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being worried you'd failed your exams, then finding out that you've done about 1034932840923 times better than thought
best. feeling. ever.
Are you one of 'those' people?!
But yeah, PRETTY GOOD. Well done.
and obviously, lest i forget
thanks! :)
not at all
in an exam for one of my module i only revised one topic out of two questions to do. I was three marks off a first and it was my highest mark. Ridiculous.
Another one...well, my mark was a low 2:2 but i was expecting a third, so, :D
other two, as expected.
Proper happy tho. Never expected this considering my previous record with exams.
I may be drunk now.
Also, can I hijack this thread to ask if someone can please explain the UK grades system (i.e. the whole 2:1 2:2 thing)? How does it all translate into old style A, B, C, D, F (or high distinction, distinction, credit, pass, fail)?
1st = A
3rd = you just wasted 3 years of your life
I dont even know if that is right, I never went to Uni
we have the ABCDEF thing up till university level
basically basically
So it's kind of like an Honours grading system?
with 2:1 and 2:2 being 2A and 2B respectively.
I'm assuming 3rd isn't actually a fail, so
1st = A/High Distinction
2A = B/Distinction
2B = C/Credit
3rd = D/Pass
1st is 70% plus
2.1 is 60% plus
2.2 is 50% plus
3rd is 45% plus
Pass is 40% plus
below 40 is a fail.
I think, some places set it differently (St. Martins are 10% higher or so i've been told).
Hons refers to the type of degree not the grade you get. Its something to do with how many modules and credits you need to complete the degree.
I thought i'd done really badly on some coursework recently and actually got a 1st.
i was really really worried about one of my essays
and we had to wait ages for them to be marked. but i got 74%. i nearly cried when i got the results.
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Bug vs Mrs Accident - Breakfast
And that's when the fun starts.
Bug has two hands and one face (she's pleasingly anatomically normative.) They all need wiping. But I never know where to begin.
Wipe the face first? But then my next move is wiping a hand. She counters by whacking her other messy hand to her face and smearing away all my good work.
Wipe a hand first? But then, while I wipe the other, she shove the clean hand into her bib. Since we use a bib with a muck catcher at the bottom (or, as she sees it, an attached feed trough and food reuse system) the hand comes out arguably worse than when we began. And she's far to wiggly and strong to pin both hands at once.
Remove the bib? No dice. Suspecting such a devilish plot, she has cached a huge wad of half chewed weetbix in her cheek, and she is willing to spit it onto her unprotected stomach at the slightest provocation. Aha! Check mate, woefully inept Mother!
For a while, I pretended to accept her views on post-meal cleanliness and instead tried guerrilla warfare - letting her stick her hands into what ever muck she could find, but just keeping on wiping whatever extremity flailed in my direction. I figured that she would eventually run out of muck, and I would eventually wipe down to clean skin. But it was as about as fun and efficient as walking to London. From Sydney.
I have to step it up. I can't support this inefficiency. In my past life, I was a highly competent student of tactics, but now I am being bested by a toddler. Help me, von Clausewitz!
(Just a thought, water cannon? No? Too far? Just checking...)
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Maybe hold fire with the water cannon, but a water pistol might be fun. How about throwing an old pillowcase over her head and she will probably do most of the mopping up for you, trying to get it off.ReplyDelete
Oh i had this issue with twins, one was SO messy, the other perfectly clean after every meal. Messy twin would wipe her messy hands through her hair, so it was face, 2 hands & hair to clean!! Argh!! Perfect twin would look on with horror, pretending she had no idea who that sister was. My eldest & youngest were decidedly clean, so you might have good statistics like me, 25% dangerously messy & boggling that intelligent mind of ours, where to start on the mess. Then the hair chair Then the splat mat on the floor. Those were the days!! Love PosieReplyDelete
I still feed fatty her brekky so that helps with the mess.ReplyDelete
The basic process for me is tray, hand, hand, face then bib. But I use a fabric pop over the head bib and sometimes I get it in her hair.
I'm not looking forward to when it comes times for her to feed herself.. Weetabix on the wall anyone?
With big cleanups I call for "aeroplane arms" (ie. Straight out to the sides), that way we cant spead the mess back to other hands and we cant reach our faces, plus mum can better avoid wearing the mess too :)ReplyDelete
I never knew parenthood could be so complicated. This is the type of dilemma that would send me batty in minutes! I admire your patience, Mrs A - I fear I'd have none (esp considering I have a particular dislike of "muck")!ReplyDelete

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THERE WILL NOT BE AN INVESTIGATION OF BEYONCE AND JAY-Z'S TRIP TO CUBA: A number of politicians and activists blasted BEYONCE and JAY-Z'S recent fifth anniversary trip to Cuba, a Communist country that Americans are banned from visiting for strictly tourism purposes. But although some didn't approve, it turns out the U.S. government sure did. According to Reuters, it was fully vetted by the U.S. Treasury Department, which deemed the trip a "cultural exchange." Of course it was. Bey, Jay, and the president are pretty tight, you know.
SNAPSHOT: HALLE BERRY hit the red carpet in Buenos Aires yesterday to promote her new movie, and this time she wasn't trying to hide her rapidly growing baby bump. (PHOTO) (PHOTO)
In an interview with CNN, the 46 year-old called her pregnancy "the biggest surprise of my life" because she thought at her age she was "past the point" of having another baby. And although online gossip sites have reported she and Olivier are expecting a boy, Berry insists she doesn't know the sex of the baby yet.
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The past month has been rough for a lot of people. The inauguration of Donald Trump as President of the United States made the abstract very real and has lead to a series of executive orders, cabinet nominations and congressional actions that have made people more afraid for their livelihood, the future of their children, the fate of the environment and much more. Paranoia is pervasive but in many regards it's well-warranted.
One of the lightening rods has been around how brands, specifically their chief executives, will or won't work with Trump and his administration. Elon Musk has received criticism for taking part in meetings, as has the head of Uber and others. Many people want them to not only refuse to cooperate with the Trump White House but also have the brand as a whole make a public statement in opposition to what large swaths of the population sees as policies that are xenophobic, disrespectful to women and minorities and much more.
There's a case to be made for a company taking a very public stance for or against societal issues. But there are also very real issues in doing so. Plus, it's not actually the cure-all people are hoping it will be.
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It's important to remember this. Brands and companies are entities, constructs that are designed to further the interests of a select few. Unless we're talking about a non-profit advocacy group, these companies are out to make money by selling a product. That's their core goal. To think otherwise is to project your own issues and desires onto the company.
Despite that, people keep pressuring companies to come out against the policies of Trump and his advisors. These people expect big, loud statements decrying executive orders and other actions, not just the kind of legal statements and briefs that have been filed enumerating the fiscal and resource damage that could be done should some of these rules be put in place.
Brands and companies have put themselves in this position. If they don't like the pressure to have public positions on the issues of the day they have only themselves to blame. It's the situation that's been created after years of changing their Facebook avatars to reflect issues like marriage equality and more. Not that these aren't worthy, important causes, but 20 years ago no one really seemed to care whether J.C. Penny's had an opinion on a Supreme Court case or new regulation.
Social media has put us in this situation. All our friends have such strong opinions on these issues, opinions that elicit strong reactions and which lead to either rampant sharing or mass-unfriending for the crime of not sharing a position on education policy or other issue in common. Since brand profiles have intruded on the space that we use to connect with friends, families and coworkers, the pressure to also have an opinion has increased exponentially.
It's an off-shoot, I think, of how people don't want to see your promotional Tweet during times of tragedy. Social media managers are trained at this point to go and pause all publishing when there are school shootings or other horrific events because selling toothpaste or other products during those times is seen as uncouth and disrespectful. Well now we live in times of constant high tensions, with protests popping up left and right and people in a constant state of outrage. Brand publishing can't be suspended indefinitely, so the expectation seems to be that if you're going to keep promoting your clothing line at a time of great unrest then you'd best have an opinion on Trump's move to undo the protections of the Dodd-Frank Act.
A Brand Tweet Won't Do Anything
In short, this is lazy thinking. Protesting is hard and takes time and effort, so it's easier to hold a company accountable for its actions than to be accountable for your own.
I don't want to say that everyone who wants Target to make a big splash with an anti-Trump statement is lazy. That's of course not true. But this kind of thinking seems to be indicative of a mindset that wants someone else to do the heavy-lifting. And it's easier to identify the place you buy your paper towels and put the responsibility to make a change on their shoulders than to call your Congressional representative and speak to them about why you're against a cabinet nominee.
There's nothing wrong with voting with your wallet. That has a long history of working and it's why many companies will highlight their corporate social responsibility efforts, something that's incredibly important and can effect great change. But if you're looking for great societal change, companies aren't the ones who are going to do it, those within the systems of governmental power are.
Similarly, it's not fair to put all the pressure to protest at every given opportunity on musicians and artists. Lady Gaga's Super Bowl halftime performance was brought with expectations that she'd defecate on a Trump effigy or something but it wound up being a Rorschach Test, with conservatives and liberals each reading into it what they wanted to. There's been pressure on musicians to speak out at every occasion and for actors, directors and others to boycott the Oscars as a form of protest to the current political environment. It's all part of a movement to make someone else accountable for our collective fate.
There's a time and place for companies, brands and celebrities to take stands on societal or political issues. Celebrities in particular should be just as active as their fellow citizens to act up when they disagree or agree with the state of the country and the world as a whole. But that doesn't mean they are the surrogates to take the fight directly to those in power on behalf of the masses. That's too much pressure to put on their, not all of which is warranted, and too much to take off our own shoulders. We have elected representatives for that and if you don't like the job currently being done, there are mechanisms to rectify that situation. Act up. Act out. Protest. Do it, just don't wait for an actor to make a speech at an awards show to fight your battles for you.


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PLEASE, forgive my French here and there …
Hi, There it is
My Humble Step by step using a Terminal for Ubuntu Trusty (14.04) works for others Ubuntu Trusty based Linux Distros as some Linux Mint flavors but not all.
A kind of a Tutorial that may work for other Chromium based web Browsers as well. AIMING to USE PEPPER FLASH PLUGIN in Linux
as a replacement of the not any more maintained Legacy Adobe flash player plugin for Linux but security fixes (Adobe-Flash-plugin 11.x.x)
This post might contains mistakes, misspelling, typos and others mismatches
EVERY COMMAND LINE EXECUTED IS THE SOLELY RESPONSIBILITY of the ONE PRESSING the RETURN KEY .
I have a HIGH-STANDARD on Security and TRUSTFULNESS so every time I suggest you to run a command in a terminal I also suggest you to read the Unix Manual Page of that Command.
STILL I have spent time to write a believed helpful post for I myself got troubles to use a decent Flash plugin with Chromium and some based browser on it. I must admit that wasn't the case with Vivaldi about PepperFlash however I have no idea how often the plugin is updated, if ever. That should not be the case with the PepperFlash-nonfree plugin from the Ubuntu trusty multiverse repository.
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! Step by step (ALL REQUIRED to act like root super-user or Sudo)
#OVERVIEW" section " What We Will do "
! >!
1. installing the Multiverse Ubuntu Trusty Repository where the "pepperflashplugin-nonfree" Debian Package is. This aim to add the 3 repositories in '/etc/apt/sources.list' I use ftp protocol rather http for it is A LOT FASTER within Ubuntu web domain ― this is a tip.
We will we use the "add-apt-repository" terminal command line
1.1 trusty multiverse (ftp)
1.2 trusty-update multiverse (ftp)
1.3 trusty-security multiverse (ftp)
! TIP: you can do it within 'synaptic' as well under setting then hit the tab 'other software' then tap the 'add' button at bottom top then do the all the steps 1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3 describe in the "TO DO" section after this "OVERVIEW" section.
! 2. Installing from the Ubuntu Official repositories the pepperflashplugin-nonfree package
2.1 will we use the 'apt-get' terminal command line.
! TIP: you can do it within 'synaptic' as well.
! pre3. Close-down Vivaldi . (use another web-browser to read this if needed)
3. Then You have to let the AWESOME Vivaldi Browser to know that it have to use pepperflashplugin-nonfree instead of the legacy adobe flash no more maintained for Linux platform since 2012 by adobe, but security update.
This will required to create a Software 'apps launcher' or 'desktop launcher' depends.. So I will describe to Edit the '/usr/share/applications/vivaldi-beta.desktop' file as root.
! TIP: you can do it with a simple text editor as root. (like leafpad, mousepad, pluma, KWrite, pico, nano, vim, or so…)
! 4. Checking the version of flash OFFLINE with a command line (what PepperFlash library EXACT version is installed on your system)
4.1.1 Checking on Vivaldi About page
4.1.2 Checking on Vivaldi Pluggin page
4.2.1 Checking Online duckduckgo Secure&privacy search engine
4.2.2 Checking Online abobe.com
4.3 Play a YouTube Video in Flash about Vivaldi…
! 5. Voilà its done !
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#TO-DO" section " Let's getting our hands got dirty in a X-Terminal … :whistle: "
! 1. ADDING the Trusty Repositories (multiverse) where the "pepperflashplugin-nonfree" Debian Package is. This aim to add the 3 repositories in '/etc/apt/sources.list' I use ftp protocol rather http for it is A LOT FASTER within Ubuntu web domain ― this is a tip.
! The command MANUAL in Terminal or here online: man add-apt-repository (Ubuntu WebSite) as references.
! 1.1 trusty multiverse (fast-ftp)
sudo add-apt-repository --yes deb ftp://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted universe multiverse >! ``` 1.2 trusty-update _multiverse_ (fast-ftp)
sudo add-apt-repository --yes deb ftp://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-updates main restricted universe multiverse
! ```
1.3 trusty-security multiverse (fast-ftp)
sudo add-apt-repository --yes deb ftp://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty-security main restricted universe multiverse >! ``` **TIP:** _you can do it within '**synaptic**' as well under **setting** then hit the tab '**other software**' then tap the '**add**' button at bottom top then Copy and past the deb URL Linux/distro repository section for each the step **1.1 , 1.2 , 1.3** describes ABOVE._ (synaptic example); APT: deb ftp://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ trusty main restricted universe multiverse >! 2\. Installing from the Ubuntu Official repositories the **pepperflashplugin-nonfree** package **TIP:** _you can either do with '**synaptic**'_ >! The command MANUAL in Terminal or here online: [man apt-get](http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/en/man8/apt-get.8.html) (Ubuntu WebSite) as references. >! ``` sudo apt-get --quiet update sudo apt-get --quiet --yes install pepperflashplugin-nonfree sudo apt-get --quiet auto-remove >! ``` >! > autoremove > is used to remove packages that were automatically > installed to satisfy dependencies for **other packages** > and are **now no longer needed.*** > (saving Hard Drive spaces) >! [hide] ~~3\. **Close-down Vivaldi** . _Use another web-browser to read this needed page or print it if you need to._~~[/hide] >! **4\. Checking the flash version OFFLINE** in a Terminal (PepperFlash EXACT library version installed a particular path on your system) >! **4.1 in a terminal run**
sudo strings /usr/lib/pepperflashplugin-nonfree/libpepflashplayer.so|grep ^LNX|sed -e "s/^LNX //"|sed -e "s/,/./g"
! ```
! > That Code will look into the libpepflashplayer.so Library Binary code for the LNX HardCoded Version number compiled in it, and return it in the terminal as the REAL VERSION of the Pepper Flash at that path.
! Note that often the "/opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so" is the lastest ppapi pepperflash version available on linux system. still some people dont have it. That why I suggest the use of the Ubuntu PepperFlash-nonfree plugin package. (specially when one remove a chromium based browser)
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4.1.0 Checking on Vivaldi Flash page
! go there in Vivaldi Web Browser
look at the third line called "Flash plugin"
@in my system:
! > Flash plugin 18.104.22.1686 /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so
! 4.1.1 Checking on Vivaldi About page
! go there in Vivaldi Web Browser
Look at the sixth lines called "Flash"
@in my system:
! > Flash 220.127.116.116
! 4.1.2 Checking on Vivaldi Plugins page
! go there in Vivaldi Web Browser
look at the frame called "Adobe Flash Player - Version : xx.x.x.xxxx"
2016 example;
Adobe Flash Player - Version : 184.108.40.2066 Shockwave Flash 20.0 r0 Desactivate (link) [mean it is ACTIVATED] [x] Always run the plugin (check box) Name: Shockwave Flash Description : Shockwave Flash 20.0 r0 Version : 188.8.131.526 Location: /opt/google/chrome/PepperFlash/libpepflashplayer.so Type : PPAPI (out-process) Desactivate (link) >! Type MIME application/x-shockwave-flash Shockwave Description Flash File Extensions .swf application/futuresplash Description FutureSplash Player File Extensions .spl ```**So here be sure of three things** **1.** Having a shockwave-flash version over 20 (in 2016) **2.** Having the plugin ACTIVATED must see a desactivated link otherwise click on activate (link) **3.** Make sure the Always run the plugin check box in that plugin frame is been checked otherwise checked it. [/hide] **4.2.1 Checking Online duckduckgo** _a search engine protecting your privacy at most and Securing your online searches._ >! https://duckduckgo.com/?q=flash%20version&t=vivaldi >! > You're using Shockwave Flash 20.0 r0. >! **4.2.2 Checking Online abobe.com** >! Going there https://www.adobe.com/Fsoftware/flash/about/ You should see the moving adobe cube You should see your real Flash Version in the little frame under Both are /x-shockwave-flash enbeded code, it means if you see no animation or if you are been told to get shockwave-flash pluggin something is REALLY going WRONG on your system… :( [hide] **4.3 Play a YouTube Video in Flash about Vivaldi…** >! https://youtu.be/HQR2Vxz_UVE [/hide] **5\. Voilà its done !** >! IF EVER Vivaldi does use the Legacy Flash Plugin 11 Here some clues; >! >! 6.x.x Then You have to let the AWESOME **Vivaldi Browser** to know that it have to use **pepperflashplugin-nonfree** instead of the legacy adobe flash no more maintained for Linux platform since 2012 by adobe, but security update. >! Start Vivaldi ― telling it to use the PepperFlash Library ― with the Terminal should help you.
/usr/bin/vivaldi --ppapi-flash-path=/usr/lib/pepperflashplugin-nonfree/libpepflashplayer.so
! ```If this works for you you may found yourself to create a launch apps shortcut to your Desktop Flavors menu or DockBar as a regular user using the exec command above.
! TIP: Here is a list of availabe Chromium Command Line Switches (arguments passed to the executable binary) that mostly might work with vivaldi as of today with some exception.
! TIP: you can copy and past the file '/usr/share/applications/vivaldi-beta.desktop' to your desktop and editing the "exec=" line with the needed switches as above in the code with a simple text editor. (like leafpad, mousepad, pluma, KWrite, pico, nano, vim, or so…). | You may have to copy it with super-user power to your simple-user space(desktop) as Probably the New-copied file got inherited files-permissions from the original whom is owned by root as it is copied from ./usr/... Then You may have as root (or sudo) to 'chown' & 'chmod' the file copied. to set the ownership and Read-Write-Execution-Stickybyte permission to the local user, mostly you, for that file been copied under root (sudo) permission.
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Found an EZ way to install pepperflash for Vivaldi on Ubuntu 14.04
Go to http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2014/06/install-pepper-flash-chromium-ubuntu-14-04
From the responses I read, looks like its working for most those that try it. Just make certain to shut the browser down before installing. Flash worked fine after restarting Viva.
FYI, had no problem installing flash on Windows7-64-bit, but on both Ubuntu and Windows7, the player needs to be manually started. Therefore, need to learn how to configure Viva for automatic starting. Same player will start automatically using other browsers.


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This is a very important season for many of Newcastle's youngsters, and will determine whether they have futures at the Tyneside club.
Haris Vuckic – getting checked out yesterday
And that's very true for Slovenian International Haris Vuckic, who turns 21 next month.
Haris suffered an ACL injury in the U21 Premier League fixture at Aston Villa last October after a challenge by Samir Carruthers, and that put him out for the rest of the season.
And since he was signed in January of 2009 from Domžale, he has suffered a lot of different injuries, and that has hampered his progress at Newcastle.
But Haris will need to show through this season on Tyneside, if he is to have a future at Newcastle.
Haris returned yesterday and was checked out by the medical staff, and other players will return today and tomorrow, and the first training session will be held on Saturday.
Alan Pardew is expected back at Newcastle tomorrow, so hopefully he will say something to the fans.
This is what Haris said on the Newcastle web-site:
"I need to show everybody that I deserve to play and show them what I can do." "I've been missing playing football and showing the fans what I'm capable of so I can't wait for the season to start."
"I think I started last season very well – I got chances, played against Manchester United at Old Trafford and scored the goal that put Newcastle through to Europe so it was good."
"But now the most important thing for me is that I'm fit and can start to enjoy playing football." "If I couldn't be close to the first team, I will do a plan with the gaffer like we always have and go somewhere on loan."
"Loans are good for experience and I'm still young so I have to learn, and if I can't get a chance here I'll go out on loan next year."
Vuckic did have a loan spell at Championship side Cardiff City a year last February, and played five games for the Welsh side.
And we could see a number of our young players sent out on loan this summer, as they try to get first team experience to hasten their football development.
It remains to be seen if Haris is close enough to the first team to stay on Tyneside this season.
The 6'1″ tall 20 year-old has played 15 times with one goal for the Newcastle first team.
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I don't think our youngsters are going to break through to make a big impact. Most players who do that do it when they are 16/17/18 and vuckic is 20. I do hope I am wrong but I just don't see it happening. The 1 thing on vuckic side is the reason he hasn't broke through is his injuries. I did see him in a friendly against Fiorentina a few seasons back which got called off coz of the rain. He was our best player in that game but then was never given the chance in the prem. I do hope people break through but I don't see it happening. I think most clubs in the prem need an overhaul of their youth system, not enough players come through in my opinion
Make of this what you will..
I think we should really distance ourselves from Remy at the moment. The last thing we need is the press having another field day over us signing a possible rapist…. If we are interested it will surely come out and the press will be all over it
Combine this with the fact he already turned us down and is clearly only interested in the money and you have your answer… No thanks.
I think people are just gasping for a signing and the suspense is killing them.
The press just build everything up making everyone wanting heads to roll if we don't have 5 signings in the first week of the window.
Just remember we are are 4 days into a 2 month window relax just the 58 days to go.
The unexpected is just around the corner…. Who thought we'd sign 5 players in Jan? No one
damn you toon prodigy you beat me to it! kone hmmm not sure on him! So going off what perchy says we have a new transfer policy then and lets hope its a good 1 and not going for 29 year old has beens as our top striker target (bent) don't get me wrong if the price was right with wages and a replacement for mamaobie then yeah good replacement! would of been even better a few years ago but over the hill as top striker material imo
@gfp – the difference here is that Vuckic's injuries have held him up. Undoubtedly the most raw talent of our youngsters. In the 11-12 season he had a few cracking performances and was only 18 at the time e.g WBA at home. He looked to be in and around the first team at that age. He certainly has the potential.
I think it shows a lot that the likes of Dummett who have never been heralded as amongst the club's best talent has progressed the most because he has regularly been on loan.
p.s think Chelsea have just got the coup of the transfer window so far by signing van Ginkel. Absolutely huge talent.
On Remy as far as I am aware he is innocent until proved guilty. This could be a great bargaining tool for his signing, and pay structure. As there is uncertainty about his future he may be available at a bargain bucket job which is right up Ashley's street. After all how many fooballers have actually been proved to be rapist's??? Very difficult offence to prove, so don't be to quick to be judge and jury. The only down side s he went to QPR in reference to us…..but that was just for the money, so we cannot blame him there as they are all the same. This time the boot is on the other foot which gives us the leverage, time will tell, I wouldn't be to quick to cut of my nose to spite my face. Just MHO.


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Anssi Vanjoki, a 19-year Nokia veteran, quit on the eve of Nokia World, the company's annual trade fair, which starts in London on Tuesday.
It is thought that Mr Vanjoki stepped down in frustration after he was overlooked as a replacement for chief executive Olli-Pekka Kallusvo.
Mr Vanjoki, who was widely regarded as Mr Kallusvo's number two, was the leading internal candidate for the top job. However, in a break with tradition, Nokia appointed Stephen Elop, head of Microsoft's business division, as its chief executive on Friday. Mr Elop, who takes the reins on September 21, will be the first non-Finn to lead the company.
Ben Wood, an analyst at CSS Insight said Mr Vanjoki was widely regarded as "the public face of Nokia" and a "key engineer of Nokia's phenomenal success " in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Mr Wood said he expected Mr Vanjoki's exit to be "the first of a series of management changes".
Mr Anssi is the last remaining member of chairman Jorma Ollila's "dream team" who helped transform Nokia into the world's biggest mobile phone maker. But in recent years Nokia has lost its stranglehold on the important high-end market following the launch of Apple's ground-breaking iPhone and devices powered by Google's Android operating system. Nokia's share of the smartphone market has dropped to 37.4pc, compared to 45pc a year ago according to Gartner technology analysts.
Mr Vanjoki said he was still "100pc committed to doing my very best for Nokia until my very last day". On his second day as head of Nokia's smartphone division earlier this summer, he said: "I am committed, perhaps even obsessed, with getting Nokia back to being number one in high-end devices,"


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Star Trek: Discovery, The Spy, Mulan, and Other Casting News
Star Trek: Discovery, The Spy, Mulan, and other films and television shows have made recent film, TV series, and TV mini-series casting, screenwriting, and director news. These films come from movie studios primarily based in the United States and abroad. The castings, screenwriters, and directors are subject to change.
Donnie Yen has been cast as Commander Tung, who eventually becomes the mentor of Mulan.
Yen joins already cast Liu Yifei.
Mulan was written by Lauren Hynek, Rick Jaffa, Elizabeth Martin, Amanda Silver, and will be directed Niki Caro.
Mulan's plot synopsis: based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan, "a young woman who posed as a man to go to war in her father's place."
Mulan will be released in U.S. theaters through Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures on March 27, 2020.
Normal People
Liam Neeson and Lesley Manville have been cast as "Tom and Joan, a married couple with an easy relationship and a depth of love which expresses itself through tenderness and humor. When Joan is diagnosed with breast cancer, the course of her treatment shines a light on their relationship as the pair face the challenges that lie ahead and the prospect of what might happen in the future."
Normal People was written by Owen McCafferty and will be directed by Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D'Sa.
The Spy (Netflix)
Sacha Baron Cohen has been cast, "a spy for Israel in Syria in the early 1960s. Cohen managed to embed himself into Syrian high society and rise through the ranks of their politics. His actions, connections, ultimately his death have had lasting consequences, shaping the Middle East as it is today."
The limited TV series (Mini-series) The Spy will be written and directed by Gideon Raff.
Star Trek: Discovery (Paramount Network)
Anson Mount has been cast as Captain Christopher Pike, captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise before James T. Kirk.
Tig Notaro has been cast as Denise Reno, Chief Engineer of the U.S.S. Hiawatha.
Leave your thoughts on Star Trek: Discovery, The Spy, Mulan, and other Film Casting News (via Variety, Deadline) below in the comments section. Readers seeking more movie casting can visit our Movie Casting Page. Want up-to-the-minute notifications? FilmBook staff members publish articles by Email, Twitter, Tumblr, Google+, and Facebook.


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|Black-bellied whistling duck
On my way to the beach this a.m. (7:30), spotted a flock of 10 ducks perched on the roof of 2 story house. They had a red bill, white area under beak, white wing bar, primarily chestnut with black underbelly. The sound they made when taking flight it what mostly grabbed my attention. It was a squeal, rather than a quack. Like nothing I'd ever heard before. Came home and found it on the internet, with recorded sound. BLACK-BELLIED WHISTLING DUCK. They apparently are expanding their range. So exciting!
Keep your wonderful articles coming; I love it!
Pat Gordon
Don Pedro Island


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I made a decision a few years ago that the end of the school year did not mean the end of quality learning experiences for my classroom. Since that time, some of my most creative and popular units of study have been during the last four weeks of the year.
We've all been there, and we've heard students and teachers both wonder out loud, what the point of continuing past the last state-mandated assessment could be.
This year, one of the learning opportunities that I made available to my ninth grade Computer Information Applications students during the final grading period was a Google Innovative Student certification. "Wait," you might be saying, "I didn't know that Google offered a student certification."
You're correct. Google does NOT offer a student level certification track (which is the first thing I will change when I am one day CEO of Google). However, for those of us who teach at G-Suite schools who have always WANTED a student certification, I created one for myself. The students loved it!
The process was simple. I identified 5-6 areas of G-Suite expertise that I thought would help my students more successfully use Google applications in their other courses. I knew that I also wanted this to be a totally self-paced learning track. Third, I wanted it to include assessments that I did not have to grade myself.
I settled on four key areas of learning, then I went looking for resources. I found exactly what I was looking for in Atomic Learning's library of professional development. Now, Atomic Learning is primarily used by adults, so this was not a fluffy, youth-oriented project, but since my students are motivated ninth graders, I saw that as more of a plus than a minus.
I developed my marketing plan to sell the concept to the students and we were off and running. About 35% of my students opted to take advantage of this as an independent learning project. (The remainder of my students would be involved in other student-choice focused learning activities.)
The results were quite good. The feedback was mostly positive and the plan worked as I expected and needed for it to work. My students became more proficient using Google Drive, Google Slides, Google Calendar and Google Sheets. In the end, they had certificates from Atomic Learning to document their success, and they traded those in for an "official" Google Innovative Student certification from me.
Will I use adult-oriented professional development with students again? Absolutely! Not all students will be attracted to or be as excited about it as some, but it will definitely be on the menu again.


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Here is where we live now... It's a small flat across from the school I'm working at in the middle of Nairobi. We are on the third floor and can see the neighboring slum from our window, the busy street outside our gate, the school, and who is coming and going from the compound. It's small and much different from the community house we lived in amongst tea fields, but we're filling it with our stuff and having lots of friends visit. So it's beginning to feel like home.
You can see all the pots we own in the dish drainer because we have to boil our water for drinking. A water filter didn't come with the apartment, so we're getting our clean water the free way.
Living Room.
Will saying, "What are you doing?"
Our Guest Room.
It's small but welcome to any visitors who want to venture this way. We've already enjoyed putting it to use!
It came with a hideous floral shower curtain. There aren't a lot of options for home decor in Nairobi. We've picked out a new one at Target, but have to wait for someone coming from America. No Target here! :)
Master Suite.
For awhile our bed was simply a mattress on the floor until one day I came home from school and my wonderful husband had bought this beautiful bed from a carpenter on the side of the road. Picking up end-tables this week!
We still need some pictures on the walls and new photos in the picture frames, but overall I think we're doing well for three weeks into living in our Kenyan flat. Family and friends are welcome any time!


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Monday, November 27, 2006
Fun Formula
I spent Sunday morning in a muddy field, rain clouds threatening to burst overhead, millipedes attempting to climb up my pants leg, all in the name of some Formula One action on the Ronald Mapp Highway.
My husband and I had meticulously planned our route to avoid the expected crush of people and traffic at Warrens. We decided to cut through Jackson, skirt Millennium Heights and walk down to the junction at Automotive Art. From there we would be in a prime position to see Marc Gene and the Ferrari scream past.
All went according to plan, and a blessed man moved his SUV just in time for us to park a few streets away from the action. By 9:10 we were in position and anticipation was building among the fans. And then, around 9:35, we saw the marshals of the event pull a fence across the Highway just outside Automotive Art! This meant we were now at the end of the track and would only be seeing the driver as he slowed to turn into Automotive Art's parking lot! By that time, thousands of people had gathered and moving didn't seem like a feasible option. We had an up-close view of the car, but didn't experience the sheer speed like the crowds in the middle of the route. Ah well, a good morning was still had by all...even though we had to scamper away from a disoriented centipede which was probably wondering why so many people were in a field in St. Thomas on a Sunday morning.
Photo courtesy of The Nation ('cause in my rush I forgot my camera)
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While several City Council candidates said they'd be willing to look into a plastic foam container ban at a campaign forum Thursday night, few would give a direct answer as to whether they would support such a law if elected.
Dozens of cities across the state, from San Clemente to Oakland, have banned polystyrene foam containers, commonly known by the brand name Styrofoam. The prohibitions mostly focus on take-out containers used at restaurants, but in Los Angeles County, a more limited restriction only impacts county-run facilities such as hospitals, golf courses and beach concession stands.
Nearly all the candidates at the League of Women Voters Glendale-Burbank forum at City Hall said Glendale must adopt environmentally-friendly regulations, but only a handful of the council hopefuls made their positions on plastic foam containers clear. Those who did were opposed to the ban.
Rick Barnes said the ban may be cost-prohibitive to businesses, and Chahe Keuroghelian said rather than focusing on take-out containers, the city should increase the number of recycling education programs.


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Fantasy Features: Every Home Needs A Champagne Buzzer
So far I've been unable to find a Champagne Buzzer Installer in our small town phone book, and I'm unclear on how the Champagne would actually be delivered to me once I'd buzzed the buzzer. Would the Champagne Porter live in the guest room? That could work, but since it doubles as my office, wouldn't that lead to an awful lot of awkwardness and Champagne-related chit-chat? Fortunately, I don't have to worry about any of those logistics because I won't be installing a Champagne Buzzer in every room anytime soon. Or ever.
I remember reading in Bergdorf Blondes about the Ritz-Carlton in Paris and "the little buzzer they have right next to the tub labelled FEMME DE CHAMBRE that you push if you need something urgently, like a glob of bubble bath or a café créme." That would definitely come in handy as well — and the chambermaid could bunk with the Champagne Butler!
What else? A combination pizza oven-hot tub. An orangerie. The library from Beauty & The Beast. The Rain Room from MoMA (with temperature controls). An indoor/outdoor two-lane 25-yard lap pool. The Perpetual Teapot and Biscuit Tin from The Last Dragonslayer. A roof that opens completely. An Olafur Elliason wing. A heating system that just heats a 6-foot circumference around me so I can be nice and toasty without wasting energy. A Sparkling Water Buzzer! A Wasabi Peas Buzzer!
I feel better already: coming up with nearly-impossible or ultra-impossible home improvements got me out of my ordinary project slump, and was a nice little break from the realities of budget restrictions. What's on your ridiculous renovation dream list?
(Image: Bob Bob Ricard via AnOther Loves)


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Sensors & Transducers e-Digest (S&TD)
No. 4, April 2001
Single or double
The new Sonar doublesheet control from Siemens operates with ultrasonic waves with a frequency of 200kHz. It consists of an evaluation unit and two sonar sensors (transmitter and receiver). The device monitors the paper feed-in on e.g.: printing machineries. It signalizes reliable errors during the feed-in process, for example if two or more sheets of paper glue together. This would lead to a printing mistake. The sonar double sheet control is suitable for monitoring paper-, plastic- or metal sheets. The range is from 20g paper to 1100g cardboard.
The adjustment of the 3RX2210 is absolutely easy: it is performed through an automatical setup– a so called "Teach-In". The user has the possibility to choose between manual setup (pressing SET button) or automatical setup (during feed-in of the first sheet). After this every sheet is compared with the stored reference value and in case of single sheet or double sheet it will be indicated. The 3RX2210 has two electronic, short circuit protected outputs.
The design of the BERO offers the user a high flexibility. The small sonar sensors (M18x25mm) are requiring less space and the 2 m connection cable enables to place the evaluation unit on a easily accessible place. The sensors could be mounted either at an angle of 30°(±10°) or 5° to the vertical. The material to be scanned must be about 5 to 15 mm above the emitter.
Advantages at a glance:
· Reliable monitoring of multi-layer paper sheets, plastic sheets and metal foil
· Range from 20 g paper up to 1100 g card,
· Manual or automatic adjustment
· Sonar sensors in cylindrical M18 enclosures
· Short-circuit proof solid-state outputs (pnp)
· Connection via M12 plug
Level measurement – simple
and compact
The new sonar-BERO of the compact range, 3RG625 from Siemens are especially designed for level measurements in small tanks. Because of their special housing they could be used as "intelligent cover" of a vessel. With its built-in all-round seal, the sonar BERO can be used directly as a lid with built-in fill level monitoring.
These sonar-BERO are offered with 3 different sensing ranges: 6 to 50cm, 20 to 150cm or 25 to 250cm are available. The sensors have new, especially for level monitoring suited functions. The sonar-BERO senses continuously the level; when reaching the adjusted minimal or maximal levelone of the respective outputs will switch. This state is indicated through 2 LEDs.
The adjustment through an automatical setup is very easy : via a so called Teach-In. The vessel is filled to the requested level. Now the programming connection of the BERO needs to be connected to 0V verbunden – for example via a momentary contact – and sfter this the sensor is completely adjusted. The setup could also be done from a corresponding signal of a PLC or from a PC.
For comfortable adjustment of the sensor the system SONPROG 3RX4000 is available. Besides the switching ranges, response time, switching hysteresis and function of output (NO or NC) can be adjusted with SONPROG.
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. - March 9, 2001 – The new Model 28959F/FV portable accelerometer calibrator from Endevco provides precision calibration for charge mode piezoelectric, voltage mode piezoelectric, piezoresistive, and variable capacitance accelerometers in the field or on-site. Test amplitude is adjustable up to 10 g's over the frequency range of 10 Hz to 10 kHz. The Model 28959F/FV is capable of storing serial number and type, test parameters, date/time and test results for over 1600 tests, and a built-in printer can provide a hard copy record immediately. In addition to calculating sensitivity automatically, the calibrator also verifies accelerometer polarity. An internal reference accelerometer traceable to NIST serves as the comparison standard.
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There are many factors to consider when choosing a hosting provider. How long have they been in business? How solid is their reputation for quality and service? How effectively do they deal with problems? Do they have 24/7 email and phone support? How well do their servers perform? And of course, how fast is their network? Answering that last question, however, is where many people get into some trouble.
A fast network isn't the same as a fast car, in fact networks are more like the roads themselves. If a network doesn't have enough capacity, lines fill up and traffic slows down like rush hour. If a network isn't high-quality and well-maintained, traffic won't move efficiently through it. Also important is how far the traffic has to go to reach its destination. This is where people whip out 'traceroute' and (mis)use it to gather "information" about a network…
Traceroute is a fine utility for diagnosing specific network segments but was never intended to generate useful performance metrics in general. It works by sending ICMP packets from point A to point B, and measuring the round trip time for each hop. Seems simple, until you look at it more closely. The path your ICMP packets take on each round trip isn't always the same, nor is it always the same path in both directions. Ever notice how sometimes a hop in the middle of a trace shows a higher time than one that is further a way? Asymmetric paths are one possible explanation. Another is ICMP de-prioritization.
ICMP de-prioritization isn't just an acronym and a complex word, it's also a complex concept. Let's imagine you were trying to test the performance of the postal service by sending a postcard far away. It may take anywhere from a day to a couple of weeks to reach its destination. The postal service isn't getting paid very much to send it, and it will only carry it to the next destination if there's space left after the first class and Priority Mail has been loaded.
This postcard is much like ICMP. If something more important needs to go out, they're going to fill the bag with it instead of your postcard. After all, if your postcard was super important you'd have put it into a Priority Overnight envelope, right? And that's what networks do too. Traffic such as web, voice, and even email can be assigned priority over ICMP much like overnight packages have priority over postcards. And this is the way you should want it. You aren't paying your provider to move traceroute packets rapidly, you're paying them to move your web traffic!
So we've established that tracerouting is unreliable in general to determine the speed of a host, but given that it's imperfect won't it still give you a rough estimate of how well one host performs vs. another?
Not at all.
I mentioned previously that the distance from point A to point B is a factor in network performance. Many people think this is a great reason to run a traceroute from their home or office computer to a hosting company to try to ascertain how fast the network performs. However, all a traceroute is really going to do is give you a rough estimate of the speed of your particular network segment in your particular locale to the host in question.
In a globalized world how can one possibly assume that your own extremely localized results are useful to anybody else? There are hundreds of millions of people using the internet at any time, any of them could be the next visitor to your website. Unless they're all sitting in your living room with you, your traceroute isn't a good indicator of what their experience will be.
To use another analogy, imagine you wanted to set up a retail storefront in the U.S., and you want it to be as easily accessible as possible to the most people around the world. Would you use 'Google Maps' to map the distance between different stores and your house, assuming that if you get something local then everybody else should be able to get themselves there? No. You'd probably look at established, high-traffic locations – maybe even Fifth Avenue in New York City or Rodeo Drive in Los Angeles. None of them may be next to you, but that's really beside the point.
There are lots of good methods to establish the speed of a host, but traceroute isn't one of them. I've seen way too many people gravitate towards nearby hosts because they get great traceroutes and assume that the host has a GREAT network, when in reality the network is slow for most of the world.
You are certainly one of the most important people who will ever access your server, so performance does matter. But I would urge you to look beyond your own experience and to focus on your users – and most importantly to understand that the two experiences are not necessarily the same. A great host should have all kinds of important qualities, and they should all be considered. In the grand scheme of things, traceroute – a bad measure of distance between point A and point B for one individual – isn't worthy of serious consideration much less 'final judgment'.
Disney World is far away from most people, but thousands visit every day from all over the world for the first time. And maybe with the worry-free lifestyle that you can develop by finding the right host, Disney World is exactly where you'll be headed next.
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Nantahala Brewing Company is just minutes from the border of the Great Smoky Mountain National Park, in fact, the water used to brew their craft beer comes straight out of the Deep Creek watershed of the Smokies. On weekends the brewery serves up a heaping dose of great music as well as their award-winning beers. The concert series is aptly titled, Music on Tap. This weekend brings Americana duo, The Rough & Tumble, to the stage. Here's August's schedule. Shows are free! The brewery is a family friendly place, so bring the kids and the dog!
Fri. 8/8 – The Rough & Tumble
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Halloween Spooktacular
Halloween has come and gone and I, like many did I'm sure, made the most of it. I consumed a bucket of sweets, watched scary movies (closing my eyes during the scary bits), went to a costume party. The usual. But this year the festivities started early; by a whole week.
On Friday 23 October I joined fellow scribblers Lauren Beukes, Sarah Lotz, Diane Awerbuck, Caine Prize winner Henrietta Rose-Innes and Sam Wilson for the first of the South African Horrorfest Events, entitled Bloody Parchment.
Veruschka and her team transformed The Book Lounge into The Lounge of Horror, as crowds fought their way through spider webs and dangling bats to hear us recite our scariest stories. Like Lauren and Sarah, I came in costume, although to be honest I'm not sure whether anyone guessed I was dressed as Hot Stuff the little devil.
Sam started the evening off on a high note with his tale about The Wolf That Cried Boy, complete with cue cards. Who knew eating little boys could be so funny? Henrietta gave us all goosebumps with her slithery story about creepy crawlies, and of course Sarah, replete in her Corpse Bride best, recited her Love Poem to a Zombie. Robot Girl Lauren Beukes ended the night off with What The Book Lounge Doesn't Tell You. I could tell you what that is, but the books wont like it.
My story, somewhere in the middle, was an excerpt from a short story that was first entitled The Expedition. Its new incarnation, Triolet, One am, will appear in the Home and Away anthology by Zebra Press in April next year. It's a spooky little yarn about three kids who become friends while on holiday with their parents in Mauritius. One night they set out to find a haunted plantation house, but you'll have to wait to find out what happens to them. Or harass Louis.
You can hear the Something Wicked podcast of me reading the excerpt here.
Or watch it here.
It was a fantastic evening with The Book Lounge pulling out all the stops to host us. Thanks to the zombified staff for creating the perfect setting for a horror reading. Thanks to Joe, Vianne and Something Wicked for recording the readings and to everyone who attended. Can't wait till next year!
And to all Book SA readers, Happy Halloween. Every day should be an excuse to dress up and eat sweets.


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Association of Valuers, Property Managers, Estate Agents and Property Consultants in the Private Sector Malaysia (PEPS).
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11th Malaysian Property Summit 2018
The property market continued its downtrend to the H1 2017. Volume was down from 156,901 transactions in the H2 2016 to 153,729 transactions in H1 2017 or approximately 2.02% whilst value has declined by 15.78%. Since 2012, the volume of transactions had been sliding downwards and by the H1 2017, the decline is 28%.
Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
10th Malaysian Property Summit 2017
The global and Malaysian economies are currently undergoing challenging times.
On the global front, there could be a major shift of policies in the United States, and flowing from that interest rates could start rising which could have an impact on property in general and REITS, in particular.
Sime Darby Convention Centre, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysian Property Summit
At present the property market in Malaysia is facing many new challenges as it grapples with forces and factors that may underlie an indication of "Shifting Fundamentals?" a term we now adopt as the Theme of the Mid-Year Review.
There is a general slowdown of the economy, the Ringgit depreciation; lower oil prices, a persistently high household debt, rising costs to households and businesses, slower consumer spending, a contraction in the oil and gas sector and many such challenges.


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"My body is consistently numb and I always feel like I am going to pass out. What is wrong with me?"
Okay, I am having a mixture of strange symptoms that is making me nervous. My body is consistently numb and I always feel like I am going to pass out. I would say this has been going on at least a month. It started happening every so often and has gotten progressively worse to the point it always happens. Sometimes parts of me go limp and it is hard to open my eye. I feel hazy. Sometimes my ear rings for a couple seconds, and sometimes I completely can't hear. Everything is worse on my left side. I have a history of pseudotumor cerebri and asthma, but that is it. What can this be? I can't afford a doctors visit and there isn't a free clinic around.
Thanks for your question, and so sorry to hear about the complicated symptoms that you seem to be suffering from. It is hard to pinpoint the exact cause of what you could be suffering from without more information. So I recommend that you speak with a doctor. Even in the best of circumstances, your situation is likely complicated. Pseudotumor cerebri can cause a number of different symptoms and may explain some of what you are suffering from. It is often first noted due to symptoms that seem to be related to a brain tumor, but there is ultimately no tumor present (hence the name). As such, it can be responsible for many different symptoms, especially those involving the nervous system. Treatment does require consistent medical care, however, and is not something that should generally be managed only through free clinics. Most hospital systems can arrange a plan to be able to help those with serious medical issues that require chronic care and do not have insurance, and it may be worth checking with some of these to determine what the best course of action is for you to help you get insurance. Ultimately, some of your symptoms may be difficult to treat, and will require consistent help from a well qualified team. Please speak with a doctor.
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I shall make use of the 'exceptions" particularly for pupils who have subject/teacher related fears. I will definitely use The Silent Session for example with pupils to develop understanding of coping strategies. I will continue to be curious and use analogies. I thoroughly enjoyed the two says, more specifically – I liked that the delivery was NOT power-point driven, was not "content heavy" – it was all about practice and less about postulating theory and process. The training was very fresh, very original and very entertaining.
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Technology is really changing the way things work. This is the world where everything is becoming possible by the help of almighty technology. If you have been using Instagram on your computer laptop or desktop, you will notice that you can only be able view notifications, read wall post and see people who likes and follows you but you will not be able to post photo or video from your computer to Instagram using Instagram official website.
The good news is that there is a way forward; you can share videos and photos as much as you want from your computer to Instagram directly without having to use mobile application. I will be sharing with you here on techsmart.ng how you can actually upload photos and videos to Instagram from your computer. All you have to do is to draw your seat nearer and pay attention if you have been looking for this awesome guide or would love to use it.
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Still on cruise so thought would give my opinion. Having never been on cruise before i have nothing to compare it with. Disney just does it right. We are 2 adults with no kids so give you that perspective. First the adults places are really nice. I don't her the kiss at all. Have some character pictures lines have moved well. Saw the golden mickeys show and frozen this afternoon. Both were great.
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I read food not that good. I find it is better than some I have had at restraints. The show at animators palate was fun. If you have the ability to do concierge level they go out of their way to accommodate. My only regret is not a longer cruise.
What ship are you on? Years ago we took The Wonder to Mexico and it was fabulous. I have been on other cruise lines and Disney by far is the best but hard to afford.
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We are on the wonder. I agree it is hard to afford but since I am spoiled by Disney would rather not go than go with some other cruise line.
Love disney cruises!! Never thought I would like anything as much as I did Disneyland but I was wrong. I've been on two and now I'm always looking into ways I can go again. Definitely more expensive than Disneyland but soo much fun!
Mickey Bound, we are doing the same cruise on the Wonder in May, 2018. We are seniors, no kids. We are also going through the Panama Canal on the Wonder next October. We are excited. We have been on Carnival (Eastern Carribean) and Norwegian (Alaska), so we do have something to compare it to. We were just at DLR, met someone who has been on 8 Disney cruises, and several other cruises. He said he would never do any other cruise line after being on Disney.
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That's what I have heard. You Disney and never want to do any one else.
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Wednesday, January 27, 2016
The Melnick State of the Economy Unchanged in December
Unusual upward correction to the level of the industrial production index
The rise in revenue of commerce and services supports economic growth
The Melnick State of the Economy did not change in December 2015. The stability of the Index, against the backdrop of a sharp correction in the index of industrial production, reveals improvement in the business sector. The industrial production index, which reflects the supply side of the business sector, rose abnormally by 7.2 percent. It seems that the boom does not reflect an actual dramatic change in manufacturing industries but a correction in the level of the series, as measured by the CBS. The revenue in commerce and services, reflecting the domestic demand, especially private consumption, continues to rise, and illustrates the rise in private consumption and its impact on economic growth. The imports index, which consists mainly of imports of inputs for domestic production, but also consumer goods, increased, and continues to develop with strong volatility. The number of employee posts in the business sector rose after several months of stability.
The December Index components include: an abnormal increase of 7.2% in industrial production index in November, after falling 2.3% in October; an increase of 0.7% of revenue in commerce and services in November, after rising 0.7% in October; an increase of 5.0% in the Imports Index in December, after falling 3.3% in November; and an increase of 0.4% in the number of employee posts in the business sector in October, after falling 0.2% in September.
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Great, I have been trying to find a toilet paper that is plastic free! Where do you take your soft plastics? I was pleased to find recently that Weetbix is available at Bin Inn straight from the bulk bins!
I am happy to see the blog is back- you guys were a real inspiration for me when I was a teenager, thank you
Plastic Free July
Matthew and I are doing Plastic Free July, an international movement that's picking up pace in NZ too. I decided to do it spontaneously three days before it started. I was the guest speaker at an event that the Waikato Environment Centre put on for people that had challenged themselves to do Plastic Free July. I was speaking about our rubbish free year back in 2008, and felt that in many ways the audience was more dedicated than I was. So I publicly committed before I could really think it through and came home and told Matthew. He reminded me that he was there before me because he has been suggesting for a while that we try plastic free. But really! Plastic free makes rubbish free look like a walk in the park.
What we mean by "plastic free' needs some defining as I'm of course typing this on a plastic keyboard. While some plastic is used for long lasting hard-wearing purposes, other plastic is designed for single use. Its this single use plastic that we are attempting to live without through July. We all know it makes no sense to make something that needs to last for a few days or months into a toxic problem that could last a few thousand years. But it's normal and convenient. And in my experience 'normal and convenient' are two underestimated but pretty powerful forces.
And that's where Plastic Free July kicks in. I find myself in the "UNcomfort" zone of inconvenient and abnormal again and I do love a good challenge. Day 12 so far. Today's crisis was being hungry at the petrol station and not being able to buy one single thing, even their pies were wrapped in a foil plastic packet. Then we went mountain biking and ended up with a single use plastic entry band taped around our little rubbish free wrists.
Plastic free is a much tighter category than rubbish free, because plastic recycling is out. This knocks out margarine, milk and yoghurt. Most households in NZ don't recycle their soft plastics (bread bags, cheese wrappers etc) because they are not usually accepted at kerbside, but we had found a company that will take clean soft plastic so prior to July I'd been able to enjoy Vogels and Colby cheese and Matthew could have his Weetbix. It's a shock to the system but not impossible to find alternatives. Dad has been baking a fresh loaf of bread for us each week which has been appreciated.
So far the true stumbling blocks haven't had much to do with food. We are continuing to use toothpaste, dental floss, deodorant and Panadol, (those of you that have to deal with us daily will be pleased about us being clean smelling without headaches!) We are still feeding the dog bulk dry dog food, which comes in a massive plastic bag. And although I'm trying to use a pencil I keep finding plastic disposable pens in my hand, I don't even know where they come from. But that's it so far, we have mostly surprised ourselves with what we already had in place. We are so used to living rubbish free that I had stopped appreciating things like GreenCane toilet paper (with no plastic wrapping); razors with replaceable blades; wooden biodegradable dish scrubber; bulk refills in the garage for detergent and laundry liquid.
So at the one third mark still feeling chipper!
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Theresa B. Moore, 55, of Wood River, passed away at 8:50 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
She was born on June 24, 1960, in Alton, the daughter of John T. Kochan of Wood River and the late Wilma J. (Davis) Kochan.
She married Charles "Chuck" Moore on June 14, 1980, in Wood River, and he survives.
Other survivors include one daughter and son-in-law, Heather and David Sanders of Bethalto; one son, John Moore of Wood River; three grandchildren, Emma Moore, Payton Sanders and Harper Sanders; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary Stewart of Florida, and Barbara and Robert Swanson of Barrington; one brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Thelma Kochan of Wood River; several nieces, nephews, and other extended family and friends.
A homemaker, she was a member of Holy Angels Parish in Wood River. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother.
In celebration of her life, memorial visitation will be from 4 p.m. until time of services at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Pitchford Funeral Home in Wood River. Father James Flach will officiate.
Memorials are suggested to Masses or to the 5A's and will be accepted at the funeral home.
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Have you ever entered a forest and seen a person hugging a tree, peering up along the trunk? From this day onwards you can breathe freely again, because you have just encountered a pin lichen biologist at work, and not some bizarre tree-hugging ritual.
Pin lichens, or more formally known as Calicioids, are a diverse and monophyletic lichen group, which usually inhabits deadwood. As their name suggests, they resemble pins. They are tiny, approximately between one millimeter and five centimeters in size. The best way to observe them is to peer up along the trunk of a tree. The spores accumulate into a mazaedium (a cup-shaped part of the fungi), from which they can cling onto the hairs and feathers of animals, or passively disperse otherwise. The spores can be recognized as soot-like dust on your fingers.
Although it is relative easy to observe pin lichens with the bare eye, species identification is usually conducted using a loupe or microscope. Further observation opens an entire new world of colors. The algae parts of many pin lichen species are brightly colored in yellow, green, or red. On other species, the stalk of the fungal part forming the actual pin structure can also be quite colorful: white, green, yellow, or brown.
There are approximately 70 different pin lichen species in Finland, but unfortunately they are a very deficiently studied group. Some species are parasites. They sponge on e.g other pin lichen species or mosses. Even pin lichen fossils have been found within amber. Using these fossils we are able to model the tree structures of forests that grew over a million years ago. This tiny, yet fascinating, species group deserves to receive more attention. Furthermore, observing them is relatively easy, because they don't move and make a run for it. All you need is a pair of sharp eyes.


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Princess Konoko
A downloadable game for Windows and macOS
Birth of Konoko
The game Princess Konoko first came to birth during a Game Club meeting at our College. During our club meeting, we did practice game jams (1 hour jams) with two themes for a game. We could either code the game on the spot, or show some sort of concept in text, or in image.
The week that Konoko came into light was when we were given a theme of 'Lose to Win', and 'Empathy'. Although I do not know where 'empathy' would apply in this particular game, but the theme of "Lose to Win', should stand to stay.
The theme 'Lose to Win' would apply in that, that if you are hurt by an object that would be harmful (sword, axe, knife, shoe) to you then Princess Konoko will be satisfied, thus her health would go down. If you were to get hit by a pillow on the other hand, Princess Konoko would not be satisfied, and thus your health would go down.
Screen Size Problems
Unfortunately I was not able to set a fixed screen size in time because I was late, but if you click on maximize, everything should be sized perfectly! After clicking on maximize, you can press the 'F11' key to Full Screen the game.
- WASD - move player
- Enter key - Continue dialogue
- Spacebar - Starts game after dialogue
Goal of the Game
- Satisfy Princess Konoko by being hit by something harmful.
- Being hit by a pillow will reduce your health.
- Being hit by anything else will reduce Princess Konoko's health.
What is something 'Harmful'?
- Everything that is not a pillow.
Konoko pixel art item-throwables
- Sabrina (Art for Konoko's, item throwables)
- Carl Mesias (programmer)
- Carlos Murillo (Voodooman art design)
- Cody Jacoby (Voodooman idea, Konoko art design)
- Justin (Konoko attack Patterns)
- Sabrina (Art for Konoko's, item throwables)
- Tom (Konoko attack Patterns)
Full Credit Details and Specifics
- Found here: CREDITS.txt
|Windows, macOS
|2D, Boss battle, Bullet Hell, princess, Top-Down
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