever Read
Distant for many years, Franklin out of Pennsylvania and his step-brother Everon out of Nevada are connected by a single link: Their sister Cynthia.
Enter The Nightmare
A nuclear bomb is detonated in New York. Banker, wife, mother, Cynthia lives in New York. The military has quarantined the city, its bridges and tunnels destroyed or blocked. Easterly winds have forced the bomb's radiation cloud out over Long Island. But the wind is about to change.
Franklin climbs mountains and truly understands people. Everon can fly anything. And Cynthia's brothers are determined to find her. If it were your sister, what would you do?
A ripping good tale of how intelligence and determination can overcome the near-impossible. And the true price of altruism.
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Fat Man Blues
Author: Tony Dunbar
Genre: Mystery
Rating: 4.1 out of 5 stars
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Along with a deeper descent into New Orleans' menacing underworld, this NINTH installment in Tony Dunbar's humorous, hard-boiled Tubby Dubonnet mystery series brings new restaurants to try, a new assortment of colorful characters, beguiling courtroom scenes.
Ex-con Angelo Spooner is trying to start a legit business, but he just can't catch a break. Just as his healing Holy Water, "Angelo's Elixir" is about to go upscale, the sticky strands of the Big Sleazy's tangled web of crime and corruption reach out to ensnare him. What's a law-abiding parolee to do? He can't get caught with a gun, but maybe that axe in his shed could help him extricate himself. But when low-level creep Frenchy Dufour's henchman turns up nearly beheaded, Angelo's fate rests in the capable hands of laid-back lawyer Tubby Dubonnet.
Tubby's been trying hard to lay low, too. As those closest to him are targeted by frightening attacks, he suspects his dealings with the clandestine society of Cuban exiles who've plagued him lately are far from over. Tubby would love to have nothing further to do with "that crazy band of geriatric lunatics". But the old Cuban revolutionaries have taught their sons well. Now their grandchildren, heirs to a substantial cache of weapons and money, burn with a dangerous zeal to prove themselves.
Meanwhile … a man's got to eat! The epicurean counselor does his best thinking when he's well-fed. Our good luck! –as we vicariously sample our way across New Orleans' culinary panorama on the hunt for an axe murderer. But sleuth does not live by bread alone—even in a Tony Dunbar legal thriller. Ignoring his own advice to his client to "keep your head on your shoulders", Tubby's lost his to the lovely Peggy O'Flarity.
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Author: Matt Ingwalson
Genre: Horror
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
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Sometime toward the end of Leo Thomas' junior year, the tiny college town of Epshire became home to four axe murderers, two of them serial killers. No one could say why, exactly. And no one could make the killing stop.
Leo's no hero. He just wants to play lacrosse. Meet girls. Hang on the front porch with his best friends. But his life is about to be changed forever by an evil he can't understand.
Sever is a coming-of-age novella wrapped in a horror story wrapped in a love letter to college, a time when you're supposed to be invincible, a time when you're not supposed to be able to die. It's perfect for anyone who went to college in the '90s, and then had to face the horror of growing up.
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Today, the BMW Group opened the doors to its inaugural #NextGen event in Germany, basically its own motor show for products across all its brands. It's set to become an annual thing and it'll be open to the public, too. For its debut, BMW is giving several significant new models their first airing, including the BMW 3 Series Touring, M8 and 8 Series Gran Coupe. However, we suspect they'll all be ignored after visitors clap their eyes on this, the BMW Vision M Next concept.
It's eye-catching...
Indeed it is, and though the retina-searing 'Thrilling Orange' detailing draws the eye, the overall profile of the Vision M Next is quite minimal. There's a hint of the current BMW i8 in the side glass and more than a subtle nod to the iconic BMW M1 in the rear louvres - not to mention a little BMW roundel on each side of the back of the car. Without the orange paint, the concept might appear almost production ready, though it does serve to emphasise the aerodynamic measures implemented fore and aft. It contrasts sharply with the black recycled carbon fibre lower section, which gives the back of the car in particular a moody appearance.
Lovin' the lights!
They're sharp, aren't they? BMW says it has developed a new technique involving coating glass fibres in phosphorous, which is really light and thin, while allowing very 'precise' shapes. It's called Laser Wire and it's used front and back on the concept.
How do you get in?
Ah, you've spotted the lack of door handles. Instead, there's a camera using facial recognition tech to identify the driver, who just touches the gullwing door at the right place for it to swing open. Inside, the cabin is best described as 'minimalist', but that doesn't mean it's lacking in even more technology. Check out the curved instrument screen in front of the miniscule steering wheel, for example, or the fact that the windscreen acts as one big augmented reality head-up display. And then there's the gyroscopic cupholder.
You're taking the piss?
Nope, and other than the driver-centric interior, that's the first hint that the Vision M Next concept is indeed a car that is designed to be driven. Quickly. BMW gave us only scant details on its mechanicals, but enough to grab your interest. It appears to have the same mid-engined plug-in hybrid layout as the BMW i8, which means an electric motor for the front axle and a petrol engine at the back. This time around it's a four-cylinder turbo (the i8's engine is a three-cylinder unit) and as BMW says there's all-wheel-drive in purely electric mode, we take it that there's a second electric motor in the transmission. It can also be put into purely rear-wheel-drive mode (thank you BMW M). Maximum power is 600hp, 0-62mph takes only three seconds and the car can top out at 186mph. Oh, and it can go about 60 miles in purely electric mode if the battery pack is fully charged up.
When can I buy one?
We can only hope that something like this concept replaces the BMW i8, but it's just as likely, sadly, that it is merely a way for us all to get used to the idea of a BMW M car with electricity running through its veins...


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I recently watched John Berger's BAFTA award-winning BBC series "Ways of Seeing" which discussed the invention of the camera, and it's effects on the viewing of European paintings. Although a quite slow piece, it contained some very interesting ideas and observations such as this:
"Perspective makes the eye the centre of the visible world, but the human eye can only be in one place at a time. It takes it's visible world with it as it walks. With the invention of the camera, everything changed." -Berger, 1972
It's true, when the camera arrived it served to reproduce a once exclusive image limited only to those in direct view. In doing this it undercut the value of the paintings themselves by making them readily available for anyone to consume at any place and at any time. How is this relevant? You might be asking. I believe this premise can be applied to a modern context in music and have been wondering: to what extent has the invention of the mobile camera contributed to the value of an artist's performance, and to what extent has it dampened our appreciation of the art itself?
Firstly let's talk about why photographing and filming shows has become so integrated with concert culture. I myself am guilty of it, and it isn't purely to document the event for my later personal viewing. The main reason why many people will have their phone out during a concert is to share their experience with their friends and followers, and most notably, to prove their presence at an event. "I'll probably never watch it again, but I will post it on Instagram and Snapchat just to say, 'I was there.'" (Trakin, 2017) If our motives can, therefore, be entirely narcissistic, they feed into a negative attention cycle of constantly trying to impress/prove ourselves to others.
For some, however, their honest intent is to capture and preserve a once in a lifetime experience that they'll treasure in years to come. But this does not make the entire filming of a one hour show necessary; when there will be hundreds of other videos from those in the crowd that will be identical to yours, that'll you'll have access to almost instantly online? If I'm too focused on getting the perfect video, not ripping my eyes from my phone, hopelessly trying to dance with one hand stretched in the air to film, am I really enjoying the music to its full extent? This phenomenon perfectly summarises the growing symptoms of the saturated digital age, and yet as conscious participators, we still don't put our phones down.
For the performer themselves, we have to wonder- what message is this sending to the artist? After weeks, months possibly of rehearsals, perfecting their performance to communicate their music perfectly to adoring fans- their view ends up being a sea of phones and flashes instead of faces. From their perspective; mobile phone presence can act as a digital barrier between them and their audience, and for those craving that personal connection, this is detrimental to the atmosphere and intimacy of a concert.
"The camera by making the work of art transmittable, has multiplied its possible meanings and destroyed its unique original meaning". (Berger, 1972)
I understand that the sharing of concert videos does in many ways, however, act as free promotion for the act, via the use of platforms like Instagram and Snapchat. Social media gives the world an insight into the artist as a performer, giving them greater brand awareness and buzz around their name and selling more tickets for their next show. That being said, artists like Childish Gambino do not quite see it this way and in 2016 launched his album "PHAROS" with an intimate festival experience accompanied by a no-photo policy.
"I wanted to give people an experience. I think telling people to put their phones away really forces a person to be present." – Gambino, 2016
Gambino worked with the company Yondr to enforce this, working with innovative technology that effectively locked users' phones within a pouch unit, that they could still keep in their possession until out of a certain zone. "We work with artists, venues, promoters, and labels to create phone-free shows, events and tours." (Yondr, 2019) Tech giant Apple has also made efforts towards restricting photography and filming on devices by patenting new technology in 2016 that disables the camera within certain areas.
Can these be considered extreme solutions to a moderate but seemingly growing problem? If we take a step back and objectively evaluate the damage caused by filming events; no-one is physically harmed in the act, it creates hype around an artist on social media platforms and it serves to provide those who could not be there (perhaps they couldn't afford ticket prices or there were limited sales) with the opportunity to live it through others, and the video documentation anyone can access online. With Yondr and Apple, we have reached a strange full circle almost where technology is being used to regulate itself.
Whilst I personally would not mind the exclusivity and sacredness of a phone-free show, I do feel that we invented the phone and the camera for definite reasons and that under certain circumstances usage is necessary. Taking phone calls for example in the case of an emergency. Or in the event of a crime, the mobile camera has played a pivotal role in keeping a digital eye on authority by documenting and sharing injustices, take police brutality for example. Locking this ability away could be a very dangerous game to play. A more appropriate solution could be the suggestion of a no-phone policy by the artist directly and vocally to their audience, instead of the enforcement of a policy that calls into question individual rights of freedom.
The real question is: would we even listen? Next time you're at an event with your camera out I want you to think of me sitting here writing endlessly about why you shouldn't record the whole thing, and how happy it'd make me if you'd actually enjoy the show as it was meant to be seen, with your own eyes.
I'll leave you with a video from a Green Day gig at Emirates in 2013 that I attended. The crowd whilst waiting for the band all sang Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody until their lungs were finished. Myself included. And although you can't see it in the video, there was not one camera in sight. Real artists and real moments are too special to capture.


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On Thursday the 18th April, I was lucking enough, as a newly accepted member of the Franco-British Lawyers Society (or l'Associaton des Juristes Franco-Britanniques), to be invited to dine with other members and guests at the private residence of Sir Peter Ricketts, the UK Ambassador to France.
This had been a highlight in my diary as I have been eager to meet other people who have a similar interest in all things French and British - and who also enjoy a complimentary glass of champagne in an awe-inspiring property which backs onto the gardens of the Elysée Palace.
Living just a 10 minute walk from the venue, getting there was a breeze and I soon spotted some others on route (the invitations protruding from their pockets a clear giveaway) and promptly tagged along. Passport and invitation validated at the front gates and I was in.
The genre of people in attendance were as diverse as expected, ranging from lawyers from France, the UK and the US, professors and lecturers from all over France, to various employees of the Embassy such as the liaison for France/UK and the deputy head of missions. Of course our host for the evening the Ambassador was busy mingling around and I found him charming and charismatic. He had also managed to tweet me during the day after I had mentioned something about the rendezvous on my twitter feed. As someone said to me during the evening, the place is a "hot house of diplomacy" – and it seems #digitaldiplomacy is also high on the list!
We were, I believe, 88 in total for dinner. I knew no one – or so I thought. After the initial mingling and finding my table, none other than my professor from droit de la responsibilité civile was sat right next to me! I had to do a double take when I saw his name place card to my left after having found my seat, but low and behold there he was. The Sorbonne and Kings College London run a joint venture for which he is involved, hence his attendance.
The food and carefully chosen wine was delicious and I managed to make some good contacts and enjoy some interesting conversations with all manner of different guests. The presentation from Sir Peter was excellent and there were some thought provoking questions from the audience regarding our current EU position, our assistance to France with regard to Mali and task sharing between the UK and France generally going forward.
I hope to be more involved with the Franco-British Lawyers Association in the future. The evening itself has also sparked my interest in finding out more about the workings and role of the UK Government abroad.
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My Aunt Amelia (actually my grandmother's sister) joined our family almost every Sunday for dinner. Since she didn't contribute to the making of the meal, she "did her share" by jumping up before anyone else to start the dishes and by bringing with her a box of pastries from the pasticceria near her house.
After the table was reset for dessert, the white twine around the box was ceremoniously cut and we gathered around to see what constituted that week's assortment. There might be a rum-soaked baba or some sfogliatelli with their crispy layers and cheesy filling.
But I had my heart set on cannoli. For my young palate, there was nothing more pleasing or satisfying than that gossamer smooth cream, infused with the flavors of candied orange and chocolate bits, encased in the crunchy, bubbled shell.
One day, my mother decided to make a batch of cream puffs. For the filling, she sweetened ricotta cheese with confectioners sugar, flavored it with rum and vanilla, and mixed in chocolate bits and chopped candied orange peel. I couldn't resist dipping in a spoon and having a taste. That is the moment that destined me to love cooking. It was exactly the same cream as in the cannoli from the bakery!
I realized that it was possible to make the foods you love to eat. It sounds so simple -- and yet it was a revelation filled with power. If you can make it, then you can make as much as you want, whenever you want.
Mom made her cream filling several times a year for special occasions. We even bought her a set of the wooden dowels used to shape the cannoli skins for deep-frying. Since I'd just as soon have my cream served in a bowl with a spoon, I've forsaken the difficult-to-handle dough for the tubes and fashion them instead from pizzelles. Hot off the griddle, they can easily be shaped into tubes, crunchy cups or cones and you don't have to wait for your Aunt Amelia to come over for dinner.
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May 23, 2019 by Justin Onslow
Just two days separate the final day of the T-H Marine FLW Bass Fishing League All-American and the start of the YETI FLW College Fishing National Championship, both on the Potomac River. It's a huge fishery that's more than capable of handling the pressure of multiple major tournaments in back-to-back weeks, and given the time of year the pair of tournaments land on the fishing calendar, it's fair to expect some big things from both events.
The All-American, which is presented by General Tire, will feature 98 of the best boaters and co-anglers from FLW's grassroots ranks. The three-day event begins on May 30 and finishes on June 1. The College Fishing National Championship, which is presented by Lowrance, will pit the best college teams in the country against each other June 4-6. Both tournaments are hosted by the Charles County Board of Commissioners and Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism.
Given the timing of these events, fishing conditions should be pretty similar for both. Here's a little bit of what to expect from the Potomac in the coming weeks.
Lay of the Water
At 383 miles long and with a drainage area of about 14,700 square miles, the Potomac River is a pretty huge system. Though popular community holes can get very busy on the weekends or when large fields come to town, there are almost always places to escape the pressure if an angler wants to.
The Potomac is fed by the North Branch (from West Virginia) and South Branch (from Virginia). They converge in West Virginia to form the Potomac, which then flows southeast into the Chesapeake Bay. As such, the Potomac is a tidal fishery and it usually fluctuates up and down about 2 feet per day.
For bass-holding goodness, the Potomac has a lot to offer. Though it predominantly fishes shallow, there is a lot of manmade cover in the form or rip rap, docks and the like, as well as natural emergent and submergent vegetation and plenty of wood.
Despite the size of the river, FLW Tour pro Bryan Schmitt – who has three Costa FLW Series wins on the Potomac – doesn't think there's much difference in the layout or fishability from one end to the other.
"There's no change from one end to the other," he says. "[Tournaments] can be won pretty much from the bottom to the top."
Springtime Options
Schmitt has fished the Potomac enough to know just how good it can be this time of year. Even with aquatic vegetation lacking this year, it's not hard to find the right fish.
"There's definitely less grass for sure," he explains. "We've had a lot of rain for like six months, and it just makes the water dirty and the grass can't grow until the water cleans up.
"Typically, the grass doesn't even start growing good until April or May. All it does with no grass is it makes it pretty predictable. [Bass] have to be on structure."
As such, anglers in both the All-American and the College Fishing National Championship will likely be keying on shallow structure and cover, targeting fish that are in some stage around the spawn.
"I'd say like 50 percent have spawned and 50 percent are still going to spawn," Schmitt adds. "The crazy thing is, it doesn't matter what's going on; you're going to fish shallow. You're going to throw reaction baits. You're going to flip. It's pretty simple no matter what [the fish are] doing."
With the exception of fishing offshore, almost everything will be in play in the coming weeks.
Schmitt's Predictions
When Schmitt won the Costa FLW Series Northern Division event on the Potomac in June of 2013, he did so predominantly flipping (until he moved out to deeper grass to adapt to a cold front that moved in on day three). He won that tournament with a total of 52 pounds, 8 ounces – or a little over 17 pounds per day.
"For a single event, it might take 17 (pounds) a day," he says, in keeping with past experience this time of year. "If you can do 17 a day, it'll be very strong."
Given that 49 boats (in the All-American field) is barely any pressure for the Potomac, weights should remain up across the board, even by the end of the College Fishing National Championship the following week.
What baits does Schmitt think will get the job done?
"It'll either be won dead-sticking a stick bait or it'll be won on a ChatterBait, if I had to guess," he posits.
Of course, targeting shallow bass doesn't exactly limit one's options for catching fish. Whether it's a stick bait or a ChatterBait, a jig or a crankbait, it'll be won shallow either way.
Take Your Pick
Both tournaments launch from Smallwood State Park in Marbury, Md., which is at least a 75-mile run to the mouth of Chesapeake Bay. To the north, the river remains fairly wide until it narrows significantly around Washington D.C. and begins to track like a normal, winding river fishery.
According to Schmitt, there isn't really one predominant section or area that anglers tend to key on, though there are a few sections of the river that might be favored more than others.
"Far south could be really good," he explains. "Belmont Bay and Mattawoman Creek will play big, I'm sure. They always do."
But as Schmitt already indicated, there isn't much difference in fishability from one end of the river to the other. For anglers in both tournaments, it'll basically be dealer's choice.
What's at stake?
This season, the All-American boater champion earns a six-figure payday and a spot in the 2019 FLW Cup. But FLW has sweetened the pot. The highest-finishing boater and co-angler from each Regional and the Wild Card at the All-American earn spots in the 2019 Costa FLW Series Championship. Both winning anglers in the team-based College Fishing National Championship earn berths to the FLW Cup and their club earns a Ranger Z175 with a 115-horsepower Evinrude.
All-American Tournament Details
Dates: May 30 - June 1
Format: All boaters and co-anglers will compete for two days. The top 10 boaters and co-anglers based on cumulative weight after two days of competition will advance to the third and final round, with the winner determined by the heaviest cumulative three-day weight.
Takeoff Time: 7:00 a.m. ET
Takeoff Location: Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Rd., Marbury, Md.
Weigh-In Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
Weigh-In Location: Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Rd., Marbury, Md.
College Fishing National Championship Tournament Details
Dates: June 4-6
Format: All teams will compete for two days. The top 10 teams based on cumulative weight after two days of competition will advance to the third and final round, with the winner determined by the heaviest cumulative three-day weight.
Takeoff Time: 7:00 a.m. ET
Takeoff Location: Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Rd., Marbury, Md.
Weigh-In Time: 3:00 p.m. ET
Weigh-In Location: Smallwood State Park, 2750 Sweden Point Rd., Marbury, Md.
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BBC Northern Ireland and the National Union of Journalists are offering a joint bursary in memory of award-winning BBC NI journalist Paul Robinson, who died in 2009.
It will be worth £1,000 and includes a period of work experience at the BBC.
The bursary, also sponsored by Chest, Heart, Stroke, is open to first year NCTJ diploma in journalism students in Northern Ireland; second year students of HND media journalism in Northern Ireland and first year students at the University of Ulster of either the BA in journalism or the media studies and production course. The two weeks of structured work experience will be arranged during spring/summer 2014.
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Paul Robinson, or Robbo as he was known, died at the age of 55 after suffering a heart attack. The popular journalist began his career in weekly newspapers in his home town of Armagh, before moving to the News Letter and Belfast Telegraph and subsequently to the BBC. He was presenter of the lunchtime radio programme Newsbreak, producer of Talkback, editor of radio news and editor televison news. He produced the Sony-award-winning Stephen Nolan Show.


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Cherima MacFarlane joined the promo group and these slides make fascinating reading. I think we have a lot in common.
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I am using ArcGIS Runtime for .NET 10.2.4, and doing LocalRouteTask with a .geodatabase file.
Geodatabase file, cost attribute is Length (Meters)
I was testing the behaviour for RouteParameters.OutputLine which seems a little different from expectation based on the documentation
Basic Config:
RouteParameters routeParam = await routeTask.GetDefaultParametersAsync();
routeParam.OutSpatialReference = MapView.SpatialReference;
routeParam.ReturnRoute = true;
routeParam.ReturnDirections = true;
routeParam.DirectionLengthUnits = LinearUnits.Kilometers;
routeParam.DirectionLanguage = new CultureInfo("en-US");
routeParam.ReturnStops = true;
routeParam.ImpedanceAttributeName = "Length";
Varying Setting:
routeParam.OutputLine = Default
Observation: RouteResult is always null.
routeParam.OutputLine = Straight
Observation: RouteResult returns a route, but returns empty Geometry (a Polyline with 0 parts)
routeParam.OutputLine = TrueShape
Observation: RouteResult returns a route, with a Polyline geometry. Polyline geometry contains M values
routeParam.OutputLine = TrueShapeWithMeasure
Observation: RouteResult returns a route, with a Polyline geometry. Polyline geometry contains M values.
My confusion here is:
- Does OutputLine.Default not solve for routing?
- OutputLine.Straight was suppose to return straight lines between stops, but the observation shows an empty geometry
- OutputLine.TrueShape and TrueShapeWithMeasure shows the same result (both has M values), should that be the case?
Further testing:
routeParam.OutputLine = TrueShapeWithMeasure
routeParameter.OutputGeometryPrecision = 0 / 10 / 1000;
routeParameter.OutputGeometryPrecisionUnit = LinearUnits.Meters
The above configuration returns the same geometry result for different OutGeometryPrecision values. I was expecting higher precision values to lower the number of points/line segments in the returned Geometry. Should that be the case?
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They threw him into the detention cell not even giving him a chance to explain. The tall darkhaired man had appeared so nice and friendly. Klaus wondered just where he had gone wrong. What would happen to him now? What would they do?
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AWES Result 2018 Army Welfare Education Society APS (Army Public School )will be declared the AWES PGT, TGT, PRT Teacher Exam Result and Cut off Marks 2018 on 30th January 2018. Candidates who have applied for the post of AWES PGT, TGT, PRT Teacher exam can check their Army Welfare Education Society TGT Result and cut off marks 2018. Candidates go to visit the official website at www.awesindia.com.
Latest Update News AWES Result 2018 : आर्मी पब्लिक स्कूल PGT, TGT, PRT Teacher भर्ती परीक्षा का रिजल्ट 30 जनवरी को ऑफिसियल वेबसाइट पर घोषित किया जायेगा | और AWES कट ऑफ 30 जनवरी को अधिकारिक वेबसाइट पर उपलोड कर की जाएगी ,जहाँ से आप अपने मार्क्स check कर सकते हैं | रिजल्ट देखने के लिए निचे दिए गये लिंक पर क्लिक करे |
AWES Army Welfare Education Society Exam Result 2018
Army Welfare Education Society Latest Recruitment Exam held on 16 December 2017 17 December 2017 (expected) for Primary Teacher (PRT), Post Graduate Teacher (PGTs) and Trained Graduate Teacher (TGTs) Posts Candidates check now AWES PRT TGT PGT Result 2017-2018 Cutoff List related information. Candidates are looking for a release date of their scorecard and merit list since the examination completed. The AWES borad will update a link to download AWES Exam Result 2017-18 PDF post wise along with merit list at their official website at awesindia.com
AWES Cut off marks and merit list 2018 Release Date
Army Welfare Education Society Results for recruitment exams conducted on 16 December 2017 17 December 2017 expected . For Army Welfare Education Society Teacher Exam Results all those candidates eagerly waiting are informing to that result will be release on it's official website . As soon as the AWES PRT Merit list announced by the board, every candidate can download AWES PGT (Post Graduate Teacher)TGT (Trained Graduate Teacher) Primary Teacher Cutoff Marks and merit list will be declared soon on it's official website .
AWES PRT Examination Details 2017-18
Organization Name :- Army Welfare Education Society (AWES).
Exam Name :- AWES TGT PGT Recruitment 2018.
Post Name :- TGT PGT PRT Teacher Post.
Number of Posts :- 8000.
Exam Date :- 15 January to 17 January 2018
Results Date : 30 January 2018
Official Website :- www.awesindia.com
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(AWES) The Army Welfare Education Society has successfully conducted the Teacher Eligibility Test in the month of January 2018 at various examination centers in India . the department was going to declare the AWES Teacher Eligibility Test Answer Key 2018 on its official website at awesindia.com. The candidates who applied for the post have appeared for the Army Public School TGT PGT PRT Exam 2018. AWES Exam Authority has conducted the AWES TGT PGT Exam 15 January to 17 January 2018. The contenders who have appeared for the exam and waiting for their Army Public School PGT Answer Key 2018 can check the official website.
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The findings show that testosterone is implicated in behaviors that help to foster and maintain social relationships, indicating that its effects are more nuanced than previously thought.
"Testosterone may mediate competitive and potentially antisocial behavior when social challenges or threats need to be confronted and handled," explains lead researcher Maarten Boksem of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM) in the Netherlands. "But it can also induce prosocial behavior in the absence of these threats, when high status and good reputation are best served by positive behavior."
Animals studies have shown that testosterone plays an important role in dominance behavior, so Boksem and colleagues reasoned that testosterone in humans would also increase a drive for social status.
"But we doubted that this drive would automatically result in aggressive and antisocial behaviors," says Boksem. "We hypothesized that testosterone could perhaps also lead to prosocial behavior if such behavior would be beneficial for maintaining or obtaining social status."
To test this hypothesis, the researchers had 54 female volunteers ingest a liquid solution several hours before participating in an investing game — some volunteers received a placebo solution, while others received a solution with added testosterone.
In the investing game, participants were given €20 (about $27 USD) and were instructed that they could keep the amount they wanted and invest whatever remained with a trustee (another participant). The invested portion would be tripled and split by the trustee, who would keep whatever portion she wanted and return the rest to the investor.
If participants were completely trusting, they could invest all €20 and hope that the trustee would split the final €60 equally. If they wanted to play it safe, they could keep the €20 for themselves.
Each participant took turns playing both investor and trustee. When they were the trustee, they were always given €60, indicating that the investor had entrusted them with the task of splitting up the whole sum.
As investors, participants who received testosterone were, on average, stingier — they placed less trust in the trustee and kept more of their initial money. Participants who received the placebo, on the other hand, were more trusting investors, choosing to invest about €3.20 more than those who received testosterone.
Just as the researchers predicted, testosterone seemed to promote antisocial behavior in response to a potential threat — in this case, a threat to financial resources.
But the opposite effect emerged when participants played the role of trustee. In this case, participants given testosterone chose to give more money back to the investor than participants who had been given a placebo. The results suggest that the trustees felt a responsibility to repay the trust that the investor ostensibly placed in them.
"While we expected the decrease in trust found in the first scenario, the increase in reciprocity was surprisingly strong and robust," Boksem notes. "Testosterone had a more pronounced effect on prosocial behavior than on antisocial behavior."
The fact that testosterone can promote prosocial behavior, at least in certain contexts, provides a more nuanced account than the traditional view of testosterone as being involved in purely aggressive and antisocial behavior, says Boksem. The researchers hope to run a similar study in men and they are currently investigating additional types of social behavior under various conditions of social threat.
For more information about this study, please contact: Maarten A. S. Boksem at [email protected].
Along with Boksem, co-authors on this research include Pranjal Mehta, Bram Van den Bergh, and Ale Smidts of Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University (RSM); Veerle van Son, Karin Roelofs, and Alan Sanfey of Radboud University, Nijmegen; and Stefan Trautmann of Tilburg University. All co-authors are in the Netherlands.
This research was supported by the Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM).
The abstract for this press release can be found online.
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John Cena recently spoke with Zap2It.com, from the set of FOX's American Grit reality competition he is hosting. The full interview is at this link.
Cena commented on why he took time away from WWE for FOX's American Grit:
"I've been a cornerstone of WWE programming since 2002. That's a long time, it's more than 10 years. So much so that a portion of our audience has direct complacency with me. 'Man, Cena holds everybody down. He doesn't give the new guys a chance.'
From a company perspective, as you know I hold it very near and dear to my heart, the dance floor is open, boys. I'm gone, let's see who steps up. And I like that. As much as I want to try to distance myself or as much as someone who views me would try to distance myself from WWE, I'm never going to go.
Personally, and this gives me a better perspective on Dwayne Johnson's path, you get to a certain point and you cannot attract any more fans. Essentially, my productivity from a company standpoint I've done as much as I can 15 world championships and a myriad of other accomplishments. I don't know what left I can do, but I still want to be able to put people in the building."
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There are plenty of horror films that I've loved over the years that I would die to see receive a sequel. Ones that really deserve to have their stories continued, expanded, and explored further. Sadly, those sequels seldom happen. Then, there are times when sequels that you would never expect come to fruition. William Brent Bell's Brahms: The Boy II is one of those sequels.
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Residents of Kumbungu in the Northern Region are yet to come to terms with the death of the chief of Chensugu, a village near Kumbungu, who was shot dead during the celebration of this year's Fire (Bugum) Festival last Thursday night.
The deceased, identified by the police as Saha Naa Haruna, 40, was hit by a stray bullet from an AK47 rifle and died on arrival at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH).
Although calm has since been restored in the area following the incident, tension is still brewing among family members of the deceased, who are said to be demanding justice.
A family member, who gave his name as Mohammed Abdul Adam, has called on the police to investigate the matter and bring the perpetrator to book.
The Northern Regional Police Command has since the incident launched a manhunt for the suspect, identified as the youth chief of Kumbungu (Zaachi).
The Northern Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr Mohammed Yusif Tanko, who confirmed the incident, said the police had commenced investigations into the matter.
In a related development, several other persons also sustained various degrees of injury in many parts of the region during the celebration of the festival last Thursday.
Some of the injured persons in the Tamale metropolis were sent to the TTH for treatment and have since been discharged.
A day before the celebration of the festival, the Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC) cancelled the event in three towns, including Yendi, Bimbilla and Kpatinga, for security reasons.
A statement issued by REGSEC said: "The various security councils have cancelled the celebration in Yendi, Bimbilla and Kpatinga and we expect them to respect the directives as such."
The statement cautioned towns that were excluded from the ban to refrain from carrying offensive weapons such as cutlasses, guns and bow and arrows that were capable of injuring others during the celebration.
"The Security Council urges the general public to bear in mind that it is the rich culture that this tradition seeks to portray. Therefore, we must celebrate in a manner that will seek to project our rich culture and tradition and avoid all forms of violence," the statement added.
The festival
The Bugum Festival is an important yuletide celebrated annually among the people of Dagbon, Mamprugu and the Nanumba ethnic groups to mark a historical event on the Mole-Dagbon calendar.
It is celebrated amid chanting, dancing, firing of muskets, lighting of fire and marching through the principal streets.
According to historians in Dagbon, the Bugum Festival is celebrated by the descendants of the Mole-Dagbani Kingdom in the first month of the lunar calendar to commemorate how a son of a great Dagbon chief went missing all of a sudden and the entire community was dispatched to search for him in the night with torchlight, amid chanting and drumming.
The volunteers, after a thorough search, found the prince deeply asleep under a tree and took him to the eminent chief's palace. However, the chief, out of dismay, declared the tree an evil tree for taking his son away.
Individuals who helped in the search of the prince were made to throw their torchlights at the 'evil tree' in order to shame it, and the chief set the day for celebration.
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Great Place to Work Institute is proud to present the first ever list in the country on — 'India's Best Startups to Work For 2018'
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The term 'startup culture' generally evokes visions of a casual, fun workplace, with interesting perks and alternative ways of working. It is not surprising, therefore, that they have, in the recent past, been a magnet for the young workforce who are seeking a new experience to the traditional corporate culture. This confluence of new ideas and boundary-less thinking has led startups to be at the cutting edge of innovation and technology, giving many established players a run for their money.
The startup industry is at the centre stage of the India innovation and growth story, creating headlines on multiple metrics. India currently has more than 7,700 startups and the numbers are growing at an exponential speed. It is expected to cross 10,000 by 2020, according to a Nasscom report. India is currently ranked third in terms of number of startups globally, the total funding received has risen more than 100 per cent from $2 billion in 2017 to $4.2 billion this year and is expected to create 3 lakh more jobs till 2020 in the startup sector. Eight Indian startups crossed the $1-billion valuation in 2018, the largest number in one year to enter the coveted unicorn club.
The government has also been committed to creating an enabling ecosystem for the startups in the country through its 'Startup India' initiative providing tax and fiscal benefits, incubators, mentorship programmes and funding. The government, under DIPP (Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion), has funded 109 startups with an investment of $79.7 million. Corporate India is also playing an active role with more than 50 corporates offering incubation support, innovation collaboration and mentorship to the startups.
As exciting as these statistics are, the long-term success of startups has been under some question. So, what enables some startups to stand out and be successful over a period? The key to building a sustainable business, according to the best startups, is to attract key talent and provide them with a great workplace culture that inspires employees to give their best.
Great Place to Work Institute is proud to present the first ever list in the country on — 'India's Best Startups to Work For 2018'. The institute assessed and evaluated the workplace culture of 56 startups to arrive at the top 20. Not surprisingly, information technology organisations clearly dominate the sector. It was, however, interesting to see that the organisations studied represented 10 industries.
The following links will showcase the top startups to work for and what makes these startups one of the greatest places to work for.
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Every year, more than 10,000 organizations from over 58 countries partner Great Place to Work® Institute for assessment, benchmarking and planning actions to strengthen their workplace culture.
Great Place to Work® Institute's methodology is recognised as rigorous and objective and is considered as the gold standard for defining great workplaces across business, academia and government organizations.
Great Place to Work® Institute is proud to present the first ever list in the country on 'India's Best Start-ups to Work For – 2018'.
Fiftysix startups applied to be assessed by Great Place to Work® Institute representing 10 industry sectors to be considered in the inaugural list of 'Best Start-Ups to Work For in India.
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Employee Strength: 50 or higher
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The institute conducted a rigorous assessment to identify the Top 20 startups that are being published in alphabetical order, by their media partner BW Businessworld.
As part of this assessment, the organisations are evaluated through two lenses. The first lens measures the quality of employee experience through the institute's globally validated survey instrument known as Trust Index©. The survey helps in seeking anonymous feedback from employees and carries two-third weightage. The second lens is called Culture Audit©, that evaluates the quality of people practices in an organisation, covering the entire employee life cycle. This carries on-third weightage. The institute undertakes a robust validation process on the data gathered through the assessment process.
The cumulative score of Trust Index© and Culture Audit© determines an organisation's inclusion in India's Best Start-ups to Work For — 2018. No individual or jury has a say in who makes it to the list — only employee feedback and quality of people practice determine if an organisation is a great workplace.
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The New Jersey Association of Ambulatory Surgical Centers recently completed its first New Jersey specific benchmarking survey focusing on surgical site infections.
More than 80 member centers participated in the survey. Due to the CDC definition of SSIs, the survey excluded gastroenterology centers.
However, NJAASC intends to follow-up this survey with another tailored for GI centers.
This survey comes on the heels of NJAASC's Inaugural Infection Control Conference, which took place Feb. 26 in Kenilworth, N.J., and was in partnership with the New Jersey Department of Health.
"Benchmarking specific to New Jersey has long been an objective of NJAASC, so we are excited to have conducted the first of what we plan to be many such surveys," said NJAASC.president Jeff Shanton. "Our objective is to share information with our member centers, to better help them assess their own outcomes as part of a commitment to continuous improvement and meeting the highest quality and safety standards."
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SISSSPT304A Tape Ankle, Thumb and Finger
Tape Ankle, Thumb and Finger describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to apply taping techniques to the ankle, thumb and fingers to assist athletes in relation to ongoing injury prevention and post-injury support and management. This unit applies to those working under some supervision in a sport and recreation environment. It applies to personnel working as sports trainers who are responsible for providing injury treatment for athletes in a sport-specific training or competition setting such as on the playing field, court, change rooms, open or enclosed areas at sporting events, accommodation venues or in transit.
- principles of bio-mechanics as they relate to taping to enable understanding of human movement and the impact of injury
- anatomy and physiology of ankle, thumb and fingers and their relationship to other body systems to enable understanding of human performance in a sport or physical activity
- contraindications and precautions for taping to enable prevention or management of injury
- Prepare for taping
- Apply taping techniques
- Remove tape
- Implement self-care
Students who successfully complete this nationally recognised training will be awarded the statement of attainment for: SISSSPT304A Tape Ankle, Thumb and Finger.