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Mountain West loses 1 guaranteed bowl slot
CSU and other Mountain West football teams won't have as many guaranteed slots in bowl games in 2017.
The Football Bowl Association announced the conference tie-ins Tuesday for the 40 bowl games, including the College Football Playoff championship game, and the MW has five — one fewer than last season.
The conference wasn't able to find a replacement for the Poinsettia Bowl, which the San Diego Bowl Game Association is discontinuing after a 12-year run.
So the MW, which sent eight teams to bowl games in 2015 and seven in 2016, is left with five — the Las Vegas, New Mexico, Hawaii, Idaho Potato and Arizona bowls. The conference also has a backup deal with the Cactus Bowl should either the Big 12 or Pacific-12 conferences not have enough eligible teams to fill their slots in that game, as was the case last year when Boise State filled in to play Baylor.
The MW champion will have the chance to play in the Fiesta Bowl on Dec. 30 in Glendale, Arizona, or Peach Bowl on Jan. 1 in Atlanta, if it's the College Football Playoff's highest-ranked champion from a Group of 5 conference — American Athletic, Conference USA, Mid-American, MW or Sun Belt.
Colorado State University has played in four straight bowl games, the second-longest streak in school history behind a five-year run from 1999 to 2003. CSU beat Washington State 48-45 in the 2013 New Mexico Bowl, lost 45-10 to Utah in the 2014 Las Vegas Bowl, lost 28-23 to fellow MW member Nevada in the 2015 Arizona Bowl and lost 61-50 to Idaho in the 2016 Idaho Potato Bowl.
There's one new bowl in the lineup this year, the Frisco Bowl, to be played Dec. 20 at Toyota Stadium, the 20,500-seat home of Major League Soccer's FC Dallas franchise. It's replacing the Miami Beach Bowl and will match a team from the American Athletic Conference against an at-large opponent.
The College Football Playoff semifinal games will be the Jan. 1 Rose and Sugar bowls, with the winners meeting in the national championship game Jan. 8 in Atlanta.
Follow reporter Kelly Lyell at twitter.com/KellyLyell and facebook.com/KellyLyell.news
Mountain West bowl games
Las Vegas – 1:30 p.m., Dec. 16, Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, vs. Pac-12 opponent (TV: ABC)
New Mexico – 2:30 p.m., Dec. 16, Dreamstyle Stadium, Albuquerque, vs. Conference USA opponent (TV: ESPN or ESPN2)
Idaho Potato – 2 p.m., Dec. 22, Albertsons Stadium, Boise, vs. Mid-American Conference opponent (TV: ESPN or ESPN2)
Hawaii – 6:30 p.m., Dec. 24, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, vs. American Athletic Conference opponent (TV: ESPN or ESPN2)
Arizona – Time TBA, Dec. 30, Arizona Stadium, Tucson, vs. Sun Belt Conference opponent


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Dr. Dunn started this practice in Scottsburg in 1979 while also a faculty member at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry. He's spent years building relationships with patients in Scottsburg and has also established a reputation for high quality dentistry provided with integrity, which Dr. Thompson is upholding today.
Dr. Dunn enjoys tackling the technical challenges of dentistry and helping his patients maintain their oral health.
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The Odisha police has arrested state head of the Rose Valley Group, Bikramjit Bhowmik from West Bengal in a multi crore fraud case, official said.
"Economic Offences Wing (EOW) arrested the regional manager of Rose Valley company in a multi crore fraud case from Midnapore, West Bengal. This refers to EOW case no 15/2013. Further investigation is on," the EOW of Odisha police said in a tweet, Tuesday.
Bhowmik was arrested from Midnapur in West Bengal on Monday and was produced before the OM, Tamluk and being brought on transit remand for his production before the Odisha Protection of Interests of Depositors (OPID) court at Balasore in Odisha, the police said.
Bhowmik was the regional manager of the Rose Valley Group of companies of Odisha region and he was absconding since registration of the case.
It has been ascertained that the chit fund firm has collected multi crores of rupees from the depositors of all over Odisha. The company cheated the investors by duping an amount of Rs 2.82 crore involving numerous investors in Soro branch.
Earlier, the chit fund firm chairman Gouatam Kundu and MD Sibamoy Dutta have been remanded in this case. Further, another accused Soro branch manager Badal Chandra Kar has been arrested and forwarded to court.
Bank balance over Rs 83 crore and properties worth more than Rs 11 crore in the name of Rose Valley Group of Companies have been attached. Four charge-sheets have also been filed by EOW, Bhubaneswar, which is sub-judice in the Balasore OPID court, they said.


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High precision in-line measurements on free form surfaces are considered as a key factor for future industrial production. Robot-based measurement systems enable the required flexibility but are typically lacking the required precision. The scope of this project is the development of a measurement platform as end effector for a robot robot arm, carrying a measurement tool and compensating for environmental disturbances, enabling precision inline measurements. Read more →
Next-generation high-quality motion systems require high-precision actuators with higher energy efficiency and larger force to improve the system throughput. Particularly, actuators with a motor constant higher than comparable voice coil actuators are highly desired. This project investigates hybrid reluctance actuators (HRAs) with guiding flexures as a promising candidate of next-generation systems. Read more →
Atmospheric turbulence is an unsolved problem for aviation. By investigating smart wing structures, which sense turbulence and actively reject disturbances by flap deflections, it shall become possible to fly through turbulence in a direct and reliable way in the future. Read more →
The project deals with the total installation and processing of floor structures including underfloor heating of our industrial partner mixit Dämmstoffe GmbH. Our focus in the project lies on the construction of an automated leveling robot in order to increase the distribution quality and achieve a shorter processing time. Read more →
Electrical modes of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) allow the high-resolution mapping of surface charges on a sample with nanometer precision. A particular measurement challenge is to perform such modes on biological samples (tissue extracts, biomolecules, biomembranes, etc). To this end, the project aims to investigate different preparation and measurement approaches and a specific goal is to determine alterations of surface charge of biological fibers caused by the reaction with sugar, which has important implications in medicine and cell biology. Read more →
Lidar is an acronym for light detection and ranging, in analogy to radar. Lidar has received much attention in the automotive industry as a key component for high level automated driving systems. Compared to other sensing techniques such as stereo cameras and radar, lidar can provide high resolution and highly accurate 3D measurements of the surroundings and robust detection in various weather conditions. Read more →
This project aims to integrate adaptive optics (AO) technology into small-sized telescope systems of the industrial partner, ASA Astrosysteme, in order to enable free space optical (FSO) communication between satellites and optical ground stations. Compared to radio-frequency communication, this yields a potential increase of the data rate of more than 1 order of magnitude, while simultaneously significantly reducing the emitting power and weight on the satellite. Read more →
The precise tracking of high velocity satellites with ground based optical telescopes is a prerequisite for a number of future applications such as optical satellite communication, observation of space debris or satellite laser ranging. To achieve this goal, good mechatronic design as well as high performance control are necessary. Together with our industrial partner, ASA Astrosysteme GmbH, this project aims on increasing the achievable precision and tracking velocity of existing ASA ground stations. Read more →
The DIANA project is a solely industry funded project, funded by Rockwell Automation Inc, and is concerned with the development of novel industrial control applications, methods, and solutions. Another main focus of the DIANA project is the development and fostering of EtherNet/IP (tm) and the open-source EtherNet/IP (tm) adapter stack OpENer. Read more →
Vision-based measurement methods are becoming increasingly important in automation technology. Well-known examples are autonomous vehicles that navigate through the environment using a variety of imaging sensors, or robots that detect if someone has entered the working area using a camera. Nowadays the needed computing power for real-time image processing is readily-available which opens up new possibilities to use vision-based measurement methods in industrial automation. Read more →


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Jerald Sandage Wiki – Jerald Sandage Bio
Illinois state police arrested Jerald E. "Jerry" Sandage, 48, of LeRoy, formerly of Savoy, on Wednesday morning in four different cases, charging him with criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse and intimidation resulting from conduct that allegedly occurred between June 2012 and September 2018.
Jerald Sandage Age
He is 48 years old.
Jerald Sandage Arrested
A former University of Illinois police officer already charged with official misconduct has had four additional charges of sex assault lodged against him.
Jerald Sandage Resigned
Sandage resigned from the UI police department in late February in the wake of official-misconduct charges filed in December that alleged he used police resources to target women between February 2017 and January 2018. He had worked there 12 years.
State's Attorney Julia Rietz said Sandage is being held in lieu of $3 million bond in the Piatt County Jail and is expected to appear in court Thursday in Champaign County.
Champaign County Sheriff Dustin Heuerman said Sandage is being held in Monticello for his own safety.
Illinois state police began their investigation of Sandage in September 2018, when police said his name appeared in a sexual assault report. At that time, Sandage was put on leave. ISP investigated Sandage over the course of a year and a second woman accused the former officer of sexually assaulting her in 2012. The ISP released the evidence to the University of Illinois Police Department (UIPD) in October 2019 when both victims refused to participate in the investigation.
In December 2019, the investigation found evidence of Sandage allegedly misusing police resources, including photos of women taken without their consent.
The ISP Division of Criminal Investigations (DCI) worked in close conjunction with the Champaign County State's Attorney's Office, University of Illinois Police Department, and Champaign County Sheriff's Department to investigate this case.


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More Realtors are stepping up their use of technology in their work, according to the National Association of Realtors' 2010 Member Profile.
The 93-question survey profile is based on 6,830 responses from NAR members. Statistics for compensation, earnings, sales volume and number of transactions correspond to calendar year 2009; the rest are from early 2010.
Realtors' median gross income fell 3 percent in 2009 to $35,700, according to the survey report, while net income rose 0.9 percent, to $23,400. NAR attributed the increase to a drop in total expenses, to $5,480 from $5,810 in 2008.
Most Realtors (59 percent) were licensed as sales agents, while 42 percent were licensed as brokers or broker associates. In 2009, brokers and broker associates had a median gross income of $49,100 and sales agents had a median gross income of $26,600, the survey found.
That compares to a median income of $49,300 for brokers in the previous annual study, and a median income of $28,400 for sales associates.
More than half of Realtors (56 percent) reported using a smartphone daily or nearly every day, compared with 42 percent in last year's survey.
The less experienced the Realtor, the more likely he or she was to use a smartphone daily: 66 percent for those with two years of experience or less, compared with 48 percent for those with 16 years of experience or more.
Social media use also shot up: 51 percent of Realtors actively use social or professional networking websites, compared with 35 percent in the 2009 Member Profile. All age groups except those 60 or older reported at least a 52 percent rate of social media use.
Ten percent of Realtors reported having a blog, up from 7 percent last year, while 63 percent reported having a website, up from 60 percent last year. Realtors reported a median 3 percent of their business came from their website. Those who spent $1,000 or more to maintain their site said the site generated a median 19 percent of their business. Realtors spent a median of $220 to maintain their sites.
More Realtors also used digital cameras (30 percent vs. 27 percent), instant messaging (28 percent vs. 22 percent), and GPS (28 percent vs. 22 percent) daily in early 2010 compared to last year.
This year, the typical Realtor remained a 54-year-old white female with a median 10 years of experience who has at least some college education and owns her own home, according to the profile.
Realtors typically got 18 percent of their business from past clients — the same as last year. They got 20 percent of their business from referrals of past clients, up from 19 percent last year. Real estate was the sole occupation for 77 percent of Realtors, though in only 45 percent of households was real estate the primary source of income. Gross median real estate household income dipped to $89,100 in 2009, compared with $91,500 in 2008.
Brokerage sales volume remained at a median $1.2 million. Realtors completed a median seven transactions in 2009, the same as the year before. About 12 percent, also the same share as in the previous survey, did not complete a single transaction in 2009.
The median size of a real estate firm rose to 29 agents and brokers, compared with 23 last year.
Of all survey respondents, 74 percent were very certain they would stay in real estate for the next two years, while 18 percent were somewhat certain. These figures are largely unchanged from last year.
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Today's Scripture:
Exodus 14:19-31
The angel of God who was going before the Israelite army moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from in front of them and took its place behind them. It came between the army of Egypt and the army of Israel. And so the cloud was there with the darkness, and it lit up the night; one did not come near the other all night. Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea. The Lord drove the sea back by a strong east wind all night, and turned the sea into dry land; and the waters were divided. The Israelites went into the sea on dry ground, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. The Egyptians pursued, and went into the sea after them, all of Pharaoh's horses, chariots, and chariot drivers. At the morning watch the Lord in the pillar of fire and cloud looked down upon the Egyptian army, and threw the Egyptian army into panic. He clogged their chariot wheels so that they turned with difficulty. The Egyptians said, "Let us flee from the Israelites, for the Lord is fighting for them against Egypt." Then the Lord said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand over the sea, so that the water may come back upon the Egyptians, upon their chariots and chariot drivers." So Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and at dawn the sea returned to its normal depth. As the Egyptians fled before it, the Lord tossed the Egyptians into the sea. The waters returned and covered the chariots and the chariot drivers, the entire army of Pharaoh that had followed them into the sea; not one of them remained. But the Israelites walked on dry ground through the sea, the waters forming a wall for them on their right and on their left. Thus the Lord saved Israel that day from the Egyptians; and Israel saw the Egyptians dead on the seashore. Israel saw the great work that the Lord did against the Egyptians. So the people feared the Lord and believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.
Food For Thought:
This is a well-known story that marks the point in the Exodus at which the Israelites leave Egypt and enter into their wilderness wanderings. The Israelites at first were slaves to the Egyptians, and later on, Moses was selected to deliver them out of slavery. The Egyptians had to suffer ten plagues before the Pharaoh freed the Israelites after which comes the crossing of the Red Sea. Moses held out his staff, and the Red Sea was separated into two halves by God. The Israelites walked on dry ground and crossed the sea, followed by the Egyptian army. Moses again moved his staff once the Israelites had crossed and the sea closed again, drowning the whole of the Egyptian army. God chooses Moses to lead the children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and into the land of Canaan, which God has promised to them.
Crossing the Red Sea, a wall painting from the 1640s in Yaroslavl, Russia
No matter how many times that I read this story, I can't help but think of Moses and his bravery. He has been called by God to lead his people into the wilderness (into the unknown) and a time of wandering. I think of God's call upon each of our lives. How God calls us sometimes into foreign and unknown territory. How God calls us to act in ways which are counter-cultural. How God calls us to take up our cross and follow Him. Think about a time in your life when God called you into an unknown territory. What did it feel like? How did you respond? Were you scared? Did you trust that God would see you through and guide you? Faith by its'nature is a risky endeavor. One of my favorite quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. is "Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
God, you are the power of liberation, calling your servant Moses to lead your people into freedom, and giving him the wisdom to proclaim your holy law. Be our Passover from the land of injustice, be the light that leads us to the perfect rule of love, that we may be citizens of your unfettered reign; we ask this through Jesus Christ, the pioneer of our salvation. In your precious name we pray, Amen.


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Douglas Adams's 1982 novel Life, the Universe and Everything (in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy comedy science fiction series) introduces the idea of an "SEP field" as a kind of cloaking device. The character Ford Prefect says,
An SEP is something we can't see, or don't see, or our brain doesn't let us see, because we think that it's somebody else's problem. That's what SEP means. Somebody Else's Problem. The brain just edits it out, it's like a blind spot.
The narration then explains:
The Somebody Else's Problem field… relies on people's natural predisposition not to see anything they don't want to, weren't expecting, or can't explain. If Effrafax had painted the mountain pink and erected a cheap and simple Somebody Else's Problem field on it, then people would have walked past the mountain, round it, even over it, and simply never have noticed that the thing was there.
This can be explained by cognitive biases such as inattention blindness and change blindness. But how do you explain the occurrence of such cognitive biases in organisations?
I'm mentally exploring the connection between this as a result of the balance between defining a role clearly to help individuals understand what to do while also not defining it too rigid so that you limit learning, exploration and play. The reason for this is because the way the organisation looks and operates today is how it has been designed. In many cases not entirely deliberate, but nevertheless designed.
If we look at the quadrant below on the left, we desire a high level of autonomy and a high level of alignment to operate in the quadrant that will make the organization suitable to deal with and solve complex problems. I would consider the effects of an increasing level of role description to make you wander according to the quadrant on the right.
The arrows indicate the direction with an increasing level of description, i.e. more detailed description. Even though we travel on both dimensions, autonomy and alignment, I would argue that given a constant level of alignment this is the effect from adjusting the level of detail in role descriptions. Indicating that you need to find the "Sweet Spot" to stay within the desired quadrant. There will certainly be a complex interplay between variables to make this balancing act even more difficult.
Complex Systems
If you have a complex system, computational complexity theory has shown that a very good way to quickly learn as a new agent in the system is through imitation learning, mimicking other agents' behaviors. This emphasizes the importance of role models, since organizations are complex systems consisting of people.
Also considering Linus's law: "given enough eyeballs all bugs are shallow". Which refers to Linus Torvalds saying that any software bug will be understood and solved if you allow enough people to look at it, which is a core principle behind open source code. What does this have to do with organizations? Software are complex adaptive systems, like organizations. The problems organizations face is of a complex nature and the same level of diversity is needed to come up with the best solutions at any given moment, within the context the organization is operating, same as with making software bugs shallow.
To enable this to happen (deliberate choice of words) you need to create the environment where the likelihood of it happening is as high as possible, i.e. designing your organization and the behaviors within. An important aspect of this is the role descriptions. Role descriptions that allow for diversity in behaviour and promote role models. Not seeking compliance and conformity.
I will consider this my intellectual kick-off for 2020 and also a reminder for myself that I should be better with references.


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Tracking is the ability of a move to hit a sidestepping opponent. It's affected by the move:
- having a wider hitbox
- having a hitbox closer to one side
- realigning towards the opponent during startup
In addition, there are moves which cause either the attacker or defender to recover slightly off-axis, which can change the tracking of immediate followups.
Homing is a specific property of a move indicating it can't be sidestepped. These moves emit white sparks in-game as a visual indicator.
The following tests are used to measure tracking scores for Wavu Wiki movelists:
- +6 — db+1,F hit
- +5 — db+1+2 hit
- +4 — df+1,1 hit
- +3 — BT 1 hit
- +2 — f+2 hit
- +1 — 1 block
- +0 — 2 block
- -1 — df+1 block
- -2 — df+1,1 block
- -3 — ws4 block
- -4 — b+3 block
- -5 — b+1 hit
- -6 — f+2~1+2 block
- -7 — df+2 block
- -8 — BT 1 block
- -9 — f+2 block
- -10 — 1+2 block
- -11 — b+1 block
- -12 — 1,2,2 block
- -13 — db+1+2 block
- -14 — ws1 block
- -15 — f,n,d,df+1 block
- -17 — qcf+2 block
The test is done by recording a Heihachi pressing F (to realign), into the test move, into a sidestep; and then trying to hit him with the move being tested.
The tracking score is equal to
startup + test, where
startup is the startup of the move and
test is the test with the best score where:
- the move hits fairly consistently
- the move doesn't miss in a test with an equal or worse score[1]
The tracking score is thus the number of frames Heihachi can sidestep for and still be hit by the move.
In tests where the bot has around 10 to 14 frames to sidestep, both sidestep and sidewalk should be tested. The test is passed only if both get hit.
- ↑ This is to avoid situations where a move will hit at e.g. -9 but not -2 to -8 because of weird hurtbox interactions.
Considering startup
An often overlooked aspect to measuring tracking is that a move's speed plays a role. Slower moves give the opponent more time to sidestep, which leads to two unexpected results:
- If tests measure if a move hits after a sidewalk at +0, then slow moves will be underrated.
- If tests measure if a move hits after a sidestep, then slow moves will be overrated.
For this reason, the "tracking score" takes startup into account.
Knowing this is necessary to contextualize the score: Against an opponent doing sidestep block, a slow move that tracks 15 frames of sidestep is just as good as a fast one. But against an opponent who commits to a sidewalk, the faster move is better, because it doesn't give them that extra time.
The most significant limitation of this method is that the tests only work on moves done from standing. Moves from stances and strings must be tested in other ways.
Tests can't go beyond +6 because after that the sidestep is too early and the attacker will realign, so some moves will have their tracking underrated. This could be addressed by adding tests against a character with a stronger step, such as Lili.
In some cases, a move will track well at close range but not at long range, or it can hit at -9 but not at -5, because the hitbox has a weird shape. There are also many odd interactions between various opponents' hurtboxes which aren't reflected by only testing against a single, standardized opponent.
There are also many situations where a move will hit an opponent sidestepping but whiff against sidestep guard or sidestep crouch, and vice versa.
The use of this tracking score in movelists is not meant to be definitive. Extra pages detailing the tracking of moves in relevant situation can be valuable additions to the wiki.
One could simply note the exact size and position of the hitbox and whether or not it realigns, but for most players this is not useful information.
One could reduce the score down to something like "tracks left", "tracks right", or "no tracking", but this would be oversimplifying.


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Xiaomi originally planned to launch its Mi 10 series of smartphones at MWC 2020. However, due to the cancellation of the convention, the company just like many other brands had to delay the launch of the smartphone series. The wait is finally over as Xiaomi announced the Mi 10 series today via a global livestream in Europe. In the series, the company launched three phones: Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 Lite, an affordable smartphone for the masses.
The new Xiaomi Mi 10 is priced at Euro 799 (approximately Rs 66,350) for the 8GB RAM/128GB storage variant. Whereas, the Mi 10 Pro is priced at Euro 999 (approximately Rs 82,921) for the 8GB RAM/256GB storage variant. Both the devices will go on sale in Europe starting April 15.
The Mi 10 Lite is priced at Euro 350 (approximately Rs 29,180) for the 64GB storage variant. The 128GB variant is priced at Euro 400 (approximately Rs 33,201).
Xiaomi hasn't announced when these phones will go on sale. Given the current situation, we can expect the sales to delay quite a bit. The Chinese brand was expected to launch the Mi 10 in India on March 30 but given India is under 21 days lockdown the launch has been postponed. The new launch date hasn't been announced yet.
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Both the Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro have a lot in common. The only few aspects that the two phones vary in are battery, cameras and storage. The Mi 10 and the Mi 10 Pro sport a 6.67-inch AMOLED full HD+ curved display with a 90HZ refresh rate and a hole-punch to accommodate the front camera on the top left corner.
The phones are powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 processor paired with an Adreno 640 GPU and 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM. They run Google's Android 10 operating system with the company's own MIUI 11 skin on top. Both the devices come with 5G support.
The Mi 10 comes in two storage variants: 128GB and 256GB while Mi 10 Pro comes in only one model with 256GB storage. The Mi 10 is backed by a 4,780mAh battery with support for 30W fast charging, and the Mi 10 Pro comes with a 4,500mAh battery with support for 50W fast charging. Both devices support 30W fast wireless charging.
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Both Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro come with a quad camera setup on the back consisting of a 108MP primary sensor with 4:1 binning to 27MP and 8K video recording support. The Mi 10's 108MP sensor is paired with a 13MP ultra-wide-angle sensor, a 2MP depth sensor and a 2MP macro sensor. Whereas, the Mi 10 Pro's 108MP sensor is paired with a 12MP 2x telephoto lens, an 8MP 5x telephoto lens and a 20MP ultra-wide-angle sensor. On the front, both the devices feature a 20MP sensor for taking selfies.
Mi 10 Lite sports a 6.57-inch AMOLED display with a water-drop style notch on top. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor with an integrated 5G modem, similar to the one used in the Nokia 8.3. It runs Google's Android 10 operating system with the company's own MIUI 11 skin on top. All of this is backed by a 4,160mAh battery with support for 20W fast charging.
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A Wonder in Westover Hills
Renovated home possesses timeless appeal plus a modern floor plan
In spring, there are few communities as breathtaking as Westover Hills, which is situated between Wilmington and Greenville. Mature, leafy trees stand beside impressive homes with flowering azaleas and emerald lawns. Many were built in the 1930s and 1940s to accommodate the lavish parties thrown by Wilmington's elite. Lifestyles have changed since then, but this home on Westover Road has successfully kept up with the times while maintaining its stature.
With its random-width, pegged hardwood floors, turned staircase and hand-carved woodwork, the entrance hall was designed to impress. To the right is the stately dining room, which also has a discreet swinging door to the kitchen. To the left is the formal living room, which has a stone fireplace accented with wainscoting and built-ins.
The current owners transformed a former porch off the side into to a handsome office. Custom cherry cabinetry and a built-in desk add a regal warmth to the room while the exposed stone wall adds character. French doors to the stone terrace and the Palladian window keep the space light during the day. This would also make a perfect library, music room or studio.
Two wide doorways in the living room lead to a family room addition with radiant-heat floors, a second fireplace and more French doors to the terrace, which wraps around the side of the home. Use one, two or – in summer – all three spaces for entertaining.
From the family room, step up to the morning room, which is original to the home. Built-in shelves and glass-front cabinets frame a wet bar sink with an icemaker. The wall between this space and kitchen was removed to create one open area. The breakfast bar holds a handy wine fridge on the side facing the morning room. Current owners use this area as a den-like space, but it could capably hold a dining set. There's a dining area on the opposite side of the kitchen, which shares the swinging door with the dining room. Consequently, it could also serve as a butler's pantry. There's certainly enough storage here.
The kitchen features granite countertops, a stainless steel five-burner gas stove, and a Sub-Zero concealed by Colonial-style cabinetry that matches the cabinets in the rest of the room and the morning room.
From here, you can take the back staircase to a bedroom with an en suite bathroom, a suite of rooms to use as a bedroom with its own den – or playroom – and a hall bathroom. There's also a princess suite with its own bathroom – perfect for guests. All the bathrooms have been renovated, which is also the case in the luxurious owner's suite, which is separated from the other bedrooms by the landing off of the main staircase.
Although large, some homes from this era have small master's. Thanks to a bathroom and sitting room addition, this home is not one of them. Two walk-in closets flank the entrance from the sleeping room to the sitting area, which has a fireplace and windows overlooking the beautiful backyard and the stone-edged pond. Two skylights and dormers bring light into the owner's bathroom, which includes two vanities, radiant heat, a soaking tub nestled against an exposed stone wall and a separate shower with multiple showerheads and body sprays – your own spa!
Like many Westover Hills home, this property has a finished family room on the lower level with a stone fireplace. The lower level also includes a room with counters and cabinets – perfect for an arts room – a laundry room with an area for folding and storage and a half bath for cleaning up after projects. (There's a formal half bath on the first floor.)
If you've wanted to live in Westover Hills but shudder at the thought of renovation then you must see this incredible property. It has all the features that characterize this grand community and all the amenities that today's buyer demands. From the open, updated kitchen and family room to the generously sized owner's suite to the professionally landscaped outdoor spaces, this home truly has it all.
LOCATION: 915 Westover Road, Wilmington
STYLE: Colonial. 4 BR, 4.2 b; 2-car oversized garage
NEARBY SHOPPING: Trolley Square, Greenville, and Route 202
DIRECTIONS: Route 52 to DuPont Road to Westover Road
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Days Of Our Lives (DOOL) News: Camila Banus Heats Up The Desert In Sizzling Jumpsuit
Days of our Lives (DOOL) spoilers tease that Camila Banus (Gabi Hernandez) was in Joshua Tree recently but the scorching hot desert was no match for her sizzling self. The beautiful and talented actress put a pic on her Insta that is sure to melt hearts and raise pulses!
The bilingual actress captioned the pic with some lyrics to Bad Bunny's, "Estamos Bien," in Spanish.
Days of our Lives (DOOL) News – Camila Banus was recently in Joshua Tree soaking up some sun
Camila was obviously enjoying her time in the warm California sun and she dressed for the weather in a black mesh jumpsuit which perfectly showed off her slim, trim figure. She wore a pair of clear plastic slides and her hair was as gorgeous as usual.
It's clear that the actress has been enjoying her time away from the studio, and kudos to her for making the most of her extended vacation. The show stopped filming in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic mandated production shutdown.
Days of our Lives Spoilers – Camila Banus has been enjoying her time off from filming
DOOL was not alone in shutting down production. The other three American soaps did the same as they really had no choice due to what amounted to a halt in film and television production worldwide.
The NBC sudser continues to show original content and plans to return to filming in September. ABC's General Hospital is now showing encore episodes and is expected to return to filming this week.
CBS's The Young and the Restless began filming last week and is stilling airing repeats. It's sister soap, The Bold and the Beautiful began filming in June and this week they began showing new content.
Days of our Lives (DOOL) spoilers – What is next for Gabi Hernandez in Salem?
For the time being Camila's DOOL alter ego, Gabi Hernandez, is most definitely not enjoying herself as much as her portrayer is. Gabi has been devastated to learn that Jake Lambert (Brandon Barash) is not the man she thought she was.
He is not her late husband Stefan DiMera, but rather Stefan's unknown twin. This has sent her world crashing down around her and that's not good for Salem. When Gabi is upset she lashes out and the town has already been hit by one summer storm, Hurricane Sami Brady (Alison Sweeney). Be sure to tune in to see what angry and unsettled Gabi does next DOOL fans!
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TopGun feat EU server . PVP video
dim69latrick Posts: 333 Arc User
we have now one uploader. It s a priest that will make one day his name famous; Still in progress at the moment; Yes we have pvp going on on EU server at the moment, here is a preview
and i will update this thread every time we get a new video from Imortal ! (haters gonna hate, that s all they can do ) enjoy
and i will update this thread every time we get a new video from Imortal ! (haters gonna hate, that s all they can do ) enjoy
develichious2 Posts: 178 Arc User
lately me and a few others have tried to make some fairly equal 6v6 teams to have some fun pvp, times have been pretty random so far (no set times), as we just contact each other and ask if someone wants to make it happen. if one party is way stronger than the other, we of course change around who's in each party.adonisdemon24 said:
When does this pvp happen? I tried solo queue on Sat morning-evenings, as its only time I have free to try and pvp. Yet to actually get a queue o.o
Is solo ques for 3s dead?
I hope more people will be interested in it so we can get more teams going.. would be way more fun that way.
as for your 3v3 question, i dont know how to feel honestly. in 3v3s i've got 2.1k ish score atm, and last week i stood for over an hour afking solo applied without getting queue. the week before that i solo applied and got queue near instantly (against a way stronger party, so my pt disbanded after but well).
either way, chances of getting queues increases drastically if you do it with a team, so you might want to do that instead of staying solo applied ^^
jespervestman12 Posts: 93 Arc UserCool. We should set up some date and time to make some cool arenas, so we can get fair matches, im not even bothering mostly as it's 9/10 times an hour of queue for possibly one two match which isn't really that exciting.. //guns
edit: if you want ofc ;d
lets make mass arena tomorrow saturday from 4pm ish til gvg starts, calling every op team out there, lets have sum fun :dClyfar
nice ,i can't join to arena because of my low resistances ...... but still i love to watch at your videos
Thanks.adonisdemon24 said:
Nice video
Shows how unbalanced Demons are tho xD 37k dots
Yes i know demon need more damage We do only 37k damage for 3 seconds with one spell ! ( 12k/s ) Warrior can do 3 x 50k crit in one spell in 1 second ! Ho Wait Dots in the beginning is 4k per 3 seconds ... Don't let a Demon play and he do nothings ( he need reds hand and stack debuff for big dots ). Demon is not unbalanced in damage ( for defensif skill he is ) just more you let play a demon and more strength he have ^^ ( It's an advice )
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August 11, 2015 at 5:44 am #2810
Hi Coco,
I also loved your post and can really relate to the analogy of clear space, clear mind.
I am slowly returning to "normal life" after a period of depression and am finding a growing need to clear the crap out of my home as I am also clearing crap from my mind. I love doing my daily meditation, but feel deflated when I open my eyes to the mess of my home. Of course, with 2 little girls and a messy hubby at home its not easy but I try a little each day.
Much like my Sketch noting, a little each day has really helped me connect back to the creative person I am at my core (thank you Doug).
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Jennifer Aniston won a SAG Award for her role in Apple TV's The Morning Show, but it was her ex-husband's reaction that had everyone talking.
After winning her award and giving a heartfelt speech, attention shifted to Aniston's ex-husband Brad Pitt, who looked visibly thrilled for the Friends alum. The couple was married from 2000-2005, when he became involved with his Mr. and Mrs. Smith co-star Angelina Jolie.
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I remember back to when Mazen first became mobile, crawling around at my ankles and getting into things, I had all kinds of strategies for cooking. I used to make meals in the mornings, I subscribed to a meal planning service, and I wholeheartedly embraced the prep day for that season of life. I prepped every ingredient in little glass bowls, down to the minced garlic, so when it was dinnertime I could throw the food in a skillet or pot and it would nearly cook itself. Now that Birch is mobile, and also getting into EV. ERY. THING. I'm ready to put some of those old practices into place.
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MONTICELLO — A residence counselor at a local group home was arrested Wednesday and charged with having sex with a female resident in his care, state officials announced Wednesday.
Michael Cubero, 36, of Monticello, who works for the Orange/Sullivan Division of Rehabilitation Support Services, is being charged with seven felony counts, including three of third-degree rape. The allegations were first reported to the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs' hotline. Justice Center investigators and village and state police looked into it, and say Cubero had sex with the resident from August through December 2013.
Cubero has been terminated from his job, authorities said.
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Katy Perry has teased fans about her new album and revealed that it will be different from her latest single.
The 31-year-old pop beauty recently released the single "Rise" as the anthem of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but she says the new album will be different.
"It's too soon to define it. I want to let the music define itself when it comes out," she told Mashable.
"I've been taking my time making this record and I just wanted to have a bridge of something whether I was thinking about doing something for a film or something like this and this seemed so obvious and such a perfect fit."
The singer also said that "Rise" was perfect for the Olympic Games, but that she would not be including it on her follow-up to 2013's Prism.
"I would never necessarily go with this type of song as the first single in the middle of summer.
"It wasn't obvious as something I would go with for the next record, but it seemed to match the spirit of the athletes."
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Integrated Pain Associates building new ambulatory surgery center on Ridgemont Drive
A group of physicians specializing in pain management is renovating part of a building on Ridgemont Drive to open a 7,400-square-foot ambulatory surgery center.
Integrated Pain Associates' outpatient facility at 4351 Ridgemont Drive will have 10 pre-op bays, three surgery rooms and 10 post-op bays. The facility previously was home to Dr. Dan Munton's Texas Sport and Spine, which IPA bought effective July 1 after Dr. Munton retired.
The Forge Training Facility continues to operate at the north side of the building that originally was home to Circuit City. D1 Sports previously was located in the building.
The surgery center cost is $3 million and is expected to open in July, IPA marketing representative Lydia Bailey said.
Central Texas roots
Dr. Scott Irvine started IPA in Killeen in 2007 with his wife. Since then, the group has grown to nine board-certified pain anesthesiologists serving more than 38,000 patients with practices also in Temple and Waco.
"We do all the most contemporary procedures," Irvine said. "So, when they come, it's not just one thing, or one dimensional. It's multiple dimensions, and I think that is what's been most exciting for these folks."
IPA expanded into Abilene in September 2018 with the acquisition of Abilene Spine and Joint operated by Drs. Edward Brandecker and Roberta Kalafut at 1888 Antilley Road.
IPA is moving the Antilley Road surgery center to the new center on Ridgemont Drive, Irvine said.
"In the context of contemporary medicine and meeting all the new criteria associated with surgery centers, it does not pass. It passes now, because it's grandfathered it, just like so many older things are, but that's why we're moving it," Irvine said.
The new surgery center will be brighter, roomier and more streamlined for the benefit of patients and staff, he said.
Welcomed move
The expansion into Abilene has been positive, Irvine said.
"What we've found is the people are just spectacular. The people are just wonderful," Irvine said about the doctors' expansion into Abilene.
Two IPA physicians are based in Abilene: Dr. Scott Campbell and Dr. Jerry Tarver.
"One of our requirements on these sorts of things is we don't want to be viewed as sort of sharks coming to town," Irvine said. "We hire people and put them in your town. They live there. We have two physicians who actually live and go to church in town. They're part of the city."
Irvine and other IPA physicians at Central Texas locations rotate through the practice to assist, Irvine said.
"You have to kind of think about it in terms of you would sort of think about a franchise," Irvine said. "We're taking a successful patient management model, we keep everybody educated and contemporary and then we say, 'OK, let's open this up and you guys can run this as your place.' And, that's what's happening," Irvine said.
Interventional procedures are used to address pain at the nerves instead of solely using narcotics, including opioid medications. Such minimally invasive procedures as a dorsal collar stimulator or implanted decompression spinal devices can reduce pain by 50 to 70 percent, Irvine said.
"We can then reduce your narcotic dosing by that amount and then reduce the exposure to the risks associated with opioids," he said.
What else is in the works (or not yet) for Abilene
Following are updates on other commercial projects in the city, based on city permitting information:
► 3550-3558 S. Clack St. – A site plan for a new retail shell for multiple tenants has been submitted to the city for review, said Tim Littlejohn, building official with the city of Abilene. The lot is just north of Cheddar's.
► 3650 S. Clack St. – The lot where a Burger King recently was razed after sustaining major storm damage has been cleared. Plans have been filed for a new Burger King building.
► Inca Trio Fire Services – A new company building is being built at 1009 Martin St.
► ALDI's – No word from the company on a timeline for plans announced late last year to locate a store next to Kohl's. The city also does not have permitting applications on file for the company, Littlejohn said.
► Torchy's Tacos – The Austin-based regional restaurant and bar has listed on its website three job postings for an Abilene location: assistant manager, kitchen manager and managing partner. The company has not submitted permitting requests with the city, Littlejohn said.
► Panera Bread – Although long-rumored that the restaurant is coming to Abilene, no plans are on file with the city for the business, Littlejohn said.
► Tea2Go is opening a second location at 1152 E.N. 10th St. on Oct. 5.
Laura Gutschke is a general assignment reporter and food columnist and manages online content for the Reporter-News. If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.


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In a major relief for students and their guardians, Odisha government has decided to reduce the tuition fees in all aided and unaided private schools for the 2020-2021 academic session in wake of the prevailing Covid-19 pandemic situation. The tuition fee reduction will be made in seven different slabs, said a notification released by the government. While there will be no waiver for schools charging Rs 6,000 per annum, those charging between Rs 6,001 to Rs 12,001 will reduce the tuition fee by 7.5 per cent. This apart, schools cannot charge students for food and transport. However, a 30 per cent waiver will be given on hostel fees, the notification said.
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When you step into Broadway's St. James Theatre for Frozen, Disney's latest stage adaptation of an animated feature, don't think for a moment its appeal is limited to kids. Despite a guaranteed cavalcade of mini Elsas, Annas, and Olafs posing for snapshots and voguing in the aisles, this musical goes far deeper into the lives of royal sisters Elsa and Anna than the 2013 film did.
Photo by Deen van Meer.
"It's a story that means a lot to both adults and children," says Caissie Levy, who plays the conflicted "Ice Queen," Elsa, whose magic leaves her soul "spiraling in frozen fractals all around."
A musical theater veteran whose Broadway credits include Les Misérables, Ghost, Hair, Wicked, and Hairspray, Levy goes on to explain how the stage version (book by Jennifer Lee; direction by Tony winner Michael Grandage), highlights the princesses' back-stories and relationships. "There are many themes at play here, from love to self-discovery and self-acceptance. It's an important Broadway show for theatergoers of all ages."
Adding action and dimension to these themes are thrilling visuals: giant castle doors…treacherous snow-studded mountains…a breathtaking ice palace—all portals to an otherworldly time and place where Elsa, born with the power to conjure snow and ice, goes from carefree child to solitary adolescent to reluctant queen, forced to distance herself from Anna, who desperately longs to be with her enchanted big sister.
But once Elsa's powers are unleashed full force on the village and beyond—creating a supernatural winter in the middle of summer—she runs off, leaving her kingdom, subjects, and sister behind. Her objective is a familiar one: to find herself.
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"I hear a lot about the appeal of the show when I meet people at the stage door. People tell me how Elsa's struggles are like their own…about fitting in or about accepting personal issues," says Levy. "They see Elsa as someone who turns her own difficult situation and need to be perfect into something beautiful, something that finally allows her to be free."
It's for these theatergoers that Levy's gorgeous delivery of Frozen's Grammy-winning "Let It Go" soars beyond show-stopping stature. "I'm singing an anthem that, for many, reaches their soul," notes the Canadian-born actress, who clearly understands the impact of such lyric lines as: "Let it go, let it go…Here I stand and here I'll stay…I'm never going back/The past is in the past!"
That transformative number, Elsa's "aha!" moment, ends Act I and sets the stage for a second act in which Anna (Patti Murin), who has spent several scenes wending her way through snowy terrain in search of her sister, has her own epiphany.
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Murin's Anna, whose mischievous personality is made up of equal parts spunk, optimism, and naiveté, finds herself on the flip side of magic, dealing with down-to-earth emotional triggers stemming from attraction, loss, friendship, and romance.
Although instantly smitten by Prince Hans of the Southern Isles (John Riddle), she finds herself inexplicably drawn to commoner/mountain dude Kristoff (Jelani Aladdin) who, along with his reindeer companion Sven (Andrew Pirozzi), become her traveling companions on her quest to find Elsa. The trio becomes a foursome when Anna and Elsa's imaginary friend from childhood—a lovably goofy snowman named Olaf (Greg Hildreth)—materializes. Note: Sven and Olaf, characters already adored by fans of the movie, have been ingeniously brought to stage life through awesome costume and puppet artistry. (Stuffed versions are for sale in the theater, and no, you don't have to be a youngster to absolutely need to take them home with you.)
As for the score, composers Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez have added several outstanding new numbers to their beloved movie songbook, while the dances by Tony-winning choreographer Rob Ashford are, quite simply, enchanting. In fact, every aspect of Frozen seems to seamlessly blend together.
"While the story is about love, it's not a girl-meets-boy kind of love," says Levy. "Here it's about the love between two sisters and how that triumphs over all. For me, it's interesting, too, because it's the first play that I've been in where my character isn't involved in any romance," she adds with a laugh. "But Elsa is still an anguished female with a love story, and that's a role that's exciting to play."
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Frozen is playing at Broadway's St James Theatre, 246 W. 44th St. For tickets call 877-250-2929 or visit frozenthemusical.com.


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Punjabi Dal Makhani Recipe
Dal Makhni Recipe
I hope you know Punjab is a state in North India and dal makhani is the signature recipe of this state.
It is rich, spicy and full of protein as the main ingredients are various dals. You will love it with rice, roti or naan. The dal/nuts kind of foods are highly nutrious comparing to the beans, peas and other vegetables. If you are vegetarian and advised to eat more protein rich food then this dish is perfect for you. Here I have given you the simple procedure to make dal makhni in your kitchen.
Ingredients for Dal Makhni Recipe:
- Urad dal (1/2 cup whole black lentils)
- Rajma (2tbsp red kidney beans)
- Channa dal (1tbsp Bengal gram dal, also Ok to use chickpeas/garbanzo beans)
- Ginger-garlic paste(1tsp)
- Green chilies(optional)
- Salt (to taste)
- Coriander powder(1tsp)
- Dry fenugreek leaves/kasturi methi(1tsp)
- Onion(1/1medium finely chopped)
- Clarified butter/ghee(1tbsp)
- Cumin seeds(1tsp)
- Asafetida(a pinch)
- Tomato paste or puree(1 medium size)
- Food cream(1-2tbsp)
- Coriander leaves(1/2 cup finely chopped for garnishing)
How to Make Dal Makhani:
- Soak all lentils (urad, rajma and channa dal) in water overnight or at least for 6 hours. Boil all of the lentils with salt, and simmer until lentils are well cooked or give 2-3 whistles in a pressure cooker.
- Drain off excess water and mash the lentils lightly.
- Heat the ghee or oil in a heavy pan until hot, and add the cumin seeds and stir until they crackle. Then add the asafetida
- Add the chopped onion to the oil and stir it till its color changes to light brown.
- Add ginger-garlic paste and fry for a while. Add chopped tomato, coriander powder, chili powder, kasturi methi to the masala and fry till oil comes out of it.
- Add to the cooked dal, mix well. Bring the dal to the boil again. Add butter and cream(if you do not have cream then do not worry about it you can use milk also). Cook it in a low flame for 10-15 minutes. Garnish with chopped coriander and serve hot with rice or naan.
Now the delicious dal makhani is ready to serve 4 people. Try it in your kitchen and do not forget to leave me your comment here.
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Name: Chris Lehman
Hello. Dal Makhani sounds very delicious. I bought a frozen Dal Makhani from an Indian grocery store. I have a question: Do I have to do any further cooking of it? Your recipe says to eat it hot, so do I just heat it in a microwave or oven or do I fry it? What oil would I fry it in? Please help me out because I'm looking forward to eating it; and I'm defrosting it right now. Thanks. :)
Name: Pragyan
Hi Chris Lehman first defrost your frozen Dal makhani than you can microwave it for a little longer time like 5-10 minutes or you can heat it directly on stove but for a better taste you can use a handful of chopped onion,a tsp tomato ketchup and a tsp butter to it. In a pan fry your chopped onion along with butter and ketchup,mix it with your frozen dal makhani. Hope you will like it.


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The delightfully enticing pictures of caged goodies for WooBar's hi tea certainly did their job in persuading us to go all the way down to Sentosa to check it out. Unfortunately our contacts had not been there before, or we certainly would not have.
First, a Lost Reservation.
Because I was in-between schedules, I decided to pop by an hour earlier to get some work down. I was asked twice by the person-in-charge if I had a reservation as they couldn't find the name. I was starting to feel as if I had lied about the reservation. When I confirmed that the reservation was indeed made (called my friend on the spot to check), he said that they checked the call records and it wasn't there. Eh?
Anyway since there were still empty tables they gave me one and I settled in with a cocktail. Thankfully this Lemongrass Drop cocktail was really rather nice. Lemongrassy indeed.
The hi tea starts promptly at 3pm. By 245pm, the place was full (either with guests that had checked out or reservations made earlier). For those who ordered the hi tea, huge bird cages are delivered to the tables. An explanation is given for all the items but personally I think it would be better if they could have a print out for the table as some of the items had to paired with other items and we really couldn't remember which was which after 15 minutes.
Personally, although the items look very pretty, I didn't enjoy most of them. Maybe because I'm not a sweet tooth person, but somehow it felt like it came off the buffet tray line. It was either not rich enough, or tart enough, or cheesy enough (the cream cheese was weak) or fresh/chilled enough.
(The mahjong tile made of chocolate was one of the saving grace. Caramel filling was thick and salty)
Thankfully there was a savory portion to the high tea. The crab cake was decent (although the mango chutney was weak). Meatball was on the dry and tougher side (but still better than the sweets).
The place itself is very nice. Bright and chill space, music that brings me back to beaches in Thailand & Bali. But if I ever come back again, from what I saw from the other tables, I'll stick to their bites menu instead. Their chicken wings and burgers looked like a much better option.


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Most investors have learned this lesson: perfectly timing markets in any form, be it stocks or exchange traded funds (ETFs), is next to impossible. So why are people still following the herd? There has to be a better way.
According to TrimTabs Investment Research, regular investors have lost around $39 billions more than was necessary in the stock markets as a result of buying during booms and selling during market panics, writes Brett Arends for Yahoo! Finance. Vincent Deluard of TrimTab remarked that "it cost [investors]about 20% to buy high and sell low." Yikes. [The Ideal Length of Time to Hold ETFs.]
TrimTabs' data reveals that over the past decade, investors who bought when everyone else was selling and sold when everyone else was buying were the ones who came out on top. It sounds simple enough, but it isn't easy. Human instincts are hard-wired to follow the herd, since there is safety in numbers. But this evolutionary quirk doesn't serve us so well in the markets. [An Optimistic View of the Markets and ETFs.]
Putting feelings and emotion before cool logic does more harm than good. It's best to have a plan and a strategy in place. We use a simple trend following strategy, which uses the 200-day moving average as a buying and selling guide. It helps minimize the emotional impact you can have on your investments and provides a sell strategy to help protect you on the downside. [How to Follow the Trends.]
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One of the culinary epicentres of Bangkok – and there are many – is at the aptly-named Boat Noodle Alley, very close to the Victory Monument, and I got my first ever taste of this traditional Thai dish one overcast afternoon.
OK, so the Victory Monument in Bangkok may be one of the most overrated "tourist attractions" in the city, but the fact is, not many people come here just to look at a large pillar in the middle of a roundabout with toxic traffic killing us slowly while we take photos. In fact, there is a small row of restaurants beside the klongs that is crying out to be a secret, it's just that so many people know about this area now that it even appears in guidebooks!
Boat Noodles (know locally as Kuai Tiao Ruea) have a long history dating back since before World War 2, and were actually original served from boats that sailed along Bangkok's infamous canals (klongs). In the past, a merchant who sold boat noodles would have been the only person working on a small boat, and would have had to do everything by himself, from paddle the boat, scald the noodles, season the soup, serve the dish, check the bill, AND wash the dishes!
I always like to learn about the legend(s) involved in the evolution of local food. Apparently, with these boat noodles, if the bowl was too big then it would be too difficult for the vendor to hand over to the customer from the boat, and potentially the noodles could spill into the water. It is claimed that this is the reason why the portion sizes of Boat Noodles are so small (nothing to do with penny-pinching, then?!). Regardless of the relatively small portions (I actually thought my serving was pretty decent), the noodles are delicious! Mine were thin egg noodles and the dish seemed to contain both pork and beef, which is kind of strange, plus I had some spicy meatballs thrown in for good measure – which seemed pretty random to me, although I am told this, too, is part of the Boat Noodle tradition!


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Successful closure for the 16thedition of Sicilia en Primeur: the satisfaction of Assovini Sicilia
The 16thedition of Sicilia en Primeur – held in Siracusa from May 6thto 10th– was the perfect opportunity to present data and trends of the 2018 harvest. During the opening press conference taking place on May 9thin Ortigia, the oenologist and Uva Sapiens founder and consultant Mattia Filippi told the specialized press from around the world that the vintage that has just finished will be remembered for its balancein all respects: weather and climate, production and quality. Nationally, the harvest resulted in a good production – a constant trend since 2015. Sicily is in line with this trend, even though 2018 is characterized by less extreme productions. The Island's wine vintage 2018 – even if diametrically opposed to 2017 – remained substantially constant, in line with the average trend of the last years. In this respect, over the last 6 years analysed, Sicily remains one of the most balanced Italian regions, together with Piedmont and Tuscany in reference to the historical averages. Such a balance also results in a limited production per hectare (for the three regions), that is fundamental for quality, ranging between 6.5 and 8.5 t/ha, corresponding to 1/3 as compared to other Italian regions. As to weather and climate, at the European level 2018 was the year with the highest ever-registered temperature in over a century. The position of Sicily, at the heart of the Mediterranean Sea, represents a huge and unique advantage compared to other European regions: no thermic excesses were registered in 2018 and the region was not afflicted by the strong weather anomalies involving other European regions.
As to quality, grapes benefited from summer rain in terms of water balance for the types of soil and the agronomic cultivations typical of Sicily. Furthermore, the harvest times were prolonged, thus ensuring a slower maturation and a more limited sugar accumulation. The cool temperatures registered during the harvest helped to preserve aromas and acidity in white grape varieties.
Overall, the analysis confirms the importance of the Sicilian wine industry that, according to the data disclosed by UniCredit, is worth 550 million. In particular, the Doc Sicilia(COD Sicily) wines are growing: for 2019, they are expected to exceed 100 million bottles. The trend of the wine sales value for 2018 is very positive and increased by 6%. In this context, the Doc Sicilia increased its sales by 15.5%. The analysis showed that the Consorzio Doc Sicilia wines feature a high potential for growth – a goal that can be achieved by exploiting the distribution channels that are still available.
Again this year, Sicilia en Primeur was a valuable opportunity to introduce to the nearly 100 journalists from all over the world some examples of productions of excellence, visiting the main tourist attractions, discovering the gastronomic traditions and admiring the Unesco sites spread throughout the Island. Many sites, belonging to the Worl Heritage List, are located in various Sicilian provinces: architectural but also food and intangible heritages, because Sicily today is not only the guardian of the past, but also of the local cultivations – a flywheel for the economies of the whole Island. During this event, the raw materials typical of the region were celebrated and enhanced in the dish presented during the gala dinner held on May 9that Castello Maniace in Ortigia. Le Soste di Ulisse, the partner of Assovini Sicilia for this initiative, took care of the dinnercooked by 7 chefs, for a total of 8 Michelin stars.


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Rival Tribes Sow Kingdom Seeds in the Philippines
Members of a tribe in the Philippines lived in tense isolation from each other due to decades of conflict that at times flared into war. Then native missionaries arrived suggesting the unthinkable – rival factions working together in community farming. For the tribal villagers, it would be a necessary evil that brought unthinkable good.