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Time for another one of Chuck Wendig‘s flash fiction challenges. This one was a random title roll.
My roll yielded “Endless Eschaton”.
Yes, I had to look up “eschaton”. It means “end times”.
Endless end times. All right. Let’s do this.
Warning: it gets dark, and there’s some language.
“Damn world’s going to hell by high-speed rail.” My great uncle shakes out his newspaper and turns the page.
I roll my eyes as I put the juice back into the fridge. “What is it this time? Gay marriage? Or maybe another epileptic started smoking pot?” Why does he keep up with the news? It only pisses him off.
Ugh, not this again. “Yeah. I know. End times. Got it. I’m late for school. I’d like to get there before the rapture.” I slug my juice before picking up my backpack and walking out the door.
If only she were joking.
“I think she’s just riding out the crazy. He gets himself so worked up about everything. We just stay out of the way.” Well, my aunt does. I like to antagonize my uncle.
We arrive at the school in just enough time to run to chemistry. Shay and I had made a point of having our first class together, though I don’t think she cares about chemistry. I catch her copying from my paper as I balance chemical equations.
English and Geography are as boring as ever, and just before lunch, my phone vibrates in my pocket. My great aunt’s name lights the screen. She never calls me when I’m at school.
“Dani, you need to come to the hospital. Your uncle’s had a heart attack.” She sounds oddly calm.
I stand in place in the middle of hallway, blinking for lack of a better response.
“Are you there?” she asks.
Bodies push against me as students rush to lunch or to their next class, oblivious to my presence or to the fact that the man who took me in after my mom lost her grip on reality could be dead. My aunt didn’t say if he survived.
Maybe I should have been nicer to him this morning.
“Is he okay?” Stupid question, but it was better than asking what I wanted to ask.
The hallway clears but I stand there, staring at my phone.
My brain finally engages. I have to find Shay.
She’s in the food line. I pull her out and tell her I need a ride.
Thirty minutes later, I’m looking at someone who could be my uncle. It’s hard to tell with all the tubes, wires, and monitors. He’s frail, not at all like the man who wrapped his big arms around me after he pulled me out of my mother’s house.
A doctor enters and talks to me. My uncle is brain dead, she says. The machines are keeping him alive.
My aunt stands over him, staring but not crying. Why isn’t she crying?
She touches his cheek with the back of her fingers.
He was so worried about everything. We couldn’t live too far away from a hospital or pharmacy. We had to know how to make jerky, in case we needed to survive after the virus or the nuclear attack or whatever. Last year, I told him I’d happily become a zombie. He didn’t laugh. I thought it was funny.
I chuckle under my breath at the memory.
What kind of time is this to be laughing?
My aunt signs a paper, and the doctor turns off the machines as I stand next to the bed. My uncle’s appearance doesn’t change.
He believed in God and heaven. I try to imagine his spirit leaving his body and floating into the sky.
My aunt and I go home, silent for the duration of the trip.
Instead of heading to my room, I go downstairs, to the basement. My uncle had showed me where he hid the key to his bunker, in a secret compartment in the doorframe.
I open the door, replace the key, flip a switch, and a long fluorescent light flickers on, illuminating the year’s supply of canned food and dry goods.
It all seems so silly now.
I pull the door closed behind me and lie on the floor, curled on my side. I stare at several boxes of powdered milk. One in the back is open.
That doesn’t make sense. Nothing’s supposed to be open down here.
I pull the box towards me and examine it, looking at the open flap and sniffing it.
It smells noxious. Like a strong chemical.
The door opens and footsteps approach from behind me.
A moment later, she’s holding a metal bat over my head. The moment after that, darkness.
My uncle was right. The end was closer than I thought.
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Very nice! And I also didn’t see the ending coming. Gonna have to read it again.
You should check out this one, if you like twist endings.
Nice, I totally didn’t see that coming. Nicely done.


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Colour is the language through which nature speaks and it is part of the underlying order of the universe. As spiritual beings expressing through this space-time reality, the superconscious (our Higher Self) perceives us as light, colour and geometric form, independently from our physical form.
Colour affects us in subtle yet profound ways throughout our lives. As children, we may have been more willing to listen to our intuition and less constrained by society's opinions. Yet, even as adults, we may find ourselves needing to wear a certain colour or have a certain colour in our living space without really knowing why. We might even find that we disassociate ourselves from certain colours, firmly rejecting them.
Our language is rich with colour... do you have a colourful plate of food in front of you at mealtimes, or is your food colourless? Are you seeing life through rose-tinted glasses or are you seeing red? Are you green with envy or feeling blue? Is life really black and white?
Aura-Soma® philosophy says "You are the colours you choose". Through its use and application this system of awakening opens up levels of communication between the personality and the Soul. In my own experience, it provides for an endless, fascinating journey of self-discovery.
The methodology of Aura-Soma® allows the superconscious to address the underlying cause of disease and lovingly places the responsibility for well-being with the person who chooses their colours. It is an invitation to take part in one's own healing journey and acknowledge the parts we have played in creating our reality.
Aura-Soma® is a system for spiritual awakening which combines the living energy of colours on a herbal basis with essential oils and crystal energy, restoring well being to the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual bodies simultaneously.
There are currently 107 Equilibrium bottles, all filled with dynamic, living energy which make up the cornerstone of the entire system. Through the colours they select, each person is shown how Aura-Soma® is a mirror of their soul. The bottles contain a living consciousness that is accessible to all who wish to improve their lives.
My own journey with Aura-Soma® started dramatically a few years ago. I was in spiritual shock from a recent failed relationship and had just started to use the Ostrich bottle (B79 - orange/violet) which I had selected.
I was confiding my painful reality to my teacher on the foundation course, when I heard a loud explosion. Startled, I looked at the shelves of liquid light... Chang Tsu (B73 - Clear over Gold) had exploded and the liquid was running out of the glass bottle, cascading down the Aura-Soma® Light Box in which all the bottles were beautifually displayed. No other Equilibrium bottles had been touched but my rational mind quickly drew the conclusion that there must have been some sort of electrical fault which had caused this phenomenon. Nonetheless, my intuitive mind was clear enough to realise that I had just witnessed a little miracle, overseen by "the powers that be".
My teacher, Simone, had seen this sort of phenomenon before and explained that it usually happened on a course when there needed to be a powerful shift in energy, either for the group or for an individual. Interestingly enough, the bottle represented a transference of deep insights to me from recent events.
B73 indicates that the more wisdom there is in the conscious mind and the more clarity there is within, the more wisdom can flow through. It also represents suffering at an unconscious level and the ability to get in touch with that in order to release it.
I went home that night and felt amazingly renewed by the next morning. I had experienced my first major shift in consciousness through colour and I must say that I felt incredibly excited!
I continued working with the Ostrich bottle, understanding the importance of healing the time line represented by the orange fraction and the transformation within, represented by the violet. By the end of the course, I felt was a changed person.
Within a month, I went on to meet my life partner on the dance-floor, and to whom I am now married.
I had another confirmation of the incredible sensitivity of the Equilibrium set when another bottle exploded on the next course. Titania (B85 - Turquoise over Clear) exploded on the shelf with another very loud crack. Titania represents the communication of suppressed feelings and the acknowledgement of suffering within. It was a difficult time for me with a close member of my family but the energies of the bottle helped me to stay in the heart, strong and stable in my own beliefs, whilst bringing compassion to my deepest thoughts and actions.
More recently, my Higher Self has most definitely been guiding back to a deeper exploration of colour.
A couple of weeks ago, my father was quickly admitted to A&E because organic irritation to the blood vessels in his brain caused him to have another seizure. About six years ago, my father had a near death experience in which he was unconscious for three days but he miraculously made a full recovery from the sudden cerebral bleed after receiving healing through Reiki and Spiritual Response Therapy over the course of a few months.
When I rushed to the hospital this time, I immediately applied the Physical Rescue (B1 - Blue over Deep Magenta) to his head and the Etheric Rescue (B26 - orange over orange) to the whole left side of his body. Bottle 1 has been one of my favourites and I know it is for a lot of practitioners and users of Aura-Soma®. It is a miracle bottle with many uses for its application, and can be applied anywhere on the body.
The Deep Magenta in the base fraction represents the Soul star energy located above the crown, drawing in energy from the Void. In fact Deep Magenta only ever appears in the base fraction of any Equilibrium bottle and present in the first two bottles, underpinning everything else. It is the colour of all possibilities. Everything comes from it and everything returns to it.
In addition, the Etheric rescue behaved remarkably as I applied the bottle to my father's body. The liquid orange fizzed and bubbled as the two fractions mixed and the bubbles did not subside that evening when I took it home with me. The next morning, when I awoke the bottle was calm again... the bubbles had gone.
I quickly received a synchronistic phone call from my mother within a few minutes of seeing the orange bottle. I knew what she was going to say before she said it. She seemed surprised because the hospital had rung her to say that my father was completely well again and that they were discharging him.
I could feel my body was tight from the shock of it all, having to cope with the fight or flight response, so I booked myself in for a massage with my local health clinic.
About a week before my father's collapse, I was using the Turquoise Pomander and Maha Chohan Quintessence to tap into and express my creative side but, interestingly, I suddenly felt compelled to use the Orange Pomander instead of the Turquoise about two days before my father was rushed to hospital. The superconscious aspect of me knew that I would be in shock and was helping me to support myself energetically through the Orange.
Aura-Soma® continues to surprise and delight me in many ways, not only in my own personal growth but in watching all of the changes in consciousness of those who select a bottle to work with. About a week ago, I bumped into a dear colleague who was struggling to balance her full-time job with part-time study and have enough quality time with her family. She was struggling to complete her assignment and had a complete lack of motivation.
My High Self immediately indicated B1, balancing through the Royal Blue and the Deep Magenta, with the Royal Blue Pomander and Lady Portia Quintessence to lend additional support. Within a day, her energy was completely different. Where before she was languishing, she was in the flow and joyful again.
It is so simple - by applying the appropriate colour wavelength relating to the chakra or chakras needing help, we can synchronise and reinforce the weakened wavelengths, helping to set in motion what that person needs to heal.
In the Aura-Soma® system, we go beyond the composition of the bottles to find the jewel that is presented to us. We must trust ourselves to make the "right" choice, we must trust the wisdom that is within us and allow ourselves to awaken, one step at a time, one bottle at a time.
May you find the peace that passeth all understanding (B1 - Blue over Blue).

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Description: Join us on the American Airlines Tour, the first of many "Airline Partner Tours" to come. We will depart Los Angeles International Airport and visit various destinations around the United States, while flying the E170, A320, B738 and the B763. Enjoy!
Description: Join us as we fly the A320, B737 and the B767 on the "Delta Airlines Tour". Delta Airlines is a major American airline, with its headquarters and largest hub at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. The airline along with its subsidiaries operate over 5,400 flights daily and serve an extensive domestic and international network that includes 334 destinations in 64 countries on six continents.
Description: The Jetstar Group is one of the largest low cost airline groups in the Asia Pacific. Operating a fleet of more than 120 aircraft and offering more than 4,000 flights a week to 75 destinations in 17 countries and territories across the Asia Pacific region. Join us as we go down under flying the Airbus A320 to various destinations around Australia.
Description: Come join us for the Alaska Airlines Tour as we fly the B737-800 out of Sea-Tac to Alaska Airlines secondary hubs located in the U.S. and Alaska. Alaska Airlines is based in the Seattle metropolitan area, Washington. The airline is a major air carrier and, along with its sister airline Horizon Air, is part of the Alaska Air Group. The airline operates its largest hub at Seattle Tacoma International Airport. It also operates secondary hubs in Los Angeles, Portland and Anchorage, and focus cities at San Diego and San Jose. Although most of its revenue and traffic comes from locations outside of Alaska, the airline plays a major role in air transportation in the state. It operates many flights linking small towns to major transportation hubs and carries more passengers between Alaska and the contiguous United States than any other airline.
Description: United Airlines, commonly referred to as United, is a major American airline headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. It is the world's second-largest airline when measured by number of destinations served, operates a comprehensive domestic and international route network, and has significant presence in the Asia-Pacific region United operates out of nine airline hubs located in Chicago, Denver, Guam, Houston, Los Angeles, Newark, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington, D.C. George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston is United's largest passenger carrying hub handling 16.6 million departing passengers annually with an average of 45,413 passengers daily, while Chicago-O'Hare is its largest hub in terms of daily departures. Join us as we fly the E145, B738 and the B763 out of Houston's George Bush international to various Central America destinations and a hop across the pond to England on the United Airlines tour.
Description: Virgin Australia, is the second-largest airline in Australia. Formerly Virgin Blue Airlines, it was the fastest growing airline down under, starting service on August 31, 2000, with a fleet of Boeing 737-400s. The company was the most successful startup airline in aviation history with a load factor of 78 percent after just 100 days of operations. Join us as we fly some of its major routes using the Boeing 737-800 and the Embraer 170.
Description: Air North, Yukon's Airline is a Canadian airline based in Whitehorse, Yukon. It operates scheduled passenger and cargo flights, charter flights, and ground handling services throughout the Yukon, with regular flights to the Northwest Territories, Alaska, British Columbia, Alberta, and Ontario. Its main base is Erik Nielsen Whitehorse International Airport. Sign up today!
Description: Southwest Airlines is a major U.S. airline, the world's largest low-cost carrier, headquartered in Dallas, Texas. The airline was established in 1967 by Herb Kelleher as Air Southwest and then adopted its current name, Southwest Airlines, in 1971 when it began operating as an intrastate airline wholly within the state of Texas. The airline has more than 53,000 employees and operates more than 3,900 departures a day during peak travel season. As of 2014, it carried the most domestic passengers of any U.S. airline. As of December 2016, Southwest Airlines had scheduled services to 101 destinations in the United States and eight additional countries.
Description: JetBlue Airways Corporation, stylized as jetBlue, is an American low-cost carrier, and the 6th-largest airline in the United States. The company is headquartered in the Long Island City neighborhood of the New York City borough of Queens, with its main base at John F. Kennedy International Airport. It also maintains a corporate office in Cottonwood Heights, Utah. The airline mainly serves destinations in the United States, along with flights to Aruba, The Bahamas, Bermuda, Barbados, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, and many more. As of April 2017, JetBlue serves 101 destinations in the U.S., Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America and South America.
Description: WestJet Airlines Ltd. is a Canadian airline founded in 1996. It began as a low-cost alternative to the country's competing major airlines. WestJet provides scheduled and charter air service to 100+ destinations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean.
Description: Frontier Airlines is an American ultra low-cost carrier headquartered in Denver, Colorado with numerous focus cities across the US.. The eighth-largest commercial airline in the US, Frontier Airlines operates flights to over 100 destinations throughout the United States and six international destinations.

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"Show me your horse and I will tell you what you are."
"The Horse: Here is nobility without conceit, friendship without envy, beauty without vanity, a willing servant, yet no slave."
"And he whispered to the horse, trust no man in whose eyes you do not see yourself reflected as an equal."
A man of kindness, to his beast is kind.
Brutal actions show a brutal mind.
Beholds thy cruelty. He hears his cry.
He was destined thy servant and thy drudge.
But know this: His creator is thy judge.

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Two-time Academy Award nominee Jeremy Renner (The Bourne Legacy) leads an all-star cast in a dramatic thriller based on the remarkable true story of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Gary Webb.
Webb stumbles onto a story which leads to the shady origins of the men who started the crack epidemic on the nation's streets...and further alleges that the CIA was aware of major dealers who were smuggling cocaine into the U.S., and using the profits to arm rebels fighting in Nicaragua. Despite warnings from drug kingpins and CIA operatives to stop his investigation, Webb keeps digging to uncover a conspiracy with explosive implications.
His journey takes him from the prisons of California to the villages of Nicaragua to the highest corridors of power in Washington, D.C. - and draws the kind of attention that threatens not just his career, but his family and his life.

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Ben and John Rupert have built galis dungal structures, like this one in Tahoe Vista, for several parks and museums around the Tahoe region.
John (left) and Ben Rupert (right) give a cultural presentation on the Washoe tribe at the Nevada Museum of Arts of Nov. 11, 2017.
INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — From traditional dances to creating bows and arrows for museums, Ben Rupert enjoys sharing his Washoe Tribe heritage with the Lake Tahoe and Carson Valley regions.
Last fall, he began constructing a "galis dungal," a Washoe winter dwelling, for the Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau, located at 969 Tahoe Blvd. (Highway 28) in Incline Village.
A galis dungal is similar to a tepee and is made from cedar bark. After going through the permit process to secure a tree, Ben said it takes three to four months for the wood to cure.
He has donated his time and labor to build this same structure in other locations across the Tahoe-Truckee region, including D. L. Bliss State Park, Meeks Bay, Tahoe Vista and Donner Memorial State Park.
What he didn't expect was for the galis dungal in Incline Village to be vandalized — twice.
"We had put up the frame, and somebody came in and completely knocked the frame down," Rupert said regarding the first apparent vandalism incident.
He and his son, John Rupert, put the poles back in place and continued the construction process.
On Friday, Feb. 9, Ben and John spent six hours putting cedar bark around the frame and securing the structure with boulders around the bottom.
That same weekend, Greg Long, operations and finance director for the visitors bureau, had to call Ben to tell him the structure had been destroyed overnight on Saturday, Feb. 10.
"You can't push it over. It's really sturdy with the bark. The wind couldn't have knocked it over," said Long.
He believes this structure is important for the community and wants it to be rebuilt. Long said some community members have offered to loan their video cameras to the visitor center for surveillance.
Ben is still undecided, though, on whether he's willing to rebuild the galis dungal in the same location.
"The most disappointing part about it is we don't charge for it, and we put all this time into something to share the Washoe culture," he said. "It's disheartening if there's someone who doesn't want it there."
The Incline Village Crystal Bay Visitors Bureau filed an incident report with the Washoe County Sheriff's Office after the second vandalism.
The sheriff's office is currently investigating the incident, but as of Feb. 22, the department did not have any leads.
"It's a tribute to the heritage and the region, and it's unfortunate that someone would be so thoughtless to do something like that," said Bob Harmon, WCSO public information officer.
In an effort led by Long, a small group came together to clean up the destroyed galis dungal on Saturday, Feb. 17.
"Some community members offered their help on Facebook, so I met some of them on (Feb. 17), and we neatly restacked the bark and poles so Ben wouldn't have to see it like that," said Long.
As for whether or not Ben will rebuild the galis dungal, the Carson City resident said he would like some form of assurance that the structure will not be destroyed a third time.
"One individual or a group of individuals is causing the heartache for everybody," said Ben. "If we put it up again … what's to say it won't get knocked down again?"
Emily Kaiser is an editor with the Tahoe Daily Tribune, a media organization within the Sierra Nevada Media Group, which publishes First Nation's Focus.

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carbon fibres abbr., CF	otherwise carbon filaments	(rus. волокна, углеродные otherwise углеволокна) — family of structural fibres composed of carbon, differing in methods of production, microstructure, mechanical properties and applications.
The foundation of the modern carbon fibre industry was laid by Watt, Johnson and Phillips who created the first carbon fibres in England in the early 1960s. These were, apparently, the first nanostructured objects, designed as a structural material. The typical dimensions of the carbon fibre structure are in the range of tens and hundreds of nanometres, which determines the high mechanical properties of such fibres.
Most carbon fibres are obtained from three types of precursors: polyacrylonitrile (PAN), mesophase pitch and cellulose. The process of fibre manufacture from these precursors includes the following main steps: obtaining the precursor fibre, stabilisation of the precursor at a relatively low temperature, carbonisation (at 1,000-2,000°C) and graphitisation (at 2,400-3,000°C).
By their mechanical properties carbon fibres are conventionally divided into high-strength fibres (with the strength of 4.0-4.4 GPa or higher), high-modulus fibres (with the modulus of above 400 GPa) and fibres with a moderately high modulus (250-400 GPa). One of the important operations in the production of carbon fibres is the drawing, as a result of which the planes of the crystallites get oriented along the fibre axis; this provides for production of high-modulus fibres. Depending on the fibre type the drawing is performed at different stages of the process: for the PAN fibres, during preparation of the fibres; for other types, during carbonisation and graphitisation.
- paper or mats made of short fibres.
Carbon fibres are primarily used in reinforced plastics, where their mechanical properties are best demonstrated. Carbon fibre reinforced plastics are used in structural elements of aircrafts and space vehicles, in sports goods, the structures of bridges and other areas where high strength and elasticity modulus and low density are of greatest importance. The second important application for such fibres is the carbon-carbon composites used in rocket technology (nozzle elements of solid-propellant engines, thermal protection of warheads and most heated elements of space shuttles, braking devices that absorb large amounts of kinetic energy in their operation).
In addition to their high mechanical characteristics, carbon fibres have valuable physical and chemical properties. They are characterised by their high thermal and chemical stability: during thermal exposure up to 1,600-2,000°C in the absence of oxygen the mechanical characteristics of the fibres remain practically unchanged, which enables them to be used as a component of heat-shielding composite materials. The chemical stability of carbon fibres makes them suitable for use in such applications as filtration of aggressive media, gas purification and manufacturing of protective clothing. By changing the conditions of heat treatment, it is possible to obtain carbon fibres with different physical properties (specific volume electrical resistance from 10-3 to 106 ohm·cm) and use them as electrical heating elements intended for various purposes (clothing, space heating, heating of pipelines). Treatment of carbonised carbon fibres with water steam at high temperatures enabpes the production of materials with a large active surface (up to 1,000 m2/g) that act as effective sorbents. The application of catalysts to the carbon fibres allows one to create effective catalytic systems with a developed surface.
Kelli A. Triumph of carbon fiber (in Russian) // Kompozity i Nanostruktury. 2009. No 1. p. 38–49.
Chawla K. K. Fibrous Materials. — Cambridge University Press, 1998. — 309 p.

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Miłosz Bolechowski wrote in to tell me that using Automator to change the date was silly because all of it can be done in Keyboard Maestro. This is a really complex version, but does work much faster than using Automator (my method).
I actually had no clue just how easy it was to grab files from Finder in Keyboard Maestro, so this is incredibly helpful to me long term as well.
Thank you to Miłosz Bolechowski. This is awesome.

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Seattle entrepreneur Barry Crist likes to say that the best time to raise money is when you don’t really need it.
And that was certainly the case for Opscode, the fast-growing IT automation startup that today is announcing an oversubscribed $32 million venture round led by Scale Venture Partners and including investments from Citi Ventures, Battery Ventures, DFJ and Ignition. Total funding in the 100 person company, which expects to double its staff in the next year, now stands at $63 million.
As part of the funding, Opscode is changing its corporate name to mirror its wildly successful product, known as Chef.
“I think the reason that investors were pretty fired up is, frankly, the financial performance over the past year,” said Crist, the former CEO of Likewise Software.
The Chef platform has been gaining steam in recent months as large enterprises — everyone from Facebook to Nordstrom to Riot Games— implement it in order to more quickly automate development processes and move business operations into the cloud. To date, more than 500 enterprises are using Chef, with sales expected to grow more than 220 this year. New customer additions are up 350 percent over the previous year.
In fact, a large percentage of companies utilizing Amazon Web Services also are turning to Chef as an “onramp” to the cloud. Essentially, it allows those organizations to ramp up more quickly with cloud services. “Chef is actually extremely simpatico with AWS and the (Microsoft) Azures of the world,” he said.
Crist said that CIOs are turning to Chef because it offers them the ability to rapidly release updates to Web applications, multiple times per day.
In addition to the new financing, Chef today is announcing several executive appointments, including former Microsoft manager Curt Anderson who is joining as CFO; former CA Technologies Vice President Tucker Callaway, who is joining as VP of Enterprise; and Tom Murphy, former VP of Customer Success at Apptio, who is joining as VP of Services.
Rory O’Driscoll, a partner at ScaleVP, is joining the board. “Chef’s strong revenue and customer growth, vibrant open source community, and disruptive technology point to strong momentum and a huge opportunity ahead,” said O’Driscoll in a statement.
Some of the new funds will be used to expand sales and marketing, as well as push deeper into international markets. For now, the company hasn’t secured the Chef.com domain, which is owned by Target, instead going with GetChef.com for its Web presence.
The new financing, however, comes at a bittersweet moment in the company’s history since it comes just a few days after former Opscode CEO Mitch Hill passed away after a nine-month battle with cancer. (See GeekWire obituary: Mitch Hill, 1958-2013: Former Avanade and Opscode CEO was a fierce competitor who led with quiet confidence).


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I know it to 100 %.
I got Same error like this guy.
where is the credits and other things on this cheat?
you're posting a SS that is not of this hack and can cause confusion.
menu doesn't show you can disable the features you don't have showing.
wtf, this surely is NOT my hack... the scoreboard at top is not even shown..
EDIT: grawr hooah beats all >.< didnt see your post..
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and alotta people get it without hacks aswell?
Indeed, even the Pastaaim gets a massage "PB IMPORTANT: Validation (WALLHACK) #60330"..
Only injected Pastaaim there for a screenshot.
Yes even without a hack i get the "PB IMPORTANT: Validation (WALLHACK) #60330" massage..
So i think i am banned with that account?
so this posts can be removed?
i works different now then before.
Before u used a hack PB found, u get kicked with it.
so u didn´t use the hack anymore or an updated one all was fine.
Maybe the server owner banned u, mostly not.
if on that server is GGC streaming your PB violation will be reportet to GGC list.
All Servers with GGC stream will get your Heroes number. If you enter any GGC streaming server with that hero he will be banned for that wallhacking / other you did BEFORE on another server.
so even without hack or with new hack or different hack this hero you got will not be able to play on GGC streaming servers anymore, it will always be violation for the old hack.
Let´s say: he is BUSTED and can never play again on that kind of server.
Hope that clears it for must of us.
he can still play on that server with a new hero though.
Some of you need to use some common sense. Close injectors before going in game and and rename the dll's. Talk about being an easy target.
any information about the detection status?
OK I'm gonna inject it and see if its detected or not.
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can i just remind you to use the edit button to avoid double posting.
And owh(editing).. Without that 5$hack injected i am not getting (22) So I think this is obvious?
also please read up on the Punkbuster 22 error.

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Initially, the Captain Casino mobile app was a bit slow in terms of loading, but this issue seems to be fixed. The site opens quickly and has a nice design, predominantly in red. What’s more important is the rather simple user interface that allows you to quickly browse around.
You can access the games from the navigation menu in the top left corner. Captain Charity offers a decent collection that works on mobile without a download. It is powered by a couple of renowned developers such as NetEnt, Microgaming, and Evolution Gaming. You can play slots, classic table games, scratchers, and even live casino games. They all work on iOS, Android, and Windows Phone without a download.
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So that you’re uninterested in handing out sweet to trick-or-treaters. I get that. Once you’re a grown up and also you don’t like scary, what else is Halloween for however to compete together with your neighbors about who has the most effective hand-outs? Right here’s a thought for you. Pull out that previous flapper fashion gown from the again of your closet and host a Halloween dinner get together for all your mates! These 17 DIYs will aid you make this the get together the one they’ll all need an invite to.
Give your visitors a toothy grin with this DIY. Merely use plastic vampire fangs to carry a serviette in place. Bonus factors for pink napkins!
Do you’ve a uncared for terrarium? Use some plastic spiders and wispy spider webs to show a brown mess right into a Halloween masterpiece.
Black lace takes this DIY from wedding ceremony desk to spooky tasteful. Make patterned shadows in your desk with these lace wrapped votives.
Right here it’s. Proof that something could be a chalkboard. You’ll love this pumpkin chalkboard displaying your frightfully scrumptious menu.
Vampires come in several styles and sizes, together with those with wings. Make them mix in your desk with a bit of little bit of white paint.
15. Broomstick Place Playing cards.
Miniature gourds convey all the colours of fall to your desk. Use a drill to create the right measurement holes for votives.

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text: Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret – Now in its 6th year, the Ten-Foot Rat Cabaret offers an inspired, curated monthly roster of thrilling music, smart comedy, amazing dance, clever storytelling, art and theater. A slice of NYC nightlife in a classic East Village venue. A night out like no other.


text: Our 3' x 5' Cambodia flag includes vivid colors and an accurate design screen-printed on a durable 100% polyester material. The flag features a white fabric header with two brass grommets on the 3' side for easy display. The flag is best used indoors but can withstand occasional outdoor use. The authentic design is based on information from official sources.

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MFA Brass studies allows already accomplished students of trumpet, horn, trombone, euphonium and tuba to explore advanced performance techniques and new stylistic directions as they develop their individual artistic and professional profiles and prepare for careers across a variety of creative settings.
In addition to major lessons, brass ensemble, brass workshop, and advanced classes in music history, literature, theory and analysis, MFA candidates perform in the School’s principal conducted faculty-student group, The Ensemble at CalArts. They further hone their skills in extended techniques, improvisation and interpretation through a number of more specialized groups, covering Baroque, jazz, electronic, improvisational and experimental music, as well as a host of non-Western traditions. As part of the preparation for the professional world, the MFA curriculum also incorporates classes in pedagogy and career design.
Each MFA candidate is required to pass a Mid-Residence Recital and a Graduation Jury and Recital.

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Card crafter and loving every moment I get to create and experiment. It doesn't always go as planned, but that's part of the fun!
Californian born and raised. Working and crafting in the San Francisco Bay Area. Avid reader.
Twitter User. Pinterest addict. Cupcake lover.


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I have been a lawyer for over 40 years with a wide ranging practice.
I have also been an active member of numerous community associations.
I have elderly parents, adult children and grandchildren.
I came to mediation on the realisation that there must be a better way to resolve issues between people, organisations, institutions and governments. Conflict and differences are a fact of life. It is how we deal with these that is the issue.
As I grow older, and I hope grow wiser, I see more and more the need to resolve matters by discussion, which allows people to move onto the future. In elder matters, life is definitely too short to dwell on the past, or even be stuck in the present.
I have been involved as an individual and active mediator for over 20 years and continue to be so. More and more moving into issues involving older members of the community.
As well as being a Solicitor, I am an Accredited Mediator and a Specialist Mediator to the Law Institute of Victoria, a member of the Resolution Institute, a Mediator accredited under the National Mediation Accreditation Scheme. As well as I am Arbitrator Mediator with the Australian Institute of Family Law Arbitrators and Mediators and hold qualifications as a Family Law Accredited Mediator.
I actively mediate with Victorian Consumer Tribunal (VCAT) and Small Business Commissioner. I have been and am involved in training, counselling and coaching in mediation skills.

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Vend and Xero announce they are part of a select group of business app developers for iPad referred to in Apple's second-quarter earnings call.
Cloud point-of-sale platform Vend and small business accounting software developer Xero have both revealed that they are among a select group of business app developers Apple is working with to drive iPad use in business.
In a move widely seen as an effort to bolster flagging iPad sales, Apple said in April that it was working with a group of up to two dozen select app developers to identify further business opportunities for the iPad.
During its Q2 2015 earnings call, Apple CFO Luca Maestri said that in addition to IBM, Apple was working with a group including Box, DocuSign, MicroStrategy, Revel, and ServiceMax "to bring a broad range of innovative mobile solutions to more customers on the iPad".
New Zealand-based Vend, which claims more than 15,000 retail customers in 140 countries, said today that it is part of that effort.
Vaughan Rowsell, founder and CEO of Vend, said the platform enables retailers to get out from behind the counter to deliver customer experiences.
"iPad is increasingly becoming an essential business tool for retailers as sales associates grab an iPad and go mobile inside the store -- wherever the customer is on the shop floor," he said.
Vend said it is expanding its platform on iOS to take advantage of the operating system's innovative business features, including the security and productivity features in iOS 8.
Xero chief executive Rod Drury said there has been tremendous demand for iOS solutions from customers seeking to transform the way they manage their businesses.
Over 70 percent of Xero users access Xero Touch through the iOS platform, Xero said. Many small business owners and accounting providers also use Xero on both an iPhone and an iPad.
Xero is also working with Vend and cloud-based employee scheduling and people management platform Deputy, the company said.
In April, Maestri said Apple had sold 12.6 million iPads in its second quarter, compared with 16.4 million in the same quarter the year before.
Vend is privately owned and has raised more than $30 million from international investors. Xero, which has 500,000 subscribers across 180 countries, is listed on both the NZX and ASX.


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Early winter barley crops are yielding up to 4t/ac, according to Colm Griffin, a director with Cork-based McDonnell Brothers.
“The new, six-row hybrid varieties are coming through first,” he said.
Griffin said that it is still too early to confirm new season crop prices.
Teagasc crops and tillage specialist Michael Hennessy is confirming that early barley crops have also been cut in the Clonmel area.
Hennessy said that between 8% and 10% of Ireland’s winter barley acreage is now accounted for by hybrid, 6-row varieties.
“This may rise to 20% over the coming years. There is strong evidence to show that hybrid varieties deliver for growers in yield terms. But the jury is still out when it comes to confirming that the extra output more than compensates for the additional input costs associated with the growing of these crops.
Hennessy also confirmed that hybrids are more prone to brackling (breaking away of the seed head), than is the case with traditional 2-row barley varieties.
“It is for this reason that we are advising growers to harvest hybrid barleys while still slightly green, in order to maximise yields,” he said.

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In this third and last segment of our interview with Grant Overstake, he details the final steps he took to prepare Maggie Vaults Over the Moon for publication and distribution. Listen in as he discusses his experiences with book cover design, editing, Create Space and Amazon, and promoting through social media.
In the new teen sports novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon, author Grant Overstake retells the story of another amazing small-town athlete, Maggie Steele, a gutsy farm girl who pours her broken heart into the daring sport of pole-vaulting. The story climaxes at the Kansas State High School Track and Field Championships, the largest track meet in the nation, held at Wichita State University‘s Cessna Stadium.
Former Miami Herald Sports Writer, Grant Overstake, is a lifelong participant in the sport of track and field who competed in the decathlon for the University of Kansas Jayhawks. A multiple award winner for excellence in journalism, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon is the author’s premiere work of sports fiction. Read more about Grant on his website.
Many thanks to The Inn at Glenstrae for graciously allowing Keyhole Conversation to film the interview with Grant Overstake. Take a tour of this beautiful bed and breakfast inn here.
Subscribe to Keyhole Conversations while you’re here!
Thanks to vintagefeedsacks for the use of their images.
Writing is often thought of as a lonely vigil, but Grant Overstake, author of “Maggie Vaults over the Moon,” found this not to be true. In this Keyhole Conversations interview, he acknowledges those people who helped him along the way.
His novel, Maggie Vaults Over the Moon, has been endorsed by National Schools of Character as a story with a “positive character-building message for young people.” A former athlete and Miami Herald sportswriter, Grant has the experience needed to bring Maggie’s journey to life. Through pole vaulting, Maggie achieves both a physical and symbolic triumph over gravity. Set in Grain Valley, Kansas, this sports-related book has a depth people of all ages can relate to. Without a doubt, readers are sure to enjoy Grant’s novel of courage.
Freelance photographer Lindsey Grayson had planned a quiet morning snapping photos in the forest. When she becomes the only witness to a vicious double murder, she’s glad that she has her camera ready. Lindsey quickly and quietly documents the event and then alerts the authorities. She doesn’t expect to become embroiled in the mystery, but when her photos hit the news, the killer realizes he didn’t go undetected. He won’t think twice about eliminating a witness. Lindsey’s world is soon turned upside down as she finds herself fighting to stay alive and bring the killer to justice. Rival gangs, a growing drug ring, and a startling kidnapping all play a part in making this one photo shoot that she will never forget.
Rae Cuda is a retired speech-language pathologist with a passion for photographing the beauty of God’s creation.She is active in her local church and has co-authored materials for other speech-language pathologists to use in therapy, which feature her photos. Rae lives in central Kansas with her husband and dogs and they all love to travel. Her book is available here.
Hazel Hart plays host at the KWA Scene Conference in March as she interviews playwright, Everett Roberts, to discuss his latest plays, The Absolutely True Story of Tom Sawyer as Told by Becky Thatcher, and Allie in Wonderland. Hazel found a not-so-quiet table with good lighting, and Everett gave some intriguing hints about Becky Thatcher’s views on Tom Sawyer. Both plays are available from heartlandplays.com. Check out the vlog below.
Hailed as “one of our best new children’s authors” by Heartland Play Publishers, Everett Robert is an award winning author, playwright, actor, and director with over 20 years of experience.
A Kansas Native, he graduated from Colby Community College with an Associates of Applied Science in Radio and Television Communications and an Associates of Applied Arts in English with a Drama Emphasis and currently attends Fort Hays State University. Everett is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, The Playwright’s Center, The Kansas Writer’s Association, and the Oklahoma Writer’s Federation.
Everett’s plays have been performed in Kansas, New York City, and the Philippines. Published Works include: Allie In Wonderland (Heartland Play Publishers, 2012), The Absolutely True Story of Tom Sawyer As Told By Becky Thatcher (Heartland Play Publishers, 2013), and winner of The Greatest Western Never Told included in the Cactus Country III Anthology (High Hill Press, 2013).
View Emergency Room Productions, the official website of Everett Roberts. You can also read more about Everett on Facebook, Twitter, and Heartland Plays.

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Abstract: Fasting for cholesterol measurement has long been the accepted convention. Recent research expounded in clinical guidelines indicates that nonfasting cholesterol measurements predict outcomes at least as well as fasting cholesterol measurements. In most—but not all—clinical scenarios, fasting is not necessary. This article provides clinical recommendations based on the literature.
Evan Dyce is an NP at CentraCare Health, St. Cloud, Minn.
The Nurse Practitioner43(2):16-20, February 16, 2018.


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Understanding global shifts in chef-driven movements, including how the fine dining umbrella becomes larger, is at the core of much of my work. So it’s an honor to explore this subject with some of the finest minds in the land for the Saturday keynote of the 2018 IACP conference, on Saturday, February 24 in New York. Follow the link to register (day passes are available; the conference runs February 23-25), and if you are an academic, read to the bottom for a special discount!
French cuisine long reigned at the top of the culinary hierarchy, and fine dining meant dining French. Generations of chefs were trained to believe that their native cuisines could not compete with the standards of excellence imposed by well-codified techniques, a rigorous organizational system, and no fear of luxurious ingredients.
But tastes have changed. Today, chefs can earn three Michelin stars or the adoration of the media and the public with just about any cuisine. A new, global cohort of chefs celebrates their heritage by serving roots, tacos, and seaweeds rather than caviar and foie gras.
Nowhere can you witness more clearly this gastronomic rebellion than in New York, where cuisines from around the globe find a place to flourish. Taking both a historic and a forward-looking perspective, a panel of experts from the restaurant, academic, and media worlds will discuss which cuisines, restaurants, and chefs are emerging and why, what has made our current era the one when the separation from the French canon finally happened, and which cuisines might reign supreme in the foreseeable future.
Be a current faculty or administrative member working in a culinary or food studies program at an accredited institution.
To receive the discount code, please email proof of your enrollment or employment to IACP at margaret@iacp.com.


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This week’s featured staff member is Laura Dallman. Laura is our Boychoir accompanist. She has worked with the FWCC in some capacity for the past three years. First she was a guest artist, and then she joined permanently as the Boychoir accompanist.
Laura grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana, and has lived all of her life in Indiana, save a short summer stint at a music festival in Vail, Colorado. She currently teaches music appreciation, class piano, and music history at IPFW and Ball State University. Laura earned a Bachelor’s of Music (Piano Performance) at Ball State University, a Master of Arts (Musicology) Indiana University, and a Doctor of Philosophy (Musicology) Indiana University.
1- What do you like best about working with FWCC? I like the positive atmosphere that the FWCC creates and encourages, both for the students and the staff.
2- What is your favorite FWCC memory? I was just tickled when the Boychoir sang “Johnny Schmoker” at a dress rehearsal and the rest of the FWCC gave them thunderous applause. The boys looked so excited!
3- How would you describe the culture of FWCC? I would describe the culture of FWCC as inviting and caring.
4- In your own words, why should a child consider joining FWCC? I think children should consider joining FWCC because they will meet other children of all ages that love music and singing. From a more educational standpoint, I know they will receive quality music education, too.


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welcome to the 12 Days of Christmas 2016 Day 10! Today I am super excited and honoured to be working again with The Ton products (PS we have something exciting coming up in November!). I am loving the layering stamps and those cones, bows and christmas-y things but today I am working with the Brushed Merry sentiment. I love all these large sentiments! Don't forget, if you're dying for more videos right away, you can refresh your memories with the 2015 and 2014 series or the other videos for the series that I have published so far in 2016.
GIVEAWAY: $20 to The Ton Stamps! Thank you Effie for donating this AMAZING prize! You will all love shopping at The Ton - good luck spending just $20 though lol! It's hard to do!
This card is super simple. If you're using a MISTI, you can simply put the cone and sentiments down together and stamp once in Versamark ink. Then gold heat emboss them and you're pretty much done. You can add some special touches like inking the edges gold or adding it to a card panel so you have a frame around the panel.
First off, I want to tell you how much I enjoy your Christmas card series. The cards you've made so far are absolutely beautiful and I can't wait to try some of the techniques you've used.
Thank you for the "simply" beautiful Christmas card series Justine. I love what you do.
Love how the color pops! My fav dessert is Candy Cane ice cream!
Absolutely gorgeous card! I love the gold on the black! My favorite Christmas dessert would have to be pizzells and pecan tassies ( I can't choose) that we make each year. Have had them each year that I can remember! My grown daughters look forward to them each Christmas.
Thank you Justine for always making such nice cards. The Ton is one of my favorite companies. I love all the Christmas cookies that my Mom always made only at Christmas time but my favorite was and still is Almond Crescents.
You blog is very attractive one.Your post gave very nice of reading feeling.Made my time more readable.Cant wait for your next post.waiting for that .


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RIG-I antibody LS-C511105 is an AP-conjugated rabbit polyclonal antibody to RIG-I (DDX58 / RIG-1) from human, mouse and rat. Validated for IHC and WB.
Recognizes human RIG-I. Species cross-reactivity: mouse, rat.

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WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton's stumbles as she left Sunday's 9/11 memorial ceremony put her health at the forefront of a presidential campaign in which the two major party nominees are among the oldest ever and have disclosed a limited amount of information about their medical history.
The Democratic presidential nominee "felt overheated" and left the ground zero ceremony after about 90 minutes, her campaign said. A video of her departure show Clinton appearing to stumble as three staff members hold her up and help her into a van.

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text: As the world gets smaller, its economy is having a hard time getting bigger. Under the surface, though, diverse regions and industries have different stories to tell. Two of the biggest stories are in China, where a generational political transition is imminent, and the United States, where the outcome of its presidential election could have a profound impact on the world.

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Rainy days ... a garden glows in the warm sun, but it can't grow without rain. A warm, rainy day in June can be lovely, but at the tail end of March, it's a bit depressing. It's still cold for early Spring here. Snow cover is melting, but the soil is wet and muddy. So, I think I'll take a stroll through my summer garden with photographs.
Heavenly Blue Morning Glory, such a pretty blue. Not that violet blue color. A true sky blue flower. Easy to grow, but a late starter here in the mountains. Yet, I remember they lasted til frost.
Poppies! Bright colors and soft, crinkly petals. Another easy one to grow. They don't mind chilly temps. Actually, one of the best ways to sow them is to sprinkle poppy seeds on melting snow. I like to grow mine in my garden and in flowerpots.
Such cute flowers with such cheerful, little faces. Viola, also known as johnny-jump-ups, don't usually make an appearance in my garden til late May, early June. They like the early warm summer days, but begin to fade when it gets too hot.
Mexican sunflowers bloom all summer in my garden. They love the sun and hot weather. Their leaves are soft and velvety to the touch. Butterflies love them, especially the Monarchs.
Snapdragons come in many colors and sizes. I usually grow the dwarf variety. I usually winter sow these to get an earlier start in the season.
And what would a garden be without a rose? I've only grown the minis and only in pots. I tried growing roses in the garden, but couldn't keep the deer away. Sigh.
Hmmn ... of course flowers are not meant to be enjoyed only in the garden. Fresh cut flowers, whether a store bought bouquet or picked from your very own garden, will always brighten a rainy day.


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I was never a big fan of film emulators, so any time I used one, it wasn’t in an attempt to replicate the look and feel of a film as much as to lend a distinct character to an image. Besides, what I remember about film are scratches and fading, although a few films did leave an indelible mark in my memory. Well, almost indelible, as memory does fade over time, along with film.
But I do remember the rich colors of Kodak Kodachrome and the grainy texture of Kodak Tri-X, the increased contrast and grain when pushing film, and the look of some Polaroid instant slide films and how easily they were scratched.
When it came to E-6 reversal (slide) films, Fuji fast became a favorite, with Velvia and Provia leading the pack. Ilford’s black-and-white emulsions also had a unique place, capturing a certain depth of tone. Agfa color film never quite did it for me; ditto their black-and-white emulsions. Fuji black-and-white, too, was one I rarely used, although it did have its adherents. There was also 3M and Konica – each a poor but economical substitute. Some of these films are still available today, although I doubt they’re the same. On the other hand, for the more adventurous film shooter there is Lomography film, for a unique twist on analog photography.
One of my favorite black-and-white films was known as chromogenic—a favorite not because it was processed in color chemistry and yielded a black-and-white negative, but because it could be exposed over a wide range of ISO settings – kind of like what we do today with our digital cameras – one film fits all, kinda.
What I don’t miss about film is changing cassettes amid a storm of midges, the time wasted to change film cassettes, the need to change film cassettes whether because you’ve run out of exposures or to suit the lighting or the subject – and the need to carry around all those canisters of film. Good thing back then that airline travel was a simpler thing.
Still, I wonder if I’ll ever recapture the feeling of looking at a cardboard-mounted frame of Kodachrome on a lightbox, seeing those rich colors, that fine grain. I know I won’t recapture it in a film emulator, but at least this software can imbue my images with a quality they did not have before. And that’s what I’m going for. And that’s what I found so remarkable about Alien Skin’s Exposure X.
What Is the “X” in Exposure X?
Exposure X is not simply the Exposure app updated. Exposure has something “X”tra – new life and a new vitality. It’s now also a RAW converter, which means that you no longer have to first process your files before taking them to the next level. But how practical is Exposure X as a RAW processor? Regrettably, it's missing a number of things, not least of which is a histogram. But if you're not working in Adobe Lightroom or using Adobe Photoshop to process your RAW images (or any other RAW processor), then this is a quick and easy RAW converter. And it's non-destructive.
I personally use the software as a Lightware plug-in. I could also use it as a Photoshop plug-in, but Lightroom is where I do all my RAW processing.
The main reason I don’t believe in film emulation software is that film is variable: from batch to batch and with how the film was exposed, processed, and stored (before and after exposure), and if it was used beyond the expiration date. Professional photographers would buy film in bulk and control processing to minimize variables. And each would get from that roll of film a definable quality and consistency.
Today there are too many variables, not least of which is sourcing the film for testing.
So, Why Am I Even Bothering with This Software?
Because it’s fun to use and lends my images a distinct quality. No one who looks at the results asks, what film did you use or, more shrewdly inquires, what emulator did you use? No, they simply marvel at the images. I'll let the results speak for themselves.
I don’t even take notes on which presets I used, although a few stay with me. I just apply those presets that appear to best suit the image, and I of course tweak them to my taste.
* Open Exposure, select an image, and select the first preset from the presets pane.
* Select the second preset from the presets pane.
* Choose 'close' from the brush panel.
* The result is the second preset applied over the first.
You can also use brushing to apply an effect selectively.
* Open Exposure and select an image.
* Click the brush button.
* Choose the 'neutral' preset from the brush presets on the brush panel. Velvia affects the entire image.
* Use the brush tool in the preview to add the effect.
* Repeat the procedure to add another layer, such as scratches.
* If you want to modify existing layers, select the pins in the preview area while the brushing panel is open. The selected pin has a black center.
In summary, opening the brushing panel and applying a preset will add a layer that affects the entire image. Opening the brushing panel and starting to brush will start a new layer that affects the regions you brush.
As you may notice, changing the sliders in the editing panels doesn't modify the preset you applied. If you want to save a modified version of a preset for later use, you can save it as a new preset. We designed it this way to prevent presets from being accidentally modified.
A film emulator that also does RAW processing. Exposure X offers numerous settings to let you tweak the results, but not enough to lend each image a distinct feel. When you process a true wet plate, for example, each and every image looks different. You don’t quite get that here with the wet plate options. That said, you can always go into Photoshop to finesse the image further and give it that distinctive quality.
I was enamored of Alien Skin’s software way back, specifically Eye Candy and the now ill-fated Xenofex when Photoshop plug-ins were few and far between and well before I started using Lightroom. These plug-ins helped me produce some of my most creative composite images.
Sadly, I haven’t had them on my computer in a while and I miss them. But at least I now have Exposure X. No, it’s certainly not a replacement for those plug-ins, but it does let me add a new flavor to my images and one that no other film emulator has allowed me to do – and to achieve these results easily and efficiently.
Despite some weakness (which I’m told will be addressed in time), Exposure X is a decidedly worthwhile addition to my image editing library.


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Viridor, one of the UK’s biggest waste management companies providing services to more than 150 local authorities, finds it increasingly hard to fill vital engineering roles.
To address the problem, it is creating partnerships with schools to actively engage students in taking more interest in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) subjects. They are also encouraging students to consider careers that will help to change the perception of the waste sector. “As our business continues to evolve, we need to be prepared for this evolution. Viridor has committed to developing a talent pipeline which aims to bring diversity, innovation and new skills into our business,” says managing director, Phil Piddington.
Business Class is a partnership between Viridor, its Education Centre at Ardley Energy Recovery Facility (ERF) and The Bicester School. It has also expanded to partner with Matthew Arnold School, to reach a total of 1,446 students a year. Through revision lessons, work experience weeks and facility tours, the company is inspiring those at key stage 3 and 4, particularly girls, to engage in the STEM curriculum and consider having a career within the waste sector.
For the business, employee engagement, profile and reputation within the local community are important, but it is ultimately developing a STEM talent pipeline for itself and the wider industry.


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We need lots of lovely volunteers to help during Fringe week, with up to four stewards for each event.
You will be supported in this by your venue manager.
If you’re looking for experience in live arts events, arts administration or customer service this is a great opportunity for you.
Any time you can contribute is welcome, but we do ask that you are available for at least two slots of roughly 90 minutes during Fringe week, as well as one training session of roughly 1 hour, in the run-up to the Fringe.
As a thank-you for your time, you will receive a free ticket to a Fringe show of your choice, and you may be able to watch shows that you are stewarding.
We can never have too many people helping to spread the word – be that people flyering for us, spreading the word on their social media, contacting local businesses etc. Get in touch with Sarah (sarah@readingfringefestival.co.uk) and Heather (heather@readingfringefestival.co.uk) who will welcome your support and can advise on flyering dates etc.


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You chose to be an entrepreneur, because you envisioned yourself with an amazing business and a spectacular life. You envisioned your family members, your employees and your team members feeling inspired at work and at home. We believe that committed entrepreneurs deserve to grow their businesses to the fullest and fulfill their desired achievements while having the freedom to enjoy other aspects of life.
Asentiv is for entrepreneurs who believe in collaborating with a community of like-minded people. We teach you how to grow your business through creating a team of professionals who want to work and succeed together. Asentiv will help you build multi-layered, purposeful relationships that will help your business grow faster, stronger and deeper. Referral marketing is the most rewarding way to grow your business, because you’re creating worthwhile relationships that extend beyond business.
From a standing start, our participation in this community has helped us find our feet.
Asentiv has been instrumental in establishing the company I run today.
A casual invitation to join in with what sounded like an interesting event, has turned into the driving force for the future of our business.
Since becoming involved, all my significant new business can be traced directly to the strategies I’ve learned, and the referrals and connections that have occurred from this great network of business people.
Highly effective, great business relationships, and much more than just a work programme.


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BSL BANK's suite of loans are perfect when you need a helping hand.


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Next TRI TOUGH SATURDAY and ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING is 8AM MARCH 2, 2019 @AMERICAN LEGION, FAIRHOPE.
Meet the Tortugaman Tri Hearts Board of Directors and your fellow Tri Hearts club members. Dr. Michael Pursley, Cardiologist will discuss available heart screening tests the last Friday every month.
Echo stress test: An echocardiogram (often called stress echo) is a graphic outline of your heart’s movement. Stress echo combines echocardiography with exercise to evaluate the heart’s function at rest and with exertion. Echocardiography creates a picture of the heart’s movement, valves, and chambers using high-frequency sound waves that come from a hand-held wand placed on your chest. This allows the doctor to see the pumping action of the heart.
Carotid artery duplex scan (checks blood flow-looks for blockages): This test is an imaging scan to look at how blood flows through the carotid and vertebrobasilar arteries in your neck.
ECG: Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) is used to check heart rate and rhythm. This test can often detect heart disease, heart attack, an enlarged heart, or abnormal heart rhythms that may cause heart failure.
Abdominal Aorta Aneurysm Screen (ultrasound): Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) screening is a way of checking if there’s a bulge or swelling in the aorta, the main blood vessel that runs from your heart down through your stomach. This bulge or swelling is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm, or AAA. It can be serious if it’s not spotted early on because it could become bigger and eventually rupture.
TORTUGA – Tortuga is the Spanish word for turtle or tortoise. In our world we took it further to ‘crazy turtle’. Tortuga has also been associated with islands, fictional aircraft, a sporting arena, and an armored vehicle. Any way you slice it, Tortugaman is a BEAST. Tortugaman as it relates to multisport athletes is ever evolving and if you are a Tortugaman you are steady, persevering and determined.
So c’mon and be one of the crazy turtles racing towards 277.7 miles!
T RI LIKE YOU MEAN IT!
Join TORTUGAMAN TRI HEARTS and attend all our group training including TRI TOUGH SATURDAYS, then add together all sanctioned runs, rides, triathlons, swims and adventure races in 2018.
ENTRY to the 2018 TORTUGAMAN CHALLENGE!
277.7 Event miles Jan. to Dec.
TORTUGAMAN Facebook group – Please post upcoming races and race results, along with everyday training tips.
WEEKLY team emails with upcoming group training, events, races and Coach’s Notes.
TRI TOUGH SATURDAYS are last Saturday of every month March thu October @7am at American Legion. Learn to be adaptable, an important skill of triathletes. Show up at designated time and be prepared to swim, bike, run or any combination for designated time allotted. It’s a surprise!
DISCOUNTED Club + TeamWorks hosted Swim, Bike, Run or other TRI related sanctioned events.
FREE Team Kits/gear with your club sponsor referral. *See Michelle for sponsorship opportunities.
ACCESS to all partner/sponsor discounts and deals.
VOLUNTEER at 1, 2 or 3 TeamWorks or Tortugaman events per year to receive reward tickets for prizes or FREE Team TRI Kit.
Corporate memberships available @FAIRHOPE FITNESS 24— Reg. price = $60/mo. TTC price = $33.00/mo.
Current partners include; Xterra wetsuits, Karbon Speed Race wheels. See website for additional sponsor and local sports retailer deals (FLEET FEET, RUN-N-TRI, PRO CYCLE & TRI, and others).
Tortugaman started in 2011, inspired by Christopher McDougal’s 2010 book “Born To Run”. We adopted his mentality ‘MAS LOCOS’ which means “MOST CRAZY” and borrowed Coach Willie’s Navy team slogan “Start Slowly Then Ease Off”(tongue-in-cheek), to create the TORTUGAMAN CHALLENGE. This CHALLENGE has taken many different forms over the years. It’s been a yearlong race, it’s been a weekend Ironman, a SuperSprint. It is whatever we envision it to be year to year. This year our goal is to attend our favorite races together as a team! Soon we will publish the favorite regional race list and various different ways to accumulate 277.7 race miles.
Post a pic of yourself at your race or event on Tortugaman Club Facebook group page.
Stand-alone sanctioned open water swims + pool swims count 10x. ex. 1mi open water swim = 10 Tortugaman miles.
2017 TORTUGAMAN party in December (TBA) to award recognition and prizes.
Special prizes to everyone who hits 277.7 race miles on the nose!
Want to Be Even More Involved?
INCLUDES USAT or USMS annual membership (choose one).
10% DISCOUNT on TeamWorks custom training plans.
HALF PRICE Club or TeamWorks hosted swim, bike, run or multisport events.
FREE Team Kit (choose one— tri suit, cycling jersey) with club sponsor referral.
MANDATORY to wear team uniforms/kits/Tech tees in all races.
2018 Membership starts on the date of Active.com online registration or TeamWorks athlete registration.
Wear Tortugaman wrist band, hat, t-shirt or team kit to all group training including TRI TOUGH Saturday.
Must sign ‘risk assumption’ and ‘hold harmless’ agreement to participate in group training.
Must be a member of USAT.


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The CYBA gene provides instructions for making a protein called the cytochrome b-245 alpha chain (also known as p22-phox). This protein is one part (subunit) of a group of proteins that forms an enzyme complex called NADPH oxidase, which plays an essential role in the immune system. Within this complex, the cytochrome b-245 alpha chain has a beta chain partner (produced from the CYBB gene). Both alpha and beta chains are required for either to function, and the NADPH oxidase complex requires both chains in order to be functional. NADPH oxidase is primarily active in immune system cells called phagocytes. These cells catch and destroy foreign invaders such as bacteria and fungi. NADPH oxidase is also thought to regulate the activity of immune cells called neutrophils. These cells play a role in adjusting the inflammatory response to optimize healing and reduce injury to the body.
More than 40 mutations in the CYBA gene have been found to cause chronic granulomatous disease. People with this disorder are at increased risk of developing recurrent episodes of infection and inflammation due to a weakened immune system. Mutations in the CYBA gene cause less than 5 percent of all cases of this condition. Most of these mutations change single building blocks of protein (amino acids) in the cytochrome b-245 alpha chain or cause it to be abnormally short and nonfunctional. An altered protein not only diminishes the function of the alpha chain, but the function of its beta chain partner as well. Without these subunits, NADPH oxidase cannot assemble or function properly. As a result, phagocytes are unable to produce reactive oxygen species to kill foreign invaders, and neutrophil activity is not regulated. A lack of NADPH oxidase leaves affected individuals vulnerable to many types of infection and excessive inflammation.


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You have big news that you want to share with family in Mexico, India, or the UK. Maybe you will send an email or an instant message. Perhaps you are so excited that you will call them on the phone or make a video call through the computer. The only delay to the person receiving the news is how quickly they read the message or accept the call. However, this wasn’t always the case. At one point, the electric telegraph was the very latest thing in sending a message. The electric telegraph revolutionized how quickly messages could be received. Before the electric telegraph, there had been visual telegraph systems such as semaphore. Messages were relayed from hilltop to hilltop and required good visibility and line of sight. The only way to send a message across large bodies of water was by boat. In 1760, it took six weeks for news of King George II’s death to reach the colonists in America.
Developments in electricity allowed messages to be sent much faster. Samuel Morse was the first person to develop a workable electric telegraph. Samuel Morse was not your typical scientist. He was a professor of painting and sculpture and an accomplished portrait painter. He first became interested in an electric telegraph system after hearing about electromagnetism on a ship, on his way back from a trip studying art in Europe. The prize of $30,000 offered by the newly formed American government may also have been a factor. Morse’s invention built on research carried out by other scientists. Engineers such as Alfred Vail helped him to realize his vision. Morse’s system was simple and practical. Each letter of the alphabet was denoted by a series of dots and dashes. A telegraph key was used to tap out a message. Each time the key was pushed down, it completed a circuit. An electromagnetic receiver converted the signal into dots and dashes on paper. Later long and short sounds were used instead of dots and dashes. By 1861, there were telegraph stations across America. News could be sent and received almost instantaneously throughout the continent.
However, there was still a problem with messages being sent across water, particularly the Atlantic Ocean. The telegraph only sped up how quickly the message would get across land once it arrived by boat. One hundred years after the death of King George II, it still took 12 days for the news of the death of Abraham Lincoln to reach the UK. Morse always thought that it was possible to connect Europe and North America by telegraph. It took a wealthy paper manufacturer, Cyrus West Field, to make this happen. Field was the driving force behind a telegraph line between Ireland and Newfoundland. Solving this engineering problem required overcoming many obstacles. Copper was the best conductor but was heavy, and a thick cable might break under its own weight. The cable would also need to be protected from breaking on the sharp peaks of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. It took four failed attempts before the first cable across the Atlantic Ocean was laid in 1858. However, this didn’t last long, and it wouldn’t be until 1866 that the first permanent telegraph line would cross the Atlantic Ocean.
Although the telegraph was eventually superseded by the telephone, it laid the foundation for later forms of communication. In fact, Alexander Graham Bell’s invention of the telephone was a result of his efforts improve the telegraph. Even after the telephone was invented, the telegraph remained in use to send sensitive information in wars well into the 20th century. The Smithsonian Science Education Center has recently developed a new grade 1 engineering module, How Can We Send a Message Using Sound? In this module, students use simple patterns of sound to send a message without speaking. They help a zookeeper to feed animals at the zoo by drumming a message. They design a musical instrument that can send a message using a code. In doing these activities, students learn how to solve the problem of sending a message, just like Morse did.


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I think it’s something instinctual in me to want to document the things I see. It’s a way of connecting and a way of keeping, more so than anything else. I’m not a huge collector of things other than of the moments I choose to take pictures of.
My work is mostly diaristic, focusing on the strange, beautiful and often overlooked moments of beauty of my everyday surroundings. Often they are domestic scenes, but also moments I happen upon as I’m traveling or simply walking around. A lot of my work revolves around nature and the natural world as well.
It is the need to connect, document, share the very simple moments of beauty & playfulness that can happen around us. It’s the very simple idea of just looking and paying attention. To a certain extent, I suppose it is a way for me to find some peace & calm.
My work is very representational. Though the images come from my personal experience, I try to make them as universal as possible.
As an art maker, it is a form of creating something beautiful. As an art viewer, it is a way for me to get out of my own head and learn about other experiences, and to be moved by them.
I think that right now, in this moment in time when the world seems on the brink of collapse, I want people to look at my work and find peace, beauty, surprise and humor. I want people to take that and use it to find that in their own experience as well.
I have a Bachelor degree in Psychology from Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts. In my last year at Clark, I took a photo class and realized that was something I wanted to pursue professionally. I went on to get a BFA with an emphasis in Photography from the School Of The Art Institute of Chicago. Before that, I had been using a camera since I was a child.
I am a fine art photographer first and foremost. I am also a creative entrepreneur, selling my photography online. I also shoot editorial, food/lifestyle & interiors for a variety of clients.
Living off art is definitely a challenge. I think when you start making your art a business, it is a struggle to find the time for art-making as you spend so much of your day marketing & strategizing. It’s a constant struggle for me to find a balance between the business & the making.
I have had some experience with gallerists, but my path has not been as institutional or traditional as it might be for most artists. I’ve mostly dealt with smaller galleries and a younger crowd. It has mostly revolved around friendships and connections in the art scene of where I live and have lived. It has probably been much more casual than most might experience.
As a Filipino living abroad for most of my life, the state of contemporary art & photography in the Philippines is not something I knew very much about. I know there has always been a strong tradition of art, but it never seemed very contemporary or interesting for me growing up. In the past few years however, I’ve only come to realize this blossoming contemporary photography scene that I feel like I can really connect with. For me, it is all still very new and I am very excited about it, and want to keep learning and looking.
I am not sure, but I’m excited to see what happens.


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Southern Ethiopia is a canvas ripped in two. Its landscape is being torn apart by the Great Rift Valley, leaving a trail of lakes where you can go see crocodiles, hippos and birds – or just drink in the scenery from your hotel.
Coverage includes: Butajira, Hosaina, Sodo, Rift Valley Lakes, Lake Zi-way, Lake Langano, Abiata-Shala Lakes National Park, Shashemene, Awasa, Lephis, Bale Mountains, Dodola, Bale Mountains National Park, Dola-Mena, South to Kenya, Dilla, Yabelo, Borana National Park – Yabelo Wildlife Sanctuary, Moyale, Arba Minch & Around, Arba Minch, Nechisar National Park, Dorze, Konso, Konso Kantas, The Lower Omo Valley, Jinka, Mago Na-tional Park, Key Afar, Turmi, Arbore, Dimeka, Kangaten & Kolcho, Omorate, Weyto, Southwest Omo Valley, Kibish, Omo National Park.


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text: Then, by looking into the different responses of zombie firms and non-zombie firms to identified monetary shocks in China, we study the effectiveness of China’s monetary policy per the presence of zombie firms. We find that: (1) a small fraction of zombies firms disproportionately benefit from expansionary monetary shocks and accommodate most of the intended effects of monetary easing; (2) a rise in the industry zombie is associated with lower credit access and investment rate for non-zombie firms, a larger TFP gap between zombie and non-zombie firms and less productivity-enhancing capital reallocation. This paper also provides a general equilibrium model for the first time to describe the dynamics of zombie firms share and the distortionary systematic insolvency risk from zombie firms.


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A good entry was forward at the recent in lamb sale held by McCartneys at Worcester market. This included a small entry of rams. The sale was well attended by buyers from near and far.
A number of good quality ewe lambs were forward meeting a keen trade and topped at 420gns for Holly Winnie (lot 55) from R Holloway. Other leading prices were 280,250 and 220gns from W Williams Pen Llyn flock. Ave 172gns.
The small number of rams forward continued this year’s trend of being difficult to sell. The overall sale champion Cynefin Twm (lot 91) from R Holloway’s Holly flock failed to make it reserve and no other shearlings brought forward were sold. In the ram lambs the top price was 220gns for the first placed lamb from A & C Houseman Viking Win (lot 101). This was the only ram lamb to make more than 100gns.


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Faroe Petroleum, the independent oil and gas company focusing principally on exploration, appraisal and production opportunities in Norway and the UK, is pleased to announce the results of the Skirne East exploration well (Faroe 20%) in Norway.
Exploration well 25/6-5S has encountered a net gas-bearing reservoir section estimated at 10m in the Middle Jurassic Hugin formation, confirming hydrocarbons at the same reservoir level as in the adjacent producing Skirne field. Reservoir properties were found to be excellent and extensive data gathering has been conducted.
The preliminary resource estimate for the Skirne East discovery is in the range of 3 to 10 mmboe gross (0.6 to 2.0 mmboe net to Faroe).
The Skirne East exploration well 25/6-5S spudded on 13 March 2015 and was drilled to a total depth of 2,366 metres below sea level. The Skirne East discovery in Licence PL 627 is located in the Norwegian North Sea on the northern part of the Utsira High approximately 5 kilometres from the Total operated producing Skirne field. The partners are Total (40%), Centrica Resources Norge AS (20%) and Det norske oljeselskap AS (20%).
The Skirne East exploration well will now be plugged and abandoned as planned.
“We are pleased to announce the result of the Skirne East well which, although smaller than predicted, is a promising discovery particularly in light of the nearby Atla field which was recently developed with reserves within the resource range of the Skirne East discovery.
“During the coming months we expect to start drilling the first of two follow-up wells at the significant Pil discovery (Faroe 25%) on the Blink and Boomerang prospects and also the Bister prospect to follow up on our recent significant Snilehorn discovery located close to the producing Njord field infrastructure.
The Company’s substantial licence portfolio provides considerable spread of risk and reward. Faroe has a very active drilling programme ahead and it currently has interests in seven principal producing oil and gas fields in the UK and Norway, including interests in the Schooner and Ketch gas fields and Blane oil field in the UK and interests in the producing Njord, Hyme, Brage and Ringhorne East fields in Norway. Full year average economic production for 2015 is estimated to be between 8,000 boepd and 10,000 boepd.
Norway operates a tax efficient system which incentivises exploration, through reimbursement of 78% of costs in the subsequent year. Faroe has built an extensive portfolio of high potential exploration licences in Norway which, together with its established UK North Sea positions, provides the majority of prospects targeted by the Company’s sustainable drilling programme.
Faroe Petroleum is quoted on the AIM Market of London Stock Exchange. The Company is funded from cash reserves and cash flow and has access to a $250m borrowing base facility, with a fully funded drilling programme through 2015. Faroe has highly experienced technical teams who are leaders in the areas of seismic and geological interpretation, reservoir engineering and field development, focused on creating exceptional value for its shareholders.


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On Wednesday, the 14-year-old domestic help, who was allegedly being tortured by her employer, jumped from the 10th floor balcony of Kanishka Tower in Sector 37. The minor survived since she got caught in a net on the same floor.
The Haryana Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Friday ordered a probe into the alleged torture of a minor domestic help, who jumped from a building to escape her employer.
The commission has ordered the Faridabad deputy commissioner to submit a report into the matter within five days.
“I have directed the deputy commissioner, Faridabad, to get the case inquired by an officer of the rank of additional deputy commissioner,” said Bal Krishan Goel, member, State Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
Goel said Section 323 of the IPC and Section 18 of the Labour Act have been added to the FIR against the accused. Police had registered a case against the girl’s employer, Sneha (who goes by her first name). Sneha is a student of engineering at Manav Rachna University.
The victim was on Friday admitted to BK Hospital for treatment. “As she has bruises on her body, we decided to get her properly treated under police protection,” Goel said.
Harish Malik, chairman of child welfare committee, said the victim was trying to escape and had made a similar attempt earlier. “I talked to her. She had tried to escape some time ago but her employer had reprimanded her and beat her up,” he said.
“On Wednesday, the victim tried to escape again,” he said.
The accused was granted bail by a local court on Friday, said SHO, Sarai, Dalbir Singh.
The statement of the victim was recorded again on Friday. “ She said that the accused had been torturing her for the last three years and was not being paid any salary,” Goel said, quoting the statement of the girl.
”The victim said she was not allowed to eat without permission. She was also not allowed to meet anybody, and was beaten with metal rod and pipes,” said Geeta Singh, member, Child Welfare Committee, Faridabad.
A team of the child welfare panel visited Kanishka tower late Friday evening to gather details about the case.


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YouTube launched a 360 degree video channel last year that has a little over 800,000 subscribers, and it looks like the video giant plans on doing more with the service.
According to a Buzzfeed report, sources "familiar with the company's plans" say that YouTube is working on bringing live 360 degree videos to the platform. That means broadcast quality streams and not choppy video as you're sitting down to watch the nightly news or a sports game.
That's much easier said than done as high quality streams will be difficult to stitch - specifically, compiling different feeds from different cameras to form a cohesive 360 degree image. Unless the company plans on using its GoPro Odyssey rig, which auto-stitches, other methods will need to be developed.
Samsung, NextVR, Nokia and several other companies have already jumped aboard the 360 video live-streaming bandwagon with their own programs and capture rigs but it's all been pretty experimental so far.
Facebook is another big name invested in bringing 360 degree videos to your Timeline but hasn't made any public plans for live 360 degree videos yet. That will likely change in time especially if YouTube decides to get in on the action.
Heck, it probably won't be much longer before we're all courtside at a basketball game - with the help of Google Cardboard or Gear VR, of course.