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When I hear the term “a fair level of tax”, I always pay close attention. It supposes that, in the view of the speaker, the legal level of tax is either too high or too low. Ideally, the use of this term can be the start of a profound debate on the societal role of taxation as a method of funding government expenditure and/or wealth redistribution. This type of discussion is worthwhile and in the current debate, timely. The outcome of such a debate can be a change in law to rebalance taxation to a level that society or their representatives think is right.
In recent times however, there is a worrying tendency to state in absolute terms that a company is not paying a fair level of tax and that it should pay more, immediately. At their most extreme, these statements are an incitement to pay levels of tax that are, simply put, illegal. Paying tax is not a neutral act– any extra tax that a company pays is taken from someone, generally the shareholders. Shareholders include people with pension and mutual funds, or retirement savings plans and maybe some of the same people that are calling for companies to pay more. In the absence of an accepted standard “fair level of tax” (I certainly haven’t found one yet), directors of a company choosing to pay more taxes are robbing Peter to pay Paul. Criticising companies or their officers because they minimise taxes legally is politically popular but, I would argue, unfair.
There is clear tension between tax as a legal obligation and tax as a moral obligation. In 2013, David Cameron included these words in his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, “When some businesses aren’t seen to pay their taxes, that’s corrosive to the public trust…”. The key here is the phrase “seen to”, an indication of the subjectivity at hand. By definition, taxation is a right of government to take part of the assets of its citizens or residents in order to fund the needs of the State. Taxation must be strictly circumscribed by law, as taxation that is imposed other than by law is a form of expropriation, or less politely, State-sanctioned theft.
To those who exhort companies to pay more tax than they legally owe, because they judge the level of tax to not be high enough, they need to follow their argument through to its logical conclusion. If in your opinion, companies should pay more tax than what is legitimately due, you cannot reasonably condemn those who seek to minimise their burden because they judge it to be too high. Until an objective “fair tax rate” has been established, each side is not only entitled to their own opinion, but also to act, legally, in their best economic interests.


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Ever wondered why the best ideas seem obvious in hindsight?
This has happened to all of us. The truth is, if we could foresee the future, we would be able to see what would eventually become obvious. At Foursight, we help clients uncover what is overlooked; we enable clients to find the ideas that usually lie “just below the surface”.
It seems every consulting firm is the centre of their own universe. We’re different. At Foursight, it’s all about our clients. Come find out why they keep coming back.
Leverage your investments in IT to achieve greater business value and transform capabilities to strengthen results.
Imagine the impact on your organization if all employees reached their highest creativity potential everyday.
Enhance the effectiveness of your organization’s strategy, processes, or operations.
Foursight’s performance was unparalled: leveraging our needs with a tailor made product that is up to par with Cisco’s commitment to quality.

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What is the Role of Ethics in Translation Industry?
Interpreters and translators serve as the only gateway between two people who speak different languages. Therefore, the role of ethics in translation industry is certainly important.
Because they are usually hired to interpret in stressful or delicate situations, the set of rules and guidelines were created in order to secure and guarantee the high level of professionalism.
The theme of social responsibility emerged as a strong common concern across diverse contributions on interpreting, translation and other forms of cross-cultural communication.
Communication across languages and cultures clearly involves important questions for citizens and society at large, and the various participants in translated encounters – interpreter/translator, ‘client’ and ‘user’ – are confronted with broad issues of social responsibility. These issues often arise unexpectedly and with little or no prior training, preparation or opportunity to reflect on appropriate strategies to respond. It is ethics in translation industry that can prevent such problems in intercultural communication.
Interpreters and translators are faced with an abundance of ethical issues they must work through on a daily basis while professionally interpreting or translating in the field. There are a variety of scenarios in which professional interpreters and translators must maintain a high ethical standard in order to stay neutral and avoid intervening in a situation or perhaps muddling intended meanings. The ethical responsibilities taken on during language services are just as important to the success and completion of the translation or interpretation as the actual conversion of words. Ethics in translation industry is not something new to professionals working in this industry.
There are several common ethical standards which are accepted across all professions. While codes of conduct for translators and interpreters do exist in some countries, they mostly set out guidelines on issues related to professional competence. In other words, a professional focus on social responsibility may have an impact on individuals and society far beyond the narrow professional sphere.
These guidelines are relevant for other professionals in the translation and interpretation business as well. Below is a summary of the main points from the code of ethics in translation industry.
Translators should endeavor to provide service of the highest quality in their professional practice.
Interpreters and translators are hired for their ability to correctly understand what one client is saying and convey it accurately to the other. The translator must translate accurately. By accurate translation, we understand a translation that preserves the meaning, style, and register of the source document. Speaking about interpretation, it should be noticed that much of human communication is portrayed not through words, but facial expressions, the tone of voice, body language, etc. Interpreters should have clients speak to each other rather than to them, and make eye contact, to help them pick up on these nonverbal cues.
An interpreter or translator is likely to be handling sensitive or otherwise confidential information. Even if it seems trivial, clients need to be sure they can trust you not to share it with other people. The translator must respect, under all circumstances, confidentiality and privacy of the information contained in all documentation provided by the client for the purpose of translation, unless otherwise required by law. All information submitted shall be confidential and may not be reproduced, disclosed or divulged.
In order to maintain professionalism, the translator must remain impartial and declare any potential conflict of interest (including personal or ethical values and opinions) that may affect his/her performance while translating a document.
The translator must know his/her linguistic limitations and decline assignments that go beyond his/her skills and competence.
The translator must only accept assignments that he/she can complete and deliver in a timely manner (by the due date).
The translator must accept documents that he/she can translate. No work should be subcontracted to colleagues without prior written permission.
The translator should possess sound knowledge of the source language and be an expert in the target language.
The translator should accept translations only for fields or subject matters where he/she has knowledge and experience.
There are some situations where conveying information is not enough. As an expert on the culture of both languages, a translator should be aware of any cultural differences that may interfere with effective communication.
The translator is accountable for his/her work and must recognize and acknowledge translation mistakes and try to rectify them even when the translation has been completed, in order to avoid potential liability and risk issues.
The translator must seek professional development courses to maintain, improve and expand translation skills and general knowledge through self-teaching, formal and informal continuing education.
Must acquire the proper terminology and enhance his/her knowledge by creating and updating terminology files.
Must seek evaluative feedback and practice self-evaluation concerning performance.
The translator must show respect for all parties involved in the translation assignment, including respect for self, the agency and to its clients.
The translator must respect copyrights and intellectual property. Translated documents remain the client’s exclusive property.
Languages are constantly evolving, and new terminology comes to light in every field all the time. A translator needs to be aware of these changes to interpret and translate effectively.
Ethics in translation industry are important to uphold and it is vital to your reputation that you provide your clients, customers or patients with a value only professionals can provide.
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“There’s always a party.” And if anyone is an authority on this, it’s Elterman.
D: Craziest Party you’ve ever been to?
D: How is Celebrity different today than it was back in the 70’s and 80’s?
D: Who would you love to shoot today?
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Early colonial migrations from New England to the Ohio Valley occurred only twelve generations ago, if you count a generation as twenty-five years. The legacy of Puritanism and the ‘common thoughts with common language’ seed was carried along on wagon trains, and sown into mid-western culture. A friend recently confided to me that he often hears his mother, a college graduate known for her sharp wit, repeat a biblical quote, a familiar Franklinism from Poor Richard’s Almanac, or a remark from the mouths of Tom Sawyer or Huckleberry Finn that contains an anti-literate tone.
The other night on the phone, his mother, who is in her 90’s, told him a joke. It was about three professors from Yale, Harvard, and MIT attending the execution of a murderer. When the execution goes awry because the electric chair fails to operate, the Law Professor from Yale interprets the miscue as ‘foundation for legal jeopardy’. The Harvard Divinity School Professor proclaims the event an ‘Act of God’, demanding the immediate release of the convicted felon. Finally the MIT Professor wryly suggests that the executioner try inserting the power cord into the wall socket. The joke is good, if barbed. It was funny; he laughed. Like scissors-paper-rock, practicality trumps intellectualism. As a bonus, the issue of capital punishment is trivialized. His mother, he admitted, is not consciously aware of the joke as social criticism. If you are listening, you hear this language throughout America, no matter what walk of life or cultural background.
Of course in any age or era, there have always been and will always be extraordinary individuals that seek and find greatness. These are overachievers, the persistent ones that pursue excellence in their chosen fields. Even under the harshest conditions, they scratch and scrape to acquire as much knowledge and understanding as possible, despite every obstacle. They are Galileo during the time of the Inquisition, Dante during political upheaval in the Middle Ages, Walt Whitman during the American Civil War – the individual and isolated artists, scientists, explorers, statesmen, philanthropists – who fight against steep resistance with an inspired voice. But these voices are greatly outnumbered in times of strife, in dark times that favor disintegration, demagoguery, malice, and general chaos.
Who is responsible for how information and knowledge are to be distributed, how much, and to whom? Simply put, what is it that we need to know, and who decides? To be knowledgeable is to possess power. Therefore the most dominant cultural institutions – big business, mass media, church, state, school, home – tend to be in charge of the general flow of information. Certainly this is true in American culture.
Political officials and others who are typically charged by zealous devotion to an ideological position are easily inclined toward compromise. And it doesn’t matter from which direction the politics emerge: conservative, liberal, other. When ideology – what Louis Althusser calls ‘an imaginary solution to real social contradictions’ – is held to be more important than pursuing a rational course of action, or sorting out complexities, there are predictable consequences. Any one can manage an ideological viewpoint. On the other hand, unraveling a complex or difficult situation or problem is hard work. It is the natural law of the state, or of the church, to avoid complicated issues.
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While there are lots of people, who are creating social media accounts each day, finding the right marketing tool for your social media has become an important practice for most businesses. The right tools result in increased sales and more opportunities to connect with potential customers. In this article, we are going to look for social media advertisement costs for business and how cutting these costs using social media management tools such as Social Ignite helps to cut down general costs in both short and long-term.
Social media presence is a day to day engagement with your audiences, allowing for immediate feedback from your ads, promotions, and sales. This helps the business to evaluate and invest in the campaigns that are working in their favor and see where they can give improvements.
If you have a service to offer at a reduced price, social media is a great place to get the message out quicker to the large audience, cutting the cost that could have been used in traditional advertisements.
By the nature of the social media channels, your audience has a media to like, comment, complain and applaud your services. These are some of the things that help you to poll customers about their interests and then to provide the immediate solutions.
Creating several versions of your posters with different messages.
However, several factors are affecting the results of your economic and effective advertisement practices. Such factors include the nature of your business, the size of your audience, ads timing and quality of your ads. One of the significant marketing practices that are preferred when it comes to lowering your social media advertisement cost is through the use of social media management tools such as Social Ignite. Such devices have provided both short term and long term solutions for business regarding the reduced cost of the right timing as well as offering quality adverts.
But, How Do I Budget for Social Media Advertising Costs?
Just like in any other business, the major constraining factor to our decisions tends to be our budget. As social media continue spreading its feet day and nights, every company needs to have a good understanding of how much should be set aside for the marketing of brands.
When it comes to marketing through your social platforms, many factors determine the advertising cost.
Automatic bidding; which allows your social media channel to automatically place a bid for your marketing based on your goals and budget.
Maximum bidding; which helps you to decide the amount of budget you are willing to invest to achieve your campaign objectives.
Therefore, it is advisable to set your objectives and know your budget before choosing your preferred bidding option.
On the other hand, you also need to create your budget structure. The budget structure will vary across each social media channel. Generally, advertising managers have the option of a daily or lifetime budget.
Daily budgets allow you to set a limit you want to spend each day while a lifetime budget gives you an option to set the total amount you are willing to pay for the duration of your ad campaign.
Some channels may require a minimum daily spend. So when choosing the most you want to pay, be sure to meet the requirement (if specified) of the regular minimum for the specific channel you are are going to use.
Cost per like (CPL); this mainly includes the option of paying for every follower gained through the ad campaign or like given to an ad, photo or page.
Cost-per-click (CPC); this billing option requires you pay to for an ad placement when the viewer clicks on the ad.
Cost-per-thousand impressions (CPM); this is where you are billed for every 1,000 impressions of an ad you place.
Cost per action/conversion (CPA); with this option, you are charged when someone completes the action (such as downloading, signing up, or purchasing) you specified when optimizing the ad.
Cost-per-view (CPV); this is the cost you get charged every time someone views your ad.
Tip:Note that each platform has its terms and conditions for every billing option. Make sure you check how each platform is working with each option.
So you have set up a budget and chosen a bidding option. This means that you are ready to calculate your the cost of your social media advertising campaign. But before that, it’s important to understand that each platform offers a different budget that varies according to your goals, channel and the type of marketing strategy you choose.
Here is a quick-check guide to help you navigate through the social media advertising cost.
LinkedIn provides the ultimate place for advertisements especially for those targeting other businesses or potential employees. It offers excellent advertising formats that are not interfering to the users and you are required to only pay when your message is delivered.
Sponsored Content and Text Ads; this allows you to choose between CPC and CPM. Here, you have an opportunity to set the maximum amount you are willing to pay for the action you have specified such as clicks or impressions.
Sponsored InMail; here, you are going to be charged based on the cost per send (CPS). This means that you will pay for each message that is delivered. With this option, the rules for CPC and CPM remains the same.
Remember that the actual amount of your LinkedIn advertising budget will be significantly determined by the amount of activity your campaign receives.
For example, you will need to commit to a $2 minimum CPC or CPM bid on text campaigns, while the minimum bid requirement for Sponsored Content varies based on your target audience.
So you have decided to use Facebook as a campaigning tool where you will send your ads to your target customers. All that is remaining is to calculate your budget and set aside the amount you will be spending.
When it comes to advertising costs with Facebook, you have options to choose over four available options which have effects on your advertising cost. These include CPC, CPM, CPA, and CPL.
One of the critical thing with facebook advertising costs is to set your goals and exercise benchmarks with the industry to have a clue on how your ads are going to perform and how much you will be charged on each click.
CPM; needs at least $0.50-$1 a day.
CPL, CPC, CPA & CPV; requires a daily minimum budget of at least $2.50-$5 a day.
Low-frequency events (offer claims or app installments); will charge you a minimum of $20-$40 a day.
How much does advertising with other social media channels costs?
Calculating the cost of other social media channels ads is no different. Your bidding method, budgets, and the goals determine how much you are willing to pay for your ad to be placed on various social media platforms.
Social media is increasingly making work more comfortable, especially in business sectors. Unfortunately, social media channels don’t come with a menu of options and corresponding price tags for your advertising costs, which makes it challenging to answer the question: How much does it cost to advertise on social media platforms? Having this guide will give you the green light of what you need to set aside for your budget.

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text: Bought your 3/4" (highest) tile floor to keep my old Triumph Bonneville off the wet floor in the long PA winters. I installed the snap together about as fast as you can unload the shipping box and it is beautiful. Although I only did a cubby hole area of the garage (smaller purchase for the company), the on line salesman stayed with me through all my questions and recommended the best floor for me. Highly recommended all the way around!

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If your doctor prescribed an epinephrine injector (with two devices) for emergencies, make sure it is always with your child or with an adult who is in charge of your child — at school, at a birthday party, on vacation. Work with the school to decide where to store the injector and how your child can get it quickly, if needed.
Know the signs of a serious reaction — such as trouble breathing, rash, swelling, vomiting, belly pain, diarrhea, and wheezing — and be ready to act quickly. Follow the instructions your doctor gave you. Teach your child and those who care for your child to do the same.
Practice how to use the epinephrine injector often. Are there caps to remove? Which end rests on the skin? Where on the body is the injection site? How do you hold the syringe and release the medicine? Ask for a demonstration at your doctor's office. Visit the manufacturer's website to get detailed instructions. Manufacturers also may supply a trainer syringe that is not loaded with epinephrine, so you can practice all the steps safely. If your child is in charge of carrying the injector, make sure he or she practices too.
If your child has a reaction and needs the epinephrine injector, give it right away. Have someone call 911 while you are giving the injection. If you are alone, call 911 after giving the injection or go to the nearest emergency room as soon as possible. Your child may have a second wave of symptoms. Take the used epinephrine syringe to the hospital with you. Remember that antihistamines do not treat life-threatening symptoms and are not a replacement for epinephrine.
Store the epinephrine injector according to the manufacturer's directions. Note its expiration date and get a new one before the one you have expires.

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Spring is in complete swing, which indicates that camping trip you have actually been itching to take is just around the corner. Naturally, youve likewise been implying to purchase the required gear too. Dont stress, whether youre a complete novice or a vet planning to cover your bases, weve got you covered.
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Seriously? OMG! WTF?Nathan Fillion Archives - Seriously? OMG! WTF?
There is a lot of buzzing on the set of The Rookie today and it is not about the show possibly getting a second season. Instead, it is all about Nathan Fillion and Eric Winter shaving their stubble so that they are fresh faced for the police dramedy.
They look so good, how can ABC not bring the show back for another year?
Last month, ABC only asked A Million Little Things for four more episodes, and today The Rookie found out how many more episodes they want from the police dramedy. The Nathan Fillion starrer was asked to do another seven more bringing their total to 20. Two less than a normal, but close enough. Which is a good thing because the more Nathan Fillion, the better.
Before Nathan Fillion was newbie cop on The Rookie, he was a Master Warrant Officer in Ordeal in the Attic. He looks the same now as he did when he was 21 in that 1993 movie.
Before Nathan Fillion earned his wealth from being an author on Castle, he did it by owning a casion on Outer Limits. He looks the same now as he did when he was in 28 in that 1999 episode.


text: Meet Truffles! She came to us from Falcon Animal Rescue recently and is looking for a forever home. She is a two year old, spayed girl who has the potential to get along with other pigs. She does have somewhat of an attitude but is working through it. Truffles needs to have an experienced owner who will provide her with consistent direction to continue her journey towards becoming the sweet piggie that she is.

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Monica McInerney is back with another irresistible novel that you are not going to want to put down.
This emotionally uplifting novel sees great- grandmother Lola rediscovering her homeland, and finally facing the past she left behind.
Publishing in February it is the perfect book to look ahead to spring with and beat the winter blues. The Trip Of A Lifetime by Monica McInerney will be available from Amazon (https://amzn.to/2TmDWEb).
For fans of women’s fiction that packs an emotional punch, readers who enjoy Jojo Moyes, Marian Keyes and Cathy Kelly will fall in love with Monica’s writing.
Lola’s keeping a secret from her past – it’s the reason she escaped to the other side of the world . . . but when she travels back to where it all began, will she decide to tell the truth and face her fears?
The wilful and eccentric Lola Quinlan is off on the trip of a lifetime, taking her beloved granddaughter and great-granddaughter with her. More than sixty years after emigrating to Australia, she’s keeping a secret promise to return to her Irish homeland.
Lola has always been her family’s port in a storm, but she’s hiding the hurtful reason she left Kildare as a young woman. Lola’s walk down memory lane will force her to confront her bittersweet past – and discover that the truth can indeed set you free . . .
The Trip of a Lifetime shot straight to No. 1 in the Australian bestseller chart and the Top 10 in Ireland.
Her books have combined worldwide sales of over 1.3 million, to be published in the UK for the first time early next year.

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illumination, the glass doors offer the largest viewing areas available in the industry.
create a continuous merchandising look.
Cantilever shelves will hold up to a maximum of 250lbs.
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text: The SELECT Barrier WxB Jacket delivers serious rain protection at a value price. Its cycling-specific cut allows full range of motion on the bike, while fully sealed seams with 2.5 layer WxB Laminate provide durable waterproofing, and maximum breathability. Put it on as you head out in the rain or stash it in the back pocket of your favorite jersey before your next ride, and you'll be prepared no matter what Mother Nature throws at you.


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Get multiple quotes from multiple roofing firms. Not all corporations are the identical. You could possibly see an organization with enormous ads within the Yellow Pages, however that doesn’t assure the standard of their work. Obtain multiple quotes from numerous roofing firms and compare their details to each other. Attempt solely getting bids from licensed contractors since some states do not require licenses for roofing contractors.
In case your roof is leaking, you first have to climb up onto your home’s attic. Use a flashlight to go looking alongside your ceiling rafters to verify for watermarks. Watermarks will present you the location of the leak. Keep in mind that the area you need to repair will be roughly two or three feet above the watermark. As soon as you find the source of the problem, examine your roof decking for injury. If it has been severely damaged, that you must call an expert. In any other case, you should have the ability to fix the leaky roof your self.
Don’t just hire anybody to put a new roof on your house. A roof is a crucial a part of any house and to make sure you are getting what you pay for and defending your own home, you must analysis contractors earlier than choosing one to place a brand new roof on your house. After having learn this text, absolutely you are feeling higher about getting going with a brand new roof on your private home. The guidelines and recommendation brought to you here will stick with you as you get to the planning process. You’re positive to get a sturdy and high-high quality roof on your own home.
If you’re searching for out a leak on your roof, use a hose to search out where the issue is. For those who aren’t having any luck, reverse the direction of the water. When you’re pouring it down the roof, try spraying it up the roof. Proceed to maneuver the water around till the leak is found. Earlier than putting in your new shingles, examine them totally for any damage or defects. Lots of leaks come from just installing the roof as a result of shingles are cracked or nails aren’t the right measurement. It’s essential ensure that your shingles are nice and powerful and without cracks, and make sure you are using the precise nails.
Studying about roofing doesn’t have to be exhausting!
Never wash your roof with the same stress washer you use to clean the perimeters of your house. The excessive-powered water movement can reach proper up underneath your roofing shingles and power them off! Even when it doesn’t happen unexpectedly, stress washers will injury your roof, inflicting more problems for you than it solves. When inspecting your roof, take additional care to any areas where there are valleys. Valleys are where two of your roof intersections join together (they’re also referred to as ridges). These are widespread locations for leaks to type and particles to collect so just remember to pay attention to these areas during your inspections.
In case you are unable to find where your roof is leaking, strive not to turn into discouraged. You’ll find the issue, and using a water hose and a buddy system can assist. If your home is very large, communicate through cellphone to make sure each person in within the spot they need to be. You don’t need water to circulate into your own home if nobody’s there to identify the leak! Does the company you might be contemplating hiring to repair your roof have liability insurance coverage? Are they registered with the WSIB? If not, think about another firm, as you don’t want any problems occurring in your property if the contractor is not absolutely covered, otherwise you could end up in over your head.
Utilizing the web will usually reveal many providers that appear excellent for the job, but are situated out-of-state: these should be prevented! Always hire domestically and use a contractor with a history within the area people. Non-native choices will all the time cost substantially more and also you run the next danger for encountering fraudulent companies. Take a look at a contractor’s work history before you consider hiring them. Confirm these references by personally calling past clients so you may decide the standard of their work. In addition, if your contractor has current clients, drive by the shoppers’ homes with the intention to check out the contractor’s work firsthand.
Once you discover a roof that appears prefer it has been lately changed, ask the owners who dealt with the job and what they although of their expertise.


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These are the opening words of E. Mairi MacArthur’s book on the work of Alexander and Euphemia Ritchie on Iona at the beginning of the 20th century. The couple’s shop sold their handmade jewellery and objects including salvers, trays, chalices, watch cases and jewellery. Drawing direct inspiration from the Celtic works of art on the Island including carved stones, the items represent a true revival of this style and can be seen as part of the wider arts and crafts movement. Jewellery is perhaps most seen of the couples’ output at auction, with brooches and penannular pins being the most common.
In The Jewellery Auction on 16 December, there are two such pieces in lot 292. Estimated at £100-200 these present a great opportunity to purchase an affordable but very important piece of Scottish decorative arts history.
Rarer to sales are necklaces and McTear’s is delighted to have one such piece in the same sale. Lot 295 is a fine cross pendant on a chain, the cross with Celtic decoration set to a chain with ornate rectangular links. Estimated at £250-350 this one is sure to be on the wish list of many collectors and will perform well on the day.
Do you have jewellery to sell or are you curious as to its potential value? Contact sarah@mctears.co.uk for free, no obligation auction estimates, or come along to the Valuation Days at McTear’s on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays for complimentary auction advice.


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Nothing beats plopping down on a rug, opening an LP gatefold and poring over liner notes the old fashioned way, but shoot, time's have changed. For the audiophile on the go, Tidal has begun adding in-depth credits -- including composers, musicians, vocal breakdowns, mastering, production, mixing, label info and even album artwork credits -- to millions of albums and tracks.
A lack of detailed album and/or track information on streaming services has long been a major complaint among users, and also content creators seeking, you know, proper recognition for their work.
Tidal subscribers can access the digital liner notes by clicking on the "Show Options" icon and selecting "Album Info" or "Track Info," depending on what you're listening to. The feature is available on all of Tidal's platforms and new information is being added daily, the company says.
"TIDAL is committed to bringing fans closer to their favorite musicians, as well as upholding the value of music and the contributions made by all artists. The Album and Track Info feature acknowledges the hard work of all the contributors that help make music for fans."
Select albums or songs will also have an accompanying piece of editorial -- be it video, audio or written -- called Live Credits, which "takes fans inside a notable song, album or video, by interviewing those people responsible for its creation."


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Rob Dickie's late header saw off Barrow as Cheltenham continued their unbeaten start in the National League.
Barrow took the lead before half-time when Alex-Ray Harvey's shot was deflected past Robins keeper Dillon Phillips by defender Aaron Downes for an own goal.
Kyle Storer levelled for the hosts with a header past Joel Dixon.
Jack Munns saw his long-distance effort for the home side saved before Dickie's close-range header secured the win.
"There's been a couple of games when we deserved more. Today we didn't deserve too much but we've nicked a result because of our last 15 minutes. We know we've been well below par.
"We know that we have been well below par generally today, Barrow started quite bright, they were picking a lot of the seconds up.
"It wasn't a lucky win, the boys just didn't play and the confidence drained out of them a little bit."
Match ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Barrow 1.
Second Half ends, Cheltenham Town 2, Barrow 1.
George McLennan (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick.
Offside, Barrow. Neil Ashton tries a through ball, but Neil Ashton is caught offside.
Goal! Cheltenham Town 2, Barrow 1. Robert Dickie (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Munns.
Mamadou Fofana (Barrow) wins a free kick.
Foul by Mamadou Fofana (Barrow).
Attempt missed. Sam Cosgrove (Barrow) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andy Haworth with a cross.
Attempt saved. Jack Munns (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Sam Cosgrove (Barrow) wins a free kick.
Substitution, Barrow. Elliot Newby replaces Jason Walker.
Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Josh Cooke replaces Daniel Wright.
Foul by Sam Cosgrove (Barrow).
Goal! Cheltenham Town 1, Barrow 1. Kyle Storer (Cheltenham Town) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Jack Barthram with a cross.
Offside, Barrow. Sam Cosgrove tries a through ball, but Sam Cosgrove is caught offside.
Substitution, Barrow. Mamadou Fofana replaces Paddy Lacey because of an injury.
Substitution, Barrow. Niall Cowperthwaite replaces Danny Livesey.
Attempt saved. Jack Barthram (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved.
Offside, Cheltenham Town. Jack Munns tries a through ball, but Jack Munns is caught offside.
Hand ball by Andy Haworth (Barrow).


text: So I have seen Britta pump water and I have seen mom pump water many times. It must have something to do with this handle and the water should flow. Why is it not working for me? I'll keep trying. I'll get it to work. I am watching everyone very closely these days and I am learning a lot about how to do stuff. Everyone is scared once I'll fivure out how to do things like CUTTING BUSHES!


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Spring is just around the corner which means it's time to meet some of the newest chicks coming to TC Farm. This is our 7th year doing this and it is always a lot of fun for kids and families.
Is this Good for My Dog?
Jenny from herepup.com shared an infographic with us we'd love to share with you.
Vegetable CSAs are a great way to supplement your TC Farm membership with sustainable produce you can trust. Here are some things you should know about why a veggie CSA is right for you. Every year we have members who are disappointed that their veggie CSA sold out. Now is the time to register if you haven't. The season is about to start.
Admit it. You've caught yourself thinking: 'Sure, organic farms are nice but they don't scale. We can't feed the whole world this way.' A new performance trial from the U of M pitted organic corn head-to-head with conventional. Guess which came out way ahead?
A woman from Illinois gave some tips for how to live a long life. One of her delicious secrets? Bacon. Really.
It should probably go without saying but we'll say it: Our cows don't eat skittles.
Over the years we've worked hard to find a middle ground between helping members get the best value while still getting exactly what their family wants.
A lot people wonder what life is like on the farm when it gets cold. Here's a little peek.
Every December, we like to give our hens a little vacation. This is the time of year when they are molting. This means far fewer eggs but there's a reason for it! Learn more.


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So, you've downloaded the Stagecoach Bus App (and if you haven't, what are you waiting for?) and you've planned a journey, maybe you've even bought a ticket, or at the very least tracked your bus in real time.
1. Find out what bus you need – no need for timetables!
Rather than searching through timetables to find your stop, the Stagecoach Bus App journey planner takes all the stress out of getting from A to B! First, make sure you have your current location set on the App’s Home screen. Once that’s set, choose Plan, then put in your start location and destination, plus either the time you want to start your journey or when you want to arrive. Then, select Plan my journey and ,hey presto, the app will tell you exactly how to get there! It includes walking directions to your nearest bus stop, the bus time and number and any walking directions you might need when you get off the bus. Magic!
We’ve all been there. You’re somewhere new and you have no idea how to get home! Here’s a fix: make sure you’re allowing the app to access your current location, then simply tap ‘Nearby’ on the bottom menu to see a map of all the bus stops close by. Scroll down to see which buses are arriving at the stops near you.
Is there a coffee shop nearby? How far are you from that museum? Can you grab a bite to eat near here? When you click into the Nearby Buses map you can also see what’s near you, and key points of interest within a 10 minute walk.
Once you’ve found your journey (using the handy journey planner), select ‘Are mobile tickets available for this journey?’ or choose ‘Buy’ from the bottom menu. Make sure your location is set correctly, and choose your area from the drop down menu. Find your ticket, select the Terms and conditions for the ticket, then ‘Areas this ticket covers’ to download a map of where you can use your ticket.
5. Buy a ticket – without needing change!
Once you’ve checked the validity of your ticket, you can add your chosen ticket to your basket (make sure you choose the right passenger type), then either Checkout or Continue Shopping. Complete your payment with a credit or debit card, or PayPal, and it will and it’ll appear in the My Tickets section of the App, ready to be used anytime in the next 3 months.
Have you got time to grab a coffee before your bus arrives? Tap Nearby and scroll down to see buses or stops nearby. Or, choose Find a Bus, enter your bus number and choose your stop. Alternatively, use Find a Stop, by entering your location and selecting your nearest stop to see live times from that stop. Live times will be displayed in green with the flashing WiFi symbol.
Ready to get on board? Find the ticket you want to use in My Tickets on the Home screen and simply tap Activate before boarding the bus (ensure you read the pop up message before activating). Show your activated ticket to the driver and wait for them to accept it. Activating a ticket will start the countdown timer – you can only use the ticket during this active period.
Going somewhere new? Don’t worry about missing your stop! Plan your journey using your current location, and once you’re on board, select More Details to see a live map of your journey. Follow your current location (the moving blue dot) towards your end point so you know exactly when to get off.
Got a regular commute, favourite bus or local bus stop you use frequently? Saving your favourites on the app makes journey planning even quicker in the future. Simply tap the star button next to your favourite bus, journey or stop to save it as a favourite. Favourites will appear on your Home screen, and also on your stagecoachbus.com account.
Got a few journeys to make in the future and want to plan ahead? You can buy up to 10 tickets on the Stagecoach Bus App which last up to 3 months before activation (some tickets may vary – check the terms and conditions of each ticket before boarding). Find these in My Tickets ready to get you where you need to go, when you need to go.

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Why this hotel? Amazing facilities. Good for shopping. Free WiFi.
The Westin Kierland is a gay-friendly resort in Phoenix, located centrally and close to the city’s popular gay nightlife.
This luxury gay-friendly hotel offers state of the art facilities, including a full-service spa, outdoor lounge, and spacious pool area.
Guestrooms are fitted with comfortable beds to ensure you get a heavenly night of sleep.
On site you’ll find gourmet restaurants offering breakfast, lunch and dinner.

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How much does car repairs cost for a Audi?
The cost of car repairs depends on your car brand, model and engine but also on the type of repair you want to do on your Audi. Also, depending on your location, the price of a car repair on your vehicle can vary.
We have over 677 5 star ratings on Trustpilot from customers who used Fixter for their Audi in Liverpool. You’re in good hands!

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Improve your brand image and leave a lasting impression with your clients by molding your referral CV into a well-designed, memorable document.
Capturing more detail on your compulsory application form allows you to streamline the candidate’s application process and gives you more data-points to work with, thus yielding more accurate search results and much FASTER too.
Our upgraded application system recognizes candidates’ ID numbers and gives them the option to apply in an instant! No more frustrated candidates. No time wasted whatsoever.
Add that personal touch and build a better brand reputation. Set up future-dated reminder SMS’s for client interviews (Just like the dentist!) to drastically reduce no-shows or use bulk messaging to share the vacancy link via SMS. Your candidates can apply immediately on their smartphone.
Catch up with your friendly Key Account Manager for the best industry tips and tricks. With a quick audit of your system, we can provide answers to those lingering questions and advice on how to better integrate your cloud-based recruitment platform with your real, day-to-day workflow. The devil is in the details and it’s the small fixes that will help you win – Making more placements, faster!
All this for just R2999 excl.
Looking for something a little lighter?
Grab any of our bundle items at 20% off!
New features have been added to Placement Partner!
Quick Search Candidate and PostBox CV’s with keywords.
Searching Placements by Placement Date? Done.
You now have the option of drawing Placement Reports based on either Start Date or Placement Date.
At Placement Partner, we are constantly looking at ways to enable our users to work smarter without sacrificing security and the quality of candidate data. As you know, the design ideas for Placement Partner often tend to come from you guys, our clients. This is another one of those.
We realized that many recruiters are adding candidates to their Postboxes by using the “Submit your CV” form on their own company websites to save time in this demanding industry. This method allows a recruiter to quickly capture just the candidate’s contact details and searchable CV, without having to capture all the compulsory fields in New Candidate. The candidate is then in the Postbox where the split screen helps you to drag and drop info from the candidates’ CV more easily than if you were capturing manually.
So thanks once again to your ingenuity, we decided to make this an official feature accessible from within Placement Partner.
The new Add CV feature will enable you as users to load your Candidate’s CV’s into the Postbox from within the Placement Partner System.
The Postbox menu has been moved and is now one of the main tabs on the system.
Try out and enjoy this time saving feature on your system TODAY! We value your feedback.
Following excellent feedback at our year-end seminars, Talent3sixty and Placement Partner are proud to bring back international sales expert Andy Preston. This time he’s tackling what recruiters fear most…cold calling.
Listen to Andy’s videos below to learn why you can’t afford not to attend these superb half-day seminars. We’ll be in Durban, Joburg and Cape Town and look forward to seeing you all there.
Leading Sales expert Andy Preston brings his New Rules of Recruitment Selling to South Africa. This half-day power seminar, powered by Placement Partner, will help recruiters to understand how to adapt their sales approaches to meet the changing requirements and buying motivators of clients.
This practical session is perfect for recruiters from across the agency spectrum. Delegates will leave feeling confident and better equipped to planning and executing sales, meaning 2016 should be their best sales year ever!
For a special price exclusive to Placement Partner clients of just R495 inclusive per person, you’ll equip your recruiters for success. Seats are limited so don’t delay, book now! Email lesley@talent3sixty.co.za for a booking form today.
F5 Recruitment Owners Retreat. Presented by talent3sixty. Powered by Placement Partner. Join other like-minded business owners to make 2016 your best year ever.
The Recruitment industry is changing – daily!
Most SME Recruitment Business Owners are stuck, unsure how to adapt & move forward and make it BIG.
We know it’s difficult for you to take time away from your business. BUT we also believe that your business will benefit from a formal strategy session.
And we’ve created an SME-specific Recruitment Business Owners Retreat that will give you the chance to work ON, not just IN your business. Join a select group of like-minded business owners at the 2015 F5 Refresh Retreat.
Thanks to the great support of Placement Partner, we’ve also managed to secure UK recruitment sales expert Andy Preston (www.andypreston.com) to facilitate the sales strategy session at the retreat. Andy will help owners to rethink their sales plan and determine how best to empower & manage their consultants to ensure they achieve the required sales targets.
Every business owner will construct their own unique business blueprint that will help them ensure that they reinvent, refresh and reinvigorate their businesses, to make 2016 a fantastically successful and profitable year.
All of this value for just R5995.00 (inc VAT) per person. Placement Partner clients get a reduced rate of R4995.00 (inc VAT) per person.
Additional delegates from the same company can be accommodated at a reduced rate from just R2995 (inc VAT) per person sharing. Seats are limited so contact us today to book yours!
Dear Clients, What do you think?
We’re upgrading our public (marketing) website and it’s almost ready to go live!
You can have a peek at it here, and let us know what you think.
Please note that Placement Partner recruitment system, your favourite recruitment software, will be unaffected, this is only the public website we’re talking about. Once inside, everything will still look familiar and be in its place.
You’ll still login by clicking on the red Client Login link at the top right of the screen.
Tip of the day: please re-acquaint yourself with your username and password, especially for those of you who store passwords in the browser, because your browser will probably ask for it the first time you try to log in on the new site.
Client Recommendations, Dear Clients, What's New?
We are pleased to welcome Job Buddy as a fully integrated job board.
As a leading job listing site and portal, Job Buddy aims to connect Job Seekers with employment opportunities, and is a place where Recruiters can find fresh talent. Job Seekers can easily navigate their user friendly and responsive website to view jobs. The design layout changes for optimal viewing on any phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop PC.
Now you have more choice than ever before!
Newsflash! We are pleased to announce JobVine as an integration partner.
This means that, as with your website and your other integrated job advertising portals, you can post all your jobs to JobVine straight from your advertising tab within Placement Partner AND get all your responses back into your Placement Partner PostBox for ease of use. Isn’t that great?
As one of the leading job boards, JobVine sees over 800 000 visitors per month and has numerous features to attract candidates such as an active blog, huge twitter following and an easy-to-navigate job search and application process.
Another major attraction for recruiters is this – it’s FREE and no paperwork is required! As such, we are going to be making JobVine integration available to all our clients on an opt-out basis, so look out for a mail from us asking if you’d like to specifically not advertise on JobVine – unless you tell us otherwise, we will enable JobVine to fetch and display your adverts when you tick the “Advert visible” tickbox. Expect to see ad response from JobVine rolling into your Placement Partner PostBox soon!
JobVine will accept your start and end date but doesn’t support expiring jobs ahead of the expiry date. If an expiry date is not provided then JobVine will post the job for 8 weeks.
The job sectors will be linked by moderators within a few hours of your ad going live.
Dear Clients, Did you know?
We’d like to remind all of our clients of the Placement Partner Referral Discount Scheme.
This scheme is designed to reward our loyal customers for saying great things about Placement Partner and referring other clients to us.
How much discount do I get, you ask?
You will receive 1% discount for each new user signed, resulting from your referral. Many of our clients have jumped on this scheme and have substantially lowered their monthly Placement Partner fees.
The discount will apply to a maximum of 100 referred Placement Partner users and will reflect on the monthly invoices. The discount will be applicable as long as the client is subscribed to the Placement Partner Online System and all their payments are up to date. Please note this discount is applicable only on the monthly user subscription and not add-on services like Web integration, SMS credits and customisations.
In addition to this, the referring company receives a 500 SMS bundle and the individual person who sent the referral receives a mystery gift hamper! Our normal Terms and Conditions of sale apply.
For any referrals, we welcome your emails at sales@parallel.co.za.
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Our coffee machine is on its last legs and as we head south we do a quick loop the loop in Innisfail to find a decent cup of coffee but instead we find a Chinese temple. We shouldn’t be surprised as this town is so multicultural, multi architectural and oh so brightly painted that even their sign writing has a style, or should I say flavour, all its own. To my mind this town of sugar and bananas should be voted Australia’s most colourful town.
Innisfail is one of FNQ’s most beautiful towns, in both situation, on the two branches of the Johnston River, and in architecture. It’s a place I’ve spent a lot of time, and still visit often. Always pleased when soeone else gets to enjoy it as much as I do!
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1. A person who was living in Australia when the first Europeans arrived or anyone who can trace their ancestory to them. English = Aborigine, aboriginal Australian, indigenous Australian.
1. Relating to a person who was living in Australia when the first Europeans arrived or anyone who can trace their ancestory to them, or the culture of these peoples. English = aboriginal.
1. This is increasingly becoming the most widely used sign for "Aborigine" or "aboriginal Australian".


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Be sure to mark your calendar for the 10thannual Cornerstone Award Reception, to be held Thursday, Oct. 18, at Babe’s Grill & Bar, 5614 Schroeder Road in Madison.
Charitable contributions (printable form or online) made prior to Oct. 15, 2018, will be included in the reception program as event sponsors.
You can read more about Alice in a previous issue of Online Update.
The Cornerstone Award Reception is the SCLS Foundation’s annual fundraising event that helps determine the financial support the foundation can provide to SCLS member libraries in subsequent years.
Hard drives and Recollection Wisconsin fees for libraries involved in digitization projects.
The Cornerstone Award reception is open to everyone, it is free of charge, and there is no need to register. There will be light refreshments and a cash bar.
The charming Village of Randolph, population 1,800, has extended the search to replace its retired library director. Randolph has had a public library since 1872 and this beautiful building since 1936. Expanded and modernized in 1997, the building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The comfortable, modern Hutchinson Memorial Library is located less than six miles from three different lakes, is approximately one hour from Madison and Wisconsin Dells, and is less than a one-hour drive to five different colleges. The Village is self-contained with a beautiful park and pool, shops, churches, two parochial grade schools and a new modern public school grades pre-K to12.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Candidates should be eligible for Grade Three Wisconsin Public Librarian certification, have a minimum of three years of increasingly responsible professional library experience including significant administrative and supervisory responsibility, or can be a recent MLS graduate. A Bachelor’s degree is required.
More information, a complete job description, and application form are available through the Hutchinson Memorial Library website.
The director salary is $16-$18 per hour commensurate with education and experience. A competitive benefits package including health insurance, Wisconsin State retirement program, paid sick days, and paid vacations.
The Village of Randolph is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants with a disability may request accommodations needed in the application and/or interview process.
The September issue of WSLL @ Your Service is now online. As always, your comments are welcome. Please direct them to the editor, Carol Hassler. In this issue: Six sources we love (Part one)-- September is Library Card Signup Month. To mark it, we want to share with you some great databases and sources that you can access for free with your library card (read more); Help us improve our website-- We'd like your help improving our website. Take our surveys (read more); Grand juries-- To mark Juror Appreciation Month, we're focusing on a lesser-known aspect of jury service in Wisconsin: grand juries (read more); New books-- Our featured new titles this month are U.S. Citizenship and Naturalization Handbookand Firearms Law Deskbook. Don't miss our monthly new book list as well (read more); Tech tip-- Cell phone video is ubiquitous these days. However, viewing a cell phone video on a Windows PC can be problematic. This month's tip helps you convert those videos (read more); Library news-- Several CLE-credit classes are scheduled for fall at our Madison and Milwaukee locations (read more); September snapshot-- Photos of Edgar Allan Poe memorials, taken while in Baltimore for the American Association of Law Libraries conference (read more).
Read the newest Popup Picks now until January 2019! This quarter's Popup Picks includes curated collections from Publishers Weekly, Library Partners Press, TidalWave Productions, ShoutMouse Press, and more.
The Popup Picks collection provides unlimited access to hand-curated, award-winning fiction, travel, humor, self-help, graphic novels and other ebooks and personal picks from leading expert curators.
Interested in what's coming up in January? Visit http://popuppicks.com.
There is also an excellent Overdrive Collection Overview available from the Wisconsin Public Library Consortium (WPLC) It provides details about the collection that may be useful when marketing the service locally to residents, or to municipal representatives during budget discussions.
Are you interested in making a difference in the lives of young people in your community? If so, you’re invited to be part of a new program from the American Library Association (ALA).
The Great Stories Club series on Truth, Racial Healing & Transformation will engage underserved teens through library outreach partnerships, reading and discussion programs, and racial healing work, led by library workers like you.
Participating libraries will work with small groups of approximately 10 teens; provide up to four theme-related books for each participant to keep as their own; convene opportunities for exploration and discussion of humanities content among peers; and offer an interactive session for program participants led by a racial healing practitioner(s).
Up to 70 libraries will be selected to participate. All library types are eligible, as long as they work in partnership with, or are located within, an organization that works with under-resourced youth. Read the full project guidelines.
Travel and accommodation expenses paid for a two-day orientation workshop in Chicago.
Applications are due November 16. Learn more and apply online at apply.ala.org/greatstories.
NASA Goddard is happy to announce its next Afterschool Universe training to be held Oct. 16-17, and the deadline for registration is Sept. 30. This training is free to all participants, and contingent upon sufficient signups.
This will be a two-day comprehensive, in-person training that will prepare you to lead their program or train others to do so. After successfully completing this training, you will receive a certificate which documents your participation.
You can sign up for this training on the NASA Goddard website.


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Do you remember a few years back when you had a new Harry Potter movie to look forward to around the Christmas period? While we don’t have that anymore, at least until “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is released, which is inspired by Harry Potter’s Hogwarts textbook, Sing Bingo is making sure you get your Harry Potter fix with their Hogwarts Winter Express 90 ball game. It is scheduled to play on Thursday December 25 at 10:30pm and it will feature some amazing Harry Potter themed prizes.
The Full House winner will receive a Harry Potter tour package for two people – which includes a night stay with breakfast at the Georgian House Hotel, Muggle Tour and Studio Tour tickets, branded bus transport from Victoria and £200 in spending money – the two line winner will get a Samsung Blu-Ray DVD player with the entire Harry Potter box set in HD and the one line winner will scoop the Play Station Vita gaming console along with the Harry Potter Lego game. Cards for the game are now in the lobby at a cost of £2 and from the Diamond Store at a cost of 10 Diamonds each.
But why don’t you check out the 75 ball Muggle Qualifier games that play every Tuesday until December 23 from 7:30pm until 10:30pm so you can earn your cards for free. The ticket prices for these games vary, as does the number of cards that can be won. The 7:30pm game costs 1p and the Full House winner will get 2 cards, the 8:30pm game costs 5p with the winner getting 15 cards while 1TG and 2TG will get 2 and 1 cards respectively. The 9:30pm game costs 10p with 40 cards going to the winner and 1TG and 2TG holders getting 5 and 3 cards respectively. Finally, the 10:30pm game costs 20p but the winner can get 96 cards, while 1TG and 2TG will scoop 10 and 6 cards respectively.

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If you dreaded sitting down at your computer the last time you made travel arrangements or felt frustrated by all the time and effort it took to sort through pages of results for flights and hotels, join the crowd.
Instead, customers are forced to figure out extra fees, wade through fine print and understand industry terms like the difference between a deluxe and a standard room, in addition to educating themselves about destinations, flights and hotels, Mr. Harteveldt said.
In fact, Mr. Harteveldt said a growing number of consumers appeared to be interested in using an offline travel agency, if they could find one.
“The fact that there are more people now who would consider using a good offline travel agent is telling me people are saying, ‘Enough already,’ ” he said.
Frustrations with various aspects of the travel experience are showing up in other research as well.
In late June, J. D. Power & Associates released its annual airline survey, which found that customer satisfaction had declined for the third consecutive year. Based on responses from 12,900 passengers, the airline industry scored 658 points on a 1,000-point scale this year, down from a peak of 692 in 2006.
The Power survey asks travelers about issues like the courtesy of gate agents and flight crew, aircraft cleanliness, frequency of in-flight updates, ticket prices and fees. Recent fare cuts have not yet improved the airlines’ image.
“Actually, passenger satisfaction with costs and fees is down from last year,” said Dale Haines, senior director for the travel practice at J. D. Power, pointing out that fees for checked bags or services like booking by phone can wipe out any savings on the ticket price.
The latest figures from the Department of Transportation show that the average domestic fare was $315 in the first quarter of 2009, a drop of 12.5 percent from its peak of $360 last fall.
“The fact that airfares have gone down from their peak frankly may not be resonating,” Mr. Haines said.
By contrast, the latest J. D. Power hotel survey, released last week, rated the industry 756 out of 1,000. That number captures a wider variety of products than in the airline industry (ranging from economy to luxury hotels), and has been “fairly constant over time,” said Michael Drago, director of the hospitality and travel practice at J. D. Power.
Another widely followed survey, the American Customer Satisfaction Index, has been tracking airlines and hotels annually since 1996, most recently gave the airlines a 64 on a 100-point scale (a slight improvement from 2008) and the hotel industry a 75 (the same as last year).
The airlines that consistently score at the top of these types of customer satisfaction surveys are Southwest, JetBlue and Alaska Airlines — all three are among the airlines that reported a profit in the second quarter.
As the industry faces what may be a prolonged passenger decline, analysts say companies are under greater pressure to address travelers’ concerns.
Even the industry’s main trade group, the U.S. Travel Association, has been recognizing the financial impact of what could be called the “frustration factor.” Its survey in May 2008 found that more than a quarter of travelers had avoided at least one trip in the previous year because of the air travel system.
“Before the recession hit, you couldn’t turn on the nightly news without more discussion about flight delays and other air travel hassles people were having,” said Geoff Freeman, senior vice president for public affairs at the association.
The trade group says the root of the problem is an outdated air traffic infrastructure, and has been pushing Congress to finance projects to update air traffic control technology to reduce delays. Some of these initiatives, which could take years to develop, are included in Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bills under consideration.
In the meantime, despite some improvements in airline performance because of a decline in the number of people traveling, Mr. Freeman acknowledged that frustrations remain — especially among the customers the industry counts on for its survival.


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Since many of these setbacks had to do with time management, I thought an iPhone app that would automatically scan the text of the recipe and set up relevant timers and notifications would be useful. Ingredients would be added to an automatically-generated weekly grocery list. When I’m ready to cook, I could follow along with the steps the app has parsed out. For some steps in the recipe, I would just start a timer embedded in that step and go do something else, knowing that I can check my phone anytime for a “dashboard” view of everything simmering, baking and cooling in my kitchen.
Because I had such a strong desire for an app like this to exist to help me with my cooking, I decided to explore this app idea further for the four projects we received in Prototyping class.
My vision for this app is that it will be a constant reminder of a commitment to cook more regularly. It’s all too easy to succumb to fast food and quick snacks as substitutions for a healthy meal. Diet and exercise plans also frequently come with meal plans. Perhaps for some people cooking is enjoyable, but for some others it requires as much time and dedication as sticking with an exercise plan. This app aims to not only combine the typical grocery list app and recipe manager but change the way cooking (or lack thereof) is approached—essentially reframing it as a time management problem. It brings together many of the actions a person who cooks already undertakes into one app and integrates them seamlessly: making grocery lists, creating meal plans, crossing off steps in a recipe, and manually setting up timers either on a phone or kitchen timer.
In our first Protoyping project, we had to create a task flow for a complex task that required a number of steps and decisions. I decided to plan out the flow of my app, taking a stab at the logic that would be needed in a recipe-analyzing algorithm.
For our third project, we were tasked with creating a non-linear Flash prototype that would present the user with a few decision points. I decided to create a prototype that would test one specific scenario: A user would like to add and have analyzed one of the recipes saved in the Notes app on their iPhone. Would copy and pasting the recipe details into the app be a convenient way to do it?
What I found out from this prototype and through internal user testing with my peers was that the copy/paste method of adding a recipe was acceptable as a back-up solution, but would not be the most convenient way to get recipes into the app. Their feedback reinforced features I thought would be necessary to the app: Either syncing with an online service like Epicurious.com or some sort of quick import-from-bookmarks feature.
In the last project we were to create a Flash prototype that would pull in data from XML files. I envisioned a companion website for the app that would sync with the user’s cooking history. The site would have an “Analyzer” widget that would allow the user to analyze what they cooked in previous weeks—saved as meal plans. The user would be able to look at their meal plans and see which meals were the cheapest, healthiest or took the least time to cook. (The grocery price data would come from supermarket chains that provided it.) An even more advanced version of this widget which I would love to work on in the future would enable users to create meal plans on the fly so that they could see the data dynamically change, as well as be able to share and try out others’ meal plans.
In addition to the Flash prototype as a final deliverable, I also created a videsketch showing the Analyzer used in a typical scenario.


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A comprehensive and step by step course which will look at how to get the most out of your home, money saving tips and how to be the Queen in your Castle!
This is a 4 week course hosted by Belinda from At The Corner. It runs for 4 consecutive Thursdays, 10-11:30am.
This course will run with a minimum of 5 participants.
A better understanding about being safe in your home.


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You can reach Spirebukta by calling VHF9.
Spirebukta Marina is located in Blakstad, very close to the capital city of Norway, Oslo. The port is a Heaven for fishing enthusiasts and provides the opportunity to explore Skagerrak Strait’s diverse marine wildlife. Boats and guided tours are available for renting that will take you on the North Sea and will connect you with impressive landscapes, and the amazing sight of killer whales swimming in the light blue waters. The proximity to Oslo makes Blakstad the perfect place to “anchor”, explore and be amazed. Taste the best fish dishes from popular restaurants like Fjord Restaurant, Mehfel, Maaemo and Pjoltergeist. You can choose accommodations from the most popular hotels in town: Thon Hotel Vettre, Quality Hotel Leangkollen and Holmen Fjordhotell. Take advantage of this unique area and its bearings. Do not miss this opportunity to mix the calmness and remoteness of Spirebukta Marina with the intense experiences and modern way of life in Blakstad and Oslo.
From helpful headlines to descriptive details, you could write the kinds of reviews travelers love a look. Kindly share your feedback regarding your experience in Spirebukta to help them improve and tell future skippers / boat owners what to expect.
We strongly advise you to check the weather in Spirebukta before your trip.
Spirebukta is located in Akershus.
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Originally unveiled in 2007 for the iPhone, iOS has been extended to support other Apple devices such as the iPod Touch and the iPad. On March 2018, Apple's app store contains more than 2.1 million iOS applications, 1 million of which are native for iPads.
The iOS user interface is based on direct manipulation using multi-touch gestures. Internal accelometers are used by some applications for responding to shaking the device or rotating it in 3 dimensions. Apple has been significantly praised for incorporating thorough accessibility functions into iOS, enabling users with vision and hearing disabilities to properly use its products.
Major versions of iOS are released annually. The current version, iOS 12 was released on September 17, 2018. It is available for all iOS devices with 64-bit processors. On all recent iOS devices, iOS regularly checks on the availability of an update, and if one is available, will prompt the user to permit its automatic installation.
The iOS is famous for its features like home screen, system fronts, folders, multitasking ability, siri & game center.


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Select from our private 1 day tours for a unique Tanzanian experience.
You will be picked up at your hotel and returned when your tour is complete. Times will be coordinated in advance based on your selected tour and needs. Bottled water and lunch is included in all full day tours. We’ll do everything to honor any requests that you have - just let us know what you are interested in and we’ll do the rest. Our single day tour rates are varied depending on your group size and choice of the tour.
Please contact us for any query or information on more adventures you can have in a single day.
Visit a local school, Paradiso Orphanage or Health clinic.
Visit a local development project or local market.
Shanga: "Shanga" is the KiSwahili word for bead. Shanga is a heartwarming project offering a wonderful way to see a positive and successful approach to supporting and helping a disabled community. In-house, Shanga produces unique glassware, eccentric jewellery, a range of accessories, and home décor items. Shanga recycles aluminum, glass bottles and paper into hundreds of amazing products, combining ancient African and Venetian techniques with simple, homemade technology.
Arusha has some of the biggest, most productive coffee plantations in East Africa. Take a walking tour at the foot of Mount Meru where the coffee plantations thrive.
This is another opportunity to learn about the entire coffee process from initial blossoming, through harvesting and processing, to the final roasting. At the end of this tour you will drink coffee harvested a few yards from where you sit. A hot lunch will be served in a private home.
Canoeing in Arusha National Park is one of our day trip options where you will enjoy a peaceful and scenic canoeing safari following the shoreline of the small Momella Lake. It’s a good choice for guests who’d like to experience a different but easy activity and also those who don’t have time to do a longer trip to the national parks. Before you set off into the water in the company of your canoeing guide, you will receive a full safety briefing. View buffaloes, bushbucks, giraffes, hippos and many water birds while you glide through the water.
Canoeing is available at either 9.30am or 2pm. You choose if you would prefer a morning or afternoon session.
14 kilometres from Arusha and only 22 minutes drive is Lake Duluti. Here you’ll find a number of activities including nature walks, bird watching and canoeing.
Canoeing on Lake Duluti: Glide across the smooth surface of this small crater lake and view birdlife seldom seen; giant kingfisher, fish eagle, darters and many more. Surrounded by forest this is a very special and quite extraordinary canoeing experience.
Nature walk: Experience the breathtaking beauty of this area - an ornithologist’s paradise. Guides will take you on this spectacular hike to explore the forest vegitation, stunning african birds, many big old trees and a large variety of flora.


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February 6/19: Homecoming The British Royal Air Force’s (RAF) Tornado jets returned home for the last time after almost 40 years in service. The stalwart of Britain’s bomber force since the days of the Cold War carried out its last operational strike on January 26, when a pair of Tornados hit five positions in Syria, all of which were being used by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The last operational sortie by Tornado GR4s was on January 31. Two Tornados flew an uneventful patrol over Syria, recovering safely to base at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus after a mission lasting six and a half hours. The weapons capabilities of the soon-to-retire Tornados are now being delivered by RAF Typhoon jets. The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, multirole fighter designed as an air superiority fighter.
Under the CUS (P) program, BAE will design, development, integration and embodiment of an upgraded Secure Communications System and the introduction of a Tactical Data Link Capability onto the Tornado GR4 fleet, along with the integration of the Paveway IV laser/GPS guided bomb.
The program will deliver the upgrade in 2 stages.
Tornado CUS (P) Capability A will incorporate the secure communications upgrade, and integrate the troubled Paveway IV bomb that was recently the target of an effective short-term fix. The Paveway II+ bombs are already operating in Afghanistan. The improved secure communications will allow pilots to talk securely to air controllers on the ground, E-3 AWACS and R1 ASTOR surveillance aircraft, and other combat aircraft on the same operation.
The Tornado CUS (P) Capability B release will provide the Tactical Data Link upgrade. Tactical Information Exchange Capability (TIEC) is the project name adopted for the introduction of a common system solution that provides Link 16 and IDM data link communications for Tornado GR4 and Harrier GR9 fleets. TIEC will not use a standard MIDS-LVT black boxes, substituting an equivalent item which is lighter, slightly smaller, and comes in a single box instead of 2 boxes. It also reportedly offers higher bandwidth for information sharing than Link 16 alone.
The design and development of these capability insertions will take place at BAE Systems’ site at Warton. Once they are developed and tested, fleet upgrades will take place as the aircraft are cycled through the Combined Maintenance and Upgrade facility at RAF Marham, as part of the ATTAC maintenance program. The British have found that combining scheduled maintenance and upgrades is an excellent way to save money, and improve the percentage of planes available for use.
March 30/18: Introducing BriteCloud The British Royal Air Force (RAF) will be the first air force in the world to field the new BriteCloud countermeasure system produced by the Italian company Leonardo. The decoy will be deployed on the Tornado G4 fighter-bomber. BriteCloud is an electronic radar jamming system that can fit into a fighter’s chaff and flare dispenser without modifications and will provide enhanced protection from advanced guided missiles. The countermeasures update comprises an active, expendable decoy which is capable of luring an incoming radar-guided missile away from a host aircraft. The acceptance into service follows a series of tests carried out by the RAF in the United States in June 2017. These live firings saw dozens of BriteCloud decoys launched from Tornado GR4 aircraft by the RAF’s 41 Test and Evaluation Squadron against high-tech radar guidance systems. The RAF’s remaining two squadrons of Tornado GR4s are scheduled to be retired by April 2019, with the type’s capabilities to be assumed by the service’s Eurofighter Typhoons via the Project Centurion activity, and subsequently by the UK’s incoming fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
October 26/16: The UK RAF has commenced an operational evaluation of upgrades to their Eurofighter Typhoon, giving it the ground-attack capabilities of their Panavia Tornado GR4 fleet. Enhancements include additional human-machine interface integration and increased air-to-surface targeting capabilities for in-service tranche 2 aircraft, which will contribute to its future role. Munitions to be eventually integrated include MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air and Brimstone 2 air-to-surface missiles as well as the Storm Shadow stand-off air-to-surface missiles. The RAF plans to have the Typhoon take over from the Tornado by the end of 2018.
July 17/15: Two Brimstone ground-attack missiles reportedly detached from a Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 fighter-bomber during landing on Wednesday morning. The aircraft saw a heavy landing at the RAF’s Aktrotiri base in Cyprus, which has been used to launch operations against ISIL in Iraq. The missiles did not detonate and there were not reported injuries.
Nov 25/10: BAE Systems announces that a Tornado GR4 has successfully made its first test flight with the Tactical Information Exchange Capability (TIEC), during a test flight from Warton aerodrome in Lancashire. The airborne Tornado successfully made contact with the supporting E-3D Sentry aircraft and the Tactical Data Link Support Unit at RAF Waddington.
BAE Systems is expected to complete development flying of TIEC on Tornado during 2012. This will lead to Aircraft Design Authority clearance mid 2012 with delivery of an operational capability later that year. Unfortunately, Britain is going to phase out all of its GR4 Tornado aircraft quite early, keeping only a few for use in Afghanistan until 2014-15. BAE Systems.
UK MoD (Jan 14/08) – RAF jets to get Â£350M technology boost. The MoD places the Tornado program’s value at GBP 253 million.
BAE Systems (Jan 14/08) – BAE Systems Awarded Â£200m Tornado Capability Upgrade Contract. Also DID conversations with BAE.
DID Spotlight – Britain Hammers Out Through-Life Support Framework for Tornado Fleet. Fully implemented. Describes some of the challenges at a front-line level as well, including the need for a “Dirk Gently” approach to maintenance.

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What to Look Out For in Italian Dishes?
Italy continues to be a must-see place to visit on almost everyone’s bucket list. The cultural experience, art and architecture, as well as the cuisine of Italian dishes are one of a kind. Italy has it all! With its welcoming natural beauty, a one-week visit can never be enough to check off everything on the list and all that Italy has to offer.
Its golden brown and crunchy nature is one that will leave you yearning for more. Arancini is a meal of stuffed rice balls, and which can give you a taste of Italy’s rich recipe. The rice is usually coated in a dusting of crunchy breadcrumbs to form the balls. The rice balls are then fried to give the mouth-watering dish.
The rice balls are then stuffed with tomato sauce, ragu, peas, and mozzarella to make them extra delicious. The exciting thing is that you will find different varieties of arancini in the restaurants. For example, there is the arancini con rogu which contains the rice stuffed with mozzarella, and tomato sauce. Also, there is arancini con burro which is prepared from creamy béchamel sauce. Therefore, you should make a point of sampling the different variations of arancini, and get to see which one suits you.
As many visitors would agree, a trip to Italy will always feel incomplete without the taste of Italian-style ice-cream. The gelaterias are almost everywhere, and so you can never have an excuse of missing. Furthermore, the gelatos come in a wide array of flavors and are served in either a cone or a cup.
The Italian ice-creams are extra soft and comprise of new ingredients which will always give one a delightful treat. For the fruit, biscuit, nut lovers among many other flavors, there is still a cone of ice for you in those Italian restaurants.
The city of Naples or Napoli, as popularly known by many individuals, isn’t only a port and a tourist center. The town is said to be behind the famous lasagna, a classic Italian dish that you should never miss. Lasagne comprises sheets of lasagne pasta filled with ground meat, vegetables, cheese, and various sauces.
Tomato sauce, béchamel, and ragu are the most commonly used sauces when it comes to preparing the lasagne. Each of the sauce used gives the dish a unique taste and hence making it a must-eat meal either during your trip to Italy or in those Italian restaurants across the world.
For the meat lovers, Italians know how to offer the best meat. This particular dish can be found in various Italian restaurants including Maslcaone Ristorante. It is made of tender pieces of calf meat, and which are simmered in white wine to give a tasty delicacy. The dish is served with a variety of vegetables, and that’s based on your likings.
Also, there is usually a serving of aromatic gremolata, garlic, condimental made with lemon zest and parsley, all which make the meal delicious. Surprisingly, the delicacy doesn’t end with clearing everything in the plate, scooping out and savoring the creamy marrow is usually the best part of the game.
According to the Italian’s history, ribollita was once the meal for the poor and the servants. However, in the past few decades, it’s considered a delicious food, and that is enjoyed by everyone. Long ago, the servants would collect unfinished food such as bread and vegetables from their masters. The collected items were boiled in water, and hence the meal, ribollita. In the recent past, ribollita has gained popularity in Italy, as well as, in various Italian restaurants around the world. You should also get a taste of this delicacy. It is rich in nutrients and known to be a healthy dish that one can ever have.
As many would agree, you can never discuss the Italian dishes without including prosciutto. Today, it remains many people’s favorite meal. Prosciutto is made from dry-cured ham. The ham is usually cut in thin slices and served uncooked. The northern and central parts of Italy are known for offering the finest and priciest prosciutto. Today, many Italian restaurants serve prosciutto wrapped around pieces of cheese or with sweet melons. Also, some restaurants serve the dish with pasta, and it’s delicious.
Italy is prominent for many things such as the rich culture, art, natural beauty. Also, when it comes to food, Italians boast of having the sweetest recipes. In the article, there are top six Italian dishes that you should taste to get a clear picture of the Italian cuisine.


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CORE Institute #6: Assessment Practices in a Biliteracy & English Language Development Context: Focus on first language-second language writing.
Application: Designing activities to help K-12 students use feedback.
Application: Using the CCSS to write objectives.
Inquiry: How do we monitor, correlate, and document L1-L2 achievement?
Inquiry: How do we plan an integrated unit?
CORE Institute #4 - Multicultural Literature - How to create stories and connect them to the Common Core: bilingual storytelling workshop with renowned storyteller Linda Whiteside.
Inquiry: How do we incorporate Oracy (listening, speaking literacy)?
Inquiry: How do we plan for differentiation though the levels of language acquisition?
Inquiry: How does L1 support and accelerate L2?
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This March will see the first Doolin Surf Festival, also known as Doolin Surfest kick off. This festival is a three day festival and is taking place on the weekend of the 22nd to the 24th of March. It is being hosted by Hotel Doolin. The festival is being run by people who love the sea, for people who love the sea.
Surfers of all crafts, film-makers, artists, writers, musicians — for those of us the ocean inspires, heals, humbles and exhilarates, this is a gathering that gives us a chance to celebrate and give thanks for being lucky enough to live and work and play in this extraordinary environment.
The festival will host a number of film screenings, guest speakers, art exhibitions, workshops, competitions, bands and DJs and the best of sustainable local food and hospitality.
The competitions include Wave of the Winter, Tonn Mór (biggest wave ridden), Ride of the Year, Wipeout of the Year and a short film competition.
The Doolin Surf Festival is certainly a weekend not to be missed!
Tickets for the weekend are from €59 per person. Please note that online booking fees apply. The event is suitable for all ages, with tickets being available from ticketweb.ie.
For full details of the programme of events taking place over the festival weekend please visit doolinfestivals.


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Namibia is a mostly arid nation, although wetter grasslands and savannas predominate in the northeast.
Angolan Mopane Woodlands in Namibia.
Namibia, officially known as the Republic of Namibia, is located in the southern part of Africa. Its capital and the largest city is Windhoek. It borders four counties namely; Zambia, Angola, Botswana, and South Africa. It was colonized by the German empire in the 19th Century, but South African forces overthrew the empire in 1915. On March, 21st 1990, Namibia gained its independence from South Africa. It is the 34th largest country in the world with an area of 318,772 square miles and a population of approximately 2.1 million. It is located between two deserts in the sub-Saharan region of Africa; the Kalahari and Namib deserts.
Angolan Mopane Woodlands is an ecosystem extending from the southwestern part of Angola to the north of Namibia. It is composed of Tropical and Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas, and Shrublands which are widely spread in regions such as the Omusati, Oshana, Kunene, and Oshikoto. The landscape is flat and rainy seasons are rare in late summer. The main type of vegetation found here are the mopane trees also known as butterfly trees because of the shape of its leaves. Several mammals including carnivorous such as lions and leopards are found in this ecosystem.
Etosha is a national park located in Kunene region. It was established in 1907 as a game reserve but was elevated to a national park in 1967 by an act of parliament of South Africa. It covers an area of 8600 square miles and is home to several species of mammals, birds, and reptiles. This park has a savanna desert climate with extreme temperatures in both summer and winter. Vegetation types found here are; the saline desert, the savanna woodlands, the dwarf shrub savanna and grasslands in the sandy soil. Its Biome is Zambezi freshwater from river Zambezi.
Namaqua is a national park located in the Northern Cape Province, South Africa near its border with Namibia. The park has an arid (semi-desert) environment with hot and dry summers, cold winters, generally sparse rainfall, and high precipitation from May to August. Succulent plants thrive in this ecosystem and are adapted to retain water in dry conditions. The park stretches along the western coasts of both Namibia and South Africa, with over 5,000 plant species in this biome of Atlantic Marine.
The Kalahari Desert is a large semi-arid sandy savannah in the southern part of Africa extending across three countries namely; Botswana, Namibia, and South Africa and covers an area of 350,000 square miles. Small amounts of rainfall are evidenced, but in summer, temperatures are very high. Despite the harsh environmental conditions, some native plants like the Acacia are found, few endemic species and a variety other animals. .
Endemic fauna and flora of the Angolan Mopane Woodlands face a threat of extinction due to the clearing of the woodlands and grasslands for agriculture, timber, or firewood.The Namaqua is a threatened biodiverse ecoregion with endemic reptiles and several plant and flower species which are under protection by the government.The animals of Kalahari face major threat due to the clearing of their habitat and grazing fields for agricultural activities by humans. The expansion of the Namib and Kalahari deserts is also a major threat to the ecoregions.


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Time to transfer your titles to digital and save some money while doing it! Both PSN and X-Box LIVE have big savings on some of your favorite Sega titles. On PSN, you get the “Sonic Master Collection”. It’s 7 Sonic titles and their DLC for $29.99. This includes Sonic Adventures 1 & 2, Sonic CD, Sonic 1 & 2 and Sonic 4 Episodes 1 & 2.
But X-Box LIVE has even bigger sales! Get Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Generations, Sega Superstar Tennis or Condemned for only $9.99! Sonic 4 Episodes 1 & 2 are 400 points ($4.99) each while Space Channel 5 Part 2, Sega Bass fishing, Guardian Heroes, Sonic 1, 2, 3 and Knuckles plus Sonic CD are a mere 160 Points ($2) each. Sonic Adventure 1 also comes in at 160 points while Sonic Adventure 2 is 400 points. Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown, Crazy Taxi, NiGHTS, Daytona USA HD and Jet Set Radio Come in at 400 points. Also, check out The Cave and Renegade Ops coming in at 600 and 320 points respectively. There’s big savings on the DLC as well, so hurry up and don’t miss out!
Sonic Generations already had one of the daytime levels from Sonic Unleashed (Rooftop Run), but what if you want more? Well, thanks to Sonic fans you can now play eight more redesigned stages in 60fps and any resolution your rig can handle!
* No console limitations. This means support for unlimited resolutions, high-quality texture filtering and 60 FPS gameplay as long as you have the hardware for it. Stages that had performance problems in the original game now work perfectly (with a proper setup). Just features you’d expect from a regular PC version!
* Eight Modern Sonic stages completely readapted from Sonic Unleashed. Lots of layout improvements, recreation of gimmicks, and fixing various bugs/glitches.
Want to know more and how to install it? Check out the Moddb page on it.
In an odd way, I agree with this part. I disagree with what he says after. He suggests that SEGA make Sonic a joke, you know, a character that doesn’t try to take himself seriously. I think this is a mistake. The whole “Dude I’m totally cool” was basically marketing stuff and I think a silent Sonic is the best medicine.
Sonic’s design is timeless. It will always look awesome. His attitude is best left like it was in the classics, a silent picture.
SEGA has announced that they will be having a Valentine’s day sale on their PSN content; the games listed this time are the same as their New Years sale it seems. They promised that this time they will have bundles, something that was missing from the last sale.
Crazy Taxi, Full Auto 2, Sonic Unleashed DLC, Valkyria Chronicles DLC, and Sonic Rivals 1 and 2 have all been confirmed to be in the sale. Maybe SEGA will make a really nice Valkyria Chronicles DLC bundle for us.