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Nintendo Switch that was used to record footage was one of several that have been stolen from a U.S. distributor.
We reported that NeoGAF user hiphoptherobot posted videos from a Nintendo Switch they claimed arrived two weeks early by mistake on Thursday. It turns out that Nintendo Switch was one of the several units stolen by employees of a U.S. distributor and had been illegally resold to the NeoGAF user.
After catching wind of the NeoGAF posts, Nintendo investigated the situation and released the following statement to IGN.
Nintendo has determined these units were stolen in an isolated incident by employees of a US distributor, with one system being illegally resold. The individuals involved have been identified, terminated from their place of employment and are under investigation by local law enforcement authorities on criminal charges.
Hiphoptherobot has since given the stolen Nintendo Switch back to Nintendo and stated that they had unknowingly bought a stolen Switch. "Nintendo has the console back, and I am personally not in any trouble," they said on a NeoGAF thread.
The Nintendo Switch launches on March 3, and if someone offers you one before that, it's probably shady.
I don't buy it; total marketing ploy from NOA.
Are you joking? How is this, from any perspective, a positive for Nintendo?

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At least two Boone County villages are short of candidates for the 2014 general election, and the deadline for new candidates to file is this Friday, Aug. 1, at 5 p.m.
At Petersburg, three village board seats are to be decided in the November election. Tina Henn was the only incumbent board member to file for re-election, which leaves two seats open for new candidates. No new candidates had filed as of Monday afternoon.
Primrose will also fill three village board seats this year, and the only incumbent to file was Robert L. Thompson. Again, there are two other seats to be filled, and no new candidates had filed as of Monday afternoon.

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Today’s interest rates are some of the lowest in living memory.
But many people can’t take advantage of these low rates because they don’t know how to maximize their credit score. Or even worse, they may have an error on their credit report that’s dragging their score down.
So here are some tips for transforming your credit and defending yourself from errors.
It’s been reported that about 80 percent of people have an error on their credit report, and a recent study by the FTC found that even after disputing errors, almost 70 percent of consumers still find inaccuracies. As a result, some 25 percent of these people get denied a loan for which they would otherwise be approved.
That’s just not acceptable when an error—that you didn’t make—can be the difference between being approved or denied for a loan (or getting a high or low interest rate). A maximized credit score is the key to restructuring loans to free up cash flow, getting lower interest rates, paying less on insurance and more. So it’s crucial to find out your credit score and improve it as much as possible.
Not too long ago, if you had a pulse, you could get a loan—and a credit score of 680 qualified you for the best rates. Then they went to a higher standard of 720. But now, you’ll need a score of around 760 to 780 to ensure you get the lowest rates possible.
Once you hit 800, you have nothing to worry about, so that’s the goal.
The good news is there are concrete steps you can take to transform your credit score. In fact, once while interviewing a credit score expert on the radio, I texted my wife a few things to try to improve her credit score rating. And even though she had good credit, her score still jumped 79 points in 30 days, because she now understood some of the lesser-known rules of the game.
First, know that any business loans or lines of credit may not show up on your personal credit report. That’s because any credit reporting will be for your business, not for you the individual.
Plus, your credit report is actually three different reports compiled by three credit bureaus: Equifax, Experian and Transunion. The reports should be almost identical, but they may not be depending on what’s been reported to the bureaus.
These companies are required by law to give you a free look at your credit report once a year at annualcreditreport.com.
So what many people do is request one free report from one bureau every four months, that way they can regularly monitor their credit and check for errors for free.
That’s a good plan. But if you haven’t checked any of your credit reports in years, you might want to pay the extra money to check them all for errors now, and go the free route moving forward. Also, just as you have three credit reports, you have three credit scores, too—one for each credit report.
To get your credit scores, you can visit myFICO.com. This is a good choice for getting an accurate FICO score that creditors actually use.
There are other sites that will give you a Vantage credit score, but that’s not the same as FICO. Most lenders use FICO when considering you for a loan, and your Vantage credit score is typically much higher, which can cause confusion.
My wife once discovered that one credit bureau’s report gave her a score of 701, while the other two gave her a 762. Why the discrepancy? Because one of her credit reports had an error.
That’s why it’s important to look at all three credit reports and scores up front to see what’s really happening. Most people will find an error of some sort. Maybe it’s just a misspelled name or an incorrect address.
For example, lenders often want to know how long you’ve been at your current address, so you want to make sure that information is correct. More serious errors will hurt your credit score, and these are common as well.
Sometimes it’s because the same account is showing up twice, which is especially harmful if that account has missed payments or a bad utilization rate (i.e., your debt-to-limit ratio).
Other times, an account you closed may be shown as being open, or vice versa. If this is the case, you’ll want to contact the credit bureau directly at Experian.com, Equifax.com, or Transunion.com. They have directions on their websites for how to dispute errors.
Although, if the error is for an account more than two years old, and that account has any negative marks, it may be better just to leave it alone. Any changes made to an account with negative marks will make those negative marks seem more recent, and that will hurt your score. It’s best to let sleeping dogs lie in most such cases.
Another common error is when a credit card doesn’t report your credit limit, which is the same as reporting a limit of zero. To the credit bureaus, this looks like your card is maxed out without your having spent a dollar, and you’ll be flagged as being over your limit as soon as you use it.
If this is the case, you’ll want to call your credit card company and ask them to report the limit. If they won’t, then it’s time to contact the credit bureau. But don’t dispute more than three errors at a time with any single credit bureau, or they’re likely to mark the disputes as frivolous.
Instead, file three disputes and wait until you get a resolution. Then they have 30 days to investigate the dispute. Once these are resolved, you can dispute three more.
Most people don’t think about their credit score until they need a loan. But at that point, if their score is too low or there are errors, it’s too late. You’ll either be denied or pay more in interest than you should. It’s best to always be in the know when it comes to your credit—it can save you money and headaches in the long run.
Garrett B. Gunderson, a lifelong entrepreneur, engages in a vitalistic financial philosophy to assist DCs in creating sustainable wealth. His company, Wealth Factory, helps entrepreneurs navigate personal finances and investing. He wrote the New York Times best-selling book Killing Sacred Cows, and can be contacted through wealthfactory.com.

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OpenQuake is a suite of open-source software that allows the GEM community to use data, best practise and applications collaboratively being developed. The suite comprises the Platform, the Engine, and a great variety of (desktop) Tools for modeling, and for accessing and exploring GEM products, as well as uploading and sharing data & findings.
A Disaster Risk Reduction professional will benefit from OpenQuake tools to facilitate disaster preparedness and policy recommendations for improving resilience. In the OpenQuake platform they can explore datasets such as on exposure, idicutors such as on sociaol vulnerability as well as maps related to earthquake hazard and risk to get an understanding of the drivers of hazard and risk in theri area. Also this type of user can collaborate with local experts to use OpenQuake Engine to perform cost-benefit analysis of risk transfer (insurance) as well as retrofitting (“seismic upgrade”). The resulting maps results will intuitively show these users, in both relative and absolute terms, how each neighbourhood will benefit from a policy being evaluated. They can subsequently upload these maps to the Platform, to share it with the wider community and enhance awareness.
An Insurance Modelling Analyst will benefit from OpenQuake suite by conducting sensitivity testing to develop a custom view of earthquake risk. These users will be able to use GEM models and data downloaded from the Platform as well as their own data, to estimate loss under varying assumptions within the OpenQuake engine. Repeating part(s) of the calculation, while adjusting parameters or investigating the underlying event sets, will provide insight to variability/uncertainty in the results.
Our work is guided by some core values that allow us to play as a trustable partner providing knowledge, data and resources for earthquake risk assessment worldwide.
Ensures a higher quality of product that should be robust and should meet the users-requirements.
The source code behind the platform, engine and tools is openly available from a public repository www.github.com/gem. Live development of the code takes place on this repository, and documentation facilitates contributions by external software developers. In test-driven development, each new feature begins with the implementation of its corresponding test code, such that test coverage reaches 100%.
OpenQuake | 12 Aug 2015 > OpenQuake used for national hazard assessment in Papua New Guinea.

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To request a free visitor guide from Pueblo, Colorado Tourist Attractions, please fill out the form below and click "Submit".
Parks and tourist attractions to consider in the Pueblo, Colorado area are listed below. Click on the name of any sightseeing attraction or park for more information.
Over 400 animals from all over the world populate Pueblo Zoo. Be sure to check out the newly restored Islands of Life exhibit, featuring exotic animals in historic buildings.
The Arts Center is several attractions in one, a live theater, an art gallery, and a children's museum. The Center is very community oriented and highly interactive and you may want to attend when there's an event going on.
Historic 1862 adobe fort and other historic buildings and exhibits.
Lake Pueblo State Park in southern Colorado features 400 campsites spread out around a 9,600 acre park offering boating, fishing, and swimming.

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But in the hands of a master horn player the instrument can produce one of the most beautiful sounds in the orchestra: mellow, warm, arrestingly pure. And few pieces of classical music give more pleasure than Mozart’s four horn concertos, the core of the horn repertoire.
So the news that the regional Northeast Horn Workshop was coming to the State University of New York at Plattsburgh this year piqued my interest.
Nearly 90 mostly amateur adult horn players attended what Ellsworth, who teaches at the Plattsburgh and Stony Brook SUNYs and New York University, forewarned was “a total horn geek-out.” The schedule included a mass “horn choir” open to all registrants. There were lectures on the natural horn — a progenitor of the modern instrument direct from the English hunt — cadenza improv classes and master classes.
A Saturday afternoon concert featuring works by 20th-century horn composer Verne Reynolds concluded with the premiere of a work by a Vermonter he inspired: Montpelier composer and horn player Lydia Busler-Blais. The 41-year-old became known as an improvisational horn player, she said, after giving birth 12 years ago: Motherhood left her little time to write down the compositions in her head. Mysterium, a work for two horns she performed with John Little, her partner in the Starlight Horn Duo, is a heady, adventurous piece whose third movement calls for multiphonics — that is, producing horn and vocal sounds at once. As if horn players needed an additional challenge.
There were also plenty of opportunities to brush shoulders with the four horn players of Genghis Barbie. The 2-year-old, Spandex-and-heels-clad quartet from New York bills itself as “the leading post post-feminist feminist all-female horn experience.” Though not because it needs to stand out in a crowded horn-quartet scene.
“In fact, I know hardly any,” admitted the oldest Barbie, 30-year-old Rachel Drehmann, aka Attila the Horn. The Barbies are mainly out for “tongue-in-cheek fun,” she explains, though they play seriously well. The group just auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” and specializes in pop music; the Barbies write most of their own arrangements. Vendors of recondite horn gear on Saturday were selling Genghis Barbie signature colored-enamel bell flares ($950).
While I couldn’t stay for the Barbies’ Saturday night concert — an all-pop affair that included a new Beyoncé song and a piece involving a snare drum — I did catch another performance. The highlight of the conference, from Ellsworth’s point of view, was Vermont’s own Burlington Chamber Orchestra. She arranged for the BCO to be available for hire by Mozart horn concerto players who wanted to experience performing with a professional orchestra.
Five individuals spent $350 each for a 10-minute session with the BCO — enough to play one movement of one concerto. Ten-minute stints were also awarded to the two concerto competition winners from that morning — both Ellsworth’s students, though she was not a judge. “At other horn conferences I’ve been to, winners get sheet music,” Ellsworth noted.
The high-school-level winner was New York resident Lee Cyphers, 13, who is one of several horn players in the Vermont Youth Orchestra. Swinging her long blond curls out of the way, Cyphers produced a promisingly mature sound despite numerous, and expected, clams.
BCO members Katie Oprea, an oboist, and Mary Gibson, a violinist, were pleased with the experience — a first for the chamber group. On the ferry ride back to Vermont, they sighed with relief that their sole hour of rehearsal with a brand-new conductor — Yale professor and hornist William Purvis — hadn’t spelled disaster. Clearly demanding of themselves, they were willing to cut horn players a lot more slack.
CORRECTION: The article has been amended to correct Lee Cyphers's state of residence. Also, she is one of several horn players in the VYO, not the "principal."

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WE BELIEVE, THAT CUSTOMER`S TRUST AND GOOD BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS ARE A KEY IN BUSINESS... THEREFORE, OUR MISSION IS: TO DELIVER HIGHEST QUALITY PRODUCT AT AFFORDABLE PRICE, IN MINIMUM REQUIRED TIME TO OUR CUSTOMERS.
If you seek parts that you can`t find on our website please let us know as we add new parts almost every week.

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The FDA is advising consumers not to purchase or use Ultimate Formula Bee Pollen Capsules by Ultimate Formula, a product promoted and sold for weight loss.
Laboratory analysis confirmed that the product contains sibutramine (previously marketed as Meridia), a controlled substance that was removed from the market in October 2010 for safety reasons. Sibutramine is known to significantly increase blood pressure and/or pulse rate in some patients and may present a risk for patients with a history of cardiovascular conditions (eg, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, or stroke). This product may also have fatal interactions with other medications a consumer may be taking.
The FDA recommends that consumers should stop using this product and throw it away immediately.
Ultimate Formula Bee Pollen Capsules are promoted on www.zixiutangsuccess.com and possibly sold in some retail stores.
For more information visit http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/ResourcesForYou/Consumers/BuyingUsingMedicineSafely/MedicationHealthFraud/ucm325552.htm?source=govdelivery.

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This package is abandoned and no longer maintained. The author suggests using the zendframework/zend-stratigility package instead.
phly/conduit has moved to the zendframework organization as zend-stratigility (from Strata, meaning "layer," and "agility").
Please use that package instead, and contribute issues and pull requests against it I have closed issues and pull requests against phly/conduit at this time.
Conduit is a port of Sencha Connect to PHP. It allows you to build applications out of middleware.
psr/http-message, which provides the interfaces specified in PSR-7, and type-hinted against in this package. In order to use Conduit, you will need an implementation of PSR-7; one such package is phly/http (and hence the reference to it in the install line above).
zendframework/zend-escaper, used by the FinalHandler for escaping error messages prior to passing them to the response.
You can provide your own request and response implementations if desired as long as they implement the PSR HTTP message interfaces.
The above example is useless by itself until you pipe middleware into the application.
In the above example, we have two examples of middleware. The first is a landing page, and listens at the path /. If the path is an exact match, it completes the response. If it is not, it delegates to the next middleware in the stack. The second middleware matches on the path /foo -- meaning it will match /foo, /foo/, and any path beneath. In that case, it will complete the response with its own message. If no paths match at this point, a "final handler" is composed by default to report 404 status.
The handlers in each middleware attached this way will see a URI with that path segment stripped -- allowing them to be developed separately and re-used under any path you wish.
Any PHP callable that accepts, minimally, a PSR-7 request and a response (in that order), and, optionally, a callable (for invoking the next middleware in the queue, if any).
An object implementing Phly\Conduit\MiddlewareInterface. Phly\Conduit\MiddlewarePipe implements this interface.
Alternately, you can implement Phly\Conduit\ErrorMiddlewareInterface.
When using MiddlewarePipe, as the queue is executed, if $next() is called with an argument, or if an exception is thrown, middleware will iterate through the queue until the first such error handler is found. That error handler can either complete the request, or itself call $next(). Error handlers that call $next() SHOULD call it with the error it received itself, or with another error.
Error handlers are usually attached at the end of middleware, to prevent attempts at executing non-error-handling middleware, and to ensure they can intercept errors from any other handlers.
To create middleware, write a callable capable of receiving minimally a request and a response object, and optionally a callback to call the next in the chain. In your middleware, you can handle as much or as little of the request as you want -- including delegating to other middleware. If your middleware accepts a third argument, $next, if it is unable to complete the request, or allows further processing, it can call it to return handling to the parent middleware.
The easiest way to execute middleware is to write closures and attach them to a Phly\Conduit\MiddlewarePipe instance. You can nest MiddlewarePipe instances to create groups of related middleware, and attach them using a base path so they only execute if that path is matched.
$app->pipe('/api', $api);     // API middleware attached to the path "/api"
Another approach using this method would be to override the constructor to add in specific middleware, perhaps using configuration provided. In this case, make sure to also call parent::__construct() to ensure the middleware queue is initialized; I recommend doing this as the first action of the method.
The following make up the primary API of Conduit.
pipe() takes up to two arguments. If only one argument is provided, $middleware will be assigned that value, and $path will be re-assigned to the value /; this is an indication that the $middleware should be invoked for any path. If $path is provided, the $middleware will only be executed for that path and any subpaths.
Middleware is executed in the order in which it is piped to the MiddlewarePipe instance.
Internally, MiddlewarePipe creates an instance of Phly\Conduit\Next, feeding it its queue, executes it, and returns a response.
Phly\Conduit\Next is primarily an implementation detail of middleware, and exists to allow delegating to middleware registered later in the stack.
Because Psr\Http\Message's interfaces are immutable, if you make changes to your Request and/or Response instances, you will have new instances, and will need to make these known to the next middleware in the chain. Next expects these arguments for every invocation. Additionally, if an error condition has occurred, you may pass an optional third argument, $err, representing the error condition.
You should always either capture or return the return value of $next() when calling it in your application. The expected return value is a response instance, but if it is not, you may want to return the response provided to you.
If you have no changes to the response, and do not want further middleware in the pipeline to execute, do not call $next() and simply return from your middleware. However, it's almost always better and more predictable to return the response instance, as this will ensure it propagates back up to all callers.
One caveat: if you are in a nested middleware or not the first in the stack, all parent and/or previous middleware must also call return $next(/* ... */) for this to work correctly.
Phly\Conduit\FinalHandler is a default implementation of middleware to execute when the stack exhausts itself. It expects three arguments when invoked: a request instance, a response instance, and an error condition (or null for no error). It returns a response.
env, the application environment. If set to "production", no stack traces will be provided.
onerror, a callable to execute if an error is passed when FinalHandler is invoked. The callable is invoked with the error (which will be null in the absence of an error), the request, and the response, in that order.
Phly\Conduit\Http\Request acts as a decorator for a Psr\Http\Message\ServerRequestInterface instance. The primary reason is to allow composing middleware such that you always have access to the original request instance.
In the above, if the URI of the original incoming request is /root/foo, what $fooCallback will receive is a URI with a past consisting of only /foo. This practice ensures that middleware can be nested safely and resolve regardless of the nesting level.
write(), which proxies to the write() method of the composed response stream.
end(), which marks the response as complete; it can take an optional argument, which, when provided, will be passed to the write() method. Once end() has been called, the response is immutable.
isComplete() indicates whether or not end() has been called.
Additionally, it provides access to the original response created by the server via the method getOriginalResponse().


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If Mrs P’s last menswear collection took Prada into unusually organic and even nostalgic territory (all autumnal corduroy, bohemian hats and the occasional pagan talisman), then SS18 was a resounding return to the kind of nylon-clad subversion on which Miuccia built her empire. This time that meant the world understood through the fragmented frames of comic books – specially commissioned graphics were plastered over the walls of the show space, leaving no doubt as to where this season found its starting point. In some ways, that influence was understood very literally: through destined for street-style-buzz bags and loudly patterned shirts decorated with graphic novel stories. The classic Prada blouson also got the cell-shaded treatment, reimagined with both long and short sleeves and found more often than not, tucked into technical trousers.
And what trousers they were. Some in superhero reds, others in the house’s signature grey nylon, many with elasticated waists and branded velcro label tabs. Then, surprisingly, came a slew of flat fronts in elegant herringbone wool with giant turn-ups. That streak of sartorial classicism in an otherwise proudly synthetic collection was augmented with mid-century favourites like striped camp collar shirts, mock neck knitted T-shirts, and wooly cardigans. Not to mention softly cut overcoats in velvety shades of black, camel and marly grey. No surprise given that Prada has long thrived on jarring contrasts and in the gaps and fissures that defy coherence and convention: though perhaps these elements were less heterogeneous than they seemed. After all, isn’t there something very 50s Americana in colliding bowling shirts and the space age optimism of comic books?
Which nicely explains the predominance of jumpsuits this season. Tabbed at the ankle and pushed up at the sleeves, they were utilitarian and minimalist, but also playful and campy; the uniform of choice for henchmen in a super villain’s lair. Similarly off-beat were drastically truncated sports shorts worn with knee length socks and two-tone derbies. And the accessories? Giant bum bags worn (true to their name, if not to convention) at the rear and superfluous skinny leather belts swivelled to the side. Between all the eclectic styling and exposed thighs, the apparent paradoxes and popped collars, however, what shined through most powerfully was that these were exciting, agenda-setting clothes that simply couldn’t have been made by anybody else. Suffice to say, watch out for boys in boiler-suits next summer.

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Is Ammonia a Bear Repellent?
A friend who used to read electric meters told me that all the readers carried a squirt gun loaded with ammonia to repel dogs. Would it work for bears too?
Ammonia has long been recognized as having an odor bears do not like. It has been used successfully (via soaked rags) to deter curious bears from investigating garbage and gardens. Guns that shoot ammonia pose a different question. If the bear was not too far away, and not too interested in charging, it might be repelled. On the other hand, ammonia can destroy the nasal passages, and a face full of ammonia could possible destroy a bear's only means of making a living: sniffing out food. It could also irritate a mildly interested bear, turning the bruin against you. The final answer to your question is this: No one knows for sure how a bear would react to a squirt of ammonia, but any bear expert would tell you not to do it.
On a recent backpacking trip, I underestimated the amount of mosquito repellent we'd need. Is there a North American plant that can be used, or something one can do to avoid being eaten alive?
I'm curious about insect repellents for kids. Is DEET okay to use on a six-year-old?
What other mosquito repellents work?


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9 Lowest rates shown include the auto debit discount. Interest rates for Fixed and Deferred Repayment Options are higher than interest rates for the Interest Repayment Option. You’re charged interest starting at disbursement, while in school, during your separation/grace period, and until the loan is paid in full. The repayment option that is selected will apply during the in-school and separation/grace periods. When you enter principal and interest repayment, Unpaid Interest will be added to your loan’s Current Principal. Variable rates may increase over the life of the loan. Advertised variable rates reflect the starting range of rates and may vary outside of that range over the life of the loan. Advertised APRs assume a $10,000 loan to a freshman with no other Sallie Mae loans.
10 3 repayment options: Deferred repayment; $25 Fixed repayment ; Interest repayment; This repayment example is based on a typical Smart Option Student Loan made to a freshman borrower who chooses a fixed rate and the Fixed Repayment Option for a $10,000 loan, with two disbursements, and a 8.88% fixed APR. It works out to 51 payments of $25.00, 119 payments of $162.06 and one payment of $120.23, for a Total Loan Cost of $20,680.37.
This information is for undergraduate students attending participating degree-granting schools. Borrowers must be U.S. citizens or U.S. permanent residents if the school is located outside of the United States. Non-U.S. citizen borrowers who reside in the U.S. are eligible with a creditworthy cosigner (who must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident) and are required to provide an unexpired government-issued photo ID to verify identity. Applications are subject to a requested minimum loan amount of $1,000. Current credit and other eligibility criteria apply.
Information advertised valid as of 2/25/2019.
Sallie Mae, the Sallie Mae logo, and other Sallie Mae names and logos are service marks if Sallie Mae Bank. All other names and logos used are the trademarks or service marks of their respective owners.
Credible is compensated by Sallie Mae for the referral of Sallie Mae loan customers.


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Modern Bathrooms Fitting Experts offers you the ideal balance in between quality and spending plan for all bathroom repair and fittings. With years of experience and the very best bathroom fitters in Damastown at our side, Modern Bathroom Fitting Experts offers you the ideal balance between quality and budget for all bathroom repair and fittings. With years of experience and the very best bathroom fitters in London at our side, you can rely on us to finish any work you require with speed and diligence. If you have a broken shower door. When you desire tiles set up. Whatever work you need done. Here’s how you can find the specialists you require.you can rely on us to finish any work you require with speed and diligence. If you have a damaged shower door. When you desire tiles set up. Whatever work you require done. Here’s how you can discover the specialists you require.
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Your tema will have all the required devices and equipment in addition to the understanding and versatility to finish your demand within your time restraints and budget plan. We can utilize devices and products of your option. Or we can purchase whatever from a prominent provider of house enhancement products who we are partnered with. We provide a total bathroom repair service throughout Damastown.
What can your Modern bathroom Installers in Damastown include in your service?

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I realized late that I forgot to click “Schedule” on this, so it is appearing a day late!
As we are in the midst of my pro-life themed-videos, I thought it fitting to share THE pro-life psalm in its entirety, with only minimal commentary.
For any who is involved with a sin in which they struggle – and, for the main purpose of this week’s topic, especially those who have been involved with [an] abortion[s] – the best place to start is by asking God to search you.
God will forgive you and help you to move forward, if you trust in Him and His sacrifice and the mercy and grace that it afforded.
Trust in the risen Savior, Jesus of Nazareth, the Christ. The lover and forgiver of your soul.


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Please contact us to purchase this surround. Call us on 0116 251 9592 and quote reference "RPS16" or fill out the contact us form here.

industry_corpus2: Agriculture & Fisheries


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Integrated Design involves the creation of objects, places and spaces in response to existing and emerging economic, technical and social needs and desires. It is a speculative discipline—meaning the use of your creative imagination is central to the way you use different technologies and methods when creating drawings, models and prototypes. As part of the creative process you will undertake collaborative work on multidisciplinary projects with a variety of individuals. Your practical studies will be supported by investigations into design communication and sustainable design, as well as considerations of relevant historical and ethical issues relating to design.
Students are able to (1) produce creative, technically informed and socially responsible design for objects, places, spaces and processes; (2) produce two- and three-dimensional conceptual and technical documentation that communicates design propositions to clients, contractors and the public; (3) apply design research, prototyping and analytical skills in developing design ideas; (4) demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between artistic production, technological development and the societal uses of designed objects and processes; and (5) work as part of a multidisciplinary technical design team on a significant real world issue.
In addition to the core units outlined for this major, students undertaking Integrated Design as a degree-specific major are strongly encouraged to enhance their knowledge and expertise by taking units in the areas of Urban Design, Landscape Architecture and Fine Arts. If not already taking a second major, there are a number of highly desirable design electives. More advice can be sought from the Design and Education Student Office.
The following example illustrates how the Integrated Design degree-specific major can be included in the Bachelor of Arts course.
The following example illustrates how the Integrated Design degree-specific major can be combined with a second major in the Bachelor of Arts course.
Integrated Design can also be taken as a second major.
The following example illustrates how Integrated Design can be included as a second major in an undergraduate degree course.
Integrated Design can also be taken as a degree-specific major.


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We've designed this kit so that you can install 8 feet of LED strip lights as easily as possible. This kit has everything you'll need to complete your strip light project right out of the package. Our ColorBright™ series lights are popular with lighting designers and homeowners who are looking for reliable, bright, beautiful LED strip lights.
With this kit you can choose what shade of white (warm, natural and bright) you want, or you can choose single colors such as red, green and blue. These lights are very low profile, customizable and versatile, which means they can be used in hundreds of applications. We suggest this kit for accent lighting or medium sized task lighting projects — such as under counter lighting or vanity lighting around a mirror.
Yes, there are several options for dimming this strip light kit. The easiest method, which can use the same power supply listed with this kit, is to use one of our non-Lutron dimmers, such as the dial dimmer, in-line dimmer, or touch dimmer. If you want to install the lights with a Lutron Wall Dimmer, check out our 8ft. ColorBright™ single color kit with Wall Dimmer where we've already selected the compatible components and power supply.

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Video: Jack White on "Saturday Night Live"
Jack White dropped by "Saturday Night Live" this weekend to play some new songs you'll soon be able to hear on his upcoming solo debut Blunderbuss, which will be out on April 23 via his label Third Man in association with Columbia Records.
This will be the first record under the White Stripes/Dead Weather/Raconteurs man's own name (well, stage name anyway). Based on the SNL performances, Buss will show off the two main sides of the ever-restless White's personality. Which is to say, the Nashville side and the Detroit side.
For the Grand Ole Opry-ready ballad "Love Interruption," White was dressed in one of his snazziest cowboy suits and backed by a dressed to the nines all-lady band, including a duet partner and violin player. Classy, until it's wonderfully not.
For "Sixteen Saltines," White was dressed and sounding more like his bar-fight-ready White/Weather raucous best. Pay special attention to the nattily dressed but barely able to sit still drummer. Let's hope White brings that guy on tour.

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So, I got this lovely floral skirt from Target about a month ago and thought it was about time I finally get some wear out of it. As you know, if you’ve read my posts before, skirts stress me out. I never know what top to pair with them and short people like myself can look frumpy very easily in an ill-fitting skirt.
I decided to throw caution to the wind and give it a go anyway. This skirt intrigued me because it combines a few trends that are big right now. Of course floral prints are always big in the spring and you may not see it in the pictures but this is a wrap skirt. The best feature of this skirt is the high-low hem, sometimes called a shark bite, or asymmetrical hem. It depends on how much the length varies but the hem starts out shorter in the front and gets longer as it goes back. High-low hems are popping up on maxi dress, tops, skirts, and even jackets. If you haven’t seen this trend yet, you will very soon notice it everywhere.
Since I didn’t know what to pair it with, I kept it simple. I paired a simple v-neck tee in the same color scheme which I think worked out pretty well because a lot of people thought I had on a dress. Since it was cold, I put on a grey cardigan and purple heels because apparently a loud floral skirt isn’t a big enough pop of color for me. Skirts make me realize just how short my torso is but hey, we gotta work with what we have. what do you think?


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Hana cartridges are produced by Excel Sound Corporation of Tokyo Japan, an established 50-year old company.
ESC began by manufacturing low cost cartridges, such as the highly-regarded Excel ES70. By 1978 they were producing MC cartridges, with particular focus and expertise in high-output MC cartridges.
Having specialized in OEM cartridge manufacture, over the years they have made cartridges for many other well-known brands.
In 2015 ESC finally launched their own brand range of cartridges called "Hana" - 華. They pride themselves on their manufacturing quality and quality controls at every stage, ensuring that their hand-made cartridges offer consistently perfect results.


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Blind spot assistants are an automotive radar application which monitor the area behind and along side the vehicle – (in accordance with specification ISO17387– Type 1).
InnoSenT has developed a blind spot assistance system which has been successfully offered on the market since 2006. The 24GHz radar sensor technology of the system is characterised by an especially attractive price-performance ratio.
The radar sensors can be easily mounted invisibly behind the plastic bumpers of the vehicle. A major reason for the decision of numerous OEMs in Asia, Europe and the USA for the use of the Hella LCA system.
The lane change assistant developed from InnoSenT, meets the demand for a greater range. This function is specified according to ISO17387 Type II and Type III .The lane change assistant only works with one 24 GHz sensor per vehicle side. The two radar sensors are usually - invisible from the exterior- mounted in the corners of the rear bumpers. Mounted in this manner, radar waves can determine the field far behind the vehicle and also cover the area alongside the vehicle according to the ISO specification.
Design and functionality of the human-machine interface (HMI) is incumbent on the vehicle manufacturer. Usually two warning levels are implemented: The lane change assistant shows passing and approaching vehicles in the neighbouring lanes beginning at a speed of approx. 30 km/h. The display is done using an LED signal in the respective outside mirror. If the driver uses the blinker in such a situation, the second warning level is activated. This warning can be done optically (e.g. red-lighted warning triangle in the respective outside mirror) as well as acoustically and /or haptically (e.g. vibration of the steering wheel).
In the further development of the lane change assistant, numerous technological improvements have been realised including cross traffic alerting.
To reverse out of a parking space, generally increased attention must be given to safety. It becomes critical when a busy street with cross traffic is located behind the parking space. The view behind of the street is frequently blocked by neighbouring parked vehicles. Now there is only one thing to do: Ease out backwards slowly into the street.
With the optimised sensors in the lane change assistant, our radar can assist the driver here too. The rear cross traffic is determined during the reversing manoeuvre - and the driver is warned of collision danger. Our antenna technology makes it possible to combine ISO 17837 applications with the functionality of cross-traffic alerts.
Fitted in the rear, the InnoSenT radar sensors monitor the area behind the vehicle. The sensors recognise an imminent collision of a vehicle driving too close behind, thereby allowing accident prevention systems to be activated and vehicle components to be brought into an optimum position. One example is the automatic tensioning of safety belts. This plays a significant role in minimising the risk of injury in the vehicle. InnoSenT has two bandwidths for manufacturers of PreCrash systems. Firstly, the standard 24 GHz sensors, which are cost-efficient, lightweight and can be concealed when installed, making them particularly well suited for the volume segment. Secondly, the 77/79 GHz sensors which are available for applications that need to satisfy stricter performance and system integration requirements.
Usually designed as an extra for the lane change assistant, the exist assistant uses the radar sensors in the rear of the vehicle. The sensors scan the exit area on the driver’s and passenger’s side after the ignition has been switched off, and recognise hazards or dangerous situations such as passing vehicles or bicycles. Before the person inside the car leaves the vehicle an acoustic warning is sounded, or even safer, the door is automatically locked. InnoSenT supplies 24 GHz and 77/79 GHz radar sensors for the exit assist function.
Moreover all of our sensors for automotive applications function in an ISM band with a bandwidth of between 85 and 200MHz, in stark contrast to the 24GHz-ultra wide band technology whose use is limited in time in Europe.
You can face the future with confidence with InnoSenT!
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Robert Leon Wilkie Jr., who has served since 2017 as the undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, was nominated May 18, 2018, to be the secretary of Veterans Affairs. Wilkie has run the department on an acting basis since March 2018, when David Shulkin was fired.
Wilkie was born August 2, 1962, in Frankfurt, West Germany, where his father, Robert Leon Wilkie Sr., was serving with the U.S. Army, eventually rising to artillery commander. His mother is the former Joy Somerville. Wilkie and his family lived for a while in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, before settling in Fayetteville, North Carolina, home of Fort Bragg. Wilkie graduated from Reid Ross High School in Fayetteville in 1980. He went to college at Tulane University, and then transferred to Wake Forest, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1985. Wilkie then earned a J.D. at Loyola University of New Orleans in 1988.
While Wilkie was working for Helms, Helms was one of only four senators who voted against the 1990 Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act. Helms also proposed a bill that would have blocked aid to communities that refused to give contracts to companies that conducted business with the racist regime in South Africa.
While Wilkie was working for Helms, he also continued his education, earning a Master of Laws in international and comparative law from Georgetown in 1992 and subsequently a Master’s in strategic strategy from the Army War College in 2002. Wilkie went on to work in the office of Rep. David Funderburk (R-North Carolina), who served one term in Congress beginning in 1995. In 1996, Wilkie mounted an ultimately unsuccessful campaign to win the Republican nomination for the Seventh Congressional District in North Carolina. He also served as executive director of the North Carolina Republican Party from 1996 to 1997.
In 1997, Wilkie moved over to the office of then-Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Mississippi). Wilkie first served as counsel on appropriations and Senate rules and procedure, and from 2000 as counsel and adviser on international security affairs.
Wilkie moved to the George W. Bush White House in 2003 as special assistant to National Security Adviser Condoleeza Rice before being nominated for the Defense Department post, where he served under Robert Gates and Donald Rumsfeld through the end of the Bush administration.
In 2010, Wilkie was named vice president and business development director for large Department of Defense program integration opportunities at design and construction consulting firm CH2M Hill. He returned to Capitol Hill in 2015 as an adviser to Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina). Wilkie worked on the Donald Trump transition team before being nominated in 2017 to be under secretary at Defense.
Wilkie has also served as an intelligence officer in the Naval Reserve and the Air Force Reserve.
Considering that Wilkie has a deep association with Republican senators, he will probably have an easy time winning nomination. When it was pointed out by veterans’ group VoteVets that he was not supposed to simultaneously be acting secretary while being nominated to fill the post permanently, Wilkie resigned his position as acting secretary on May 30 and returned to his position as undersecretary of defense.
Wilkie’s great-grandmother, Nellie Nugent Somerville, was the first woman to be elected to the Mississippi legislature. Wilkie and his wife, Julie, have two children: Adam and Megan.


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This Saturday(16 December) sees the removal of the turf and the shockpad from the Wodonga field - and we need all hands on deck. This should mean the removal is completed to allow enough time for the installation for a brand new turf for the 2018 season.
We will be starting at 8am to try and beat the heat. Please make sure you bring hats, sunscreen and water.
Nominations for Twilight are now open and will close at COB Wednesday 11 October. We need a minimum of 8 teams for the competition to go ahead. Please make sure you get your entry in on time as no late entries accepted.
Last year’s minutes are here.
The draw for the finals is available on the web under Competitions - Finals. This is now updated with team names.
HAW Best & Fairest Presentation night for all senior teams is on the 8th of September 2017 in the Stanley Room at the Commercial Club from 6:00pm. The event includes a 2 course meal and entertainment from a local celebrity.
We have managed to keep the tickets at $40 per head again this year. Either contact your club or the office for tickets.

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a solution exists (the problem is finding a closed-form expiration).
$a,b,v,u$ are parameters such that $0<a<b<1$, $v>0$, $u>0$.
Even an approximation for the solution will help. Since an expression is needed then numerical methods are not helpful here.
For numerical solution, I would start here (it's a reasonable expression where you can at least estimate the number and nature of solutions). Since you are asking for an analytical solution, this won't help much, because $p$ can be in principle anything from $1$ to $\infty$. Unless you have any other hints of the values -- if $p$ is very big, you can probably ignore the first term and get an analytical approximation. If $p$ is very close to $1$ ($a$ and $b$ very close together), you can do series expansion of all terms.
where of course you would have the painful problem of differentiating the $p$ term in the exponent. Unfortunately, I tried and even this equation contains combination $u\ln u$ and is therefore not solvable in terms of standard functions (you need Lambert's W function).
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Посмотрел первый сезон "The Big Bang Theory". Смешная комедия, я такие люблю. Интересно было бы посмотреть, как в существующих переводах переведены диалоги. А пока - цитаты в коллекцию.
Про иностранцев: - We play teams, not one-on-one.
- Well, the only way we can play teams at this point is if we cut Raj in half.
- Sure, cut the foreigner in half. There's a billion more where he came from.
Про застенчивость: - Ever since I was a little boy my father wanted me to be a gynecologist like him. How can I be a gynecologist? I can barely look a woman in the eye.
Письмо, мусорка и Бритва Оккама: - Sheldon, why is this letter in the trash?
- Well, there's always the possibility that a trash can spontaneously formed around the letter but Ockham's Razor would suggest that someone threw it out.
О незаменимости: - You know what he did? He watched me work for 10 minutes and then started to design a simple piece of software that could replace me.
- Is that even possible?
- As it turns out, yes.
В целом понравилось, смеялся много, иногда громко. Но "Two and a Half Men" все равно смешнее!


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My thanks to Matthew J. Slick, B.A., M. Div. for allowing the use of information from his website he had related to George Wishart and John Knox, two historically important people in the history of religion in Scotland.
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Assange arrested: The Ecuadorian government has removed Julian Assange’s asylum status and he has been arrested in London. We expect him to eventually be extradited to the U.S. Assange is a controversial figure; Wikileaks has exposed all sorts of confidential information that governments would prefer to keep secret. His leaks seemed to take a partisan direction in the 2016 election. Thus, he has lots of enemies. It will be interesting to see how he gets prosecuted.
Central banks: Yesterday, the ECB and the Fed gave us essentially dovish signals. As we noted yesterday, the ECB told the markets it has other tools to support the Eurozone economy. The Fed strongly suggested that policy would be on hold for the rest of the year. In our 2019 Outlook, we named a monetary policy error as one of the four risks facing the financial markets. It appears we can assume that this risk has been eliminated.
Mankiw Rule update: The Taylor Rule is designed to calculate the neutral policy rate given core inflation and the measure of slack in the economy. John Taylor measured slack using the difference between actual GDP and potential GDP. The Taylor Rule assumes that the Fed should have an inflation target in its policy and should try to generate enough economic activity to maintain an economy near full utilization. The rule will generate an estimate of the neutral policy rate; in theory, if the current fed funds target is below the calculated rate then the central bank should raise rates. Greg Mankiw, a former chair of the Council of Economic Advisers in the Bush White House and current Harvard professor, developed a similar measure that substitutes the unemployment rate for the difficult-to-observe potential GDP measure.
This month, all the models are showing a drop in the estimated target rate. Three of the models would still suggest the FOMC is behind the curve and needs to be increasing the policy rate. However, the employment /population ratio implies a rather high level of slack in the economy and would suggest the Fed has already lifted rates more than necessary. Given the uncertainty in the economy, coupled with political pressure, we expect the FOMC to remain on the sidelines.
Brexit: As has been the case during this whole event, the extension was a compromise. Macron wanted a very short extension as did PM May. Most of the EU wanted to extend the deadline up to a year. They split the difference, with the deadline being moved to October 31 (we suspect the irony was lost on the participants). The U.K. will participate in European elections, although the EMPs won’t necessarily stay very long.
So, the good news is that, just maybe, we won’t have to talk about Brexit every day for a while. Still, the whole process (or lack thereof) has been painful to watch and perhaps all of it has missed the real issue. Those of us who live in democracies have become habituated to the notion that compromise is possible on every point of contention. To some extent, that is what makes democracy work. The American founders created a divided government that would foster compromise. But, there are some issues for which compromise probably isn’t possible. Slavery turned out to be one; that was resolved through war. The two-state solution in Israel probably isn’t workable because both parties claim the same land as theirs. With Brexit, there really isn’t a workable middle ground. All the solutions that avoid a hard break put the U.K. in a less advantageous position than it would have been by simply remaining within the EU. So, the real decision is to either stay or leave abruptly. From an economic standpoint, it is hard to see how the U.K. will be better off with a hard break, but socially and politically it might be. It is natural for politicians to try to find a middling solution that would give most of the benefits of being in the EU, while satisfying those who want to leave. However, that natural inclination is probably not bringing us closer to a resolution. Polls suggest the U.K. public is closely divided on leaving. This problem may lead to another referendum but, even if the results are reversed, the British public will remain divided. From a market perspective, in the short run, staying in the EU is the better option. In the long run, it isn’t as clear cut; if Germany doesn’t accept the role of regional hegemon and start absorbing EU domestic demand (in the form of a trade deficit), then the EU could devolve and therefore leaving early might have its advantages.
In light of this news, the financial markets are mostly unchanged. The EU does one thing really well—it delays hard decisions. It would not surprise us to see another delay around Halloween. So, the financial markets are assuming the status quo continues. It’s probably the right call.
Trade news: There are reports that the U.S. and China are planning to create enforcement offices to monitor any trade agreements. Although this doesn’t eliminate all the potential sticking points, it does resolve an important one.
Cain in trouble: Although the Trump administration hasn’t completed the vetting process for Herman Cain’s nomination for the Fed, Senators Romney (R-UT), Murkowski (R-AK) and Gardner (R-CO) have announced they won’t support his nomination. Assuming all Democrats oppose his nomination, the loss of one more Republican will doom his chances. Interestingly enough, the controversy surrounding Cain has reduced opposition to Stephen Moore. If Cain fails, we would not be surprised to see Larry Kudlow get the nod.
Dalai Lama hospitalized: The Dalai Lama is in a New Delhi hospital with a chest infection. Although his condition is considered good, the news does raise questions about his succession. The CPC has always considered the Dalai Lama a threat because he represents a power that the party can’t control. China has consistently indicated it wants to approve the next Dalai Lama, which means the Buddhist designation process would be subsumed under the Chinese state.
Australian elections: Australia will hold elections on May 18. Current polls suggest that Labor is favored 53% to 47% in a two-party race, but the Liberal-National Coalition (conservative incumbent government) holds a small lead in a multi-party race.
Energy update: Crude oil inventories rose 7.0 mb last week compared to the forecast rise of 2.5 mb.
In the details, refining activity rose 1.1%, near expectations. Estimated U.S. production was unchanged at 12.2 mbpd. Crude oil imports fell 0.2 mbpd, while exports fell 0.4 mbpd.
This is the seasonal pattern chart for commercial crude oil inventories. We are nearing the end of the spring build season and will probably not achieve average, although the gap has narrowed significantly over the next two weeks.
Refinery activity is still lagging average.
Usually by this week we are seeing utilization above 90%. Given the 7.2 mb decline in gasoline stocks, we would look for rising utilization in the coming weeks.
Based on oil inventories alone, fair value for crude oil is $55.33. Based on the EUR, fair value is $51.99. Using both independent variables, a more complete way of looking at the data, fair value is $52.27. Current prices are running well above fair value. Geopolitical risks, including the unrest in Libya, continued problems in Iraq, falling Venezuelan output and the upcoming decision on Iranian oil export waivers, are lifting prices. However, our data does suggest the markets are getting a bit rich, so evidence that any of these situations are improving will likely lead to a pullback in prices.


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Australian South Sea Pearls have been independently certified as the World’s most ethical and environmentally sustainable following an industry world-first Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification.
This means wearers of Australian South Sea Pearls have the peace of mind that their pearl came from wild pearl oysters collected in a fishery operating to the highest standards of environmentally sustainable management in the World.
When announcing this milestone achievement for sustainable farming, Pearl Producers Association Executive Officer Aaron Irving explained that the MSC Standard is an independent, internationally accredited science based standard, against which the environmental sustainability management of a wild marine resource fishery is rigorously assessed.
“MSC certification recognises our long history of sustainable management and stewardship of our Pearl oyster fishery and ensures the highest level of confidence for our discerning customers in making an ethical purchase choice.” he said.
Pearl oysters are hand-collected by divers working to strict limits on the total number of pearl oysters taken and their size.
They are then seeded to allow the pearl oyster to grow the pearl.
Pearls of Australia Managing Director James Brown is proud to be a contributor to this certification, with Cygnet Bay Pearl Farm on the Kimberley coast ensuring best practice is deployed to ensure that industry is working in harmony with the pristine natural environment, and that the Pinctada maxima oyster population can thrive for generations to come.
“Cygnet Bay is the first entirely Australian owned-and-operated pearl farm with my uncle being the first non-Japanese person to be able to culture pearls and we now have a range of research and development programs that are unique to this company because of that long history,” said James.
In 2010 Cygnet Bay Pearls established the Kimberley Marine Research Station following a collaboration with the Western Australian Marine Science Institution (WAMSI) to further promote truly independent research of the Kimberley coastal and marine region.
As a third generation Australian pearl farmer and marine biologist, James is advocating for the international pearl grading standard to adopt an additional two virtues of provenance and purity in order to draw light to the consumer about the importance of MSC certification in the value of the Australian pearl.
“On the international market today there are two distinctive virtues that cannot be guaranteed which are source of origin and purity and these are important value-adds to consumers in the modern world,” said James.
Pearls of Australia invites guests to encounter first-hand the care and pride taken in their farms located at Cygnet Bay as well as Broken Bay on the New South Wales central coast with the hope that everyone who has this experience will share the seven virtues that make Australian pearls so valuable.


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One important aspect of urbanization, the extraction of aggregates (sand, gavel, and stone) for building activities, is addressed in the joint German-Vietnamese project MAREX. Supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the Ministry of Science and Technology in Vietnam, the project is dealing with the extraction and processing of aggregates, and also reflecting improvements in the related fields of transport, construction, and recycling of construction and demolition waste. The capital region of Hanoi and Hoa Binh province serve as a comprehensive model for the application within and outside of Vietnam. As a side-event of the Dresden Nexus Conference 2017, the workshop provides the precious opportunity for the participants to exchange ideas with the MAREX team and to discuss challenging questions of aggregates mining for urban growth, environmental reclamation, and post-mining perspectives.
The Center for International Postgraduate Studies of Environmental Management is celebrating 40 years of the UNEP/UNESCO/BMUB Course Programme for Developing and Emerging countries at TU Dresden. So far, more than 2200 experts from 139 countries have engaged in interdisciplinary postgraduate training, covering many aspects that are at the heart of sustainable development.
CIPSEM is looking forward to celebrating with current and former participants, contributors, staff members, and all who feel connected to the programme. This Side-Event of the Dresden Nexus Conference will also address the role of education for achieving the sustainable development goals, with plenty of opportunity for informal exchange between all guests. Admission is by invitation only. For expressing interest and for questions, please contact the course secretariat.
The Nexus Observatory is an important initiative of UNU-FLORES that seeks to bring scientific analysis to bear on pressing challenges decision makers face with regard to the environment and development. The GIZ Nexus Resources Platform showcases the latest news, publications, and trends on the Nexus Approach. GIZ and UNU-FLORES recognizing the complementarities between these two Platforms. In collaboration, they are developing a prototype of the Nexus Observatory and exploring further synergies that could emerge from greater integration of both platforms.
At Dresden Nexus Conference 2017, participants will have the opportunity to attend a launch event that will report on the initial results emerging from the computing effort that is currently underway to build synergies between the UNU-FLORES Nexus Observatory and GIZ Nexus Resources Platform.
In an interactive and fun format, the Water-Energy Nexus Game gives participants a unique opportunity to get insight into managing the water needs of energy production/generation and improve water management to reduce water systems vulnerability. The Game gives players a strategic overview of the interconnections between water and energy supply and consumption.
Limited resources and planetary boundaries call for a circular economy. The focus on the nexus between different resources such as water, soil and waste with their societal use uncovers the degree of resource cycles and environmental protection. Optimisation of this nexus requires sustainability assessment to make environmental, economic and social issues as well as intergenerational and global justice transparent.
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) provide a general normative reference for sustainability evaluation. Operationalisation of these goals remains a major scientific task particularly for a comprehensive and consistent assessment of resource cycles and use. Hence, there is the question of how far advanced sustainability assessment for the water-soil-waste nexus could support transparency and trigger transformation towards sustainable development. The side event, organized as a panel discussion, provides a unique forum in this respect bringing together the views of international institutions, scientists, producers and consumers during an outstanding international conference, the DNC 2017.


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The commuter bus trial has re-commenced after the Christmas/New Year break. The service circulating in streets around Brighton and Brighton East aims to reduce pressure on commuter parking at Middle Brighton station and encourage the use of public transport as a sustainable option.
The trial started in October and is making use of Council’s existing 12-seater mini-buses. The service operates between 6.30am - 7.40am (last pick-up) and 5pm – 7pm on weekdays.
Bus patronage, parking around Middle Brighton Station and feedback from users and the community is being monitored during the trial. Council will decide whether to continue the commuter bus service at its 19 February 2019 meeting.
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Steven White, said Council had received feedback both in support and against the commuter bus.
“Councillors will review the outcomes of the trial in February which will include patronage of the service,” said Steven.

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With a love of partying, she's never had a reputation as much of a demure type of singer.
And Kesha was all the more determined to have fun in the sun in true carefree style as she larked around on a boat in Brazil with a group of friends yesterday.
The 24-year-old singer boarded a boat called Felicita Due in Sao Paolo where she munched on snacks and gave onlookers an eyeful as her bikini bottoms slipped down a little too far.
The singer wore a rose-printed one-piece swimsuit and grey trilby style hat with her blonde wavy hair loose around her shoulders.
In true carefree style, she was spotted at one point picking her teeth and shoving food into her mouth.
Her modest outfit is a bit of a shock for a girl who sings about brushing her teeth with a bottle of Jack Daniel's.
It's also out of character considering that, late last night, she appeared on stage at the Cidade do Rock in Rio de Janeiro wearing a plush, hammerhead shark strapped to her face as a mask.
She expressed her excitement about being in Brazil by tweeting in a less than ladylike manner.
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Her next album is going to be influenced by classic 1970s rock and roll.
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December 3, 2018 Suze3 Comments on name three…here we go again!
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Popular sports played on a field?
School Subjects that you were terrible at?
Things that grown on trees?
Items of clothing that are pointless?
Gifts that cost less than a £5/$5 or five of your currency that make ideal presents?
there are no popular sports played on a field….sorry, none….none at all. did you mean popular in the rest of the world, perhaps? then is might just be………football? polo maybe? granted it is played on a HORSE, but HORSES run around in a field so it could work. Ya got me, haven’t a blasted clue.
English. I keep using too many ……………………………….’s, Obviously I was bad at sports…and ummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, home economics.
Pineapple, mango and Ugly Fruit.
Muppets? dang….Oscar the grouch, Kermit the frog, and ummmmmm cookie monster!
neckties are pointless…British judge’s wigs are pointless, and so are girdles. If ya NEED a girdle it’s far too late to fake being slender!
wow..since I never purchase gifts I have no blasted idea……I make everything I give as a gift. Jams, jellies, pickles, fruitcakes, pies..clothing, quilts, hand towels…….I don’t know. Maybe several silk threads for someone who sews? possibly a pair of socks that look like feet for the maroons that wear black socks with flip flops or sandals? Are you looking for Christmas present ideas for family or people you don’t really care to buy something nice for? Try a gift certificate hun.


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Comet Siding Spring came close enough to Mars that its visible coma barely brushed the planet. This is the closest comet encounter with either Earth or Mars ever observed. Several spacecraft in orbit around Mars observed the comet flyby.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter acquired images of this comet from a minimum distance of about 138,000 kilometers, yielding a scale of about 150 meters per pixel. Telescopic observers had modeled the size of the nucleus as about one kilometer wide. However, the best HiRISE images show only two to three pixels across the brightest feature, probably the nucleus, suggesting a size less than half that estimate. [Morrison note: The bright feature in these images is probably the jets and might be considerably smaller than the dark nucleus, since we know from other comets like Halley that the jets often arise in just a part of the nucleus].
Here is a composite HST image of the comet as it passed Mars on October 19.
The Perfume of a Comet: How does a Comet Smell? Since early August the Rosetta Orbiter Spectrometer for Ion and Neutral Analysis (ROSINA) is sniffing the fumes of the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko with its two mass spectrometers. The detected chemistry in the coma of the comet is surprisingly rich already at more than 400 million kilometers from the Sun. The perfume of this comet is quite strong, with the odor of rotten eggs (hydrogen sulphide), of horse stable (ammonia) and the pungent, suffocating odor of formaldehyde. This is mixed with the faint, bitter, almond-like aroma of hydrogen cyanide. Add some whiff of alcohol (methanol) to this mixture paired with the vinegar-like aroma of sulphur dioxide and a hint of the sweet aromatic scent of carbon disulphide and you arrive at the perfume of our comet. While this doesn’t probably make a very attractive perfume, remember that the density of these molecules is still very low and that the main part of the coma is made up of sparkling water (water and carbon dioxide molecules) mixed with carbon monoxide. “This all makes a scientifically enormously interesting mixture in order to study the origin of our solar system material, the formation of our Earth and the origin of life,” says Kathrin Altwegg from the Center of Space and Habitability (CSH) of the University of Bern.
NUKES FOR DEFENSE AGAINST ASTEROIDS?
Russia. That object (estimated to be nearly 20 meters in size and carrying a force of more than 400,000 tons of TNT) injured several hundred people, mostly as a result of flying window glass and other debris. NASA estimates that more than 100 tons worth of tiny space debris hits Earth daily, much of it burning up in the atmosphere.
“Any time you talk about nuclear weapons, it’s controversial,” said NASA’s Mr. Johnson. In an era when the size of the atomic-weapons stockpile has been shrinking as a result of arms-control treaties and other factors, asteroid defense “may be an excuse for keeping the nuclear arsenal together,” said Jay Melosh, a professor of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences at Purdue University. But he thinks there are better, nonnuclear ways for defending the planet. Among possible options: a “gravity tractor” or an “impactor.” The former involves using the thrusters and the gravitational tug from the mass of a large space vehicle to change an asteroid’s course. The impactor, as its name suggests, would crash at high speed into the asteroid with the same purpose. However, some argue that such approaches would only work if the asteroid is small enough and seen soon enough. For larger objects and shorter response times, a nuclear explosion, because of the huge amount of energy it can deliver, “is the only option,” said Bong Wie, a professor and director of Iowa State University’s Asteroid Deflection Research Center.

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But the prospect of getting the most recent former president, on board–one whose popularity remains high since leaving office in January 2017–could be enough for Netflix to dust off a good chunk of the nearly $8 billion the company has said it will allocate toward acquiring new and original content this year.
According to the Times, the Obamas are considering several options for the content of their programs. Among the possibilities are stories that are inspirational in theme, and conversations about topics that stood out during former President Obama’s two terms in office such as health care, immigration and climate change. Michelle Obama would also be involved in programs focusing on issues she supported during the Obamas’ White House years, such as childhood nutrition and ways to combat obesity.
If the Obamas go through the with Netflix deal, it would be a stunning coup for the company, and potentially change how former presidents interact with the country, and remain involved in national affairs. Traditionally, most presidents keep a low profile, write their memoirs, rarely criticize their successors, set up foundations and libraries, and bring home big checks for giving speeches before business groups and international organizations.
But according to the Times, Obama has “seethed privately and publicly” over how he believes conservative news organizations, in particular, have manipulated news coverage and the perception of his presidency and legacy since he left office, and that he could use the Netflix platform to present his version of the nation’s affairs, and vision of where the country should go.
If he does come to Netflix, Obama wouldn’t be a stranger to the company’s programming. When David Letterman launched his new Netflix talk show (called “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman“) his first guest was Barack Obama.


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Jimmy White has been relegated from the main tour following a 10-4 defeat to Ali Carter in the Second Round of World Championship qualifying in Sheffield on Monday.
White, 56, saw his hopes of a first Betfred World Championship appearance since 2006 crushed by 'The Captain' - who reeled off six consecutive frames to clinch a place in the final qualifying round at the English Institute of Sport.
White made a fine start to the contest, leading 2-0 and 3-1 before Carter nudged 5-4 ahead at the interval and followed up with five frames in a row after the restart to wrap up victory.
Defeat for White means he will finish the season ranked outside of the world's top 64 and thus relegated from the main tour, potentially bringing the curtain down on a 39-year career at the top level.
The Whirlwind, a six-time world finalist and former UK and Masters champion, must now hope he is handed a renewed wildcard by World Snooker Chairman Barry Hearn or enter next month's Qualifying School if he is to retain his professional status.
Carter, meanwhile, goes through to face John Astley in the third and final qualifying round on Tuesday after Astley defeated former Paul Hunter Classic winner Michael White 10-6 to continue his impressive run.
World number 17 Ryan Day, the highest-ranked player involved in the qualifiers, suffered a crushing 10-3 defeat at the hands of China's Tian Pengfei - who claimed six frames on the spin to ensure the Welshman misses out on the sport's blue riband event for the first time since 2013.
There was also disappointment for 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty as he went down 10-4 to in-form Scott Donaldson - who now faces China's Lu Ning after he defeated former Northern Ireland Open champion Mark King 10-5.
Graeme Dott, who lifted the world title in 2006, safely saw off Xu Si 10-4 with a high break of 103 along the way to setting up a show-down with Kurt Maflin.
Norway's Maflin survived a scare as he came from 4-2 down to dispatch amateur hopeful Pang Junxu 10-7, while Lyu Haotian - who reached the Last 16 on debut 12 months ago - pulled off a ruthless 10-0 whitewash of Northern Ireland's Jordan Brown with breaks of 93, 67, 100, 135, 74, 62 and 62.
Two-time world finalist Matthew Stevens stepped up his pursuit of a 17th World Championship berth with a 10-7 win over 2018 qualifier Chris Wakelin with a top break of 143 to confirm a clash with Pengfei.
Lu was one of nine Chinese players to win through to the play-off round, including 19-year-old Luo Honghao as he stunned Robbie Williams with a 10-8 scalp to keep his quest for a dream debut on track.
London's Martin O'Donnell progressed to the final qualifying round for the first time courtesy of a 10-8 win over three-time semi-finalist Alan McManus and will now face second seed Joe Perry in the decider.
Perry has dropped just two frames en route to Round Three, having followed up his 10-1 rout of Simon Lichtenberg with a crushing victory over Zhang Yong by the same scorline, with high breaks of 82, 102 and 110 along the way.
Li Hang battled past Ian Burns with a 10-8 success to set up a meeting with Ben Woollaston - who saw off 1995 world finalist Nigel Bond 10-4.
World number 68 Eden Sharav moved one step away from a debut at The Crucible after staging a superb fightback from 9-6 down to edge out 2013 semi-finalist Ricky Walden in a deciding frame.
Former quarter-finalist Anthony McGill continued his pursuit of a fifth consecutive Crucible appearance with a 10-5 win over Welshman Duane Jones, as UK Championship semi-finalist Tom Ford came through a high quality contest against North East youngster Sam Craigie 10-8.
Zhou Yuelong, a debutant qualifier two years ago, moved within touching distance of a Crucible return by defeating 2018 qualifier Liam Highfield 10-5, while Robert Milkins remained on course for a ninth appearance in the prestigious major after defeating Thailand's Sunny Akani by the same scoreline.
Akani's fellow countryman Noppon Saengkham also fell at the penultimate hurdle after a 10-5 defeat to 22-year-old Zhao Xintong - who is bidding to reach the main event for the first time.


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19 Unilever Nepal Limited Hamri Didis (HD) are now trading in two of RAP3 CONNECT’s core Districts, Dailekh and Doti. Last year Unilever Nepal Limited, Prabhu Bank and CONNECT entered a partnership to appoint, train and finance 100 HD in the Mid and Far West of Nepal. Start up processes are ongoing for the remaining HDs. CONNECT are delighted that as of 30 January 2017, 19 of the HDs have purchased stock, investing over 60,000NPR between them, and have commenced trading.
Two days refresher training on savings and credit was conducted from 06 January 2017 to 17 January 2017 at SSDR and JRDR road corridors. The training was conducted in 5 events e.g. 4 in SSDR and one is in JRDR consisting of 25-30 members in each event. Normally, savings and credit activity is operated by the group secretary and treasurer. Hence, the training was provided to Secretary and Treasurer of each groups. Altogether, 138 members participated in the training and 40 women and 47 Dalit members were trained. The training was facilitated by SDO and SMs. Theoretical and practical knowledge was provided to trainees. However, the practical sessions were focused more on systematic and transparent record keeping in prescribed ledgers.
With the SSDR road nearing completion within the next few month, a physical works review and monitoring visit was conducted between 5th to 7th Jan 2016 by the DDC Planning Monitoring and Administrative officer Mrs. Prabitra Shahi. Her visit extended to the whole of the road corridor where she inspected the ongoing, completed works and recorded its progress thoroughly. The monitoring team was facilitated by EO Ramesh Khatakho, SEDO Sunil Babu Shrestha and RE Sunil Tandukar with briefings on technical and social aspects. She said she was impressed by all the activities of RAP and the support provided on increasing the living standard of beneficiaries of the project. Also, she appreciated RAP3 performance in the district as a model project.
Apart from regular duty of Improvement Projects of Khorsane-Kerabari (D5DR008) & Pathari-Sanischare Roads (05DR022), duties for proper implementation of RMG works were added to IoW Prem Bal Tamang and IoW Rameshwor KC. The duties are handed over by SAMEs Nabin Jang Thapa and Ram Ratan Yadav.
DTA Jhapa organised a one day field monitoring visit of contractor works (Dudhe – Shivagunj 9.28 km improvement project) for DDC/DTO key personnel on 20th Jan 017. The chief of the District Technical Office Er. Sushil Shrestha, Planning, Monitoring and Administrative Officer of DDC Mr. Dipak Dahal and DDC Accounts Officer Mr. Bikash Niroula together with representatives of the DTA team, SC team and contractor’s team visited the site. Meanwhile, IoWs briefed the monitoring teams about the progress of the works to date. Concerning the problem of a scarcity of filling material faced by the contractor, DTO has agreed to facilitate to expedite the progress. The team also visited a quarry site nearby.
The 2016 Annual Review took place in Kathmandu 12-13th January 2017 at the Local Development Training Academy (LDTA), Jawalakhel, Lalitpur. Attending the Opening Ceremony as the Chief Guest was the Secretary of Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MOFALD) Mr Kedar Bahadur Adhikari. The Session was chaired by the Director General of DOLIDAR, Mr Ram Krishna Sapkota, with additional speeches by the representative of DFID Dr Suman Baidya and RAP3 Coordinator Mr Mohan Raj Chapagain. Representing the 14 RAP3 districts were teams consisting of Local Development Officers, District Technical Officers and RAP District Team Leaders, together with representatives of DOLIDAR and RAP3 staff based in Kathmandu. Presentations were made by the former Roads Board of Nepal Chairman Mr Purna Kadariya and RAP3’s Project Manager Michael Green and Engineering Team Leader Bill Seal. The purpose of the Annual Review is to get district feedback on the programme performance in the last year and district inputs to the planning of the next Implementation Year.
Following the two day Annual Review on 12-13th January members of RAP3 district management held an Away Day the following Monday, 15th January to coordinate activities ahead of the next Implementation Year which has been shifted to synchronise with the GON Financial Year. Issues discussed were staff appraisals now being linked to performance as measured by Programme Monitoring and Verification (PMV) team, the start of funding by GON of the Road Maintenance Group (RMG) programme, the Graduate programme, Audit, district Continual Improvement Action Plans and financial management procedures. For the first time the new CONNECT team was introduced to the members of the districts and central teams and given a presentation on future plans by the CONNECT Team Leader Subashini Chandran.
DDC Dadeldhura organized a DTICC meeting at DDC hall for the purpose of getting consensus in approving ARAMP for this fiscal year. The programme was chaired by LDO Gyanendra Parajuli and special support was received from the Chief District Engineer (CDE) Er. Ram Kumar Shrestha. The political representatives from various parties were briefed regarding the prepared document and was unanimously agreed upon by all participating representatives. The ARAMP for this year has been signed and officially prepared by DDC Dadeldhura with TA from RAP3 DTA. The document was officially approved on 8th January 2017.
RAP3 DTA Kalikot successfully plied two motorbikes to the end of Sannighat-Syuna-Shipkhana District Road (17.65 Km) on 30th Decemeber 2016. The main objectives of test drive were to encourage RBGs/SBGs members to speed up construction works, to give good impression of RAP works among all district stakeholders and to give clear idea on road progress in the district. All RBGs/SBGs, local political parties, beneficiaries and VDC level stakeholders had welcomed RAP DTA team.


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