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Much of Karabagh in ancient times lay in the ancient Armenian province of Artsakh, on the eastern edge of the Armenian plateau. Its people converted to Christianity along with the rest of Armenia in the 4th century A.D., and from that time many churches and monasteries were established. For centuries, Artsakh (like the rest of Armenia) faced foreign invasions and occupations, but the mountainous terrain allowed for a good deal of local autonomy even in the worst of times. By the late medieval era, a system of autonomous Armenian lords of small principalities, called "melikates," arose. Only in the second half of the 18th century did a Muslim feudal principality, centered in Shushi, emerge in Mountainous Karabagh, and lead to an influx of Turkic and Kurdish tribesmen. In the 19th century, the Russian Empire seized control of the region, and after the onset of Soviet rule in the 20th century; Mountainous Karabagh was placed under the control of the Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan, but with its borders manipulated so that they were no longer directly contiguous with those of the Soviet Republic of Armenia.
Soviet rule allowed the Azerbaijani masters of the ostensibly autonomous Karabagh republic to assert their dominance over the local Armenians politically, economically and culturally. Protest was in vain, and Armenian demographic dominance declined from over 94 percent to roughly 75 percent by the end of the 1980s. At this time, the crumbling of the Soviet Union inspired the Karabagh Armenians to appeal for Karabagh's governance to be transferred to Soviet Armenia. Demonstrations by Armenians both in Karabagh and Soviet Armenia led to violent reprisals in various parts of Azerbaijan. The worst was in the industrial city of Sumgait, where several hundred Armenians were killed in pogroms in February 1988. Soon, an Azerbaijani economic blockade of Karabagh and the forcible deportation of Armenian villagers with the assistance of Soviet forces gave rise to armed clashes, as Armenians resisted. Over the next two years, threats and attacks against Armenians caused the several hundred thousand Armenians living in Soviet Azerbaijan to flee to Armenia, Russia and Central Asia. Azerbaijanis living in Armenia fled to Azerbaijan and elsewhere.
Out-and-out war began in 1991. After Azerbaijan revoked the autonomous status of the Region of Mountainous Karabagh, the local Armenians in turn held a referendum for independence, which was formally ratified by a newly elected Nagorno-Karabagh parliament in January 1992. Despite several reversals, the Karabagh Armenians emerged victorious, having taking control of most of the territory of the former autonomous region, with the exception of some northern areas remaining under Azerbaijani control. Territory surrounding Karabagh was also occupied by Armenians to provide for a buffer zone against future attacks, and this displaced hundreds of thousands of Azerbaijanis. Several tens of thousands died on both sides during the active period of conflict. A ceasefire agreement was signed in May 1994; it has remained unbroken until today, despite minor incidents. Discussions are predominantly continuing within the framework of the Minsk Group of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE, formerly CSCE).

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UK Trade mark procedure: from application to registration
The first stage is to complete and file the application form and pay the applicable fee. The fee varies depending on the amount of classes under which protection is sought.
Once the application is filed, the mark will then be put before an Examiner who will then assess the mark against the criteria for registration. The Examiner does not, at this stage, assess whether the mark complies with the relative grounds (previously this was the case).
If the mark is accepted by the Examiner as meeting the relevant requirements, the mark will then be put forward to the Publication stage. The Publication stage generally lasts for a period of two months. The purpose of the Publication stage is to allow other earlier rights holders the opportunity to assess whether the mark conflicts with their mark in terms of the absolute grounds. If the wish to challenge the mark then the earlier rights holder may file an opposition.
If after the end of the Publication period there are no outstanding oppositions under the mark, the Registry will put the mark through to Registration, at which point, the mark will be registered and a Trade Mark Certificate issued.
The mark will last for 10 years and can be renewed for an unlimited number of further 10 year periods.
There are many potential pitfalls to an application such as the absolute and relative grounds for refusal. Care should be taken before filing you mark(s) and a trade mark search is advisable.
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According to experts, 50% of businesses fail in their first year and only 20% survive past the four year mark.
It is a sad fact of life that so many businesses never really make it off the ground. And for new business owners, particularly sole traders, who invested substantially to make their idea work, choosing the path of bankruptcy is an all too real option.
Business bankruptcy or IVA?
In the case of sole traders, the business they own is intrinsically linked to them as an individual, so they are liable for all debts should the company fail. For individual bankruptcy, an Individual Voluntary Agreement (IVA) may be best step forward to getting back on your feet, and there are equivalent schemes for businesses.
Business bankruptcy legal advice
Bankruptcy should always be a last resort, and it's highly recommended you consult a commercial bankruptcy lawyer for advice before going ahead with anything. In order to be declared bankrupt you need to go to court and convince a judge that given your financial situation bankruptcy is the best course of action. Bankruptcy can last for up to 5 years, but is usually set at 12 months by the court.
Going bankrupt
When you are declared bankrupt everything you own is sold to pay off your debts. For the duration of the bankruptcy your finances are controlled by a court officer called the Official Receiver. All of your income will be paid into your bankruptcy although you will be given a small allowance to cover your living expenses. Once the period set by the court has passed, you will be discharged from bankruptcy and whatever is left of your debt will be written off.
There are also quite a few penalties and restrictions imposed on individuals in bankruptcy. For example, you cannot:
In addition:
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Despite the UK's economic fortunes improving somewhat of late, hundreds of businesses are still falling into insolvency every month.
According to credit firm Experian's Insolvency Index, a total of 1,491 firms became insolvent in May 2010.
Under UK business law, insolvency is defined in the Insolvency Act 1986 Section 123:
123. Definition of inability to pay debts (i.e. insolvent)
(e) If it is proved to the satisfaction of the court that the company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due. (Known as cash flow insolvency.)
If your business becomes insolvent it may be put into liquidation. This is where the assets and property of the business are redistributed to satisfy all claims of your creditors.
The liquidation process can be instigated by the directors and shareholders of the insolvent business but the process will only be legally effective if there is a convening of a meeting of creditors where they can appoint a liquidator of their choice – known as creditors voluntary liquidation (CVL).
Alternatively, a creditor can petition the court for a winding-up order which can place the insolvent business into a compulsory liquidation.
Generally, the priority of claims on the insolvent company's assets will be determined in the following order:
There are two insolvency procedures available to companies; these are Administration or a Company Voluntary Arrangement.
Administration is a procedure designed to avoid, or at least delay, liquidation. Businesses in Administration appoint an Administrator, who must be a licensed Insolvency Practitioner, to manage the company's affairs and protect the interests of creditors while restructuring the company so that it can continue as a going concern.
One particular type of Administration is pre pack administration. This is where the Administrator immediately completes a pre-arranged sale of the business, often to its directors or owners, to enable a best price to be achieved and thus maximise the price of assets for the business' creditors.
Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA)
A CVA is a legal agreement between an insolvent business and its creditors where a fixed amount lower than the outstanding actual debt is paid to creditors. These payments are usually made on a monthly basis and remaining debts are written-off at the end of the agreed terms. The CVA is managed by a Supervisor who must be a licensed Insolvency Practitioner. If the CVA fails, the insolvent business is usually put into liquidation.
If you run a new business and have outgrown running operations from your bedroom then you will inevitably be looking for a commercial property to base your company in.
Before you contact a commercial property agent you will need to decide whether you want to buy a property or lease one. Whichever is right for you will depend on how you see your business growing and changing in the future.
If you envisage rapid expansion then leasing would represent a more flexible option than buying. As your space needs increase you won't have to go through the hassle of selling your original premises.
Obviously, although buying will not afford you as much flexibility when changing properties, it will generally allow you more freedom of action as an owner rather than a tenant.
If you want to make changes to the property, you will not have to waste time and money obtaining the landlord's approval and you will not have to get involved in negotiations with rent and lease reviews.
There are many factors outside of your own business that could have a bearing on your decision to lease or buy – fluctuations in the property market for example. If you anticipate rental rates to go up rapidly it may be unwise to lease.
If you own the building this will obviously represent a significant asset, which allows you to borrow against it and lease out it to other businesses. You would benefit from any future appreciation and not have to worry about increasing occupation costs.
Getting a mortgage for a commercial property
For small businesses, the most common form of finance for purchasing a commercial property is a commercial mortgage.
These are offered by a variety of lenders, including High Street banks, and the terms and costs can vary. You can compare and arrange deals by yourself or employ a specialist commercial mortgage broker.
You will need to pay quite a hefty deposit, as a commercial mortgage is likely to cover around 70% to 75% of the value of the property. Remember to factor in additional costs you will have to meet such as interest payments, conveyancing and capital repayments as well as broker fees if you use one.
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To lay the foundations for a successful business it is important to give due thought and consideration to the legal decisions you make when starting a business. Read further for legal advice on all the business law issues that arise when setting up a new business.
Establishing a structure for your business
Sole trader, partnership or limited company?
Under business law, one of the first things you need to do when establishing your own company is to decide the on the structure of the business.
There are essentially 3 structures to choose from and each has its own advantages and disadvantages.
They are:
Sole Trader
This is the simplest form of business model. There are no legal formalities required to set yourself up in business as your own boss. The downside is that you also carry the can if things go wrong. You are personally liable for all the debts of the business, and creditors could look to your house, car, savings etc. to settle any money owed to them. You do not have to produce audited accounts, but you will need to keep records for the taxman. If you do set up in business on your own in this way you should advise your tax office, as you will now be taxed as a self-employed person.
In Partnership
If you set up your business with one or more people, then you will be in partnership, whether or not you actually get anything down on paper – even if the partners are other members of your family. Your partnership will be governed by the Partnership Act 1896 but generally this is not what you want or need. Anybody working together in partnership (including families) should get a Partnership Deed drawn up by a solicitor, which covers how the partnership will work on a day-to-day basis, how it can develop and how it can be ended. Generally each of the partners is personally responsible for all the businesses liabilities, whether they knew about them or not. Therefore choose your partners carefully. Partners remain self-employed and only need to prepare accounts for tax purposes (although we'd recommend you prepare them properly anyway).
Limited Company
This is the most formal way to run a business, but it has the added advantage of limiting your liability to the amount of share capital you have invested in the business. Note that banks and others will therefore ask you for personal guarantees for loans etc. The disadvantages are that there is a cost involved in setting up a company – you can buy one off-the-shelf for as little as £125 and that you have to comply with Companies Act legislation – accounts, records and returns at Companies House. As a Director you are no longer self-employed, but employed by the company, so you are likely to have to deal with National Insurance and PAYE Income Tax matters.
Registering your company name
Business names no longer need to be registered with any Government Department. They are now governed by the Business Names Act 1985. You'll find an excellent guide to the Act on the Companies House website. You will need to display your trading name in accordance with the Act at your place of business, and on stationery and invoices etc.
Basically, when starting a business, you need to check, as best you can, that the name you choose to trade under is not the same or similar to any other business, particularly in your locality. If it is then you may find yourself being sued for "passing-off" i.e. trading on the back of someone else's reputation, or even in breach of a trademark
If you set up a limited company then you will only be able to register a name which is not already on the register. You can search the Companies House Register online here.
Trading Laws
If you are going to be supplying goods and services to the public then you are going to need to know about certain bits of consumer legislation – such as the Sale of Goods Act (they must correspond with their description, be of satisfactory quality and be fit for the purpose) and the Trade Descriptions Act.
Terms of Trading
If you are going to be dealing with the public and other businesses then you need to get your Terms of Business sorted out. These deal with your contractual relationship with your customers and suppliers. They should cover such items as estimates for work, payment terms, transfer of title to goods, failure to perform contractual duties etc. The terms on which you trade should be as beneficial as possible to you (without putting your client or supplier off), and are unique to you and your business. It is worth getting them professionally drafted by a commercial solicitor.
Circumstances when the court may order a payment into court:
When the court has ordered security for costs to be paid;
As a condition of granting some relief;
As a sanction for a party failing to comply with a rule, practice direction or court order; and
When the court deems that an interim payment should be made towards a claim.
Payment into court of security for costs
Payment into court is one means of providing security for costs when that has been ordered by a court.
Payment into court as a condition
An order for payment into court as a condition is common when applications for summary judgment or strike out are dismissed but the court still has doubts about the respondent's position. The court, after hearing the application, accepts that it is arguable that the claim or defence may succeed but considers that it is improbable that it will do so.
The respondent will be ordered to make a payment into court as a condition of being granted relief from the strike out or summary judgment order sought.
Payment into court as a sanction
The court has power to order sanctions for non-compliance with court orders, rules and practice directions.
Interim payments
An interim payment is a payment on account of any damages, debt or other sum which a defendant may be held liable to pay to or for the benefit of a claimant. The court may only make an order for an interim payment where certain conditions are satisfied.
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When acquire a commercial leasehold property, a legally binding contract known as a lease with the owner of the commercial property will be entered into.
The parties under commercial lease law are referred to as the landlord and the tenant. The lease lays down the responsibilities and obligations of both parties and these are known as covenants.
Common tenant covenants include paying service charge, keeping the interior of the property in good repair and not altering the structure. Common landlord covenants include insuring the property and affording the tenant quiet enjoyment of the property without interruption.
It is important for both parties to read the lease with extreme care because once it is signed the respective parties are bound under commercial lease law by all the clauses.
When taking on a commercial property lease it is important to understand the responsibilities for the repair and maintenance of the building that is being rented.
Tenants are typically responsible for internal repairs and maintenance. In some cases however they will also be responsible for external maintenance. This is more likely if there is a sole occupant of a building.
In multi-occupancy premises the landlord is more likely to carry out external repairs and maintain common parts. Ultimately, however, the division of maintenance responsibilities will be determined by what's agreed in the lease. As a result it is important to check a lease carefully before it is signed.
It is particularly important, before signing a lease to check what the liability is with regard to repairs needing to be done.
When signing a lease it is important to be clear on the repairs the landlord may require a tenant to pay for at the end of the agreement. This is known as dilapidations. This can often be a problem area.
For example a tenant may be responsible for reinstating the premises to its original condition. As a result it is important to get professional help from a chartered surveyor, who will record the state of the premises when the lease was taken on to prevent the landlord from making unjustified demands later on.
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Dissolution of a partnership occurs on the following events:
Notice (PA 1890 S26 & S32) – Notice can be given by any partner to the others. No reason need be given and the notice can have immediate effect, in fact it does not neccessarily have to even be in writing. Of course any well written partnership agreement will have a clause that supersedes these sections.
Expiry of a Fixed Term (PA 1890 S27 & S32) – Where the partners have agreed a fixed term to carry on as a partnership then on expiry of this term the partnership will be dissolved unless their agreement provides for it's continuation (S32). If however the partners carry on after the expiry of the fixed term then they will be deemed to be carrying on business as before however the business will now be a partnership at will (S27).
Charging Order over Partner's Assets (PA 1890 S33) – Where a creditor obtains judgement over a partner he may use S23 to enforce the judgement. Basically S23 allows the creditor to place a charge over partnership assets, the creditor cannot make a direct claim over any of the partnership assets. At this stage the other partners are entitled to pay off the creditor and look to the partner for the money otherwise the creditor may obtain an order from the court for the sale of the partner's share in the assets. Of course such a sale will be most disatisfactory to the other partners as a third party may end up owning a part of a partnership asset as such the other partners have the right to give notice to dissolve the partnership.
Death of Bankruptcy (PA 1890 S33) – Death or bankruptcy will automatically terminate the partnership so that the PR's of the deceased can collect for the estate the amount to which the former partner was entitled.
Illegality (PA 1890 S34) – Where it is or it becomes illegal to carry on the business of the partnership then the partnership will dissolve.
Court Order for Dissolution (PA 1890 S35) – The court can order dissolution of a partnership on various grounds including where it is 'just and equitable' to do so.
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We are often asked to give a quote for the buying and selling of a business, sometimes its an Internet business, often its a more traditonal business.
Firstly it will come as no surprise to know that it can be very expensive. So do shop around. We can offer fixed fees but these fees do have a habit of fast becoming fluid. This is largely due to the nature of the transaction and the approach taken by the parties.
Here is a common example.
You agree a fixed fee for your sale of your business. Your affairs are all in order (or so you think) you do not envisage any problems. Unfortunatley the buyer will look at it differently.
If you are unable to produce contract x or policy y, if your accounts are weak or there are holes in your loan accounts then this will inevitable lead to the buyer seeking to reduce the price. This will lead to delays and stress and possibly heartache.
So do try and get your house in order as soon as you can. The Due Diligence is crucial and can be very painful. What you think the sale price is and what is agreed in the Heads of Terms may well be different in three months time. So this is why a fixed fee is often difficult to pin down.
We do offer fixed fees but very rarely do they come in at the fixed fee. Its akin to a builder. He gives you a fixed fee and you pay a deposit. Unfortunately you find out when he is digging, problems with the foundations, the fixed fee then goes out of the window. Our advice is to agree a fixed fee. However build in a ceiling that fees will not exceed xx that way this gives you some protection in the event that problems do arise.
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If you are leasing a commercial property, and you find that you cannot get out of the lease then it may be possible for you to sub-lease the property.
Most leases of commercial buildings give the tenant the right to sublet.
Subletting means that the tenant grants a new lease (the Sub Lease or Underlease) out of the existing lease (the Head Lease).
A Sub Lease cannot be granted for a term that exceeds the term of the Head Lease. Subject to this point, whether or not a sub lease can be granted depends on the terms in the Head Lease, and where the Head Lease is silent on the point then there is no restriction on the grant of a Sub Lease. More often though the Head Lease will permit a Sub Lease to be granted subject to it complying with certain conditions laid out – and subject to the landlords consent.
Usually the easiest way of granting a Sub Lease will be to grant a lease by reference to the Head Lease – i.e. a lease in which you set out the rent and term but otherwise import into it all the same terms as are in the Head Lease. This should pass on to the sub tenant all the responsibilities of the tenant – though of course it does not relieve the tenant of those liabilities to the landlord – a direct contract remains between the Head Landlord and the Head Tenant.
In the grant of a Sub Lease it means that there are generally two documents required:
1. the Sub Lease itself; and
2. the Licence to Sublet – this is granted by the landlord
The same conditions regarding registration requirements and SDLT apply to a Sub Lease as they do to a Lease.
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How does your voice sound and what words do you choose? Branding is ultra important for your firm as well as for you personally. But what's your voice saying about you? It's putting out messages that may not represent you. Your voice & your speech are a huge part of your brand. Your verbal brand is speaking for you and you need to make it represent you at your very best.We weren't born the best that we can possibly be. We were given talents and it's up to us to improve upon them. Click To Tweet
Your Verbal Brand
Is your voice tight and in your throat? You may sound aggressive or in a bad mood. (Aggressive is not the same thing as authoritative, by the way. If, in an attempt to sound authoritative you sound aggressive than you're doing it wrong.) To have a credible, authoritative, yet warm sound you need to open your throat & use a lot of air. This results in a full, resonant sound that comes across as credible & highly persuasive.
Do you place your resonance in the front of your mouth? To get a gorgeous, magnetic sound you need to place your resonance over the back of the tongue. People are drawn to you, they listen to you & they do what you tell 'em when you have a magnetic sound.
Do you hate the sound of your voice? That's an article giving you the deets as to how you can change it!
How You Speak is Your Verbal Brand
My clients are super smart go-getters. They say, "What's standing in the way of my getting what I need out of life? In order to get what I need out of life people need to find me credible & authoritative. That leads to my being persuasive. That's how I get what I need out of life." So my clients have the cajones to record themselves. With me. We do it together. It doesn't hurt! They comprehend that when they know:
1. specifically what they're doing wrong and
2. how to fix it
they can make improvements in their lives permanently! It's a given that we have to study the sciences, languages–all academics in school. We go to the gym and learn how to play sports & musical instruments. None of us was born the best that we can possibly be. But we were given talents as well as the capacity to learn and it's up to us to improve upon them.
Beethoven studied under a few composers! (Most famously, Hadyn) He was born with incredible talent but he still had to study! If you want to be persuasive & get people to really believe in your brand you need to put some time in.Your words & your tone determine how you make people feel. #verbalbrand Click To Tweet
Your Words Impact Your Verbal Brand
What words are you choosing? Are your words making you seem abrupt or even wishy-washy? Do you use 10 words when you could've delivered your point in fewer? These things don't help people to see you in a strong & authoritative light. Too many words & a misleading tone of voice can get you overlooked when you're saying something genius.
Polish up Your Verbal Brand
First, think about your communicative partners. Yup. If you're out there speaking with others or giving presentations you've got communicative partners. Are you putting your communicative partners first when you speak? (I'm referring to everyone with whom you communicate. An audience, a client, your team, etc.) That gorgeous Maya Angelou said,
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Your words & your tone determine how you make people feel. Just saying, "Hi, how are you?" with a gorgeous, fully resonant voice makes people really feel good. Pair it with a smile & they just want to spend more time with you!
Be Succinct
Next, Use direct language. When paired with your gorgeous, warm voice you're not confusing people as "beating around the bush" does. Be concise. This helps people to understand your message completely. Unfortunately when you use too many words people don't get your full message causing them to be unable to follow your call to action. Thus, an ineffective verbal brand. You can easily change an ineffective verbal brand to a highly effective one by listening to your words & making them succinct.
Stop Undermining Yourself!
Thirdly, to have a super strong verbal brand, remove the underminers like "just", "actually", "honestly", "well", filler words, etc. These words undermine you resulting in a verbal brand that's weak & insecure. I'm not the filler word police. Just don't use too many & when you're making a speech or on an interview try to keep it down to 0 or 1 🙂
I've got lots more, folks; but some people are telling me my articles are too long 🙂 You can get in touch with me here. Do feel free to leave a comment–I'd love to hear from you!
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Saul Vagrant Sentenced to be Whipped
From Norman Saul
This article was originally published in the December 2004 edition of Soul Search, the journal of The Sole Society
On 31st March 1757 Sarah Saul, a vagrant woman, the wife of Jonathan Saul of Beetham, Westmorland, allegedly stole two pewter plates valued at 10d. The plates were part of the goods and chattels of Mabel Willan of Kirkby Lonsdsale, Westmorland.
Mabel Willan was a widow and an Innkeeper in Kirkby Lonsdale and her hired servant was Agnes Smith.
On the afternoon of Thursday 31st March 1757 Agnes Smith noticed that two pewter plates were missing from the porch of the dwelling house of Mabel Willan. The value of the plates in total was 10d. Agnes Smith suspected that they were taken by Sarah Saul, a vagrant woman. Agnes went to see John Battyson, a constable of Kirkby Lonsdale and told him her story.
They went in pursuit of Sarah Saul and found her in an alehouse kept by Mark Bauch. Sarah was found to be in alcohol and admitted to taking the plates. She produced one and admitted selling the other for 3d to Elizabeth Dodgson wife of John Dodgson Innkeeper.
Elizabeth Dodgson denied that she had bought such a plate but on being informed that Sarah Saul would be appearing before a Justice of the Peace went into an inner room and brought out the plate.
Why she took the plates only she knows. Possibly as a vagrant she was hungry and at the end of March, probably cold as well. For the 3d she got for the plate she could buy a good meal and gain warmth from the alehouse. However justice 250 years ago was harsh and for this poor Sarah Saul was sentenced to be whipped.
The IGI records show marriage of a Jonathan Saul, who was baptised on 13 March 1719 at Arnside, Beetham, Westmorland to a Sarah ? about 1747 again at Arnside, Beetham, Westmorland.Could this be the same couple?
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About 1 1/2 pounds.
1 pound white chocolate
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1 1/4 cups shelled pistachio nuts, toasted and papery coating peeled
Melt white chocolate in double boiler or microwave.
Quickly stir the fruit and nuts into the chocolate.
Spread chocolate mixture out on the prepared baking sheet so it's about 1/2-inch thick and the fruit and nuts are coated.
Set bark aside at room temperature to harden.
Break into angled pieces.
Store in an airtight container at room temperature.
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Argentine state prosecutor Alberto Nisman, who is investigating the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish community center in Buenos Aires that killed 85 people, accused Iran on Wednesday of establishing terrorist networks in Latin America dating back to the 1980s. In a 500-page document, Nisman cited evidence of Iran's "intelligence and terrorist network" in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname – among others.
In the case of the AMIA bombing, Argentina has secured Interpol arrest warrants for eight Iranians including Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi and Mohsen Rezaie, a former head of the Revolutionary Guards who is running for president.
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The new La Grande Classique de Longines (ref. L22.214.171.124.2) quartz-powered timekeeper expands the line of elegant, yet affordable ladies watches from the renowned entry-luxury watchmaking brand. Like the rest of the La Grande Classique family, the new Ref. L188.8.131.52.2 model is offered in a relatively small stainless steel case that measures only 24 millimeters (less than one inch!) in diameter and seems to perfectly suit even an average wrist, although it will probably be ladies of smaller stature that the timekeeper will be especially popular with.
Thanks to the use of a Swiss made Longines Caliber L209 quartz movement that measures just 1.35 mm from top to bottom, the case is not only small: it is also very thin being just 4.20 mm in height making it an almost perfect luxury accessory for a person who doesn't like flashy things, but would still prefer to have a high-quality product from a reputable brand on her wrist.
Together with forty eight Top Wesselton VVS diamonds adorning its narrow bezel, the new watch gives a lasting impression of a refined elegance: a thing that we seldom encounter when it comes to mass produced goods, even if we are talking about premium-priced watches designed for the better part of humanity.
The thin black Roman numerals that are printed on the matte-white dial are crisp and easily legible and the blackened hour and minute hands are unobtrusive, well-proportionate and perfectly do their job.
Even the small setting crown is big enough for the watch to be seamlessly operated when needed.
By the way, while many women's watches are often powered by simple and cheap movements, the Caliber L209 is in fact based on a quite expensive ETA E03.001 ebauche, which is known not only for its high quality of build, but is also quite accurate gaining or loosing no more than 2.5 minutes per year.
Of course, such level of precision doesn't make the caliber qualify for an official chronometer certificate from COSC, but it comes darn close to it!
At a price of €2900, this is a fairly expensive timekeeper. However, from the point of view of "value for money," I would probably give it at least four stars out of five. The first of all, the mechanism is surprisingly good: it is light years ahead of those plastic throw-away jobs that often power watches that cost a great deal more. The second is, of course, the styling. While quite subjective, it is hard to argue that this deliberately modest La Grande Classique looks great and is currently one of the most elegant offerings currently available on the market of "ultra-thin" watches in this price range. And, of course, the four dozens of well-cut diamonds, too, justify the timekeeper's price.
See also: Tissot T-Trend T-Evocation Diamonds Ladies Watch
Photos: Longines
La Grande Classique de Longines L220.127.116.11.2 quartz ladies watch specification
Price: €2900 (MSRP)
Movement: Quartz, Caliber L209, base caliber ETA E03.001, Swiss Made
Number of jewels: 6
Movement frequency: N/A
Movement decoration: N/A
Functions: Hours, minutes
Power reserve: A couple of years
Case material: Stainless steel
Bezel material: Matches case, set with 48 diamonds, graded Top Wesselton VVS (0.403 ct)
Crown material: Matches case
Case shape: Round
Bezel shape: Round
Case size: 24.00 mm
Lug width: None
Case height: 4.20 mm
Dial: White
Numerals: Roman
Hour markers: None
Hands: Blackened, stick-shaped
Water resistance: 30 meters
Strap: Black alligator leather strap with stainless steel buckle
Crystal: Sapphire
Case back: Solid


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On the 1st Day of Conference Tourneys, the Buffet gave to me...
- Getting things going out in the (Atlantic) Sun
- Giving a picture and full scope of the Waiting Line...
Second things first -- what is the BOOP:
Well, loyal Buffet readers, we here believe you are about to rewarded...
With a BOOP. The Buffet's Officially Official Percentage Index. (Yes, aware that really acronyms out as BOOPI, but the Editorial Staff has unanimously agreed BOOP is the preferred pronouncing, so there you go).
The BOOP attempts to take in each piece of criterion that Selection Committee has with them inside the Committee Room that fateful week in March, so that this Committee of One can give you college hoops and/or Scott Schwartz enthusiasts the best information and closest approximation we can to what is shaping up to be the field.
With that in mind, the BOOP formula includes:
- Computer Rankings (RPI, BPI, Pomeroy, Sagarin, and KPI)
- Strength of Schedule + Strength of Record
- Total Wins
- Road Record
- Wins/Losses vs RPI ranked teams (bucketed 1-25, 26-50, 51-100, 101-200, 201+)
- Wins/Losses with the lights shining brightest (January & February)
- Conference Leadership (placeholder for actual conference champion and/or tournament champion)
The Boop will live in its own section -- with full rankings, and what the bracket would look like from a BOOP only perspective. Note -- this will not mirror Buffetology, where human element adds some selection flavor to give our official predictions...
And now on to the Conference Tournament countdown...
Dominance at the top marked the Atlantic Sun season -- until February 9th, Florida Gulf Coast was the riddle only South Carolina Upstate could provide a 1 game solution to. FGCU rode into February with a single conference loss, and controlled their regular season title destiny. But, always looming in their rear view were those crazy kids from Nashville -- the Bison of Lipscomb. With only 2 conference losses heading into the final month - a big date loomed on February 9th in Fort Myers. In an odd game, where Lipscomb finished the game (8 1/2 minutes) without a made field goal, they still sprung the upset 65-60, and forged a brief conference leadership tie. But, along came Lipscomb's 2016/17 nemesis North Florida (the Ospreys swept the season series 2-0), and the Bison's third conference loss propelled FGCU to the top seed. The FGCU key has been the reintegration of Marc-Eddy Norella - Norella who averaged 17/9 last year, spent most of November & December embroiled in games missed due to injury & personal issues, however since returning to practice in late December, he played in FGCU's final 13 games, and the close calls versus the bottom of the conference have faded from memory.
Schedule (all games at campus sites), Feb 27, Mar 2 & 5 (championship on ESPN):
1 FGCU v. 8 Stetson
4 So Carolina Upstate v. Kennesaw
3 North Florida v. 4 Jacksonville
2 Lipscomb v 7 New Jersey Inst Tech
Games to look for:
FGCU isn't the chalk lock for the finals you'd think. They barely snuck by, on the road at Stetson 89-88 back in January (though they won comfortably them out just 4 days ago at home), Kennesaw also gave them a run (but, also a road game for the Eagles). But, most relevantly, So Carolina Upstate gave FGCU their first conference loss, and then tried to take away their outright A-Sun title by pushing them to overtime on Feb 21. That potential second round matchup should be fun.
The other side of the bracket shapes up to give us Lipscomb v UNF round 3. Can the Bison finally slay the Osprey dragon? Or will it be total domination? Lipscomb with their season split figures to give FGCU a tougher game, but #championshipweek is not predictable like that.
Prediction: Was going to look for the upset, given how USC Upstate has a nice formula for facing Florida GC, but with the UNF/Lipscomb season sweep -- sticking with the Eagles, led by UCF transfer, junior Brandon Goodwin and senior Demetris Morant, and of course, the reintegrated Marc-Eddy Norelia, to give the Buffet Atlantic Sun chalk: Florida Gulf Coast is the pick.
Formally opening the Waiting Line...
To all new readers, those who have forgotten, or just never cared. We're the Buffet, we do have bubbles, you're either in or out, so, those without clear paths to the Buffet stands they sit in the Waiting Line... For those that have reviewing the first official Buffetology, the first hints of the Waiting Line... emerges. Since no automatic bids have been awarded, if you're sitting on lines 10-14, keep doing work. At this stage of the year, lines 10 can feel pretty secure about an invite, 11 must really fall apart, but 12-14? As Bill Belichick would say: "Go do your job"
2016/2017 Waiting Liners as of 2.27.16
- Maryland (maybe recency bias, but how they played last game -- trending down....)
- South Carolina
- Xavier
- Arkansas
- Michigan
- Michigan State
- Virginia Tech
- Marquette
- Northwestern
- Vanderbilt
- Providence
- Wichita State (believe a loss to any one not named Illinois State could push them out, but where they are now, as of today, they are safe, so it's all a bit misleading, bc they only need the Waiting Line if they lose. Basically: 1: Don't lose. 1A: Don't lose to anyone other than ISU)
NOT SO SAFE, EITHER SIDE (if they don't win their conference tournament, of course, bc then you'd be safe, by definition)
- Southern California
- Middle Tennessee
- Illinois State
- Rhode Island
- California
- Houston
- Syracuse
- Seton Hall
- Kansas State
- Wake Forest
- Illinois
- Georgia Tech
- Georgia
CAN SEE THE LINE, UNSURE IF THEY CAN BE CONSIDERED "IN" IT - advised to win their conference tournament
- Princeton
- UNC-Wilmington
- Alabama
- Texas-Arlington
- Monmouth
- Vermont
- Nevada
- BYU (when you beat the top ranked/undefeated team, you get to think you're in line)
- Georgetown
- Wake Forest
- Illinois
- Pittsburgh
- Indiana
- Ohio State
- Ole Miss (RPI loves this team, other computers not so much)
- Texas Tech (KenPom loves this team, other computers not so much)
- Penn State
Monday's Waiting Line Games of Note:
Miami @ Virginia Tech - After a brief stumble to start February, with back to back road losses (including versus tonight's opponent) Virginia Tech has mostly righted the ship -- winning 4 of 5, and defeating each opponent in that stretch who they'll likely be evaluated against at some point on Selection Sunday or they "should" beat. A win over Miami, pretty much a lock for invitation, especially after their win over the Grayson Allen-less Blue Devils this weekend, would boost them closer, if not at, invitation lock status
Troy @ Texas-Arlington - reasonably certain UTA cannot withstand a loss in their conference tournament and still get an invite (which is the only reason they'd need to be in the Waiting Line at all), but for sure they can't withstand 2...


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Use depressing in a sentence
- Now the weather was crisp and cold, now hazy and depressing, and again a downpour. [9]
- She was liable to sore throat, and depressing pain at the chest, and difficulty of breathing, on the least exposure to cold. [14]
- He had resisted the seductions which always beset solitary men with restless brains overwrought by depressing agencies. [6]
- These sights and sounds had no depressing or intimidating effect on him; on the contrary, they stimulated his energy and determination. [2]
- He wished to sleep, but he knew he would not be able to and that most depressing thoughts came to him in bed. [2]
- He seemed to see and hear nothing of what was going on around him and to be absorbed by some depressing and unsolved problem. [2]
- A silence broods over the scene that is depressing to the spirits. [5]
- What traveller has not felt the depressing effect of it? [9]
- All of which is very depressing, and makes one want to renounce joking and lead a better life. [5]
- Above all things, however, if one is describing Quicksands, one must not be depressing. [9]
- She then returned home, and immediately began to suffer from her old enemy, sickly and depressing headache. [14]
- He does not hesitate to attribute the disease from which they suffered to those depressing moral influences to which they were subjected. [6]
- But pews without heads in them are a still more depressing spectacle. [6]
- A masquerade might have been more gloomy and depressing. [4]
- He found Joe Harper studying a Testament, and turned sadly away from the depressing spectacle. [5]
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- The house was gloomy and silent, and its emptiness depressing. [5]
- The times were depressing. [4]
- There was one daily incident which was peculiarly depressing: this was the removal of the doomed to a chamber apart. [5]
- Slovenly and depressing at noonday, it seemed now frankly to have flung off its mask. [9]
- But there was another grief which lay hidden far beneath these obvious depressing influences. [6]
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Feb. fourteen (UPI) — Far more than 250 liberal-leaning groups signed a letter that urges Senate Democrats to reject any immigration offer that involves "nativist" proposals.
The letter, published by the Center for American Development and signed onto by a large variety of immigration, refugee, religion, instruction, youth, wellbeing, labor and civil liberties businesses, claims that President Donald Trump's requires for an immigration offer "would consider the state backwards in an echo of restrictive insurance policies not observed considering the fact that the 1920s."
The CAP letter claims that Trump is making use of recipients of the Deferred Motion for Childhood Arrivals application, frequently referred to as Dreamers, as "bait" to pull in Democratic votes for an anti-immigration monthly bill.
"Congress will have to reject these nativist overtures," the CAP letter states. "President Trump and Congressional Republicans established this ethical disaster and it is up to them to get the job done in good religion with Democrats to access a slender settlement that pairs a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers with clever and sensible border stability actions."
While Trump's prior proposal — and other individuals brought by Republican Senators to reflect the president's wishes — involves a pathway to citizenship for 1.8 million youthful undocumented immigrants, the CAP letter strongly urges Democrats to reject costs that incorporate Trump's other requires, which includes additions to the recent wall alongside the U.S.-Mexico border, ending household-based mostly migration for non-nuclear household customers and ending the diversity visa lottery.
The letter claims the proposed border wall and an elevated number of Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement staff is a "wasteful and unpopular plan that will only hurt border communities…asylum seekers, unaccompanied youngsters and immigrant communities throughout the state."
Ending household-based mostly migration will have to also be opposed, the letter claims, due to the fact it would slash general immigration between 33 p.c and forty four p.c and "would needlessly penalize American people."
Finally, the letter urges Democrats to reject any immigration proposal that would finish the diversity visa lottery – a application that admits up to fifty,000 people today to the United States every calendar year from nations that deliver several immigrants to the state.
Ending the application would prevent immigrants who are "significantly much better educated than U.S.-born Us citizens" and who "get the job done in managerial and expert occupations" from coming to the United States.
"The endeavor at hand is to guard Dreamers, and Congress will have to not do so by slashing the Range Visa
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CAP's letter will come at a time when many Democrats are dealing with tension from liberal groups to push for a DACA monthly bill that excludes Republican requires, even even though Democrats you should not have the greater part in either the Household or Senate.
On Tuesday night time, Denate Democrats prevented a vote on a monthly bill proposed by Sen. John McCain and Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Del., that tied granting amnesty to DACA recipients to elevated funding for border stability.
But Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Unwell., claimed bipartisan talks are ongoing and lawmakers are doing work to obtain a remedy.
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G&R Serves 1 Billion Ads per MonthOctober 30, 2016
Bangladeshi Ad Network G&R is now serving over 1 billion ads per month, across more than 5 thousand Bangladeshi websites and apps.
How big is a billion? If a billion kids made a human tower, they would stand up past the moon. If you sat down to count from one to one billion, you would be counting for 95 years. If you found a goldfish bowl large enough hold a billion goldfish, it would be as big as a stadium. A billion hours ago our ancestors were living in the Stone Age.
Bangladesh is witnessing a phenomenal growth in internet audiences in last few quarters. This also accelerating more businesses to go online. More people are now using internet to buy groceries; e-commerce platforms are getting more orders than ever. Serving 1 billion ads in one month is a milestone for G&R and a pragmatic step towards achieving its goal to make the internet more meaningful in Bangladesh – for general audiences, content creators, publishers and advertisers.
Internet audiences now a days, are not only using social media platforms, but also spending time at different local web platforms. As per G&R insights, 51 million local internet users are visiting local websites at least once in a month. The strongest part is, at least 60% of them could be considered as regular users as they go online multiple times in a week.
Mobile is the strongest arm of G&R. According to data, around 72% of those 51 million local internet users are browsing from their mobile device. These are the users who interact and engage with the content most.
"The phenomenal inventory growth of G&R clearly demonstrates that local publishers increasingly value the unique advertising technology solutions that we provide", said Ayub Shahrear, Head of Partnerships. "We think that, especially in an extremely challenging macroeconomic digital environment, we are perfectly positioned to continue to meet this need for an ever expanding number of publishers", he added.


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On November 17th, 2017 there will be the workshop "Photonics as a key enabling technology".
The workshop will take place in FBK, Open Space EIT Ed. Nord 1st floor.
The main organizer of the event is the SPIE Student Chapter of the University of Trento.
We will have several speaker from UniTN and FBK and also the Invited Speaker Prof. Andrea Armani from the University of Southern California. Prof. Armani will present two talks: "Developing nanotechnology to study biological systems" and "How to Prepare for an Academic Position".
For more information see the workshop site


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Dr. Stephen Bauer
Assistant Professor of Biology
- Bauer SM. Atopic Eczema: Genetic Implications and Potential Links to Developmental Exposures. Int. J. Tox., 2016. (manuscript under review)
- Bauer SM, S Killedar, J Stewart, MA Morgan, SN Georas, A Pietropaoli, MA Williams. Immune Restoration of Septic Shock Monocytes by Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor. JBR J of Clin Diag and Res, 2016 (manuscript under review)
- Bauer SM, A Roy, J Emo, TJ Chapman, SN Georas, BP Lawrence. The Effects of Maternal Bisphenol A on Allergic Lung Inflammation Into Adulthood. Tox Sci, 2012. 130(1):82-93.
- Roy A, SM Bauer, BP Lawrence. Developmental Exposure to Bisphenol A Modulates Innate but Not Adaptive Immune Responses to Influenza A Virus Infection. PLoS One, 2012. 7(6):e38448.
- Bezemer GFG, SM Bauer, G Oberdorster, PN Breysse, RHH Pieters, SN Georas, MA Williams. Activation of Pulmonary Dendritic Cells and Th2-type Inflammatory Responses on Instillation of Engineered, Environmental Diesel Source or Ambient Air Pollutant Particles In Vivo. J Innate Immun, 2011. 3(2):150-166.
- Rangasamy T, MA Williams, SM Bauer, MA Trush, J Emo, SN Georas, S Biswal. Nrf2 Inhibits the Maturation of Murine Dendritic Cells by Ragweed Extract. Am J Resp Cell and Molecular Biol, 2010. 43(3):276-285.
- Williams MA, SM Bauer, W Lu, J Guo, S Walter, T Bushnell, E Lillehoj, SN Georas. Deletion of the Mucin-like Molecule Muc1 Enhances Dendritic Cell Activation in Response to Toll-Like Receptor Ligands. J Innate Immun, 2010. 2(2):123-143.
- Bauer SM, MA Williams, AP Howell, E Schwarz, ES Smith, M Zauderer. Maximizing Immune Responses: The Effects of Covalent Peptide Linkage to Beta 2-Microglobulin. Oncol Res, 2008. (17)5:205-216.
- Williams MA, T Rangasamy, SM Bauer, et al. Disruption of the Transcription Factor Nrf2 Promotes Pro-Oxidative Dendritic Cells That Stimulate Th2-Like Immunoresponsiveness on Activation by Ambient Particulate Matter. J Immunol, 2008. 181(7):4545-4559.
- Porter M, M Karp, S Killedar, SM Bauer, J Guo, D Williams, P Breysse, SN Georas, MA Williams. Diesel-Enriched Particulate Matter Functionally Activates Human Dendritic Cells. Am J Resp Cell and Molecular Biol, 2007. 37(6):706-719.
• Co-authored Abstract: Williams MA, SM Bauer, SN Georas, "Dysregulated Immune Response of Dendritic Cells Derived from Allergic Asthmatic Subjects on Activation by Ambient Particulate Matter In Vitro." – American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR), San Diego, CA. (2010)
• Co-authored Abstract: Williams MA, SM Bauer, SN Georas, "Determining the Effects of Ambient Particulate Matter (Air Pollution) on Toll-like Receptor Signaling and Function in Human Dendritic Cells."- HEI Annual Conference, Portland, OR. (2009)
• Invited Oral Presentation: Killedar S, SM Bauer, SN Georas, MA Williams, "Activation of Dendritic Cells by Ambient or Diesel-Particulate Matter Reveals Differential Toll-Like Receptor and p38 or ERKI/II MAPK Signaling." – American Thoracic Society International Conference, San Diego, CA. (2009)
• Poster Presentation: Bauer SM, J Stewart, MA Morgan, C Mack, SN Georas, A Pietropaoli, MA Williams, "Monocyte Immunoparalysis in Septic Shock – Restoration of Toll-Like Receptor Signaling by Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony Stimulating Factor." – American Thoracic Society International Conference, Toronto, ON. (2008)
• Experience with immunology, immune restoration, signaling pathways, inflammatory disease, and therapeutic/vaccine technology with 12+ years laboratory experience within both cutting-edge corporate and academic settings.
• Laboratory skills and experience including the design, production, and testing of novel protein-based cancer therapeutics, clinical immunology studies (asthma & sepsis), in vivo tumor modeling (mice), developmental toxicology studies (mice), asthma modeling (mice), in vitro cell and tissue culture (human & animal), tumor-specific T cell culture and generation, multi-color flow cytometry, protein purification and analysis, cell purification, molecular cloning, genotyping and transgenic mouse breeding.


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The Camp Nou Tour allows you to visit every corner of the stadium and get a first hand look at the places where day to day life takes place at the club. The Camp Nou Tour takes you through the past and present of this emblematic stadium for both Barça supporters and other football fans alike. Follow in the footsteps of the players that have made history, such as Kubala, Cruyff, Maradona, Guardiola and Ronaldinho and getting to know the stadium main areas: the changing room area and then down the tunnel and onto the pitch where you can enjoy a panoramic view of the stadium, the presidential box, the press area where the players are interviewed, the press boxes in the main stand, the new multimedia area, the Museum and the FCB Shop where you will find all the Barça Products.
The tour is not guided.
Monday to Saturday (from March 27th to October 12th): from 9:30 to 19:30.
The rest of the year the Museum opening hours are from 10:00 to 18:30 from Monday to Saturday, and from 10:00 to 14:30 on Sundays.
Days of League and Spanish Cup matches:the Tour will be closed all the day. The Museum will be open up to 3 hours before the match (with a stadium visit from the second tier included) and will re-open 90 minutes before the match up to the start of said match.
Champions League match days:the Tour will be closed all day and there's only access to the first floor of the Museum until 15.00.
December 25th and January 1st: the Museum and the Camp Nou Tour will be closed all the day.
December 31st & January 6th:From 10.00 to 14.30pm.


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To further facilitate payments, BisB has partnered with Benefit to introduce the first National eWallet Payment System, BenefitPay.
It is a method to streamline payments in the Kingdom of Bahrain and allows customers and merchants to transact without the use of cash or cards safely and securely at anytime, anywhere simply through a mobile application that can be downloaded from official stores.
Why are we providing BenefitPay?
BenefitPay is a safe and secure way to pay anytime, anywhere. It is convenient for both the seller and the buyer and encourages spending within the national economy.
With BenefitPay, customers can pay without physically visiting merchants by scanning a QR Code that merchants generate through the application.
What are the benefits of BenefitPay?
- Enables small merchants and virtual CR holders to accept electronic payments.
- Merchants can use any smart device to install the application and start accepting payments.
- Merchants have full control of managing their branches and terminals.
- Merchants will have access to reconciliation reports.
- Merchants can accept payments at any point in the branch.
- A solution to the CBB mandate of disabling the double swiping practice by merchants as they can now have full access to essential customer information through the application.
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If you're driving Photoshop with the Photoshop Automator Actions, then it's essential that you understand how the Open and Render actions work.
Open and Render not only allow Automator to work more efficiently when driving Photoshop, they also provide powerful saving options, and the ability to create more complex workflows.
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text: Filamena 'Fifi' Sarracino Ficca Chippewa Township Filamena "Fifi" Sarracino Ficca, 90, of Chippewa Twp., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, September 5, 2018, at her residence. She was born May 20, 1928, in Burgettstown and was the daughter of the late Giuseppe and Louisa DeBellis Sarracino. She was a faithful member of the Christian Assembly, Beaver Falls, where she was the former accompanist and a member of the Dorcas Women's Ministries and Prime Life Club. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Alfred Ficca, whom she married on November 6, 1949. She is survived by a son, Alan Jay (Jodi) Ficca of Stonewood, W.Va.; daughter, Rebecca (Stephen) Salopek of Beaver Falls, Pa., and daughter / caregiver, Rhonda Ficca of Beaver Falls; a brother, Alfredo "Fred" (Eileen) Sarracino of Lake Placid, Fla.; grandchildren, Jason J. Salopek of Beaver Falls, Rachael E. (Jeffrey) Cipolla of Hopewell Twp., Dante, Dominic, Alexa and Daniel Ficca of Stonewood, W.Va.; great-grandchildren, Lucas D'Alessandro, Bryce and Scarlett Cipolla, Hopewell Twp.; sisters-in-law, Yolanda Sarracino, Fontana, California; Carmina Sarracino and Marguerite Sarracino of Burgettstown, Pa.; a brother-in-law, Dr. John Ficca of Bloomington, Illinois, and a devoted friend, Jean A. Pervak of Beaver Falls. She was predeceased by her brothers, Luigi, John, James and Dominic Sarracino. Filamena had established herself through many years as an accomplished pianist. In addition, she regularly played for the following organizations: Full Gospel Business Men's Association, Women's Prayer Breakfast of Beaver County, National Association of Evangelicals, and the Jesus is the Answer Television Program with the Coleman Family. She was frequently sought after for weddings, funerals and celebratory occasions. She instilled in her children the love of music, giving all glory and honor to the Lord. Together, with her husband Alfred, a lay minister, she served the county and surrounding areas including a mission's trip to Italy spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ in both English and Italian. Her family has been left with a godly heritage echoing the words of the song, "May All Who Come Behind Us Find Us Faithful." Friends will be received Sunday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. in the GABAUER-LUTTON FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION SERVICES, INC., 117 Blackhawk Road, Chippewa Twp., gabauerfamily funeralhomes.com. Mrs. Ficca will lie in state Monday from 9 a.m. until the time of service at 10 a.m. in the Christian Assembly Church, 814 Lincoln Place, Beaver Falls, PA 15010 (corner of 8th Avenue and 9th Street). Pastor Dale Russo will officiate. Private interment will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Burgettstown, Pa. If desired, donations can be made to Beaver Falls Christian Assembly. The family would like to send a special thank you to Dr. David Jansma for his excellent care and amazing compassion.


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Quick Performance Boosts
These short-form programs will quickly improve the way you pitch, sell, and lead
Consider this if...
- Training is important to your success but you lack resources needed for robust programs
- Your teams are THIS CLOSE to success, but something is holding them back
- You're not sure you're following best practices
- You're looking for fresh perspectives to bring to your training program
- There's a conference coming up and it needs a relevant, actionable segment
You believe in the value of training, but can't spare the manpower, time or money for long-form classes. You'd like to give your people expanded perspectives and new approaches that would make them more effective without breaking the bank or crippling their workloads.
Quick Performance Boosts are your answer.
These 90-minute programs are built from principles that have proven effective in Wiesner Consulting Group training and consulting engagements across industries and organizations. Each one is tailored to your company and the needs of participants. They are experiential, relevant, and possibly transformational.
Boosts will change how your people think, how they approach business, and how they build teams.
Business Development and Client Leadership Boosts
The 13 Truths of Pitching
- The best practices of organizations that have a true pitching culture. And the worst practices of organizations that always seem to arrive at the finish line in second place. You'll have a newly-found awareness for how you can immediately upgrade your pitches and even transform your culture around revenue generation.
10 Minutes to Win
- Creating the Wow Moment in the first 10 minutes of the presentation. Be surprising and relevant. Grab hold of the decision maker before minds are made up. Your pitches and major presentations will be better focused and your audiences will be better engaged.
Storytelling: The Anti-Big Data Solution
- Transform presentations from muddy data dumps to crystal clear persuasion by telling meaningful, compelling stories. You'll see how to present less information, making your presentations more concise yet more exciting and effective.
The Core Elements of Persuasion
- Don't oversell. Don't undersell. Focus clients on the attributes of your solution that will truly deliver benefits and make sure they get it. Rather than getting lost in the details, your clients and prospects will get excited about the big ideas.
The Elements of Trust
- Explore the 22 attributes of the trusted advisor as defined by clients. See how you fare against them, and learn how to optimize every important external and internal relationship. You don't need time or close relationships to build trust. But you need a plan and the right behavioral approach.
Influence for Fun and Profit
- Principles of influence and persuasion are well established. The use of them, maybe less so. We'll discuss these principles in the context of your internal and external relationships and the objectives you have for selling your ideas. You'll see how to flex your approach to meet and exceed the expectations of your clients and constituents.
Presentation Content that Sings
- Presentation are too long, too dense, too boring. Learn how to structure, organize, and visualize your high-stakes presentations so they are tight, simple and persuasive. Avoid the over-use of PowerPoint slides. Focus the audience on the big idea and not on the presentation deck.
- This Boost is specifically developed for those who present and sell creative work. Focus the client on the Bid Idea without getting bogged down in executional tactics. Set up the concept and sell it before revealing the details. Get the emotional reaction you want, and not just rational understanding.
Overcoming Objections
- Reactions to your ideas can sometimes be frustrating or disappointing. Don't roll over too soon, and don't get defensive. Instead, use these techniques to get at the heart of the issue. Clients can sometimes be misleading, and not on purpose. When you have to deal with an objection, make sure you're dealing with the real one, not the stated one. This Boost will draw on persuasion and negotiations techniques to show you how.
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Feedback: The World's Best Growth Tool
- Your people are probably terrified of the word "feedback." That's because few organizations really know how to use it effectively to encourage learning and growth. It's not just for correcting mistakes anymore. This program can lead to a sea change in your culture.
See the Vision, Sell the Vision
- Leadership starts with knowing what you want your followers to believe, and then inspiring them to take action. Few leaders can articulate the vision and fewer can sell their people on executing it. Here you'll find an approach for accomplishing both.
Motivation for the Real World
- Your people are motivated by different things at different times. And compensation is probably the weakest tool in your motivational toolbox. Learn what to look for to determine what motivate your people, and how to implement these assets for real success, retention and growth.
Managing and Motivating Millennials
- Not yet "the greatest generation," but well on their way to being the generation with the greatest impact on business. We'll discuss research findings on how this cohort approaches work and life, and brainstorm adjustments that make sense for your organization so you can attract and, importantly, retain the best and the brightest from this group.
Leading for Growth
- Many companies can manage for short-term profit on their P&L. Not as many can lead for long-term growth of their people. Learn techniques that are compatible with both – getting the job done today while developing your people more quickly for the long term.
Re-Booting Performance
- Some of your higher-potential people are performing at lower levels. In this Boost, see how to identify the causes of performance shortfalls and generate strategies for the improved development of your talent. This Boost draws from highly-effective coaching techniques in a way that allows every manager to be an effective performance and career coach for their key direct reports.
Setting SMART-er Goals
- Everyone knows SMART goals. Most organizations do a reasonably good job of setting them. Then why are so many of these same organizations experiencing problems with people achieving those goals? Why is accountability for reaching goals so often a problem? In this Boost, we'll look take a deeper look at the elements and conditions that make your SMART goals more likely or less likely to be effective. With good goal-setting, people are motivated to achieve. Your culture is healthier. Your teams work with a strong sense of personal drive, pride and purpose.


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Last night's 6/30 WWE RAW drew an average of 4.33 million viewers. The first hour drew 4.15 million viewers, the second hour drew 4.34 million viewers and the third hour drew 4.49 million viewers. This is up from last week's show that drew 4.03 million viewers.
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Intelligence Operator
Now hiring: we are now accepting applications for this job through direct entry.
Job description
Intelligence Operators collect information from various sources to support operations, planning and decision-making for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) and the Government of Canada.
Intelligence Operators:
- Collect, process, analyze and disseminate intelligence
- Identify and analyze intelligence and information from multiple sources, which is likely to affect military operations, national policies and objectives
- Advise and assist in the coordination of intelligence tools and surveillance systems
- Provide intelligence briefings and written products to commanders and their staff
- Operate, manage and safeguard information technology systems
- Work with and safeguard highly classified material
Working environment
Intelligence Operators work mainly in an office environment at bases and wings across Canada, but they can also work on board ships at sea and in the field in various climates and conditions while participating in national and international operations. As you progress in your career, you may also have the opportunity to be posted internationally.
Pay and career development
The starting salary for a fully-trained Intelligence Operator is $60,000 per year; however, depending on previous experience and training, the starting salary may be higher. Intelligence Operators who demonstrate the required ability, dedication and potential are selected for opportunities for career progression, promotion, advanced training and specialized courses.
Related civilian occupations
- Intelligence Analyst
- Imagery Specialist
- Information Management Specialist
- Private Investigator
- Security Consultant
- Paralegal
Basic military qualification
The first stage of training is the Basic Military Qualification course, or Basic Training, held at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. This training provides the basic core skills and knowledge common to all trades. A goal of this course is to ensure that all recruits maintain the Canadian Armed Forces physical fitness standard; as a result, the training is physically demanding.
Basic military qualification – land course
After Basic Training, Army recruits go to a Military Training centre for the Basic Military Qualification – Army Course for approximately one month, which covers the following topics:
- Army Physical Fitness
- Dismounted Offensive and Defensive Operations
- Reconnaissance Patrolling
- Individual Field Craft
Basic occupational qualification training
Intelligence Operators attend the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence, in Kingston, Ontario. Intelligence Operators will be trained in the unique requirements of providing military intelligence to Commanders in sea, land, or air operations.
Specialty training
Intelligence Operators may be offered the opportunity to develop specialized skills through formal courses and on-the-job training to be employed in a specific intelligence area, including:
- Strategic Defence Intelligence Analysis
- Imagery Intelligence
- Full-Motion Video Analysis
- Counter Intelligence
- Human Intelligence
- Electronic Warfare Intelligence
- Foreign Language Training
Entry plans
Now hiring: we are now accepting applications for this job through direct entry.
Required education
The minimum required education to apply for this position is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 12 or Secondaire V in Quebec and an English or French course at the Grade 11 level or Secondaire V level in Quebec. Foreign education may be accepted.
Part-time option
This occupation is available part-time within the following environments: Navy, Army and Air Force.
Serve with the Reserve Force
This position is available for part-time employment with the Primary Reserve at certain locations across Canada. Reserve Force members usually serve part-time at a Reserve Unit within their community, and may serve while going to school or working at a civilian job. They are paid during their training. They are not posted or required to do a military move. However, they can volunteer to move to another base. They may also volunteer for deployment on a military mission within or outside Canada.
Part-time employment
Intelligence Operators may serve with the Royal Canadian Navy, the Canadian Army or the Royal Canadian Air Force. They provide military intelligence in support of operations, planning and decision making. When employed on a part-time or casual full-time basis they usually serve at CAF unit locations within Canada.
Reserve Force training
Reserve Force members are trained to the same level as their Regular Force counterparts. They usually begin training with their home unit to ensure that they meet the required basic professional military standards. Following basic training, the home unit will arrange for additional training for specialized skills. Intelligence Operators attend the Canadian Forces School of Military Intelligence in Kingston, Ontario to achieve their qualification and may train to work in tactical, operational and strategic analysis, counter intelligence, electronic warfare, psychological operations or one of several other highly specialized fields.
Working environment
Reserve Force members usually serve part-time with their home unit for scheduled evenings and weekends, although they may also serve in full-time positions at some units for fixed terms, depending on the type of work that they do. They are paid 85 percent of Regular Force rates of pay, receive a reasonable benefits package and may qualify to contribute to a pension plan.
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Friends Of Perry Animal Shelter is having a Halloween Fundraiser Party hosted by Occasions at Lake Joy.
The Flyers have arrived!
Guest could receive a Tractor Supply Coupon book for your animals, worth 100$ of in store savings, while supplies last.
Cover for entry of the event is one donated item for the animals:
Friskey's Pate Canned Cat Food
Purina Puppy Chow
Paper Towels
Clumping Cat Litter (Tidy Cats) Cat litter is our main need right now.
Purina Kitten Chow
Thank You Occasions at Lake Joy for donating the Venue!
Big Thank You to Big Picture Burgers for reaching out to lend a hand with this event! Donating food and gift cards and tons of help.
Thank You! DB Photography for offering to photograph the event and donate a print for our raffle.
Thank You! Courtyard Marriott of Warner Robins for donating one free nights stay at there hotel.
Thank You The Party Store of Warner Robins for donating balloons and decor for our event!
Thank You Tractor Supply Of Perry for donating coupon books woth $100 of store savings inside.
Thank you Ren Deese at Lilly Room Spa and Chris Deese at Colours Salon for donating gift certificates and samples. $150.00 value.
Thank you The Pawlor in Perry for donating a bath gift certificate.
Mr. Rolland Everett Fall - will be our musical entertainment for the afternoon. Big thank you to him for donating his time and talent!
If you would be interested in donating or sponsoring this event please E-mail
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Plot. A day after the events of Resident Evil Zero, the Raccoon City Police Department sends Alpha Team of the S.T.A.R.S unit, to investigate the mysterious disappearance of the Bravo Team. Bizarre murders have been occurring in the outskirts of the peaceful town, and Bravo Team was the first to be dispatched. When Alpha Team lost contact, they were sent to investigate. The team members sent are: Chris Redfield, Jill Valentine, Barry Burton, Joseph Frost, and Albert Wesker. Soon, the team is attacked by a group of ravenous dogs, killing a teammate in the process. They flee to a nearby mansion, which they believe its safe, but they are wrong. The mansion is full of disturbing secrets and unspeakable horrors, and the fight to survive the nightmare begins. A story, of horror, suspense, betrayal, and twists, that will take players into the world of Resident Evil.
Concept. Players can either play as Chris or Jill. They have to explore the Spencer Mansion, in order to progress further. There are many key items that will help players get to their final quest in the game. Equipping a variety of weapons and sub-weapons, they have to fight wisely against the zombies and monsters in order to preserve more ammo for future boss battles to come.
Changes from the original game. The live action sequences such as the intro and endings, are replaced by fully rendered CGI cutscenes. The key items of the game have also returned, but this game is 70% different than the original according to the game designer, Shinji Mikami. Also, the voice acting was changed compared to the utterly laughable voice acting that the original has. A wiser choice to prevent zombies from becoming Crimson Heads, is by either decapitating them, or burning them. If Chris is poisoned, players take the role of Rebecca to cure him with serum. Also at some points you have to play as Rebecca. Also the mansion is more expanded, and with more key items. The remake also was the debut of the memorable, yet grueling boss: Lisa Trevor.
Graphics. The watered down graphics of the original were replaced with advanced 3D graphics. The live action intro and endings were replaced with fully rendered CGI. I thought those changes were actually great.
Rantings. The dogs continue to be a major pest up until this day. Also, when fighting Lisa Trevor, you can't kill her, no matter how much you shoot her. She'll just keep coming back, and back until one of you is dead. The Crimson Heads are annoying as well, and it takes more than just two or three bullets to kill them. The Crimson Heads are stronger, agile, and far more aggressive than the original zombies. The crows were also a bother as usual in the predecessors of the series.
Good Aspects. I really enjoyed the expanded storyline of the game, and it has much replay value as much as the original game had it back in 1996 in the emerging glory days of the PlayStation. I was happy that the funny, cheesy lines of the original were removed as well. The cursing in this game is a first for what I can tell, except they only say "Shit" in the game.
Overall. Resident Evil is a great game for the series. Though it has a staggering difficulty it's still a very enjoyable game that will have gamers frightened and jumping out of their seats. This game gets an 8 out of 10


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The title says it all. At the height of the solar eclipse which was 72% in my sky combined with intermittent clouds I would try to get a magnification fire. The weaker ambient light looked whiter for lack of better words. Strange for sure and the clouds didn't help.
Can we get a fire using the frensal lens from a Tops Turley PSK rebuild?
Solar eclipse sun light PSK fire...GO! The tinder bundle is a mixture of Grape vine bark, beech leaves and yellow birch bark.
Action shots.
Fire via magnification solar eclipse style.
Charred natural materials in this case a combination of charred punk, cedar bark and even charred fluff gave me the edge. The naturally ignitable and black material is prefect for fire via magnification.
Here is a video. Thanks for watching.
Solar eclipse fire using magnification from PSK Fresnel lens
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Solar eclipse fire using magnification from PSK Fresnel lens
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