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Considering removing an ensuite from a bedroom
We own a 4 bed detached house - one master with an ensuite, plus 3 other bedrooms of varying sizes (all upstairs). There is one communal bathroom. We have two children who each have their own bedroom and I use the remaining bedroom as an office. This strangely also has an ensuite in it, which is never used. We are considering having the plumbing taken out and removing the ensuite from this room as we never use it, but I was curious if this would affect the house value significantly? Does anyone have any insight into this or suggestions or where to look please?
Asked on Nov 2 2016, Home Improvement in Cambridgeshire | Report content
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Without knowing the property it is a little difficult to comment, but I would suggest that the two main factors to consider would be the condition of the ensuite and the size of the bedroom. If it's one of the 'wow factors' of the house and doesn't cramp the room then it should probably stay, but if it's a little tired and is stopping the room from being a satisfactory double then it could probably go without any loss. You could try to visualise how a potential buyer might feel about the room in both scenarios. Would they walk into the room as is and think 'wow, what an lovely ensuite' or 'what a shame this room is so cramped, I'd have to get rid of that ensuite, that'll cost me £x'?Answered on Nov 14 2016, Report content
Difficult to say for sure but a third bathroom is not a requirement for most buyers so I would take it out.Answered on Jan 16 2017, Report content
I'd have to say that you shouldn't remove a bathroom facility from a house unless it is seriously compromising the room it is in. I have 3 bathrooms in my house and 3 children, all teenagers now. 5 years ago we only used two of the bathrooms but now we use all 3 and could do with another one. Mornings are crazy. You might be incredibly glad of the extra bathroom as your children grow up. They don't stay young forever...Answered on Feb 4 2017, Report content
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Booker T (with Traci Brooks) vs. Robert Roode (with Payton Banks) - Strap Match
The winning wrestler's girl gets to strap the losing side's girl.
Robert Roode was cautious about getting in the ring while Booker came out with the strap and was ready to go. Roode tried to run away once he was strapped in but Booker dragged him back and cleaned house. Booker backdropped Roode and choked him with the strap.
Booker nailed a superkick. The crowd chanted Booker's name. Roode rakes Booker's face. Roode began unloaded with right hands and shoulderblocks in the corner on Roode. Booker fired back with chops and punches. Roode finally caught Booker with a side Russian legsweep.
Roode controlled Booker, who made a comeback with a clothesline and a suplex. Booker worked over Roode in the corner with knee strikes. Roode caught Booker with an elbow to the face as he charged Roode after an Irish Whip in the corner but Booker reversed the momentum.
Booker went for the scissor kick but Roode slipped out of the way and drilled him with a DDT for a near fall. Booker went for the Bookend but Roode nailed him with elbows. The referee went down in the fracas. Payton Banks tried to give Roode handcuffs but was attacked by Brooks. She went to toss them to Booker but Roode nailed him low and got them.
Roode nailed Booker with the handcuffs and pinned Booker.
Your winner, Robert Roode!
Banks gets to lash Brooks 10 times. Booker tried to tell the referee what happened but the referee didn't want to hear it. Atlas Security entered the ring and forcibly removed Booker while Roode and Banks raised their arms in victory.
Roode stepped out of the ring to watch Brooks' face as she was lashed. Banks was loving. They showed closeups of Brooks crying and spitting at Roode as he mocked her. Roode called a time out after the seventh shot and whispered in Banks' ear. Banks kept lashing Brooks after the tenth one. Brooks fought back and got the strap but Roode grabbed her by the throat and shoved her down. Roode and Banks teased leaving but he smiled, then returned to lash Brooks. That was an AWESOME old school moment.
Sharmell hit the ring, lashed Roode with a belt of her own, then unloaded on Banks, the referees, security, Jim Cornette and even ring announcer David Penzer (well, he's deserved it for years). Security finally took her out.
The match was solid, but shorter than I expected. I thought Roode and Banks were absolutely great in the post-match and Brooks did a hell of a job making herself a sympathetic babyface. All three were so good that it was almost a shame they pulled the trigger on the Sharmell return because it took all the focus off of them.
This has been a really good show tonight. They'd have to really screw it up at this point for me not to recommend a replay. Between this show and the ROH PPV, it's been a good weekend for wrestling.
Crystal interviewed James Storm, saying tonight could be a career-ending move for him. Jackie Moore was scared for Storm. Storm said he backs down from no one. Storm said he started the feud with Rhino and knew he would be the one to finish it. He said that he never thought Rhino would be stupid enough to challenge him to an Elevation X match. Storm said he hasn't had one sip of beer today because he doesn't think people should drink or drive and he doesn't think people should be drinking when they are fighting two stories up. He said he was taking a six pack with him to celebrate after he knocks Rhino off. A good promo.
They are pushing the Elevation X is two stories up and played a great video feature on the match.
James Storm vs. Rhino - Elevation X Match
Storm climbed up but retreated to the floor when Rhino came up. Rhino started firing beers at Storm from the scaffold. Rhino followed Storm to the floor and attacked him. He whipped Storm into the railing at ringside. Rhino pulled tables and a trash can out from under the ring.
Storm took over the control of the match. He and Rhino battled in the corner over a superplex, which neither got. Rhino made a comeback and Jackie got involved. She climbed up the structure, in heels no less, and Rhino followed. She crawled across, distracting Rhino as Storm followed him up. Storm tried to sneak up on Rhino but he realized it and they faced off.
They showed lots of shots of fans in the crowd watching serious and worried.
Storm tried to offer Rhino a handshake. Rhino tried to offer him a beer. Storm goes for a thumb to the eye but missed. Rhino got him and smacked Storm's head on the scaffold. Storm teased slipping.
Rhino nailed Storm and teased he lost his balance, falling forward and hanging on the side. Storm and Rhino, each holding on, exchanged blows. Storm got the better of it and slipped into the underside of the scaffold. Storm sat inside drinking a beer. Hell, I'd need one too right about now.
Rhino recovered and was confused, looking around for him. Rhino began asking the crowd where Storm was, so Rhino found out. He tried to grab at Storm, who kept hiding. Rhino ripped the top of the scaffolding off to get at Storm, who blinded him by spitting beer in his face.
Rhino punched Storm in the midsection as he stood up in the scaffolding, so Storm crotched himself. Rhino began laying in punches. Storm hung under the scaffolding. Rhino began stomping on him and Storm fell into the ring, crashing through a table.
Your winner, Rhino!
They did as much as you can do in a match of this nature without needlessly putting yourself into the line of danger. This was the one match where the crowd was noticeably quiet, just watching and waiting to see what happened. I am not a fan of these type of matches in general since I don't want to see anyone hurt, but they were smart to do the brawl around ringside first and leave the scaffold to the end. I thought the sight of Storm hiding and sipping beer was priceless. It was what it was and I give both guys respect for even trying and putting themselves out there like this.
EMTS stretchered Storm out of the ring after the match.
TNA champion Kurt Angle & TNA Tag Team champs AJ Styles & Tomko vs. Kevin Nash & Samoa Joe & Christian Cage
The babyfaces will have a 3 on 2 advantage for the first five minutes of the match, so the tag champs stalled to start, which is a smart strategy. Joe and Nash attacked them at ringside and tossed Styles into the ring.
Cage and Styles officially started. Styles missed a moonsault and was caught with an elbow. Styles caught Cage with a thrust to the throat and tagged in Tomko. Tomko missed a charge in the corner and Cage nailed him with chops. Tomko tried to press and slam Cage but Cage escaped and went for the Unprettier. Tomko escaped, clotheslined Cage and got a two count.
Nash and Joe grabbed Tomko, allowing Cage to work him over in the corner. Styles tried to help but was caught with a spear. Joe and Nash worked over Tomko.
With one minute left, Styles backdropped Cage off the top and nailed the Spiral Tap. Nash chokeslammed AJ. Tomko and Joe faced off with Joe nailing Tomko with a snap powerslam. As the countdown ended, Joe went into the aisle to meet Kurt Angle face to face.
Angle came out and there was this awesome moment where they stared down at each other from a distance, then Angle sprinted at him and the fight was on. They battled into the ring. Joe dove out of the ring on Tomko. Angle tried to superplex Cage but was shoved off and nailed with a frog splash.
It settled down into Styles working over Cage in the ring. Styles nailed a dropkick and tagged in Tomko. Tomko nailed a spinebuster but Cage kicked up. Cage was busted open. Angle tagged in and locked on the anklelock. Joe hit the ring and started battling with Angle but the referee forced him out of the ring.
Cage went for an inverted DDT on Angle but saw Styles coming with a clothesline. He ducked, then he and Styles clotheslined each other. Cage tagged in Nash. He cleaned house on the tag champs. He hit a sideslam on Styles and a big boot on Tomko. Styles caught Nash with a dropkick to the knee.
Joe and Tomko tag in. Joe unloaded with forearms and elbows. He nails a kick to the face then catched Styles springboarding in and powerbombs him down. Joe goes for the muscle buster, but Angle nails him low. Styles hits the Pele Kick. They went into a ton of spots. Nash chokeslams AJ out of the ring. Cage nails an Unprettier.
Joe locks in the choke on Tomko as everyone else is brawling and Tomko finally taps.
Your winners, Kevin Nash & Samoa Joe & AJ Styles!
The babyfaces celebrated at Kurt Angle swore that Joe wasn't going to beat him. We went off the air with a great Lockdown promo.
A good six man tag to close the show. This may have been one of the most balanced, entertaining TNA PPVs in some time. No really bad finishes that hurt the momentum of the matches, no really terrible vignettes muddying up the flow, no bad performances, nothing. This is totally worth a replay look in my opinion.
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I joined Ryan Ripley of the Agile for Humans podcast, Don Gray, and Amitai Schlair to explore trust: Don't Trust Ryan with Your Agile Laundry.
At the Agile2015 conference, I sat down for a chat with my friend, Howard Sublett, of SolutionsIQ. Howard always makes me laugh. We talked about Six Rules for Change, what I'm up to, and of course, rhubarb.
At the Agile2014 Conference, I caught up with my friend Shane Hastie to talk about the allure of silver bullets, and coaching up.
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* Documents handed over around two months ago, Austria says
* Defence ministry says offset deals violated laws
* Airbus ordered to pay up to settle separate German probe
* Company has rejected accusations as politically motivated (Adds U.S. comment, paragraph 4)
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VIENNA, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Austria has handed over its findings on suspect money flows related to its 2003 purchase of Airbus Eurofighter jets to international bodies including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Austrian defence ministry said on Monday.
The ministry said it handed over the documents about two months ago.
"Foreign authorities were informed about the results of the defence ministry's investigation in the context of the international fight against corruption. The Department of Justice has also been informed," it said.
U.S. Department of Justice spokeswoman Nicole Navas Oxman said the department would not comment on any possible correspondence from foreign counterparts.
Prosecutors in Austria are investigating allegations of fraud against Airbus and the Eurofighter consortium based on earlier complaints from the defence ministry. Austria is seeking up to 1.1 billion euros ($1.4 billion) in compensation.
Airbus and the consortium, which includes Britain's BAE Systems and Italy's Leonardo, have rejected the accusations as politically motivated and have threatened legal action over the claims.
A task force created in 2012 to review so-called offset deals - contracts that were meant to provide work for local businesses to allow them to benefit from the order - found evidence that national and international law had been violated in connection with those deals, the defence ministry said, without giving any further details of its findings.
Prosecutors in Germany separately investigated whether Airbus paid bribes to win the $2 billion contract. Airbus denies having done so.
On Friday, German prosecutors ordered Airbus to pay 81 million euros to settle the German investigation. The prosecutors said they did not find evidence of bribery but that Airbus had been unable to account for more than 100 million euros in payments to two shell companies.
Austria's former defence minister had said it would end the current Eurofighter programme early because it was too expensive, although a newspaper report last month said Airbus was planning to offer incentives to encourage the country's new government to keep using the jets. ($1 = 0.8149 euros) (Reporting by Kirsti Knolle in Vienna; Additional reporting by Sarah N. Lynch in Washington; Writing by Georgina Prodhan; Editing by David Holmes and Peter Cooney)


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Discussion in 'General Wing Commander Chat' started by Cpl Hades, Jul 11, 2003.
Exactly...which is very nice of them. Still wish I could get the java client chat working though...
Java always crashes for one reason or another in my experience.
There's lots of other better low-resource irc clients. The java client is just really easy for new people. It's not something people should use on a regular basis.
I'm a fan of Wing Commander, and I think I've made it quite evident. Why then, have I been banned?
Because you're a big jerkhole. If #Wingnut were Crius.net, you'd have broken most of the rules numerous times.
The only reason I want to use the Javaclient is for while I'm at work...can't seem to get my irc programs working there due to...I'm guessing anyways...firewalls and proxies.
I did the same thing - while it lasted. If your place of employment is anything like mine, they'll just block IRC access, which will kill the Javaclient one too, obviously.
Wasn't it the Dalai Lama who said "Know all of the rules, so you know how to break them properly"?
That aside, I do believe I have made up for it, by either apologizing, adhering to what you say, and contributing a great deal of my time in months past to the Wing Commander Fanbase.
As for why I'm banned now, I have no clue. I've been rather turgid in my jerkholishness, and I formally apologize to you, Mr. Reid, the regulars at #WingNut, as well as the entire Wing Commander fan population. I don't know what more could be done for someone in my predicament.
Am I to just stop playing WC, and connecting with people who associate with my love of Wing Commander? Just shut off and move on to someone else? Other people would say thats maturing, I say its death.
Wing Commander has been a part of me for the better part of 12 years, with Wing Commander Privateer at the forefront of nostalgic memorandum, to deny someone fond memories of youth, wouldn't that be a great injustice? By wiping away their memories, only to be replaced by people who kicked you out for infractions incurred?
Not to say that what I've done is completely right, but I feel that I can still contribute a lot to wcnews.com, should the Chanops choose to let me in.
Its up to you though. Thanks for everything guys.
If you want me to stop, maybe you should tell me the rules? Obviously I don't know them. Could you direct me to some? Or is it common sense???
It's on the bar on the top of your screen.
How clever.
That's funny. I haven't noticed you contribute much of anything ever.
Stop being a jerkhole for starters.
It's up to you.
So what's that.. like six or seven years?
...or right any amount whatsoever.
See, you were let back in half a dozen times earlier this year. Each time you came in and screwed it up. There's absolutely no reason to believe that *this* time you'll behave.
You're welcome.
Of course it is. That's all it is everywhere. The rules for #Wingnut are in the clearly marked "Rules" section of the #Wingnut section linked off the CIC front page. There's nothing to stop though, since you're banned from the channel.
Here's a nostalgic memorandum.
Heh... Yeah, that and mean streets were amazing back in the day. They actually played speech using the PC speaker.
I had a somewhat large mono speaker plugged on the computer to improve the sound on old games. But it was almost impossible to figure out anything what anyone was saying. Only a few games had good music, like Defender of the Crown.
waste of a half hour
So... your idea to get back into #WingNut is to blackmail the community and to insult one of the channel operators?
I can see a couple things. You insult Chris, and even tried to impersonate him. I would consider that quite insulting, and imagine that Chris would too.
Yeah, really friendly people call each other terrible words all the time. I bet you'd think I was your best friend if I told you what a worthless, self-involved, miserable bucket of piss I think you are.
Your entire post reminds me of a really sad, bipolar version of "Flowers for Algernon". Instead of being dumb, getting smart and then being dumb again - you get angry then happy and then angry again. I would consider going to a therapist or perhaps consulting a doctor on some medication if this is how you interact with the real world.
And there's only room for one jerkhole around here. Two if you count the one directly above me.
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Depressed prices in a number of global commodities has taken a significant toll on UK manufacturers. Business news has been dominated by the steel industry crisis and a similarly negative story faces UK companies connected to the oil and gas industry. The dramatic decrease in the price of crude oil since summer 2014 has had global ramifications.
The price decline is attributable to various factors. There is, (as with steel) over supply. The addition of new production from unconventional sources such as US fracking, coupled with the apparent strategy of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries ("OPEC") to maintain production levels, to defend and counteract this growing competition stateside, has served to drive down the average base rate of crude oil. The slowdown in China's infrastructure expenditure, an easing in domestic demand and the drawn out economic recovery in the EU has also had its effect. A stronger pound is impacting on competitiveness leading to weaker export demand.
Against this backdrop, manufacturing businesses operating in, or connected to, the oil and gas sector should prepare for an increase in the distress anticipated as we move into 2016 and existing hedging positions begin to run off further up the chain. With cash flows depleted upstream, many oil companies (particularly smaller independent ones operating in the North Sea who do not benefit from the significant reserves enjoyed by the major international/national oil companies) may face difficulties funding operations, servicing debt, fulfilling contractual obligations and funding new projects.
These problems will inevitably get passed down the chain and companies connected, either directly or indirectly, should consider how they can best protect themselves from the anticipated contagion.
Contracts should be considered in light of the businesses own financial position, the possible distress of the counterparty and the risk of delay, breach and termination. Examination will be against a potentially altered financial dynamic to that in place when the contract was first entered into.
It is important that directors understand and identify both the risks and opportunities that will present themselves.
Companies should monitor events as they occur, focusing particularly on the financial viability of contractual counterparts (customers, suppliers or sub-contractors). This will allow them proactively – and preferably pre-emptively – to address problems and, in some instances, improve bargaining positions.
Ensuring contractual rights are as robust as possible will be key. Are there retention of title or other contractual or security protections available in the event of the insolvency of the counterparty?
Can you negotiate rights of access or information likely to signal an early warning of counterparty insolvency to put you ahead of competing creditors? Where there is risk of delayed performance or, worse, complete failure to perform, the implications need to be understood.
Where a contractual default appears likely, planning in advance to manage the potential consequences of default is imperative. Focus will be on mitigation: particular contracts entered into pre-oil price collapse may no be longer be profitable and corporates are looking to extricate themselves. A full understanding of contractual rights and obligations is important to assess termination rights and, where termination rights are not available, to understand the consequences of breach. Once understood, it may then be possible to terminate or negotiate a more advantageous outcome. Particular attention should be paid to contract formalities (e.g. time limits and notice requirements).
The expiry of favourable hedge arrangements, constrained cash flows and depressed asset values increase the chance of covenant breaches. The rights and likely attitude of lenders in such circumstances should be understood.
Early engagement with financial backers and other stakeholders will increase the chances of a successful resetting of covenants or other form of restructuring.
A reduction in staffing levels has been a well-publicised feature of the downturn already. To the extent redundancy programmes are being considered, it is crucial the employment laws of the jurisdiction concerned are fully understood and complied with.
The aim should be to minimise financial liability and legal action consuming management time and damaging further employee and public relations.
Safety, health and the environment are vital topics particularly for those operating in the oil and gas sector. Non-compliance with regulatory requirements and failure to address potential liabilities both carry increasing financial risks. Ability to demonstrate good environmental and safety management is not only important for business reputation, but is often a key condition of obtaining both public and private contracts.
Directors of distressed companies should consider their own legal duties. Insolvencies in the sector are increasing and directors of companies in a precarious financial state should consider their own personal position in continuing trading.
Consideration should be given to the country whose laws will apply and which courts are likely to have jurisdiction.
Whilst possibilities may present in the form of opportunistic pricing, given the over-supply in the upstream market, as well as favourable contractual renegotiation with counterparties who find themselves in a weaker bargaining position, the key to survival is preparation for those challenges which will or may present as a combination of these factors conspire together to create an increasingly difficult and uncertain market for UK manufacturers. There can be no substitute for a thorough review of the business' corporate hygiene to ensure it is best placed to weather the contagion that some commentators are predicting.


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The past behavior of the Long Island hedge fund manager accused of threatening the lives of 47 government officials proves he is no danger, his lawyer argued in a court filing yesterday.
Vincent McCrudden has spent more than a decade treating people—including co-workers and regulators—badly, routinely sending aggressive, intimidating and expletive-filled missives. But he's never actually hurt a fly, proving he was never a danger to the officials he allegedly threatened.
McCrudden's lawyer, Bruce Barket, in a preview of his bail argument, wrote, "In the dozen of more years he has been writing and speaking to the industry in this manner, [McCrudden] has never taken a single step to harm anyone." Barket is also expected to argue that people accused of threatening government officials are frequently released on bail.
McCrudden has been jailed since his arrest last month. Prosecutors are expected to say they'd like him to stay right there, especially in the wake of the January attack on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in Phoenix, in which six people, including a federal judge, were killed.
The bail hearing is scheduled for today.
According to the prosecutors, McCrudden posted an "execution list" with 47 names, including Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Mary Schapiro and Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, on his web site. He also allegedly offered $100,000 for home addresses, phone numbers and background information of the "corrupt Government people."
"Go buy a gun and let's get to work in taking back our country from these criminals," McCrudden allegedly wrote. "I will be the first to lead by example."
McCrudden also allegedly sent death threats to individuals, targeting other staffers at the SEC, CFTC, FINRA and National Futures Association. In one e-mail, McCrudden allegedly told a CFTC lawyer of Gensler, "You can tell that fucking corrupt piece of Goldman Sachs shit (G.G.) I am coming after him as well."
But Barket argued that one of the more explosive alleged threats, a Sept. 30 e-mail in which McCrudden is accused of threatening to hire hitmen to torture and kill a National Futures Association official, isn't the handiwork of his client at all.
"It lacks the vulgarity that is littered in all of his other writings," Barket parsed. "He doesn't string together more than half a sentence before he uses the 'F' word, the 'MF' word, the 'C' word, something."
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August is normally the hottest month here on Long Island, hardiness zone 7. But this year, we had a brutally hot and humid July, and instead, August has been dry, warm and simply gorgeous. The garden is pretty much on auto pilot these days, though I of course have to keep up with the weeding, deadheading and maintenance. Here's what's blooming in my garden this month:
Knockout Rose bush I planted this spring is thriving nicely and the Black-eyed Susans are still bright and cheery.
new shade garden, the Toad Lily (Tricyrtis) is blooming. I love the delicateness of it and it's a welcome bloom in the shade for sure.
And that's what's going on in my part of the world! Be sure to check out what else is growing around the country over at May Dreams Gardens "Garden Blogger Bloom Day" list.


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Kristin Chenoweth has signed on to co-star in the upcoming ABC pilot Good Christian Bitches.
The 42-year-old actress will be playing Darlene, a beautiful but manipulative Dallas housewife.
"Darlene is a good Christian woman who goes to church regularly, knows her Scripture, and has no compunctions about breaking a few Commandments here and there. She was once one of the girls Amanda (Leslie Bibb) was mean to, but she's now too much of a good Christian to do anything more than forgive Amanda and welcome her back to her hometown," according to Deadline.
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Flood recovery in Australia, Sri Lanka, the Philippines
In Australia, the clean-up after the worst floods in decades has begun. In Sri Lanka and the Philippines, flooding has displaced hundreds. And in Brazil, mudslides and flooding have again washed through the hills above Rio de Janeiro. So where does the clean-up start? And what factors set a flood zone on the road to recovery?
On Monday, an "instant inland tsunami" ripped through the city of Toowoomba, in south-east Queensland. But while cities like Brisbane and Ipswich were on flood alert, Toowoomba had received no warning that the waters were on their way.
The sun has been shining again, some businesses have re-opened, and the clean-up is under way. But the president of the Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce, Geoff MacDonald, admits there are "challenges" ahead.
When business owners returned to Toowoomba, they felt shock and disbelief, he says. "Everything you've worked for has disintegrated: it's frightening."
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Premises were filled not only with silt, but debris - some of it dangerous. Sofas, sections of cars and shards of glass had all been swept into premises by the floods.
Services like electricity, water and sewerage first had to be turned off while properties were made safe, then reconnected to allow cleaning to begin.
And there was no easy way to get rid of the rubbish.
Regular refuse collections were suspended - in some places, it was physically impossible for bin lorries to get through the streets still choked with detritus.
"So many areas need this service that they [the local authorities] are struggling to provide it at the rate required," says Mr MacDonald.
Despite the shock, Toowoomba has rallied round.
"The community has been tremendous," says Mr MacDonald. "We're so very heartened that so many have offered food, beverages, products, equipment or personnel."
An appeal fund is being launched; the money raised will be used to cover funeral expenses for those killed in the floods and to help their families.
"The stronger the society, the quicker it bounces back," says Graham McKay, deputy humanitarian director for the aid agency Oxfam.
The Queensland floods have been devastating, but Australia is prosperous and well placed to recover.
Other countries will have a more difficult time. Parts of Sri Lanka, Brazil and the Philippines are currently under water.
And nearly six months on from the floods which laid waste large parts of the country, Pakistan is still struggling.
The two most important variables are the background of poverty and the stability of the state, says Mr McKay.
Early warning
In the past few years, countries like Sri Lanka and the Philippines have become much better at preparing for disasters. Warning systems have been put in place. In parts of the Philippines that are frequently flooded, houses are often built on stilts.
It costs more initially, Mr McKay points out, but less than the cost of rebuilding from the ground up after a cyclone or a flood.
"It's about reducing risk, allowing life to continue as normal," he says.
He cites the example of Bangladesh, where thousands were killed in a cyclone in the early 1970s. Lessons were learnt: an early warning system was set up, and concrete shelters built.
When Cyclone Aila struck in May 2009, nearly 300 people died, but the toll would have been far higher if Bangladesh had not invested in its infrastructure, Mr McKay believes.
But in countries already under pressure, floods can act as a multiplier, exacerbating the effects of poverty or political turmoil.
In eastern Sri Lanka, those displaced by the 25-year-long civil war and living in camps have now been made homeless for a second time. And in Pakistan, the recovery has barely begun.
Salvaging belongings
An estimated 20 million people were affected by last summer's monsoon floods; millions are still displaced.
Those who have been able to return have found their houses in ruins and their crops destroyed.
In the north of the country, the floods washed through relatively quickly and the water flowed south. People were digging through a metre (3ft) of mud to salvage some of their belongings and bricks for rebuilding.
As in Queensland, there was a strong community spirit, but there were no collection services to take away the silt - only wheelbarrows.
In the southern province of Sindh, the water did not flow off the land; instead, it stayed and stagnated. Malaria rates increased among those who returned, says Ariane Rumery, spokesperson for the UN refugee agency, UNHCR.
In Australia, many business owners are worried because their insurance will not cover the cost of repairs. But in Pakistan, Ms Rumery says there is "no question" of insurance.
Many rural Pakistanis have lost their livelihoods. Tenant farmers whose crops were destroyed fear they will still have to pay their landlords, while day labourers have lost the work they used to pick up.
The government in Pakistan is under pressure from an insurgency, rising food prices and popular protests over issues such as the prospect of relaxing the strict blasphemy laws.
With so much political uncertainty, the aftermath of the floods has become one crisis among many.
"Pakistan is not out of the emergency phase," says Ms Rumery.


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An unlikely friendship between a goat and tiger has shocked zoo keepers in Siberia. The zoo keepers threw the goat into the tiger's den but to their surprise, the animals became friends with the goat even taking over the tiger's bed.
The tiger named Amur, is used to killing and eating goats, as he is fed one twice a week, staff told the Siberian Times.
But this one brave goat has somehow managed to survive four days without being troubled by the usually carnivorous predator.
"We think that the goat never came across tigers and no-one taught him to be scared of them," said one of the tiger's keepers."He kicked the tiger out of his bedroom and is sleeping on Amur's 'bed' for the fourth night."
Keepers have now named the goat Timur "out of respect for his bravery".
"He was just a nameless prey at the point when he entered the cage," the keeper said.
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|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
Original UK title card
|No. of season:
|No. of epsiode:
|No. of series:
|David Mitton
| Britt Allcroft
David Mitton
| Reverend W. Awdry (original)
Britt Allcroft
David Mitton (adapted)
| Michael Angelis (UK)
George Carlin (US)
|Original air date:
| 21 November 1991 (US)
24 March 1992 (UK)
5 May 1992 (JPN)
18 February 1993 (AUS)
8 May 1998 (GER)
8 May 2008 (HUN)
|Time for Trouble
|Donald's Duck
Gordon and the Famous Visitor is the fourth episode of the third season. It first aired on the Shining Time Station episode Win, Lose or Draw in 1991.
It is an important day at the yards, and everyone is busy and excited making notes and taking photographs. A special visitor had arrived and was now the centre of attention. Duck explains to Thomas and Percy that he is a celebrity, a very famous engine. Thomas, Duck, Percy and the other engines are very pleased about the Visitor, but Gordon is jealous as he thinks it's a lot of fuss about nothing.
Next morning, the visitor heads back to his railway, and Thomas tells Gordon that the engine is famous since he went 100 mph before Gordon was even thought of. Gordon is unamused and tells Thomas that the visitor has no dome and that domeless engines aren't respectable or trustworthy, and that 100 mph would be easy for him.
Later that day, Duck takes some trucks to Wellsworth and tells Edward what Gordon had said about the visitor. Edward tells Duck not to take any notice, since Gordon thinks that no engine should be famous but him. Moments later, Gordon thunders past the two engines on the main line as his wheels pound the rails. Duck watches and tells Edward that Gordon will knock himself to bits.
Gordon's driver tells Gordon that he isn't running a race, but Gordon takes no notice. Gordon then notices that the top of his boiler feels funny as something feels loose and decides to slow down, but it's too late. On the viaduct, he meets a teasing wind that makes him think it'll push him off. But the wind has other ideas as it curls around his boiler and blows Gordon's dome off and into the valley below. Gordon is most uncomfortable as he feels silly without his dome, and to make matters worse for him, he is made into a laughing stock at Knapford Station by some trucks.
On the journey home, Gordon asks his driver to find his dome, but he tells Gordon that they'll never find it and they'll have to go to the works for a new one. Gordon is most upset and hopes that the sheds are empty tonight, but all the engines are there waiting. As Gordon turns around on the turntable, he hears a voice saying: "Never trust domeless engines. They aren't respectable."
- Thomas
- Edward
- Gordon
- Percy
- Duck
- City of Truro (not named, does not speak)
- The Railway Society (do not speak)
- Henry (cameo)
- James (cameo)
- Toby (cameo)
- Donald and Douglas (cameo)
- Bill and Ben (cameo)
- Diesel (cameo)
- Bertie (cameo)
- Trevor (cameo)
- Sir Topham Hatt (cameo)
- Stephen Hatt (cameo)
- Bridget Hatt (cameo)
- Jem Cole (cameo)
- Jeremiah Jobling (cameo)
- Mrs. Kyndley (cameo)
- Tidmouth Sheds
- Henry's Forest
- Knapford
- Knapford Yards
- Wellsworth
- The Viaduct
- Lower Suddery
- The Country Line
- Hawin Croka
- The Valley Bridge
Fun FactsEdit
- This episode is based on the story Domeless Engines from the Railway Series book, Duck and the Diesel Engine.
- Stock footage from Time for Trouble is used.
- In a picture of a deleted scene, Thomas, Percy, and Duck were at the other side of the shed.
- In a picture of a deleted scene, City of Turo's tender can be seen at the left of Gordon (viewer's right).
- In a rare photo, Gordon is pulling red express coaches.
- In a rare photo, Edward and Duck are at the station instead of the yard and Gordon races through the station on the left track rather than the middle.
- In a deleted scene, Gordon is seen crossing the viaduct in the opposite direction without his dome.
- This is the first time a real-life engine appears in the series.
- There is a digger from TUGS next to Gordon when he arrives at Tidmouth Sheds.
- Although City of Truro's name is never mentioned, it is seen on the banner at Tidmouth Sheds and his nameplate.
- When first repeated on CITV in 1993, Duck's conversation with Edward at Wellsworth was cut out to fit the timeslot.
- In the close-up on Thomas and Duck at the sheds, Duck is derailed.
- In one shot of Gordon talking to Thomas and Duck, he doesn't have any eyebrows.
- Because of stock footage, Gordon seems to pass through Wellsworth twice.
- When Gordon says "It feels as if something is loose," he hits a tree branch on the right. (Gordon's left)
- After Gordon loses his dome, his coaches disappear.
- When Gordon goes through Knapford, he is tilted to the right. In the same scene, the coach to the far left is seen with exposed wires around its buffers.
- When Gordon races through the station, only one distant signal on its own can be seen, which is incorrect. Distant signals without home signals are only ever seen out on the open line.
- When Thomas says "Who's that?" to Duck, Duck's right wheel is derailed.
- When Henry passes Edward and Duck at Wellsworth, his eyes are wonky.
- In the last shot of the episode, Gordon's eyes are wonky.
- Edward's whistle is crooked.
In Other LanguagesEdit
|Eine weltberühmte Lok
|A World Famous Engine
|Gordon og den berømte gjesten
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Gordon a'r Ymwelydd Enwog
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Gordon en het Vreemde Bezoek
|Gordon and the Famous Visit
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Gordon and the Famous Engine
|Gordon a slavny host
|Gordon and the Famous Guest
|Jori ja Kuuluisa Vieras
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Gordon e l'ospite famosa
|Gordon and the Famous Guest
|Gordon és a különleges látogató
|Gordon and the Special Visitor
|Gorazd in slavni obiskovalec
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Гордон и известный посетитель
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Гордон і знаменитий гість
|Gordon and the Famous Guest
|Gordon și Vizitatorul Faimos
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Gordon y el Famoso Visitante
|Gordon and the Famous Visitor
|Gabryś i Gwiazdor
|Gordon and the Star
|Gordon a Slávny Hosť
|Gordon and Famous Guests
|Gordon och den berömde gästen
|Gordon and the Famous Guest
|Gordon og den berømte gæst
|Gordon and the Famous Guest
|Gordon is Jealous
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On this episode I show of a Unity desktop environment bug that is greatly reducing my work flow. I still really like Unity but this bug has me down.environment. Perhaps in the future this bug will be fixed or I will learn to live with it. For now it is back to the awesome windows manager and xfce desktop.
The Unity desktop environment and this bug as made me think a lot about workflow and how I want my Linux setup to function. I see many videos on desktop environments but few people explain HOW they got there and some of the pros and cons to such a setup. Sadly I haven't found a lot of videos on workflow and the Linux desktop. Which is a real shame as this is one of the huge pros to Linux, you can really teak some desktop environment to really meet your needs and goals. It is my goal so give you some ideas and show off some tweak-able settings to you can start thinking about YOUR work flow and really take advantage of what Linux has to offer.
Most of the tweaks I show you are in xfce4. Some of these tweaks can also be done in lxde and kde desktop environment. The idea is to get you thinking about how you may want to change some of your settings.
I also show you how to reset your xfce4 settings if you mess things up. Please keep in mind…
This will delete out ALL xfce4 settings, including keyboard shortcuts. All data will be safe, just all xfce4 settings will be reset to default. If you want to reset JUST the panel, navigate to this folder…
Then delete out the file xfce4-panel.xml
This will reset the panels ONLY and will leave all other settings intact.
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan, the senior senator from New York, very much wants us to care about what he terms the growing, connected problems of family disintegration and the poverty stricken lives of all too many American children.
What saddens Moynihan is that important people in Washington and elsewhere seem to have given up on meeting these complexities. In his book, "Family and Nation," based on his 1985 Godkin lectures at Harvard, he says that officials in Ronald Reagan's Washington not only do not enact social legislation but no longer even bother to propose it. "Family policy is no one's business at present," writes Moynihan, a Democrat, while acknowledging that the country's inattention precedes the current Administration.
Moynihan wants to call our attention again to difficult facts. More than a quarter of our families are now headed by a single parent, overwhelmingly by women, double the percentage in 1970. More than half the families with children headed by women are below the poverty level, four times the rate of two-parent families. In 1984, children, who were 27% of the population, were 40% of those in poverty.
What the nation has done in the last 25 years is to rearrange the common age of poverty, thus making the United States, Moynihan writes, "the first society in history in which a person is more likely to be poor if young rather than old." The elderly have been bolstered by larger Social Security and Medicare payments, while children are increasingly reared by single women who find it difficult to get the jobs or aid to provide for them.


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Amazilng little streets in Rothenburg
The best, oldest hotel I've ever been to
Amazing night shot of one of the main streets of the city
Lovely street restaurant in Rothenburg, Germany
Lovely breakfast at Burg Hotel in Rothenburg
The most famous spot of the town.
Timeless streets
Burg Hotel. Living fairytale.
Cant pass all of those charming doors.
Game of the color. Great little sights.
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If you don't know me very well I should tell you, I'm a bit of a party lover. And dressing for the occasion is all part of the appeal.
So, a relatively quiet evening at the local, with friends and family. What to wear?
Here's what I settled on. (As you can see, I went ahead and picked up the striped rose tee from Topshop - it arrived in the mail today. It's much shorter than it appeared on the website but I'm really pleased with how it looks).
Crop tee - Topshop
Black jeans - Marks and Spencer
Silver belt - Urban Outfitters
Cream dolly socks - Jonathan Aston
White sling-backs - Topshop
Digital watch - Casio
Silver bracelet - Vintage, from India
Earrings - Tatty Devine
Silver and tigers eye ring - Vintage
Glasses - Rayban
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Thanks to my boy for taking these shots, before we went out for his mum's birthday.


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WASHINGTON — An 18-month study of the Defense Department recommended Monday some of the greatest shifts in nearly three decades in the Pentagon's senior civilian and military operations to make "substantial improvements" in the effectiveness and efficiency of U.S. armed forces.
The study, conducted by Georgetown University's Center for Strategic and International Studies, recommended:
--Strengthening the authority of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, making him the principal military adviser to the President, the secretary of defense and the National Security Council--a role now given to the entire Joint Chiefs.
Long-Range Policies
--Expanding the role of the undersecretary of defense for policy to make sure that long-range policies are reflected in budget decisions.
--Shifting to a two-year defense budget process rather than continuing the current annual review, which has been criticized as incurring needless expense because it prohibits long-term planning.


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That's why I would like you to use links. That people would understand who these companies are that you have partnered with. It's not that hard to do a hyperlink in Codies' forums for example Team Descend instead of @TeamDescend as the latter makes it harder to just copy paste it as it tries to open an user page but there isn't one.C52T18L92 said:I get your thinking, but at this point, they're just there to show how serious and how big of an organisation we are! Call it clickbait but being partnered with Gfuel anf GtOmega is something to be proud of!!


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You can now transfer money abroad and at the same time help charitable causes around the world.
This is thanks to this months launch of a foreign exchange broker that donatespart of its turnover to charity. Called Ethical Currency, the city-based broker has committed 0.005 per cent of all transactions to a fund set up to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
Like all other foreign exchange brokers, Ethical Currency can offer better exchange rates than high-street banks for anyone sending money abroad to buy a property or emigrate.


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Sunday, March 20, 2011
An Electric Flower: the Clivia
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Oh my goodness! That is the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen. Is there anything you can't do?ReplyDelete
Did you get my E-mail about a spring gardening guest post? i never heard from you?
OOOOH! Lovely your pretty, PRETTY pictures! I love that you know the name of that flower too :) Awesome! XO, KellyReplyDelete
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The flowers are gorgeous.. but my attention is drawn to the walls behind.. your handiwork too?? just beautiful!!!
Have a great week.. ciao xxx Julie
Dear Ann, Beautiful plant and fabulously photographed. Please tell us more about the wall in the background.ReplyDelete
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Regarding the wall behind the clivia plant:
you are actually seeing part of two sections of an antique 3-part screen. I showed photos of it here at my other blog last year: http://allthingspaintandplasters.blogspot.com/2010/05/whats-in-screen.html
It is one of my favorite possessions and inspires me every day! Thanks for asking!


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Earlier this month, in Dean v. United States, the Supreme Court ruled that federal sentencing judges retain some discretion to soften the notoriously draconian sentencing scheme of 18 U.S.C. §924(c). The statute establishes a mandatory prison term when a defendant uses or possesses a firearm in connection with a violent or drug trafficking crime. Unlike most minimums, though, this one must be imposed to run consecutively with any other sentences imposed at the same time. Thus, for instance, a defendant convicted of both a robbery and possession of a firearm during the robbery must get at least five years on top of whatever sentence is ordered for the robbery.
But what if a judge—in light of all of the facts of the case and the circumstances of the defendant—decides that five years is a sufficient punishment for the crime? Could the judge impose a sentence of just one day on the robbery count, so that the total sentence does not exceed what is necessary? In other words, in sentencing for the robbery count, can the judge take into consideration what she will have to impose for the §924(c) count?
Yes, said the Supreme Court in Dean. Continue reading "A Win for Judicial Sentencing Discretion in Armed Robbery Cases; Additional Reform Still Needed"


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The Lakes - A Cyclists Paradise
Although Windermere is already full of keen cyclists, especially when the weather is as warm as this, the free guided bike rides on August 20th run by Go Sky Ride are definitely guaranteed to bring even more cycling crowds out. Aimed at both young families and leisure cyclists, there are rides to suit all ages and abilities. Cyclists should go onto the website to see the available rides and to book a place.
Beautiful Cycling Routes
With so many beautiful cycling routes to choose from, many visitors to the Lake District choose to stay over for a few days, and with a great choice of B&B accommodation in and around Windermere there really isn't any reason not to.
Cyclist Friendly Geust House
Some guest houses in Windermere are favoured by cyclists, The Hawksmoor Guest House in Windermere being one of them, especially as we have a secure cycling shed and boot room for guests to make use of. Packed lunches can also be made up on request for walkers and cyclists should you require them.
But after a day cycling up and down the hills in the beautiful areas in and around Windermere you will no doubt have worked up an appetite. Now whilst our luxury guest house doesn't offer evening meals, there are a good choice of restaurants to choose from in the area that are only a few minutes walk away. From traditional hearty pub grub, the Jintana Thai Restaurant, Jerichos traditional English restaurant, Indian cuisine and Hooked seafood restaurant you certainly won't go hungry.
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This may surprise you, but there is no extensive subway system in the small south Arkansas town of 4,500 people where I live. And even though I have visited a few bigger places, I've never tasted the big city subway experience. That may shed some light as to why I was a bit nervous when it came to using the Paris Metro. Through all of my preplanning and research, there were a few things that made me a little nervous – navigating the Charles de Gaulle airport, successfully transferring dollars to euros, avoiding pickpockets, and of course surviving the Paris Metro. Yet I consider myself a capable man able to adapt and learn once I put my mind to it.
Now most of you know how men are. There's a bullheaded, puffy-chested sense of being knowledgeable that often times drives us. I don't pretend to be immune to that. I studied more for our Paris metro excursion than I did any test during my years in high school. I watched YouTube videos, I studied the metro map, and I read guidebooks all to prepare me for Paris's immense subway system. But there's always that inherent male stubbornness – that stubbornness that our wives know all too well. And there were a few moments where my male stubbornness kicked in, making our Paris Metro experience a little more adventurous than it had to be.
To be honest, I am overplaying that a little bit. Our troubles in Paris' amazing metro system were minor and in the grand scheme of things were more funny than problematic. In fact, as I reflect back on our trip to Paris, our ventures into the Paris Metro offered us an amazing look at a different side of the Paris culture. It's like a subterranean cardiovascular system that flows underneath all of Paris. The arteries and veins spread out into every arrondissement and the steady flow of people give it its own vibrant life.
The very first time we followed the flow of people down into the metro I was unnecessarily nervous. Not at riding the train or getting mugged or getting lost. No I was worried about buying a ticket. It's the simplest things that get us males! I let my research kick in and instantly walked up to the kiosk where I was to purchase my ticket. I'm sure I look like an old pro to all the Parisians walking by. I'm sure I fit right in as someone who knew exactly what they were doing. Actually I'm sure no one paid me any attention but there's not much drama in that is it? Well they certainly pay attention when I clogged up the kiosk line. I scrolled the little roller bar that resembled the controller on a Centipede arcade game from the early 1980s and could never find "English". Suddenly my "You're in the Way" complex kicked in after seeing a line form behind us and we abandoned our mission. Ticket via kiosk – Mission aborted!
Fortunately we were at one of the stations that had a ticket window and we were able to get some there. And later I would go back to the kiosk and figure out what I've done wrong. Chalk it up to a Paris learning curve. Other than a couple of wrong turns that was the biggest issue we had the entire time. The Metro was efficient and prompt. I was also impressed by impeccable cleanliness. Regardless of what station we were at, and we visited a lot of them, they were all spotless. That was certainly not what I expected.
We did struggle with an apparent Metro law that we were totally unaware of. It was quite obvious that it was against the law to smile or show any sign that you may be happy while on the Metro in Paris. Now this is something that every guidebook should tell. Obviously it's of the utmost importance because everyone we saw obeyed this law, everyone but us. The emotionless blank stares reminded me of something you would see out of "The Matrix". And then there was us, right in the middle of it, blatant lawbreakers who were constantly smiling and talking about what we had seen that day. If we had only known. Thankfully we were never reported and never taken in.
By the last couple of days of our trip we were experts. We could slide in and get a couple of tickets from the kiosk, file right through the gate, navigate our way to the right train, and head to our destination just like real Parisians. We were a part of the assembly line of people who knew exactly what they were doing. We also found the Paris Metro to fun. It was new and different to us and it was a part of this culture that we grew to appreciate. It was great for people watching and whenever we would emerge at a new destination on a Paris street, we never knew what was waiting above. Was the Metro intimidating and scary? Yes a little bit. But it was also an amazing part of our Paris experience, one that I would never trade.


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The media is an integral part of upstart life experience in western society today (Giddens 2001, 452). It surrounds us in its divers(a) forms by dint of each waking moment of our lives, whether TV or radio, newspapers and magazines or to the highest degree recently the internet and mobile phones. The design of media penetration into peoples lives leads to many questions concerning the relation of society and the media: does the media matter, does it change or rebound society and if so, what parts of society? This kind of oppugn of the modern plug media was pioneered by the Frankfurt School in the 1930s, who examined the political economy of the mass media, or culture industry, as well as recognising them as meaning(a) agents of fondisation, reifying or creating social norms and ideologies in the interests of the sovereign social groups (Hardt 1979, 28f.; Curran & Seaton 2003, 323-29). This essay will explore these questions. Perhaps the most significant difference betwee n modern and past societies is the domain of the mass media. The development of printing and the spreadhead of paper concoct correspond the first major advance in the spread and preservation of information since the invention of the book form (Gardiner & Wenborne 1995, 618). A takings of cheaper reading matter, made cheaper and more available be quiesce by the industrialisation of the process in the late eighteenth and 19th centuries, was a rise in literacy, which in formula led to the increasing politicisation of the mass of society and a contract reckoned by some to express public opinion and give way governments accountable (Curran & Seaton 2003, 4). Even before those developments, pamphleteering, made possible through the burgeoning print media, aided the spread of ideas essential to the Reformation. The sheer harvest-festival and spread of the media, beginning with the printing revolution, shows that indeed it does matter.If you want to progress to a full essay, order it on our website: BestEssayCheap.com
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The New York Fed sliced its estimate for gross domestic product for both the fourth quarter and the first-quarter of 2017 in its "nowcast," which uses incoming data to estimate growth. The New York Fed's nowcast now projects fourth-quarter growth at 1.8% and first-quarter growth at 1.7%, each down by 0.7%. The largest negative contributions came from capacity utilization and industrial production data as well as housing data, which were only partly offset by a positive contribution from survey data, the New York Fed said.
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Economic reforms has changed Indias outlook
"I think the reforms have had a profound effect on India.
Not just economically, but in terms of India`s entire outlook," Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia Robert Blake told Knowledge @ Wharton in an interview.
"When I first arrived in India, India was still slightly inward-looking but was just beginning to change. I think as a result of the economic reforms, growth began to generate resources and those resources gave the Indian government and Indian society the wherewithal to expand their strategic horizons and to expand their strategic ambitions," he said.
India in the last seven or eight years has really stepped into that space in a very significant way, in partnership with the United States in part, Blake said.
"You really see now that India wants to play a global role and wants to exert its very positive influence around the world. That`s one of the most important new dynamics that`s taking place I think in the early part of this century," he said.
"That`s why President Obama wants to partner with India, precisely that India wants to work with us, it wants to be a responsible member of the international community, has the resources to do so and it has the will to attack some of the really tough issues like global governance issues and climate change and non-proliferation and to work in tandem with the United States to do that," he said.
"That is a very, very important development for the United States and that`s why President Obama says that India`s going to be a defining partnership of ours in the 21st Century," he said.
Blake said the US and India are increasingly working together to address some of the world`s biggest challenges, from things like non-proliferation to climate change to trade.
"But then increasingly now, we`re also working at the bilateral level on specific issues in specific countries," he said.
Mentioning that the two countries are working now to help develop agricultural production in African countries, Blake said this is the first trilateral cooperation between the United States, India and Africa.
"We`re doing the same in Afghanistan in promoting women`s empowerment and also agriculture, which is a very high priority for the United States as a way of encouraging rank and file Taliban to give up the fight and go back to their families and to good employment, which in this case agriculture provides a very good source for that," he said.
"I don`t see that there are huge business opportunities in those kinds of things because frankly, these are for the very very poorest of the poor.
"The greater business opportunities are to be had in just the tremendous growth that is taking place now in India where despite some of the shortcomings that we talked about — things like corruption and infrastructure problems and so forth — the Indian government is very much committed to dealing with those and in fact those themselves present some quite significant opportunities, just to take infrastructure," Blake said.


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Kids Activities
Relaxed Bay-Bees
We have regular activities for babies and toddlers from Lisa Heath of Relaxed Bay-Bees. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, there is something for everyone and only costs £2.50 entry. Lisa also provides an extremely popular Infant Massage course, which is £20 for 5 weeks of lessons.
The testimonials as seen below speak for themselves!
Bee Kids
Bee Kids is an After School Club that is run by Lisa Heath. The session runs from 3.30 - 5.00 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. It is free, except for school holidays when it only costs £1. There are lots of activities including dance, board games, and an outdoor area with a slide and climbing apparatus.
BeeBee's Creche
As well as our usual room hire, it is possible to hire out a creche service through us. Di Mulligan runs BeeBee's within our main hall, and for an additional price you can also use our popular sensory room. Just let her know where, when and how many play-workers you need.
As a first time mum not knowing where to start with any baby groups , I couldn't have picked a better person than Lisa and the baby massage course to learn about my baby, meet other new mums and feel at ease, The course is at a nice relaxed pace and Lisa is a good laugh and really cares about everybody, and has a wealth of experience so you know you and your baby are in good hands x
I have just finished the infant massage course with Lisa. Jessica loved each week and certainly takes after mummy and loves a good massage. Lisa is so welcoming, friendly and supportive, we couldn't of asked for a nicer person to teach the class. Would highly recommend the baby massage class and also a trip to Livingstone community centre, different play groups to attend and a fab sensory room which is well worth a visit.
We absolutely love baby massage, I would highly recommend this course to all new mums , you get to bond with your baby an enjoy meetin New people, Lisa is lovely an welcoming to every group, I look forward to the next one xx


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Basic information about the Ralls County
The Ralls County is located in the state of Missouri. This county occupies 485 square miles, with 15 square miles being water areas. There are 10.167 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Ralls County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (97.3%), followed by Black or African American (1.06%) and Two or More races (0.97%). There are 4.091 households in the county, while 72,55% of them are family households and 27,45% represent non family households. There are 7 cities and towns in Ralls County. The most populated city is Hannibal city and the smallest town or village is Rensselaer village.


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The legendary disco/soul/R&B producer/performer Harvey Fuqua has died. He was a member of the Moonglows, who scored some hits in the 1950s, and he had worked closely with Motown artists (Marvin Gaye in particular) - but what really merits a mention here is the fact that it was he who helped propel Sylvester to international fame. He produced some of his biggest hits, like "Mighty Real" and "Dance (Disco Heat)", and also had a large hand in the work of Sylvester's backing singers Two Tons O' Fun (Martha Wash and Izadora Armstead, who changed their name to The Weather Girls and scored a hit with "It's Raining Men"). Some of his production work from the late 70s and early 80s is great, and both "Dance (Disco Heat)" and "Do You Wanna Boogie Hunh?" by Two Tons O' Fun are on the Discopia mix I posted a few entries ago. Here's some more of the great man's work:


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Grey Cup: Alouettes Win Again
Congrats to the Montreal Alouettes, who won their second straight title, but did not cover the Grey Cup odds in beating the RoughRiders.
Just like last season Montreal beat the Saskatchewan Roughriders and also like last season the game was a close one. Alouettes' WR Jamel Richardson was named the game's MVP and his 37-yard catch set up Avon Cobourne's TD run that put Montreal up for good.
For the game Robinson caught eight balls for 109 yards, which sent some CFL prop bettors home happy. His last 37-yard catch help Montreal go up 21-11 and even though the Roughriders came back to score a TD the game ended with Montreal hoisting another Grey Cup.
After the game Robinson stated, "When they called my number I said, 'It's about time. But this wasn't about me, it was about the guys in the locker-room and I did it for them."
This was the third straight Grey Cup where Robinson had over 100 receiving yards. There was some controversy heading into the game when Montreal S Etienne Boulay said that the CFL wanted Saskatchewan to win the Grey Cup and because of that put them up in a better hotel. Montreal QB Anthony Calvillo was 29/42 for 336 yards and after the game revealed he will have throat surgery to have a lesion removed.
Doctors found the lesion in the middle of the season, but said the signal caller could finish out the season. The game was a good one of the sellout crowd of 63,317 fans at Commonwealth Stadium many of which were Roughriders' fans. With Saskatchewan down by only 3 points and driving Montreal DB Billy Parker sealed the win with an INT of Riders' QB Henry Burris with 56 seconds left in the game, which was the only turnover of the game.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Governor General David Johnston were in attendance and Harper visited the Montreal locker room after the game to congratulate the Grey Cup champions.
In a statement Harper said, "On behalf of Canadians from coast to coast to coast, I would like to congratulate the Montreal Alouettes for demonstrating the grittiness and toughness necessary to become the winner of the coveted Grey Cup."
Another thrilling Grey Cup victory for Montreal and another heartbreaking loss for Saskatchewan. Will the third time be the charm for the Roughriders next season? We shall see and while the odds for the 2011 Grey Cup have not been posted yet check back to Bovada, as they always post the earliest CFL futures.


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As part of the lead up to Remembrance Day, Monday saw the broadcast of the interviews recorded a couple of weeks ago by Sebastian Field, Andrew Fox and myself, prompted by the unveiling of the new plaque to Gurney in Gloucester city centre.
The feature on Gurney was broadcast in two parts on BBC Radio Gloucestershire's John Rockley show. You can listen again at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p004yybz. The two parts of the Gurney feature are located respectively at 18'20"-24'25" and 1hr16'35"-1hr23'0".
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CFD Online
CFD online trading is a big industry today with numerous brokers and hundreds of thousands of traders who are investing every single day. Because of this, it is important that the security of all transactions is perfect at all times. Many people are often skeptical a bit when it comes to transferring money, investing and conducting business in general via the World Wide Web, but we are going to show you here that there is nothing to worry about. We will show you the mechanisms that protect you from both scam brokers and from hackers so that you can relax and focus on making the best possible decisions. If you're having second thoughts about entering this industry, you absolutely must read this.
CFD online | Regulatory bodies
Now then, CFD online security is based on regulatory bodies that are in charge of licensing CFD Brokers. After a thorough examination, if a broker meets all safety standards they will receive a license which is a proof that an independent third party considers that company completely reliable. These third parties are usually governmental agencies in charge of monitoring financial markets. A good example is the FCA (the Financial Conduct Authority) in the United Kingdom, but there are many similar agencies across the world. Therefore, if you want to be sure you're doing business with a legit company, check if they are regulated before you start investing. But these agencies are just one part of the security system when it comes to CFD online trading. See what else keeps you safe in the next paragraph.
CFD online | Security certificates
Apart from making sure the broker is honest, you also need to know that your own data is protected. This is usually done by SSL encryption, although the systems brokers use for this may vary. For example, some brokers may use 128-bit encryption systems, while others may opt for 256-bit encryption and stuff like that. To prove that their websites are reliable, some companies will proudly display their security certificates. These are very similar to licenses, but they come from private companies specializing in online security. They serve as a proof that, from a technical standpoint, the website you're on is completely safe from any outside influences. If you see this, you can immediately assume that you're at the right place to trade CFD online.
CFD online | Conclusion
In conclusion, we can only say that trading CFD online is as safe as it can possibly be. You have nothing to worry about, especially when you consider that some of the brokers you can find out there has been a part of the trading industry for decades now. This is a very well fleshed out industry with high-security standards, so if you're a beginner don't worry about a thing. Browse our website for more info and then make your first steps in this business. If you like trading, we guarantee that you'll love CFDs.


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What can I do about frequent episodes of hypoglycemia? I have been a type 2 diabetic for the past nine years. It's been well-controlled with amaryl 2mg dly and metformin500 b,d. My doctor changed my medication to Janumet 50/500 b.d. Since then, my blood sugar has been rising.
Over time, type 2 diabetes changes: the body makes less insulin and blood glucose levels go up. This can happen quickly, within 1- 2 years of diagnosis, or slowly over a period of years. What it means for the average person with diabetes is that, as the years go by, more medicine will be needed, and many people will eventually need insulin. Amaryl, the medicine you were on, works directly on the pancreas to increase the amount of insulin made. Amaryl is one of a class of drugs called sulfonylureas. They tend to be stronger than drugs like Januvia (Janumet is a combination of Januvia and metformin), but can sometimes be too strong, as demonstrated by your low blood glucose levels You are currently on the highest dose recommended for Januvia (100 mg per day), but the metformin dose could actually be increased to a 1000 mg twice a day. You may want to ask your doctor about increasing the metformin dose . To do this you will have to take the metformin separately from the Januvia. If you increase the metformin dose and still do not see any improvement, you may want to ask your doctor about taking Byetta or Victoza. These are taken by injection, lower blood glucose levels more than other pills you have been taking and without causing hypoglycemic reactions.


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Los Angeles, CA -- (SBWIRE) -- 08/05/2013 -- Participants of Voice Over Virtual will learn how to be a voice actor.
Voice Over Virtual, the giant three-day online conference slated for September 18-20, 2013, announces a stellar cast of voice over trainers and professionals - the largest ever assembled for a voice over event.
"Our trainers are literally the A-to-Z of the voice over industry's top pros," says John Florian, whose VoiceOverXtra.com news and training website is producing the event that attendees will access from anywhere in the world via the Internet.
Training is conveniently grouped in major educational tracks - Audiobooks, Business and Marketing, Home Studio, and Voice Acting.
"And all training is accessible on-demand," Florian adds, "which lets conference attendees customize their experience and access the material whenever it fits their busy schedules."
More than 50 training sessions will be presented, serving voice actors at all career levels, and attendees will have more than two months to return to the event site to access the recordings - until November 30, 2013.
OUR STELLAR CAST OF VOICE-OVER TRAINERS includes such voiceover luminaries as:
Joe Cipriano
You hear Joe Cipriano every day on Radio, TV and in Movie Theaters voicing promos for shows like Two and a Half Men (CBS), The Simpsons (Fox), America's Got Talent, and The Primetime Emmy Awards.
Pat Fraley
One of the top 10 performers of all time to be cast in TV animation roles, Pat Fraley has been teaching acting, voice and performing for 40 years. He is also a renowned voice over trainer and author, conducting workshops and speaking at conferences across the U.S. and near his Hollywood home base of Los Angeles.
Harlan Hogan
Over 35 years some very famous slogans have entered your ears via Harlan's voice:
From Raids' "Kills bugs fast, Kills bugs dead" and Head & Shoulders' "That little
itch should be telling you something" to the iconic, "It's the cereal even Mikey
Rodney Saulsberry
Rodney Saulsberry is a voice over coach and author with two bestselling books, You Can Bank on Your Voice and Step Up to the Mic. His distinctive announcer voice can be heardon promos for the ABC hit Dancing With The Stars and the ABC critically-acclaimed Charlie Brown Christmas Specials.
For the complete list of our presenters, visit http://www.voiceovervirtual.com/presenters/
For more information about the Voice Over Virtual online conference, as well as sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, contact Voice Over Virtual Producer John Florian at 203-459-8834, or at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The VoiceOverXtra news and training website address is http://www.VoiceOverXtra.com.
Like us on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/VoiceOverVirtual) and follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/voiceovervirtua).


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My work schedule and the if we be honest, rather average summer weather, has left me the perfect candidate for trialing a whole bunch of fake tans over the past few months to achieve a sun-kissed look.
Now, I'm only a fake tan fan if they're done right. If you can't or won't; embrace your natural colour. There's nothing worse than seeing a half-peeled orange walking down the street, with knees rougher than the pavement. On the other hand, I don't advocate baking yourself to a crisp either, for reasons that are quite obvious.
A few years ago, I was a true fake tan virgin. Having only had one professional spray tan, I was scared to attempt myself. What if it's patchy?! (Still happens in areas on occasion!) What if I look like a carrot, or worse, Paris Hilton?!
Hopefully you can amp up your fake tan artillery and work on your skills with a few of these suggestions, sure to leave you looking natural and glowing. Did you just get back from Hawaii?
Le Tan Daily Glow SPF 15+ ($7.99)
Oh, this is one product I buy over and over again – and I can afford to! It's about $7 dollars or something crazy like that! (In fact I'm so excited by its greatness I can't be bothered to look up its actual price. All right fine, it's $7.99) I love it! A wonder 3-in-1 prod, it combines a daily moisturiser with SPF 15 and a gradual tanner of the awesomely natural Le Tan shade. I can slap this stuff on as haphazard as anything, and it doesn't streak – ever. I've never been asked if I'm wearing fake tan – always the sign of great colour! – And it's easy to maintain and apply. Yummy smell too. LOVE!
Le Tan in Le Can Instant Tan ($14.99)
I adore all of the Le Tan self-tanning range, mainly for it's fantastic colour, which seems to suit my natural skin tone wonderfully, plus it's cheap! Le Tan Instant Tan is a spray can, which I spray all over and then lightly rub and pat into place. It's pretty fool proof, I haven't had any disasters with this one. While this says instant, and it is, I would apply a few hours before you need it on as it does develop into a better colour over time. Warning: the scent is so delicious you may want to lick yourself. Don't, I doubt it tastes as good as it smells! This also comes in a Jet Dry version which dries within three minutes. For both of these, I choose the Deep Bronze Glow shade. The Original Tanning Lotion is a great option if you prefer a lotion formula that develops over time, rather than instant. I can never go wrong with any of the Le Tan tanning range!
Fake Bake Gradual Tan ($45.95)
A cult tanning product from the UK, Fake Bake was easy to apply – but I wouldn't agree that this one was 'gradual'. Admittedly I took slightly less care than I would with a full-strength, but because this was gradual, I thought I could build up the colour to erase any little uneven areas. The next day, this was quite stronger than I expected. Great colour, but this formula should be used as you would a regular tanner. Best for those who want to build up to a dark, 'I've spent a month in the Greek Isles' kind of tan.
Clarins Delectable Self Tanning Mousse SPF 15 ($45)
Oh, Clarins, you're just divine. This white, whipped mousse is super soft and velvety to apply, and absorbs into the skin easily. I have been using this on my face and chest, as it's non-comedogenic (won't clog pores), SPF 15+, and well, it's Clarins and somehow using it all over feels like a waste! It's always nice to save the luxe-r products for your face, non? The colour isn't anything too drastic, which was my concern about using tanner on my face, just a lovely natural glow. The scent is natural, fruity and fresh; the yummy smell of Clarins products! Mirabelle oil and vitamin E are added to nourish and hydrate your skin too. Worth the extra pennies!
Natio Self Tan Lotion ($17.95)
Another budget beauty winner at only $17.95! Much like the Le Tan, this Natio Self-Tanner is a fantastic natural colour, blends easily and develops well after a few hours. The added essential oils of lavender, ylang ylang and sweet orange are an extra treat while applying, There's also a mousse and a spray in this range too. Added bonus; it is made in Australia!
Model Co One Night Tan
This is party tan in a can! The mousse comes out looking like chocolate gelati, and rubs into the skin easily with an instant brown colour to see where you've already been. I say party tan, because this does contain a shimmer too it – but not too much shimmer otherwise, as a firm advocate for minimal body glitter, I wouldn't be raving about it. Important note: it didn't rub off on my clothes, winner! It's quick, easy, and makes you party-ready in a matter of minutes – perfect to have a few cans in your bathroom draw on standby.
St. Tropez Tanning Mousse ($43.95)
I was really excited to try St. Tropez, one of the most well-known self-tanning brands on the market. This was a great natural colour, but I found that it took a day to 'settle in' to become its best colour. The mousse was easy to apply, and blended well – no complaints about that process. St. Tropez also has an amazing tanning side product called Tan Go, which helps get rid of those pesky orange palms that no amount of soap and water can remove. Tan Go can be used on the hands, and any other areas where you think you may have overdone it, say, that splotch I left on my foot that day. It contains little exfoliating granules that help to scrub away excess tan, as well as a cleansing solution. An accessory every tan-fan needs!
Hissyfit Body Bronze $29.95
This thick lotion was ultra hydrating thanks to the included aloe vera and vitamins B, C and E. It was easy to rub in and didn't leave any streaks apart from a blob I left on my foot – whoops! I loved the smell and the colour was great, but like the St. Tropez I felt it was even better on the 2nd and remaining days. This was easy to re-apply, as the colour didn't build up in those scraggy patches I hate seeing on other people. Yes, I can be a fake tan snob…
Have you tried any of these brands?
Are there any wonders you've come across that should be on this list?


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Do you want to have a good mood while reading a book? Or several books? We all love to have a comfy place that is used especially for reading. But, if you live in an apartment, you don't have enough room to create a special place for every activity you love, so, you can create a beautiful reading space by carefully designing your entire home. As seen in the pictures below you can actually deign every room in your apartment to suit your relaxing book reading time. You just need to create a big storage space for your books.
If you enjoy reading, you can find many creative storage ideas to use to create space for your books, in order to have them on hand any time you want to escape reality. In this apartment the nifty bookshelves are beautifully complemented by a comfortable sofa that just simply invites you to take a seat and read away. And if your reading session continues into the night you can use the elegant lamp above it. This type of lamp is made especially for reading; it's placed at an ideal height.
This is just one of the many good reading spaces available in your apartment. You can create a comfortable reading space pretty much everywhere; you just need to use your imagination. Get inspired in the gallery below!


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How to Apply
Applying to The Edison School involves these steps:
Download the Application here.
Call the school to schedule a visit. Our Head of School will meet with parent(s)/caretaker(s) and the potential student.
Please bring available academic testing, Individualized Educational Plan (IEP), 504 plan and any specialists reports such as Speech & Language or a therapist's evaluation for your child. We will tour the building at this time.
Once our staff has reviewed your information, you will receive a call to schedule a student visit, or "shadow visit." Most student visits involve two full school days on premises to allow time for thorough observation.
After the student visit, the admission committee will review your child's file to determine whether enrollment in The Edison School is appropriate. Student acceptance into the program is conducted on a rolling admission basis.
For more information please contact us at 615-431-5637 or email firstname.lastname@example.com