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DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#Charity–An early adopter of gratifying amenities for home pets, Marcus
Hiles has made them a standard at Western Rim's luxury properties
and is firmly determined to maintain the communities he develops as more
welcoming and accommodating places for pets. Solid numbers reinforce the
growing demand for acceptance of canines and felines, illustrated by a
March 15, 2012 Adweek
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reinforcing the need for dog- and cat-friendly spaces.
magazine tallies the spending, acknowledging "This year the pet industry
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according to the American Pet Product Association." In a January 22,
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York Times article, Jane Margolies explained the evolution of
animal-oriented features from sporadic early appearances in 2000 to
prolific installations in 2016, noting, "When 'pet spas' were introduced
in high-end residential buildings a decade or so ago, they might have
seemed like another flash-in-the-pan perk. But they've not only hung on
like a dog with a bone, they've also evolved." A Los Angeles Times
article from Aug. 8, 2014 highlights the ultimate trend, with pet
parents giving their charges a special space of their own, often even
equipped with an en suite bath.
Catering to residents that embrace animals as family, Marcus
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affordable, upscale developments created by his company – Western Rim.
Applying more than three decades of expertise, Marcus
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wealth of community and outdoor space, providing homes as livable for
pets as they are for people.
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Western Rim Property Services, Inc. develops, owns, and manages
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In recent years, the debate of whether to play either FIFA or Pro Evolution Soccer has been so one-sided commentary is starting to get more and more meaningless PES fall further and further behind the cash-rich FIFA. This year, things are different, and it certainly can not fail to benefit both sides. And outside the stadium FIFA has a beautiful interface and all approved licenses - it brilliantly reproduces all 20 Premier League, now have a great addition to the 12 women's national team. PES, however, still make you and Red Merseyside (Liverpool) and West Glamorgan City (Swansea), while in the lineup to select the menu that looks like Italy "90 play things.
FIFA 16 course is the latest entry in EA's seminal footy franchise, and with the new year, we do not just get a new list, but a group of new features. Added this year, in various modes and a new life, providing a bit of the restructuring of the traditional formula of injection, while retaining the magic, making the FIFA franchise so popular year after year. Ultimate Team mode, FIFA in recent years to play real life, to get a new draft feature, allowing players a very short time (fortunately review time limit inclusive), to get some high-quality personnel to quickly make a great team to take any online or locally stored in the progress of a single player. FIFA Ultimate Team maintain long-term star, as it provided the impetus to improve chemical performance coming.
The core, however, the FIFA team is still the main selling point of the ultimate FIFA this year to improve the game was again introduced a draft FIFA Ultimate Team, which for want of a better word, is frickin "phenomenon. FIFA Ultimate Team Draft Fantasy football is a simple as minigames draft ultimate team in FIFA, where you select each player chooses a player in your team and the core then pit them against other like-minded football fans from numerous random. win You can earn gold package, what does not fit your final lineup lose, you went back to the ultimate team cleared another valuable draft FUT token coins so that you can all do it again. very beautiful.
When jumping into the game in FIFA 16, the first thing you'll notice is how much everything was relatively slow compared to last year. This reduction in speed can make you want to consider your next move, you will need to carefully consider this game can not be tolerated because it is already past. Pace abuser will be stopped in their tracks, and split the defense sphere or a labyrinthine run is very difficult to achieve, which is correct. Newly added feature allows players to pass as common throughout the park for direct, decisive pass. However, I think it is table tennis ball in the game, which is already in the past few years back a problem, this situation too much.
Artificial intelligence is blank smart and your teammates will be automatically covered, and stop trying to score better player. New tackling fundamentals, including standing, sliding tackles and false. Goalkeeper has also been enhanced, and smarter. They make fewer mistakes, make a ball really hard. Players can also make more accurate passing and shooting. Critics from numerous FIFA 16 comments already online pop-up, and the annual publication of football video games has been reviewed praise, so far. Many small improvements, as well as great new mode, making this year EA football game worth buying, review status. In PS4 version of FIFA 16 are currently based on 13 of the Metacritic average score of 83 out of a version and Xbox 100, with 86 based on 26 reviews Average evaluation.
The ultimate team player and then open the package for each position on the floor, they choose from each group to fill in their own team's players. These players are not you make after the draft mode, so they can not be transferred or FUT regularly used in the game. Once a team has been built, players engage in a single elimination tournament, up to four games. The farther you go against other online opponents game, the more coins you'll earn. This is not a huge change, with FUT, but it is to earn more coins a new and interesting ways. It also gives you rest from conventional FUT team, and allows you to use a team of some of the All-Star game.


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Traylor Howard Movies
Here is a partial list of Traylor Howard movies. This list may not include all of Traylor Howard's movies. Why? Our database only goes back to 1995. Lame, we know.
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Tennessee Titans president and CEO Tommy Smith says the team is not for sale despite recent rumors to the contrary.
Tennessee Titans president and CEO Tommy Smith says the team is not for sale despite recent rumors.
Smith has said that there have been potential buyers in the past, but he has rejected their offers. Last year, Forbes Magazine listed the team's value at $1.8 billion.
"The team is not for sale. We are not entertaining any conversations in regard to the sale of the team. Period," Smith said to The Tennessean. "Any statements that say so are completely off base, and I resent it. It is not helpful to what we are trying to accomplish as an organization and as a family."
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Smith was responding to rumors about his team, including that Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning was potentially interested in buying a piece of the franchise. He called that rumor "nonsense" but said he had the highest regard for the Manning family and wished them the "best in their future pursuits, but it's not with me."
CBSSports.com's Jason La Canfora reported this week that he continued "to hear rumblings of potential Titans sale in '15."
"All that is totally irresponsible," Smith said. "All of that is completely off-base and unfounded."
Tennessee finished the 2014 season at 2-14 and has missed the playoffs in each of the last six seasons.
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Fayettevile, North Carolina MC J. Cole is hoping to change his city's perception.
The small town MC—with big city friends like Jay-Z—aims to alter his hometown's notoriety by employing a relentless work ethic. From heavy touring and recording to releasing an as-yet-untitled mixtape and the new feather in the young Roc Nation artist's cap: production, he's hustling. With the debut of his album on the way, which some think will be called Cole World but the MC himself denies, his fans are eager for more of what the Southern gentleman has in store.
"The album… it could be in December, it could be in January," Cole explained to New York's Hot 97 radio DJ Funkmaster Flex. "I'm not sure. It all depends. I always say I want the most people to want my album to come out. I don't wanna come out and do low numbers and just have my fans pleased. I want to reach the masses."
Elsewhere, J.Cole projected that some fans would divide their allegiance between his upcoming mixtape and his first full-length album.
"I just figured out all the songs that I'm ready to let go for the mixtape," J.Cole told Goodfella Media. "The album still sounds like an album. It's still big but I know it's gonna be people that will like the mixtape more than the album."
The Roc Nation affiliation has certainly afforded J.Cole a platform he didn't have with his first mixtape The Come Up in 2007. With his second mixtape, The Warm Up, Hollywood Cole found both fame and his record deal thus eventually appearing on his Jay-Z's last album The Blueprint 3. With a smattering of verses and freestyles peppered throughout the blogosphere since his start, J.Cole's done well in keeping his buzz afloat.
While the MC has worked alongside producers like No I.D., Pharrell Williams, Jim Jonsin and Hi-Tek, he has begun crafting his own tracks for the bulk of his debut, something that has been in the works for some time.
"It's like the reverse Kanye," said Cole, who names Kanye West as one of his favorite artists. "His beats were the door to people seeing how good his rhymes were. Obviously my situation is a little different. My rhymes is gonna open up people's ears to be susceptible to how good my beats are."
The North Carolinian expects to announce the release for his upcoming mixtape soon.
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Basic information about the Hatillo Municipio
The Hatillo Municipio is located in the state of Puerto Rico. This county occupies 60 square miles, with 17 square miles being water areas. There are 41.953 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Hatillo Municipio citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (87.26%), followed by Some Other Race (5.92%) and Black or African American (4.42%). There are 15.386 households in the county, while 77,28% of them are family households and 22,72% represent non family households. There are 5 cities and towns in Hatillo Municipio. The most populated city is Hatillo zona urbana and the smallest town or village is Corcovado comunidad.


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WOW!!! Spurs Signing!
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wasn't the Mills hold up because of his passport?
Mills eventually did come and play that season, enough to make an impact. i'll disagree with McDonald a bit since we're running a 3 big rotation for the majority of the games and occasional small ball. we can wait for him, but they'll be hurrying to bring him in.
you watch the vids, even if he doesn't pan out James White/Luis Scola hype style, he'll still be loads better than Blair & Bonner
Spurs No Doubt Need such a talented 7 footer.. That is for sure!!!
But WHEN!!!!???? I can't wait for 2 MONTHS... Let's hope less than 2 Months....Visa or Passport of whatever routine paper issues could take a while.... So I am just waiting
to hear Baynes made it safe to our San Antonio land.....
Here is the latest Tweet from Jonathan Givony (Draft Express)
Jonathan Givony @DraftExpress
Details of the Aron Baynes contract are still sketchy. I'm not sure about the years or $, so take what I wrote earlier with a grain of salt
Following this CBS news flash most updated half an hour ago..
Reports: Spurs sign Australian big man Aron Baynes
By Royce Young | Blogger
January 9, 2013 4:36 pm ET
The Spurs again have gone the international route to restock their roster.
According to multiple reports, the Spurs are
close to signing
a multiyear deal with Australian center Aron Baynes. The Spurs reportedly bought out his contract for $400,000.
Baynes, 26, currently plays for Union Olimpija Ljubljana in the Euroleague and averaged 13.8 points and 9.8 rebounds, establishing himself as maybe the best big man in Europe. He's a seven-footer, and known for his tough, physical style.
Draft Express reports the deal is for $3.5 million over four years, with the last two years being team options.
Baynes played collegiate basketball at Washington State.
The Spurs currently have only 14 players under contract, including six who are international players.
McDonald had not had the insider yet, but you know how our Spurs FO they would not let any info leaking to any insider info that easily esp to local media....
It would be a real Treat to have him here!!! Happy for TD and Splitter because those 2 are MUCH needing him....
And Pop kept telling us for the last few weeks about this "foreign kid"!!
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Roxi Gold has been shuttled from one foster home to another for most her life. She longs for a family and will do anything to fit in even if it's against the law. Soon she's traveling the country in an RV, stealing rare books from unsuspecting bookstores. She knows it's wrong, but if she refuses, she'll be put out on the streets.
Police officer Abby Dawson has seen the worst of society, and not just at work. Her ex-husband wrested her daughter away from her in a bitter custody battle. The job she once loved has become a chore, the world isn't any safer, and there's no joy in her life.
One fateful night a man's innocent blood changes both Roxi's and Abby's lives forever. One searches for justice; the other finds herself on the run until a first edition of The Great Gatsby catches up with her. Will the power of forgiveness set them free, or will they both remain bound by guilt?
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CJ Darlington impressed with her debut novel Thicker than Blood and she has reinforced those feelings with Bound by Guilt. A moving story of a young girl, dealt a tough hand as a child, wrestling with choices she knows are wrong and an embittered police officer, estranged from her father and daughter, reeling from her brother's murder. Mixing the intriguing world of rare books, a solid suspense thread, complex characters dealing with deep seated emotions and strong faith themes, CJ has proven she is an author with a very bright future.
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This happened about fifteen years ago. My girlfriend and I went to Florida to hang out and play some golf for ten days. There is something about the warm tropical air of mid-winter Florida (when you are from the cold north) that just makes me extremely horny.
My girlfriend was very conventional and did not even know I liked to masturbate. Luckily she always retired early and went to bed around 9:00pm. I stayed up and had some fun with myself. One warm evening I got daring and decided to get naked and step out the front door of our condo. There was an exterior walkway and ours was on the third floor. I stood outside for a minute or so and not seeing anyone around I decided to go for a short walk.
There are stairs at either end of the building so I thought it would be exciting to walk to one and go down one floor. I did this and now I was at least 100 feet from my condo door and totally naked! My heart was pounding and I was very excited. My cock was at full erection (I am a rather small five inch erect, uncut). Seeing no one around I decided to go for broke and walk all the way down to the parking lot. When I got there I wondered how far I could go.
I paused a few seconds as the thrill of the moment overwhelmed me. I would just die if I got caught. I'm a closet exhibitionist but not that brave and I had never done anything like this before. I took a few steps into the parking lot, out of the shadows and it overcame me by surprise. I was so excited I orgasmed right there. I never touched myself once the whole time. All I could do was stop and shoot my load on the parking lot.
When I finally stopped ejaculating, reality hit me and I became very worried about getting caught. I ran back to my condo as fast I could. I made it and to this day have no idea if anyone saw me. I'd be surprised if no one did as there are many units in the building and it was only 10:00pm.
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Social Work BA (Hons)
What makes Social Work at Worcester special?
If you want an in-demand career that lets you make a real difference in the world, there's never been a better time to become a social worker.
Worcester's BA (Hons) in Social Work delivers a professional qualification combined with an academic degree, giving you the skills, knowledge and experience to succeed. During your training, you will divide your time between studying and supervised work placements.
We seek to include service-users, practitioners, carers and managers from across the social work arena throughout the course, ensuring your learning experience is firmly rooted in the real-world dynamics of the profession.
Key features
- Accredited by the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC), leading to eligibility for the HCPC register – a requirement for practicing social workers in the UK
- A rich and varied learning experience with simulation and assessed practice complimenting more traditional learning techniques, as well as the provision of a Practice Educator, whose role is to supervise your placements to help you consolidate your learning
- Opportunities to study overseas
Entry requirements
What qualifications will you need?
UCAS tariff points
Entry requirements
Candidates should possess the following/or be in process of obtaining:
- The minimum age is normally 18 years old at the start of the course
- At least 4 GSCEs Grade C/4 or above, including Maths and English.
- 112 UCAS tariff points
- At least 3 months relevant social care experience, whether paid or voluntary.
Social Care experience:
When completing the UCAS application form, candidates should indicate why they wish to pursue a career in social work. This relates to the requirement for practice experience which should have involved settings either working alongside social workers or with people affected by social work decisions. Candidates can find waged and unwaged practice experience with a range of agencies working with children, young people or adults who are vulnerable. This may, for example, be work with children's centres, adults who have a physical or learning disability, people with mental health issues or older people with incapacity issues or dementia. There may be opportunities in residential work, supported housing and day care services. This work experience will help candidates decide whether social work is for them and also begin to develop their understanding of social work as well as introduce them to the underpinning values of the profession.
Candidates may also have relevant lived experience as service users and carers which may support their application.
Other information
Mature applicants:
Applications from mature applicants are particularly welcomed, where they will be assessed on their ability to benefit from and be successful on the course via a range of range of alternative qualifications and experience. This is often demonstrated through the achievement of a level 3 qualification in a relevant area. Please contact the Admissions tutor for more information.
Other conditions
- Satisfactory occupational health check
- Satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check
- Confirmation of the ability to use basic IT facilities
- Where English is a second language, IELTS Level 7 will need to be evidenced
The interview process will check the candidate's ability to communicate clearly and accurately in spoken and written English.
Additional Information
Given that students will be allocated placements in rural areas, access to a car or supported mobility arrangements for the duration of the placements is essential. The ability to meet this requirement will be checked at interview. Candidates with additional support needs should contact the admissions tutor prior to interview to ensure the correct support and necessary reasonable adjustments are available at interview.
Successful candidates will be required to complete the university's suitability documentation and an occupational health check as well as obtain an enhanced DBS statement.
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Course content
What will you study?
Our courses are informed by research and current developments in the discipline and feedback from students, external examiners and employers. Modules do therefore change periodically in the interests of keeping the course relevant and reflecting best practice. The most up-to-date information will be available to you once you have accepted a place and registered for the course. If there are insufficient numbers of students interested in an optional module, this might not be offered, but we will advise you as soon as possible and help you choose an alternative.
Year 1
The first year of the course requires students to undertake 30 days of Skills development training and to undergo an assessment of 'readiness to practice'. In addition students will study academic modules which will begin to provide the underpinning knowledge needed to practice as a social worker:
Year 2
In year 2 students will build on their knowledge to enable them to engage with 70 days of practice and start to implement what they have learnt with service users.
Year 3
In year 3 students will have the opportunity to specialize in either children and families or adult work in the Practice Realities module, which runs alongside 100 days of placement, and the Independent Study.
Practice placements
Diane from Herefordshire Home-Start (voluntary sector) discusses student practice placements.
Case study
Vicky Bailey, BA Social Work student
"My seventy day placement in an adult setting offered me a safe environment to develop a deeper knowledge of theories, law and reflective practice, whilst learning about social work on a practical day to day level. I took part in assessments, reviews, care plans and multi agency working and dealt with diverse groups of people. Both supervisors and practice educators provided positive learning and offered experience, support and knowledge while at the same time allowing me the scope to build on my own learning needs and with that the confidence in my own abilities. Team members also provided a great deal of their own knowledge and shadowing opportunities. All in all, my second year placement was a completely enjoyable experience and I believe it offered me everything that I needed to progress to year three."
Teaching and Assessment
How will you be taught?
Teaching and Learning
The University places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. A mixture of independent study, teaching and academic support through the personal academic tutoring system, enables you to reflect on, progress and build up a profile of skills, achievements and experiences that will enable you to flourish and be successful.
You are taught through a combination of formal lectures, seminars, group work tasks and interactive skills workshops. Lectures by both academic staff and current practitioners provide you with expert knowledge and contemporary theory relating to social work practice, while seminars and group work tasks enable you to develop your understanding of topics in greater depth, as well as learning from your peers. Skills workshops offer opportunities for practical application and rehearsal of core social work skills, whilst receiving feedback from practitioners and service user and carer colleagues.
In addition, meetings with personal academic tutors are scheduled on at least 4 occasions in the first year and three occasions in each of the other years of a course.
You have an opportunity to undertake a total of 170 days of Assessed practice learning on placement during your second and third years of study. During your placement, you will receive support from a Practice Educator / work based supervisor and University Tutor.
Contact time
In a typical week, you will have around 15 - 16 contact hours of teaching. The precise contact hours will depend on the optional modules selected and in the final year, you will normally have slightly less contact time in order to do more independent study. Typically, class contact time will be structured around:
- 8-10 hours lectures
- 4 – 6 hours seminars and workshops
In years 2 and 3, you will also undertake practice placements, which you will be required to attend on a full time (35 hours a week) basis. In year 2, this will take place in Semester 2 for 70 days. In year 3, this will take place across both semesters for 100 days.
Independent self-study
In addition to the contact time, you are expected to undertake around 22 hours of personal self-study per week. Typically, this will involve reading journal articles and books recommended by module leaders, working on individual and group projects, undertaking research in the library and online, preparing coursework assignments and presentations and preparing for examinations.
You will be supported in your independent learning by a range of excellent learning facilities, including the Hive and library resources, the virtual learning environment, and extensive electronic learning resources.
Teaching staff
You will receive teaching from a teaching team whose expertise and knowledge are matched closely to the content of the modules on the course. The team includes senior social work academics with practice expertise from a range of practice contexts in the statutory and voluntary sectors, experienced practitioners from our partner social work agencies and service users and carers from the University IMPACT group, who have a wide range of experience of using social work and social care services.
A range of contemporary social work research and development activity informs the team's teaching. In addition, 90 per cent of course lecturers are Fellows of the Higher Education Academy and hold a higher education teaching qualification. You can learn more about the staff by visiting our staff profiles.
The course provides opportunities to test understanding and learning informally through the completion of practice or 'formative' assignments. Each module has one or more formal or 'summative' assessments, which are graded and count towards the overall module grade.
Assessment methods include written essays and reports, group and individual presentations, open book examinations, assessed skills simulations, placement portfolio and assessment of direct practice, extended independent study.
The precise assessment requirements for an individual student in an academic year will vary according to the mandatory and optional modules taken, but a typical formal summative assessment pattern for each year of the course is:
Year 1
- Group presentations
- Essays
- Skills portfolio
- Assessed Skills simulation
- reports
Year 2
- essays
- research reports
- open book exam
- Practice portfolio
- Direct observations of practice
Year 3
- Essays
- Individual presentations
- Practice portfolios
- Direct observations of practice
- Independent study of 8000 words.
You will receive feedback on practice assessments and on formal assessments undertaken by coursework. Feedback on examination performance is available upon request from the module leader. Feedback is intended to support learning and you are encouraged to discuss it with personal academic tutors and module tutors as appropriate.
We aim to provide you with feedback on formal course work assessments within 20 working days of hand-in.
Practice placements
Laurie-Mo from Worcestershire County Council (statutory sector) discusses student practice placements.
Where could it take you?
On successful completion of the course you will be eligible to apply to join the HCPC register and seek employment as a qualified social worker in a variety of organisations in the statutory, voluntary and independent sectors.
The programme works closely with Worcestershire and Herefordshire Councils to enhance employment opportunities on completion of the degree.
To date students qualifying from the University have demonstrated a good record in gaining employment.
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How much will it cost?
Full-time tuition fees
UK and EU students
The standard tuition fee for full-time UK and EU students registering in the academic year 2019/20 will be £9,250 per year.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
International students
The standard tuition fee for full-time international (non-EU) students registering in the academic year 2019/20 will be £12,400 per year.
For more details, please visit our course fees page.
Additional costs
Every course has day-to-day costs for essential books, stationery, printing and photocopying.
As part of the course you will need to travel to placements and will therefore need to pay any associated costs. You may be able to reclaim these travel expenses depending on your individual circumstances.
Finding the right accommodation is paramount to your university experience, and our welcoming student communities are great places to live and study.
We have over 1,000 rooms across our halls of residence. With rooms to suit every budget and need, from our 'Traditional Hall' at £102 per week to 'En-suite Extra' at £165 per week (2019/20 prices).
For full details visit our accommodation page.
How do you apply?
Applying through UCAS
Social Work BA (Hons) - L500
UCAS is the central organisation through which applications are processed for entry onto full-time undergraduate courses in Higher Education in the UK.
Read our How to apply pages for more information on applying and to find out what happens to your application.
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Autonomy Fallout Starts Raining Down
HP says it has turned the case over to American and UK regulators and the FBI has reportedly picked up the investigation
By: Maureen O'Gara
Nov. 28, 2012 06:00 AM
HP was sued Monday in a San Francisco federal court by shareholders irate over how its $8.8 billion write-off last week drove the stock to the ground.
HP claimed Autonomy inflated its value through falsified financials before it was acquired in October for $11.1 billion. HP said the scheme, involving improper revenue recognition, was disclosed by a senior Autonomy official in May.
The class-action complaint, which also alleges mismanagement because of the $8 billion EDS write-off in August, was filed by the law firm of Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP.
It won't be the last. Johnson & Weaver LLP and Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, both so-called shareholder-rights law firms, are looking at HP and its board for potential breaches of fiduciary duties and violations of federal securities laws in connection with the Autonomy acquisition.
Since Autonomy's founder Mike Lynch has denied the accusations of intentional manipulation Hagens Berman wonders if HP's board is properly painting itself as a victim of the alleged fraud, or if it failed to do due diligence on Autonomy.
Like many people it wonders "How could they miss a gap in the value of Autonomy by such a wide margin?"
HP says it has turned the case over to American and UK regulators and the FBI has reportedly picked up the investigation. HP mentioned filling its own suit too.
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Prison Break's Rockmond Dunbar has been cast on The Mentalist.
Dunbar's character - FBI agent Dennis Abbott - is initially scheduled to appear in just three episodes, but could become a regular on the series, Deadline reports.
The Mentalist is casting for new series regulars, in anticipation of the departure of original cast members Amanda Righetti (Van Pelt) and Owain Yeoman (Rigsby).
In addition to Dunbar's Abbott, who will feature in episodes seven, eight and nine of the sixth season, the CBS drama is also looking for a new female regular.
The new season of The Mentalist is also expected to finally reveal the true identity of elusive killer Red John - the nemesis of series lead Patrick Jane (Simon Baker).
Robin Tunney - who plays Lisbon - told Digital Spy that season six will have a "serialised" structure, breaking away from the "crime of the week" format.
"They're going to break the regular mould and hopefully [the show] will be reinvigorated," Tunney said.
The Mentalist will return to CBS on September 29. The series airs on Channel 5 in the UK.
> The Mentalist season six casts Burn Notice Lauren Stamile
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Thank you to all who submitted their ideas to the ImagineBC campaign in 2015-2016!
The intake process is now closed. Follow us on Twitter to learn about the 2016-17 process.
- You can see the winning 2015-2016 submission, here.
The 5-Step Process
- Create a short (approx. 60-90 seconds) video to tell us about your idea. Video should include:
- Title and location of your project
- Names of people and organizations involved
- Description of the project using visuals, sound, song, dance, or any method that inspires!
- Amount of funding you think you need (anywhere from $1 to $7,000)
- Upload your video to YouTube. (Instructions)
- Once your video is uploaded, complete the Imagine BC Submission Form.
- Jury views videos and selects a shortlist by January 30th. Shortlisted submissions will be invited to pitch the idea in more detail to the jury by teleconference or webinar.
- Jury will select winning submissions to move forward with funding process.
How to Post Videos to YouTube:
- If you do not already have one, you will need to create a Google account.
- Once you have a Google account, visit youtube
- In the upper right hand corner, click Upload
- Select the video file you would like to upload following the on-screen directions or use the webcam capture method if you prefer
- Once you have created and uploaded your video, copy the video's URL and fill out the Submission Form.
The Fine Print
- Submissions may be featured on the Imagine BC website.
- We prefer submissions by video but if you absolutely cannot put together a video, fill out the Submission Form and attach a document describing your proposal.
- The principal applicant(s) can be an individual or a group of BC residents or an organization/institution based in BC.
- If your submission involves individuals and/or organization/institution who are presented as partners but do not appear in the video, you must demonstrate their support of your idea with supporting documentation (e.g. letter of support) before successful submissions can move forward with funding.
- Proposed projects must only be those that can be implemented within one calendar year from the date of award.
- At the discretion of the jury, one or more ideas will be funded within available budget.
- There is no requirement that any or all submissions will be awarded annually. Rather, the merit of the submission ideas will determine if an award(s) will be made.
- If appropriate, the sponsors may work to connect applicants with a community organization whose mandate is in line with the project idea.
- Videos do not need to provided detailed timelines of how the proposed plan would actually be implemented. However, these details will be requested if your submission is selected for funding.


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Even though they are both awesome wrestlers, they do look a little bit like they just stepped off the set of the Power Rangers here.
Mutual dislike is not very well hidden, as they start off with a hair muss by Takako and a slap by Mima.
More slaps, chops and an Irish whip and the two lock up in the center of the ring in the classic test of strength.
That gets broken up and the two women launch into an exchange that shows just how well they are able to neutralize each others moves.
Is it considered a camel clutch if you are just sitting on your opponents back pulling her hair?
Well the ref makes Mima break the hold, but that's followed by more hair pulling, a hair-mare, and some rope choking.
I guess Takako gets tired of Mima's rule breaking, because when Mima tries to initiate another test of strength, Takako takes her hand...and promptly bites it!
But it doesn't take long for Mima to cheat her way back into control and take the match outside the ropes.
Mima even takes her out into the cheap seats and gives her a bodyslam on the concrete.
You have to love Mima though.
After leaving Takako on the floor, she goes back to the ring, climbs up on the turnbuckle and taunts her.
Takako climbs back into the ring, and Mima almost immediately leg tackles her and traps her in a Boston crab.
Not satisfied with JUST a Boston crab, she changes up to a single leg crab and pulls Takako's knee pad out of the way so she can get a better grip.
Takako Inoue Wrestling Mima Shimoda, posted to http://joshipuroresu.blogspot.com/ on December 17th, 2010


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When I tell people my background is in physiological psychology they respond with enthusiastic curiosity. Rats, brain lesions, fear conditioning – "so interesting." But their eyes glaze over as soon as I start in on neural circuitry and the inhibitory influence of the ventromedial prefrontal cortex on the amygdala. I get it. It sounds like a foreign language or you find it extremely boring. Or maybe it sounds irrelevant to psychological health. After all, what does understanding physiology have to do with helping people who suffer with mental health disorders? I'm glad you asked.
What are biomarkers?
First, what are biomarkers? Biological markers, or biomarkers, are objectively measurable, physical traits of a biological system that can indicate a normal state, a disorder, or a therapeutic response to treatment. Translation: they are pretty much anything inside the body that can be measured and objectively assessed for signs of a disease, as well as for signs of response to treatment. For example, biomarkers for pre-diabetes would include indicators of abnormal metabolism in a blood sample.
The use of biomarkers to assess and diagnose medical conditions has been in use for well over a century, and today it's routine clinical practice to measure blood pressure and temperature and have blood and urine samples sent out for analysis. Once upon a time, medical doctors didn't have lab tests to inform them, so they based their diagnoses and treatments wholly on the information they obtained from observing their patients, getting a health history, and discussing with them any symptoms they may be experiencing. Sound familiar?
Relevance to mental health
Some might argue that current diagnostic procedures within clinical psychology follow a similar process to the medical practices of yore. But, you might object, mental health disorders aren't amenable to objective biological measures the way medical diseases are. They have a far more complex, multifactorial causal process and expression than medical diseases. And I would agree, to a certain extent.
The beautiful complexity of the human psyche may be part of why psychological disorders are so compelling – and so difficult to treat. Nonetheless, there's a lot of scientific research indicating that mental health disorders are biologically based, often as the interplay between a biological predisposition and the impact of social and environmental stressors. Discovering a genetic variant underlying susceptibility to, e.g., posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) – the disorder which garners the most attention currently in military mental health – does not mean there is a single cause of PTSD.
Potential of biomarkers
Let me present a scenario where biomarkers would be very useful – diagnostic uncertainty. PTSD is a complex disorder that fluctuates over time and is frequently comorbid with other mental health disorders. Whether a service member receives a diagnosis depends on a number of factors, which may include: the service member's willingness or ability to describe symptoms he or she is experiencing or relate them to past trauma; clinician expertise in diagnosing PTSD; attitudes towards seeking mental health care, etc. A large number of service members receive diagnoses of unspecified anxiety disorder, which may be, in part, attributable to difficulties in diagnosing.
If, at some future time, we had a blood test or other method of measuring PTSD-specific biomarkers, these could be incorporated into routine and urgent care. Further, even with the use of evidence-based treatments (EBTs), treatment effectiveness, including non-responders and non-completers, often doesn't top 50 percent. Access to biomarkers could greatly improve treatment matching. Current genetics-based research is looking at genes predictive of treatment responsiveness. The use of biomarkers to determine which therapy would be most effective for an individual has the potential to greatly reduce the rate of non-responders and non-completers.
Research has identified multiple abnormal processes associated with mental health disorders, so let's consider some of the neurobiological findings that should ultimately yield biomarkers. Using PTSD as an example of underlying abnormal processes (and their unit of analysis), research has shown that people with PTSD may have:
- shorter telomeres, a region at the end of chromosomes (genetics)
- reduced hippocampal cortex thickness, a brain region involved in memory (brain regions)
- increased activity in the amygdala and reduced activity in the prefrontal cortex, brain regions involved in fear expression and extinction, respectively (neural circuitry)
- dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis stress response (physiology)
This is great stuff and just a miniscule sample of what's known. But here's the big BUT: just because science has found, say, that some people with PTSD have a variant of a stress response gene, this does not automatically make it a clinically useful biomarker. Why not?
And then there's reality
I'll cut to the chase and tell you that, at present, no biomarkers have yet been discovered that indicate with diagnostic certainty the presence of PTSD, or any other specific mental health disorder. Looking at a patient with a variant of a stress response gene, it may turn out that lots of people have the genetic variant but don't develop PTSD. Or childhood trauma in combination with the genetic variant may be a necessary precondition for an increased susceptibility to PTSD following trauma as an adult. That would help explain why some people develop PTSD and some don't, which is hugely important, but, at a clinical level, are you really going to get a DNA sample or brain scan of every patient at the start of treatment? Well, not currently. Add to that that some of these same biomarkers found in PTSD may also be present in anxiety, depression, even schizophrenia, and it's clear that we have a long way to go before biomarkers can be used as clinical indicators of specific-disease risk, pathology onset, or diagnosis.
I think it will be a long time before biomarkers are used routinely for mental health diagnosis and treatment the way they are currently used in medical health. Yet, there have been great advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of the brain and nervous systems, and these have helped inform our understanding of mental health disorders. The trend towards methodological rigor in clinical psychology can be seen in the push for use of EBTs. Familiarity with the biological basis of mental health is important both for case conceptualization and patient education, and should be part of the demand for greater methodological rigor. In the not too distant future, I hope biomarkers will be used in conjunction with the more traditional practices of patient self-report and clinician assessment and treatment.
Dr. Maria Morgan is a contracted senior research psychologist at the Deployment Health Clinical Center. She has a master's degree in clinical psychological science and a doctorate in experimental psychology/behavioral neuroscience.
The views expressed in Clinician's Corner blogs are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Psychological Health Center of Excellence or Department of Defense.
scm on July 10, 2017 said:
Dr. Morgan,
I enjoyed your blog. Your enthusiasm and optimism appear unbridled. For what it is worth, I would like to argue that the neurobio personalized medicine including psychological intervention is a pipe dream. An example of what I refer to as "neuromania". Now, this does not mean that neuroscientists should not continue to conduct their elegant work. The more we come to know about brain mechanisms and behavior, the closer we come to apply such knowledge. So which is it? Proponent of neuromania or neuroscience?
There is not space here to submit philosophical, methodological, and public health propositions for us to debate. Maybe in another venue? My bottom line is that psychology and its clinical specialties primary scientific foci are behavior. Let neuroscientists study neuroscience; hence, my opinion that psychologists are not neuroscientists, that's why we call ourselves psychologists. Fundamentally there are critical "levels of analysis" conceptual and methods disjunctions between the two approaches. They are incommensurable, I submit (as do many others). The second fundamental issue is the clinical and most broadly the public health implications of the two approaches. NIH is tripping with manic excitement over neural networks and RDoCs, literally, and this is a huge psychology ethics correlate of the approaches, at the literal expense (as in funding) of psychological (social-cognitive, emotional-motivational, and behavioral-interpersonal).
I have been one those, early in my training, captivated with the technology and the "objectiveness" and "medicalization" of it all. As a clinical psychologist, over several decades now, I have seen how the allure of the bio-medical/neuromania approach has consumed, over the last decade for example, the overwhelming majority of funding to support both clinical research work and careers, and the opportunity cost of "un-funding" behavioral psychology research that has made the clearest and vastly more substantial knowledge and application gains in the advancement of public mental health.
I admire your clear knowledge and sincerity in your work and research program and career. Keep it up and like the scientists we aspire to be, fight hard to keep your mind open to alternative positions. Working to keep our cognitive biases in check as we review the empirical evidence will keep us honest to our professional identities, the quality of our research, and the prevention /reduction in the burden of illness we march on to ameliorate.
All the best.
David Allhusen on July 10, 2017 said:
Research and applicable findings in this field is so long overdue. Great to hear of more consideration and effort along such themes. If one considers that variant change at a molecular level must occur to produce changes at a more macro level then pushing forward with such considerations is important. The brain receives diagnosis based on narratives and observation of behavior. A great day when we as clinicians are able to look at the brain as other organ systems are observed and analyzed for diagnosis and treatment. Nice article.
Russell on July 10, 2017 said:
I suggest clinicians with both the Dx and the experiential learning that goes along with combat exposure get involved in studying this in a parallel track called " Diseases of Consciousness". Sorry if I may be asking for too much- but if we want to get at this we need better access at the conscious level and that means a clinician pop. with the disease interacting with an objective scientific platform. Not just hypothesis testing, theory and the search for an easy biomarker.
Bonnie D Clark on July 11, 2017 said:
As a veteran being treated aggressively for PTSD I cannot say enough about how critical the understanding of the physiology of PTSD is for effective treatment. I applaud the advancements in treatment and research implemented by the Veterans' Administration since 2010 to reduce the incidence of suicide and promote recovery for suffering veterans. I am appreciative of the coordination between the VA and local integrative behavioral medicine programs to increase the variety of effective treatments for veteran PTSD sufferers. It took about 24 months to find the right mix of medication for me to stop my suicidal/homicidal ideation, but the side effects and adverse reactions I endured made it difficult to continue taking the medications, and I had to seriously consider stopping the medication and risk the return of my lethal thinking so that I had some reliable ability to function.
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By Ted Franklin - No Coal in Oakland, April 7, 2017; image by Brooke Anderson
On Saturday, April 8, the Alameda Labor Council will sponsor a Labor, Climate & Jobs Forum with plenary and workshop sessions devoted to how Unions are addressing climate and environmental challenges by organizing workers and communities. Speakers will include Josie Camacho, executive secretary-treasurer, Alameda Labor Council; Kathyrn Lybarger, president, California State Federation of Labor; Cesar Diaz, State Building and Construction Trades Council; and Carol Zabin, UC Berkeley Labor Center Green Economy Program.
The Forum follows the Labor Council's pathbreaking support for the No Coal in Oakland campaign. In September 2015, in one of the first actions by any labor council in the United States to oppose a developer's plans on environmental grounds, the Alameda Labor Council passed a resolution calling on Mayor Libby Schaaf, the Oakland City Council, and the project developers "to reject the export of coal through the Oakland Global project, to not take funds from Utah to secure use of the terminals for coal, and to execute a binding agreement or adopt an ordinance that will bar export of coal from this public land."
With strong support from Labor, faith, environmental, and community organizations, the Oakland City Council banned the storage and handling of coal in the City of Oakland by adopting an ordinance prohibiting bulk storage and handling of coal within Oakland's city limits.
The City supported its decision by reviewing extensive evidence of serious local health and safety impacts that would result from locating a large coal export facility in West Oakland as well as disastrous effects on global climate that would result from burning the vast quantities of coal that would be shipped overseas.
By Jose Moran - Medium, February 9, 2017
I'm proud to be part of a team that is bringing green cars to the masses. As a production worker at Tesla's plant in Fremont for the past four years, I believe Tesla is one of the most innovative companies in the world. We are working hard to build the world's #1 car — not just electric, but overall. Unfortunately, however, I often feel like I am working for a company of the future under working conditions of the past.
Most of my 5,000-plus coworkers work well over 40 hours a week, including excessive mandatory overtime. The hard, manual labor we put in to make Tesla successful is done at great risk to our bodies.
Preventable injuries happen often. In addition to long working hours, machinery is often not ergonomically compatible with our bodies. There is too much twisting and turning and extra physical movement to do jobs that could be simplified if workers' input were welcomed. Add a shortage of manpower and a constant push to work faster to meet production goals, and injuries are bound to happen.
A few months ago, six out of eight people in my work team were out on medical leave at the same time due to various work-related injuries. I hear that ergonomics concerns in other departments are even more severe. Worst of all, I hear coworkers quietly say that they are hurting but they are too afraid to report it for fear of being labeled as a complainer or bad worker by management.
Ironically, many of my coworkers who have been saying they are fed up with the long hours at the plant also rely on the overtime to survive financially. Although the cost of living in the Bay Area is among the highest in the nation, pay at Tesla is near the lowest in the automotive industry.
Most Tesla production workers earn between $17 and $21 hourly. The average auto worker in the nation earns $25.58 an hour, and lives in a much less expensive region. The living wage in Alameda county, where we work, is more than $28 an hour for an adult and one child (I have two). Many of my coworkers are commuting one or two hours before and after those long shifts because they can't afford to live closer to the plant.
While working 60–70 hours per week for 4 years for a company will make you tired, it will also make you loyal. I've invested a great deal of time and sacrificed important moments with my family to help Tesla succeed. I believe in the vision of our company. I want to make it better.
I think our management team would agree that our plant doesn't function as well as it could, but until now they've underestimated the value of listening to employees. In a company of our size, an "open-door policy" simply isn't a solution. We need better organization in the plant, and I, along with many of my coworkers, believe we can achieve that by coming together and forming a union.
Many of us have been talking about unionizing, and have reached out to the United Auto Workers for support. The company has begun to respond. In November, they offered a raise to employees' base pay — the first we've seen in a very long time.
But at the same time, management actions are feeding workers' fears about speaking out. Recently, every worker was required to sign a confidentiality policy that threatens consequences if we exercise our right to speak out about wages and working conditions. Thankfully, five members of the California State Assembly have written a letter to Tesla questioning the policy and calling for a retraction.
I'm glad that someone is standing up for Tesla workers, and we need to stand up for ourselves too. The issues go much deeper than just fair pay. Injuries, poor morale, unfair promotions, high turnover, and other issues aren't just bad for workers — they also impact the quality and speed of production. They can't be resolved without workers having a voice and being included in the process.
Tesla isn't a startup anymore. It's here to stay. Workers are ready to help make the company more successful and a better place to work. Just as CEO Elon Musk is a respected champion for green energy and innovation, I hope he can also become a champion for his employees. As more of my coworkers speak out, I hope that we can start a productive conversation about building a fair future for all who work at Tesla.
By Micheal Letwin and Cliff Willmeng - Labor for Standing Rock, October 27, 2016
Editor's note: IWW Environmental Unionism Caucus cofounder, Steve Ongerth, is also a cofounder of Labor for Standing Rock.
On Saturday, October 29 at 10 AM, union members and supporters are assembling at Standing Rock Union Camp, north of Cannonball, North Dakota. Despite escalating police violence and AFL-CIO leadership support of the Dakota Access Pipeline, pipeline, a delegation of union members from around the U.S. are, at this moment, assembling with signs and banners for a labor procession at Standing Rock camp to join Sioux Water Protectors against Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL.) The procession will be followed by a lunchtime organizing meeting, and by afternoon outreach to pipeline workers, by a delegation from Labor For Standing Rock, comprised of rank-and-file union members and working people.
This effort is being spearheaded by Labor for Standing Rock co-founders Michael Letwin and Cliff Willmeng. Letwin, a former President of the Association of Legal Aid Attorneys/UAW Local 2325 in New York City, and Co-Convener of Labor for Palestine, whose online petition in opposition to DAPL has garnered more than 12,000 signers and helped lay the basis for Labor for Standing Rock. In 1973, at age sixteen, he and others were by the Nixon-era FBI under the Rap Brown Act for participating in a relief caravan to the American Indian Movement occupation at Wounded Knee. Willmeng is a registered nurse with UFCW Local 7, and former member of United Brotherhood of Carpenters Local 1 in Chicago. He is a leader in Colorado fight against fracking, a rank-and-file labor activist and organizer for the Colorado Community Rights Amendment. Cliff's work against the oil and gas industry made national headlines when Lafayette, Colorado banned fracking in 2013. He and his daughter Sasha delivered water tanks to Standing Rock Camp after authorities removed the water supply in August.
Labor For Standing Rock was created by rank-and-file workers and union members to mobilize growing labor support for the First Nation's fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline.
The response from working people around the country has been nothing short of staggering. It is clear that the labor movement is no longer content to sit aside while Native American sovereignty is violated, and while land and water are risked. No oil company profits are more important than our rights and environment.
"As a healthcare provider, as a father of two, and as a union member I will be heading up to Standing Rock, said Cliff Willmeng, union member and a co-founder of Labor for Standing Rock. "We will be supporting the First Nations fight against the Dakota access pipeline, to protect the environment for my kids, and as a rejection of the decision of the AFL-CIO support the pipeline."
"Workers' rights are inseparable from indigenous rights, said Michael Letwin, union member and a co-founder of Labor for Standing Rock. "We need decent union jobs that protect, rather than destroy, the Earth -- there are no jobs on a dead planet."
"We at Oceti Sakowin Camp welcome any and all support from our Union brothers and sisters," said Standing Rock Council in an October 13 message to Labor for Standing Rock. "This camp stands to protect our sacred water and support a new energy paradigm, jobs and work in green energy fields. We welcome your support in any ways you feel appropriate, join us in paving a new road to a sustainable future for many future generations."
Labor for Standing Rock and Union Camp are being hosted by Red Warrior Camp, which is made up of Dakota and Lakota people residing within the original Sacred Stone spirit camp on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.
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Dr Bart Claikens' dream was to become a medical doctor in order to help heal people. As a little boy, he took his sister's dolls, operated on them, and then sewed them back up again… His sister was not pleased at all − but Bart loved it!
Today, combining his medical profession with his fascination with technology, he is a Radiologist, specialised in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and in charge of the Medical Department at AZ Damiaan Hospital in Ostend.
In 2016, Bart participated in Vlerick's Executive MBA programme, where he learned a lot from his fellow participants active in other industries. He believes in the benefit of taking knowledge from industries outside the healthcare field and applying it to the hospital environment.
He also values business education very highly: "Being a doctor is no longer enough these days − you also need management and leadership skills. I think it's very important that senior physicians and hospital administrators speak the same language and take strategic decisions together in fulfilling the hospital's mission."
It's been a long journey from the days of operating on his sister's dolls. But at this point, Dr Claikens would undoubtedly agree with his sister that non-surgical interventions are best.
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"In my opinion, working with, and taking care of, people is one of the most beautiful things you can do in life. And to be effective, you must first connect with people and then lead them."
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How to change Employer (Bangkok)
hi there,
I dont now its correct place to ask or not but , i think may be I can get some suggestions.
do any one know how to change employer in Thailand , I am working in company with holding work permit and Visa sponsor by them, now planning to move new company , this company will offer me assistance for work permit and Visa too but my main worry is that, is my current Non B visa will work for new Employer or I need to go back India and apply for new Non b visa there ?
hope i can get some guideline ,
many Thanks in advance


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Traditional Arabic décor uses stylised forms and elegant draperies to evoke a sense of space and comfort, contrasting the warmth of the palette with the need to allow cool air to circulate. Utilise the style's innovative lighting concepts and bold colours in your own home with this guide to its best-known hallmarks. It's perhaps most naturally suited to Mediterranean or desert climates, but can also be used to more bohemian effect in an urban property.
Take inspiration from the landscape of North Africa, using a base palette of warm neutrals like natural reds, beiges and ochres. Combine with a bold accent colour from within the same scheme to add character without clashing. If your tastes lean more towards prints, look for geometric motifs or complex designs inspired by tapestries.
For a more dramatic change, you could take inspiration from Chefchaouen, a bright sky-coloured city in Morocco. The buildings are painted turquoise, blue and white, a colour scheme that can be used to create a relaxing atmosphere in the busiest rooms of the house.
Classically, Arabic architecture is designed to make best use of shade and sunlight in a hot climate, blending natural lighting with soft artificial light. Careful use of drapes, curtains and latticework screens can filter stark rays into the room, and lamps at different levels will create a similar warm ambience on shorter winter days. Oversized floor lanterns in highly polished silver, brass or copper can work well within a minimalist design scheme, while intricate traditional Moroccan lamps will cast mesmerising silhouettes on walls and floors.
Traditional Arabic wood furniture is often elaborately carved with geometric designs and inlaid with mosaics of flowers, vines and animals. Mother of pearl is a popular material for inlays, and the pale, iridescent shell is striking against the dark walnut wood typically used to construct ornate chests, chairs and cabinets.
Line the walls of your living room with plush ottomans and footstools, with small wooden side tables placed conveniently alongside. Select antique ottomans that have been upholstered in embroidered silk, or update the style with a leather design. Mirrors should be set in ornate frames of either carved wood or gold filigree, positioned opposite windows to reflect the light.
Ancient Islamic ceramicists created some of the most stunning and distinctive dishes, tiles and albarellos of the age. Look out for pieces that pay homage to this illustrious artistic heritage – lustreware is particularly associated with the ancient Islamic world, and refers to ceramics that have had metallic salts added during the glazing process, creating a delicate, luminous sheen.
In traditional Arabic architecture, properties are designed around a central enclosed garden or sehan, a cobbled or paved atrium with a tree, fountain or other focal point in the middle. Although your home may not follow this exact blueprint, you can recreate the same overall effect by decorating your airiest, lightest room in a similar way. Miniature orange trees in terra cotta pots instantly evoke the heat of the Arab world, while tiled floors and lavish soft furnishings complete the aesthetic.
Engel & Völkers has offices in Bahrain and Oman, making it easy to find your own authentic Arab investment. To search for properties that capture these qualities either at home or abroad, just visit us online.


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Dear gracious and faithful followers,
For some of you, welcome as new followers,
and thank you for your wishes too.
Steep switch-backs as part of the hiking trail.
The switch backs were stacked like stairs
because of how steep it was.
Quite amazing!
"Let them praise the name of the Lord:
for his name alone is excellent;
his glory is above the earth and the heaven."
To God be the Glory!
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Samantha Harris has left her position as a correspondent for E! News, OK! has learned exclusively.
According to a source close to the performer, Samantha and the entertainment news network came to a mutual agreement to end her duties with the channel last week.
Samantha's role as a correspondent for E! has seemed to dwindle in since she began co-hosting the ABC hit reality series, Dancing with the Stars, in 2006.
The network bulked up with additional on-air talent, who began receiving more airtime during Samantha's maternity leave in 2007.
This won't be the last we see of Samantha in the role of host. The source reveals that she'll be moving on to an exciting, new lucrative position, that will be announced shortly.


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So a few years back I saw a photo of a ballet dancer, the focus was just on the legs and feet while en pointe, and I always wanted to do something along those lines – but in a woodland setting. Earlier this year after my move to 100% film I got just that chance.
I reached out to Denver model and classic trained dancer Shelby Carr and discussed the shoot idea. While she had no shortage of dance photos in her portfolio the combination of film and the forest sounded like something just a little different so we setup the shoot.
Most of this shoot was captured on the Pentax 645n – a truly wonderful portrait film camera, which I've since sold. Despite being such a beautiful portrait camera, and was truly my goto camera for weddings and portraits, I find the subject matter of my shoots to be pretty varied these days and I've moved to something that while still wonderful for portraits – also is excellent for macros and landscapes as well.
Here's a few of my favorites – I'll follow up this post with some detailed posts on the films and gear used.


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The Moving Trucks Roll In
- Real Estate
- Published: Wednesday, 22 July 2015 14:47
- Lori Gertzog
Another banner week for home sales as new families move in to enjoy summer in Scarsdale. Lots of sales and featured listings below.
35 Brookby Road
Colonial reminiscent of the French countryside. Enter through a gate enhanced by stone walls and maples, weeping willows, flowering dogwoods, all surrounded by a babbling brook. This property has been sold with both the house that sits on 1.75 acres and the additional tax lot at 0.73 acre.
Sale Price: $3,525,000
Taxes: $75,914
4 Burgess Road
Colonial on a level .60 acre with a patio and 20 x 40 pool with Jacuzzi. Renovated and expanded in 2000. First floor has an entry with staircase, living room with fireplace, dining room, large kitchen with island and breakfast area. Kitchen has sliding doors that lead to patio. A study, office and full bath complete this level. Five bedrooms, slate roof, permanent generator.
Sale Price: $2,300,000
Taxes: $51,510
12 Forest Lane
Classic six bedroom, 3.2 bath colonial with oversized living room with stone fireplace and French doors to a wraparound deck, a spacious dining room and a gourmet kitchen with center island, breakfast area and family room.
Sale Price: $2,203,000
Taxes: $38,215
21 Vanderbilt Road
New construction in Heathcote. Hardwood floors, custom millwork and carefully executed details throughout. Kitchen with stainless appliances and breakfast area. Adjacent family room with fireplace and doors to deck in flat backyard. Central vacuum, master bedroom suite with luxury bath and two walk-in closets. Walk-out lower level with huge recreation/exercise room plus caregiver bedroom/bath. Large closets and storage throughout. Convenient second floor laundry. Heated attached two-car garage with fully-outfitted mud room. Professionally landscaped with trees, specimen plantings, and lawn sprinkler.
Sale Price: $2,130,000
Taxes: TBD
19 Olmsted Road
Contemporary style home in Fox Meadow. New St. Charles kitchen with Calacutta Gold counter-tops and backsplash. Stainless appliances include Viking six burner Professional series range and Sub-Zero. Sprawling "loft-like" space with high ceilings dominated by large windows throughout.
Sale Price: $1,995,000
Taxes: $29,705
78 Carthage Road
Renovated tudor with entrance foyer, living room with fireplace, formal dining room, large family room with door to yard, modern eat-in kitchen with door to patio/pool and natural gas barbeque, guest powder room. Second Floor has the master bedroom with two large walk-in closets, master bath with double sinks, whirlpool tub, toilet room, steam shower. Additional three bedrooms, hall bathroom and laundry room. Third floor has an open area, bedroom with hall bathroom and storage. Lower level has a playroom, gym, crafts room/office. Two car garage with loft area.
Sale Price: $1,789,000
Taxes: $40,981
22 Aspen Road
Renovated home with five bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms features living room with fireplace and oversized windows, family room with cathedral ceilings, dining room, eat-in-kitchen with vaulted ceilings, skylight, Sub zero refrigerator, granite countertops, sliders to the large patio, first floor master bedroom with walk-in closet, master bathroom, two additional bedrooms, hall full bathroom, bedroom/study, powder room. Second floor features one more bedroom with en suite bath, entertainment room/playroom with high ceilings. Amenities include hardwood floors throughout, central air, upgraded electric, two car garage. Located on 0.35 professionally landscaped acre.
Sale Price: $1,760,000
Taxes: $36,010
65 Greenacres Avenue
Traditional center hall colonial on private one third acre with in-ground gunite pool. Special features include updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite counters, three new Anderson sliders, all rooms very generous in size, cheerful above ground lower level with door out to pool and property, laundry room off kitchen with separate entrance, loads of closet and storage space throughout, attached two-car garage, level backyard with total privacy.
Sale Price: $1,650,000
Taxes: $30,859
21 Rectory Lane
This home offers five bedrooms and four full renovated baths. The living room with picture windows facing south has a fireplace. Enjoy a renovated eat-in kitchen with new bay windows. Also on the main floor is a dining room and guest bedroom/office with adjoining full bath. A few steps up to a second floor with master suite to the left and the other two bedrooms/bath to the right. The lower level (above grade) has a family room, windowed porch with granite floor, bedroom and full bathroom with steam shower. A laundry room that opens to a two car garage is accessed from this floor. This home is on .37 acre property with fenced in backyard. An application from builder Bobby Ben Simon to demolish the home was approved at the July 21st meeting of the Committee for Historic Preservation.
Sale Price: $1,600,000
Taxes: $33,778
1209 Post Road
This historic farmhouse (the Tompkins-McCabe house) was originally built in 1799 and has been beautifully renovated and expanded. It sits on .67 acre of property with landscaped flowering gardens that bloom continuously throughout the seasons. This Colonial farmhouse has six bedrooms, three baths and a powder room. There is also a legal cottage on the property with a bedroom, full bath, living room and kitchenette. Amenities include a covered porch, original wide-plank wood flooring, two-car garage, gas heat, multi-zone heat and central air, alarm system, sprinkler lawn system, new master bath, two wood-burning fireplaces, and a state-of-the-art professional chef's kitchen with island. Renovations blend antique charm with modern amenities. This unique property offers a private setting, a restored farmhouse, professionally cultivated gardens and a cottage.
Sale Price: $1,464,000
Taxes: $31,198
272 Boulevard
Colonial home offers entry foyer with guest closet, powder room with a window, living room with fireplace, dining room, updated kitchen with breakfast area and sliding glass doors out to a deck and yard. Off the kitchen is a door that goes to the driveway. Second Floor: Master bedroom with two closets, large bedroom and third bedroom has a walk-in closet. Updated hall bathroom with high ceiling and skylight. Walk-up attic. Lower level is unfinished with laundry area. Many improvements: kitchen, second floor bath, windows, central air, gas furnace.
Sale Price: $838,000
Taxes: $16,379
142 Boulevard
Fox Meadow home with freshly painted interior, newly refinished hardwood floors, wood burning fireplace, walkout basement with playroom and walk-up attic (additional 315 square feet). Scarsdale and Eastchester town privileges include resident membership rights to Lake Isle Golf And Tennis Club (small portion of house in Eastchester).
Sale Price: $780,000
Taxes: $9,813
21 Argyle Road
This classic colonial features four bedrooms, two and a half baths and has been completely renovated in 2004 with Pella windows and doors, partial new roof (2011), copper gutters, a new electrical system, central vacuum, and central air. The updated cooks kitchen features a Wolf double oven and six burner stovetop and griddle, Subzero refrigerator, wine cooler, marble countertops and Waterworks tile. The kitchen opens to the dining room. A living room with wood burning fireplace and a family room complete the first level. Upstairs features a master suite with a dressing room, three bedrooms and a hall bath. There is also a finished attic and walk out basement. Outside, the wrap around deck (accessed through both the kitchen and living room) faces east with views of the sunrise and overlooks terraced gardens.
Sale Price: $1,065,000
Taxes: $23,409
14 Kaateskill Place
This home features a deck overlooking the level private yard on the end of a cul-de-sac and gardens with specimen plantings. Recent improvements include kitchen/bath updates, refinished hardwood floors, new carpet and more.
Sale Price: $600,000
Taxes: $21,768
Featured Listings:
BRAND NEW FOR 2016! Opportunity for you to customize, if you wish. 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath Colonial to be built in sought after Scarsdale Heathcote neighborhood by respected 2nd generation builder. Special features include 9ft. high ceilings on all three levels, tray ceiling in Master bedroom suite, Kitchen open to Family room accessing backyard patio, Great location convenient to Elementary School, Scarsdale Pool Complex, 5 Corners shopping and Scarsdale train station. You can have it all in Scarsdale. For more information, click here.
List Price: $1,895,000
5 Robin Hill Rd, Scarsdale PO, Edgemont
Privacy and proximity. This unique house is close walking distance to elementary, high school, train, and village amenities on a quiet street. It sits on top of Robin Hill with a half-acre of two sub-dividable lots, far from the street providing privacy in both the front yard and seclusion in its huge park like backyard. Lower level has a playroom with separate entrance to patio and backyard. New lighting fixtures added throughout the inside and outside of house. Bessler attic added in 2013, in addition to attic space on bedroom level. Many landscaping additions to property throughout including 8 mature Crabapple and Dogwood trees, miniature irrigation system installed at front of the house for Rhododendrons, Azaleas, and flower beds. Newly stained and polished wood floors with fresh coat of paint on inside and outside of house. For more information, click here.
List Price: $1,275,000


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Groundbreaking, visionary, unfeasibily accomplished, The Mahavishnu Orchestra took 'out there' to a new level with music that was as bold, ballsy and exciting as when Hendrix first landed. ...Read More
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With the dazzling jazz rock fusionof new alwum Black Light, John McLaughlin shows that the restless, progressive spirit that broke boundaries with the Mahavishnu Orchestra is a strong as ever. ...Read More
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THE BOSTON RECORD –SET FOR MARCH 18 Lineup: John McLaughlin, Gary Husband, Etienne Mbappe & Ranjit Barot (Los Angeles, CA) During the summer of 2013, guitar legend John McLaughlin and his trailblazing band The 4th Dimension – Gary Husband on keyboards and drums, Etienne Mbappe on bass, and Ranjit Barot on drums and vocals – a rare tour across America....Read More
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You can put your messages here… (last year 85 messages can we do better this year????) [update] Dearest Friends, Once again the year turns another circle and once again I am overwhelmed by the warmth of your birthday greetings to me. My birthdays always remind me of beautiful Earth orbiting our sun, and that I am part of this marvellous and...Read More


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Mac Mini light comes on, but no chime.
I purchased a 1.66 Core Duo mini early last year, ran sata out the side, and upgraded to a T7200 processor. Over the past month, I got a couple of lockups under load (importing CDs), and once a GSOD.
Last week, I woke up to find my mini completely dead. The power light was still on, the hard drive was still spinning, but nothing going on. I powered it off, and back on, and it still sat silent. The light came on, but no chime, and no booting.
What I've tried so far:
- resetting the PRAM => fan runs @ max until I turn it off, front light does not come on.
- resetting the SMC => back to the normal state where the front light comes on, but nothing else.
- replacing the original 1.66 Core Duo CPU to see if I'd smoked the T7200.
- pulling one of the 1G chips out, and then the other.
At this point, is there much chance that it could be anything but a failed logic board? (The thing was quite dusty around the intake vents ...). I suppose it could be the power supply, but it seems sort of unlikely.
Nobody seems to sell logic boards, so I guess it's time to pick up the cheapest old mini I can find ($350 is what I've seen), or fork over ~$750 for a brand new one.
Is this a good question?
One thing I didn't mention above was that if I left the fan cable unplugged, the fan would spin up ~5 seconds after powering it on. If the cable were plugged in, it would spin up, but at a very low RPM (hard to hear outside of a quiet environment).


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NEWPORT BEACH — It's an easy call for Jason Lynch.
The team he likes his Newport Harbor High boys' water polo teams to scrimmage resides just on the other side of the Back Bay.
Yes, it's rival Corona del Mar.
"It's great," Lynch said after the teams scrimmaged for five periods Wednesday at Newport Harbor. "Why drive 100 miles, when you can drive one mile and get great training? We're trying to work together more frequently, I think, in the future."
The Sailors didn't have to drive at all for the scrimmage at their home pool. But they spent plenty of time during the game swimming, working their counterattack to unofficially post a 14-9 win.
The varsity teams played for five periods, with junior varsity periods also interspersed throughout the two-hour scrimmage.
At the top of the Newport Harbor scoreboard, it said "Battle of the Bay — the annual classic," but the contest definitely had an early season feel. A couple of Newport parents got on the referee as the white cone representing midpool was actually closer to the CdM side, initially making it easier for the Sea Kings to win sprints.


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Part Type: (R) = Authentic reproduction of the original GM product
Years: 1963-1965
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