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The finale of Game Of Thrones made sweeping changes to the world of Westeros, changes that some fans found disappointing or, at the very least, confusing. But the finale's most divisive choice, the crowning of Bran as the new king of the Seven Kingdoms, was something that was planned by Martin from the start of his saga, A Song of Ice and Fire.
Over the course of the finale, The Mad Queen Daenerys Targaryen razed King's Landing nearly to the ground, consuming soldiers and civilians alike. Before she could continue her conquest of the Seven Kingdoms, Jon Snow (at Tyrion's urging) finally took action to stop her, stabbing and leaving her dead at the foot of the Iron Throne. Leaderless, the Unsullied and the Dothraki split up and sought new places to settle. And the remaining lords of the Seven Kingdoms (and Sam and Davos, for some reason) assembled in the Dragonpit to decide who would be crowned the new king or queen of Westeros.
Tyrion, in chains, was brought before the assembly of lords to be tried for his crime of treason. He convinced Grey Worm to leave Jon's punishment for assassinating Daenerys to the new King of the Seven Kingdoms. He then made an impassioned speech before the assembly that the new ruler of Westeros should be the person with the greatest story, as stories are what unite and inspire a people. That said, he nominated Bran "the Broken" as the new king. As the Three-Eyed Raven and a greenseer,
Bran Emerges as Candidate for the Throne
Bran literally contains the entire history of the people of Westeros. And the fact that he is unable to sire any heirs? That suggests that Dany's desire to break the "Wheel" of tyrannical monarchy was at least partially successful. (The Westerosi lords still have a hearty chuckle over Sam's suggestion of a democracy, however). Everyone seemed convinced by the suggestion, and Bran is crowned Bran the Broken, First of His Name, etc. etc., Lord of the Six Kingdoms,. Sansai likewise declared that the North will remain an independent, though friendly, realm.
Bran the Broken, Winner of the Game of Thrones
Like the entirety of Season 8, this decision was controversial within Game of Thrones fandom. After six-and-a-half seasons of slow-build storytelling and intricate character arcs, Season 8 seemed like a mad rush to the end. Many viewers blamed GoT showrunners David Benioff & D.B. Weiss for trying to wrap the series up early in anticipation of their other projects. Others point the finger at the fact that, now that the show has outpaced the books, the writing staff is working without material directly adapted from George R.R. Martin's novels. However, Bran's ultimate destiny as King of Westeros was reportedly the brainchild of Martin himself.
Isaac Hempstead Wright, the actor who plays Bran, spoke in an interview recently on HBO's Making Game of Thrones blog about how he felt when he learned that Bran was to become king . He recalled how he found out that his character would become king of the Seven (Six? Five?) Kingdoms. Apparently, he was as surprised as we were.
Game of Thrones Actor as Surprised as Fans
I had to physically get up and walk around my flat. I said, "What?! You're joking." It was the very last thing I expected to happen. I was convinced they had sent a script to everyone in which they become king or queen, so I still didn't believe it until the read-through.
But I think he is a great character to take on that role. You never thought of him in that way, but what more could you ask for in a king than to have no personal attachments, no agenda, but have a calm understanding of the entire universe? He's the ideal person to be in charge.
[Creators] David [Benioff] and Dan [Weiss] told me there were two thingsGeorge R.R. Martin had planned for Bran, and that was the Hodor revelation, and that he would be king. So that's pretty special to be directly involved in something that is part of George's vision. It was a really nice way to wrap it up.https://thathashtagshow.com//www.makinggameofthrones.com/production-diary/season-8-episode-6-finale-isaac-hempstead-wright-bran-interview


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"Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Christopher Matthews, that's who.
Since the game show first launched in the U.S. 19 years ago, the Lewiston man has been scheming to become a contestant. That's nearly two decades of working the phones, studying trivia and traveling back and forth to New York.
Matthews has gotten close. A phone malfunction derailed his efforts at one point, but he persevered and now, as "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" enters its 20th year, Matthews has been placed in the show's contestant pool. Any time in the next two years, he could get the call he's been waiting for, and at last get a chance to test his trivia knowledge on the bright lights of the WWTBAM stage.
We caught up with Matthews between trivia cram sessions and asked him a few hard questions about his experiences. He answered them quickly and at no point did he request a lifeline or a chance to ask the audience.
How did you get into the "Millionaire" craze? I actually first auditioned over the telephone when the show first began, back in 1999. As I was punching in the correct letter order for the question, my phone died! So I kind of brushed it aside until 2005 when I was reading an article in the New Yorker about following your dreams. One line said to try out for a game show, so I got the "bug" and auditioned in NYC around July of 2005.
How did you find out you were in the contestant pool? It was 2016 when I had just about given up hope for ever getting on the show, after 48 (Yes, 48!) trips to NYC for the written part of the audition test. Some money fell in my lap, I went down to the Brooklyn location where the road auditions were being held. I didn't have a lot of hope, but I passed the audition test and was immediately given an on-camera interview. The whole experience was ethereal to me, because after just about giving up hope, I suddenly had new life injected into my weary soul.
How does one go about practicing for this? For me, I have studied every single question in a Trivial Pursuit game. I have trained my brain to read and watch the news with eyes and ears for details that I feel would make a great question for the show. Amazingly, some of the questions that I came up with myself have appeared on the show. Plus, I have some personal brain training exercises that are proprietary. (I will not give them away!)
Is there a category in which you're particularly strong? I particularly am strong with the most obscure of facts. Any trivia lover will tell you that answers just come, it's how our brains are wired. I have made it a point when studying to focus on my weak areas, like celebrity news, sports and issues related to fashion.
Is there a category in which you're not so comfortable? Make up, television characters and basic things that us old people tend to forget, like elementary school subjects. The reason why the show "Are You Smarter Than A Fifth Grader?" was so popular (and tricky!) is that some of the most difficult questions are the things that we were taught earliest, and easily forgotten as time passes.
When you're not vying to become super rich through trivia, what are you up to? I am a computer technician, so a lot of my time is spent repairing peoples PC's, by re-installing operating systems, virus removal, upgrading and downgrading devices. I love computer gaming as well.
It has always been my hope that I get on "Millionaire" and earn enough money to open a storefront business.
And Disney World. I want to go to Disney at least once in my life, because everyone I know has been there but me.
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As part of the little series of reminders about the new Premier, here's one of your humble e-scribbler's favourites, from October 2010:
She told an audience in Grand Falls-Windsor that "[i]t is probably wiser not to share information because people don 't understand the analysis that has to go into it once a proposal comes up, you have an obligation to do an analysis on it."
Yes folks, apparently the rest of us are not capable of comprehending the analysis that officials routinely feed to Kathy Dunderdale to help make her the genius that she is.
Uh huh.
The rest of us didn't expropriate a frackin environmental nightmare in Grand Falls-Windsor and then neglect to tell people about it until way after.
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Puhoi Egerländer Dialect
1. Make a promise. Print yourself a certificate!Your certificate - don't forget to sign it.
2. Cards to print and give to your friends10 Cards to download and print (double sided)
3. Audio Downloads --- for experienced users
|Download all audio clips
|Ben Straka
|Download all audio clips
|Ben Straka
|Download all audio clips
|Download all audio clips
These are zipped (compressed) files. After downloading, move the zipped file to a new folder. Then use Winzip or 7-Zip to open it. Once unzipped, they can be played on your computer, copied to CD/DVD or copied to an MP3 player.
MP3 Players
- These instructions apply to most computers. However, they may not apply to your particular system.
- Click the MP3 link above.
- Depending on your computer, a dialog window may open. If it does, click Save As.
- When the download is complete, locate the file called "atbs all benstraka mp3.zip". (You might have to use the windows search feature to locate it.)
- Move the downloaded file to a new folder.
- Unzip the downloaded file using Winzip or 7-Zip or similar. You should end up with a lot of MP3 files, one per saying/word.
- Copy the individual (unzipped) MP3 files you are interested in to your MP3 Player in the normal way. Don't copy the file called "atbs all benstraka mp3.zip".
- Good luck!
The Puhoi 150th Anniversary challenge...
To remember the simple Bohemian dialect greetings and to use them with your family.


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SlowLife Workshop
Body Positivity
This workshop can also be delivered in French, Italian, German and Russian
With the relentless messages of mass media, we're encouraged to view our bodies with eyes of judgement and criticism, seeing only flaws, instead of being thankful for this precious body that allows us to do so much.
In this workshop we'll discover the qualities that support us to feel comfort and confidence in our bodies, and how to feel at truly home in oneself – even when it differs from the ideals of society.
With gentleness and kindness you will learn how to view your already beautiful body through
different eyes.
More information
SlowLife Workshop 2022
Body Positivity
Tuesday April 4
5:00 – 7:00 p.m. CET
11:00 – 13:00 a.m. EST
8:00 – 10:00 a.m. PST
Our time together is structured in two parts:
• in the first hour you'll enjoy a session of meditative SlowLife Yoga where I guide you in slow and gentle movements to calm the mind, release tension and induce deep relaxation.
• from this calm, quiet state we begin the second part, where I guide you in exploring your deepest needs and from there discover concrete and effective solutions to meet them.
This online workshop will be held in English via Zoom and can be tailored to the needs of corporate groups, for any number of participants.
Payment information
To book your place in the Body Positivity Workshop,
use the following link PayPal: Paypal.me SlowLife Coaching
Fee: € 50
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
WhatsApp / Signal: +39 333 387 94 89
Please see the calendar for the next Body Positivity Workshop!


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The condition of diabetic retinopathy happens with those who have diabetes that results in progressive damage to the retina. The condition is due to the damaged caused to the small blood vessels responsible for nourishing the retina. Clouding of the vision and swelling of the retinal tissue is due to leaking of the blood and other fluids from these small blood vessels. Both eyes can get affected by this condition. There are more chances of diabetic retinopathy in those people who have been suffering from diabetes for a very long time. Diabetic retinopathy has been regarded as a serious sight-threatening condition.
Difficulty in seeing well at night, seeing floaters or spots in the particular field of vision, problem in seeing or having blurred vision, empty or dark spot in the center of the vision, cobwebs, tiny specks or spiders floating in the vision
The condition of diabetic retinopathy is caused due to prolonged period of high blood glucose levels. Over the period of time, it also leads to the damage of small blood vessels in the retina. This may result into swelling and hemorrhage of the retina.
Diabetic Retinopathy's first 3 stages do not require any treatment. Treatment is only required when a person has developed macular edema. Diabetic people should manage their blood sugar levels, blood pressure and cholesterol levels. This prevents the progression of diabetic retinopathy.
Laser surgery for diabetic retinopathy is used to treat the stage of proliferative retinopathy and is called scatter laser treatment. The procedure shrinks the unusual blood vessels. A surgeon infuses 1000 to 2000 laser burns which are used in the areas of the retina. These laser burns are also placed far away the macula that leads to the lessening of the unusual blood vessels. The entire procedure requires 2-3 sessions as a large amount of laser burns are required. The procedure of scatter laser is recommended before the bleeding of the new blood vessels. That is why it is required to have a dilated eye exam. The scatter laser can be possible even if the bleeding has started that vastly depends on the amount of bleeding. Vitrectomy is the surgical procedure which is performed when there is severe bleeding.


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MEG researcher Status (compulsory to use the MEG lab)
MEG operator status (compulsory to operate the MEG lab)
You have to become a "Qualified MEG Researcher", as outlined in our Meg researcher procedure and in the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) Please not that our MEG researcher training only provides the minimum of training required to enable you to run a study. Researchers without prior EEG or MEG experience may need more training in order to ensure good data quality in their own experiments. The planning, setting up and piloting of experiments is the responsibility of the researchers, and should be undertaken well in advance and in collaboration with PIs, group leaders or other collaborators as appropriate. Contact email@example.com to start the process.
You have to create an acquisition set-up for your study, e.g. specifying whether you will record EEG, EOG, ECG, low-pass filters etc. You should contact Olaf Hauk well in advance in order to arrange a meeting in the MEG lab.
Every MEG recording needs to be operated by a "Qualified MEG Operator" (see SOPs). If you want to operate recordings yourself (in company of another qualified researcher), you need to undergo additional training as specified in the SOPs. This training has to be arranged on an individual basis, and we currently cannot guarantee a specific time frame.
Pilot your study: 1) Test your stimulus presentation software on the "CBU mimic" PC in the computer users room. This PC has the same settings as the stimulus presentation PCs in the MRI and MEG labs. 2) Run an "emtpy room recording" in the MEG lab to make sure your stimulus presentation works in the MEG lab, and your recording settings are correct (e.g. MEG, EEG, EOG/ECG channels, triggers; sound output is recorded in MISC0005). Contact email@example.com or Olaf Hauk to arrange this. 3) Run a proper pilot (ideally with a participant you know), and run some basic analyses to make sure the data are what you expected.
While it is the responsibility of the qualified MEG operator to make sure the recording is running smoothly, the researcher should make sure all the settings for stimulus presentation and data acquisition are correct.
These are a few things to look out for at the beginning of each recording:
If you are using any non-standard equipment or make any changes in the settings (be they hardware or software), make sure to undo your changes in the end of your recording slot and leave the lab in the same state you found it before the recording.
For your general information, manuals for the data acquisition software are available to people with Cambridge approved logins at ElektaSoftwareManuals.


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Used Honda CR-V 2012-2018 review
Our recommendations
Which used Honda CR-V estate should I buy?
Entry-level Honda CR-V S models are poorly equipped and are best avoided because they come without basics such as Bluetooth. We would suggest that you go for at least an SE, as it comes with everything you'd expect, and unless you must have an abundance of gadgets, buying anything above this version is not worth doing unless it's a very good deal.
We would also recommend buying a post-facelift model with the more efficient 1.6-litre diesel engine because it'll be cheaper to run than the earlier 2.2-litre diesel, and you won't have to thrash it quite as much as the 2.0-litre petrol in order to make swift progress.


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You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'crowdsourcing' tag.
Crowdsourcing – leveraging the masses to produce innovation – is arguably the biggest current trend in the innovation industry.
The phenomenon started to appear a while back, under the guise of terms like 'Open Innovation' and The Cult of the Amateur, and the underlying theoretical reasons why the crowd can sometimes outperform experts was described in James Surowiecki's readworthy book The Wisdom of Crowds (see my review).
Currently, crowdsourcing is the central idea underlying a bevy of new innovation-oriented books, such as Here Comes Everybody (Clay Shirky), Wikinomics (Don Tapscott) and Crowdsourcing by Jeff Howe (who named the phenomenon in a Wired article).
To get a quick feel for what it is all about, check out the two following videos:
Jeff Howe talks about crowdsourcing
Clay Shirky's TED lecture (20 minutes, but worth it)
It is interesting to see how the field of innovation is itself subject to trends; currently, you would have to be a brave innovation guru to give a lecture without talking about crowdsourcing. And as with any new trend, there is a tendency to herald crowdsourcing as the answer to everything. There is little doubt that it is an important phenomenon, but it is far from the only thing you have to understand in order to master innovation.
Another noteworthy trend, by the way, is that of quantitative analysis, described in Ian Ayres' book Supercrunchers (my review here).


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as Part of Its Participation in the Universal Periodic Review of Syria
July 23, 2021
Source: Paris – Statement by the Syrian Network for Human Rights
I. For the Second Time Since the Popular Uprising Began in March 2011, SNHR Participates in the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism:
The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) is a mechanism of the Human Rights Council (HRC), through which it reviews the human rights records of all UN Member States, that takes place once every four years. The Syrian Network for Human Rights (SNHR) participated in the 2016 UPR on Syria by submitting a special report based on SNHR data, and by participating in the authorship of joint reports with other human rights organizations and civil society organizations.
Four years later, the time has come for the 2021 UPR on Syria, with SNHR submitting a report on July 14 to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), as part of our contribution as "Other Stakeholders" to the documents for the third cycle of the UPR, which will contribute to the summary presented by the OHCHR at the fortieth session, to be held in January and February 2022.
The UPR report is based on the report prepared by the state under review, a compilation of United Nations information on the state under review prepared by OHCHR, and a report submitted by civil society actors, also prepared by OHCHR.
The Syrian regime submitted two national reports in the two previous cycles of the UPR. The second report (2016) focused on holding what it called "terrorists" responsible for the violations taking place in Syria , and attributed the deterioration of the situation for Syrian citizens and the negative impact on their enjoyment of their rights, especially in the areas of development, work and a decent standard of living, to unilateral coercive measures . This is a predictable standard policy for the regime, which has always denied all of its egregious violations, and has prevented the UN investigation committees, including the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI), from entering its territory. Based on the large amount of daily data that we have documented in the past four years, on which we relied in submitting the report, the Syrian regime has violated all human rights treaties that it has ratified, and all binding customary laws, in a widespread and systematic manner, with some violations, including torture, enforced disappearance and forced displacement, amounting to crimes against humanity, which was confirmed by the reports of the COI and international human rights organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and others.


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Welcome to Day 13 of the 30 Day Challenge: How to Start a Vegetable Garden. In my last article, I discussed Earth Day and why it is so important to grow your own food. Yes, gardening is enjoyable, budget-friendly, tasty, and important for our food storage, but it's also very important for the environment.
If you missed this important article, please check it out here on Street Articles: How To Start A Vegetable Garden - 30 Day Challenge - Earth Day And Your Carbon Footprint. My Street Articles profile also has a link to my website, where you can find all of the articles for this challenge.
Hardening Off Your Seedlings
If you started your seeds indoors, you must first harden off your seedlings before transplanting them outside.
What is Hardening Off Your Seedlings?
Hardening off, is the process of gradually introducing indoor grown plants (especially fragile seedlings) to the outside temperature, wind, rain and strength of the sunlight in small doses until the seedlings are strong enough to survivor outdoors on their own.
In order to harden off your seedlings, follow these steps:
Approximately 1 week before you plan to transplant them to your outdoor garden, begin placing them outside.
For days one and two, place them in a sheltered, shaded area outside during some of the warmest parts of the day. Make sure to only leave them outside for a few hours the first two days.
During days three and four, begin introducing sunlight and light wind to your plants. Keep them outside from late morning until early afternoon, but only in sunlight for about 2 hours per day. Make sure you watch the soil moisture level once you begin introducing sunlight as these tiny seedlings can dry out quickly.
By day five, leave your seedlings outdoors, in sunlight most of the day but continue to bring them in at night. Be aware that the seedlings should not be exposed to temperatures below 50 degrees yet. They are still very fragile and may not handle a cold snap well.
By day seven, allow your plants to stay outside overnight as long as temperatures allow.
Between days seven and ten your plants are ready to be planted outside - assuming all threats of frost have passed. When you are ready to transplant your seeds, choose a cloudy day and make sure your soil is well hydrated and nourished before transplanting.
30 Day Challenge
For those of you who are following along with the challenge, how are you doing? What are you growing this year? Are your seedlings ready for transplanting, or did you start them in their permanent homes? If you have any gardening questions, please post them here or on my blog and I will do my best to help you.
No seedlings this year. I'll have to buy flats from the local greenhouse. Did purchase dahlias, and are ready to put them in. Do you use bone meal and manure? I think they do better with some help. Some people use nothing.
I use bone meal as the rabbits love to eat my dahlias. Unfortunately, I usually forget this until they are half eaten, THEN remember to sprinkle them with bone meal.
Does the bone meal deter rabbits? If so, I'll sprinkle it on everything. Does it deter groundhogs and deer? What a magnificent solution that would be in that bone meal is great for the bulbs and tubers. I have a groundhog that eats everything. I don't want to hurt him, but sure wish he'd find another home. He lives under my shed.
I don't know about deer or groundhogs, but we have had success with dettering rabbits with bone meal. We have a family that lives under our shed and with our raised bed this year we will have the true test as to whether it will keep them away. It has always worked with the flowers, but I haven't yet tried it on veggies.
Your article had some much needed information in it, AJ. I'm glad I know this now because I have some tender young seedlings and I want to make sure they will be able to adjust to the outdoors. Thanks for the tips.
Glad I could help, Georgia! It would be a shame to nurture those little seeds for so long and then have them die from shock upon transplant! Let me know how your planting goes.
Great article. I missed that you were doing a 30-day challenge. Gonna have to go back and read past articles. Thanks for the great information.
Oh, I will. Any thing about growing our own food will be very inspiring for me. I'm all about the healthy, organic farm.
Good article AJ. Hardening off is so important if you do not want to kill off your carefully nurtured seedlings
Excellent article and great advice...very informative and to the point....really great job here AJ..
Hardening seeds? I thought 'This person MUST be crazy!!' Sadly, this is an area that I am just plain ignorant in. The best I can do is source food properly. I will go back and read your articles from the beginning. Guess that means Ill have to start planting stuff on my concrete:p Thanks!
Haha, Thanks Wayne. Keep reading my articles, I might get you to make an urban garden yet! By the way, container gardening is for you. If your interested you can grow all kinds of things on your concrete!
This is good advice. I wouldn't have had a clue. We just do it all outside because it's so warm. Perhaps next year I'll be starting a garden in Canada and I'll store this advice away to avert disaster! Thanks AJ.
From Australia to Canada, AJ she is going to need desperate help with her garden, get that book out soon. Southern Hemisphere to Northern especially far northern is going to be a major adjustment weather wise.
Thanks, Heather! My little seedlings are well prepped for outside life at this point - I've been hardening them off for a few weeks yet. I just haven't found time to get them in the ground...but it'll be soon! Glad to hear you're coming to my continent, although Canadian growing season is much shorter than you're used to. You'll need to invest in some good plant lights to get a strong crop.
My husbands uncle has a wonderful garden each year in Regina. I wonder at the work her puts into it all and then it's gone again. I can't get my head around the cost and effort for such a short time and also understand that ironically it's because time is short that it appeals to everyone to celebrate the summer garden. We are so blasé here... it still upsets my husband when people drive on his lawn but the grass is so hearty here that people are used to parking where they darn well feel like it! lol
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* Virtualizationa general concept of providing virtual versions of computer hardware platforms, operating systems, storage devices, etc.
* Virtualizationa general concept of providing virtual versions of computer hardware platforms, operating systems, storage devices, etc.
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* [http://www.sebastien-han.fr/blog/2013/09/03/first-glimpse-at-coreos/ First glimpse at CoreOS], September 3, 2013, by Sébastien Han
* [http://www.sebastien-han.fr/blog/2013/09/03/first-glimpse-at-coreos/ First glimpse at CoreOS], September 3, 2013, by Sébastien Han
* [http://www.zdnet.com/coreos-linux-for-the-cloud-and-the-datacenter-7000031137/ CoreOS: Linux for the cloud and the datacenter], ZDNet, July 2, 2014, by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
* [http://www.zdnet.com/coreos-linux-for-the-cloud-and-the-datacenter-7000031137/ CoreOS: Linux for the cloud and the datacenter], ZDNet, July 2, 2014, by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
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|OS family
|Working state
|In development
|Source model
|Open source
|Initial release
|October 3, 2013
|Latest release
|1298.5.0[1] / February 28, 2017
|Marketing target
|Servers and Computer cluster
|Kernel type
|Monolithic (Linux kernel)
|Apache License 2.0
|Official website
CoreOS - is an operating system with open source software based on Linux to build easily and flexibly scalable clusters. The operating system provides CoreOS only minimal functionality needed to deploy applications within a software container, detection means services and transmission settings. CoreOS has a minimalist distro (136Mb), based on ChromeOS, which in turn is based on Gentoo.
CoreOS can be divided into the following parts:
- Systemd - manages local services on machines in the cluster
- Docker - provide insulation services, but its use is, in principle, not necessarily
- Etcd - distributively stores cluster configuration
- Fleet - provides distributed services management ( "superstructure" over the systemd)
CoreOS provides no package manager as a way for distributing payload applications, requiring instead all applications to run inside their containers. Serving as a single control host, a CoreOS instance uses the underlying operating-system-level virtualization features of the Linux kernel to create and configure multiple containers that perform as isolated Linux systems. That way, resource partitioning between containers is performed through multiple isolated userspace instances, instead of using a hypervisor and providing full-fledged virtual machines. This approach relies on the Linux cgroups and namespaces functionalities,
Initially, CoreOS exclusively used Docker as a component providing an additional layer of abstraction and interface.
CoreOS uses ebuild scripts from Gentoo Linux for automated compilation of its system components.
Updates distribution
CoreOS achieves additional security and reliability of its operating system updates by employing FastPatch as a dual-partition scheme for the read-only part of its installation, meaning that the updates are performed as a whole and installed onto a passive secondary boot partition that becomes active upon a reboot or kexec. This approach avoids possible issues arising from updating only certain parts of the operating system, ensures easy rollbacks to a known-to-be-stable version of the operating system, and allows each boot partition to be signed for additional security.
To ensure that only a certain part of the cluster reboots at once when the operating system updates are applied, preserving that way the resources required for running deployed applications, CoreOS provides locksmith as a reboot manager. Using locksmith, it is possible to select between different update strategies that are determined by how the reboots are performed as the last step in applying updates; for example, it may be configured how many cluster members are allowed to reboot simultaneously. Internally, locksmith operates as the daemon that runs on cluster members, while the command-line utility manages configuration parameters.
Cluster infrastructure
CoreOS provides etcd, a daemon that runs across all computers in a cluster and provides a dynamic configuration registry, allowing various configuration data to be easily and reliably shared between the cluster members. Since the key–value data stored within etcd is automatically distributed and replicated with automated master election and consensus establishment using the Raft algorithm, all changes in stored data are reflected across the entire cluster, while the achieved redundancy prevents failures of single cluster members from causing data loss. Beside the configuration management, etcd also provides service discovery by allowing deployed applications to announce themselves and the services they offer. Communication with Mono|etcd is performed through an exposed REST-based API, which internally uses JSON on top of HTTP; the API may be used directly, or indirectly through etcdctl, which is a specialized command-line utility also supplied by CoreOS.
When running on dedicated hardware, CoreOS can be either permanently installed to local storage, such as a hard disk drive (HDD) or solid-state drive (SSD), or booted remotely Network booting|over a network using Preboot Execution Environment (PXE) in general, or iPXE as one of its implementations. CoreOS also supports deployments on various hardware virtualization platforms, including Amazon EC2, Ocean, Google Compute Engine, Microsoft Azure, OpenStack, QEMU/KVM, Vagrant and VMware.
CoreOS can also be deployed through its commercial distribution called Tectonic, which additionally integrates Google's Kubernetes as a cluster management utility. As of|2015|04, Tectonic is planned to be offered as beta software to select customers. Furthermore, CoreOS provides Flannel as a component implementing an overlay network required primarily for the integration with Kubernetes.
CoreOS can set different ways. But for experimental purposes it is easiest through Vagrant:
- Install Git, VirtualBox, then Vagrant latest versions.
- Go to the folder, rename it user-data.sample file in the user-data, config.rb.sample in config.rb.
- Go to discovery.etcd.io/new, copy to clipboard appeared URL, uncomment the line of discovery to the instructions in the user-data and replace it URL.
- Go to the folder and there vagrant up.
- Wait for the download of the base image.
- Do vagrant ssh.
VirtualBox (linux) installation This script based on CoreOS install instruction
USAGE="Usage: $0 -h | [-n name-prefix] [-s size]
This script create cluster of size VBox VMs using default parameters.
Feel free to modify it.
-h This help
-n Name prefix for VMs (default: core)
-s Size of cluster (default: 3)
CREATEVDI_OPTS will be passed to create-coreos-vdi scripts
This tool creates a CoreOS VDI image to be used with VirtualBox.
: ${CREATEVDI_OPTS:="-V stable"}
while getopts "n:s:h" OPTION
case $OPTION in
n) PREFIX="$OPTARG" ;;
s) SIZE=$OPTARG ;;
h) echo "$USAGE"; exit;;
*) exit 1;;
#Disk image downloading
: ${IMAGE:=coreos_prod.vdi}
echo $IMAGE
if [ ! -f $IMAGE ]
if [ ! -f "create-coreos-vdi" ]
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/coreos/scripts/master/contrib/create-coreos-vdi
chmod +x create-coreos-vdi
source ./create-coreos-vdi $CREATEVDI_OPTS
mv $VDI_IMAGE $IMAGE
#token generation
TOKEN=$(curl http://discovery.etcd.io/new?size=$SIZE | sed 's|.*/||')
#cloud-config template
- name: "user"
passwd: "$1$53YHkhSo$bvjpI.GPhDuC8pUfqAlrT."
- "sudo"
- "docker"
hostname: <HOSTNAME>
advertise-client-urls: http://<IP>:2379,http://<IP>:4001
initial-advertise-peer-urls: http://<IP>:2380
discovery: https://discovery.etcd.io/<TOKEN>
listen-peer-urls: http://<IP>:2380,http://<IP>:7001
listen-client-urls: http://0.0.0.0:2379,http://0.0.0.0:4001
- name: etcd2.service
command: start
- name: fleet.service
command: start
- name: static.network
runtime: true
content: |
#adding SSH keys
while read l; do
if [ -z "$SSH_KEY" ]; then
- $l"
done < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
#filling config
#configuring cluster NAT-network
VBoxManage natnetwork remove --netname ${PREFIX}_net
VBoxManage natnetwork add --netname ${PREFIX}_net --network "192.168.15.0/24" --dhcp off --enable
#VM creation
for i in $(seq 1 $SIZE)
#filling config
mkdir "$WORKDIR"
mkdir -p "$CONFIG_DIR"
touch ${CONFIG_FILE}
cat > ${CONFIG_FILE} << EOL
#config-drive creation
mkisofs -R -V config-2 -o "$CONFIGDRIVE_FILE" "$WORKDIR"
rm -rf $WORKDIR
#clonning VDI
VBoxManage clonehd $IMAGE $NAME.vdi
VBoxManage modifyhd $NAME.vdi --resize 10240
#VM configuring
VBoxManage createvm --name $NAME --ostype Linux26_64 --register
VBoxManage modifyvm $NAME --memory 1024
#network configuration
VBoxManage modifyvm $NAME --nic1 natnetwork
VBoxManage modifyvm $NAME --nat-network1 ${PREFIX}_net
VBoxManage natnetwork modify --netname ${PREFIX}_net --port-forward-4 "ssh_$NAME:tcp:[]:$((1022+$i)):[$public_ipv4]:22"
VBoxManage modifyvm $NAME --nic2 nat
VBoxManage modifyvm $NAME --natpf2 "ssh_$NAME,tcp,127.0.0.1,$((2200+$i)),,22"
#attaching VDI
VBoxManage storagectl $NAME --name "SATA Controller" --add sata --controller IntelAHCI
VBoxManage storageattach $NAME --storagectl "SATA Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type hdd --medium $NAME.vdi
#attaching config-drive
VBoxManage storagectl $NAME --name "IDE Controller" --add ide
VBoxManage storageattach $NAME --storagectl "IDE Controller" --port 0 --device 0 --type dvddrive --medium $NAME.iso
See also
- Application virtualization software technology that encapsulates application software from the operating system on which it is executed
- Comparison of application virtualization softwarevarious portable and scripting language virtual machines
- Comparison of platform virtualization software snd various emulators and hypervisors, which emulate the whole physical computers
- LXC (Linux Containers)an environment for running multiple isolated Linux systems (containers) on a single Linux control host
- Operating-system-level virtualization implementations based on operating system kernel's support for multiple isolated userspace instances
- Software as a service a software licensing and delivery model that hosts the software centrally and licenses it on a subscription basis
- Virtualizationa general concept of providing virtual versions of computer hardware platforms, operating systems, storage devices, etc.
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External links
- First glimpse at CoreOS, September 3, 2013, by Sébastien Han
- CoreOS: Linux for the cloud and the datacenter, ZDNet, July 2, 2014, by Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
- What's CoreOS? An existential threat to Linux vendors, InfoWorld, October 9, 2014, by Matt Asay
- Understanding CoreOS distributed architecture, March 4, 2015, a talk to Alex Polvi by Aaron Delp and Brian Gracely
- CoreOS fleet architecture, August 26, 2014, by Brian Waldon et al.
- Running CoreOS on Google Compute Engine, May 23, 2014
- CoreOS moves from Btrfs to Ext4 + OverlayFS, Phoronix, January 18, 2015, by Michael Larabel
- Containers and persistent data, LWN.net, May 28, 2015, by Josh Berkus


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Our winner from Week #1 (after a coin toss) was Clint Miller with 1 loss. There were two entries with just one loss.
Our winner from Week #2 is Chris Shoffner, who had a perfect bracket.
Both will be receiving a Free Appetizer from Texas Roadhouse and placed in the End of the Season Drawing for a Dinner for Two gift certificate from Texas Roadhouse.


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Central China's Hunan Province launched 783 China-Europe freight trains in the first three quarters of this year, up 84.7 percent year on year, local customs said Thursday.
The freight trains, handled by customs in the provincial capital Changsha, shipped 512,000 tonnes of cargo with the value of the goods reaching 13.9 billion yuan (about 2 billion U.S. dollars) in the Jan.-Sept. period, up 68.5 percent year on year and 22.7 percent, respectively.
Since the launch of the China-Europe freight train service in Changsha, the cumulative number of trains has exceeded 2,000.
Four new routes were launched this year linking Changsha with Belarus, Russia, Ukraine, Poland and Kazakhstan. The main export items transported through the cross-border train service include daily necessities, furniture, automobiles and auto parts, and lamps.


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The Movement Control Order (MCO) that triggered the new norms of social distancing, working from home, virtual learning and massive online shopping have given rise not only to the rapid development of the gig economy but also creating new services and opportunities.
One of the opportunities is childcare services, which is a lucrative business due to high demand especially from frontliners who needed someone with expertise to take care of their offspring.
Bank Islam Malaysia Bhd chief economist, Dr Mohd Afzanizam Abdul Rashid said the MCO has presented many business opportunities as these frontline parents would have to work extra-long hours and the social distancing measures would require them to keep a distance from their children.
"I think its lucrative business as the Malaysian population is growing and it has a young population.
"But it has to be reliable and trustworthy. Otherwise, it would be tough to get business with parents resorting to their immediate family," he told Bernama.
Furthermore, Afzanizam said childcare services would have to be highly-skilled in order to be sustainable.
"Getting the right accreditation would certainly help elevate their credentials and professional standard.
"Degree in early childhood education or academic qualification for taking care of autistic children are some of the areas that will boost their credibility," he added.
Among the platform offering professional childcare services is "Kiddocare" whereby it provides private childcare assistance to improve the existing gap and problems in the childcare industry.
It's a platform akin to Grab or Uber but for professional childcare services, whereby carers would go to respective houses to provide private childcare assistance.
It is made up of Malaysian women aged 18 and above who have undergone basic childcare training, cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and Safety Aid training.
Many of them also hold certificates in Early Childhood Education as well have been vetted in terms of health and safety before joining Kiddocare.
Kiddocare founder and chief executive officer, Nadira Yusoff said the demand for childcare services has been overwhelming not just from the healthcare frontliners but also workers from other essential sectors and those working from home during the MCO.
To date, 80 carers have served the need for childcare services, mainly from healthcare frontliners, giving them peace of mind by providing more than 500 service sessions that have benefitted about 90 children.
She said all carers work on a gig-economy model which allow women who have to juggle family obligations and work, the flexibility of managing their time and income.
"Kiddocare views this as a good entry into entrepreneurship, as it complements our on-going carer development programme and grooming them to become entrepreneurs in childcare," she said.
Besides, Nadira said this model also works for those whose jobs have been displaced, due to the impact of COVID-19 on certain industries.
"Six of carers have joined us as temporary carers. All currently active carers are encouraged to venture as virtual-carers and learning facilitators, while they look for new opportunities in their core sectors.
"But allowing them to experience working under Kiddocare's platform, on a gig-model, may open up new opportunities to progress in the childcare and education sector," she added.
Meanwhile, Afzanizam said while the contribution of gig-workers during the MCO is significant as it allows the economy to continue being in operation, it nevertheless also have disadvantages in terms of being seasonal.
In the short term, it offers an income stream at a time when other jobs have become so limited, but once the MCO is lifted and lives return to normal, the demand for their services will drop.
"In the long run, one has to think about their own social safety net. They need to have long term savings such as Employees Provident Fund (EPF) and insurance like Social Security Organisation (SOCSO).
"So gig economies have to have a formal arrangement so that their welfare may not be worse off compared to their other counterparts," he added.


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"What's up, boss. I'm back, as you see." Stumpy wanted MAT (Man About Time) to comment on his return, ask him what he's been up to. Man About Time didn't even know the formerly headless man went missing.
"Where's Karl?"
"That's what I'm trying to tell you, hoss. He's gone. So is Moe. I'm *back*."
MAT tried to recall the bartender's name. "You were… missing something."
"My *head* is all. You almost didn't hire me for the job because of it. Then Gotham came along and I became a head, almost the opposite. But then it all balanced out, thanks to the red, the wine. Red and blue coordinated. I'm back."
"That… doesn't make any sense." Mild but to the point.
Stumpy began to wax philosophically, inspired by the pot dreams. "Life is a 3d movie, both red and blue. Stereoscop-ic. The trick is to see them *together*, make everything real around you. It's tricky, yeah, but it's worth it in the end. I'm 3d, you're 3d. The bar is 3d. The new trailer park just over the street edge in front of the store is 3d…"
"Ahh yes, thanks. That's what I came in for. I wanted to ask about renting a trailer, er, Stimpy. From Jim K. Polk." The Man About Time then remembered he had already rented the trailer, already paid the last month's rent, already cleaned out the premises and came here to find Stumpy back on the job. It's like the Karl/Moe intermediate period never existed. He looked around the room. Another head should be here besides Stumpy's and my own, he thought. But it was hit out of the ballpark, bruised and battered somewhere far over a left field fence.
Man About Time was worried about flipping around time because he was now the logical candidate to replace Baker Bloch once the blog protagonist moved on to the White Palace, which already might have occurred. Now that fellow candidate Jeffrie Phillips has left town with that cryptozoologist who hangs out down at Spunky's. Where was Spunky anyway? I recall 2 people of that name in town, one small, red, and with horns. The other…
"I see you're still confused about time," Stumpy spoke up, seeing the glazed look in MAT's eyes.
"H-how long have you been back?" MAT managed.
"Just got back. Ask me where I've been. Buy a returned employee a drink why don't you. I'll buy you one and we'll call it even."
But then Stumpy forgot all about the experience in the Green Yarn sim as well, and his gig there. Gigi was always at the bar, but he doesn't recall that either. He had the unfortunately experience of going into the 1898 room and falling asleep, replacing Jeffrie in the bed — another replacement for him. Stumpy stares at MAT, MAT stares at Stumpy. They suddenly realize one is as much of a mess as the other, unable to replace anybody, anywhere, any*thing*.
(to be continued)


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Above: For Valentine's Day, take your sweetheart to a special event at one of the Georgia State Parks, like the Sunset Boat Tour at Stephen C. Foster State Park on February 16. Photos courtesy of Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources has planned some special events for Valentine's Day. There are date nights, hikes and more throughout the state that offer romance and adventure. Visit gastateparks.org for details, more events and updated information.
Valentine's Day Couples Hike on Panola Mountain
Enjoy a guided hike through Panola Mountain's conservation area. You'll watch the sunset over downtown Atlanta and have an opportunity to have your photo taken. Finish up with some chocolate-covered-strawberry-inspired s'mores roasted over the campfire. Be sure to bring water, a flashlight and sturdy shoes!
If you miss out on the special Valentine's Day Hike, sign up for one of the Moonlight Mountain Hikes, offered on Saturdays, Feb. 16 and March 23.
When: Saturday, Feb. 9, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Where: Panola Mountain State Park, 2620 Highway 155 SW, Stockbridge 30281
Cost: Admission is $15, $5 for parking.
More info: Space is limited; call 770-389-7801 to reserve your spots.
Valentine's Dinner and Dance
While you'll be travelling to the Savannah area, the drive is well worth it for this special evening. It starts with a candlelit dinner in a beautiful, historic setting. After the meal, you'll have the opportunity to share period music, dancing and fireside chats with the park's historical interpreters.
When: Saturday, Feb. 9, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Fort McAllister State Park, 3894 Fort McAllister Road, Richmond Hill 31324
Cost: $50 per person, $5 for parking.
More info: Reservations are required; call 912-727-2339.
Astronomy Night with Your Love
Look to the stars for a perfect Valentine's Night. You'll meet up in front of the Interpretive Center where you'll have the opportunity to look through the telescope and learn about the sky. Please note that this program does depend on the weather.
When: Thursday, Feb. 14, 6:30-8 p.m.
Where: Tallulah Gorge State Park, 338 Jane Hurt Yarn Drive, Tallulah Falls 30573
Cost: Admission is $5, $5 for parking.
More info: Call 706-754-7981 for details.
Ole Fashion Date Night on the Park
What's more romantic than Mistletoe…State Park? In honor of Valentine's Day, the park is offering a date night at the campground. Food will be prepared on a cast-iron skillet and there'll even be homemade hot cocoa at the end of the program.
When: Friday, Feb. 15, 6-8 p.m.
Where: Mistletoe State Park, 3725 Mistletoe Road, Appling 30802
Cost: $20 per couple, plus $5 parking.
More info: Save your spot by calling 706-541-0321.
Sunset Boat Tour of the Swamp
Maybe the thought of a swamp doesn't ooze romance, but you may be surprised as you relax on Billy's Lake to watch an Okefenokee sunset. The lake is surrounded by wildlife — sandhill cranes and barred owls, even alligators — and you can glimpse them before the sun drops below the horizon. The boat tour is also offered on Saturdays, March 16 and April 13.
When: Saturday, Feb. 16, 5:30-7 p.m.
Where: Stephen C. Foster State Park, 17515 Highway 177, Fargo 391631
Cost: $15 to $20, plus $5 parking.
More info: To learn more, call 912-637-5274.


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Early Birds Specials.....(????)
I supposed only ppl who are "tamchiak" understands the above,
When u are early...
u'll get special privileges
as the saying goes....1st come 1st serve basis.
This........Miss Hungry for Ang Pows aka Chan Lu Ai taught me
*Now I know.... why she's alwiz the 1st the show up for every outings*
So for our previous outing,
poor Ass Kickin Vonne missed the xiao loong bao bcoz she was late..
and this time...it was Su San who was late due to her massive work.
Chan Lu Ai: "hihihihihihihihihih........*giggles like a 5 year-old*......hihihihihihihi we gonna order this and Su San will miss it coz there's only 4............for 5 of us!!!"
It's early birds special wor.....according to her.
Ass Kickin Vonne still didn't get it and flipped thru the menu..
"Oh here got early bird promo one ar?"
Anyway Su San arrived before the food came...and her plan failed.
*now my turn to luff like a 5 year-old....hihihihi...hihihihihihih*
can u differentiate between the eaten ones and the fresh ones???
well for tamchiaks like us.....the eaten plate is on the right.
I like their simple salad with sesame oil dressing.
Mommy-to-be Connie had "Unagi outside the rice"
Ass Kickin Vonne had "Unagi on top of the rice"
hai.....wat's the difference lar?
Ass Kickin Vonne: "I like my rice with gravy....*pouts*....."
ok ok ok ok ok
Lu Ai settled for seafood and vegetable tempura
and Lucky-Su-San-Who-Was-Not-Late had grilled salmon set
pic didn't turn out well for Su San & Ass Kickin Vonne.
Lucky their pics turned out pretty....
otherwise they'll come after me and my camera.
well as for me...wat else...
hiak hiak hiak
alrite ppl....it has started,
I'll be the banker.....
and I'll calculate the odds and payouts once u have place your bets
Boy or Gal????
Open Toe Pump shoes with a lovely bow...
yes everyone lurve Ms. Hungry for Ang Pows shoes.
Only available in Singapore.
I dunno wat brand is tat nor where to find it.
Amerikaya??? Amerikakaya?
I've only heard of Americana shoes.
anyway their mass brand like Charles & Keith
can throw Vincci into the drain.
Surprisingly my colleagues fr Singapore come looking for
Vincci and Nose
the gals fitting their palms outside the Petronas Science Centre
u are no longer five!!!
it won't fit!!!
Happy belated birthday to Mommy-to-be Connie
and today is a special day for Ass Kickin Vonne,
Sudah tua already....dun go kickin around anymore.
Nippon Tei
Ampang Mall,
Suria KLCC
Tel: 603 2161 4176


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Secretfriends Videos
We also used it to inspire letter writing to an agony aunt and to a trusted friend. It is a couple of lady referred to as Lucy and her 'secret' friend Rafaella. Rafaella was not very popular in school because she was deemed to be completely different. When Lucy met her for the first time, she known as her 'earwig' as a result of Rafaella had big ears.
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We may suppose that Joseph had sought Jesus quietly, perhaps by evening, receiving instruction from him, communing with him, consuming in his spirit; however he had by no means yet brazenly declared his discipleship. He could have an imaginary friend who confusingly nonetheless appears like Bates.
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She is teased by all the children, but Lucy is the primary to start the name calling. Lucy needs to be well-liked and won't talk to Rafaella, however exterior of college they strike up a friendship and Lucy enjoys her time at Rafaella's home learning about her culture. The teasing had pushed her to have surgery to correct her 'sticky out ears' however something had gone incorrect and Rafaella had died. We learn this guide in Story time in Year 6, and it was an excellent starting point for a variety of class discussions around friendship, bullying, families and sadness.
No doubt many believed on him who had not the braveness to admit him. Two of his secret friends performed such an important half at the close of his life, boldly honoring him, that the story of their discipleship is worthy of our careful examine. Excellent story a few woman who's secretly friends with one other woman in her faculty who's the sufferer of teasing. The tragic ending emphasizes the hurt that teasing can do. Secret Friends follows the story of Rafaella, the brand new lady in class. Rafaella finds it onerous to make new friends as a result of her different name and 'sticky out ears'.
This modifications after they meet out of faculty and a friendship develops. However, Lucy keeps the friendship secret, which she involves remorse on the end of the story. This book has quite an sudden emotional ending so it is only actually appropriate for upper KS2. A superbly simple story that tells the tale of Lucy and her secret friend Rafaella.
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In college Lucy carried on ignoring her and stood by and watched the bullying! Have a read and find out, as I don't wish to damage it for you. With her strange name and protruding ears she's different from the remainder. Lucy is the first to tease, the first to call her 'Earwig'. Until a secret friendship starts, full of heat and mystery . No doubt there were many other secret friends of Jesus who throughout his life did not publicly confess him. The nice harvest of the day of Pentecost brought out many of these for the first time.
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This e-book does deal with some more contraversial issues but with a really helpful age of years, higher KS2 this e-book could possibly be used as a disscussion piece when introducing and tackling issue's corresponding to bullying. Possibly suitable for ages 9 upwards but because of content material maybe a slightly older baby can be better outfitted to debate and cope with the events of the guide. We have used this guide to inspire our letter writing lessons; particularly letters of persuasion and last week, the youngsters wrote their own play scripts about bullying after which they acted out their scene. "It's crazy, starting at a new college. For days you are feeling so new and lost it's as should you've wandered right into a overseas country where you'll be able to't speak the language."
No doubt there all the time are many who love Christ, imagine on him, and are following him in secret. The Master stated not one word implying blame of his secret disciples.
Laundry was done for us professionally overnight, and very cheaply. In some methods I would think about this my favourite place to remain in all of Ecuador, and especially contemplating value received.
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- A really emotional and trustworthy view of bullying that some kids still expertise inside faculty.
- Although I do really feel it might have benefits for a KS1 class if they wanted to explore bullying.
- Please learn it to your kids and even for yourselves, beautifully sad guide.
- This story has many elements which may be explored individually in a KS2 classroom.
- When I began this book I was indecisive if I was going to continue it.
She determined to proceed her adventurous life, although she was bitten by a toxic snake and went down with typhoid. Lucy by accident palms faculty yard bullies a nickname for Rafaella, one which leads – in a means – to Rafaella's demise. Rafaella dies under anesthetic, while being operated on to 'fix' her ears. Rafaella needs Lucy as her friend and just as they begin to be pally, Rafaella goes off somewhere for a spell with drastic results.
This haunting story about Rafaella, the brand new girl at college who finds making friends exhausting, is a surprising piece of writing. With her strange name and protruding ears she's totally different from the remaining. Lucy is the first to tease, the first to call her 'Earwig'. Until a secret friendship begins, full of heat and mystery. The story is about Lucy and Rafaella and their altering friendship. Rafaella is a new starter to the secondary faculty and Lucy is a bit imply to her and calls her 'earwig', which is quickly picked up by all the varsity bullies. Lucy quickly regrets this name calling, however as she nonetheless wants to be with the 'cool youngsters' she continues to disregard Rafealla.
Nicodemus was not yet prepared to come back out boldly as a disciple of Jesus; but he proved himself the friend of Jesus, even by the few phrases he spoke in the council when it required firm braveness to speak in any respect. "He who on the first may come to Jesus solely by night time, now stands by him in open day, and within the face of probably the most formidable opposition, before which the courage of the strongest may need quailed." The different secret friend of Jesus who assisted in his burial was Nicodemus. It was through the early weeks or months of our Lord's public ministry that he got here to Jesus for the first time. Nicodemus additionally was a person of distinction, — a member of the Sanhedrin and a Pharisee, belonging thus to the category highest in rank amongst his people. Then it is mentioned further that he was "a disciple of Jesus, but secretly, for fear of the Jews." That is, he was one of many friends of Jesus, believing in his Messiahship. We haven't any way of knowing how lengthy he had been a disciple, but it is evident that the friendship had existed for a while.
We may note progress in the friendship of this secret disciple. During the 2 years since he first came to Jesus by night the seed dropped into his coronary heart that evening had been rising silently.
At school Rafaella is bullied, known as names and is ostracised by the opposite youngsters whereas Lucy stands by. But outside of faculty they turn into quick but secret friends. As the story develops, they grew to become friends but solely in secret.
Going about his every day routine on a morning prepare experience, frustrated artist John passes the time with jagged reveries involving a fantasy woman, Helen , who ignites misogynist rants and peculiar conduct that spills over into real life. He additionally experiences flashbacks to his deeply oppressive upbringing beneath his father, a priest whose domineering behavior might maintain the important thing to John's muddle psyche. His forays into big display screen productions shouldn't be missed though, together with his personal Hollywood translation of Pennies, the function movie model of his controversial Brimstone & Treacle, and the provocative Track 29. Almost forgotten in that cinematic cycle is a film directed by Potter himself, Secret Friends, based mostly on his 1986 novel Ticket to Ride . This week, we have a look at the human capability for creativeness, and meet people who have trained themselves to experience the invisible as actual.
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Location: Kenosha, Wisconsin
Status: Completed 2020
Size: 4,000 sq. ft.
Looking to expand into the Kenosha market, Community State Bank built out the interior of this commercial space on Highway 50. The interior of the project continued their brand identity as a clean, light filled, modern banking facility. The design of the space revolved around the customer. From the fire place lounge, to the café in the lobby, the entire experience is orchestrated to make the patrons feel welcome and exclusive.
Quality durable finishes were selected throughout the project to ensure the longevity of both the material as well as the style. Large frameless glass walls separate the loan offices from the wood coffered lobby. This feature allows an abundant amount of natural light to penetrate into the interior spaces as well as symbolize the transparency in business of the bank itself.
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SBP Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences receives WASC accreditation
Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) is proud to announce that its Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences has received accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). This is an important milestone for the Graduate School, a distinction that assures the public that our school has the resources, policies, and practices in place to achieve its educational goals.
The SBP Graduate Program began in 2006. Today, we have 25 students with a unique opportunity to carry out their studies in an environment of collaborative research, with access to the most-sophisticated minds and technologies in biomedical sciences. The Program gives graduate students fluency in biology, chemistry, bioinformatics, and engineering to integrate research into meaningful applications that will advance medicine. Their education comes at a time when research has never been more intellectually exciting and critically important to society.
The effort was led by Guy Salvesen, Ph.D., dean of the Graduate School, who has been dedicated to providing the best learning opportunities for SBP students to become the next-generation of pioneers in biomedical research. Dr. Salveson has overseen the recruitment of talented students from around the world—Europe, Asia, Australia and the United States—and engaged our faculty to teach, train and mentor. He has been accountable to WASC during an eight year systematic process of scrutiny that left no stone unturned. At the same time, he has managed his own research laboratory of staff scientists, postdocs, graduate students and interns, exploring the principles of proteolysis in humans.
In addition to Dr. Salveson, Malene Hansen, Ph.D., associate dean of Student Affairs; Alessandra Sacco, Ph.D., associate dean of Curriculum; Robert Rickert, Ph.D., associate dean of Admissions, and Stacey Smith, manager of the Graduate Program, have helped achieve the goal through their passion for education, and creating an environment that supports the highest-quality learning in biomedical research.
Many congratulations to everyone at SBP that works to support the Graduate School, including the faculty, staff, and the students, for creating and fostering a program that is now officially recognized for its excellence.


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We wanted to create fun game that involved programing
What it does
The user creates assembly esque instructions to send to the server in order to instruct the bot in the manouvers it should take.
How we built it
We used socket.io to sync clients with the server and send commands to the bots. Javascript and prayers hold it together.
Challenges we ran into
sockets was a challenge to get used to first and most of the team is very new to node
What's next for Algo Fighter
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The Lucciola moved arrow-swift along the gloomy forest trail as the exhausted stallion struggled to follow. Ralph's skin tingled, and he glanced behind him. He saw nothing except the dust kicked up from flying hooves, but his gut told him they were being followed. The dawn's growing brightness provided no comfort for him and he worried about seeing the Lucciola in the daylight. The panting and lathered horse began to slow.
"We're killing him," Ralph thought then he noticed amber orb had slowed as well.
The glow veered to the left of the trail and stopped. In the stillness, Ralph heard a faint hum emanating from their guiding light.
"Are we lost?"
They bounced in the air, synchronized with the beat of his voice, then they moved further into the woods. The stallion leaped backward, turning his head right, he stepped toward the road. Ralph slid from the animal's back and coaxed him in the opposite direction. His nervousness wasn't calming the horse. There was no trail here, no signs anyone had ever passed this way. The Lucciola beckoned, inching deeper into the forest.
"Come on, boy."
Ralph's voice shook and his shoulders drooped as he pulled the stallion's reins. He responded by tossing his mane, neighing his defiance his eyes rolled, and he backpedaled. Ralph grabbed the bridle.
"Ah, please," he said trying to soothe himself as much as the horse. Ralph wondered if the sound pounding in his ears belonged to his beating heart or their unseen pursuers.
In the forest's stillness, tree limbs swayed, the grasses whispered, and a brisk wind swept across the road pushing them towards their fate. Committed, they picked their way over uneven ground, around brambles, and under branches, trusting Sirona's enchantments. The broken terrain transformed, becoming a thin line, an almost discernible footpath.
The prince moaned dragging Ralph's attention away from the light they followed. A heavy gray mist, shrouded the small party, cutting them off from any return.
"Forward then," Ralph said as if he had another choice.
Their journey twisted, winding back and forth, as they navigated a decent. Ralph swore he heard rushing water. They spiraled upward, the path curling through an ancient stand of gnarled pines. The ground turned to stone, and they climbed into the silent haze.
The stallion's hooves clicked on granite steps as he bounded higher and the prince groaned with each jarring movement. They continued the winding ascent up the hillside.
"How much further?" Ralph asked, surveying the damp rock walls. Moisture dripped from the vegetation clinging in the cracks, but the Lucciola had disappeared.
"You've got to be kidding. We're in the middle of nowhere. We can't even turn to go back. You're supposed to help me save him," Ralph shouted. The dank air downed his words and he leaned against the wall.
"Damn it." Ralph beat his fists against the rough surface.
The horse nudged him, pushing him off balance, he stumbled up the next step.
"All right," Ralph yanked the reins, pulling the horse's head as he regained his footing. They stared, each eyeing the other for a moment.
"Yes. You're correct," he said stroking its muzzle, "It's not like we have options."
A few yards ahead the stairs ended in a flat circular space. A solid wooden door, which appeared to be part of the stone, greeted them. Ralph dropped the reins and walked to it. Grabbing the wrought-iron handle, he pulled, then he pushed, jamming his shoulder against it with all his weight. It didn't budge. Shaking his head, he tapped three times.
They waited. The stallion pranced in the tiny courtyard, blowing air through his nose. Ralph stood on one foot then the other.
He knocked again. Harder this time.
Ralph surveyed the enclosure. Overhead, an outcrop protected them from the elements. They could pitch a camp here, rest for a while and try to make the prince comfortable. He moved to the prince's side, ready to slide him from his seat when he heard the sound of grating metal. He turned to face the unknown. Someone was releasing the bolt. Shuddering, the heavy door tore free from its seal, the hinges screeched, and it opened inward revealing a blinding light.
The stallion shied, moving back a pace while Ralph raised his hand, blocking the glare to see what lay inside. The sweet aroma of gardenia wafted into the courtyard. A figure obscured the brightness and stepped onto the stone floor.
Iridescent emerald-colored robes floated before him. Flashes of shocking bright blue took his breath away. Shimmering rosy opals circled an alabaster pink neck and spilled down the front of her gown. Green tinted white hair tumbled in long strands that sparkled as she moved. Captured by her coal-black eyes, he stood unable to move, incapable of speech.
"Oh," she said, smiling in a way that made Ralph's heart race.
"Your Majesty," she bowed her head and dropped into a deep curtsey. Ralph turned, looking at his friend who was still unconscious, his body draped across the horse's back. The dark cloak proudly displayed the prince's royal crest.
"Ahem, no. He is Prince Kennward, son of King Alaric of Otsolurra," Ralph stuttered as he tried to imitate the herald's announcements at court.
"Ah, Sirona sent us. Well, she enchanted the Lucciola…" he stopped when the woman lifted her face and blinked. He took a deep breath and began again.
"He has been poisoned by our enemies. She administered something… an elixir? She said D'ArtAnna could save him. Can you help him?"
"I am D'ArtAnna," she stated as she rose, and brushed past Ralph. She raised the prince's head, and prying his eyes open she gazed into them. Slender fingers with emerald green nails pressed into his neck.
"Hmm," she muttered then picked up the reins, "You may have gotten here just in time. Follow me. We don't have a minute to spare."
She sprinted toward the entryway, her robes billowing behind her, she didn't look back. Without another word, Ralph followed. In the distance, the portal banged shut, and he heard the bolt clang, locking into place.
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BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- The Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule by Feb. 28 on whether to approve Genentech's and Biogen Idec's blockbuster cancer drug Rituxan for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, or RA.
If approved, analysts said it could provide Rituxan with up to a $1 billion market opportunity.
On Oct. 31, Genentech
Genentech and Biogen are seeking to have Rituxan approved to treat patients with moderate-to-advanced RA who have failed to adequately respond to a group of drugs called anti-TNFs.
Anti-TNF drugs include such popular RA therapies as Johnson & Johnson's
Montgomery & Co. analyst Shiv Kapoor said the market for all RA drugs, including anti-TNFs, was $4.5 billion in 2005, and will grow to around $7.4 billion in 2010.
Kapoor estimates that if approved, Rituxan's RA sales will be around $225 million in 2007, or about 5% of the market, and up to $936 million in 2010. Other analysts in the past have also predicted peak sales of around $1 billion.
According to Genentech, about 2 million American suffer from RA.
Kapoor notes that Rituxan appears to have some advantages in the marketplace, in that it has to be administered far less frequently than anti-TNFs, which generally have to be taken weekly. Rituxan would have to be administered only about once every six months.
However, that length between injections may also be problematic if the patient does not respond to Rituxan. Kapoor notes that no studies have been conducted on whether you can take other RA drugs within six months of taking Rituxan.
"The interaction of these drugs is not clearly understood," said Kapoor.
Another issue is Rituxan's biological mechanism, which works by depleting B-cells from the body, he said.
"The long-term effects of that are not known," said Kapoor. "Many docs have said they'd be cautious prescribing it at first."
In addition to RA, Genentech said it is also testing Rituxan in the treatment of lupus and multiple sclerosis.
Rituxan was approved by the FDA in November 1997 to treat follicular B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, or NHL. The drug was originally developed by Idec, which later merged with Biogen.
Rituxan is co-marketed by Genentech and Biogen in the U.S., with both sharing profits. The drug is marketed by Genentech's majority owner, Roche, in all other countries except Japan.
The drug had 2005 U.S. sales of $1.83 billion.
Late Friday, Genentech said that the FDA had approved allowing Rituxan to be used to treat a more aggressive form of NHL known as diffuse large B-cell NHL. Rituxan will be used in combination with other standard chemotherapy regimens.
Kapoor said he did not think Rituxan's latest approval for NHL would have a significant impact on sales, at least in the near-term.


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5 Tips and Tricks For Effective Lead Generation
Digital marketing is one medium that is allowing brands to create a connect and generate potential leads. It has changed the way that we do business by meeting the demands of prospects through a foolproof lead generation strategy.
What is lead generation?
Lead generation is the process of finding potential prospects who can be converted into loyal customers. The lead generation process has to have the following stages for success:
- Identifying the target audience through awareness a.k.a marketing campaigns
- Persuing audience with a call-to-action to build inquiries
- Building and filtering prospect into potential customers
- Directing marketing efforts to convert potential customers to loyal customers
The lead generation process cannot be done in isolation, it requires prompt marketing efforts through both online and offline methods.
Here are a few tips that you can follow to build a competitive lead generation process for effective lead generation.
- Segmentation is the key
The first most important thing to do is to segment your target audience and create customer personas. You can segment audiences based on multiple factors, it's a great thing if you can layer your segments and make them more specific (there's no such thing as too many segments). The more detailed your audience characteristics are, the more you can rely on communication for success. Some factors that you can look into for creating customer persona are:
- Age
- Location
- Occupation
- Habits
- Purchasing power and history
- Digital medium consumption etc
- Identifying the right mediums
In marketing technicalities, there are 360 mediums through which you can reach your target audience. You need to identify and shortlist the best mediums for communication.
- Online- Digital marketing services provide a plethora of options for optimizing lead generation. Some highly used vehicles/tools used for lead generation include SEO, SEM, PPC, Social Media, Email.
- Offline- The most utilized mediums for lead generation are call centre services and direct sale services. Although old, call centre services are still used as the primary method for lead generation. With quality service, this medium can connect and bring assurance to prospects via human interaction.
- Ensure you have a 'CTA' in all your campaigns
A CTA or call-to-action is a button which prompts customers to take action. For a lead generation digital campaign, this is service provided by various social and paid tools. With a call-to-action button, you can collect user data through auto-processes, this data is automatically fed to your CRM system. Even if you aren't able to convert leads in the first attempt, you can still save user data for remarketing to a prospect. It is a win-win situation altogether!
- Building data analytics
Data analytics is the most underestimated part of the lead generation process. Many digital marketing service providers in India will tell you that data is the crux of any marketing strategy. The more in-depth data you have, the more targeted your marketing campaigns can be. Hence, you can either take assistance from tools like Google Analytics (which can get complicated after a while) or turn to a digital marketing specialist to help manage data.
- Filter leads through funnels
It is always great to have a grading system in order to make your efforts clear. Marketers often turn to a triple graded funnel system to filter leads. It is divided into the following:
- Top of the funnel: These are customer enquires that you get through awareness campaigns. At this stage, you need to filter enquiries than can turn to leads.
- Middle of the funnel: Middle of the funnel is when customers show interest in your products/service. One filtered, you need to target and segment these customers and sell them products through targeted ads, call centre services and social media campaigns.
- Bottom of the funnel: This last stage will filter leads to converted, loyal customers. Marketing efforts are always focused on reaching this goal.
Lead generation is not an easy task. Many specialists are dedicating their time to provide state-of-the-art lead generation service to clients. However, leads cannot be generated with machines and software alone. It requires business understanding, consumer behaviour insights and perseverance.
At Krono, we have a dedicated team to provide effective lead generation service/call centre service to boost your business. We are a digital service provider based in India, connect with us at 9167077067 or email@example.com for more details.


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Beijing resident Wang Yukun was happy to comply in April when the construction firm he works for told him he'd need to take a test for the novel coronavirus before he could come back to work, even though he was at low risk of having the disease.
"My company arranged it and covered the test fee. The process was less time-consuming than I imagined," he said, recalling how he got his negative result the next day. "I think everyone should be tested as a matter of personal health."
While coronavirus tests can be difficult to obtain in many countries, China is rapidly expanding their availability and affordability, enabling the masses — not just frontline workers, people from hard-hit areas or the sick — to get tested. China is able to produce 5 million test kits a day, the country's industry ministry said last month.
READ MORE: Some countries that reopened saw upticks in COVID-19 cases — what can Canada learn?
While China has not tallied how many daily tests are being carried out nationally, its capacity is far greater than other countries including the United States, which has conducted around 300,000 tests daily on average in recent days, according to the non-profit COVID Tracking Project.
Even South Korea and Germany, hailed for tested widely, were able to conduct roughly 20,000 and 120,000 tests a day, respectively, at their peak.
Major Chinese cities and provinces have published lists of hundreds of hospitals and clinics now authorized to perform tests and are expanding laboratory capabilities to allow people to obtain their nucleic acid test results in a few hours.
Some local governments have added the tests to basic medical insurance schemes, helping to cover costs which range from 60-270 yuan (US$8.50-$38).
The easy access has helped firms, schools and entertainment providers to reopen after widespread testing. Hosts of popular Chinese singing competition, Singer 2020, invited 251 audience members to record a live show last month after testing them.
FIFA World Cup: Qatar faces more human rights scrutiny as Sajjan returns
Flair Airlines flight from Vancouver leaves runway at Waterloo International Airport
It is also laying the groundwork for mass testing efforts, should the need arise.
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Wuhan, the epicenter of China's coronavirus outbreak, plans to conduct nucleic acid testing across the city of 11 million after a cluster of new infections emerged, sources said.
Testing uneven, voluntary
China began pushing for widespread testing in April as concerns about the potential asymptomatic patients spreading the virus rose.
Since April 13, each Chinese province has been required to provide daily reports on their virus testing efforts, and a stringent nationwide regime of screening, testing and quarantine has seen case numbers fall sharply since peaking in mid-February.
Even so, China has refrained from making testing mandatory for all people. Daily, country-wide testing data is not published, and the ramp up of testing capability has been uneven.
Hubei, Guangdong, Zhejiang and Heilongjiang, which have a combined population of over 267 million, are together able to conduct at least 321,000 tests a day, according to statements they made in April and May.
Beijing has 67 labs capable of processing 48,000 tests a day. But other less well-off provinces including Yunnan and Guangxi are playing catch-up, opening new labs in recent weeks.
And with testing compulsory only for certain categories of people, decisions are mainly left to companies or individuals.
A source from a Hunan-based state-owned steel mill that employs around 80 people said they were initially asked to take a test only if they lived near a confirmed case. However, colleagues who travel outside the province are now asked to take a test before they return to the office.
Still, everyone who wants to get tested is being encouraged to do so. Chinese e-commerce giants Alibaba Group Holding Ltd and JD.com allow people to book appointments via their widely used platforms, and companies often waive the fees for workers.
One taxi company based in Guangzhou sent all 14,000 of its drivers for tests at the request of the government.
"This given to the drivers for free," said Kuang Yali, head of Guangzhou Baiyun Car Rental Group's publicity department. "This is to give the drivers assurance, and to also put passengers at ease."
(Reporting by Brenda Goh in Shanghai and Min Zhang in Beijing; Additional Reporting by Cheng Leng and Roxanne Liu in Beijing, Josh Horwitz in Shanghai, Josh Smith in Seoul, Shanghai and Beijing Newsrooms; Editing by Lincoln Feast.)


text: Mukesh Ambani sets out to change the face of Indian cities, first project already on. Date: 09-04-2019 Subject: Mukesh Ambani sets out to change the face of Indian cities, first project already on The new ace up Mukesh Ambani's sleeves may be about to reveal itself. And it could well be the urban infra game changer India was waiting for. Reliance IndustriesNSE 0.60 % is tying up the last loose ends in its blueprint for setting up a megacity in the vicinity of Mumbai, a Business Standard story has revealed. It is going to be Reliance Group's single biggest "projects within a project" initiative, where every component of a project will be a project in itself, BS quoted an inside source as saying. Ambani's megacity will be developed on the lines of Singapore. It will have airport, port and sea link connectivity. Once completed, the city will accommodate over half a million inhabitants and thousands of businesses, the BS story said. The project is expected to draw in as much as $75 billion in investments over the next ten years. Changing the urban infra game Ambani is likely to roll out his new brainchild on a massive, never-before-seen scale. Analysts say it could be a Jio redux — the mega 2016 launch that had all India gasping in wonder in its wake. In terms of affordability and quality of product, Ambani's mega city could match the Jio phenomenon, experts have said. By all measures, this new Reliance project is likely to script a new chapter for India, primarily because it could recast the whole urban infrastructure scene. Mumbai may be a changed place after this megacity comes, said the story. It will likely lead to reverse migration as property prices in the new city will be lower than in Mumbai, it added quoting a top real estate analyst. The most significant aspect of this project is that Reliance will not only develop the project but also will run the administration after the city comes up, says the story. This will be possible due to the 'special planning authority' licence that Reliance has been handed for the landmark project. This licence, apart from reducing red tape and transaction time, will enable Ambani to sharply — even dramatically — bring down the costs involved, says the report. Project history: The Dhirubhai link It was Dhirubhai Ambani, the legendary founder of the Reliance Group, who had first come up with the idea of setting up a world-class city in Navi Mumbai. He had thought of a project on these lines as early as the 80s — a project for linking South Mumbai and Navi Mumbai by road. The plan, had it succeeded, would have decongested Mumbai long back, BS quoted the source as saying. Reliance had announced early last month about its leasing of 4,000 acres of land from Navi Mumbai SEZ (NMSEZ) for an initial payment of Rs 2,180 crore to develop an economic hub on a global scale. NMSEZ had been given this land in 2006 to develop a world-class SEZ. NMSEZ is promoted by Mukesh Ambani, Jai Corp India, SKIL Infrastructure Ltd and City and Industrial Development Corp (CIDCO). According to a PTI story, CIDCO holds 26 per cent stake in NMSEZ, while the rest is held by Ambani, Jai Corp promoted by Anand Jain and Nikhil Gandhi's SKIL Infrastructure. In 2005, Ambani joined forces with Nikhil Gandhi who had been buying land since 2000 with a view to setting up an SEZ on the lines of China's mega SEZs. According to the BS story, the Tata Group was also interested in joining hands with Gandhi but was eventually outwitted by Ambani. Then, in 2018, under the Maharashtra Industrial Policy, the state government permitted SEZs to migrate to Integrated Industrial Area and make available the land for industrial units. NMSEZ later applied and received the consent to convert the SEZ into the Integrated Industrial Area (IIA) as per the policy. Source: economictimes.indiatimes.com Sez Export Import News DateSubjectCompiled By 23-11-2022Stock market update: Stocks that hit 52-week lows on NSEExim Guru Team 23-11-2022Stock market update: Stocks that hit 52-week highs on NSEExim Guru Team 15-11-2022Share market update: Most active stocks of the day in terms of total traded valueExim Guru Team 15-11-2022Stock market update: Stocks that hit 52-week highs on NSEExim Guru Team 11-11-2022Share market update: Most active stocks of the day in terms of traded valueExim Guru Team 12345678910>> Total: 996 Sez Export Import News , 200 pages Latest Export Import News DateSubject 05-12-2022Wheat prices may touch a fresh high in few days 05-12-2022Iran stops buying Indian tea and basmati 05-12-2022Indian missions to be roped in for branding, promotion of domestic millets 05-12-2022Bangladesh records highest monthly exports of over $5 bn in Nov 02-12-2022Malaysia PM Anwar Ibrahim says cabinet line-up to be announced soon: ,


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John Paul DeJoria fights hunger with shovels and seeds, not food. In 2009 the billionaire, who made his fortune with hair care products and tequila, donated $150,000 to start Grow Appalachia, which teaches people in poor rural counties, mostly in Kentucky, how to cultivate, cook and can their own vegetables. In Appalachia healthy food is expensive and hard to find. Many live on junk food diets that pack on pounds. Recipients of the program (run jointly with Kentucky's Berea College) are asked to teach farming skills to three people. Extra food is given to neighbors or sent to local food banks. Some families plan to sell their produce at farmers' markets. "If you give someone a handout they feel like they're receiving charity," says DeJoria. "Give them a means to take care of themselves and they feel whole."
Source of Wealth
John Paul Mitchell Systems
Est. 2010 sales: $900 million
Patrón Tequila
Cases sold in 2010: 2 million
John Paul DeJoria
- 1980 cofounded John Paul Mitchell systems with $700, lived in 20-year-old Rolls-Royce. Cofounded Patrón in 1989
- Other causes: Food4Africa, Mineseeker, Blazer House
Unemployment Rate in Target Counties: 23%
Obesity Rate in Target Counties: 50%
Grow Appalachia: By the Numbers
DeJoria has given a total of $350,000 to the organization. Not a lot for a billionaire, but he scales up his giving as a program proves effective. In June he pledged another $500,000.
2010 Budget: $150,000
2011 Budget: $200,000
People Enrolled: 200
People Fed: 2,800
Food Grown: 60 tons
Cost Per Pound: $1.25
"We canned over 110 cans of green beans, 100 quart jars of tomatoes. If you put that in dollar amounts, that's $800 worth of green beans alone. Not only do you get a sense of pride and say, 'Hey, I did this,' but we were also able to use what unemployment we were getting to pay our bills."
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West Florida Shuemakes
You will notice the difference in the spelling of the name of West Florida Shuemakes than those found in South Carolina. My grandfather, James M. (Jim) Shuemake began spelling the name with a "U" upon arriving in Florida in 1897. The reason, I do not know.
West Florida Shuemakes
John de la Chaumette John had a son by the name of Samuel who came to South Carolina about 1767 This Samuel had four boys: Blackley, John, Moses, Sr., and Samuel Jr. In the following I will trace the line of Moses to the West Florida Shuemakes and to my father, Feet Herrin Shuemake, and on to myself, Harring Dean Shuemake.
Their Children:
----------(e-2) Willie Z., B. 1879 D. 1951 X Sarah Ann B. ? / D. ? No Children
Robert "Bob", B. 1882, D. X Annie Clewis,B 1882, D. 11/15/1967.
Feet Herrin, B 1884, D 1969 X Abbie Perrish on October 13,
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Photo was taken between 1875
James was born in 1855 in Darlington
He and his family came to West Florida
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Photo was made abt. 1955.
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