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Interventional Radiology is an independent medical specialty, which uses minimally invasive image-guided procedures to diagnose and treat diseases in nearly every organ system. The interventional radiologists are experts who use X-rays, ultrasound, CTs, MRIs and other forms of medical imaging. Interventional radiology is used in Oncology, Urology, Gastroenterology, Pulmonology, Gynecology, Neurosciences (Head and Neck), Nephrology, and Plastic Surgery.
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Interventional techniques are used for treating different diseases that involve virtually any part of the body. With the use of advanced technology, we are able to deliver optimal results with minimal risk. The use of image-guided procedures helps in diagnosing and treating early-stage diseases or conditions with minimal invasion, without surgery.
Most of the IR procedures are done on outpatient basis or daycare admission only, which reduces the hospital stay of patients and enables them to return home faster. This minimises the disruption to daily lives of the patient and also their near and dear ones.
Consequently, procedures under interventional radiology tend to be less expensive than other forms of therapy and are associated with less risk and procedure complications, while giving the best results to patients.
Interventional Radiology overlaps/ works in conjunction with various other medical disciplines including Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal surgery , Pulmonology, Gynaecology, General surgery, Vasccular surgery etc.
Who is an Interventional Radiologist?
An interventional radiologist is a doctor who uses image guidance and special techniques to gain access to various organs and blood vessels insode the body. They can treat various conditions through the skin (percutaneously) that might otherwise need surgery. An interventional radiologist uses catheters, balloons, stents, coils to treat various conditions.
Since interventional radiology is a minimally invasive procedure, there are no scars left on the skin after the procedure. The risk is also minimised, and the pain is mostly reduced.
The procedures under interventional radiology do not require significantly large incisions and are usually performed througha small cut, typically the size of a pen’s tip.
Interventional radiology is a fast process. Most of the procedures can be done on a outpatient or daycare admission basis.. The recovery is quick, and most patients do not have to stay in the hospital for long durations.
Most procedures do not require General Anesthesia and can be done under Local anesthesia or moderate sedation.
Most of the procedures are highly cost-effective when compared to traditional invasive procedures or other alternatives.
Bronchial artery embolization provides an excellent minimal invasive treatment for bleeding from lungs. Most importantly, we are able to avoid surgery to stop the bleeding.
Bleeding from the stomach, small or large intestines is a major source of morbidity and sometimes mortality. When bleeding does not stop by conventional means, abdominal angiography and embolisation provides a means of arresting the bleeding.
Interventional radiology techniques typically represent the least invasive but definitive diagnostic or therapeutic options available for patients with cancer.


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Yarning for You in San Marcos, CA made this gorgeous Chevron Baby Blanket . I love the soft baby colors of our Wooly Worsted yarn.
The colors are perfect for a boy or a girl. This baby blanket was knit in Wooly Worsted yarn colors Brushed Silver, Lemon Chiffon, Soft Sage, Vanilla, Cotton Candy, Lavender and Sky Blue. And did you know that Wooly Worsted is washable? It is! Superwash yarn is specially treated to be machine washable and dryable which makes it the perfect baby shower gift for a new mom.

industry_corpus2: Manufacturing


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Create a new thread object.
Detach the thread and release resources.
After a call to this function, join() cannot be used anymore. This releases resources, which would otherwise be held until a call to join().
Reimplemented in mitsuba::LocalWorker, mitsuba::Worker, mitsuba::StreamBackend, mitsuba::RenderJob, mitsuba::RemoteWorkerReader, and mitsuba::RemoteWorker.
Return the value of the critical flag.
Return the thread's file resolver.
Return the thread's logger instance.
Return the name of this thread.
Initialize Mitsuba's threading system for simultaneous use of OpenMP.
Is this thread still running?
Register a thread crash handler.
Implemented in mitsuba::GenericKDTree< AABBType, TreeConstructionHeuristic, Derived >::TreeBuilder, mitsuba::LocalWorker, mitsuba::StreamBackend, mitsuba::RenderJob, mitsuba::RemoteWorkerReader, and mitsuba::RemoteWorker.
This function provides a hint to the operating system scheduler that the thread should preferably run on the specified processor core. By default, the parameter is set to -1, which means that there is no affinity.
Specify whether or not this thread is critical.
When an thread marked critical crashes from an uncaught exception, the whole process is brought down. The default is false.
Set the thread's file resolver.
Set the logger instance used to process log messages from this thread.
Set the name of this thread.
This does not always work – for instance, Linux requires root privileges for this operation.
Sleep for a certain amount of time.
Shut down the threading system.

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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The Bar Code News is not technically a blog, but it has an RSS feed with new regularly published articles so I am including it here.
28 PLOS Biology, they reported on their ongoing effort to bar code all bird species in North America.
Unlike bar codes, RFID has no line-of-sight reading requirement, so the tags can be placed inside the file folders.
In some of the Valley's older neighborhoods where there are still door mail slots, the bar codes have been placed inside the mail slot to keep them dry from the rain.
Many companies print bar codes on all their product packages or labels, so for many retailers and wholesalers much of the work already is done.
In addition to reading conventional bar codes, the CAREt System reads small, information-rich codes called DOTs that can be used to create customized documentation and communication applications.
These new "two-dimensional" bar codes can squeeze in enough information to fit the Gettysburg Address into a two-inch square.
The new functions in MarkMagic Version 6 enable customers to implement advanced bar code and RFID applications without costly custom programming.
7 Bar Code extension supports three scanning devices from Symbol Technologies, available for purchase from Symbol and Numara Software partner, Portable Technology Solutions (PTS) at http://www.
For the critical patient wristband portion of a 5 Rights patient safety system, healthcare systems integrators are often deploying conventional linear bar codes and laser scanners.
Two new wristband-certified bar code printers, a hand held combo reader, and infant bar code tags also add to PDC's expanding bar code solutions product line and will be shown at HIMSS.

industry_corpus2: Technology & Research


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Worst Passenger of the Week: Don’t You Know Who I Am?
There are distinct advantages to traveling internationally with a U.S. passport; the right to self-upgrade oneself without permission from an economy class seat to the business class cabin on a transpacific flight, however, is not one of those advantages. An unnamed passenger on an Incheon International Airport (ICN) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)-bound Korean Air flight this week did everything but chant “U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!” to get a little bit of unearned special treatment before her eleven-hour flight departed – she failed miserably.
The passenger, who reportedly upgraded herself to a business class seat and then refused to return to her assigned seat, took a very American approach to defending her ill-gotten upgrade. As she was being dragged from the aircraft, she called on the Federal Air Marshal Service to come to her aid, unsuccessfully attempted to invoke the brand power of SpaceX and accused the help of stealing her passport.
Even though this ugly American wasn’t especially kind to her hosts and soon found herself unceremoniously ejected from her flight prior to departure, airline employees still showed the bullying passenger a measure of kindness. Despite the fact that the American flyer had already firmly wrapped herself in the Stars and Stripes, crew members generously offered her a business class blanket while she waited for the men in white coats to take her away.
Singer Bea Miller attempted to use her status as a minor celebrity and a dedicated army of social media followers to shame United Airlines over her difficulties with the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The entertainer apparently received special (and somewhat time-consuming) scrutiny from airport screeners causing her to nearly miss her flight this week. Miller attributed the zealous screening to the fact that she was traveling with a “seven pound carry-on dog.” In turn, she then inexplicably blamed the airline for her treatment at the hands of The Department of Homeland Security.
“Hi @united i would like to know why i was removed from a tsa line today for having a 7lb carry on dog, told to stand around and wait somewhere else for 30 minutes, and then had EVERY single item i had with me get wiped down and inspected, causing me to almost miss miss my flight,” the former X Factor contestant wrote in a hasty Twitter post to her more than 800,000 followers.
Moments later, Miller lunged for the jugular without warning.
Tamar Braxton’s alleged refusal to follow a flight attendant’s instructions resulted in a Delta Air Lines captain coming back to the cabin to read the riot act to the Grammy-nominated singer, Delta Diamond member with Lifetime Elite status and sister of the arguably more famous Toni Braxton. If the pilot’s lecture had been the final scene in a John Hughes film, then a slow clap might have started before raucous applause and cheering spread throughout the aircraft. Unfortunately, the brief cellphone footage of the incident posted online by Tamar Braxton’s sister cuts off at that pivotal moment.
There are a few important, yet previously unknown facts everyone should be made aware of before the most recent Worst Passengers of the Week are introduced. First, there is such a thing as French rappers. Second, French rappers have adorable stage names like Booba and Kaaris. Finally, Booba and Kaaris have beef.
Rather than settling their feud gangsta style on the streets of L.A, the Booba and Kaaris drama played out at a duty-free perfume counter at Paris Orly Airport (ORY). The airport terminal was reportedly forced to close for nearly 30 minutes this week when the rappers and their entourages, on their way to a concert in Barcelona, started brawling at the gate and in the airport shop.
Police say eleven passengers were arrested in connection with the melee. The real tragedy here is not just a few bloodied noses, a couple of broken vials of perfume and a few delayed flights, but the sad fact that Booba and Kaaris were at one time buddies and collaborators. Now, it seems that the bad blood between two of the biggest names in French rap may not be resolved until all of the duty-free shops in European airports flow with spilled Drakkar Noir.

industry_corpus2: Aerospace


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Wow. Just wow. You said what I always say but way better. Thanks!
1. The purpose of the self-advocacy movement is not to “speak for” anyone else on the spectrum. It’s to create an environment where Autistic people can speak for themselves, in whatever capacity possible, and be taken seriously when they (we) do. Which is something that rarely happens, unfortunately.
2. I can’t fathom *anyone*, Autistic or not, watching a kid in full self-injurous meltdown and thinking “that’s not tragic”. Or hearing about a child who wandered and blaming it on public ignorance. That’s not the sort of thing self-advocates are talking about. At all.
3. It’s more than just a difference of opinion. These people are Autistic. Not “parents of”, “siblings of”, “cargivers of”… they’re actually Autistic. Which means that their very perspective is different from yours and others who are not ‘on the spectrum’. You simply cannot compare the two.
4. Despite the “countless” blogs and FB pages you’ve seen, Autistic people struggle to have their voices heard in the wider conversation. 99% of all books, literature, and organisations on Autism are from a parent/carer perspective. Those of us who do speak (only for ourselves!) are often dismissed as being “too high-functioning” to have any place in a conversation about what “real Autism” is like.
5. It’s easy to say “live and let live” when you’re not the one being called broken, a tragedy, or needing a cure. Or not being listened to.
But that’s exactly what I’m talking about…just because someone feels autism is tragic/sad/needs a cure/etc has nothing to do with you, or others with autism. That is them speaking about how they have experienced autism. Which is as valid as your beliefs and experience. What they’re saying has nothing to do with your life and your experience of autism. As far as people agreeing meltdowns can be tragic, that’s not quite what I was saying. The push-back I’ve seen is that people saying yes, that meltdown or self injury is tragic, but the child’s autism did not cause the meltdown (“allistic ignorance” or something similar is the cause), so therefore the autism is not the tragic part.
I guess I would disagree that it has nothing to do with me, because the negativity has a cumulative effect that goes far beyond individuals speaking about their “experiences”. We live in a world that is suspicious (at best) of people who are different, that marginalises people with disabilities, and ultimately blames us for bringing everyone else down. Yes, blames *us* personally. Even if you don’t believe Autism is/should be an inseparable from the Autistic person, the message still comes across: it’s all your fault. You’re a burden. If it wasn’t for you, your parents wouldn’t be in financial trouble, wouldn’t have gotten divorced, wouldn’t be an emotional mess, wouldn’t have all these problems, etc. I’m sure you’ve seen the infamous Autism Speaks “I Am Autism” campaign? “I will destroy your family, I will squander your life savings…” These comments aren’t made in a vacuum.
^^ And that’s a big part of what the self-advocacy movement is trying to address.
Regarding meltdowns, it sounds like you’re talking about something specific that someone said somewhere on the Internet? I’m not sure what it is or whether that’s representative of the Autistic self-advocate community (recalling the thing about “you don’t speak for me”, etc). I can only give you my own perspective as an Autistic adult who was once an Autistic child who had violent meltdowns. Most of my meltdowns were the end result of an escalated situation. Yes, there were many instances where the adults unwittingly contributed to the chaos; it wasn’t all about me. Over time, I learned better ways of coping, although meltdowns still happen and that’s just part of life. BTW, I also have two sons, both of whom are on the spectrum (quelle surprise) and they threw some absolute corkers in public when they were younger. Our focus was on preventing them wherever possible, and finding ways to help them cope more effectively. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. But yeah… I don’t believe it’s a litmus test for whether Autism itself is “tragic” or not.
Great comment outoutout. I was thinking the same thing after reading this post.
Thank you for this post. There are many adults with autism that wish for a cure and they are not welcome as a voice of diversity. They are mocked and put down in a way that that the ND community would see as abusive if it were happening to one of their own. If you can argue against a cure, you don’t need one.
1. Wishing for a cure for oneself is a bit different from wishing for a cure for “Autism” in general. Unfortunately, there’s much more of the latter than the former, and mostly coming from people outside the Autistic community**.
2. I’m truly sorry if others have mocked or put you down for feeling as you do. That’s not right, and it’s not what ND is all about.
3. “If you can argue against a cure, you don’t need one” – I’m not sure what this means exactly. Are you saying that one’s desire for a cure is inversely proportionate to how severely affected they are? Or are you saying that only people who can express a wish to not be cured shouldn’t be cured? Either way, I disagree. Autism isn’t just a spectrum; it’s a constellation. Every person is an individual with their own subset of challenges, and their own feelings about themselves as human beings. Non-verbal Autistic people can still communicate a desire to be as they are (and they have!) just the same as anyone else. You can’t predict, and it shouldn’t matter anyway.
4. Of course, all of the above is beside the point about the general “tragedy-burden-cure” social mentality I talked about earlier, and how it’s harmful to *all* Autistic people. Personal choice vs. cultural bias.
Oops – I meant “directly proportionate”!
My daughter is very high functioning, she can communicate, but not in a way that tells her story honestly n fully, it just gets too complicated, her diagnosis isn’t a tragedy, it’s a blessing in many ways people just never think of, but the pain she feels n goes thru daily, I wish I could fix it so she doesn’t gave to, no parent wants to see any child suffer in ANY WAY.. But she did suffer more than others with out her learning n social challenges. I feel devided when I advocate for her, I never want someone to think I’m saying her being autistic defines her, or it’s a putty ploy in some way, but sometimes you have to tell the whole story to really celebrate the amazing accomplishments she has had. My daughter isn’t a victim and we are not victims of autism, we r not survivors of autism, we r just a family doing everything we can, as all parents do, to help our child become productive, happy, successful to the best capacity adults! No different than someone without a challenge in their lives.
1)Autism is not co-morbidities. It can exist alongside intellectual disability, GI issues and epilepsy but it is not any of those things. No-one is fighting for your child’s right to have gastric issues, for example. By the way, LFA Autism is shorthand for Autism + Intellectual Disability + maybe nonverbal. But I agree that we could do a better job of standing up for the people who are multiply disabled. But there is the crux: they are multiply disabled.
2)There is a huge difference between “treatment” and “cure” in the context of the neurodiversity movement.
3) No-one is advocating that you allow anyone to fester in a corner, for example. They’re asking that you don’t confuse real gains (e.g. communication) with ‘more like typical’ (e.g. speech). Work on child’s speech skills by all means but not at the expense of communication. I’m not saying you do this at all. A lot of people do this though…I’ve had lots of conversations with parents that go like this: Me: blah blah blah no cure Them: I just want to have a conversation with my son, is that so wrong?!! Me: Um…nope, perfectly understandable. Have you considered Augmented/Alternative communication though? Them: No, what’s that? Me: *explains* Them: Ohhhhhhhh Yeah, I’ve had lots of conversations like that so ….
The blurry quotes that go “I’m disabled by ableism” ARE speaking only for themselves. That’s what “I” MEANS.

industry_corpus2: Health & Medicine


text: Ali, 54, lies in a bed in Zahle, Lebanon. Shelling and shooting in Awar, Syria, in April 2013 left him paralyzed from the waist down. His lack of movement has resulted in bedsores and he needs additional care.

industry_corpus2: Others


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I just got my invite to this year’s Changer l’Aude en Vin (there is a pun here with the French phrase for turning water into wine). I first saw the flier in Jean Baptiste and Charlotte Sénat’s winery and it’s unsurprising that they’re at the heart of this gathering. Fifteen winemakers are gathering in the Cité de Carcassonne for a cool grassroots tasting. At least I’m guessing it’ll be a little more DIY than your average wine salon. The flyers are printed like punk posters and Sénat has a rebellious vibe. I look forward to seeing what happens.
And if 15 hand-picked Aude winemakers isn’t enough to draw you to the event, the pot has been sweetened this year. They’ve invited 5 organic producers from the Marne to show off some of their Chamagnes. Sénat never misses a pun and redubs the event “Changer l’Aube en Vin”. I’m not really sure why they added Champagne this year, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it was just for the pun.
So a Love That Languedoc rarity, we’ll be talking champagne.
On a related note, I really wish I had been able to attend the Treloar art expo opening a couple weeks back. Hopefully a few of my readers had a chance to swing by the event and taste some wine and see some art. I like all the winemaker initiatives going on in the region. Gives me a lot of hope!
Je viens de recevoir mon invitation “Changer l’Aude en Vin 2010″, un rassemblement sur la Cité de Carcassonne de 15 vignerons Audois, tous certifiés ou en conversion vers l’Agricutlure Biologique. Une réunion qui devrait attirer beaucoup d’attention.
Cela fait du bien de voir des efforts comme celui-ci initiés et organisés pars les vignerons. Entre “Changer l’Aude en Vin”, l’exposition d’art organisée par le Domaine Treloar plus tôt dans l’année, et d’autres évènements, j’ai de grands espoirs pour les vignerons du Languedoc Roussillon.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Made exclusively from grapes of the native Sagrantino, this wine com¬bi¬nes perfectly the aromatic expressiveness and structural elegance.
Of great character and personality. The quantity is very limited and the bottles are numbered.
Harvest: half of October. Handpicked from the vineyards. The bunches are accurately selected and then left to dry out on mats for at least two months.
Vinification: maceration of at least 25 days only with natural yeasts. Wine does not undergo any kind of stabilization and filtration. Presence of sediments should be considered a guarantee of authenticity.
Aging: in barrique for 24 months and in bottle for 6 months.
Taste: wellstructured wine with smooth tannins, good length typical of the variety.
Pairings: a meditation wine, it’s excellent if accompanied with ripe cheese, dry sweets or chocolate; temperature 16° -18° C.


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Java, Perl, Oracle, SQL Server, Multimedia Server, Agent Desktop, Solaris, Linux, Unix, Windows.
Candidate must be able to prepare functional & technical specifications, perform various types of tests and generate customized reports.
Pointel (Formerly known as TouchPoint Solutions) has successfully implemented/delivered over 90 CTI/CRM projects for its North American Customers. Pointel brings this rich experience to every project to make it a successful one.
Pointel has implemented projects for five of the world’s top ten largest financial Institutions.
Three of the World’s top five largest Telecommunications companies.
Two of the world’s top 5 Insurance companies.
Pointel is partners with leading CRM and CTI companies.


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36 5678s (12f,24b), 6 6578s (6f,0b), 87 crus (31f,56b), 216 4-bell runs (80f,136b), 416 5678 combinations (208f,208b), 36 8765s (12f,24b), Queens, Tittums, Kings, Waterfall, Backrounds.
This composition was rung on Friday, 14 December 2018 at Little Rock.
First submitted Wednesday, 19 December 2018 at 11:58:04 by Michael J Trimm.

industry_corpus2: Sports


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A fruiting shrub hardy in zones 3 to 7. There are American and European types of Gooseberry, as well as hybrids between the two. Fruit is used in desserts, jams, and jellies. Somewhat thorny plants, gloves may be helpful when harvesting fruit. Store bare root plants in a cool spot away from direct sun until ready to plant. Can hydrate by soaking roots in water for 2 to 3 hours before planting. Plant outdoors 4 to 8 weeks before the last frost in spring. Loosen the soil 12 inches deep and wide enough to fit all the roots. Add organic matter like compost to loosened soil. Trim off any damaged or broken roots, and spread roots out evenly without bending. Plant so that roots are slightly deeper than when grown in the nursery.
Plant in full sun to part shade. Prefers moist, fertile, well-drained soils and cool climates. Benefits from mulching and afternoon shade in hot climates. Adding organic matter such as compost to heavy or clay soil when planting helps improve drainage and moisture retention. Avoid planting in low spots prone to frosts. Prune in late winter to early spring, removing weak or crowded canes and those 4 or more years old to keep plants fruiting strongly.
Other fruiting shrubs are Currant, Jostaberry (30255), and Nero Aronia (20085).
Benefits from yearly fertilization in early spring before growth resumes. Use Bird-X Netting to protect fruit from birds. Treat powdery mildew with Serenade Garden Disease Control (50296).
Can use Scarecrow Ribbon (52102) to repel birds and protect fruit.
Usually not bothered by pests or disease. Powdery mildew can be a problem, but some varieties are resistant, particularly American types. Cane borers sometimes attack plants. Host for white pine blister rust disease, and has some restrictions to where plants can be shipped for this reason. Can protect blooming plants from late frosts by covering them with a blanket. Gooseberry is related to Currant, and Jostaberry is a hybrid cross of both species.


text: We are delighted to announce that, for the first time, we will have a presence at Welsh Labour conference in Swansea, 1 – 15 February. In addition to a stand in the exhibition, we will be holding a joint fringe event with the British Humanist Association (BHA) at 17:30, Committee Room 3c in Brangwyn Hall, Saturday 14 February. We have got a fantastic panel for that meeting – if you are going to be at Welsh Labour conference do let us know and we hope you can join us.


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Up for purchase is a "near perfect" Fuel Tank that was a "take-off" by a race team here in Arizona. This is a pre-1999 fuel tank when the Ducati Factory lined the inside of the tank for better protection. This fuel tank did hold fuel 18 years ago when the 748 R was started up and shipped to Fast by Ferracci for Eraldo and his team of experts to prepare the engine for AMA Pro-Thunder competition.
According to the team owner, when the Ducati came back from Fast by Ferracci, all of the street bodywork and equipment was removed and this tank has been on their shelf since the late 1990's. There is writing on the inside of the tank with a date of 23 June 98. There are no dents, scratches or wear on the outer surface of the tank. There is the normal wear on the underside of the tank where it was attached to the frame from the factory and before the carbon fuel tank and bodywork was mounted. Take this opportunity to pick up an early Superbike fuel tank that has never when used on a moving machine and as a pristine replacement or as a spare.
I have read that Red makes you go faster. However, I have always gone faster with Ducati Yellow!
I do ship internationally and share my deep discounts with DHL and FedEx plus International Shipping experience.


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An Online Academy for Christian Leadership Development - What would you want?
This is an opportunity to make an honest assessment of what is needed for you personally, in your church, locally or nationally, whether it is spiritual growth, outreach programmes, community support, facility improvements, leadership training, discipleship, or teaching….
This questionnaire is powered by SurveyMonkey, a web-based tool that enables the creation and management of surveys in an online environment. This short survey of 10 questions, should take you less than 10 minutes to complete.
When you are happy with your responses, simply select the "DONE" button at the bottom of the survey form, and your responses will be fed back to us automatically.
* 1. Have you ever used the internet to fulfil your education, training or development needs?
If yes, what services have you used? If no, go to Q2. Please tick all that apply.
Listen only webinar presentations - where you receive information with no opportunity for interaction.
Interactive webinar presentations - where you are able to interact with the webinar host and/or other participants.
Interactive video conferences - the use of video conferencing as a learning environment where you can see the host and participants via webcam; have 2-way audio interaction with the host and other participants; and have the opportunity to screen share information.
* 2. If you answered No in Q1, would you consider using the internet to fulfil any of your education or training and development needs? Please tick all that apply.
* 3. Do you actively participate in any only groups, forums or communities? e.g. Facebook, LinkedIn, Google+, etc.
If yes, which medium do you use?
* 4. On average, how often do you interact in online groups, forums or communities that you are a part of?
* 5. If no, what stops you from joining and actively participating in any online groups, forums or communities?
(If you answered yes to Q3, please insert 'N/A').
* 6. Do you know of or have you accessed any online education, leadership development or training programmes specifically designed to cater to the Christian community?
If yes, what format did the learning programme take?
1-off / Stand alone computer based learning unit or webinar.
A non-accredited modular programme of a number of computer based units.
An accredited modular training programme of a number of computer based units.
* 7. If you have paid for any online education, leadership development or training programmes, accredited or not, please indicate the approximate amount of fees, materials etc?
(Select No, if you haven't participated in such a programme).
9 fully interactive webinars which allow 2-way communication between the host and among participants; the sharing of presentations, and document upload & download capability, to foster collective sharing.
3 or 4 face to face cohort meetings.
How much would you consider paying for such a programme? OR How much do you think should such a programme should be marketed at?
I wouldn't be interested in a programme like this.
* 9. How long would you expect a leadership development and training programme of this nature to last?
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industry_corpus2: Subject Education


text: When John Lavender makes a promise, he follows through. He promised his three-year-old son that he would make him a home built from the ground up and he delivered on that promise. Lavender’s home, which took 30 years to complete and was built entirely by hand, is currently on the market for $14 million.

industry_corpus2: Real Estate & Construction


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Will I buy the cabin/property?
The question is asked on the Day of Saturn and in the Hour of Mars. There is no agreement between the lord of the Hour or the Libra ascendant or Lady thereof. The chart is not radical and there is warning of displeasure. With a non-radical chart there is something out of tune or something that doesn�t quite rhyme. There is a need to look at the details of the chart.
The querent is signified by the ascendant, it�s Lady Venus and any planet in the first house, which in this case is Mercury who is on the cusp of the ascendant. The querent is a broker (Mercury) and the leader of his own business (Venus in Leo 10th). His Sunsign is Libra � so the chart describes him neatly. The seller is a car salesman who is represented by Aries on the 7th and Mars who is in the sign of his fall on the cusp of the 10th. Mars comes from the opposition of Pluto and anyone who has been following the financial crises would recognize that anyone working within the car sales industry has been in for a tough time the last couple of years. The seller in a difficult situation, may be close to bankrupt, and has to sell one of his properties to save his situation.
The property is signified by Capricorn on the cusp of the 4th and it�s ruler Saturn, who is in his own terms of Virgo but yet cadent in the 12th house. Saturn in his own terms shows a property of a fair condition. The 12th house shows a remote and withdrawn location, yet there may be a detriment due to cadency � and my suspicions are raised by the applying opposition with retrograde Uranus in the Pisces 6th. It was impossible for me to come to terms with this configuration and I advised the buyer that there could be something wrong with the wires or pipework, Saturn in Virgo, imposing some necessary renovation. The buyer said that the cabin had no bathroom or water closet and that a tight tank would have to be installed to facilitate these appliances.
The owner of the cabin had the property appreciated in 2008 and the value was assumed NOK 1.150.000. The current rate of exchange �1 = NOK 10,-. However, this was before the financial crises had set in and he was offering it on the market for NOK 995.000. Cancer was on the cusp of the 10th house so the price was due to negotiation and change. Considering the Moon�s South node in the 10th together with Mars on the Midheaven the price could do nothing but fall. I noticed that the Moon, Lady of the 10th, was cadent in the 3rd house, hence poorly located, but even more important I observed that she was Void of Course and intercepted. This meant that the price of the property ws incorrectly represented and that the cabin held a secret.
I noted that Saturn, Lord of the 4th, and Mercury on the cusp of the ascendant were in mutual reception by exaltation, so I judged that the property would become the querent�s if he wanted it. Yet Mercury was slow of motion in such a way that Mars, signifer of the seller, applied to him by a square though signs of long ascension. This will usually indicate negotiable terms unless both significators are below the horizon. I advised the querent that he should not initiate the purchase but that the seller should come to him and the price move in his direction.
On September 8. it was confirmed that the seller had moveed in direction of the buyer and that he was willing to sell the cabin in the price range NOK 850-900.000. The buyer was considering an offer in the range of NOK 800.000, however, having conferred with the prospectus and the local authorities it turned out that the seller had installed water facilities in the cabin yet never delivered an official application. So as the querent discovered, his plans of improving the bathroom were immediately stopped by the cabin�s water facilities being reduced to a bucket of water. The lack of approved water facilities in house does greatly change the value of the property.
I noticed how the Moon separated from the square of Saturn and lastly the square of the retrograde Uranus in Pisces in the 6th house. This thus showed the sellers tampering with the regulations (also Moon in Sagittarius). Seeing that the Moon was VOC I judged that the price was going nowhere and that as she entered Capricorn, the sign of her detriment, and encountered the conjunction of Pluto before the opposition to Mars, the price was due to be cut further.
The client thanked me greatly for my judgement and advice.
Very nice discussion and a methodical approach.
Yes, I agree this is very neat.
I have a question.. why is the 10th house "the price"?
Does the 10th have significance over prices generally, so say the price of the ring, or the price of the car, would also be the 10th?
Or is the 10th the price in a property purchase only.. maybe because it's the 7th of the 4th.. the contract of the house?
Thanks. Sorry if this is available elsewhere, I couldn't find a rationale.
CA, CHAP. XXXIII. Of Buying and Selling Lands, Houses, Farmes, &c.
Let the 10th house, a Planet or Planets posited therein, and Lord of that house signifie the Price, that is, Whether it will be sold cheap or deer.
This is knowne by the Lord of the 10th, for if he be Angular, Direct, and strong in essentiall Dignities, the price will be high, and the Seller will put it off at deare rates; but if the Lord of the 10th be cadent, retrograde, slow of motion, afflicted, then the price will not rise high.
Let the 10th house and the Lord thereof signifie the Profit which may arise by that undertaking.


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John Bray is a British researcher, currently based in Japan, with a particular interest in the history of Tibet and Christian missions. After studying History at Cambridge University, he spent two years teaching in India – first at a school for Tibetan refugees near Dehra Dun and then in Ladakh. He was Honorary Secretary of the International Association of Ladakh Studies (IALS - www.ladakhstudies.org) from 1997-2007, and is now the association’s President. His main long-term project is a comparative history of 19th and 20th century Christian missions in the Indian and Chinese border areas with Tibet.
- A Bibliography of Ladakh. With Nawang Tsering Shakspo. Warminster: Aris & Phillips, 1988.
- John Bray & Chris Butters. 1999. ‘An Eighteenth Century Bhutanese Lama’s Visit to Ladakh’. With Chris Butters. In Ladakh: Culture, History and Development, pp. 49-57. Edited by Martijn van Beek, Kristoffer Brix Bertelsen and Poul Pedersen. Aarhus: Aarhus University Press.


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In our previous articles: Basement Conversion Ideas Part 1 and 2 we took a look at some uses for basement space that are uncommon in Dominica. Today we look at the benefits of a space that is not found in the average Dominican home, the attic.
1. Attics help control the temperature in the home by providing a large mass of slowly moving air. When the hot air rises from the lower levels of the home it is often retained in the attic which is why generally attics are not primarily used for living space. However, ensuring that the space is well insulated will rectify this problem.
2. Attics are generally used for the purpose of storage. Rather than having all your family’s belongings scattered in various rooms all over the house causing the home to feel cluttered you can simply place the less needed items in the attic for safe keeping. The attic can be used to store items from seasonal decorations to unused pieces of furniture.
3. Homes with attics, especially completed attics that are well insulated, are of greater value than homes that do not have attic space. If you ever decide to put your home up for sale in the future you will not regret having an attic included in your home design.
I. An additional bedroom is one of the most common conversions for attics. As time goes by the family grows and more space is needed to keep an appropriate level of comfort and privacy for all family members. When another bedroom is required it would be easier and more cost effective to convert an already constructed attic into a bedroom. And depending on the size of the space it could even be converted into a studio apartment with its own bathroom and kitchenette.
II. With more and more individuals finding themselves frequently working from home or starting their own business, having a professional space at home is becoming a greater need. The attic can be transformed into a quiet area to concentrate solely on work or a studio/workshop for the artist, designer, craftsperson, etc.
While these are the most common attic conversion ideas as long as it is built to code and the layout allows it the space can be converted to whatever you want it to be. You could consider having a home gym or simply a space to exercise, a family room, a game room, or even an entertainment room.
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Having an online presence is one thing, but having an online presence that is user-friendly across multiple devices is another. Responsive web design is our answer to this. Did you know that 94% of websites are accessed via mobile? This is why we thrive to ensure that your new website looks consistently great across mobiles, tablets and, of course, desktops.
Your domain is the website address or URL that allows visitors to access your website.
As part of our silver design package, we can provide you with one .co.uk domain for 12 months. Renewal will be charged at the current market rate, although may be covered in your website hosting package.
SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is the standard security technology that web browsers such as Internet Explorer and Google Chrome use to establish an encrypted link to our website server, ensuring all the data passed between the two remain private and integral.
As part of our silver design package, we will provide you with an SSL certificate for 12 months. Renewal will be charged at the current market rate, although may be covered in your website hosting package.
As part of our silver design package, we can design up to five pages for your new website. You are welcome to order additional pages for a nominal fee, alternatively, add your own pages at no additional cost.
Google’s RankBrain algorithm is an artificial intelligence system that was launched in October 2015. It plays an integral part in deciding which websites to display when a user searches within Google.
As part of our silver design package, we can provide you with optimised content for up to three pages for your new website that conforms with the RankBrain algorithm. Each page provided by us will have in the region of 450 words. You are welcome to order additional content to either extend what we offer or even for additional pages for a nominal fee, alternatively provide your own content at no additional cost.
Integrating a blog gives you an area on your website where you can provide regular updates either in an informal or conversational style.
As part of our silver design package, we can integrate a blog and demonstrate the best practices for using it to your advantage.
Responsive design is a method of developing websites using a flexible layout. This enables us to ensure your new website will display and function correctly between various devices (traditionally desktop and mobile).
As part of our silver design package, we will ensure that your new website is responsive, and will, throughout development, ensure it displays and functions as intended across multiple devices.
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is a methodology of strategies, techniques and tactics used to improve your search ranking and increase traffic to your website.
As part of our silver design package, we will apply what is known as ‘on-page SEO’ whereby we will ensure your website’s speed and functionality is appropriate to the size and nature of the website. In addition, we will ensure relevant tags and descriptions are used within the website coding to enhance indexing.
A logo is a symbol or small design used by businesses as a point of recognition. Traditionally, it should be used across all marketing material and business stationery consistently.
As part of our silver design package, we can provide you with a basic, text-based, logo, usually accompanied by a small graphic. We are happy to provide this in multiple formats including JPG, PNG and PDF so that you can make use of it throughout your branding.
Unlike the traditional gallery whereby photographs and artwork are collated in a room for an exhibition, website galleries are traditionally used to demonstrate your product or service.
As part of our silver design package, we can integrate a gallery into your website, and show you how to update it so that you can regularly update your visitors with your latest work.
A featured slideshow is usually placed on the homepage of your website and consists of three to five slides. It is used to showcase your key products or services. In addition to this, using links, we can enhance the user experience by directing them to sections of your website retrospective to the key product or service, thus saving them trawling through your site in search for what they’re looking for.
As part of our silver design package, we can integrate a featured slideshow into your website, provide links accordingly and show you how to update it enabling you to keep new content at the forefront of your website.
A PDF (Portable Document Format) is a file format that captures all the elements of a document as an image increasing portability enabling you to share information with ease.
As part of our silver design package, we can make available for download to your visitors a variety of PDF documents. If you need help creating or converting PDF’s, for a nominal fee, we can help with that too.
A contact form is an interactive part of a website where visitors can communicate with you, the website owner. Traditionally they consist of fields for the visitor’s name, contact information and comments, however, this can be expanded on to suit your requirements.
As part of our silver design package, we can integrate a form-to-email contact form whereby all submission is delivered to you via email. This eliminates the necessity to display an email address on your website that could potentially be picked up by spam-bots.
Google Maps is a web-based service that provides an interactive map where we have the ability to pinpoint your business location for your visitors.
As part of our silver design package, we can integrate Google Maps, pinpointing either your business location(s) or central location of where your business operates.
This does require an API from Google. We can help you obtain this.
Video embedding enables the integration of externally hosted videos into your website. An example of this may be where you display a YouTube video on your own website.
As part of our silver design package, we can embed externally hosted videos into your website.
You are responsible to ensure you have the owners permission to use their video on your website.
Widget integration enables the integration of externally hosted services into your website. An example of this may be where you display a booking system powered by Freetobook on your own website.
As part of our silver design package, we can embed externally hosted services into your website. There are instances when widgets can be styled to sit seamlessly within your website. In such cases, for a small nominal fee we, we can implement styling to achieve this.
You are responsible to ensure you have the owners permission to use their service on your website.
Consistency is paramount when marketing your business. That’s why when you purchase our silver design package, we will provide you with matching business cards, enhancing your brand awareness.
For a nominal fee, you are welcome to amend the specification to your own preference.
As part of our silver design package, we will host one training session of up to 90 minutes in our training room in Scarborough. During this session, we will show you how to access and edit your website, as well as demonstrate the best practices for increasing your website’s traffic.
If you prefer, we can deliver the training remotely via screen share or, for a nominal fee and travel costs, we are happy to deliver the training at your premises.
In order to make your website accessible on the world wide web (www), your website must be hosted on a web server.
As part of our silver design package, we will provide you with two-months free of our Business Website Hosting. This will automatically renew at the normal rate.
Own the rights to the work done for you!
Rights You will own the rights to any new or edited material provided by us in the completed project.
Access Upon completion, you will be granted full administrative access to your website enabling you to make any changes you need.


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A decision by the University of Texas System to cancel a boxing match in UT-El Paso’s Sun Bowl stadium irked Sen. Jose Rodriguez, D-El Paso, especially since security concerns were cited because of border violence.
Rodriguez has spoken out against what he believes are inflated reports of border violence, which have not affected metropolitan areas, such as El Paso.
A boxing match between Julio César Chávez Jr. and Andy Lee scheduled for June 16 has been cancelled because of security reasons, according to an El Paso Times story.
“I strongly oppose the decision by the UT System to cancel this fight, especially without consulting local officials regarding any potential threat. This is just one more example of what happens when our state leaders disregard the facts by falsely calling border communities ‘war zones’ without any evidence to support their claims,” Rodriguez said.
“Decisions such as these hurt our local economy and tarnish the image of border communities. El Paso is not only one of the safest communities in Texas, it is one of the safest in the nation.
“There have been several events such as this in El Paso — including a boxing match at UTEP last weekend — with no incidents. The decision to cancel this fight due to the fears of border violence only reinforces to the negative perception of El Paso and will have a lasting impact on the community for years to come.
Congressman Silvestre Reyes jumped into the dispute on Wednesday, asking UT Chancelllor Francisco G. Cigarroa to reverse the decision.
“El Paso is the safest large city of over 500,000 in the country. In El Paso, we pride ourselves in hosting large functions, dignitaries, heads of state, and ambassadors. I am disappointed with the UT Administration’s decision to cancel the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. sporting event and have contacted UT Chancellor Dr. Francisco G. Cigarroa to express my concern. During my conversation with Dr. Cigarroa, I suggested our local law enforcement agencies, the El Paso County Sherriff’s Office and the El Paso City Police Department, meet with the UT System Police-Office of the Director of Police to address any concerns Dr. Cigarroa may have in regards to hosting the sporting event in El Paso.


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Manchester United winger Memphis Depay is wanted by La Liga champions Barcelona, according to Don Balon.
The Dutchman only joined the club last summer, leaving PSV with a large expectation as he linked up with fellow countryman Louis van Gaal.
But after scoring 22 league goals in his final Eredivisie season, Depay managed just two during his first campaign with the Red Devils. The 22-year-old did manage to score three goals in the UEFA Champions League, including two in their crucial qualifier against Club Brugge.
Barcelona coach Luis Enrique is reportedly keen on taking Depay away from England already, with Juventus also monitoring the situation at Old Trafford, with fans left frustrated and disappointed often last campaign.
Don Balon claim United would ensure that they don’t make a loss on the Dutchman, and report that Juventus’ £16.7million offer will be beaten by Barcelona’s, as they look to bolster their squad in a search to regain the UEFA Champions League title, currently occupied by rivals Real Madrid.


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HUNTSVILLE,Ala.--(July 27, 2016)—ADTRAN®, Inc., (NASDAQ:ADTN), a leading provider of next-generation open networking solutions, today announced that Verizon has selected its SDN-optimized NG-PON2 solution for upcoming lab trials. The goal is to create a cost-effective Fiber-to-the-Home solution that meets business and residential needs today and is capable of scaling to 40G and beyond to meet market need.
With Verizon taking the lead, and support from ADTRAN, the companies will collaborate on groundbreaking interoperability work that will contribute to Verizon's ONT Management and Control Interface (OMCI) that will allow NG-PON2 OLTs to interoperate with multiple vendor ONTs. The flexibility provided with this open, dis-aggregated architecture provides lower first cost and positions Verizon for fully programmable NG-PON2 solutions, while also fueling a collaborative, scalable framework that prioritizes service reach and efficiency.
ADTRAN’s NG-PON2 broadband platform is of particular interest to service providers because of several inherent innovative benefits that significantly reduce the overall cost of operations for delivering converged 10G services. This software-defined access architecture features an innovative optics implementation that offers extreme scale, maximizing SDN/NFV network automation and supporting rapid service delivery capabilities while improving network integrity and quality of experience. Highly elastic NG-PON2 technology aligns well with ADTRAN’s open and disaggregated software-defined access network architecture and will be leveraged by service providers, including market leaders like Verizon, as they move toward a more open, programmable and scalable service architecture. Finally, ADTRAN’s NGPON2 OLT system maximizes these benefits with non-blocking, multi-terabit capacity and open SDN programmability.


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Turn key hunting farm with impressive deer and turkey harvest history. Enjoy waterfowl opportunities too. The views of the Illinois River Valley are stunning.
A secluded tract with mobile home and storage shed bordering West Bureau Creek with abundant wildlife, future timber value and tillable income potential.
This property has a beautiful hardwood ridge that offers incredible views and lots of deer sign.
Located near Spring Valley, this property features a 3 bed, 1 bath home, a mobile home, storage shed and timber full of deer, turkeys, small game and more.
This gorgeous home has three bedrooms and three bathrooms with a wrap around porch and beautiful kitchen. This tract is located in one of the best hunting areas.
If you love to hunt big bucks, this highly desirable property is for you. The home is updated and move-in ready. Storage buildings on site for your equipment.
Here is your chance to become a 2/10 int. owner of Indian Hill Lakes, a hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation location near Quad Cities, Peoria and Bloomington.
A nice smaller acreage with comfortable home that has had some recent updating. The metal building could store equipment or be used for horses or cattle.


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You are here: Home / Blog / SEO & Content Strategy / Are the Internet and the World Wide Web (www) the Same Thing?
The Internet is a communications infrastructure that lets millions of computers worldwide communicate with each other. The World Wide Web (WWW) is a hyper-media information retrieval system providing universal access to documents worldwide. In other words, the WWW is a service operating over the Internet. As a comparison, other (older) services operating over the Internet include Email and File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
The WWW connects computers called servers that provide information, as services, with computers requesting the service, e.g., your browser. The WWW delivers its payload (a Web page) using the Internet.
Using an analogy from the physical world , a transportation network (1) is very much like a digital network (2), both consist of physical infrastructure and software. In the case of a transportation network there are signalized intersections for controlling the flow of vehicles, while the Internet use routers to control the flow of data packets.
The Internet is like a road system.
These networks were built in order that various types of services could be provided over them. In both cases you can think of them as a request-response architecture – a request for a service is made and a resource is returned in the form of a response. In the physical world think of a logistics company delivering a package over a transportation network, and in the digital world a browser requesting a Webpage. In the case of the transportation network, an e-commerce request is made and a package delivery is fulfilled over the transportation network.
It is no exaggeration to say that the World Wide Web has had as profound an effect on human communication as the printing press. One key difference is that operation of the printing press was limited to a few select tradesmen but on the web everyone has his or her own printing press; everyone can be a publisher of a website. Before creating your first website, you’ll examine a short history of the web because that history impacts the way you write code for your web pages. You’ll start by exploring the basic terminology of computer networks.
A network is a structure in which information and services are shared among devices known as nodes or hosts. A host can be any device that is capable of sending and/or receiving data electronically. The most common hosts that you will work with are desktop computers, laptops, tablets, mobile phones, and printers.A host that provides information or a service to other devices on the network is called a server. For example, a print server is a network host that provides printing services and a file server is a host that provides storage space for saving and retrieving files. The device that receives these services is called a client. A common network design is the client-server network, in which the clients access information provided by one or more servers. You might be using such a network to access your data files for this tutorial.
Networks are classified based on the range of devices they cover. A network confined to a small geographic area, such as within a building or department, is referred to as a local area network or LAN. A network that covers a wider area, such as several buildings or cities, is called a wide area network or WAN. Wide area networks typically consist of two or more interconnected local area networks. The largest WAN in existence is the internet, which incorporates an almost uncountable number of networks and hosts involving computers, mobile devices (such as phones, tablets, and so forth), MP3 players, and gaming systems.
The biggest obstacle to effectively using the Internet is the network’s sheer scope and size. Most of the early Internet tools required users to master a bewildering array of terms, acronyms, and commands. Because network users had to be well versed in computers and network technology, Internet use was largely limited to programmers and computer specialists working for universities, large businesses, and the government.The solution to this problem was developed in 1989 by Timothy Berners-Lee and other researchers at the CERN nuclear research facility near Geneva, Switzerland.
They needed an information system that would make it easy for their researchers to locate and share data on the CERN network. To meet this need, they developed a system of hypertext documents. Hypertext is a method of organization in which data sources are interconnected through a series of links or hyperlinks that users activate to jump from one data source to another. Hypertext is ideally suited for the Internet because end users don’t need to know where a particular document, information source, or service is located—they only need to know how to activate the link. The effectiveness of this technique quickly spread beyond Geneva and was adopted with other networks across the Internet. The totality of these interconnected hypertext documents became known as the World Wide Web. The fact that the Internet and the World Wide Web are synonymous in many users’ minds is a testament to the success of the hypertext approach.
Documents on the web are stored on web servers in the form of web pages and accessed through a software program called a web browser. The browser retrieves the document from the web server and renders it locally in a form that is readable on a client device. However, because there is a wide selection of client devices ranging from desktop computers to mobile phones to screen readers that relay data aurally, each web page must be written in code that is compatible with every device. How does the same document work with so many different devices? To understand, you need to look at how web pages are created.
A web page is a simple text file written in HtML (Hypertext Markup Language). You’ve already read about hypertext, but what is a markup language? A markup language is a language that describes the content and structure of a document by “marking up” or tagging, different document elements. For example, this tutorial contains several document elements such as the tutorial title, main headings, subheadings, paragraphs, figures, figure captions, and so forth. Using a markup language, each of these elements could be tagged as a distinct item within the “tutorial document.” Thus, a Hypertext Markup Language is a language that supports both the tagging of distinct document elements and connecting documents through hypertext links.
In the early years, no single organization defined the rules or syntax of HTML. Browser developers were free to define and modify the language in different ways which, of course, led to problems as different browsers supported different “flavors” of HTML and a web page that was written based on one browser’s standard might appear totally different when rendered by another browser. Ultimately, a group of web designers and programmers called the World Wide Web consortium, or the W3c, settled on a set of standards or specifications for all browser manufacturers to follow.
The W3C has no enforcement power, but, because using a uniform language is in everyone’s best interest, the W3C’s recommendations are usually followed, though not always immediately. Each new version of HTML goes through years of discussion and testing before it is formally adopted as the accepted standard. For more information on the W3C and its services, see its website at www.w3.org.By 1999, HTML had progressed to the fourth version of the language, HtML 4.01, which provided support for multimedia, online commerce, and interactive scripts running within the web page.
However, there were still many incompatibilities in how HTML was implemented across different browsers and how HTML code was written by web developers. The W3C sought to take control of what had been a haphazard process and enforce a stricter set of standards in a different version of the language called XHtML (extensible Hypertext Markup Language). By 2002, the W3C had released the specifications for XHTML 1.1. But XHTML 1.1 was intended to be only a minor upgrade on the way to XHTML 2.0, which would correct many of the deficiencies found in HTML 4.01 and become the future language of the web.
One problem was that XHTML 2.0 would not be backward compatible with HTML and, as a result, older websites could not be easily brought into the new standard.Web designers rebelled at this development and, in response, the Web Hypertext Application technology Working Group (WHAtWG) was formed in 2004 with the mission to develop a rival version to XHTML 2.0, called HtML5. Unlike XHTML 2.0, HTML5 would be compatible with earlier versions of HTML and would not apply the same strict standards that XHTML demanded. For several years, it was unclear which specification would win out; but by 2006, work on XHTML 2.0 had completely stalled.


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Heavy rains on Taiwan caused a heavy avalanche of rocks and one of them almost hit a car driving on the road under the hill.
First you see only a dust and a lot of small rocks, later on one huge giant piece of stone hit the road and lands few inches away from the car. Did the passengers sh*t in their pants? We believe they did and will celebrate the reborn after this occurrence.


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Caffey, please email me your mailing address at nicola327 at hotmail dot com.
Last September I hosted a blog hopping challenge. Give it a go, write your post with a link to Alpha Heroes, and link here in comments. Note: the post suggests using the BBAW directory as a starting place - for this challenge, why not start with the blog of an Alpha Heroes Follower or recent commenter? Any starting place will do, as long as you find new-to-you blogs and leave comments! 10 hop-stops can be a bit much so -- 5 stops for one extra entry, 10 stops gets you two. Have fun hopping!
Come back tomorrow for the next winner to be announced!
Congrat Caffey! And thank you Nicola for an amazing giveaway...that is still going!
Third Winner - And More Entry Chances!


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The sales representative canvasses customers, welcomes and advises them, and builds up customer loyalty.


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Upon the decision of our partner, AES, to exit the Turkish market, its shares were acquired from the other main shareholders, Koç Holding and Aygaz. In addition to its power plants in operation, Entek also has a 50% share in a 625 MW imported coal-fired power plant project. The Company also acquired a 0.05% stake in EPIAŞ, the newly established company to operate the Energy Exchange.
While Entek’s natural gas power plants are base load power plants, they also have a flexible operating regime that enables them to mitigate market risks and remain competitive. Direct busbar sales and steam customers from the Kocaeli plant bring distinctive advantages. The Company’s natural gas power plants provided secondary frequency control services, generating significant income. In 2014, similarly Eltek, the Company’s wholesale subsidiary, contributes to Entek’s competitiveness through its ability to step in when system prices are low and purchase power from various sources.
The flexibility of Entek through Eltek is a significant mitigant for the low system prices and natural gas take-or-pay risks by purchasing electricity from the system and selling it to customers, thereby minimizing production and income risks.

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Former Oregon coach Chip Kelly did what everyone (jokingly) thought he would do now that he’s with the San Francisco 49ers and drafted a former Oregon player, DeForest Buckner.
Former Ohio State cornerback Eli Apple — who can’t cook, according to an anonymous scout — was drafted by the New York Giants, bringing an Apple to the Big, well, Apple. Clearly the Giants don’t care if you can cook or not, only if you play.
Ohio State is the first team to ever have three top-10 picks in a draft.
Offensive tackle Leremy Tunsil — once considered the No. 1 pick — had his draft stock fall after a video was posted on Twitter of the former Ole Miss standout appearing to smoke marijuana through a gas mask, just hours before the draft. The Miami Dolphins took Tunsil with the 13th pick.
The draft will continue for two more days, and who knows what else will happen.


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Just had to share my beautiful latest addition to the Crew, so new she’s not even up on the Crew page yet.
Her name is Shimmer and I adopted her from Mama Bear on RKC. So far I’ve just had her out with Dora and she was not impressed with her. I’m trying her out with Oxide and the Catz next to see how they get on there.
Check back to see more of her soon.
I’m slowly going through the links to other Petz sites on The RKC Petz Forum to add to my Links page. It’s taking a while because I’m trying (and failing) to multitask.
If you’re wanting me to list your Petz site on my Links page, just let me know and I’ll get it added up there. If you’d like you link back to me, well, go ahead, that’d be just great.
I’ve been hard at work breeding and adding pages left right and centre. I’ve now got a page dedicated to my modest crew (expect that to grow pretty quickly), I’ve also set up pages for adoptions and my Breeding Projects which will be added to shortly.
I’ve also created a links page and a link banner (it’s just a rough one for the time being, I’ll jazz it up later). If you want me to link to you just comment on that page or email me at dodiesinkspotz@gmail.com and I’ll get you listed.
Check back soon, I’m going breeding crazy at the moment!
Welcome to Ink Spotz. Home to purebred Dalis galore!
More recently updates will show above this post and I’m gradually making pages for the other sections of the site. I’m not really big on showing my Petz and so it’s unlikely that I’ll have those here, but I’m definitely going to have Adoptions and possibly even a breeding service in the future.
Keep checking back for more updates. I aim to update about once a week (as that’s the only time I get online on my computer).


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This Foldout collects details of the some of The Commonwealth War Grave Commission Cemeteries and Memorials where local men and women who fell in the World Wars are remembered.
There was no repatriation of the remains of those killed overseas.
Dud Corner Cemetery stands almost on the site of a German strong point, the Lens Road Redoubt, which was captured by the 15th (Scottish) Division on the first day of the battle.
The Loos Memorial forms the side and back of Dud Corner Cemetery, and commemorates over 20,000 officers and men who have no known grave, who fell in the area from the River Lys to the old southern boundary of the First Army, east and west of Grenay.
Amongst those buried here are those who perished when HMS Hampshire struck a German mine, and sank with heavy loss of life [5th June 1916]. Those on board included the Secretary of State for War, Field Marshal Lord Kitchener and his staff who were on the way to a military meeting in Russia.
Of the 655 men and 7 passengers, only 12 men survived. 100 officers and men were recovered and buried in a common grave at at Lyness. 550 bodies were not recovered.
It was formerly known as Bremgarten Cemetery, Charlottenhagen.
The Memorial to the Missing of the Somme lists the names of 72,191 British and South African servicemen and women who died in the Battles of the Somme.
The memorial records the names of the men and woman of the British and Commonwealth forces who died in World War I, and whose graves are unknown.


text: With the Olympics now over I have a very fitting guest on The Mental Game Podcast, not just because he is Brazilian but also because he is arguably one of the few professional poker players whose experience of the game mirrors that of elite athletes. Andre Akkari is a Team PokerStars Pro and WSOP Bracelet winner. He is also a megastar in his homeland of Brazil. While he is not as well known as, say, Daniel Negreanu outside of Brazil he is incredibly famous within it. How many other poker players, for example, would be asked to carry the Olympic Torch? Andre has a following and a pressure that comes with it that most poker players don't understand, which made for a great interview.


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Mallorca, the biggest Island of Spain is really known for being an amazing party place. Especially the Germans and British love to go all out here! It is my favorite party Island in Europe, and I am really loving the German part (saying that as a Dutchie ;-)). I have been to Mallorca – El Arenal for five years, and I will tell you why the German and Dutch area is a must to experience this amazing place atleast once in your lifetime, and where to go!
Different (cheap) airlines within Europe fly to Palma de Mallorca airport. From there you can take either the metro, bus or a taxi. I usually take a taxi (want to get as fast as possible to the beach, as you will reach El Arenal in 15 minutes), which will costs you between 20 – 30 euros (they will add taxes on the ride for suitcases, persons, etc), depending where you booked your hotel. The bus is a lot cheaper and a good alternative if you travel on a budget, The metro is very modern, both metro lines are fairly new (2007 and 2013 respectively).
Are you going for party? Then visit the island between beginning June and end of August. Especially the second half of June until the second week of August because of the public holidays in Europe.
Start your day with a breakfast, choose between something Spanish in one of the many side streets or go straight to the boulevard for breakfast meals. During the day you should enjoy the beach, the water is blue and has a nice temperature. I can recommend to lay somewhere between balero 2 and 4 (balero’s are the fancy bars on the boulevard, each one marked with a number), here there are no pesky rocks you have to conquer before going for a quick dive. Back in the days the beach were a party zone, with young people bringing their own soundsystems and drinking buckets of sangria and beer. Sadly, the government wants to make the island a more family friendly zone, meaning that the police patrols the boulevard a lot and give out high fines to anyone disobeying the rules. If you feel like a party in the afternoon you can always check Mega Park, they have a lot of themed parties during the day as well. A lot of different style of dancers (they import a lot of Eastern European girls who look good, but they also have professional dancers and acrobats, so you will not be disappointed).
If you feel hungry just browse the boulevard for a variety of restaurants. I can recommend Double Dutch Mallorca and Tex Mex, but be free to discover for yourself!
If you want some cheap sunglasses or other small stuff you can bargain with the African street sellers. Just do not fall for their ‘what’s up brother/helmut/terminator’ handshake which they use to give you a necklace or bracelet ‘for free’ but end up asking you for money for their 20 young children back in their home country.
Get some good food and anywhere between 8 and 10 P.M., head towards Mega Park again. Here you will meet your fellow partyanimals, mainly Germans. Just get a table, order some beer or mix drink like vodka lime (you can also order a tower of your favourite liquor) and enjoy the show. German music playing loud, everyone singing the lyrics and everyone goes ‘auf die stuhle’, were all the Germans will get on the stools to drink from their meter long straws connected to their mixdrinks, a-ma-zing. Enjoy the acts around, like Rinaldo the football wonder who will amaze you with his tricks, dancers coming from the ceiling with balloons and acrobatic styles and beautiful women on the dancing blocks. Around 12 P.M. the music in Mega Park will go off, and you can choose. Make your way to the different bars the Park has to offer, like Mega Arena underneath the Park, or go on for the other great german Bars like Bierkönig, a huge beergarden terrace and club as well, and Oberbayern for your German dosis of songs. Later on you can go towards balero 1 where the Dutch area is with bars like Heeren van Amstel and Veronicas for a great afterparty!
Breakfast, beach, Mega Park, clubbing. You are on a party island remember?
4 or 5 days is all you need, and maybe 2 extra days of holiday when you are home to recover. I needed it :).
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Advocacy can rarely be done alone. One of the key responsibilities of the advocate is perhaps to obtain a mandate from the very people whose cause she/he is taking forward. Thus building a partnership with the affected is an important step in the process. But this alone is not enough, other important constituents in an advocacy strategy include members of the media, NGOs concerned with the issue, academics, public personalities who can endorse the demand, health groups, legal and so on. The objective of coalition building is not only to engage more constituencies around to issue and build broader consensus and political support around the issue but also to increase resources within the group.
In the process of coalition building the main issue should remain clearly in focus and not get diluted. However together with this process there needs to be consensus built on the specifics- viz. what will be the position of the group on the issue, what are the various outcomes that are desired, who will take what roles and so on. During these discussions the various people involved should discuss which are the non-negotiables, what is the common minimum understanding and what are the areas of compromise.
Which other groups and organisations are working on the issue?
Are there any pre-existing networks working on the broad issue?
What are their stands, approach to the problem? How similar or dissimilar is it?
What are the relative strengths of these organisations and networks?
Can we contribute to their processes and activities, do they need our contributions?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of working together with these groups and networks?


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In three weeks, Andrew McCutchen will celebrate his 23rd birthday on the first Saturday of the post-season. The Pirates hold no hopes or prayers of continuing play on that Saturday – they’ll wrap the season up the Sunday prior – but you can’t place much of that blame on their young center fielder.
A .270/.347/.459 line is way solid from a righty who primarily plays in PNC Park. Throw in 11 home runs and 16 (of 20) steals and McCutchen is living up to his billing. His walk rate is an impressive 10.4%, but I wouldn’t expect that to be the floor moving forward. Throughout the minors McCutchen only topped 10% in walks once, that coming at Triple-A in 2008. His ISO is higher than we’ve come to expect from him as well. I suppose the encouraging sign on that front is that his Triple-A ISO is identical to his major league number, so he has at least flashed similar power, albeit at a lower level.
Perhaps he has some issues in identifying sliders from fastballs which could make for something worth watching as the league adapts to him in future months.
After taking over for Nate McLouth and seeing Nyjer Morgan, Jack Wilson, and Adam LaRoche find new homes, McCutchen has solidified himself as the face of the Pirates. Mock all you want; he’s doing the crossbones and eye-patch proud.
We hoped you liked reading The Buccos Emerging Star by R.J. Anderson!
The Rasmus-McCutchen CF battles will be awesome to watch for the next several years.


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HERE - the maker of HERE Maps - has announced that the app will be rebranded to HERE WeGo. With the new name also comes a number of new features.
HERE WeGo aims to be a one-stop app for navigation, making it as easy as possible for users to find the best route. Once the user plugs in a destination, they will be presented with various modes of transportation. Unlike other mapping applications - which would provide driving, walking, and usually mass transit - HERE WeGo provides all of the above, along with ride-sharing, taxis, and cycling.
The only ride-sharing option, however, is Car2Go; sorry Uber and Lyft users. Users will be able to press a button to launch the Car2Go app and reserve their ride.
The news comes almost exactly a year after Nokia sold off HERE to a consortium of German auto-makers. Back in March, the company announced that its apps would no longer work on Windows phones running Windows 10 Mobile; because of that, Windows users shouldn't expect to see HERE WeGo anytime soon.
The update is available for iOS and Android right now though. You can grab it from the App Store here, or from the Play Store here.


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I’m fine with the css, I just don’t like the way it’s being loaded. Is there a reason you don’t just echo it into the page or use a rewrite so it’s cacheable?
I’m not sure what the reason is. I know the JS has variables that get loaded dynamically, but don’t know if the CSS does too. I’m guessing not since, unlike the JS, it’s okay to disable it.


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Due to the meticulous record keeping of Glasnevin Trust since 1828, we can help you find your relatives, family history or discover more about the stories of the people buried in Glasnevin Trust Cemeteries.
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In this lesson, students will learn what it means to be a dependable leader. First, they’ll see that dependability is one of the core character traits that we are called to as Christ-followers by reading Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church. A close look at the details of dependable rock-climbing equipment will create a discussion about who may be depending on us in our lives. Lastly, your students will encourage each other by pointing out qualities in each other that they consider dependable, while discussing how they can become good stewards of other people’s trust.
In this lesson, students will learn that dependability is one of the core character traits that we are called to as Christ-followers.


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“The business of Spice makes us global.
We are specialist processors tending to provenance plantations in India, Vietnam and Turkey through backward integration programs guaranteeing food safety, authenticity, sustainability and traceability from farm to fork. The intrinsic qualities of real food flavours are preserved and delivered in a variety of packaging formats conforming to international code of practices of global retail brands. India is our corporate base; it has been 75 years since we began our journey in a small way to reach the farthest corners of the globe. Today, Jayanti, essentially a family-run business of the 1940’s is a professionally managed agro-commodities and food business group carrying out specialized operations in Asia and Europe to deliver the true essence of a diversified product portfolio comprising of Value Added Spice, Decaffeinated Tea and Natural Caffeine. What keeps us going is our inherent ability to adapt to global food-safety challenges, world-wide reach, in-depth product knowledge, quality of conformance to the highest food-safety standards, top-down innovation approach, up-to-date infrastructure and a growing consumer base.
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This blog delves into a lot of niches: lifestyle, health, travel, fashion, beauty and a lot more. Realistic, honest and very sarcastic, the author will surely make make you laugh (or not).
Fashion Nova Wishlist: Valentine's Day Special!


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The West Pacific States form one of the nine geographic divisions within the United States that are officially recognized by that country's census bureau.  There are five states in this division – Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington – and, as its name suggests, they all have coastlines on the Pacific Ocean (and are the only US states that border that ocean). The Pacific States division is one of two divisions can be found within the United States Census Bureau's Western region; the other Western division is the Mountain States.
Despite being slotted into the same region by the Census Bureau, the Pacific, and Mountain divisions are vastly different from one another in many vital respects, most notably in the arena of politics; while nearly all of the Mountain states are regarded as being conservative " red states", four out of five of the Pacific states (all except Alaska) are clearly counted among the liberal " blue states".
^ a b c d Geography, US Census Bureau. "State Area Measurements and Internal Point Coordinates". www.census.gov.
^ https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2010/09/24/2010-23997/agency-information-collection-activities-proposed-collection-comment-request-underground-storage Federal Register. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request. Retrieved 9 January 2018.

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Update Your Estate Plan: You need a Durable Power of Attorney for financial decisions and a Power of Attorney for healthcare decisions. You should also consider whether you want to sign a Living Will and Testament or Revocable Living Trust, detailing how you want your assets to pass at your death. An estate plan may also include designating beneficiaries for your assets.
Begin Planning for Retirement: It’s never too early to begin planning for retirement. We’ve all been hearing about potential problems with the future of Social Security. This makes it all the more important that you begin planning and saving far in advance of retirement—the sooner the better. It doesn’t cost anything to sit down with a financial planner and explore investment options. On the other hand, I know that those of you in your 20’s and 30’s, with understandably modest assets and income at this time (and perhaps sizeable college debt), can’t imagine the need to sit down with a financial planner at this point. However, a good financial planner can help you figure out how to reduce your debt as quickly as possible, set aside a little money each month in savings, and then be in a better position in the near future to begin really investing for retirement.
Consider Long Term Care Insurance: You should become educated about long term care insurance so you can make an informed decision as to whether or not this is the right thing for you. It should not cost you anything to sit down with a long term care insurance agent and explore the policies that are out there and what they would cost. The sooner you buy it, the less it will cost. On the other hand, if you wait too long before looking into long term care insurance you may no longer be able to qualify.
Discuss long term care planning with your family: So many families wait until a crisis situation arises to discuss issues of long term care planning. Don’t wait—do it now. Let your family members know what your wishes are (even if they are already spelled out in your estate planning documents) and make sure they know where you keep your important legal and financial documents in case they need to access those in an emergency situation.
Consult with an elder law attorney: Good elder law attorneys who take a comprehensive approach to meeting their clients’ needs will not only make sure they have the proper legal planning in place, but will also make sure that their clients are referred to the appropriate professionals in order to take care of their insurance, investment, and social service needs. Consulting with an elder law attorney is always a good place to start when planning for your future.


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Another good start to the #NRL betting weekend with Sea Eagles +4.5 coming home later in the game. A big attempt at a Penalty Kick from DCE as well to just to fall short after the siren sounded.
Just the one bet for tonight, quite an interesting game and big implications on who finishes where in the Top 8 (and maybe not if the Warriors get hammered). A home final is a nice reward for either team if they can put together a couple of wins to round off the regular season.
Auckland has been a traditional advantage for the Warriors even though we haven’t seen it this year and I think they get the job done tonight.