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3D Systems brings engineering-grade materials to the desktop with Nylon material cartridges for the CubePro.
The new Nylon materials is tough, smooth and flexible for lighter weight, higher impact parts. It enables short-run manufacturing of durable parts and is compatible with the new Infinity Rinse-Away water-soluble support - required for printing complex geometries and articulated parts.
Nylon is compatible with Infinity Rinse Away soluble support material, enabling a beautifully clean finish on complex, organic or intricate geometries.
Nylon is immediately available for the CubePro 3D printers - available in Natural, White & Black.
Order now in CDG's online store.
With "Infinity" Rinse-Away Support material for Cube and CubePro, 3D printing complexity has never been easier. Break beyond the boundaries set by unachievable overhangs and the laws of gravity, and enter the possibilities of intricate patterns, degrees of freedom and suspension in space.
Black (VisiJet® CE-BK)Natural-translucent (VisiJet® CE-NT) with an emphasis on ‘flexible versus rigid,’ the new materials present users with extreme flexibility and durability, putting an end to breakage and tearing. Featuring elongation to break of up to 700%, the material can be harshly manipulated through stretching, contorting, and many different configurations under which it is guaranteed to withstand pressure without failing. With the amount of effort and complexity that go into many large scale 3D designs and prints, preventing breakage and failure is a priority, and often a challenge.
Stretchy 5500X Engineers and designers should be impressed with the performance when printing items such as pipes and gaskets, focusing on simplicity, efficiency, and quality. With the overall quality of the printer itself and the addition of the super strong new materials, users are afforded more options combined with the ability to make stronger, quality parts. Productivity is improved, as is the bottom line, with build speeds that are twice as fast with precise, detailed production.
The new materials are a combination of elastomeric materials with 3DS ABS-like plastics (CR-WT or CR-CL) that produce a variety of materials—due to different colors and levels of strength—for the most challenging 3D printing projects.
To offer our customers the greatest selection of 3D Printed parts and materials in the UK, CDG Quickparts can provide SLA, SLS and DIRECT METAL 3D printing capability PLUS ProJet 4500 CJP, ProJet 3500 MJP, ProJet 1200 SLA, ProJet 860 CJP, ZPrinter Z510, Z310, CubePro and more. We also offer WAX patterns for investment casting.
Please contract Graham Walker on 01420 88645.
2. Best part accuracy & resolution.
4. Choice of over 100 materials.
5. Largest range of 3D printers.
6. Solutions for all budgets.
7. Mono, single and full colour printing.
8. Concept modelling, functional protoytpes, tooling, production parts.
9. First class technical expertise.
10. Advanced Certified status for all sales and support.
"The future is now" is one of 3D Systems slogans. But it really is true. Time to start 3D Printing your mould tools for injection moulding. Time to find out more! Please call Grant or Graham at CDG on 01420 88645.

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I have only ordered a few things but never have had any problems.
Honestly, I wasn't sure when I first ordered because I had never heard of the name. But I am SOOOO glad that I did! Very pleased with the products, prompt and friendly customer service, packaging, and the timely delivery! I will definitely be a returning customer!
This was the first time i ordered from here, but I will definately order again.
My husband was VERY happy with his jacket. Thank you it made it in time for christmas.
I have always had excellent service and received quality products!
I have ordered several items from Racing USA and I am very pleased with their overall relationship between the customer and the company.
Love Racing USA, plan to keep making purchases from you for many years to come.
Great products and good pricing. We'll keep ordering!
I order from here often,I just hope I can get my t's soon so that I can display my love for the sport and to celebrate tony's championship.
One item was missing from order i the contacted racing usa via email matter should be resolved.
RacingUSA does a fantastic job!!!! Great web page, pricing and service!
Keep up the good work and cumstomer service!
I can always find my son's "most-wanted" items at a fair price from your company.
Love love love the shirt and beer can cozy. Would def use again. Thanks!!!
I always find what I'm looking for at Racing USA.com!
i liked my tony stewart championship jacket. it was awsome everybody that sees me wearing it ask where did u get that and i told them racing usa .com thanks again for the jacket.
When you send an email out to say an item was shipped, you should mention which item it is, even just the order number would be OK; I usually have several pre-orders in the system and don't know which item is on the way.
I love to shop with you! Thanks for everything, You'll be hearing from me gain soon! Thanks again!
I ordered a Kasey Khane new tee shirt. when I saw it on the Racing U.S.A. network it said it would ship that week and it took about two weeks. that's about the only complaint I have.
Shipment arrived in a timely manner. I would order from this company again.

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Years ago Mama and or Grandma had a food storage where they stocked up on food simply in situation of an emergency situation. Hence the advent of emergency situation food provisions, freeze dried out foods. The Mountain House Business cooks frozen or fresh foods as well as after that ice up dries them so the flavor and goodness are secured in.
This Hill Home dish set consists of three morning meals, 3 side vegetables, and also six 10 ounce packages of lunch or supper entrees, food sufficient for an adult for 3 days. All this emergency survival food can be prepared quickly in difficult conditions by adding water, as well as have a seven year shelf life.
The Mountain House food for emergency situations are protected because considerably decreased quantity of water halts microorganisms and enzymes that would certainly result in spoiling the food. Hill Home has actually put a whole lot of idea and also care right into their food prep work, as well as clients appreciate the preference of these passionate, healthy dishes. I understand when camping my family appreciates a hot dish, and throughout an ice tornado Maine had the Mountain House foods we had actually collected were doubly appreciated.
Years ago here are the findings Mommy and or Grandma had a food cellar where they equipped up on food just in situation of an emergency situation. Hence the advent of emergency food assignments, freeze dried foods. All this emergency situation survival food can be prepared conveniently in tough situations by adding water, and also have a seven year rack life. The Mountain House food for emergency situations are protected since considerably minimized quantity of water stops bacteria and enzymes that would certainly result in ruining the food. Hill Home has actually put a great deal of thought as well as treatment into their food preparation, as well as customers appreciate the preference of these hearty, well-balanced meals.

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NIT Kurukshetra Recruitment for 65 Technical Asst., Stenographer & Other Vacancy: – National Institute of Technology (NIT) Kurukshetra has released its notification for recruitment of 65 Technical Asst., Stenographer & Other. If you want to make a career with the NIT Kurukshetra Recruitment, then this is your chance. Apply for this NIT Kurukshetra Recruitment and make the most of this opportunity.
The last date to apply for this NIT Kurukshetra Vacancy is 14 December 2018. Read the article to know in detail about the salary, pay scale, total vacancies, important dates and Here are some of the important Highlights of the NIT Kurukshetra Recruitment Notification 2018.
Posts:- Technical Asst., Stenographer & Other.
Exam Fee:- Rs.500 for UR & OBC category.
Last Date:- 14 December 2018.
Salary:- Rs.21700 to Rs.209200 per month.
Total Vacancy: – 65 posts.
Students Activity & Sports Officer-01 Post.
Students Activity & Sports Assistant-01 Post.
Library & Information Assistant-02 Posts.
For Sr. Students Activity & Sports Officer- Master’s Degree in Physical Education or Master’s Degree in Sports Science or equivalent degree.
For Senior Technical Officer/ Technical Officer – B.E./B.Tech. Degree in Mechanical Engineering with first class or equivalent grade.
Salary:- Rs.67700-208700 for Senior Technical Office and Rs.56100-177500 per month.
For Medical Officer- MBBS Degree or equivalent.
For Students Activity & Sports Assistant- Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Education in Mechanical Engineering with first class or equivalent grade.
For Library & Information Assistant- Bachelor’s Degree in Science/Arts/ Commerce from recognized University/Institute.
For Superintendent- Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent.
For Accountant- Bachelor’s Degree in Commerce with Honours in Accountancy / Finance or equivalent.
For Personal Assistant- Graduate in any discipline or its equivalent.
For Pharmacist- 10+2 or equivalent in Science.
For Stenographer/ Junior Assistant/ Technician –10+2 or equivalent.
Salary:- Rs.25500-81100 for Stenographer and Rs.21700-69100 for Junior Assistant and Technician per month.
For Technical Assistant- B.E./B. Tech degree.
For Laboratory Assistant- B.Sc. Degree in relevant subject or equivalent.
Students Activity & Sports Officer/ Senior Technical Officer – 50 years.
Technical Officer/ Medical Officer – 35 years.
Students Activity & Sports Assistant/ Library & Information Assistant/ Superintendent/ Accountant/ Personal Assistant/ Technical Assistant -30 Years.
Pharmacist/ Stenographer/ Junior Assistant/ Technician/ Laboratory Assistant -27 Years.
Application fee:- Rs.500/- for UR & OBC category only through online. SC/ST and PWD applicants are exempted from paying application fees.
Selection Process:- Their performance in Written Test/Skill Test/Interview.
How to apply: – The candidates can apply online application through the website www.nitkkr.ac.in from 15 November 2018 to 14 December 2018. And send their hard copy of online application along with self-attested copies of documents and send to the Registrar, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra-136119 (Haryana) on or before 24 December 2018.
Starting date for online application – 15 November 2018.
Last date for online application – 14 December 2018.
Last date for submit hard copy of online application – 24 December 2018.
National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra (or NIT Kurukshetra), is a public engineering institute located in Kurukshetra. In December 2008, it was accredited with the status of Institute of National Importance (INI).

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"For the believer then, no less than for the ex-believer, the agnostic or the atheist, religion can become a stumbling block to Step 2. Some will find in it a reason to disbelieve, others a faith that doesn’t work.
Consequently, in working this Step, the Big Book and the 12&12 guide us in making an honest self-examination of our attitudes in this area. Such a survey most often reveals that if religion has become a barrier to God, we have built the wall with the brick and mortar of our own attitudes and character defects. Pride, prejudice, self-righteousness and intolerance have been our chief building blocks.
Other times we will find that religion was not a barrier but a detour that diverted us from a right relationship with God and neighbor. Yet the same character defects obtained, whether directed at our co-religionists, at those of others denominations or faiths, or at unbelievers. Religion and lack of religion both could be used to diminish others and avoid looking at ourselves. In this dishonesty and pride worked hand in hand.
AA is quick to reassure the newcomer who has a problem with religion that we are a spiritual and not a religious program. In part, this is a tactical response. Our own negative experiences and prejudices aside, the reality is that religion has become problematic in the culture. This is the result of its own shortcomings as well as the relentless drive by secularist forces to marginalize religious faith. We want to get around this problem and help people get down to the business of AA. This business is to work the Steps and practice the principles of the program. It is a spiritual business, and it involves God directly, one on One.
That we practice a spiritual rather than a religious program is no evasion. It is one of the basic tenets of AA. For those who are hostile to religion, this is a distinction without a difference. They see spirituality as a thinly disguised attempt to bring religion in through the back door. Their problem is not with religion but with God, or, to put it differently, with theistic faith. The shortcomings of religion make it easier for them to deny faith and reject God.
Many of the traditionally religious object to spirituality on diametrically opposite grounds. They see spirituality as a vague and elastic term that can be stretched to mean everything and nothing. It allows people to waffle on the question of God, to wallow in a comfortable agnosticism, or to dabble in Gnosticism and syncretism, even the occult. They point out that spiritual powers can be good or evil. Satan, after all, is a spirit.
All this says, however, is that spirituality as originally understood in AA can be distorted, just as religion can. Indeed, the tendency to distortion is inherent in the very fact that, in its modern context, spirituality arises in reaction to a negative perception of religion. Taken to an extreme, as we alcoholics tend to take things, religion is summarily condemned and we willfully deny the good that it has accomplished throughout the centuries, even in its organized form. We want a spirituality that is free of all of its traces. In practice this leads some of us to a spirituality that is also free of God. . . .
Three aspects of organized religion as traditionally understood may account for its negative perception among many. First, as an institution, religion claims the power of mediation and interjects itself between God and man. In so doing it displaces the centrality of a direct relationship with the divine, spirit to Spirit, and erects walls of its own. Second, reflecting men’s passions, religious institutions throughout history have repeatedly assumed unwarranted secular powers and become more concerned with worldly than with godly affairs, with the tragic results familiar to all.
Third, organized forms of religion have tended to lose sight of the right relationship between their constituent parts. Central to most religions is a set of beliefs that is often formalized in creeds, a code of moral conduct usually expressed in injunctions and exhortations; and a pattern of worship often manifested in diverse liturgical traditions or practices. When creeds supersede deeds, when beliefs and rituals have no bearing on the way we actually live our lives on a daily basis, religion is reduced to that caricature of itself which elicits charges of hypocrisy and rightly earns the scorn of many. And which produces the man or woman who is filled with faith, yet “still reeking of alcohol.” . . .
This is the message of Step 2. What makes us sober and restores us to sanity is not religion. It is God. We are restored to sanity by “a living Creator with whom we may form a relationship upon simple and understandable terms as soon as we are willing and honest enough to try.”55 Those terms are laid out in the Steps. Through the spiritual principles in them we are led to a faith that works because it allows God’s power to enter us, expel the drinking obsession, and make us whole."

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All scripture quotations are from the King James Version of the Holy Bible.
The Bible says in 2nd Corinthians 6:14 -18, "Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? And what concord hath Christ with Belial? or what part hath he that believeth with an infidel? And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you, And will be a Father unto you, and ye shall be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty." This seems almost at odds with Acts 1:8 where the Lord Jesus said to His followers that they would "receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth." There is, however, no contradiction between these two passages of scripture.
The Apostle Paul wrote to the church which was at Corinth in 1st Corinthians 5:9-11 saying, "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat." So living a separated life does not mean to withdraw from the world. The Lord Jesus, in His prayer for the church in John 17 said in verse 11, "...these are in the world..." and in verse 15, "I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the evil." (See John 17:1-26) So it seems evident that the church should not withdraw from the world but the church should not be of the world.
There are those ministers that say that to win the world one must be like the world. This is patently untrue! How can one be like the world without liking the world? The Apostle John wrote in 1st John 2:15-17, "Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever." You have probably heard the expression, "if it looks like a duck, acts like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it probably is a duck!" How can one look like the world, act like the world, be like the world and not end up loving the world?
How many times have you or I witnessed people who have decided to cast off the supposed legalistic restraints of living for God who have not in the long run become indistinguishable from the worldliness of the world? (Sometimes it hasn't taken so long.) It is a slippery slope and there are no handholds! It is not my place to judge those who choose such a course but they will stand before the Lord Jesus at that day and they will give account for the deeds done in the body whether they be good or bad. (See 2nd Corinthians 5:10) And we shall all stand there one day. Thus the Apostle Paul in verse 11a said, "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men..." The terror of the Lord? I always thought He was warm and fuzzy. But the Bible says in Hebrews 10:31, "It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Somebody might say, "You are scaring me," I hope so!
For those who have read thus far, understand this, if you profess yourself to be a Christian, the Bible says in Ephesians 5:8 "ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light..." And the Bible says in 1st Thessalonians 5:5 as "the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness." And finally in 1st Peter 2:9 the apostle said, "But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light..." More could be said but suffice it to say that God has called you and I out of this world that we might live a holy and separate life unto Him. Not for ourselves, not for our spouse, or children, or parents. Not for the church or the pastor, but for Jesus Christ. "Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord..."
A very good blog dear. Exactly the way I believe, because I believe the word of God is true.


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Before you can download a file, you must export it.
Once the export Zip archive has been created, it can be found under the Exports tab in the Recent activity reports section on your Dashboard.
On the dashboard, you have the option to download the exported file by clicking Download and the option to delete it by clicking Delete.

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Pay RM150 per student. Fee is non-refundable.
Results will be made available 5 working days after the test.
Admission fees must be paid upon registration but school fees can be paid in 2 installments.
Registration fees, development fund and school fees are non refundable and non-transferable.
Security deposit is only refundable with six months’ written notice. It is non-transferable and cannot be used to contra with payment of other fees.
Payment can be made by cash or cheque made payable to SEKOLAH METHODIST WESLEY SEREMBAN. The school management reserve the right to reject any application deemed not suitable.
No refund should the students decide to leave the school half way.
For refund of security deposit, a related form must be completed and payment will be made within six months.


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Here at fun k pix photo booth we help our customers to capture all of the magic of their event and to ensure their guests have the time of their lives. Whether you choose our photo booth props or you take a mirror selfie, you can be sure that our photo booth in Scotland will provide all the fun and laughter. We give you the perfect way to capture every moment of your special event and we would be delighted to tell you more about how easy it is to arrange photo booth hire in Scotland.
We have been offering our photo booth in Scotland for years and have many satisfied customers. Whether you are looking for a photo booth for your wedding, birthday or a kids party, we can help. We do all the hard work for you, including setting up your photo booth and arranging collection once you are finished. We also give you the option of having prints of your photos or having them available as digital format to share on social media and email.
Get in touch with the friendly team here at fun k pix photo booth when you need a photo booth in Scotland you can rely on. We supply all the props you need to ensure you get some very silly photos and that your guests have the time of their lives. Capture everything on film and relive the fun memories time and time again with our photo booth hire in Scotland. Our prices are affordable and transparent and you will never need to worry about hidden charges.
For a truly unique experience we recommend hiring our photo booth in Scotland. We cover the entire country and we would be delighted to arrange hire of our photo booth on the date of your choice. No matter what the occasion, choose a photo booth you can rely on to capture all the magic of your event perfectly. Our team is standing by ready to help you to hire one of the best features available for your event. Get in touch with us today to find out more about our photo booths and how to provide your guests with a unique and special treat. Over the years we have helped countless customers to get their party started right with our wonderful photo booth and props.


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Only six of these exist in the entire world and this guy treats it like Ken Block treats a Focus RS on the rally stage.
None of us would hold reservations about getting behind the wheel of a Ferrari 488 GTB and hooning it till the tires come off, but take it to a rally stage with no pavement and all the opportunity in the world to let sharp rocks scuff up the valuable paint and body? Get out of town. If that’s your attitude towards roughing up a Ferrari, then you may want to cover your eyes for this because compared to this car, a 488 GTB is as pedestrian as a Corolla.
The Mercedes CLK GTR AMG Roadster in this video is older and quite a bit more special than most modern Ferraris. As in seriously special. As in, there are 34.8 times more Ferrari LaFerrari Apertas in this world than the £2 million ($2.59 million) piece of Mercedes history we see getting thrashed here.
The insane and unnamed owner of this car, one of only six in existence, holds zero regard for its safety. And you know what? We’re perfectly okay with that. Too often we get wrapped up in life’s trivialities, and that extends into the world of cars too. Sure, this CLK GTR AMG Roadster is both rare and beautiful, but what’s it really worth if you can’t have any fun with it? This owner sure does plenty of that, power sliding the supercar on the grass before treating a dirt road as an open invitation to mash the throttle. One day they’ll die, just like the rest of us, and won't be able to take a cent of their fortune to the grave. But the memory of truly enjoying a special car? That’s a story that’ll live on forever.

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Losing a ball on the 10th hole on Saturday in the third round of the Zanako Masters at Lusaka Golf Club was not enough to stop JC Ritchie storming to a two-stroke lead with a superb seven-under-par 66.
His only bogey of the day came on the 10th, but he more than made up for that with six birdies and an eagle as he moved to 15-under for the tournament. He leads a trio of players – England duo Chris Cannon and Ross McGowan, and South Africa’s Jaco Ahlers – who shared second on 13-under at the 54-hole mark.


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IT downtime seems to be an inevitable occurrence, no matter how protected your IT infrastructure is.
Email service went down for up to a few hours in at least four Singapore government agencies several weeks ago.
People were unable to send out their emails, and some experienced intermittent access.
Productivity losses due to time being used to wait for the emails to be sent out could impact the end-users greatly.
Although the cause was identified to be due to security patch upgrade, incidents such as this could be mitigated to ensure minimum impact to the end-users.
With an IT monitoring solution, your email servers can be monitored and alerts are sent promptly when it goes down.


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Our events are dedicated to providing a positive experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual, orientation disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices.
We do not tolerate harassment or disrespect towards event participants in any form. Sexual or hateful language and imagery is not appropriate for any event venue, including talks, related workshops, parties, Twitter, and other online media.
While we aim to create a social and friendly atmosphere, guests are reminded that all participants are in attendance for professional purposes first and foremost--and all conversation between parties should reflect that.
There will be alcohol at our dinner. All guests are reminded to conduct themselves appropriately, respecting their own limits and those of others.
If you have any concerns at any time about conduct or the atmosphere at this offsite, please do not hesitate to reach out to the organizers.
Participants violating these rules may be sanctioned or expelled from the event at the discretion of the conference organizers.


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November 7th is also the birthday of clients Lorde and Tinie Tempah. How about that?
Join us on our Facebook page on 7th November to ask us all your visa-related questions!

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For a little while, Christmas carols replaced the sound of the public address system summoning people into the Justice Precinct’s various courts.
Children from Westburn School in Avonhead sang carols, accompanied by a teacher on an electronic keyboard, as the courts took their lunch break on Thursday.
The children performed in the Precinct’s main foyer which reaches up several floors into the new building.
The audience was mainly court staff, plus some of the Court Safety Officers still clad in their usual stab-proof vests.

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Block vials for best durability and accuracy to 0.0005 in.
Always had great success with DeWalt products. This is no exception , well built, easy to read. A little heavy when using it vertically.
What is the Warrenity on this level?
BEST ANSWER: The Dewalt DWHT43248 48 in. Non-Magnetic Box Beam Level has a 3 year manufacturers warranty.


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HOUSTON, April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (NYSE: COG) today announced the third successful completion in the Kacee field (originally the Easter prospect) in Colorado County, Texas.
After stimulation, the Cooper 2-3 well is currently producing 14.1 Mmcf and 96 barrels of oil per day at a flowing tubing pressure of 4425 psi on a 20/64" choke. The well is producing from the Cruel Sandstone of the Wilcox Formation at a depth of 11,900 feet. On a gross basis, the three Cooper wells are producing close to 40 Mmcfe per day. Cabot Oil & Gas has a 70% working interest and 54% net revenue interest in these three wells.
"We are extremely encouraged with the results to date coming from this field," said Ray R. Seegmiller, President and CEO. "A fourth well is currently drilling with a potential for two additional offsets. The Kacee field has been instrumental in the continued growth of our Gulf Coast region where production has increased from a low of 15 Mmcfe per day in October to its current level of more than three and one half times that amount."
Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, headquartered in Houston, Texas, is a leading domestic independent natural gas producer and marketer with substantial interests in the Appalachian, Anadarko, Rocky Mountains and Gulf Coast regions. For additional information about Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation, visit the Company's homepage at www.cabotog.com.

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DHX Media Studio (Halifax) Ltd., based in Halifax, Nova Scotia is an international leader in children’s television production. We are currently seeking a talented and experienced rigger to join our growing team. This is a creative and technical problem-solving position which requires a solid understanding of Maya.
Setting up characters/sets/props with skeletons and or deformers.
Ensure working files are efficiently organized.
Follow the direction of the Production Designer and CG Supervisor.
Keep supervisor informed of roadblocks, progress, changes or other critical issues.
Ensure rigs created are accurate and effective.
Meet deadlines set by the production.
Minimum 2 years of production experience working with Maya.
Expert understanding of forward and inverse kinematics.
Knowledge of constraints and hierarchal constraints.
Ability to create new rigging tools through scripting as asset.
Experience in modeling and a strong understanding of animation principles.
Ability to rig different styles of characters using both deformable and non-deformable rigging.
Ability to set an example for all team members by regularly demonstrating strong work ethics, quality of work, teamwork, motivation.

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Liam Young is a speculative architect who operates in the spaces between design, fiction and futures. He is cofounder of Tomorrows Thoughts Today, an urban futures think tank, exploring the local and global implications of new technologies and Unknown Fields, a nomadic research studio that travels on expeditions to chronicle these emerging conditions as they occur on the ground.
Liam has been acclaimed in both mainstream and architectural media, including the BBC, NBC, Wired, Guardian, Time, and Dazed and Confused and is a BAFTA-nominated producer. His work has been collected by institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Victoria and Albert Museum and MAAS in Sydney. He has taught internationally at the Architectural Association, Princeton University and now runs the groundbreaking MA in Fiction and Entertainment at SCI-Arc in Los Angeles. Liam's narrative approach sits between documentary and fiction as he focuses on projects that aim to reveal the invisible connections and systems that make the modern world work.

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Safetech Consulting and Training Ltd fully respects your right to privacy, and will not collect any personal information about you on this website without your clear permission.
Any personal information which you volunteer to Safetech Consulting and Training Ltd via this website or on our secure server for processing orders will be treated with the highest standards of security and confidentiality, strictly in accordance with the Republic of Ireland's Data Protection Act, 1988 & 2003.
Processing a course booking that you have made through our website.
Processing other requests from you such as information you are seeking about particular services we offer.
Sending you other communications about our company, its services and other relevant information, such as through opt-in email newsletters that you have agreed to receive, and which also give clear unsubscribe options.


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Signed Eikrem and Solskjær shirts up for grabs!
We have two thrilling must haves for Cardiff City fans around the world, both that can be won via our official social media sites on twitter and Facebook.
On our official twitter account @CardiffCityFC we have Magnus Wolff Eikrem’s first Cardiff City shirt, signed by the player himself. This shirt was used for the official first images of Eikrem as a Bluebird following the confirmation of his transfer from Heerenveen on Wednesday.
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning Eikrem’s signed number 15 Cardiff City shirt is to retweet this tweet >> http://bit.ly/1euEKrC and follow our official twitter account @CardiffCityFC – If you haven’t already done so of course!
Facebook user? Don’t feel like you’re going to miss out as we’ve got another exclusive prize for you in the form of a signed Cardiff City shirt by new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær!
This shirt was used for all those first images you saw of the new City boss when the news of his arrival at Cardiff City Stadium broke on 2nd January. This is a one of a kind item and the first Cardiff City shirt to be held by the new gaffer!
All you have to do to be in with a chance of winning Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s signed shirt is to LIKE and SHARE this post on Facebook >> http://on.fb.me/1lY5ovG - It couldn’t be simpler!
You have until next Tuesday to enter the competition, with the winners being announced on our social media sites at 1pm, Tuesday, 14th January. Both shirts come with a signed certificate.


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(TECH NEWS) Apple is under intense scrutiny after removing several of the most popular Iranian apps from the App Store.
(TECH NEWS) Alexa is a great way to automate tasks, but when you can’t give voice commands, Slack has a great alternative.
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(EDITORIAL) Steve Harvey feels he's been taken advantage of with his lenient communications policy so he upped the ante, by like a million percent.
(BUSINESS NEWS) Forget unicorn frappuccinos, Starbucks has just launched something even better.
(TECH NEWS) Snapchat recently released a set of filters which can be used to create some pretty cool 3D effects in the real-world.
(FINANCE) Nearly two years ago fans were promised the return of the beloved Clearly Canadian beverages, two years later, consumers still don’t have their products.
(TECH NEWS) According to Apple, their devices are safe from the CIA’s attempts to “hack” them, but WikiLeaks is reporting something different. What do you think?
(TECH NEWS) The Senate just threw us all under the bus and voted that our private information can be sold without permission.


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Welcome pet parents and art enthusiasts! I am a self taught artist with an affinity for pets of all kinds. I live in Phoenix, Arizona with my wife Ashley and our son Ronin. We have three spoiled dogs, Lilahs the Chihuaha mix, as well as Rita and Harley who are Shar Pei Lab mixes.
My passion for art and animals came at an early age. From my first family dog Bonita, to taking care of bearded dragons and other reptiles as a kid into adulthood. I started painting pets in 2014 in pastel chalk and moved on to acrylic portraits after a year. The bold and bright acrylic colors made for an ideal medium for my pet portraits. I strive to make each portrait a unique piece of art that reflects the animals personality.
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If the webpage doesn't give you a solution, there maybe a few positions which cause the algorithm to bust.
Some few cases (currently 15555 in 3857961 tries) takes too long to solve and will timeout.
To get your cube back to original from any error, just give it a few more random turns and try again.
If you continue to get errors, it is also possible that your cube has become unsolvable. The cube can get it's corners mixed up pretty easy, and if you search "unsolvable rubiks cube" you may see pranks just to fluster people. Here is a link to repair your cube if this is the case.
I get a lot of requests for 4x4 and 2x2 solvers and I investigated what it would take to add them. I have started a Kickstarter to fund the development of a 4x4 solver and add it to the site for free use.
I get a lot of emails asking about the algorithm I use for this website. I used to just direct you to wrongway.org where there was a lot of good source code. Eric Dietz, was that site's owner but passed away in 2013 and the site is now down. I was able to pull the information from the Wayback machine.
I am going to add links and store the files on my server so that the source code is still available for you to experiment with. They are programmed in the C++ language.


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Can a Congressman serve from behind bars?
Gov. Chris Christie is expected to greet President Barack Obama when he arrives at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, in New Jersey. The event is being streamed to the Internet from the White House website.


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Cisco® Digital Network Architecture (DNA) is an open, extensible, software-driven architecture that accelerates and simplifies your enterprise network operations. Cisco DNA automation is built on a Software-Defined Network (SDN) controller, rich contextual analytics, network virtualization and the limitless scalability of the cloud. With Cisco’s DNA products and solutions, including SD Access, SD-WAN and security, you can join the new era of networking. The Network. Intuitive. Fast Lane presents a unique opportunity for Cisco engineers to develop and expand their DNAC/SDA hands on lab skills in a dedicated sandbox environment. This lab service can be hired over a two day slot and is ideal for those engineers who have attended our instructor led TNI Technical bootcamp and require additional lab practice This is also available to Cisco engineers who have at least 3-5 years experience in IP routing, switching and wireless technologies (or CCNP equivalent).
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services probably will stick to the current May 15 registration deadline for the new Medicare Part D prescription drug program.
Democrats who would like to see the Bush administration extend the deadline acknowledged that an extension is unlikely at a recent hearing of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health.
Under current program rules, Medicare beneficiaries who sign up for Part D coverage after May 15 may end up paying a higher rate for coverage.
Rep. Fortney Pete Stark, D-Calif., the most senior Democrat on the subcommittee, noted that Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt confirmed the administration’s commitment to the May 15 deadline during a Senate committee hearing.
Extending the deadline would help more applicants sign up for Part D coverage, and the extra cost to the program of not penalizing beneficiaries who sign up late would be “chump change for a trillion-dollar program,” Stark said.
“We on this side of the aisle would have no problems giving credit to the Republicans” if the Republicans allow for a deadline extension, Stark said.
But Dr. Mark McClellan, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the deadline has succeeded at inducing seniors to sign up.
“Most people don’t do their Christmas shopping in August,” McClellan said.
The deadline helped the program draw 1.6 more enrollees than it might have drawn without the deadline, McClellan said, citing estimates made by CMS actuaries.

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Miami, FL – March 13, 2012 – Innovative software company WareITis Technologies, LLC, has been selected by ION Media Networks to implement Records Studio and to provide ION Media Networks with automated recordkeeping and business process automation services. The announcement was made today by Andrew Blank, President of WareITis Technologies, LLC.
“As an entertainment media company, we selected Records Studio because it provides us with a user friendly platform to manage the life-cycle of thousands of contracts needed in our industry. Records Studio offers the flexibility to handle all of our information management needs with a single, scalable content management solution for our entire enterprise,” said Mandy Chan, Vice President of Applications at ION Media Networks.
The WareITis Professional Services Team played an integral role throughout the implementation, working closely with ION to provide a customized contract management solution. ION is also using Records Studio’s e-Forms technology, which seamlessly integrates with the content management alert engine and sends customized email notifications.
“Due to the success of the contract management application, we plan to gradually roll out Records Studio to other departments across the enterprise in a phased approach,” continued Chan.
Records Studio is offered in the traditional on-site option, or hosted by WareITis Technologies, at the NAP of the Americas in Miami, Florida, one of the most secure data centers in the world.
To learn more about why best-in-class companies like ION are choosing Records Studio for enterprise content management, visit www.wareitis.com.
Based in Miami, Florida, WareITis Technologies (pronounced where‐it‐is) is an innovative software company that specializes in helping companies manage their corporate content. WareITis, a Microsoft® Certified Partner and Independent Software Vendor, developed Records Studio as a fully integrated solution for electronic and physical document management and business process automation. Records Studio is available on-premises or as software as a service (SaaS).
Records Studio has been certified by the US Department of Defense (“DoD”) as DoD 5015.2‐STD compliant, having met the rigorous requirements established by the DoD for electronics records management and security. WareITis is one of only 19 companies in the world that meets this standard, and Records Studio is the only software certified by the DoD for the latest Microsoft platforms: Windows Server 2008 R2 and MS SQL Server 2008 R2.
The Records Studio suite is designed to capture, route, manage, share and archive high volumes of critical corporate information in strict accordance with automated retention schedules. Records Studio increases employee productivity and operational efficiencies while ensuring legal, corporate and regulatory compliance. It automates costly, low‐value manual tasks and makes all corporate content – regardless of format – instantly and securely available from any location through a single, intuitive interface.
ION Media Networks, Inc. is a leading U.S. media and technology company, using its unique content and broadcast capabilities to deliver innovative in‐home and out‐of home television services. On the content side, ION Media owns and operates ION Television, serving over 99 million homes with high quality media and information 24/7; Qubo, the award winning 24/7 kids channel and ION Life, a channel dedicated to active living and personal growth. On the technology side, ION operates a footprint of 60 full power DTV television stations, providing the backbone for its wireless consumer innovation. ION’s pioneering R&D efforts have lead to a series of ground‐breaking mobile and next‐generation digital television DTV products using over‐the‐air television spectrum technology. For more information, visit www.ionmedia.com.


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The cold rain is blowing at an angle across the open soccer field. On the sideline, my bedraggled team huddles reluctantly in this late October maelstrom of rain and fouls and goals. Tired from the weather more than from their running, water bottles lay neglected at their feet.
As I watch them huddle with hunched shoulders in this driving rain, I wish I could tell them I know how they feel. That I know that justice is not being done out there on the field. I’m just their coach, though. I’m not here to teach life lessons on justice and fairness, winning in the rain, or why the game wasn’t called on account of the weather. I’m supposed to be here to teach them skills of side-footed passing, defensive off-side positioning, and the elegance of the goalie’s leap and catch.
Soccer has become an obsession among the suburbanly wealthy in America. More children in this country play soccer than any other sport, and the numbers in my own region are just as staggering. In a city of 30,000 people there are will over 2,000 kids ages six to 12 signed up for our program. And that’s just for teams who play in town.
With that many playing, a public effort is made at fair play, good sportsmanship, and balanced games. Players are placed on teams randomly, with the exception that we coach our own children. Coaches are given the opportunity to participate in US Soccer Association-sanctioned training sessions. We even make sure that every player plays an equal amount of time in small-sided games.
Back at our game, my goalie is in pain as he places the ball down for a goal kick. His tears mix with the cold rain on his face. He’s clutching his side and the referee hasn’t noticed. I tell him so. He blows the whistle and I run out to the box to see how he is. Elbowed in the ribs by an opposing player, I call out the substitute and help the injured 3rd grader back to the sidelines. His father runs out into the rain with a jacket. It’s the fifth or sixth uncalled foul and unsportsmanlike behavior I’ve seen today. The game starts up again and nobody outside of this little circle of coach and father, soaking-wet teammates pays any notice the injured boy.
We’re down by seven goals. Five of them were scored in the first half. During halftime the other coach comes over and apologizes for being ahead. He’s trying to play his worst players, he tells me. Trying to put his worst defenders up front and his slowest forwards in as often as possible. He’s sorry he’s winning. My team hears every word.
At practices, the coaches all try to cover the same drills and exercises. We try and teach the basics of passing and trapping, dribbling and running, shooting and blocking. Sometimes our team gets to practice on a full-sized field with a goal at either end. Most of the time, though, we’re playing on half the normal space and use orange cones to imagine where the goal might be. For the most part, the kids are good about it. We run our passing and shooting drills and work on some defensive positioning. When everyone shows up for practice, I try to run a scrimmage for the last 15 or 20 minutes of the evening. Lately they’ve been playing like friends.
During half-time, the team asks if they can kick and punch and elbow the way our opponents are. They don’t really mean it, but their frustration is palpable. Every one of them is carrying some kind of knock. A stepped-on ankle here, elbowed ribs over there. They tell me most are caused by the ministrations of just a couple players. The players I was told the other day were among the best in the league. Children of the coaches.
We left the field in the driving rain after losing 7 goals to 1. What lesson was learned here aside from those of shame, humility, and the futility of fairness?
They say the purpose of my volunteering my time is for the kids. They say that the kids are the important ones, that they are the reason for the day, that the kids are why we had gathered here in the rain. Why, then, do these kids look so sad?


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This Saturday I’m going to spend all day… from the very early morning until I’m so tired I want to curl into a little ball, snuggle up and wrap myself in a blanket with my darling husband next to me watching some sort of SciFi program while letting my brain decompress. Which is to say I’m going to WordCamp Portland, and all day conference/ un-conference hybrid for WordPress users and developers.
So yeah… this blog… isn’t a WordPress blog. My other labor of love, Strange Love Live, it’s not hosted on WordPress either.
I’m hoping that with what little I know about WordPress now plus the wealth of knowledge I’ll gain on Saturday I’ll be able to set my pages up right. get things squared. settled.
I don’t know how much actual writing I’m going to get done this week as I plan, prepare and ponder my options and solutions. On a positive note you guys don’t have to do anything at all. When the changes are made and all decisions are final I will just point my domains on over where they need to be.
Which will be there… somewhere… elsewhere on these interwebs.
traitor. we really should make you walk the plank for this. yarrrrr.
i’m not sure i love wordpress. sure, it has a whole bunch of sleek looking stuff, but, yo, blogger.com! it… sometimes works…!
oh no….. another change??? I’m good with Blogger.. dont seem to have the problems you do for soem reason… odd.


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With a team that benefits from plentiful experience in successfully marketing and selling land, ranging from single and multiple dwelling building plots with or without planning permission to garden space and agricultural land, Knights has the capability to ensure that the maximum value of your asset is realised. Our black book of investors and developers spans small-scale local self-builders and investors, larger building contractors and developers and national house-builders – meaning that no matter how big or small, Knights are in the strongest position to get you in front of the most appropriate and widest audience.
The New Homes market throughout the local area has been rapidly expanding over recent years and this is only set to continue, particularly throughout Bedfordshire and Bedford Borough. As such, Knights recognises just how important it is to give both buyers and developers a dedicated professional service. We will look after every step of the marketing and sales process, from site launches and a complete marketing mix, to qualification of buyers and sales progression. Buyers in the new homes marketplace will often only wish to purchase new homes as opposed to pre-owned, and for these Knights will aim to offer a wide selection of property types and locations, as well as build specification. If we don’t have what you are looking for immediately, we will go out of our way to find it.


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Sheila Joyner-Pritchard, MSW, ICPS is Co-Founder of Village Keepers, Inc., a family prevention resource center started 16 years ago. She holds both a Bachelor’s Degree (BSW) from Central State University and a Master’s Degree (BSW) from the University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work with concentration in Clinical Social Work. Ms. Joyner-Pritchard enhanced her expertise with further post graduate advanced clinical social work training through the Yale Child Study Center at Yale School of Medicine. She is a previously licensed social worker (LCSW) with pending approval for re-licensure exam. She is an Internationally Certified Prevention Specialist (ICPS) through Prevention Credentialing Consortium of Georgia (PCCG) with membership on the PCCG Board of Directors and its Continuing Education Committee. She is also a recent appointment to the Region 3 Planning Board of Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) representing Fulton County.
Ms. Joyner-Pritchard has also been active with the National Association of Black Social Workers (NABSW) and the North American Association of Christians in Social Work (NACSW), both social work membership organizations. During her graduate school education she was Vice President of the Student Chapter of the University of Connecticut’s School of Social Work and received an NABSW scholarship to help finance her graduate education. She is also founding President of the New Haven, CT Chapter of NABSW, a former National Co-Chair of its Child Welfare Committee and a former NABSW National Steering Committee Representative. In NACSW, she was most recently a member of the NACSW 2013 National Conference Planning Team and has been a frequent workshop presenter at NACSW Conferences around the United States. She is an Ordained Elder in the Presbyterian Church USA and was Director of Children’s Ministries at a local PCUSA Congregation for 15 years.
Ms. Joyner-Pritchard recently joined Save Our Society’s Pre-Trial Intervention, Inc. as a Consultant with classes in Anger Management, Life Skills, Self-Empowerment and most recently Parenting Skills, and Theft and Crime Prevention. Her extensive experience in the field of social work and human services has included work in the following concentrations: clinical/treatment (mental health), group work, community/capacity building, social work education, public policy, child and family, child welfare (child protective services, foster care and adoption), evidence-based programs and curriculums, college prep, educational support, medical social work, grantsmanship/resource development, environmental strategies and research. She has worked in public and private sectors, nonprofits (large and small), grassroots community/neighborhood settings as well as in faith-based settings. She has also been involved in a number of community-based coalitions. She is the proud birth parent of 1 and surrogate parent of 2.


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The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP)—a massive free trade agreement between the United States, Japan and ten other Pacific nations—was a vital element of US President Barack Obama’s trade policy. If completed, the TPP would be the largest regional trade agreement in history, accounting for 40 percent of the global economy, and nearly one-third of global trade.
In 2015, after five years of negotiations the TPP countries were close to agreement. But one major obstacle remained. US President Barack Obama had not yet received Trade Promotion Authority (formerly known as fast track)—a legislative measure that gave the President the authority to present a finalized trade agreement for an up or down vote in the U.S. Congress.
In the Spring of 2015, the White House had just a few short weeks to secure fast track, before the next scheduled round of TPP negotiations, and before the US Congress recessed for the summer. But if the past was any guide, Obama was about to face a bruising battle with Congress, where the TPP had already proved divisive. A large swath of Obama’s own Democratic caucus was vociferously against the trade agreement. Most Republicans on the other hand, welcomed the TPP. Just as President Bill Clinton had done in the 1990s, Obama would have to forge an uncomfortable alliance with some of his fiercest opponents in the Republican Party to ensure the survival of his ambitious trade agenda. In doing so he would have to confront fellow Democrats, who were being lobbied heavily by labor unions and consumer groups to vote against Trade Promotion Authority.
By taking a close look at the Congressional battles over Trade Promotion Authority, students learn about the history of the legislative measure and gain a deeper understanding of the roles of principals and agents in negotiations. In an era of mega trade agreements and widespread fears about the negative impacts of trade liberalization on average citizens, students also question whether Trade Promotion Authority has outlived its usefulness and if so, how the United States should approach ratifying major new trade agreements.

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View Poll Results: Will Warne make it to 100 Test wickets in 2005?
Thread: 100 in a year?
Shane Warne has 84 Test wickets in 2005, with 2 Tests to play in the year.
As the current record is 85, I think we can assume he'll take that, but will he push it on to 100?
I'll say no. But I think that Ponting is giving him every chance, what with the amount of overs Warne bowled yesterday to MacGill (at least during the middle patch of the day).
Wonder what the record for the most international wickets in a year is?
i agree with jack. I reckon Ponting will unfortunately give him every possible chance, however he'll fall short.
I reckon he will, 3 tests still if the Boxing Day Test match counts, so he only needs roughly 3 an innings on average.
The series vs Windies is finished (bowling wise, anyways) so he has Perth (where he has historically struggled) and Melbourne to go. That's two by my count.
They don't play a Test vs New Zealand.
I say no, but he surely has it in him.
I'll say no, because Perth he won't get many and Melbourne he'll get a few.
But overall, only enough to get to 90, I reckon.
4 wickets in perth and 9 in melbourne so he just misses out.
Is Boxing Day only the 2nd Test v Sth Africa?
Yup. New Years Test in Sydney.
Aah, swap the Perth Test with the Sydney test and he would have had a chance though.
It's achievable, but I don't think he'll do it.
Highly unlikely that Warney will get to 100. But nonetheless he's had a great year.


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Approved to the relevant EN ISO standards and tested to provide optimum protection, our range of flame resistant clothing is designed to protect you or your colleagues from multiple hazards at the same time. Including trousers, coveralls, and jackets, the entire range is comfortable to wear all day long and is perfect for even the most demanding environments.
Flame resistant clothing essentially means they will not burn – even when coming into contact with flames or heat. Wearing the right clothing will reduce burn injuries and save lives in the event of an accident, while buying you valuable seconds at the same time.
Perfect for when you are working with flames, our flame retardant clothing range also includes garments which protects the wearer from exposure to electrical arcs, molten metal splashes, heat, fire, chemicals, and welding processes, while there are also some featuring anti-static properties too. Regardless of lighting conditions, our hi-vis range ensures that you will always be seen on-site.
Our flame retardant clothing range from Portwest includes full-body protection and garments suitable for day-to-day wear. Providing the right clothing in dangerous environments is the responsibility of the employer.


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Throughout the year, HRI and the Friends of the Rugby State Natural area host guided hikes. State Naturalist, Lisa Huff, will be guest guiding in early April to lead the way and educate us on the mass of wildflowers that accompany the change in season.
The Rugby State Natural Area boasts beautiful slopes and loops underneath towering umbrella magnolia and hemlock. With melting frosts and heavy rains come delicate waterfalls over the sandstone overhangs, as daffodils and snowdrops poke out of the ground to greet the coming Spring.
We meet at 1:00 PM in front of the Historic Rugby Visitor Centre.


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My name is POOJA SHAH. I come from a Rich / Affluent, Joint Family with Moderate Values. I have completed my CA and currently work in the Private Sector as a Chartered Accountant. I like travelling , watching movies, listening to music.
I am very down to earth and friendly person. I like travelling and Music. I am working in Private company S&P Global Market Intelligence.
I am C.A.Dr. Rajesh khandol practising as a chartered accountant at kutch and Ahmedabad since 28 years. Our firm is considered one of the dynamic and most ethical firm of our region kutch.. My daughter Krishna will be appeared in C.A final exam in may 2019.We are looking for a person who is minimum post graduate from rich or upper middle class educated family having good moral values..She is open minded,pet lover and having interests in reading, travelling, fitness and sports.People describe her very beautiful, down to earth and helping nature person.
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My name is Harvy and I have completed my MBBS. I belong to a Upper Middle Class, Nuclear Family with Moderate Values.
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My name is Prachi Praful Sangoi and I have completed my B.Sc in HomeScience.I am a cheerful,friendly,extrovert,family oriented and easy going person.I like reading books,listening to songs,dancing and playing outdoor games.
My daughter was born in Gondal gujarat and brought up in Hyderabad. She completed her education here and is working as a manager at Amazon. She is a down to earth passionate hard working girl who loves her family and friends. She prefers working after marriage and we are looking for a groom who can support and guide her in life.
Well educated, Avid traveler, Nature lover, Modern thinker with well-rooted cultural values. Originally from Mumbai, I moved to the US in 2013 to pursue my Master's degree from University of Washington (Seattle). I currently live in Boulder, Colorado, and work as a Senior Data Scientist at a Fortune 500 company. I'm a fun loving person who likes to travel to new places, go on nature trips and explore the outdoors. I value honesty and kindness, and have a "Respect All, Fear None" philosophy. I enjoy spending quality time with family and friends, and believe in finding joy in the little things in life.
I am a person with modern outlook and jovial nature. Born and brought up in Kolkata and presently residing in Mumbai with my parents. I have an elder sister who is married. I have done my graduation in Commerce. I have been working in an advertising agency for the past 8 years almost I am a humble, down to earth person having no bad habits(Teetotaler). Photography and music are my hobbies. I love travelling. I am a person with pleasant appearance and fair complexion.
he is tall, handsome, honest, healthy, vegetarian, family oriented, friendly, down to earth, simple life style.
My name is NIHAR SANGHVI and I am working as a Software Professional in the Private Sector. I have completed my Masters Degree in Engineering / Computers. I grew up in a Middle Class, Joint Family with Liberal Values. i am working with ORACLE since last three years at Colorado as a Senior Data Scientist. i have passed MS in Information management from University of Washington Seattle (USA).
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Have you ever walked into a San Diego open house, or called a real estate agent about a listing, and within minutes, they’re asking you if you are “pre-approved” for a mortgage?
Why does a San Diego agent ask you if you’re pre-approved?
San Diego Agents also need to know how much you’re pre-approved for in order to advise you as well as possible. Picture an agent showing you houses for weeks, and months. You finally find “the one”! You get all excited about the house, and you want to make an offer, only to find out then that there’s no way you could afford the house. This leads to heartbreak and aggravation…for both of you. It doesn’t do either of you any good to go through all of that only to find out you can’t afford the houses you were looking at…or even buy one at all.


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An application programming interface, or API, refers generically to the functions and languages used by computer programs to exchange information and interoperate. Often used to request access to online services or build applications.
A software program that performs specific tasks for its end users. Microsoft Word is a popular example of an application, but applications may also be used in social media to allow users to do things such as upload pictures to their social network profiles.
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Short for “weblog,” blogs refer to websites in the form of online journals used by one or several authors to share information and content, as well as post opinions and initiate dialogue with people who leave comments on blog entries. Blogs may be personal or corporate in nature and may disclose personal information or may stick to a more neutral, informational tone.
The umbrella term for all blogs and their interconnections. Blogosphere can also refer to the level of discourse created by bloggers and is sometimes used by media sources as a gauge of public sentiment.
A list of links to blogs that a blogger reads regularly, references, or is affiliated with. Appears on the blogger’s own blog.
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Democratized journalism in which non-professional journalists create, gather, augment, and disseminate news and information independent of traditional media outlets by using Web 2.0 technology such as blogs, social news sites, video-sharing sites, etc.
On blogs, news sites, forums, video-sharing sites, social networking sites, and other forms of social media, a comment is a response to content that has been published and shared with others. Comments are typically text-based and may require the commenter to complete a captcha or receive approval from the site administrator/moderator before the comment will be posted.
A comment generated solely for the purpose of placing a link to the commenter’s blog or website, not in response to content. May be automated.
A call to arms across the Internet. As Web 2.0 has evolved, many businesses have used crowdsourcing models to mobilize Internet users to supply information, solve problems, complete processes, and achieve the business’s goals.
The administrative area of blog software that allows the blogger to post new entries, edit old ones, approve or disapprove comments, change blog themes, upload pictures, check traffic, and more.
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A blog launched for the purpose of acting as the companion to an event.
A free social networking site that allows people to connect and interact with one another through messages, pictures, and other content, as well as share personal information about themselves and their actions/whereabouts. Users can also join networks based on their location, educational background, and workplace. Facebook also permits creation of personal page or fan pages, which are used by companies, celebrities, musicians, artists, etc.
A Twitter trend in which users tweet their endorsements of other users and recommend them for following by the general Twitter population. #FollowFriday tweets contain the recommended person’s username, preceded by “@” (e.g., “@submitexpress”), and the hashtag “#followfriday” for easy tracking.
A free social networking site on which users can connect and share content. As with many other social networking sites, Friendster allows users to create “profiles” and post pictures, send messages, make comments, and upload and view videos. Most of Friendster’s users are located in Asia. Friendster is one of the oldest social media sites, but it has lost market share to Facebook and MySpace.
A free photo-sharing website that allows users to upload, edit, manage, and share photos and videos. People may store and share their photos for both personal and professional use on Flickr.
The larger system of tags used to annotate and categorize content. Folksonomy, as a practice and method, involves collaboration from multiple users, who contribute freely chosen keywords to “tag” content. Within a folksonomy, a tag cloud may be used to visualize tags.
Individual profiles that appear in Google’s search engine results pages. Google profiles contain information such as names, pictures, short biographies, links to social networking profiles, photos, location, and contact information. For any given name, however, only four profile results are displayed.
A public expression of gratitude or recognition, generally from one blogger to another blogger, reader, or website, for bringing something to the blogger’s attention.
An online video site that offers videos on demand, including television shows and full-length movies, from many networks and studios such as NBC, Fox, Warner Brothers, and others. Hulu has differentiated itself from YouTube through these partnerships and allowing videos of unlimited length.
A form of real-time communication that supports text messages between users. More instantaneous than email, instant messaging allows users to send and receive messages and files over the Internet on their computers or mobile devices.
Interesting and/or humorous (and sometimes also offensive or sensational) content posted on a website or blog to bait readers and cause them to link to it. Linkbait is often used for marketing purposes to boost the site’s popularity and search engine ranking, as the quality and quantity of inbound links to a site play an important part in the way that search engines rank websites.
LinkedIn is a social networking site that focuses on business/professional relationships and contacts. Users can list information about their employment and educational histories, as well as make connections, ask questions, and learn about business opportunities.
A free blogging platform and virtual community where users can keep blogs. Unlike some blogging sites, LiveJournal also contains features of social networking sites such as lists of friends and user info pages that are similar to profiles.
A hybrid of data from two or more sources combined in one single web application. May be used to incorporate functionality from radically different or even competing websites. The term implies fast, easy integration of raw source data to produce new results.
As the name implies, microblogging is multimedia blogging but on a smaller scale. Users publish brief messages and/or files either to another user, a restricted group, or the public to share information, links, and content. The term is largely associated with microblogging site Twitter.
Another free social networking site used for connection and interaction in the form of blogs, personal information, messages, videos, comments, and more. Users create profile pages about themselves and engage with friends. Profiles may be customized to reflect the user’s unique preferences and interests.
May refer either to a website that collects headlines of news stories from around the Internet and provides snippets of the accompanying articles or software or a web application that gathers syndicated web content (often specified by a keyword, topic, or theme) and delivers it to one location for easy viewing.
A niche blog is a blog that targets a particular market. Niche blogs are created for marketing purposes, and a niche blog will often contain advertisements that are meant to entice readers into visiting the advertised site and making purchases.
An HTML attribute that tells search engines not to take a hyperlink into consideration when they rank the link target. NoFollows were conceived as a way to combat search-engine spam and improve the quality of search engine results.
Online forums are Internet-based discussion boards that allow users to share information and opinions about specific interests and topics with the goal of starting a discussion about the given subject. The majority of forums require a user to register before he or she can post to the forum, and some sites may require age verification. Search engines index forums, which may be useful for passing link juice to a site.
Photo sharing refers to the act of publishing digital photos online and sharing them either publicly or privately. This can be done on websites; applications that allow photos to be uploaded; and photoblogs, which focus on photos rather than text entries. One of the most popular photo-sharing sites is Flickr.
An informal description of a social media user. Many social media and social networking sites give their users the option to register for an account and create a profile that may consist of a mini biography, location, occupation, status, preferences, photos, videos, blogs, songs, links, and other content. Users can generally view one another’s profiles and may also have the option to become “friends” with the user and/or share messages and comments. Both personal and professional profiles are common.
Like Digg, Reddit is a social news site that supports user links to news stories and other content on the Internet. Users can also vote for or against stories to affect a story’s placement on the Reddit homepage, as well as participate in online forums.
Really Simple Syndication, or RSS, is a common data format that provides updates of dynamic content such as blogs, news stories, audio, and video from around the web. Web publishers use web feeds to syndicate their content instantaneously.
A social news website focusing on technology, Slashdot features user-generated/editor-approved content and forum-style comments which are moderated to prevent abuse.
A method of managing, finding, and sharing bookmarks of web pages by assigning metadata, usually tags, so that users can search for related bookmarks. Some social bookmarking services provide web feeds of their bookmarks. Digg, Del.icio.us, Reddit, and StumbleUpon all offer social bookmarking.
A general term used to describe the accessible, scalable Internet-based tools that are used to facilitate two-way communication across the Internet landscape and share information, content, and news. Common tools include social networks, blogs, online forums, email, instant messaging, and wikis.
The act of leveraging social media for greater visibility, exposure, and brand equity of a company, product, or service. Social media marketing is focused on creating and participating in a dialogue about the product or entity being marketed rather than engaging in traditional one-way marketing techniques. It allows for rapid dissemination of ideas over the web. Social media optimization is a subset of social media marketing.
The act of publishing and sharing content online, usually for social or professional gain. The term includes both the tools that are used to network, including blogs, wikis, instant messaging, email, etc., and social networking sites such as Facebook, MySpace, LinkedIn, Twitter, and others.
A website on which users may submit, share, and rank news stories—often just snippets with links to the full article. Digg and Reddit are two popular examples.
StumbleUpon is a website that helps users discover or “stumble upon” new web pages, videos, and photos. Users install a StumbleUpon toolbar in their Internet browsers which allows the service to automatically take them to a webpage, which they can rate. The destination is determined by the user’s previous ratings of web pages, ratings by friends, and ratings by other users with similar interests.
Making website content available to multiple other sites through web feeds such as RSS feeds. Syndicated content is both free and licensed, depending on the transmitting site. Syndication provides the transmitting site with online exposure across multiple online platforms and attracts traffic. Receiving sites benefit from syndication by increasing the depth and immediacy of their content, thereby also becoming more attractive to users.
A tag is a keyword attached to web content for easy aggregation and searching. An important feature of Web 2.0, tags are chosen informally by the content producer, user, or viewer to describe the content.
A visual representation of non-hierarchical tags used to categorize content on a site. More popular tags generally appear in larger and bolder fonts than less popular tags. In a tag cloud, tags are often listed alphabetically and contain links to the content associated with the tag.
A search engine for blogs, Technorati indexes the blogosphere by looking at the tags that authors attach to their blog posts and ranks blogs according to popularity.
A method of communication between websites that sends notifications when updates have been posted. TrackBacks are popular among bloggers, who use them to inform other blogs and/or sites when they have referenced them.
A free microblogging site/social network that allows users to publish real-time, 140-characters-or-less messages known as “tweets” that may contain links to other sites. Originally conceived as a platform for answering the question “What are you doing?” Twitter has evolved to include breaking news, marketing, and information-sharing. Users can “follow” others’ tweets and collect “followers” of their own.
A consumer’s opinion and/or rating, usually posted on a review site, of a business, product, service, or even a person. Other reviewers and Internet users can then read the review. Review sites may also include information about the company or product being reviewed, as well as an address and contact information. Yelp is a popular user-review site.
Any kind of publicly available content that is generated by end users. This includes everything from online videos and wikis to blogs and podcasts. User-generated content (UGC) is also known as consumer-generated media and is considered a staple of Web 2.0.
Similar to a text or photoblog, a video blog or “vlog” is a form of blogging through video. Most videos are short and may contain supporting text, images, and/or other metadata. Entries are made regularly and may be syndicated using RSS or another web feed.
A short section of a longer video. Digital video clips are often uploaded to video-sharing sites such as YouTube and Hulu, where users can watch them for free, as well as rate and comment on them and/or share them with other users.
Video sharing refers to the act of uploading videos and sharing them either publicly or privately. This can be done through websites, software, and/or vlogs. One of the most popular video-sharing sites is YouTube.
A virtual community uses Web 2.0 tools to communicate, share ideas and interests, and network for educational, professional, and/or social purposes—sometimes a blend of all three.
“Web 2.0” is the term used to refer to the second generation of web development and Internet technology that facilitates user empowerment and communication through increased information sharing and collaboration. In comparison to its predecessor (retroactively coined “Web 1.0”), the second iteration allows users to create, engage with, alter, and even control in real-time content posted on the web rather than simply viewing it. The evolution of Web 2.0 has led to things such as social networks, blogs, photo-sharing sites, wikis, and more.
Code that can be embedded within an HTML web page, adding content which often takes the form of on-screen tools such as weather information, clocks, event countdowns, etc. that provide live updates.
A wiki is a collection of web pages or a website whose content can be collaboratively managed by multiple users. From their Internet browsers, users can usually create, add to, modify, edit, and delete content using a simplified markup language. Although it was not the first wiki, the collaborative encyclopedia Wikipedia is one of the best known wikis.
A free, multilingual web-based encyclopedia. The site’s more than 12 million articles on a range of topics are written collaboratively by Wikipedia volunteers around the world in accordance with Wikipedia’s guidelines for formatting, citation, and content. Almost anyone with access to the Wikipedia website can then edit, revise, or update an article to reflect the latest knowledge on the topic.
WordPress is a blog hosting provider that offers an open-source blog-publishing application which allows bloggers to create, personalize, and maintain their blogs for free. The site has gained popularity because of its easy-to-use interface; permalink structure; and ability to tag and assign nested, multiple categories to articles. WordPress sites may be indexed by search engines, thereby passing some link juice.
A combination user review, local search, and networking website. Yelp provides information about local businesses, which users may rate and review based on their past experiences with the company. The site also offers an online forum for further discussion of local businesses and online socialization, as well as discussion of special offers and events.
A subsidiary of Google focused on video sharing, YouTube allows users to view, upload, and share video clips for free. The user-generated content ranges from clips of movies and TV shows (although copyright violations are prohibited) to music videos and original short films. Most YouTube users are individuals, but some media corporations have also created “channels” of their content.
On Zimbio, users build interactive blogs or “wikizines” (interactive magazines that anyone can create or edit) on the topic of their choosing, blending traditional media with citizen journalism. Users can also upload photos and videos from a range of sources on a variety of topics.


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The Labor Department recently announced that US employers created 2.2 million non-farm jobs last year, on a seasonally adjusted basis. With that kind of job creation, perhaps corporate America will secure the financial future of the country, and the world at large. After all, if 2.2 million jobs were created then 2.2 million consumers were empowered.
But, how accurate are labor figures?
The Department of Labor doesn’t go out every month and count all those who have jobs. Employment estimates are based on a sample of US corporations, and the data is then statistically treated to give an approximation of the overall labor environment.
During the 1990s, the Labor Department felt that employment estimates did not account for the number of jobs created when new companies were formed. As you may recall, thousands of new companies were being formed during that “New Era” of the tech-boom. So a method was devised to account for those jobs.
In June 2000, the CES (Division of Current Employment Statistics of the US Department of Labor) began implementing a new adjustment to the employment data based on a corporate net birth/death model.
It works something like this: based on the number of business closures, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates how many businesses are created. And based on how many businesses they think were created, they add a number of jobs. The only measured sample here is how many businesses closed down; all the rest is guesswork.
During the Nineties, when an inordinate amount of new businesses were incorporated, the number of new businesses created relative to business failures was large. Now, I suspect, the opposite might be true. So the first question, is how accurate is the estimation of new businesses created in 2004, based on businesses that closed down? In other words, is it reasonable to assume we are dealing with a predictable continuation of historical patterns and relationships in the birth/death ratio of corporations in the current economic climate?
The second question, clearly, is how accurate is the estimation of employees per business created? For example, I work for myself, and as part of my own business planning I incorporated three companies last year. However, I did not hire even a single employee. So how relevant are new business registrations to the overall employment figures?
According to the BLS, the net amount of jobs added by the birth/death calculations is “relatively small”. So why worry about it?
The birth/death factors are not seasonally adjusted, and so cannot be subtracted out from the seasonally adjusted labor numbers; they can only be compared to non-seasonally adjusted numbers.
The US economy supposedly added 2.2 million non-farm jobs last year. The non-seasonally adjusted numbers, including farming, however, show that only 1.722 million jobs were created. Now, the interesting thing is that in a separate press release, the BLS announced that the imputed number of jobs created from its birth/death model for 2004 was 836,000, or 48% of the total number of jobs created during the whole year. In my books 48% is most certainly not a “relatively small” percentage.
Now, I don’t know if the employment numbers are right or wrong. But I do know that if roughly fifty percent of the jobs created last year were created on a spreadsheet, based on how many businesses were incorporated, and how many jobs those new business created, based on how many businesses failed, then I have my suspicions.
The point is that if the US economy is not creating the jobs that we are led to believe it is creating, who is going to buy all the stuff that American corporations are producing? America most certainly cannot rely on foreign consumption; it has a trade deficit.
Perhaps here are more accurate indications of the labor situation: the US labor force participation rate is declining, especially among younger workers. The labor force participation rate is the percentage of the "working age" population that is willing and able to work, and is either employed or actively seeking employment. The trend data show that while younger people are, apparently, less eager to join the work force, the number of people fifty-five years and older, working, or looking for work, is increasing. That doesn’t sound healthy to me.
Could it be that a lack of employment opportunities is keeping younger people out of the labor market while the older work force is forced to work because they cannot afford retirement? Are those the kind of demographics that would suggest we are just about ready for another period of sustained economic growth in the United States?

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It's not easy to know what to make of the Apple Watch so far. On one hand, it's almost certainly the most successful smartwatch ever made. On the other, that's still like saying you're the tallest person in a room where it's just you and Tom Cruise. Smartwatches haven't taken over the world the way Apple (or Google, or Pebble) may have hoped. That's at least in part because no one seems to have figured out what, exactly, a smartwatch is supposed to be for. Notifications? Texting? Fitness things? Apps? Games? Taking pictures? Sure, why not.
Today at WWDC, Apple announced a number of new and changed features for its WatchOS software. The new watchOS 3 gets several performance boosts and feature enhancements. Your favorite apps now launching much faster. Apps that used to take several seconds to load now show up in less than a second. You get the dock by pressing the side button, which used to bring up that constellation of apps. And the app previews are live, so you can see and launch, say, Calendar, all from the same place. Interactions within many apps have been simplified to a single gesture or a tap. To reply to a text, for example, you don’t have to pick "Reply," you just tap on a thing or swipe down. The theme here is basically: everything used to take way too freakin’ long, now it doesn’t.
There’s a new way to write on the Watch called Scribble. It’s like Graffiti on the Palm Pilots of old. Also, there’s now an activity face for the watch, too, which puts those “wow, are you lazy” rings front and center. A new SOS feature, which you get to by pressing and holding the side button, puts you on a call to emergency services directly through your watch. It’ll automatically send an emergency notification to your contacts, and show your medical information.
The fitness-tracking app, Activity, now has a sharing feature, so you can rub your accomplishments in the faces of friends and family. Apple has also written new algorithms into Activity for wheelchair users, so their workouts and physical activity can now be tracked with the Apple Watch. There's a new meditation app called "Breathe" that will remind you to spend between one and five minutes doing guided breathing.
Most importantly, Minnie Mouse is a watchface now. This is the biggest news of the day.
These new features will come to all users in the fall as a free upgrade.


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Clean & elegant with exquisitely sophisticated finish with nose of grapes, flowers and strawberries.
Clean & elegant, a very plush sake loaded with fruit basket flavors with notes of honey dew and apple.
Delicate & impeccably balanced flavor with very smooth finish.
Rich, full of fragrance, very smooth with a satisfying mellow Umami finish.
Light & mild, very smooth and easy going with lower than average alcohol rate (12% alc).
Clean, crisp, modestly sweet finish after subtle floral hint.
Well-balanced, brilliant fragrance that delivers an impression of Oka (cherry blossom).
Deep & rich, pleasantly biting with higher than average alcohol rate (18%).
Extra dry, adequately balanced acicity and smoothness.
Dry & higher in acidity, distinctive fragrance with notes of cucumber.
Medium dry & well balanced, very flavorful.
Typical all round sake, very well balanced, easy going.
Junmai Daiginjo sake made in Nigori style, nose of rose water, cream apple with subtle sweetness.
Sparkling Nigori, crisp and dry.
Mouth watering citrussy Yuzu with sweet finish.
A smooth finishing Ume-shu Japanese sour plum sake.


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“Hp Driver Printers” If you have the HP ENVY 5664 Printer and you want to install the driver of printer, you need to must download the correct installation file on the printer type you.
From the website, you will also be able to get some important information about the installation process of the driver to your computer as well as some new updates that you might need for your HP ENVY 5664 Printer Series.
Follow these guides to install the HP ENVY 5664 Driver properly.


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Josephine was my first pregnancy and is my first child. We are Dutch and live in Amsterdam. The approach in my country to GBS is very different to the approach in the US. For instance, Dutch pregnant woman are not tested at all on GBS during pregnancy. I never even heard of GBS, even though I've read a fair share of books on pregnancy and was aware of lots of dangers for the unborn child.
When I was 41 weeks pregnant contractions started, but stopped after a few hours. My midwife told me this was normal and asked if the baby moved still enough. I told her the baby moved less, but she saw no reason to send me to the hospital. The next day I insisted on being sent to the hospital and after being put on the heart-monitor, it became very clear that something was wrong with the baby. I was induced and delivered Josephine 16 hours later. She was entirely grey, made no sound, barely moved and didn't look like a baby to me. They took her away to the couveuse (incubator), put loads of tubes in her and gave her antibiotics. The next day they told us that Josephine was probably infected with GBS and that we had to stay in the hospital until they were sure.
After a few days the test results came and she was infected with GBS, not only external (on the skin), but also internal. We had to stay 7 days in the hospital, where Josephine got antibiotics and then we could go home.
Josephine is now 5 years old and a healthy kid. She is different from her friends, her sensoric information processing is clearly different and she is very loud. I don't know whether this has to do with her having had GBS the first week of her life, or that it is merely a part of her character.
The doctors told me, that she must have gotten the infection while I was giving birth. They said that it was not possible for GBS to harm the baby when it was still in utero. The scarce information that I could find in the Dutch language about GBS backed up this story. I had immediate doubts about this statement, as she was already sick in my tummy and sick when she came out. It was when I found American information about GBS, that I realized that prenatal infection is possible.
However, GBS is silenced by Dutch healthcare providers, as they don't want too much testing. My midwife told me, that they don't want to unnecessarily worry pregnant woman. The real reason must be a financial one.
I feel very lucky that I had my gut-feeling and that I insisted on going to the hospital. If I had not insisted on that, my daughter would not have lived.
I hope this story contributes to the awareness of GBS worldwide.
Margarethe tells her pregnant friends.