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For Iraqi Shias and Iran, taking control of Tikrit has a special meaning. Tikrit was closely identified with Saddam Hussein.
Shi'ite fighters or Hashd-al Shabi look at smoke from an explosives-laden vehicle driven by an IS suicide bomber that exploded during an attack on Tikrit.
TIKRIT, the birthplace and the burial site of Saddam Hussain, has been a fulcrum in the Sunni heartland of Iraq that had fought the US forces from 2003 until their withdrawal in 2011 and since maintained a continuous challenge to the predominantly Shia regime in Baghdad, accusing it of sectarian bias, ill-treatment and vindictiveness. Tikrit also contributed some other top leaders of Iraq in the past. Colonel Ahmed Hasan Al-Bakr, the first President of Baathist Iraq hailed from Tikrit. Izzat brahim Al-Douri, (the sole surviving member of Saddam Husain's inner circle until his reported death last month in Tikrit), who carried on the Baathist legacy under the appellation of Nakshabandi Order that played a role in Islamic State in Iraq and Levant (ISIL)'s takeover of Mosul and Tikrit last June, hailed from Al Dour, an outlying town of Tikrit. Saddam Hussain's own brother-in-law Adnan Khairallah who belonged to Tikrit was Defence Minister until his death in a helicopter crash in the late 1980s. Until 2003, Iraq's intelligence chiefs were mostly from Tikrit. Tikrit also happens to be the birthplace of Salahuddin al-Ayoubi, ethnically a Kurd and known to the world as Saladdin, who led the Muslim armies in the 12th century crusades and retook Jerusalem from Christian control. Tikrit was renamed Salahuddin, symbolising the connection with Jerusalem’s conqueror.
In search of home: “Intense U.S. bombing around Ramadi could not contain the Da’esh onslaught.” Picture shows displaced Sunni people from Ramadi on the outskirts of Baghdad. Islamic State fighters captured the city in May.
Long-term antidote to IS is not Arab jails and American jets, but the creation of an honest and wide-ranging political dialogue in the region.
Maps depict names of places seized by the Islamic State (Da’esh) and its al-Qaeda confreres: Syria’s Raqqa, Idlib and Palmyra as well as Iraq’s Mosul, Ramadi and Fallujah. Names of places have become associated with massacres. Aerial bombardment by the West seems futile. The West cannot stem the tide of extremism. U.S. Defence Secretary Ashton Carter says that the Iraqi forces have “no will to fight” in Iraq. When confronted by the advance of Da’esh toward Palmyra, the Syrian troops could put up little defence. Confidence in the ability of superior firepower to stop the spread of the black flag of Da’esh seems to be at a low.
For Prime Minster Modi, the visit to the Republic of Korea (RoK) formed an important part of his quest to spur growth in the manufacturing sector. Korea has compelling reasons to respond because in India Chinese companies are giving a stiff competition to its ‘chaebols’ in infrastructure, power and even mobile handsets. China also offers attractive credit and long-term payment facilities in the power sector. It was to meet this challenge that RoK agreed to provide $9 billion as tied credit in infrastructure, including smart cities, railways and power. Korea will also create a separate Economic Development Cooperation Fund of $1 billion.
Moreover, India-ROK trade that had touched $20 billion in 2011 has now slipped to about $18 billion. As the growth in bilateral trade continues to be sluggish, the target of $25 billion trade in 2015 has been abandoned and no numerical target fixed.
The HinduDifficult task: “Adding 12.5 million tonnes of stockpile would take at least five 5 years to build.” Picture shows a petrol pump in Mumbai.
With the country consuming more than four million barrels of crude a day, the argument for a strategic oil storage project is a no-brainer.
Narendra Modi has spent a year in office. How well has he handled India’s foreign policy?
In his first year in office as prime minister of India, Narendra Modi has infused vitality into India’s engagement with the rest of the world. He has worked to correct the faltering trajectory of India’s relationship with the United States and has attempted to expand economic ties with China while being forthright in his appraisal about challenges in the relationship. He has also attempted to re-engage the smaller states in India’s immediate neighborhood and has reached out to the democracies of East Asia and the West.
As of May 19, 2015 Modi has visited 18 countries in an official capacity, unprecedented for any Indian Prime Minister in so short a time. For some, it may seem surprising that Modi, whose electoral campaign focused heavily on the economy and government corruption, has dedicated as much time as he has on foreign policy matters.
David Hunter Miller in his monumental book, The Drafting of the Covenant, stated with the authority derived from his close association with Woodrow Wilson, that very early at the meetings of the League of Nations Committee in 1919 “it had been agreed that India should be a member of the League. Mr Wilson had acquiesced, and no one else seemed to care.” French opposition to the inclusion of the Dominions within the framework of the League of Nations was resolute but abandoned after a grim struggle in the green rooms of the Peace Conference, with the result that as far as India was concerned, as one commentator put it, there could not have been any difference to the Geneva organization by the addition of one more country, viz., India, to the group of hangers-on to the British Empire, viz., the Dominions which obtained admissions to the League of Nations.
Who is killing Pakistan’s educated elite?
Pakistani civil society activists hold images of assassinated rights campaigner Sabeen Mahmud during a protest in Karachi on April 30, 2015.
KARACHI, Pakistan — “We live in a kingdom of fear, fortified by religious extremism and intolerance,” columnist Ghazi Salahiddin recently wrote in The News on Sunday, one of Pakistan’s leading English-language newspapers.
Such hyperbole reinforces stereotypes about Pakistan. But sometimes, stereotypes contain more than a grain of truth.
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan — Taliban insurgents, their ranks swelled by foreign fighters pushed across the border from Pakistan, nearly surrounded this northern Afghan city last month with an offensive that stunned local authorities and raised concerns over their ability to defend the country without U.S. and foreign combat troops.
Under pressure from a yearlong military offensive in neighboring Pakistan, the Taliban and allied militants – some waving the black flags of the Islamic State group – appear to be trying to carve out a new safe haven in northern Afghanistan that could give them access to Central Asia and China, Afghan officials say.
As Afghanistan’s U.S.-trained and equipped forces have struggled to fend off the insurgents – who at one point came within 3 kilometers (less than 2 miles) of Kunduz – authorities have increasingly turned to local militias and former warlords, a further indictment of the costly, decade-long U.S. effort to build an effective Afghan military.
Pakistan’s diplomacy has become a high-wire act.
Though Islamabad hasn’t yet ended the domestic terror that rips through its schools, mosques and markets, or sorted out its hostilities with neighboring India, it has embarked on a complicated foreign policy. Seeking to solve its many economic, political and security problems, Pakistan is trying, concurrently, to court four rich and powerful patrons: China, Saudi Arabia, Iran and the United States.
Contrary to what the US is telling India’s national security advisers, the payback for Pakistan if it brings home an Afghan-Taliban peace deal is running India out of Afghanistan. That is the primary objective behind discrediting India’s role in Afghanistan.
Pakistan’s ludicrous charge that India’s spy agency RAW is behind the Karachi attack on the Ismaili community maybe laughed out of court here, given that the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident at the same time as authorities in Pakistan maintained they had confessions from Indian operatives.
Pakistan’s sudden raising of the RAW bogey, together with the eruption of separatist violence in Jammu and Kashmir , underscores the new, undeclared state of war between Delhi and Islamabad in the extended AfPak theatre.
LONDON – With Amal Clooney, the human-rights lawyer who recently married the actor George Clooney, acting as your advocate, you would think that your case would grab headlines. And yet Mohamed Nasheed – the Maldives’ first democratically elected president, who was just sentenced to 13 years imprisonment for unnamed “terrorist offenses” by the military-backed government that overthrew him in 2012 – seems to have fallen off the world’s radar.
This is bad news for the Maldives, where the fate of a fledgling democratic regime is inextricably tied to that of Nasheed. And, with radical Islam gaining traction on the archipelago, it does not bode well for the rest of the world, either.
Nasheed’s predecessor, Maumoon Gayoom, who won the presidency in a 1978 parliamentary vote, adopted an authoritarian style, and subjected the country to three decades of misrule. While Gayoom oversaw the archipelago’s transformation into a popular holiday destination, it was he and his associates – not ordinary citizens – who benefited from the tourist industry’s success.
A spokesperson for China’s defense ministry said such operations have been going on for a long time.
The incident was especially notable given an earlier report from the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. Department of Defense is considering conducting surveillance operations within 12 nautical miles of disputed features — an area that China would claim as territorial waters and airspace. The crux of the issue is that the United States wants to publicly register that it does not believe newly-built islands in the South China Sea can generate territorial claims under international law. The publicity push surrounding last week’s surveillance flight was seen as a step in that direction.
More than two thousand years ago, China's Han Dynasty launched the Silk Road, a sprawling network of commerce that linked South and Central Asia with the Middle East and Europe. Today, the idea of a "New Silk Road," an intertwined set of economic integration initiatives seeking to link East and Central Asia, has taken hold in the United States and China—for very different reasons.
In 2011, the United States launched its vision of greater Central Asian economic and infrastructure integration in the hopes of supporting political stability as it withdrew from Afghanistan. By 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping was assertively articulating his own vision for a China-led Silk Road that would streamline foreign trade, ensure stable energy supplies, promote Asian infrastructure development, and consolidate Beijing's regional influence.
The NSA’s point about the centrality of the dispute is spot on. Not so, his claims about China’s stance on the McMahon Line. This is not a trivial or pedantic point. In many ways, it is central to understanding the history of the dispute as well as the possibilities for its settlement in the future.
It would be illogical for India to open a Cold War style front with China when the potential costs significantly outweigh geopolitical advantages.
The border dispute with China is so old but Indians are yet to come to grips with how this dispute can be resolved. The historical roots of the Sino-Indian frontiers have been narrated in several accounts. Understanding the historical variations and context around how China approaches the dispute has curiously received less attention. A focus on the intricacies of competing claims needs to be embedded in a geopolitical setting, which has been changing since the 1950s.
Although the Chinese position provides the appearance of continuity, the actual bargaining posture has been one of extraordinary flux often shaped by geopolitical considerations that have little to do with the border itself. Let us explore each of these inflexion points in China's approach to the dispute.
I don’t know whether Tagore ever made that prediction but the hope of rangzen or freedom sustained the Tibetan conference on the 64th anniversary of the signing of the fatal 17-point agreement. Roads, railways and floods of tourists have drastically altered Tibet since then, so that China’s focus has shifted from Aksai Chin to Tawang. The conference ignored this. In fact, India’s security was barely mentioned. Instead, Vijay Kranti, author of a comic book on the Dalai Lama, who chaired the proceedings, set the optimistic ball rolling by saying (not very accurately) that no one could have thought in 1945 that India would become independent in 1947.
A recent World Bank report has a grim outlook for Central Asia’s poorest state.
Tajikistan’s economic growth has dropped significantly and is unlikely to return to previous levels in the near or medium term, a recent World Bank report says. GDP growth in the region’s poorest state slowed to 6.7 percent last year from 7.4 percent in 2013 and the World Bank estimates that in 2015 GDP growth will plummet to 3.2 percent.
Editor's Note: This analysis was written by Stratfor's lead military analyst, Paul Floyd, who served in the U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment, a core component of the United States Army Special Operations Command. He deployed multiple times to Iraq and Afghanistan in a combat role.
On Tuesday afternoon, as President Obama was bringing an occasionally contentious but often illuminating hour-long conversation about the Middle East to an end, I brought up a persistent worry. “A majority of American Jews want to support the Iran deal,” I said, “but a lot of people are anxiety-ridden about this, as am I.” Like many Jews—and also, by the way, many non-Jews—I believe that it is prudent to keep nuclear weapons out of the hands of anti-Semitic regimes. Obama, who earlier in the discussion had explicitly labeled the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, an anti-Semite, responded with an argument I had not heard him make before.
The country’s political dysfunction has undermined all efforts to build an effective fighting force.
The Obama Administration has run out of patience with Iraq’s Army. On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” to discuss the recent fall of Ramadi, one of Iraq’s major cities, to ISIS. Despite possessing substantial advantages in both numbers and equipment, he said, the Iraqi military were unable to prevent ISIS forces from capturing the city.
It’s easy to see why Washington is unhappy with Baghdad. In the eight years the U.S. formally occupied Iraq, the U.S. invested $25 billion in training and equipping the country’s armed forces before withdrawing in 2011. To this day, a much smaller number of American soldiers remain in the country in order to train Iraqi soldiers.
In order to neutralize ISIS, it is important to understand what we are confronting. Synthesizing various analyses of the entity appears to provide the following composite picture: ISIS seeks to create a geographically demarcated Islamic political entity that is potentially expansionist. The leadership of the organization is hierarchical and comprises a curious mix of hardline Islamic fundamentalists combined with genuine strategic and operational nous provided by disaffected and radicalized former Baathists of Saddam Hussein’s decimated military.
The core fundamentalist theology of ISIS emphasizes a deity that is punitive, keen on preserving religious purity above else. Consequently outsiders-Muslims who disagree with them; Shia, Christians and other minority groups and their religious symbols-can be disposed of as they are regarded as filth to be cleansed, not parties to a negotiable dispute.
The ominous shadow of the notorious Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) looms over Southeast Asia and Australia, judging from the scores of recent arrests throughout the region.
Twitter is also increasingly powerful as a command and control system for the leaderless model that Daesh relies upon for its global operations. Recent attacks such as those in Garland, Texas demonstrate how guidance as well as suggested targets and tactics provided via Twitter are playing a role in the launching of Daesh activities outside of their discreet area of operations. In this instance, tweets allegedly by an Australian directly suggested the targeting of the cartoon competition. These were followed by tweets by the two operatives pledging allegiance to Daesh, and tweets from an ‘official’ account accepting this pledge all took place in close proximity to the attack. For an idea of how simply individuals can use Twitter in a sophisticated way, the attackers pre-emptively deployed a hashtag for the attack, providing a coherent stream of related tweets which other users could follow. Daesh intentionally seeks control of and actively shapes the social media coverage of themselves and empowers its supporters to participate via Twitter. This social media campaign is crucial to Daesh’s successful management of its public profile, and to the management of its global operations. Whether tweeting links to the ‘open source Jihad’ sections of Inspire, the Lone Mujāhid Pocketbook, or any of the doctrinal work that justifies and legitimises individual and small cell jihad, the network-and its empowerment-is greatly strengthened by Twitter.
The main problem with Iraq's battered and depleted military is the same one facing Iraq as a whole—the country effectively no longer exists as a unified state.
The Obama Administration has run out of patience with Iraq’s Army. On Sunday, Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” to discuss the recent fall of Ramadi, one of Iraq’s major cities, to ISIS. Despite possessing substantial advantages in both numbers and equipment, he said, the Iraqi military were unable to preventISIS forces from capturing the city.
Powerful: “Sufi philosophies provide major sources of resistance to Salafist and other exclusionary ideologies.” Picture shows the Dargah of Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
On Monday, Malaysia and Japan signed a new strategic partnership to elevate their bilateral relationship during Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak’s three-day visit to Tokyo.
Malaysia and Japan already have a close relationship that goes back decades. As early as 1981, Malaysia’s fourth prime minister Mahathir Mohamad initiated the Look East Policy (LEP), which strengthened economic ties between the two nations. The relationship has since blossomed to include other areas of cooperation as well, such as maritime security, peacekeeping, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR). Ties reached a stage of “enhanced partnership” in 2010 before being elevated to a “strategic partnership” this week.
Like most documents of its ilk, the Japan-Malaysia strategic partnership, an eight-page document seen by The Diplomat, consists of several parts outlining the areas of cooperation both sides have agreed to focus on. In this case, there are five sections dealing with peace and stability, economics, maritime security, people-to-people ties, and regional and global cooperation.
Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s deputy prime minister in charge of the country’s defense industry and an outspoken hawk, has responded to Western concerns over Moscow’s alleged militarization of the Arctic in his customary inflammatory style.
“I’ve always joked about it… so what if they won’t give us visas, put us on sanctions list … tanks don’t need visas,” he told an interviewer on Russian state television last Sunday, according to AFP.
Interview with retired US Army Special Forces Colonel David S. Maxwell.
David S. Maxwell is the Associate Director of the Center for Security Studies in the School of Foreign Service of Georgetown University. He is a retired US Army Special Forces Colonel with command and staff assignments in Korea, Japan, Germany, the Philippines, and CONUS, and served as a member of the military faculty teaching national security at the National War College. He is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, the Command and General Staff College, the School of Advanced Military Studies at Fort Leavenworth and the National War College, National Defense University.
SWJ: Insurgency, counterinsurgency, foreign internal defense, terrorism, counterterrorism - does this spectrum of possibilities fall within the larger framework of Unconventional Warfare (UW)?
RUSSIAN SPETSNAZ TROOPS IN UKRAINE?
Vladimir Dergachev, Dmitriy Kirillov in Mariupol, Vladimir Vashchenko, Denis Telmanov, and Andrey Vinokurov, Soldiers of fortune.
Gazeta.ru’s sources in the Security Service of Ukraine [SBU] and Donbass militia gave details of the detention of “saboteurs” who, under interrogation, described themselves as GRU [Russian army Main Intelligence Directorate] agents. Kiev is promising to present new evidence of their belonging to the Russian military intelligence service. Moscow admits that they served in the Russian Federation previously and demands their release, while in the LPR [Luhansk People’s Republic] the prisoners are being described as members of the people’s militia.
The website publicintelligence.net has placed online a 36-page intelligence briefing dated February 15, 2012 that was prepared by the U.S. Army TRADOC G2 Intelligence Support Activity (TRISA) entitled Attacks Against the Iranian Nuclear Program. The report details the killings of Iranian nuclear scientists and engineers and the cyber attacks (STUXNET) launched against the Iranian nuclear facilities. The report can be accessed here.
For most of the 20th century, Ukraine was the victim of two equally malevolent empires—Germany and Russia. Germany's contribution to Ukraine's devastation was the two World Wars; Russia's was the imposition of Soviet rule and the concomitant destruction of Ukraine's peasantry and elites. Unsurprisingly, one of the most constant images in 20th-century Ukrainian commentary is that of their country being caught between a hammer and an anvil.
The 21st century may be witnessing a fundamental break with Ukraine's tragic geopolitical position. While Russia is acting according to its historical script, post-Holocaust, post-unification Germany appears to be emerging as Europe's benevolent hegemon. As such, Germany has no choice but to exercise its clout and take a lead in Europe. But given its awful past and the continued importance of that past in shaping German foreign policy behavior, Germany also has no choice but to eschew the kind of crude realpolitik that produced two World Wars and took the lives of millions.
Analysts and journalists have begun to ask where the Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine will go next now that the second ceasefire agreement has failed. Skirmishes on the frontline in Shyrokyne, less than ten miles from Mariupol's city limits, have raised concerns that Mariupol will be the next target. Geographically and commercially speaking, Mariupol makes sense. It's the busiest commercial marine hub on the Azov Sea and considered a must-have for Russia if a land corridor to Crimea is ever to be realized. Mariupol would also be a symbolic coup for the separatists. Ukrainian President PetroPoroshenko named the city the provisional capital of the Donetsk region in 2014. The separatists have also threatened to take the city. Alexander Zakharchenko, head of the Donetsk People's Republic, warned that separatists will take Mariupolif Ukrainian forces continue their "aggression."
We are now living in an era where ungoverned spaces, long the accomplice in jihadistactivity, are playing a starring role.
One of the biggest counterterrorism concerns for the United States and its allies since the attacks of September 11, 2001, has been managing the dangers posed by ungoverned spaces. While al-Qaeda stars as the primary villain in The 9/11 Commission Report, the U.S.’s definitive account of those attacks, ungoverned spaces feature as a critical henchman. We are now living in an era where ungoverned spaces, long the accomplice in jihadist activity, are playing a starring role.At this point, it can be definitively said that ungoverned spaces that jihadist groups can exploit have multiplied exponentially, that this growth is largely (though not entirely) a phenomenon of the post-Arab Spring world, and that there are no quick fixes to this predicament. For a long time to come, the world will see jihadist groups exploiting geographic spaces where internationally -recognised governments are unable to extend their writ, and utilising these spaces to hone their militant capabilities, spread chaos into surrounding regions, and sometimes impose their hardline version ofsharia (Islamic law).
Transport infrastructure – Engine or hand brake for global supply chains?
PwC, in cooperation with the European Business School, recently conducted a RealTime Delphi survey of 104 panellists in 29 countries. Our latest publication "Transportation & Logistics 2030 Volume 2: Transport Infrastructure – Engine or hand brake for global supply chains?" draws upon the results of this survey, as well as incorporating the insights of PwC specialists from around the world. The report provides a global perspective on the status-quo of transport infrastructure and its development and how it is set to reshape the transportation & logistics industry. We address four discrete issues for transport infrastructure ─ supply and demand prospects, finance mechanisms, regional competitiveness and sustainability ─ and look at how each area might evolve, as well as how they interconnect.
The quantity of goods needed to serve the world's rapidly growing global population will increase over the next twenty years. And the demand for transport infrastructure is unlikely to be fully met in this period – if ever.
Hersh’s story should be a tutorial for all those in India who reacted with a high degree of exuberance after the Abbottabad raid, that the US would rap very hard Pakistan’s knuckles for giving refuge to the greatest terrorist in the world.
Immediately after Independence we had a police chief in the old Bombay state who was very fond of sports hunting. Police officers soon learnt that the best way to please him was to arrange a hunt. During one such shoot they managed to locate a tiger in a forest, which was successfully shot by him. However, his detractors spread the story that the tiger was very old and blind and was chased by the local policemen to fall into a dry well where it was ceremoniously shot by the chief.
Seymour Hersh’s sensational 10,000-word investigative report in the London Review of Books on how the US special forces had killed Osama bin Laden in May 2011, rhymes with this old Bombay police story: “While Obama did order the raid and the Seal team did carry it out, many other aspects of the administration’s account were false”. Hersh claims that Pakistan’s intelligence agencies had captured Osama in 2006 from the Hindu Kush. He was kept a prisoner with Saudi Arabian support till 2010, when they decided to use him to bargain with the United States for resuming military aid and for a “freer hand in Afghanistan”.
Violence in Macedonia Danger or distraction?

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Reflowing or reballing doesn't fix things. Replacing the GPU is your only option in saving your logic board. Not may people have the right gear to do this.
Replacing the logic board I think is a good option but it will also limit you! You see this series had two versions of the board one with AMD Radeon HD 6630M and the other with Intel HD Graphics 3000. I would recommend you stick with the Intel HD Graphics 3000 versions of the board. The graphics are not as good as the AMD Radeon HD 6630M but you'll less likely have a GPU issue.

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A little while ago, I rearranged my bookshelves. I forgot to write a blog post about it though, but here it is now!
I hope you’ll enjoy the before, after, and greatly chaotic in progress pictures.
I made sure to get our dining table out of the way first, because it was in the way of getting a perfect ‘before’ picture. Here, my books I first organized by audience (adult, YA, child), and then alphabetically by last name of the first author. Obviously, there are some exceptions, as my Harry Potter shelf, as well as the two middle shelves all the way to the right. Those are books that aren’t mine, or didn’t fit into the shelves because they were too big. Plus some extras that somehow ended up there.
This is what it looked like during my reorganization. Most of my books (and my boyfriends CDs) were stacked on top of our dining room table. Though, since the table wasn’t big enough and I didn’t want to make the stacks any higher, some ended up on the floor.
Can you spot any of your favorites?
Your shelves are so gorgeous, Myrthe! All of my series used to be organized by genre and targeted age group before but now it’s by color. Anyway, love how this turned out!
Jealous of your wall of bookshelves, haha. Wish we had room for that. I really like the dark one with the wallpaper. That is so pretty and it stands out so nicely. The new organisation looks great!
Thank you! The black one was actually sold at Ikea like that about 7 years ago! (I think).

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An asymmetric game with a powerful royal piece, the Caesar, alone against complete set.
Caesar Chess is inspired from Maharajah and the sepoy chess variant. But the Caesar is much stronger than the Maharajah and opposed much more resistance and is very tricky with a lot of mating patterns for Black.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Garrett, IN. Elementary Room 49 (Carpet Side).
Garrett, IN. Garrett High School.
Garrett, IN. High School Band Room.
Garrett, IN. P.A.C. - Performing Arts Center (NO Food or Drinks Allowed).
Garrett, IN. Middle School Gym.
Garrett, IN. Bateman Commons, Bateman Gym.
Garrett, IN. Central Noble High School.
Garrett, IN. New Haven High School.
Garrett, IN. Central Noble Middle School.

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Our client, a medical device company in Westmeath are currently looking to recruit an Operational Excellence Leader for their site.
As a core member of the Operational Excellence team, this person has responsibility for meeting all elements of the OpEx plan for the regional manufacturing sites. This plan includes the deployment of the Cell Operating system and improving plant performance and managing Lean Sigma Green belt & Black belt trainings & Certifications.
Supports the plants to develop, coordinates and drives the Operational Excellence deployment plan for each plant.
Assists senior leaders and champions in selecting and prioritizing projects that align with plant goals and strategies.
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Ensures project tracking system and business results are maintained, and results are communicated/summarized monthly.
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Ability to support multiple projects and balance priorities.
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An understanding of and proficiency in Change Management.
Advanced skills in MS Office and statistical software packages (Minitab etc.).
Travel varies based on initiatives ongoing and support required by the European sites.

industry_corpus2: Biopharmaceuticals


text: Latoya Gray has a passion for food. She loves to cook and feed people but she also love to teach. From the combination of these, FoodPlus was born. Latoya started cooking at the young age of 6 and has been cooking ever since. She still remembers all the wonderful family time that she had in the kitchen with her mother. Latoya believes that food is not only meant to be eaten, but that food in itself provides an experience and a journey. So you are invited to come along on this food journey….

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Rep. Steve Green (R-Fosston) has introduced legislation (HF 247) that would prohibit political subdivisions from acquiring land at a price higher than the county assessed value. The DNR already faces such a restriction and it causes problems because the county assessed value is usually lower than the market value.
It is too early to say whether this bill will advance. Rep. Green introduced a number of similar restrictive bills in the past, and few have advanced. However, the legislative playing field has changed now that majority control has switched in the Senate. At the moment, there is not a Senate author.
The GMPT board will discuss whether we will take a position on this bill. At minimum, we will monitor it and keep our members updated. If you are concerned about this bill, please email Elizabeth Wefel at eawefel@flaherty-hood.com. Rep. Joe McDonald (R-Delano) and Rep. Chris Swedzinski (R-Ghent) are the co-authors on this bill. If you live in their districts, please share your concern with them as well.

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text: ASAP Supply Chain is pleased to inform you that aviation part number D701-1 is now available and in stock. This part is a Weldment, Lh manufactured by Robinson Helicopter. Are you in the market for a quick and competitive quote for part number D701-1?

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Whether you are searching for a new Isuzu or looking for a used Isuzu, one of the most difficult tasks is researching which used Isuzu or new Isuzu provides the best value, greatest practicality, highest gas mileage, most reliability, best safety features and good looks you want in an Isuzu.
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I had a flat in my Dodge Ram 1500 on the way to Missouri from NH. On a Saturday I tried a couple of places to either get it repaired or replaced, they were either closed, there would be a 3 hour wait(WalMart), or they didn???t have the tire in stock, (WalMart again). I decided to check local dealerships and found Woodys, so glad I did. Derby I and his staff were wonderful, forgoing above and beyond. Deryck even went to another location to make sure my new tire had white letttering. I am a Police Chief with 37 employees, and customer service is one of my greatest demands. I have a saying, ???hire for attitude, train for success???. I certainly saw that with Deryck and his crew. Thanks Deryck!!!
Our rep (Scoop) did a great job in helping us choose options for our 2019 Dodge Ram 1500 Limited pickup. We got just what we were looking for and Scoop helped us by showing us all the rebates we could get. Great job and love the pickup!!!
After many hours searching for a regular cab, short box truck with minimal rust and mileage that was in my price range I found it at Woody's. Being 715 miles away made it a daunting task but Scoop and the Sarah's in F&I made it an easy, pleasant and rewarding experience! Scoop was very accommodating in getting it to a local mechanic (Jerry) who gave me a great deal on a very thorough inspection so I knew exactly what I was getting once it arrived. The paperwork was managed well by the dealership and the whole thing went off without a hitch and I was truly "wowed" by the experience! Thank you all!
Good experience working with Curtis.
This was my first car buying experience, Curtis was patient with me as I was making my decision and wasn't pressuring me to get a deal done. I had many questions and he was happy to answer. I'd recommend this dealership to anyone looking for a car, they have a wide selection and helpful staff.
Polly and Neva were very gracious from the start. They didn't rush us, and made sure we had access to any vehicle we were interested in. Very good Folks in a World that only wants to advertise the negatives. Highly Recommended!
This is the second vehicle Scoop has assisted me with. He was patient in allowing me to test drive several that I had seen online. When none of those were quite what I was looking for her found one in my price range and brought it around for me to drive. It was perfect! It was a cash purchase and he even kept the paperwork part of things as quick and painless as possible. Other employees even tried to make things so pleasant as possible for my kids during the long process by giving them hot chocolate and showing them to the customer lounge where they could watch TV.
Scoop was fantastic to work with! He went above and beyond getting me all the proper paperwork to make my car buying experience easy!! Highly recommend Scott ???scoop??? Cooper!
Curtis Smith helped me find the perfect truck and one that I could afford. Super nice folks, A lady even took the time to fix up some hot chocolate for my kid on a cold day. Will do business here again. Curtis was laid back, no pressure, and knowledgeable on vehicles in stock.
This was the most pleasant experience that I have ever had at a dealer. Polly, Neva and Randall came in and worked the deal very honestly and to the point. No extras were pushed, they were transparent with the info and very nice to be around. I would recommend to anyone looking for a new car.


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This upgrade requires you to send us your ECU for re-programming. You will be emailed a download link with detailed instructions after adding this to your cart and checking out.
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Congratulations for making the decision to move towards positive change in your life!
To schedule a visit with one of our therapists, call 344-9181 or email us at appts@plumeriacc.com. Because we highly value your time, our three intake forms are provided below for your convenience. Feel free to fill them out prior to your appointment and bring in all forms for a quick and easy check-in. If you are unable to access these forms then they will be provided upon your arrival and our receptionist will be available to answer any questions you may have.

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Believing that the ability to read is a right inherent to every citizen, And Literacy For All seeks to be a catalyst enabling children and families to build their literacy skills. Inherently linked to human dignity, a lack of literacy skills is often overlooked as a possible precursor to other social issues. There is a general public assumption and misperception that everyone can read.
“Literacy is the most basic currency of the knowledge economy.
Literacy is a bridge from misery to hope. It is a tool for daily life in modern society. It is a bulwark against poverty, and a building block of development.
Literacy is a platform for democratization, and a vehicle for the promotion of cultural and national identity.
For everyone, everywhere, literacy is, along with education in general, a basic human right.


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Armando is a model living in the desert and works as a production assistant for a commercial company. He also does voiceovers for Spanish language commercials and has been an extra in several major motion pictures.
Also a dream to work with and an excellent model.

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This is the Research Lab website for the Lundwall Development of Visual Cognition Lab. Dr. Lundwall is a faculty member in the Psychology Department of Brigham Young University and is additionally affiliated with the Neuroscience Center at BYU.
Dr. Lundwall is currently accepting graduate students! For more general information please see the BYU Faculty webpage on Rebecca Lundwall.
If you would like to learn more information about Dr. Lundwall, see the Lab Director page.
If you are considering working in the Development of Visual Cognition Lab, please fill out this form and email it to Dr. Lundwall.
If you would to see who currently works in the lab, visit the Current Lab Members page.
If you are a researcher working in a similar field (such as the genetics of cognition or visual attention), then you may find the pages under the Research tab most helpful. These pages include the Current Projects page and the Past Projects page. These pages provide information regarding the various publications and presentations of Rebecca Lundwall's projects.
Finally, this website may be helpful if you are interested in genetics, development, and/or visual attention . In this case, feel free to browse around, but the links on the Resources page may be particularly helpful.


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If you are considering going it alone, it’s worth noting the applications settings for solo mining can be more complicated than with a pool, and beginners would be probably better take the latter course. This alternative also creates a steady stream of revenue, even if each payment is small compared to fully block the benefit. The beauty of the cryptocurrencies is the fact that scam was proved an impossibility: due to the character of the method in which it’s transacted. All transactions on a crypto-currency blockchain are irreversible. After you’re paid, you get paid. This is not anything temporary where your web visitors may dispute or demand a discounts, or employ unethical sleight of palm. Used, many investors would be wise to make use of a payment processor, because of the irreversible character of crypto-currency transactions, you should ensure that security is hard. With any form of crypto-currency may it be a bitcoin, ether, litecoin, or any of the numerous different altcoins, thieves and hackers might get access to your personal tips and therefore take your money. However, you almost certainly can never get it back. It is vitally important for you to follow some great safe and sound routines when coping with any cryptocurrency. Doing this may guard you from many of these unfavorable events. When searching on the web forBytecoin Exchange To Cash, there are many things to think of.
Click here to visit our home page and learn more about Bytecoin Exchange To Cash. The physical Internet backbone that carries data between the different nodes of the network has become the work of a number of firms called Internet service providers (ISPs), which includes firms offering long-distance pipelines, occasionally at the international level, regional local conduit, which ultimately connects in families and businesses. The physical connection to the Internet can only occur through any of these ISPs, players like level 3, Cogent, and IBM AT&T. Each ISP operates its own network. Internet service providers Exchange IXPs, owned or private firms, and occasionally by Governments, make for each of these networks to be interconnected or to transfer messages across the network. Many ISPs have agreements with suppliers of physical Internet backbone providers to offer Internet service over their networks for “last mile”-consumers and companies who desire to get Internet connectivity. Internet protocols, followed by everyone in the network causes it to be possible for the info to flow without interruption, in the right area at the perfect time.
While none of these organizations “owns” the Internet collectively these firms determine how it functions, and established rules and standards that everyone stays. Contracts and legal framework that underlies all that is taking place to discover how things work and what happens if something bad happens. To get a domain name, for instance, one needs permission from a Registrar, which includes a contract with ICANN. To connect to the Internet, your ISP must be physical contracts with providers of Internet backbone services, and suppliers have contracts with IXPs from the Internet backbone to attach to and with her. Concern over security issues? A working group is formed to focus on the issue and the solution developed and deployed is in the interest of all parties. If the Internet is down, you have someone to call to get it mended. If the difficulty is from your ISP, they in turn have contracts in position and service level agreements, which regulate the manner in which these issues are worked out.
The advantage of cryptocurrency is that it uses blockchain technology. The network of nodes the make up the blockchain isn’t governed by any centralized firm. No one can tell the miners to update, speed up, slow down, stop or do anything. And that is something that as a dedicated advocate badge of honour, and is identical to the way the Internet operates. But as you understand now, public Internet governance, normalities and rules that regulate how it works current inherent problems to the user. Blockchain technology has none of that. Ethereum is an incredible cryptocurrency platform, yet, if growth is too quickly, there may be some problems. If the platform is adopted quickly, Ethereum requests could grow dramatically, and at a rate that surpasses the rate with which the miners can create new coins. Under such a scenario, the entire stage of Ethereum could become destabilized because of the raising costs of running distributed applications. In turn, this could dampen interest Ethereum stage and ether. Instability of demand for ether can result in an adverse change in the economic parameters of an Ethereum based business which could lead to business being unable to continue to run or to cease operation. Lots of people prefer to use a currency deflation, particularly those who desire to save. Despite the criticism and skepticism, a cryptocurrency coin may be better suited for some uses than others. Fiscal solitude, for example, is great for political activists, but more debatable as it pertains to political campaign funding. We need a secure cryptocurrency for use in commerce; if you’re living pay check to pay check, it’d take place included in your wealth, with the rest earmarked for other currencies. You have probably heard this often where you often spread the nice word about crypto. “It is not unstable? What goes on when the cost failures? ” sofar, many POS devices offers free transformation of fiat, improving some matter, but before the volatility cryptocurrencies is addressed, a lot of people will soon be reluctant to carry any. We have to find a way to struggle the volatility that’s inherent in cryptocurrencies. For most users of cryptocurrencies it is not necessary to understand how the procedure works in and of itself, but it’s fundamentally crucial that you understand that there is a process of mining to create virtual currency. Unlike currencies as we know them today where Authorities and banks can just choose to print endless quantities (I am not saying they are doing thus, only one point), cryptocurrencies to be operated by users using a mining application, which solves the complex algorithms to release blocks of currencies that can enter into circulation. If you are looking for Bytecoin Exchange To Cash, look no further than BTC.
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Kayak Canoe is a 1955 vintage Hungarian sport poster designed by Denes Vincze.
Decorative typographical sport poster from the 1950s promoting the Canoeing Championship. The design is very impressive, especially knowing that it was created in the 1950s, the era when poster art was bound to follow the Socialist Realist aesthetic values. This poster clearly did not oblige these rules, and somhow it managed to get through the censorship and was published, like many other works of the author.
The designer of the poster mostly created sport posters and was active in the 1950s and 1960s. As this particular piece proves it, Vincze always had his own delicate style that was easy to recognize even in the years of the Socialist Realist period.
The two drawn figures are dynamic. The sportsmen are rowing in front of the text, that say kayak and canoe in Hungarian. The text is written with the exact same colour as the water's thus becoming an organic part of the composition.

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OOoh nice! Looking forward to Wink Poppy Midnight and the Great Hunt! Also still need to read A Wicked Thing! Hope you all enjoy the reads this week!
I see a few books that have me intrigued. Have a great week of reading.


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This is the history of Sprinter 5722 which ran from Utrecht Centraal to Hoofddorp on January 11, 2019. This train ran almost without any delays. This train was operated by NS. The total journey time for this train service was 1 hour, 12 minutes.
Many more statistics about this train are available in our statistics section. See all train statistics and punctuality for Sprinter 5722.

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Searching homes for sale in Lake County, FL has never been more convenient. With Point2 Homes, you can easily browse through Lake County, FL single family homes for sale, townhouses, condos and commercial properties, and quickly get a general perspective on the real estate prices. You can also filter listings based on price drops in the past six months, so you’ll never miss a bargain.
Get instant access to a lot of relevant information about Lake County, FL real estate, including property descriptions, photos, maps and Lake County demographics. You can also use the map view to find homes and apartments for sale based on amenities in Lake County, FL that you may want close by. There’s information on the Lake County, FL real estate market at the bottom of search results pages, if you’re looking for an overview of the area. If you’d like to work with a professional, contacting real estate agents in Lake County, FL is very easy. All you have to do is check the details for your favorite real estate listing, and use the form there. Or, if you’d like more options, click on the Tools tab and Find an Agent.
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Spring beers are in bloom in Ballard and you can taste them all under one roof! Join us at Hale’s Palladium on April 13 for Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival. All proceeds support Bellwether Housing. Raise a glass while raising money for affordable homes!
Eleven Ballard breweries, eleven tastes, and all the fun. Get your tickets today to the Ballard Brewed Spring Beer Festival at Hale’s Palladium on Sat, April 13. Ticket proceeds support the good work done at Bellwether Housing.


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In addition to being the man who coined the term ‘the Big Bang’, world-renowned astronomer Sir Fred Hoyle also produced a fine body of science fiction. This omnibus contains three of his SF novels: Ossian’s Ride, October the First Is Too Late & Fifth Planet, co-written with his son, Geoffrey Hoyle.
Ossian’s Ride: The year is 1970. Sealed behind an impenetrable barrier in the south of Ireland, the Industrial Corporation of Eire startles the rest of the world with its efficiency, its brilliance . . .
October the First Is Too Late: Unusual solar activity has played havoc with terrestrial time: England is in the ’60’s, but in France, it is 1917 and WWI is still raging in western Europe . . .
Fifth Planet: Another star is due to pass close to the sun, close enough for conventional spacecraft to reach it. Signs of chlorophyll are detected on one of the worlds, suggesting that it supports life. Rival Soviet and US expeditions are launched to visit it. But what will they find on the ‘Fifth Planet’?

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When you leave Vault 101 at the beginning of the game and find the settlement known as Megaton, the first person you'll meet there is the settlement's sheriff, a man named Lucas Simms. Sheriff Simms will almost immediately begin talking to you about the large undetonated nuclear bomb in the middle of the settlement (this is where Megaton got its name, you see), and he's interested in having the bomb disarmed. This relic of the Chinese-American war that destroyed the country is still a live nuclear bomb, and if not careful, the bomb will go off. He asks you to disarm the bomb.
Please keep in mind that this explains how to disarm the bomb, not how to detonate it.
To disarm the bomb, all you really have to do is examine it, though your success in doing so seems tied to your skills (science in particular), so wait until perhaps you've done some other stuff before attempting it (as you run into Simms subsequent to talking with him but before you disarm the nuke, he'll constantly remind you of it). When you do successfully disarm it (simply by examining it), you'll be in the clear to head back to Sheriff Simms and speak with him about the good deed you just accomplished.
If your stats aren't high enough to successfully diffuse the bomb, consider taking a Mentat or two. Doing so should increase your stats enough (only temporarily) to allow you to easily disarm the nuke.
Simms will be ecstatic that you helped him out. In fact, he'll be so ecstatic that not only will he give you 100 Bottle Caps for your hard work, but he'll also hand off a vacant house in town that you will now be able to call home. Find this house and use the key he gave you to open it. Within, you'll find your very own housekeeping robot and some food in the fridge, as well as odds-and-ends on various shelves. But to stock your house with the essentials, hit up Moira Brown at Craterside Supply. She'll hook you up to your liking.


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The Library of "The Shofar." A library of messianic Bible studies, articles, resources and humor.
THE "WE BELIEVE" COMPENDIUM: A continuous compendium of all We Believe studies listed immediately below.
- Concerning Israel, Addenda: 1. The Gentile "Jews" of Esther 8:17, and 2. Where Are the Promised Promised-Land Blessings?
- No entry for ezine 34.
- No entry for ezine 42.
PEARLS BEFORE SHEEP: A smorgasbord of this and that.
- Hamas Co-founder's Son Stands Up for Yeshua (2009) (Shofar 15) "The Shofar: The Email Magazine of The Association of Messianic Congregations"


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BTG Inc., a $103.6 million revenues high-tech government contractor and former Washington Technology Fast 50 company, will offer 30 percent of the company in an initial public offering.
The deal will be managed by Philadelphia-based Janney Montgomery Scott and Ferris, Baker Watts of Washington. At a projected price of $9 per share, the sale would raise $12.6 million for the company and $3.15 million for private investors, creating a total market value of nearly $60 million. Price-to-earnings ratio based on annualized six months figures would be 16:1.
Founded 12 years ago by CEO Ed Bersoff, 52, BTG has specialized in government national security markets, which comprise 65 percent of its customer base. Another 25 percent comes from civil-sector government clients.
The company has quadrupled revenues from its 1990 base of $26.3 million, but professional services sales increased by only 35 percent to $35.5 million during the period. The BDS reseller subsidiary, acquired in 1992, produced $68 million revenues in 1994, up from $24.4 million in 1993. BTG's 1994 revenues, restated to reflect the acquisition of Delta Research, are $112.2 million.
The balance sheet reflects writedowns of $500,000 in 1992 and $400,000 in 1994 relating to unnamed investments.
While one venture capitalist suggested that "BTG is crazy to go public now," a partner in a local financial services boutique said there has been an uptick in investor interest in government contractors lately and, given the company's excellent growth, the offering "might do fine" at a projected price of $8-$10 per share.
Selling shareholders include three venture capital firms and two co-investors inherited from the BDS merger: the CEO Venture Fund and chairman James Colker, each cashing out $737,000 and retaining 5.5 percent of shares; Edison Fund and its General Partner John Martinson, each cashing out $659,700 and retaining 4.8 percent; and NEPA Venture Fund, cashing out $581,400 and retaining 4.1 percent. Colker and Martinson are directors.
James Valentine will sell 77,000 shares but retain 5.1 percent of the company; and Don Wallach, 59, a director since 1982 who was temporarily ousted from the board following the BDS acquisition, will hold onto 4.3 percent of the company.
Among top executives, Vice President and Chief Technical Officer Clifton Baumgardner, 44, with 3.3 percent; and BDS subsidiary President Paul Collins, 43, with 2.1 percent, are holding onto their shares. Other than Bersoff, the highest paid executive is CFO Jack Hughes, 42, who pulls down $227,600 annually, but owns just 770 shares. C. Scott Reuther, 57, president of BTG Information Systems, the other ranking executive, owns 18,570 shares. Neither is selling.
Although Bersoff has publicly criticized the region's lending community, the prospectus discloses that BTG holds a $35 million revolving credit line with First Union Bank. Hogan & Hartson are BTG's attorneys and KPMG Peat Marwick the accountants.
Holding on to each one of his 1.374 million shares -- 22.5 percent of the company -- founder and CEO Ed Bersoff would be worth $12.4 million.
In addition to his $353,700 annual compensation, on Oct. 28, 1994, Bersoff won a guarantee of $240,000 annually, a seat on the board, and a six-year employment agreement renewable in automatic two-year extensions, each of which kicks his compensation up by 10 percent.
His wife Marilyn Bersoff, a company vice president but not one of its five most highly compensated officers, owns 72,799 shares worth $655,000, and 23,500 options worth $211,500, totalling 1.6 percent of the company.
CEO George Gingerelli will officially cash out of Delta Research for $3 million at the conclusion of BTG's initial public offering, with another $1 million in the form of a four-year, $400,000 non-compete agreement and $590,000 consulting fees for his new company, GMG Enterprises.

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2003 2€ FINLAND 2 Euro 2 € Bimetallic Coin !!!!!!!!!
2007 Finland 2 Euro Uncirculated Coin "Independence From Russia 90 Years"
2000 50€-Cents FINLAND 50-Euro-Cents 50-€-Cents Coin !!!!!!!!!
2013 Finland 2 Euro Uncirculated Coin "F.E. Sillanpää 125 Years"
2014 Finland 5 Euro Proof Coin "Nordic Nature: Waters"

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What will happen to me when I’m working on intuitive eating?
Dieting blocks our access to our body’s wisdom about what, when, and how to eat.
Practicing mindfulness* around eating helps us to get in touch with our body’s wisdom.
How long it will take to undo the damage caused by diets.
When we can be certain that our judgments aren’t interfering with our intuition.
What if I’m not capable of tuning into my body?
What if my body is broken and can’t be trusted?
What if I get fully in touch with my body and I’m still sick/fat/socially unacceptable/not perfect?
What if my health and well-being fall apart before I ever get in touch with my body?
Those fears are legit. They are real. It absolutely makes total sense that they exist.
And… they are the whole reason that becoming an intuitive eater is so hard.
Those fears are why people usually have to reach rock bottom before they are even willing to consider attempting intuitive eating.
But even when you are 99% sure that dieting doesn’t work, it is still a major challenge to overcome those fears.
You see an article or ad promising the impossible; one that would have hooked you before, and you don’t click the link.
You’re at the grocery store and you grab what you really want instead of what you “should” get.
You eat something or some way that doesn’t leave you feeling awesome, and you don’t view it as a personal failing.
You plan a trip and spend more time thinking about what you’ll do than what you’ll eat.
Food. is. not. your. life.
You think about other things that matter more.
You still eat, and often enjoy your food. It’s just not the center of your universe.
What will you think about when you’re not thinking about food?
What will you do with this one precious life?
Want to jumpstart your intuitive eating?
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How do I stop eating at night?


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The eye of the hurricane is located about 940 miles east-southeast of Hilo, Hawaii, with maximum sustained winds of 80 mph.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 45 miles from Norman's center. It is the earliest in a season that three named storms have hit the region, beating the last record - set in 1887 - by about a week.
BOOKMARK The Palm Beach Post's storm tracking map here.
But the storm is far from land and no coastal watches or warning are in effect.
Tropical Storm JerrySeptember 30 - Tropical Storm Jerry develops in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.October 2 - Weakens to a tropical depression.
Tropical Storm KarenOctober 3 - Tropical Storm Karen forms in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico.October 5 - Downgraded to a depression off the coast of Louisiana. Strong wind shear can prevent a tropical storm from forming or may cause a hurricane to weaken. Four deaths are reported in the Dominican Republic, according to the country's government.
This is the second highest rainfall total from a tropical cyclone in the United States since 1950.
Throughout today Hawaii is likely to experience showers and heavy rains, as the tail end of Hurricane Lane passes by.
Tropical Storm Norman strengthened somewhat overnight and is forecast to turn out to be a typhoon this day.
"Over the next six weeks we will see a steady parade of strong tropical waves emerging from the coast of Africa, and some of these waves will be capable of acting as the seeds for the most risky type of Atlantic hurricanes - the Cape Verde storms", said Weather Underground co-founder Jeff Masters in his Category 6 blog.

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So first of all I hope everybody is having a very happy easter I certainly woke up and had some chocolate (tradition) Anyway onto todays post I thought I would tell you all about the foundation that I have been absolutely loving and that is the new foundation from L'oreal which is named the 'Lumi magique, light infusing foundation' This claims to be a lit within foundation with a flawless finish. I picked up the shade C1 Rose Pearl which is a really good match for my pale complexion. I found the coverage to be medium but could be easily built up, it applies like an absolute dream it blends so easily (I use the RT stippling brush) and unlike my Estee Lauder DW it doesn't clog up my brush and make it feel sticky.
This foundation does exactly what it says on the tin really I feel it does really give me that dewy look without looks oily and it has a good coverage. However recently my skin has gone through an absolute dire state ( a whole other story) and I have found the products I have used to try and get it back to some sort of normal state has left me with some nasty dry patches and this foundation has seemed to pick up on it slightly but no where near as bad as it could be. All in all a really good foundation I think for the price which is only £10.99. The packaging is pretty adorable too with a rose gold finish which is oh so popular at the moment and it has a pump which is so easy because I could not stand to not have a pump for my foundation anymore I find it such a wasteful way to package the product.
Have you tried this foundation yet? If so what are your thoughts?


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· ·the minimum duration of the distance contract, in the event of a contract that involves the continual or periodical supply of products or services.
2. The right of withdrawal does not apply to custom made products that are produced by WoodWindDesign for the costumer with specifications that are part of the orderingproces, in particular the wooden stands and clarinetreeds.
3. During this period the consumer will treat the product and its packaging with care. He will only unpack or use the product as far as necessary in order to be able to assess whether he wishes to retain the product. If he wishes to exercise his right of withdrawal, then he will return the product to the trader, with all associated components, and – in as far as this is reasonably possible – in the original state and packaging, in accordance with the reasonable and clear instructions that were provided by the trader.
2. Preclusion from the right of withdrawal is only possible for products: a) that have been created by the trader in accordance with the consumer’s specifications; b) that are clearly of a personal nature; c) that cannot be returned due to their nature; d) that rapidly decay or become obsolete; e) the price of which is subject to fluctuations on the financial market over which the trader has no influence; f) for individual newspapers and magazines; g) for audio- and video-recordings and computer software, whereby the consumer has broken the seal. 3. Preclusion from the right of withdrawal is only possible for services: a) relating to accommodation, transport, restaurant business or leisure activities to be carried out on a given date or during a given period; b) the supply of which commenced, with the explicit consent of the consumer, before the withdrawal period had lapsed; c) relating to bets and lotteries.
4. Price increases more than 3 months after the contract was concluded are only permitted if the trader stipulated as much and: a) they are the result of statutory regulations or stipulations; or b) the consumer is authorized to terminate the contract on the day on which the price increase takes effect.
supply daily or weekly newspapers or magazines regularly but less than once per month, a period that does not exceed three months. 4. A fixed term contract for the regular supply, by way of introduction, of daily or weekly newspapers and magazines (trial subscriptions or introductory subscriptions) will not be automatically prolonged and will automatically terminate at the end of the trial period or introductory period.
1. In the case of a contract to provide a service this 14 days start on the moment the consumer receives the traders confirmation of the contract.
Article 16- Additional or different stipulations Additional stipulations or stipulations that differ from these general terms and conditions, may not be detrimental to the consumer and should be recorded in writing, or in such a way that consumers can store them in a readily accessible manner on a durable medium.


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I am looking for a way to draw the radius of the circle or a line from the center of the circle to the edge of the circle (at a precise coordinate in degrees).
Reference : Here and also this could be useful.
How to draw a circle and line on Google Map pixel-based?

industry_corpus2: Computing & Telecommunications


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Light on the helm, responsive, quick and a lot of FUN even in the dark.
David Perillo was one of my most enthusiastic Navigator owners, he'd bought a second hand one after having to sell a much bigger boat and after sailing it on Aucklands wonderful harbor for a summer decided that both he and the boat needed a really good adventure. That adventure turned out to be shipping the little Navigator up to Fiji and spending 10 months sailing her around the remote Northern Lau group of Islands, an area where Europeans are very scarce, and where some very long passages have to be made in order to sail from one island to another.
Dave made some very close friends there, they needed a practical fishing boat, one which did not use huge amounts of fuel and he felt that they needed the little boat more than he did so when he was ready to return to New Zealand he left his boat with them as a thanks for the incredible welcome and friendship that he'd experienced. He bought another Navigator when he returned to New Zealand and you can see some of his adventures on www.openboat.co.nz.
But like everyone, after a while and with a lot of open boat cruising experience under his belt, the ‘what ifs’ started to get him thinking. He'd never built a boat himself, what if he built one that was a bit longer? What if it was a custom design that had better speed and better accommodation? What if it had a higher performance rig? What if he wanted to go yacht racing? What if, what if, what if?
We talked, Dave and I. We talked about where he'd been in the original Navigator, what he'd done in the second one and we went through all the “what ifs”. He sent me a sketch, I scratched my head over it for a while then sent one back, he liked it and I sent him out to buy some plywood while I got on and drew some more drawings.
The boat was like a quick 1980s plywood club racer, with a gaff sloop rig that incorporated some ideas that I'd been cherishing about high performance from the traditional style rig. It had a raised floor that had enough space to lay two airbeds and sleeping bags out, a cockpit with good backrests and the right footwell width for comfort, a centreboard that would swing back if he touched bottom when exploring in shallow places, and which was to be made of steel so it would steady the boat when he sailed her singlehanded, and there is lots of dry storage in lockers that double as buoyancy that would keep the boat afloat, upright and able to be recovered if he overdid it and capsized it sometime.
Rigging the boat was to be simple, none of this needing an hour or more to set her up before she can be launched, that just burns up valuable sailing time.
But the rig has to work better than most, so there are some modern adaptations to the sails, they look traditional from a distance but they will work much better than you'd think.
To add more speed still there is a moderately sized gennaker, much like the single luffed spinnakers used on the big Americas Cup boats but much smaller, this is a very easy sail to handle and even single handed it is manageable if you are organized.
The shape was fairly simple. The design was just a carefully proportioned sheet plywood over stringers dinghy with no major bends or twists in the planking. There would be a minimum of tools and space required, Dave had not built a boat before so I had to keep her consistent with what I thought his skills would be. As it happened he did a very good job, ‘Medusa’ as his daughter Harriet named her, is a good example of what an amateur builder can achieve with time and patience.
He got a page of frame drawings first, and some basic instructions as to how to make each item, I had the next sheet to him before he ran out of things to do, and for the most part that was how it went for the next 18 months. Once or twice he had to jog my elbow, a couple of times he got distracted by other things, but just the other day I got an email to say that it was close, then another to say that he'd put the boat in sans rig (I suspect that he just got too exited, they can see the water from the front window of the house where he and Harriet live and sometimes you just have to ‘do it’).
He sent me an email one afternoon to say that she was to go in the water ‘officially’ that evening, and next morning there was a rapturous email in my computer timed very late at night.
Light on the helm, responsive, quick and a lot of FUN even in the dark (just got in now – 10.57pm).
Talk soon... I'm knackered and off to bed.
To say that I'm envious would be an understatement. Well done Dave. We'll be following your exploits with interest.
There have been a number of daysails and cruises since then, the little cookbox galley under the tiller aft being well tested, and the space allowed for laying out the airbed and sleeping bag proving to be more than adequate.
She's fast, much faster than anything her size with the exception of the pure racers and handles well even when travelling at planing speeds. I was careful to keep the sail area relatively modest due to the singlehanding requirement, but it seems that if you can feel any wind at all she will sail, and sail well. That modernized gaff rig is a great deal more efficient than most realize, and there are a lot of boats out there quite shocked at just how quickly this ‘old fashioned’ boat sails away from them.
I'm pleased with it, and David is over the moon with his new boat. He tells me that she has very much fulfilled the brief which was for a first time amateur build, speed, occasional races, fast daysailing sometimes solo and sometimes with friends, and a camping capable voyager that will cope with the sort of weather that we here in New Zealand have to live with even on summer afternoons.
AWOL: An Acronym for Absent With Out Leave, anyone with an armed forces background will know, and sympathise. This boat is a very good reason to go AWOL.